Ok, stupid question but I've been wondering... I've seen the name Mugen quite a bit, but I've never heard how it's pronounced?

Is it pronounced like "Moo-gen", "Muh-gen", "Mu-gen" (with a long "u"), or something else? Like I said, I've never heard it pronounced so I have no clue.

Just curious in case it comes up in conversation.

 

It's pronounced MOO-ghin...with a hard 'g' sound as in get. The accent is on the first syllable, as well. However, while over there, we did hear them say moo-GHIN.

But that may have been due to the word's placement in the sentence. It's MOO-ghin, though. Like a cow and bargain.

 

moo-gen, where G is pronounced like gun, not general.

just remember that japanese is based on:

a i u e o (ah, yi, wu, eh, o)

 

The Japanese mechanics that istalled my Mugen parts said "Mugeno" sort of sounds like "Nagano", but with a "Mu" sound. Don't ask me what that extra "o" is for.

 

As someone replied when I started this same thread

"Its pronounced $$$$$"

you know "Cha-Ching"

 

That's bizzare. Like Mingster says, it's "moo-gen", but the "moo" sound is short. The "gen" has a hard "g". There is no emphasis on either syllable.

For those who are interested, it means "no limit" or "infinite". Could be a reference to their prices?

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by naishou
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That's bizzare.

 

and to get super technical, "mu" means "without" or "the lack of" and "gen" means "containing limit" or "limited."

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by ffdrift
[B]and to get super technical, "mu" means "without" or "the lack of" and "gen" means "containing limit" or "limited."

 

Good, becuase Kanji is Japanese