A video game I've been playing has the following word in it:
アェウクス
I'm not familiar with アェ. Does it represent a specific sound? If so, what sound?
If it makes sense to do so, please include アィ・アゥ・ アォ in your answer.
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4This is just a guess: In many European languages, the sound between a & e gives the "a" in "fat." Many languages don't have that sound, but it's considered somewhere between "a" (as in father) and "e" (as in pet). The Japanese ア is more like the "a" in "father," so if you wanted to specify the "a" in "fat," アェ seems reasonable.– AHelpsNov 27, 2012 at 18:40
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“アェ” is not a valid spelling of any sound in the standard usage of kana letters. If it is used to describe any sound (in a nonstandard way), I agree with AHelps that it probably describes “æ” sound.
However, according to web search, アェウクス is a password which appears in a video game “時空の覇者 Sa・Ga3.” As it is a video game, the password used in it does not have to be actually pronounceable. It is スクウェア (the name of the company who made the game) spelled backward.
answered Nov 28, 2012 at 0:26
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1Ooh, I should have realized it was スクウェア backwards. Thank you!– user1478Nov 28, 2012 at 4:44
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Like ドロップス is written スプッロド on the can in that famous Ghibli movie Grave of the Fireflies. blogs.c.yimg.jp/res/blog-15-a2/uran_poron/folder/572274/98/… When Japanese is written traditionally, it's top to bottom and left to right. I imagine this is like a single column version of that.– gbagApr 20, 2014 at 15:38
I usually would do this in a comment, but I lack the reputation to do so.
Click the "speaker" icon, usually Google gets those things quite right. Also I assume that you would rather spell the 'a' in 'fat' with a エ
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1As I wrote, “アェ” cannot appear in any word according to the Japanese orthography, and therefore there is no correct pronunciation of it. Google Translate just treats it as アエ because アェ is not a valid spelling. Dec 2, 2012 at 23:27