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Pronunciation of Hiroshima in Cleveland, Ohio, United States
hee roh SHEE ma
Phonetic Spelling:[ hee roh SHEE ma ]
Type of Name:
Name of a city
Origin:
Japanese
Meaning:
City in Japan
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Pronunciation of Hiroshima in Cleveland, Ohio, United States
hee roh SHEE ma
Phonetic Spelling:[ hee roh SHEE ma ]
Type of Name:
Name of a city
Origin:
Japanese
Meaning:
City in Japan
Pronunciation of Hiroshima
Slow |
h ee - R OH - sh ee - m uh
h | sounds like the | 'h' | in 'hat' | |
ee | sounds like the | 'ee' | in 'see' | |
r | sounds like the | 'r' | in 'rat' | |
oh | sounds like the | 'o' | in 'so' | |
sh | sounds like the | 'sh' | in 'ship' | |
m | sounds like the | 'm' | in 'me' | |
uh | sounds like the | 'u' | in 'up' |
Phonetic Spelling:[ h ee - R OH - sh ee - m uh ]
h | ee | - | R | OH | - | sh | ee | - | m | uh |
hat | see | rat | so | ship | see | me | up |
Pronunciation of Hiroshima
he-RO-shim-uh
Pronunciation of Hiroshima in Cleveland, Ohio, United States
hee - ee as in "he"
ro - o as in "row"
SHEE - ee as in "she"
ma - a as in "father"
Type of Name:
Name of a city
Origin:
Japanese
Meaning:
City in Japan
Pronunciation of Hiroshima in Mexico
Slow |
ee·roh·see·maa
ee | sounds like the | 'ee' | in 'see' | |
r | sounds like the | 'r' | in 'rat' | |
oh | sounds like the | 'o' | in 'so' | |
s | sounds like the | 's' | in 'so' | |
m | sounds like the | 'm' | in 'me' | |
aa | sounds like the | 'a' | in 'car' |
The closest approximation of the Mexican pronunciation of 'Hiroshima' in Hindi/Devnagiri script is
इरोसीमा

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Pronunciation of Hiroshima in Chicago suburb
Hear oh sh ma (no accent)
oh | sounds like the | 'o' | in 'so' | |
sh | sounds like the | 'sh' | in 'ship' |
Phonetic Spelling:[ Hear oh sh ma (no accent) ]
oh | sh |
so | ship |
Type of Name:
Name of City in Japan
Origin:
Japanese
Additional Information:
Pronunciation provided to me in high school by Japanese exchange student.
My question: are there different dialects or pronunciations in different parts of Japan and its many islands?
Pronunciation of Hiroshima in Cleveland, Ohio, United States
hee - roh - SHEE - ma
Type of Name:
Name of a city
Origin:
Japanese
Meaning:
City in Japan
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