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Toyota = Abundance of rice

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07-17-2009, 06:15 AM

yarisugi

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Originally Posted by Yaris Hilton

There are several online references saying it was done because "Toyota" is simpler to write in Japanese, and they thought it looked better.

True. And Japanese people in their homeland pronounce it TO-YO-TA. Most westerners pronounce it TO-YO-DA.

Why westerners pronounce "karaoke" as ka-ree-O-kee baffles me.

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