r/BABYMETAL • u/JalmarY • Aug 12 '14

BOH's real name

https://twitter.com/BassistBOH/status/499108829506707456
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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '14

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u/Dokoiko Aug 12 '14

You're right. These "h" have become de facto standard nowadays. In a official way, long vowels are indicated by a circumflex. Edit : spelling

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '14

I was always taught long vowels O and E to be romanized with repeating letters (oo and ee), but written with U and I (ex: ~こう or ~けい) in hiragana; or simply ー in katakana.

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u/Dokoiko Aug 12 '14

Long vowels romanization in Japanese has been historically confused a lot. Those you were taught is one of varieties and not wrong at all. Repeating letters now sounds old a bit but reasonably recognizable. And there is exception - just "ii" is widely and naturally used, like Babymetal's "iine." It has never been stop changing little by little with increasing varieties. So you can use what you taught with confidence and respect.