BarefeetChaser said:
チルノ＝Chiruno=Cirno
Japanese pronunciation
Not pronunciation, just proper spelling. "Cirno" is technically incorrect, being a stupid mixture of kunrei-shiki and phonetic spelling. Her name, as written, is Chiruno.
S1eth said:
Since it's in Katakana, it could as well be the other way round.
Hm. When I got acquainted with the character, my first reaction to the Cirno spelling was that she was intended to be Italian (as much as Alice Margatroid is intended to be English).
Well, then the spelling would make sense but the grammar would not. Even with my almost nonexistent Italian, I would have avoided the masculine ending -o.
Katajanmarja said:
Does Chiruno mean something in Japanese?
Chiru (散る) means "to fall" or "to scatter", so if Chiruno meant anything it would mean something like "the falling/scattering of"... Makes me think of danmaku falling down the screen... maybe that's what Zun was going for?
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The Specialist
over 2 years agotoo soon.
Algester
over 2 years agowell it is her time of the year... no questions ask is there?
HidekiHine
over 2 years agoNot in Japan
notsosupersaiyan
over 2 years agoWho the heck is "Chiruno", and why does she look so much like Cirno?
BarefeetChaser
over 2 years agoチルノ＝Chiruno=Cirno
Japanese pronunciation
ScAn
over 2 years ago09/09/09 :3
葉月
over 2 years agoNot pronunciation, just proper spelling. "Cirno" is technically incorrect, being a stupid mixture of kunrei-shiki and phonetic spelling. Her name, as written, is Chiruno.
S1eth
over 2 years agoSince it's in Katakana, it could as well be the other way round.
sgcdonmai
over 2 years agoIf you argue that, then it's just as likely her name is "Chillno" - which is such a hideous name that I'd prefer an improper romanization.
Katajanmarja
over 2 years agoHm. When I got acquainted with the character, my first reaction to the Cirno spelling was that she was intended to be Italian (as much as Alice Margatroid is intended to be English).
Well, then the spelling would make sense but the grammar would not. Even with my almost nonexistent Italian, I would have avoided the masculine ending -o.
Does Chiruno mean something in Japanese?
jjj14
over 2 years agoChiru (散る) means "to fall" or "to scatter", so if Chiruno meant anything it would mean something like "the falling/scattering of"... Makes me think of danmaku falling down the screen... maybe that's what Zun was going for?