Name
Pronunciation
In English, my name is pronounced /ˈiːsə/ (EE-suh); at least, this is how everyone pronounces my name now in the US, so I’ve gotten used to it. However, I should note that Robert Hass seems to pronounce it quite differently on here:
Poetry Everywhere: Robert Hass Translation of Selected Haiku by Kobayashi Issa
In Japanese, my name is pronounced /isːa/ (いっさ); one can also hear it here (about three to four seconds in, although he says it about four times throughout the video):
For those interested in pronouncing my name the Japanese way, Gemination:Japanese and Sokuon may also be useful.
Origin
The name is taken from Kobayashi Issa (and, incidentally, has just about nothing to do with the Arabic name for Jesus in Islam).
See also
External links
- This page originally started as an answer to a question on Quora. You can see the original answer on Quora.