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Apr 4, 2009 2:09 PM
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A stupid question but how is K-On! pronounced?

Like Keon, Kon, K On! (emphasis on the K) K ion!

How is it pronounced?


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Apr 4, 2009 2:11 PM
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Uh, Kei On... but it's like a long 'o'.

short for kei ongaku (Light Music)
Apr 4, 2009 2:12 PM
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In the episode, IIRC it was pronounced like "Kay On" if that makes any sense.


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Apr 4, 2009 2:12 PM
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Thats what I thought, thanks =)


Apr 4, 2009 2:13 PM
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Well, if you look at the alternative names, MAL has "Synonyms: Keion" so there ;D

on another note, the characters also say "K-On" in the show several times at least, so there's another reference.
Apr 4, 2009 2:16 PM
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Just making sure, it was bugging me for a while =P


Apr 4, 2009 2:16 PM
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kei on
Apr 4, 2009 2:17 PM
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For some reason I like to put emphasis on the Kei part =P Dunno why.


Apr 4, 2009 2:29 PM
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It's Keion 'cause it's written on hiragana like けいおん:
け = ke
い = i
お = o
ん = n


Apr 4, 2009 2:33 PM

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umm... Like this:

K as in Kangaroo

On as in... on

Apr 4, 2009 3:13 PM

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Sonja said:
It's Keion 'cause it's written on hiragana like けいおん:
け = ke
い = i
お = o
ん = n


This, anything else just sounds weird and wrong lol.
Apr 5, 2009 2:19 AM
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[Kei on] afc
Apr 6, 2009 10:28 AM

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Kei-on


Apr 7, 2009 3:28 PM

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I say "kay-awhn".
Apr 7, 2009 3:38 PM

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definetly not KON,or kreyon D :

mine

key-yon

K-on
Apr 8, 2009 3:27 AM
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i have had to write it as keion so i can avoid people saying it wrong, but yh, K-ON! is pronounced Kei-On!
Apr 8, 2009 7:20 AM

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As it base on the Anime Profile view of this the anime was pronounce as like.... Kei On!

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Apr 9, 2009 10:17 PM

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like this けいおん ke i o n
Apr 10, 2009 7:26 PM

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K-On! is pronounced <K-On!>
Remember to shout at the end too...
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Apr 11, 2009 2:16 AM

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Kei on

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Apr 11, 2009 4:58 AM
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sounds like Kay Yawn to me
Apr 11, 2009 5:51 AM

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Odd...

I say it as Kei OWN
Apr 11, 2009 10:59 PM

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Apr 12, 2009 3:18 AM

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It is "Keion", but I read like "Kon". (British English accent "o")
Apr 18, 2009 1:54 PM

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darkninja_loki said:
Odd...

I say it as Kei OWN

Well technically, that's how it should be pronounced.

I'm too lazy to switch between speaking English to a Japanese accent. \o/


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Apr 18, 2009 4:01 PM
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kei on
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Apr 18, 2009 4:13 PM

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Kei on
Apr 18, 2009 6:43 PM

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けいおん
Apr 19, 2009 2:37 AM

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i also say it as kei own
May 9, 2009 12:52 AM

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i just thought it was kon and you said it like you would read it in English. so is kei-on ohhhhhhhhh
May 10, 2009 11:48 AM

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Just like ... uhh.. Yui -- says on the "half-time"-thing on the show :D "Keiooooon"
May 10, 2009 4:57 PM

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It's simple. It's just like how you pronounce the letter K (Kei), and then on as in "on the table".
May 15, 2009 5:09 PM

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Kei onnn~
Like when they say it when the episode gets to the B part :P
May 17, 2009 8:35 PM

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kei-on

How else do you pronounce it?
May 17, 2009 9:10 PM

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Kyora said:
darkninja_loki said:
Odd...

I say it as Kei OWN

Well technically, that's how it should be pronounced.

I'm too lazy to switch between speaking English to a Japanese accent. o/


well i dont pronounce it like that, i definietly go with KEI ON its easier to read. :X


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Kei on ^-^

May 19, 2009 12:29 AM

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It's " Kei On " alright, nothing else :). And they said it in the episodes ( I think ), "Kei On" comes from "Karui Ongaku" -> Light Music :)
May 19, 2009 7:27 AM

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I think it'd be kei on...
and that is how they say so in the episodes


May 19, 2009 12:58 PM

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"KAY"-ON
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May 19, 2009 3:26 PM

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holy god... not sure i've ever read a more pointless repetitive thread... I think it's been established by now, amirite?

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But nobody seems to care. It was established after the first episode. Seriously, how can you ask a question like that anyway? You pronounce it like it's pronounced in the anime. Otherwise you're doing it wrong.

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K-ON ...you're doing it wrong.
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May 21, 2009 2:39 AM

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@ up

I died XD This picture is epic. XD

btw. kei on, kon... :P

May 21, 2009 3:41 AM

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i'm indonesian, so "Ka On" ...

but usually "Kei On" or "Keyon"
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May 21, 2009 4:51 AM

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Keion for me D:
May 21, 2009 7:37 AM

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I say Kon, like that teddybear in Bleach. Couse.. when i say a name in japanese ppl are wtf are u saying? same goes with Naruto.

But yeah i would pronounce it right, if i where on a anime event or in Japan or something.
May 21, 2009 8:41 AM

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Kei-on
May 28, 2009 1:06 AM

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For the record:

The answer to this thread's question in on an episode "eye-catch"... oy...
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May 28, 2009 1:28 AM

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saka said:


K-ON ...you're doing it wrong.

I lol'ed. Hard. xD
May 25, 2010 4:05 PM

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Kei-on
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