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Latest comment: 2 months ago by Richard Move in topic Spelling of name

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As this google Ngram shows, the spelling "Deshima" was historically far more common than "Dejima". Please keep it in the intro. —  AjaxSmack  15:25, 23 April 2023 (UTC)Reply

Greetings and Salutations AjaxSmack, and one and all - particularly Japanese speakers / those with an interest in Japanese history. Just to point out that the Japanese (hiragana) reading of this island is listed -for starters on the Wikipedia page, among other places - as Dejima (でじま), and the Dutch pronunciation as Deshima ( でしま).
https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%87%BA%E5%B3%B6
https://nagasakidejima.jp/
- My background is several years of Japanese study (and residence in Japan for several years), plus a Master's Degree in Japanese studies with a focus on the Edo period. I always heard the island referred to as 'Dejima'.
However, I noticed that Jared Diamond uses the 'Deshima' spelling in a recent book (although he is not specifically a Japan specialist...
... just floating the suggestion that a little more clarification may be in order, beyond a google Ngram? Richard Move (talk) 14:07, 16 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

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Only Dutch flag? Depends on if East-Indies (current day Indonesia) was onder French rule too or was still Dutch ruled. As was still Dutch ruled, guess in Batavia (now Jakarta) also Dutch flags where used. 2001:1C03:4918:A100:B1D7:57B2:A9:ADE6 (talk) 17:38, 18 January 2024 (UTC)Reply