How do you pronounce the word "bokeh" which is used in photography?

Question

if you could give me the phonetic spelling that'd be great.

Answer 1

Asking a southern guy to pronounce japanese terms is probably a recipe for disaster. I was always told it was pronouned "bo-ke"

Or I guess here it would be bo-ke ya'll

Answer 2

Bo-kah

Good grief, people. It's not that hard a word. Bo-kah or, if you prefer, bo-kuh. It does not rhyme with bouquet.

If you don't believe me, it's right here on Mike Johnston's blog.

http://theonlinephotographer.blogspot.co...

Answer 3

boke-aay

Answer 4

It's a japanese word, offically spelled "boke". (The 'h' was added so people didn't pronouce like joke).

bōˈkā

Here's the wikipedia entry