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I've been noticing that Latin letters in abbreviations and acronyms are
_(obviously)_ common in Japan.

For instance:

  * JR becomes **ジェイアール**
  * CM becomes **シーエム**
  * N3 becomes **エヌさん**
  * NHK becomes **エヌエイチケイ** (I think)

Are there any set rules for pronouncing (possibly made-up) acronyms like
these, or rather, are there set _Japanese_ pronunciations for each English
letter? How would a **日本人** pronounce a random acronym like **AXQ, JSOC** or
something?

Maybe pronunciation is irregular... but would you guys know any good
guidelines or sources?

I've noticed that there may be some irregularities, like here [Why is "UFO"
pronounced as if it were a
word?](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/18545/why-is-ufo-
pronounced-as-if-it-were-a-word) I'm more or less okay with "guessing" the
pronunciation of letters. Still, is there any actual list of the sounds?

Any help is appreciated!
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pronunciation abbreviations
Pronouncing abbreviations, acronyms, letters? (NHK, CM, JR, A...)
Most of the acronyms I know are pronounced phonetically as they are in both
your example and most of the time in English. However just as English turns
some acronyms into their own words, the same happens in Japanese. I can't
think of a specifically defined rule and to further muddy the waters, some of
these are influenced by some of the people or companies representing them.

Your two examples would most likely (some people would prefer the proper
Japanese words - such as the second example) be used instead.

`AXQ [AXQ] エイエクスキュー / Ei-eks-kyu` {Unsure of specific example that you are
referring to} `JSOC [統合特殊作戦コマンド] ジェイソック / Jei-sok`

> More Examples...

  * Acronym [日本語] 
    * カタカナハツオン / English pronunciation

>   * NASA [米航空宇宙局]
>     * ナサ / Nae-sa
>   * JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) [独立行政法人宇宙航空研究開発機構]
>     * ジャクサー / Ja-ksa
>   * NISA (Nippon Individual Savings Account) [日本少額投資非課税制度]
>     * ニーサ / Ni-sa
>   * MOFA (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) [外務省]
>     * 外務省 / Mo-fa
>     * ※ Only usually referred to in Japanese as 外務省
>
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