How do you pronounce this word in japanese: otsukisama?

Question

I found out that the proper term for moon in japanese was otsukisama and I thought to myself how the heck do you pronounce that, so PLEASE answer!!

Answer 1

Here's the pronunciation key:
http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~bestor/easy_pronunciation.htm

All the consonants in the word are the same as in English except for the tricky ts, like in tsetse fly.

The o is /O/, the u is /OO/, the i is /E/, and the a is /o/.

We might come pretty close by saying Oat Sue Key Sah Mah. Even closer is Oh Tsue Key Sah Mah.

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Answer 2

ott sookie sar mar

Answer 3

oh - tsu - key - sa - ma

Sorry... I can't explain the tsu better.