The word "jijo" is spelled with the letters "j-i-j-o", but its pronunciation in IPA phonetics is /ˈhiːdʒəʊ/ or "hee-jo". The letter "j" in English represents the sound "/dʒ/", which is a voiced velar plosive sound made by the tongue blocking the airflow at the back of the mouth. The vowels in "jijo" are both pronounced with a long "ee" sound, represented by the IPA symbol /iː/, followed by the diphthong /əʊ/ which represents a long "o" sound that glides from a more rounded to a less rounded position.