This is how you pronounce Miako Usui: me ka o u shu e [mi kɑ oʊ ju ʃu i] The “u” from “Usui” should be pronounces as a double-“o” (Google) and not “You”. Mikao Usui’s quotes are very inspirational and full of wisdom.

We Reiki people say the name of our Founder, Mikao Usui, often. And we’re almost certainly mispronouncing it every single time. I don’t know about you, but I was taught to pronounce Usui Founder’s name “Mee-COW ooh-SOO-ee.” Given English speakers’ tendency to draw out vowels, “Mee-COW” probably turns out about right (a very quick, elided “kah-oh”).