hɪz sˈɜːneɪm "kjˌuːmɐzˈɑːwə" tʃˈaɪniːzlˌɛɾɚ tʃˈaɪniːzlˌɛɾɚ wʌz tʃˈeɪndʒd tə ðˈæt ʌv "ʃaɪdʒjˈɑːmə" tʃˈaɪniːzlˌɛɾɚ tʃˈaɪniːzlˌɛɾɚ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ænd ðə lˈæɾɚ, ɹˈiːd ɪn sˈiːnoʊdʒˌæpənˈiːz æz "bˈænzən", bɪkˌeɪm hɪz pˈoʊsthjuːməs kˈɜːɾəsi tˈaɪɾəl, baɪ wˌɪtʃ ˈiːvən nˈaʊ hiː ɪz kˈɑːmənli nˈoʊn.
His surname "Kumazawa" (熊沢) was changed to that of "Shigeyama" (蕃山) in 1660 and the latter, read in Sino-Japanese as "Banzan", became his posthumous courtesy title, by which even now he is commonly known.