Romaji

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1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Alternative spellings 1.2.2 Translations 2 Japanese Romaji 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 Alternative spellings

English

Etymology

From Japanese ローマ字 [roman letters].

Noun

romaji (uncountable)

1. Any system of transliterating Japanese into Latin.
2. A normal system of transliterating Japanese into Latin that doesn't focus on pronunciation. However, this system really has no standard; seeing things like tu written tsu, or even long vowels shortened is common. (This usually only happens to abide by an already known transliteration.)

Alternative spellings

• rōmaji
• roomaji
• roumaji
• romanji (nonstandard)

Translations

• Japanese: ローマ字 (ろーまじ or ろうまじ)

Japanese Romaji

Noun

romaji (ローマ字, ろーまじ or ろうまじ)

1. Romaji

Alternative spellings

• rōmaji