Romaji
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɹəʊməd͡ʒi/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Romaji is a noun meaning A representation of Japanese in Latin script.
Meaning
A representation of Japanese in Latin script.
Example Sentences
The romaji of the word ローマ字 is “rōmaji”.
For example, in Japanese advertisements sexy and my house often appear in romaji, making the underlying concepts of eroticism and private ownership more exotic.
The katakana and the hiragana are syllabic forms of writing derived from Chinese characters, while the romaji are the letters used in writing most European languages.
Today people ordinarily use kana-kanji conversion systems for inputting Japanese text. Because many of them can touch-type the romajis for the kanas, the O-code with kana-kanji conversion is more accessible.
Word Forms
- romajis
- Roma-ji
- roma-ji
- romanji
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include romanji, romaja, romanization, yale, roman, kanji.
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