Hepburn romanization

:For other meanings, see Hepburn (disambiguation).

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The Hepburn romanization system (Japanese: ヘボン式, Hebon-shiki) was devised by the Reverend James Curtis Hepburn to transcribe the sounds of the Japanese language into the Roman alphabet for his Japanese–English dictionary, published in 1867. This system was subsequently revised and called Shūsei Hebon-shiki (修正ヘボン式). This revised version is sometimes also referred to as Hyōjun-shiki (標準式) (standard style).

Related Topics:
Romanization - Japanese - James Curtis Hepburn - Roman alphabet

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The original and revised variants of Hepburn remain by far the most popular methods of transcription of Japanese. It gives the best indication to an English speaker of how the word is pronounced in modern Japanese. Native Japanese speakers familiar with the Roman alphabet through the study of English tend to find Hepburn more comfortable than the official Monbushō romanization system.

Related Topics:
English - Monbushō romanization

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