R?maji
R?maji (???? "Roman characters", sometimes misunderstood as romanji in English), is a Japanese term for the Latin alphabet. R?maji are often used in Japanese text for abbreviations, metric measurements, to put emphasis on a word or phrase and to clarify the spelling of foreign names. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ In English usage, r?maji usually refers to the romanization of Japanese words that would usually be written in kanji or kana. Japanese may be written in r?maji for many reasons: street signs for visiting foreigners; transcription of personal, company, or place names to be used in another language context; dictionaries and textbooks for learners of the language; or even simply for typographic emphasis. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ There are a number of different romanization systems in use; the three main ones are Hepburn, Kunrei-shiki (ISO 3602), and Nihon-shiki (ISO 3602 Strict). Hepburn (long vowels omitted) is the most widely used. Revised Hepburn, which uses a macron to indicate some long vowels and an apostrophe to note the separation of easily confused phonemes (for example, the name ??????? is written with the characters ju-n-i-chi-ro-u, and romanized as Jun'ichir? in Revised Hepburn) is widely used in Japan and among foreign students and academics. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Japanese: When used as an adjective, Japanese refers to anything that originates from Japan. It may refer to more than one article:... Latin alphabet: The Latin alphabet, also called the Roman alphabet, is the most widely used alphabetic writing system in the world today.... English: English in common usage may refer to:... | ~ Table of Content ~
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