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Japanese
uses the
Roman alphabet
as well as
kanji
,
hiragana
, and
katakana
. It is often used to put Japanese words on a computer.
When Romanized text is used for Japanese words, this is called
romaji
(
ロ?マ字
).
Differences among romanizations
[
change
|
change source
]
This chart shows in full the three main systems for the romanization of Japanese:
Hepburn
,
Nihon-shiki
and
Kunrei-shiki
:
Hiragana
|
Katakana
|
Hepburn
|
Nippon-shiki
|
Kunrei-shiki
|
あ
|
ア
|
a
|
い
|
イ
|
i
|
う
|
ウ
|
u
|
え
|
エ
|
e
|
お
|
オ
|
o
|
や
|
ャ
|
ya
|
ゆ
|
ュ
|
yu
|
よ
|
ョ
|
yo
|
か
|
カ
|
ka
|
き
|
キ
|
ki
|
く
|
ク
|
ku
|
け
|
ケ
|
ke
|
こ
|
コ
|
ko
|
きゃ
|
キャ
|
kya
|
きゅ
|
キュ
|
kyu
|
きょ
|
キョ
|
kyo
|
さ
|
サ
|
sa
|
し
|
シ
|
shi
|
si
|
す
|
ス
|
su
|
せ
|
セ
|
se
|
そ
|
ソ
|
so
|
しゃ
|
シャ
|
sha
|
sya
|
しゅ
|
シュ
|
shu
|
syu
|
しょ
|
ショ
|
sho
|
syo
|
た
|
タ
|
ta
|
ち
|
チ
|
chi
|
ti
|
つ
|
ツ
|
tsu
|
tu
|
て
|
テ
|
te
|
と
|
ト
|
to
|
ちゃ
|
チャ
|
cha
|
tya
|
ちゅ
|
チュ
|
chu
|
tyu
|
ちょ
|
チョ
|
cho
|
tyo
|
な
|
ナ
|
na
|
に
|
ニ
|
ni
|
ぬ
|
ヌ
|
nu
|
ね
|
ネ
|
ne
|
の
|
ノ
|
no
|
にゃ
|
ニャ
|
nya
|
にゅ
|
ニュ
|
nyu
|
にょ
|
ニョ
|
nyo
|
は
|
ハ
|
ha
|
ひ
|
ヒ
|
hi
|
ふ
|
フ
|
fu
|
hu
|
へ
|
ヘ
|
he
|
ほ
|
ホ
|
ho
|
ひゃ
|
ヒャ
|
hya
|
ひゅ
|
ヒュ
|
hyu
|
ひょ
|
ヒョ
|
hyo
|
ま
|
マ
|
ma
|
み
|
ミ
|
mi
|
む
|
ム
|
mu
|
め
|
メ
|
me
|
も
|
モ
|
mo
|
みゃ
|
ミャ
|
mya
|
みゅ
|
ミュ
|
myu
|
みょ
|
ミョ
|
myo
|
や
|
ヤ
|
ya
|
ゆ
|
ユ
|
yu
|
よ
|
ヨ
|
yo
|
ら
|
ラ
|
ra
|
り
|
リ
|
ri
|
る
|
ル
|
ru
|
れ
|
レ
|
re
|
ろ
|
ロ
|
ro
|
りゃ
|
リャ
|
rya
|
りゅ
|
リュ
|
ryu
|
りょ
|
リョ
|
ryo
|
わ
|
ワ
|
wa
|
ゐ
|
ヰ
|
i
|
wi
|
i
|
ゑ
|
ヱ
|
e
|
we
|
e
|
を
|
ヲ
|
wo
|
o
|
ん
|
ン
|
n-n'(-m)
|
n-n'
|
が
|
ガ
|
ga
|
ぎ
|
ギ
|
gi
|
ぐ
|
グ
|
gu
|
げ
|
ゲ
|
ge
|
ご
|
ゴ
|
go
|
ぎゃ
|
ギャ
|
gya
|
ぎゅ
|
ギュ
|
gyu
|
ぎょ
|
ギョ
|
gyo
|
ざ
|
ザ
|
za
|
じ
|
ジ
|
ji
|
zi
|
ず
|
ズ
|
zu
|
ぜ
|
ゼ
|
ze
|
ぞ
|
ゾ
|
zo
|
じゃ
|
ジャ
|
ja
|
zya
|
じゅ
|
ジュ
|
ju
|
zyu
|
じょ
|
ジョ
|
jo
|
zyo
|
だ
|
ダ
|
da
|
ぢ
|
ヂ
|
ji
|
di
|
zi
|
づ
|
ヅ
|
zu
|
du
|
zu
|
で
|
デ
|
de
|
ど
|
ド
|
do
|
ぢゃ
|
ヂャ
|
ja
|
dya
|
zya
|
ぢゅ
|
ヂュ
|
ju
|
dyu
|
zyu
|
ぢょ
|
ヂョ
|
jo
|
dyo
|
zyo
|
ば
|
バ
|
ba
|
び
|
ビ
|
bi
|
ぶ
|
ブ
|
bu
|
べ
|
ベ
|
be
|
ぼ
|
ボ
|
bo
|
びゃ
|
ビャ
|
bya
|
びゅ
|
ビュ
|
byu
|
びょ
|
ビョ
|
byo
|
ぱ
|
パ
|
pa
|
ぴ
|
ピ
|
pi
|
ぷ
|
プ
|
pu
|
ぺ
|
ペ
|
pe
|
ぽ
|
ポ
|
po
|
ぴゃ
|
ピャ
|
pya
|
ぴゅ
|
ピュ
|
pyu
|
ぴょ
|
ピョ
|
pyo
|
?
|
ヴ
|
vu
|
This chart shows the differences which can be clearly seen among them.
Kana
|
Revised Hepburn
|
Nihon-shiki
|
Kunrei-shiki
|
うう
|
?
|
u
|
おう, おお
|
?
|
o
|
し
|
shi
|
si
|
しゃ
|
sha
|
sya
|
しゅ
|
shu
|
syu
|
しょ
|
sho
|
syo
|
じ
|
ji
|
zi
|
じゃ
|
ja
|
zya
|
じゅ
|
ju
|
zyu
|
じょ
|
jo
|
zyo
|
ち
|
chi
|
ti
|
つ
|
tsu
|
tu
|
ちゃ
|
cha
|
tya
|
ちゅ
|
chu
|
tyu
|
ちょ
|
cho
|
tyo
|
ぢ
|
ji
|
di
|
zi
|
づ
|
zu
|
du
|
zu
|
ぢゃ
|
ja
|
dya
|
zya
|
ぢゅ
|
ju
|
dyu
|
zyu
|
ぢょ
|
jo
|
dyo
|
zyo
|
ふ
|
fu
|
hu
|
ゐ
|
i
|
wi
|
i
|
ゑ
|
e
|
we
|
e
|
を
|
o
|
wo
|
o
|
ん
|
n
-
n'
(-
m
)
|
n
-
n'
|