# Romaji

An **Romanisasyon kan tataramon na Hapones** o rōmaji (ローマ字) (listen) saróng uri na kun saen pigbabágo an tataramon sa iba pan tataramon.

## Halimbawa kan mga katagâ o taramon na nakasurat sa sistemang rominisasyon

| Ingles | Hapones | Pagbabaybay na Kana | Romanisasyon |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Revised Hepburn | Kunrei-shiki | Nihon-shiki |
| Mga karakter na Romano | ローマ字 | ローマじ | *rōmaji* | *rômazi* | *rômazi* |
| Bukid Fuji | 富士山 | ふじさん | *Fujisan* | *Huzisan* | *Huzisan* |
| tsaa | お茶 | おちゃ | *ocha* | *otya* | *otya* |
| gobernador | 知事 | ちじ | *chiji* | *tizi* | *tizi* |
| nagsasadit | 縮む | ちぢむ | *chijimu* | *tizimu* | *tidimu* |
| nagdadagos | 続く | つづく | *tsuzuku* | *tuzuku* | *tuduku* |

## Pagkakaiba gikan sa rominisasyon

| 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 | wi |
| ゑ | ヱ | we |
| を | ヲ | wo |
| 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 |

₴

| Kana | Pigrebisong Hepburn | Nippon-shiki | Kunrei-shiki |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| うう | *ū* | *û* |
| おう, おお | *ō* | *ô* |
| 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* |
| ん | *n*-*n'* -*m* | *n*-*n'*  |

## Panhistoriyag Rominisasyon

**1603**: *Vocabvlario da Lingoa de Iapam* (1603)
**1604**: *Arte da Lingoa de Iapam* (1604–1608)
**1620**: *Arte Breve da Lingoa Iapoa* (1620)

|  | あ | い | う | え | お |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1603 | a | i, j, y | v, u | ye | vo, uo |  |  |  |  |
| 1604 | i | v | vo |  |  |  |  |
| 1620 | y |  |  |  |  |
|  | か | き | く | け | こ | きゃ |  | きょ | くゎ |
| 1603 | ca | qi, qui | cu, qu | qe,que | co | qia |  | qio, qeo | qua |
| 1604 | qui | que | quia |  | quio |
| 1620 | ca, ka | ki | cu, ku | ke | kia |  | kio |
|  | が | ぎ | ぐ | げ | ご | ぎゃ | ぎゅ | ぎょ | ぐゎ |
| 1603 | ga | gui | gu, gv | gue | go | guia | guiu | guio | gua |
| 1604 | gu |  |
| 1620 | ga, gha | ghi | gu, ghu | ghe | go, gho | ghia | ghiu | ghio |
|  | さ | し | す | せ | そ | しゃ | しゅ | しょ |  |
| 1603 | sa | xi | su | xe | so | xa | xu | xo |  |
| 1604 |  |
| 1620 |  |
|  | ざ | じ | ず | ぜ | ぞ | じゃ | じゅ | じょ |  |
| 1603 | za | ii, ji | zu | ie, ye | zo | ia, ja | iu, ju | io, jo |  |
| 1604 | ji |  | ia | ju | jo |  |
| 1620 | ie | iu | io |  |
|  | た | ち | つ | て | と | ちゃ | ちゅ | ちょ |  |
| 1603 | ta | chi | tçu | te | to | cha | chu | cho |  |
| 1604 |  |
| 1620 |  |
|  | だ | ぢ | づ | で | ど | ぢゃ | ぢゅ | ぢょ |  |
| 1603 | da | gi | zzu | de | do | gia | giu | gio |  |
| 1604 | dzu |  |
| 1620 |  |
|  | な | に | ぬ | ね | の | にゃ | にゅ | にょ |  |
| 1603 | na | ni | nu | ne | no | nha | nhu, niu | nho, neo |  |
| 1604 | nha | nhu | nho |  |
| 1620 |  |
|  | は | ひ | ふ | へ | ほ | ひゃ | ひゅ | ひょ |  |
| 1603 | fa | fi | fu | fe | fo | fia | fiu | fio, feo |  |
| 1604 |  |  | fio |  |
| 1620 |  |  |  |
|  | ば | び | ぶ | べ | ぼ | びゃ | びゅ | びょ |  |
| 1603 | ba | bi | bu | be | bo | bia | biu | bio, beo |  |
| 1604 |  |  |  |  |
| 1620 | bia | biu |  |  |
|  | ぱ | ぴ | ぷ | ぺ | ぽ | ぴゃ | ぴゅ | ぴょ |  |
| 1603 | pa | pi | pu | pe | po | pia |  | pio |  |
| 1604 |  |  |  |  |
| 1620 | pia |  |  |  |
|  | ま | み | む | め | も | みゃ |  | みょ |  |
| 1603 | ma | mi | mu | me | mo | mia, mea |  | mio, meo |  |
| 1604 |  |  |  |  |
| 1620 |  |  | mio |  |
|  | や |  | ゆ |  | よ |  |  |  |  |
| 1603 | ya |  | yu |  | yo |  |  |  |  |
| 1604 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 1620 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | ら | り | る | れ | ろ | りゃ | りゅ | りょ |  |
| 1603 | ra | ri | ru | re | ro | ria, rea | riu | rio, reo |  |
| 1604 |  |  | rio |  |
| 1620 |  | riu |  |
|  | わ | ゐ |  | ゑ | を |  |  |  |  |
| 1603 | va, ua |  |  |  | vo, uo |  |  |  |  |
| 1604 | va | y |  | ye | vo |  |  |  |  |
| 1620 |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | ん |
| 1603 | n, m, ~ (tilde) |
| 1604 | n |
| 1620 | n, m |
|  | っ |
| 1603 | -t, -cc-, -cch-, -cq-, -dd-, -pp-, -ss-, -tt, -xx-, -zz- |
| 1604 | -t, -cc-, -cch-, -pp-, -cq-, -ss-, -tt-, xx- |
| 1620 | -t, -cc-, -cch-, -pp-, -ck-, -cq-, -ss-, -tt-, -xx- |

## Letrang Alpabeto na pinangaranan sa tataramon na Hapones

* A; *ē* o *ei* (エー o エイ)
* B; *bī* (ビー, alternatibong pagsayod *bē*, ベー)
* C; *shī* (シー or シィー, minsan pigsasayod na *sī*, スィー)
* D; *dī* (ディー, alternatibong pagsayod *dē*, デー)
* E; *ī* (イー)
* F; *efu* (エフ)
* G; *jī* (ジー)
* H; *eichi* o *ecchi* (エイチ o エッチ)
* I; *ai* (アイ)
* J; *jē* o *jei* (ジェー o ジェイ)
* K; *kē* o *kei* (ケー o ケイ)
* L; *eru* (エル)
* M; *emu* (エム)
* N; *enu* (エヌ)
* O; *ō* (オー)
* P; *pī* (ピー, alternatibong pagsayod *pē*, ペー)
* Q; *kyū* (キュー)
* R; *āru* (アール)
* S; *esu* (エス)
* T; *tī* (ティー, miski minsan pigsasayod na *chī*, チー, asin alternatibong pagsayod *tē*, テー)
* U; *yū* (ユー)
* V; *vi* (ヴィ, miski na minsan pigsasayod na *bui*, ブイ)
* W; *daburyū* (ダブリュー, minsan pigsasayod na *daburu*, ダブル)
* X; *ekkusu* (エックス)
* Y; *wai* (ワイ)
* Z; *zetto*, *zeddo*, o *zī* (ゼット, ゼッド, or ズィー, miski paminsan-minsan pigsasayod na *jī*, ジー)

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## Panluwas na Takod

* Rōmaji sōdan shitsu contains an extremely extensive and accurate collection of materials relating to rōmaji, including standards documents and HTML versions of Hepburn's original dictionaries. (Hapones)
* The rōmaji conundrum by Andrew Horvat contains a discussion of the problems caused by the variety of confusing romanization systems in use in Japan today.