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romaja

/ɹoʊˈmɑːd͡ʒə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ro-ma-ja
IPA
/ɹoʊˈmɑːd͡ʒə/
15
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A representation of Korean in Latin script.

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 로마자(字) (romaja, from 로마 (Roma, “Rome, Roman”) + 자(字) (ja, “letter, character”), literally “Roman letters”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: 로마자(字)

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

romaji hangul hanja

Questions

How do you pronounce romaja?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹoʊˈmɑːd͡ʒə/.
What does romaja mean?
A representation of Korean in Latin script.
Where does romaja come from?
It is traced to Korean.

How to pronounce romaja

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