Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

romaji

/ˈɹəʊməd͡ʒi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.68 in modern English

Syllables: ro-ma-ji
IPA: /ˈɹəʊməd͡ʒi/

15

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A representation of Japanese in Latin script.

Countable; Uncountable

name

Alternative letter-case form of romaji.

Example Sentences

"The romaji of the word ローマ字 is “rōmaji”."
"The katakana and the hiragana are syllabic forms of writing derived from Chinese characters, while the romaji are the letters used in writing most European languages."
"For example, in Japanese advertisements sexy and my house often appear in romaji, making the underlying concepts of eroticism and private ownership more exotic."
"Today people ordinarily use kana-kanji conversion systems for inputting Japanese text. Because many of them can touch-type the romajis for the kanas, the O-code with kana-kanji conversion is more accessible."

Etymology

Transliteration from Japanese ローマ字(じ) (rōmaji, literally “Roman letters”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

romajis (plural) Rōmaji (alternative) Roma-ji (alternative) Rōma-ji (alternative) romanji (alternative, nonstandard)

Frequently Paired Words

romaja Romajikai hiragana kanji katakana

Rhymes With

haji

Questions

How do you pronounce romaji?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹəʊməd͡ʒi/.
What does romaji mean?: A representation of Japanese in Latin script.
Where does romaji come from?: Transliteration from Japanese ローマ字(じ) (rōmaji, literally “Roman letters”).

How to pronounce romaji

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