Hepburn romanization

Hepburn romanization (Japanese: ヘボン式ローマ字code: ja is deprecated , Hepburn: Hebon-shiki Rōmaji, 'Hepburn-type Roman letters') is a system of Japanese romanization. It uses the Latin alphabet. Many people from countries other than Japan use Hepburn romanization to help learn how to spell Japanese in the Latin alphabet.^[1]

Hepburn Romanization Media

Chart of kana and their Hepburn romanizations, including both hiragana (roman) and katakana (italicized)
James Curtis Hepburn, creator of the system
Former Japan National Railways-style board of Toyooka Station. For the two adjacent stations, "GEMBUDŌ" follows the Hepburn romanization system, but "KOKUHU" follows the Nihon-shiki/Kunrei-shiki romanization system.

References

↑ Backhaus, Peter (29 December 2014). "To shine or to die: the messy world of romanized Japanese". The Japan Times. Retrieved 21 June 2019.

[1] Backhaus, Peter (29 December 2014). "To shine or to die: the messy world of romanized Japanese". The Japan Times. Retrieved 21 June 2019.

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