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ヘボン式ローマ字 (ヘボンしきローマじ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ヘボン式しきローマ字じ

ヘ

ボ

ン

し

き

ロ

ー

マ

じ

Meanings

1

noun

Hepburn romanization; Hepburn system of romanizing Japanese

The most widely used system for romanizing Japanese, based on English phonology. Often contrasted with 訓令式 (Kunrei-shiki) and 日本式 (Nihon-shiki).

パスポートの名な前まえはヘボン式しきローマ字じで書かかれている。
The name in the passport is written in Hepburn romanization.
日本にほん語ご学がく習しゅう者しゃはまずヘボン式

しき

ローマ

字じ

を

覚おぼ

える

こと

が

多おお

い

。

Japanese learners often first learn the Hepburn romanization system.

Kanji

式style, ceremony, rite
字character, letter, word

Similar words

訓くん令れい式しきローマ字じ
Kunrei-shiki is the official romanization system in Japan, based on Japanese phonology, but less common internationally than Hepburn.
日に本ほん式しきローマ字じ
Nihon-shiki is a strict romanization system that follows kana spelling closely; rarely used in practice.

Etymology

Named after James Curtis Hepburn, an American missionary who developed the system in the 19th century. The term combines his name in katakana (ヘボン) with 式 (style/system) and ローマ字 (Roman letters).