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訓令式 (くんれいしき, kunreishiki) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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In kunrei-shiki, 'shi' is written as 'si'.
Passport romanization is basically Hepburn, but kunrei-shiki can sometimes be chosen.
Kanji 訓 instruction, Japanese character reading, explanation Related words ヘボン 式しき Hepburn romanization, the more internationally common system based on English phonetics. 訓令式 is the government-authorized system that represents Japanese phonology more directly.
ローマ 字じ General term for romanization of Japanese. 訓令式 is one specific system.
Etymology From 訓令 (kunrei, 'government instruction') + 式 (shiki, 'system'). Abbreviation of 訓令式ローマ字 (kunrei-shiki rōmaji).
