訓くん令れい式しき

noun

kunrei-shiki romanization; kunrei system

Abbreviation of 訓令式ローマ字. Refers to the Japanese government's official romanization system, which is based on phonology and differs from Hepburn romanization.

See also: 訓令式ローマ字

• 訓くん令れい式しきでは「し」を「si」と書かく。

  In kunrei-shiki, 'shi' is written as 'si'.

• パスポートのローマ字じ表ひょう記きは基き本ほん的てきにヘボン式しきだが、訓くん令れい式しきも選せん択たくできる場ば合あいがある。

  Passport romanization is basically Hepburn, but kunrei-shiki can sometimes be chosen.