ローマ字
Japanese
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 字 |
| じ Grade: 1 |
| on'yomi |
Etymology
ローマ (“Rome, Roman”) + 字 (“character”).
Note that it is not ×ローマン字 (rōmanji) – ローマ is from Portuguese, not English; this is an easy mistake for English speakers to make. Compare however ローマン体, which does use ‘n’, because that word is borrowed from English.
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) ローマじ [ròómájí] (Heiban – [0])[1][2][3]
- (Tokyo) ローマじ [ròómáꜜjì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1][2][3]
- IPA(key): [ɾo̞ːma̠ʑi]
Audio: (file)
Noun
- Latin alphabet
- romaji (Japanese written in the standard 26-character latin script).
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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