Meanings
romaji1
plural romajis · alternative Romaji · alternative Rōmaji · alternative Roma-ji · alternative Rōma-ji · alternative roma-ji · alternative rōmaji · alternative nonstandard romanji
- countableuncountableA representation of Japanese in Latin script.
The romaji of the word ローマ字 is “rōmaji”.
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The katakana and the hiragana are syllabic forms of writing derived from Chinese characters, while the romaji are the letters used in writing most European languages.
1977, Anthropology, volume 1, page 173For example, in Japanese advertisements sexy and my house often appear in romaji, making the underlying concepts of eroticism and private ownership more exotic.
2006, Ralph Fasold, Jeffrey Connor-Linton, An Introduction to Language and Linguistics, page 410Today people ordinarily use kana-kanji conversion systems for inputting Japanese text. Because many of them can touch-type the romajis for the kanas, the O-code with kana-kanji conversion is more accessible.
2011, T Okadome, J Nakajima, S Ito, K Kakusho, “An Accessible Coded Input Method for Japanese Extensive Writing”, in Proceedings of the Workshop on Advances in Text Input Methods
Romaji2
- Alternative letter-case form of romaji.
Origin
Transliteration from Japanese ローマ字(じ) (rōmaji, literally “Roman letters”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic رُومَاجِي
- رُومَاجِي (rūmajī, romajī)romanization of Japanese
Bulgarian ромаджи
- ромаджи (romadži)romanization of Japanese
Chinese Mandarin (日語 /日语~)羅馬字 /罗马字, (日语~)罗马字
- (日語 /日语~)羅馬字 /罗马字 (luómǎzì)romanization of Japanese
- (日语~)罗马字 (luómǎzì)romanization of Japanese
Czech rómadži
- rómadžiromanization of Japanese
Dutch romaji
- romajiromanization of Japanese
Esperanto romaĵi, romaĝi
- romaĵiromanization of Japanese
- romaĝiromanization of Japanese
Finnish romaji
- romajiromanization of Japanese
French romaji
- romajiromanization of Japanese
German Rōmaji, Romaji
- Rōmajiromanization of Japanese
- Romajiromanization of Japanese
Greek ρομάτζι
- ρομάτζι (romátzi)romanization of Japanese
Hebrew רוֹמָאגִ׳י
- רוֹמָאגִ׳י (romají)romanization of Japanese
Hindi रोमाजी, रोमनीकृत जापानी
- रोमाजी (romājī)romanization of Japanese
- रोमनीकृत जापानी (romnīkŕt jāpānī)romanization of Japanese
Italian romaji, rōmaji
- romajiromanization of Japanese
- rōmajiromanization of Japanese
Japanese ローマ字
- ローマ字romanization of Japanese
Korean 로마자
- 로마자 (romaja)romanization of Japanese
Latvian rōmadži
- rōmadžiromanization of Japanese
Lithuanian romadži
- romadžiromanization of Japanese
Malay روماجي, romaji
- روماجيromanization of Japanese
- romajiromanization of Japanese
- Romajiromanization of Japanese
Norwegian rōmaji
- rōmajiromanization of Japanese
Persian روماجی
- روماجی (româji)romanization of Japanese
Polish romaji
- romajiromanization of Japanese
Portuguese romaji, rōmaji
- romajiromanization of Japanese
- rōmajiromanization of Japanese
- romanização do japonêsromanization of Japanese
Punjabi ਰੋਮਾਜੀ
- ਰੋਮਾਜੀ (romājī)romanization of Japanese
Russian ро́мадзи
- ро́мадзи (rómadzi)romanization of Japanese
Slovak rómadži
- rómadžiromanization of Japanese
Spanish romaji
- romajiromanization of Japanese
Thai โรมะจิ, โรมาจิ
- โรมะจิ (roo-má-jì)romanization of Japanese
- โรมาจิ (roo-maa-jì)romanization of Japanese
Ukrainian ро́мадзі
- ро́мадзі (rómadzi)romanization of Japanese
Urdu رومن, روماجی
- رومن (roman)romanization of Japanese
- روماجی (romājī)romanization of Japanese
Vietnamese chữ cái Latinh, chữ Latinh
- chữ cái Latinhromanization of Japanese
- chữ Latinhromanization of Japanese
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with romaji
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Cite this entry
romaji. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/romaji
“romaji.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/romaji. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “romaji,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/romaji.
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