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romaji

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Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
18
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈɹəʊməd͡ʒi/
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/ˈɹəʊməd͡ʒi/ · /ɹəʊˈmɑːd͡ʒi/

Definition of romaji

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A representation of Japanese in Latin script.
    “The romaji of the word ローマ字 is “rōmaji”.”
    “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.”
    “For example, in Japanese advertisements sexy and my house often appear in romaji, making the underlying concepts of eroticism and private ownership more exotic.”
    “Today 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.”
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A representation of Japanese in Latin script.
    “The romaji of the word ローマ字 is “rōmaji”.”
    “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.”
    “For example, in Japanese advertisements sexy and my house often appear in romaji, making the underlying concepts of eroticism and private ownership more exotic.”
    “Today 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.”

name

  1. (alt-of)Alternative letter-case form of romaji.

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Etymology

Transliteration from Japanese ローマ字(じ) (rōmaji, literally “Roman letters”).

Anagrams of romaji

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Words you can make from romaji

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5-letter words

3 words

4-letter words

6 words

3-letter words

22 words

2-letter words

10 words

Hooks

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