romaji

ro·ma·ji

R r

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [roh-muh-jee]
- /ˈroʊ mə dʒi/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [roh-muh-jee]
- /ˈroʊ mə dʒi/

Definitions of romaji word

noun romaji a system of writing Japanese using the letters of the Latin alphabet. 1
noun romaji the Roman alphabet as used to write Japanese 0

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Origin of romaji

First appearance:

before 1885

One of the 21% newest English words

1885-90; < Japanese roma Roman + ji character

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Parts of speech for Romaji

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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romaji popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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