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Hepburn system

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noun

  1. a widely used system of Romanization of Japanese devised by James Curtis Hepburn (1815–1911).


Etymology

Origin of Hepburn system

First recorded in 1935–40

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Those readers more familiar with the modified Hepburn system of romanization, as reflected in Kenkyūsha's Dictionary, will find the following simplified chart of help.

From Diego Collado's Grammar of the Japanese Language by Spear, Richard L.

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