romaji
[ roh-muh-jee ]
/ ˈroʊ mə dʒi /
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noun (sometimes initial capital letter)
a system of writing Japanese using the letters of the Latin alphabet.
Nearby words
roma, romagna, romaic, romaine, romains, romaji, roman, roman alphabet, roman arch, roman blind, roman brick
Origin of romaji
1885–90; < Japanese roma Roman + ji character
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Examples from the Web for romaji
This fall the Romaji was established and hopes for a better fate.
The Old World and Its Ways|William Jennings Bryan
British Dictionary definitions for romaji
romaji
/ (ˈrəʊmɑːdʒɪ) /
noun
the Roman alphabet as used to write Japanese
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