Romanization convention - Revision history

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New page

:あいうえお　
:A　I　U　E　O
:かきくけこ　
:KA KI KU KE KO
:さしすせそ　
:SA SHI SU SE SO
:たちつてと　
:TA CHI TSU TE TO
:なにぬねの　
:NA NI NU NE NO
:はひふへほ　
:HA HI FU HE HO
:まみむめも　
:MA MI MU ME MO
:や　ゆ　よ　
:YA YU YO
:わ　　　を　
:WA O
:ん　　　　　
:N

:がぎぐげご
:GA GI GU GE GO
:ざじずぜぞ
:ZA JI ZU ZE ZO
:だぢづでど
:DA JI ZU DE DO
:ばびぶべぼ
:BA BI BU BE BO
:ぱぴぷぺぽ
:PA PI PU PE PO

:きゃ　きゅ　きょ
:KYA KYU KYO
:ぎゃ　ぎゅ　ぎょ
:GYA GYU GYO
:じゃ　じゅ　じょ
:JA JU JO
:ちゃ　ちゅ　ちょ
:CHA CHU CHO
:にゃ　にゅ　にょ
:NYA NYU NYO
:ひゃ　ひゅ　ひょ
:HYA HYU HYO
:みゃ　みゅ　みょ
:MYA MYU MYO

*Avoiding confusions
:信金（しんきん）→　Shinkin
:信用（しんよう）→　Shin'yo

:ディー　→　di
:ファ　　→　fa

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	*Contradiction between what is pronounced and what is written		*Contradiction between what is pronounced and what is written
−	:Some Japanese words are written differently from what is said. For example, the final vowel う(u) in 学校(がっこう）is merged with the previous vowel お (o) (i.e., こ = k+o), and がっこう is ~~transliterated~~ as "gakko," not "gakkou."	+	:Some Japanese words are written differently from what is said. For example, the final vowel う(u) in 学校(がっこう）is merged with the previous vowel お (o) (i.e., こ = k+o), and がっこう is written as "gakko," not "gakkou." Other examples are 東京(とうきょう)→ Tokyo; 協会(きょうかい)→　kyokai; 理工(りこう)→　riko; 神宮(じんぐう)→　jingu, etc.
		+
		+	:However, be careful not to apply this rule to everything. For example, 明治(めいじ)is written "Meiji", not "Meeji" or "Meji"; 大成(たいせい)→ Taisei, etc.

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 *Lengthened vowels
-Although a diacritic (Macron) is used for lengthened vowels in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepburn_romanization Hepburn romanization system] (e.g., ā (あー), ē (えー）, ī（いー）, ō（おー）, ū（うー）), Shashi wiki omits the macrons for the convenience of searching.
+:Although a diacritic (Macron) is used for lengthened vowels in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepburn_romanization Hepburn romanization system] (e.g., ā (あー), ē (えー）, ī（いー）, ō（おー）, ū（うー）), Shashi Wiki omits the macrons for the convenience of searching.
 *Double vowels
-Some Japanese names use double/same vowels (e.g., 大阪(おおさか)), and usually a macron is used (Ōsaka) rather than writing two vowels (Oosaka*). Macrons are, however, omitted in Shashi Wiki (Osaka).
+:Some Japanese names use double/same vowels (e.g., 大阪(おおさか)), and usually a macron is used (Ōsaka) rather than writing two vowels (Oosaka*). Macrons are, however, omitted in Shashi Wiki (Osaka).
 *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sokuon Sokuon]
-Sokuon (促音, See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_phonology Moraic obstruent])is written as "っ", not the larger "つ" (tsu), and written by doubling the following consonant. (e.g., 鉄鋼(てっこう)→ tekko; 学校(がっこう)→ gakko)
+:Sokuon (促音, See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_phonology Moraic obstruent])is written as "っ", not the larger "つ" (tsu), and written by doubling the following consonant. (e.g., 鉄鋼(てっこう)→ tekko; 学校(がっこう)→ gakko)

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 *Lengthened vowels
-Although a diacritic (Macron) is used for lengthened vowels in Hepburn romanization system (e.g., ā (あー), ē (えー）, ī（いー）, ō（おー）, ū（うー）), Shashi wiki omits the macrons for the convenience of searching.
+Although a diacritic (Macron) is used for lengthened vowels in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepburn_romanization Hepburn romanization system] (e.g., ā (あー), ē (えー）, ī（いー）, ō（おー）, ū（うー）), Shashi wiki omits the macrons for the convenience of searching.
 *Double vowels

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	Some Japanese names use double/same vowels (e.g., 大阪(おおさか)), and usually a macron is used (Ōsaka) rather than writing two vowels (Oosaka*). Macrons are, however, omitted in Shashi Wiki (Osaka).		Some Japanese names use double/same vowels (e.g., 大阪(おおさか)), and usually a macron is used (Ōsaka) rather than writing two vowels (Oosaka*). Macrons are, however, omitted in Shashi Wiki (Osaka).

−	*	+	*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sokuon Sokuon]
		+	Sokuon (促音, See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_phonology Moraic obstruent])is written as "っ", not the larger "つ" (tsu), and written by doubling the following consonant. (e.g., 鉄鋼(てっこう)→ tekko; 学校(がっこう)→ gakko)

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	*Lengthened vowels		*Lengthened vowels
−	Although a diacritic (Macron) is used for lengthened vowels in Hepburn romanization system (e.g., ā (あー), ē (えー）, ī（いー）, ō（おー）, ū（うー）), Shashi wiki ~~omit~~ the macrons for the convenience of searching.	+	Although a diacritic (Macron) is used for lengthened vowels in Hepburn romanization system (e.g., ā (あー), ē (えー）, ī（いー）, ō（おー）, ū（うー）), Shashi wiki omits the macrons for the convenience of searching.
		+
		+	*Double vowels
		+	Some Japanese names use double/same vowels (e.g., 大阪(おおさか)), and usually a macron is used (Ōsaka) rather than writing two vowels (Oosaka*). Macrons are, however, omitted in Shashi Wiki (Osaka).
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 :信用（しんよう）→　Shin'yo
 :ディー　→　di
 :ファ　　→　fa
 *Lengthened vowels

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 |-
 !あ
-|a||i||u||e||o||colspan="3"|&nbsp;
+|a(あ)||i(い)||u(う)||e(え)||o(お)||colspan="3"|&nbsp;
 |-
 !か
-|ka||ki||ku||ke||ko||kya||kyu||kyo
+|ka(か)||ki(き)||ku(く)||ke(け)||ko(こ)||kya(きゃ)||kyu(きゅ)||kyo(きょ)
 |-
 !さ
-|sa||shi||su||se||so||sha||shu||sho
+|sa(さ)||shi(し)||su(す)||se(せ)||so(そ)||sha(しゃ)||shu(しゅ)||sho(しょ)
 |-
 !た
-|ta||chi||tsu||te||to||cha||chu||cho
+|ta(た)||chi(ち)||tsu(つ)||te(て)||to(と)||cha(ちゃ)||chu(ちゅ)||cho(ちょ)
 |-
 !な
-|na||ni||nu||ne||no||nya||nyu||nyo
+|na(な)||ni(に)||nu(ぬ)||ne(ね)||no(の)||nya(にゃ)||nyu(にゅ)||nyo(にょ)
 |-
 !は
-|ha||hi||fu||he||ho||hya||hyu||hyo
+|ha(は)||hi(ひ)||fu(ふ)||he(へ)||ho(ほ)||hya(ひゃ)||hyu(ひゅ)||hyo(ひょ)
 |-
 !ま
-|ma||mi||mu||me||mo||mya||myu||myo
+|ma(ま)||mi(み)||mu(む)||me(め)||mo(も)||mya(みゃ)||myu(みゅ)||myo(みょ)
 |-
 !や
-|ya|| ||yu|| ||yo||colspan="3"|&nbsp;
+|ya(や)|| ||yu(ゆ)|| ||yo(よ)||colspan="3"|&nbsp;
 |-
 !ら
-|ra||ri||ru||re||ro||rya||ryu||ryo
+|ra(ら)||ri(り)||ru(る)||re(れ)||ro(ろ)||rya(りゃ)||ryu(りゅ)||ryo(りょ)
 |-
 !わ
-|wa||(wi)||&nbsp;||(we)||o||colspan="3"|&nbsp;
+|wa(わ)||(wi)(うぃ)||&nbsp;||(we)(うぇ)||o(を)||colspan="3"|&nbsp;
 |-
 !ん
-|n
+|n(ん)
 |-
 !が
-|ga||gi||gu||ge||go||gya||gyu||gyo
+|ga(が)||gi(ぎ)||gu(ぐ)||ge(げ)||go(ご)||gya(ぎゃ)||gyu(ぎゅ)||gyo(ぎょ)
 |-
 !ざ
-|za||ji||zu||ze||zo||ja||ju||jo
+|za(ざ)||ji(じ)||zu(ず)||ze(ぜ)||zo(ぞ)||ja(じゃ)||ju(じゅ)||jo(じょ)
 |-
 !だ
-|da||(ji)||(zu)||de||do||(ja)||(ju)||(jo)
+|da(だ)||(ji)(ぢ)||(zu)(づ)||de(で)||do(ど)||(ja)(ぢゃ)||(ju)(ぢゅ)||(jo)(ぢょ)
 |-
 !ば
-|ba||bi||bu||be||bo||bya||byu||byo
+|ba(ば)||bi(び)||bu(ぶ)||be(べ)||bo(ぼ)||bya(びゃ)||byu(びゅ)||byo(びょ)
 |-
 !ぱ
-|pa||pi||pu||pe||po||pya||pyu||pyo
+|pa(ぱ)||pi(ぴ)||pu(ぷ)||pe(ぺ)||po(ぽ)||pya(ぴゃ)||pyu(ぴゅ)||pyo(ぴょ)
 |}
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 :ディー　→　di
 :ファ　　→　fa

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-:あ い う え お
+{| class=wikitable cellpadding="4" style="width:500px;"
-:A　I　U　E　O
-:か き く け こ
+|-
-:KA KI KU KE KO
+|&nbsp;
-:さ し す せ そ
+!あ!!い!!う!!え!!お!!colspan="3"|（拗音）
-:SA SHI SU SE SO
+|-
-:た ち つ て と
+!あ
-:TA CHI TSU TE TO
+|a||i||u||e||o||colspan="3"|&nbsp;
-:な に ぬ ね の
+|-
-:NA NI NU NE NO
+!か
-:は ひ ふ へ ほ
+|ka||ki||ku||ke||ko||kya||kyu||kyo
-:HA HI FU HE HO
+|-
-:ま み む め も
+!さ
-:MA MI MU ME MO
+|sa||shi||su||se||so||sha||shu||sho
-:や　  ゆ　  よ
+|-
-:YA    YU    YO
+!た
-:わ　　　    を
+|ta||chi||tsu||te||to||cha||chu||cho
-:WA          O
+|-
-:ん
+!な
-:N
+|na||ni||nu||ne||no||nya||nyu||nyo
 *Avoiding confusions