Word Meaning ローマ字

ろーまじ roomaji

ローマ字 is read as ろーまじ (roomaji) and means Latin alphabet.

Meaning

English

  1. Latin alphabet
  2. Roman alphabet
  3. romaji
  4. romanized Japanese
  5. system of transliterating Japanese into the Latin alphabet

Reading

Kana

ろーまじ

Romaji

roomaji

Writing Variants

  • 羅馬字 ろーまじ roomaji

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 15606 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

文字

もじ

writing

大文字

おおもじ

huge character "dai" formed by fires lit on the side of a mountain in Kyoto on August 16 each year

名字

みょうじ

surname

赤字

あかじ

corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red

黒字

くろじ

black letter

漢字

かんじ

kanji

小文字

こもじ

lowercase letter

習字

しゅうじ

penmanship

十字

じゅうじ

cross

あざ

section of village

the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

一字

いちじ

(one) letter

Example Sentences

2

Writing in Roman letters is bad for Japanese learners' brains.

When you type in Japanese, are you using hiragana input, or romaji input?