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MEXT · 1954

Japanese Cabinet Romanisation of Japanese

mext-jpn-Hrkt-Latn-1954
Authority
mext
Year
1954
Source script
Japanese syllabaries (alias for Hiragana + Katakana) Hrkt · 412
Destination script
Latin Latn · 215
Language
Japanese

The spelling method for Roman characters used when writing Japanese language is as follows. Preface 1. In general, when the language is written, the spelling shown in Table 1 shall be used. 2. The spelling methods listed in Table 2 can be used only when there is a situation that is difficult to change due to international relations or other conventional practices. 3. In either case of the preceding two paragraphs, the general introduction will apply.


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