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romaja

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ɹoʊˈmɑːd͡ʒə/

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noun

Meaning 1

A representation of Korean in Latin script.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 로마자(字) (romaja, from 로마 (Roma, “Rome, Roman”) + 자(字) (ja, “letter, character”), literally “Roman letters”).

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese: 羅馬字 /罗马字 (zh-min-nan) — romanization of Korean
  • Chinese Mandarin: 羅馬字 /罗马字 (luómǎzì) — romanization of Korean
  • German: Romaja — romanization of Korean
  • Japanese: ローマ字 — romanization of Korean
  • Korean: 로마자 (romaja) — romanization of Korean
  • Polish: romaja — romanization of Korean
  • Russian: ромаджа́ (romadžá) — romanization of Korean
  • Vietnamese: chữ cái Latinh — romanization of Korean
  • Vietnamese: chữ Latinh — romanization of Korean