Standard Lemma guide

romaji

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • rō'-mə-jē
  • rō'-mä-jē
  • /ˈɹəʊməd͡ʒi/
  • /ɹəʊˈmɑːd͡ʒi/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -əʊmədʒiː
  • rhymes with -ɑːdʒi

1

name

Meaning 1

Alternative letter-case form of romaji.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A representation of Japanese in Latin script.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • The romaji of the word ローマ字 is “rōmaji”.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Transliteration from Japanese ローマ字(じ) (rōmaji, literally “Roman letters”).

Across languages

Translations

50 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: رُومَاجِي (rūmajī, romajī) — romanization of Japanese
  • Armenian: ռոմաձի (ṙomaji) — romanization of Japanese
  • Azerbaijani: romaci — romanization of Japanese
  • Belarusian: ро́мадзі (rómadzi) — romanization of Japanese
  • Bulgarian: ромаджи (romadži) — romanization of Japanese
  • Chinese: (日語 /日语~)羅馬字 /罗马字 (zh-min-nan) — romanization of Japanese
  • Chinese: (日语~)罗马字 (lô-má-lī / lô-má-jī) — romanization of Japanese
  • Chinese Mandarin: (日語 /日语~)羅馬字 /罗马字 (luómǎzì) — romanization of Japanese
  • Chinese Mandarin: (日语~)罗马字 (luómǎzì) — romanization of Japanese
  • Czech: rómadži — romanization of Japanese
  • Dutch: romaji — romanization of Japanese
  • Esperanto: romaĵi — romanization of Japanese
  • Esperanto: romaĝi — romanization of Japanese
  • Finnish: romaji — romanization of Japanese
  • French: romaji — romanization of Japanese
  • Georgian: რომაჯი (romaǯi) — romanization of Japanese
  • German: Rōmaji — romanization of Japanese
  • German: Romaji — romanization of Japanese
  • Greek: ρομάτζι (romátzi) — romanization of Japanese
  • Hebrew: רוֹמָאגִ׳י (romají) — romanization of Japanese
  • Italian: romaji — romanization of Japanese
  • Italian: rōmaji — romanization of Japanese
  • Japanese: ローマ字 — romanization of Japanese
  • Korean: 로마자 (romaja) — romanization of Japanese
  • Northern Kurdish: romajî — romanization of Japanese
  • Latvian: rōmadži — romanization of Japanese
  • Lithuanian: romadži — romanization of Japanese
  • Malay: روماجي — romanization of Japanese
  • Malay: romaji — romanization of Japanese
  • Malay: Romaji — romanization of Japanese
  • Norwegian: rōmaji — romanization of Japanese
  • Persian: روماجی (româji) — romanization of Japanese
  • Polish: romaji — romanization of Japanese
  • Portuguese: romaji — romanization of Japanese
  • Portuguese: rōmaji — romanization of Japanese
  • Portuguese: romanização do japonês — romanization of Japanese
  • Punjabi: ਰੋਮਾਜੀ (romājī) — romanization of Japanese
  • Russian: ро́мадзи (rómadzi) — romanization of Japanese
  • Serbo-Croatian: ромаџи — romanization of Japanese
  • Serbo-Croatian: romaji — romanization of Japanese
  • Serbo-Croatian: romadži — romanization of Japanese
  • Slovak: rómadži — romanization of Japanese
  • Spanish: romaji — romanization of Japanese
  • Thai: โรมะจิ (roo-má-jì) — romanization of Japanese
  • Thai: โรมาจิ (roo-maa-jì) — romanization of Japanese
  • Ukrainian: ро́мадзі (rómadzi) — romanization of Japanese
  • Urdu: رومن (roman) — romanization of Japanese
  • Urdu: روماجی (romājī) — romanization of Japanese
  • Vietnamese: chữ cái Latinh — romanization of Japanese
  • Vietnamese: chữ Latinh — romanization of Japanese