Kunrei-shiki romanization
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Kunrei-shiki romanization is a Japanese romanization system officially standardized in Japan that represents the language’s phonological structure more systematically than the widely used Hepburn system.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nihon-shiki romanization | 4 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese romanization system
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romanization system ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Cabinet-ordered romanization
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Kunrei-shiki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo | standard Japanese ⓘ |
| basedOn | Japanese phonology ⓘ |
| classification | phonemic romanization ⓘ |
| comparedTo | Hepburn romanization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | Hepburn romanization’s focus on English-like pronunciation ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| designedToRepresent | phonological structure of Japanese ⓘ |
| designGoal |
facilitate analysis of Japanese grammar
ⓘ
one-to-one mapping with kana where possible ⓘ |
| distinguishesFrom | Hepburn romanization in treatment of consonants and vowels ⓘ |
| domain |
Japanese linguistics
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language education ⓘ |
| emphasis | phonological regularity over pronunciation approximation ⓘ |
| encoding | can be represented in ASCII ⓘ |
| feature |
close correspondence to kana spelling
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morphological consistency ⓘ systematic representation of Japanese phonemes ⓘ |
| hasAdvantage | more regular spelling rules than Hepburn romanization ⓘ |
| hasAlternative |
Hepburn romanization
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Nihon-shiki romanization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDisadvantage | less intuitive for English speakers than Hepburn romanization ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Nihon-shiki romanization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| lessCommonThan | Hepburn romanization in international contexts ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
treats si and shi differently from Hepburn
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treats ti and chi differently from Hepburn ⓘ treats tu and tsu differently from Hepburn ⓘ |
| officialStatus | officially standardized in Japan ⓘ |
| predecessor | Nihon-shiki romanization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
reflect Japanese grammar and morphology
ⓘ
standardize the romanization of Japanese ⓘ |
| represents | Japanese syllables as roman letter sequences ⓘ |
| scriptTranscribedFrom |
hiragana
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kanji ⓘ katakana ⓘ |
| standardizedBy | Japanese government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| standardType | national standard of Japan ⓘ |
| typicalUse |
domestic Japanese contexts
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educational materials in Japan ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Japanese government documents (in some contexts)
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Japanese school curricula (in some contexts) ⓘ |
| usesAlphabet | Latin alphabet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
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