Differences Among Romanizations
This chart shows in full the three main systems for the romanization of Japanese: Hepburn, Nihon-shiki and Kunrei-shiki:
Hiragana | Katakana | Hepburn | Nippon-shiki | Kunrei-shiki |
---|---|---|---|---|
あ | ア | a | ||
い | イ | i | ||
う | ウ | u | ||
え | エ | e | ||
お | オ | o | ||
や | ャ | ya | ||
ゆ | ュ | yu | ||
よ | ョ | yo | ||
か | カ | ka | ||
き | キ | ki | ||
く | ク | ku | ||
け | ケ | ke | ||
こ | コ | ko | ||
きゃ | キャ | kya | ||
きゅ | キュ | kyu | ||
きょ | キョ | kyo | ||
さ | サ | sa | ||
し | シ | shi | si | |
す | ス | su | ||
せ | セ | se | ||
そ | ソ | so | ||
しゃ | シャ | sha | sya | |
しゅ | シュ | shu | syu | |
しょ | ショ | sho | syo | |
た | タ | ta | ||
ち | チ | chi | ti | |
つ | ツ | tsu | tu | |
て | テ | te | ||
と | ト | to | ||
ちゃ | チャ | cha | tya | |
ちゅ | チュ | chu | tyu | |
ちょ | チョ | cho | tyo | |
な | ナ | na | ||
に | ニ | ni | ||
ぬ | ヌ | nu | ||
ね | ネ | ne | ||
の | ノ | no | ||
にゃ | ニャ | nya | ||
にゅ | ニュ | nyu | ||
にょ | ニョ | nyo | ||
は | ハ | ha | ||
ひ | ヒ | hi | ||
ふ | フ | fu | hu | |
へ | ヘ | he | ||
ほ | ホ | ho | ||
ひゃ | ヒャ | hya | ||
ひゅ | ヒュ | hyu | ||
ひょ | ヒョ | hyo | ||
ま | マ | ma | ||
み | ミ | mi | ||
む | ム | mu | ||
め | メ | me | ||
も | モ | mo | ||
みゃ | ミャ | mya | ||
みゅ | ミュ | myu | ||
みょ | ミョ | myo | ||
や | ヤ | ya | ||
ゆ | ユ | yu | ||
よ | ヨ | yo | ||
ら | ラ | ra | ||
り | リ | ri | ||
る | ル | ru | ||
れ | レ | re | ||
ろ | ロ | ro | ||
りゃ | リャ | rya | ||
りゅ | リュ | ryu | ||
りょ | リョ | ryo | ||
わ | ワ | wa | ||
ゐ | ヰ | i | wi | i |
ゑ | ヱ | e | we | e |
を | ヲ | wo | o | |
ん | ン | n-n'(-m) | n-n' | |
が | ガ | ga | ||
ぎ | ギ | gi | ||
ぐ | グ | gu | ||
げ | ゲ | ge | ||
ご | ゴ | go | ||
ぎゃ | ギャ | gya | ||
ぎゅ | ギュ | gyu | ||
ぎょ | ギョ | gyo | ||
ざ | ザ | za | ||
じ | ジ | ji | zi | |
ず | ズ | zu | ||
ぜ | ゼ | ze | ||
ぞ | ゾ | zo | ||
じゃ | ジャ | ja | zya | |
じゅ | ジュ | ju | zyu | |
じょ | ジョ | jo | zyo | |
だ | ダ | da | ||
ぢ | ヂ | ji | di | zi |
づ | ヅ | zu | du | zu |
で | デ | de | ||
ど | ド | do | ||
ぢゃ | ヂャ | ja | dya | zya |
ぢゅ | ヂュ | ju | dyu | zyu |
ぢょ | ヂョ | jo | dyo | zyo |
ば | バ | ba | ||
び | ビ | bi | ||
ぶ | ブ | bu | ||
べ | ベ | be | ||
ぼ | ボ | bo | ||
びゃ | ビャ | bya | ||
びゅ | ビュ | byu | ||
びょ | ビョ | byo | ||
ぱ | パ | pa | ||
ぴ | ピ | pi | ||
ぷ | プ | pu | ||
ぺ | ペ | pe | ||
ぽ | ポ | po | ||
ぴゃ | ピャ | pya | ||
ぴゅ | ピュ | pyu | ||
ぴょ | ピョ | pyo |
This chart shows the significant differences among them.
Kana | Revised Hepburn | Nihon-shiki | Kunrei-shiki |
---|---|---|---|
うう | ū | û | |
おう, おお | ō | ô | |
し | shi | si | |
しゃ | sha | sya | |
しゅ | shu | syu | |
しょ | sho | syo | |
じ | ji | zi | |
じゃ | ja | zya | |
じゅ | ju | zyu | |
じょ | jo | zyo | |
ち | chi | ti | |
つ | tsu | tu | |
ちゃ | cha | tya | |
ちゅ | chu | tyu | |
ちょ | cho | tyo | |
ぢ | ji | di | zi |
づ | zu | du | zu |
ぢゃ | ja | dya | zya |
ぢゅ | ju | dyu | zyu |
ぢょ | jo | dyo | zyo |
ふ | fu | hu | |
ゐ | i | wi | i |
ゑ | e | we | e |
を | o | wo | o |
ん | n-n'(-m) | n-n' |
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