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Hepburn

EnglishEdit

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Hepburn romanization

James Curtis Hepburn

EtymologyEdit

The romanization system is named after its inventor, James Curtis Hepburn.

Proper nounEdit

Hepburn

A surname.
A system of romanization of Japanese, short for "Hepburn romanization".

TranslationsEdit

romanization system for Japanese

Chinese:

Mandarin: 赫本式羅馬字, 赫本式罗马字 (Hèběn shì Luómǎzì), 黑本式羅馬字, 黑本式罗马字 (Hēiběn shì Luómǎzì), 平文式羅馬字, 平文式罗马字 (píngwén shì Luómǎzì)
French: méthode Hepburn f

German: Hepburn-System n
Japanese: ヘボン式ローマ字 (Hebon-shiki Rōmaji), ヘボン式 (Hebon-shiki)
Korean: 헵번식 로마자 (Hebbeon-sik Romaja)
Russian: система Хэпбёрна f (sistéma Xépbjorna)
Vietnamese: hệ phiên âm La-tinh Hepburn

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