Hepburn

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EnglishEdit

Wikipedia

James Curtis Hepburn

EtymologyEdit

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

Proper nounEdit

Hepburn

1. A surname​.
2. 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: систе́ма Хэ́пбёрна f ‎(sistéma Xépbjorna)
• Vietnamese: hệ phiên âm La-tinh Hepburn

Derived termsEdit

• Hepburnesque
• Hepburnian