Japanese in Alphabetic Notation
あ | A | い | I | う | U | え | E | お | O |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
か | KA | き | KI | く | KU | け | KE | こ | KO |
さ | SA | し | SHI | す | SU | せ | SE | そ | SO |
た | TA | ち | CHI | つ | TSU | て | TE | と | TO |
な | NA | に | NI | ぬ | NU | ね | NE | の | NO |
は | HA | ひ | HI | ふ | FU | へ | HE | ほ | HO |
ま | MA | み | MI | む | MU | め | ME | も | MO |
や | YA | い | I | ゆ | YU | え | E | よ | YO |
ら | RA | り | RI | る | RU | れ | RE | ろ | RO |
わ | WA | ゐ | I | う | U | ゑ | E | を | O |
ん | N (M) | ||||||||
が | GA | ぎ | GI | ぐ | GU | げ | GE | ご | GO |
ざ | ZA | じ | JI | ず | ZU | ぜ | ZE | ぞ | ZO |
だ | DA | ぢ | JI | づ | ZU | で | DE | ど | DO |
ば | BA | び | BI | ぶ | BU | べ | BE | ぼ | BO |
ぱ | PA | ぴ | PI | ぷ | PU | ぺ | PE | ぽ | PO |
きゃ | KYA | きゅ | KYU | きょ | KYO | ||||
しゃ | SHA | しゅ | SHU | しょ | SHO | ||||
ちゃ | CHA | ちゅ | CHU | ちょ | CHO | ||||
にゃ | NYA | にゅ | NYU | にょ | NYO | ||||
ひゃ | HYA | ひゅ | HYU | ひょ | HYO | ||||
みゃ | MYA | みゅ | MYU | みょ | MYO | ||||
りゃ | RYA | りゅ | RYU | りょ | RYO | ||||
ぎゃ | GYA | ぎゅ | GYU | ぎょ | GYO | ||||
じゃ | JA | じゅ | JU | じょ | JO | ||||
びゃ | BYA | びゅ | BYU | びょ | BYO | ||||
ぴゃ | PYA | ぴゅ | PYU | ぴょ | PYO |
Warning
Assimilated sounds (geminate consonants) are written in double consonants.
e.g.: 鳥取 TOTTORI, 吉川 KIKKAWA
However, you should put the letter 'T' before these letters; ち(CHI), ちゃ(CHA), ちゅ(CHU), ちょ(CHO).
e.g.: 八丁 HATCHO
Syllabic nasal is written in letter 'M' instead of letter 'N' when followed by letters 'B', 'M' and 'P'
e.g.: 難波 NAMBA, 新橋 SHIMBASHI, 本間 HOMMA, 日本橋 NIHOMBASHI
Long sounds are not distinguished in Hepburn romanization.
e.g.: 東京 TOKYO, 大阪 OSAKA, 京都 KYOTO
However, if there is 'おう' or 'おお' in your name, you can select one from either 'O' or 'OH' to match the registered name on your passport.
e.g.: 河野 KONO/KOHNO, 大野 ONO/OHNO, 加藤 KATO/KATOH