Hepburn romanization

Summary

Hepburn romanization is a romanization of Japanese^[1]. It draws 3,024 Wikipedia views per month (romanization_of_japanese category, ranking #1 of 3).^[2]

Key Facts

• Hepburn romanization is credited with the discovery of James Curtis Hepburn^[3].
• Hepburn romanization is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Hepburn romanization's image is recorded as Fuchū-Hommachi Station Sign 19861123.jpg^[5].
• Hepburn romanization's image is recorded as JP ROMAJI.gif^[6].
• Hepburn romanization's image is recorded as Kana & Romaji Chart.svg^[7].
• Hepburn romanization's instance of is recorded as romanization of Japanese^[8].
• Hepburn romanization's instance of is recorded as rule^[9].
• Hepburn romanization's instance of is recorded as transliteration^[10].
• Hepburn romanization's instance of is recorded as romanization^[11].
• Hepburn romanization's instance of is recorded as anglicization^[12].
• James Curtis Hepburn is named after Hepburn romanization^[13].
• Hepburn romanization's subclass of is recorded as orthographic transcription^[14].
• Hepburn romanization's IETF language tag is recorded as ja-Latn-hepburn^[15].
• Hepburn romanization's IETF language tag is recorded as ja-Latn-hepburn-heploc^[16].
• Hepburn romanization's IETF language tag is recorded as ja-Latn-alalc97^[17].
• Hepburn romanization's Commons category is recorded as Revised Hepburn romanization^[18].
• Hepburn romanization's language of work or name is recorded as Japanese^[19].
• Hepburn romanization's said to be the same as is recorded as BS 4812:1972^[20].
• Hepburn romanization's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1886-00-00T00:00:00Z^[21].
• Hepburn romanization's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1974-00-00T00:00:00Z^[22].
• Hepburn romanization's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/096bz^[23].
• Hepburn romanization's has characteristic is recorded as ALA-LC romanization of Japanese^[24].
• Hepburn romanization's has characteristic is recorded as orthography^[25].
• Hepburn romanization's has characteristic is recorded as BS 4812:1972^[26].
• Hepburn romanization's has characteristic is recorded as reversibility^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Hepburn romanization is credited with the discovery of James Curtis Hepburn^[3].

Why It Matters

Hepburn romanization draws 3,024 Wikipedia views per month (romanization_of_japanese category, ranking #1 of 3).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 67 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]