Template:Romanize/doc

This template is deprecated as the template recursion functionality required for it to work was eliminated by a MediaWiki update and there is currently no other way to implement it. If a future software update to MediaWiki provides a way for a template to do some form of iteration or loopiong, this template could then be repaired.

Description

{{romanize}} is a template which converts Japanese Hiragana and Katakana (phonetic alphabets) into a Latin alphabet used by most English speakers.

Usage

The conversion is fairly 'dumb', ~30 'letters' in each alphabet are converted, plus 100-or-so multi-letter combinations with altered pronunciation and a bit of "tidying."

* "{{romanize|ひらがな}}"
* "{{romanize|カタカナ}}"

produces

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|ッh|hh}} |ッj|jj}} |ッk|kk}} |ッm|mm}}

|ッn|nn}} |ッp|pp}} |ッr|rr}} |ッs|ss}}

|ッt|tt}} |ッv|vv}} |ッw|ww}} |ッy|yy}}

|ッz|zz}}"

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|ッt|tt}} |ッv|vv}} |ッw|ww}} |ッy|yy}}

|ッz|zz}}"

* "{{romanize|スーパーリンク}}"

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|ッh|hh}} |ッj|jj}} |ッk|kk}} |ッm|mm}}

|ッn|nn}} |ッp|pp}} |ッr|rr}} |ッs|ss}}

|ッt|tt}} |ッv|vv}} |ッw|ww}} |ッy|yy}}

|ッz|zz}}" ("Super Link", the Japanese name for Transformers: Energon)

* "{{romanize|ラッキー}}"

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|ッh|hh}} |ッj|jj}} |ッk|kk}} |ッm|mm}}

|ッn|nn}} |ッp|pp}} |ッr|rr}} |ッs|ss}}

|ッt|tt}} |ッv|vv}} |ッw|ww}} |ッy|yy}}

|ッz|zz}}" ("lucky")

This isn't a particularly good conversion, merely a quick and handy one, so this template should not be used in articles. (The template will actually throw an error if it is used within an article in the main namespace.)

Examples in action

Sixwing example

The below example presents the Japanese names of Micromaster combiner Sixwing and his components, showing their names in Katakana, {{romanize}}'s converted output, and their English-rendered name.

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|ッh|hh}} |ッj|jj}} |ッk|kk}} |ッm|mm}}

|ッn|nn}} |ッp|pp}} |ッr|rr}} |ッs|ss}}

|ッt|tt}} |ッv|vv}} |ッw|ww}} |ッy|yy}}

|ッz|zz}} :: Sixwing

• • チェーンガン :: {{#replace:

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|ッh|hh}} |ッj|jj}} |ッk|kk}} |ッm|mm}}

|ッn|nn}} |ッp|pp}} |ッr|rr}} |ッs|ss}}

|ッt|tt}} |ッv|vv}} |ッw|ww}} |ッy|yy}}

|ッz|zz}} :: Chain Gun

• • ミサイルラン :: {{#replace:

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|ッh|hh}} |ッj|jj}} |ッk|kk}} |ッm|mm}}

|ッn|nn}} |ッp|pp}} |ッr|rr}} |ッs|ss}}

|ッt|tt}} |ッv|vv}} |ッw|ww}} |ッy|yy}}

|ッz|zz}} :: Missile Run

• • レイカー :: {{#replace:

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|ッh|hh}} |ッj|jj}} |ッk|kk}} |ッm|mm}}

|ッn|nn}} |ッp|pp}} |ッr|rr}} |ッs|ss}}

|ッt|tt}} |ッv|vv}} |ッw|ww}} |ッy|yy}}

|ッz|zz}} :: Raker

• • スーパーソニック :: {{#replace:

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|ッh|hh}} |ッj|jj}} |ッk|kk}} |ッm|mm}}

|ッn|nn}} |ッp|pp}} |ッr|rr}} |ッs|ss}}

|ッt|tt}} |ッv|vv}} |ッw|ww}} |ッy|yy}}

|ッz|zz}} :: Supersonic

• • フランカー :: {{#replace:

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|ッh|hh}} |ッj|jj}} |ッk|kk}} |ッm|mm}}

|ッn|nn}} |ッp|pp}} |ッr|rr}} |ッs|ss}}

|ッt|tt}} |ッv|vv}} |ッw|ww}} |ッy|yy}}

|ッz|zz}} :: Flanker

• • ファルコン :: {{#replace:

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|ッh|hh}} |ッj|jj}} |ッk|kk}} |ッm|mm}}

|ッn|nn}} |ッp|pp}} |ッr|rr}} |ッs|ss}}

|ッt|tt}} |ッv|vv}} |ッw|ww}} |ッy|yy}}

|ッz|zz}} :: Falcon

Common Kana

Several common words from Wikipedia's Katakana article;

katakana	{{romanize}}	romanized
マージャン	{{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace:	ā}}	ē}}	ī}}	ō}}	ū}}	bb}}	cc}}	dd}}	ff}}	gg}}	hh}}	jj}}	kk}}	mm}}	nn}}	pp}}	rr}}	ss}}	tt}}	vv}}	ww}}	yy}}	zz}}	mājan	mahjong	麻雀	má-jiàng
ウーロン茶	{{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace:	ā}}	ē}}	ī}}	ō}}	ū}}	bb}}	cc}}	dd}}	ff}}	gg}}	hh}}	jj}}	kk}}	mm}}	nn}}	pp}}	rr}}	ss}}	tt}}	vv}}	ww}}	yy}}	zz}}	ūroncha	Oolong tea	烏龍茶	wū-lóng-chá
チャーハン	{{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace:	ā}}	ē}}	ī}}	ō}}	ū}}	bb}}	cc}}	dd}}	ff}}	gg}}	hh}}	jj}}	kk}}	mm}}	nn}}	pp}}	rr}}	ss}}	tt}}	vv}}	ww}}	yy}}	zz}}	chāhan	fried rice	炒飯	chǎo-fàn
チャーシュー	{{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace:	ā}}	ē}}	ī}}	ō}}	ū}}	bb}}	cc}}	dd}}	ff}}	gg}}	hh}}	jj}}	kk}}	mm}}	nn}}	pp}}	rr}}	ss}}	tt}}	vv}}	ww}}	yy}}	zz}}	chāshū	barbecued pork	叉焼	chā-shāu
シューマイ	{{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace: {{#replace:	ā}}	ē}}	ī}}	ō}}	ū}}	bb}}	cc}}	dd}}	ff}}	gg}}	hh}}	jj}}	kk}}	mm}}	nn}}	pp}}	rr}}	ss}}	tt}}	vv}}	ww}}	yy}}	zz}}	shūmai	a form of dim sum	焼売	shāu-mài

Technical notes

• The guts of this template are located in Template:romanize/utility.
• Template:romanize/utility_recurs is a necessary redirect which loops back to Template:romanize/utility.

External Links

• Development notes