Template:Romanize/doc

{{romanize}} is a template which converts Japanese Hirakana and Katakana (phoenetic alphabets) into a latin phoenetic alphabet used by most English speakers.

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

* "{{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}}

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|ッt|tt}} |ッv|vv}} |ッw|ww}} |ッy|yy}}

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This isn't a 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.

• シックスウィング :: {{#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}} :: 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
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