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romaji

/ˈrəʊmədʒi/
noun
mass noun

A system of romanized spelling used to transliterate Japanese.

Origin

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Early 20th century: from Japanese, from rōma ‘Roman’ + ji ‘letter(s)’.

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Since I do not read Kanji or the ideographic representation of spoken Japanese, I rely on romaji to help me to occasionally attempt to pronounce Japanese. It is usually with the help of Google Translate.
Good morning = おはようございます - Ohayōgozaimasu

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