The Cultural Affairs Agency has finalized a draft proposal to adopt the Hepburn style as the unified standard of romaji, or romanized Japanese, primarily due its closer resemblance to English pronunciation.

The Cultural Affairs Agency has finalized a draft proposal to adopt the Hepburn style as the unified standard of romaji, or romanized Japanese, primarily due its closer resemblance to English pronunciation.

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Currently, schools [in Japan] primarily teach the kunrei style in accordance with the existing Cabinet announcement. However, the Hepburn style is widely used in society.

  • 1Fuji2Taka3Nasubi@lemmy.zipOPEnglish
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    29 days ago

    does this mean if we tried to use the hepburn style to speak Japanese it would still be correct

    I very much doubt it, but that’s just my opinion so take it with a grain of salt the size of your choosing.