Romajikai

//ˌɹoʊməd͡ʒiˈkaɪ// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A society founded in the 19th century to promote the romanization of the Japanese language.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese ローマ字会 (ローマじかい, Rōmajikai), from ローマ字 (ローマじ, rōmaji, “romaji, romanization of Japanese”) + 会 (かい, kai, “association”).

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