Romanization System

iKana 2 introduces the standard Hepburn system for Romanizing Japanese words. Hepburn employs macrons to indivate long vowel sounds. For example:

Kana: どうも
Hepburn: Dōmo

Differences from iKana 1.x

Previous versions of iKana used Modified Hepburn as it was easier to type in the Romanization Test. Due to changes in the way iKana test vocabulary this is no longer necessary. The Hepburn romanization system is the most commonly used and you are likely familiar with seeing it in textbooks and dictionaries.

Further reading

More details on the Hepburn system can be found here on Wikipedia. ThinkMac Software is not responsible for the content of external websites.

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