Japanese in Alphabetic Notation
| あ | A | い | I | う | U | え | E | お | O |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| か | KA | き | KI | く | KU | け | KE | こ | KO |
| さ | SA | し | SHI | す | SU | せ | SE | そ | SO |
| た | TA | ち | CHI | つ | TSU | て | TE | と | TO |
| な | NA | に | NI | ぬ | NU | ね | NE | の | NO |
| は | HA | ひ | HI | ふ | FU | へ | HE | ほ | HO |
| ま | MA | み | MI | む | MU | め | ME | も | MO |
| や | YA | い | I | ゆ | YU | え | E | よ | YO |
| ら | RA | り | RI | る | RU | れ | RE | ろ | RO |
| わ | WA | ゐ | I | う | U | ゑ | E | を | O |
| ん | N (M) | ||||||||
| が | GA | ぎ | GI | ぐ | GU | げ | GE | ご | GO |
| ざ | ZA | じ | JI | ず | ZU | ぜ | ZE | ぞ | ZO |
| だ | DA | ぢ | JI | づ | ZU | で | DE | ど | DO |
| ば | BA | び | BI | ぶ | BU | べ | BE | ぼ | BO |
| ぱ | PA | ぴ | PI | ぷ | PU | ぺ | PE | ぽ | PO |
| きゃ | KYA | きゅ | KYU | きょ | KYO | ||||
| しゃ | SHA | しゅ | SHU | しょ | SHO | ||||
| ちゃ | CHA | ちゅ | CHU | ちょ | CHO | ||||
| にゃ | NYA | にゅ | NYU | にょ | NYO | ||||
| ひゃ | HYA | ひゅ | HYU | ひょ | HYO | ||||
| みゃ | MYA | みゅ | MYU | みょ | MYO | ||||
| りゃ | RYA | りゅ | RYU | りょ | RYO | ||||
| ぎゃ | GYA | ぎゅ | GYU | ぎょ | GYO | ||||
| じゃ | JA | じゅ | JU | じょ | JO | ||||
| びゃ | BYA | びゅ | BYU | びょ | BYO | ||||
| ぴゃ | PYA | ぴゅ | PYU | ぴょ | PYO | ||||
Warning
Assimilated sounds (geminate consonants) are written in double consonants.
e.g.: 鳥取 TOTTORI, 吉川 KIKKAWA
However, you should put the letter 'T' before these letters; ち(CHI), ちゃ(CHA), ちゅ(CHU), ちょ(CHO).
e.g.: 八丁 HATCHO
Syllabic nasal is written in letter 'M' instead of letter 'N' when followed by letters 'B', 'M' and 'P'
e.g.: 難波 NAMBA, 新橋 SHIMBASHI, 本間 HOMMA, 日本橋 NIHOMBASHI
Long sounds are not distinguished in Hepburn romanization.
e.g.: 東京 TOKYO, 大阪 OSAKA, 京都 KYOTO
However, if there is 'おう' or 'おお' in your name, you can select one from either 'O' or 'OH' to match the registered name on your passport.
e.g.: 河野 KONO/KOHNO, 大野 ONO/OHNO, 加藤 KATO/KATOH
