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Romaji (lit. Roman characters) in Japanese broadly refers to the
Roman alphabet. In English, the word is usually used to refer specifically
to the writing of the Japanese language in Roman characters as opposed to
the usual mix of kanji and kana.
Japanese may be written in Romaji for many reasons: street signs for
visiting foreigners; transcription of personal, company, or place names to
be used in another language context; dictionaries and textbooks for learners
of the language; or even simply for typographic emphasis.
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