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Hepburn

Hepburn

English

James Curtis Hepburn

Proper noun

Hepburn

A surname.
A system of romanization of Japanese, short for "Hepburn romanization".

Translations

romanization system for Japanese

Chinese:
Mandarin: 赫本式羅馬字, 赫本式罗马字 ‎(Hèběn shì Luómǎzì), 黑本式羅馬字, 黑本式罗马字 ‎(Hēiběn shì Luómǎzì), 平文式羅馬字, 平文式罗马字 ‎(píngwén shì Luómǎzì)
French: méthode Hepburn f

German: Hepburn-System n
Japanese: ヘボン式ローマ字 ‎(Hebon-shiki Rōmaji), ヘボン式 ‎(Hebon-shiki)
Korean: 헵번식 로마자 ‎(Hebbeon-sik Romaja)
Russian: систе́ма Хэ́пбёрна f ‎(sistéma Xépbjorna)
Vietnamese: hệ phiên âm La-tinh Hepburn

Derived terms

Hepburnesque
Hepburnian