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Hepburn-Style Romaji Closer to Becoming Standardized in Japan as Govt Agency Finalizes Draft Proposal Adopting the Style (japannews.yomiuri.co.jp)

submitted 1 week ago by 1Fuji2Taka3Nasubi@lemmy.zip to c/japaneselanguage@sopuli.xyz

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The Cultural Affairs Agency has finalized a draft proposal to adopt the Hepburn style as the unified standard of romaji, or romanized Japanese, primarily due its closer resemblance to English pronunciation.

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Currently, schools [in Japan] primarily teach the kunrei style in accordance with the existing Cabinet announcement. However, the Hepburn style is widely used in society.

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[–] SweetCitrusBuzz@beehaw.org 2 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Hmm, does this mean if we tried to use the hepburn style to speak Japanese it would still be correct or is it only 'correct' in writing for this specific purpose?

[–] quickenparalysespunk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 week ago

using romaji as a guide to pronounce is problematic no matter what system. pronouncing strictly based on kana is not problem free either. Korean hangul romanization may be a more obvious example of the dissonance with pronunciation but Japanese also has it.

most effective is to rely primarily on listening.

having grown up in US, I can say that our English instruction for anglophone natives draws a false equivalence between pronunciation and orthography/spelling. this creates a counterproductive mindset for approaching new languages.

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