Key:name:ja-Latn

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Toyooka Station Sign.jpg
Description
A name in Japanese written in rōmaji (romanized). Show/edit corresponding data item.
Group: names
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Useful combination
Status: de facto

name:ja-Latn=* is used for name in Japanese romanization.

Kyoto Station.jpg name:ja = 京都
name:ja-Hira = きょうと
name:ja-Latn = Kyōto

Maps in Japanese romanization

Note: this tag is used almost only in Japan.

See also

Possible synonyms

Note that name:ja_rm has most uses, but uses nonstandard code. It would be better to use "ja-Latn" because it uses standard ISO 15924 code for the script.

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Compare tags history on a chart: https://taghistory.raifer.tech/#***/name%3Aja-Latn/&***/name%3Aja_rm/
The tag name:ja_rm has been used since 2008, and name:ja-Latn since 2015.