Hepburn romanization-related edit

Hepburn dictionary analysis edit

The 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 7th editions are available online. (Currently, the data for the 6th edition is based on assumption.)

kana 1st (1867) 2nd (1872) 3rd (1886) 4th (1888) 5th (1894) 6th (1900) * 7th (1903)
アア ā aa
イイ ī ii
e/ye 1 e 2
sz su
ズ/ヅ dz dzu zu
tsz tsu
i
ye e/ye 1 e 2
wo 3 wo/o 4
  1. ^ In the preface and introduction of the dictionary, e and ye are both used, though in the actual dictionary part, ye is the only one used.
  2. ^ In the preface and introduction of the dictionary, e and ye are both used, though in the actual dictionary part, e is the only one used.
    • In the early Edo period, they were both pronounced as [je]; but in the mid-Edo period, they have changed into [e].
  3. ^ In the preface and introduction of the dictionary, wo is used, though in the actual dictionary part, o is mainly used and wo is only used as a particle.
  4. ^ In the preface and introduction of the dictionary, wo and o are both used, though in the actual dictionary part, o is mainly used and wo is only used as a particle.
word 1st (1867) 2nd (1872) 3rd (1886) 4th (1888) 5th (1894) 6th (1900) * 7th (1903)
エ(エ)/ヱ(エ) (exclam) ye ye or yee e or ee e or ee e or ee ? e or ee
ネエサン/-サマ nē-sama nesan nesan nesan ? nesan
ヲ (not particle) † o
ヲ (particle) wo

etc edit

-a -i -u -e -o -ya -yu -yo
b- びゃ びゅ びょ
ch- ちゃ ちゅ ちぇ ちょ
d- でぃ どぅ でゃ でゅ でょ
f- ふぁ ふぃ ふぇ ふぉ ふゃ ふゅ ふょ
g- ぎゃ ぎゅ ぎょ
h- ひゃ ひゅ ひょ
j- (1) じゃ じゅ じぇ じょ
j- (2) ぢゃ ぢゅ ぢぇ ぢょ
k- きゃ きゅ きょ
m- みゃ みゅ みょ
n- にゃ にゅ にょ
p- ぴゃ ぴゅ ぴょ
r- りゃ りゅ りょ
s- すぃ すゃ すゅ すょ
sh- しゃ しゅ しぇ しょ
t- てぃ とぅ てゃ てゅ てょ
ts- つぁ つぃ つぇ つぉ
v- ゔぁ ゔぃ ゔぇ ゔぉ ゔゃ ゔゅ ゔょ
w- うぃ うぇ うぉ うゃ うゅ うょ
y- いぇ
z- ずぃ ず/づ ずゃ ずゅ ずょ
n
-a -i -u -e -o -ya -yu -yo
b- ビャ ビュ ビョ
ch- チャ チュ チェ チョ
d- ディ ドゥ デャ デュ デョ
f- ファ フィ フェ フォ フャ フュ フョ
g- ギャ ギュ ギョ
h- ヒャ ヒュ ヒョ
j- (1) ジャ ジュ ジェ ジョ
j- (2) ヂャ ヂュ ヂェ ヂョ
k- キャ キュ キョ
m- ミャ ミュ ミョ
n- ニャ ニュ ニョ
p- ピャ ピュ ピョ
r- リャ リュ リョ
s- スィ スャ スュ スョ
sh- シャ シュ シェ ショ
t- ティ トゥ テャ テュ テョ
ts- ツァ ツィ ツェ ツォ
v- ヴァ ヴィ ヴェ ヴォ ヴャ ヴュ ヴョ
w- ウィ ウェ ウォ ウャ ウュ ウョ
y- イェ
z- ズィ ズ/ヅ ズャ ズュ ズョ
n