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		louhike on Jan 31, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Japanese explained to programmers Yes but the romanji is still “ha”.

layer8 on Jan 31, 2023 [–]

The correct word is “romaji” [0], and in the standard Hepburn romanization, “は” as a particle is written “wa” [1].

[0] https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ローマ字

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepburn_romanization#Particles

hinkley on Feb 1, 2023 | [–]

Okay guys, that's enough 'well actually' for one day. Go touch some grass.

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