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Ā	ā
Ē	ē
Ī	ī
Ō	ō
Ū	ū

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Katakana

	ア	イ	ウ	エ	オ
K	カ	キ	ク	ケ	コ
S	サ	シ	ス	セ	ソ
T	タ	チ	ツ	テ	ト
N	ナ	ニ	ヌ	ネ	ノ
H	ハ	ヒ	フ	ヘ	ホ
M	マ	ミ	ム	メ	モ
Y	ヤ		ユ		ヨ
R	ラ	リ	ル	レ	ロ
W	ワ			ヲ
-	ン	ー	ッ
-	ァ	ィ	ゥ	ェ	ォ
-	ャ		ュ		ョ
G	ガ	ギ	グ	ゲ	ゴ
Z	ザ	ジ	ズ	ゼ	ゾ
D	ダ	ヂ	ヅ	デ	ド
B	バ	ビ	ブ	ベ	ボ
P	パ	ピ	プ	ペ	ポ

Japanese Romanization Standards

Zelda Wiki's Romanization standards are derived from the modern Hepburn Romanization standards which determines how Rōmaji (writing Japanese characters using the Latin alphabet) is to be written. The Japanese language has three main forms of writing: Kanji, Hiragana and Katakana. Kanji and Hiragana are used to represent original Japanese words, while Katakana is used for loanwords and names. Every instance of Japanese is to be surrounded by the Japanese template, like:

{{Japanese|リンク|Rinku|Link}} 

which looks like:

Template:Japanese

Basics

Hiragana and Katakana should be transliterated with modern Hepburn Romanization as shown in this table and this table respectively.

You should only capitalize the first letter of a word in Rōmaji and leave the rest lower case. Hence ゼルダ reads as Zeruda rather than zeruda or ZERUDA. In the case of multiple words, the first letter of each word, except for particles, is to be capitalized. ゼルダの伝説 (ゼルダのでんせつ) would yield Zeruda no Densetsu. Kanji that combine into one word only have the first letter capitalized as well; separate Kanji, however, are considered two different words, so the first letter of each would be capitalized.

Extended Vowels

Japanese characters often use extended vowels which are marked by Chōonpu (ー) symbols for Katakana and repeated vowel letters for Hiragana. To Romanize these characters, you should always use Macrons (Ā Ī Ū Ē Ō ā ī ū ē ō) to indicate a longer vowel rather than repeating the vowel letters.

Here is an example of how Hiragana and Katakana are to be Romanized:

Hiragana	Katakana	Rōmaji	Improper Rōmaji
ああ	アー アア	ā	aa ah
いい	イー イイ	ī	ii ee
うう	ウー ウウ	ū	uu oo
ええ	エー エエ	ē	ee eh
おお おう	オー オオ オウ	ō	ou oo oh

In use, this would look like:

• Template:Japanese
• Template:Japanese
• Template:Japanese

There are, however, exceptions to this. In the case of vowel stops presented by Kanji, if one Kanji ends in a letter and the next Kanji begins in the same letter, macrons are not to be used. For example, 王失う (おううしなう) is written Ōushinau and 夕憂い (ゆううい) is written Yūurei. Macrons are also not to be used if a Kanji letter is followed by a Hiragana letter. For example, 生う (おう) is written like Ou, rather than Ō. However, 呪おう or 呪王 (のろおう) would be written as Noroō.

Ei (えい/エイ) is not to be written with the ē macron.

Romanizing Special Characters

Certain letters in Kana are combined with smaller-scaled versions of regular Kana letters to pronounce words otherwise unavailable in the alphabet and are often used for loanwords. These letters are always smaller versions of vowels, which have their own characters. An exception to this is the letter Template:Japanese, in which it can instead be used alone to create its own special character. When Template:Japanese is followed by smaller-scaled vowel letters, the "U" is Romanized as "W" instead.

Zu is written for both ず and づ rather than dzu, while Ji is written for じ and ぢ, rather than dzi or dji. Letters following し/シ (Shi), ち/チ (Chi) and じ/ジ (Ji) replace the i and are not to be followed by the letter y, but the h is retained for Shi and Chi letters. For example, しゃ/シャ produces Sha and ちゃ/チャ produces Cha (rather than Shya and Chya) while じゃ/ジャ yields Ja rather than Jya. For other consonants, however, the y is to be retained; for example, きゃ/キャ would result in Kya.

Below is a list of commonly-used examples.

Special Characters
Kana	Rōmaji	Example
きゃ キャ	Kya	Template:Japanese Template:Japanese
きゅ キュ	Kyu	Template:Japanese Template:Japanese
キェ	Kye	Template:Japanese
きょ キョ	Kyo	Template:Japanese Template:Japanese
しゃ シャ	Sha	Template:Japanese Template:Japanese
しゅ シュ	Shu	Template:Japanese Template:Japanese
シェ	She	Template:Japanese
しょ ショ	Sho	Template:Japanese Template:Japanese
ちゃ チャ	Cha	Template:Japanese Template:Japanese
ちゅ チュ	Chu	Template:Japanese Template:Japanese
チェ	Che	Template:Japanese
ちょ チョ	Cho	Template:Japanese Template:Japanese
ツァ	Tsa	Template:Japanese
ツィ	Tsi	Template:Japanese
ツェ	Tse	Template:Japanese
ツォ	Tso	Template:Japanese
ティ	Ti	Template:Japanese
トゥ	Tu	Template:Japanese
にゃ ニャ	Nya	Template:Japanese Template:Japanese
にゅ ニュ	Nyu	Template:Japanese Template:Japanese
にょ ニョ	Nyo	Template:Japanese Template:Japanese
ひゃ ヒャ	Hya	Template:Japanese
ひゅ ヒュ	Hyu	Template:Japanese Template:Japanese
ひょ ヒョ	Hyo	Template:Japanese
ファ	Fa	Template:Japanese
フィ	Fi	Template:Japanese
フェ	Fe	Template:Japanese
フォ	Fo	Template:Japanese
みゃ ミャ	Mya	Template:Japanese Template:Japanese
みゅ ミュ	Myu	Template:Japanese
みょ ミョ	Myo	Template:Japanese Template:Japanese
りゃ リャ	Rya	Template:Japanese Template:Japanese
りゅ リュ	Ryu	Template:Japanese Template:Japanese
りょ リョ	Ryo	Template:Japanese
ぎゃ ギャ	Gya	Template:Japanese Template:Japanese
ぎゅ ギュ	Gyu	Template:Japanese
ギェ	Gye	Template:Japanese
ぎょ ギョ	Gyo	Template:Japanese Template:Japanese
じゃ ジャ	Ja	Template:Japanese Template:Japanese
じゅ ジュ	Ju	Template:Japanese Template:Japanese
ジェ	Je	Template:Japanese
じょ ジョ	Jo	Template:Japanese Template:Japanese
びゃ ビャ	Bya	Template:Japanese
びゅ ビュ	Byu	Template:Japanese Template:Japanese
びょ ビョ	Byo	Template:Japanese
ぴゃ ピャ	Pya	Template:Japanese
ぴゅ ピュ	Pyu	Template:Japanese
ぴょ ピョ	Pyo	Template:Japanese
ウァ	Wa	*
ウィ	Wi	Template:Japanese
ウォ	Wo	Template:Japanese*
ヴァ	Va	Template:Japanese
ヴィ	Vi	Template:Japanese
ヴ	Vu	Template:Japanese
ヴェ	Ve	Template:Japanese
ヴォ	Vo	Template:Japanese
ディ	Di	Template:Japanese
ドゥ デュ	Du	Template:Japanese Template:Japanese

ッ and っ

When a consonant is preceded by a small Tsu letter, it indicates that the consonant is supposed to be repeated. For example, パックン reads as Pakkun and 漆黒 (しっこく) reads as Shikkoku. While this is more prevalent in Katakana, it also exists in Hiragana.

As a rare exception, っし should be Romazined as sshi while っち should be Romanized as tchi, instead of cchi.

ン and ん

When Romanizing n from Hiragana and Katakana, the letter "n" is usually written as-is: n. Only during the translation section of the Japanese template for Katakana can n be alternated with "m". In this case, the word is likely a loanword where the n is followed by a labial consonant, such as m, b and p. For example, Impa's Japanese name reads Template:Japanese, but can be translated as "Impa". The letter n in Hiragana is never exchanged for "m", as 印判 (いんぱん) is written as Inpan. However, unless it is pertinent to an equivalent English word, you should always Romanize it as n. Ns at the end of words always result in the Romanized letter n.

Particles

As aforementioned, Japanese particles are not to be capitalized. On rare occasions, some Hiragana characters are Romanized alternatively from how they normally would be. This is only when they are used as grammatical particles. These rare examples are:

Particle	Example
Template:Japanese	Template:Japanese
Template:Japanese	Template:Japanese
Template:Japanese	Template:Japanese

Princess Zelda

"Help me... Please help me... I am a prisoner in the dungeon of the castle. My name is Zelda. The wizard, Agahnim, has done... something to the other missing girls. Now only I remain... Agahnim has seized control of the castle and is now trying to open the seven wise men's seal. ... ... I am in the dungeon of the castle. Please help me..."

• If Link takes too long to enter Hyrule Castle

"Help me... I am in the dungeon of the castle. I know there is a hidden path from outside of the castle to the garden inside."

• After Link rescues her from the Ball and Chain Soldier

"Thank you, Link. I had a feeling you were getting close. Link, listen carefully. The wizard is magically controlling all the soldiers in this castle. I fear the worst for my father... The wizard is an inhuman fiend with strong magical powers! ... ... ... Do you understand?"

Yes: "All right, let's get out of here before the wizard notices. I know a secret path, but first we have to go to the first floor. Let's go!"

Not at all: (Dialogue is repeated.)

"There is a secret passage in the throne room that leads to Sanctuary. I'm sure the old man there will help us."

"That ornamental shelf should open. Do you have a light? It's pitch dark inside and you can't see without one. If you're ready, let's go! Help me push it from the left!"

Sewer Passage

"After passing through these sewers, we will be very close to Sanctuary! Let's be careful!"

"Sanctuary is just beyond that door. Pull the switch over there."

"You have to pull the lever to open the door. (Press the A Button and hold Down on the Control Pad.)"

Sanctuary

• Dialogue between Princess Zelda and the Priest

Priest: "Princess Zelda, you are safe! Is this your doing, Link?"

Princess Zelda: "Yes, it was Link who helped me escape from the dungeon! When I was captive the wizard said "Once I have finished with you, the final one, the seal of the wise men will open." ... ... ... Link, you must not let the land of Hyrule fall into the wizard's clutches. If he released the seal of the seven wise men, evil power will overwhelm this land. Before that happens... before it's too late... destroy the wizard before he destroys all of Hyrule! You can do it! You can..."

• If Zelda is spoken to afterwards

"Link, be careful out there! I know you can save Hyrule!"

Link's Uncle

"Link, I'm going out for a while. I'll be back by morning. Don't leave the house."

Hidden Path

"Unnh... Link, I didn't want you involved in this... I told you not to leave the house... Take my sword and shield and listen. You can focus power in the blade (hold the B Button). ...Then release it using the secret technique handed down by our people... Link, you can do it! Save the Princess... Zelda is your... ... ..."

The Priest

• Dialogue between the Priest and Princess Zelda

Priest: "Princess Zelda, you are safe! Is this your doing, Link?"

Princess Zelda: "Yes, it was Link who helped me escape from the dungeon! When I was captive the wizard said "Once I have finished with you, the final one, the seal of the wise men will open." ... ... ... Link, you must not let the land of Hyrule fall into the wizard's clutches. If he released the seal of the seven wise men, evil power will overwhelm this land. Before that happens... before it's too late... destroy the wizard before he destroys all of Hyrule! You can do it! You can..."

Priest: "I sense that a mighty evil force guides the wizard's actions and augments his magical powers. The only weapon potent enough to defeat the wizard is the legendary Master Sword. It is said that the village elder is a descendant of one of the seven wise men. Maybe he can tell you more... I will mark his house on your map. But watch your every move! I am certain that the castle soldiers will be looking for you now! ... ... ... I will hide Princess Zelda here. Do not worry! Seek the elder! ... ... ... Do you understand?"

Yes: (Conversation ends.)

Not at all: (Dialogue is repeated.)

• If the Priest is spoken to afterwards

"Meet the elder of the village and get the Master Sword."