Moji4J is an open source Java library to converts between Japanese Hiragana, Katakana, and Romaji scripts.
Please add the following Maven dependency to your pom.xml:
<dependency>
<groupId>com.andree-surya</groupId>
<artifactId>moji4j</artifactId>
<version>1.0.0</version>
</dependency>
MojiConverter converter = new MojiConverter();
converter.convertRomajiToHiragana("Hiragana"); // γ²γγγͺ
converter.convertRomajiToKatakana("Katakana"); // γ«γΏγ«γ
converter.convertKanaToRomaji("γ²γγγͺ"); // hiragana
converter.convertKanaToRomaji("γ«γΏγ«γ"); // katakana
MojiDetector detector = new MojiDetector();
detector.hasKanji("γΎγ£ζ"); // true
detector.hasKanji("γΎγ£γγ"); // false
detector.hasKana("γ¦γ½δ»γ"); // true
detector.hasKana("ζ±δΊ¬"); // false
detector.hasRomaji("γ’γγ« XYZ"); // true
detector.hasRomaji("γγ«γΌγ"); // false
The romanization system adopted by this library is loosely based on the modern Hepburn system, with adjustments for cases that might causes ambiguity during conversion.
| Cases | Romaji | Kana |
|---|---|---|
| Long vowels | sentaa | γ»γ³γΏγΌ |
| ookayama | γγγγγΎ | |
| o+u vowels | toukyou | γ¨γγγγ |
| ousama | γγγγΎ | |
| Long consonants | kekka | γγ£γ |
| kasetto | γ«γ»γγ | |
| kotchi | γγ£γ‘ | |
| Syllabic n | gunma | γγγΎ |
| kan'i | γγγ | |
| shin'you | γγγγ | |
| Particles | he | γΈ |
| wo | γ | |
| Others | dzu | γ₯ |
The romanization tables used in this library are derived from Mojinizer, a Ruby library to converts between Japanese Kana and Romaji. The data is modified to suit differences in algorithm and romanization convention.
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