Romaji Drill

Is でんしゃ spelled densya or densha? Both — it depends on which system you use. Most people who struggle with romaji were never told that Japanese has two romanisation systems. Kunrei-shiki is what Japanese schools have taught; since December 2025 the national standard has been based on Hepburn, which passports and station signs also use. When you spell a word in the other system, this app does not simply mark it wrong. It tells you: "That is Hepburn spelling. In Kunrei-shiki it is densya." ■ Three ways to practise ・Pick — choose the correct spelling out of two to four ・Read — read the romaji and work out which word it is ・Write — spell it out on the on-screen keyboard (ABC order or QWERTY; long vowels use the ô key) ■ Every mistake comes with the rule behind it Spell it the other way and you are told "that is Hepburn spelling". Write gakô for がっこう and you are told that a small っ doubles…