romanize
verb
ro·man·ize
ˈrō-mə-ˌnīz 
romanized; romanizing
1
often capitalized
: to make Roman in character
2
: to write or print (something, such as a language) in the Latin alphabet
romanize Chinese
3
capitalized
a
: to convert to Roman Catholicism
b
: to give a Roman Catholic character to
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The most common method used pinyin, the system of romanized spelling for Mandarin that Chinese students learn in school.
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Mara Hvistendahl, Wired, 18 May 2020
Goo, romanized by the star as Koo and also known professionally as GUHARA, was one of the K-pop world’s most prominent female stars and also popular in Japan after rising to fame as part of girl group KARA.
—Tamar Herman, Billboard, 24 Nov. 2019
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Mara Hvistendahl, Wired, 18 May 2020
Goo, romanized by the star as Koo and also known professionally as GUHARA, was one of the K-pop world’s most prominent female stars and also popular in Japan after rising to fame as part of girl group KARA.
—Tamar Herman, Billboard, 24 Nov. 2019
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“Romanize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/romanize. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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