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'''Romanization''' refers to the transliteration or transcription of a non-Latin word into Latin letters.  This may be done so that speakers familiar with the Roman alphabet may pronounce a word, or so that the word may be typed into certain computer systems (in some cases, email addresses and world-wide web URLs must be typed in [[ASCII]]).

'''Romanization''' refers to the transliteration or transcription of a non-Latin word into Latin letters.  This may be done so that speakers familiar with the Roman alphabet may pronounce a word, or so that the word may be typed into certain computer systems (in some cases, email addresses and World Wide Web URLs must be typed in [[ASCII]]).

For Japanese words, this process is called [[romaji]].  The primary systems of romanization include Hepburn, Nihon-shiki, and Kunrei-shiki.

For Japanese words, this process is called [[romaji]].  The primary systems of romanization include Hepburn, Nihon-shiki, and Kunrei-shiki.

For Chinese words, there are several proposed romanization systems. The system used by the Communist leadership of the [[People's Republic of China]] is called [[pinyin]]. However, the Chinese government based in [[Taiwan]] prefers the [[Wade-Giles romanization]] system. In the United States Pinyin has superseded Wade-Giles as the preferred method of romanization.

For Chinese words, there are several proposed romanization systems. The system used by the Communist leadership of the [[People's Republic of China]] is called [[hanyu pinyin]]. However, the Chinese government based in [[Taiwan]] prefers the [[Wade-Giles romanization]] system. In the United States Pinyin has superseded Wade-Giles as the preferred method of romanization, as it has in the vast majority of other countries, and Sinologists currently utilise solely Hanyu Pinyin around the world.