*** Welcome to piglix ***

Wikipedia:Manual of Style (Japan-related articles)

Red Fuji southern wind clear morning.jpg
()

Founded: 18 March 2006
(11 years, 4 months and 30 days ago)
Articles: 58,506 (150 featured)

Shortcuts
WP:JAWP:JPWP:JPNWP:WPJWP:JapanWP:JAPAN

V··E

This page describes conventions for writing and editing articles related to Japan.

For more general guidance on editing conventions, see . For questions specifically related to Japan, please follow the conventions described below.

The is an English-language encyclopedia. An English loan word or place name of Japanese origin should be used in its most common English form in the body of an article, even if it is pronounced or spelled differently from the properly romanized Japanese; that is, use Mount Fuji, Tokyo, jujutsu, and shogi, instead of Fuji-san, Tōkyō, jūjutsu, and shōgi. However, the romanized Japanese form of an article title should always be listed in the opening paragraph.

Some Japanese loan words are usually pluralized according to English grammar rules, although this usage may sound odd to Japanese speakers. A few examples are tsunami, tycoon, and futon, which take the plurals tsunamis, tycoons, and futons. In the case of more specialized Japanese words such as koi, haiku, anime, ronin, manga, or dojo, English-language speakers are often familiar with Japanese word usage, and the words usually lack distinct plural forms. For a few words, such as geisha and kamikaze, both forms of pluralization are acceptable. When in doubt, it is probably best to use a dictionary for reference. Helpful tools include the Merriam Webster website for American-English usage and the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary for British-English usage.


...
Wikipedia

...