Additional notes: He came to Japan at the end of the Edo period… | Mainichi Shimbun

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Additional notes: He came to Japan at the end of the Edo period… | Mainichi Shimbun

余録:江戸末期に来日し… | 毎日新聞
江戸末期に来日し、日本初の近代的な和英辞典を編さんした米国の宣教医ヘ ボンは、ローマ字の表記方法を普及させたことでも知られる。音やつづりを英語風 に…
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Additional notes: He came to Japan at the end of the Edo period… | Mainichi Shimbun
Hepburn, an American missionary doctor who came to Japan at the end of the Edo period and compiled Japan’s first modern Japanese-English dictionary, is also known for popularizing the Roman alphabet. Change the sounds and spellings to English style …
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