The romanization of Japanese is the application of the Latin script to write the Japanese language. This method of writing is sometimes referred to in English as rōmaji(ローマ字, literally, "roman letters") (Japanese pronunciation: [ɽóːmadʑi]  listen ), usually transcribed romaji, sometimes incorrectly transliterated with an n and/or u as roumaji, romanji, etc. There are several different romanization systems. The three main ones are Hepburn romanization, Kunrei-shiki romanization (ISO 3602), and Nihon-shiki romanization (ISO 3602 Strict). Variants of the Hepburn system are the most widely used.