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Originally Posted by Kasabian
Ok, so im gonna try learn 'Hiragana' but im strugling with somthing 
kuruma = くるま = car
Ok so i can identify the different parts I think, but where did the word 'kuruma' come from if the Japanese spell it くるま? Is 'kuruma' romaji?
Sorry if this makes no sence, thanks for all the help so far  |
kuruma is the way you would pronounce the word so that the non-japanese speaker can learn the pronunciation. the colors correspond to the pronunciation of each letter. romaji probably (but don't quote me on this.. and please correct me if i'm wrong! ^^
means "roman letters" = the alphabet. it basically means that instead of writing in japanese letters, you've written the japanese in "english" letters.
く= ku, る= ru, ま= ma
i think generally people who want to learn conversation study using romaji first. if you want to tackle any reading and writing however, don't rely on romaji to carry you very far.
either way, good luck and happy studying!