noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
Refers to converting text from one script to another, preserving pronunciation rather than meaning. Often used in linguistic contexts.
この論文では、キリル文字をラテン文字に翻字する方法を説明している。
This paper explains how to transliterate Cyrillic script into Latin script.
日本語のローマ字表記は翻字の一種です。
Romanization of Japanese is a type of transliteration.