ロマン

ロマン

Japanese

Alternative spellings
浪漫 浪曼

Alternative forms

• ローマン (rōman), 浪(ろう)漫(まん) (rōman), 浪(ろう)曼(まん) (rōman)

Etymology

From French roman.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ロ​マン [róꜜmàǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
• IPA^(key): [ɾo̞mã̠ɴ]

Noun

ロマン • (roman) 

1. dream, ideal

   男(おとこ)のロマン

   otoko no roman

   a man's dream

   宇(う)宙(ちゅう)ってロマンですね。

   Uchū tte roman desu ne.

   Outer space truly rouses the imagination and spirit.

   ロマンが溢(あふ)れる／詰(つ)まった世(せ)界(かい)

   roman ga afureru/tsumatta sekai

   a world brimming with / filled with romanticity

2. a novel
3. romance

   『浪(ろ)漫(まん)飛(ひ)行(こう)』

   “Roman Hikō”

   Romantic Flight (1990 hit song by Kome Kome Club)

Synonyms

• (dream): 夢(ゆめ) (yume), 理(り)想(そう) (risō)
• (a novel): 小(しょう)説(せつ) (shōsetsu)

Descendants

• → Korean: 로망 (romang)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN