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Korean romanization converter

Hangul to Latin letters under the Revised Romanization of Korean, spelled as pronounced, with a katakana reading for Japanese speakers. Everything runs inside this browser.

Romanization

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Katakana reading (approximate)

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How to use

  1. Type or paste Korean. Anything that is not Hangul, digits included, is kept as it is.
  2. For a person's name, turn on "Romanize as a personal name" and put a space between family and given name.
  3. Use the copy button next to a result.

Questions

Which standard does it follow?

The Revised Romanization of Korean, the official system since 2000. It spells words as they sound (종로 → jongno) and does not mark tensed consonants (압구정 → apgujeong).

It differs from the name in my passport.

Passport names are the spelling chosen at application and often differ from the system: it gives 김 Gim, 이 I, 박 Bak, while passports commonly use Kim, Lee, Park. For travel and visa forms, use exactly what your passport says.

How are personal names handled?

With "Romanize as a personal name" on, sound changes inside the name are not applied, as the rules ask (한복남 → Han Boknam). A space between family and given name capitalises each.

Can the result differ from the official spelling?

Yes. Letters alone do not show word boundaries or meaning, so an inserted ㄴ (학여울 → Hangnyeoul), some compounds (신문로 → Sinmunno) and aspiration in verbs (잡혀 → japyeo) can come out differently. For places, roads and institutions, check the official spelling.

Is the katakana reading official?

No. It is an approximate reading to help Japanese speakers guess the sound. There is no fixed standard for writing Korean in katakana, and some sounds, such as final consonants, have no exact katakana.

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