Kunrei

is a Japanese romanization system, i.e. a system for transcribing the Japanese language into the Latin alphabet. It is abbreviated as Kunrei-shiki. Its name is rendered Kunreisiki using Kunrei-shiki itself. Kunrei-shiki is sometimes known as the Monbusho system in English, because it is taught in the Monbusho-approved elementary school curriculum. The ISO has standardized Kunrei-shiki under ISO 3602.