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)

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
a novel
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

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

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