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+# romaji-henkan
+A Java library for converting Japanese text to Latin alphabet (romaji)
+
+Powered by [kuromoji](https://github.com/atilika/kuromoji), some part of code were taken from [moji4j](https://github.com/andree-surya/moji4j). 
+
+Usage:
+
+    RomajiHenkan henkan = new RomajiHenkan();
+    henkan.convert("自己紹介の最後に添える挨拶として使う表現"); // jikō shōkai nō saigō ni sōeru aisatsu tōshite tsukau hyōgen
+     
+## License
+
+   Romaji-henkan is licensed under the MIT License. See `LICENSE.md` for details.