How to Say "Rome" in Japanese

ローマ

Rōma

In Japanese, the English name "Rome" is expressed as ローマ (Rōma).

ローマ is the name used for the city of Rome, the capital of Italy.

Meaning: city, capital of Italy (name)

How do you pronounce it?

Rōma

The word ローマ字 (rōmaji) literally means 'Rome characters' and is the standard term for using the Latin alphabet to write Japanese.
The word ローマ likely entered the Japanese language via Western maritime trade routes, following the same path as the Portuguese spelling of the name.
While ローマ is the city, the adjective ローマ的 (rōma-teki) is used in Japanese art and architecture to describe a specific sense of classical grandeur.

ローマは古い街だ。
Rome is an old city.
This sentence is useful for describing the age of the city using ローマ.
Tatoeba #192248 by huizi99, translation #29410 by CK
ローマで起きました。
It happened in Rome.
This sentence is useful for stating a location of an event using ローマ.
Tatoeba #10325442 by small_snow, translation #1682665 by Spamster
ローマはイタリアにある。
Rome is in Italy.
This sentence is useful for stating the country where ローマ is located.
Tatoeba #192252 by bunbuku, translation #29415 by CK
昨日、ローマについてのドキュメンタリーを見ました。
Yesterday, I watched a documentary about Rome.
ヨーロッパに旅行する時は絶対にローマに行きたいです。
When I travel to Europe, I definitely want to visit Rome.
ローマでおいしいイタリアン料理を食べました。
We had delicious Italian food in Rome.
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Yui and Yota are talking about their dream travel destinations.

結衣 Yui

いつかローマに行きたいです。
Itsuka Rōma ni ikitai desu.
I want to go to Rome someday.
陽太 Yota

いいですね。ローマで何がしたいですか？
Ii desu ne. Rōma de nani ga shitai desu ka?
That sounds nice. What do you want to do in Rome?
結衣 Yui

ローマの美味しいパスタを食べたいです。
Rōma no oishii pasuta o tabetai desu.
I want to eat delicious pasta in Rome.
陽太 Yota

僕も一緒にローマへ行きたいな。
Boku mo issho ni Rōma e ikitai na.
I want to go to Rome with you too.

Sources

Wiktionary, “rome” translations and entries ローマ, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
Word origins: Wiktionary entries ローマ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.

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