Kunrei-shiki is a system for romanizing the Japanese language, developed in the 1930s. It aims to provide a consistent way to represent Japanese sounds using the Latin alphabet, making it easier for non-Japanese speakers to read and pronounce Japanese words. This romanization system is based on the Hiragana and Katakana syllabaries, focusing on phonetic accuracy. Unlike other systems, such as Hepburn, Kunrei-shiki emphasizes a more systematic approach, which can be beneficial for linguistic studies and teaching Japanese as a foreign language.