Andy Sze (The Pimpingest) wrote:
> 
> Is there a Japanese dictionary on the web where I can enter unicode and 
> have it return romaji for me?  I learned recently that a branch of my 
> family went to Japan in the 1940's and are still in Kobe to this day.  I 
> became curious how my name is pronounced in Japanese.  Can anybody point 
> me to an online dictionary?  I used NJ Star to enter my family name.

You can try using 
http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/jwb/wwwjdic?9T
At least with some names, it will give the name in romaji as well as in 
kana. If what you've entered isn't recognized as a name (as is the case 
with, say, 天地) you'll get an English translation plus a reading in 
kana. Kana are easy enough to convert to romaji - I'm pretty sure you 
can find instructions or an applet to do that.

Alan Zabaro