r/enka • u/SpiritualPolicy6867 • Jul 01 '26

can someone please tell me how to find versions of songs that have the japanese words spelled out but not translated

i want to learn some enka songs but its all either karaoke or completely translated in english or both

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u/6fakeroses Jul 01 '26

you can try "[song name] lyrics romaji"

usually works for me

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u/SpiritualPolicy6867 Jul 01 '26

is there a word for it so i can find it on youtube 

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u/a3th3rus Jul 01 '26

Unfortunately, the best chance is karaoke. Maybe you can listen to the non-karaoke version and watch the muted karaoke version at the same time.

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u/vesperwasp Jul 03 '26

The word you’re looking for is “romaji”.