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It doesn't really matter whether or not you use a hyphen between a name and an honorific when romanizing Japanese, although it is common practice. I believe it looks cleaner, so I like the hyphenate honorifics, but there aren't many people who will outright criticize another's romanization (especially whether they use a hyphen or not). Although, the problem with not using hyphens is that some may think that the honorific is part of the name itself, which would lead to quite a bit of confusion.

Please see the following examples:

田中さん - Tanakasan vs. Tanaka-san

ト�くん - Tomukun vs. Tomu-kun

清子ちゃん - Kiyokochan vs Kiyoko-chan

サルコジ様 - Sarukojisama vs Sarukoji-sama


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