ICU transliterator is fairly sophisticated (and configurable), actually. Take a look at the examples: キャンパス -> kyanpasu Αλφαβητικός Κατάλογος -> Alphabētik

ICU transliterator is fairly sophisticated (and configurable), actually. Take a look at the examples: キャンパス -> kyanpasu Αλφαβητικός Κατάλογος -> Alphabētikós Katálogos биологическом -> biologichyeskom From: http://userguide.icu-project.org/transforms/general http://userguide.icu-project.org/transforms/general Edit: reread, OP was talking about Django transliteration, which is much simpler.