Do any other widely used romaji based acronyms besides KK and NHK translate directly into Japanese words?


Do any other widely used acronyms besides KK (Kabushiki Kaisha) and NHK (Nihon
Housou Kyoukai) translate directly into Japanese? I have seen DIY, SS, NTT,
JR, and LDK to name a few, but the terms would have English word meanings.
Thank You!




I don't understand why you ask "why". There is no such a rule that Latin
acronyms must be made only from pure English words. Here are some nationally-
or globally-known organizations based on romanized Japanese:

  * [**YKK**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YKK) = **吉** 田 **工** 業 **株** 式会社, world's largest zipper manufacturer
  * [**SNK**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SNK) = **新日** 本 **企** 画, game software company best known for _King of Fighters_ franchise
  * [**TDK**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TDK) = **東** 京 **電** 気 **化** 学工業, best known as a compact cassette manufacturer
  * [**DNP**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dai_Nippon_Printing) = **大日** 本印刷 (P = printing), Japan's one of the largest printing companies
  * **KNT** = **近** 畿 **日** 本 **ツ** ーリスト, travel agency
  * [**DHC**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DHC_Corporation) = **大** 学 **翻** 訳 **セ** ンター, now known for cosmetics and supplement

And there are also many [slangy romaji
abbreviations](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/a/69906/5010) like KY
(空気読めない) and JK (女子高生).




I don't understand why you ask "why". There is no such a rule that Latin
acronyms must be made only from pure English words. Here are some nationally-
or globally-known organizations based on romanized Japanese:

  * [**YKK**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YKK) = **吉** 田 **工** 業 **株** 式会社, world's largest zipper manufacturer
  * [**SNK**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SNK) = **新日** 本 **企** 画, game software company best known for _King of Fighters_ franchise
  * [**TDK**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TDK) = **東** 京 **電** 気 **化** 学工業, best known as a compact cassette manufacturer
  * [**DNP**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dai_Nippon_Printing) = **大日** 本印刷 (P = printing), Japan's one of the largest printing companies
  * **KNT** = **近** 畿 **日** 本 **ツ** ーリスト, travel agency
  * [**DHC**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DHC_Corporation) = **大** 学 **翻** 訳 **セ** ンター, now known for cosmetics and supplement

And there are also many [slangy romaji
abbreviations](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/a/69906/5010) like KY
(空気読めない) and JK (女子高生).

