translate your name to japansee

gistfile1.rb

class String
      
  JP_TRANSFORM = {
    "a" => "ka", 
    "b" => "tu", 
    "c" => "mi",
    "d" => "te",
    "e" => "ku",
    "f" => "lu",
    "g" => "ji",
    "h" => "ri",
    "i" => "ki",
    "j" => "zu",
    "k" => "me",
    "l" => "ta",
    "m" => "rin",
    "n" => "to",
    "o" => "mo",
    "p" => "no",
    "q" => "ke",
    "r" => "shi",
    "s" => "ari",
    "t" => "chi",
    "u" => "do",
    "v" => "ru",
    "w" => "mei",
    "x" => "na",
    "y" => "fu",
    "z" => "zi",
    " " => " "
  }

  def to_japanese  
    translation = ''
    self.downcase.gsub(/[^a-z\s]/, '').each_char do |char|
      translation << JP_TRANSFORM[char.downcase] 
    end
    translation
  end
end