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>>It was also spelled wrong; it's Kenpeitai.
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>After running a web search, I can't tell if lots of people mis-spell
>it, or if it's a tricky bit of Romaji that can be handled either way.

Words with "np" in them (Kenpeitai, kanpai, senpai, et al.) often get romanized with an M there instead, I assume because it often sounds that way (or at least is hard to tell from the sound which letter is meant to be there), but if memory serves, N is technically the only consonant that can be at the end of a syllable.

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