Bleach Wiki:Translation Corner

The Translation Corner is a group of Bleach Wiki users who the task to translate the various names, abilities, techniques and etc. found in the Bleach Universe. Being that Bleach is a Japanese manga that use Japanese, Chinese, Indian, German, Spanish and English language in various instances and cases, the use of translators are a focal point to the continuation of accuracy on the wiki. All users should read our Translation Guidelines before you start translating.

Roles of the Translation Corner
The following are the duties of the corner:


 * 1. To assure the correctness of all translations that are presented on the site.


 * 2. To determine the outcome of Contentious Translations: If a translation is questioned at all, that should be brought up in this section. In this way a translator, committee member or admin can explain why the translation is used or conversation can take place for translations that are harder to classify.


 * 3. To determine the correct translation of Zanpakutō (names, release calls, etc.): This section is for requests for translation of zanpakuto and zanpakuto related translations.


 * 4. To determine the correct translation of Character and element (e.g. devices) names: This section is for requests for translation of characters/techniques/equipment and general key words.


 * 5. To determine the correct translation of General/Other translation issues (e.g. conjugation/miscellanea): This section is for requests about translations that don't fit any particular criteria such as conjugation or such things such as accents used in the names.

Associate Members

 * Adam Restling (Primary Japanese Translator)
 * MarqFJA (Secondary Japanese Translator)
 * Vraieesprit (Japanese to English Translation)

References & Sources

 * Kanji-to-English:
 * Tangorin
 * Mahou Kanji Dictionary
 * Kanji Networks
 * OldNihongo.J-Talk.Com
 * Basic Japanese verbal data: The imperative inflection of Japanese verbs

Associate Box
Ok folks I have finally gotten around to makeing the Associate Box. You can put it on your user page using the command. Below is what the box looks like. Tinni  (Talk)  14:37, April 8, 2010 (UTC)

Translation Guidelines

 * Anyone doing any form of translation. Looking up on Google Translate or similar translation tools, is not translating. You are not doing the site any favors by doing amateur translation. Please refrain from using such tools.


 * This is not a conversation page. It is a simple question and answer page for translation. All conversations should be held on a particular user talk page or the talk page of this page.


 * Users should simply place their request and wait for it to be answered. To keep it simple, if the user posting the request has no real understanding of translation, the point is not for you to learn how to translate here. Usage of the page should extend no more then to asking for a translation to be done. Please refrain from badgering the translators for understanding on why a translation is translated a certain way. If you knew anything about translation you wouldn't be asking someone else to do it, therefore it makes no sense to argue with them.


 * If you are not a member of the translation corner, please do not answer translation questions. Leave it to our translators so as to avoid confusion.


 * Admin have the final say on the translation being placed into a article.

Zanpakutō (names, release calls, etc.)
About the Technique Desgarron: Well, guys, mind me if I am being rude or something, but see that, "Tear" is not the exact meaning of the action that "Laceration" means. "Tear" is used to describe the act of tearing apart something while using a general description of the act going on; where Laceration is a word that means something that involves more violent slash-hack type tearing through something which is the technique - Desgarron of Grimmjow is. Plus, while the Spanish means the both of the English words, the Laceration is more appropriate here I think as "Desgarron" is something that fits the term "Laceration" than "Tear". Also, in the anime the term "Laceration" is used instead of "Tear". So, wouldcha mind considering "Laceration" instead of "Tear" in the translation for Desgarron, please? Ryuga Vincent (talk) 20:21, January 25, 2013 (UTC) Ryuga Vincent

God of the Sword
His title apparently is "God of the Sword" (刀神, Tōshin) is always trying to make sure this is an accurate translation.--


 * Looks like your Kanji and rōmaji are indeed correct up there: Tōshin (刀神), "Sword God". But maaaaaan, are Mangahead's raws blurry. Adam Restling (talk) 11:46, January 15, 2013 (UTC)

Error on Oshō page
I think there is an error on his page. His is name is listed as Osho (和尚| Bonze). That's not right is it? I tried to fix it but my edit was undone for some odd reason. I thought it was established that Bonze is an error, but is there something I'm not getting? Here is the Raw where his name is first said.--Kisukeiscool100396 (talk) 01:43, January 17, 2013 (UTC) http://raw.senmanga.com/Bleach/517/8


 * See here for some of the details; but, in summation, it was Mangapanda that "translated" the kenning for this character, Oshō, as "Bonze". I'd probably just leave it as Oshō, then give some kind of explanation, further down on the page, like "Oshō is an honorific term for an esteemed or head monk or priest; it's unknown whether this is to be taken for his more formal title, or simply a nickname given him by Kyōraku, based on his appearance."


 * What do you mod folks think? Is writing it "Oshō (和尚 Bonze)" in the article kind of confusing or misleading, in light of the ideas in the above? Adam Restling (talk) 21:34, January 26, 2013 (UTC)

Yuki's hair clips
He says that they are used for self-destruction?) It's just a joke or what? — talk 15:40, January 20, 2013 (UTC)


 * From what I have seen of some fan translations, it appears that Shino says he is joking/lying. 12:33, January 22, 2013 (UTC)