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.

Retsu
With the revelation that Unohana's real name is Yachiru, we need to look at the name Retsu. What does it mean and is it a nickname or a middle name. Thanks.--

Shunsui
We were recently given Shunsui's full name as typical in bleach we need to know whats actually a name and whats a nickname or title. We also need to know the proper order of the name. In the chapter it is given as Kyoraku Jiron Souzousa Shunsui. Now in are order im guessing Shunsui Souzousa Jiron Kyoraku would be correct but need more input. Also still need raw.--

Kenpachi
Probably best to get a official translation for the name Kenpachi assuming that there is one, the kanji would be 剣八.--

Yachiru Unohana
If what I have is correct, I have found the Kanji for Retsu Unohana's real name (卯ノ花八千流 Unohana Yachiru) and the raw. Thanks in advanced. --Kisukeiscool100396 (talk) 23:39, December 12, 2012 (UTC)

http://i.imgur.com/L2X4R.jpg

Ch. 520: Zaraki learning "Art of Killing", and Central 46's objections
Can we get confirmation on whether "Art of Killing" is simply a literal attempt at translating Zanjutsu's kanji? Also, the second part of the Central 46 guy's objection to Zaraki being taught that -- the part where he references Yamamoto's own previous attempt; does the sentence structure imply that Yamamoto realized the same fear of Kenpachi getting too strong, or is it phrased like it's a separate reason (and thus implying that he stopped because it proved too difficult)? MarqFJA (talk) 01:26, December 13, 2012 (UTC)


 * This actually is a side point but the art of killing is essentially the informal or rough way of saying the martial arts of japan what they call Budo. So its likely supposed to correspond to the arts the shinigami themselves use.--


 * Nice fact. Still, Zanjutsu's kanji literally translate into "art of killing/cutting" (the first kanji can mean "to cut" or "to kill"), so I'm wondering if someone is doing a too-literal interpretation of the line here. MarqFJA (talk) 01:42, December 13, 2012 (UTC)