Bleach Wiki:Translation Corner

The Translation Corner is a group of Bleach Wiki users who are tasked with translating 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 is 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)
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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.

Gochūtekkan
I wanted to ask about Gochūtekkan's translation. Even though it's technically accurate, the "kan" (貫) in the name is usually translated as "weight" these days, isn't it?

I'm asking because "kan" is an obsolete Japanese weight measurement, and "Five Weighted-Iron Pillars" sounds cool. --Reikson (talk) 07:18, January 11, 2014 (UTC)

Zanpakutō (names, release calls, etc.)
Still need the kanji for this but these are the terms used in the most recent chapter 564.


 * Souou Zabimaru


 * Orochioū


 * Zaga Teppou

These are all the ones that need translations.--

I assume that I would be like that:
 * 双王・蛇狒丸, Sōō Zabimaru, Twin Kings of Snake Tail


 * 大蛇王, Orochiō, King of Serpents


 * 蛇牙・鉄砲, Jaga/Zaga Teppō, Snake Fang Gun/Iron Cannon

but still I'm confused with the "Zaga" part of Renji's new Bankai technique... so to confirm those we need raws :/ Mad6 (talk) 15:49, January 15, 2014 (UTC)

Za comes from Zabimaru, which is seen as "Serpent". As for ga we have the character 牙, which can be read as "kiba" - fang. That gives us Zaga Tepp&#333; - Serpent Fang Cannon.

Chapter 374
While looking through Cnet's old translations, I found something that (surprise surprise!) contradicts something on the site. Currently, we've got the translation of Chapter 374's all-kanji title listed as "Gray Wolves, Red Blood, Black Clothes, White Bones", but Cnet's got it as "Grey Wolves,  Crimson  Blood, Black  Garments , White Bones". I realize it's not the most important of issues, but does it come down to a matter of rendering preference, or something else? Here's the kanji for reference:

灰狼・赤血・黒衣・白骨

Thanks in advance.--Xilinoc (talk) 02:43, December 29, 2013 (UTC)

Episode 256
There's something that's been bugging me about this episode's translated title: the content of the episode itself doesn't reflect it AT ALL. Now, I know Pierrot is prone to dramatization in their episode titles, but I think something's off with the rendering of this one. Adam, if you could take a crack at rendering the kanji 怒りの白哉！朽木家崩壊 (with romanji of "Ikari no Byakuya! Kuchiki-ka hōkai"), that'd be great.--Xilinoc (talk) 02:03, December 30, 2013 (UTC)

Grand Fisher's Lure
I noticed that there's no kanji or kana for Grand Fisher's Lure. Checked the chapter where Rukia talks about it, she does so in those middle panels. Can someone please check them?Kyoraku08 (talk) 17:37, January 7, 2014 (UTC)

Mask's New New Techniques
Since the 563 raw is FINALLY out now, I thought it'd be good to have you guys confirm the technique names and/or simply provide the kana/kanji and whatnot.


 * First up is Star Dropkick, the kana of which can be found on the rightmost speech bubble of the second panel here without the space htt p://mangahead.com/index.php/Manga-Raw-Scan/Bleach/Bleach-563-Raw-Scan/06.jpg?action=big&size=original


 * Next up is Star Lariat, the kana of which can be found here on the bottom-most speech bubble following the above process because Mangahead is run by meanies htt p://mangahead.com/index.php/Manga-Raw-Scan/Bleach/Bleach-563-Raw-Scan/07.jpg?action=big&size=original


 * After that is One Mile Arts, the kana of which can be found here in the upper left-hand speech bubble following the usual process htt p://mangahead.com/index.php/Manga-Raw-Scan/Bleach/Bleach-563-Raw-Scan/09.jpg?action=big&size=original


 * Finally, we have Star Flash Super Nova, the kana of which is spread across htt p://mangahead.com/index.php/Manga-Raw-Scan/Bleach/Bleach-563-Raw-Scan/13.jpg?action=big&size=original and htt p://mangahead.com/index.php/Manga-Raw-Scan/Bleach/Bleach-563-Raw-Scan/14.jpg?action=big&size=original as a double page.

Thanks in advance.--Xilinoc (talk) 03:16, January 10, 2014 (UTC)


 * Star Dropkick, スター・ドロップキック, Sutā Doroppu Kikku/Doroppukikku


 * Star Lariat, スター・ラリアット, Sutā Rariatto


 * One Mile Arts, ワン・マイル・アーツ, Wan Mairu Ātsu


 * Star Flash: Supernova, スター・フラッシュ: スーパー・ノヴァ, Sutā Furasshu: Sūpānova/Sūpā Nova

Mad6 (talk) 15:58, January 15, 2014 (UTC)

Mayuri's Inventions
After looking through Mayuri's inventions section, I've realized two of them don't have kanji or romanji listed for reference's sake, so I've gone and found raws of the pages they were mentioned on.


 * Data-gathering Bacteria: raw, with term on lower left-most speech bubble.


 * Anti-Arrancar Mine: raw, with term on lower left-most speech bubble.

If someone could provide the kanji and/or an "official" translation, that'd be great.--Xilinoc (talk) 01:15, January 12, 2014 (UTC)


 * Data-gathering Bacteria, 監視用の菌, Kanshiyō no Kin, it literally translates as Observation/Surveillance Employed Bacteria.

Mad6 (talk) 16:13, January 15, 2014 (UTC)
 * Anti-Arrancar Mine, 破面専用の地雷, Arankaru Senyō no Jirai, it literally translates as Arrancar Dedicated Mine.

Remaining SR (or rather Soul Ignition) Techniques
So, after much looking around these vast and untamed internets, I've finally gotten screenshots of the kanji for the techniques that were either 1. Spanish in the English release, or 2. did not have kanji screenshots prior and were thus guessed at. Regarding the latter, you actually got a few of them right, Adam, but some your guess were *horrified gasp* wrong.

OH THE HUMANITY

Anyhow, kanji screenshots down below along with the technique name, translations would be much appreciated.

Starrk:

Camarada

Baraggan:

Fuego

Harribel:

Cortando



Requiem

Ulquiorra:

Tromba



Vuello Oscuras

Ichigo (Skull-Clad):

Onryuuha



Meisen Hōgeki

Yoruichi:

Musō Renbu

Shunsui:

Kagehōshi

Kokutō:

Enra Gōmetsu



Rengoku Renge



Banyuu Gōka

Gin:

Shunsōgeki

Thanks in advance.--Xilinoc (talk) 03:21, January 12, 2014 (UTC)