Forum:How can Spanish be Japanese

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Translation
Sorry if it is a dumb question, bot how can names of Arrancar Zanpakutō translate both from Spanish and Japanese?Erik1310 20:38, February 16, 2010 (UTC)

I think it's to do with the way it's said; every syllable corresponds to a certain kanji, and that is how it's translated. Or someting like that. TomServo101 22:04, February 16, 2010 (UTC)

Everything can in one way or another translate into another language. Sometimes they are similar and sometimes very different in meaning. Languages related to each other will more then likely have the same meanings regardless of being different. In this case two languages worlds apart are similar based on translation either spanish to japansese or vice versa and then placed in english. I forget who did the translations for it to explain it better then that. Salubri (Talk)  22:31, February 16, 2010 (UTC)

That's not it. This is actually a form of ateji. It's rather common in both real-life Japanese and fictional Japanese works, in fact. MarqFJA 02:10, March 3, 2010 (UTC)

Lost in Translation
I really don't get how the Spanish words can be translated to a multi-worded Japanese translation, it totally baffles me. I mean, how does Arrogante get to Great Skull Emperor? I've tried looking for the Spanish words in Japanese dictionaries and find no translations, and even when I do manage to find a way to translate Spanish-Japanese-English, the result is different from the ones on this wiki. Could someone give me some insight as to how these translations work? Evilgidgit 00:32, March 9, 2010 (UTC)

That's because of the Kanji Tite Kubo uses to write the names. When he names a Resurreccion, he uses Kanji that give it a Japanese meaning and Katakana that give the pronunciation and Spanish meaning. There is no equivalence between the Spanish words and the Japanese meanings. For example, Grimmjow's Resurreccion, Pantera, uses the Kanji 豹 -Panther 王- King while at the same time, Tite Kubo decided to give it the Katakana パンテラ which reads Pa-n-te-ra, and that's Spanish for Panther. I hope this helps you understand a little better. Lia Schiffer 03:18, March 9, 2010 (UTC)