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)
 * (Japanese)
 * Lia Schiffer (Primary Spanish 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.

Yamamoto Question 2
We are in need of translation for the technique (Zanka no Tachi, East: Kyokujutsujin) and the technique (Zanka no Tachi, West: Zanjutsu Gokui ("Prison Uniform of the Remainig Sun"). We still need that raw kanji for this to be properly translated.--
 * Here's the kanji and rōmaji, as well as a link to the raw. Blackstar1 (talk) 16:27, September 14, 2012 (UTC)




 * Well, what say you, Adam? --Reikson (talk) 17:15, September 14, 2012 (UTC)
 * Well, what say you, Adam? --Reikson (talk) 17:15, September 14, 2012 (UTC)
 * Well, what say you, Adam? --Reikson (talk) 17:15, September 14, 2012 (UTC)


 * Wouldn'tcha know it? I keep checking day after day, and there's no raw, and finally there is, and I'm the last one to the party! XD


 * For the first technique ("Higashi"), it looks good, though I'd translate 刃 as simply "edge", since this seems to be closer to "point" (where its flames lie), and 刃 itself is more often "blade, edge (of a sword)" than sword (刀 or 剣) itself.


 * For the second ("Nishi"), same thing. I just prefer to translate 衣 as "garb" rather than "uniform" because a) this is a more lit. translation, and b) its single syllable better matches the single mora of i. Also, given Yamamoto's great flames motif, it may be worth noting, in some kind of "Notes" or "Trivia" section (atr least), that goku (獄) "prison, jail" in the name may be a reference to the jail, Hell--this is, as most of you know from the recent film, Jigoku ("prison in/of earth") in Japanese; and similar synecdoche seems to occur, for example, in techniques from the Street Fighter series, or the word gokusotsu, more lit. "prison soldier(s)" (= guard[s]), but also used of "hell's tormenting devil(s)".


 * Besides, Gokui looks much more like armor than restraints, don't it? :) Adam Restling (talk) 08:23, September 15, 2012 (UTC)

Yamamoto Question 3
Chapter 508 has "Zanka no Tachi: South... Kaka Juumanokushi Daisoujin" and there also seems to be a short incantation before the technique itself, but... anyone got kanji? --Reikson (talk) 17:10, September 19, 2012 (UTC)
 * The kanji for "Juumanokushi Daisoujin" seems self-explanatory, given the translation notes in the external link, but... --Reikson (talk) 17:23, September 19, 2012 (UTC)

Here's the kanji and rōmaji, as well as a link to the raw. Blackstar1 (talk) 16:34, September 21, 2012 (UTC)


 * Thanks, Star; at last, Mangahead has out the raw.


 * Unfortunately, whenever I try to click on that single page (16) that holds the Kanji to the above, it goes to a "This popular image image is available at ~" screw-you thumbnail :(--even from their own page--so I appreciate the Kanji you posted above even more.


 * My translation, if those Kanji are correct (as I said, the page of the raw won't let me see it except as a tiny thumbnail) is "great buried ranks of the ten trillion dead of flames" or, for a less lit. flavor, change "ten trillion" to "countless, myriad"; because, again, it seems worth noting that juumanoku "ten trillion" is also found in the term Juumanokudo "eternity, paradise", but more lit. "ten trillion/myriad earth/land/soil"--perhaps a figurative reference to all time being a metaphoric "land of the countless". Adam Restling (talk) 18:32, September 21, 2012 (UTC)


 * Sorry to butt in, Adam, but can I raise a couple of queries about the translation with you? Firstly, the word 'flame' doesn't actually appear in the technique name. I don't know whether you're working on the assumption that kaka is an orthographic play on hono'o, because of how the characters are stacked up, but the reading is definitely kaka so I don't think we can assume it's meant to be en/hono'o. There's also the problem of jin - it's not really an 'army' so much as a military encampment. And since it was raised with Sasakibe's technique, I have to mention for consideration the fact that daisou exists as a word in its own right, meaning "Imperial Funeral" or "Imperial Burial." (State Funeral?) Given the context of Yama vs the Quincy's "heika", I'm not sure if my noting that is overthinking the evidence but I thought it ought to be raised? I also don't think the number has anything to do with juumanokudo, but I do like myriad or countless, even though it bugs me that Kubo threw in three numerical kanji. What do you think? He's given us another stinker to work out IMO ><Vraieesprit (talk) 20:29, September 21, 2012 (UTC)

Shishinrō
In translating the Bleach GC terms, I came across Shishinrō. Turns out it's 四深牢, possibly 'Four-deep jail'. Yet there's only one mention of Shishinrō on this wikia, with no kanji or anything. Turns out, you refer to it as Penitence Cell, Repentance Cell (Viz terms), and Shrine of Penitence. I'm guessing that's not ideal, (certainly, switching between four names isn't) so thought I'd mention it here. The Shishinrō kanji can be seen on chapter 94 page 5. Bluesun1 (talk) 14:03, August 30, 2012 (UTC)


 * Those Kanji do indeed mean "four deep prison(s)". As I think I posted earlier, there are oodles of older BLEACH terms that yet go wanting for Kanji, or accurate translations, based on various factors, including the fact that their age produces the illusion that they're settled business, and it's rarer someone looks back; early, error-riddled translations that haven't been contested, etc.


 * Keep up the good work at combing through for missed errors etc. :) Adam Restling (talk) 08:58, September 1, 2012 (UTC)

Fullbring Terms
There are a few terms on the Fullbringer page that have not been assigned kanji or the like. The first being the term Fullbringer itself, which I believe is used sparsely towards the end of the arc. Likewise, there is also the term we have listed as "clad-type," which was used to describe Ichigo's Fullbring. Could you procure this information? I'm not sure where to find the RAWs, since the chapters are older. Mohrpheus  (Talk)  23:58, September 16, 2012 (UTC)
 * 装衣（クラッド）型（タイプ）の完現術（フルブリング）, from chapter 445, page 3. Bluesun1 (talk) 07:13, September 18, 2012 (UTC)

Thanks, I added the kanji to the Fullbringer page for Clad-Type. All that's needed now is the literal translation of those kana and the same for Fullbringer. Mohrpheus  (Talk)  04:48, September 20, 2012 (UTC)


 * Thanks to everyone for their work above :).


 * The Kanji for "Clad-type" (クラッドタイプ Kuraddotaipu), 装衣型, mean "raiment-type" ("array, guise" + "clothes, garb, dress").


 * The Kanji for "Fullbringer(s)" are 完現術者 （フルブリンガー） Furuburingā, which just adds the noun-suffix 者 "-er, -ling" to the original Kanji for "full manifestation art", so we could translate it "full manifestation artist(s)", I guess. Adam Restling (talk) 19:58, September 21, 2012 (UTC)

Quincy Terms (Chapter 508)
Juha Bach unveils the "Kirchenlied" (can't make it out; it might be called that), which apparently gives way to Sankt Zwinger (and may be more like "Kirchenlied Sankt Zwinger" as a full name)... anyone got kanji or translations? Anyone?
 * Ugh. Guess we'll have to wait 'til the raws come out... --Reikson (talk) 17:17, September 19, 2012 (UTC)


 * 聖唱 聖域礼賛 (キルヒェンリート・ザンクト・ツウイガー) — ЖенёqSig.png 15:53, September 21, 2012 (UTC)
 * From checking, it seems Zwinger is possibly 'ツヴィンガー' Tsuvingā or closer, rather than ツウイガー Tsūingā. Bluesun1 (talk) 16:26, September 21, 2012 (UTC)

From the raw, I believe this is what the katakana and rōmaji should instead be. Blackstar1 (talk) 17:01, September 21, 2012 (UTC)


 * Thanks again Reikson and Blackstar1.


 * Kirchenlied: Sankt Zwinger (with katakana spelling Kiruhienrīto: Zankuto Tsuvingā, as Star gives above) is meant as German for "hymn: sacred cage; the Kanji 聖唱: 聖域礼賛 mean "holy chant: sanctuary veneration". A little weird to me, as I'd've expected ~hyen~ (ヒェン)--with small e (ェ)--instead of ~hien~ to better represent the German "soft" ch sound here. Hmm... I wonder if it'll be corrected in the volume release?


 * Kirchenlied "hymn" is more lit. "church (Kirche) song (Lied)". Sankt doesn't appear as a real German word in my dictionary; closest I found was its use for "Saint ~ (male)" in Swedish. Zwinger "cage" seems to be related to zwingen "force, impel" (just interesting to me XD). Adam Restling (talk) 19:35, September 21, 2012 (UTC)
 * In terms of the German, Sankt is a real German word for saint. Zwinger on the other hand, I feel the proper English translation to use would be compound. I have never seen it translated as cage though that is close to its meaning, while we currently have it as ward, which I feel compound fits better with its original german meaning.--


 * Is the online raw working for you yet Adam, as there is a possibility that I'm mistaken and ~hyen~ (ヒェン) is in fact used, given that I always find making the distinction between "ェ" and "エ" difficult when the katakana are relatively small. Blackstar1 (talk) 20:12, September 21, 2012 (UTC)

Bleach novel: Spirits Are Always With You
Here are full Japanese raw scans for the books:--B14 (talk) 15:44, June 8, 2012 (UTC)
 * http://www.sendspace.com/filegroup/iICc9gh995ysQuXGcpUmG0yUajyHEolGlTMsxastkz6hAEXy481xNA
 * http://www.sendspace.com/filegroup/fnEl%2B9Qyj7umBRnesQRA2qinXqpK%2BCnU

Colorful Bleach OVA DVD
Since the cover is on here, what does it translate to?

Tman7776 (talk) 02:05, June 19, 2012 (UTC)


 * Looks like the title of this particular Color BLEACH is "Operation Thirteen Court Guard Floats" (護廷十三屋台大作戦 Gotei Juusanyatai Daisakusen), the first part of course punning on "Thirteen Court Guard Troops" (護廷十三隊 Gotei Juusantai). A yatai (屋台) is a small stand or float used for festivals; sakusen (作戦), frequently prefixed (as here) with dai- (大) "great/big", is usually used for "(military) operation, strategy" (e.g. "Operation Overlord" would probably be Overlord Daisakusen)--its more lit. meaning is "do/produce war/fight". Adam Restling (talk) 11:54, June 19, 2012 (UTC)

Volume 56 Sketches
While the majority of information included is irrelevant, the notes around this image of Hidetomo Kajōmaru supposedly reveal his family's business, so can anyone confirm this and what the business actually is? According to this post, the notes read: "十三番隊第六席 可城丸 実家の稼業は彫り師" Blackstar1 (talk) 16:39, September 20, 2012 (UTC)


 * If that rendering of the handwritten Kanji is correct, the line seems to say:


 * "Sixth seat of Troop 13  Kajoumaru   home(town) profession is"


 * and then the word 彫り師 horishi "carver, engraver", which is also used to mean "sculptor" *or* "tattoo artist", so I'm not sure which intention is most apt. Adam Restling (talk) 20:18, September 21, 2012 (UTC)