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Knave
May 31, 2005, 09:34
Please help me translate and correct my attempts.

Code Name - ????
Real Name - ????
Nickname - あだ名 adana
Date of Birth - 生年月日 seinengappi
Place of Birth - ????
Nationality - 国籍 kokuseki
Race - ????
Gender - 性 sei
Hair - 髪 kami
Eyes - 眼 me
Age - ????
Colour - ????
Horoscope - 星占い hoshiuranai
Gemstone - ????
Weapons - 武器 buki
Animal - 動物 doubutsu
Demon - 悪霊 akurei
Planet - 惑星 wakusei
Galactic Race - ????
Powers - ???? パワー?
Shogun - ????
Huntress - ???? ハンター?

When making names for superheros, are most names transliterations from English or do they translate them? Here are some names I have made...
Which ones are better names for a superhero?

Labyrinth - 迷路 meiro - ラビリンス rabirinsu
Frost - 霜 shimo - フロスト furosuto
Sable/Shadow - 影 kage - セーブル seeburu
Mirage - 蜃気楼 shinkirou - ミラージュ miraaju
Ember - 燃えさし moesashi - エンバー enbaa
Hypnosis - 催眠 saimin - ヒプノシス hipunoshisu
Vortex - 竜巻 tatsumaki - ヴォーテックス vootekkusu
Omen - 前兆 zenchou - オメン omen
Phantom - 幽霊 yuurei - ファントム fantomu
Abyss - 忘却 boukyaku - アビッス abissu

Thank you for your help...

GaijinPunch
May 31, 2005, 14:20
I have not filled out anything resembling a Japanese form for a while... and didn't give them much thought when I did. However...

Please help me translate and correct my attempts.

Code Name - コードネーム
Real Name - 本名
Nickname - あだ名 adana
Date of Birth - 生年月日 seinengappi
Place of Birth - 出身
Nationality - 国籍 kokuseki
Race - ???? // I don't think I've ever seen this on a form -- it's only nationality
Gender - 性 sei
Hair - 髪 kami (I think this would be 髪の色)
Eyes - 眼 me
Age - 年齢 (this does for some reason shows up on the same form that has 'birthdate')
Colour - 色 (of what?)
Horoscope - 星占い hoshiuranai 星座 (you mean 'sign' right?)
Gemstone - ???? no clue
Weapons - 武器 buki
Animal - 動物 doubutsu
Demon - 悪霊 akurei (hmmm....)
Planet - 惑星 wakusei
Galactic Race - ????
Powers - ???? パワー? (性能)
Shogun - ????
Huntress - ???? ハンター?

When making names for superheros, are most names transliterations from English or do they translate them? Here are some names I have made...
Which ones are better names for a superhero?

Almost always katakana version of English words.

pipokun
May 31, 2005, 16:24
Code Name - コードネーム
Real Name - 本名
Nickname - あだ名 adana ニックネーム/通称
Date of Birth - 生年月日 seinengappi
Place of Birth - 出身 出身地
Nationality - 国籍 kokuseki
Race - ???? // I don't think I've ever seen this on a form -- it's only nationality 人種
Gender - 性 sei 性別
Hair - 髪 kami (I think this would be 髪の色)
Eyes - 眼 me 眼の色
Age - 年齢 (this does for some reason shows up on the same form that has 'birthdate')
Colour - 色 (of what?) skin color?肌の色
Horoscope - 星占い hoshiuranai 星座 (you mean 'sign' right?)
Gemstone - ???? no clue birthstone? 誕生石 ジェムストーン
Weapons - 武器 buki
Animal - 動物 doubutsu 動物属性 アニマルエレメント
Demon - 悪霊 akurei (hmmm....) 霊的属性 デーモンエレメント
Planet - 惑星 wakusei 出身惑星
Galactic Race - ????  銀河系人種属性
Powers - ???? パワー? (性能)
Shogun - ????  所属将軍
Huntress - ???? ハンター? 所属ハンター

Labyrinth - 迷路 meiro - ラビリンス rabirinsu
Frost - 霜 shimo - フロスト furosuto
Sable/Shadow - 影 kage - セーブル seeburu
Mirage - 蜃気楼 shinkirou - ミラージュ miraaju
Ember - 燃えさし moesashi - エンバー enbaa
Hypnosis - 催眠 saimin - ヒプノシス hipunoshisu
Vortex - 竜巻 tatsumaki - ヴォーテックス vootekkusu
Omen - 前兆 zenchou - オメン omen オーメン
Phantom - 幽霊 yuurei - ファントム fantomu
Abyss - 忘却 boukyaku - アビッス abissu アビス

Knave
Jun 1, 2005, 07:04
So do any of those names from above sound okay in Japanese kanji for a

superhero's name? I understand that one would most likely just transliterate

them, but do any of them sound okay to be a name? Please tell me what you

think...

Thank you.

pipokun
Jun 1, 2005, 10:19
Yes, it sounds ok to me as long as they are the transliterations.
just minor correction
Vortex - 竜巻 tatsumaki - ヴォーテックス vootekkusu ヴォルテックス
good luck

Knave
Jul 17, 2005, 15:55
Just so I understand everything, please check over my revised informational form. Tell me if everything looks as if it were on a form. Also please correct my transliterations.

コードネーム:
本名 (honmyou):
通称 (tsushou):
生年月日 (seinengabbi):
出身地 (shusshinchi):
国籍 (kokuseki):
人種 (jinshu):
性別 (seibetsu):
髪の色 (kami no iro):
眼の色 (me no iro):
年齢 (nenrei):
動物属性 (doubutsu zokusei):
ジェムストーン:
星座 (seiza):
武器 (buki):
霊的属性 (reiteki zokusei):
出身惑星 (shusshinwakusei):
銀河系人種属性 (kingakeijinshuzokusei):

How do you say "favourite colour, element (eg: air, water), quote"? What is the word for 'powers'? I've seen it as 性能 and also as nooryoku and chikara in my dictionary. What is it?!

Thanks a lot for all of your help!

CorDarei
Jul 17, 2005, 22:46
What is the word for 'powers'? I've seen it as 性能 and also as nooryoku and chikara in my dictionary. What is it?!

I'd say your best bet is 能力. That seems to be the most common in my experience with anime/manga/video games.