Tools & tips for manga translators?

Roots · Nov 8, 2004, 00:45

Two weeks ago I started translating manga for a certain group. I'm doing pretty well so far and have translated an entire volume's worth, but I'm wondering if there are tools/sites/references out there that more experienced translators use frequently? Here's what I use currently:

Words, phrases and Kanji lookup:
http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/wwwjdic.html

Advanced word lookup (like names, etc):
http://linear.mv.com/cgi-bin/j-e

Kanji Dictionary:
Kanji & Kana Revied Edition: A Handbook of the Japanese Writing System

Grammatical references:
A Dictionary of {Basic, Intermediate} Japanese Grammar (2 texts)

Is there something else really useful out there that I don't know about? I'd really like to see a comprehensive listing for Japanese onomatopoeias. Oh and by the way, I've been studying Japanese for 3 years, so its not like I'm a complete newbie to the language.

Thanks!

**Glenn** · Nov 8, 2004, 06:36

If you're confident enough to use a 国語辞典, the Dictionary at Goo is a good reference. If you want a paper 国語辞典, I hear the 新明解国語辞典 is pretty good, and it got good reviews on Amazon Japan. If you want a hard copy of a 漢字字典, the 新版漢語林 looks pretty good.

PaulTB · Nov 8, 2004, 10:53

Originally Posted by Roots

Is there something else really useful out there that I don't know about?

www.animelyrics.com
Despite the name you should be able to get lots of help for specific bits of translations where you have problems in the Japanese language forum.

Nov 8, 2004, 00:45	#1
Roots Regular Member Join Date: May 23, 2004 Location: Austin TX, Phoenix AZ Age: 27 Posts: 26	Tools & tips for manga translators? Two weeks ago I started translating manga for a certain group. I'm doing pretty well so far and have translated an entire volume's worth, but I'm wondering if there are tools/sites/references out there that more experienced translators use frequently? Here's what I use currently: Words, phrases and Kanji lookup: http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/wwwjdic.html Advanced word lookup (like names, etc): http://linear.mv.com/cgi-bin/j-e Kanji Dictionary: Kanji & Kana Revied Edition: A Handbook of the Japanese Writing System Grammatical references: A Dictionary of {Basic, Intermediate} Japanese Grammar (2 texts) Is there something else really useful out there that I don't know about? I'd really like to see a comprehensive listing for Japanese onomatopoeias. Oh and by the way, I've been studying Japanese for 3 years, so its not like I'm a complete newbie to the language. Thanks! __________________ Hero of Allacrost, my free RPG currently in development Check it out or join the staff today!

Nov 8, 2004, 06:36	#2
Glenn 考え中 Join Date: Jan 8, 2004 Posts: 5,544	If you're confident enough to use a 国語辞典, the Dictionary at Goo is a good reference. If you want a paper 国語辞典, I hear the 新明解国語辞典 is pretty good, and it got good reviews on Amazon Japan. If you want a hard copy of a 漢字字典, the 新版漢語林 looks pretty good. __________________ Avoid Mojibake! -- 文字化けを避ける！ Dictionary at Goo - English-Japanese, Japanese-English, Japanese Language Teach Yourself Japanese and Teach Yourself Japanese Message Board Jim Breen's online dictionary and kanji lookup

Nov 8, 2004, 10:53	#3
PaulTB Manga Psychic Join Date: Jan 22, 2004 Posts: 2,111	Originally Posted by Roots Is there something else really useful out there that I don't know about? www.animelyrics.com Despite the name you should be able to get lots of help for specific bits of translations where you have problems in the Japanese language forum.

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