{"id":3487,"date":"2017-10-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-10-17T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.globalizationpartners.com\/2017\/10\/17\/top-20-most-requested-translations-english-to-japanese\/"},"modified":"2021-03-08T15:07:37","modified_gmt":"2021-03-08T15:07:37","slug":"top-20-most-requested-translations-english-to-japanese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.globalizationpartners.com\/2017\/10\/17\/top-20-most-requested-translations-english-to-japanese\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 20 Most Requested Translations: English to Japanese"},"content":{"rendered":"

Unlike many other languages, Japanese uses three unique alphabets: Kanji, Hiragana and Katakana. From our research and experience translating English and Japanese, we have found that the 20 most requested translations for this language pair are the following.<\/p>\n

Top 20 Requested Phrases:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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English<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Japanese<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Hello<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u3053\u3093\u306b\u3061\u306f<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Goodbye<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u3055\u3088\u3046\u306a\u3089<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Merry Christmas<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u30e1\u30ea\u30fc\u30af\u30ea\u30b9\u30de\u30b9<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Happy Holidays<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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N\/A (There’s no such saying in Japanese – Merry Christmas is used)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Happy Birthday<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u304a\u8a95\u751f\u65e5\u304a\u3081\u3067\u3068\u3046<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Happy New Year<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u660e\u3051\u307e\u3057\u3066\u304a\u3081\u3067\u3068\u3046\u3054\u3056\u3044\u307e\u3059 or \u8b39\u8cc0\u65b0\u5e74<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Congratulations<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u304a\u3081\u3067\u3068\u3046<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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What time is it?<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u4eca\u3001\u4f55\u6642\u3067\u3059\u304b\u3002<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Where is the bathroom?<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u30c8\u30a4\u30ec\u306f\u3069\u3053\u3067\u3059\u304b\uff1f<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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My name is\u2026<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u79c1\u306e\u540d\u524d\u306f\u2026\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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What is your name?<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306e\u304a\u540d\u524d\u306f\uff1f<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Peace<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u5e73\u548c<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Welcome<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u3088\u3046\u3053\u305d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Thank you.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u3042\u308a\u304c\u3068\u3046<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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You are welcome<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u3069\u3046\u3044\u305f\u3057\u307e\u3057\u3066<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Where can I find a hospital?<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u75c5\u9662\u306f\u3069\u3053\u3067\u3059\u304b\u3002<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Where can I find a bank?<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u9280\u884c\u306f\u3069\u3053\u3067\u3059\u304b\u3002<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Where can I find a good restaurant?<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u304a\u3044\u3057\u3044\u30ec\u30b9\u30c8\u30e9\u30f3\u306f\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u304b\u3002<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Where can I find a taxi?<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u30bf\u30af\u30b7\u30fc\u306b\u306f\u3069\u3053\u3067\u4e57\u308c\u307e\u3059\u304b\u3002<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Where can I find an airport?<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u7a7a\u6e2f\u306f\u3069\u3053\u3067\u3059\u304b\u3002<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

There are other words that are commonly translated, like numbers and months, for content that includes things like dates and time.<\/p>\n

Translations of 1 to 20:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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\n<\/td>\n

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Kanji<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Hiragana<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\n<\/td>\n

\n

Kanji<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Hiragana<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\n<\/td>\n

\n

Kanji<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Hiragana<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n<\/td>\n

\n

Kanji<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Hiragana<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u4e00<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\u3044\u3061<\/td>\n\n

6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u516d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\u308d\u304f<\/td>\n\n

11<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u5341\u4e00<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\u3058\u3085\u3046\u3044\u3061<\/td>\n\n

16<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u5341\u516d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\u3058\u3085\u3046\u308d\u304f<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u4e8c<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\u306b<\/td>\n\n

7<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u4e03<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\u306a\u306a\uff08\u3057\u3061\uff09<\/td>\n\n

12<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u5341\u4e8c<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\u3058\u3085\u3046\u306b<\/td>\n\n

17<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u5341\u4e03<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\u3058\u3085\u3046\u306a\u306a<\/p>\n

\uff08\u3058\u3085\u3046\u3057\u3061\uff09<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u4e09<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\u3055\u3093<\/td>\n\n

8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u516b<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\u306f\u3061<\/td>\n\n

13<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u5341\u4e09<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\u3058\u3085\u3046\u3055\u3093<\/td>\n\n

18<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u5341\u516b<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\u3058\u3085\u3046\u306f\u3061<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u56db<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\u3088\u3093\uff08\u3057\uff09<\/td>\n\n

9<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u4e5d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\u304d\u3085\u3046\uff08\u304f\uff09<\/td>\n\n

14<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u5341\u56db<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\u3058\u3085\u3046\u3088\u3093<\/p>\n

\uff08\u3058\u3085\u3046\u3057\uff09<\/td>\n

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19<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u5341\u4e5d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\u3058\u3085\u3046\u304f<\/p>\n

\uff08\u3058\u3085\u3046\u304d\u3085\u3046\uff09<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u4e94<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\u3054<\/td>\n\n

10<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u5341<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\u3058\u3085\u3046<\/td>\n\n

15<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u5341\u4e94<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\u3058\u3085\u3046\u3054<\/td>\n\n

20<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u4e8c\u5341<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\u306b\u3058\u3085\u3046<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Months of the year:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
January<\/td>\n1\u6708<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
February<\/td>\n2\u6708<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March<\/td>\n3\u6708<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April<\/td>\n4\u6708<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
May<\/td>\n5\u6708<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
June<\/td>\n6\u6708<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
July<\/td>\n7\u6708<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
August<\/td>\n8\u6708<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September<\/td>\n9\u6708<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
October<\/td>\n10\u6708<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
November<\/td>\n11\u6708<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December<\/td>\n12\u6708<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Globalization does not mean just translating a source language\u00a0into the target language, it also means\u00a0knowing and understanding the cultural differences and similarities.\u00a0 It is important to understand the cultures so that you can make the translation suitable to the target audience.\u00a0By being aware of the most commonly requested phrases for translation, you begin to understand how to communicate with your potential customers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Unlike many other languages, Japanese uses three unique alphabets: Kanji, Hiragana and Katakana. From our research and experience translating English and Japanese, we have found that the 20 most requested translations for this language pair are the following. Top 20 Requested Phrases: English Japanese Hello \u3053\u3093\u306b\u3061\u306f Goodbye \u3055\u3088\u3046\u306a\u3089 Merry Christmas \u30e1\u30ea\u30fc\u30af\u30ea\u30b9\u30de\u30b9 Happy Holidays N\/A (There’s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":3488,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[207],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.globalizationpartners.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3487"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.globalizationpartners.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.globalizationpartners.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.globalizationpartners.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.globalizationpartners.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3487"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.globalizationpartners.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3487\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14793,"href":"https:\/\/www.globalizationpartners.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3487\/revisions\/14793"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.globalizationpartners.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3488"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.globalizationpartners.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3487"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.globalizationpartners.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3487"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.globalizationpartners.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3487"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}