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Top 20 Most Requested Translations: English to Japanese

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

ใ“ใ‚“ใซใกใฏ

Goodbye

ใ•ใ‚ˆใ†ใชใ‚‰

Merry Christmas

ใƒกใƒชใƒผใ‚ฏใƒชใ‚นใƒžใ‚น

Happy Holidays

N/A (There’s no such saying in Japanese – Merry Christmas is used)

Happy Birthday

ใŠ่ช•็”Ÿๆ—ฅใŠใ‚ใงใจใ†

Happy New Year

ๆ˜Žใ‘ใพใ—ใฆใŠใ‚ใงใจใ†ใ”ใ–ใ„ใพใ™ or ่ฌน่ณ€ๆ–ฐๅนด

Congratulations

ใŠใ‚ใงใจใ†

What time is it?

ไปŠใ€ไฝ•ๆ™‚ใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚

Where is the bathroom?

ใƒˆใ‚คใƒฌใฏใฉใ“ใงใ™ใ‹๏ผŸ

My name isโ€ฆ

็งใฎๅๅ‰ใฏโ€ฆใงใ™ใ€‚

What is your name?

ใ‚ใชใŸใฎใŠๅๅ‰ใฏ๏ผŸ

Peace

ๅนณๅ’Œ

Welcome

ใ‚ˆใ†ใ“ใ

Thank you.

ใ‚ใ‚ŠใŒใจใ†

You are welcome

ใฉใ†ใ„ใŸใ—ใพใ—ใฆ

Where can I find a hospital?

็—…้™ขใฏใฉใ“ใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚

Where can I find a bank?

้Š€่กŒใฏใฉใ“ใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚

Where can I find a good restaurant?

ใŠใ„ใ—ใ„ใƒฌใ‚นใƒˆใƒฉใƒณใฏใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ‹ใ€‚

Where can I find a taxi?

ใ‚ฟใ‚ฏใ‚ทใƒผใซใฏใฉใ“ใงไน—ใ‚Œใพใ™ใ‹ใ€‚

Where can I find an airport?

็ฉบๆธฏใฏใฉใ“ใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚

There are other words that are commonly translated, like numbers and months, for content that includes things like dates and time.

Translations of 1 to 20:

Kanji

Hiragana

Kanji

Hiragana

Kanji

Hiragana

Kanji

Hiragana

1

ไธ€

ใ„ใก

6

ๅ…ญ

ใ‚ใ

11

ๅไธ€

ใ˜ใ‚…ใ†ใ„ใก

16

ๅๅ…ญ

ใ˜ใ‚…ใ†ใ‚ใ

2

ไบŒ

ใซ

7

ไธƒ

ใชใช๏ผˆใ—ใก๏ผ‰

12

ๅไบŒ

ใ˜ใ‚…ใ†ใซ

17

ๅไธƒ

ใ˜ใ‚…ใ†ใชใช

๏ผˆใ˜ใ‚…ใ†ใ—ใก๏ผ‰

3

ไธ‰

ใ•ใ‚“

8

ๅ…ซ

ใฏใก

13

ๅไธ‰

ใ˜ใ‚…ใ†ใ•ใ‚“

18

ๅๅ…ซ

ใ˜ใ‚…ใ†ใฏใก

4

ๅ››

ใ‚ˆใ‚“๏ผˆใ—๏ผ‰

9

ไน

ใใ‚…ใ†๏ผˆใ๏ผ‰

14

ๅๅ››

ใ˜ใ‚…ใ†ใ‚ˆใ‚“

๏ผˆใ˜ใ‚…ใ†ใ—๏ผ‰

19

ๅไน

ใ˜ใ‚…ใ†ใ

๏ผˆใ˜ใ‚…ใ†ใใ‚…ใ†๏ผ‰

5

ไบ”

ใ”

10

ๅ

ใ˜ใ‚…ใ†

15

ๅไบ”

ใ˜ใ‚…ใ†ใ”

20

ไบŒๅ

ใซใ˜ใ‚…ใ†

Months of the year:

January 1ๆœˆ
February 2ๆœˆ
March 3ๆœˆ
April 4ๆœˆ
May 5ๆœˆ
June 6ๆœˆ
July 7ๆœˆ
August 8ๆœˆ
September 9ๆœˆ
October 10ๆœˆ
November 11ๆœˆ
December 12ๆœˆ

Globalization does not mean just translating a source languageย into the target language, it also meansย knowing and understanding the cultural differences and similarities.ย  It is important to understand the cultures so that you can make the translation suitable to the target audience.ย By being aware of the most commonly requested phrases for translation, you begin to understand how to communicate with your potential customers.