I'm looking for a site that I can use as a resource on Japanese kanji, hiragana, and katakana.
I'm trying to translate a manga from Japan to english so that I can understand what the heck they are saying.
ANd since I just can't highlight the words and paste in a translating page, I need something to reference the symbols to.
It can either be a site that tells you what each symbol itself means in japanese into a romanji, like 'mo' 'ko' or 'tsu'.
Or else a site where I can somehow figure it out in english. But I do know a site where I can type in the romanji translation and it will give me choices for an english translation.
2007-02-02 13:09:56 · 2 answers · asked by cyancat 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
It would be easier to learn katakana and hiragana than to keep using a reference to look each up. Also, it's hard to look up kanji without knowing about radicals and suchlike. There are thousands of kanji with up to 30 different meanings and pronouciations. You need to understand the language to navigate that.
Why not learn Japanese?
2007-02-03 18:34:10 · answer #1 · answered by Jordan Marks 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're trying to translate a *manga* from a language you don't even know how to read in the slightest?
To say that's impossible is to say Colorado still hasn't had enough snow.
Japanese has a word order like nothing from English (The English "Johnny ran to school" in Japanese is like "School to Johnny run did") and one or two added kana to a kanji can change it's meaning *completely*.
Just enjoy the pictures or try to find someone online willing to translate it from you.
2007-02-03 01:30:29 · answer #2 · answered by Belie 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋