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Japanese Translation Software - Guide

Japanese Fonts
There are a number of different systems of writing Japanese. You will hear the term "Kanji fonts" used a lot when related to translating Japanese, this is because you will need these fonts to see the correct Japanese characters. If you do not have the correct fonts you will see text that looks like small boxes and question marks.

Two of character sets you will hear the most about is Kanji and Romaji. Kanji are Chinese characters adapted to write Japanese, they are used to write: nouns, stems of adjectives, verbs and Japanese names. Rōmaji are Roman characters, used to write numbers, international units of measurement and acronyms.

When reading Japanese with your computer you will need Kanji fonts. Kanji is based on the Chinese writing system and includes over 2000 signs or symbols. Even native Japanese speakers spend years learning all the symbols. Even though it can seem difficult the reason Kanji is popular is because it simplifies the older original letters used in the Japanese language. When using translating software you may need to install additional fonts for this language.

Japanese Dialects
There are a dozens of different dialects throughout the four main islands and the smaller islands of Okinawa and others. The dialects are generally mutually understood but there are some regions that are so different it is not understood by other Japanese Dialect speakers. There is a standard though and translation software uses the Common Japanese Dialect. You will find movies, television and radio programs are translated using this dialect. Most people outside the Tokyo region speak the Common Dialect as well as the dialect of their region.

Gender in Japanese Language
Vocabulary can vary according to gender of the person speaking or writing. For example, the first person pronoun boku is used by a male usually in informal situations, while watashi is used by a female in informal situations and by both male and female in formal situations. 

Addressing People
Japanese has four different ways of addressing people. Kun is used for a younger man or a man of lower rank, using this can be condescending to the person so be careful.  Chan is for little children or intimate friends. San is universally used for almost anyone but children. Sama is very polite and is used when speaking to customers or VIPs.

Japanese Words
The first thing you will notice about Japanese is most words end with a vowel. This is why the pronunciation  can sound so different than English. When you are trying to pronounce Japanese remember that the individual vowel sounds are not very different from Spanish.  

Verbs - You will find the language has many different word orders in a sentence but you will normally find the verb at the end of a sentence. Verbs are conjugated (joined together) to show tenses, for example, past and present. 

Adjectives are inflected to show the present, past, affirmative and negative. 

Nouns - in general nouns do not have a number (plural or singular) or a gender. For example the word. For example the word hon (book) in Japanese can be used for both singular and plural. So words in this language do not have a distinction between singular and plural. There are some native words though that can be indicated by reduplication. 

You may learn more about the language and tips for translating on our Japanese Translation page.

The above information only touches on the subject of the Japanese language, it will be helpful to purchase a couple of books on the subject to learn more.

If you are conducting business in Japan we suggest learning more about the culture to be successful, Japanese Business Etiquette . 

Japanese to English translation & English to Japanese Translation

Website Translation

You can use Systran for  website translation. The most important thing to remember is the online translation tool only translates text. It cannot translate the images because these are graphics and the translator cannot see the text. 

You can translate a sentence, phrase or full document with Systran Standard, Systran Premium, Systran Enterprise and Systran Personal.