Wikipedia:WikiProject Japan/Translation note

Some suggested translations of Japanese terms are listed below for informational purposes, although translations should adhere to guidelines and policies, particularly the manual of style for Japan-related articles.

Japanese to English translations
(in Japanese alphabetical order, by subject)


 * 明るく正しい選挙の推進 &mdash; akaruku tadashii senkyo no suishin; promotion of fair election
 * アクセス道路 &mdash; akusesu dōro; access road
 * 圧力団体 &mdash; atsuryoku dantai; pressure group; special interest group
 * 奄美群島振興開発事業 &mdash; amami guntō shinkō kaihatsu jigyō; Amami Islands Development Project
 * 安全衛生管理者 &mdash; anzen eisei kanrisha; safety and sanitation manager
 * 安全管理 &mdash; anzen kanri; safety control; safety management
 * 安全地帯 &mdash; anzen chitai; safety zone; safety island; traffic island
 * 安全厚生推進室 &mdash; anzen kōsei suishinshitsu; Safety and Health office
 * 委員会制度 &mdash; iinkai seido; committee system
 * 育児休業手当金 &mdash; ikuji kyūgyō teatekin; childcare non-work allowance
 * 育児休業法 &mdash; ikuji kyūgyōhō; Law for the Right to Take Leave from Post for Infant Rearing
 * 違憲立法審査権 &mdash; iken rippō shinsaken; judicial review of legislative constitutionality
 * 幹事長 &mdash; kanjichō; secretary-general
 * 国務大臣&#12288; &mdash; kokumu daijin; the Ministers of State
 * 参議院 &mdash; sangiin; House of Councillors
 * 衆議院 &mdash; shugiin; House of Representatives of Japan
 * 政調会長・政治調査会長（自民党） &mdash; seichō-kaichō / seijichō-sakaichō (jimintō); chairman of the Policy Research Council (LDP)
 * 総裁（自民党） &mdash; sōsai (jimintō); (party) president (LDP)
 * 総務会長（自民党） &mdash; sōmu-kaichō (jimintō) ; chairman of the general council (LDP)
 * 代表（民主党） &mdash; daihyō (jimintō); (party) president (DP)
 * 治安維持法&#12288; &mdash; chian ijihō''; Peace Preservation Law

Addresses & Administrative Divisions

 * 字 &mdash; aza; section of a village or town
 * 大字 &mdash; ōaza; large section of a village or town
 * 区 &mdash; -ku; municipal ward, the 23 wards of Tokyo call themselves cities in English now.
 * 郡 &mdash; -gun; district
 * 県 &mdash; -ken; prefecture
 * 号 &mdash; -gō; building number
 * 市 &mdash; -shi; city
 * 支庁 &mdash; shichō; subprefecture (used only in Hokkaidō)
 * 丁目 &mdash; chōme; numbered city district
 * 都 &mdash; -to; "metropolis", metropolitan prefecture (used only for Tokyo)
 * 道 &mdash; -dō; "circuit", prefecture (used only for Hokkaidō)
 * 番地 &mdash; banchi; numbered city block (sometimes abbreviated to 番 ban)
 * 府 &mdash; -fu; urban prefecture (used only for Kyoto and Osaka)
 * 町 &mdash; -machi/-chō; town; also a submunicipal division
 * 村 &mdash; -mura/-son; village

Historical Events / Terms

 * 大目付 &mdash; ōmetsuke; inspectors general
 * 贈り名&#12288; &mdash; okurina; posthumous name
 * 華族 &mdash; kazoku; the nobility
 * 勘定奉行 &mdash; kanjōbugyō; commissioners of finance
 * 関東大震災 &mdash; kantō daishinsai; Great Kanto earthquake
 * 国 &mdash; (no) kuni; province
 * 石高 &mdash; kokudaka; Rice crop
 * 鎖国政策 &mdash; sakokuseisaku; seclusion policy (isolation policy)
 * 士農工商 &mdash; shinōkōshō; warriors/farmers/artisans/tradesmen
 * 親藩 &mdash; shinpan; the Tokugawa family
 * 政令 &mdash; seirei; order
 * 関が原の戦い &mdash; Sekigahara no tatakai; the battle of Sekigahara
 * 摂政 &mdash; sesshō; regency (摂政 Regent)
 * 外様 &mdash; tozama; outside daimyo
 * 幕藩体制 &mdash; bakuhan taisei; shogunate and domain system
 * 人質 &mdash; hitojichi; hostage
 * 藤原氏 &mdash; Fujiwara-uji; Fujiwara clan
 * 譜代 &mdash; fudai; family's vassals
 * 町奉行 &mdash; machibugyō; commissioners of major cities
 * 満州事変 &mdash; Manshū jihen; Manchurian Incident
 * 明治維新 &mdash; Meiji ishin; the Meiji Restoration
 * 老中 &mdash; rōjū; senior councilors
 * 若年寄 &mdash; wakadoshiyori; junior councilors

Business and Economics

 * 青色申告 &mdash; aoiro shinkoku; blue tax return
 * 青色事業専従者 &mdash; aoiro jigyō senjūsha; dependents of a taxpayer submitting a blue tax return
 * 赤字原因 &mdash; akaji gen'in; cause of deficit
 * 赤字鉄道路線 &mdash; akaji tetsudō rosen; deficit-ridden railway line
 * 赤字国債 &mdash; akaji kokusai; a national deficit loan
 * 赤字財政 &mdash; akaji zaisei; deficit finance
 * 赤字団体 &mdash; akaji dantai; local governments with financial deficit
 * 赤字公債 &mdash; akaji kōsai; deficit bond; deficit-covering national bond
 * 赤字バス路線 &mdash; akaji basu rosen; deficit-ridden bus route
 * 赤字予算 &mdash; akaji yosan; deficit budget
 * 赤字路線 &mdash; akaji rosen; deficit-ridden transport line
 * 圧縮記帳 &mdash; asshuku kichō; advanced depreciation
 * 斡旋 &mdash; assen; conciliation; arbitration; negotiation
 * アンダーパー発行 andā pā hakkō &mdash; issue at under par value
 * 八幡製鉄所 &mdash; Yawata seitetsusho/seitetsujo; Yawata Steel Works

Culture, the Arts, Religion

 * 育英資金 &mdash; ikuei shikin; student awards; student grants; (scholarship: fellowship)
 * 浮世絵 &mdash; ukiyoe; ukiyoe wood block printing
 * 浄土宗 &mdash; jōdoshū; the Pure Land sect
 * 俳句 &mdash; haiku; haiku
 * 雛人形 &mdash; hina ningyō; hina dolls
 * 文化勲章 &mdash; bunkakunshō; a Cultural Medal
 * 読み書きそろばん &mdash; yomikakisoroban;the three R's

Miscellaneous

 * 悪臭対策 &mdash; akushū taisaku; preventive measures against unpleasant odors