English-->Japanese Translation Website?
#1
Posted 17 October 2004 - 10:22 AM
Anyone ever seen something like this? I could definitely use a pointer in the right direction. Thanks.
EDIT: Oh, that's right. I forgot to tell you. I DID download a large set of Japanese fonts. The thing is, either they're not taking effect, or they're not recognized. They're in my fonts folder, of course, as usual. So that's alright. I'm just trying to figure out why they're not being used as necessary. ... Maybe I've just download the wrong file or something. Meh. I suppose anything's possible nowadays.
#2
Posted 18 October 2004 - 04:31 AM
At one point I downloaded a service pack of some sort that pretty much solved all my incompatibility problems, but I forget exactly what it was. Go to Microsoft's site and look around for a bit. It's there somewhere.
If you still need a translation site, well, I'm a 4th year Japanese student (albeit inactive), and I use Jim Breen's online J/E dictionary. It doesn't translate it in a neat format for those with no Japanese language experience, but it's fairly accurate, and it's great for breaking down sentences to their different parts and for looking up single words.
Don't expect much in the way of modern slang or lingo, though... It's several decades' primitive when it comes to imported words and vernacular katakana. (words with no real origin; quite often onomatopoeia).
...Yes, I had to look up the spelling of "onomatopoeia." >_<
#3
Posted 18 October 2004 - 11:27 AM
#4
Posted 18 October 2004 - 02:18 PM
#5
Posted 18 October 2004 - 04:35 PM
EDIT: It occured to me... I forgot you were asking for "English --> Japanese." Do you actually want a translater, or do you want something that converts Romanji spelling into Japanese characters? Jim Breen's can do it one word at a time, but you need some knowledge of Japanese to be able to use a Japanese dictionary effectively.
Edited by Radien, 18 October 2004 - 06:06 PM.
#6
Posted 19 October 2004 - 10:07 AM
And Radien, where exactly on This Link you gave me is the Romanji converter? I can't seem to find it. Thanks...
#7
Posted 19 October 2004 - 03:22 PM
ex. Good Evening = Konbon wa. Konnichi wa=good morning. A translator like that is what you want...Up for some google?
Edited by Darklink813, 19 October 2004 - 03:23 PM.
#8
Posted 19 October 2004 - 04:10 PM
The one that says something along the lines of "translate from text" is for large amounts of Japanese text.
Or you could spend two or three weeks learning the hiragana alphabet in your spare time.
By the way, it's "Konban wa," not "Konbon wa."
#9
Posted 19 October 2004 - 05:54 PM
Thank you Radien, I think I will attempt that. Or something similar, at least.
#10
Posted 19 October 2004 - 05:55 PM
#11
Posted 19 October 2004 - 06:22 PM
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