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How do you say "translator" in Japanese?
翻訳者
honyakusha
In Japanese, "translator" is 翻訳者 (honyakusha).
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Pronunciation
Hohn-yah-koo-shah, four syllables with a nasal 'hon' at the start and a soft 'sha' ending, common for job titles.
Writing and usage
翻訳者 is written using kanji. It's a noun, and this word is also taught inside the Noun Town language learning game, where it appears in interactive lessons alongside hundreds of other everyday words.
Example sentence
通訳がその話を英語に変換した。
tsuuyaku gasono hanashi wo eigo ni henkan shita.
The translator turned the speech into English.
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How to remember 翻訳者
Honyakusha ends in 'sha', a suffix for people who do things — a translator is someone whose job is 'honyaku', translation itself.
Related words
- locksmith 鍵屋 kagi ya
- interpreter 通訳者 tsuuyakusha
- librarian 司書 shisho
- curator キュレーター kyureetaa
- historian 歴史家 rekishika
- archaeologist 考古学者 koukogakusha
- economist 経済学者 keizaigakusha
- analyst アナリスト anarisuto
- consultant コンサルタント konsarutanto
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Questions about 翻訳者
How do you pronounce 翻訳者?
Hohn-yah-koo-shah, four syllables with a nasal 'hon' at the start and a soft 'sha' ending, common for job titles.
Is 翻訳者 formal or casual?
翻訳者 is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech. The level of formality comes from the sentence structure around it, not from the word itself.
How is 翻訳者 written in Japanese?
翻訳者 is written using kanji. Romanised, it reads as honyakusha.
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"Translator" in other languages
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