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Can anyone translate English to Japanese?
I need help naming one of my character's weapon. Her weapon looks something like a spear and battle axe combined. On one side the axe blade resembles a dragon wing, the other looks like fire. The 'wing' controls wind and the 'fire' controls....well....fire. =_= '
The spear head controls water/ice. I want to call the weapon 'Dragon Staff' (It reverts to something like a wizard's staff when not being used) and because the one who raised and gave her the weapon was Japanese, I want the name to be in Japanese. Unfortunately I only know snatches of words and phrases. If you could translate 'Dragon Staff' I would appreciate it. I know sometimes there isn't an exact translation for some things so don't worry too much of being precise. I'm open to any other suggestions, both English and Japanese. Also I can't read katakana or kanji so if you do type in either one, have pity on me and also type it out in the english alphabet so I can read it. : P
Thank you!
3 Answers
- elvenparadiseLv 61 decade agoFavorite Answer
Here are some different ways to say that
Ryuu seisou (Dragon holy spear)
Ryuu tsue (Dragon staff (as in a cane or walking stick))
Ryuu kongojou (Dragon staff (as in a pilgrim's walking stick))
Ryuu nyoi (Dragon staff (as in a priest's staff))
Hope you can use one of these!!
- 1 decade ago
Ryuubou is probably the best match for "Dragon Staff". The Asian "bou" or "bo" is similar to the English quarterstaff.
One issue is that this weapon sounds more like a Chinese Ji or Japanese Naginata or Nagamaki.
- PBJLv 51 decade ago
Another pronunciation for dragon is "tatsu" See if you can come up with a good combination with this option as well.