Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Japanese term or phrase:
に恵まれる
English translation:
have the advantage of
Added to glossary by
humbird
Oct 29, 2004 03:30
19 yrs ago
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Japanese term
に恵まれる
Japanese to English
Bus/Financial
Business/Commerce (general)
This is from a business text describing different aspects of golf courses.
Context 1:
都心から約１時間半と交通アクセスが良く、立地条件に恵まれ、自然の地形を巧みに生かしたコース
Context 2:
東北自動車道 栃木ICや、栃木駅から２０分程度の距離にあり、交通アクセスに恵まれる。
I originally was going to say "blessed with a convenient location," and "blessed with accessibility to public transportation," but the word "blessed" doesn't really fit the tone of the document... it sounds like you're thanking God that you were lucky enough to have a convenient location, etc., which is not really the case here. However, I don't want to cop out and just put "very." Does anyone have some way to say this that still keeps the idea of the word 恵まれる, but would fit a business context?
Thanks in advance.
Context 1:
都心から約１時間半と交通アクセスが良く、立地条件に恵まれ、自然の地形を巧みに生かしたコース
Context 2:
東北自動車道 栃木ICや、栃木駅から２０分程度の距離にあり、交通アクセスに恵まれる。
I originally was going to say "blessed with a convenient location," and "blessed with accessibility to public transportation," but the word "blessed" doesn't really fit the tone of the document... it sounds like you're thanking God that you were lucky enough to have a convenient location, etc., which is not really the case here. However, I don't want to cop out and just put "very." Does anyone have some way to say this that still keeps the idea of the word 恵まれる, but would fit a business context?
Thanks in advance.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | have the advantage of |
humbird
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| 4 | (conveniently/easily) |
toba
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| 3 +1 | enjoys |
Kurt Hammond
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| 4 -1 | blessed with |
Jeff & Hiroko Bunderson
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| 2 -1 | endowed with |
gulser (X)
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Proposed translations
+1
36 mins
Japanese term (edited):
�Ɍb�܂��
Selected
have the advantage of
As you are aware this is nothing to do with "blessing" as this is largely used under the context of Christian religion as "God bless America". In a Japanese business context "advantage" is close, and possibly closest to what the Japanese expression is connoting.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks, all."
6 mins
Japanese term (edited):
�Ɍb�܂��
(conveniently/easily)
If it's a business text, then, I would just take it out and say something like 'conveniently located' and 'easily accessible'. Personally, I don't think that is considered copping out. It's just the way things are said in English.
+1
8 mins
Kurt Hammond
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
Related KudoZ points
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116
Japanese term (edited):
�Ɍb�܂��
enjoys
I have most frequently seen this boiled down to simply 'enjoys a favorable location. ' or 'enjoys favorable access'.
-1
11 mins
Jeff & Hiroko Bunderson
United States
United States
Native in Japanese
&
English
Specializes in field
United States
Teamwork, diverse backgounds, quality
Native in: English 
, Japanese 
Works in: English to Japanese, Japanese to English
Japanese term (edited):
�Ɍb�܂��
blessed with
This is it!
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
humbird
: There is no religious tone in this context. It simply does not apply.
17 mins
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-1
17 mins
Japanese term (edited):
�Ɍb�܂��
endowed with
"endowed with " might be used
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
humbird
: I am afraid this sounds too off the base from original Japanese expression.
23 mins
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