Mar 6, 2020 20:03
4 yrs ago
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Japanese term
Yodogawa River
Japanese to English
Other
Safety
Disaster preparedness
I am translating a list of rivers in Osaka for a disaster preparedness manual. I hate the redundancy of Yodogawa River, for example, but just saying Yodogawa may not be clear to non-Japanese speakers. What do you think of Yodogawa (River)?
Thanks!
Thanks!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +1 | Yodogawa (river) / Yodogawa river |
Reiko Ando
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| 5 | Yodo River |
Amy Kasuga
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| 4 | Yodo River (Yodo-gawa) |
Richard Smith
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References
| Yodo River |
Port City
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Proposed translations
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4 hrs
Reiko Ando
United States
United States
Native in Japanese
Works in field
United States
Japanese-English Translator
Native in: Japanese 
Works in: Japanese to English, English to Japanese
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Yodogawa (river) / Yodogawa river
"Yodogawa (river)" or "Yodogawa river" (the answer line above did not allow me to italicize)
I think your approach of adding "river" is good but I would do with lowercase as "river" is not part of a proper noun. I would also italicize "Yodogawa" as a foreign name.
Since "Yodogawa" is a proper noun, I think it should be one-word as is and "river" can be added to explain about the river and distinguish from Yodogawa-ward.
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Note added at 5 hrs (2020-03-07 01:19:09 GMT)
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I think you are translating for non-Japanese speakers living in Japan so please ignore my comment about italicizing.
I think your approach of adding "river" is good but I would do with lowercase as "river" is not part of a proper noun. I would also italicize "Yodogawa" as a foreign name.
Since "Yodogawa" is a proper noun, I think it should be one-word as is and "river" can be added to explain about the river and distinguish from Yodogawa-ward.
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Note added at 5 hrs (2020-03-07 01:19:09 GMT)
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I think you are translating for non-Japanese speakers living in Japan so please ignore my comment about italicizing.
Note from asker:
| Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts on this—it’s very helpful! |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you so much for your answer to my question! I’m sorry it’s taken me so long to reply. Stay healthy!"
35 mins
Amy Kasuga
United States
United States
Native in English
Works in field
United States
30+ Years in the Automotive Industry!
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: Japanese to English, English to Japanese
Yodo River
I agree on redundancy. I would just say,”Yodo River” or Yodogawa for your river list.
Note from asker:
| Thanks so much for your response! I really appreciate it! |
40 mins
Richard Smith
Canada
Canada
Native in English
Canada
Japanese and English translator
Native in: English
Works in: Japanese to English, English, Japanese
Yodo River (Yodo-gawa)
I would follow a standard approach as above. Put "Yodo-gawa" in brackets and in italics.
(BTW, I used to live on both sides of that river; it's very familiar too me, and you can find both examples on signs in the area)
(BTW, I used to live on both sides of that river; it's very familiar too me, and you can find both examples on signs in the area)
Note from asker:
| Thanks very much for your response! I lived in Higashi Yodogawa-Ku. |
Reference comments
8 hrs
Reference:
Yodo River
https://www.google.co.nz/maps/place/Yodo River/@34.7726559,1...
https://www.tripadvisor.co.nz/Attraction_Review-g298189-d324... (Some of the photos show the river name signage put up by MLIT.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yodo_River
https://www.tripadvisor.co.nz/Attraction_Review-g298189-d324... (Some of the photos show the river name signage put up by MLIT.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yodo_River
Peer comments on this reference comment:
| agree |
Marc Brunet
: you convinced me, but the decisive selection factor ultimately should be: facilitating the comprehension needs of the target readership, IMHO.
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