japanese translation

[wheresmylicense]

does anyone know of a website that you can translate english words/names to japanese symbols?

[pdiggitydogg]

here (http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/jwb/wwwjdic?1C)
and
here too (http://www.trussel.com/f_nih.htm)

I like the first one best because it loads faster...but the 2nd one is really better

If you dont like either of these, just go to google and look up "Japanese-English Dictionary"


Also, here's a Hiragana translator for ya (its the most used alphabet, besides Kanji, and is used for native japanese words)
HIRAGANA-
http://www.takase.com/FAQ/Hiragana.gif

Where Katakana is used for imported words, like computer.
KATAKANA-
http://www.threeweb.ad.jp/logos/katakana.gif


(Sorry, the images dont match...they were the 1st I found)


EDIT**both of these really arent complete...but I dont want to get into a lesson combining characters for different sounds...

[wheresmylicense]

ok, so now how do i get the fonts on my computer to read the japanese? i installed the language pack, so it recognizes the symbols, but when i copy/pasted into words, all igot was lil boxes... what do i have to do?

[pdiggitydogg]

hmm...well it shouldnt do that...if you installed them off the windows cd...you also need the translation pack for Internet Explorer

but if youre trying to translate, just use the 2 images I posted before to turn the word into "Romaji" / our letters...then put those words into the translators...and you'll feel smart that way too ;) (Use Jim Breen's translator for that way)

[wheresmylicense]

i figured it out, it just had to be in "tahoma" font for some reason