| For example Hanazawa(花澤) Kana(香菜) but when written in romaji or english alphabets people often use Kana Hanazawa. Edit: I know the name order is different in Japan being Family name, first name, the thing is why do people change that order into a western format of first name, last name? |
VampireSylphyJul 25, 2021 7:54 AM
| Because Japan uses last name, first name instead of first name, last name like nearly everyone else does? |
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| Because in some countries we're used to saying the names first. |
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VampireSylphy said: why do people change that order into a western format of first name, last name? Because romaji exists for the convenience of westerners. |
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| Because most japanese families, like most asians, write their surnames first. I think they switch the order for romaji so western people would know which are the first and last names. The most important part is to know which is the surname name and which is the actual name, not the order of the name. |
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VampireSylphy said: Japan being Family name, first name, the thing is why do people change that order into a western format of first name, last name? you just answered your own question, they change it to first name, last name for a western audience~ |
| Because you can't translate something into English without making it confusing. Blame the English language, not the translator. |
| sometimes it looks and sounds better kana hanazawa > hanazawa kana |
| i believe it's because they call most people (last name)-(honorific) in japan to show respect, so most people just use (last name) (first name) when referring to somebody in japan or who is japanese. |
| because given name - family name is how we speak english we are not speaking japanese when we speak english, we are speaking english |
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| You should use the conventions of the language you're communicating in to avoid confusion. Translations are meant to make things understandable to all who use the language into which they were translated, so keeping elements of the original language undermines the value of making a translation in the first place. The only times exceptions should be made are when there's no other way to adequately convey the original meaning due to the limitations of the target language. For example, honorifics are far more nuanced in Japanese than in English, so it might be easier to leave them and make a note explaining them. |
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| It's to avoid confusion which ironically makes it more confusing to me. |
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| I personally use whatever they use in anime or on MAL, at least that's how I memorized the names of many voice actors. If the anime uses first name first, then I'll use the first name first. If it follows the Japanese method, then that's what I use because I get used to it watching the anime. For voice actors, MAL puts last name first, and that's how I learned their names. I also know French, and they use last name first, so I'm not bothered by the order inversion. |
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Hrybami said: Because you can't translate something into English without making it confusing. Blame the English language, not the translator. There's no translation involved it's just pronouncing Japanese syllabus with English alphabets. For example 夜(Ya)神(Gami)月(Light) instead of 月(Light)夜(Ya)神(Gami). Imagine how funny it is if people pronounced Biden Joe or Trump Donald. |
VampireSylphy said: Imagine how funny it is if people pronounced Biden Joe or Trump Donald. I have nothing against that, if it makes more sense in their minds. |
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