Mar 7, 2007 12:36
17 yrs ago
Japanese term
勤行緑地
Japanese to English
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This is another park name.
Here is the park: http://www.city.moka.tochigi.jp/mokasl/ensen00.htm
What would be the best translation?
Here is the park: http://www.city.moka.tochigi.jp/mokasl/ensen00.htm
What would be the best translation?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | EITHER "Gongyou Ryokuchi Park" or "Gongyou Green Park" |
Joe L
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| 4 -1 | Gongyo Greenbelt (Park) |
humbird
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| 1 | Tochigi prefectural central park |
V N Ganesh
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Proposed translations
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EITHER "Gongyou Ryokuchi Park" or "Gongyou Green Park"
Hi again. In this case, I would tend to agree that
"Gongyou" should be simply romanized, and not
attempted to be translated. As for 緑地 , there's both
ample precedent both for just romanizing it, but also
for translating it as "Green Park".
As there are parks all over Japan with 緑地 in
their names, the word should be thought of less
as an untouchable part of a park's name, as it
should be recognized as a *kind* of park (like
"Children's Park", which you had before). Indeed,
"Green Park" seems to have become the standard
way of translating 緑地 into English.
"Green Park" also happens to be the name of a
major park in London.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Park
This may be a wimpout, but I feel you'd be fine
translating 勤行緑地公園 EITHER as Gongyou Ryokuchi Park,
or as Gyongyou Green Park, with the latter being
more helpful if your audience is for non-Japanese
speakers.
Green Park
http://www.kpfmmf.jp/green/
Ooizumi Green Park
http://homepage2.nifty.com/tp4096/parks/ooizumi/ooizumi.html
Ono Minato Greenpark
http://www.pref.ishikawa.jp/kouen/map/park/oono/index.html
Naganoyama Green Park
http://wikimapia.org/879288/
Yokkaichi Central Green Park
http://www1.ymcajapan.org/content/help/test
Kanaya Green Park
http://www.takaoka.or.jp/spot/where/yamakana.html
Hino River Green Park
http://info.pref.fukui.jp/kokusai/tagengo/html_e/event/8matu...
...ad infinitum.
"Gongyou" should be simply romanized, and not
attempted to be translated. As for 緑地 , there's both
ample precedent both for just romanizing it, but also
for translating it as "Green Park".
As there are parks all over Japan with 緑地 in
their names, the word should be thought of less
as an untouchable part of a park's name, as it
should be recognized as a *kind* of park (like
"Children's Park", which you had before). Indeed,
"Green Park" seems to have become the standard
way of translating 緑地 into English.
"Green Park" also happens to be the name of a
major park in London.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Park
This may be a wimpout, but I feel you'd be fine
translating 勤行緑地公園 EITHER as Gongyou Ryokuchi Park,
or as Gyongyou Green Park, with the latter being
more helpful if your audience is for non-Japanese
speakers.
Green Park
http://www.kpfmmf.jp/green/
Ooizumi Green Park
http://homepage2.nifty.com/tp4096/parks/ooizumi/ooizumi.html
Ono Minato Greenpark
http://www.pref.ishikawa.jp/kouen/map/park/oono/index.html
Naganoyama Green Park
http://wikimapia.org/879288/
Yokkaichi Central Green Park
http://www1.ymcajapan.org/content/help/test
Kanaya Green Park
http://www.takaoka.or.jp/spot/where/yamakana.html
Hino River Green Park
http://info.pref.fukui.jp/kokusai/tagengo/html_e/event/8matu...
...ad infinitum.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
KathyT
: Well-researched, nice refs.
8 mins
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Thank you!
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| agree |
V N Ganesh
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Thank you!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thannks Joe. Just what I was looking for! "
3 hrs
Tochigi prefectural central park
Tochigi Prefectural Museum lies in the park. ... get on the Kanto Bus bound for Turuta via Sakura Street at JR Utsunomiya Station, get off at Central Park. ...
www.utsunomiya-cvb.org/en/view/utsu2.html - 16k
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Note added at 5 hrs (2007-03-07 18:06:54 GMT)
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2. Gongyo river bank park
交通】 勤行川緑地公園にかかる高島橋徒歩2分（真岡鉄道「折本」駅まで徒歩15分） 【入場料】 無料【施設】 城址としては土塁・空堀が残る。 ...
www.kantosanpo.com/shimodate.html - 17k
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Note added at 5 hrs (2007-03-07 18:09:38 GMT)
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3.Gogyo gawa sakura dutsumi
記事 KUZUU Small Park / Red Bronchoさん / 初めて上まで登ってみたわよ！見えるのはダン・・・ 記事 Gogyo Gawa Sakura Dutsumi / Red Bronchoさん / 久々にご近所 ...
plaza.rakuten.co.jp/thm/265047/g800/ - 61k
www.utsunomiya-cvb.org/en/view/utsu2.html - 16k
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Note added at 5 hrs (2007-03-07 18:06:54 GMT)
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2. Gongyo river bank park
交通】 勤行川緑地公園にかかる高島橋徒歩2分（真岡鉄道「折本」駅まで徒歩15分） 【入場料】 無料【施設】 城址としては土塁・空堀が残る。 ...
www.kantosanpo.com/shimodate.html - 17k
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Note added at 5 hrs (2007-03-07 18:09:38 GMT)
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3.Gogyo gawa sakura dutsumi
記事 KUZUU Small Park / Red Bronchoさん / 初めて上まで登ってみたわよ！見えるのはダン・・・ 記事 Gogyo Gawa Sakura Dutsumi / Red Bronchoさん / 久々にご近所 ...
plaza.rakuten.co.jp/thm/265047/g800/ - 61k
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6 hrs
Gongyo Greenbelt (Park)
My best guess. As I commented in your other question, unless the place is universally known, it is not necessary to try to translate all particulars (such as 勤行 part in this case).
I saw signs in Tokyo saying "Sumida Gawa River", "Nihon Bashi Bridge" which may sound redundant to some ears, but the fact is that "gawa" and "bashi" are not universally known words (in English worlds) whereas "river" and "bridge" are, I believe such are excellent transltions.
In similar thought string, I think it would be better to leave 勤行 to be its phonetical transliteration.
By the way, 勤行 means "daily services in Buddhist practice".
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I assume 勤行 to be "gongyou" and there is no other way to read otherwise as far as I know.
I saw signs in Tokyo saying "Sumida Gawa River", "Nihon Bashi Bridge" which may sound redundant to some ears, but the fact is that "gawa" and "bashi" are not universally known words (in English worlds) whereas "river" and "bridge" are, I believe such are excellent transltions.
In similar thought string, I think it would be better to leave 勤行 to be its phonetical transliteration.
By the way, 勤行 means "daily services in Buddhist practice".
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Note added at 6 hrs (2007-03-07 18:41:19 GMT)
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I assume 勤行 to be "gongyou" and there is no other way to read otherwise as far as I know.
Peer comment(s):
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Joe L
: そちらは英語に不堪能ため、日本語で説明しますね。「Greenbelt」の言葉遣いが間違えです。さすがに。「Greenbelt」とは町が公園及び緑樹に囲まれた場合。この公園は町の真中にある。尚且つ、その冗長のことですが、"Sumida Gawa River"など、という標識が本当にあるとしても、そちらみたいな方がその英訳をしたからじゃないですか。。。
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