from english to japanese

[kittehwolf]

trying to translate ''star tamer'' into japanese. any help would be most appreciated

[ryuurui]

Originally Posted by kittehwolf

trying to translate ''star tamer'' into japanese. any help would be most appreciated

星調教師　－　ほしちょうきょうし, but I am not sure if plain katakana would not be better. It depends what do you need it for.

[Sumippi]

Originally Posted by kittehwolf

trying to translate ''star tamer'' into japanese. any help would be most appreciated

'star' means a famous or skilled performer? Then how about 「スター調教師sutaa choukyoushi（スター=star）」「人気調教師ninki choukyoushi（人気=popular）」「有名調教師yuumei choukyoushi（有名=famous）」...

[kittehwolf]

Originally Posted by ryuurui

星調教師　－　ほしちょうきょうし, but I am not sure if plain katakana would not be better. It depends what do you need it for.

ah, thank you for that :3 went and found a english to katakana translater and after a bit of researchc and double checking found the translations for star and tamer

[masaegu]

Originally Posted by kittehwolf

ah, thank you for that :3 went and found a english to katakana translater and after a bit of researchc and double checking found the translations for star and tamer

I am a Japanese speaker and I have absolutely no idea what 星調教師 means.

[KyleGoetz]

Originally Posted by masaegu

I am a Japanese speaker and I have absolutely no idea what 星調教師 means.

It's OK. As evinced by the responses above, we English speakers have no idea what "star tamer" means, either

Do you at least get the vague sense from the kanji of someone using operant conditioning and veterinary science on balls of burning gas?

[JohnBraden]

Originally Posted by KyleGoetz

It's OK. As evinced by the responses above, we English speakers have no idea what "star tamer" means, either

Sounds like a Star Wars name to me, like the cousin of Luke Skywalker....

[KyleGoetz]

Originally Posted by JohnBraden

Sounds like a Star Wars name to me, like the cousin of Luke Skywalker....

In early drafts, his last name was "Starkiller."

[JohnBraden]

Originally Posted by KyleGoetz

In early drafts, his last name was "Starkiller."

Really? It sounds a bit violent to me. Perhaps Lucas thought the same thing.