Glossary - BASLQC/kc-vita-translation GitHub Wiki
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##Equipment
| English | Japanese | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Carrier-based Aircraft | 艦載機 | According to official library sprites |
| Carrier-based Dive Bomber | 艦上爆撃機；艦爆 | |
| Carrier-based Fighter | 艦上戦闘機；艦戦 | |
| Carrier-based Recon | 艦上偵察機；艦偵 | |
| Carrier-based Torpedo Bomber | 艦上攻撃機；艦攻 | |
| Torpedo | 魚雷 | |
| 主砲 | ||
| 副砲 |
##General
| English | Japanese | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| ~ -class | ～型 | As a name of a ship class |
| Admiral | 提督 | |
| Admiral's Room(second line)Flagship | 旗艦提督室 | When appeared as a button or other objects. "Flagship" should use smaller fonts. |
| Admiral's Room, Flagship | 旗艦提督室 | When appeared in an article |
| Aircraft Carrier | 正規空母 | According to official library sprites |
| Aircraft-carrying Submarine | 潜水空母 | |
| Armored Carrier | 装甲空母 | No official library sprites available for this term. |
| Aviation Battleship | 航空戦艦 | |
| Aviation Cruiser | 航空巡洋艦 | |
| Battleship | 戦艦 | |
| Carrier Task Force | 空母機動部隊 | When referring to a kind of Combined Fleet in-game ONLY. For historical fleets, check "Mobile Fleet" |
| Combined Fleet | 連合艦隊 | For the in-game system. |
| Construction | 建造 | |
| Destroyer | 駆逐艦 | |
| Development | 開発 | |
| Exercise | 演習 | |
| Factory | 工場；工廠 | One in post-war Japanese, one in pre-war. |
| Flagship | 旗艦 | |
| Fleet Girl | 艦娘 | As per official term |
| Flying Boat Tender | 飛行艇母艦 | For Akitsushima only; if the original text describes her as 水上機母艦, use "seaplane carrier" instead. |
| Heavy Cruiser | 重巡洋艦 | |
| Homeport | 母港 | |
| Improved ~-class | 改～型 | For ship class names with a 改 prefix. |
| Improvement | 改修 | |
| Junnsenn B-class Kai Ni | 巡潜乙型改二 | Do not add another "-class" at the end. |
| Kaitai VI-class | 海大VI型 | |
| Kou-class | 甲型 | As an alternative name of the Kagerou-class, do NOT translate as "A-class". The same rule applies to Otsu-class (Akizuki-class), Hei-class (Shimakaze-class) etc. |
| Light Aircraft Carrier | 軽空母 | According to official library sprites |
| Light Cruiser | 軽巡洋艦 | |
| Modernization | 近代化改修 | |
| Modified ~-class | 改装された～型；改修された～型、etc. | For non-class-name usage that describes a remodeled ship class. |
| Naval District | 鎮守府 | |
| Operation | 戦略 | |
| Organize; Organizaion | 編成 | |
| Refit | 改装 | When referring to the broader range of actions that includes modernization, change of equipment, and remodelling. |
| Remodel | 改装;改造 | When referring to the action of transforming a ship from pre-kai to kai or kai to kai ni, etc. |
| Resupply | 補給 | |
| Ro-grade Submarine | 呂号潜水艦 | Wikia uses "Ro-class" but this is not a ship class. Same with 伊号潜水艦. |
| Seaplane Carrier | 水上機母艦 | According to official library sprites |
| Sortie | 出撃 | |
| Special I-class | 特Ⅰ型 | As an alternative name of the early model of the Fubuki-class. Likewise, 特Ⅱ型 will be "Special II-class", etc. |
| Special Ship Hei-class Amphibious Assault Ship | 特種船丙型揚陸艦 | The ship class to which Akitsu Maru belongs. |
| Submarine | 潜水艦 | |
| Surface Task Force | 水上打撃部隊 | Can also be used when referring to historical fleets. |
| Torpedo Cruiser | 重雷装艦；重雷装巡洋艦 | In the unlikely case that a non-CLT ship is being described as "重雷装", use appropriate terms to replace "cruiser" |
| Training Cruiser | 練習巡洋艦 | |
| Type IXC U-boat | UボートIXC型 | Do not add another "-class" at the end. |
##Historical Terminology
| English | Japanese | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Combined Fleet | 連合艦隊 | For the historical fleet. |
| Commander | 司令; 司令官 | Actually 司令 is different from 司令官, but KC mixed them up. |
| Mobile Fleet | 機動部隊 | |
| Out-range (Tactics) | アウトレンジ(戦法) | |
| Xth Carrier Division | 第X航空戦隊;X航戦 | Not to be confused with "Carrier Fleet" |
| Xth Carrier Fleet | 第X航空艦隊 | Not to be confused with "Carrier Division" |
| Xth Destroyer Division | 第X駆逐隊 | |
| Xth Division | 第X戦隊 | Not to be confused with "Fleet" |
| Xth Fleet | 第X艦隊 | Not to be confused with "Division" |
| Xth Torpedo Division | 第X水雷戦隊 | Caution: for consistency, despite its popularity, the term "Torpedo Squadron" is not recommended. |
##Locations Refer to https://github.com/BASLQC/kc-vita-translation/wiki/mst_maparea
| English | Japanese | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Naval District Sea | 鎮守府海域 | |
| Southwest Islands | 南西諸島海域 | |
| Northern Sea | 北方海域 | |
| Western Sea | 西方海域 | |
| Southern Sea | 南方海域 | |
| Central Sea | 中部海域 | |
| South Anchorage Sea | 南方泊地海域 | |
| North Anchorage Sea | 北方泊地海域 | |
| South Connecting Sea | 南方連絡海域 | |
| Southwest Sea | 西南海域 | |
| Central Western Sea | 中部西海域 | |
| MI Islands | MI海域 | Midway Islands |
| AL Islands | AL海域 | Aleutian Islands |
| FS Islands | FS海域 | Fiji & Samoa Islands |
| Rear Area in the Deep Sea | 深海後方海域 | |
| Canal Area in the Deep Sea | 深海運河海域 | |
| Central Area in the Deep Sea | 深海中枢海域 | |
| Reserve Map 1 | 予備マップ１ | |
| Reserve Map 2 | 予備マップ２ | |
| Reserve Map 3 | 予備マップ３ |
##Map Elements/Enemy Fleet
| English | Japanese | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| ~ of/in/from the deep sea | 深海～ | Free to use other words in place of in/of/from - just make sure it makes sense & don't leave "deep sea" alone. |
| Advance | 進撃 | |
| Enter Night Battle | 夜戦突入 | Need proofreading |
| Give Up Pursuit | 追撃せず | Need proofreading |
| Main Force | 主力 | |
| Manual Node Selection | 能動分岐 | |
| Remaining Fleet | はぐれ艦隊 | |
| Retreat | 撤退 | |
| Task Force | 任務部隊 |
##Resources/Items
| English | Japanese | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Ammo | 弾薬 | |
| Bauxite | ボーキサイト | |
| Canned Mackerel | 秋刀魚の缶詰 | * |
| Combat Ration | 戦闘糧食 | |
| Development Material | 開発資材 | * |
| Dock Key | ドック開放キー | |
| Emergency Repair Goddess | 応急修理女神 | * |
| Emergency Repair Personnel | 応急修理要員 | * |
| First Class Medal | 甲種勲章 | * |
| Fuel | 燃料 | |
| Furniture Coin | 家具コイン | |
| Furniture Fairy | 特注家具職人 | * |
| Headquarters Personnel | 司令部要員 | * |
| Hishimochi | 菱餅 | |
| Homeport Expansion | 母港拡張 | * |
| Improvement Material | 改修資材 | * |
| Instant Construction | 高速建造材 | * |
| Instant Repair | 高速修復材 | * |
| Mackerel | 秋刀魚 | |
| Marriage Ring and Papers | 書類一式＆指輪 | * |
| Medal | 勲章 | |
| Morale Food "Irako" | 給糧艦「伊良湖」 | * |
| Morale Food "Mamiya" | 給糧艦「間宮」 | * |
| Present Box | プレゼント箱 | |
| Prototype Flight Deck Catapult | 試製甲板カタパルト | * |
| Reinforcement Expansion | 補強増設 | * |
| Remodel Blueprint | 改装設計図 | * |
| Skilled Crew Member | 熟練搭乗員 | * |
| Steel | 鋼材 | |
| Underway Replenishment | 洋上補給 | * |
| Valentine Chocolate | 艦娘からのチョコ | *Kanmusu Choco |
*Represents requires naming to resolve the 14 character limit