Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Translation for "Feel Life"
Japanese translation:
命を感じよう(inochi o kanjiyou)
Added to glossary by
Yasutomo Kanazawa
Sep 19, 2009 13:30
14 yrs ago
English term
Translation for "Feel Life"
English to Japanese
Art/Literary
Advertising / Public Relations
This is a quote I'm trying to get translated correctly. I would like for it to be understood by a Japanese person at first glance without having to be explained the precise meaning of it. It is to be used for a slogan.
So far, I have come across these as possibilities;
感じの生命
を感じろ生
を感じろ 生きて
This is the original phrase
“「生 / Sei」を感じろ”かな
Does anyone have a better translation? Are the three above close or do I have to leave it as it was originally written to be understood. Any help will be appreciated!
ARIGATOU!
So far, I have come across these as possibilities;
感じの生命
を感じろ生
を感じろ 生きて
This is the original phrase
“「生 / Sei」を感じろ”かな
Does anyone have a better translation? Are the three above close or do I have to leave it as it was originally written to be understood. Any help will be appreciated!
ARIGATOU!
Proposed translations
(Japanese)
| 3 +1 | 命を感じよう(inochi o kanjiyou) |
Yasutomo Kanazawa
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| 4 +5 | feel life |
ciaoliva
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| 3 +3 | 命・体感 |
Akiko Sasanuma Howard (X)
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| 4 | 楽しみましょう |
StanleyTanaka
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| 4 | ライフを感じよう！ |
thmarks
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| 3 | 生きることを感じよう |
Tina Wooden
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References
| 生きてる、感じる。 |
Yumico Tanaka (X)
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Change log
Sep 26, 2009 05:50: Yasutomo Kanazawa Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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53 mins
Yasutomo Kanazawa
Japan
Japan
Native in Japanese
Works in field
Japan
Scientia est potentia
Native in: Japanese 
Works in: English to Japanese, German to Japanese, Italian to Japanese, and 3 more.
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命を感じよう(inochi o kanjiyou)
If translated back into English, it would be for "let's feel the life". It is read as "inochi o kanjiyou". Maybe not as catchy as leaving the phrase in English, but this would be my suggestion.
Note from asker:
| Thank you, your answer is very helpful! If I may ask, can you tell me what the difference is from 命を感じよう and 命を感じろ? |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+5
9 mins
English term (edited):
translation for \"feel life\"
feel life
If you can, it is good not to translate it at all.
Just leave it as "feel life", and Japanese people will sence the meaning of it at a glance.
Just leave it as "feel life", and Japanese people will sence the meaning of it at a glance.
Peer comment(s):
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Hisako Sasan (X)
: I agree completely (but using capital letters or same as original text). Translation seems to lose much of the feeling of this slogan.
6 hrs
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| agree |
KathyT
20 hrs
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Minoru Kuwahara
: so far, i suppose this is good as astrategic message in marketing as well as a message to the gutarist's fans. -
1 day 4 hrs
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| agree |
Y. K.
1 day 22 hrs
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Tina Wooden
: I agree that most Japanese understand enough English to comprehend this; however, some clients will insist on having a Japanese translation, thinking it is better in some way.
2 days 16 hrs
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1 hr
StanleyTanaka
Works in field
Technical, medical, manuals, music, etc.
Native in: Bulgarian
Works in: Japanese to Bulgarian, Bulgarian to Japanese, Japanese to English, and 3 more.
楽しみましょう
If you mean to use it as a slogan, it could be "楽しみましょう". It doesn't mean exactly "feel life", but is often used when you mean to "enjoy the life".
4 hrs
ライフを感じよう！
Assuming that the phrase is a slogan of some kind, I would go for a blend of two of the previous suggestions.
I mostly agree with Mr. Kanazawa, but...
A bit of katakana is always a good thing!!
I mostly agree with Mr. Kanazawa, but...
A bit of katakana is always a good thing!!
+3
19 hrs
Akiko Sasanuma Howard (X)
New Zealand
Native in Japanese
Specializes in field
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4
命・体感
As it is tattoed on, it has to be short, so I made it like a catch phrase by putting 「・」, but it is basically the same as「命を体感」(Inochi wo taikan). I did not put 「しろ」or 「しよう」at the end of the phase to be catchy.
Peer comment(s):
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KathyT
: yes, now that we know there is a tattoo involved (hello context!), this would probably be most suitable. "Feel Life" (in English) would also be fine, though, wouldn't it? (if that's the message of the actual artist). Longer sentences won't work as well.
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Thank you!
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Minoru Kuwahara
: we're sort of tiring of scarcity of context recently, huh? without regards to whether or not the audience might understand the message, it'd be appealing as long as it's for a tatto script. -
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Thank you!
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lingualabo
: I liked this solution at a glance. "体感" is often used also when you feel the rythm of the music; and then for the music, the rythm is the life...
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2 days 16 hrs
English term (edited):
"Feel Life"
生きることを感じよう
Just another suggestion, but there's a subtle difference between 「命」 and 「生きること」 -- the former is "life" quite literally, but the latter is "to live" or "the act of living". By using a verb form rather than a noun, I think you can convey more of the "life force" if you will, the vitality and activity of the artist.
Reference comments
1 day 23 hrs
Reference:
生きてる、感じる。
As I wrote in the discussion, I would copywrite like this if this is meant for Japanese readers.
Discussion
I got some good answers and now I want to get some clarification on these two: 命を感じよう and 命を感じろ
They come pretty close to what I want but I don't know the difference between them. Thank you.
You say you would like it "to be understood by a Japanese person at first glance without having to be explained the precise meaning of it," but in that case, can you explain what the English means first? You don't mention what type of product/service this is for, and with the lack of context, frankly, I only have a vague idea of "Feel Life" could mean, depending on what you're talking about.