Japanese Language Overview
Japanese (にほんご, Nihongo) is Japan’s primary language, spoken by about 125 million people. It belongs to the Japonic family and uses three scripts—Kanji (漢字), Hiragana (ひらがな), and Katakana (カタカナ). Although most speakers live in Japan, Japanese communities also exist in Brazil, the U.S., Canada, and beyond.
Japan is a global leader in technology and innovation, so engaging effectively in its tech and business sectors is crucial. Beyond Japan’s borders, Japanese is widely embraced by international communities, making cultural and linguistic understanding vital for successfully marketing products and services in Japanese-speaking markets.
When providing Japanese translation, we prioritize more than language conversion. Our team captures cultural depth and nuance, ensuring accuracy, fluency, and cultural relevance—whether working on business documents, technical manuals, or literary works. We focus on preserving the text’s subtleties and elegance to deliver top-tier Japanese translation services.
Japanese Language Support
Giltbridge not only handles Japanese translation but also covers dialects, regional variants, and specific community languages within this language, including:
Japanese has a complex writing system, with Kanji representing words or morphemes and Hiragana and Katakana representing syllables. The language has subject-object-verb (SOV) word order and uses particles to indicate grammatical relations. Japanese has a rich vocabulary with many Sino-Japanese words and loanwords from English and other languages. It also uses honorifics to convey respect, reflecting Japanese social hierarchies.
Translation Capacity and Quality Standards
Daily
3000-5000 words per person per day
Large Project
20000-30000 words per day
LQA Evaluation
20000-30000 words per day
Defect Rate
4 per 1000 words
