Hey epic gamers, welcome to another incredible article from Bondlingo. Now today we have a very interesting and special article for you, we are going to be discussing all about gaming language in Japanese. This is dedicated to all those gamers out there. We want to make sure that you can enjoy your intense gaming in a Japanese setting too. What better way to immerse yourself in the language while doing something you love.
We are going to look at some of the top vocabulary today that pops up the most throughout most games. This is just an overview but if you have anything specific you want to know about that we haven’t mentioned, please make sure to leave a comment.
Right. Let’s get right into it guys!
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The Killer gaming Vocabulary
Right we are now going to break down and contextualise all of the killer gaming vocabulary in Japanese that you are going to need to know to own some noobs in your gaming exploits. Lets start with this word first:
レベル
Reburu
Level
So as you can imagine you can use this in numerous ways, you could ask what level is your competitor on or what level they are. Let’s look at the next.
ラスボス戦
Rasubosu Sen
last boss battle
This will be useful to know when you are about to lock horns with the final boss in your game. So as you can see we have “rasubosu” which means “last boss” and then “sen” which means battle.
雑魚
ざこ
Zako
You know those pesky little mobs that get in your way all the time? Yeah, this is how you talk about those creatures.
試合
しあい
shiai
a game; a match
This is one of the most essential in todays list. You can use this to ask when the match or game will being and also what type your friends or competitors are looking to play.
経験値
けいけんち
keikenchi
EXP
Ah, the integral XP bar, oh the hours spent grinding to reach the top levels! This is how you can refer to XP in your games.
攻撃
こうげき
kougeki
Attack
This is the word for attack, certainly an absolute necessity in any violent gaming ventures. Whether its attacking a city or an enemy, you can use kougeki to say “attack”
防御
ぼうぎょ
bougyo
Defense
Now you can’t have a good attack without a good defense, these two go hand in hand.
相手
あいて
aite
opponent
Whether your facing off against a 4 armed titan or an evil badger, you can use the word aite to mean “opponent”
必殺技
ひっさつわざ
hissatsuwaza
most powerful attack
Are you ready to unleash your most powerful attack? If you are looking to finish your enemy and have saved up enough stamina to unleash your ultimate technique, you can say, “hissatsuwaza“ to describe your final / ultimate attack.
シーン
Sheen
Cutscene
Ah the pesky cut scene, if you can’t skip this then unfortunately your going to have to endure without some intense gaming for the time being. TO be fair, sometimes the story’s from certain cut scenes are awesome and can get you hyped for the next level.
ポーズ
Poozu
Pause
Husband, wife, mum or dad calling you down for dinner? Time to pause the game. Looking to rest those thumbs for a while? Looks like a pause is your best option herer. For this you can say: “Poozu“
メニュー
Menyuu
Menu
This word has to be included in our list as this is your access point into the game itself. It’s pretty easy to remember as its very close to the English “menu”
設定
Settei
Settings
Lastly we have “settings” this is where you can change the language of your game so if you want to change something into Japanese, head here first. There can be a lot of difficult kanji here too so make sure to brush up on that too.
So there we have it guys, make sure to get all of this vocabulary into your anki system and try and make as many examples sentences as you can to help retain the vocabulary. Obviously, the more gaming that you do with native Japanese speakers, the better you will become with the language. You will also get more confident with speaking and interaction too so that’s why its definitely something that we encourage.
Okay all you gamers we really hope that you have enjoyed today’s special gaming article from us. If you have any questions at all or any more ideas for content that you would like us to cover, please do not hesitate to get in touch as we always live to hear from you guys. We hope you are all doing well with your studies and stay tuned for more articles coming soon.