Magic: The Gathering - Vocabulary in Japanese and English

In this article, we will see the Japanese vocabulary of the card game Magic: The Gathering (マジック：ザ・ギャザリング ). We will translate the cards from Japanese to English and Portuguese. For those who don’t know, this is one of the best and most famous TCG games in the world. It is estimated that there are over 12 million players around the world.

Even if you don’t play Magic, but end up playing other TCGs, this vocabulary list can be useful for you, because most TCGs use similar words.

Why would I buy a card in Japanese? According to the official rules of Magic, all languages are accepted in battle, there are no rules discriminating languages. Thus, you can get a rare card or a cheaper deck.

We recommend having at least some knowledge of hiragana and katakana to be able to play Magic in Japanese. It is worth remembering that you also need to have good skills in speaking numbers in Japanese.

Magic: The Gathering in Japanese

Let’s get straight to the point, below you will find a list of terms and words related to the Game. This way you can play Magic in Japan or buy the cards in Japanese. (Unfortunately, some important terms may be missing…)

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Japanese	Romanization	English	Portuguese
こうげき	kougeki	Attack	Ataque
こうげきをします	kougeki wo shimasu	I am attacking	Eu ataco
ライブラリ	raiburari	Library	Grimório (deck)
カード	kado	Card	Carta
手札	tefuda	Hand	Mão (baralho)
ターン	tann	Turn	Turno
ゲーム	gaymu	Game	Jogo
戦場	senjyou	Battlefield	Campo de batalha
カウンタ	kaownta	Counter	Counter
ゆうはつ	yuuhatsu	Trigger	Desencadear
せんこう	senkou	Play First	Primeiro
こうこう	koukou	Play Second	Segundo
島	shima	Island	Ilha
山	yama	Mountain	Montanha
森	mori	Forest	Floresta
平地	heichi	Plains	Planícies
沼	numa	Swamp	Pântano
荒地	arechi	Wastes	Exílio
無色	mushoku	Colorless	Incolor
高名	koumei	Renown	Renome
威迫	ihaku	Menace	Ameaça
魔巧	makou	Mastery	Maestria
生け贄	iikayniae	Sacrifice	Sacrifício
墓地	bochi	Graveyard	Cemitério
ライフをえる	raifu wo aeru	Gain (life)	Obter vida
追放	sueiiho	Exile	Exílio
はんこん	hankon	Lifelink	Vínculo com a Vida
ひこう	hikou	Flying	Voar
さいせい	saisei	Regenerate	Regenerar
防衛	bouei	Defender	Defender
はかい	hakai	Destroy	Destruir
速攻	sokou	Haste	Ímpeto
接死	sesshi	Deathtouch	Toque Mortífero
先制攻撃	senseikougeki	First Strike	Iniciativa
警戒	kaykai	Vigilance	Vigilância
呪禁	jyugon	Hexproof	Resistência à magia
瞬速	shunsoku	Flash	Lampejo
すてる	suteru	Discard	Descartar
破壊されない	hakaisarenai	Indestructible	Indestrutível
いかく	iikaku	Intimidate	Intimidar
二段攻撃	nidan cougeki	Double Strike	Golpe Duplo
装備	soubi	Equip	Equipar
はずれる	hazureiru	Unequip	Desequipar
うちけされない	oochikay saraynai	Can’t be countered	Não pode ser anulado
打ち消す	oochikay su	counter	Anular
到達	toutatsu	Reach	Alcance
召集	shoushuu	Convoke	Convocar
占術	senjutsu	Scry	Vidência
果敢	Kakan	Prowess	Destreza
覚醒	kakusei	awaken	Despertar
結集	kesshu	Cally	Reunir
収斂	shuuren	Convergec	Convergir
上陸	jyouriku	Landfall	Aterragem
嚥下	engai	Ingest	Ingerir
欠色	kesshoku	Devoid	Desprovido
支援	shien	Support	Suporte
昂揚	kouyou	Delirium	Delírio
変身	henshin	Transform	Transformar
調査を行う	chousa wo okonau	Investigate	Investigate
マッドネス	maddonesu	Madness	Loucura
潜伏	senpuku	Skulk	Esquivo
増呪	zouju	Escalate	Escalar
現出	gen shutsu	Emerge	Emergir
合体	gattai	Meld	Fusão
製造	sei zou	fabricate	Fabricar
エネルギーカウンター	energi kounter	energy counter	Contador de energia
構築物	kou chiku butsu	construct	Construir
紛争	funsou	Revolt	Revolta
即席	sokuseki	Improvise	Improvisar
サイクリング	saikuringu	Cycling	Reciclar ou Revezar