In this article, we are going to 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 Japanese letters into English and Portuguese. for those who don't know, this is one of the best and most famous TCG games in the world. Estimated that there are more than 12 million players around the world.
Even if you don't play Magic, but end up playing other TCGs, this vocabulary list might be useful to you, because most TCGs use similar words.
Why would I buy a letter in Japanese? According to official Magic rules, all languages are accepted in battle, there are no rules discriminating against languages. So you can get a rare card or a cheaper deck.
We recommend having at least an idea of the 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 the Japanese numbers.
Magic: The Gathering in Japanese
Let's cut to the chase, below you'll find a list of terms and words related to the Game. So 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 | Attack |
| こうげきをします | kougeki wo shimasu | I am attacking | I attack |
| ライブラリ | raiburari | library | Grimoire (deck) |
| カード | kado | card | Letter |
| 手札 | tefuda | hand | Hand (deck) |
| ターン | tann | turn | Shift |
| ゲーム | gaymu | game | Match |
| 戦場 | senjyou | battlefield | Battle field |
| カウンタ | kaownta | counter | counter |
| ゆうはつ | yuuhatsu | trigger | Initiate |
| せんこう | senkou | Play First | First |
| こうこう | koukou | Play Second | Second |
| 島 | shima | island | Island |
| 山 | yama | mountain | Mountain |
| 森 | died | forest | Forest |
| 平地 | heichi | plains | plains |
| 沼 | in | swamp | swamp |
| 荒地 | arechi | Wastes | Exile |
| 無色 | mushoku | colorless | Colorless |
| 高名 | koumei | Renown | renown |
| 威迫 | ihaku | Menace | Threat |
| 魔巧 | makou | Mastery | mastery |
| 生け贄 | ikayniae | sacrifice | Sacrifice |
| 墓地 | bochi | graveyard | Cemetery |
| ライフをえる | raifu wo aeru | gain (life) | get life |
| 追放 | soooo | exile | Exile |
| はんこん | hankon | lifelink | Link with Life |
| ひこう | hikou | flying | To fly |
| さいせい | saisei | regenerate | Regenerate |
| 防衛 | bouei | Defend | Defend |
| はかい | hakai | destroy | To destroy |
| 速攻 | sokou | Stem | Impetus |
| 接死 | sesshi | deathtouch | deathtouch |
| 先制攻撃 | senseikougeki | first strike | Initiative |
| 警戒 | kaykai | surveillance | Surveillance |
| 呪禁 | jyugon | Hexproof | magic resistance |
| 瞬速 | shunsoku | Flash | Flash |
| すてる | suteru | Discard | To discard |
| 破壊されない | hakaisarenai | indestructible | Indestructible |
| いかく | iikaku | intimidate | Intimidate |
| 二段攻撃 | nidan cougeki | Double Strike | double blow |
| 装備 | I am bi | team | Equip |
| はずれる | hazureiru | Unequip | unequip |
| うちけされない | oochikay saraynai | Can't be countered | cannot be canceled |
| 打ち消す | oochikay su | counter | Cancel |
| 到達 | toutatsu | reach | reach |
| 召集 | shoushuu | convoke | summon up |
| 占術 | senjutsu | script | clairvoyance |
| 果敢 | Kakan | prowess | Dexterity |
| 覚醒 | kakusei | awaken | Awakening |
| 結集 | kesshu | cally | Get together |
| 収斂 | shuuren | Converge | Converge |
| 上陸 | jyouuriku | landfall | Landing |
| 嚥下 | fool | ingestion | ingest |
| 欠色 | kesshoku | devoid | Devoid |
| 支援 | shien | support | Support |
| 昂揚 | kouyou | delirium | Delirium |
| 変身 | henshin | transform | To transform |
| 調査を行う | chousa wo okonau | investigate | Investigate |
| マッドネス | maddonesu | madness | Craziness |
| 潜伏 | senpuku | Skulk | Elusive |
| 増呪 | zouju | Escalate | Climb |
| 現出 | gen shutsu | emerge | Emerge |
| 合体 | gattai | honey | Fusion |
| 製造 | I know | fabricate | Manufacture |
| エネルギーカウンター | energi counter | energy counter | energy counter |
| 構築物 | kou chiku butsu | construct | Ramp up |
| 紛争 | founded | revolt | Revolt |
| 即席 | sokuseki | improvise | Improvise |
| サイクリング | saikuringu | cycling | Recycle or take turns |
