In this article we will look at 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 letters in Japanese into English and Portuguese. for those unfamiliar, this is one of the best and most famous TCG games in the world. Estimate 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 list of vocabularies can be useful for you, because most TCGs use similar words.
Why would I buy a letter in Japanese? According to the official Magic rules, all languages are accepted in battle, there are no rules discriminating between languages. So you can get a rare card or a cheaper deck.
We recommend having at least a sense of the hiragana and katakana to be able to play Magic In japanese. Remember that you also need to have good ability to speak Japanese numbers.
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. So you can play Magic in Japan or buy cards in Japanese. (Unfortunately some important terms may be missing ...)
| 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 | Game |
| 戦場 | senjyou | Battlefield | Battle field |
| カウンタ | kaownta | Counter | Counter |
| ゆうはつ | yuuhatsu | Trigger | Trigger off |
| 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 | mori | 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 | iikayniae | Sacrifice | Sacrifice |
| 墓地 | bochi | Graveyard | Cemetery |
| ライフをえる | raifu wo aeru | Gain (life) | Get life |
| 追放 | swiss | Exile | Exile |
| はんこん | hankon | Lifelink | Life Link |
| ひこう | hikou | Flying | 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 | Deadly Touch |
| 先制攻撃 | senseikougeki | First Strike | Initiative |
| 警戒 | kaykai | Vigilance | 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 | Equip | Equip |
| はずれる | hazureiru | Unequip | Unequip |
| うちけされない | oochikay saraynai | Can't be countered | Cannot be undone |
| 打ち消す | oochikay su | counter | Cancel |
| 到達 | toutatsu | Reach | Reach |
| 召集 | shoushuu | Convoke | summon up |
| 占術 | senjutsu | Scry | Scrying |
| 果敢 | Kakan | Prowess | Dexterity |
| 覚醒 | kakusei | awaken | Awakening |
| 結集 | kesshu | Cally | Get together |
| 収斂 | shuuren | Convergec | Converge |
| 上陸 | jyouriku | Landfall | Landing |
| 嚥下 | engai | Ingest | 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 | Madness |
| 潜伏 | senpuku | Skulk | Elusive |
| 増呪 | zouju | Escalate | Climb |
| 現出 | gen shutsu | Emerge | Emerge |
| 合体 | gattai | Meld | Fusion |
| 製造 | I know zou | fabricate | Manufacture |
| エネルギーカウンター | energi kounter | energy counter | Energy meter |
| 構築物 | kou chiku butsu | construct | Ramp up |
| 紛争 | funsou | Revolt | Revolt |
| 即席 | sokuseki | Improvise | Improvise |
| サイクリング | saikuringu | Cycling | Recycle or Take turns |