Summoning humanoids, it is a pleasure to have your attention! Here is Haou様 (Supreme King), walking toward knowledge and sharing essential gaming vocabulary with you. Today we dive into the world of League of Legends (リーグ・オブ・レジェンド, Rīgu obu Rejendo), affectionately known as LoL. Once the client and chat are set to Japanese, you notice fast: many labels are katakana loanwords from English — which is exactly why a focused word list pays off.
If you plan to play with the Japanese UI, read Japanese streams, or train gaming Japanese beyond “online” and “login,” this guide walks you through interface terms, lanes and roles, ranks, and short in-game signals — each with kanji/kana, romaji, and a clear English gloss.
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Essential League of Legends interface vocabulary
Main menu terms
To find your way around the Japanese client, start with these menu items:
- 起動 (Kidō) – Start: launch the client or game.
- オンライン (Onrain) – Online: connection status “connected.”
- パッチノート (Patchi nōto) – Patch notes: overview of the latest changes.
- 地域設定 (Chiiki settei) – Region settings: server region in the account context.
- 地域を選択 (Chiiki o sentaku) – Select region: choose a server, for example:
- 日本 (Nihon) – Japan
- 中国 (Chūgoku) – China
- ブラジル (Burajiru) – Brazil (you may still see the older ateji form 伯剌西爾)
Settings and languages
For language and client options:
- 設定 (Settei) – Settings: general configuration menu.
- 言語を選択 (Gengo o sentaku) – Select language.
- 言語 (Gengo) – Language: the language currently selected.
Note: 地域 (Chiiki) in the client usually means region/server choice; elsewhere it can mean “area.” The official Japanese title of the game is リーグ・オブ・レジェンド — not “リグ.”
Access and login
Entering the game
- アカウントログイン (Akaunto roguin) – Account login.
- ユーザー名 (Yūzāmei) – Username and パスワード (Pasuwādo) – Password.
- 登録 (Tōroku) – Register: create a new account.
- ログイン画面 (Roguin gamen) – Login screen.
- パスワードを忘れた場合 (Pasuwādo o wasureta baai) – Forgot your password.
Comfort options on the login screen
- ログイン時のBGMをオフにする (Roguin-ji no BGM o ofu ni suru) – Disable login BGM.
- メニューアニメーションをオフにする (Menyū animēshon o ofu ni suru) – Disable menu animations.
Matches, game modes, and shop
Game modes and matchmaking
- 対人戦 (Taijin-sen) – PvP / against other players.
- クラシック (Kurashikku) – Classic: the traditional 5v5 mode on Summoner’s Rift.
- カスタム (Kasutamu) – Custom: a player-created game.
- 最終確認 (Saishū kakunin) – Final confirmation before start.
- ソロ・チームメイトとマッチング (Soro / chīmu meito to matchingu) – Solo or team matchmaking.
- グループ・自分のチームメイトを招待する (Gurūpu / jibun no chīmu meito o shōtai suru) – Form a group and invite teammates.
If you want more gaming Japanese beyond LoL, we also have Overwatch curiosities and quotes in Japanese — different title, same fun with game vocabulary — and a Zelda vocabulary in Japanese list for another classic franchise.
Shop and champion classes
- チャンピオン (Chanpion) – Champions.
- セール状況 (Sēru jōkyō) – Sale status; セール中 (Sēru-chū) means “currently on sale.”
- 役割 (Yakuwari) – Role / function for champion classes, including:
- アサシン (Asashin) – Assassin
- メイジ (Meiji) – Mage
- ファイター (Faitā) – Fighter
- タンク (Tanku) – Tank
- マークスマン (Mākusuman) – Marksman
- サポート (Sapōto) – Support
Lanes and roles on Summoner’s Rift
In chat and guides, lanes almost always show up as katakana loanwords — even in Japanese. The five standard roles:
- トップ / トップレーン (Toppu / toppu rēn) – Top: upper lane, often a tank or fighter in a 1v1.
- ジャングル (Janguru) – Jungle: the forest between lanes; the ジャングラー (Jangurā) farms neutrals and ganks.
- ミッド / ミッドレーン (Middo / middo rēn) – Mid: middle lane, often a mage or assassin.
- ボット / ボットレーン (Botto / botto rēn) – Bot: lower lane; two players usually share it.
- サポート (Sapōto) – Support: bot-side helper (vision, CC, heals) who shares bot with the carry.
More map and role terms you will hear in the Japanese UI and in streams:
- サモナーズリフト (Samonāzu Rifuto) – Summoner’s Rift.
- ADC (Ēdīshī): Attack Damage Carry — the damage carry on bot (often a marksman); the acronym is used in Japanese the same way.
- ローム (Rōmu) – Roam: leave your own lane to help elsewhere.
- ガンク (Ganku) – Gank: a surprise attack, often from the jungle.
In-match terminology
Communication, status, and combat
- チャット (Chatto) – Chat.
- 試合放棄 (Shiai hōki) – Leave / abandon match.
- 進行中の試合 (Shinkō-chū no shiai) – Match in progress.
- ミニオン (Minion) – Minions; the line ミニオンが出撃しました (Minion ga shutsugeki shimashita) announces minion spawn.
- ファーム (Fāmu) – Farm: collect gold and XP from minions/monsters.
- タワー / タレット (Tawā / Taretto) – Tower / turret.
- ネクサス (Nekusasu) – Nexus.
- リコール (Rikōru) – Recall (return to base).
- フラッシュ (Furasshu) – Flash (summoner spell).
- バロン (Baron) – Baron Nashor; ドラゴン (Doragon) – Dragon.
Player ranks
ランク (Ranku) is the ranked tier. Typical names (katakana, as in the client):
- アイアン (Aian) – Iron
- ブロンズ (Buronzu) – Bronze
- シルバー (Shirubā) – Silver
- ゴールド (Gōrudo) – Gold
- プラチナ (Purachina) – Platinum
- エメラルド (Emerarudo) – Emerald
- ダイヤモンド (Daiyamondo) – Diamond
- マスター (Masutā) – Master
- グランドマスター (Gurando masutā) – Grandmaster
- チャレンジャー (Charenjā) – Challenger
プレイヤー (Pureiyā) simply means “player.” Division labels and LP details shift with seasons — the rank names above are the stable core you will recognize in streams and in the UI.
Practice short, then read without romaji
Start with the UI and rank lists, then listen for ガンク, ファーム, and lane names in a Japanese stream. When the same word shows up three times without looking it up, drop the romaji and keep only the kana. Good luck on the Rift — and have fun with the language as much as with the match.
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