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 are not familiar, 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 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 some knowledge of the numbers in Japanese.
Magic: The Gathering in Japanese
Let's get straight to the point, below you will find a list of and words related to the Game. So you can play Magic in Japan or buy cards in Japanese. (Unfortunately, some important may be missing...)
Responsive Table: Scroll the table to the side with your finger >>
| Japanese | Romanization | English | Portuguese |
| こうげき | attack | 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 | Mão | Hand (deck) |
| ターン | tann | Turn | Shift |
| ゲーム | gaymu | Game | Game |
| 戦場 | battlefield | Battlefield | Battlefield |
| カウンタ | kaownta | Counter | Counter |
| ゆうはつ | yuuhatsu | Trigger | Unleash |
| せんこう | flashlight | Play First | First |
| こうこう | high school | Play Second | Second |
| island | shima | Island | Island |
| 山 | yama | Mountain | Mountain |
| Forest | forest | Forest | Forest |
| plain | heichi | Planalto | Plains |
| Swamp | numa | Swamp | Swamp |
| Wasteland | wasteland | Wastes | Exile |
| 無色 | mushoku | Colorless | Incolor |
| famous | koumei | Renown | Rename |
| Coercion | "ihaku" | Menace | Threat |
| Magic Craft | makou | Mastery | Mastery |
| sacrifice | The string "iikayniae" does not appear to have a direct translation as it seems to be a specific term or name. Therefore, it remains unchanged: "iikayniae". | Sacrifício | Sacrifice |
| graveyard | bochi | Graveyard | Cemetery |
| Get a life | raifu wo aeru | Gain (life) | get life |
| Exile | sueiiho | Exile | Exile |
| hankon | I'm sorry, but "hankon" does not appear to be Portuguese. Could you please provide the correct Portuguese string for translation? | Lifelink | Link with Life |
| fly | hikou | Flying | Fly |
| regeneration | reconstruction | Regenerate | Regenerate |
| 防衛 | defense | Defender | Defender |
| destruction | hakai | Destroy | Destroy |
| Fast attack | sokou | Haste | Impulse |
| Death接 | sesshi | Deathtouch | deathtouch |
| Preemptive strike | senseikougeki | First Strike | Initiative |
| 警戒 | kaykai | Vigilance | Surveillance |
| cursed prohibition | jyugon | Hexproof | magic resistance |
| swift | shunsoku | Flash | Flash |
| to throw away | suteru | Discard | Discard |
| indestructible | unbreakable | Indestructible | Indestructible |
| ikaku | iikaku | Intimidate | Intimidate |
| Two-stage attack | nidan cougeki | Double Strike | double blow |
| Equipment | soubi | Equip | Equip |
| to miss or to come off | hazureiru | Unequip | Unequip |
| not being rejected | oochikay saraynai | Can't be countered | cannot be canceled |
| negate | oochikay su | counter | Cancel |
| Arrival | toutatsu | Reach | Scope |
| Summons | shoushuu | Convoke | Call |
| Divination | senjutsu | Scry | Clairvoyance |
| boldness | Kakan | Prowess | Skill |
| Awakening | awakening | awaken | Awakening |
| Gathering | kesshu | Cally | Gather |
| Convergence | shuuren | Convergec | Converge |
| landing | jyouriku | Landfall | Landing |
| swallowing | engai | Ingest | Ingest |
| "Missing color" | kesshoku | Devoid | Deprived |
| Elation | koyo | Delirium | Delirium |
| Transformation | henshin | Transform | Transform |
| Conduct an investigation | conduct research | Investigate | Investigate |
| Madness | maddonesu | Madness | Madness |
| Lurking | senpuku | Skulk | Evasive |
| Increased curse | zouju | Escalar | Climbing |
| manifestation | gen shutsu | Emerge | Emerge |
| Fusion | gattai | Meld | Fusion |
| Manufacturing | I know | fabricar | Manufacture |
| Energy counter | energi counter | energy counter | energy counter |
| building | kou chiku butsu | construct | Build |
| 紛争 | funsou | Revolt | Revolt |
| 即席 | sokuseki | Improvise | To improvise |
| Cycling | cycling | Ciclismo | Recycle or take turns |
