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...)
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| Japanese | Romanização | Inglês | Portuguese |
| こうげき | kougeki | Attack | Ataque |
| 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 | Carta |
| 手札 | tefuda | Hand | Hand (deck) |
| ターン | tann | Turn | Turno |
| ゲーム | gaymu | Game | Jogo |
| 戦場 | senjyou | Battlefield | Battlefield |
| カウンタ | kaownta | Counter | Counter |
| ゆうはつ | yuuhatsu | Trigger | Desencadear |
| せんこう | senkou | Play First | First |
| こうこう | koukou | Play Second | Second |
| 島 | shima | Island | Ilha |
| 山 | yama | Mountain | Montanha |
| 森 | forest | 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) | get life |
| 追放 | sueiiho | Exile | Exílio |
| はんこん | hankon | Lifelink | Link with Life |
| 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 | deathtouch |
| 先制攻撃 | senseikougeki | First Strike | Iniciativa |
| 警戒 | kaykai | Vigilance | Vigilância |
| 呪禁 | jyugon | Hexproof | magic resistance |
| 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 | double blow |
| 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 | cannot be canceled |
| 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 | e | |
| 昂揚 | kouyou | Delirium | Delírio |
| 変身 | henshin | Transform | Transformar |
| 調査を行う | conduct research | Investigate | Investigar |
| 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 | I know | fabricate | Fabricar |
| エネルギーカウンター | energi counter | energy counter | energy counter |
| 構築物 | kou chiku butsu | construct | Construir |
| 紛争 | funsou | Revolt | Revolt |
| 即席 | sokuseki | Improvise | Improvisar |
| サイクリング | saikuringu | Cycling | Recycle or take turns |
