Japanese to German Translator
Translate Japanese to German for free, with the context a word-for-word tool drops.
What changes when you translate Japanese to German
Translating Japanese into German changes more than the words. German has three grammatical genders and four cases, builds long compound nouns, and pushes the verb to the end of subordinate clauses. German sentences often keep the main verb until the very end and stack cases and compounds, so sentence structure has to be rebuilt rather than translated word by word. A word-for-word tool gets the vocabulary right and these things wrong, which is why the translator above reads the whole sentence before it writes anything.
Japanese and German: key differences
Japanese and German diverge on the writing system, word order, grammatical gender, formality, subject pronouns, and articles. Each row below is a place where swapping words one for one produces the wrong German sentence.
| Feature | Japanese | German |
|---|---|---|
| Writing system | a mix of kanji with hiragana and katakana | the Latin alphabet |
| Typical word order | subject–object–verb | verb-second, with verb-final subordinate clauses |
| Grammatical gender | no grammatical gender | three genders (masculine, feminine, neuter) |
| Formality | multiple speech levels | informal and formal second person (du / Sie) |
| Subject pronouns | usually dropped | required |
| Articles | no articles | definite and indefinite, marked for gender, number, and case |
Common Japanese to German phrases
Everyday expressions translated from Japanese to German:
| Japanese (日本語) | German (Deutsch) |
|---|---|
| こんにちは (konnichiwa) | Hallo |
| おやすみなさい (oyasuminasai) | Gute Nacht |
| ありがとう (arigatō) | Danke |
| お願いします (onegai shimasu) | Bitte |
| お元気ですか？(o-genki desu ka?) | Wie geht es dir? |
| お名前は何ですか？(o-namae wa nan desu ka?) | Wie heißt du? |
| 愛してる (aishiteru) | Ich liebe dich |
| すみません (sumimasen) | Entschuldigung |
| トイレはどこですか？(toire wa doko desu ka?) | Wo ist die Toilette? |
| さようなら (sayōnara) | Auf Wiedersehen |
About the German language
German (Deutsch) is spoken by about 135 million people across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. It belongs to the Germanic (Indo-European) language family and is written in the Latin alphabet.
- Native name
- Deutsch
- Speakers
- 135 million
- Language family
- Germanic (Indo-European)
- Writing system
- the Latin alphabet
- Word order
- verb-second, with verb-final subordinate clauses
Japanese to German translation tips
- Japanese uses subject–object–verb word order, while German is verb-second, with verb-final subordinate clauses, so the AI restructures whole sentences instead of substituting words one by one.
- Japanese is written in a mix of kanji with hiragana and katakana, and German uses the Latin alphabet, so the translator converts between writing systems for you.
Japanese to German translation FAQ
How accurate is AI Japanese to German translation?
The translator uses a modern AI language model that understands context, so Japanese to German results read more naturally than word-for-word tools. For legal, medical, or other high-stakes text, have a fluent speaker review the output.
How do you say hello in German?
Hello in German is Hallo. The common-phrases table on this page lists more everyday German expressions, such as Danke (thank you) and Auf Wiedersehen (goodbye).