Japanese to Spanish Translator
Free AI translation from Japanese to Spanish, built to carry grammar and register across, not just words.
What changes when you translate Japanese to Spanish
Translating Japanese into Spanish changes more than the words. Spanish nouns and adjectives carry grammatical gender, subject pronouns are usually dropped, and the informal tú contrasts with the formal usted. Spanish drops subject pronouns and marks gender on nouns and adjectives, so a good translation picks the right gender agreement and the right level of formality (tú vs. usted) from context. 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 Spanish: key differences
Japanese and Spanish diverge on the writing system, word order, grammatical gender, formality, and articles. Each row below is a place where swapping words one for one produces the wrong Spanish sentence.
| Feature | Japanese | Spanish |
|---|---|---|
| Writing system | a mix of kanji with hiragana and katakana | the Latin alphabet |
| Typical word order | subject–object–verb | subject–verb–object |
| Grammatical gender | no grammatical gender | two genders (masculine, feminine) |
| Formality | multiple speech levels | informal and formal second person (tú / usted) |
| Articles | no articles | definite and indefinite, marked for gender and number |
Common Japanese to Spanish phrases
Everyday expressions translated from Japanese to Spanish:
| Japanese (日本語) | Spanish (Español) |
|---|---|
| こんにちは (konnichiwa) | Hola |
| おやすみなさい (oyasuminasai) | Buenas noches |
| ありがとう (arigatō) | Gracias |
| お願いします (onegai shimasu) | Por favor |
| お元気ですか？(o-genki desu ka?) | ¿Cómo estás? |
| お名前は何ですか？(o-namae wa nan desu ka?) | ¿Cómo te llamas? |
| 愛してる (aishiteru) | Te quiero |
| すみません (sumimasen) | Disculpe |
| トイレはどこですか？(toire wa doko desu ka?) | ¿Dónde está el baño? |
| さようなら (sayōnara) | Adiós |
About the Spanish language
Spanish (Español) is spoken by about 560 million people across Spain, Mexico, and most of Central and South America. It belongs to the Romance (Indo-European) language family and is written in the Latin alphabet.
- Native name
- Español
- Speakers
- 560 million
- Language family
- Romance (Indo-European)
- Writing system
- the Latin alphabet
- Word order
- subject–verb–object
Japanese to Spanish translation tips
- Japanese uses subject–object–verb word order, while Spanish is subject–verb–object, 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 Spanish uses the Latin alphabet, so the translator converts between writing systems for you.
Japanese to Spanish translation FAQ
How accurate is AI Japanese to Spanish translation?
The translator uses a modern AI language model that understands context, so Japanese to Spanish 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 Spanish?
Hello in Spanish is Hola. The common-phrases table on this page lists more everyday Spanish expressions, such as Gracias (thank you) and Adiós (goodbye).