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[DestinyBender]

Hiyas, can somebody please translate these words into Hiragana? I have searched Google and can't find anything.

The Ghost in the Shell

Thanks in advance.​

 

[Esper]

First, you can't "translate" into hiragana because hiragana is a syllabary, not a language. The word you're looking for is "transliterate." Second, English words (and most foreign words) almost invariably get transliterated into katakana, not hiragana. Third, you probably can't find anything because "(The) Ghost in the Shell" is not the original name of the series in Japanese. It was made up to be easier and catchier to English ears than "Mobile Armored Riot Police" or whatever else it would be translated as. Forth, there is no set way to transliterate some words. For example, "the" might become ザ (za), ゼ (ze), or ジ (ji).

Now that I've gotten that out.

Katakana
ザ・ゴースト・イン・ザ・シェル

Hiragna
ざ・ごーすと・いん・ざ・しぇる

 

[twocows]

First, you can't "translate" into hiragana because hiragana is a syllabary, not a language. The word you're looking for is "transliterate." Second, English words (and most foreign words) almost invariably get transliterated into katakana, not hiragana. Third, you probably can't find anything because "(The) Ghost in the Shell" is not the original name of the series in Japanese. It was made up to be easier and catchier to English ears than "Mobile Armored Riot Police" or whatever else it would be translated as. Forth, there is no set way to transliterate some words. For example, "the" might become ザ (za), ゼ (ze), or ジ (ji).

Now that I've gotten that out.

Katakana
ザ・ゴースト・イン・ザ・シェル

Hiragna
ざ・ごーすと・いん・ざ・しぇる

In addition to everything said being true, I'd like to note that the Japanese name is 攻殻機動隊 (like he said, Mobile Armed Riot Police). In Hiragana (which you would use for the Japanese name), this is おさむ から きどう たい (spaces inserted; technically, there are no spaces). If you wanted the English name transliterated into Japanese, you would use the Katakana translit that Scarf gave above (the Hiragana is probably just there because you asked for it).

 

[Esper]

In addition to everything said being true, I'd like to note that the Japanese name is 攻殻機動隊 (like he said, Mobile Armed Riot Police). In Hiragana (which you would use for the Japanese name), this is おさむ から きどう たい (spaces inserted; technically, there are no spaces). If you wanted the English name transliterated into Japanese, you would use the Katakana translit that Scarf gave above (the Hiragana is probably just there because you asked for it).

A correction: (sorry, I'm uptight like that)
攻殻機動隊 should be read using only the on'yomi (Chinese readings) as こう かく き どう たい (spaces added).
おさむ is a nanori (used for names only) reading of 攻.
から is the kun'yomi (Japanese) reading of 殻.