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Talk:Japanese destroyer Hamakaze (1940)

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A Better Translation of Hamakaze into English

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While "Beach Wind" may be a literal translation of Hamakaze, perhaps "Sea Breeze" which is more commonly used to describe such air movements in English would be a better more fitting translation being more poetic to suit the Japanese character. I was on pixiv.net (site for artists to share works) and saw an image of a "ship girl" (Japanese anime creation) of the Japanese destroyer Hamakaze named in this Wikipedia article. It has the translation as "sea breeze" instead of "beach wind," which frankly makes more sense to me. Who HASN'T heard of a sea breeze? Who has EVER heard of a "Beach Wind?" Just saying. I hope someone more skilled than I am in subtleties of translation can look at this. I am The Bicycling Guitarist and I approve this message. 38.21.61.119 (talk) 03:22, 28 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hey it's me, TBG, again. I regret my last message, sort of. It might be best to ignore it. Shiokaze is another Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer. Its name means "Sea Breeze" when I use Google translate, but Wikipedia lists its name translated as "Tide Wind." The single English word "Tide" translates to Japanese "Shio" using Google translate, which backs the Wikipedia translation. I do not speak Japanese. I only know some Japanese ships from studying history. I thought I'd help Wikipedia, but fear I have only muddied things. 38.21.61.119 (talk) 10:39, 28 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]