Thread:Caudyr/@comment-26988112-20151114043001/@comment-124.83.16.225-20151115043409

There's no の or 之; there's no particle, which is why I said "Great Emperor of the Destructive Axe" is incorrect. These 2 particles are used to do the "of" or 's in sentences (among other things, but let's focus on just how its use would affect the reading of this title 斧滅大帝). There are exceptions when there's a corresponding translation (音 速 which is literally sound speed translates into sonic speed, and sonic speed can mean "speed of sound", so it's fine to translate 音速 as either one), but that depends on the translated word being synonymous with it (sonic speed is synonymous with speed of sound).

Same with the other titles, actually. It's fine, I guess, to translate Kanami's title as Empress of Ice World (as there's no ambiguity in meaning), but Ice World Empress fits as well.

Asue's title listed in the 8 Demon Generals page is actually a bit incorrect. 地殻 isn't the underground, but it's referring to the earth's crust. It's got a different meaning from simply saying underground. Like the sonic speed = speed of sound thing I mentioned earlier, 地殻 could be translated as Earth Crust or Earth's Crust. They essentially mean the same thing. So Earth's Crust Thundering Hammer (the Hammer being a term that is personified to refer to Asue).

Seiji's title is wrong, though. It's saying that he's the light of the merciful father (which is what I was saying with Kichi in a different page here; that the axe in his title is him, which corroborates with one of his true name's abilities is 斧滅なる者, which translates into Axe Destruction Personification, taking note that 斧滅 show up in his title too; could also translate it as Person Who Embodies Axe Destruction, but Personification shortens it and means the same thing anyway) rather than Seiji being the Father himself (Father in the sense of priesthood, perhaps?).

Anyway, just mentioning these other 3 as the way to translate these titles is pretty involved with understanding why I'm saying "Great Emperor of the Destructive Axe" is incorrect.