Genshin Impact Concept Names in 6 Languages — With Literal Kanji/Hanja Meanings
Reflects patch 6.7 (2026-08-07) — the meta store re-ranks every patch, never edited by hand.
Quick answer
The table below lines up 8 core concepts + 7 nation names + 5 story terms from Genshin Impact across the 6 languages we serve (vi/en/ja/ko/zh-tw/pt-br), pulled straight from the concept and lore articles already published on the site — the "Literal meaning" column is only filled in where the kanji/hanja can be confidently glossed; where a word is just an English loanword written phonetically (e.g. "キャラクター", read "kyarakutā"), it says so instead of inventing a meaning.8 core concepts
| VI | EN | JA | KO | ZH-TW | PT-BR | Literal meaning (JA/KO/ZH-TW) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nhân Vật | Character | キャラクター | 캐릭터 | 角色 | Personagem | ZH-TW 角色 = "role/persona" (角=horn/role + 色=hue/look); JA/KO are plain English loanwords, no literal meaning |
| Nhiệm Vụ | Quest | クエスト | 퀘스트 | 任務 | Missão | ZH-TW 任務 = "duty/task" (任=to bear + 務=affair, matches the real meaning); JA/KO are English loanwords |
| Sự Kiện | Event | イベント | 이벤트 | 活動 | Evento | ZH-TW 活動 = "activity" (活=lively + 動=movement); JA/KO are English loanwords |
| Nguyên Tố | Element | 元素 | 원소 | 元素 | Elemento | All 3: 元=origin + 素=basic factor → literally "element" in JA/KO(Sino-Korean)/ZH-TW alike |
| Thánh Di Vật | Artifact | 聖遺物 | 성유물 | 聖遺物 | Artefato | All 3: 聖=holy + 遺=left behind + 物=object → literally "holy relic" in JA/KO(Sino-Korean)/ZH-TW alike |
| Cầu Nguyện | Wish | 祈願 | 기원 | 祈願 | Prece | All 3: 祈=to pray + 願=a wish → literally "prayer/wish" in JA/KO(Sino-Korean)/ZH-TW alike |
| Hạng Mạo Hiểm | Adventure Rank | 冒険ランク | 모험 랭크 | 冒險等階 | Rank de Aventureiro | 冒険/모험/冒險=adventure (real meaning); ランク/랭크=English "rank" loanword; ZH-TW 等階=rank/tier (real meaning) — so ZH-TW is a full translation while JA/KO are half-meaning, half-loanword |
| UID | UID | UID | UID | UID | UID | A Latin-script acronym (User ID), unchanged across all 6 languages — literal meaning doesn't apply |
7 nation names
| Nation | JA | KO | ZH-TW | Literal meaning (where confidently glossable) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mondstadt | モンド | 몬드 | 蒙德 | "Mondstadt" itself is German: Mond (moon) + Stadt (city) → "Moon City"; all 3 languages just transliterate the German name, no separate translation |
| Liyue | 璃月 | 리월 | 璃月 | 璃(glaze/precious stone)+月(moon) → "Glaze Moon" — JA/ZH-TW use these exact 2 characters; KO 리월 is just the Sino-Korean reading of those same characters |
| Inazuma | 稲妻 | 이나즈마 | 稻妻 | 稲妻 is a real, pre-existing Japanese dictionary word meaning "lightning bolt" — not a made-up character combination; ZH-TW borrows this exact spelling, KO just transliterates the sound |
| Sumeru | スメール | 수메르 | 須彌 | Transliteration of Mount Sumeru/Meru from Hindu and Buddhist cosmology; ZH-TW 須彌 is the traditional Chinese Buddhist transliteration of that mountain's name, not a meaning-based translation |
| Fontaine | フォンテーヌ | 폰타인 | 楓丹 | "Fontaine" is French for "fountain/spring"; JA/KO just transliterate the sound, while ZH-TW 楓丹 (maple + red) are 2 characters chosen for a similar sound, not a translation of "fountain" |
| Natlan | ナタ | 나타 | 納塔 | Pure phonetic transliteration in all 3 languages; nothing in our data confidently establishes a root meaning ⇒ not guessed |
| Snezhnaya | スネージナヤ | 스네즈나야 | 至暗國度 | JA/KO just transliterate the Russian "Снежная"; ZH-TW 至暗國度 is NOT a transliteration at all — it's a full meaning-based translation: 至(utmost)+暗(dark)+國度(realm) → "Realm of Utmost Darkness" |
The 8th region in our data (Nod-Krai) and the not-yet-open 7th nation are both pure transliterations, left out of the table to avoid guessing at an unsupported meaning.
5 story terms
| Term | JA | KO | ZH-TW | Literal meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archon War | 魔神戦争 | 마신 전쟁 | 魔神戰爭 | 魔神(demon-god/archon)+戦争/戰爭(war) → matches the English name exactly |
| Khaenri'ah cataclysm | カーンルイアの災厄 | 켄리아 재앙 | 坎瑞亞災變 | 災厄/재앙/災變 all mean "calamity/disaster"; the "Khaenri'ah/カーンルイア/켄리아/坎瑞亞" part is just the proper noun transliterated |
| Gnosis | 神の心 | 신의 심장 | 神之心 | 神(god)+心/心臓(heart) → "God's Heart" consistently across all 3 languages |
| Vision | 神の目 | 신의 눈 | 神之眼 | 神(god)+目/眼(eye) → "God's Eye" consistently across all 3 languages |
| Irminsul | 世界樹 | 세계수 | 世界樹 | 世界(world)+樹(tree) → "World Tree" across all 3, matching the English name Irminsul's own meaning |
FAQ
Why is there no literal-meaning column for Vietnamese/English/Portuguese?
Because those 3 languages use the Latin alphabet — there's no logographic writing system like kanji/hanja to break down for a literal meaning. The Vietnamese/English/Portuguese names in the table already ARE the meaning (e.g. "Nhân Vật", "Character", "Personagem" are meanings, not transliterations). The literal-meaning column only makes sense for a script you can decompose, like JA/KO/ZH-TW.
Characters→
Tier List→