Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

He Cai

Tetsuji Mochida

A translation device includes: a controller that extracts a proper noun candidate from an original sentence, generates a translation word of the proper noun candidate in a second language, generates a second translated sentence by translating the original sentence into the second language based on the proper noun candidate and the translation word of the proper noun candidate, and generates a second reverse-translated sentence by translating the second translated sentence into the first language based on the proper noun candidate and the translation word of the proper noun candidate; a display that displays the first reverse-translated sentence and the second reverse-translated sentence; and an operation unit that receives a user operation of selecting one of the first reverse-translated sentence and the second reverse-translated sentence. The controller displays one of the first translated sentence and the second translated sentence on the display as a translated sentence of the original sentence according to the selection of the user.

Translation device, translation method, and program

A translation device includes an input unit configured to receive an input sentence in an original language, a controller configured to generate a first translation sentence obtained by translation of the input sentence into a first language, and a display. The controller generates a second translation sentence obtained by translation of the input sentence into a second language different from the first language, a first reverse translation sentence obtained by reverse translation of the first translation sentence into the original language, and a second reverse translation sentence obtained by reverse translation of the second translation sentence into the original language. The controller calculates first similarity as similarity between the first reverse translation sentence and the input sentence, and determines, in accordance with the first similarity, whether to display the first translation sentence on the display or to generate a third translation sentence obtained by translation of the second reverse translation sentence into the first language.

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He Cai