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How exactly does _Sousei no Onmyouji_ translate to _Twin Star Exorcists_?

I tried Google Translate, but that didn't give me any satisfactory results. So
what do _Sousei_ and _Onmyouji_ literally mean?


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Why is "Sousei no Onmyouji" translated to "Twin Star Exorcists"?


As per [this](http://www.eudict.com/?lang=japeng&word=sousei) sousei means
twin and Onmyouji is a practioner who practices
[Onmyōdō](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onmy%C5%8Dd%C5%8D) also known as
exorcist.  
Onmyouji word is used in many animes e.g D grey man, Nura: Rise of youkai
clan.

If we look at the [wiki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twin_Star_Exorcists)
page , then Sousei no Onmyouji is written in japanese as 双星の陰陽師, which
translates in to _Twin stars Yin Yang teacher_


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Here is an interlinear gloss for the title:

[code]

    双    星    の  陰陽師
    sō    sei   no  onmyōji
    twin star ɢᴇɴ [onmyōji](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onmyoji_\(disambiguation\))
    "Twin Star Exorcists"
    
[/code]

Allowing some freedom in translating _onmyōji_ (which has no direct English
equivalent) as "exorcist" ― which is a reasonable choice, given that driving
out evil spirits is basically what they do in the show ― this is an otherwise-
literal translation and not really a question of much interest.

Do not expect Google Translate to be of any use when translating English ↔
Japanese.


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