The literal translation of the word "Katamari" is "clump" or "clod" and "Damashii" is the rendaku form (sequential voicing in how Japanese is pronounced) of tamashii, which means "soul" or "spirit". Using the typical Japanese work logic the title would translate to "clump spirit" (similair to "team spirit" or "school spirit", meaning "enthusiasm"). The two kanji (the Chinese characters that are used in the modern Japanese logographic writing system) that form the name look similar (see example to the right), it is a kind of visual alliteration. The name is officially transliterated as Katamari Damacy in most releases (pronounced Cat-ahh-maa-ree Da-maa-shee). In a statement from Takahashi he claimed, "It just popped into [his] head suddenly, and this is what it has been from the beginning."
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