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need help in translate a signature on my swords tang

Posted: October 31st, 2008, 6:51 pm
by Aluecard
i do kendo and iaido  for longest  time now i  after clean my sword for the longest time i thot  two ask .

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By aluecard, shot with SV-AV50 at 2008-10-31

  got my Shinken  around 5 years ago  after i become a rokudan  i am still trying two get the rank  nanadan  so i can go for hachidan !!!
i thinking its eathere the name of the sword smith or the name the sword smith give the blade
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By aluecard, shot with SV-AV50 at 2008-10-31
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By aluecard, shot with SV-AV50 at 2008-10-31
oh and  yes that a cat  i  i adopted about a mouth ago  after he apear in my frount yard Image
By aluecard, shot with SV-AV50 at 2008-10-31
i still dont have a good name two give him any one wana help in that two  :)

Re: need help in translate a signature on my swords tang

Posted: October 31st, 2008, 7:58 pm
by Sere
No idea, i would need a Kanji dictionary. Well, maybe i can find one in the university's library.

Re: need help in translate a signature on my swords tang

Posted: October 31st, 2008, 8:11 pm
by Aluecard
Sere wrote: No idea, i would need a Kanji dictionary. Well, maybe i can find one in the university's library.
thanks i cant wait two see  what it says

Re: need help in translate a signature on my swords tang

Posted: October 31st, 2008, 8:37 pm
by Jd-
Isn't the second character the one from "Gosho"? 剛昌

Re: need help in translate a signature on my swords tang

Posted: October 31st, 2008, 11:29 pm
by TromOuji
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Re: need help in translate a signature on my swords tang

Posted: November 1st, 2008, 8:23 am
by Jd-
Jd's nigh-photographic memory returns!!!!111

I can identify any name that's been in the Conan movie credits, I bet. I may not know Japanese, damn it, but I remember symbols. WE SHALL HAVE THIS TESTED. :-*

Re: need help in translate a signature on my swords tang

Posted: November 1st, 2008, 8:44 am
by Sere
Jd- wrote: Jd's nigh-photographic memory returns!!!!111

I can identify any name that's been in the Conan movie credits, I bet. I may not know Japanese, damn it, but I remember symbols. WE SHALL HAVE THIS TESTED. :-*
good basic for actually learning it.