Bubbapauls | 250 Posted November 5, 2019 Author Share Posted November 5, 2019 2 minutes ago, MeganJoanne said: ookii_risu told what it meant, but if you want it broken down into each word for word definitions translated to english, here goes : 皇后陛下 = Kougou Heika = Her majesty the Empress 関西 = Kansai = a place in Japan 行啓 = gyoukei = a visit or attendance of an empress or a crown prince 御警衞 = Gokeiei = (go=honorific prefix) + guard, patrol or escort 記念 = kinen = remembrance, commemoration 昭和 = Shouwa = that's the name of the era which was from 1926 to 1989 十六年 = 16 year(s) (years designated by era, I was stumped on this for a while since I never studied dates really) 五月 = gogatsu = May Some kanji have changed form over the years so a couple of them don't look the same as on that photo. Cool thanks. I was hoping something in there would help me find some information on the owner maybe a unit or something to find out where he was during the war. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeganJoanne | 365 Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 Thank you for sharing, gave me something different to do. Been a very long time since I actually used my kanji book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubbapauls | 250 Posted November 5, 2019 Author Share Posted November 5, 2019 21 minutes ago, MeganJoanne said: Thank you for sharing, gave me something different to do. Been a very long time since I actually used my kanji book. There is a few more pictures with kanji in them but I need to start scanning photos. I’ll tag you or pm you when I’m done if you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeganJoanne | 365 Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 Sure, if you are curious to know, I'd be more than happy to look some shit up. Post 'em here, the more eyes and knowledge on them the better. After all, I might know some stuff and how to look stuff up but putting it all together coherently into a translated sentence that makes sense that's something I never had the knack for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki | 4,925 Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 I'm glad I did keep all my college Japanese books as i took a couple semesters, but unlike the above I've forgotten most as I never had anyone to converse with after the fact for too long. Once I was out of the game industry and my former state it was entirely a dry well. At my best I knew kana and a few hundred kanji and their basic uses at a grade school level at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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