Jump to content
IGNORED

Can anyone here read Japanese Kanji?


Bubbapauls

Recommended Posts

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

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

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

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
×
×
  • Create New...