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Glenn
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You got youse some Chinese there.
Top: "regret"
Right: "love"
Bottom: the surname Chǔ*, also the name of a Chinese state during the the Spring and Autumn Period (770 to 476 B.C.), also points to Hubei and Hunan provinces, also "thistle," also "suffering," and being clear. It also seems to have a meaning as some sort of cane, but I'm not totally getting that definition.
Left: "spring" (the season)
I'm guessing the 楚 goes with the 春, since there's that Spring and Autumn Period meaning. It may have something to do with the Spring and Autumn Annals, actually, perhaps some reference to something therein. But, I could be way off. You may want to consult someone knowledgeable about China, Chinese, and Chinese history.
*Should display as Chu3 with the third tone pinyin diacritic over the "u."
Top: "regret"
Right: "love"
Bottom: the surname Chǔ*, also the name of a Chinese state during the the Spring and Autumn Period (770 to 476 B.C.), also points to Hubei and Hunan provinces, also "thistle," also "suffering," and being clear. It also seems to have a meaning as some sort of cane, but I'm not totally getting that definition.
Left: "spring" (the season)
I'm guessing the 楚 goes with the 春, since there's that Spring and Autumn Period meaning. It may have something to do with the Spring and Autumn Annals, actually, perhaps some reference to something therein. But, I could be way off. You may want to consult someone knowledgeable about China, Chinese, and Chinese history.
*Should display as Chu3 with the third tone pinyin diacritic over the "u."
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I don't have time to go through them now, but they are
今古有神奉志士
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NickJaguar
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The first picture is in "Kango=漢語" which is Chinese styled writings they used to use in Japan. They don't use any hiragana in Kango. If you use hiragana, it would be
「敦(あつ)く 神祇(じんぎ)を 禮(うやま)う」
"atuku jingi wo uyamau"
「禮」 is same as 「ネ＋豊」. Nowadays we don't use both of them, and instead we use 「礼」. Furthermore, when you want to say "uyamau", we use 「敬う」 in these days.
敦く (atuku) is unusual word, in this case it's probably a emphasis word.
神祇 (jingi) means 「天神&地神」 which are the God of the Sky & the God of the Ground. Again this is unfamiliar word.
敬う(礼う)(uyamau) means "respect" or "worship".
So as a sentence, it means like "Worship the Gods very much" or something. I'm not fully sure, since it is in ancient writings. 尊有書 is somebody's name, and I'm not sure who he is.
The second picture is probably 「旭日东升」 and I think it's in Chinese. If you try to read it in the 漢語 style it's something like 「升(のぼ)る旭日(あさひ)」 and the meaning is "Rising sun".
The third picture is definitely Chinese, because 綉 is a Kanji we don't use in Japan. We use 繍 instead. I'm not sure about the meaning.
I'm sorry I couldn't be much help. Since Japanese was strongly affected by Chinese especially in the old days, it's hard to read ancient writings.
Glenn
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东 is the simplified variant of 東, so probably it's something like "the sun rising in the east." I'm surprised you got のぼる for 升, since it's 昇 in Japanese (but now I'm wondering if 升 was the original form...). Then again, I guess it wasn't too difficult since you've got 旭日 there.
Ha, that's good to know! I thought I was going to have to learn a whole new character!
You helped me out!
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升 can mean "to rise" also in Japanese.;-) Of course it would be basically used only in classical or Chinese-like sentences, though.
しょう【升】［漢字項目］の意味 - goo国語辞書
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So the sentence might be 旭日（きょくじつ）東よりのぼる？
NickJaguar
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今古有神奉志士 is a phrase they used in the Hollywood movie "The Last Samurai". I think the picture you've posted is from the Last Samurai too. Again this is in Kango=漢語 style, and if you use hiragana it would be
「今(いま)も古（いにしえ）にも神(かみ)に奉(ほう)ずる志士(しし)有(あ)り」
"ima mo inishie nimo kami ni houzuru shishi ari"
今(ima) means "now"
古(inishie) means "ancient"
神(kami) means "god"
奉ずる(hou zuru) means "to serve"
志士(shishi) means "those who never hesitate to sacrifice themselves for their country and society". It was the word for the activists in the end of Edo era , when the movie took place. 志(kokorozashi) means "will", 士 means "samurai" so it can be translated as "Samurais with strong will and motivation" or something like that.
有り(ari) is affirmative word.
So, the sentence means "From the past to now, there has always been 志士s who served for the God". Hmm.. my translation doesn't sound natural... need some help!!
>>thanks for Glenn and Toritoribe!! I never knew that 东 was 東...
Glenn
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I see. I just checked that link, and I think I knew the first definition (容量の単位。一〇合。「一升」). Number 3 (穀物が実る。転じて、世の中がよく治まる。「升平」) really caught me off guard. But I'm pretty sure I learned it as 枡 (ます). Good stuff. By the way, I'm sure you'll be able to get it, but can you guess what this Chinese word means? 置升機
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NickJaguar
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Thanks again :emoji_slight_smile:
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置いて昇る機械... I have no idea. What came up in my mind first was "(car) jack" and "forklift."
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Glenn
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Haha, I'm retarded. It should have been 直升機. That should make more sense.置いて昇る機械... I have no idea. What came up in my mind first was "(car) jack" and "forklift."
NickJaguar
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I just searched 直升機 on google and it said it means "helicopter".
垂直に昇る機械(Machine that rises straight up) means helicopter... Chinese is interesting!!
Glenn
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Yeah, it certainly has its advantages at times if you know the characters. For instance, when I saw 背包 I had a decent idea what it meant, but its Japanese equivalent, リュック, left me completely at a loss. I have a harder time with foreign katakana loans into Japanese when they aren't from English (even some that are: セクハラ, for instance) than I do with the Chinese versions at first glance, unless the context makes the meaning obvious.
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Yes and no.
地[chi/ji]
earth, ground, place, land, basis, bare skin, one's true character, descriptive part of sentences,,,,
A word doesn't always have the one-to-one correspondence between different languages. It may be one-to-multiple, or vice versa. Especially, a single kanji often can be interpreted multiply.
Glenn
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The first thing I thought of was 忍耐 for "perseverance." It's not the same as "determination," though.
I can't tell what the character in that picture is supposed to be. I've got 犭, what looks like 皿, and 戈. I'm not sure what the other part is supposed to be, and I don't know of any character that combines those. Neither does Jim Breen's WWWJDIC.
I can't tell what the character in that picture is supposed to be. I've got 犭, what looks like 皿, and 戈. I'm not sure what the other part is supposed to be, and I don't know of any character that combines those. Neither does Jim Breen's WWWJDIC.
what about that one http(space)://perseverancearts.com/nin.JPG
also whats the kanji for determination?
thx a lot !
