Translation of this cigarette case?
- Thread starter bldrhouse
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- 17 Sep 2005
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My best shot is that even though it looks a little different, it says 近衛歩兵第四聯隊 which translates to "4th Guards Infantry Regiment"
ja.wikipedia.org
ETA: Yep, I'm sure of it now. The first kanji was throwing me off, because it's not a common way to write that one. It's the 篆書体 version of 近
kanji.jitenon.jp
近衛歩兵第4連隊 - Wikipedia
ETA: Yep, I'm sure of it now. The first kanji was throwing me off, because it's not a common way to write that one. It's the 篆書体 version of 近
漢字「近」の部首・画数・読み方・筆順・意味など
近は、ちかい / ちかづくなどの意味いみを持もつ漢字かんじです。部首は辵部に属し、画数は７画、習う学年は小学校２年生、漢字検定の級は９級です。読み方には、キン / コン / ちか（い）などがあります。
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bldrhouse
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- 16 Apr 2020
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Thank you so very much!
I'm confused by the layout of the Kanji.
If this is read from right to left, why is 四 the second from the right in the engraving and yet the third here? 近衛歩兵第四聯隊
I obviously don't read Japanese, but try to lay out the Kanji in my documentation as they are printed on the item or piece of ephemera.
Thanks again..
z
I'm confused by the layout of the Kanji.
If this is read from right to left, why is 四 the second from the right in the engraving and yet the third here? 近衛歩兵第四聯隊
I obviously don't read Japanese, but try to lay out the Kanji in my documentation as they are printed on the item or piece of ephemera.
Thanks again..
z
- 17 Sep 2005
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The reason is that the eight kanji are split into two groups.
近衛歩兵 and 第四聯隊
Does that make it easier?
近衛歩兵 and 第四聯隊
Does that make it easier?
- 17 Sep 2005
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By the way, I'm writing left to right, even though the original is written right to left.
