Tania-chan
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- 14 Nov 2006
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Translation of a text found in a katana
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The7thSamurai
Master of the Universe
- 4 Feb 2005
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Hi Tania-chan,
It says, starting from the righthand side, "isamashii bosu no tenka" which means "the brave boss's world". Note, it literally says the English word "boss" (bosu). Also, 'world' is a fairly crude translation of 'tenka', which literally means 'under heaven'. Another way to translate 'tenka' is 'descent from heaven', so it could also mean "the brave boss's decent from heaven".
Also, it seems to be written backwards, which is why I was having trouble reading it at first. Anyone out there know the significance of that?
It says, starting from the righthand side, "isamashii bosu no tenka" which means "the brave boss's world". Note, it literally says the English word "boss" (bosu). Also, 'world' is a fairly crude translation of 'tenka', which literally means 'under heaven'. Another way to translate 'tenka' is 'descent from heaven', so it could also mean "the brave boss's decent from heaven".
Also, it seems to be written backwards, which is why I was having trouble reading it at first. Anyone out there know the significance of that?
Damicci
先輩
- 4 Nov 2003
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That would explain it if is meant to be from 100+ years ago.
The7thSamurai
Master of the Universe
- 4 Feb 2005
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Why would something that was written 100+ years ago have the word "boss" written on it in katakana? When did English words start to become popular in Japanese?
epigene
相変わらず不束者です
- 10 Nov 2004
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It was NOT written 100+ years ago. It's not genuine because of the fact you just pointed out correctly. The obsolete right-to-left style is used just to "pretend" it's old.
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dark_secrester
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It is a replication of a katana, written right to left. It isn't supposed to be exactly like old katanas.
Anyway, even though they are loan words, words like ボス have become part of the Japanese language, so a crafter wouldn't think twice about putting bosu on the back of the grip.
Anyway, even though they are loan words, words like ボス have become part of the Japanese language, so a crafter wouldn't think twice about putting bosu on the back of the grip.
