curmudgeon
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- 1 Jul 2021
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Dear forum members,
Without knowledge of Japanese language, I am researching some aspects of history of Abe clan. Normally I wouldn't be dumb enough to attempt something like this, but no more qualified person is available to undertake it. I have encountered several family names written with kanji that I am unable to find. (I have NTC Japanese-English Character Dictionary and the reprint edn of Koop & Inada, so I have looked for them seriously before asking for help.)
I am currently puzzled by two characters, parts of two different names. Both characters have the same structure: two parts on the upper level and one on the lower. As they are constituent pieces of family names, they may refer to a geographical location, but I cannot suggest any toponyms. One of these consists of 彡 on the left, 巨 on the right, and 木 below. The other has 女 on the left, ㄡ on the right (又, I suppose), and 刀 below. I hope I have identified all the parts correctly.
My thanks to anyone who can tell me how to pronounce these and what they mean.
Curmudgeon
Without knowledge of Japanese language, I am researching some aspects of history of Abe clan. Normally I wouldn't be dumb enough to attempt something like this, but no more qualified person is available to undertake it. I have encountered several family names written with kanji that I am unable to find. (I have NTC Japanese-English Character Dictionary and the reprint edn of Koop & Inada, so I have looked for them seriously before asking for help.)
I am currently puzzled by two characters, parts of two different names. Both characters have the same structure: two parts on the upper level and one on the lower. As they are constituent pieces of family names, they may refer to a geographical location, but I cannot suggest any toponyms. One of these consists of 彡 on the left, 巨 on the right, and 木 below. The other has 女 on the left, ㄡ on the right (又, I suppose), and 刀 below. I hope I have identified all the parts correctly.
My thanks to anyone who can tell me how to pronounce these and what they mean.
Curmudgeon