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I know a few people who have picked out a new English (first) name, but nobody who translated their old one - or got it tattooed on them. :emoji_wink:

@dh82

In the middle 愛心 - loving heart
On the left I can't read entirely but it starts with 高野山 which is "Mount Koya" so it's probably something about the place where you received it.
 
Good Morning! Would anybody be able to help with a translation at all? My friend brought it back from Japan when she worked there about 10 years ago but still doesn't know what it means! I took a photo with my phone so hopefully it comes out and I figure out how to attach it! Thanks so much, Andrew.

 
Mixture of 遊 and 逝??

Anyway, your picture is rotated 90 degrees to the left.
 
Toritoribe said:
Mixture of 遊 and 逝??

Anyway, your picture is rotated 90 degrees to the left.
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It's puzzling if it's not a real character because it looks to be be very competently drawn, not the sort of messy execution normally associated with erroneous characters.

Do you think it is a character deliberately invented to suggest a meaning?
 
eeky said:
It's puzzling if it's not a real character because it looks to be be very competently drawn, not the sort of messy execution normally associated with erroneous characters.

Do you think it is a character deliberately invented to suggest a meaning?
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I just asked my friend and she said the following if it helps at all:

"I was told it meant love by the artist personally, but assumed i remembered wrong because it didn't match anything i could find. It was almost ten years ago. He was an Aikido master in Japan. I don't think he'd make a mistake."
 
The component in the center-left could be 方 in cursive or semi-cursive style, so it might be 遊 "play".
 
遊 is what I got out of it, after I thought it might be 逝.
 
不撓不屈
futōfukutsu
unflagging / indomitable / never-give-up
 
Hi,
I recently found what appear to be 3 kimonos in a dresser I bought from a thrift shop. They were all wrapped in paper like the attached image. I was wondering what the wrappings translate to. Thanks so much!
Update added a better resolution picture to make it easier.
 
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It's the name/address of a shop (松村呉服店 in 北九州市).
 
Thanks!

Thanks so much I would have never figured that out What a cool find.
 
Greetings Everyone!

I have a toughie for you to figure out, I'm been trying to translate this now for awhile, which has brought me here to this forum, Which I may add is very informative. But could some one please help me figure out what this says. Your help is highly appreciated and thank you in advance!!

 
？（慮？誉？）
敦思

It doesn't make sense at all, I'm afraid.
 
Greetings again everyone!!

This is a follow up to my 1st post, I just wanted to let you all know the picture I posted this off of looks like a really old robe if that would help also I may add that on the back is a black dragon thats facing you with a red mouth. Also I wanted to say thanks to Toritoribe for helping out, I do appreciate it!!! Anyone have any ideas what that robe could be? please let me know!! thanks again everyone!!

 
Hello again,

Quick favor can some one please tell me what these paintings say? thanks in advance for your time!!!

 
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