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[WyldeChi]

I made up a character Who's name is Tenny. In Hirigana it would be "てんに" I tried to create a title Saying "Tenny's Story(experience)" and it came out like this:"てんにの体験談 (Tenni no taikendan". Is there a way to create a Kanji form of the name? I gave it a go and got this: "天仁"
I have no clue. Help me! lol

 

[Majestic]

I made up a character Who's name is Tenny. In Hirigana it would be "てんに" I tried to create a title Saying "Tenny's Story(experience)" and it came out like this:"てんにの体験談 (Tenni no taikendan". Is there a way to create a Kanji form of the name? I gave it a go and got this: "天仁"
I have no clue. Help me! lol

A foreign name would likely be rendered into Japanese in katakana, not hiragana. Typically a name ending in a long ē sound (Bobby, Johnny, Tommy) would have the last katakana syllable followed by a bar: so Tenny (assuming it is pronounced as a normal English-speaking person would pronounce it) would be rendered as テニー.
天仁 has several plausible readings, the most common of which is Tennin, which is the name of a Japanese era in early medieval times. Maybe Tenjin might be another plausible reading. Amahito might be another plausible reading. At any rate "Tenny" doesn't spring to mind as a likely reading (but in the world of fiction you can get away with a lot).
Best to stick with katakana, or pick a name that makes sense as a Japanese name.

 

[WyldeChi]

A foreign name would likely be rendered into Japanese in katakana, not hiragana. Typically a name ending in a long ē sound (Bobby, Johnny, Tommy) would have the last katakana syllable followed by a bar: so Tenny (assuming it is pronounced as a normal English-speaking person would pronounce it) would be rendered as テニー.
天仁 has several plausible readings, the most common of which is Tennin, which is the name of a Japanese era in early medieval times. Maybe Tenjin might be another plausible reading. Amahito might be another plausible reading. At any rate "Tenny" doesn't spring to mind as a likely reading (but in the world of fiction you can get away with a lot).
Best to stick with katakana, or pick a name that makes sense as a Japanese name.

Thanks! Really above and beyond explanation! Would I type the "no" in the title in katakana as well? And keep the rest the same? like "テニーノ体験談"

 

[Majestic]

No, it should be left in hiragana. And for the title I would probably pick something like
テニーの冒険 (Tenny's Adventure) or maybe テニーの物語 (Tenny's Tale/Story)
テニーの体験談 sounds a bit too chatty for me.

 

[ningen]

Bracelet I got, can you read what it says?

 

[joadbres]

Bracelet I got, can you read what it says?

It is a replica of a Chinese coin. Coins with this particular inscription were minted starting in the 1820s, when Daoguang became emperor. The characters are read in the order top, bottom, right, left. The first two characters are the emperor's name: Daoguang. The other two mean 'currency', and can be translated as 'circulating treasure'.

 

[ningen]

Hi all, I am curious, I came across this picture from my trip to Japan a few years back, and I saw the kanji on the side of the gate, so I am wondering what it says. Is it readable?

 

[Toritoribe]

向上関
Kōjōkan

It's the name of the gate in the garden of Saihō-ji temple in Kyoto . 向上 means "improvement/progress", and 関 is "checkpoint/barrier".
Saihō-ji (Kyoto) - Wikipedia
西芳寺庭園と紅葉

 

[Tyler Kopp]

Hey everyone. A friend of mine gave me this sword and I was wondering whether the kanji is the name of the manufacturer? And if so what does it say?

 

[Toritoribe]

松本正利次郎
Matsumoto Masatoshijirō or Masatoshi Jirō

Matsumoto is a surname, and Masatoshijirō is a very uncommon male given name. It could be Masatoshi Jirō, i.e., two given names, but it's not common, either. (Well, at least unless he was not a man in Meiji, Edo or more past period. The order Jirō Masatoshi is more common even in that case, though.) It might be the name of the swordsmith, but a quick google search shows negative results.

 

[Tamic]

Hello, a friend of mine brought these chopsticks from a japanese traditional shrine, i would like to know if there is any meaning in their kanjis.

Thank you very much in advance.

 

[Toritoribe]

The upper seal shows the material of the chopsticks is boxwood, and the lower one says "octagonal chopsticks".

 

[johnnyG]

Was at a local park a week or so ago, and after that had looked up ツツジ and noticed that there are actually kanji for that:

躑躅

Wife and one daughter said nobody will know those. (I'm just offering these as unusual.)

 

[Toritoribe]

Agreed. I, either, can't read it. I thought it's 髑髏 at the first glance.

 

[mdchachi]

The upper seal shows the material of the chopsticks is boxwood, and the lower one says "octagonal chopsticks".

Not just any boxwood but "specially selected imported" boxwood.

 

[Tamic]

Not just any boxwood but "specially selected imported" boxwood.

Thank you both of you.

I bring here another chopsticks to know what tree wood they came from. Thanks!!

 

[joadbres]

I bring here another chopsticks to know what tree wood they came from.

Ebony.

 

[Ztellar]

Trying to figure out what 今古有神奉志 士 means..... It comes from this picture I took of a replica sword...

 

[Mike Cash]

Trying to figure out what 今古有神奉志 士 means..... It comes from this View attachment 24866 picture I took of a replica sword...

`Servant of all gods, past and present" would be the literal translation.

Whether that has any significance or historical meaning, I have no idea. Maybe it just seemed like something cool to put on a toy sword.

 

[Toritoribe]

Trying to figure out what 今古有神奉志 士 means..... It comes from this View attachment 24866 picture I took of a replica sword...

This is the third time, or maybe more...
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[joadbres]

`Servant of all gods, past and present" would be the literal translation.

Clearly, this is a reference to "the old gods and the new". That is, the Old Gods of the Forest, and the Faith of the Seven. The Last Samurai was truly ahead of its time.

 

[Ztellar]

`Servant of all gods, past and present" would be the literal translation.

Whether that has any significance or historical meaning, I have no idea. Maybe it just seemed like something cool to put on a toy sword.

Thanks! I didn't expect such a fast reply! I got these swords probably like.... ten years ago or so at a TRUCK STOP. So yeah, didn't know much about it (I was like 12). I'm glad it actually means something slightly and isn't a misstranslation of Monkey Butts or something like that!

 

[pauljwells]

Hello all,
I wonder if someone could tell me what these kanji are? I think it's the name of the maker? They are stamped onto a kamisori (razor-left) and repeated on the box label (right).

 

[Toritoribe]

Minamoto no Shūsei

Yes, it's the name of the brand, and also the name of the swordsmith.

 

[Afriel444]

Got this lovely art and was wondering what it says? My Japanese is limited to some verbal phrases, so if this is not Japanese, I apologize! I just live the art but I do not like displaying things that I don't know the meaning of. Any help would be appreciated!