pindu
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Thank You, Majestic!It's not really Japanese kanji. Looks like someone took some kanji and added some bits onto them.
I mean, the first one kind of looks like 正 (truth, justice) with some extra strokes added to it. The second one kind of looks like 木 (tree) with an extra stroke added to it.
But adding strokes renders the kanji into something nonsensical.
Just like if you added a dot or a line to the letter "K".
It doesn't turn it into a new letter, it just turns it into a ridiculous-looking "K".
I think you are right. Thanks very muchHave you considered that it might be simplified Chinese characters, which are different than those used in Japan?
I would bet that it's actually the following, which would be incomprehensible from a Japanese context, as @Majestic has said.
巫术 wushu (wu1shu2) witchcraft, sorcery
That perfectly explain why a dot is on upper right of 木. I initially thought that it might be a Japanese surname 巫木 Kannagi.Have you considered that it might be simplified Chinese characters, which are different than those used in Japan?
I would bet that it's actually the following, which would be incomprehensible from a Japanese context, as @Majestic has said.
巫术 wushu (wu1shu2) witchcraft, sorcery
Thank you very much, it is greatly appreciated.Read Right to left on your item
東京砲兵工廠 Tōkyō artillery arsenal
明治十九年製 Made in Meiji 19 (1886)
Interesting, that may explain a bit about the piece. It appears to be of Chinese sampan boats and karst mountains reflecting in the water, most likely a scene of the Li River in China. A label on the back says it was framed in Tokyo, so perhaps the artist was of Chinese descent and living in Japan.The order would be 家郷水 "hometown's water/water in hometown". The second one is a Chinese name.
Yes, it is, the intrigue continues! It is very well assembled. The backing is actually a wood panel.Is the label "Kato Gallery"?
They were a famous picture framer in Tokyo, who used that style of gold-cornered frames. They went out of business about 10 years ago. They did very good work.
Probably they wanted to say "Love yourself first" or "First, love yourself." They should have used 愛 instead of 恋 I think.最初に自分に恋をする。
First, fall in love with yourself.
Probably they wanted to say "Love yourself first" or "First, love yourself." They should have used 愛 instead of 恋 I think.
Why would you assume something like that?assuming it must be meaningful if etched into human skin.
It's from Overwatch 2I dunno the context, but it literally says, "Eat the Dragon King's sword!" Sounds like something out of manga or an anime.
True. I look at the sentence above as something akin to "Eat my fist!" One says 'eat' but doesn't literally mean it that way.くらう（喰らう）also means to "take a punch", to "take a hit".
I think what it roughly is supposed to translate to is "Enemy devouring Dragon"True. I look at the sentence above as something akin to "Eat my fist!" One says 'eat' but doesn't literally mean it that way.