Can anyone read Japanese?

migueldiaz · 6th January 2009, 05:08 AM

Here's the 2nd pass of my Tokyo-based Japanese friend.

He qualified that it's not easy to decipher the meaning, but this would be his best try:

[1] 1st to 3rd Kanji is " TEN KA ICHI "
[2] 4th to 5th Kanji is " MATSU MURA "
[3] 6th to 8th Kanji is " INA BA JYOU "
[4] 9th to 10th Kanji is " SHIGE YOSHI "

And his best "guess" of what all the above mean is:

"1" is a common name or the generic name for all mirror manufacturers in that period;

"2" is the name of the family that manufactures the mirror;

"3" is the place where the mirror was made; and

"4" is first name of mirror's maker.

6th January 2009, 05:08 AM	#28
migueldiaz Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Manila, Phils. Posts: 1,042	Here's the 2nd pass of my Tokyo-based Japanese friend. He qualified that it's not easy to decipher the meaning, but this would be his best try: [1] 1st to 3rd Kanji is " TEN KA ICHI " [2] 4th to 5th Kanji is " MATSU MURA " [3] 6th to 8th Kanji is " INA BA JYOU " [4] 9th to 10th Kanji is " SHIGE YOSHI " And his best "guess" of what all the above mean is: "1" is a common name or the generic name for all mirror manufacturers in that period; "2" is the name of the family that manufactures the mirror; "3" is the place where the mirror was made; and "4" is first name of mirror's maker.