Kanji Help - On Liner Of Type 95 Gunto

[Bruce Pennington]

Found this on the wooden liner of my newly acquired Type95 ver 2 NCO gonto. Any help?

[Bugyotsuji]

Try 中込 (Nakagomi), Bruce.

[Bruce Pennington]

Yes! Checking the name, there was a Nakagomi town established in 1919. It's part of Saku now. There's also a famous orchard named Nakagomi. I wonder if the kanji is saying that the wood for the liner came from there.

[SteveM]

I think this Nakagomi has a more utilitarian translation: inner lining. 

Nakagomi (or sometimes Nakagome) can also be a last name, albeit a somewhat unusual one. I think in this case it is just a memo on a piece of wood that was to be used for lining the inside of the saya. 

 

中 = naka: middle, inside

込 = kome(ru), komi: put, insert

 

中込 = lining

[John A Stuart]

Agree with that. Similar to 中子 Nakago. John

[Bruce Pennington]

I think this Nakagomi has a more utilitarian translation: inner lining. 

Nakagomi (or sometimes Nakagome) can also be a last name, albeit a somewhat unusual one. I think in this case it is just a memo on a piece of wood that was to be used for lining the inside of the saya. 

 

中 = naka: middle, inside

込 = kome(ru), komi: put, insert

 

中込 = lining

Thanks, Steve, that makes sense!