Fuchi Translation

[Blazeaglory]

Hello all.

 

Just wondering what this says? I think the first character is "Sada"?

 

You guys think its a true Mei? I don't really mind as Im going to use this on a Tsuka but I'm curious.

 

Thanks in advance

[Brian]

Come now Dwain.....this one isn't difficult. Give it a go..
http://www.jssus.org/nkp/kanji_for_mei.html

[Guest]

C'mon Dwain, Go for it!!!

 

http://www.japaneseswordindex.com/kanji/kanji1.htm

 

Count the strokes..................

[Blazeaglory]

OK Not looking at other replies. I'm gonna try to do this myself!

 

Ill get back to you later with results lol

[Blazeaglory]

Sadayoshi or Sadayuki Den? Or Saku (in place of den)

 

And I'm guessing they didn't sign that way? So more than likely this is Gimei?

[John A Stuart]

Close. I would have thought, Sadakiyo saku, 貞精

[Guest]

Hi Dwain,

 

Well done for accepting the challenge!!

 

I agree with John on the call.

 

Here's a great resource for counting the strokes:

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_kanji_by_stroke_count

 

And a fun hand written kanji recognition tool:

 

https://kanji.sljfaq.org/draw.html

 

 
 

[Brian]

Good try Dwain, you got 2 out of 3 kanji. Keep at it, that is a good result.
First kanji to remember is that saku one, you will see it so often. Means made (by) and is on swords and fittings.

[kissakai]

I use stroke counting kanji with an error of ±1 strokes with Greys kanji cards

Then if that doesn't work I use the Jisho website

[Blazeaglory]

Close. I would have thought, Sadakiyo saku, 貞精

For the life of me I couldn't find that second character! Plus the variations threw me off a bit

[Blazeaglory]

I use stroke counting kanji with an error of ±1 strokes with Greys kanji cards

Then if that doesn't work I use the Jisho website

Yes I was doing the same thing. Maybe for me it was +-1 or 2. It's the little marks and "squares" that confused me.

[Blazeaglory]

So it's Sadakiyo then correct? Its supposedly Yokoya school.

 

Either way I like it. I was looking at a very nice papered shishi set but the prices are so high right now

 

Anyways. Thanks for the little "push". I've been meaning to attempt this for a while now!

[SteveM]

Sadakiyo is normally 貞清, with 清 as the second kanji. The one on this fuchi is 精, which usually has the name-reading of Aki, so my inclination is to think this is Sadaaki. I pull my punches on this one because I can't find any other independent samples of a Sadaaki mei.