Not Kanezane, not Kanemichi - Who?

[Bruce Pennington]

I know I've "learned" this kanji before, but I've forgotten:

 

[uwe]

Try 直 (Nao)

[Bruce Pennington]

42 minutes ago, uwe said:

Try 直 (Nao)

Ah, is that one of those that has a couple of ways to write?  This one has a extra stroke:

[uwe]

You get the simplified variant if you copy and paste, Bruce. The “real” character is:

 

[Bruce Pennington]

Wow, thanks Uwe!

 

Brian, and chance of getting that added to the Kanji used in names reference page?  I rely on this quite often, but all that is posted for "Nao" is "直 尚".

 

[Brian]

No way to add the non-simplified version because it will automatically post the simplified one, as that is what is in the fonts files I think.
If someone can post the kanji here, I'll see what it will do if I add it. Need the kanji pasted here, let's see.

[ROKUJURO]

The first KANJI is possibly not KANE, in my opinion.

[Bruce Pennington]

5 hours ago, ROKUJURO said:

The first KANJI is possibly not KANE, in my opinion.

I wondered that too

[mecox]

Looks like "Kanenao saku".  There was a productive Seki gunto smith Ishihara Kanenao, but this mei is very different, but is very roughly cut.

[Bugyotsuji]

兼直 Kanenao 作 saku, but quickly and for that period somewhat fashionably cut.

[Bruce Pennington]

Thanks guys!  Really appreciate your help.