Character Translation Please

TomAsInfinity · May 13, 2002, 08:20

Hiya

I have been wondering for ages what the attached characters mean in Japanese. I can translate the first character because that's easy, but my Japanese is bad enough to not know the other two. Could anyone please tell me what it means? Apologies if it's hard to read, I am doing it from memory!

Domo arigatou!
T

moyashi · May 13, 2002, 09:22

沢　 this is "sawa" a swamp ... used more for it's sound than meaning. You'll see it many names and place names. I good friends name is Mr. Miyazawa. Notice the "s" takes on a "z" sound.

小　 when by itself "chisai" meaning small.

昭和 here I wrote it as "shou"wa as in the showa period that just ended 14 years ago. has the meanings of "bright, light, clear" so bright peace.

Hope this helps

PS ... that's pretty good memory!!!

TomAsInfinity · May 13, 2002, 10:13

Thanks for your comments, moyashi!

So, what do the characters combined together mean? Or did you say that this means "bright peace?"

Thanks for the help! Actually, I found it pretty easy to remember those few characters. I am not sure if they're the ones I saw though!

moyashi · May 13, 2002, 19:39

hmmm those 3 combined? I've never seen em combined, maybe a native would know/understand what these reffer too.

The combination was the "shou" character which is on the left side of "Showa" <<bright peace, I guess>> which was the last era here in Japan. Japan is now currently in the "heisei era (平成)" Which the late Priminister Obuchi introduced on TV to the general publich 14 years back.

Nahoko · May 16, 2002, 05:52

Originally posted by TomAsInfinity
So, what do the characters combined together mean? Or did you say that this means "bright peace?"

There is not a lot I can add to what Moyashi has already pointed out.

These three characters combined are a person's name, they have no other meaning.

TomAsInfinity · May 16, 2002, 06:29

I have since found out that the name these characters represent is "Ozawa Akira." I presume this is correct due to the native source but I am still not sure how it comes together with the characters in that order! But thanks moyashi and Nahoko!

moyashi · May 16, 2002, 08:13

little + swamp = Ozawa
bright = Akira

lololol ... totally missed that! I was thinking in terms of a word and not a name ... sorry.

family name (2-3 characters)
first name (1-3 characters)

Famly name comes first in Japan.

May 13, 2002, 09:22	#2
moyashi Regular Member Join Date: Apr 15, 2002 Location: SonyLand Age: 40 Posts: 1,566	沢　 this is "sawa" a swamp ... used more for it's sound than meaning. You'll see it many names and place names. I good friends name is Mr. Miyazawa. Notice the "s" takes on a "z" sound. 小　 when by itself "chisai" meaning small. 昭和 here I wrote it as "shou"wa as in the showa period that just ended 14 years ago. has the meanings of "bright, light, clear" so bright peace. Hope this helps PS ... that's pretty good memory!!! __________________ crazy gonna crazy

May 16, 2002, 05:52	#5
Nahoko Regular Member Join Date: Mar 15, 2002 Posts: 54	Originally posted by TomAsInfinity So, what do the characters combined together mean? Or did you say that this means "bright peace?" There is not a lot I can add to what Moyashi has already pointed out. These three characters combined are a person's name, they have no other meaning. __________________ Nahoko

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May 13, 2002, 10:13	#3
TomAsInfinity Regular Member Join Date: Apr 2, 2002 Location: London (なきつらにはち ), UK Age: 30 Posts: 78	Thanks for your comments, moyashi! So, what do the characters combined together mean? Or did you say that this means "bright peace?" Thanks for the help! Actually, I found it pretty easy to remember those few characters. I am not sure if they're the ones I saw though!

May 13, 2002, 19:39	#4
moyashi Regular Member Join Date: Apr 15, 2002 Location: SonyLand Age: 40 Posts: 1,566	hmmm those 3 combined? I've never seen em combined, maybe a native would know/understand what these reffer too. The combination was the "shou" character which is on the left side of "Showa" <<bright peace, I guess>> which was the last era here in Japan. Japan is now currently in the "heisei era (平成)" Which the late Priminister Obuchi introduced on TV to the general publich 14 years back.

May 16, 2002, 06:29	#6
TomAsInfinity Regular Member Join Date: Apr 2, 2002 Location: London (なきつらにはち ), UK Age: 30 Posts: 78	I have since found out that the name these characters represent is "Ozawa Akira." I presume this is correct due to the native source but I am still not sure how it comes together with the characters in that order! But thanks moyashi and Nahoko!

May 16, 2002, 08:13	#7
moyashi Regular Member Join Date: Apr 15, 2002 Location: SonyLand Age: 40 Posts: 1,566	little + swamp = Ozawa bright = Akira lololol ... totally missed that! I was thinking in terms of a word and not a name ... sorry. family name (2-3 characters) first name (1-3 characters) Famly name comes first in Japan.