Taioron
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Registered: 2013-07-25
Posts: 3
I recently saw a Kanji, and it has been years since I studied Japanese, so I'm having trouble identifying what the Kanji means. I drew it out to the best of my ability, please forgive the poor form, had I been using a brush in real life instead of on the computer it probably would have looked better. I remember from when I studied for just 1 semester, we were taught the difference between a stroke that was a "brush" and one that "stopped", that was how the teacher put it. In the Kanji I'm talking about, the bottom left line was a "brush"(it did *not* abruptly end) while the right bottom line "stopped".
If this looks even *close* to something, please tell me so I can research it. I probably didn't get it drawn very accurately, but I tried.
Thank you for your time and help!
http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m55 … rawing.png
Taioron
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Registered: 2013-07-25
Posts: 3
The first one you posted is the closest, but I'm going to post an actual photo of it now. It's a tattoo that I saw, and unless the person giving the tattoo did it incorrectly(which I know is 100% possible), the one in the photo has an extra, 3rd line inside, instead of just 2. Sorry the quality is so bad, that's why I originally just drew it.
http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m55 … attoo2.jpg
Last edited by Taioron (2013 July 25, 4:43 am)
Tzadeck
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From: Kinki
Registered: 2009-02-21
Posts: 2484
I think it's 真, or 'truth.' I think the middle being attached to the bottom and having three strokes inside is a variation even in Japanese. The top, however, is drawn wrong on the tattoo, unless the Chinese is different--it should protrude through the top. The bottom of the top piece tilting to the left is how it's usually written, so that's not weird.
Err, tis late, so I might not be explaining this well.
