Does anyone know what these kanji symbols are?

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Reply #1 - 2009 September 10, 11:40 pm
bassxx2099 Member
From: USA Registered: 2009-03-30 Posts: 53

I was looking into a game called Muramasa the Demon blade for the Wii but the title is giving me a headache since it is so hard to read. Can anyone help me decipher the kanji used in this picture:

http://media.giantbomb.com/uploads/0/7422/930656-muramasa_1_1_super.jpg

Reply #2 - 2009 September 10, 11:52 pm
ruiner Member
Registered: 2009-08-20 Posts: 751

朧村正

Muramasa: The Demon Blade, known in Japan as Oboromuramasa​ (朧村正,? literally "Hazy Muramasa")  - from wikipedia, found after 2 seconds on google

Last edited by ruiner (2009 September 10, 11:53 pm)

Reply #3 - 2009 September 11, 12:07 am
bassxx2099 Member
From: USA Registered: 2009-03-30 Posts: 53

Well your method was much smarter than my own. I'm frowning at myself right now.

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Reply #4 - 2009 September 11, 12:42 am
ruiner Member
Registered: 2009-08-20 Posts: 751

bassxx2099 wrote:

Well your method was much smarter than my own. I'm frowning at myself right now.

Not as fun, tho. I actually figured out all but the far left 'moon' piece through the picture. I kept thinking it was the 'wild dogs' or whatever, but that didn't work so I cheated and used the IME then Google.

Reply #5 - 2009 September 11, 12:44 am
Hashiriya Member
From: Georgia Registered: 2008-04-14 Posts: 1072

can a Japanese person read this the 1st time they see it?

Reply #6 - 2009 September 11, 12:53 am
Jarvik7 Member
From: 名古屋 Registered: 2007-03-05 Posts: 3946

I don't know about a Japanese person, but the 村正 part was pretty easy to read for me. I didn't know 朧 so I wouldn't have been able to read that part anyways.

Last edited by Jarvik7 (2009 September 11, 12:54 am)

Reply #7 - 2009 September 11, 1:43 am
kazelee Rater Mode
From: ohlrite Registered: 2008-06-18 Posts: 2132 Website

Hashiriya wrote:

can a Japanese person read this the 1st time they see it?

Considering they only know around 500, I'm gonna go with... no >_>

Reply #8 - 2009 September 11, 9:28 am
magamo Member
From: Pasadena, CA Registered: 2009-05-29 Posts: 1039

Hashiriya wrote:

can a Japanese person read this the 1st time they see it?

Yes. At least I didn't have any trouble recognizing the characters.

Reply #9 - 2009 September 11, 10:01 am
Nii87 Member
From: Australia Registered: 2009-03-27 Posts: 371

That looks AWESOME! Is there a full sized wallpaper for that picture?

Reply #10 - 2009 September 11, 10:14 am
hknamida Member
From: Sweden Registered: 2007-08-16 Posts: 222 Website

Am I the only one who just added 朧 to my Anki deck? ._.

Reply #11 - 2009 September 11, 11:20 am
Hashiriya Member
From: Georgia Registered: 2008-04-14 Posts: 1072

well my wife recognized all the kanji but didn't know the reading

Reply #12 - 2009 September 11, 11:25 am
edsmaffs Member
From: United Kingdom Registered: 2009-01-02 Posts: 48

I'm a beginner and recognised the last two characters without too much trouble. No chance on the rest though!

Reply #13 - 2009 September 11, 11:38 am
mentat_kgs Member
From: Brasil Registered: 2008-04-18 Posts: 1671 Website

Jarvik7 wrote:

I don't know about a Japanese person, but the 村正 part was pretty easy to read for me. I didn't know 朧 so I wouldn't have been able to read that part anyways.

Me too.

Btw, if they were into games of course they would. This sword's name seems to be somehow common.

Last edited by mentat_kgs (2009 September 11, 11:40 am)

Reply #14 - 2009 September 11, 2:25 pm
Rekkusu Member
From: Kyoto Registered: 2009-07-12 Posts: 172

(psst, muramasa was a famous Japanese swordsmith - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muramasa, so history would work as well tongue)

Reply #15 - 2009 September 12, 1:14 am
bassxx2099 Member
From: USA Registered: 2009-03-30 Posts: 53

To be honest, my brain got the symbols correct except I split 朧 into 2 different kanji. So when I tried looking up the kanji It wouldn't make any sense. Woo is me! Woo is me!

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