bonsaiTALK Community - View Single Post - Can Anyone Read Japanese ? (not Really Bonsai Related )

Rene,
I don't read Japanese, but these characters look Chinese to me. Did they tell you the meaning of the characters? Typically when they do this with western names (phonetic translation), they select characters with some beautiful meaning behind them. This is because one sound can have several meanings depending on how it's used and written.

I can tell you that the left two characters are phonetically similar to "s" and "t" in Chinese. First character doesn't really work, and the second character is difficult to read.

Let me know the meaning (if they told you) and I can do a better job for you.

18-May-2004	#2
Geodude bonsaiTALK Master Join Date: Apr-2002 Location: Santa Clarita, CA Country: USA USDA Zone: 9 AHS Heat Zone: 8 Posts: 311	Rene, I don't read Japanese, but these characters look Chinese to me. Did they tell you the meaning of the characters? Typically when they do this with western names (phonetic translation), they select characters with some beautiful meaning behind them. This is because one sound can have several meanings depending on how it's used and written. I can tell you that the left two characters are phonetically similar to "s" and "t" in Chinese. First character doesn't really work, and the second character is difficult to read. Let me know the meaning (if they told you) and I can do a better job for you. __________________ Paul "Life will be sweet like a rhapsody When I paint my materpiece"