Could this be japanese?

thewolfslament · (#1 (**permalink**))

Hi, the other day i bought a wooden item, which i have no idea what it is but it has a dolphin on it and a symbol for the sea, it's quite old and it has some lettering on the side but i dont know what language it is, can anyone identify the three letters?

manganimefan227 · (#2 (**permalink**))

Chinese or Korean . . .or Vietenamese . . .it doesn't look Japanese.

RobinMask · (#3 (**permalink**))

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Chinese or Korean . . .or Vietenamese . . .it doesn't look Japanese.

I don't think it'd be Chinese, because isn't their writing system essentially the same as Japanese, minus the kanas? I agree it could be Vietenamese or Korean though, I'd be personally inclined to say Korean, but I'm no expert so I'm probably wrong, lol.

Columbine · (#4 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by manganimefan227

Chinese or Korean . . .or Vietenamese . . .it doesn't look Japanese.

It's not Japanese, or Vietnamese. I doubt it's chinese. It might be thai, at a pinch. Dolphin's tend to be a european iconography though; so it could be greek?

A photo would help!

KyleGoetz · (#5 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by thewolfslament

Hi, the other day i bought a wooden item, which i have no idea what it is but it has a dolphin on it and a symbol for the sea, it's quite old and it has some lettering on the side but i dont know what language it is, can anyone identify the three letters?

Absolutely not Japanese. But take a picture and I can probably help you. I have familiarity with a lot of scripts, and may be able to recognize what language it is.

robhol · (#6 (**permalink**))

It's not Greek, Chinese or Japanese. It's obviously not Latin. It's not "mushed together" enough to be Arabic, I'm also pretty sure it's not the "alphabet" from Sanskrit, Hindi, etc. (whatever it's called) or Thai.

I'm not an expert in these matters, but I haven't seen anything like this at all, are you sure they're actually letters? Any clue at all where the symbols are from?

delacroix01 · (#7 (**permalink**))

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I agree it could be Vietenamese or Korean though, I'd be personally inclined to say Korean, but I'm no expert so I'm probably wrong, lol.

No, it doesn't look like Vietnamese at all. Some foreigners may not know this, but unlike many Asian languages, our writing system is based on the Latin alphabet, with only 29 characters and 5 tone marks, so it's very easy to distinguish Vietnamese scripts from other languages' scripts.

sakaeyellow · (#8 (**permalink**))

This is certainly not Chinese, traditional or simplified.

MMM · (#9 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by thewolfslament

Hi, the other day i bought a wooden item, which i have no idea what it is but it has a dolphin on it and a symbol for the sea, it's quite old and it has some lettering on the side but i dont know what language it is, can anyone identify the three letters?

No. Not any Asian writing system.

RickOShay · (#10 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by thewolfslament

Hi, the other day i bought a wooden item, which i have no idea what it is but it has a dolphin on it and a symbol for the sea, it's quite old and it has some lettering on the side but i dont know what language it is, can anyone identify the three letters?

If you have not got it yet by now. I think the answer to your question is NO.