Japanese Characters on Flag -Need Help
 

Hello friends,


I know that the smaller letters are unreadable in this photo, but can you please tell me what the larger characters mean? Once I get the flag, I will post bigger pictures, but this is all I have for now.


Thank you for any help. :rheart:
Justin

Not much is readable.

4 kanji on far right:
武運長久 ＝ "May you always be victorious!"　

3 kanji on top:
同研會　＝　"Doukenkai". Name of an association.

3 kanji near the bottom of the first phrase:
佐藤博　＝　"Satou Hiroshi" A man's name.

Wow, thank you very much Masaegu! :)


The flag is a WWII Japanese military flag.

Do you think that Satou Hiroshi is the name of the soldier who was presented this flag?

Also what is Doukenkai? :confused:


I will post a lot more bigger photos when the flag arrives.

Thanks again.
Justin

To tell who Satou is, I have to see the writings around the name. It could be the soldier who was going to the war and it could be one of the people who sent him off. My past experience with these flags tells me that the latter is the case but there could be exceptions.

Unfortunately, I have no idea what kind of association Doukenkai was. The name is in the form of an "acronym" so to speak, so it does not tell what it is.

Thanks...

What do you mean by "association". Do you mean a military unit or division?


Justin

No, I do not mean that. It is usually friends and family who create these flags, not the soldiers. I presume it was a group that these people including the guy being sent off belonged to. A larger and clearer pic will reveal the names of these people and possibly some other info.

Again, I have no idea what kind of a group it was. These flags are highly personal and outsiders like us will not always understand everything written on them. I know it was an "association" because there is the kanji for it, 會.

Hello everyone,


Here are some more pictures of the flag as promised.

Thanks for any help.

Let me know if you guys need better pictures or anything. :ywave:




Justin

Names, names, names with short phrases such as:

Charge
Victory
Good Luck
Ride the Imperial Wind
Serve with Devotion

Study Japanese if you are REALLY interested in these things. This will be my last post.

I will do that.

You have been more than helpful. Thank you.


Justin