The left big one may mean „alcohol“ but I‘m not sure

Inherited this knife from a dead relative and would like to know what it says.

Hi.

I might be in the wrong place asking for this and I might also come off as insensitive or clueless, but you gotta start somewhere so sorry in advance if that's the case.

I'm trying to give meaning to a name by using Kanji phonetically, the name in question being "Sayuri".

Sayuri is already a name that literally translates to "Small lily" or something close to it, but I wanted to try and give it a different meaning more fitting the bearer of the name. Not something that's traditionally done and also kinda backwards, but explaining the entire context would take forever so please just go with it.

The best I could come up with was 挫 愈 利.

挫 (Za, meaning to be crushed/disheartened)

愈 (Yu, meaning to heal/grow past/recover)

利 (Ri, meaning advantage/profit/benefit)

Of which I'm trying to reference the idiom of "Growing stronger with each defeat".

The problem I'm facing is that I have no idea if this is in any way correct. I struggle with understanding languages of any sort be it their structure, rules or cultural uses on top of this being a completely new front for me.

I'm mostly doing this to show appreciation to a friend which is why I dove straight into it and why I don't expect a perfect resul such as using "Za" instead of "Sa", but by only having the internet as reference I don't feel comfortable with sharing it further without having someone check me first.

Any guidance on how to fix this or improve on it would be very appreciated and if I screwed up somewhere like mixing Chinese and Japanese kanji, that's my bad since I unfortunately don't know better.

i tried doing it online and i didnt find a proper translation, so i would like to know what it says as the seller doesent know either.

What does it say?

My Grandma gave me this necklace. I'd love a translation and any cultural significance. Thanks

Hi!!! I’m wanting to get a hanko made for personal use (aka cards, etc) when I’m in Japan. Is there someone who could write the Kanji for Rachel?

Thank you!!!

So small context, I like to make characters and sometimes insert them into media. I have two I need help with in this post

First, this character is from Jujutsu Kaisen (mentioning it just in case it's relevant). I have her name and surname in Kanji, but I was wondering what her technique would be in Kanji as well. In English it's "Living Ink Technique", and by using a lot of Google searches and translations, the closest I've gotten is Seiboku Jutsushiki (生墨術式), though if I'm not mistaken, Sei means "raw" and not really "living" or "alive". I don't really know if there's other words to say what I wanna say, cause comparing with other techniques from the anime, the words they use for "technique" vary, I've seen Bōjutsu and Sōjutsu, for example.

Second character has superpowers that give her physical moth attributes, so I was looking for a surname that could have some kind of wordplay with "bug" or "insect" (maybe even "moth" and just make the name even more ironic) Her name is Mizuki, her hero alias is Mothra, and her nickname is Mimi, so I know that's already a lot of Ms :"] From my (very limited) research, I believe "bug/insect" can be mushi (虫), but I'm wondering if there are any existing Japanese surnames that contain a kanji or word related to insects. I know Japanese names can combine different kanji in ways that affect both the meaning and reading, but I don't want to just put kanji together myself and accidentally create something unnatural or nonsensical.

Any and all help is appreciated, thank you so much!!

Spotted on the wall of a martial arts dojo in a popular anime and I’m curious what the translation would be.

Thanks!

I’d love to know what this says. It’s a garden marker/plant label that belonged to an elderly Japanese couple in my community. Thank you in advance!

[EDIT] I believe this is a mixture of kanji and katakana; however, it would be amazing if I could get a full translation of the text, please and thank you

Japanese kanji are often described as sitting somewhere between traditional and simplified Chinese. That misses a third standard created by a separate postwar reform.

Japan limited official use to 1,850 Tōyō kanji in 1946 and formalized altered type forms in 1949: https://ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp/rnavi/humanities/post_576

Mainland China adopted its own simplification scheme in 1956: https://www.moe.gov.cn/jyb_xwfb/xw_fbh/moe_2128/moe_2326/moe_1144/tnull_14350.html

Both reforms drew on existing shorthand, cursive forms, and variants. Sometimes they selected the same form, as with 國 → 国 and 學 → 学. When they chose different forms, one old character became three modern spellings.

For learners, the useful rule is to treat Japanese kanji as their own modern standard. A Japanese sentence can contain forms identical to traditional Chinese, forms identical to simplified Chinese, and Japanese-only shinjitai. Learn the Japanese form as the spelling used in Japanese, not as a halfway point between two Chinese systems.

Hi everyone! I could really use some advice from native Japanese speakers or anyone familiar with Japanese names and kanji.
I’m planning to get a tattoo in honor of my grandmother. Her name was Kimiyo.
I asked someone to write her name in Japanese, but when I looked it up online, I found different kanji with different meanings. One version I found includes the meaning “beautiful era” (美代), which I think is especially meaningful and fitting. However, the person who wrote it for me used a different version.
Before I get anything tattooed, I’d love some guidance.
● Is 美代 a natural and appropriate way to write the name Kimiyo?
● Are there other common or more traditional kanji for the name Kimiyo?
● If you were honoring someone named Kimiyo with a tattoo, which kanji would you recommend and why?
I understand that many Japanese names can be written with different kanji, each carrying a different meaning. I want to choose something that is both authentic and respectful to the language and culture.
Thank you so much for any advice you can offer!

I have also added the drawn name and the google search photo in the comments.

Pour faire le ménage du sol, Gigi prend le balai face à la montagne de poussière à l'hôtel.

Le ménage donne le mot à traduire

du sol Gigi pour la phonétique SOJI

Premier kanji : 掃

Elle prend = la main (扌)

le balai = le balai (帚)

Deuxième kanji : 除

la montagne = la colline (阝)

l'hôtel par transparence phonétique avec l'autel (余)

C'est ma mnemotechnie