[JP] The Official Kanji Ask-for-Help Thread

[mikkih]

I can't make out the first two kanji in the image. ? の ? に球が入る

Sorry, the image is too blurry for me. The first character may be "体"(からだ).　Can you by any chance read the yomigana on top of kanji?

[lynxian]

Sorry, the image is too blurry for me. The first character may be "体"(からだ).　Can you by any chance read the yomigana on top of kanji?

I think the second is 間 (あいだ), but only from context and because the first character of the yomigana looks like either あ or お. 体 actually seems like it would fit for the first one, too.

That section of the page is defining a sports term that evidently doesn't have an English equivalent (at least according to several Japanese blog posts I found on the topic). Judging by the definitions I can find for the term, however, the above makes the most sense.

[Aarowaim]

This is from a manga I'm translating. One character is doing a snarky comment on another's horrible singing voice. For the life of me, I can't tell what some of the kanji are.
What I can read is: 「オマエ　(免？)？　？(々？)は 本当に　ダメだな」

For the most part, I'm just having a bit of difficulty with the four kanji after 'omae'. I tried sharpening it and adjusting the levels, but it doesn't help much. The first kanji seems like it has 心 at the bottom, but no matches from midori. The second almost seems to have 虫 in the bottom-right. Other than that I haven't the faintest clue @.@.

Anyways, help is appreciated.

[mikkih]

This is from a manga I'm translating. One character is doing a snarky comment on another's horrible singing voice. For the life of me, I can't tell what some of the kanji are.
What I can read is: 「オマエ　(免？)？　？(々？)は 本当に　ダメだな」

For the most part, I'm just having a bit of difficulty with the four kanji after 'omae'. I tried sharpening it and adjusting the levels, but it doesn't help much. The first kanji seems like it has 心 at the bottom, but no matches from midori. The second almost seems to have 虫 in the bottom-right. Other than that I haven't the faintest clue @.@.

Anyways, help is appreciated.

オマエ勉強以外は本当にダメだな

[Aarowaim]

Ah, thanks again Mikkih ^_^. I was trying too hard to find out why I couldn't recognize the first kanji when the second would have given me the clue. It makes perfect sense given the character, so you got it right. Well, I guess I still have a bit of a ways to go in kanji recognition, but I'm getting there on the translation front.

[TNT]

Does anybody recognize these kanji ?
Although being a unclear image, somebody translated it as 'kan'.

[mikkih]

Does anybody recognize these kanji ?
Although being a unclear image, somebody translated it as 'kan'.

Wow, it sure is blurry. 洩　?

---------- Post added March 08, 2013 at 09:42 AM ---------- Previous post was March 02, 2013 at 08:08 PM ----------

洩?

You could identify a kanji in a sentence by context. Unless the one I suggested makes sense to you, you may want to list the whole sentence.

[cmertb]

Please help me read some kanji. Some look so simple and familiar, but for some reason I can't get anything meaningful out of them...

1) http://d.pr/i/uzKR ？？の分に手を？？わけにいかんからな
2) http://d.pr/i/47xh だが防空？？が充実したアゲゾコのような目標を空？するのは厳しく損害も多かったという
3) http://d.pr/i/IuJk 定期？の復活かねーーー

[takadanama]

Please help me read some kanji. Some look so simple and familiar, but for some reason I can't get anything meaningful out of them...

1) http://d.pr/i/uzKR ？？の分に手を？？わけにいかんからな
2) http://d.pr/i/47xh だが防空？？が充実したアゲゾコのような目標を空？するのは厳しく損害も多かったという
3) http://d.pr/i/IuJk 定期？の復活かねーーー

1) 俸給 | つける
2) 態勢 | 襲
3) 便

[cmertb]

Can't figure out one character here: http://d.pr/i/3e5G 少尉殿の？法ですか

[takadanama]

Can't figure out one character here: http://d.pr/i/3e5G 少尉殿の？法ですか

I think it is 方法...

[mikkih]

Can't figure out one character here: http://d.pr/i/3e5G 少尉殿の？法ですか

魔法

Edit/Add Reference: link (See 異体字/俗字)

[cmertb]

Thanks mikkih, now that finally makes sense. Now if someone would explain these alternative kanji to MS IME.

[mikkih]

Thanks mikkih, now that finally makes sense. Now if someone would explain these alternative kanji to MS IME.

I also think we should be able to type all the abbreviated characters listed on Wiki　(link) for example. You can't display the character unlike ㋮, so I guess 广マ is the only way to type.

[Kokutou]

Please... help with this name...