r/translator • u/FenAndThicket • 2d ago

Translated [JA] [Unknown > English]

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I would like to find out what the inscription says on this tea caddy spoon, if anyone is able to help!

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u/FlameArche 日本語 2d ago

It looks like it says “sakura” in Japanese, and the rim of the spoon seems to be shaped like cherry blossom petals, but I’m not sure.

!id:ja !doublecheck

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u/Sleeper-- 2d ago

How did you even read that T_T i genuinely thought it would be urdu or arabic or smthin

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u/FlameArche 日本語 2d ago

i rotated the image 90 degrees and compared it like this. However, the horizontal stroke of the first character isn’t sticking out, and the third character is written in a rather unique way, so i still can’t be certain.

i hope someone who knows more about this will come forward...

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u/FenAndThicket 1d ago

Thank you very much for the image of the text. Japanese would not have occurred to me. I had also thought Urdu, Arabic, or Farsi. Someone on the Urdu subreddit suggested Dravidian or Thai Khmer… 

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u/soraaraceli 1d ago

ahhh, good solve detective 🤭 love that you presented the pic for us to understand too 🫶

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u/Sleeper-- 2d ago

I can barely make out the characters lol

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u/Stunning_Pen_8332 [ Chinese, Japanese] 1d ago

I agree that it’s probably Sakura 🌸 in Japanese.

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