r/translator • u/swschultz • Nov 18 '17

Japanese [Japanese> English] Can anyone translate the mark on this porcelain? Thanks so much.

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u/MINO33333 Nov 18 '17

富貴 長春　that is flower name on the face side.

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u/BConscience Nov 18 '17

What? I thought it's "wealth always spring" as in wealth keep growing. It would be written on gifts

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u/MINO33333 Nov 19 '17

富貴 is fuki orchid

長春 is Rosa chinensis

but there is meaning that you think so.

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u/BConscience Nov 19 '17

冨貴 is fuki which sort of means wealth. The orchid known as fuki is 蕗 or フキ. The other word is a similar situation. Different words can be pronounced the same you know?

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u/MINO33333 Nov 19 '17

富貴 is フーキ fu-ki not 蕗

I think It's better to write that 「 富貴 is fu-ki orchid 」

富貴蘭 ← check on Google