Kinmichi translation help

[pcfarrar]

Hi,

 

Can anyone tell me what the 2 kanji mean underneath the kiku mon on my kinmichi wak? I just cant figure them out.

 

Thanks,

 

Peter

 

 

[Nobody]

The kanji are Jorai (除雷). That is a word of charm for avoiding a thunderbolt.

[k morita]

This two Kanji is read as "kaminari-yoke".

[Nobody]

This two Kanji is read as "kaminari-yoke".

Yes, thank you. I also realize that just now. It must be read from right to left as 雷除.

[pcfarrar]

Thanks! What does this actually mean, is the sword supposed to protect against lightning?

[Nobody]

Ah IMHO, the people at that time surely did not like thunderbolts.

They chiselled the word only as a charm against it, I think.

 

p.s. I do not like it either.

[Carlo Giuseppe Tacchini]

Ah IMHO, the people at that time surely did not like thunderbolts.

They chiselled the word only as a charm against it, I think.

 

p.s. I do not like it either.

 

Hehehe... It depends. In the Stibbert Museum, Florence, there is a

sword attributed to Ietsugu, Chu-Aoe, around 1390 that is nicknamed

"Kaminari" :

 

[pcfarrar]

I also found this one, that was forged 8 years before mine. Looks like the charm was quite common on Kinmichi swords.

 

http://www.sho-shin.com/kintan.htm