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Help with a kanji

Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 11:09 pm
by Mystrael
I'm having a problem trying to find a kanji that looks something like this: http://kanji.sljfaq.org/drawn-image.htm ... PSl0OBEaHK
It's from Tasogare-iro no Uta Tsukai, volume 1 page 267 (if anyone happens to have the raws).

As for context, there's not much since it's part of a song lyric (and as a furigana, which makes the kanji even harder to see clearly). The little chunk of lyric is 我が名は <牙__く者>.
From the chinese raws, it should mean something along the terms of "enemy".

After trying stroke recognition programs and searching it up with jisho.org's kanji search, the closest I can find is 剥, but the top left part seems to look more like 夕.

Thanks in advance for any help~

Re: Help with a kanji

Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 12:59 am
by EusthEnoptEron
, perhaps? AFAIK it's an older version of the one you posted and should mean about the same. Besides, "kiba wo muku" is a phrase that's often used in Japanese.

Re: Help with a kanji

Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 1:02 am
by stellarroze
I tried looking for it as well and like you said 剥 doesn't look quite right. The top left part looks 彑 to me but I can't fight a kanji that incorparates that. I'll try looking for some higher quality raws since it's difficult to see when its so tiny. Sorry I couldn't help much.

Edit: @Eusth, that looks right and how did you find it?

Re: Help with a kanji

Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 1:57 am
by EusthEnoptEron
stellarroze wrote:Edit: @Eusth, that looks right and how did you find it?
I knew there's another writing for "muku" and that "kiba-muku" would make sense, so I took a look at what IME gave me.

Re: Help with a kanji

Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 3:38 pm
by Mystrael
EusthEnoptEron wrote:, perhaps? AFAIK it's an older version of the one you posted and should mean about the same. Besides, "kiba wo muku" is a phrase that's often used in Japanese.
Thanks Eusth, I think that's right!

What IME program did you use? I tried drawing it out on the Windows 7 Japanese language bar's IME pad, but it didn't show me that kanji...

Re: Help with a kanji

Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 8:44 pm
by EusthEnoptEron
Mystrael wrote:
EusthEnoptEron wrote:, perhaps? AFAIK it's an older version of the one you posted and should mean about the same. Besides, "kiba wo muku" is a phrase that's often used in Japanese.
Thanks Eusth, I think that's right!

What IME program did you use? I tried drawing it out on the Windows 7 Japanese language bar's IME pad, but it didn't show me that kanji...
At home I've got the great IME by Google, but in this case I used the good old Windows IME. Also, I didn't actually draw it, but just typed in its reading and looked at the henkan suggestions. ;)

Re: Help with a kanji

Posted: Tue Aug 13, 2013 1:27 pm
by Catahn
What's the general meaning of 牙を剥く? I kinda get it but not quite.

Re: Help with a kanji

Posted: Tue Aug 13, 2013 4:47 pm
by florza
Catahn wrote:What's the general meaning of 牙を剥く? I kinda get it but not quite.
To reveal/bare one's fangs (literally), whether for attack or intimidation.

Re: Help with a kanji

Posted: Thu Aug 15, 2013 9:09 am
by Catahn
Thanks Florza

Re: Help with a kanji

Posted: Sat Dec 07, 2013 5:21 am
by Kouen no Ten
This works well too, http://kanji.sljfaq.org/mr.html