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Submitted by CWerdna on Wed, 2017-08-02 15:08

I would like to show the sword given me by my Dad in the interest of learning about its history and school.

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#1Submitted by saipan59 on Wed, 2017-08-02 23:46.

something-HISA

The second kanji is HISA.
The first kanji is unusual - sort of like KIYO, but not really...

Pete
#2Submitted by CWerdna on Thu, 2017-08-03 01:18.

something-HISA

Thank you...the second being the lowest on the tang...a top group of three--> (2) then (1 below) and then the bottom..

Andrew
#3Submitted by saipan59 on Thu, 2017-08-03 02:00.

radicals

Right. The first (upper) kanji has 3 'radicals', two of which are the same.

Pete
#4Submitted by CWerdna on Thu, 2017-08-03 17:25.

Perhaps Haruhisa

from the web

now to find out about him
#5Submitted by saipan59 on Thu, 2017-08-03 17:54.

other readings

You'll want to look into other possible name-readings also, such as KIYO, which I mentioned in my earlier post. This kanji "could" be an odd form of KIYO.
As an example, note that there is a known "KIYOHISA", KIY87.

Pete
#6Submitted by saipan59 on Fri, 2017-08-04 01:44.

readings

O'Neill's book lists these as alternate readings:
Kiyo, Haru, SEI, JOu, Teru, Hare, Nari.

SEI and JOu are not very likely candidates, because they 'Onyomi' readings.

Pete
#7Submitted by CWerdna on Fri, 2017-08-04 16:04.

readings

There are things that I have not done yet like measurments...design features...shapes that indicate schools. I will do these soon