"Meteor" kanji?

[turko]

A friend of mine says this kanji reads "Meteor" but I can't understand why it would say this. Can anyone confirm?

 

[Qapla']

It does, yes. Nagareboshi ("star that flows by") refers to meteors. Not unlike the English phrase "shooting star".

 

[turko]

Thanks. Can you think of any reason a knife maker would engrave that? It's a Makoto Kurosaki Ryusei AS if that is relevant.

 

[ExistentialHero]

Thanks. Can you think of any reason a knife maker would engrave that? It's a Makoto Kurosaki Ryusei AS if that is relevant.

"Ryusei" is another translation for meteor

 

[turko]

"Ryusei" is another translation for meteor

That would make more sense. Does it read Nageroboshi or Ryusei though? Or are they also interchangeable in writing?

 

[Corradobrit1]

I thought this was going to be Comet thread

 

[valgard]

I thought this was going to be Comet thread

Same

 

[Qapla']

That would make more sense. Does it read Nageroboshi or Ryusei though? Or are they also interchangeable in writing?

Ryûsei and nagareboshi are two possible pronunciations of the same kanji 流星.

 

[turko]

Seems confusing . Thanks!

 

[KenHash]

As mentioned 流星 can be read as Ryusei or as Nagareboshi. But Makoto Kurosaki calls it Ryusei.

 

[Honerabi]

Bob Kramer has been making knives out of iron meteorite material. Would have to research whether iron meteorites have been used historically to make implements.

 

[Honerabi]

Found this in Chemistry World.

 

[LostHighway]

Phurbas, the ritualistic dagger of Vajrayana Buddhism, were sometimes made of meteroric iron although most were made of wood, bronze, copper, brass, or ordinary iron. The Tibetans used "sky metal" for other applications as well.
Tokcha
Phurba

 

[ExistentialHero]

Found this in Chemistry World.
View attachment 87593

But is that an aogami or shirogami meteor?

 

[Honerabi]

But is that an aogami or shirogami meteor?

https://meteorites.asu.edu/aboutus