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Hanko for old family name 2019/4/12 22:39
I would like to create a hanko for personal use and would like to use an old family name that is pronounced Chiba, just like the city in japan. I did some simple translating, and came upon the following characters (I hope that it shows up properly in this forum):

千葉

Would this be appropriate to turn into a simple hanko?

Thank you so much!
by Gabriel (guest)  

Re: Hanko for old family name 2019/4/13 06:49
If you know that it is the same characters as Chiba Prefecture, then you got it right. 千葉。

I would guess that most (95+%) last name Chiba is written 千葉.

But there are few that are written 千羽, 千場, 千馬, etc. all pronounced chiba, so it may be worth verifying.
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Re: Hanko for old family name 2019/4/13 07:00
Thank you A5!
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Re: Hanko for old family name 2019/4/13 12:22
Are you perhaps trying to make one by yourself instead of ordering/buying one from a professional hanko dealer? If so, I would suggest you chose a more artistic design than the one you posted. But if it's going to be hand-carved, I'd say that the crookedness would automatically be artistic, and also work as a signature which hanko is all about.
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