Lighter info help. Anyone know Japanese?

[2Minnesota]

I picked this up for .25. It sparks but doesn't light (out of fluid?). I cannot find this lighter to compare. Does anyone know who made this lighter and/or what the Japanese writing says? Any help out there? TYIA!

 

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[T.C.]

Looks like it might be butane....JMHO

 

[Butter Hat]

The botton says Modern Jet Japan.

Just kidding! I would need to get out my translation book. One of the simpler characters is the kanji for 'power,' I think. Back later, I love a challenge!

 

[angelito1]

Chinese

 

[cyberdan]

My wife is Japanese and can not read it. She says it is very confusing. Sorry.

 

[2Minnesota]

My wife is Japanese and can not read it. She says it is very confusing. Sorry.

Thanks for trying! I figured that since it says Japan on it that it was Japanese writing. Who knows. Obviously it's nothing to special. Lol.

 

[2Minnesota]

The botton says Modern Jet Japan.

Just kidding! I would need to get out my translation book. One of the simpler characters is the kanji for 'power,' I think. Back later, I love a challenge!

I love that you love a challenge [emoji6]. Thanks for trying!

 

[Gold Maven]

company started in 1990.........

 

[cyberdan]

Thanks for trying! I figured that since it says Japan on it that it was Japanese writing. Who knows. Obviously it's nothing to special. Lol.

It is Japanese but the way the sentence is written is confusing. There are four alphabets in Japanese. Many (most) people do not read everyone. She said it has something to do with 5th generation. (the last number and "letter")

 

[Butter Hat]

First character means 'sun,' second, 'book.' Third, I can't even begin to untangle that many strokes! Fourth, I was right: 'power.' Five is, uhm, five. Sixth character puzzles me still. Just wanted to get something done.

Ooo...might be the character for liquid measure, which kinda makes sense...

So, and I may be wrong: Hi, Hon, (incomprehensible), Chikara, 5, Sho.

I'm just copying the characters, counting strokes, then looking up in an old book that,s about as big as Webster's dictionary.

I like the horse!

 

[ARC]

It is Japanese but the way the sentence is written is confusing. There are four alphabets in Japanese. Many (most) people do not read everyone. She said it has something to do with 5th generation. (the last number and "letter")

See if she has any luck with the sword I posted earlier dan.

 

[Yang Hao]

日本超力5代。日本 (japan) 超力 (chaoli meaning a super force/super strong) for example 超人 mean superman in chinese and 超市 means supermarket. 5代 (dai) means 5th generation. for example iphone 5代 iphone 5. So a guess: this is a made in japan (or japanese style) super durable 5th generation/version of lighter. However since it says tung young it was probably made in Hongkong or taiwan sometime in the 20th century. Some novelty souvenir sold to tourists (asian and westerners) would be a guess. Did you ever get it working?

 

[2Minnesota]

日本超力5代。日本 (japan) 超力 (chaoli meaning a super force/super strong) for example 超人 mean superman in chinese and 超市 means supermarket. 5代 (dai) means 5th generation. for example iphone 5代 iphone 5. So a guess: this is a made in japan (or japanese style) super durable 5th generation/version of lighter. However since it says tung young it was probably made in Hongkong or taiwan sometime in the 20th century. Some novelty souvenir sold to tourists (asian and westerners) would be a guess. Did you ever get it working?

Thank you for your translations! That is fantastic. No, never got it working because I do not have fluid. I put it in my "box of stuff to go through". I'll probably put it in our garage sale boxes to sell next spring. Thanks again!

 

[Yang Hao]

Thank you for your translations! That is fantastic. No, never got it working because I do not have fluid. I put it in my "box of stuff to go through". I'll probably put it in our garage sale boxes to sell next spring. Thanks again!

Glad to help. If you come across anymore character translation let me know :-). I noticed the hole at the bottom of the lighter. Some lighters here in China have that same design. Here you can purchase butane/lighter fluid containers and basically inject it into the lighter using that hole.