Translate Japanese? (Zantetsuken)

[Forsaken Lover]

Well, I want someone who can actually read these Japanese/Chinese characters. I have searched the Net and seen quite a few "translations" of what these mean...Giant Slice Sword, Steel Slice Sword and more. So, I'd like if someone can help me with this?



http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg216/NikKingMan/Zane.png
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg216/NikKingMan/Zane2.png
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg216/NikKingMan/Zane3.png
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg216/NikKingMan/Zane4.png

Now, also, what do the characters read for Seifer?
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg216/NikKingMan/Zane5.png

If the actual videos would be better, here they are.

YouTube - FF8 GF Odin (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oU2yvAf4I74)
YouTube - Seifer vs. Odin (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoIUKzW5mMg)

[Big D]

Someone told me that Odin's characters spell out 'Zantetsuken', which is 'iron cutting sword' or 'steel-bladed sword' or whatever. The precise translation is less important than the general gist of it.

For Seifer, it says 'Zantetsuken Reverse' or somesuch.

[Marshall Banana]

斬鉄剣 (Zantetsuken): (http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/cgi-bin/wwwjdic.cgi?1C)


斬 (zan) means "cutting" or "beheading"
鉄 (tetsu) means "iron"
剣 (ken) means "sword"


斬鉄剣 返し (Zantetsuken Kaeshi) does mean "Reverse Zantetsuken" or "Counter Zantetsuken," I think.

[Forsaken Lover]

Thank you. I just wanted to make sure.

According to the online translators I used, hardly an infallible source I know, 返し = "Return".

[Jessweeee♪]

It seems so obvious now o_o

[Forsaken Lover]

Okay then. I got the FFVIII Ultimania and if anyone here can translate Japanese and would be willingto translate, please reply or PM me.

[Captain Maxx Power]

It's Japanese for pwned.