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    Default Kanji on western style straight.

    I have had no luck in finding a translation of this kanji . My first thought was that it was a sheffield blade, but the steel seems harder than my others. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks !
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    色好調

    The wife says suikochou... the first kanji is color, the 2nd and third together mean satisfactory... she says something like perfect.

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    Oh, actually, the first character has two 'radicals' within it: 色 (iro/color) on the right side, and another on the left, which is either 1) eligible due to wear, or 2) a stylized and uncommon variance of a radical.

    Luckily, there are very few characters that use the 色 (iro/color) radical, so it's quite easy to pinpoint the true character here; it's 絶 (zetsu/absolute). Your razor has 絶好調 on it, which means perfect condition/top form/excellent shape.

    Hope this helps.

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