<p>The Japanese term 勤續 means "duty"  </p>

<p>結婚勤續二十周年紀念 literally means "20th Anniversary of marry duty</p>

<p>It is better to translate it as  "20th Anniversary of Diligent Marriage"</p>

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2020-05-14T20:15:41.037Z
Thank you so much,, would it be like a anniversary present?
Arakuna
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2020-05-15T01:49:37.153Z
Sounds like it, yes. Japanese still use a lot of kanji for formal occasions. A lot of Japanese martial arts achievement certificates are still written in kanji, IIRC, like karate advancement, and so on.
Kasey Chang
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Tang Ho
<p>This lid is from a 'Japanese' cast iron teapot lid. I was told the Japanese used Chinese Characters on cast iron teapots. Can anyone verify this? Could I also please get a translation.<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/ZdLIm.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/ZdLIm.jpg" alt="lid with Chinese characters "></a> </p>

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Translating Teapot lid
# Translating Teapot lid

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-05-14)

This lid is from a 'Japanese' cast iron teapot lid. I was told the Japanese used Chinese Characters on cast iron teapots. Can anyone verify this? Could I also please get a translation.[![lid with Chinese characters ](https://i.sstatic.net/ZdLIm.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/ZdLIm.jpg)

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### Answer by username_1 on 2020-05-14. Score: 0 | Accepted answer

The Japanese term 勤續 means "duty"

結婚勤續二十周年紀念 literally means "20th Anniversary of marry duty

It is better to translate it as "20th Anniversary of Diligent Marriage"

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/7kZbX.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/7kZbX.jpg)

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thank you so much,, would it be like a anniversary present?  
> **username_2**: Sounds like it, yes. Japanese still use a lot of kanji for formal occasions. A lot of Japanese martial arts achievement certificates are still written in kanji, IIRC, like karate advancement, and so on.  

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