How to find out the meaning of hand-written japanese?


[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/dbOel.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/dbOel.jpg)

Here are the characters that I'm looking for the meanings. I fed Google Image
with one of the characters, but non of the results was relative.

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/4y3IK.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/4y3IK.png)

Beside, I used Jisho.org project, and the results were not matching.

May you translate these characters or give me some help to find out them?




If you are using Windows, you can [draw the characters in the IME
Pad](http://users.wfu.edu/yipcw/atg/ime/boxed-input.html).

It is also possible to find an electronic dictionary that supports drawing
input, or Nintendo DS games or dictionaries that allow this same feature.

One such example is [Kanji Sonomama Rakubiki Jiten
DS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanji_Sonomama_Rakubiki_Jiten_DS).

From Wikipedia:

> The software allows for the input of kanji symbols via the stylus, and for
> the lookup of words in English, as well as the two Japanese alphabets
> (hiragana and katakana), and also provides pronunciation.

Another option (that I just found by googling) is to use an online service
that allows input by drawing. One such example is
[kanji.sljfaq.org](http://kanji.sljfaq.org/)

* * *

As for the specific kanji in your image; they are
[陸上自衛隊{りくじょうじえいたい}](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Ground_Self-
Defense_Force).




If you are using Windows, you can [draw the characters in the IME
Pad](http://users.wfu.edu/yipcw/atg/ime/boxed-input.html).

It is also possible to find an electronic dictionary that supports drawing
input, or Nintendo DS games or dictionaries that allow this same feature.

One such example is [Kanji Sonomama Rakubiki Jiten
DS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanji_Sonomama_Rakubiki_Jiten_DS).

From Wikipedia:

> The software allows for the input of kanji symbols via the stylus, and for
> the lookup of words in English, as well as the two Japanese alphabets
> (hiragana and katakana), and also provides pronunciation.

Another option (that I just found by googling) is to use an online service
that allows input by drawing. One such example is
[kanji.sljfaq.org](http://kanji.sljfaq.org/)

* * *

As for the specific kanji in your image; they are
[陸上自衛隊{りくじょうじえいたい}](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Ground_Self-
Defense_Force).

