What do you think of this marker?

[witboy]

We came upon these Kanji characters (if they are) when the river rose up and cleaned the sand and moss off the rocks above the stream. The first character looks like a "ki" or tree in Kanji but there is a forward slash on its foot. The second one I just cannot find - it is probably an animal. Anyway, do suggest what you think of it. Thanks.

[admin]

Wow. Definitely looks like Japanese characters to me! Did you try to look those characters up on the net?
TW

[zeeker]

We came upon these Kanji characters (if they are) when the river rose up and cleaned the sand and moss off the rocks above the stream. The first character looks like a "ki" or tree in Kanji but there is a forward slash on its foot. The second one I just cannot find - it is probably an animal. Anyway, do suggest what you think of it. Thanks.

According to my aunt, the first kanji character is "tree". She cant make out the second character