Archive for September 2011
平仮名 (ひらがな, hiragana): さ (i.e. "sa")
The modern form of さ comes from the cursive form of the kanji 左 (さ, sa, i.e. “left”). Follow the progression of the different scripts shown in
Read MoreKanji: 気
気 belongs to the 形声文字 (けいせいもじ, keiseimoji, i.e. phono-semantic compound characters). This is by far the largest group of Chinese characters,
Read MorePreparations for a calligraphy exhibition
At times I am asked to submit works for calligraphy exhibitions in Japan. There are various events that take place here and there, and some of them are
Read More平仮名 (ひらがな, hiragana): く (i.e. "ku")
The modern form of く comes from the cursive form of the kanji 久 (く, ku, i.e.: “long time”, “old story). Follow the progression of the different scripts
Read More平仮名 (ひらがな, hiragana): こ (i.e. "ko")
The modern form of こ comes from the cursive form of the kanji 己 (こ, ko, i.e.: “self”, also “snake”, “serpent”, etc.). Follow the progression of the different
Read More平仮名 (ひらがな, hiragana): け (i.e. "ke")
The modern form of け comes from the cursive form of the kanji 計 (け (い), ke(i), i.e.: “plan”, “measure”, etc.). Follow the progression of the different
Read MoreKanji: 学
学 belongs to the 会意文字 (かいいもじ, kaii moji, i.e. set of characters that are a combination of two or more pictographs, or characters whose meaning was based on
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