Archive for October 2011
Kanji: 月
月 belongs to the 象形文字 (しょうけいもじ, shōkeimoji, i.e. set of characters of pictographic origin). It is a pictograph of a crescent moon.
Read More平仮名 (ひらがな, hiragana): な (i.e. “na”)
The modern form of な comes from the cursive form of the kanji 奈 (な, na, i.e. “Nara”, “what”). Follow the progression of the different scripts shown in
Read More平仮名 (ひらがな, hiragana): と (i.e. “to”)
The modern form of と comes from the cursive form of the kanji 止 (し, shi, i.e. “stop”, “halt”). Follow the progression of the different scripts shown in
Read MoreKanji: 空
空 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, encompassing
Read MoreHanging scroll – the ancient tradition (Part II)
In this article on hanging scrolls I would like to explain one of the correct ways of signing the protective box that comes with the scroll.
Read MoreKanji: 金
The kanji 金 is a pictograph of copper ore cast in a mould. It can also represent one of the 五色の金 (ごしきのかね, go shiki no kane, i.e. “metals of the five colors)
Read More平仮名 (ひらがな, hiragana): て (i.e. “te”)
The modern form of て comes from the cursive form of the kanji 天 (てん, ten, i.e. “heaven”, also “deva”). Follow the progression of the different scripts shown
Read More平仮名 (ひらがな, hiragana): つ (i.e. “tsu”)
The modern form of つ comes from the cursive form of the kanji 川 (かわ, kawa, i.e. “river”). Follow the progression of the different scripts shown in
Read More平仮名 (ひらがな, hiragana): た (i.e. “ta”)
The modern form of た comes from the cursive form of the kanji 太 (た, ta, i.e. “plump”, “thick”). Follow the progression of the different scripts shown in
Read More平仮名 (ひらがな, hiragana): ち (i.e. “chi”)
The modern form of ち comes from the cursive form of the kanji 知 (ち, chi, i.e. “knowledge”). Follow the progression of the different scripts shown in
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