Tag: Seal Script

  • Figure 1 Kuchi

    13/12/2011
    the 口 radical in characters such as 古, 右,　可,　名,　各,　吾,　吉, etc., is in fact a pictograph of a ritual vessel or…
  • Figure 1 Go

    03/12/2011
    五 belongs to the 仮借文字 (かしゃもじ, kashamoji, i.e. rebus (phonetic loan) characters; or in other words, characters that were borrowed…
  • Figure 1 Kanji Etymology Getsu

    31/10/2011
    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…
  • Figure 1 Kanji Etymology Kuu

    22/10/2011
    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…
  • Figure 1 Kanji Etymology Kin

    18/10/2011
    The kanji 金 is a pictograph of copper ore cast in a mould. It can also represent one of the…
  • Figure 1 2 Hiragana Su Horz

    17/09/2011
    The modern form of す comes from the cursive form of the kanji 寸 (す(ん), su(n), i.e. "approximately 3.03cm"). Follow…
  • Figure 1 2 Hiragana Shi Horz

    15/09/2011
    The modern form of し comes from the cursive form of the kanji 之 (し, shi, i.e. "of", "this"). Follow…
  • Figure 1 2 Hiragana Sa Horz

    14/09/2011
    The modern form of さ comes from the cursive form of the kanji 左 (さ, sa, i.e. "left"). Follow the…
  • Figure 1 2 Hiragana Ku Horz 1

    10/09/2011
    The modern form of く comes from the cursive form of the kanji 久 (く, ku, i.e.: "long time", "old…
  • Figure 1 2 Hiragana Ko Horz

    08/09/2011
    The modern form of こ comes from the cursive form of the kanji 己 (こ, ko, i.e.: "self", also "snake",…