Kanji #003 ／ 以

< TYPE >
Kanji / ka i - sho style

< READING >
The japanese reading : -
The sound reading : i

< MEANING >
use, means, cause, reason, the starting point of a range, the starting point of a direction

< ORIGIN >
「left side」+「right side」
「left side」: A hieroglyph. Form of a bent stick (a stick to use for a plow and a lever).
「right side」: A hand or a person.
The state that works with a tool by hand.

< USE >
以上 [i - jyo u] : above
以下 [i - ka] : following
以外 [i - ga i] : without, excepting, besides
以内 [i- na i] : within, less than
以心伝心 [i - si n - de n - si n] : the communication that you know each other without using wards, telepathy

example) 私は野菜以外食べません。 [wa ta si wa ya sa i i ga i ta be ma se n.] : I do not eat besides vegetables.

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This time, I introduce "The kanji that transformed itself into い"

The answer is ''以''.
These are form similar well.

This character is made from that the form that works with a tool by hand.
The Japanese was an agriculturalist group in old day.
But, it is different now.
A lot of people use a computer in a small room and work.
Of course there are a lot of people doing agriculture.

How about the future ?


I introduce ''The kanji that transformed itself into う'' on the next time.


Thank you.
See you next time.

All of us are piece of peace.