Kanji #006 ／ 於

< TYPE >
Kanji / ka i - sho style

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

< MEANING >
someone is there, in, at, word to show the starting point and a cause of the movement

< ORIGIN >
「A」＋「B」
A : flag
B : pile up and stop
Word to express ''stops still''

< USE >
於乎 [o - ko] : Word to express a voice when you admired something.
於是 [o - si] : In here.

example) 於：公園 [ko u e n ni o i te] : In a park.

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

The answer is ''於''.
It is slightly difficult to image that ''お'' was made from this kanji.

When I show a held place in guidance documents, I use this kanji mainly.
I think that it is rare that even a Japanese uses this kanji.


I introduce ''Words to express a season'' on the next time.


Thank you.
See you next time.

All of us are piece of peace.

Kanji #005 ／ 衣

< TYPE >
Kanji / ka i - sho style

< READING >
The japanese reading : koromo
The sound reading : i, e

< MEANING >
clothes, silk, follow and act, wear

< ORIGIN >
hieroglyph
Form of neck of clothes.

< USE >
衣服 [i - fu ku] : clethes
作務衣 [sa - mu - e] : work clothes
羽衣 [ha - go ro mo] : robe of an angel

example) 日本の伝統的な衣服は着物です。 [ni ho n no de n to u te ki na i fu ku wa ki mo no de su.] : Japanese traditional clothes are KIMONO.

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

The answer is ''衣''.
This is a kanji made from form of neck of clothes.

The Japanese wore a KIMONO in old days.
Foreign culture came and came to wear foreign clothes, and downtown was filled with foreign clothes.

However,
KIMONO attracts attention as a fashion again now

The scenery that the Japanese who wore KIMONO walks between high-rise buildings.

I feel it uniquely.


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


Thank you.
See you next time.

All of us are piece of peace.

A light of life !!

< TYPE >
Kanji / ka i - sho style ( Arrangement )

< READING >
The japanese reading : ho ta ru
The sound reading : ke i

< MEANING >
firefly ( a name of an insect )

< ORIGIN >
「upper part」+「虫」
「upper part」: The part that expresses ''Fire is round and surrounds a circumference''.
「虫」: insect

< USE >
蛍火 [ho ta ru - bi] : light that a firefly emits
蛍光灯 [ke i - ko u - to u] : fluorescent lamp
蛍窓 [ke i - so u] : study room

example) -

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This time, I introduce "蛍（螢）"

This season of the end of spring, a certain insect attracts popularity in Japan.
The insect which buttocks are pale, and shine.

It is a firefly.

A firefly can live only in a place with pure water.
We were able to watch a firefly in old days in Japanese each place.
However, we can watch it now only in some countries.

This is the firefly which came in my hand.











I hope to leave this "light of life" in the next generation.


Thank you.
See you next time.

All of us are piece of peace.

Kanji #004 ／ 宇

< TYPE >
Kanji / ka i - sho style

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

< MEANING >
house, house covered with big roof, the world covered with the sky, under the eaves, spatial scale, spatial size


< ORIGIN >
「宀」+「于」
「宀」: roof
「于」: A state to bend greatly.
Large and round roof.

< USE >
宇下 [u - ka] : under the eaves
宇内 [u- na i] : world
宇宙 [u - chu u] : space

example) 私は来年宇宙旅行へ行きます。 [wa ta si wa ra i ne n u chu u ryo ko u e i ki ma su.] : I will go to the space travel next year.

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

The answer is ''宇''.
These are form similar well.
In addition, "ウ" of katakana was made from "宀" of this kanji.

The meaning of this kanji developed from a meaning ''covered with big roof'' into "world'' ''space''.

The sky is a big roof.
The wonderful roof which changes for various scenery every day.
It sometimes leaks.

What kind of roof will it be tomorrow ?


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


Thank you.
See you next time.

All of us are piece of peace.