Kanji #021 ／ 祖父

< TYPE >
Kanji / ka i - sho style

< READING >
○祖父
The japanese reading : -
The sound reading : so - fu
○祖
The japanese reading : -
The sound reading : so
○父
The japanese reading : chi chi
The sound reading : fu

< MEANING >
○祖父
grandfather
○祖
old person who repeated a generation, beginning of things, person who began work and teaching first, person who played a key role of the faith
○父
father, aged man, man of the elder, person like father

< ORIGIN >
○祖
「left part」＋「且」
「left part」: altar（ = 示）
「且」: the state that repeated a thing
The ancestors who were piled up of the generation. ( Because it was often that the ancestors were worshiped, "示" was added )
○父
The kanji that expressed a figure to hit with a stone ax in a hand

< USE >
○祖
先祖（se n - zo）：ancestor
教祖（kyo u - so）：founder
祖国（so - ko ku）：mother country
○父
神父（si n - pu）：the father ( of the church )
漁夫（gyo - fu）：fisherman
伯父（o ji）：uncle ( older brother of father )
叔父（o ji）：uncle ( younger brother of father )

example) 彼は私の祖父です。[ ka re wa wa ta si no so - fu de su.] He is my grandfather.

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This time, I introduce "祖父"

A grandfather is father of parents.
This fact is repeated, and we live now.

I can understand that ''祖（The ancestors who were piled up of the generation）'' is used.

I thank ancestors.


I introduce ''祖母'' on the next time.


Thank you.
See you next time.

All of us are piece of peace.

Kanji #020 ／ 友

< TYPE >
Kanji / ka i - sho style

< READING >
The japanese reading : to mo
The sound reading : yu u

< MEANING >
friend, protect each other, help each other, the state that is on good terms

< ORIGIN >
The form that put two ''the hand which was bent to protect'' together.
A state to protect each other by hand.

< USE >
友情（yu u - jyo u）：friendship
親友（si n - yu u）：close friend
朋友（ho u - yu u）：companion


example) 彼は私の親友です。[ ka re wa wa ta si no si n - yu u de su.] He is my close friend.

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This time, I introduce "友"

This kanji expresses "a state to protect each other by hand".
The friend originally protects each other.

The person whom you go to to help the person even if there is anything.

Do you have such a person?

If you have...
I think that you are splendid friends.


I introduce ''祖父'' on the next time.


Thank you.
See you next time.

All of us are piece of peace.

Kanji #019 ／ 妹

< TYPE >
Kanji / ka i - sho style

< READING >
The japanese reading : i mo u to
The sound reading : ma i

< MEANING >
younger sister

< ORIGIN >
hierogryph
「女」+「未」
女：woman
未：the twig which does not finish yet spreading. ''木 ( tree )'' ＋ ''ー''.

< USE >
姉妹（si - ma i）：sisters


example) 彼女は私の妹です。[ ka no - jo wa wa ta si no i mo u to de su.] She is my younger sister.

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This time, I introduce "妹"

The left part of this kanji ''女'' expresses a woman.
Therefore, we use this kanji only for woman brothers.
I do not have woman brothers.

But, my wife has two younger sisters.
So, I had two younger sisters-in-law by marrying.

What kind of feelings are woman brothers ?

My answer is ''not different in both man brothers and woman brothers".


I introduce ''友'' on the next time.


Thank you.
See you next time.

All of us are piece of peace.

Kanji #018 ／ 姉

< TYPE >
Kanji / ka i - sho style

< READING >
The japanese reading : a ne
The sound reading : si

< MEANING >
older sister, word to use when we love and respect an older woman and call her

< ORIGIN >
hierogryph
「女」+「市」
女：woman
市：The upper end of the stick which a string wound up is shown in A mark, and this kanji means it towards the top.
The person who is high-ranking among woman brothers.

< USE >
姉妹（si - ma i）：sisters


example) 彼女は私の姉です。[ ka no - jo wa wa ta si no a ne de su.] She is my older sister.

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This time, I introduce "姉"

The left part of this kanji ''女'' expresses a woman.
Therefore, we use this kanji only for woman brothers.
I do not have woman brothers.

What kind of feelings are woman brothers ?


I introduce ''妹'' on the next time.


Thank you.
See you next time.

All of us are piece of peace.

Kanji #017 ／ 弟

< TYPE >
Kanji / ka i - sho style

< READING >
The japanese reading : o to u to
The sound reading : tei, da i, de

< MEANING >
younger brother, words to humble themselves calmly low

< ORIGIN >
hierogryph
The state that a string gave to a stick. The place where the stick is low is shown in ''/'' mark, and this kanji expresses a low position. This kanji includes the meaning of the feeling to humble oneself calmly low.

< USE >
兄弟（kyo u - da i）：brothers
弟子（de - si）：disciple, pupil
弟切草（o to - gi ri - so u）：St.-John's-wort ( plant )


example) 彼は私の弟です。[ ka re wa wa ta si no o to u to de su.] He is my younger brother.

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This time, I introduce "弟"

We often use this kanji as a meaning of the younger brother.
But, this kanji includes the meaning of the feeling to humble oneself calmly low, too.

I have two younger brothers.
Surely, they are splendid younger brothers respecting parents and me.

Do you have younger brother ?
How about your younger brother ?


I introduce ''姉'' on the next time.


Thank you.
See you next time.

All of us are piece of peace.