Monday, December 24, 2007

Merry Christmas ☆









< TYPE >
Katakana

< READING >
me ri - ku ri su ma su

< MEANING >
merry christmas

< ORIGIN >
-

< USE >
-


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This time, I introduce "メリークリスマス"

It is Christmas Eve today !!

I wish Santa Claus visiting all of you...



Thank you.
See you next time.

All of us are piece of peace.

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Monday, December 17, 2007

Kanji #027 / 月曜日



















< TYPE >
Kanji / ka i - sho style

< READING >
○月
The japanese reading : tsu ki
The sound reading : ge tsu, ga tsu
○曜
The japanese reading : -
The sound reading : yo u
○日
The japanese reading : hi, ka
The sound reading : ni chi, ji tsu, bi
○月曜日
The japanese reading : -
The sound reading : ge tsu - yo u - bi

< MEANING >
○月
moon, one month
○曜
shine, light, attract attention, the heavenly bodies which shine
○日
sun, twenty-four hours, every day, all day long
○月曜日
Monday

< ORIGIN >
○月
Hieroglyph
The figure of the crescent moon
○曜
「日」+「翟」
「日」: sun
「翟」: The figure which a pheasant raises a tail feather highly, and is outstanding.
A state light glistens, and to be outstanding.
○日
Hieroglyph
The figure of the sun

< USE >
○月
満月(ma n - ge tsu):full moon
三日月(mi - ka - du ki):crescent moon
今月(ko n - ge tsu):this month
○曜
曜威(yo u - i):brag importantly
○日
毎日(ma i - ni chi):every day
昨日(sa ku - ji tsu):yesterday
明日(myo u - ni chi):tomorrow
日没(ni chi - bo tsu):sunset

example) 今日は月曜日です。 [ kyo u wa ge tsu - yo u - bi de su. ] It is Monday today.

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I introduce ''Seven days of a week'' from this time.
This time, I introduce "月曜日"

Seven days constitute one week.
They are called by a name same as seven heavenly bodies.

The kanji to express Monday is "月 ( moon )".


I introduce ''火曜日'' on the next time.


Thank you.
See you next time.

All of us are piece of peace.

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Monday, December 10, 2007

Kanji #026 / 冬













< TYPE >
Kanji / ka i - sho style

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

< MEANING >
winter

< ORIGIN >
hieroglyph
The state that food is hung, and is stored up.
A season that we put away the crops, and to save it.
This kanji came to mean "a season to be frozen" later.

< USE >
冬眠(to u - mi n):hibernation
冬瓜(to u - ga n):kind of the gourd
冬季(to u - ki):the winter season

example) 冬季オリンピック [ to u - ki o ri n pi kku ] The Winter Olympics

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This time, I introduce "冬"

On the calendar, winter is ''Decmber, January, February''.

The Japanese winter is cold.
This was common so far.

But now,
This changes.

Global warming.
It is the one of the biggest problems on the earth.

What do you do for the earth?

I choose a bicycle than the car as much as possible.

Small one step be connected in the big future.


I introduce ''Seven days of a week'' from the next time.


Thank you.
See you next time.

All of us are piece of peace.

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Monday, December 3, 2007

Kanji #025 / 秋












< TYPE >
Kanji / ka i - sho style

< READING >
The japanese reading : a ki
The sound reading : shu u

< MEANING >
autumn, time, important time

< ORIGIN >
「禾」+「束」
「禾」: crops
「束」: bundle up
This kanji expresses that ''collect the crops and bundle it up and put it.''
A season to collect crops.

< USE >
秋月(shu u - ge tsu):moon of the autumn night (beautiful moon)
秋色(shu u - sho ku):autumn sign
秋刀魚(sa n ma):saury

example) 仲秋の名月 [ chu u - shu u no me i - ge tsu ] The harvest moon

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This time, I introduce "秋"

On the calendar, autumn is ''September, October, November''.

It is a season of the crops in autumn.
The animals eat a lot of food and prepare for winter.

Because a lot of delicious food grows, we overeat ourselves carelessly.


I introduce ''冬'' on the next time.


Thank you.
See you next time.

All of us are piece of peace.

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