Kanji #076 ／ 砂

< TYPE >
Kanji / ka i - sho style

< READING >
The japanese reading : su na
The sound reading : sa, sha

< MEANING >
sand, The grain of an extremely small stone, A very small rough thing

< ORIGIN >
「石」＋「少」
石 : stone
少 : small ( Simplified form of "沙" )

< USE >
砂漠 [sa - ba ku] : Desert
砂金 [sa - ki n] : Gold dust
砂場 [su na - ba] : sandbox
砂丘 [sa - kyu u] : dune

example) 私は娘と砂場で遊びます。 [ wa ta si - wa - mu su me - to - su na - ba - de - a so bi - ma su. ] I play with a daughter in a sandbow.

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I introduce ''砂'' on this time.

The rock breaks and becomes the stone.
The stone breaks and becomes the sand.

The personality becomes small, but the flexibility grows big.

Will we be the same, too?


I introduce ''氷'' on the next time.


Thank you.
See you next time.

All of us are piece of peace.

Kanji #075 ／ 岩

< TYPE >
Kanji / ka i - sho style

< READING >
The japanese reading : i wa
The sound reading : ga n

< MEANING >
rock, A rugged hard big stone

< ORIGIN >
「山」＋「石」
山 : be rugged, sharp, mountain
石 : stone

< USE >
岩塩 [ga n - e n] : Rock salt
岩魚 [i wa - na] : char
溶岩 [yo u - ga n] : Lava

example) 山頂には沢山の岩があります。 [ sa n - cho u - ni ha - ta ku - sa n - no - i wa - ga a ri ma su. ] There are a lot of rocks on the mountaintop.

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I introduce ''岩'' on this time.

This kanji has the meaning "rugged'', ''hard'' and ''big''.
Does not it show the form like that, too?


I introduce ''砂'' on the next time.


Thank you.
See you next time.

All of us are piece of peace.

Kanji #074 ／ 石

< TYPE >
Kanji / ka i - sho style

< READING >
The japanese reading : i si
The sound reading : se ki, sha ku, ko ku

< MEANING >
stone, monument, musical instrument made of stones, obstinate, hard, A unit to show capacity

< ORIGIN >
hieroglyph
A square stone under the cliff.

< USE >
宝石 [ho u - se ki] : jewel
石灰 [se - kka i] : Lime
磁石 [ji - sha ku] : magnet
定石 [jyo u - se ki] : standard strategy

example) 河原には色々な石があります。 [ ka wa ra - ni wa - i ro - i ro - na - i si - ga a ri ma su. ] There are various stones in the riverbank.

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I introduce ''石'' on this time.

The stone in the mountain is rugged.
The stone in the river is round.

There must have been a lot of collisions.
But,
the all the stones roll peacefully together in the last.

Will we be the same, too?


I introduce ''岩'' on the next time.


Thank you.
See you next time.

All of us are piece of peace.

Happy New Year 2009 !!

A Happy New Year.

I wish your this year is wonderful year...

I wish the peaceful world comes...



Thank you.
See you next time.

All of us are piece of peace.