Kanji #145 ／ 止

< TYPE >
Kanji / ka i - sho style

< READING >
The japanese reading : to - ( ma - ru ), to - ( me - ru )
The sound reading : si

< MEANING >
stop, stop it, keep it, The figure which a person stopped in, only it

< ORIGIN >
hieroglyph
The form of the foot. The simplified form of ''足 ( the foot )''.
This kanji expresses that a foot settles on one place.

< USE >
停止 [te i - si] : stop
禁止 [ki n - si] : prohibition
防止 [bo u - si] : prevention

example) 明日は雨なので、ピクニックは中止です。 [ a - su - wa - a me - na no de, pi ku ni kku wa - chu u - si - de su. ] A picnic will be cancellation tomorrow because it is rainy.

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I introduce ''止'' on this time.

It is one of the important movement to ''止 ( stop )''.
It is technology to control oneself.


I introduce ''話'' on the next time.


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All of us are pieces of peace.

Kanji #144 ／ 走

< TYPE >
Kanji / ka i - sho style

< READING >
The japanese reading : ha si - ( ru )
The sound reading : so u

< MEANING >
run, escape, run it, let it escape in a hurry, servant

< ORIGIN >
「大」＋ 「疋」
大 : The figure of the person.
疋 : foot
A state to step forward to the foot of right and left in turn.

< USE >
競走 [kyo u - so u] : race
脱走 [da - sso u] : escape
奔走 [ho n - so u] : effort

example) 走れメロス（本の題名） [ ha si - re me ro su ( ho n - no - dai - me i ) ] Run, Melos! (The title of the book)

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I introduce ''走'' on this time.

Running people increase for health care every day in Japan.
In the global bad times,
it is a secret reason that people choose the hobby that does not cost the money.

I introduce ''止'' on the next time.


Thank you.
See you next time.

All of us are pieces of peace.

Kanji #143 ／ 歩

< TYPE >
Kanji / ka i - sho style

< READING >
The japanese reading : a ru - ( ru ), a yu - ( mu )
The sound reading : ho, bu, fu

< MEANING >
walk, step, measure, The unit of length, The unit of the area, The ratio of the profit, The superiority and inferiority of things, The situation of the victory or defeat, The ratio of the distribution, rate of the distribution, The kind of the piece of the shogi

< ORIGIN >
「止」＋ 「少」
止 : The simplified form of ''足 ( the foot )''.
少 : The simplified form of ''足 ( the foot )''.
A state to step forward to the foot of right and left in turn.

< USE >
進歩 [si n - po] : progress
初歩 [sho - ho] : beginning
歩行 [ho - ko u] : walk

example) 人間は二足歩行です。 [ ni n - ge n - wa - ni - so ku - ho - ko u - de su. ] The human being is bipedalism.

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I introduce ''歩'' on this time.

In Japan, We express that we step forward to the foot of right and left with "一歩 ( one step )".
When it is only one leg, it is ''半歩 ( half step )''.
The balance of right and left is important to walk.

I introduce ''走'' on the next time.


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All of us are pieces of peace.

Kanji #142 ／ 座

< TYPE >
Kanji / ka i - sho style

< READING >
The japanese reading : su wa - ( ru )
The sound reading : za

< MEANING >
sit down, place to sit, seat to sit, The stand which picks up a caliber, The meeting of stars, The same profession organization of a craftsman and the merchant in the Middle Ages and the early modern times, The performance group of plays, Words to add to the name of a theatrical company and the theater

< ORIGIN >
「广」＋ 「坐」
广 : house
坐 : In the state that people sit in the ground, the state that heads form a line in the unevenness.

< USE >
台座 [do ku - ri tsu] : pedestal
星座 [ki - ri tsu] : constellation
座禅 [ri - ppa] : Zen meditation

example) 多くの日本人は畳の上で正座をします。 [ o o - ku no - ni - ho n - ji n - wa - ta ta mi - no - u e - de - se i - za - wo si ma su. ] Many Japanese sit straight on a tatami mat.

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I introduce ''座'' on this time.

When this kanji was made, the people sat in the ground.
However, in late years many people sit down on a chair.
The kanji shows the history even if the times change.

I introduce ''歩'' on the next time.


Thank you.
See you next time.

All of us are pieces of peace.