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Random Kanji Knowledge: Yami
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Random Kanji Knowledge: Ikari
Today’s kanji is 怒り, which is read as ikari (e-kah-ri). 怒り means “anger.”
If you look closely at some of the parts for this particular kanji, 怒 has the components for “woman” (女) and “heart” (心).
Need I say more?
The stroke order for 怒 is shown below.
Have you made someone feel any kind of 怒り toward you recently? If so, you should probably apologize. I know I sure should.
Filed under: Pham Fact, Random Kanji Knowledge Tagged: Anger, Anime, Asian, Chinese Characters, Japanese, Kanji, Life, Rio Kamishiro, Spirit, Writing, Yu-Gi-Oh!
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Random Kanji Knowledge: Kokoro
Random Kanji Knowledge time!
Today’s kanji is 心, which is read as kokoro (ko-ko-ro). 心 is the symbol for “heart.”
It refers to the thing beating in your chest. This thing: <3.
The stroke order for 心 is shown below.
♥♥♥ What’s got your 心 racing these days? Or is it just pulsing with passion for something else? ♥♥♥
Filed under: Random Kanji Knowledge Tagged: Anime, Chinese, Foreign Languages, Heart, Japanese, Kanji, Knowledge, Life, Love, Rant, Writing
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Random Kanji Knowledge: Henshin
Today’s kanji is 変身, which is read as henshin (hen-shin). 変身 means “transformation.”
変 means “weird/strange” and also “change.”
身 refers to “body/self.”
So put together, 変身 means “weird/changing self” in a way.
The stroke order for 変身 is shown below.
Who do you become when a 変身 triggers?
Filed under: Pham Fact, Random Kanji Knowledge Tagged: Anime, Asian, Cute, Japanese, Kanji, Language, Sailor Moon, Sailor Venus, Translation, Venus, Writing
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Random Kanji Knowledge: Kyojin
Today’s kanji is 巨人, which is read as kyojin (ki-yo-jin). 巨人 means “giant/titan.”
巨 means “giant,” such as when referring o a large frame.
人 is the symbol for “person.”
So put together, 巨人 means “giant person.”
And of course, if you have been watching one of the best anime series out right now, “Attack on Titan,” you will become very familiar with the 巨人 word very quickly.
The stroke order for 巨人 is shown below.
On a serious note, if you haven’t checked out “Attack on Titan” yet, you really should. The 巨人 in the show are quite scary. It is literally one of the greatest anime shows you can and will ever see in your lifetime.
Guaranteed.
Watch the first episode right now on Crunchyroll!
Filed under: My Kind of Music, Random Kanji Knowledge Tagged: Anime, Attack on Titan, Foreign Language, Japanese, Kanji, Language, Mikasa Ackerman, Music, Shingeki no Kyojin, Violence
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Random Kanji Knowledge: Hako
Today’s kanji is 箱, which is read as hako (ha-ko). 箱 means “box.”
The symbol has components of things like 木 for “wood/tree” and 目 for “eye.”
The stroke order for 箱 is shown below.
The 箱 kanji today was inspired by Imoristar‘s special box that she sent me for my birthday, which was a few weeks ago.
I absolutely love my gift box. 本当ありがとうございました! イモリちゃん! T_T
Please subscribe to Imoristar’s YouTube channel. She is such a ☆!
Filed under: Random Kanji Knowledge, Special Day Tagged: Anime, Attack on Titan, Box, Card Games, Cute, Hello Kitty, Imoristar, Japanese, Kanji, Photography, Yu-Gi-Oh!
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Random Kanji Knowledge: Sora
Today’s kanji is 空, which is read as sora (soh-rah). 空 means “sky/the heavens.”
If you use your imagination, I have always thought of the symbol as funky-looking clouds on top with “earth” for the ground.
The stroke order for 空 is shown below.
When you look up toward the 空, what do you think of? Do you get inspired?
Filed under: Random Kanji Knowledge Tagged: Anime, Chinese Kanji, Dreams, Foreign Language, Hope, Japanese, Knowledge, Skies, Writing
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Random Kanji Knowledge: Byouki
Today’s kanji is 病気, which is read as byouki (bee-yoh-key). 病気 means illness.
病 refers to “illness/disease.”
気 is “spirit/energy.”
So 病気 together is something like “sick spirit.”
The stroke order for 病気 is shown below.
Are you dealing with a 病気 at the moment? If so, I wish you the best in feeling better.
Always strive for good health. 
Filed under: Random Kanji Knowledge Tagged: Anime, Chinese Kanji, Foreign Language, Hastune Miku, Illness, Japanese, Language, Nurse, vocaloid
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Random Kanji Knowledge: Odoru
Today’s kanji is 踊る, which is read as odoru (oh-doh-ru). 踊る means “to dance,” such as when you shake your moneymaker. Or perhaps it’s that activity some of us do in living room when no one is watching (badly?).
The stroke order for the 踊 kanji is shown below.
Do you 踊る from time to time?
Filed under: My Kind of Music, Random Kanji Knowledge Tagged: Anime, Chinese Kanji, Haruhi Suzumiya, Hastune Miku, Japanese, Kanji, Language, Music, vocaloid, WateMote, Writing
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Random Kanji Knowledge: Jouzu
Random Kanji Knowledge time!
Today’s kanji is 上手, which is ready as jouzu (joh-zoo). 上手 means “skill,” as in being good or talented at something.
上 is the symbol for “above.”
手 is the symbol for “hand.”
How I was taught to remember 上手 is that you have the “upper hand,” therefore you are skilled.
The stroke order for 上手 is shown below.
Everyone can have a lot of 上手 in something unique. What is your respective talent(s)?
Filed under: Random Kanji Knowledge Tagged: Anime, Asian, Chinese, Foreign Language, Japanese, Kanji, Language, Life, Writing
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Random Kanji Knowledge: Zetsubou
Today’s kanji is 絶望, which is ready as zetsubou (zet-sue-boh). 絶望 means “despair/hopelessness.”
絶 refers to “cutting off/severing.”
望 is the symbol for “hope/ambition.”
So basically, the kanji compound represents cutting off hope, and hence the dark meaning of despair.
The stroke order for 絶望 is shown below.
Have you been experiencing any feelings of 絶望 lately? 
Filed under: My Kind of Music, Random Kanji Knowledge Tagged: Anime, Celestia Ludenberg, Dangan Ronpa, Depression, Japanese, Junko Enoshima, Kanji, Life, Music
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Random Kanji Knowledge: Ame
Today’s kanji is 雨, which is ready as ame (ah-may). And this is not to be confused with 飴 (ame), which means candy and has a similar, but slightly different pronunciation.
雨 means “rain,” as in what the clouds drop from the sky.
If you use your imagination, you can see the raindrops in the symbol.
The stroke order for 雨 is shown below.
What does 雨 represent for you?
Sometimes, 雨 is used to reflect sadness.
Then there are those who embrace and love the 雨 .
雨 is certainly more than just water.
Filed under: Random Kanji Knowledge Tagged: Anime, Chinese Characters, Foreign Language, Japanese, Kanji, Life, Rain, Symbolism, Writing
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Random Kanji Knowledge: Aki
Random Kanji Knowledge time!
Today’s kanji is 秋, which is ready as aki (ah-key).
秋 means fall (autumn), as in the season where the leaves start to change.
If you look closely, there are the symbols for a two-branch tree (禾) and fire (火).
The stroke order for 秋 is shown below.
I think 秋 is a wonderful time of the year. To me, it’s a nice “transition season” between summer and winter where the weather is generally not too hot or too cold, but just right in my book.
Filed under: Random Kanji Knowledge Tagged: Anime, Artwork, Autumn, Chinese Kanji, Foreign Language, Hastune Miku, Japanese, Kanji, Pretty, vocaloid, Writing
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Random Kanji Knowledge: Chizu
Random Kanji Knowledge time!
Today’s kanji is 地図, which is ready as chizu (chi-zoo).
地図 means map.
地 is a symbol for earth, representing things like soil and land.
図 refers to a drawing, a picture, illustration and so forth.
So combined together, you can think of 地図 as “earth picture.”
The stroke order for 地図 is shown below.
It would be awesome if we all could get a 地図 to guide us through life, don’t you think?
Filed under: Anime Recommendation, My Kind of Music, Random Kanji Knowledge Tagged: Anime, Chinese Kanji, Foreign Language, Japanese, Kanji, Life, Music, One Piece, Pirates, Writing
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Random Kanji Knowledge: Megane
Today’s kanji is 眼鏡, which is ready as megane (may-gone-nay).
眼鏡 means “glasses,” as in the specs you wear to see better.
眼 symbolizes an “eyeball.”
鏡 reflects the character for “mirror.”
Put together, you can think of 眼鏡 as “eye mirror.”
The stroke order for 眼鏡 is shown below.
Do you wear 眼鏡?
Filed under: Anime Recommendation, Random Kanji Knowledge Tagged: Anime, Chinese Kanji, Foreign Language, Glasses, Japanese, Kanji, Kyoukai no Kanata, Music, Writing
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Random Kanji Knowledge: Nikki
Today’s kanji is 日記, which is ready as nikki (knee-key).
日記 means “diary/journal,” as in the thing you write in to describe your day.
日 symbolizes “day/sun.”
記 reflects the character for “account/narrative.”
Put together, you can think of 日記 as the “day’s narrative.”
The stroke order for 日記 is shown below.
One’s blog is like a 日記 these days. Don’t you agree?
Filed under: Random Kanji Knowledge, Rant Tagged: Anime, Chinese Kanji, Diary, Foreign Language, Japanese, Kanji, Life, Nikki, Writing
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Random Kanji Knowledge: Hanbun
Today’s kanji is 半分, which is ready as hanbun (hanh-boon).
半分 means “half.”
半 is the symbol for “half/being split down the middle.”
分 means a lot of things, but in this case refers to “part,” as in a segment of something.
The stroke order for 半分 is shown below.
Do you have a better 半分 in something?
Filed under: Random Kanji Knowledge Tagged: Anime, Chinese Kanji, Foreign Language, Japanese, Kanji, Life, Music, Romance, Writing
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Random Kanji Knowledge: Eigo
Today’s kanji is 英語, which is ready as eigo (eh-go).
英語 means “English.”
英 is the symbol for “England/English.”
語 refers to things like “words” and “speech.”
The stroke order for 英語 is shown below.
英語, to me, is the most important language in the world. Don’t you agree?
Filed under: Random Kanji Knowledge Tagged: Anime, Chinese Kanji, Cultural, Cute, English, Japanese, Kanji, Language, World, Writing
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Random Kanji Knowledge: Senketsu
Today’s kanji is 鮮血, which is ready as senketsu (sen-ket-sue).
鮮血 means “fresh blood.”
鮮 is the symbol for “fresh.”
血 refers to “blood.”
The stroke order for 鮮血 is shown below.
鮮血 sure is red!
Filed under: Anime Recommendation, Random Kanji Knowledge Tagged: Anime, Blood, Chinese, Feminism, Foreign Language, Japanese, Kanji, Kill la Kill, Music, Writing
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Random Kanji Knowledge: Shi
Today’s kanji is 死, which is ready as shi (sounds exactly like she).
死 means “death.” You can make it into a verb by turning it into 死ぬ (shinu) for “to die.”
A Japanese cultural note: 4 is an unlucky number in Japan. This is because “shi” is also the standard way of saying 4 when counting 1, 2, 3, 4 (ichi, ni, san, shi.) Therefore, it is common to hear “yon” (and other variations) in place of saying “shi” for 4.
The stroke order for 死 is shown below.
死 is a necessary, but often-feared part of life.
Filed under: Anime Recommendation, Random Kanji Knowledge, Rant Tagged: Anime, Dangan Ronpa, Death, Depression, Hope, Japanese, Kanji, Life, Mental Health, Writing
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