Tag: shodo
All the articles with the tag "shodo".
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Righteousness Kanji (義): Honor, Duty & How to Write It
By K. Yama義 is the samurai's first virtue: righteousness, honor, duty — doing what is right whatever it costs. From the 47 rōnin to 義理, what 義 means and how to write it.
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Luck Kanji (運): Fortune, Fate & How to Write It
By K. Yama運 means luck and fate — but began as 'to carry.' How fortune's movement turned a transport word into the kanji on every 開運 charm, and how to write 運.
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Life Kanji (命): Life, Fate & How to Write It
By K. Yama命 is the weightiest word for life in Japanese — the life you could lose — and also a command and one's fate. From 一生懸命 to 運命, what 命 means and how to write it.
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Ground Kanji (地): Earth, Land & How to Write It
By K. Yama地 is the ground, the land, the earth as a place — from 地球, the planet, to 地震, an earthquake. How 地 differs from 土, what it means, and how to write it.
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Heaven Kanji (天): Sky, Heaven & How to Write It
By K. Yama天 is one line drawn above a standing person — the sky overhead, heaven, the divine, and fate. What 天 means from 天気 to 天皇, and how to write it.
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Earth Kanji (土): Soil, the Ground & How to Write It
By K. Yama土 means soil, earth, and the ground — the Earth element and Saturday. Lengthen one stroke and it becomes 士, samurai. What 土 means, and how to write it.
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Tree Kanji (木): Meaning, Wood & How to Write It
By K. Yama木 is a tree pressed flat — trunk, branches, and roots in four strokes. How it stacks into 林 and 森, what the Wood element means, and how to write it.
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Gold Kanji (金): Gold, Money, Metal & How to Write It
By K. Yama金 means gold, money, and metal all at once — the parent of iron and silver, the metal of the five elements, and the gold of kintsugi. Its meaning and how to write it.
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King Kanji (王): Meaning, the Three Lines & How to Write It
By K. Yama王 is three lines joined by one stroke — heaven, earth, and humanity, bound by the king who connects them. The real meaning, the axe behind it, and how to write it.
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Left-Handed Japanese Calligraphy: Yes, You Can (Here's How)
By K. YamaCan you do Japanese calligraphy left-handed? Yes. Why shodō is taught right-handed, why the brush makes switching easier than a pen, and how a lefty should practise.
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