カテゴリー: W

This character describes a woman with soft, flowing, and elegant body lines.

Words expressing destinations or directions are believed to have originated in primitive times. This character means ‘west,’ as it portrays a bird resting in its nest—signifying the place where they fly back to when the sun goes down.

As you can see from this shape, this character represents the act of watching something.

This character means ‘way’ or ‘road.’ It depicts the scene of a person walking along a long path.

This kanji symbolizes a powerful presence that we cannot see with our own eyes—WIND. The outer framework of this character represents a ship’s MAST catching the breeze from behind, and right in the center, you can find an INSECT that awakens and appears with the arrival of the warm spring wind.

On the left side of this character, you can find a RICE FIELD, and on the right, there are ARMS (weapons). Therefore, this kanji means ‘WAR’—symbolizing the intense conflict of taking up arms to go on the offense, while desperately defending one’s rice field.

On the left side of this character, you can find a ‘MAN’ standing. And on the right side, you can find the kanji meaning ‘MOVE.’ In Japanese, MAN plus MOVE creates a brand-new meaning: ‘WORK’!

In this character, you can see two little pouches tied with a rope. In ancient times, people dried and stored food this way, hanging them on the wall to prepare for the winter season. Therefore, this kanji means ‘WINTER.’

This character shows the shapes of left and right feet. It directly symbolizes the action of walking.