dai(Kanji)

Today, I want to introduce a kanji to you.

The word is "大".

This word has on-yomi and kun-yomi.
(If you don't know on-yomi and kun-yomi, please read a past entry of this blog!)

on-yomi : 大 / dai
kun-yomi : 大（きい） / oo(kii) : =big
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shin(Kanji)

Today, I want to introduce a kanji to you.

The word is "心".

This word has on-yomi and kun-yomi.
(If you don't know on-yomi and kun-yomi, please read a past entry of this blog!)

on-yomi : 心 / shin
kun-yomi : 心 / kokoro : =heart

This kanji's on-yomi is often put after other words.
For example, "自尊心"(ji-son-shin=pride) is one of them.
*There are the words that this kanji is put before other words.
 For example, "心臓"(shin-zou=a heart(internal organs))

This kanji is often used for a part of other kanjis.
Do you know what the kanji is?

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[Japanese anime]Maison Ikkoku

Do you know "Maison Ikkoku" which is anime of Japan?
This is an old anime, but is still known as a masterpiece.
In this anime, the life of residents living in the apartment called "Maison Ikkoku" is drawn.
Main characters are Kyoko Otonashi who is a widow and Yusaku Godai who is a college student.
The love between them is the main story of this anime.
Moreover, many unique residents are appear in this anime.
Their conversational give and take with main characters is one of the highlight of this anime.
If you would like to see this anime, you may search a word of "Maison Ikkoku" at video-sharing web site.

SAMURAI's sons

In old days, sons of SAMURAI who was not the eldest son were often left with temples.
This is because they were afraid of a feud about a succession to a house.
Therefore many SAMURAI left their boys with temples except the oldest son and fixed him for their inheritor.

On the other hand, they used their daughters in a political marriage.
They made their daughters married other SAMURAI or nobles for defending their territory or getting bigger power.

Sons of SAMURAI who left in temples could come back to SAMURAI only when the eldest son died or was considered don't deserve to be a successor by vassals.

Shougun(Shogun)

"Shougun" is the chief of SAMURAI.
The position was given from "Tennou".
"Tennou" was the Japanese sovereign until after World War II and it was the same also at the time when SAMURAI governed Japan.
SAMURAI who wanted to be a "Shougun" defeated other SAMURAI and gave the Imperial Court much money and gift items.

The SAMURAI who became a "Shougun" obtains a right to establish their government(Bakufu(=Shogunate)).
In other words, Japan was ruled by two government while the Shogunate existed.
(The real power was held by the Shogunate.)

There are three SAMURAI who established Shogunate.
Minamoto no Yoritomo, Ashikaga Takauji, and Tokugawa Ieyasu.
The Shogunate was inherited by their descendant.

Correction

I revised grammars and commentaries of past some entries of this blog.

Tokugawa Ieyasu
Saitou Dousan
Mouri Motonari

If you couldn't understand about the contents of these entries, please give me comments.
I want to revise it so that you are satisfied.

Valentine's Day in Japan

Today, February 14th, is Valentine's Day.
In Japan, girls and females give confectioneries or other presents to males whom they like(love).
The most common present is chocolate and much chocolate is sold at this time of year.

In addition, Japan has a unique custom.
It's called "Giri-choco".
This custom is that women give chocolate to men who is their classmates and co-workers in schools and companies.
Some give chocolate under joint signature and others give it personally.

For many Japanese boys, the Valentine's Day is one of the most important  events.
They spend a day in a restless mind whether they get chocolate on that day.

[Japanese anime]kill me baby

Do you know "kill me baby" which is anime of Japan?
In this anime, three main character appear.
One is a ordinary girl, and another is a girl of assassin, and the other is a ninja girl.

The stage of this anime is high school where these three girls go to.
Despite of a girl of assassin appear, there are no serious battle scenes.
Despite of a ninja girl appear, there are also no ninjutsu(the art of the ninja) scenes.
There are only gag scenes of everyday life of these girls.
Almost all scenes are enjoyable but some scenes include a little violent expression.

If you would like to see this anime, you may search a word of "kill me baby" at video-sharing web site.

[Japanese anime]Working!!

Do you know "Working!!" which is anime of Japan?
In this anime, many amusing characters appear.

The stage of this anime is the family-style restaurant in Hokkaido Japan, and main characters of this anime are workers of the restaurant.
These characters have a unique characteristic each.
The boy who loves small creatures, the girl who hit any male who comes to her, and the woman who somehow carries a Japanese sword, and so on.
The highlight of this anime is an exchange of pleasantries of these characters.
It always makes me laugh.
If you would like to see this anime, you may search a word of "Working!!" at video-sharing web site.

SAMURAI App

I sometimes write SAMURAI's episode in this blog.
I'm going to gather up those contents and produce Android App.

Are you interested in it?
If you are so, I do my best to produce them more quickly.

daimyou(daimyo)

I often wrote a word of "daimyou", but do you know that word?
"daimyou" is a feudal lords in Middle ages of Japan.
Some "daimyou" were given a territory by "Shougun" but others took a territory from other "daimyou" by using military power.
*"Shougun" is the leader of SAMURAI.

In the Sengoku era, many samurai wanted to be a "daimyou", so they often betrayed their masters and took the land of them.
This is called "Gekokujou"(social upheaval).

Kanji design goods

I deal some design goods using kanji.

Do you like kanji?
I heard that many foreigners like kanji, and sometimes have a kanji tattooed on their body.
However, I don't see precisely why they are attracted by kanji.

What do you want to know about kanji?

Meaning?
usage of it?
reading?
a way of writing?
classification?

Please tell me about points of which you are interested in kanji.
I want to write this blog about what you want to know as much as possible.

[Japanese anime]BRAVE 10

Do you know "BRAVE 10" which is anime of Japan?
In this anime, many samurai and ninja appears.

This anime's main character is Sanada Yukimura and "Sanada ju yushi" which is 10 samurai who served Yukimura.
"Sanada ju yoshi" is a fiction characters, but they often appear in many Japanese novels and games and so on.

This anime is classified in a battle anime.
I enjoy many battles of samurai and ninja every week.

If you would like to see this anime, you may search a word of "BRAVE 10" at video-sharing web site.

[Japanese anime]danshi koukousei no nichijo

Do you know "danshi koukousei no nichijo" which is anime of Japan?
In this anime, everyday life of high school boys in Japan is described.
(danshi = boy, koukousei = high school students, nichijo = everyday life)
However, I think this anime is "everyday life of junior high school boys" in fact.
Because characters of this anime are very childish boys.

This anime is classified in a gag anime.
I enjoy conversations of many characters of the anime every week.

If you would like to see this anime, you may search a word of "Mirrai Nikki" at video-sharing web site.

Setsubun

Today, February 3rd, there is an event which is called "Setsubun" in Japan.
In this event, Japanese people do "Mamemaki" in their house.
("Mamemaki" means bean-throwing.)

Japanese people had believed that "Mamemaki" rid themselves all unfortunate things.
Therefore they threw beans with saying "Oni wa soto, Fuku wa uchi".
*Oni wa soto = Demons out
 Fuku wa Uchi = Luck in
After that, they eat beans which is same number as their age.
This custom is performed with wishes their own good health.

In these days, "eho-maki" is also supported by Japanese people.
In this event, we turn to "Eho" and eat "Futomaki"(thickly rolled sushi) in silence.
"Eho" is different every year and this year's "Eho" is north-north west.
Originally this event was peculiar to West Japan, but spread through the all over Japan recently.

[Japanese anime]Mirai Nikki

Do you know "Mirai Nikki" which is anime of Japan?
In this anime, 12 owners of "Mirai Nikki" kill each other.

"Mirai Nikki" means future diary and these diaries have various types.
One person can know future of a certain person, and another can know future which other people will watch, and the others also can know different future each.
(This ability is given to their possessions such as cell-phones.)

One day, they were given the ability by God suddenly.
God said, "You must kill each other, and I will make the last surviver next God.".
Therefore they began killing each other using their abilities.
In this battle, if your diary was destroyed, you vanish from the world.
Main character cooperate with heroine who is his stalker to survive and fight other owners of Mirai Nikki.

If you would like to see this anime, you may search a word of "Mirrai Nikki" at video-sharing web site.

huu(Kanji)

Today, I want to introduce a kanji to you.

The word is "風".

This word has on-yomi and kun-yomi.
(If you don't know on-yomi and kun-yomi, please read a past entry of this blog!)

on-yomi : 風 / huu : =wind
kun-yomi : 風 / kaze : =wind

This kanji's on-yomi is often used with other Kanjis.
For example, "強風"(kyou-huu=strong-wind) is one of them.

In addition, this kanji often appears in Japanese game and comics.
The representative thing of it is Final Fantasy series.
*If you want to know about this kanji more, please leave comment on this blog!