I was thinking for the last blog post, I could go over some color kanji, to tie in some common kanji you may also see on your journey of learning! This also ties in with the last chapter of my Japanese class, so I thought it would be a good idea to learn these kanji for the future.
The kanji we will be going over today are 白 (shiro), 赤(aka), and 青(ao).
The first kanji, 白, is the kanji for "white." All the kanji listed here can have different pronunciations or meanings, but because of what I have learned in class, I will it keep it with colors. An example of this however that is relevant to color, is 白鳥, which means swan! (Gillhooly 106)
The second kanji, 赤, is the kanji for "red." Red has had much significance within their culture, from festivals, food, and even their iconic Japanese flag. While researching, I've seen many instances of red being used as a metaphorical descriptor, such as blushing (赤くなる).
The final kanji, 青, is the kanji for "blue." In both the US and Japan, blue has been recognized as a very calm and collective color. In Japanese, 青 can represent something innocent, pure, or immature.
That concludes my Japanese Kanji blogs! I hope this could be of us to someone out there interested in knowing where to start! Learning these kanji don't take long, and the more you learn, the easier it gets! How was the conclusion of your IRP?
Thanks for reading!
Would you be able to show the direction of strokes? I know that in some kanji, the strokes can right to left instead of right to left, and it would be great to have some clarification about that!
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