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This calligraphic excerpt is written in the seal style ( 篆書: tensho in Japanese, zhuàn shū in Chinese), which is used mainly for seals (chops) stamped in red ink on documents or works of painting or calligraphy.
Tensho characters are close to ancient Chinese pictographs. In the simplest of them you can still see a picture, for instance in the character for "child" (8th column from right, 8th character up from bottom). Now this character is written 子, still showing the vertical body and outstretched arms of the child, but with a hook for the head.
Painted lanterns during Gokoku shrine Mitama matsuri Obon festival celebrating the return of the spirits of the deads, Kyushu region, Fukuoka, Japan
Jamira, kaijū (monster) in the 2007-2008 Ultraman exhibition at Mori Arts Center Gallery, 52nd floor of Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, Tokyo.
Or Jamila, as it is sometimes spelled in English transliteration. But that spelling gets confused with women's names, and certain brands of henna. Japanese has no L-sound, so foreign words with L are transliterated into Japanese using the syllables Ra-Ri-Ru-Re-Ro (ラリルレロ, where R is pronounced with a flick of the tongue, as in Spanish). As someone said in a Godzilla (ゴジラ) movie: "It's GOJIRA, you moron!"
Turns out to be a family favorite -- See monodistortion and onezilla (wanjira?):
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Japanese woman in yaukuta during Gokoku shrine Mitama matsuri Obon festival celebrating the return of the spirits of the deads, Kyushu region, Fukuoka, Japan
If you love something that is only available in Japanese, and you're just burning to know what it says, this will fuel your passion for learning and help you "stick to it!"
Abbas Kiarostami‘s latest film, Japanese-language romantic drama “Like Someone in Love” to premiere at Cannes 2012
Kiarostami: "Like Someone in Love"
The film is said to be a spiritual successor to Kiarostami's previous work, "Certified Copy" (2010), and is set entirely in Japan. By: bit.ly/J53T13…
Painted lanterns during Gokoku shrine Mitama matsuri Obon festival celebrating the return of the spirits of the deads, Kyushu region, Fukuoka, Japan
My life is currently dictated by the 7 A3 pages of kanji that get put in front of me every Monday, for me to learn for a test the following Monday.
Every spare second that is not spent working or in class is spent eliminating useless or archaic kanji and learning the rest. It's a painstakingly long process but if I want to succeed and actually be able to read a newspaper article with relative ease by Christmas, I need to get down and do this.
I took two semesters of Japanese in college, with A grades -- can't remember much more than two words of it now. Still continues to fascinate.
Foto: Matheus Misumoto/Associação Japonesa de Santos
Três membros da Câmara dos Conselheiros do Japão (equivalente ao Senado Federal) visitaram a Associação Japonesa de Santos no dia 22 de fevereiro de 2017. Shimpei Matsushita, Yusuke Nakanishi e Tetsuji Isozaki conheceram a história e as atividades da entidade, e também puderam conversar com membros da entidade sobre as relações entre Brasil e Japão.
Japanese woman in yaukuta during Gokoku shrine Mitama matsuri Obon festival celebrating the return of the spirits of the deads, Kyushu region, Fukuoka, Japan
CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan -- Michiko Urasaki, a community relations specialist with the Personal Services Center, volunteers her time to teach a Japanese language class at the Personal Services Center on Camp Foster Jan. 26. Basic Japanese classes are offered through the Marine Corps Community Services Personal Services Center. The classes are taught by bilingual volunteers and offered on all Marine Corps facilities. (Photo illustration by Pfc. Nicholas S. Ranum/Released)
CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan -- Michiko Urasaki, a community relations specialist with the Personal Services Center, volunteers her time to teach a Japanese language class at the Personal Services Center on Camp Foster Jan. 26. Basic Japanese classes are offered through the Marine Corps Community Services Personal Services Center. The classes are taught by bilingual volunteers and offered on all Marine Corps facilities. (Photo illustration by Pfc. Nicholas S. Ranum/Released)