Three dragons and three clouds…A straight line…An upside-down “child”…What could they mean?
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Special technique to help newcomers acclimate to life in Japan gives Japanese Twitter users a smile too.
This isn’t the first time for this character to be chosen as the representative for the year, and it probably won’t be the last either.
Commonly used kanji’s components don’t make a lot of sense nowadays, but once upon a time…
According to his shirt, this guy isn’t just “huge in Japan”, he’s huge somewhere else too.
Just water and a brush is all you need to practice Japanese calligraphy with these high-tech school supplies!
Get a stamp of approval with your own Japanese personal seal complete with your Japanese kanji name.
One topic dominated conversations in Japan this year, and now it’s officially the most significant single kanji character of the past 12 months.
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