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Saturday, May 1, 2010

"Wind" Japanese calligraphy



"風" (fū, or kaze). It is translated as wind.
This character is written by Kanzi, Seal script.

Etymology :　Phono-semantic compound
phonetic　 凡 (all)　　+　　semantic 　虫 (insect)

The ancient people thought that all living entities appeared with wind.


Eternal fate.
Born in the wind, Gone in the wind...

7 comments:

  1. RNSANEMay 1, 2010 at 2:36 AM

    This seems a very strong character with bold strokes...good, I think, for depicting the wind!

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  2. César SempereMay 1, 2010 at 8:30 AM

    If that stroke, as you say, I'll believe it means wind. I love your handwriting.

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  3. jooMay 2, 2010 at 5:47 AM

    Very strong image of the very strong element!

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  4. LuziaMay 3, 2010 at 5:33 AM

    I understand!

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  5. TGMay 3, 2010 at 2:29 PM

    The seal script is still hard for me to understand and read. Thank you Ruma-sensei for teaching us about the seal script.

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  6. ANRAFERAMay 3, 2010 at 11:57 PM

    Muy interesante tu caligrafía. Enhorabuena. Saludos

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  7. AnonymousAugust 25, 2011 at 4:37 PM

    seal script is difficult to read and write but I know this is one of the beautiful culture.


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