The Kanji Appreciation Thread

[dark_secrester]

I always think of no-one but myself, so the beauty of 私　is indescribable.

Only Joking, but my favourite kanji is 大麻（たいま）
Joking again

[Ghik]

I don't know why, but...

使

[Shiroi na Tenshi]

My favorite kanji is AME, or rain. It reminds all of the kanji for heaven, but it also includes the obvious droplets of rain. <sigh!> makes you wish you were in a flurry of Sakurayuki right about now.

[ハダカ]

My most beloved is 狂　 Why? Just reminds me of myself ^^ Reminds me what I am

[kameron]

I like 亀, I scribble it on everything.

I also like 夢, 感, 曜, 楽.

As well as anything with a tick on the end, such as:
電, 元, 記.

[ハダカ]

What then means 楽ラメン?
P.S. And also I like 忍術　as well

[bachir]

THANKS LEONMARINO for the great site JLPT kanji project which is quite helpful.


Iknow, however, another one which i'm using right now. there are many sentences and explanations .really cool !
here it is: www.thejapanesepage.com

don't know if it's already been put in this thread but anyway .

[JimmySeal]

What then means 楽ラメン?
P.S. And also I like 忍術　as well

Raku Ramen, sounds like a type of noodles or something.

忍術 - ninjutsu, the ninja discipline.

[ハダカ]

You got me now. I'm done. I was thought that that this phrase from ナルトアニメ will little known but I was wrong

[leonmarino]

Hello again.
Did anyone of you ever take a Kanji Kentei test? I took the 5kyuu test in February. 5kyuu involves the 1006 kanji of elementary school, so I think I made it. Gotta start studying for 4kyuu now..

[JimmySeal]

I took level 3 last October. Planning to take (and hopefully pass) level 2 this coming October.

Fun test.

[AWellEarth]

Learning for Level 1 test is fun & taking a while...

I like the Radical Count method... I have a sincere appreciation for origin & use of all strokes!

[LukeSettle]

Raku Ramen, sounds like a type of noodles or something.

「楽ラメン」 could that translate to easy ramen? ahaha
Wow, i was looking through a japanese-english dictionary and the kanji for mist just looked ridiculous.


霧　

and in my japanese textbook it says that 「竜」　was shortened from 「龍」 which then was tripled and placed like 「口　⇒　品」　made dragons flying.

漢字の観賞が。。。
Even if kanji drive people crazy in trying to learn and remember, they add so much to the japanese language in an aesthetic sense in my opinion.

[ASHIKAGA]

Not as ridiculous as 鷹 (たか = a Hawk) or 麒麟 (きりん = a Giraffe or the mythical creature that you see on the label on a KIRIN BEER bottle). 　
　

[Elizabeth]

「楽ラメン」 could that translate to easy ramen? ahaha
Wow, i was looking through a japanese-english dictionary and the kanji for mist just looked ridiculous.
霧

雨　＋　務　(（霧、務 (duty, work, fill a position) each have one reading of む so I'm assuming the borrowing was phonetic and maybe related to an archaic meaning.） Just memorize the darn thing. It isn't worth the effort of piling on another layer of information to try and remember the first one by.

[LukeSettle]

Not as ridiculous as 鷹 (たか = a Hawk) or 麒麟 (きりん = a Giraffe or the mythical creature that you see on the label on a KIRIN BEER bottle). 　
　

Oh wow, those are pretty ridiculous! D8

雨　＋　務　(（霧、務 (duty, work, fill a position) each have one reading of む so I'm assuming the borrowing was phonetic and maybe related to an archaic meaning.） Just memorize the darn thing. It isn't worth the effort of piling on another layer of information to try and remember the first one by.

Ahahaha Im not even near learning that kanji yet, im using remembering the kanji.

[diceke]

Hello again.
Did anyone of you ever take a Kanji Kentei test? I took the 5kyuu test in February. 5kyuu involves the 1006 kanji of elementary school, so I think I made it. Gotta start studying for 4kyuu now..

I haven't taken Kanken, but if I were to take one, I'd take 1 kyu.

[tada]

A couple of my favorite kanji...
超　[ちょう、こ（える）] (exceed, super)
消　[け（す）、き（える）] (erase)

Also, 必, because I use so many words that have it. 必勝、必殺、必要、必死、など。

[tamararaven]

Not as ridiculous as 鷹 (たか = a Hawk) or 麒麟 (きりん = a Giraffe or the mythical creature that you see on the label on a KIRIN BEER bottle). 　
　

鬱
This has 29 strokes! and means depression!

[tada]

落ち込んでいる is much simpler for depression. :P

[tamararaven]

Yeah, I know, but it's fun to find a complicated kanji, even though Iwould never actually use it in real life...

[Glenn]

「鬱」という字を学ぶのを躊躇したんですが。www
（「うつ」という　かんじを　まなぶ　のを　ちゅうちょ　したんですが）
(I hesitated to learn the character utsu)

[Mikawa Ossan]

「鬱」という字を学ぶのを躊躇したんですが。www
（...ちゅうちゅ　したんですが）

ハハハ

私も躊躇しました。

「ちゅうちゅ」は本当は「ちゅうちょ」と読むよと書く べきか、書かないべきか・・・

lol

I also hesitated.

Should I write that "chuuchu" is actually read "chuucho" or shouldn't I....

(Welcome back, Glenn! )

[Glenn]

Aaahhh, I was thinking one and typed the other! It has been fixed!

Thanks!

感嘆符が余計にある気がするけど！

[Elizabeth]

Also, 必, because I use so many words that have it. 必勝、必殺

Wow, that's random. Are you like into martial arts or something that requires these two ? lol

なぜこの言葉が必要なんでしょうか？武術に夢中ですか？