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It's Golden Week - let's take a study break! 金継ぎ(きんつぎ) is the traditional Japanese art of repairing ceramics with lacquer. The final layer is decorated with powdered gold or other precious metals. Beautiful, don't you think? #Japan #art #ceramics #repair #GoldenWeek

Many 歴代(れきだい-successive generations) living through their 時代(じだい-era) create 歴史(れきし-history). Maybe that's why people love 時代劇(じだいげき-period dramas)! They are often very 劇的(げきてき-exciting) and mostly 歴史的( れきしてき-historically) accurate. #history

And finally, the kanji for time or hour. It's a combination of the kanji for sun and temple. That's because in the olden days, when clocks were only for the rich, temple bells were struck to indicate the hour for the citizens. Guess the topic! #kanji #Japanese #languages #study

Another time-related kanji (where is this leading??): curriculum, continuation, passage of time. It's also used to mean experience, history, record, or career. Interesting that the kanji for "continuation" comes with the part for "stop"... #kanji #Japanese #languages #study

In contrast to yesterday, this kanji "only" 😉means history or chronicle. Part of the joyo kanji, it's taught in grade 5 to Japanese kids. Interesting: 史家 (シカ - history+house) is the word for historian. #kanji #Japanese #languages #study

This kanji has many meanings. Among them, it functions as counter for decades of ages or eras. No wonder that it's among the 70 most-used kanji in Japanese newspapers! #kanji #Japanese #languages #study

Hit the bull's eye or target with this kanji! In the on-reading it's a suffix that you can add to nouns to create an adjective with ending -ical, -ive, -al, -ic, -y, -like, -ish, -wise etc. Doesn't that sound 効果的(こうかてき - effective)? #kanji #Japanese #languages #study

This interesting kanji with no fewer than 15 strokes means drama or play. No worries, you only need to know this for the JLPT N2 (although Japanese kids learn this is 6th grade already). #kanji #Japanese #LanguageLearning

Have you heard of 和算(わさん-Jap. mathematics)? These 算数(さんすう-arithmetic)/geometric problems are found on 算額(さんがく-votive tablets) in shrines. People solved them using 算盤(そろばん-abacus). How about you - are you good at 数学(すうがく-math)? #Japanese #mathematics

Many readings for this kanji, but then again, it also means a lot of things! In the simplest on-reading スウ, it means several, a number of, quantity, amount, counting, figures, numbers, numeral, but also destiny, course of events, trend. #kanji #Japanese #Languages #study

An important kanji that means number, probability, to calculate, and divining. Can you already "divine" the topic of the week? #kanji #Japanese #Languages #study

For this kanji, the reading makes all the difference: In the kun-reading ひたい, the meaning is forehead or brow. In the on-reading ガク, it means (picture) frame, framed picture, as well as amount (esp. of money) and sum. #kanji #Japanese #Languages #study

This kanji from junior high means board (in shogi, go, chess...), (phonograph) record, disc, disk, panel, plate. As ateji, it's part of the kanji used for Bangkok 盤谷. Good to know: it's among the 900 most-used kanji in newspapers. #kanji #Japanese #LanguageLearning #study

Back to school today with this kanji. 学ぶ (まなぶ) means to learn, to study, to take lessons in... .... yes, what subject are we studying this week? Have a guess! #kanji #Japanese #LanguageLearning #study

With what's happening in the world right now, we need more harmony and peace! This kanji when read as わ indicates Japanese things as opposed to Western ones, like わぎゅう(wagyu beef), わしつ (Jap. style room), わがし (Jap. sweets) etc. #kanji #Japanese #LanguageLearning #study

It's time to enjoy 桜花(おうか-cherry blossoms) at 花見の宴 (はなみのうたげ-cherry blossom viewing parties)! Let's sit under しだれ桜(しだれさくら-weeping cherries) and eat 桜餅(さくらもち). But: only 実桜(みざくら-real cherry trees) have cherries you can eat! #kanji #hanami

Now, this is a fun kanji to use! Not only does it mean the obvious: cherry tree or cherry blossom; it's also used in the meaning of fake buyer, paid audience, shill, seat filler and, interestingly (and colloquially): horse meat. 🎠 #kanji #Japanese #LanguageLearning #study

This beautiful kanji means something beautiful too: flower, blossom, bloom or petal. It's also short for ikebana or cherry blossom. This kanji is used in names for many flowers, and for special fiery ones: 花火 (はなび) means fireworks! #kanji #Japanese #LanguageLearning #study

Speaking of banquets, feasts, and parties: Need some mochi to go with that? Mochi rice cakes come in many flavors - my favorite: ichigo daifuku. What are your favorite mochi? #kanji #Japanese #LanguageLearning #study

Let's banquet, feast and party with this handy kanji! Notice the sun and a woman underneath a roof? Hmmm... What might be the meaning of this🤔🤔🤔 #kanji #Japanese #LanguageLearning #study