Those of you who like to learn Japanese through watching anime will recognise 彗星 from the movie “Your Name” (君の名は, Kimi no na wa).
Whilst I love that movie, I wrote this word purely because I love the first kanji 彗.
When I first saw it I was surprised I’d never encountered it before. It’s one of those kanjis that you see so rarely, but it feels like you should see it more often because it’s so simple.
By itself, this first kanji 彗 is a lesser-used alternative kanji for ほうき, meaning “broom”, a word I distinctly remember first learning from another famous anime movie, 魔女の宅急便 (Kiki’s Delivery Service) !
Calligraphy by Vicky 