Nature – Page 3 – Calligraphy by Vicky

春雨 (harusamé) “gentle spring rain”

April is a rainy month in my home country of the UK.

彗星 (suisei) comet

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’sContinueContinue reading “彗星 (suisei) comet”

水仙 (suisen) “daffodil”

This calligraphy is 水仙, or daffodil. It’s a very common flower in the UK where I live. It’s associated with spring, and in particular Easter 🐣 It’s also the national flower of Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿. Yesterday was a special day in Wales – the day of Saint David, the Welsh national saint.

富士 Fuji

The kanji for the tallest and most famous mountain in Japan are suitably distinguished: 富 = riches, wealth, fortune 士 = gentleman, scholar However there is a theory that the above kanji are ateji (kanji which are used to phonetically represent other words) for 不 and 死. 不 = un, not 死 = death InContinueContinue reading “富士 Fuji”