The Japanese language has three types of characters: Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji. Hiragana and Katakana are phonetic symbols, each representing one syllable while Kanji is ideogram, each stand ...

Seihan Mori, chief Buddhist priest of Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto, writes the kanji character "kin," meaning gold or money, with ...

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The kanji 金, carrying meanings like “gold ... This year the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games saw many Japanese athletes top the podium, attracting numerous votes for the golden color ...

Shueisha Manga Festival is a free game for PC, Android, and iOS devices that tests people's furigana knowledge from manga terms.

Not all reasons voters gave for choosing the kanji were negative, according to the association. Some chose mitsu for another one of its meanings, "closeness," saying that the year has allowed ...

People in Japan have chosen the Chinese character meaning "gold" or "money" as the kanji that best symbolizes ... chosen because of the many gold medals Japanese athletes won in the Paris Olympics ...

A company representative told the Mainichi Shimbun, "Single-kanji names are very popular because they are easy to read and tend to leave a lasting impression." (Japanese original by Hayato ...