Archaeologists working on a Japanese island discovered an ancient shard of earthenware pottery featuring Kanji, the logographic characters that comprise the Japanese system of writing. It's one of the ...

Parents often choose names with aspirations attached to them. A name can convey affection, wishes, and hopes for the ch ...

The vast amount of books and documents left by people in the past are very important materials for considering history and culture. However, language and notation change over time, and many old ...

Japan's word of the year is the kanji character for “tax”- a reflection of growing public anxiety over the cost of living and impending tax rises in the character. The single character can be read as ...

The kanji character 令 (rei), meaning beautiful or graceful, has been chosen as the character best representing the sentiment and events in Japan in 2019. The character was one of two characters for 令和 ...

Seihan Mori, chief Buddhist priest at Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto, writes the Chinese "mitsu", meaning "congested" or "dense", as the character was selected as the single best kanji symbolising the ...

Sekai Project have released Kanji No Owari!, an Android RPG built to help English speakers memorize Kanji. According to the game’s entry on the Android store, Kanji No Owari! “helps the players in ...