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Lenguaje corporal: ‘kanji’ con el radical de carne -luna (月)

2 weeks ago | nippon.com | Richard Medhurst

Amar y aprender el idioma japonés Idiomas Cultura Muchos tipos de palabras japonesas que designan partes del cuerpo tienen kanji con el radical “carne-luna”: cerebro (脳), hombros (肩), rodillas (膝), brazos (腕)... English 日本語简体字繁體字 Français Español العربية Русский El radical “carne-luna” 月 se puede encontrar en muchos kanji relacionados con el cuerpo. Recibe su nombre (nikuzuki, en japonés) del hecho de que estos caracteres están asociados con niku, “carne” (肉), pero su radical, una forma...
Body Language: Kanji with the Meat-Moon Radical (月)

1 month ago | nippon.com | Richard Medhurst

Learning and Loving the Japanese Language Language Culture All kinds of Japanese words for parts of the body have kanji with the “meat-moon” radical, including the brain (脳), shoulders (肩), knees (膝), and arms (腕). English 日本語简体字繁體字 Français Español العربية Русский The “meat-moon” radical 月 can be found in many kanji connected with the body. It gets its name (nikuzuki in Japanese), because these characters are associated with niku, meat or flesh (肉), but their radical—a simplified form of...
Going for Gold: Kanji with the Metal Radical (金)

1 month ago | nippon.com | Richard Medhurst

Learning and Loving the Japanese Language Language Culture Kanji with the metal radical, written as 金, include kinds of metal like silver (銀) and iron (鉄), and metal objects like needles (針) and keys (鍵). A look at the characters that tell these “hard” stories. English 日本語简体字繁體字 Français Español العربية Русский The kanji 金, meaning “metal,” is among the first group of 80 characters learned by children in the first grade of elementary school. It also appears as a radical in many characters...
Two-Thirds of Japan’s Family Businesses with No Successor as Children Go Their Own Way | Nippon.com

2 months ago | nippon.com

Many small businesses in Japan face the issue of finding a successor to continue running them, as children of the current owners often show no interest in taking over.
Toca madera: ‘kanji’ con el radical de árbol (木)

2 months ago | nippon.com | Richard Medhurst

Amar y aprender el idioma japonés Idiomas Cultura Los kanji con el radical de árbol, 木, suelen ser caracteres con una fuerte conexión semántica con los árboles y la madera. English 日本語简体字繁體字 Français Español العربية Русский Los estudiantes de la escuela primaria, en Japón, aprenden el kanji 木, que significa “árbol” o “madera”, en su primer curso. También estudian 林, que es una “arboleda” relativamente pequeña, y 森, que es un “bosque”. Aprender los primeros caracteres con el radical de...
Knock on Wood: Kanji with the Tree Radical (木)

Mar 17, 2025 | nippon.com | Richard Medhurst

Learning and Loving the Japanese Language Language Culture Japanese kanji with the tree radical, written as 木, tend to focus on characters with a strong semantic connection to trees and wood. English 日本語简体字繁體字 Français Español العربية Русский Japanese elementary school students learn the kanji 木, which means “tree” or the material “wood,” in the first grade. They also study 林, which is a “grove” or other smallish accumulation of trees, and 森, which is a “forest.” Picking up the first...
Art in the Rice Paddies: Festivals Bring Energy and Investment to Japan’s Countryside | Nippon.com

Feb 25, 2025 | nippon.com

Contemporary art has been a key tool brought to bear by rural communities across Japan as they seek to boost their economies by attracting visitors to local artistic festivals. But these events are not guaranteed to succeed. An art critic explores what can make an out-of-the-way art festival succeed.
Laughter Is Life: The Award-Winning Japanese Clown Duo Rone and Gigi

Feb 6, 2025 | nippon.com | Julian Ryall

Entertainment Culture The laughter is always infectious as the award-winning clowns Rone and Gigi do their thing—helping onlookers to forget the worries of their everyday lives and simply laugh, a job they have performed since their debut more than three decades ago.
Higuchi Ichiyō, poeta y pensadora

Dec 9, 2024 | nippon.com | Janine Beichman

Literatura Cultura Aunque es más conocida por su obra de ficción, Higuchi Ichiyō también fue una poeta prodigiosa. Las traducciones de ciertos pasajes de sus cuadernos privados revelan una mirada artística centrada en el amor hacia todos.
“The Beauties of Japanese”: A New Side of Donald Keene

Nov 25, 2024 | nippon.com | Donald Keene |Janine Beichman

Japan’s Literary Treasures Culture Books In a collection of essays published in 2000, the literature scholar Donald Keene describes how he was driven by the desire to escape, and imagines his own death. English 日本語简体字繁體字 Français Español العربية Русский Known and Admired Outside Japan, Donald Keene (1922–2019) achieved international esteem as one of the leading translators, interpreters, and scholars of Japan in modern times, but he was even more widely known and admired in Japan. All his...