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kanji-a-day: 456/2000 JLPT: N3 School Grade: 4th (9 years old) The origins of this character are actually pretty obscure. There are a number of different theories, but according to some scholars, an older form seems to be a combination of the prototype of 㤅, a now defunct character meaning “a charitable feeling (of wishing to give food)” and hence “kindness/warm feelings,” and an element (now written as 夂 the winter radical) that is thought to have been used in the sense of “move hestitantly.” 㤅 itself is a combination of 旡 satiated person and 心 heart/feelings, so the “warm kind feelings” contained in 㤅 have prevailed and replaced the original meaning of the character, which was probably something more along the lines of “move forward hesitantly and furtively.”
kanji-a-day: 456/2000 JLPT: N3 School Grade: 4th (9 years old) The origins of this character are actually pretty obscure. There are a number of different theories, but according to some scholars, an older form seems to be a combination of the prototype of 㤅, a now defunct character meaning “a charitable feeling (of wishing to give food)” and hence “kindness/warm feelings,” and an element (now written as 夂 the winter radical) that is thought to have been used in the sense of “move hestitantly.” 㤅 itself is a combination of 旡 satiated person and 心 heart/feelings, so the “warm kind feelings” contained in 㤅 have prevailed and replaced the original meaning of the character, which was probably something more along the lines of “move forward hesitantly and furtively.”

kanji-a-day:

456/2000

JLPT: N3

School Grade: 4th (9 years old)

The origins of this character are actually pretty obscure. There are a number of different theories, but according to some scholars, an older form seems to be a combination of the prototype of 㤅, a now defunct character meaning “a charitable feeling (of wishing to give food)” and hence “kindness/warm feelings,” and an element (now written as 夂 the winter radical) that is thought to have been used in the sense of “move hestitantly.” 㤅 itself is a combination of 旡 satiated person and 心 heart/feelings, so the “warm kind feelings” contained in 㤅 have prevailed and replaced the original meaning of the character, which was probably something more along the lines of “move forward hesitantly and furtively.”

Lost in translation!

Шел 31-ый день мая… вечер, играет саундтрек к фильму “Lost in translation”, рядом в бутылке чай, а на улице теплый вечер, без липкой жары, но со свежим ветром… Вспоминаю неделю, когда в Токио приехала подруга, человек мира, Ириша, конечно же, чисто “случайно”, но от этого наиболее приятно было с ней пережить то, что было!

(на фото бар Park Hayatt отеля и мой коктейль)

Саундтрек играет сейчас не просто так… ведь благодаря Ире, мы пошли в тот самый бар в отеле Park Hayatt, где главный герой фильма Билл Мюррей вел задушевные беседы с героиней Скарлетт Йоханссон. Вид открылся обалденный! Коктейли (мой был со свекольным соком!) пришлись нам по вкусу…м-м-мм). Ну, и апогеем вечера стало посещение одного из самых дорогих, если не самого дорогого, отеля Mandarin Oriental Tokyo, а точнее ресторана молекулярной кухни Tapas! Моя искренняя благодарность Ириной компании, которая помогла нам оказаться участниками настоящего кулинарного шоу в исполнении двух поваров - британца (ах, услышать британский акцент снова - счастье!) и японца (весельчака на 100%!). Сказать, что я теперь фанат молекулярной кухни, нельзя… Уж больно непривычен вкус многих блюд! Но исследовать новые вкусовые ощущения было захватывающе :) 

Это лишь немногие фото с того ужина… порой было странно есть такую красоту :). Завершился вечер в метро, которое нас довезло до отеля, а уж там Морфей нас уже ждал с раскрытыми объятьями. Очень устали мы, правда, но воспоминания надолго!

Последнюю неделю мая я провела в работе, а теперь есть целых два выходных (!), чтобы мне восстановить здоровье. Да, нагрузка сказалась на мне… спасибо японской пищевой промышленности, которая делает массу “животворящих” напитков, чаев, добавок, которые и призваны помочь уставшему человеку. Вот мой набор на ближайшие дни :)

 Ну, что ж, пришло время мне ужин готовить, а поэтому пока попрощаюсь до следующей заметки в блоге!

Лю!

И.

kanji-a-day: 448/2000 JLPT: N4 School Grade: 3rd (8 years old) This character developed from the image of an arrow (矢) under a streaming banner tied to a pole. Many believe that this was an indication of a rallying of arms under a banner, giving the idea of “people forming a group,” which eventually lead to “family.” In its current form, the left side can be taken as 方 side, and the element above 矢 can be taken as 人 person.
kanji-a-day: 448/2000 JLPT: N4 School Grade: 3rd (8 years old) This character developed from the image of an arrow (矢) under a streaming banner tied to a pole. Many believe that this was an indication of a rallying of arms under a banner, giving the idea of “people forming a group,” which eventually lead to “family.” In its current form, the left side can be taken as 方 side, and the element above 矢 can be taken as 人 person.

kanji-a-day:

448/2000

JLPT: N4

School Grade: 3rd (8 years old)

This character developed from the image of an arrow (矢) under a streaming banner tied to a pole. Many believe that this was an indication of a rallying of arms under a banner, giving the idea of “people forming a group,” which eventually lead to “family.” In its current form, the left side can be taken as 方 side, and the element above 矢 can be taken as 人 person.

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