A brief blog dedicated to kanji wherever they may be found — and unusual characters in particular. To contact the author, Paul Davidson, write to paul@ideogramme.ca. Tag cloud: If you view this site in IE, the Japanese fonts probably look like crap. I recommend a modern browser like Firefox or Safari.Tumblr (3.0; @kanjicabinet)http://kanjicabinet.tumblr.com/丼 ショウ、タン、セイ どんぶり a large bowl for serving rice with meat and vegetables, or the meal served in such...http://kanjicabinet.tumblr.com/post/819022028http://kanjicabinet.tumblr.com/post/819022028Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:53:00 +0900<a href="http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/quiz/">漢字クイズ - goo辞書</a>http://kanjicabinet.tumblr.com/post/669209737http://kanjicabinet.tumblr.com/post/669209737Sun, 06 Jun 2010 18:30:39 +0900俳 ハイ unorthodox; actor; haiku The 俳 in 俳句 (haiku) originally meant &#8220;unorthodox&#8221;. How...http://kanjicabinet.tumblr.com/post/666462194http://kanjicabinet.tumblr.com/post/666462194Sat, 05 Jun 2010 22:34:00 +0900<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l2tqxdbXo51qbjavoo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>This isn’t actually kanji, but it is related to Japanese. This is the Siddham script (梵字 <em>bonji</em> in Japanese), a syllabary used for writing ancient Sanskrit that has long since died out in India but is kept alive by Japanese monks and calligraphers. The monument in the photo is a grave marker in Fukuoka. Nowadays, Siddham characters are somewhat popular as symbols for tattoos and t-shirts.</p>http://kanjicabinet.tumblr.com/post/622072290http://kanjicabinet.tumblr.com/post/622072290Sat, 22 May 2010 23:00:00 +0900Apparently you will sometimes see stone markers (石碑) at temples with the following phrase engraved:...http://kanjicabinet.tumblr.com/post/621023647http://kanjicabinet.tumblr.com/post/621023647Sat, 22 May 2010 13:09:49 +0900<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l2k3pmLiDj1qbjavoo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Photo by Guwashi999.</p>http://kanjicabinet.tumblr.com/post/606454269http://kanjicabinet.tumblr.com/post/606454269Mon, 17 May 2010 18:00:58 +0900<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l2k3iiJIzl1qbjavoo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A common Japanese pun. 春夏冬 = 秋ない = 商い (open for business).</p> <p>Photo by DigiPub.</p>http://kanjicabinet.tumblr.com/post/606446946http://kanjicabinet.tumblr.com/post/606446946Mon, 17 May 2010 17:56:42 +0900日本語で書いている: A nice Japanese blog with lots of photos of unusual or notable Japanese, particularly on...http://kanjicabinet.tumblr.com/post/599687329http://kanjicabinet.tumblr.com/post/599687329Sat, 15 May 2010 12:02:32 +0900蟲 むし ジュウ、チュウ bug, worm Everyone knows the character 虫, but what about its rare cousin 蟲? The two...http://kanjicabinet.tumblr.com/post/592246199http://kanjicabinet.tumblr.com/post/592246199Wed, 12 May 2010 20:45:00 +0900大辞林 by Monokakido: The best Japanese dictionary for the iPod/iPhone just got better, with flawless...http://kanjicabinet.tumblr.com/post/591566692http://kanjicabinet.tumblr.com/post/591566692Wed, 12 May 2010 13:55:11 +0900瑠璃 ルリ lapis lazuli These two characters might not be among the Japanese student&#8217;s flashcards...http://kanjicabinet.tumblr.com/post/585644853http://kanjicabinet.tumblr.com/post/585644853Mon, 10 May 2010 11:38:00 +0900<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l25fxpUCyq1qbjavoo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mksd/4308711471/">春</a> by Masayuki Sato</p>http://kanjicabinet.tumblr.com/post/583744299http://kanjicabinet.tumblr.com/post/583744299Sun, 09 May 2010 20:01:00 +0900紐育 ニューヨーク New York A lot of countries and even cities that you normally see written with katakana...http://kanjicabinet.tumblr.com/post/577730710http://kanjicabinet.tumblr.com/post/577730710Fri, 07 May 2010 12:14:00 +0900kanji漢字placenameKoin 変体仮名: A comprehensive chart of hentaigana — alternate hiragana characters.http://kanjicabinet.tumblr.com/post/574950623http://kanjicabinet.tumblr.com/post/574950623Thu, 06 May 2010 10:59:00 +0900漢字論原点回帰II: A Japanese blog on kanji, with particular emphasis on the Chinese nature of kanji.http://kanjicabinet.tumblr.com/post/573387049http://kanjicabinet.tumblr.com/post/573387049Wed, 05 May 2010 21:19:00 +0900漢字の読み方Blog: A Japanese blog on tricky kanji readings.http://kanjicabinet.tumblr.com/post/573162464http://kanjicabinet.tumblr.com/post/573162464Wed, 05 May 2010 18:42:00 +0900鴫 しぎ snipe This appears to be a made-in-Japan character and is used to refer to the snipe (birds of...http://kanjicabinet.tumblr.com/post/572780016http://kanjicabinet.tumblr.com/post/572780016Wed, 05 May 2010 14:33:00 +0900Japanesehaikukanji俳句日本語松尾芭蕉漢字鴫birdI&#8217;m not the biggest believer in the usefulness of the Jōyō kanji list. It&#8217;s really a...http://kanjicabinet.tumblr.com/post/572394783http://kanjicabinet.tumblr.com/post/572394783Wed, 05 May 2010 11:38:00 +0900Japanesekanji漢字常用漢字日本語<a href="http://pinktentacle.com/2010/04/50-japanese-town-logos-with-kanji/">50 Japanese town logos with kanji</a>http://kanjicabinet.tumblr.com/post/570810424http://kanjicabinet.tumblr.com/post/570810424Tue, 04 May 2010 22:09:03 +0900<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l1mas2mgoo1qbpxr5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://saezutte.tumblr.com/post/557390764/inside-the-maeda-clans-plum-blossom" class="tumblr_blog">saezutte</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>金沢の「金」inside the Maeda clan’s plum blossom! Kanazawa’s city flag! It’s like a cute little frowny face. From <a href="http://pinktentacle.com/2010/04/50-japanese-town-logos-with-kanji/"></a><a href="http://pinktentacle.com/2010/04/50-japanese-town-logos-with-kanji/"><a href="http://pinktentacle.com/2010/04/50-japanese-town-logos-with-kanji/">http://pinktentacle.com/2010/04/50-japanese-town-logos-with-kanji/</a></a></p></blockquote>http://kanjicabinet.tumblr.com/post/570803715http://kanjicabinet.tumblr.com/post/570803715Tue, 04 May 2010 22:05:05 +0900