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 ...

TOKYO -- Names written in Chinese characters ... "Single-kanji names are very popular because they are easy to read and tend to leave a lasting impression." (Japanese original by Hayato Narisawa ...

and "love" (ai), and Sara for the kanji characters for "Japanese cherry" (sakura) and "good" (sometimes read as "ra" in combinations). Another acceptable case is where kun readings are applied to ...

The kanji for gold (金 kin ... In Kyoto, chief Buddhist priest Seihan Mori of Kiyomizu temple drew the character with a giant calligraphy brush on washi, or Japanese paper, 1.5 meters high and 1.3 ...

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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 ...

Names written in Chinese characters commonly read as "Haruto" or "Hinato" and a single-kanji name usually pronounced as ...