The Origin of Water in Kanji Characters The Kanji symbol for water depicts the appearance of the flow of water. There is a large stream in the middle and smaller streams on either side. ◆水 Hiragana Reading (Onyomi): Sui Hiragana Reading (Kunyomi): Mizu      Stroke order of the Kanji symbol for Water The character

 The Origin of Death in Kanji Symbol The “death” part is a combination of a “夕” and a “ト” in the shape of a person’s remaining bones, and the right part is a “person 人” worshipping those bones, which is said to signify mourning for the dead. ◆死 Hiragana Reading (Onyomi): Shi Hiragana Reading (Kunyomi):

 The Origin of Moon in Kanji Symbol The kanji symbol for the formation of the moon is derived from the shape of the crescent moon. The moon is a pathfinder, but it is shaped like a crescent to distinguish it from the round shape of the day”日” (sun 太陽). ◆月 Hiragana Reading (Onyomi): Getsu, Gatsu

   The Origin of Fire in Kanji symbol The kanji character for “fire” is said to be a hieroglyphic character, which means that the character represents fire burning. It can be imagined to imitate the red part of the fire that occurs when making bonfires, etc., and can be classified as a simple kanji symbol

   The Origin of Love in Kanji Symbol The kanji “愛,” which signifies “love,” is a beautiful representation of cherishing and extending affection to another. At its heart, love is about deeply desiring to know and understand someone else, a sentiment that remains unchanged through time.   ◆愛 Hiragana Reading (Onyomi): Ai Hiragana Reading (Kunyomi):