As the Nichi Bei Foundation embarks on a new journey as a nonprofit aiming to keep the community entwined with a newspaper, I have visions of that fabled Phoenix consumed in flames and reduced to ashes rising. Then again, maybe it wasn’t visions of the fabled Phoenix but simply of its common domesticated cousin, Gallus […]
THE HEART OF KANJI: Look Forward to the Future
September 17, 2009 by Leave a Comment
先　(Saki) means “front†or “future,†and consists of two parts. The upper section represents the sole of someone’s foot. The character below represents a pair of legs walking. Thus, together they represent “front†or “future.†楽　(Tanoshime, Raku) which means “enjoy†or “look forward to,†is made up of two parts, as well. The upper character […]
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