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Various items in Aomori Prefecture featuring kogin-zashi patterns. Kogin-zashi (こぎん刺し) is one of the techniques of sashiko, or traditional Japanese decorative reinforcement stitching, that originated in the part of present-day Aomori Prefecture controlled by the Tsugaru clan during the Edo period (1603-1867).
Precedence is given to grammar over pronunciation. For example, the verb warau (to laugh) is written わらふ warafu, and in accordance with Japanese grammar rules, waraō, the volitional form of warau, is written わらはう warahau. The kana づ du and ぢ di, which are mostly only used in rendaku in modern kana usage, are more common.
Ryakuji are not covered in the Kanji Kentei, nor are they officially recognized (most ryakuji are not present in Unicode).However, some abbreviated forms of hyōgaiji (表外字, characters not included in the tōyō or jōyō kanji lists) included in the JIS standards which conform to the shinjitai simplifications are included in Level pre-1 and above of the Kanji Kentei (e.g., 餠 → 餅 ...
Many sashiko patterns were derived from Chinese designs, but just as many were developed by native Japanese embroiderers; for example, the style known as kogin-zashi, which generally consists of diamond-shaped patterns in horizontal rows, is a distinctive variety of sashiko that was developed in Aomori Prefecture.
Utamakura are also used outside of poetry, for example menu items named after their visual appearance with a reference to a well-known Japanese scenic area. Tatsuta age , deep-fried fish or chicken that has a dark reddish-brown color as a result of being marinated in soy sauce, is named after the Tatsuta River , known for its maple trees, the ...
Cool Japanese Cat Names. Japanese pop cultural exports like anime, fashion, video games, and even food are so enormously popular worldwide that in Japan, this fad phenomenon is referred to as ...
Tomoki can be written using many different combinations of kanji characters. Some examples: 友紀, "friend, chronicle" 友規, "friend, to scheme" 友喜, "friend, rejoice" ...
Sa (hiragana: さ, katakana: サ) is one of the Japanese kana, which each represent one mora.Both represent [sa].The shapes of these kana originate from 左 and 散, respectively.