Fuyu - 冬 - ふゆ - Winter

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Kanji of the day is Fuyu - 冬 - ふゆ




夂＋ン(氷) - It is a hieroglyph (sacred carving) representing a knot of thread. Later, the word 冫 (ice, nisui) was added to the word, which represents winter season. It is also said to be a hieroglyph depicting food hanging from a thread.
In other words, the kanji is for trying to survive the winter season when food is scarce.


Do visit illumination events held across Japan and Sapporo Snow Festival.



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