Memorize Kanji With Cute Stop-Motion Videos
SoraNews24
Kanji is often considered one of the hardest things for students of the Japanese language to master. Memorizing the Japanese language system adopted from China can be a daunting challenge for even the most diligent of pupils, which is why Tokyo animator Ayako Hiroki has created videos to showcase kanji in cute and memorable scenes.
Called “Kanjigram,” the short videos in the collection began appearing online at the end of June, with the first clip paying homage to the character 字 (azana/aza/ji), which makes up the second half of the word kanji (漢字).
This clever animation splits the character into its two parts, or radicals, showing a child (子) throwing a roof (宀) over its head.
Next up is the kanji for “tree” (木).
Seeds are used to create the kanji for “seed” (種).
One of the most adorable clips in the collection is this one, which depicts an umeboshi pickled plum hobbling over to a rice ball with his walking stick, before throwing himself onto it to create the word “plum” (梅).
Another cute clip pays homage to the kanji for “violet” (紫).
Having just appeared online less than a month ago, there are plenty more kanji and videos to come, so be sure to follow Ayako's Instagram account if you want to keep expanding on your Japanese skills.
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