{"id":3980,"date":"2024-12-23T14:24:12","date_gmt":"2024-12-23T05:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oh-mama.tokyo\/?p=3980"},"modified":"2025-06-04T10:35:46","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T01:35:46","slug":"calligraphers-write-illegible-characters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oh-mama.tokyo\/?p=3980","title":{"rendered":"Calligraphers write illegible characters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every year, one kanji is chosen to symbolize the year in Japan. This year, the selected character is &#8220;\u91d1&#8221; (Gold). A renowned monk from a famous Kyoto temple wrote it in a performance to announce the selected character. Interestingly, the character gained attention because many people found it \u201cillegible.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Calligraphy artists write kanji in various styles:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Kaisho<\/strong>: clear and easy-to-read.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Gyosho<\/strong>: faster to write.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sosho<\/strong>: cursive and artistic. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>And more styles with longer history<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The kanji for this year seems to be written in <strong>Sosho<\/strong>. While Sosho is beautiful, it can be challenging to read without training. 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