How to Write the Kanji for Numbers 3 & 4: Step-by-step
Hello Steemians!
Yesterday, I had written the kanji for numbers 1 and 2. Today, I'm gonna continue with numbers 3 and 4.
Kanji for number 3
- As always, I had drawn the guide lines with pencil for easier writing of the kanji. First, I drew a line across the paper beginning from the left to the right. It's the first stroke.
- Then for the second stroke, I drew it a little bit shorter than the first stroke. Though it doesn't look like it's shorter in this photo.
- Then the last stroke is drawn a bit longer than the first two strokes.
Onyomi: San
Kunyomi: Mitsu
The kanji for number 3 has three strokes, as you can see. It is also the result by adding the kanji for numbers 1 and 2.
Kanji for number 4
- Now for number 4 kanji, it has five strokes. First, I drew a little slanted, vertical line from top to bottom of the paper. In writing Japanese text, they have a writing style called tategaki. I mentioned it in the last post yesterday. It is a traditional writing which is vertical starting from the right top and ending at the left bottom. That's why it's slanted.
- Now for the second stroke, I drew a line connecting the top of the first stroke across the paper. Then shifted the brush and continued downwards.
- The third stroke is a small line at the top right inside the figure. It is drawn from top right to left bottom slightly sliding the brush downwards making it pointy at the lower tip of the figure.
- The fourth stroke is a little square inside the figure. I drew it starting from the left right of the figure and then shifting the brush 90 degrees to make a horizontal line stopping at the edge of the figure.
- The last stroke is the closing stroke. It is made by drawing a line starting from the bottom left of the figure to the right completely closing the figure.
Onyomi: Shi
Kunyomi: Yo / Yu / Yon
Japanese people discovered an easier way to remember the kanji. For instance, this number 4 kanji. There are four sides to a square, hence, the figure of the kanji!
That's all for today. See you next time,
tina