Shodo Online Lesson 12, radical “roof” - Shodo with a Brush Pen

First, download and print a practice sheet here.

Today, you are going to learn how to draw the radical "roof"

This radical originally stands for a house with a roof.




Characters with the radical "roof" are related to houses.

The radical consists of two "dots" and a "hook".




First, draw a dot type A on the center guide.
The second stroke is dot type C
The third stroke, which is hook type B, starts from the start of the second stroke.

Draw them in the 40% area as pictured below.





Now let's write the following characters.



stroke order
1. Dot type A
2. Dot type C
3. Hook type B
4. Horizontal stroke
5. Hook type A
6. Dot type A

On-yomi	しゅ shu
Kun-yomi	まも(る) mamoru も(り) mori
Meaning	protect

I already introduced how to draw the bottom part, "寸", in this lesson, please refer to it.





stroke order
1. Dot type A
2. Dot type C
3. Hook type B
4. Left sweep
5. Horizontal stroke
6. Curve and hook

On-yomi	たく taku
Kun-yomi	-
Meaning	home

The last stroke, which is curve and hook, starts from the slightly-left side of the center guide.





stroke order
1. Dot type A
2. Dot type C
3. Hook type B
4. Horizontal stroke
5. Horizontal stroke
6. Horizontal stroke
7. Left sweep
8. Right sweep

On-yomi	じつ jitsu
Kun-yomi	み(のる) minoru み mi
Meaning	fruits

I want you to pay attention to the three lines on the center part.

Remember what I mentioned in this lesson.

I would call it "three lines principle".

Use the "three lines principle" when you see three vertical lines in a row.

Stroke ④ curves slightly upwards, stroke ⑤ is flat, stroke ⑥ curves slightly downwards.
This way, the character looks well-balanced.




How was this lesson?
All the contents that I introduced today are on the practice sheet.
Please download it from here.