Shodo Online Lesson 13, "Sun and Moon” - Shodo with a Brush Pen|Learn Shodo With a Brush Pen!

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Sun and Moon

Today you are going to learn two kanji, 日 (hi) and 月 (tsuki), or sun and moon.

日(hi) originally represents the shape of the Sun.

月(tsuki) also stand for the shape of the crescent moon.

Now let's check how to draw them.

日 hi

stroke order
1. Vertical stroke
2. Continued lineand hook
3. Horizontal stroke
4. Horizontal stroke

On-yomi	にち nichi
Kun-yomi	ひ hi
Meaning	the sun

Draw this kanji's length slightly longer than its width.
Look at the bottom right part, stop the last stroke before it goes through the vertical line.

I drew 口(mouth) in this lesson, but for the kanji 口, the last stroke goes through the vertical line.

As seen above, there is a difference between the bottom right part of 日 and 口, so please be careful.

月 tsuki

stroke order
1. Vertical stroke
2. Continued line and hook
3. Horizontal stroke
4. Horizontal stroke

On-yomi	げつ getsu
Kun-yomi	つき tsuki
Meaning	moon

Draw this kanji vertically-long as well.

Consider the two vertical lines as human legs.
People look good if their legs are long, right?
For the same reason, draw the 月's legs long to make it look nice.