Utokyu`s Easily understandable & speakable Japanese language lesson14

2022/6/8-3
8th June 2022-3rd article
Utokyu`s Easily understandable & speakable Japanese language lesson14
(Hyou-On Moji & Hyou-I Moji(表音文字と表意文字) 2nd article)
On previous article, we showed below
”Hyou(表)”means “Showing”
“On(音)”means ”Sounds”
“I(意)”means “Meanings”
“Moji(文字)”means “letters”
Then
●Hyou-I Moji(表意文字) = letters from meanings
Each letter itself with standing aloneness has meaning
For example, Kanji(漢字)
Kanji(漢字)is Symbolized one from things of nature or concrete things having shapes
After it, as a sample, we already explained about 日、月、火、水、木、金、土
On this article, we will explain about not things but thought or concept images in Japanese language.
Sample is
Man=男(otoko)
Field for getting harvest=畑(hatake)
Beautiful=美しい(utsukushii)
●The letter of 男 consists of “田”+”力”
田means agricultural field for getting rice as a harvest.力means Power.
Then 男 means the person who is showing Power on agricultural field.
●The letter of 畑consists of “火”+”田”
火means fire and 田means above the same.
Then畑means agricultural field made from being burned by fire.
●The letter of 美（しい）consists of “羊”+”大”
羊means sheep and 大means big or large.
On the ancient era in China (the country which Japan imported Kanji), Big sheep was the symbol of fortune or assets of harvest. Then “Beautiful” is pumped up feelings when the sheep holders looked at them,
On our era we no say it`s beautiful but say it`s the source of our earnings(or the pump for our earnings)!!
Thank you.