2024-04-26

Types of kanji out in the world - categories and patterns

Thread (in English) from Dr. Wes Robertson on categories of kanji: Kun+On yomi, On+Kun yomi, hyakusho yomi (wrong reading that is normalized), ate-ji yomi, gikun yomi (e.g. "ha-to" heart for kokoro), and so on: https://twitter.com/ScriptingJapan/status/1783398272222298117 

2024-04-17

celebrating 850 years of Jodo-shu at Chion-in in Kyoto

The public Youtube channel for Chion-in (total playback time 2 hours, but made in 2022; not the 2024 actual livestream recording) carries a recording of the April ceremonies, in case you'd like to share with colleagues, friends, and students. The opening minutes have the Sho, along with flute, drum, cymbal. Very haunting if it is a person's first time to listen; even for old-timers it is impressive, too.