It’s one of those kyuujitai versions that I find so much nicer looking than the shinjitai. It’s easy to remember too since it’s just the common 員 kanji enclosed.
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2024年3月7日（木）
卒
訓：そっする、おえる、おわる、ついに、にわか
音：そつ、しゅつ
英：graduate, soldier, private, die
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A day late, but my school had its graduation ceremony yesterday, so this one seemed appropriate.
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2024年3月12日（火）
閏
訓：うるう
音：じゅん
英：intercalation, illegitimate throne
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OK so I decided to do this one today because I was talking to a colleague the other day about leap years and he told me what it was in Japanese (閏年) and I had no idea… Well, to be fair I probably learned it four years ago and forgot, but anyway, it’s a beautiful character and I also don’t do enough of 門構え.
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Its a ぬ
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Yes, sorry. め is 女 and ぬ is 奴. Well-spotted!
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2024年3月13日（水）
心
訓：こころ、-ごころ
音：しん
英：heart, mind, spirit
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I decided to spend a long time on this one today. Have a look: Daily Stroke Order Practice - #146 by matt_in_mito
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2024年3月14日（木）
思
訓：おも.う、おもえら.く、おぼ.す
音：し
英：think
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The continuation of yesterday’s discussion: Daily Stroke Order Practice - #148 by matt_in_mito
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2024年3月15日（金）
才
音：さい
英：genius, years old, cubic shaku
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I decided to go for a simple one for today, but weirdly, the 草書 version seems more complicated than the others…
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2024年3月16日（土）
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I was looking through my book today and this one jumped out at me for some reason. No idea why…
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2024年3月17日（日）
闇
訓：やみ、くら.い
音：あん、おん
英：get dark, gloom, disorder
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Well, it’s 12:40, which officially makes it Sunday, so I thought I’d get on early with today’s character. The reason I chose this one is that I’ve been out with friends tonight (not drinking this time!) and i thought, ‘wow, I don’t usually stay out this late… it’s pretty dark isn’t it?’ and so that’s how you ended up with this character for today. Goodnight!
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2024年3月18日（月）
八
訓：や、や.つ、やっ.つ、よう
音：はち、はつ
英：eight
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I drew this on another thread the other day and didn’t get the 楷書 version right, so I decided to put that right today.
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I thought the second stroke was supposed to be a bit higher up than the second. Good work today!
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2024年3月19日（火）
蒐
訓：あかね、あつ.まる、あつ.める
音：しゅう
英：gather
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OK, so here’s one you don’t see very often! A very interesting character that is hardly used these days.
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2024年3月20日（水）
春
訓：はる
音：しゅん
英：springtime, spring (season)
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Well, this was obviously going to be the character for today. It’s the spring equinox and we all get a day off work. It always feels like a relief at this time of year since the weather starts warming up and the various blossoms start to come out. Trust me… I won’t be saying this in two or three months…
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2024年3月21日（木）
江
訓：え
音：こう
英：creek, inlet, bay
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I saw this character in someone’s name today and thought I’d give it a go.
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2024年3月22日（金）
決
訓：きめ.る、-ぎ.め、き.まる、さ.く
音：けつ
英：decide, fix, agree upon, appoint
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OK, so various things were decided today, which made me go for this one, but I really messed up the 草書 version!
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I hope all were good decisions!
The 草書 version looks nice, balanced and dynamic. It is a two-stroke character in 草書 down from the 7 strokes 楷書 one, right? The only thing that looks suspicious is the ink dot and the bottom of the page. 
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2024年3月23日（土）
葬
訓：ほうむ.る
音：そう
英：interment, bury, shelve
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A bit of a morbid one today, but I just got back home from a funeral, so I thought this one was strangely appropriate. I couldn’t quite get the 楷書 version balanced right…
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