2023年9月21日（木）
魚
訓：さかな・うお
音：ぎょ
英：fish
書き順
楷書
メモ
I’m not taking any calligraphy classes, but I have been practicing writing kanji in my spare time using a custom Anki deck. I had no idea about the cursive method, looks crazy! I recently ate a tasty fish, so I guess this kanji popped into my head.
@davebp
From my very limited knowledge, the stroke orders remain pretty much the same in 楷書 and 行書, with there obviously being fewer strokes in the latter, since it’s connected. As for 草書, the stroke order definitely varies a lot, but I’m far from an expert in this so I can’t tell you much more than that. My calligraphy teacher often tells me how to write radicals in 草書, but I’m still no good with balancing them or connecting them to each other. I hope this at least partially answers your question.
@Pablunpro
Thank you! Yes, I have also been particularly interested in 草書 recently. I think it’s really beautiful and I wish I could read more of it. You’re actually the first person to give me any ideas, so 三, 日 and 森 are on my list for tomorrow, the day after and the day after that!
@theusaf
Wow! Thank you so much for contributing! I’m so happy to see others joining in with my hobby. I think your calligraphy is really good and I doubt I’ll be able to do any better, but it’s on my list for the 26th!
2023年9月22日（金）
王
訓：-
音：おう、-のう
英：king, rule, magnate
書き順
楷書
行書
草書
メモ
I really like this kanji, despite its simplicity.
2023年9月23日（土）
三
訓：み、み.つ、みっ.つ
音：さん、そう
英：three
書き順
楷書
行書
草書
メモ
I actually had a bit of trouble with this one, since all three styles look really similar, and I was surprised that there was no joining up involved.
One Kanji I always wright when I am testing a pen is 漆 I am not sure why, but there is just something to the way that it is written that is ASMR to me.
Indeed! 驚いたね! I was expecting just the same from the 草書 version, in the line of 王 (which I really liked, BTW).
この漢字を書いてくれて嬉しかったです。ありがとうございます。
@Sidgr I hardly ever write that one! It’s on the list for next week!
@Pablunpro I was out today and noticed this place, that’s only just opened. So I suppose the joined version is also valid.
そうです、ありがとうございます。
So it seems that there is a certain freedom of expression, as it should be.
BTW, I see that 三つ葉葵 is the name of the Tokugawa clan family crest, which is cleverly implied in the noodle shop logo.
2023年9月24日（日）
日
訓：ひ、-び、-か
音：にち、じつ
英：day, sun, Japan, counter for days
書き順
楷書
行書
草書
メモ
A simple character, and therefore easy to read in any style.
2023年9月25日（月）
書き順
楷書
行書
草書
メモ
This is a fun one to draw, with 木 written in different ways across all the calligraphy styles.
2023年9月26日（火）
書き順
楷書
行書
草書
This is quite a challenging one, and I’ve definitely not got the cursive styles anywhere near right yet, but it’s a beautiful character. I quite like the kanji that represent individual fish, so I might try some of those in the near future.
2023年9月27日（水）
馬
訓：うま、うま-、ま
音：ば
英：horse
書き順
楷書
行書
草書
メモ
This one is pretty frustrating, since the standard print has ten strokes and the cursive has… 1…
上手い!
This particular kanji could show how we might have come from logograms to letters. The cursive horse could be the letter ‘z’!
2023年9月28日（木）
麟
音：りん
英：Chinese unicorn, genius, giraffe, bright, shining
書き順
楷書
行書
草書
メモ
OK, so I decided I’d go for a bit of a challenging one today, which means I’ve probably got both cursive styles totally wrong. Anyway, I thought I’d give it a go. Enjoy!
This post was from a while back, but this little fact was news to me. Do you know where I could get more info about this?
Also, this thread has been my introduction to the cursive style. Crazy. Thanks for doing it!
I personally have a big book and there are many of them available on Amazon, but this site is also pretty comprehensive, showing many different styles. Please take a look!
Cool, I’ll take a look! Thanks!
2023年9月29日（金）
教
訓：おし.える、おそ.わる
音：きょう
英：teach, faith, doctrine
書き順
楷書
行書
草書
メモ
I’ve just been out with some of my ex-students (教え子), so I thought I’d give this one a go!
2023年9月30日（土）
検
訓：しら.べる
音：けん
英：examination, investigate
書き順
楷書
行書
草書
メモ
It’s the day of the English proficiency test (英検) in Japan today, so I decided to give this one a go!
編集
EDIT: For both cursive styles, I accidentally uploaded yesterday’s character. I’ve fixed it now.
