The hidden story behind the Moon Kanji... 🌙 #learnjapanese #kanji #studyjapanese #shorts #kanjihack

追加: 2026-05-23

[00:00:00]Ever wonder how the Japanese write moon?

[00:00:02]Thousands of years ago, it started as a simple drawing of a glowing crescent moon. To make carving easier, those round curves transformed into a sharp angled box. And the passing clouds? They became [music] two horizontal lines.

[00:00:15]Meet the modern kanji, tsuki. It means [music] moon or month. You can read it the Japanese way, tsuki, or the Chinese way, getsu or gatsu. To remember it, just picture a crescent moon hidden by two [music] clouds. Subscribe for more quick kanji hacks.