such as how the Japanese word tsuki (moon) came to be written using the character 月. The originally Japanese pronunciation for kanji is known as the kun reading. Why is this important?

On September 17, which corresponds to August 15 in the old lunar calendar, the harvest moon was visible across the country. In the city of Gifu, it appeared above Mount Kinka and shined as if to ...

Note: The same kanji character is used for getsu in mangetsu (full moon), gatsu in jugatsu (October), and tsuki (moon). Japanese original The easy Japanese news is taken from the Mainichi ...