Shuuji.
Shodou.
Calligraphy
Shuuji is considered to be an art form.
You can show individual style.
Special equipment – すみ
と
ふで
おおきい
ふで
Kotoshi no Kanji – Kanji of the
Year
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chosen by the Japanese Kanji Proficiency Society
selected to represent the events of that year
announced in a ceremony on December 12 (Kanji
Day) at Kiyomizu Temple.
2013: 輪 （ring, circle. Awarding of Tokyo 2020
Olympics)
2012: 金 （Gold. Success in Gold medals at
London Olympics)
2011: 絆 （Bonds – the country working together
to overcome the Tsunami and Fukushima Disasters)
2013: 輪
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(RIN) CIRCLE, RING
Yamasa Online Kanji Dictionary
輪
馬
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(UMA) HORSE
Yamasa Online Kanji Dictionary – UMA
馬
Kakizome – First Calligraphy of the Year
(this tradition dating back 400 years)
Inspirational KANJI – often set
for winter holiday homework
Each year on January 5, several thousand calligraphers
gather in Tokyo for a kakizome event that is widely
covered by media.
The kakizome paper is usually burned on 14 January in
the Sagicho festival. If the burning paper flies high, it is
said that the person will be able to write better.
Performance Shodou
 School
club activity
 Large scale
 Theatrical, choreographed
 Costumes, music, dance
 Examples:
Performance Shodou School Competition
書道 について かきましょう。
１．Shodou and Shuuji mean＿＿＿＿＿＿ an art form to write ______________ using
___________and ________________.
２．Kakizome is _＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿. A
___________festival is held on ______________
to burn the kakizome for good luck.
３．Thousands attend a __________________
held in Tokyo on January 5.
４．Performance Shodou is ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿
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５．’Kotoshi no kanji’ means ‘_____________’
and a kanji is chosen to represent＿________.