Hirokazu Kosaka: Calligraphy Demonstration: pt. 3 of 4 - Characters - Indianapolis Museum of Art

[kloiten]

Hmmmmm....

Folk etymology applied to Chinese characters?

Fun fun.

What this dude doesn't seem to realize is that the right part of the character to which he is assigning a meaning to has really no meaning, other than to be associated with classical pronunciations of other Chinese characters, or, that is, to rhyme them. The leftmost side is the one carrying all the meaning.

[jetaimemina]

@kloiten I bet you're tons of fun at live museum demonstrations...

[nuregami1]

hahaa, he forgot a stroke while he was writing "to meet"

[cashineen92]

After taking two years of Chinese in high school, it makes me surprisingly happy to see things I learned then being shown again by someone who does it (as a living?).

[nobeznazwyno]

@ vandimion

i agree. this is sad and has no soul, let alone it is totally not in lines with 書道書き方。

可愛いねーーーー

[mintyminty100]

ive learned more watching this than any other video

[00Yarko]

すか！！

[vandimion]

習字の基本も出来ていない。

小学生でも間違えないような誤字もしてる。

本当にこの人日本人か？

[001Asoer]

Shhh! You'll blow his cover! 此人無書道之道。只有多怪筆。

[Charliekun1]

@vandimion この人は日本人、ただ、アメリカでうまれた。

[hardlyknown79]

so a flower that blooms then dies are all in one symbol 3 in one LOL thats like a Pert Plus ad XD

[jungcd500]

Culture means change and transformation, and needs a open mind. Thats the crunch, and thats why i like the way he does it. Its a way of teaching and of learning, not of being perfekt.

[pedazodecola]

寂しい This is a better way to write sabishii. You should use that kanji instead.

[dmanroks7]

theres no hook on the end of the tree though.

[dmanroks7]

chill the fuck out kids.

[FyzikalKemizt]

This is not calligraphy, this is writing Chinese characters with a pen which has hairs on its tip. Japanese know how to make high quality products, but they don't know how to write calligraphy.

[NMRA]

just because it's not scribbley and purposely illegible doesn't mean it's not calligraphy

[huxin890101]

i have a chinese child(age 10) 'calligraphy better than him

give me your Email address if you want have a see

[ArabianWatchYou]

he explains only the charecters , he did not make any calligraphy!!!!

[bluecobalt27]

The consistent, definite flow that he brings out from the ink is incredible. The first thing that strikes me when I watch highly skilled calligraphers like him is how the write with such natural freedom, without any hesitation or calculation.

[judge1108]

Very nice video, and this man really know a lot about hanzi/kanji/hanja.

But does 淋 mean loneliness in japanese? I'm confused because in chinese it means getting wet due to rain or other water pouring...I think it's because it is pronounced same as 林(lin).so the water part is the meaning part while 林 works as the pronunciation part.

[coquus]

Yes, 淋　means lonely, and it can also be used to say "I miss you" it's pronounced as (sabi) or (sami) in the context of lonely (sabishii) 淋しい

[rickebeal]

This fellow is shingon priest.

He knows better than any scholar,

where these kanji came from.

[judge1108]

東漢 許慎 (ca. 58 CE ca. 147 CE) 《說文解字》， Xu Shen, Shuowen jie zi. If you you interested in how Hanzi/kanji/hanja came from, check this book...he explained nearly all.

[Itirinjin]

誤字、下手、でたらめな解説。

見る価値ありません。

[ie9rws]

悲しい

[yolsen1]

sadness?

[commodified]

amazing, and so soothing to watch

[jack0of0all0trades]

thankyou for the lesson. please post some more on shodo.

[lllOwOlll]

you are no great scribe!!

[Britishbush]

Thank you i learned so much,especially why and how figures come together to for a thought "word" I wish to learn more..with appreciation kevin

[ChiraHora]

I've studied shodo for three three years in Japan, I still like to practice. ONly thing is, there is no sensei near me in Michigan boo.

[Keitarosan44]

that was really interesting, thanks for posting this video

[bribabytt]

I found that absolutely fascinating! And quite relaxing to watch.

[truebutton]

I dont think it is useless, I mean I can´t judge the calligraphy cuz I have zero experience but I think it gives an informative look into how kanji developed! also maybe it has more soul into it than you think I mean he shows loneliness, sadniss, death...

[ismtzzy]

I can't believe that this can be called calligraphy.

[leonheart208]

and what can be called? yours???

[LittleWhiteKitsune]

wow... i need to go to an instructor or sumthing, cause i've spent 3 hours looking for sumthing to help me learn! and i finally found it! ^^

[doberman006]

how was he useless flux ur an idiot

[fluxofavskum]

Wow, he was useless. terrible calligraphy with no soul.

[Suzuru]

He is good. I bet that precision and speed takes years to develop.

I just started Japanese calligraphy and I can appreciate how tough it is, and how easy he makes it look.

[12643]

I hope you recycled that paper! :)

[nekopsnu]

word.

[tlitachi]

Wished I could write half as well as he can!