Thursday, December 15, 2011

Today's Kanji Revelation

The kanji for whale

鯨　＝　魚　＋　京

kujira    equals      fish        plus       capitol

as in the western and eastern capitols: Kyōto 京都 and Tōkyō 東京.
Posted by EMC at 8:11 AM
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  1. mahamJanuary 18, 2012 at 5:05 AM

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