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Constituent of Kanji and Creation Points

23.05.08SeriesJapanese Type Design / Constituent of Kanji and Creation Points

Constituent of Kanji and Creation Points 05: “Consistency”

To create a radical, there is a group of patterns that are approved, such as making a certain stroke in a stop brush or sweeping. Even with choices made freely, taking a broad view of charac…

23.03.20SeriesJapanese Type Design / Constituent of Kanji and Creation Points

Constituent of Kanji and Creation Points 04: “Enclosed System”

The radicals of the enclosed system include “tare,” “nyou,” and “kamae.” Thickness is adjusted so that appearance of the enclosing side is stronger, and the enclosed part is weaker. Regardin…

23.02.27SeriesJapanese Type Design / Constituent of Kanji and Creation Points

Constituent of Kanji and Creation Points 03: “Horizontal Division System”

Today, I would like to introduce points on creating a kanji that consists of the top and bottom division as the horizontal division system. The part on the top of kanji is called “kanmuri (c…

23.02.06SeriesJapanese Type Design / Constituent of Kanji and Creation Points

Constituent of Kanji and Creation Points 02: “Vertical Division System”

The part on the left of kanji is “hen,” and the part on the right of a kanji is “tsukuri.” Today, I would like to introduce hen, tsukuri, and points on creating constituents of kanji with ve…

22.11.28SeriesJapanese Type Design / Constituent of Kanji and Creation Points

Constituent of Kanji and Creation Points 01: “Radical”

Kanji can be grouped by radical. Radicals are a part of kanji. For example, “焼, 炊, and 炒” are all kanji with a common radical. This radical is “火” when it is written alone. As the part on th…

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