Shuuji. Shodou.

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Shuuji. Shodou.

• Calligraphy

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Shuuji is considered to be an art form. You can
show individual style.
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Special equipment ?? ? ??
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Kotoshi no Kanji Kanji of the Year

• 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 ? (ring, circle. Awarding of Tokyo 2020
  Olympics)
• 2012 ? (Gold. Success in Gold medals at London
  Olympics)
• 2011 ? (Bonds the country working together to
  overcome the Tsunami and Fukushima Disasters)

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2013 ? (RIN) CIRCLE, RING

• Yamasa Online Kanji Dictionary
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? (UMA) HORSE

• Yamasa Online Kanji Dictionary UMA
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Kakizome First Calligraphy of the Year(this
tradition dating back 400 years)
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Inspirational KANJI often set for winter
holiday homework
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Each year on January 5, several thousand
calligraphers gather in Tokyo for a kakizome
event that is widely covered by media.
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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.
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Performance Shodou

• School club activity
• Large scale
• Theatrical, choreographed
• Costumes, music, dance
• Examples
• Performance Shodou School Competition

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• 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 _________________
• 5.Kotoshi no kanji means _____________ and a
  kanji is chosen to represent_________.