Phrase
June 30, 2010
"Phrase" by Nao
ku
When we talk about grammar rules or languages in general, ku means a phrase. Zekku is a situation in which you are too appalled to respond. It literally means vanishing phrases.
In literature, poems and a part of a poem are called ku. It is also a unit of Japanese short poems. Japanese poems such as haiku and tanka are counted by this unit. The ku of haiku is this character.
One haiku or one tanka is ikku; two, niku; three, sanku, and so on.
Tanka consists of “kami no ku” and “shimo no ku.” In both phrases, ku is today’s character. These phrases mean the upper part of tanka and the lower part of tanka, respectively. The former part is tanka’s first three lines composed of 5 syllabics, 7 and 5 and the latter part is its last two lines composed of 7 syllabics and 7.
- Draw the sweeping stroke.
- Draw the hook with an upward turn.
- Begin to draw the rectangle. First, draw the left side of the rectangle.
- Draw the upper and right sides of the rectangle.
- Draw the lower side of the rectangle.
September 25, 2010 at 9:32 pm
If Ku merely designates a “phrase” why would a Japanese manufacturing company place this Japanese character on its products. Is there additional significant meaning to the symbol?
September 26, 2010 at 3:55 am
I don’t think so. I think there is something related to a phrase. For example, there is a word meaning taboo, which is kinku. The kin of kinku means to forbid. So it is a forbidden phrase.
There is a character very similar to this. It’s 旬.
It is often used for food because it means fresh.
I hope this answered your question.
Thank you for the comment.