To Compel

"To Compel" by Nao

sema-ru, haku

If there is somebody or something behind you and they are approaching you, they are in the state of semaru. Semaru is a verb which means to press somebody. When you urge somebody to do something, you are doing an action called semaru. Its past tense is sematta.

Deadlines tend to affect you in this way. In Japanese, deadlines come from behind. If a deadline (shimekiri) is a subject, it comes from behind (semaru). We say, therefore, “shimekiri ga semaru.” If you are the subject of the sentence, you are chased by a deadline, that is, “shimekiri ni owareru.” Owareru means to be chased.

Kyōhaku means coercion.

Something powerful and spectacular has hakuryoku, which means a dramatic impact.

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1. Draw the sweeping dot on the top.
2. Draw the left side of the rectangle.
3. Draw the hook.
4. Draw the horizontal stroke in the rectangle.
5. Draw the lower side of the rectangle.
6. Draw the dot in the upper left corner.
7. Draw the crooked stroke. Change the direction of the brush three times.
8. Draw the sweeping stroke at the bottom.