Honestly, gloom (鬱) might be my single favorite character in all of japanese. It's such a bold and distinctive shape. I don't think there's anything even SLIGHTLY similar to it in all of the joyo kanji. It's one of maybe a dozen kanji I can write completely from memory, and even though my stroke order is nonsense, I can be confident that a reader would recognize it. The kanji that really bust my balls are usually ones with really common elements that are similar to one another, and it's worse again if the meanings feel somewhat related. Recently for example, I had some real trouble in my review deck with rope (綱) and netting (網). I also have a tough time keeping some similar radicals straight, such as inserted between (夹), even (平), and half (半).
I was thinking about this topic when my friend jokingly showed me the kanji for たいと. When he told me it was the first he found when looking for hard kanji, I thought it was silly for the same reason you gave. Neat video!
My mom started teaching me kanji before I even went to kindergarten, and I started writing them about as early as I went to school. 鬱 is definitely one of the least intuitive kanji I have ever seen. The other two examples weren't too nasty (notably for having fewer strokes) but this one is an effing covid-19. It combines smaller pieces rarely if ever found in other kanji in a configuration that follows almost none of the logic we intuit from other highly used kanji. It's like a recipe full of ingredients you can't find in any grocery stores you or any of your friends know about, prepared and combined using mostly techniques you never use. That's how you make 鬱
Very informative, you answered a lot of questions for me. Thank you very much! I would argue that the most dangerous animal would be the Human. A mosquito is an insect not an animal but, they are one of the biggest killers of people.
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Why aren't your videos more popular? 😭 Interesting as always :))
Thank you for the kind words!!!
Agreed, highly underrated channel
Came here from reddit, I just wanted to say that, for me, rarity of the radicals in a kanji determines their difficulty
Honestly, gloom (鬱) might be my single favorite character in all of japanese. It's such a bold and distinctive shape. I don't think there's anything even SLIGHTLY similar to it in all of the joyo kanji. It's one of maybe a dozen kanji I can write completely from memory, and even though my stroke order is nonsense, I can be confident that a reader would recognize it.
The kanji that really bust my balls are usually ones with really common elements that are similar to one another, and it's worse again if the meanings feel somewhat related. Recently for example, I had some real trouble in my review deck with rope (綱) and netting (網). I also have a tough time keeping some similar radicals straight, such as inserted between (夹), even (平), and half (半).
I quite like 幽霊 (yuurei; ghost) because it looks quite ghostly and ominous. Analogous to its meaning! :)
I love the simplicity of 本 (Book; "moto"), simple and pleasant to write.
I was thinking about this topic when my friend jokingly showed me the kanji for たいと. When he told me it was the first he found when looking for hard kanji, I thought it was silly for the same reason you gave. Neat video!
Thank you!
Keep up the great work man, these are all such high quality
your channel definitely deserves more views !!
Dude this was awesome. Super educational!
All of your videos are so well put together and very informative. I really hope your channel continues gaining the traction it deserves
Thank you so much for your kind words!
Very informative even for a native Japanese speaker such as myself :D
Keep up the great work!
Thank you!!!
Man, that mosquito analogy was too real
Thank you for that video :)
Dogen's favorite difficult kanji is 痙攣
I even just learned taito kanji in just like 1 minutes
Great thing I saw this on Reddit! どうもありがとうございました! :)
I’m here before you blow up :D I loved this video man
Thank you so much!
My mom started teaching me kanji before I even went to kindergarten, and I started writing them about as early as I went to school. 鬱 is definitely one of the least intuitive kanji I have ever seen. The other two examples weren't too nasty (notably for having fewer strokes) but this one is an effing covid-19. It combines smaller pieces rarely if ever found in other kanji in a configuration that follows almost none of the logic we intuit from other highly used kanji. It's like a recipe full of ingredients you can't find in any grocery stores you or any of your friends know about, prepared and combined using mostly techniques you never use. That's how you make 鬱
Wow, amazing video. You should have way more subscribers.
Keep up the great work!!
Thanks a bunch! It really means a ton!!!
To me, the most difficult Kanji is 生！Why would I say that? The Han reading and Kun reading for it is insane. It changes sound whenever it feels like.
I suppose life takes many different forms! I agree though, some kanji just have so many ways to read them!
the most difficult kanji is 石 because every time I see it I think it's 右 😅
曇り hurts me more than it should
Makes me feel cloudy for sure!
Very informative, you answered a lot of questions for me. Thank you very much!
I would argue that the most dangerous animal would be the Human.
A mosquito is an insect not an animal but, they are one of the biggest
killers of people.
Fun video!
Quick question, where can I find the background music used in this video?
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depression is always difficult
I'm honestly surprised Taito only 84 strokes🤣🤣🤣🤣
I appreciate your channel❗❤️🇯🇵
Actually mine contents something in common because I am Japanese language and culture and Bulgarian language and literature tutor 笑。
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I like this
I can understand Katakana only, I still trying to memorize the hiragana form
「Taito」とはどういう意味ですか？
@2:30 Literally laughed out loud at Desert Bus. つまらん。。。
I'm so glad you caught it!
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No, Huáng is the most difficult kanji that it is even not typable.
You look nice ^ - ^
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