伐
to cut down; attack
Kanji 1707
Thank you for visiting this Character Home Page. Below you'll find a synopsis of the essay. If you wish to read the full text, the PDF of the essay is available for purchase to the right.
See how trees can be difficult! Find out why marketers emphasize that products have been made from wood felled in thinning the forest, and discover the thinking behind thinning forests at all. Then explore figurative uses of 伐 in terms about savage behavior, punitive expeditions to subjugate rebels, and the conquest of other countries. Also learn about a Japanese Robin Hood!
Revision history:
Dec. 13, 2019:
- p. 2: Etymology Box: Replaced the old Henshall etymology with the new one.
- p. 2: Deleted the 2nd sidebar because it was based on the old Henshall etymology, and now he doesn't comment at all on the yomi.
- p. 15: I had called Toyotomi a shogun. He wasn't. He was a preeminent feudal lord, warrior, general, samurai, and politician.
- p. 18: Added a link to the Kanshudo games.
Nov. 29, 2016: I made several edits to an anecdote on p. 8. The changes have nothing to do with kanji. I just wanted to tell a personal story a little bit better.
Nov. 18, 2016: Originally published.
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