籠
basket; cage; confinement; seclusion; to fill
Kanji 1983
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Do you know about the kagome pattern or the “bird in the cage” game? Do you know who was called a “caged bird” or how insect cages influenced Kyoto architecture? Do you know how baskets helped when crossing valleys? With this essay you’ll learn all that plus terms for shutting oneself up in one’s study, bottling up discontent, and stammering. Oh, and several words for lanterns!
Revision history:
Aug. 23, 2024: p. 5: Removed a broken link.
Mar. 22, 2024: p. 9: Changed "Echigo" to "Etchu." Also replaced the broken link in that caption.
Feb. 21, 2022:
- p. 2, Etymology Box: Added a Henshall etymology.
- p. 20: Added a link to the Kanshudo games.
Feb. 9, 2019: p. 9 photo caption: Edited the translation of the first Japanese sentence.
Aug. 24, 2018: Originally published.
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