Water Kanji Japanese Calligraphy Postcard

A kanji is the Japanese word for Chinese character. Chinese characters represent an idea into one character. Typically, one part of the kanji is the meaning of the character, while the other gives it the sound. They are usually combined with other kanji to make complex words. This beautiful postcard has Japanese calligraphy for the kanji 水. It means water. Water in Japanese is pronounced mizu. A word using this kanji is 香水 (or kousui) - meaning perfume. 水 is one of the kanji that is also means the same in Chinese. Did you know that this kanji represents one of the 5 Japanese elements? The calligraphy was handwritten by me on a tablet. A pretty light blue background adds, but not distracts, from the kanji. On the back is the meaning of the kanji, to show your friends what you know!