# Fun Kanji, New Kanji, Non WK kanji **URL:** \ **Category:** Kanji\ **Created:** [October 4, 2018, 1:20am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/fun-kanji-new-kanji-non-wk-kanji/33098 "2018-10-04T01:20:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TamanegiNoKame](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/tamaneginokame/32/127868_2.png) [@TamanegiNoKame](https://community.wanikani.com/u/TamanegiNoKame)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2018, 1:20am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/fun-kanji-new-kanji-non-wk-kanji/33098/1 "2018-10-04T01:20:19Z")
Kanji, kanji, get your kanji here. Are you a kanji freak? Do you study these things just for fun? Do you find them beautiful or interesting and learn even the ones that are super unnecessary to learn? Then this is the right thread for you. Rules: 1. Your kanji must be non-WK kanji. 2. You must be a kanji freak. 3. You must be able to count to 7 in your native language, or at least 8. 4. Your kanji must be awesome. 5. All one-kanji words with no hiragana needed such as the examples below are de facto awesome. 6. Remember the rules. Examples below: 礫-こいし-pebble 槍ーやりーjavelin, lance ---
**Author:** ![bladepoint](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/bladepoint/32/227280_2.png) [@bladepoint](https://community.wanikani.com/u/bladepoint)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2018, 1:34am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/fun-kanji-new-kanji-non-wk-kanji/33098/2 "2018-10-04T01:34:57Z")
> **I have one, but I'm not sure how appropriate it is (may be useful for a religious tour of Japan, hint hint)** > > > **You're sure you want to see this?** > > > > ![are%20you%20sure%20about%20that](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/original/3X/b/1/b1c09a46330050c0420e720069ec662ae61a3fa6.gif) > > > > > **If you must** > > > > > > 卍-まんじ-swastika ---
**Author:** ![DawnTheFawn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/dawnthefawn/32/222363_2.png) [@DawnTheFawn](https://community.wanikani.com/u/DawnTheFawn)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2018, 1:37am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/fun-kanji-new-kanji-non-wk-kanji/33098/3 "2018-10-04T01:37:15Z")
噂 - うわさ - rumor 蓋 - ふた - lid, cover, cap 頬 - ほお - cheek ---
**Author:** ![TamanegiNoKame](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/tamaneginokame/32/127868_2.png) [@TamanegiNoKame](https://community.wanikani.com/u/TamanegiNoKame)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2018, 1:37am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/fun-kanji-new-kanji-non-wk-kanji/33098/4 "2018-10-04T01:37:55Z")
I love 蓋. It is the best! ---
**Author:** ![MissMisc](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/missmisc/32/232094_2.png) [@MissMisc](https://community.wanikani.com/u/MissMisc)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2018, 1:45am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/fun-kanji-new-kanji-non-wk-kanji/33098/5 "2018-10-04T01:45:56Z")
y-you’re the best! ---
**Author:** ![seanblue](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/seanblue/32/579844_2.png) [@seanblue](https://community.wanikani.com/u/seanblue)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2018, 1:50am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/fun-kanji-new-kanji-non-wk-kanji/33098/6 "2018-10-04T01:50:51Z")
I saw this while reading ご注文はうさぎですか. Four similar looking kanji to make one word. 🙂 魑ち魅み魍もう魎りょう - evil spirits of rivers and mountains ---
**Author:** ![TamanegiNoKame](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/tamaneginokame/32/127868_2.png) [@TamanegiNoKame](https://community.wanikani.com/u/TamanegiNoKame)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2018, 1:52am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/fun-kanji-new-kanji-non-wk-kanji/33098/7 "2018-10-04T01:52:48Z")
裾ーすそーhem, cuff 雫ーしずくーdrop, drip 籠ーかごーbasket ---
**Author:** ![MissMisc](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/missmisc/32/232094_2.png) [@MissMisc](https://community.wanikani.com/u/MissMisc)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2018, 1:53am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/fun-kanji-new-kanji-non-wk-kanji/33098/8 "2018-10-04T01:53:32Z")
I love this thread already, I love learning new kanji, even for the ones that are usually written in kana :durtle_love: A recent one: [淵](https://jisho.org/search/%E6%B7%B5) — abyss, depths, deep water ---
**Author:** ![TamanegiNoKame](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/tamaneginokame/32/127868_2.png) [@TamanegiNoKame](https://community.wanikani.com/u/TamanegiNoKame)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2018, 1:54am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/fun-kanji-new-kanji-non-wk-kanji/33098/9 "2018-10-04T01:54:46Z")
OH AWESOME I HAVE SEEN THIS ONE. Isn’t it used for like being on the edge of death or something (depths of despair, it turns out)? ふち。。。I can’t remember the phrase, but yeah that is a neat one. Responding to you from above because…I can. Yeah, it somehow totally looks like what it means. I love it. ---
**Author:** ![MissMisc](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/missmisc/32/232094_2.png) [@MissMisc](https://community.wanikani.com/u/MissMisc)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2018, 1:59am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/fun-kanji-new-kanji-non-wk-kanji/33098/10 "2018-10-04T01:59:28Z")
Yes exactly! It can be used for things like “depths of despair” and “grip of death” :durtle_the_explorer: I think a common phrase with it is 「淵に沈む」 The kanji is aesthetically pleasing to me c: ---
**Author:** ![seanblue](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/seanblue/32/579844_2.png) [@seanblue](https://community.wanikani.com/u/seanblue)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2018, 2:00am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/fun-kanji-new-kanji-non-wk-kanji/33098/11 "2018-10-04T02:00:17Z")
I was going to put 裾 but I didn’t think it was fancy enough. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![MissMisc](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/missmisc/32/232094_2.png) [@MissMisc](https://community.wanikani.com/u/MissMisc)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2018, 2:03am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/fun-kanji-new-kanji-non-wk-kanji/33098/12 "2018-10-04T02:03:50Z")
> [@TamanegiNoKame](#): > > Responding to you from above because…I can. Such a good onion turtle > [@TamanegiNoKame](#): > > Yeah, it somehow totally looks like what it means. I love it. Right? Kind of like a body of water taking you away into the depths of something 🌀 ---
**Author:** ![TamanegiNoKame](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/tamaneginokame/32/127868_2.png) [@TamanegiNoKame](https://community.wanikani.com/u/TamanegiNoKame)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2018, 2:07am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/fun-kanji-new-kanji-non-wk-kanji/33098/13 "2018-10-04T02:07:51Z")
I just added a rule number 5 to clarify rule number 4. 😉🕶🐢 ---
**Author:** ![Naphthalene](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/naphthalene/32/219185_2.png) [@Naphthalene](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Naphthalene)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2018, 2:40am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/fun-kanji-new-kanji-non-wk-kanji/33098/14 "2018-10-04T02:40:58Z")
I like trees, in general (the real thing too, not just the kanji) Here are some that are cool: 櫟くぬぎ _Quercus acutissima_ 榊さかき _Cleyera japonica_ Stuff like that. Also 蔦つた _Parthenocissus tricuspidata_ (Japanese ivy) Warning: not actually a tree. ---
**Author:** ![Vanilla](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/vanilla/32/521468_2.png) [@Vanilla](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Vanilla)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2018, 2:43am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/fun-kanji-new-kanji-non-wk-kanji/33098/15 "2018-10-04T02:43:13Z")
I think 鼎 happens to look pretty rad desu ---
**Author:** ![Naphthalene](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/naphthalene/32/219185_2.png) [@Naphthalene](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Naphthalene)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2018, 2:45am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/fun-kanji-new-kanji-non-wk-kanji/33098/16 "2018-10-04T02:45:34Z")
Isn’t that a three legged kettle? Edit: it is. Thank you google image. ---
**Author:** ![Sezme](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/sezme/32/223482_2.png) [@Sezme](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Sezme)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2018, 3:12am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/fun-kanji-new-kanji-non-wk-kanji/33098/17 "2018-10-04T03:12:02Z")
> [@RysingDragon](#): > > 噂 - うわさ - rumor That goes with 嘘 - うそ - lie ---
**Author:** ![Shadkat](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/shadkat/32/401341_2.png) [@Shadkat](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Shadkat)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2018, 4:02am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/fun-kanji-new-kanji-non-wk-kanji/33098/18 "2018-10-04T04:02:39Z")
I just stumbled on the word 宵 in a song yesterday. I think it’s quite cute. 宵 -よい - evening, early night ---
**Author:** ![raegefilth](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/raegefilth/32/675344_2.png) [@raegefilth](https://community.wanikani.com/u/raegefilth)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2018, 5:49am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/fun-kanji-new-kanji-non-wk-kanji/33098/19 "2018-10-04T05:49:36Z")
椿 - つばき - Common camellia; Camellia japonica Pretty flower and pretty kanji 💖 ---
**Author:** ![Naphthalene](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/naphthalene/32/219185_2.png) [@Naphthalene](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Naphthalene)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2018, 6:02am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/fun-kanji-new-kanji-non-wk-kanji/33098/20 "2018-10-04T06:02:37Z")
Oh, that reminds me of a song where that word appears. The actual line is 今宵背中に纒 黒いハッピと誇りを身にまとい Which brings me to 纒まとい, which also happens to be the title of the song. It’s the alternate kanji for 纏まとい, which is a big pole/sign used to indicate a firefighter squad during the Edo period. The alternate version is the name of a place in the Kanagawa prefecture. [Next page](https://community.wanikani.com/t/fun-kanji-new-kanji-non-wk-kanji/33098.md?page=2)