So, supposedly, kanji came originally from pictures - for example, the kanji for river, started out as a picture for river, and over the years, eventually became the kanji that we know today: 川
However, in a lot of mangas and logos, there’s times when the process goes the other way, where the kanji is modified based on the meaning of the kanji, some have a humorous twist, and are kind of like… visual puns! I’ve provided some examples below. Have you seen anything similar?? Post pictures of logos that you’ve seen!
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Often, souls are depicted using flames. Here 幽 has parts of it replaced with flames…
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湯 (hot water) has it’s “wing” portion replaced with the typical onsen symbol, and 楽 has parts replaced with music notes.
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The kanji for cat (猫) has been stylized to gook like a cat. The tenten was replaced with cat paws, and the ん has been modified to have a cat tail
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恐竜 (dinosaur) has been re-stylized to look more dinosaurish - with a tail!
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half-boiled hero - part of the 半got replaced with an egg
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I think this one is kind of common, but the sun (日) radical in star (星) is replaced with a star. Same for the one below this.
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This is a play on words - the original word 快速 (kaisoku) is an express train, but literally means pleasant speed. 快足 can also be pronounced kaisoku - and means pleasant feet - and the top portion of foot (足) has been replaced with a foot - ironically I believe the bottom portion of the kanji was actually the foot…
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Here, ゆび (finger) has been replaced with fingers…The one below this also has the push (押) kanji modified to look like a finger…
