Kanji is usually used to indicate nouns, verbs, and adjectives. Kanji is the most difficult aspect in learning Japanese, but many kanji can be broken into a few parts, so it would be much easier to put a few parts together to make one kanji.

Kanji Channel at NILS, Adjective “明るい” & “暗い”

Adrian-san said that one of his favorite kanji is “鬼 (Oni).” What is “Oni”?
Oni is an imaginary evil creature which was described in “Kojiki(古事記),” the Record of Ancient Matters, written in 8th-century Japan. Gradually, a stereotypical image of the oni was created by the people. It has a furious expression, horns, fangs, and wears nothing but a tiger skin around its haunches. Sometimes ancient rulers regarded their political or religious enemies as Oni which gave them an excuse for conquering them. Oni appears in many Japanese folk tales, such as “Momotaro,” and the word oni is used even today to describe people who show no mercy.