Winter

by Nao

fuyu, tō

We call winter fuyu. Fuyubi is a cold day in winter. The Korean drama, Winter Sonata, was popular among Japanese women several years ago. The Japanese title of the drama is Fuyu no Sonata, which is called Fuyusona for short. The drama triggered Korean wave, which spread throughout East Asia. Some of my friends are big fans of Korean drama and music. A friend of mine recommends watching Korean dramas. According to her, although the words of Korean dramas may sound outdated to the Japanese, they make a deep impression because they are touching and moving.

This is the last character of four seasons. Shun ka shū tō means seasons. Tōji is winter solstice.

The Winter Olympics is called Tōki Gorin or Tōki Orinpikku. The ki of Tōki is a season. Gorin means five rings.

The upper part of the character is similar to the lower part of natsu (summer).

1. Draw the sweeping stroke from the top to the lower left. Make the ending narrower.
2. Draw the hook. After changing the direction of the stroke, draw the sweeping stroke like the previous one. Make the ending narrower. The first two strokes are almost parallel.
3. Draw the sweeping stroke heading in the opposite direction. Make the hem-like ending by spreading the brush.
4. Draw the upper dot whose shape shows how you put down the brush.
5. Draw the lower dot. These dots are the same in shape.