Scientifically translated, pictograph is a way of representing statistical data using symbolic figures to match the frequencies...
Talking about Japanese (or Chinese) characters, Kanji... pictograph refers to the way of representing a meaning in a symbol, later on modified to the present Kanji character which carries certain meaning and sounds.
Since I taught my students days in a week in Japanese, I had no choice but to relate and show them of how those weird sounding names came from.
Well, sort of like this...
| Days | Japanese | Characters |
| Sunday | Nichi youbi | 日 曜日 |
| Monday | Getsu youbi | 月 曜日 |
| Tuesday | Ka youbi | 火 曜日 |
| Wednesday | Sui youbi | 水 曜日 |
| Thursday | Moku youbi | 木 曜日 |
| Friday | Kin youbi | 金 曜日 |
| Saturday | Do youbi | 土 曜日 |
So basically, now, instead of Sun, Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs, Fri, Satur...we have Nichi, Getsu, Ka, Sui, Moku, Kin, Do [Nmemonic is: get a car so 'mak' can do nick]
where all these words refers to the elements of the world.
For example:
Getsu in Getsuyoubi is written as 月, a symbol with the underlying meaning of "Moon"...and the Kanji character 月 is originated from the shape of the crescent moon itself, before it was transformed into this --> 月.
While Nichi ==> written as 日, ==> carries the meaning of "Sun"
How? This is how...
Other characters? Take a guess...
Dont you love Japanese Kanji now? Hehe...
Posted by--"Yarukotonashi" no Sensei
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