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ottomated420 asked: I’m look for calligraphy/kanji for the japanese word for octopus(tako), I can only find it for the word for kite, which is also tako, but is written different.
I prefer calligraphy, but kanji will work too.
thanks
also, how do you pronounce tako?
I’ve been saying ‘tay-ko’Website content
Answer from Kanji Market:

tako??octopus?: ??, ?
tako (kite): ??, ?
pronouceation: tako’s [...]

Here is a set of calligraphy and what we call in Japanese.

brush pen “fu-de” - ?? - ?
paper is “han-shi” - ??? - ??
ink stick is “su-mi” - ?? - ? and “boku-jyu” - ????? - ?? for liquid type ink.
ink slab is “suzuri” - ??? - ?

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Japanese martial arts is called “bu-do”. Judo, Karate, Kendo, Sumo, Kyudo and so on.
In Bu-do scene, it starts with bow and finish with bow which is “REI” to show “REIGI” Respect and Manners. At Dojo, observance of REIGI is a important part of your training as much as improving skill and techniques.

bu-do (Martial Arts): ???, [...]