Getting Emotional with the Kanji
Posted by harvey in Culture, Language on 03. Apr, 2009 | No Comments
喜怒哀楽 (kidoairaku)
This Japanese four-character phrase (四字熟語) roughly means, “the range of human emotions.” Individually the characters mean…
喜 – happiness
怒 – anger
哀 – sorrow/pity (Love this kanji, it’s used in 哀れ. Very Japanese.)
楽 – pleasure
Together, these characters express the entire range of feelings that a person might have.
I can’t remember where I came across this phrase, [...]
