

What do kanji look like to you, or, how do you “see” them?
I have two personal favorites:
- 問: This one reminds me of a habit I had as a kid.
I’m nearsighted, and when I couldn’t see the blackboard clearly at school, I’d squint my eyes to try to see more clearly and my mouth would open unconsciously. Looking at my face back then, it kinda looked just like the kanji 問. Nowadays, it also reminds me of the expression someone might have when they hear something ridiculous, like eyes showing disbelief, mouth open in shock, like the emoji =0=.
2, 飛: This one looks to me like a flock of birds flying toward the top of a mountain. Reminds me of a verse in the Psalms: “Flee as a bird to your mountain.”
by Ok-Front-4501