This book is to introduce you Japanese culture by examining commonly-seen types of kanji used as part of the ring name of
a professional sumo wrestler (shikona).
When you want to know the mentality of Japanese people, kanji in shikona is the key to understand that. If you learn the meaning of kanji in shikona and the background of its use, you will also learn the core of Japanese mentality which has been handed down from generation to generation since the ancient times.
Chapter
1. Kanji for Divinely Natural Products
2. Kanji for Natural Phenomena
3. Kanji for Love for Hometown
4. Kanji for Animals
5. Kanji for Plants
6. Traditionally Handed-down Kanji
7. The Most Familiar Kanji for Shikona
8. Kanji for the Colors&Directions of Drapes