In the anime spotlight this kanji (壱) ‘ichi’ caught my eye, I haven’t seen this way of writing ichi/one/first before now, it intrigued me. Is there an article somewhere that elaborates on this particular kanji’s uses? Log in to Reply
Yes, just to make it more fun for everyone, there are special kanji used for formal numbers, mostly legal and financial documents and money. Here is the Wikipedia entry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_numerals#Formal_numbers Log in to Reply
In the anime spotlight this kanji (壱) ‘ichi’ caught my eye, I haven’t seen this way of writing ichi/one/first before now, it intrigued me. Is there an article somewhere that elaborates on this particular kanji’s uses?
Yes, just to make it more fun for everyone, there are special kanji used for formal numbers, mostly legal and financial documents and money. Here is the Wikipedia entry:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_numerals#Formal_numbers