Section 4, Unit 19: Creative Arts, Expressing thoughts

Question 1

生け花

Answer 1

いけばな

ikebana, flower arrangement

生(け): associated with alive, living, 花: flower

Question 2

書道

Answer 2

しょどう

calligraphy

書: document; handwriting, penmanship, 道: path, “the way of …” in art forms

Question 3

趣味

Answer 3

しゅみ

hobby; pastime, preference

趣: taste, effect, gist, tenor, 味: taste, flavour

Question 4

興味

Answer 4

きょうみ

interest in

興: interest, 味: flavour, taste

Question 5

折り紙

Answer 5

おりがみ

origami, paper-folding

also 折紙

折る: to fold, 紙: paper

Question 6

才能

Answer 6

さいのう

talent

才: talent, ability, disposition, 能: function; talent, nou theater

Question 7

豊か

Answer 7

ゆたか

rich; abundant, plentiful, great (a lot of)

primitives: to curve, bend (also means melody), 曲 + bean, 豆

Question 8

持ち主

Answer 8

もちぬし

owner; possessor

持ち: have, possess, 主: master, proprietor

Question 9

抽象

Answer 9

ちゅうしょう

abstract (e.g. art)

抽: to extract (“fingers” + “seedling”), associated with sampling, extraction, and, for some reason, lottery, 象: phenomenon; ELEPHANT!

Question 10

芸術

Answer 10

げいじゅつ

the arts; (fine) art

芸: craft, art; performance, accomplishment, technique, 術: art, method; technique, way