The kanji are jukujikun , from Chinese 海豹 (literally “ sea leopard ”). Pronunciation (Irregular reading) あ ざ らし [àzáꜜràshì] (Nakadaka – [2]) IPA : [a̠za̠ɾa̠ɕi] Noun . You can select, move, resize and change the font of whatever you want to write, mixing kanji, katakana and the Latin alphabet as you like. Horizontal and vertical writing can be used simultaneously. Each of these has a representation in kanji script. Seal script is an ancient form of Japanese and Chinese calligraphy with a special appeal to the artistic eye. They each have a representative kanji symbol. They also include Earth, Water, and Fire, but Air and Void (sky or heaven) are used rather than Wood and Metal. Japanese online directory, Japanese gift stores, Japanese shopping, Japanese stores Graphic and Traditional patterns in Kanji Characters If you are looking for things your name for Kanji character, this is the site to find any product. Given all this, I've made a sub-site for the list above, bestiary.japanesewithanime.com, which also contains how an animal word is normally spelled, besides their kanji, in case you really need to know. Word for "Animal" in Japanese The word for "animal" in Japanese is doubutsu 動物, written with the kanji for "move" and "thing," so, animals are literally "moving things." They were written from right to left before. This ancient Chinese writing form has a particular expressiveness and magic. In addition kanji can always be written from top to bottom. 海豹 (あざらし) • a seal, specifically the earless seal or true seal; Usage notes The interface is in Japanese, but it’s relatively easy and intuitive to use it (don’t stress about all the strange kanji: green button means proceed, red means back). But there is no exact rules. Japanese kanji are written from left to right (European way) since Meiji period. Artist-calligrapher Nadja Van Ghelue shows you how to brush small seal script in various video demonstrations. In addition, Japanese Buddhism has a set of elements, the godai, which vary from the Chinese elements.