Ichi is a single stroke character (“kanji”). The stroke is began with the placement of the “mother dot”, then the brush is motioned to the Right, with a slight rise, when examined closely, one can see that it also “narrows” slightly as it rises. When the stroke has “risen” to about a third of the stroke's height, the “tip” of the brush levels out and continues to the desired “end point”. The “bottom” of the stroke continues in an “arcing” fashion to the end point of the desired length. Once the desired length is attained, the brush will execute a finishing “bounce”
Ni “Two”
Ni is a two stroke kanji. The first stroke, is an “upward curving horses bit” , the second, is “Ichi”
San “Three”
San is a three stroke kanji. The first stroke, is an “upward curving horses bit”, the second is a “rising horses bit”, and the third (bottom) is “Ichi”
Shi “Four”
Shi, is a five stroke kanji. The first stroke is a “Long bow”, the second is a “carpenter's square”, the third is a “rhino horn”, the fourth is a variation on the “bamboo crescent“, and the fifth is “ichi”.
Go “Five”
Go, is a four stroke kanji. The first stroke is a “rising horses bit”, the second is a “Long bow”, the third is a “carpenter's square” and the fourth is “ichi”.
Roku “Six”
Roku, is a four stroke kanji. The first stroke is a “turtle head” dot, the second is “Ichi”, the third is a “pecking bird”(variant), and the fourth is a “plumb stone”(variant).
Nana “Seven”
Nana, is a two stroke kanji. The first stroke, is a “rising horse's bit” (variation), the second is a “floating goose” (variant).
Hatchi “Eight”
Hatchi, is a two stroke kanji. The first stroke, is a “Rhino horn” (variation), the second is a “playing fish” (variation).
Ku “Nine”
Ku, is a two stroke kanji. The first stroke, is a“Rhino horn” (variation), the second, is a “Phoenix wing”.
Ju “Ten”
Ju (or “to”, is a two stroke kanji. The first stroke is “ichi”, the second stroke is a “long bow”.
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