Animal Kanji Etymology Dictionary, New Edition

Introduction This book contains 480 kanji and kokuji characters representing animals. It explains their original meanings, their origins, and the differences in usage between China and Japan. Oracle bone script, bronze inscriptions, and seal script are also included. (This book is a new edition of the "Dictionary of Animal Kanji Etymology," published in October 2007.)

Table of Contents Cow, Dog, Sheep, Insect, Shellfish, Falcon, Horse, Fish, Bird, Deer, Mouse, Dragon, Turtle, and more. Index (Index of Animal Chinese Names, Index of Kokuji, Half-Kokuji, and Japanese Kanji Notations, Index of Animal Japanese Names)