Since this is my first post, I have no idea what I am gonna talk about but I guess I can start with a Kanji that has recently blown my mind away, in terms of making life a lot easier when living in Japan and also in terms of learning another side to Kanji.

Your average-billy-bob kanji would usually consist of 1~2 syllables sometimes the odd 3 as well… but until I came across the mind blowing 5!!

承り (うけたまわり) means to receive an ‘order’ or comply with something… (according to goo) often I see it a lot when I receive printed advertising in the mail box.

It made more sense when a waiter/waitress said ご注文を承りました！I am assuming (with my limited and outdated Japanese knowledge) that this is probably the sonkeigo form, or was it keigo?

It still amazes me though, one kanji, 5 times the effort. Makes me wonder if there are many more like that out there in the Kanji world.

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