These new Kanji characters read "oo ame", which means "big rain".
The first character reads "oo", or "dai" and the second looks like a window and rain drops, so that means "rain". It's easy to remember.
These first two are my best.
On this one I drew a flower, which teachers give if you do well. I was sooooo glad that I finished it correctly, I had to reward myself with the flower.
Here are a few samples of a correct writhing.
My sensei's writing. On the second character, there is a count for the lines, which tell what to write first. You can try if you dare. :)
Calligraphy in Japanese is called Shodo. I'm using a brush and black ink on special calligraphy paper. The paper is very fine, soft, and the size is bigger than A4. I have white and also brown paper. I like the brown better because my writing looks better on the brown paper.
I'm learning two ways of writing. One is called Kaisho and the other one is Gyosho. I like Gyosho better because it is smooth, and more like art. Kaisho is the proper printed version of writing.
My sensei is always giving me to write simple words in Hiragana and Kanji. My sensei's writing is in orange, and the orange circle that my sensei draws over my writing means that I did well.
Shodo is awesome! I really enjoy it very much. You can try with me if you like.