夏目漱石

Traditional form:

夏目漱石

Pinyin (reading):

Xiàmù Shùshí

Definitions:

• Natsume Sōseki (1867-1916), one of the first modern Japanese novelists

Characters:

• 夏 - summer; the Xia or Hsia dynasty
• 目 - eye; to look, to see; division, topic
• 漱 - to gargle, to rinse; to wash, to scour
• 石 - stone, rock, mineral

Traditional characters:

• 夏 - summer; the Xia or Hsia dynasty
• 目 - eye; to look, to see; division, topic
• 漱 - to gargle, to rinse; to wash, to scour
• 石 - stone, rock, mineral