Today’s kanji is 手紙, which is read as tegami (teh-gah-me). 手紙 means letter, as in something you write out and send in the mail.
手 is the kanji for hand. 紙 refers to paper.
So when you combine the two symbols, you get “hand paper.”
The stroke order for 手紙 is shown below.
I think in a day and age where computers and e-mail accounts exist, a 手紙 certainly means a lot. Writing out a 手紙 by hand definitely adds a personal touch to your message.
Truth be told, I believe I owe a lot of people a 手紙 to explain some things, but in due time. In due time.
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