Kao Souhou - Kao Souhou

Japanese: 花押相法 - かおうそうほう

…The Han Dynasty method of divination, that is, the method of breaking down characters to judge the good and bad fortune of the writer, is said to have been adopted in Japan. In Japan, it was first used to judge the sound and meaning of characters, and was popular in Onmyodo. In the Heian period, divination by divination of kao (signature seal), and in the Kamakura period, divination by divination of strokes of characters became popular. Even today, divination by divination of names is often used when naming a newborn baby or when changing a family name or name. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "Kao Soho" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…漢代の相字の法，すなわち文字を分解して書いた人の吉凶禍福を判断する〈破字〉または〈拆字〉の法が，日本に取り入れられたとされる。日本では，初めは文字の音声，字義の判断に使用され，陰陽道で盛んに行われ，平安時代には花押（かおう）を相する花押相法，鎌倉時代には字画を相する姓名字画相が流行した。今日でも新生児の命名や改姓，改名にあたって，姓名判断が用いられることが多い。…

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