其の or その

[atomsk]

normally you write grammatical words in Hiragana, right? In this example, which is a name of a kata its in Kanji.
順刀其の一 (juntou sono ichi)
Can someone explain why?

[watermen]

normally you write grammatical words in Hiragana, right? In this example, which is a name of a kata its in Kanji.
順刀其の一 (juntou sono ichi)
Can someone explain why?

其の is その, you can write it either way.

[markystar]

because kanji can imply some meaning, i think words like その、この、どの、あの are generally not written in kanji to free them from any ideographic connection.

[sashimidimsum7250]

Speaking of Kanji and their meanings. I think one word that needs to be saved from it's Kanji is 切手。

One girl is my class just couldn't wrap her head around why those two Kanji were put together to mean stamp. It bugged her to no end.

If she had been nicer, maybe I would have suggested that those Kanji were used for their sounds not their meanings. But I'm just guessing.

[Shaydwyrm]

切手　was originally an abbreviation of a longer word/phrase 切符手形, where 手形 means something like promissory note.

[sashimidimsum7250]

切手　was originally an abbreviation of a longer word/phrase 切符手形, where 手形 means something like promissory note.

Awesome. That's good to know.

[atomsk]

because kanji can imply some meaning, i think words like その、この、どの、あの are generally not written in kanji to free them from any ideographic connection.

well, 其 just has one meaning: "that".

arent all grammatical stuff like verb endings, particles or words like sono, kono, ano,.. generally written in hiragana?

then why not in case of 順刀其の一? Is it maybe just because its something old? Musou Jikiden Eishin Ryu Iaido is over 400 years old. How old is Hiragana?
Or is it maybe just because its like a name?