1497. This #kanjipuzzle is about evolution. Start with one character, add a few strokes, and get another, then repeat. 一 -> ? -> ? -> ? -> ? -> ? -> ? -> ? -> 積


Answer:

一 -> 二 -> コ -> 口 -> 日 -> 目 -> 貝 -> 責 -> 積

一  ICHI, ITSU, hito(tsu) - one

二  NI, futa(tsu), futa - two

コ  Katakana "Ko"

口  KOU, kuchi - mouth

日  NICHI, JITSU, hi, ka - sun, day

目  MOKU, me - eye

貝  KAI - shellfish

責  SEKI, se(meru) - condemn, censure, torture

積  SEKI, tsu(mu), tsu(moru) - heap, load, accumulate, estimate