Zen Antique features two kinds of Antique Japanese with Kanji. The impression of the weights (thickness) of strokes are different among characters—Hiragana and Latin alphabets are slightly lighter, while Katakana and Kanji are slightly heavier, which
gives the unique rhythm and taste in this font. This is Zen Antique Soft, a version of <ahref="https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Zen+Antique">Zen Antique</a> with a slightly rounded effect on the corners.
To learn more, read <ahref="https://fonts.googleblog.com/2021/10/say-hello-to-our-big-new-japanese.html">Say Hello to our big new Japanese collection with Zen Fonts</a>(English), <ahref="https://fonts.googleblog.com/2021/10/the-story-of-zen-fonts-interview-with.html">The Story of Zen Fonts - interview with Yoshimichi Ohira</a>(English),
<ahref="https://fonts.googleblog.com/2021/10/zen_0361327225.html">Zenフォント: 新しい日本語フォントコレクションの登場 - 日本語フォントの複雑な美しさについて -</a>(Japanese), and <ahref="https://fonts.googleblog.com/2021/10/Japaneseinterview.html">Zenフォントのおはなし:大平善道さんとのインタビュー</a>(Japanese).