Bushido

Talies · 30 Mar 2008

I would Like the Busido Put in Japanese symbols
I belive the words are

GI
YU
JIN
RIE
MEYO
MAKOTO
CHUGO

If These are not correct pls feel free to fix them. I am looking for the symbols for each/and the symbol for Bushido as a Whole if there is one.

Thank you in advance

Blessed Be

Ryuk · 31 Mar 2008

Hmm well I don't know if these are entirely correct but i'll give it a go:

Here they are in hiragana (phoenetic):

ぎ
ゆ
じん
りえ
めよ
まこと
ちゅご

Here's the kanji but I don't know if they are the precise kanji.

儀
湯
陣
理恵
目よ
真
中後

Hope that helps you out.

Toritoribe · 31 Mar 2008

GI: 義
YU(yuu?): 勇?
JIN: 仁
RIE(rei?): 礼
MEYO(meiyo?): 名誉
MAKOTO: 誠
CHUGO(??) might be shugo: 守護

*義, 仁, 礼 are the words originated from Confucianism.
*誠 is wellknown as the symbol of 新撰組(Shinsen-gumi) written on the back of their 羽織(haori; a kind of kimono).

Could you give us the source of your quotation?

Haruspex · 31 Mar 2008

May I ask if 誠 is interchangeable with 真?
Is 誠 frequently used in modern Japanese?
Just curious.
Thank You.

timetopartyhard · 31 Mar 2008

The seven codes of Bushido

Learning and Teaching Japanese

Toritoribe · 31 Mar 2008

Derfel said:
May I ask if 誠 is interchangeable with 真?

Sure.Both are similar in meaning, but not the same. To stretch a point,

誠: conscientiousness
誠実(せいじつ)、誠意(せいい)

真: truth
真実(しんじつ)、真理(しんり)

Derfel said:
Is 誠 frequently used in modern Japanese?

It's used in the polite/formal expression (especially in business).

誠に申し訳ございません。
We sincerely apologize (for the trouble).

お時間を頂き、誠にありがとうございます。
Thank you for taking time.

誠(まこと) is also common as a male name.

timetopartyhard said:
The seven codes of Bushido
How to write seven codes of Bushido in Japanese kanji - Japanese word for seven codes of Bushido

Thanks a lot, timetopartyhard.

CHUGO = Chuugi = 忠義

This makes sence. All these words are from 武士道(Bushidou/Bushido) written by 新渡戸稲造(Nitobe Inazou).

Haruspex · 1 Apr 2008

Thank you, I got it now.

Bushido

Talies

後輩

Ryuk

スパ外国人

Toritoribe

松葉解禁

Haruspex

先輩

timetopartyhard

先輩

Toritoribe

松葉解禁

Haruspex

先輩