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[Mikawa Ossan]

名誉 Honor
義礼 ceremony/courtesy/ettiquette
勇 bravery/courage
仁 benevolence/virtue/righteousness
誠 sencerity/truth
忠義 loyalty/devotion

 

[JRS12]

名誉 Honor
義礼 ceremony/courtesy/ettiquette
勇 bravery/courage
仁 benevolence/virtue/righteousness
誠 sencerity/truth
忠義 loyalty/devotion

Awesome,Thanks Mikawa Ossan for the help and for a proper understanding of what each one means.

 

[Toritoribe]

Hi everyone. I have a bizarre question regarding a tattoo idea and i just wanted to know if the wording and meaning is correct=
名誉, 義礼, 勇, 仁, 誠, 忠義,

義礼 is actually two words 義 "justice" and 礼 "propriety" there. Courtesy/Etiquette is 儀礼 (as in 外交儀礼 "diplomatic courtesy/protocol").

 

[longbowdude]

Hi please help with this Okimono signature. Thanks!

 

[longbowdude]

 

[Majestic]

利之 Toshiyuki

 

[longbowdude]

Awesome. Thats apparently a good name to have on one. Thanks!

 

[space]

in this case 人間界では五分の力すら出せない
(Ningenkai de wa gobu no chikara sura dasenai)

gobu no chikara means (half strenght) right?
not 1/5.

 

[ade65]

I am wanting to start refreshing my Japanese , and I wonder if you could help with a question regarding Kusen 苦戦

Google makes it look like 'uphill struggle/ hard contest' but I'm sure an old Japanese language book I had indicated it meant something like fighting hard - an attitude, fighting against set backs and struggles, not giving in etc. Any advice welcome. A friend who teaches in Japan says colloquially it is also used as reference to someone who is a tough SOB,

This is for a project I am working on so I want to make sure I use the correct Kanji.

I'll be getting my old books out to start again and try to check as well.

Thank you

 

[mdchachi]

1. hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest

is what the dictionary says. I wouldn't expect this word to be used to refer to person. Like "he's a kusen."

 

[Majestic]

Yeah, "struggle", or, literally "bitter battle". When used alone, the word is a noun, but it can be used as a verb (苦戦する, to struggle).
But it doesn't mean anything like badass, or have that sort of valorous or macho connotation. So, I think I would argue with your friend who thinks the word means tough SOB.

Kusen just means "struggle". On the other side of the struggle might be victory or defeat, both outcomes are possible, and the word "kusen" itself doesn't imply any kind of victory, and doesn't imply perseverance or resolve or grit or anything like that.

 

[_Ishi_]

Hello everyone,

In november I'm going 3 weeks in Japan on honeymoon trip with my wife.
I dreamed of that travel for the last 30 years, and we would like to get a tattoo as a memory of this dream comes true.

We want to avoid beoing another gaikokujin with a bullshit kanjis meaning "chicken soup" or whatever you can find on internet.
I studied Japanese for the last 10 month everyday to be able not being lost, but probably not enough to speak in Japanese here, sorry.

At first we found theses kanjis 秋魂 (aki damashii), we like the kanjis themselves, and the meaning. But after discussing with an tattoo artist in tokyo (by mail), it appears it' not very natural, or even not very comprehensive for a native Japanese person...

so my question is: what is the problem, is it just that these 2 kanjis usually dont go together? is it ok if we just add a "no" (Aki no tamashii)

For a second option, I think about 秋夢 "Aki yume", so same question, should we add a "no" (Aki no yume) to sounds more natural?

thank you

 

[Ukigumo]

Why don't you just ask your tattoo artist his opinion on the kanji required to depict the sentiment you wish to convey (assuming they are native Japanese).

 

[_Ishi_]

He is, but with one mail every 24h due to time difference, I thought I could pick some advises elswhere...

 

[mdchachi]

so my question is: what is the problem, is it just that these 2 kanjis usually dont go together? is it ok if we just add a "no" (Aki no tamashii)

Yes that's exactly the problem. It's like asking why can't I say Queen England? The of is important. Queen of England. And it's meaningless or at least totally different meaning without it.

 

[Ukigumo]

Yes that's exactly the problem. It's like asking why can't I say Queen England? The of is important. Queen of England. And it's meaningless or at least totally different meaning without it.

'Queen England' is a drag act from Scunthorpe