南山 in Chinese/Japanese Calligraphy...

Longevity / Long Life Wishes

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nan zan no jyu

南山之壽 is a wish for long life for someone. The first part of this Japanese phrase is “Nan Zan,” which means “south mountain.” This mountain is one of the good wishes, good fortune, and prosperity. The title is often used as a salutation of good wishes.

The third Kanji is just a connector, and the last Kanji means long life or longevity.

I guess you could translate this phrase as “May your life be as long as Nan Zan is tall.”

Longevity / Long Life Wishes

A wish for a long and prosperous life

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fú rú dōng hǎi shòu bǐ nán shān

福如東海壽比南山 is a phrase that means “May you have good fortune as great as the eastern oceans, and may your life last as long as the southern mountains.”

In ancient Chinese mythology, the eastern oceans and southern mountains are where God resides (basically it is the same as saying “heaven”). So it's like saying, “May your good fortune and life be as vast as the heavens.”

There is also a longer, 14-character version of this phrase. Also, this can be cut into two scrolls (with half the phrase on each side - great for hanging on either side of a doorway). Just let me know if you'd like a special version (there is an additional cost).

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Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese	Pronunciation Romanization	Simple Dictionary Definition
南山 see styles	nán shān nan2 shan1 nan shan minamiyama みなみやま	南山 Custom Scroll Nanshan or Namsan, common place name; Nanshan district of Shenzhen City 深圳市, Guangdong (1) southern mountains; mountains to the south; (2) (See 北嶺・1) Mount Kōya (esp. Kongōbu-ji); (place-name, surname) Minamiyama Southern hill, name of a monastery which gave its name to 道宣 Tao-hsuan of the Tang dynasty, founder of the 四分律 school.
南山上 see styles	minamiyamakami みなみやまかみ	南山上 Custom Scroll (place-name) Minamiyamakami
南山下 see styles	minamiyamashimo みなみやましも	南山下 Custom Scroll (place-name) Minamiyamashimo
南山中 see styles	minamiyamanaka みなみやまなか	南山中 Custom Scroll (place-name) Minamiyamanaka
南山伏 see styles	minamiyamabushi みなみやまぶし	南山伏 Custom Scroll (place-name) Minamiyamabushi
南山區南山区 see styles	nán shān qū nan2 shan1 qu1 nan shan ch`ü nan shan chü	南山區 Custom Scroll Nanshan district of Shenzhen City 深圳市, Guangdong; Nanshan district of Hegang city 鶴崗\|鹤岗[He4 gang3], Heilongjiang
南山口 see styles	minamiyamaguchi みなみやまぐち	南山口 Custom Scroll (place-name) Minamiyamaguchi
南山名 see styles	minamiyana みなみやな	南山名 Custom Scroll (place-name) Minamiyana
南山城 see styles	minamiyamashiro みなみやましろ	南山城 Custom Scroll (place-name) Minamiyamashiro
南山大 see styles	nanzandai なんざんだい	南山大 Custom Scroll (personal name) Nanzandai
南山宏 see styles	minamiyamahiroshi みなみやまひろし	南山宏 Custom Scroll (person) Minamiyama Hiroshi (1936.7.29-)
南山宗 see styles	nán shān zōng nan2 shan1 zong1 nan shan tsung Nansen shū	南山宗 Custom Scroll Nanshan zong
南山寺 see styles	nanzanji なんざんじ	南山寺 Custom Scroll (given name) Nanzanji
南山崎 see styles	minamiyamazaki みなみやまざき	南山崎 Custom Scroll (place-name) Minamiyamazaki
南山形 see styles	minamiyamagata みなみやまがた	南山形 Custom Scroll (place-name) Minamiyamagata
南山手 see styles	minamiyamate みなみやまて	南山手 Custom Scroll (place-name) Minamiyamate
南山方 see styles	minamiyamagata みなみやまがた	南山方 Custom Scroll (place-name) Minamiyamagata
南山来 see styles	minamiyamaku みなみやまく	南山来 Custom Scroll (place-name) Minamiyamaku
南山橋 see styles	minamiyamabashi みなみやまばし	南山橋 Custom Scroll (place-name) Minamiyamabashi
南山浦 see styles	minamiyamaura みなみやまうら	南山浦 Custom Scroll (place-name) Minamiyamaura
南山田 see styles	minamiyamada みなみやまだ	南山田 Custom Scroll (place-name) Minamiyamada
南山町 see styles	minamiyamachou / minamiyamacho みなみやまちょう	南山町 Custom Scroll (place-name) Minamiyamachō
南山畑 see styles	minamiyamahata みなみやまはた	南山畑 Custom Scroll (place-name) Minamiyamahata
南山真 see styles	minamiyamamakoto みなみやままこと	南山真 Custom Scroll (person) Minamiyama Makoto
南山神 see styles	minamiyamakami みなみやまかみ	南山神 Custom Scroll (place-name) Minamiyamakami
南山谷 see styles	minamiyamaya みなみやまや	南山谷 Custom Scroll (place-name) Minamiyamaya
天南山 see styles	tennanzan てんなんざん	天南山 Custom Scroll (personal name) Tennanzan
宇南山 see styles	unayama うなやま	宇南山 Custom Scroll (surname) Unayama
日南山 see styles	hinayama ひなやま	日南山 Custom Scroll (surname) Hinayama
神南山 see styles	kannanzan かんなんざん	神南山 Custom Scroll (personal name) Kannanzan

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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title	Characters	Romaji (Romanized Japanese)	Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Longevity Long Life Wishes	南山之壽南山之寿	nan zan no jyu nanzannojyu
Longevity Long Life Wishes	福如東海壽比南山福如东海寿比南山		fú rú dōng hǎi shòu bǐ nán shān fu2 ru2 dong1 hai3 shou4 bi3 nan2 shan1 fu ru dong hai shou bi nan shan furudonghaishoubinanshan	fu ju tung hai shou pi nan shan fujutunghaishoupinanshan
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese.