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5. Unwavering
Courageous Energy
勇氣 is one of several ways to express bravery and courage in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean.
This version is the most spiritual. This is the essence of bravery from deep within your being. This is the mental state of being brave versus actual brave behavior. You'd more likely use this to say, “He is very courageous,” rather than “He fought courageously in the battle.”
The first character also means bravery or courage when it's seen alone. With the second character added, an element of energy or spirit is added. The second character is the same “chi” or “qi” energy that Kung Fu masters focus on when they strike. For this reason, you could say this means “spirit of courage” or “brave spirit.”
This is certainly a stronger word than just the first character alone.
Beyond bravery or courage, dictionaries also translate this word as valor/valour, nerve, audacity, daring, pluck, plucky, gallantry, guts, gutsy, and boldness.
This is also one of the 8 key concepts of tang soo do.
While the version shown to the left is commonly used in Chinese and Korean Hanja (and ancient Japanese Kanji), please note that the second character is written with slightly fewer strokes in modern Japanese. If you want the modern Japanese version, please click on the character to the right. Both styles would be understood by native Chinese, Japanese, and many (but not all) Korean people. You should make your selection based on the intended audience for your calligraphy artwork. Or pick the single-character form of bravery/courage which is universal.
The belief that where there's a will, there's a way.
根性論 is a Japanese title that refers to the belief that where there's a will, there's a way.
Another way to translate this is “The Guts Theory” or “The Doctrine of Will-Power.” Maybe breaking down the meaning of the characters will help clarify this:
根性 = will-power; guts; temper; nature; spirit; nature and character; the nature of the powers of any sense.
論 = theory; doctrine; treatises on dogma, philosophy, discipline, etc.
迫力 is a Chinese word that is a form of personal strength.
It is a word that describes a person who is willing to take a risk. In English, we might say, “Someone with guts.”
An example might be a person that is not rich but invests a lot of money into something (knowing they could double their money or lose it all). Win or lose, this is a person that knows or pushes their potential.
Tearing this word apart, the first character means “to compel,” urgent, urge, force, imminent, or “spur on.” The second means power, strong, bear, or exert.
Note: 迫力 is also a word in Japanese Kanji and Korean Hanja but with a meaning more like force, intensity, appeal, strength, impact, force, or simply power.
While difficult to translate “No guts no glory,” into Mandarin Chinese, 無勇不榮 is kind of close.
The first two characters mean “without bravery,” or “without courage.” In this case, bravery/courage is a stand-in for “guts.”
The last two characters mean “no glory.”
The idea that guts (internal organs) are somehow equal to courage, does not crossover to Chinese. However, translating the phrase back from Chinese to English, you get, “No Courage, No Glory,” which is pretty close to the intended idea.
鉄心石腸 is a Japanese proverb that suggests you should have the inner-strength and will as hard and steadfast as iron.
It's the Japanese way of saying, “stay strong.” This is an especially uplifting thing to say to a person in distress or recovering from a disaster. It's kind of the survivor's creed.
If you literally translate this, it means “iron will, stone guts” or “iron heart, rock-hard bowels.”
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your guts search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
腹が据わる see styles |
haragasuwaru はらがすわる |
More info & calligraphy: Unwavering |
肝 see styles |
gān gan1 kan kan きも |
liver; CL:葉|叶[ye4],個|个[ge4]; (slang) to put in long hours, typically late into the night, playing (a video game); (of a video game) involving a lot of repetition in order to progress; grindy (1) liver; innards; (2) courage; spirit; pluck; guts; (3) crux; essential point liver |
腸 肠 see styles |
cháng chang2 ch`ang chang chou(p); harawata; wata / cho(p); harawata; wata ちょう(P); はらわた; わた |
intestines guts; bowels; intestines; (surname) Chō intestines |
膽 胆 see styles |
dǎn dan3 tan sen せん |
gall bladder; courage; guts; gall; inner container (e.g. bladder of a football, inner container of a thermos) (given name) Sen |
ド肝 see styles |
dogimo ドぎも |
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit |
もつ see styles |
motsu もつ |
(abbreviation) {food} (See 臓物) entrails; giblets; guts; internal organs |
九腸 see styles |
kyuuchou / kyucho きゅうちょう |
(rare) (whole) intestines; guts |
帶種 带种 see styles |
dài zhǒng dai4 zhong3 tai chung |
(coll.) to have character; to have guts; plucky |
度肝 see styles |
dogimo どぎも |
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit |
度胆 see styles |
dogimo どぎも |
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit |
度胸 see styles |
dokyou / dokyo どきょう |
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts |
心臓 see styles |
shinzou / shinzo しんぞう |
(1) {anat} heart; (2) guts; nerve; cheek; gall; spine; (3) heart (of something); central part |
有種 有种 see styles |
yǒu zhǒng you3 zhong3 yu chung ushu |
to have guts; to have courage; to be brave having seeds |
根性 see styles |
gēn xìng gen1 xing4 ken hsing konjou / konjo こんじょう |
one's true nature (Buddhism) (1) willpower; guts; determination; grit; spirit; (2) character; nature; disposition; personality Nature and character; the nature of the powers of any sense. |
気慨 see styles |
kigai きがい |
(irregular kanji usage) strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit |
気概 see styles |
kigai きがい |
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit |
沒種 没种 see styles |
méi zhǒng mei2 zhong3 mei chung |
not to have the guts (to do something); cowardly |
肝玉 see styles |
kimottama きもったま kimodama きもだま |
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit |
肝魂 see styles |
kimottama きもったま kimodama きもだま |
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit |
胆気 see styles |
tanki たんき |
courage; guts; nerves of steel |
胆玉 see styles |
kimottama きもったま kimodama きもだま |
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit |
膽子 胆子 see styles |
dǎn zi dan3 zi5 tan tzu |
courage; nerve; guts |
膽量 胆量 see styles |
dǎn liàng dan3 liang4 tan liang |
courage; boldness; guts |
荒肝 see styles |
aragimo あらぎも |
guts |
カッツ see styles |
gattsu ガッツ |
guts; (surname) Gattsu |
ど根性 see styles |
dokonjou / dokonjo どこんじょう |
utter gutsiness; plenty of guts; grit |
土根性 see styles |
dokonjou / dokonjo どこんじょう |
(ateji / phonetic) utter gutsiness; plenty of guts; grit |
強心臓 see styles |
kyoushinzou / kyoshinzo きょうしんぞう |
boldness; guts; courage; gall; sangfroid |
意気地 see styles |
ikuji(p); ikiji いくじ(P); いきじ |
self-respect; self-confidence; guts; backbone; pride; drive; willpower |
生理的 see styles |
seiriteki / seriteki せいりてき |
(adjectival noun) (1) physiological; physical; (adjectival noun) (2) visceral; instinctive; in one's guts |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Bravery Courage | 勇氣 勇气 / 勇気 | yuuki / yuki | yǒng qì / yong3 qi4 / yong qi / yongqi | yung ch`i / yungchi / yung chi |
The Guts Theory | 根性論 | kon jou ron konjouron kon jo ron | ||
Gutsy Daring Bold | 迫力 | hakuryoku | pò lì / po4 li4 / po li / poli | p`o li / poli / po li |
No Guts, No Glory | 無勇不榮 无勇不荣 | wú yǒng bù róng wu2 yong3 bu4 rong2 wu yong bu rong wuyongburong | wu yung pu jung wuyungpujung |
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Unwavering | 腹が据わる | haragasuwaru | ||
Stay Strong Iron Will | 鉄心石腸 | tesshin sekichou tesshinsekichou teshin sekicho | ||
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. |
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