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神 is the simplest way to write spirit in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean.
This single character alone will conjure up ideas of the spiritual world. 神 can also be translated as “vital awareness” as in the fact that one must know they exist to exist (I think, therefore, I am).
Other translations include:
God, deity, mysterious, divine essence, lively, spiritual being, divinity, supernatural, soul, mind, nerves, and energy. In some extended context, it can mean genius or unusual.
Japanese romanizations vary a lot when this character is combined into other words. However, shin is the original pronunciation taken from Chinese into Japanese. You'll also see it romanized as kami, gami, jin, and a few others, depending on context.
Moving / Motion / Ever-Changing
動 is the only Chinese/Japanese/Korean word that can encompass the idea of “dynamic” into one character.
動 can also mean:
to use; to act; to move; to change; motion; stir.
In the Buddhist context, it means: Movement arises from the nature of wind which is the cause of motion.
The key point of this word is that it represents motion or always moving. Some might say “lively” or certainly the opposite of something that is stagnant or dead.
Note: In Japanese, this can also be a female given name, Yurugi.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your lively search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
神 see styles |
shén shen2 shen shin; jin しん; じん |
More info & calligraphy: Spirit / Spiritual Essence(1) spirit; psyche; (2) (See 神・かみ・1) god; deity; divinity; kami; (female given name) Miwa Inscrutable spiritual powers, or power; a spirit; a deva, god, or divinity; the human spirit; divine, spiritual, supernatural. |
元気 see styles |
motoki もとき |
More info & calligraphy: Stamina / Vigor |
盛大 see styles |
shèng dà sheng4 da4 sheng ta seidai / sedai せいだい |
More info & calligraphy: Shanda(noun or adjectival noun) (1) grand; magnificent; lavish; large scale; prosperous; thriving; lively; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) forceful; powerful; vigorous; (given name) Seidai |
侠 see styles |
kyan きゃん |
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) (kana only) (See おきゃん) pert; tomboyish; impudent; lively; boisterous; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) (archaism) gallant; chivalrous; (given name) Kyō |
活 see styles |
huó huo2 huo katsu かつ |
to live; alive; living; work; workmanship (1) living; life; (2) (See 活を入れる・1) judo art of resuscitation; (suffix) (3) (abbreviation) (See 活動・1) action; activity; (personal name) Katsuji jīva, jīvaka; alive, living, lively, revive, movable. |
煓 see styles |
tuān tuan1 t`uan tuan |
(literary) (of a fire) lively; blazing |
お侠 see styles |
okyan おきゃん |
pert girl; girl with "attitude"; lively minx; tomboy |
勇む see styles |
isamu いさむ |
(v5m,vi) to be in high spirits; to be encouraged; to be lively; to cheer up |
勇壮 see styles |
yuusou / yuso ゆうそう |
(adjectival noun) heroic; brave; majestic; soul-stirring; lively; gallant |
動L 动L see styles |
dòng l dong4 l tung l |
flowing; flexible; lively (Internet slang) |
勢む see styles |
hazumu はずむ |
(v5m,vi) to spring; to bound; to bounce; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to get lively; to treat oneself to; to splurge on |
喧然 see styles |
kenzen けんぜん |
(adj-t,adv-to) noisy; boisterous; lively |
弾む see styles |
hazumu はずむ |
(v5m,vi) to spring; to bound; to bounce; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to get lively; to treat oneself to; to splurge on |
御侠 see styles |
okyan おきゃん |
pert girl; girl with "attitude"; lively minx; tomboy |
快活 see styles |
kuài huo kuai4 huo5 k`uai huo kuai huo kaikatsu かいかつ |
happy; cheerful (adjectival noun) cheerful; lively; lighthearted |
快濶 see styles |
kaikatsu かいかつ |
(adjectival noun) cheerful; lively; lighthearted |
快闊 see styles |
kaikatsu かいかつ |
(adjectival noun) cheerful; lively; lighthearted |
旺盛 see styles |
wàng shèng wang4 sheng4 wang sheng ousei / ose おうせい |
vigorous; exuberant (noun or adjectival noun) (1) lively; vigorous; energetic; healthy; avid (e.g. desire); rich (e.g. imagination); (n-suf,adj-na) (2) full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with |
歡勢 欢势 see styles |
huān shi huan1 shi5 huan shih |
lively; full of vigor; vibrant; spirited |
歡實 欢实 see styles |
huān shi huan1 shi5 huan shih |
lively; full of vigor; vibrant; spirited |
歡快 欢快 see styles |
huān kuài huan1 kuai4 huan k`uai huan kuai |
cheerful and lighthearted; lively |
段物 see styles |
danmono だんもの |
musical (dramatic) piece in several acts; type of koto solo; lively type of shamisen song |
氛氳 see styles |
funun ふんうん |
(adjective) (archaism) lively; vigorous |
氤氳 氤氲 see styles |
yīn yūn yin1 yun1 yin yün inun いんうん |
(literary) (of smoke, mist) dense; thick (adjective) (rare) energetic; lively; dynamic; vigorous |
活写 see styles |
kassha かっしゃ |
(noun, transitive verb) vivid description; painting a lively picture (of) |
活溌 see styles |
kappatsu かっぱつ |
(noun or adjectival noun) vigor; vigour; active; lively |
活潑 活泼 see styles |
huó po huo2 po5 huo p`o huo po |
lively; vivacious; brisk; active; (chemistry) reactive |
活発 see styles |
kappatsu かっぱつ |
(noun or adjectival noun) vigor; vigour; active; lively |
活躍 活跃 see styles |
huó yuè huo2 yue4 huo yüeh katsuyaku かつやく |
active; lively; excited; to enliven; to brighten up (n,vs,vi) (1) activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; (n,vs,vi) (2) walking about with great vigor |
清朗 see styles |
qīng lǎng qing1 lang3 ch`ing lang ching lang seirou / sero せいろう |
clear and bright; unclouded; clear and sonorous (voice); clear and lively (narrative) (male given name) Seirou |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Spirit Spiritual Essence | 神 | shin / kami | shén / shen2 / shen | |
Dynamic | 動 动 | dou / do | dòng / dong4 / dong | tung |
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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Professional calligraphers are getting to be hard to find these days.
Instead of drawing characters by hand, the new generation in China merely type roman letters into their computer keyboards and pick the character that they want from a list that pops up.
There is some fear that true Chinese calligraphy may become a lost art in the coming years. Many art institutes in China are now promoting calligraphy programs in hopes of keeping this unique form
of art alive.
Even with the teachings of a top-ranked calligrapher in China, my calligraphy will never be good enough to sell. I will leave that to the experts.
The same calligrapher who gave me those lessons also attracted a crowd of thousands and a TV crew as he created characters over 6-feet high. He happens to be ranked as one of the top 100 calligraphers in all of China. He is also one of very few that would actually attempt such a feat.
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