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親友 is the Japanese way to say “best friend.”
The first character can mean “relative” or sometimes “parents.” The second character means “friend.” Think about the close relationship that Japanese people have with their parents and relatives, and this starts to mean “close friends.”
Some Japanese-English dictionaries also translate this as “bosom friend,” “old friend,” “intimate friend,” “buddy,” “crony” or “chum.”
Note that in Chinese, this means “relatives and friends.” It's a good meaning in Chinese, but it's not quite the same as “best friends.”
Year of the Dog / Zodiac Sign
狗 is the character for dog, canine, or hound in Chinese.
If you were born in the year of the dog, you . . .
Are strong-willed
Loyal to your friends and mate.
Never compromise when you think you are right.
Note: Can be pronounced, and means dog in Japanese but feels like a very old word (see our other dog if you need a Japanese dog).
See also our Chinese Zodiac page.
忠誠 is the written form of loyalty that is universal in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.
Loyalty is staying true to someone. It is standing up for something you believe in without wavering. It is being faithful to your family, country, school, friends, or ideals when the going gets tough and when things are good. With loyalty, you build relationships that last forever.
Notes:
1. There is also a Japanese version that is part of the Bushido Code which may be more desirable depending on whether your intended audience is Japanese or Chinese.
2. This version of loyalty is sometimes translated as devotion, sincerity, fidelity, or allegiance.
忠義 is another form of loyalty or devotion.
In Chinese, this is more specifically about being loyal and devoted to your friends.
In Japanese, this is more often used to mean loyalty to your country or nation.
Except for the slight difference noted above between Japanese and Chinese, this word is understood universally in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja. It can also be used to describe devotion or fidelity.
It should be noted that this Kanji combination is being used less and less in modern Japan (this is a better choice if your audience is Chinese, though any Japanese person will clearly understand it).
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Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your old friends search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
如故 see styles |
rú gù ru2 gu4 ju ku nyoko |
as before; as usual; (to be) like old friends as before |
念舊 念旧 see styles |
niàn jiù nian4 jiu4 nien chiu |
to remember old friends; to cherish old friendships; for old time's sake |
故舊 故旧 see styles |
gù jiù gu4 jiu4 ku chiu |
old friends See: 故旧 |
老兄 see styles |
lǎo xiōng lao3 xiong1 lao hsiung |
elder brother (often used self-referentially); (form of address between male friends) old chap; buddy |
舊雨 旧雨 see styles |
jiù yǔ jiu4 yu3 chiu yü |
old friends |
親舊 亲旧 see styles |
qīn jiù qin1 jiu4 ch`in chiu chin chiu |
relatives and old friends |
農友 农友 see styles |
nóng yǒu nong2 you3 nung yu nouyuu / noyu のうゆう |
our peasant friends (political term used in the early years of the Old Democratic Revolution, 1840-1919); (Tw) (coll.) farmer (place-name) Nouyū |
三親六故 三亲六故 see styles |
sān qīn liù gù san1 qin1 liu4 gu4 san ch`in liu ku san chin liu ku |
old friends and relatives |
故舊不棄 故旧不弃 see styles |
gù jiù bù qì gu4 jiu4 bu4 qi4 ku chiu pu ch`i ku chiu pu chi |
do not neglect old friends |
親戚故旧 see styles |
shinsekikokyuu / shinsekikokyu しんせきこきゅう |
relatives and old friends |
重修舊好 重修旧好 see styles |
chóng xiū jiù hǎo chong2 xiu1 jiu4 hao3 ch`ung hsiu chiu hao chung hsiu chiu hao |
to make friends again; to renew old cordial relations |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Best Friends Buddies | 親友 亲友 | shin yuu / shinyuu / shin yu | qīn yǒu / qin1 you3 / qin you / qinyou | ch`in yu / chinyu / chin yu |
Cat Pussycat | 猫 / 貓 猫 | neko | māo / mao1 / mao | |
Dog | 狗 | inu / ku | gǒu / gou3 / gou | kou |
Loyalty | 忠誠 忠诚 | chuu sei / chuusei / chu sei | zhōng chéng zhong1 cheng2 zhong cheng zhongcheng | chung ch`eng chungcheng chung cheng |
Loyalty Devotion | 忠義 忠义 | chuu gi / chuugi / chu gi | zhōng yì / zhong1 yi4 / zhong yi / zhongyi | chung i / chungi |
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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All of our calligraphy wall scrolls are handmade.
When the calligrapher finishes creating your artwork, it is taken to my art mounting workshop in Beijing where a wall scroll is made by hand from a combination of silk, rice paper, and wood.
After we create your wall scroll, it takes at least two weeks for air mail delivery from Beijing to you.
Allow a few weeks for delivery. Rush service speeds it up by a week or two for $10!
When you select your calligraphy, you'll be taken to another page where you can choose various custom options.
The wall scroll that Sandy is holding in this picture is a "large size"
single-character wall scroll.
We also offer custom wall scrolls in small, medium, and an even-larger jumbo size.
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.
Check out my lists of Japanese Kanji Calligraphy Wall Scrolls and Old Korean Hanja Calligraphy Wall Scrolls.
Some people may refer to this entry as Old Friends Kanji, Old Friends Characters, Old Friends in Mandarin Chinese, Old Friends Characters, Old Friends in Chinese Writing, Old Friends in Japanese Writing, Old Friends in Asian Writing, Old Friends Ideograms, Chinese Old Friends symbols, Old Friends Hieroglyphics, Old Friends Glyphs, Old Friends in Chinese Letters, Old Friends Hanzi, Old Friends in Japanese Kanji, Old Friends Pictograms, Old Friends in the Chinese Written-Language, or Old Friends in the Japanese Written-Language.