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Glory and Honor
榮 relates to giving someone a tribute or praise.
It's a little odd as a gift, so this may not be the best selection for a wall scroll.
I've made this entry because this character is often misused as “honorable” or “keeping your honor.” It's not quite the same meaning, as this usually refers to a tribute or giving an honor to someone.
榮 is often found in tattoo books incorrectly listed as the western idea of personal honor or being honorable. Check with us before you get a tattoo that does not match the meaning you are really looking for. As a tattoo, this suggests that you either have a lot of pride in yourself or that you have a wish for prosperity for yourself and/or your family.
In modern Japanese Kanji, glory and honor look like the image to the right.
There is a lot of confusion about this character, so here are some alternate translations for this character: prosperous, flourishing, blooming (like a flower), glorious beauty, proud, praise, rich, or it can be the family name “Rong.” The context in which the character is used can change the meaning between these various ideas.
In the old days, this could be an honor paid to someone by the Emperor (basically a designation by the Emperor that a person has high standing).
To sum it up: 榮 has a positive meaning; however, it's a different flavor than the idea of being honorable and having integrity.
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Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your rong search...
| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
榮 荣 see styles |
róng rong2 jung mie みえ |
More info & calligraphy: Glory and Honor(surname) Mie Glory, splendour. |
容納 容纳 see styles |
róng nà rong2 na4 jung na |
More info & calligraphy: Acceptance / Tolerate |
寬容 宽容 see styles |
kuān róng kuan1 rong2 k`uan jung kuan jung |
More info & calligraphy: Tolerance |
繁榮 繁荣 see styles |
fán róng fan2 rong2 fan jung shigeyoshi しげよし |
More info & calligraphy: Prosperity(personal name) Shigeyoshi |
美容 see styles |
měi róng mei3 rong2 mei jung biyou / biyo びよう |
More info & calligraphy: Beauty: The art of makeup / cosmetics(1) beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; (beautiful) features; (2) beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture; cosmetics; (female given name) Miyo |
美容師 美容师 see styles |
měi róng shī mei3 rong2 shi1 mei jung shih biyoushi / biyoshi びようし |
More info & calligraphy: Beautician / Hairdresserbeautician; cosmetician; hairdresser; hair stylist |
美容店 see styles |
měi róng diàn mei3 rong2 dian4 mei jung tien biyouten / biyoten びようてん |
More info & calligraphy: Beauty Shop / Beauty Salon(See 美容院・びよういん,美容室・びようしつ) beauty salon; beauty parlor |
美容院 see styles |
měi róng yuàn mei3 rong2 yuan4 mei jung yüan biyouin / biyoin びよういん |
More info & calligraphy: Beauty Salonbeauty parlour; beauty parlor; beauty salon; hairdressing salon |
冗 see styles |
rǒng rong3 jung jou / jo じょう |
extraneous; redundant; superfluous; busy schedule waste; uselessness; redundance |
嬫 see styles |
róng rong2 jung |
(used in female names) |
宂 冗 see styles |
rǒng rong3 jung |
variant of 冗[rong3] See: 冗 |
容 see styles |
róng rong2 jung you / yo よう |
to hold; to contain; to allow; to tolerate; appearance; look; countenance (1) (archaism) countenance; visage; (2) face; honor (honour); dignity; (1) form; shape; figure; (2) visage; (surname, female given name) Yō Contain; bear; allow; bearing, face, looks; easy. |
嶸 嵘 see styles |
róng rong2 jung |
lofty |
戎 see styles |
róng rong2 jung munemori むねもり |
generic term for weapons (old); army (matters); military affairs Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce; (1) (archaism) peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu); (2) provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city); (3) brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan); (4) (derogatory term) foreigner; barbarian; (personal name) Munemori |
栄 see styles |
róng rong2 jung ei / e えい |
Japanese variant of 榮|荣[rong2] (1) honor; honour; glory; (2) (archaism) prosperity; (given name) Yon |
榕 see styles |
róng rong2 jung ron ろん |
Chinese banyan (Ficus microcarpa) (kana only) Japanese sea fig (Ficus superba var. japonica); (female given name) Ron |
毧 see styles |
róng rong2 jung |
down; felt |
氄 see styles |
rǒng rong3 jung |
down or fine hair |
溶 see styles |
róng rong2 jung |
to dissolve; soluble |
熔 see styles |
róng rong2 jung |
to smelt; to fuse |
狨 see styles |
róng rong2 jung |
marmoset (zoology) |
瑢 see styles |
róng rong2 jung |
used in 瑽瑢|𪻐瑢[cong1 rong2] |
絨 绒 see styles |
róng rong2 jung |
velvet; woolen |
羢 see styles |
róng rong2 jung |
wool of sheep |
肜 see styles |
róng rong2 jung |
surname Rong |
茸 see styles |
róng rong2 jung kinoko きのこ |
(bound form) (of newly sprouted grass) soft and fine; downy (kana only) mushroom; (female given name) Kinoko |
蓉 see styles |
róng rong2 jung yoshi よし |
paste made by mashing beans or seeds etc; used in 芙蓉[fu2 rong2], lotus (personal name) Yoshi |
融 see styles |
róng rong2 jung ranzou / ranzo らんぞう |
to melt; to thaw; to blend; to merge; to be in harmony (personal name) Ranzou Blending, combining; melting, thawing; clear intelligent. |
螎 融 see styles |
róng rong2 jung |
old variant of 融[rong2] See: 融 |
蠑 蝾 see styles |
róng rong2 jung |
salamander |
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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 | |
| Glory and Honor | 榮 荣 / 栄 | ei | róng / rong2 / rong | jung |
| 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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