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道場 is the Japanese term for a room or hall in which martial arts are taught.
道場 is often spelled “dojo” which has become a word in the English lexicon. However, the true Romaji is doujou or dōjō.
Please note: The Chinese definition of these characters is quite different. In Chinese, this is a place where Buddhist or Taoist mass is held. It could also be a place where spiritual or psychic events are performed.
笑龍功夫 is the title for a Martial Arts studio (custom-made at by request of the owner of the studio).
光道館 is Kodokan.
This is the title of an Aikido dojo, studio, or hall.
Be careful in selecting the correct Kodokan, as there are a few different titles that romanize as Kodokan.
Here's how the characters break down in meaning for this one:
1. Light / Bright
2. Way / Path (the Tao/Dao as in Taoism/Daoism)
3. Schoolroom / Building / Establishment / Mansion / Hall (of learning)
Altogether, you get something like “The Path of Light Establishment.”
一心流空手道 is the full title for Isshin-Ryu Karate-Do.
The literal meaning is “one heart method empty hand way.”
There are other ways to translate this, but if you are looking for this title, you already know that.
This would make a great wall scroll for your dojo or private studio if you study this form of Japanese (technically from Okinawa) Karate.
Because this is a specifically-Japanese title, I strongly recommend that you select our Japanese Master Calligrapher to create this artwork.
李小龍 is the real full name of Bruce Lee.
Many people have no idea that Bruce Lee had a “real” Chinese name. In Mandarin and Cantonese, he is known as “Lǐ XiǎoLóng” and “Léi SíuLùng” respectively.
He kept his family name pronunciation (Li = Lee). 李 is a common family name that also means “plum.”
His given name 小龍 (Xiao-Long), literally means “little dragon.” 李小龍 is why you often see the character for dragon associated with Bruce Lee on various posters etc.
For a pronunciation lesson, the “X” in Romanized Mandarin is pronounced like a “sh” sound but with your tongue at the bottom of your mouth. The vowel sound in “Long” is like the English “oh,” not like the “ah” sound in the English word “long.”
If you are a big Bruce Lee fan, you should know this information, and you should have this wall scroll hanging in your room or martial arts studio.
Note: Japanese use these same Chinese characters / Kanji to write Bruce Lee's real name (with different pronunciation - which is a bit like how the name “Bruce Lee” sounds in English).
See Also: Kung Fu | Martial Arts
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your studio search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
1R see styles |
wanaaru; wan aaru / wanaru; wan aru ワンアール; ワン・アール |
(See ワンルーム) one room apartment; studio apartment |
大映 see styles |
daiei / daie だいえい |
(company) Daiei (Japanese movie studio); (c) Daiei (Japanese movie studio) |
宅録 see styles |
takuroku たくろく |
(noun/participle) (abbreviation) (See 自宅録音・じたくろくおん) recording audio at home (as opposed to in a studio) |
實景 实景 see styles |
shí jǐng shi2 jing3 shih ching |
real scene (not set up or posed); real location (not a film studio set or theater); live action (not animation) |
工房 see styles |
gōng fáng gong1 fang2 kung fang koubou / kobo こうぼう |
workshop; temporary housing for workers; workers' living quarters workshop; studio; atelier |
書房 书房 see styles |
shū fáng shu1 fang2 shu fang shobou / shobo しょぼう |
study (room); studio; CL:間|间[jian1] (1) study; library; (2) bookstore; bookshop; publishing company |
東宝 see styles |
touhou / toho とうほう |
(1) (place) (surname) Tōhou; (2) (company) Toho (film studio); (place-name, surname) Tōhou; (c) Toho (film studio) |
画室 see styles |
gashitsu がしつ |
art studio |
画房 see styles |
gabou / gabo がぼう |
(See 工房) artist's studio; workshop; studio; atelier |
畫室 画室 see styles |
huà shì hua4 shi4 hua shih |
artist's studio; atelier See: 画室 |
酒虫 see styles |
sakamushi; sakemushi; shuchuu / sakamushi; sakemushi; shuchu さかむし; さけむし; しゅちゅう |
(from 'Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio', 1740) mythical spirit residing in a person's body that generates a desire to drink (also said to turn water into alcohol) |
シブリ see styles |
jiburi ジブリ |
(company) Ghibli (Studio); (c) Ghibli (Studio) |
写真屋 see styles |
shashinya しゃしんや |
(1) photo studio; photographer; (2) camera shop; photography supplies shop; (3) photo processing shop; photo finishing shop |
写真館 see styles |
shashinkan しゃしんかん |
photo studio |
制作室 see styles |
seisakushitsu / sesakushitsu せいさくしつ |
studio; workshop |
工作室 see styles |
gōng zuò shì gong1 zuo4 shi4 kung tso shih kousakushitsu / kosakushitsu こうさくしつ |
studio; workshop workshop |
撮影所 see styles |
satsueijo / satsuejo さつえいじょ |
film studio |
攝影棚 摄影棚 see styles |
shè yǐng péng she4 ying3 peng2 she ying p`eng she ying peng |
film studio; television studio |
放送室 see styles |
housoushitsu / hososhitsu ほうそうしつ |
(radio or TV) studio |
演播室 see styles |
yǎn bō shì yan3 bo1 shi4 yen po shih |
broadcasting studio |
照相館 照相馆 see styles |
zhào xiàng guǎn zhao4 xiang4 guan3 chao hsiang kuan |
photo studio |
直播間 直播间 see styles |
zhí bō jiān zhi2 bo1 jian1 chih po chien |
studio for live streaming; a live stream |
製片廠 制片厂 see styles |
zhì piàn chǎng zhi4 pian4 chang3 chih p`ien ch`ang chih pien chang |
film studio |
録音室 see styles |
rokuonshitsu ろくおんしつ |
recording room; recording studio |
高畑勛 高畑勋 see styles |
gāo tián xūn gao1 tian2 xun1 kao t`ien hsün kao tien hsün |
Isao Takahata (1935-2018), co-founder of Studio Ghibli |
アトリエ see styles |
atorie アトリエ |
atelier (fre:); studio; workshop |
婚紗攝影 婚纱摄影 see styles |
hūn shā shè yǐng hun1 sha1 she4 ying3 hun sha she ying |
wedding photos (done in studio, kit and caboodle taken care of by the studio) |
聊斎志異 see styles |
ryousaishii / ryosaishi りょうさいしい |
(work) Strange stories from a Chinese studio (by Pu Songling); (wk) Strange stories from a Chinese studio (by Pu Songling) |
聊齋志異 聊斋志异 see styles |
liáo zhāi zhì yì liao2 zhai1 zhi4 yi4 liao chai chih i |
Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, Qing dynasty book of tales by 蒲松齡|蒲松龄[Pu2 Song1 ling2] |
自宅録音 see styles |
jitakurokuon じたくろくおん |
(noun/participle) recording audio at home (as opposed to in a studio) |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Dojo Martial Arts Studio | 道場 道场 | dou jou / doujou / do jo | dào cháng dao4 chang2 dao chang daochang | tao ch`ang taochang tao chang |
Laughing Dragon Kung Fu | 笑龍功夫 笑龙功夫 | xiào lóng gōng fu xiao4 long2 gong1 fu xiao long gong fu xiaolonggongfu | hsiao lung kung fu hsiaolungkungfu |
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Kodokan | 光道館 讲道馆 | kou dou kan koudoukan ko do kan | ||
Isshin Ryu Karate Do | 一心流空手道 | i sshin ryuu kara te dou isshinryuukaratedou i shin ryu kara te do | ||
Bruce Lee | 李小龍 李小龙 | bu ruu su ri buruusuri bu ru su ri | lǐ xiǎo lóng li3 xiao3 long2 li xiao long lixiaolong | li hsiao lung lihsiaolung |
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 Studio Kanji, Studio Characters, Studio in Mandarin Chinese, Studio Characters, Studio in Chinese Writing, Studio in Japanese Writing, Studio in Asian Writing, Studio Ideograms, Chinese Studio symbols, Studio Hieroglyphics, Studio Glyphs, Studio in Chinese Letters, Studio Hanzi, Studio in Japanese Kanji, Studio Pictograms, Studio in the Chinese Written-Language, or Studio in the Japanese Written-Language.