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Devotion / Diligence / Vigorous / Energetic
vīrya
精進 is a wide-ranging word that is used in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean.
It can mean devotion, diligence, concentration, aggressive, enterprising, vigorous, energetic, purification, pushing, asceticism, assiduity, or virility. 精進 is deep, and these two characters can express ideas that take a full English phrase to describe, such as “concentration of mind,” “to forge ahead vigorously,” or “to dedicate oneself to progress.”
Used in the context of Buddhism, it means “making earnest efforts to cultivate virtue and get rid of evil” or “zeal in one's quest for enlightenment.”
Diligence
勤 is a single character that means diligence or “sense of duty” in Chinese and Korean (also understood in Japanese but not commonly seen as a stand-alone Kanji).
As a single character on a wall scroll, this will only be seen with this meaning. However, it can also mean industrious, hardworking, frequent, regular, constant, energy, zeal, fortitude, or virility.
In Buddhism, this can represent vīrya (viriya), the idea of energy, diligence, enthusiasm, or effort. It can be defined as an attitude of gladly engaging in wholesome activities, and it functions to cause one to accomplish wholesome or virtuous actions. Some Buddhists may even define this as “manliness” (a definition from a hundred years ago, before equality).
If you or someone you know is a hard worker (or needs a reminder to be diligent), then this is the wall scroll to have in your/their office.
Vitality / Virility
精氣 is a Chinese, Japanese, and Korean word that means vitality or virility.
Depending on the context, this can also mean “mind and spirit,” “life energy,” or “essence.”
This term is often used in Buddhism with the same meaning.
Note: In modern Japanese, they have simplified the last Kanji to look like the version shown to the right. If you want this modern version, please click on this Kanji. Otherwise, if you click the button above, you’ll get the ancient or traditional version (which is also universal between Chinese, old Korean, and old Japanese).
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
丈夫 see styles |
zhàng fu zhang4 fu5 chang fu joubu / jobu じょうぶ |
husband; CL:個|个[ge4] (adjectival noun) (sometimes じょうふ) healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable; (given name) Masurao A virile, zealous disciple, a man who presses forward unceasingly. |
精悍 see styles |
seikan / sekan せいかん |
(noun or adjectival noun) virile; tough; masculine; intense |
丈夫國 丈夫国 see styles |
zhàng fū guó zhang4 fu1 guo2 chang fu kuo Jōbu koku |
The country of virile men, Puruṣapura 富婁沙富羅, ancient capital of Gandhāra, the modern Peshawar; birthplace of 天親 Vasubandhu. |
九州男児 see styles |
kyuushuudanji / kyushudanji きゅうしゅうだんじ |
strapping Kyushu lad; virile son of Kyushu |
鴦伽社哆 鸯伽社哆 see styles |
yāng qié shè chǐ yang1 qie2 she4 chi3 yang ch`ieh she ch`ih yang chieh she chih |
aṅgajāta, 'produced from or on the body,' a son, but intp. as the membrum virile. |
Variations: |
seikan / sekan せいかん |
(noun or adjectival noun) virile; tough; masculine; sharp (features, look, etc.); fierce; dauntless |
勤 see styles |
qín qin2 ch`in chin tsutome つとめ |
More info & calligraphy: Diligence(personal name) Tsutome vīrya, energy, zeal, fortitude, virility; intp. also as 精進 one of the pāramitās. |
精氣 精气 see styles |
jīng qì jing1 qi4 ching ch`i ching chi seiki |
More info & calligraphy: Vitality / Virility |
精進 精进 see styles |
jīng jìn jing1 jin4 ching chin shoujin(p); soujin(ok); shouji(ok); souji(ok) / shojin(p); sojin(ok); shoji(ok); soji(ok) しょうじん(P); そうじん(ok); しょうじ(ok); そうじ(ok) |
More info & calligraphy: Devotion / Diligence / Vigorous / Energetic(n,vs,vi) (1) concentration; diligence; devotion; (n,vs,vi) (2) {Buddh} (See 六波羅蜜) asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; (n,vs,vi) (3) adherence to a vegetarian diet; (surname) Shoujin vīrya, one of the seven bodhyaṅga; 'vigour,' 'valour, fortitude,' 'virility' (M.W.); 'welldoing' (Keith). The Chinese interpretation may be defined, as pure or unadulterated progress, i.e. 勤 zeal, zealous, courageously progressing in the good and eliminating the evil.; vīrya, zeal, unchecked progress. |
剛健 刚健 see styles |
gāng jiàn gang1 jian4 kang chien gouken / goken ごうけん |
energetic; robust (noun or adjectival noun) vigour; vigor; virility; health; sturdiness; (personal name) Yoshiyasu |
雄風 雄风 see styles |
xióng fēng xiong2 feng1 hsiung feng yuufuu / yufu ゆうふう |
vigor; virility; dynamism; (literary) powerful wind strong breeze; (given name) Yūfū |
毘梨耶 毗梨耶 see styles |
pí lí yé pi2 li2 ye2 p`i li yeh pi li yeh biriya |
vīrya, virility, strength, energy; 'well-doing,' Keith; intp. 精進 zeal, pure progress, the fourth of the ten pāramitās; it is also intp. as enduring shame. Also 毘利耶 (or 毘黎耶or 毘離耶); 尾唎也. |
西地那非 see styles |
xī dì nà fēi xi1 di4 na4 fei1 hsi ti na fei |
sildenafil (virility drug) (loanword) |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Devotion Diligence Vigorous Energetic | 精進 精进 | shoujin / shojin | jīng jìn / jing1 jin4 / jing jin / jingjin | ching chin / chingchin |
| Diligence | 勤 | kin | qín / qin2 / qin | ch`in / chin |
| Vitality Virility | 精氣 精气 | seiki | jīng qì / jing1 qi4 / jing qi / jingqi | ching ch`i / chingchi / ching chi |
| 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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