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先生 is sensei, which is associated in the west with a master or instructor of karate, aikido, judo, and other Japanese martial arts.
In reality, this is a term of respect for almost any professional or skilled person (doctor, lawyer, teacher, etc.). Sometimes, it is used for musicians and artists who have achieved a certain level of fame, skill, or accomplishment.
It should be noted that this is also a courtesy title in Chinese but more like calling someone “mister” or “gentleman.” It doesn't have the “master” or “teacher” meaning in Chinese - see our Chinese “Master / Sifu / Shi Fu” entry if your audience is Chinese.
In Korean Hanja, this means teacher, instructor, schoolmaster, or schoolmistress.
This entry is for educational purposes. 先生 is kind of a strange thing to put on a wall scroll. It's a title that is used more orally to show respect rather than something written in calligraphy. If you feel it is appropriate in your circumstances, we will create a piece of sensei Japanese calligraphy artwork for you.
Alternate Version
靈氣療法肇祖臼井甕男先生遺訓招福の秘法萬病の霊薬今日丈けは心配すな感謝して業を励げめ人に親切に is an alternate version of the precepts or tenets of Reiki by Usui Mikao.
It is impossible to be sure which version or versions were actually written by Usui Mikao. This is the less common of the three versions that you might see in the wild.
Here is a breakdown of the characters and a rough translation:
靈氣 療法 肇祖 臼井甕男。
Reiki therapy founder Mikao Usui
先生 遺訓。
Teacher's testament
招福の秘法, 萬病の霊薬。
Invite blessings of [the] secret method, 10,000 illnesses of spiritual medicine.
今日丈けは: 怒るな, 心配すな, 感謝して, 業をはげめ, 人に親切に。
At least for today: Do not be angry, do not worry, be grateful, work with diligence, [and] be kind to people.
Note: Because this selection contains some special Japanese Hiragana characters, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 先生 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
先生 see styles |
xiān sheng xian1 sheng5 hsien sheng shiisan / shisan シーサン |
More info & calligraphy: Sensei / Master / Teacher / Mister(honorific or respectful language) man (chi: xiānshēng); boy; (surname) Senjō Senior, sir, teacher, master, Mr.; a previous life. |
先生方 see styles |
senseigata / sensegata せんせいがた |
doctors; teachers |
大先生 see styles |
daisensei / daisense だいせんせい |
(n,n-suf) great teacher; great master; great author; great doctor |
德先生 see styles |
dé xiān sheng de2 xian1 sheng5 te hsien sheng |
"Mr Democracy", phrase used during the May 4th Movement 五四運動|五四运动[Wu3 si4 Yun4 dong4]; abbr. for 德謨克拉西|德谟克拉西[de2 mo2 ke4 la1 xi1]; see also 賽先生|赛先生[Sai4 xian1 sheng5] |
節先生 see styles |
takashisensei / takashisense たかしせんせい |
(expression) successive teacher; successive master |
賽先生 赛先生 see styles |
sài xiān sheng sai4 xian1 sheng5 sai hsien sheng |
"Mr Science", phrase used during the May 4th Movement 五四運動|五四运动[Wu3 si4 Yun4 dong4]; abbr. for 賽因斯|赛因斯[sai4 yin1 si1]; see also 德先生[De2 xian1 sheng5] |
先生の述 see styles |
senseinojutsu / sensenojutsu せんせいのじゅつ |
teachers statement (expounding) |
好好先生 see styles |
hǎo hǎo xiān sheng hao3 hao3 xian1 sheng5 hao hao hsien sheng |
Mr Goody-goody; yes-man (sb who agrees with anything) |
憨豆先生 see styles |
hān dòu xiān sheng han1 dou4 xian1 sheng5 han tou hsien sheng |
Mr. Bean (TV) |
教頭先生 see styles |
kyoutousensei / kyotosense きょうとうせんせい |
(See 教頭) vice principal |
校長先生 see styles |
kouchousensei / kochosense こうちょうせんせい |
(honorific or respectful language) school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress |
烏有先生 see styles |
uyuusensei / uyusense うゆうせんせい |
fictitious person |
算命先生 see styles |
suàn mìng xiān sheng suan4 ming4 xian1 sheng5 suan ming hsien sheng |
fortune-teller |
賬房先生 账房先生 see styles |
zhàng fáng xiān sheng zhang4 fang2 xian1 sheng5 chang fang hsien sheng |
bookkeeper (old) |
銅脈先生 see styles |
doumyakusensei / domyakusense どうみゃくせんせい |
(personal name) Doumyakusensei |
風水先生 风水先生 see styles |
fēng shuǐ xiān sheng feng1 shui3 xian1 sheng5 feng shui hsien sheng |
feng shui master; geomancer; stock figure in folk tales, as a wise adviser or a charlatan |
先生に就く see styles |
senseinitsuku / sensenitsuku せんせいにつく |
(exp,v5k) to study under (a teacher) |
担任の先生 see styles |
tanninnosensei / tanninnosense たんにんのせんせい |
(exp,n) class teacher; homeroom teacher; home room teacher; form teacher |
纏夾二先生 缠夹二先生 see styles |
chán jiā èr xiān sheng chan2 jia1 er4 xian1 sheng5 ch`an chia erh hsien sheng chan chia erh hsien sheng |
annoying muddle-headed person who gabbles unintelligibly |
カリスマ先生 see styles |
karisumasensei / karisumasense カリスマせんせい |
(colloquialism) charismatic teacher; charming professor |
でもしか先生 see styles |
demoshikasensei / demoshikasense でもしかせんせい |
(slang) (derogatory term) someone who became a teacher for lack of anything better to do |
保健室の先生 see styles |
hokenshitsunosensei / hokenshitsunosense ほけんしつのせんせい |
(exp,n) school nurse; nurse teacher; health teacher; school infirmary teacher |
先生と言われるほどの馬鹿でなし see styles |
senseitoiwareruhodonobakadenashi / sensetoiwareruhodonobakadenashi せんせいといわれるほどのばかでなし |
(expression) (See 先生・せんせい・2) I don't fall for flattery; (I'm) not so stupid that being called "sensei" (makes me feel good) |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Sensei Master Teacher Mister | 先生 | sen sei / sensei | xiān shēng xian1 sheng1 xian sheng xiansheng | hsien sheng hsiensheng |
Reiki Precepts by Usui Mikao (Alternate) | 靈氣療法肇祖臼井甕男先生遺訓招福の秘法萬病の霊薬今日丈けは怒るな心配すな感謝して業を励げめ人に親切に | reiki ryouhou chouso usui mikao sensei ikun shoufuku no hihou yorozu byou no reiyaku kyou take ke wa oko ru na shinpai suna kansha shite gou o hagemu ge me hito ni shinsetsu ni reiki ryoho choso usui mikao sensei ikun shofuku no hiho yorozu byo no reiyaku kyo take ke wa oko ru na shinpai suna kansha shite go o hagemu ge me hito ni shinsetsu ni |
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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.