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Besides “to hope” this also means “to wish for” or “to desire.”
It can also mean expectation or aspiration depending on context.
Note: Also considered to be one of the Seven Heavenly Virtues.
信仰と希望と愛 is a Japanese list of words (not really a phrase) meaning faith, hope, and love.
Some have associated this word list with Corinthians 13:13, though there are no specific religious connotations in this word list, and it's not directly from that Japanese Bible verse.
Note: Because this selection contains some special Japanese Hiragana characters, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.
信仰希望慈善堅忍正義慎重節制 is a list in Chinese and Japanese Kanji of an interpretation of the Seven Heavenly Virtues.
1. Faith is belief in God, and the right virtues.
2. Hope is taking a positive future view that good will prevail.
3. Charity is a concern for, and active helping of, others.
4. Fortitude is never giving up.
5. Justice is being fair and equitable with others.
6. Prudence is care of and moderation with money.
7. Temperance is moderation of needed things and abstinence from things that are not needed.
The full list is here. 信仰希望慈善堅忍正義慎重節制 is a word list, not a common phrase. While all Chinese and Japanese people will recognize the words in the list, they may not understand what the list is about (unless they are familiar with the Seven Heavenly Virtues).
don’t get this as a tattoo or anything like that without first consulting a native translator in the target language. These are fine for a wall scroll but a long discussion is needed before you commit to this for a lifetime inking commitment.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 希望 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
希望 see styles |
xī wàng xi1 wang4 hsi wang yume ゆめ |
More info & calligraphy: Hope(noun/participle) hope; wish; aspiration; (female given name) Yume to yearn for |
優希望 see styles |
yukino ゆきの |
(female given name) Yukino |
希望丘 see styles |
kibougaoka / kibogaoka きぼうがおか |
(place-name) Kibougaoka |
希望子 see styles |
nonoko ののこ |
(female given name) Nonoko |
希望恵 see styles |
kimie きみえ |
(female given name) Kimie |
希望橋 see styles |
kiboubashi / kibobashi きぼうばし |
(place-name) Kiboubashi |
希望的 see styles |
kibouteki / kiboteki きぼうてき |
(adjectival noun) wishful |
希望者 see styles |
kibousha / kibosha きぼうしゃ |
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer |
希望花 see styles |
nonoka ののか |
(female given name) Nonoka |
希望華 see styles |
kimika きみか |
(female given name) Kimika |
有希望 see styles |
yǒu xī wàng you3 xi1 wang4 yu hsi wang |
hopeful; promising; prospective |
無希望 无希望 see styles |
wú xī wàng wu2 xi1 wang4 wu hsi wang mu kemō |
desireless |
一線希望 一线希望 see styles |
yī xiàn xī wàng yi1 xian4 xi1 wang4 i hsien hsi wang |
a gleam of hope |
大有希望 see styles |
dà yǒu xī wàng da4 you3 xi1 wang4 ta yu hsi wang |
to stand a good chance; to have great hopes; to be promising |
希望が丘 see styles |
kibougaoka / kibogaoka きぼうがおか |
(place-name) Kibougaoka |
希望ケ丘 see styles |
kibougaoka / kibogaoka きぼうがおか |
(place-name) Kibougaoka |
希望の光 see styles |
kibounohikari / kibonohikari きぼうのひかり |
(exp,n) ray of hope; glimmer of hope |
希望の党 see styles |
kibounotou / kibonoto きぼうのとう |
(exp,n) Kibō no Tō (Japanese political party); Party of Hope |
希望の家 see styles |
kibounoie / kibonoie きぼうのいえ |
(place-name) Kibounoie |
希望の星 see styles |
kibounohoshi / kibonohoshi きぼうのほし |
(exp,n) (idiom) ray of light; ray of hope; promising talent |
希望価格 see styles |
kiboukakaku / kibokakaku きぼうかかく |
asking price |
希望学園 see styles |
kibougakuen / kibogakuen きぼうがくえん |
(place-name) Kibougakuen |
希望条件 see styles |
kiboujouken / kibojoken きぼうじょうけん |
(one's) preferred terms; desired conditions |
希望落空 see styles |
xī wàng luò kōng xi1 wang4 luo4 kong1 hsi wang lo k`ung hsi wang lo kung |
hopes are dashed |
希望退職 see styles |
kiboutaishoku / kibotaishoku きぼうたいしょく |
voluntary resignation; voluntary retirement; voluntary redundancy; voluntary layoff |
拡散希望 see styles |
kakusankibou / kakusankibo かくさんきぼう |
(exp,n) (in social media posts, etc.) please share (this); please help spread; retweets welcome |
散骨希望 see styles |
sankotsukibou / sankotsukibo さんこつきぼう |
the wish to have one's ashes scattered |
無希望住 无希望住 see styles |
wú xī wàng z hù wu2 xi1 wang4 z hu4 wu hsi wang z hu mu kemō jū |
abiding in wishlessness |
蘇原希望 see styles |
soharakibou / soharakibo そはらきぼう |
(place-name) Soharakibou |
中希望が丘 see styles |
nakakibougaoka / nakakibogaoka なかきぼうがおか |
(place-name) Nakakibougaoka |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Hope | 希望 | ki bou / kibou / ki bo | xī wàng / xi1 wang4 / xi wang / xiwang | hsi wang / hsiwang |
Faith Hope Love | 信仰と希望と愛 | shinkou to kibou to ai shinkoutokiboutoai shinko to kibo to ai | ||
Seven Heavenly Virtues | 信仰希望慈善堅忍正義慎重節制 信仰希望慈善坚忍正义慎重节制 | shinkou kibou jizen kennin seigi shinchou sessei shinko kibo jizen kennin seigi shincho sesei | xìn yǎng xī wàng cí shàn jiān rěn zhèng yì shèn zhòng jié zhì xin4 yang3 xi1 wang4 ci2 shan4 jian1 ren3 zheng4 yi4 shen4 zhong4 jie2 zhi4 xin yang xi wang ci shan jian ren zheng yi shen zhong jie zhi | hsin yang hsi wang tz`u shan chien jen cheng i shen chung chieh chih hsin yang hsi wang tzu shan chien jen cheng i shen chung chieh chih |
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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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.
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