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1. Hitori
4. Independence
5. Lone Wolf
6. Lonely
7. Unique
8. Independent Spirit / Independent Heart
9. Unicorn
12. Jin Ji Du Li
13. Standing by Oneself / Walking by Oneself
14. The Single Life
15. John 3:16
This is the Japanese given name 独 which romanizes as Hitori or Doku.
Originally this was written as 獨 but was simplified/modernized in Japan at some point.
独 can also be an abbreviation for Germany.
The actual meaning is alone, independent, single, sole, only, or solitary.
This is also a Simplified Chinese character, but most Chinese calligraphers would prefer to write the Traditional Chinese of 獨 instead of 独.
獨居 is a Chinese word that can be translated as to live alone, to live a solitary existence, solitude, solitary life, dwelling alone.
You might use a word like this regarding a hermit.
In modern Japan, and Simplified Chinese, they use the version of the first character shown to the right. If you want this version please click on the character to the right instead of the button above.
Besides meaning “to be independent,” this can also mean “to stand alone,” self-reliance or self-support.
Modern Japanese use a simplified version of the first character of independence. it’s the same simplified version currently used in mainland China, so understood by most Chinese and all Japanese people. Click on the character to the right if you want the simplified/Japanese version.
孤獨 means lonely, solitude, loneliness, and lonesome.
In some contexts, it can mean reclusive, isolated, single, or solo.
孤獨 is a Japanese word but not a good selection for a wall scroll.
In Chinese, this will relay a rather sad feeling to anyone who reads this calligraphy on your wall.
The version shown to the left is the Traditional Chinese and ancient Japanese version. In modern Japan and China they often use a different more simplified version of the second character (as shown to the right). If you want this Japanese/Simplified version, please click on the character shown to the right instead of the button above.
獨特 means unique, distinct, or “having special characteristics.”
Modern Japanese use a simplified version of the first character of "unique." it’s the same simplified version currently used in mainland China, so understood by most Chinese and all Japanese people. Click on the character to the right if you want the simplified/Japanese version.
獨立心 means independent spirit or independent heart in Japanese.
The first two characters mean independent or independence. The third character means spirit, heart, or mind.
獨立心 is a Japanese term, although Chinese people could guess the meaning (the characters make sense individually in Chinese but are not often used this way). Also, the first character would be written 獨 in Traditional Chinese versus 独 which is the Simplified Chinese and modern Japanese version.
獨立精神 means independent spirit in Chinese.
The first two characters mean independent, independence, or to stand alone.
The last two characters mean spirit, spiritual, vigor, vitality, drive, mind, consciousness, thought, essence, heart, or soul.
With this information, you can make your translation combination such as “independent heart,” “stand-alone spirit,” or more creatively, “the drive to stand alone” in English. There are a lot of ways to interpret 獨立精神.
金雞獨立 or “Jin Ji Du Li,” means “golden rooster stands on one leg.”
This is also called “crane stance” in English. This is used in wushu, karate, and other forms of martial arts.
This can be pronounced, “kinkei dokuritsu” in Japanese but it's rarely a title used in Japanese.
Dokushin-Kizoku
独身贵族 is a Japanese proverb that means “Single Aristocrat” or “Single Noble.”
The understood meaning is that single people can live freely without a spouse or kids to support them. To put it in an old cliché, they are footloose and fancy-free.
If you are a bachelor or bachelorette with few responsibilities and just a thirst for freedom and a worry-free life, this could be your title.
神愛世人甚至將他的獨生子賜給他們叫一切信他的不至滅亡反得永生 is the full translation of John 3:16 into Chinese.
This is from the Chinese Union Bible which comes from a revised version of the King James. This Chinese Bible was originally translated and printed in 1919 (several revisions since then).
Because of the origin being the KJV, I'll say that in English, this would be, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life.”
As with any translation, there are interesting cultural and linguistic issues. For instance, the word used for “world” in Chinese can also mean “common people.” So you could say that it means “For God so loved the common people...”
This does not take away from the text, as it will be understood with the same meaning and connotation.
There is no direct Greek-to-Chinese translation in print (that I know of), so this is the best available. Of course, you can ask any Greek person of faith, and they will claim that a bit is lost from the original Greek of the New Testament to any of the English versions of the Bible in print.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 独 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
独 see styles |
doku どく |
More info & calligraphy: Hitori |
孤独 see styles |
kodoku こどく |
More info & calligraphy: Lonely |
孤獨 孤独 see styles |
gū dú gu1 du2 ku tu kodoku |
More info & calligraphy: Lonelyorphan |
独居 see styles |
dokkyo どっきょ |
More info & calligraphy: Alone / Solitary Existence |
独特 see styles |
dokutoku どくとく |
More info & calligraphy: Unique |
独立 see styles |
dokuritsu どくりつ |
More info & calligraphy: Independence |
独自 see styles |
dokuji どくじ |
More info & calligraphy: Alone / A Lone Person |
獨居 独居 see styles |
dú jū du2 ju1 tu chü dokukyo |
More info & calligraphy: Alone / Solitary ExistenceDwelling alone, e.g. as a hermit. |
獨特 独特 see styles |
dú tè du2 te4 tu t`e tu te |
More info & calligraphy: UniqueSee: 独特 |
獨立 独立 see styles |
dú lì du2 li4 tu li |
More info & calligraphy: IndependenceSee: 独立 |
獨自 独自 see styles |
dú zì du2 zi4 tu tzu dokuji |
More info & calligraphy: Alone / A Lone Personindependent |
独立心 see styles |
dokuritsushin どくりつしん |
More info & calligraphy: Independent Spirit / Independent Heart |
獨角獸 独角兽 see styles |
dú jiǎo shòu du2 jiao3 shou4 tu chiao shou |
More info & calligraphy: Unicorn |
金雞獨立 金鸡独立 see styles |
jīn jī dú lì jin1 ji1 du2 li4 chin chi tu li |
More info & calligraphy: Jin Ji Du Li |
獨 独 see styles |
dú du2 tu doku |
alone; independent; single; sole; only Only, alone, solitary. |
不獨 不独 see styles |
bù dú bu4 du2 pu tu |
not only |
仏独 see styles |
futsudoku ふつどく |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) France and Germany; Franco-German |
単独 see styles |
tandoku たんどく |
(adj-no,adj-na) (1) sole; single; solo; (2) independence; singleness; singularity |
反独 see styles |
handoku はんどく |
(adj-no,n) anti-German |
台獨 台独 see styles |
tái dú tai2 du2 t`ai tu tai tu |
Taiwan independence; (of Taiwan) to declare independence |
和独 see styles |
wadoku わどく |
Japanese-German (e.g. dictionary) |
唯獨 唯独 see styles |
wéi dú wei2 du2 wei tu yuidoku |
only; just (i.e. it is only that...); all except; unique isolated |
單獨 单独 see styles |
dān dú dan1 du2 tan tu |
alone; by oneself; on one's own |
在独 see styles |
zaidoku ざいどく |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) being in Germany; staying in Germany; residing in Germany |
失獨 失独 see styles |
shī dú shi1 du2 shih tu |
bereaved of one's only child |
惟獨 惟独 see styles |
wéi dú wei2 du2 wei tu |
only; solely; this one alone |
慎独 see styles |
shindoku しんどく |
(given name) Shindoku |
慎獨 慎独 see styles |
shèn dú shen4 du2 shen tu |
to preserve a proper behavior in private life |
抗独 see styles |
koudoku / kodoku こうどく |
(can be adjective with の) anti-German |
数独 see styles |
suudoku / sudoku すうどく |
(See ナンバープレイス) sudoku |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Hitori | 独 | hitori / doku | dú / du2 / du | tu |
Alone A Lone Person | 獨自 独自 | dokuji | ||
Alone Solitary Existence | 獨居 独居 | dokkyo / dokyo | dú jū / du2 ju1 / du ju / duju | tu chü / tuchü |
Independence | 獨立 独立 | dokuritsu | dú lì / du2 li4 / du li / duli | tu li / tuli |
Lone Wolf | 獨狼 独狼 | dú láng / du2 lang2 / du lang / dulang | tu lang / tulang | |
Lonely | 孤獨 孤独 | ko doku / kodoku | gū dú / gu1 du2 / gu du / gudu | ku tu / kutu |
Unique | 獨特 独特 | dokutoku | dú tè / du2 te4 / du te / dute | tu t`e / tute / tu te |
Independent Spirit Independent Heart | 獨立心 独立心 | dokuritsushin | ||
Unicorn | 獨角獸 独角兽 | dú jiǎo shòu du2 jiao3 shou4 du jiao shou dujiaoshou | tu chiao shou tuchiaoshou |
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Alone A Lone Person | 獨自一人 独自一人 | dú zì yì rén du2 zi4 yi4 ren2 du zi yi ren duziyiren | tu tzu i jen tutzuijen |
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Independent Spirit | 獨立精神 独立精神 | dú lì jīng shén du2 li4 jing1 shen2 du li jing shen dulijingshen | tu li ching shen tulichingshen |
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Jin Ji Du Li | 金雞獨立 金鸡独立 | kin kei doku ritsu kinkeidokuritsu | jīn jī dú lì jin1 ji1 du2 li4 jin ji du li jinjiduli | chin chi tu li chinchituli |
Standing by Oneself Walking by Oneself | 獨立獨步 独立独步 | do kuritsu do ppo dokuritsudoppo do kuritsu do po | ||
The Single Life | 独身貴族 / 獨身貴族 独身贵族 | do kushin ki zoku dokushinkizoku | ||
John 3:16 (first half) | 神愛世人甚至將他的獨生子賜給他們 神爱世人甚至将他的独生子赐给他们 | shén ài shì rén shèn zhì jiāng tā de dú shēng zǐ cì gè tā mén shen2 ai4 shi4 ren2 shen4 zhi4 jiang1 ta1 de du2 sheng1 zi3 ci4 gei3 ta1 men2 shen ai shi ren shen zhi jiang ta de du sheng zi ci gei ta men | shen ai shih jen shen chih chiang t`a te tu sheng tzu tz`u kei t`a men shen ai shih jen shen chih chiang ta te tu sheng tzu tzu kei ta men |
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John 3:16 | 神愛世人甚至將他的獨生子賜給他們叫一切信他的不至滅亡反得永生 神爱世人甚至将他的独生子赐给他们叫一切信他的不至灭亡反得永生 | shén ài shì rén shèn zhì jiāng tā de dú shēng zǐ cì gè tā mén jiào yí qiè xìn tā de bú zhì miè wáng fǎn dé yǒng shēng shen2 ai4 shi4 ren2 shen4 zhi4 jiang1 ta1 de du2 sheng1 zi3 ci4 gei3 ta1 men2 jiao4 yi2 qie4 xin4 ta1 de bu2 zhi4 mie4 wang2 fan3 de2 yong3 sheng1 shen ai shi ren shen zhi jiang ta de du sheng zi ci gei ta men jiao yi qie xin ta de bu zhi mie wang fan de yong sheng | shen ai shih jen shen chih chiang t`a te tu sheng tzu tz`u kei t`a men chiao i ch`ieh hsin t`a te pu chih mieh wang fan te yung sheng shen ai shih jen shen chih chiang ta te tu sheng tzu tzu kei ta men chiao i chieh hsin ta te pu chih mieh wang fan te yung sheng |
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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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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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