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1. Lee
2. Science
3. Charlee
4. Charli
5. Giri
6. Richard
7. Riko / Michiko / Mariko / Eriko / Yuriko
8. Ritu
9. Charlize
10. Frine
11. Richards
12. Idea / Concept
14. Richardson
The rules of life, the universe, and everything.
At its essence, 理 means science.
理 is a very ambiguous and open term; it speaks to the reason that all things exist, and how things work from the microscopic to the cosmic level.
There are many translations for this word, including inner essence; intrinsic order; reason; logic; truth; science; natural science (esp. physics); principle; the underlying principles of the cosmos; the way of things; ruling principle; fundamental law; intrinsicality; universal basis; or essential element(s).
If you are a scientist, or just searching for “the answer to life, the universe, and everything,” this could be the character for you.
(obligation or duty in Japanese)
This term means an obligation or a sense of duty that one may have to their employer, country or culture.
義理 is a specifically Japanese term, as in Chinese, these two characters form a word that means “religious doctrine” or refers to the argument presented in an essay.
This term has a similar meaning in Korean, where it can be translated as justice, sense of duty, loyalty, integrity, or obligation.
義理 is kind of a weird selection for a wall scroll. So this entry is intended more for educational purposes.
理念/理唸 means idea, notion, concept, principle, theory, philosophy*, or doctrine in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.
This word is OK for a wall scroll, although it's more commonly used as an oral/informal word in Asia.
* This is not the title for philosophy but rather is about having a certain philosophy or approach to something.
理直氣壯 is a Chinese proverb that means “to do something while knowing you’re in the right.”
This can also be translated as and is appropriate when you are:
“In the right and self-confident”
“Bold and confident with justice on one's side”
“Having the courage of one's convictions”
“Justified and forceful”
“To be confident and vigorous because reason and logic are on one's side”
“Justified and confident”
物事は全て理由があって起きる means everything happens for a reason.
However, this is a work in progress. We're still trying to decide the best way to express this in Japanese. If you order this, we might have a discussion about the best version that fits you. Here's how the characters break down by meaning (keep in mind, Japanese grammar and sentence construction is very different from English, so it doesn't make complete sense in English)...
物事 = things, everything
は particle
全て all, the whole, entirely
理由 reason
が particle
あっ be, exist, have, take place, happens
て particle
起きる to occur, to happen; to take place (usually unfavorable incidents)
Note: Because this selection contains some special Japanese Hiragana characters, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.
Here is 1st Corinthians 13:4-8 (just the first sentence of verse 8) in Japanese.
In the familiar NIV, this would read:
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Love never fails...
The Japanese text is from the 新改訳聖書 (Shinkaiyaku) or New Japanese Bible. Popular among most Protestant denominations in modern Japan.
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 理 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
理 see styles |
lǐ li3 li ri り |
More info & calligraphy: Science(1) reason; principle; logic; (2) {Buddh} (See 事・じ) general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (3) the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism); (given name) Wataru siddhānta; hetu. Ruling principle, fundamental law, intrinsicality, universal basis, essential element; nidāna, reason; pramāṇa, to arrange, regulate, rule, rectify. |
理子 see styles |
wakako わかこ |
More info & calligraphy: Riko / Michiko / Mariko / Eriko / Yuriko |
理念 see styles |
lǐ niàn li3 nian4 li nien rinen りねん |
More info & calligraphy: Idea / Concept(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology |
理查 see styles |
lǐ chá li3 cha2 li ch`a li cha |
More info & calligraphy: Richard |
義理 义理 see styles |
yì lǐ yi4 li3 i li giri ぎり |
More info & calligraphy: Giri(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) duty; sense of duty; honor; honour; decency; courtesy; debt of gratitude; social obligation; (can be adjective with の) (2) in-law; relation by marriage; (given name) Yoshimasa reason |
理直氣壯 理直气壮 see styles |
lǐ zhí qì zhuàng li3 zhi2 qi4 zhuang4 li chih ch`i chuang li chih chi chuang |
More info & calligraphy: Engage with Confidence |
一理 see styles |
yī lǐ yi1 li3 i li ichiri いちり |
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth; (given name) Ichiri one principle |
七理 see styles |
shichiri しちり |
(surname) Shichiri |
万理 see styles |
manri まんり |
(female given name) Manri |
三理 see styles |
misato みさと |
(female given name) Misato |
不理 see styles |
bù lǐ bu4 li3 pu li furi ふり |
to refuse to acknowledge; to pay no attention to; to take no notice of; to ignore (noun or adjectival noun) (archaism) unreasonable; irrational; illogical |
世理 see styles |
yori より |
(female given name) Yori |
中理 see styles |
nakari なかり |
(surname) Nakari |
丹理 see styles |
akari あかり |
(female given name) Akari |
主理 see styles |
shuri しゅり |
(female given name) Shuri |
乃理 see styles |
nori のり |
(female given name) Nori |
之理 see styles |
nori のり |
(female given name) Nori |
了理 see styles |
norimichi のりみち |
(personal name) Norimichi |
事理 see styles |
shì lǐ shi4 li3 shih li jiri じり |
reason; logic reason; facts; propriety; sense Practice and theory; phenomenon and noumenon, activity and principle, or the absolute; phenomena ever change, the underlying principle, being absolute, neither changes nor acts, it is the 眞如 q. v. also v. 理. For 事理法界 (事理無礙法界) v. 四法界. |
井理 see styles |
iri いり |
(surname) Iri |
亘理 see styles |
watari わたり |
(place-name, surname) Watari |
亜理 see styles |
arisu ありす |
(female given name) Arisu |
仁理 see styles |
hitori ひとり |
(female given name) Hitori |
仙理 see styles |
senri せんり |
(personal name) Senri |
代理 see styles |
dài lǐ dai4 li3 tai li dairi だいり |
to act on behalf of sb in a responsible position; to act as an agent or proxy; surrogate; (computing) proxy (n,vs,vt,adj-no) (1) representation; agency; proxy; (2) proxy; agent; representative; deputy; substitute; surrogate; stand-in |
以理 see styles |
yǐ lǐ yi3 li3 i li i ri |
taking the principle (as...) |
伊理 see styles |
iri いり |
(surname, female given name) Iri |
会理 see styles |
eri えり |
(female given name) Eri |
伸理 see styles |
shinri しんり |
(personal name) Shinri |
佐理 see styles |
sukemasa すけまさ |
(given name) Sukemasa |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Lee | 理 | lǐ / li3 / li | ||
Science | 理 | kotowari | lǐ / li3 / li | |
Charlee | 查理 | chá lǐ / cha2 li3 / cha li / chali | ch`a li / chali / cha li | |
Charli | 查理 | chá lǐ / cha2 li3 / cha li / chali | ch`a li / chali / cha li | |
Giri | 義理 义理 | giri | yì lǐ / yi4 li3 / yi li / yili | i li / ili |
Richard | 理查 | lǐ chá / li3 cha2 / li cha / licha | li ch`a / licha / li cha | |
Riko Michiko Mariko Eriko Yuriko | 理子 | riko / michiko / mariko / eriko / yuriko | ||
Ritu | 理圖 理图 | lǐ tú / li3 tu2 / li tu / litu | li t`u / litu / li tu | |
Charlize | 查理茲 查理兹 | chá lǐ zī cha2 li3 zi1 cha li zi chalizi | ch`a li tzu chalitzu cha li tzu |
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Frine | 弗理內 弗理内 | fú lǐ nèi fu2 li3 nei4 fu li nei fulinei | ||
Richards | 理查茲 理查兹 | lǐ chá zī li3 cha2 zi1 li cha zi lichazi | li ch`a tzu lichatzu li cha tzu |
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Idea Concept | 理念 / 理唸 理念 | ri nen / rinen | lǐ niàn / li3 nian4 / li nian / linian | li nien / linien |
Engage with Confidence | 理直氣壯 理直气壮 | lǐ zhí qì zhuàng li3 zhi2 qi4 zhuang4 li zhi qi zhuang lizhiqizhuang | li chih ch`i chuang lichihchichuang li chih chi chuang |
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Richardson | 理查德森 | lǐ chá dé sēn li3 cha2 de2 sen1 li cha de sen lichadesen | li ch`a te sen lichatesen li cha te sen |
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Love Without Reason | 愛に理由は無い | ai ni ri yuu wa na i ainiriyuuwanai ai ni ri yu wa na i | ||
Everything Happens for a Reason | 物事は全て理由があって起きる | monogoto ha subete riyuu ga at te okiru monogoto ha subete riyu ga at te okiru | ||
1 Corinthians 13:4-8 | 愛は寛容であり愛は親切ですまた人をねたみません愛は自慢せず高慢になりません礼儀に反することをせず自分の利益を求めず怒らず人のした悪を思わず不正を喜ばずに真理を喜びますすべてをがまんしすべてを信じすべてを期待しすべてを耐え忍びます愛は決して絶えることがありません | ai wa kan youdeari ai wa shinsetsudesu mata hito o netamimasen ai wa jiman sezu kouman ni narimasen reigi ni hansuru koto o sezu jibun no rieki o motomezu okorazu hito no shita aku o omowazu fusei o yorokobazu ni shinri o yorokobimasu subete o gaman shi s ai wa kan yodeari ai wa shinsetsudesu mata hito o netamimasen ai wa jiman sezu koman ni narimasen reigi ni hansuru koto o sezu jibun no rieki o motomezu okorazu hito no shita aku o omowazu fusei o yorokobazu ni shinri o yorokobimasu subete o gaman shi s | ||
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.