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In Japanese, 礼儀 means “manners,” “courtesy,” or “etiquette.”
This also clearly means etiquette in Chinese, though the first Japanese Kanji has been “modernized” and happens to be the same as the modern Simplified Chinese version. Therefore, this word will be understood by both Japanese and Chinese people but best if your audience is mostly Japanese (Chinese people would generally prefer the ancient Traditional Chinese version).
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 礼儀 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
礼儀 see styles |
reigi / regi れいぎ |
manners; courtesy; etiquette |
礼儀作法 see styles |
reigisahou / regisaho れいぎさほう |
etiquette; courtesy |
礼儀感覚 see styles |
reigikankaku / regikankaku れいぎかんかく |
sense of decorum; attention to the common civilities of life |
礼儀正しい see styles |
reigitadashii / regitadashi れいぎただしい |
(adjective) courteous; decorous; polite |
礼儀正しさ see styles |
reigitadashisa / regitadashisa れいぎただしさ |
(See 礼儀正しい) politeness; courtesy |
礼儀知らず see styles |
reigishirazu / regishirazu れいぎしらず |
(adj-no,adj-na,n) rude; impolite; mannerless; snotty |
近しき中に礼儀有り see styles |
chikashikinakanireigiari / chikashikinakaniregiari ちかしきなかにれいぎあり |
(expression) (proverb) good fences make good neighbors; a hedge between keeps friendship green |
親しき中にも礼儀あり see styles |
shitashikinakanimoreigiari / shitashikinakanimoregiari したしきなかにもれいぎあり |
(expression) (idiom) good manners even between friends; a hedge between keeps friendships |
親しき中にも礼儀有り see styles |
shitashikinakanimoreigiari / shitashikinakanimoregiari したしきなかにもれいぎあり |
(expression) (idiom) good manners even between friends; a hedge between keeps friendships |
親しき仲にも礼儀あり see styles |
shitashikinakanimoreigiari / shitashikinakanimoregiari したしきなかにもれいぎあり |
(expression) (idiom) good manners even between friends; a hedge between keeps friendships |
親しき仲にも礼儀有り see styles |
shitashikinakanimoreigiari / shitashikinakanimoregiari したしきなかにもれいぎあり |
(expression) (idiom) good manners even between friends; a hedge between keeps friendships |
Variations: |
reigi / regi れいぎ |
manners; courtesy; etiquette |
Variations: |
shitashikinakanimoreigiari / shitashikinakanimoregiari したしきなかにもれいぎあり |
(expression) (proverb) good fences make good neighbors; a hedge between keeps friendship green |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Courtesy Etiquette | 礼儀 / 禮儀 礼仪 | rei gi / reigi | lǐ yì / li3 yi4 / li yi / liyi | li i / lii |
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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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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