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身心 means “body and mind” or “mental and physical” in Chinese and Japanese.
In the Buddhist context, body and mind encompass the five elements (skandha) of a sentient being.
The body is the physical material (rūpa) of life. The mind embraces the other four skandhas, which are consciousness, perception, action, and knowledge.
身心霊 means “body mind spirit” in Japanese.
This refers to your physical, mental, and spiritual presence.
This can also be translated as “body heart spirit” as 心 can mean mind or heart.
Note that this is a "word list" and not a proper phrase (with a subject, verb, and object) nor a typical title in Japanese. So it's not too commonly seen in Japan. However, the term 身心霊整合性医療 that refers to holistic medicine is gaining popularity.
身心靈 is probably the best way to express the idea of “Body, Mind, and Spirit” in Chinese and old Korean Hanja. We are actually using the word “heart” here because, for thousands of years, the heart was thought to be the place where your thoughts, feelings, and emotions came from. We do something similar in the west when we say “warm-hearted” or “I love you with all of my heart.” In this context, heart = mind in Asian language and culture.
The very literal translation of these three characters is “body, heart & spirit,” which could also be interpreted as “body, mind & soul.”
We have arranged these characters in this order because it simply “feels” like the proper order in the Chinese language. Word lists like this are not so common for calligraphy artwork, so we must be careful to put them in the most natural order. It should be noted that this is not a common title in Asia, nor is it considered an actual phrase (as it lacks a clear subject, verb, and object).
In Japanese Kanji, they use an alternate form of the character for soul or spirit. If you want this using the Japanese alternate, please click on the Kanji shown to the right instead of the button above.
Japanese disclaimer: This is not a natural phrase/list in Japanese. While not totally-natural in Chinese, this word list is best if your audience is Chinese.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 身心 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
身心 see styles |
shēn xīn shen1 xin1 shen hsin shinshin しんじん |
More info & calligraphy: Body and Mind(noun - becomes adjective with の) mind and body Body and mind, the direct fruit of the previous life. The body is rūpa, the first skandha; mind embraces the other four, consciousness, perception, action, and knowledge; v. 五蘊. |
亂身心 乱身心 see styles |
luàn shēn xīn luan4 shen1 xin1 luan shen hsin ran shinshin |
disturbs body and mind |
全身心 see styles |
quán shēn xīn quan2 shen1 xin1 ch`üan shen hsin chüan shen hsin |
wholeheartedly; (to devote oneself) heart and soul |
身心科 see styles |
shēn xīn kē shen1 xin1 ke1 shen hsin k`o shen hsin ko |
psychiatry |
身心美 see styles |
minami みなみ |
(female given name) Minami |
身心一如 see styles |
shēn xīn yī rú shen1 xin1 yi1 ru2 shen hsin i ju shin jin ichinyo しんじんいちにょ |
(yoji) body and mind as one; mind-body unity unity of body and mind |
身心不二 see styles |
shēn xīn bù èr shen1 xin1 bu4 er4 shen hsin pu erh shin jin funi |
non-duality of body and mind |
身心交病 see styles |
shēn xīn jiāo bìng shen1 xin1 jiao1 bing4 shen hsin chiao ping |
worn out in body and soul (idiom) |
身心交瘁 see styles |
shēn xīn jiāo cuì shen1 xin1 jiao1 cui4 shen hsin chiao ts`ui shen hsin chiao tsui |
worn out in body and soul (idiom) |
身心俱疲 see styles |
shēn xīn jù pí shen1 xin1 ju4 pi2 shen hsin chü p`i shen hsin chü pi |
physically and emotionally exhausted |
身心憂苦 身心忧苦 see styles |
shēn xīn yōu kǔ shen1 xin1 you1 ku3 shen hsin yu k`u shen hsin yu ku shinshin uku |
suffering and despair of body and mind |
身心柔軟 身心柔软 see styles |
shēn xīn róu ruǎn shen1 xin1 rou2 ruan3 shen hsin jou juan shinshin jūnan |
soft and gentle in body and mind |
身心歡喜 身心欢喜 see styles |
shēn xīn huān xǐ shen1 xin1 huan1 xi3 shen hsin huan hsi shinshin kanki |
happy in body and spirit |
身心熱惱 身心热恼 see styles |
shēn xīn rèn ǎo shen1 xin1 ren4 ao3 shen hsin jen ao shinshin netsunō |
torment of body and mind |
身心爽快 see styles |
shēn xīn shuǎng kuài shen1 xin1 shuang3 kuai4 shen hsin shuang k`uai shen hsin shuang kuai |
refreshment |
身心障礙 身心障碍 see styles |
shēn xīn zhàng ài shen1 xin1 zhang4 ai4 shen hsin chang ai |
disability |
Variations: |
shinshinichinyo; shinjinichinyo しんしんいちにょ; しんじんいちにょ |
(yoji) body and mind as one; mind-body unity |
Variations: |
shinshin(p); shinjin(ok) しんしん(P); しんじん(ok) |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) mind and body |
Variations: |
shinshin(p); shinjin(ok) しんしん(P); しんじん(ok) |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) mind and body |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Body and Mind | 身心 | shin jin / shinjin | shēn xīn / shen1 xin1 / shen xin / shenxin | shen hsin / shenhsin |
Body Mind Spirit | 身心霊 | mi shin rei mishinrei | ||
Shinjin Datsuraku | 身心脫落 身心脱落 | shin jin datsu raku shinjindatsuraku | ||
Mind Body Spirit | 身心靈 / 身心霊 身心灵 | mi shin rei mishinrei | shēn xīn líng shen1 xin1 ling2 shen xin ling shenxinling | shen hsin ling shenhsinling |
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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