The Name Fern in Japanese/Chinese on a Custom-Made Wall Scroll.
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Fern
弗恩 is the name Fern in Chinese (Mandarin).
Fern
ファーン is the name Fern in Japanese.
Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.
Zenmai / Royal Fern
In Japanese, 薇 is usually romanized as zenmai and refers to the royal fern (Osmunda Japonica).
In Chinese, this may refer to a different species of fern, Osmunda Regalis.
Other translations include: flowering fern; osmund; fiddlehead fern.
In Japan, this can also be romanized as Uei and used as a personal name.
Please note that 薇 is not the only character(s) in Japanese that can be romanized as zenmai. Be sure you have the right word or name before you order.
Appreciation of Truth by Meditation
心印 is a Buddhist concept that simply stated is “appreciation of truth by meditation.”
It's a deep subject, but my understanding is that you can find truth through meditation, and once you've found the truth, you can learn to appreciate it more through further meditation. This title is not commonly used outside of the Buddhist community (your Asian friends may or may not understand it). The literal translation would be something like “the mind seal,” I've seen this term translated this way from Japanese Buddhist poetry. But apparently, the seal that is stamped deep in your mind is the truth. You just have to meditate to find it.
Soothill defines it this way: Mental impression, intuitive certainty; the mind is the Buddha-mind in all, which can seal or assure the truth; the term indicates the intuitive method of the Chan (Zen) school, which was independent of the spoken or written word.
Reference: Soothill-Hodous Dictionary of Chinese Buddhism
See Also: Zenmai / Royal Fern
Meditation
This encompasses the idea of meditation.
It's also a term used to describe a deep form of daydreaming, exploring one's imagination, the act of contemplating, or the idea of contemplation. 冥想 is often associated with Buddhism; however, the word “Zen” in Japanese (or “Chan” in Chinese) is probably more commonly used (or better known in the west).
See Also: Zenmai / Royal Fern
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese:
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Fern | 弗恩 | fú ēn / fu2 en1 / fu en / fuen | ||
| Fern | ファーン | faan / fan | ||
| Zenmai Royal Fern | 薇 | zenmai | wēi / wei1 / wei | |
| Appreciation of Truth by Meditation | 心印 | shin nin / shinnin | xīn yìn / xin1 yin4 / xin yin / xinyin | hsin yin / hsinyin |
| Meditation | 冥想 | mei sou / meisou / mei so | míng xiǎng ming2 xiang3 ming xiang mingxiang | ming hsiang minghsiang |
| 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. | ||||
