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大君 is the Japanese word Taikun. It's defined directly as liege, lord, or an alternate title for a shogunate.
The sound of this Japanese word entered the English lexicon by the 1800s but took the spelling of “tycoon.” Even President Lincoln was referred to as a Tycoon in the 1860s.
In Japan, this is still understood as “Great Lord” or “Big Boss.” In America, it means “Bill Gates” and “Warren Buffet.”
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 大君 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
大君 see styles |
ookimi おおきみ |
More info & calligraphy: Great Lord / Tycoon |
大君ケ畑 see styles |
ojigahata おじがはた |
(place-name) Ojigahata |
山端大君 see styles |
yamabanaookimi やまばなおおきみ |
(place-name) Yamabanaookimi |
聞得大君 see styles |
kikoeoogimi きこえおおぎみ |
(hist) highest-ranking priestess (in Ryukyuan religion) |
大君貯木場 see styles |
ookimichobokujou / ookimichobokujo おおきみちょぼくじょう |
(place-name) Ookimichobokujō |
宇治の大君 see styles |
ujinoookimi うじのおおきみ |
(person) Uji no Ookimi (Genji Monogatari) |
山端大君町 see styles |
yamabanaookimichou / yamabanaookimicho やまばなおおきみちょう |
(place-name) Yamabanaookimichō |
Variations: |
ookimi; oogimi おおきみ; おおぎみ |
(1) (honorific or respectful language) (archaism) emperor; (2) (honorific or respectful language) (archaism) prince; princess |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) |
Great Lord Tycoon | 大君 | tai kun / taikun |
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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.
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