Buy an 意志 calligraphy wall scroll here!
Personalize your custom “意志” project by clicking the button next to your favorite “意志” title below...
意志 is a Chinese, Korean, and Japanese word that means “determination to achieve.” It can also be translated as: will; willpower; determination; volition; intention; or intent.
In Japanese, this can also be the given name, Ishi.
意志力 is a form of willpower or self-control and is about having the determination or tenacity to keep going.
In Japanese, this is the power of will, the strength of will, volition, intention, intent, or determination.
自由意志 is a concept that has existed for thousands of years that humans can understand right and wrong, then make a decision one way or the other (thus affecting their fate).
Sources such as Confucius, Buddhist scriptures, the Qur'an, and the Bible all address this idea.
As for the characters shown here, the first two mean free, freedom, or liberty. The last two mean “will.”
Can be romanized from Japanese as jiyū-ishi, jiyuu-ishi, and sometimes jiyuu-ishii.
It's 자유의지 or jayuu-yiji in Korean and zìyóu yìzhì in Chinese.
意志堅強 can mean either “strong-hearted,” “strong-willed” or “determination.”
The first two characters can be translated as “will,” “willpower,” “determination,” “volition,” “intention,” or “intent.” But, it should be noted that this first part possesses the element of “heart” in the lower portion of both characters (they also partially carry the meaning “with the whole heart”).
The last two characters mean “strong” or “staunch.”
Chinese word order and grammar are a bit different than English, so in this case, they are in reverse order of English but have the correct meaning in a natural form.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 意志 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
意志 see styles |
yì zhì yi4 zhi4 i chih ishi いし |
More info & calligraphy: Determination to Achieve / Will-Powerwill; volition; intention; intent; determination; (given name) Ishi intention |
意志力 see styles |
yì zhì lì yi4 zhi4 li4 i chih li ishiryoku いしりょく |
More info & calligraphy: Will-Power / Self-Controlwillpower |
自由意志 see styles |
zì yóu yì zhì zi4 you2 yi4 zhi4 tzu yu i chih jiyuuishi / jiyuishi じゆういし |
More info & calligraphy: Free Willfree will |
德意志 see styles |
dé yì zhì de2 yi4 zhi4 te i chih |
Deutschland; Germany |
意志的 see styles |
ishiteki いしてき |
(adjectival noun) strong-willed; volitional |
有意志 see styles |
yǒu yì zhì you3 yi4 zhi4 yu i chih |
conscious; having a will |
無意志 see styles |
muishi むいし |
(can be adjective with の) non-volitional; involuntary; spontaneous; unintentional |
一般意志 see styles |
ippanishi いっぱんいし |
the general will; volonte generale |
唯意志論 唯意志论 see styles |
wéi yì zhì lùn wei2 yi4 zhi4 lun4 wei i chih lun |
voluntarism; metaphysical view, esp. due to Schopenhauer 叔本華|叔本华[Shu1 ben3 hua2], that the essence of the world is willpower |
意志動詞 see styles |
ishidoushi / ishidoshi いしどうし |
{gramm} volitional verb |
意志堅固 see styles |
ishikengo いしけんご |
(noun or adjectival noun) (yoji) strong determination; strong-willed; having strong will power; firmness of purpose |
意志太牢 see styles |
ishitarou / ishitaro いしたろう |
(male given name) Ishitarō |
意志未来 see styles |
ishimirai いしみらい |
{ling} volitional future |
意志決定 see styles |
ishikettei / ishikette いしけってい |
decision-making |
意志疎通 see styles |
ishisotsuu / ishisotsu いしそつう |
(irregular kanji usage) (yoji) (coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other |
意志薄弱 see styles |
ishihakujaku いしはくじゃく |
(adj-na,adj-no,n) (yoji) weak-willed; lacking a purpose; lacking will power to be patient, purposeful, or resolute |
意志表示 see styles |
ishihyouji / ishihyoji いしひょうじ |
(noun/participle) declaration of intent; declaration of intention; expression of one's intention; manifestation of intention |
政治意志 see styles |
seijiishi / sejishi せいじいし |
political will |
権力意志 see styles |
kenryokuishi けんりょくいし |
the will to power (philosophical concept of Nietzsche) |
求生意志 see styles |
qiú shēng yì zhì qiu2 sheng1 yi4 zhi4 ch`iu sheng i chih chiu sheng i chih |
the will to live |
神の意志 see styles |
kaminoishi かみのいし |
(exp,n) {Christn} will of God; divine will |
力への意志 see styles |
chikarahenoishi ちからへのいし |
(expression) will to power |
德意志銀行 德意志银行 see styles |
dé yì zhì yín háng de2 yi4 zhi4 yin2 hang2 te i chih yin hang |
Deutsche Bank |
意志の強い see styles |
ishinotsuyoi いしのつよい |
(exp,adj-i) strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower |
意志の疎通 see styles |
ishinosotsuu / ishinosotsu いしのそつう |
(exp,n) mutual understanding; agreement of wills |
意志の疏通 see styles |
ishinosotsuu / ishinosotsu いしのそつう |
(exp,n) mutual understanding; agreement of wills |
意志の自由 see styles |
ishinojiyuu / ishinojiyu いしのじゆう |
(exp,n) (See 自由意志) freedom of will; free will |
無意志動詞 see styles |
muishidoushi / muishidoshi むいしどうし |
{gramm} non-volitional verb |
自由意志論 see styles |
jiyuuishiron / jiyuishiron じゆういしろん |
{phil} doctrine of free will; libertarianism |
意志決定機関 see styles |
ishiketteikikan / ishikettekikan いしけっていきかん |
decision-making body |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Determination to Achieve Will-Power | 意志 | ishi | yì zhì / yi4 zhi4 / yi zhi / yizhi | i chih / ichih |
Will-Power Self-Control | 意志力 | ishi ryoku / ishiryoku | yì zhì lì yi4 zhi4 li4 yi zhi li yizhili | i chih li ichihli |
Free Will | 自由意志 | jiyuu ishi / jiyuuishi / jiyu ishi | zì yóu yì zhì zi4 you2 yi4 zhi4 zi you yi zhi ziyouyizhi | tzu yu i chih tzuyuichih |
Strong Hearted Strong Willed | 意志堅強 意志坚强 | yì zhì jiān qiáng yi4 zhi4 jian1 qiang2 yi zhi jian qiang yizhijianqiang | i chih chien ch`iang ichihchienchiang i chih chien chiang |
|
Will of Fire | 火の意志 | hi no ishi / hinoishi | ||
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. |
Successful Chinese Character and Japanese Kanji calligraphy searches within the last few hours...
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.