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If you lead a life of adventure (like I do), a 探險 wall scroll is for you.
Alone, the first character can mean “to explore,” “to search out,” or “to scout.” The second character holds the meanings of “dangerous” and “rugged.” Together these two characters create the word that means “adventure” or “to explore.”
探険 is a modern Japanese Kanji version, but it more precisely means exploration or expedition rather than adventure. 探險 is the old/ancient Japanese version used before WWII. Let us know if you want the modern Japanese version instead.
See Also: Bon Voyage | Travel
一路平安 is a wish for someone to have a pleasant journey.
It's probably the closest way to translate “bon voyage” into Chinese.
The first two characters mean one road or one path. The second two characters mean “safe and sound” or “without mishap.”
一路平安 means the same thing in Japanese but is not the most common selection for a wall scroll.
一帆風順 is just what you think it means. It suggests that you are on a trouble-free voyage through life, or literally on a sailing ship or sailboat. It is often used in China as a wish for good luck on a voyage or as you set out on a new quest or career in your life. Some may use this in place of “bon voyage.”
The literal meaning is “Once you raise your sail, you will get the wind you need, and it will take you where you want to go.” Another way to translate it is “Your sail and the wind follow your will.”
This is a great gift for a mariner, sailor, adventurer, or someone starting a new career.
Note: Can be understood in Korean Hanja but is rarely used.
See Also: Bon Voyage | Adventure | Travel
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Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your Bon search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
一路平安 see styles |
yī lù píng ān yi1 lu4 ping2 an1 i lu p`ing an i lu ping an ichiroheian / ichirohean いちろへいあん |
More info & calligraphy: Bon Voyage(yoji) (wishing someone) bon voyage |
凡 see styles |
fán fan2 fan bon ぼん |
ordinary; commonplace; mundane; temporal; of the material world (as opposed to supernatural or immortal levels); every; all; whatever; altogether; gist; outline; note of Chinese musical scale (noun or adjectival noun) (rare) (See 平凡) (ant: 非凡) ordinary; common; mediocre; (given name) Bon All, everybody, common, ordinary. |
坊 see styles |
fáng fang2 fang bou; bon / bo; bon ぼう; ぼん |
workshop; mill; Taiwan pr. [fang1] (1) bonze; monk; (2) (ぼう only) monk's dwelling; (3) boy; son; sonny; (4) (ぼう only) (used by male children) I; me; (suffix) (5) (ぼう only) (familiar language) (after name; familiar form of address) little; (suffix) (6) (ぼう only) (often preceded by ん) person who is ...; (surname) Machi A place, locality; a temple, place of assembly, etc. |
梵 see styles |
fàn fan4 fan bon ぼん |
abbr. for 梵教[Fan4 jiao4] Brahmanism; abbr. for Sanskrit 梵語|梵语[Fan4 yu3] or 梵文[Fan4 wen2]; abbr. for 梵蒂岡|梵蒂冈[Fan4 di4 gang1], the Vatican (1) Brahman (ultimate reality of the universe in Hinduism); Brahma; (2) Brahma (Hindu creator god); (3) (abbreviation) (See 梵語) Sanskrit; (given name) Bon Brahman (from roots bṛh, vṛh, connected with bṛṃh, "religious devotion," "prayer," "a sacred text," or mantra, "the mystic syllable om"; "sacred learning," "the religious life," "the Supreme Being regarded as impersonal," "the Absolute," "the priestly or sacerdotal class," etc. M.W. Translit. |
瓫 see styles |
pén pen2 p`en pen bon |
a pot |
盆 see styles |
pén pen2 p`en pen bon ぼん |
basin; flower pot; unit of volume equal to 12 斗[dou3] and 8 升[sheng1], approx 128 liters; CL:個|个[ge4] (1) tray; (2) family; household; (3) (abbreviation) (See 盂蘭盆) Obon; Bon Festival; Lantern Festival; Festival of the Dead; (4) (slang) gambler's den; (personal name) Suezawa Bowl, basin, tub. |
祝 see styles |
zhù zhu4 chu hafuri; houri / hafuri; hori はふり; ほうり |
to pray for; to wish (sb bon voyage, happy birthday etc); person who invokes the spirits during sacrificial ceremonies (1) {Shinto} (See 宮司,禰宜・1,神主・2) junior Shinto priest; (2) (polite language) (rare) {Shinto} Shinto priest; generic title for a member of the Shinto priesthood; (surname) Yoshi To invoke, either to bless or curse. |
お盆 see styles |
obon おぼん |
(1) O-Bon; Bon Festival; Lantern Festival; Festival of the Dead; (2) tray |
中元 see styles |
zhōng yuán zhong1 yuan2 chung yüan chuugen / chugen ちゅうげん |
Ghost Festival on 15th day of 7th lunar month when offerings are made to the deceased (1) 15th day of the 7th lunar month; (last day of) Bon lantern festival; (2) (See お中元) mid-year gift; summer gift; Bon Festival gifts; (surname) Nakamoto The fifteenth of the seventh moon; see 孟蘭盆. |
二季 see styles |
niki にき |
(1) two seasons; (2) (See 盆暮れ) Bon and year-end festivals; (female given name) Nikki |
凡有 see styles |
fán yǒu fan2 you3 fan yu bon u |
generally has |
凡男 see styles |
bono ぼんお |
(personal name) Bon'o |
凡羊 see styles |
bonyou / bonyo ぼんよう |
(given name) Bon'you |
初盆 see styles |
hatsubon はつぼん |
(See お盆・1) first Bon Festival following the death of a family member |
好去 see styles |
hǎo qù hao3 qu4 hao ch`ü hao chü |
bon voyage; Godspeed |
好走 see styles |
hǎo zǒu hao3 zou3 hao tsou kousou / koso こうそう |
bon voyage; Godspeed (noun/participle) good running |
御盆 see styles |
obon おぼん |
(1) O-Bon; Bon Festival; Lantern Festival; Festival of the Dead; (2) tray |
掃苔 see styles |
soutai / sotai そうたい |
(noun/participle) (1) visit to a family grave (esp. during the Bon festival); (noun/participle) (2) removal of moss from a tombstone |
旧盆 see styles |
kyuubon / kyubon きゅうぼん |
Bon Festival of the lunar calendar |
暮雲 see styles |
boun / bon ぼうん |
twilight clouds |
梵宇 see styles |
fàn yǔ fan4 yu3 fan yü bon'u |
A sacred house, i.e. a Buddhist monastery, or temple. |
梵延 see styles |
fàn yán fan4 yan2 fan yen Bon En |
Brahmā and Nārāyaṇa. |
梵怛 see styles |
fàn dá fan4 da2 fan ta bon tan |
brahma-staff |
梵挾 梵挟 see styles |
fàn jiā fan4 jia1 fan chia bon kyō |
palm-leaf scriptures |
梵杖 see styles |
fàn zhàng fan4 zhang4 fan chang bon jō |
brahma-staff |
梵筴 梵䇲 see styles |
fàn jiā fan4 jia1 fan chia bon saku |
palm-leaf scriptures |
梵篋 梵箧 see styles |
fàn qiè fan4 qie4 fan ch`ieh fan chieh bon kyō |
palm-leaf scriptures |
梵苑 see styles |
fàn yuàn fan4 yuan4 fan yüan bon'on |
A monastery or any place where celibate discipline is practised. |
梵釋 梵释 see styles |
fàn shì fan4 shi4 fan shih Bon Shaku |
Brahmā, the lord of the form-realm, and Śakra of the desire-realm. |
梵魔 see styles |
fàn mó fan4 mo2 fan mo Bon Ma |
Brahmā and Māra, the former lord of the realm of form, the latter of desire or passion. |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Adventure | 探險 探险 / 探険 | tanken | tàn xiǎn / tan4 xian3 / tan xian / tanxian | t`an hsien / tanhsien / tan hsien |
Bon Voyage | 一路平安 | ichiro heian ichiroheian | yī lù píng ān yi1 lu4 ping2 an1 yi lu ping an yilupingan | i lu p`ing an ilupingan i lu ping an |
Smooth Sailing | 一帆風順 一帆风顺 | yī fán fēng shùn yi1 fan2 feng1 shun4 yi fan feng shun yifanfengshun | i fan feng shun ifanfengshun |
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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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