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死神 is the title of the mythological figure (often called the Grim Reaper in western culture) in charge of taking the souls of those who die.
This title can be translated directly as “god of death” or “spirit of death.” The first character literally means “death,” and the second means “spirit” or “god.”
死神 is a very strange title for a calligraphy wall scroll. I'm not even sure if my calligraphers will write it, as it has some bad superstitious feelings attached to it.
冷酷 means relentless or ruthless in Chinese, and Japanese Kanji.
It can also be translated as grim, unfeeling, callous, cruel, or cold-hearted.
This is a rather negative word. it’s really inappropriate for a wall scroll, so please don’t order this unless you really want to shock Asian people who see it.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your Grim search...
| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
死神 see styles |
sǐ shén si3 shen2 ssu shen shinigami しにがみ |
More info & calligraphy: Grim Reaper / God of Deathgod of death; Death |
不見棺材不落淚 不见棺材不落泪 see styles |
bù jiàn guān cai bù luò lèi bu4 jian4 guan1 cai5 bu4 luo4 lei4 pu chien kuan ts`ai pu lo lei pu chien kuan tsai pu lo lei |
More info & calligraphy: Do not shed a tear until you see the coffin |
凄 see styles |
qī qi1 ch`i chi |
intense cold; frigid; dismal; grim; bleak; sad; mournful; also written 淒|凄[qi1] |
淒 凄 see styles |
qī qi1 ch`i chi |
intense cold; frigid; dismal; grim; bleak; sad; mournful |
冷厳 see styles |
reigen / regen れいげん |
(noun or adjectival noun) grim; stern; stark; heartless |
冷笑 see styles |
lěng xiào leng3 xiao4 leng hsiao reishou / resho れいしょう |
to sneer; to laugh grimly; grin of dissatisfaction (bitterness, helplessness, indignation etc); bitter, grim, sarcastic or angry smile (noun, transitive verb) sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile |
冷面 see styles |
lěng miàn leng3 mian4 leng mien |
grim; stern; harsh |
嚴峻 严峻 see styles |
yán jun yan2 jun4 yen chün |
grim; severe; rigorous |
嚴酷 严酷 see styles |
yán kù yan2 ku4 yen k`u yen ku |
bitter; harsh; grim; ruthless; severe; cut-throat (competition) |
夜摩 see styles |
yè mó ye4 mo2 yeh mo yama |
Yama, 'originally the Aryan god of the dead, living in a heaven above the world, the regent of the South; but Brahminism transferred his abode to hell. Both views have been retained by Buddhism.' Eitel. Yama in Indian mythology is ruler over the dead and judge in the hells, is 'grim in aspect, green in colour, clothed in red, riding on a buffalo, and holding a club in one hand and noose in the other': he has two four-eyed watch-dogs. M. W. The usual form is 閻摩 q. v. |
悲壮 see styles |
hisou / hiso ひそう |
(noun or adjectival noun) tragic but brave; heroic; grim |
正色 see styles |
zhèng sè zheng4 se4 cheng se seishoku / seshoku せいしょく |
stern; grim; resolute; firm; unflinching; fundamental colors primary colors; primary colours |
渋い see styles |
shibui しぶい |
(adjective) (1) astringent; bitter; puckery; rough; harsh; tart; (2) austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); refined; quiet (and simple); sober; sombre; subdued; tasteful (in a quiet way); understated; (3) sour (look); glum; grim; sullen; sulky; (4) stingy; tight-fisted |
澁い see styles |
shibui しぶい |
(out-dated kanji) (adjective) (1) astringent; bitter; puckery; rough; harsh; tart; (2) austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); refined; quiet (and simple); sober; sombre; subdued; tasteful (in a quiet way); understated; (3) sour (look); glum; grim; sullen; sulky; (4) stingy; tight-fisted |
厳つい see styles |
ikatsui いかつい |
(adjective) (kana only) stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing; square (shoulders) |
嶮しい see styles |
kewashii / kewashi けわしい |
(adjective) (1) precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; impregnable; steep; (2) grim; severe; stern |
怖い顔 see styles |
kowaikao こわいかお |
(exp,n) grim face; angry look |
悲壮感 see styles |
hisoukan / hisokan ひそうかん |
feeling of tragic heroism; feeling of grim resolve; sense of determination |
棺材板 see styles |
guān cai bǎn guan1 cai5 ban3 kuan ts`ai pan kuan tsai pan |
wooden board used to make a coffin (also refers to the coffin itself); (fig.) (of a facial expression) grim; unsmiling; coffin bread, a Taiwanese snack consisting of a thick slab of bread, fried or toasted, then hollowed out, filled with a thick stew, and capped with a "coffin lid" (slice of fried bread) |
血淋淋 see styles |
xiě lín lín xie3 lin2 lin2 hsieh lin lin |
bloody; blood-soaked; gory; grisly; cruel; brutal; harsh; grim; bitter |
険しい see styles |
kewashii / kewashi けわしい |
(adjective) (1) precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; impregnable; steep; (2) grim; severe; stern |
イカチー see styles |
ikachii / ikachi イカチー |
(can act as adjective) (slang) (See 厳い) grim; stern |
一團漆黑 一团漆黑 see styles |
yī tuán qī hēi yi1 tuan2 qi1 hei1 i t`uan ch`i hei i tuan chi hei |
pitch-dark; (fig.) completely in the dark; totally ignorant of; (fig.) grim; beyond salvation |
前途多難 see styles |
zentotanan ぜんとたなん |
(noun or adjectival noun) (yoji) having many difficulties in store; grim prospects |
形勢嚴峻 形势严峻 see styles |
xíng shì yán jun xing2 shi4 yan2 jun4 hsing shih yen chün |
in grave difficulties; the situation is grim |
険しい目 see styles |
kewashiime / kewashime けわしいめ |
(exp,n) grim stare; stern look |
険しい顔 see styles |
kewashiikao / kewashikao けわしいかお |
(exp,n) grim face |
風雨如晦 风雨如晦 see styles |
fēng yǔ rú huì feng1 yu3 ru2 hui4 feng yü ju hui |
lit. wind and rain darken the sky (idiom); fig. the situation looks grim |
グリジム岬 see styles |
gurijimumisaki グリジムみさき |
(place-name) Cape Grim |
険しい表情 see styles |
kewashiihyoujou / kewashihyojo けわしいひょうじょう |
(exp,n) stern expression; severe expression; grim expression |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Grim | 格林 | gé lín / ge2 lin2 / ge lin / gelin | ko lin / kolin | |
| Grim | グリム | gurimu | ||
| Grim Reaper God of Death | 死神 | shinigami | sǐ shén / si3 shen2 / si shen / sishen | ssu shen / ssushen |
| Relentless Ruthless | 冷酷 | reikoku | lěng kù / leng3 ku4 / leng ku / lengku | leng k`u / lengku / leng ku |
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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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