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影 means shadow in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.
Depending on the context, this can also mean silhouette, reflection, image, or presence.
Shadow / Reflection
反省 is the Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja means several things, including reflecting upon oneself, examining one's conscience, questioning oneself, searching one's soul, reflection, reconsideration, introspection, meditation, contemplation, regret, repentance, remorse.
自省 is the Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja means: to examine oneself; to reflect on one's shortcomings; introspection; self-awareness; self-criticism; self-examination; reflection.
In Japanese, this can be the given name, Jisei.
常在河邊走哪能不濕鞋 is an old Chinese proverb that is sometimes compared to the English saying “Shit Happens.”
It's a reflection that there are risks in life, and you should not be surprised when things don't go your way.
A secondary translation might be, “When walking by a river, often one cannot avoid wet shoes.”
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Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your Self Reflection search...
| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
影 see styles |
yǐng ying3 ying kage かげ |
More info & calligraphy: Shadow(1) shadow; silhouette; figure; shape; (2) reflection; image; (3) ominous sign; (4) light (stars, moon); (5) trace; shadow (of one's former self); (surname) Kage Shadow, picture, image, reflection, hint; one of the twelve 'colours'. |
禪 禅 see styles |
shàn shan4 shan yuzuri ゆずり |
More info & calligraphy: Zen / Chan / Meditation(out-dated kanji) (1) (Buddhist term) dhyana (profound meditation); (2) (abbreviation) Zen (Buddhism); (surname) Yuzuri To level a place for an altar, to sacrifice to the hills and fountains; to abdicate. Adopted by Buddhists for dhyāna, 禪 or 禪那, i.e. meditation, abstraction, trance. dhyāna is 'meditation, thought, reflection, especially profound and abstract religious contemplation'. M.W. It was intp. as 'getting rid of evil', etc., later as 靜慮 quiet meditation. It is a form of 定, but that word is more closely allied with samādhi, cf. 禪定. The term also connotes Buddhism and Buddhist things in general, but has special application to the 禪宗 q.v. It is one of the six pāramitās, cf. 波. There are numerous methods and subjects of meditation. The eighteen brahmalokas are divided into four dhyāna regions 'corresponding to certain frames of mind where individuals might be reborn in strict accordance with their spiritual state'. The first three are the first dhyāna, the second three the second dhyāna, the third three the third dhyāna, and the remaining nine the fourth dhyāna. See Eitel. According to Childers' Pali Dictionary, 'The four jhānas are four stages of mystic meditation, whereby the believer's mind is purged from all earthly emotions, and detached as it were from his body, which remains plunged in a profound trance.' Seated cross-legged, the practiser 'concentrates his mind upon a single thought. Gradually his soul becomes filled with a supernatural ecstasy and serenity', his mind still reasoning: this is the first jhāna. Concentrating his mind on the same subject, he frees it from reasoning, the ecstasy and serenity remaining, which is the second jhāna. Then he divests himself of ecstasy, reaching the third stage of serenity. Lastly, in the fourth stage the mind becomes indifferent to all emotions, being exalted above them and purified. There are differences in the Mahāyāna methods, but similarity of aim. |
蔡 see styles |
cài cai4 ts`ai tsai hanako はなこ |
More info & calligraphy: Chay(female given name) Hanako chāyā, a shadow, reflection; gnomon, dial. |
反省 see styles |
fǎn xǐng fan3 xing3 fan hsing hansei / hanse はんせい |
More info & calligraphy: Reflect(noun, transitive verb) (1) reflection; reconsideration; introspection; meditation; contemplation; (noun, transitive verb) (2) regret; repentance; remorse; being sorry |
影子 see styles |
yǐng zi ying3 zi5 ying tzu keiko / keko けいこ |
More info & calligraphy: Keiko(female given name) Keiko |
自省 see styles |
zì xǐng zi4 xing3 tzu hsing jisei / jise じせい |
More info & calligraphy: Introspection / Self-Awareness(noun, transitive verb) self-examination; reflection; (given name) Jisei |
景 see styles |
jǐng jing3 ching miyoshi みよし |
(bound form) scenery; circumstance; situation; scene (of a play); (literary) sunlight (1) vista; view; scene; scenic view; (suf,ctr) (2) counter for scenes (in a play); (female given name) Miyoshi Prospect, view, circumstances. |
照 see styles |
zhào zhao4 chao hikaru ひかる |
according to; in accordance with; to shine; to illuminate; to reflect; to look at (one's reflection); to take (a photo); photo; as requested; as before (given name) Hikaru To shine, illumine; to superintend; a dispatch, pass; as, according to. |
三思 see styles |
sān sī san1 si1 san ssu mitsuji みつじ |
(n,vs,vi) deep reflection; (personal name) Mitsuji All action and speech have three mental conditions— reflection, judgment, decision. |
三慧 see styles |
sān huì san1 hui4 san hui misato みさと |
(female given name) Misato The three modes of attaining moral wisdom: 聞慧 from reading, hearing, instruction; 思慧 from reflection, etc.; 修慧 from practice (of abstract meditation). |
三省 see styles |
miyoshi みよし |
(noun, transitive verb) frequent reflection; frequent meditation; (personal name) Miyoshi |
倒影 see styles |
dào yǐng dao4 ying3 tao ying touei / toe とうえい |
inverted image; reversed image (e.g. upside down) reflection |
像現 像现 see styles |
xiàng xiàn xiang4 xian4 hsiang hsien zōgen |
reflection of forms |
内省 see styles |
naisei / naise ないせい |
(noun, transitive verb) introspection; reflection on one's self |
写り see styles |
utsuri うつり |
(n,n-suf) (1) projection; reflection; image; reception (e.g. TV); picture quality; (2) match; harmony |
反射 see styles |
fǎn shè fan3 she4 fan she hansha はんしゃ |
to reflect; reflection (from a mirror etc); reflex (i.e. automatic reaction of organism) (n,vs,vt,vi) (1) {physics} reflection; reverberation; (2) {physiol} reflex; reflexes |
反影 see styles |
hanei / hane はんえい |
(noun/participle) (1) reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; (2) influence; application (e.g. of an update) |
反思 see styles |
fǎn sī fan3 si1 fan ssu |
to think back over something; to review; to revisit; to rethink; reflection; reassessment |
反映 see styles |
fǎn yìng fan3 ying4 fan ying hanei / hane はんえい |
to mirror; to reflect; mirror image; reflection; (fig.) to report; to make known; to render (noun/participle) (1) reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; (2) influence; application (e.g. of an update) |
反照 see styles |
fǎn zhào fan3 zhao4 fan chao hanshou / hansho はんしょう |
reflection (noun/participle) (1) reflection; (noun/participle) (2) evening glow; sunset glow |
四衆 四众 see styles |
sì zhòng si4 zhong4 ssu chung shishu; shishuu / shishu; shishu ししゅ; ししゅう |
(1) four orders of Buddhist followers (monks, nuns, male lay devotees and female lay devotees); (2) four monastic communities (ordained monks, ordained nuns, male novices and female novices); (3) (in Tendai) the four assemblies The four varga (groups, or orders), i. e. bhikṣu, bhikṣuṇī, upāsaka and upāsikā, monks, nuns, male and female devotees. Another group, according to Tiantai's commentary on the Lotus, is 發起衆 the assembly which, through Śāriputra, stirred the Buddha to begin his Lotus Sutra sermons; 當機衆 the pivotal assembly, those who were responsive to him; 影向衆 the reflection assembly, those like Mañjuśrī, etc., who reflected on, or drew out the Buddha's teaching; and 結緣衆 those who only profited in having seen and heard a Buddha, and therefore whose enlightenment is delayed to a future life. |
回想 see styles |
huí xiǎng hui2 xiang3 hui hsiang kaisou / kaiso かいそう |
to recall; to recollect; to think back (noun, transitive verb) recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence |
後感 后感 see styles |
hòu gǎn hou4 gan3 hou kan |
afterthought; reflection after an event; a review (of a movie etc) |
思惟 see styles |
sī wéi si1 wei2 ssu wei shiyui しゆい |
variant of 思維|思维[si1 wei2] (n,vs,vt,vi) (1) (esp. しい) thought; thinking; contemplation; consideration; (n,vs,vt,vi) (2) {Buddh} (esp. しゆい) using wisdom to get to the bottom of things; focusing one's mind; deep contemplation; concentrated thought; deliberating; pondering; reflecting; (female given name) Shiyui To consider or reflect on an object with discrimination; thought, reflection. |
思案 see styles |
sī àn si1 an4 ssu an shian しあん |
(noun, transitive verb) careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering; (given name) Shian to think |
映り see styles |
utsuri うつり |
(n,n-suf) (1) projection; reflection; image; reception (e.g. TV); picture quality; (2) match; harmony |
映像 see styles |
yìng xiàng ying4 xiang4 ying hsiang eizou / ezo えいぞう |
reflection; image (in a mirror) (1) image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); (2) video; film; footage; (3) reflection; (4) image (in one's mind); mental picture |
暗愁 see styles |
anshuu / anshu あんしゅう |
sad thought; depressing reflection |
水月 see styles |
shuǐ yuè shui3 yue4 shui yüeh mizuki みづき |
(1) water and the Moon; (2) the Moon reflected on the water; (3) solar plexus (as a pressure point in martial arts); (female given name) Mizuki udakacandra; jalacandra; the moon reflected in the water, i. e. all is illusory and unreal. |
沉澱 沉淀 see styles |
chén diàn chen2 dian4 ch`en tien chen tien |
(chemistry) to settle; to precipitate; (chemistry) sediment; precipitate; (fig.) (of emotions, thoughts, experience etc) to settle and be absorbed over time; to take shape gradually (through reflection or maturation) |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Shadow | 影 | kage | yǐng / ying3 / ying | |
| Keiko | 影子 | keiko | yǐng zi / ying3 zi5 / ying zi / yingzi | ying tzu / yingtzu |
| Reflect | 反省 | hansei / hanse | fǎn xǐng / fan3 xing3 / fan xing / fanxing | fan hsing / fanhsing |
| Introspection Self-Awareness | 自省 | jisei | zì xǐng / zi4 xing3 / zi xing / zixing | tzu hsing / tzuhsing |
| One who walks by the river may end up with wet feet | 常在河邊走哪能不濕鞋 常在河边走哪能不湿鞋 | cháng zài hé biān zǒu nǎ néng bù shī xié chang2 zai4 he2 bian1 zou3 na3 neng2 bu4 shi1 xie2 chang zai he bian zou na neng bu shi xie | ch`ang tsai ho pien tsou na neng pu shih hsieh chang tsai ho pien tsou na neng pu shih hsieh |
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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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