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Shobayashi in Chinese / Japanese...

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Shobayashi Shorin-Ryu

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 shou baya shi shou rin ryuu
Shobayashi Shorin-Ryu Scroll

小林少林流 is the title Shobayashi Shorin-Ryu in Japanese Kanji.

Shōbayashi Shōrin-Ryū is of real Okinawan karate lineage, but the romanization causes confusion.

小林 = Shōbayashi (can also be read Kobayashi)
少林流 = Shōrin-Ryū (Shaolin style) which means “Small-forest Shaolin School.”

This reflects the lineage that uses 小林 (small forest) instead of 松林 (pine forest) or 少林 (Shaolin) as the branch identifier of the Okinawan martial arts style.

You should use this, 小林流 (Shōbayashi/Kobayashi-Ryū) or “Small-forest style” for the Chibana lineage.
You should use 松林流 (Matsubayashi-Ryū) or “Pine-forest style” for the Nagamine lineage.

Shobayashi-Ryu

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 shou bayashi ryuu
Shobayashi-Ryu Scroll

This is the title Shōbayashi-Ryu in Japanese Kanji.

小 = small
林 = forest
流 = style / school / lineage

Notes:
小林 can be read Shōbayashi or Kobayashi in Japanese.
In American/Okinawan karate groups, Shōbayashi is used to distinguish the lineage

Kobayashi / Shobayashi

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 xiǎo lín
 shou bayashi / ko bayashi
Kobayashi / Shobayashi Scroll

小林 means little forest in Japanese and Chinese.

This can also be the Japanese surname or martial arts style called Kobayashi or Shōbayashi.

In Japanese martial arts, this can also be pronounced as Shorin and is included as such in some MA school names.


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Characters

If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese

 Pronunciation
Romanization		 Simple Dictionary Definition

庄林

see styles		  shoubayashi / shobayashi
    しょうばやし

庄林
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(place-name, surname) Shoubayashi

荘林

see styles		  shoubayashi / shobayashi
    しょうばやし

荘林
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(surname) Shoubayashi

The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Shobayashi Shorin-Ryu小林少林流shou baya shi shou rin ryuu
shoubayashishourinryuu
sho baya shi sho rin ryu
Shobayashi-Ryu小林流shou bayashi ryuu
shoubayashiryuu
sho bayashi ryu
Kobayashi
Shobayashi		小林shou bayashi / ko bayashi
shoubayashi / kobayashi
sho bayashi / ko bayashi		xiǎo lín / xiao3 lin2 / xiao lin / xiaolinhsiao lin / hsiaolin


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