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燿 means brilliant or glorious in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.
I am listing this character as it is a common Japanese given name that is romanized as Yoko or Youkou. It can be romanized as these names as well: Yo, Teru, and Akira.
As with most Japanese names, this is not the only character or only name that romanizes as Yoko. Be sure you are getting the correct character before you order.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your Yoko search...
| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
燿 see styles |
yào yao4 yao youkou / yoko ようこう |
More info & calligraphy: Yoko / Brilliant / Glorious(given name) Yōkou |
葉子 叶子 see styles |
yè zi ye4 zi5 yeh tzu youko / yoko ようこ |
More info & calligraphy: Leaf(female given name) Yōko |
陽光 阳光 see styles |
yáng guāng yang2 guang1 yang kuang youkou / yoko ようこう |
More info & calligraphy: Sunshinesunshine; sunlight; (female given name) Yōkou The sun's light, also idem陽燄 sun flames, or heat, i.e. the mirage causing the illusion of lakes. |
横 see styles |
yoko よこ |
(1) (See 横になる) horizontal (as opposed to vertical); (2) (See 首を横に振る) side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; breadth; (3) side (of a box, etc.); (4) beside; aside; next to; (5) (See 横から口を挟む) unconnected; (surname) Yoko |
犹 see styles |
youko / yoko ようこ |
(personal name) Yōko |
与河 see styles |
yokou / yoko よこう |
(place-name) Yokou |
世古 see styles |
yoko よこ |
(surname) Yoko |
予稿 see styles |
yokou / yoko よこう |
preliminary draft; abstract |
予行 see styles |
yokou / yoko よこう |
(noun/participle) rehearsal |
代子 see styles |
yoko よこ |
(See 教子・きょうし) godchild; (female given name) Yoko |
余光 see styles |
yokou / yoko よこう |
afterglow; lingering light |
余公 see styles |
yokou / yoko よこう |
(surname) Yokou |
余効 see styles |
yokou / yoko よこう |
aftereffect; after effect |
余香 see styles |
yokou / yoko よこう |
lingering odor; lingering odour |
八子 see styles |
youko / yoko ようこ |
(female given name) Yōko |
呼虹 see styles |
youko / yoko ようこ |
(female given name) Yōko |
央子 see styles |
youko / yoko ようこ |
(female given name) Yōko |
妖子 see styles |
youko / yoko ようこ |
(female given name) Yōko |
妖狐 see styles |
youko / yoko ようこ |
fox with supernatural powers; fox spirit; (female given name) Yōko |
容子 see styles |
youko / yoko ようこ |
(1) state; state of affairs; situation; circumstances; (2) appearance; look; aspect; (3) sign; indication; (female given name) Yōko |
幼子 see styles |
youko / yoko ようこ |
infant; baby; little child; (female given name) Yōko |
庸子 see styles |
youko / yoko ようこ |
(female given name) Yōko |
庸江 see styles |
youko / yoko ようこ |
(female given name) Yōko |
庸浩 see styles |
youkou / yoko ようこう |
(given name) Yōkou |
慂子 see styles |
youko / yoko ようこ |
(female given name) Yōko |
揚子 see styles |
youko / yoko ようこ |
(female given name) Yōko |
揺光 see styles |
youkou / yoko ようこう |
(given name) Yōkou |
揺子 see styles |
youko / yoko ようこ |
(female given name) Yōko |
擁子 see styles |
youko / yoko ようこ |
(female given name) Yōko |
新横 see styles |
shinyoko しんよこ |
(place-name) Shin'yoko |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Yoko Brilliant Glorious | 燿 | you kou / youkou / yo ko | yào / yao4 / yao | |
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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.
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