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athena.kami in Chinese / Japanese

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  1. Aiki O'Kami

  2. Athena

  3. Kami

  4. Kawa no Kami / River God

  5. Spirit / Spiritual Essence

  6. Nekogami

  7. Tengu


 aikiokami
Aiki O'Kami Scroll

This is the Japanese martial arts Aiki O'Kami.

The Aiki (合気/合氣) means harmonious energy. While Okami or O'kami (大神) means great spirit.

You will usually see this title written as 合氣大神, though in modern Japanese (after 1945) the second character, 氣, was simplified to 気 in Japan (and 气 in China). I suggest you use 合氣大神, but please let me know when you order if you would prefer 合気大神 instead.

 atena
Athena Scroll

アテナ is the name Athena in Japanese.


Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

 yǎ diǎn nà
Athena Scroll

雅典娜 is a common way to transliterate the name Athena into Mandarin Chinese.

 kemi
Kami Scroll

ケミ is the name Kami in Japanese.


Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

 kǎ mǐ
Kami Scroll

卡米 is the name Kami transliterated into Mandarin Chinese.

Kawa no Kami / River God

 kawa no kami
Kawa no Kami / River God Scroll

川の神 is the title of Kawa no Kami - a River deity of Japanese folklore.

Spirit / Spiritual Essence

 shén
 shin / kami
 신
Spirit / Spiritual Essence Scroll

神 is the simplest way to write spirit in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean.

This single character alone will conjure up ideas of the spiritual world. 神 can also be translated as “vital awareness” as in the fact that one must know they exist to exist (I think, therefore, I am).

Other translations include:
God, deity, mysterious, divine essence, lively, spiritual being, divinity, supernatural, soul, mind, nerves, and energy. In some extended context, it can mean genius or unusual.

Japanese romanizations vary a lot when this character is combined into other words. However, shin is the original pronunciation taken from Chinese into Japanese. You'll also see it romanized as kami, gami, jin, and a few others, depending on context.

 māo shén
 neko gami
Nekogami Scroll

貓神 is the title Nekogami or “Cat God” in Japanese.

This can also be pronounced “neko shin” or “neko kami.”

猫神 is the modern Japanese version, before WWII, this would have been written 貓神 (just the first Kanji varies).

This also makes sense in Chinese, though the traditional version, 貓神, would be better for Chinese calligraphy.

 tiān gǒu
 ten gu
Tengu Scroll

天狗 is the Japanese title for Tengu, which roughly translates as “heavenly dog.”

Tengu is a type of legendary creature found in Japanese folk religion and is also considered a type of Shinto god (kami) or yōkai (supernatural being).

The origin is Chinese, though this term is seldom used in Chinese anymore. It was a dog-like Chinese demon (Tiangou)

Although the title contains the word “dog,” the tengu are often depicted with human and bird-like characteristics. Sometimes they have large noses or beaks like birds.


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

Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Aiki O'Kami合氣大神
合気大神
aikiokami
Athenaアテナatena
Athena雅典娜yǎ diǎn nà
ya3 dian3 na4
ya dian na
yadianna
ya tien na
yatienna
Kamiケミkemi
Kami卡米kǎ mǐ / ka3 mi3 / ka mi / kamik`a mi / kami / ka mi
Kawa no Kami
River God
川の神kawa no kami
kawanokami
Spirit
Spiritual Essence
神shin / kamishén / shen2 / shen
Nekogami貓神
猫神
neko gami / nekogamimāo shén / mao1 shen2 / mao shen / maoshen
Tengu天狗ten gu / tengutiān gǒu / tian1 gou3 / tian gou / tiangout`ien kou / tienkou / tien kou
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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