The Name Character in Chinese / Japanese...

hitogara

This Japanese word speaks of the quality of your personality, character, personal appearance, or gentility.

mó liàn

This is a form of discipline which suggests training of the mind and character, aimed at producing self-control, obedience, etc.

One of my Chinese-English dictionaries even translates this as "tempering oneself" or turning yourself into hardened steel.

In old Korean Hanja, they use these characters in reverse order but with the same meaning. If you want the Korean version, please click this link instead of the button above: Korean version.

gāng yì

gouki

This Japanese and Chinese word means, "resolute and firm," "fortitude," "firmness of character," "hardihood," "manliness" or "macho."

See Also:  Perseverance | Strength | Tenacity

ketsubutsu

This Japanese title can mean, "great man," "heroic figure," or "remarkable character."

You would be giving someone a great honor by presenting this wall scroll to them as a gift.

nǚ jié

joketsu

女傑 can mean brave woman, heroine, lady of character, distinguished woman, outstanding woman, and sometimes prominent woman.

Some people might use this to give a title to women like Amelia Earhart, Rosa Parks, Queen Elizabeth the First, Joan of Arc, Mulan Fa, Yevdokiya Nikolayevna Zavaliy, Harriet Tubman, Anne Frank, Clara Barton, and Jane Eyre.

I use it for a woman like Araceli Segarra (the first woman from Spain to climb Mt. Everest) and gave one of my daughters the middle name of Araceli.

dà zhàng fu

dai jou bu

대장부

大丈夫 is a Chinese, Korean, and Japanese title that means, a manly man, a man of character, a great man, or fine figure of a man.

In Japanese, this can also be used to mean safe, all right, alright, OK, sure, or "no problem." Basically, used in Japanese for something of that is undoubted or very acceptable.

jinkakusha

인격자

人格者 is a Japanese and Korean title that means, "person of character."

人格者 is unisex, so it can also be used to mean, "man of character," or "woman of character."