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勸 is the simplest Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja word for encouragement or the act of encouraging someone.
This can also mean: to advise; to urge; to try to persuade; to exhort; to console; to soothe.
破浪 can be translated from Chinese as "braving the waves" or "bravely setting sail".
It literally means: "break/cleave/cut [the] waves".
破浪 is a great title to encourage yourself or someone else not to be afraid of problems or troubles.
Because of the context, this is especially good for sailors or yachtsmen and surfers too.
Note: While this can be understood in Japanese, it's not commonly used in Japan. Therefore, please consider this to be primarily a Chinese proverb.
從事 / 従事 is often used to describe the devotion someone has to their profession - However, it can just mean career, depending on context.
We don't highly-recommend this selection for a wall scroll.
In more simple terms, this word also means undertake / to deal with / to handle / to do. It does not have to refer to a career issue, as it could be used to encourage someone that is beginning their university studies etc.
This kind of makes sense in Japanese, however, there is a slight deviation in the way they write the first Kanji in Japanese.
Please note that Japanese use an alternate version of the first character. Click on the character to the right if you want the Japanese version of this two-character Devotion-to-your-Profession calligraphy.
乘風破浪 is a Chinese proverb that represents having great ambitions.
The British might say "to plough through". Another way to understand it is, "surmount all difficulties and forge ahead courageously".
This can also be translated as, "braving the wind and waves", "to brave the wind and the billows", "to ride the wind and crest the waves", or "to be ambitious and unafraid".
Literally it reads: "ride (like a chariot) [the] wind [and] break/cleave/cut [the] waves", or "ride [the] wind [and] slash [through the] waves".
乘風破浪 is a great proverb to encourage yourself or someone else not to be afraid of problems or troubles, and when you have a dream just go for it.
There is an alternate version, 長風破浪, but 乘風破浪 is far more common.
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Encourage | 勸 劝 | kan | quàn / quan4 / quan | ch`üan / chüan |
Outstanding | 出類拔萃 出类拔萃 | chū lèi bá cuì chu1 lei4 ba2 cui4 chu lei ba cui chuleibacui | ch`u lei pa ts`ui chuleipatsui chu lei pa tsui |
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Brave the Waves | 破浪 | ha rou / harou / ha ro / haro | pò làng / po4 lang4 / po lang / polang | p`o lang / polang / po lang |
Devotion to your Profession Career | 從事 / 従事 从事 | jyuu ji / jyuuji / jyu ji / jyuji | cóng shì / cong2 shi4 / cong shi / congshi | ts`ung shih / tsungshih / tsung shih |
Great Ambitions | 乘風破浪 乘风破浪 | chéng fēng pò làng cheng2 feng1 po4 lang4 cheng feng po lang chengfengpolang | ch`eng feng p`o lang chengfengpolang cheng feng po lang |
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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. |
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your encourage search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
勵 励 see styles |
lì / li4 li hagemi / はげみ |
to encourage; to urge (surname) Hagemi |
策 see styles |
cè / ce4 ts`e / tse saku / さく |
policy; plan; scheme; bamboo slip for writing (old); to whip (a horse); to encourage; riding crop with sharp spines (old); essay written for the imperial examinations (old); upward horizontal stroke in calligraphy (n,n-suf) (1) plan; policy; means; measure; stratagem; scheme; (2) (See 永字八法) fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick; (given name) Tsukane A treatise, book, memo, tablet, card; a plan, scheme; question; whip; etc. |
釗 钊 see styles |
zhāo / zhao1 chao |
to encourage; to cut; to strain |
互勉 see styles |
hù miǎn / hu4 mian3 hu mien |
to encourage each other |
促す see styles |
unagasu / うながす | (transitive verb) (1) to urge; to encourage; to press; to prompt; to draw (attention to); (transitive verb) (2) to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken; to accelerate; to promote |
切枝 see styles |
sesshi / せっし | (noun/participle) pruning tree branches to encourage new growth |
助威 see styles |
zhù wēi / zhu4 wei1 chu wei |
to cheer for; to encourage; to boost the morale of |
助長 助长 see styles |
zhù zhǎng / zhu4 zhang3 chu chang jochou / jocho / じょちょう |
to encourage; to foster; to foment (noun/participle) (1) promotion; encouragement; fostering; furtherance; (2) unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help; (surname) Sukenaga |
勉勵 勉励 see styles |
miǎn lì / mian3 li4 mien li benrei |
to encourage to strive |
勵志 励志 see styles |
lì zhì / li4 zhi4 li chih |
to encourage; encouragement |
勸勉 劝勉 see styles |
quàn miǎn / quan4 mian3 ch`üan mien / chüan mien kanben |
to advise; to encourage to cause to fully undertake |
勸課 劝课 see styles |
quàn kè / quan4 ke4 ch`üan k`o / chüan ko |
to encourage and supervise (esp. state officials promoting agriculture) |
截枝 see styles |
sesshi / せっし | (noun/participle) pruning tree branches to encourage new growth |
打氣 打气 see styles |
dǎ qì / da3 qi4 ta ch`i / ta chi |
to inflate; to pump up; fig. to encourage; to boost morale |
拍馬 拍马 see styles |
pāi mǎ / pai1 ma3 p`ai ma / pai ma |
to urge on a horse by patting its bottom; fig. to encourage; same as 拍馬屁|拍马屁, to flatter or toady |
掛声 see styles |
kakegoe / かけごえ | (noun/participle) yell used to time or encourage activity (e.g. "Heave ho!", "On three ... One, two, three!" in English); enthusiastic shout from the audience (e.g. in kabuki); shouting (in concerts) |
激す see styles |
gekisu / げきす | (Godan verb with "su" ending) (1) (See 激する) to intensify; (Godan verb with "su" ending) (2) to be excited; to fly into a rage; to get into a passion; (Godan verb with "su" ending) (3) to dash against; (Godan verb with "su" ending) (4) to encourage |
激勵 激励 see styles |
jī lì / ji1 li4 chi li |
to encourage; to urge; motivation; incentive See: 激励 |
砥礪 砥砺 see styles |
dǐ lì / di3 li4 ti li |
whetstone; (fig.) to hone; to temper; to encourage |
策勵 策励 see styles |
cè lì / ce4 li4 ts`e li / tse li sakurei |
to encourage; to urge; to impel; to spur sb on effort |
自勉 see styles |
zì miǎn / zi4 mian3 tzu mien jiben |
to encourage oneself to persevere on one's own initiative |
規勉 规勉 see styles |
guī miǎn / gui1 mian3 kuei mien |
to advise and encourage |
誘導 诱导 see styles |
yòu dǎo / you4 dao3 yu tao yuudou / yudo / ゆうどう |
to induce; to encourage; to provide guidance; (medicine, chemistry) induction (noun/participle) guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement guides |
誘掖 诱掖 see styles |
yòu yè / you4 ye4 yu yeh |
to help and encourage |
誨淫 诲淫 see styles |
huì yín / hui4 yin2 hui yin |
to stir up lust; to promote sex; to encourage licentiousness |
鞭策 see styles |
biān cè / bian1 ce4 pien ts`e / pien tse |
to spur on; to urge on; to encourage sb (e.g. to make progress) |
養廉 养廉 see styles |
yǎng lián / yang3 lian2 yang lien |
to encourage honesty; to discourage corruption |
養殖 养殖 see styles |
yǎng zhí / yang3 zhi2 yang chih youshoku / yoshoku / ようしょく |
to cultivate; cultivation; to further; to encourage (noun/participle) aquaculture; culture; cultivation; raising |
鼓勵 鼓励 see styles |
gǔ lì / gu3 li4 ku li |
to encourage |
鼓氣 鼓气 see styles |
gǔ qì / gu3 qi4 ku ch`i / ku chi |
to puff up; to swell up; to inflate; to blow air into something; (fig.) to encourage; to support |
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