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If you lead a life of adventure (like I do), a 探險 wall scroll is for you.
Alone, the first character can mean “to explore,” “to search out,” or “to scout.” The second character holds the meanings of “dangerous” and “rugged.” Together these two characters create the word that means “adventure” or “to explore.”
探険 is a modern Japanese Kanji version, but it more precisely means exploration or expedition rather than adventure. 探險 is the old/ancient Japanese version used before WWII. Let us know if you want the modern Japanese version instead.
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冒険 is a common Japanese way to say “Adventure.”
The first character can mean “to risk,” “to defy” or “to dare.” The second character means “inaccessible place” or “impregnable position.” Together, you get the idea of why these two characters mean adventure when put them together in Japanese.
Note: The second character is a morphed Japanese Kanji. The original Chinese version is also available and holds the same root meaning.
冒險 is another Chinese and Korean word for “Adventure.”
This is more of a “risk-taking” version of adventure.
The first character can mean “brave” and “bold.” The second character means “dangerous” and “rugged.” Together they can be defined as a word meaning “adventure” in Chinese and Korean.
Note: Some dictionaries translate these two characters as “take a risk.”
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集諦 represents the idea that the core of suffering is often the concept of desire or attachment.
This can be carnal desire, monetary desire, or the attachment you have to something that you are unwilling to part with (such as a fancy car). 集諦 is a simplification of the second noble truth which is an exploration into the root causes of suffering - it's deeper than I can go in a few sentences.
This term is exclusively used by devout Buddhists. It is not a common term, and is remains an unknown concept to most Chinese, Japanese and Korean people.
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虚実 is a Japanese word that means “falsehood [and] truth” or “fiction [and] fact.”
This concept is used in warfare, gameplay, and martial arts strategies. 虚実 can be a strategy of real and/or deceptive moves. This gets to some Sun Tzu Art of War stuff where in warfare a strategic move is either a real and serious move or it is a deceptive blow.
Let's explore each character in more depth:
虚 was originally written 虛 (there is a very subtle difference in the strokes at the bottom of the character) and means unpreparedness, falsehood, emptiness, void, abstract theory, empty or unoccupied, diffident or timid, false, humble or modest, virtual, or in vain.
In the Buddhist context, 虛 represents the Pali/Sanskrit word “śūnya,” meaning empty, vacant, unreal, unsubstantial, untrue, space, humble, or in vain.
In ancient Eastern/Chinese astronomy, 虛 represents the “Emptiness” constellation (one of the 28 mansions in the sky).
実 was originally 實 in Chinese (they currently write it as 实 in Simplified Chinese) with the meaning, truth, reality, sincerity, honesty, fidelity, and substance.
The Buddhist context is similar, adding real, true, honest, really, solid, definitely, sincere, solid, fixed, full, to fill, fruit, kernel, verily, in fact, the supreme fact, or ultimate reality to the definition.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your explore search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
探險 探险 see styles |
tàn xiǎn tan4 xian3 t`an hsien tan hsien |
More info & calligraphy: Adventure |
探 see styles |
tàn tan4 t`an tan motomu もとむ |
to explore; to search out; to scout; to visit; to stretch forward (given name) Motomu To feel for, explore, investigate, search; to spy, inquire into. |
勘察 see styles |
kān chá kan1 cha2 k`an ch`a kan cha |
to reconnoiter; to explore; to survey |
勘探 see styles |
kān tàn kan1 tan4 k`an t`an kan tan |
to explore; to survey; to prospect (for oil etc); prospecting |
尋摸 寻摸 see styles |
xún mo xun2 mo5 hsün mo |
to look for; to explore; to probe |
探る see styles |
saguru さぐる |
(transitive verb) (1) to feel around for; to fumble for; to grope for; to search for; to look for; (transitive verb) (2) to investigate; to probe into; to spy on; to sound out; (transitive verb) (3) to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty) |
探勘 see styles |
tàn kān tan4 kan1 t`an k`an tan kan |
to explore; to survey; to prospect (for oil etc); prospecting |
探察 see styles |
tàn chá tan4 cha2 t`an ch`a tan cha |
to investigate; to observe; to scout; to seek out and examine; to explore |
探尋 探寻 see styles |
tàn xún tan4 xun2 t`an hsün tan hsün |
to search; to seek; to explore |
探祕 探秘 see styles |
tàn mì tan4 mi4 t`an mi tan mi |
to explore a mystery; to probe the unknown |
探索 see styles |
tàn suǒ tan4 suo3 t`an so tan so tansaku たんさく |
to explore; to probe (noun, transitive verb) search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation search |
求索 see styles |
qiú suǒ qiu2 suo3 ch`iu so chiu so gusaku |
to search for something; to seek; to quest; to explore to seek out |
發掘 发掘 see styles |
fā jué fa1 jue2 fa chüeh |
to excavate; to explore; (fig.) to unearth; to tap into |
追索 see styles |
zhuī suǒ zhui1 suo3 chui so |
to demand payment; to extort; to trace; to seek; to pursue; to explore |
鉤稽 钩稽 see styles |
gōu jī gou1 ji1 kou chi |
to explore; to investigate; to audit (accounts, books etc) |
開掘 开掘 see styles |
kāi jué kai1 jue2 k`ai chüeh kai chüeh |
to dig; to excavate; (fig.) to explore (archival materials) and unearth findings |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Adventure | 探險 探险 / 探険 | tanken | tàn xiǎn / tan4 xian3 / tan xian / tanxian | t`an hsien / tanhsien / tan hsien |
Adventure | 冒険 | bou ken / bo ken | ||
Adventure | 冒險 冒险 | mào xiǎn / mao4 xian3 / mao xian / maoxian | mao hsien / maohsien | |
Four Noble Truths: Desire and Attachment | 集諦 集谛 | jittai | jí dì / ji2 di4 / ji di / jidi | chi ti / chiti |
Kyojitsu: Falsehood and Truth | 虚実 | kyo jitsu / kyojitsu | ||
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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