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Diligence
This single-character means diligence or "sense of duty" in Chinese and Korean (also understood in Japanese but not commonly-seen as a stand-alone Kanji).
As a single character on a wall scroll, this will only be seen with this meaning. However, it can also mean industrious, hardworking, frequent, regular, constant, energy, zeal, fortitude, or virility.
In Buddhism this can represent vīrya (viriya), the idea of energy, diligence, enthusiasm, or effort. It can be defined as an attitude of gladly engaging in wholesome activities, and it functions to cause one to accomplish wholesome or virtuous actions. Some Buddhists may even define this as "manliness" (a definition from a hundred years ago, before equality).
If you, or someone you know is a hard-worker (or needs a reminder to be diligent), then this is the wall scroll to have in your/their office.
Always with a Book in Hand
This Chinese proverb literally means, "always with a book in hand".
It's a proverb said of a hardworking scholar or student.
This may refer to a student or scholar who is diligent and hardworking. It's a great gift for a student or scholar who loves books.
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Diligence | 勤 | kin | qín / qin2 / qin | ch`in / chin |
| Always with a Book in Hand | 手不釋卷 手不释卷 | shǒu bù shì juàn shou3 bu4 shi4 juan4 shou bu shi juan shoubushijuan | shou pu shih chüan shoupushihchüan |
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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. | ||||
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
勤 see styles |
qín qin2 ch`in chin gon つとめ |
 More info & calligraphy: (personal name) Tsutome vīrya, energy, zeal, fortitude, virility; intp. also as 精進 one of the pāramitās; to strive |
刻苦 see styles |
kè kǔ ke4 ku3 k`o k`u ko ku kokku こっく |
 More info & calligraphy: (noun/participle) hard work to work hard |
忠実 see styles |
mame まめ |
 More info & calligraphy: |
手不釋卷 手不释卷 see styles |
shǒu bù shì juàn shou3 bu4 shi4 juan4 shou pu shih chüan |
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懋 see styles |
mào mao4 mao tsutomu つとむ |
to be hardworking; luxuriant; splendid (male given name) Tsutomu |
勤儉 勤俭 see styles |
qín jiǎn qin2 jian3 ch`in chien chin chien |
hardworking and frugal |
勤力 see styles |
qín lì qin2 li4 ch`in li chin li |
hardworking; diligent |
勤勞 勤劳 see styles |
qín láo qin2 lao2 ch`in lao chin lao gonrō |
hardworking; industrious; diligent exertion |
勤奮 勤奋 see styles |
qín fèn qin2 fen4 ch`in fen chin fen |
hardworking; diligent |
勤快 see styles |
qín kuài qin2 kuai4 ch`in k`uai chin kuai |
diligent; hardworking |
勤樸 勤朴 see styles |
qín pǔ qin2 pu3 ch`in p`u chin pu |
simple and industrious; hardworking and frugal |
勤苦 see styles |
qín kǔ qin2 ku3 ch`in k`u chin ku kinku きんく |
hardworking; assiduous (noun/participle) toil and hardship Devoted and suffering, zealously suffering; to suffer |
孜孜 see styles |
zī zī zi1 zi1 tzu tzu shishi しし |
diligent; hardworking; industrious; assiduous (adj-t,adv-to) assiduously; diligently |
辛勤 see styles |
xīn qín xin1 qin2 hsin ch`in hsin chin |
hardworking; industrious |
働き者 see styles |
hatarakimono はたらきもの |
hard worker; hardworking person |
努力家 see styles |
doryokuka どりょくか |
hard worker; hardworking person |
勉強熱心 see styles |
benkyounesshin / benkyonesshin べんきょうねっしん |
(adjectival noun) hardworking; studious |
勤儉務實 勤俭务实 see styles |
qín jiǎn wù shí qin2 jian3 wu4 shi2 ch`in chien wu shih chin chien wu shih |
hardworking, thrifty and pragmatic |
勤儉持家 勤俭持家 see styles |
qín jiǎn chí jiā qin2 jian3 chi2 jia1 ch`in chien ch`ih chia chin chien chih chia |
hardworking and thrifty in running one's household |
勤儉樸實 勤俭朴实 see styles |
qín jiǎn pǔ shí qin2 jian3 pu3 shi2 ch`in chien p`u shih chin chien pu shih |
hardworking, thrifty, plain, and honest (idiom) |
勤儉樸素 勤俭朴素 see styles |
qín jiǎn pǔ sù qin2 jian3 pu3 su4 ch`in chien p`u su chin chien pu su |
hardworking, thrifty, plain, and simple (idiom) |
吃苦耐勞 吃苦耐劳 see styles |
chī kǔ nài láo chi1 ku3 nai4 lao2 ch`ih k`u nai lao chih ku nai lao |
hardworking and enduring hardships (idiom) |
艱苦樸素 艰苦朴素 see styles |
jiān kǔ pǔ sù jian1 ku3 pu3 su4 chien k`u p`u su chien ku pu su |
leading a plain, hardworking life (idiom) |
忠実忠実しい see styles |
mamemameshii / mamemameshi まめまめしい |
(adjective) (kana only) hardworking; painstaking; diligent; conscientious; sincere |
日出而作，日入而息 see styles |
rì chū ér zuò , rì rù ér xī ri4 chu1 er2 zuo4 , ri4 ru4 er2 xi1 jih ch`u erh tso , jih ju erh hsi jih chu erh tso , jih ju erh hsi |
lit. to get up at sunrise and work until sunset (proverb); fig. to lead a plain and hardworking life |
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