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1. Determination to Achieve / Will-Power
3. Will of Fire
4. Samadhi
5. Courage to do what is right
意志 is a Chinese, Korean, and Japanese word that means “determination to achieve.” It can also be translated as: will; willpower; determination; volition; intention; or intent.
In Japanese, this can also be the given name, Ishi.
意志力 is a form of willpower or self-control and is about having the determination or tenacity to keep going.
In Japanese, this is the power of will, the strength of will, volition, intention, intent, or determination.
三昧 is the Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja way to write Samādhi.
Samadhi is the state of intense concentration achieved through meditation.
Some will define Samādhi as putting together, composing the mind, intent contemplation, perfect absorption, or union of the meditator with the object of meditation.
見義勇為 means the courage to do what is right in Chinese.
This could also be translated as “Never hesitate to do what is right.”
This comes from Confucian thought:
Your courage should head in an honorable direction. For example, you should take action when the goal is to attain a just result as, without honorable intent, a person’s gutsy fervor can easily lead them astray.
One who flaunts courage but disregards justice is bound to do wrong; someone who possesses courage and morality is destined to become a hero.
Some text above paraphrased from The World of Chinese - The Character of 勇
See Also: Work Unselfishly for the Common Good | Justice | Bravery
意志堅強 can mean either “strong-hearted,” “strong-willed” or “determination.”
The first two characters can be translated as “will,” “willpower,” “determination,” “volition,” “intention,” or “intent.” But, it should be noted that this first part possesses the element of “heart” in the lower portion of both characters (they also partially carry the meaning “with the whole heart”).
The last two characters mean “strong” or “staunch.”
Chinese word order and grammar are a bit different than English, so in this case, they are in reverse order of English but have the correct meaning in a natural form.
See Also: Strong Willed | Discipline | Will-Power
Death Match
In modern Japanese, 真剣勝負 means to take something very seriously.
The literal and historical meaning is “real sword battle.” In old times, a Samurai apprentice would practice with a wooden practice sword. Once trained and qualified, they would wield a real steel sword made for battle and killing. They were ready for a “death match” or Shinken Shobu.
真剣 is an adjective that has come to mean serious/earnest. The literal translation is “real sword.”
勝負 in the simplest terms, means match, contest, game, or bout. Depending on the context, it could also mean victory or defeat, winning and losing, or the outcome of a battle.
There is a suggestion in Shinken Shobu that you train with serious and real intent, as we should train with the same fervor and dedication as if the battle was real. “Train as we fight.”
See Also: The More We Sweat in Training the Less We Bleed in Battle | Cry in the Dojo - Laugh on the Battlefield
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your intent search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
定 see styles |
dìng ding4 ting jou / jo じょう |
More info & calligraphy: Samadhi(1) (See 案の定・あんのじょう) certainty; reality; actuality; (prefix noun) (2) (See 定宿) regular; permanent; (3) {Buddh} (See 三昧・さんまい・1,禅定・ぜんじょう・1) samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); (given name) Yasushi To fix, settle. samādhi. 'Composing the mind'; 'intent contemplation'; 'perfect absorption of thought into the one object of meditation.' M. W. Abstract meditation, the mind fixed in one direction, or field. (1) 散定 scattered or general meditation (in the world of desire). (2) 禪定 abstract meditation (in the realms of form and beyond form). It is also one of the five attributes of the dharmakāya 法身, i. e. an internal state of imperturbability or tranquility, exempt from all external sensations, 超受陰; cf. 三摩提. |
三昧 see styles |
sān mèi san1 mei4 san mei sanmai; zanmai さんまい; ざんまい |
More info & calligraphy: Samadhi(1) (さんまい only) {Buddh} samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation) (san:); (suffix noun) (2) (usu. ざんまい) being immersed in; being absorbed in; indulging in; doing to one's heart's content; (suffix noun) (3) (usu. ざんまい) prone to; apt to; (given name) Sanmai (三昧地) Samādhi, "putting together, composing the mind, intent contemplation, perfect absorption, union of the meditator with the object of meditation." (M. W.) Also 三摩地 (三摩提, 三摩帝, 三摩底). Interpreted by 定 or 正定, the mind fixed and undisturbed; by 正受 correct sensation of the object contemplated; by 調直定 ordering and fixing the mind; by 正心行處 the condition when the motions of the mind are steadied and harmonized with the object; by 息慮凝心 the cessation of distraction and the fixation of the mind; by 等持 the mind held in equilibrium; by 奢摩他, i.e. 止息 to stay the breathing. It is described as concentration of the mind (upon an object). The aim is 解脫, mukti, deliverance from all the trammels of life, the bondage of the passions and reincarnations. It may pass from abstraction to ecstasy, or rapture, or trance. Dhyāna 定 represents a simpler form of contemplation; samāpatti 三摩鉢底 a stage further advanced; and samādhi the highest stage of the Buddhist equivalent for Yoga, though Yoga is considered by some as a Buddhist development differing from samādhi. The 翻譯名義 says: 思專 when the mind has been concentrated, then 志一不分 the will is undivided; when 想寂 active thought has been put to rest, then 氣虛神朗 the material becomes etherealized and the spirit liberated, on which 智 knowledge, or the power to know, has free course, and there is no mystery into which it cannot probe. Cf. 智度論 5, 20, 23, 28; 止觀 2; 大乘義章 2, 9, 1 3, 20, etc. There are numerous kinds and degrees of samādhi. |
意志 see styles |
yì zhì yi4 zhi4 i chih ishi いし |
More info & calligraphy: Determination to Achieve / Will-Powerwill; volition; intention; intent; determination; (given name) Ishi intention |
一偏 see styles |
ippen いっぺん |
(suffix noun) (1) (obsolete) (after a noun) wholly; entirely; nothing but; wholeheartedly; devoted to; committed to; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) (archaism) intent; single-minded; wholehearted; (noun or adjectival noun) (3) (archaism) unbalanced; one-sided; prejudiced |
一筋 see styles |
hitosuji ひとすじ |
(1) one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); (2) a single bloodline; (adjectival noun) (3) earnest; resolute; intent; devoted; (4) ordinary; common |
作用 see styles |
zuò yòng zuo4 yong4 tso yung sayou / sayo さよう |
to act on; to affect; action; function; activity; impact; result; effect; purpose; intent; (suffix) -ation, -tion etc, as in 抑制作用[yi4 zhi4 zuo4 yong4], inhibition (n,vs,vi) action; operation; process; agency; effect; function Function, activity, act. |
前提 see styles |
qián tí qian2 ti2 ch`ien t`i chien ti zentei / zente ぜんてい |
premise; precondition; prerequisite (1) condition; assumption; prerequisite; hypothesis; (2) intention; intent; aim; goal; (3) {logic} premise; (surname) Maesage |
只管 see styles |
zhǐ guǎn zhi3 guan3 chih kuan koreuchi これうち |
solely engrossed in one thing; just (one thing, no need to worry about the rest); simply; by all means; please feel free; do not hesitate (to ask for something) (adj-na,adv) (kana only) nothing but; earnest; intent; determined; set on (something); (personal name) Koreuchi |
妖邪 see styles |
yāo xié yao1 xie2 yao hsieh youja / yoja ようじゃ |
evil monster (noun - becomes adjective with の) (archaism) evil intent; malice |
害意 see styles |
hài yì hai4 yi4 hai i gaii / gai がいい |
malice; malicious intent; intent to kill malevolent intentions |
悪意 see styles |
akui あくい |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) ill will; spite; evil intention; malice; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) bad meaning; (3) {law} (See 善意・4) mala fides; bad faith; criminal intent to deceive; (4) {law} malice |
悪気 see styles |
warugi わるぎ |
ill will; malice; evil intent |
意向 see styles |
yì xiàng yi4 xiang4 i hsiang ikou / iko いこう |
intention; purpose; intent; inclination; disposition intention; idea; inclination |
意圖 意图 see styles |
yì tú yi4 tu2 i t`u i tu |
intent; intention; to intend |
意旨 see styles |
yì zhǐ yi4 zhi3 i chih ishi |
intent; intention; will main idea |
故意 see styles |
gù yì gu4 yi4 ku i koi こい |
deliberately; on purpose (noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) intent; intention; bad faith; (2) {law} (See 構成要件) mens rea (guilty mind) Intentionally. |
故殺 故杀 see styles |
gù shā gu4 sha1 ku sha kosatsu こさつ |
premeditated murder (noun, transitive verb) (1) {law} (voluntary) manslaughter; (noun, transitive verb) (2) killing with intent intentional killing |
旨意 see styles |
zhǐ yì zhi3 yi4 chih i shii / shi しい |
decree; order (rare) intent; purpose; aim |
旨趣 see styles |
zhǐ qù zhi3 qu4 chih ch`ü chih chü shishu; shiishu / shishu; shishu ししゅ; しいしゅ |
(literary) purport; objective; intent objective; purport; intent intention |
歹意 see styles |
dǎi yì dai3 yi4 tai i |
evil intent; malice |
殺意 see styles |
satsui さつい |
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse |
犯意 see styles |
fàn yì fan4 yi4 fan i hani はんい |
criminal intent criminal intent; malice |
異図 see styles |
ito いと |
treasonable intent |
素懷 素怀 see styles |
sù huái su4 huai2 su huai sokai |
one's original intent |
表意 see styles |
biǎo yì biao3 yi4 piao i hyoui / hyoi ひょうい |
to express meaning; ideographic (1) expressing one's intent; gesture; (2) (See 表意文字) ideography |
謀害 谋害 see styles |
móu hài mou2 hai4 mou hai bōgai |
to conspire to murder; to plot against sb's life intent to harm |
賊心 贼心 see styles |
zéi xīn zei2 xin1 tsei hsin zokushin ぞくしん |
evil intentions (1) malicious intent; inclination for wrongdoing; (2) rebellious mind |
趣旨 see styles |
shushi しゅし |
(1) meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect; (2) goal; intent; object; aim; point |
願意 愿意 see styles |
yuàn yì yuan4 yi4 yüan i gani がんい |
to wish; to want; ready; willing (to do something) (1) wish; hope; petition; request; (2) intent of a request; purpose of an application; content of a prayer |
一すじ see styles |
hitosuji ひとすじ |
(1) one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); (2) a single bloodline; (adjectival noun) (3) earnest; resolute; intent; devoted; (4) ordinary; common |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Determination to Achieve Will-Power | 意志 | ishi | yì zhì / yi4 zhi4 / yi zhi / yizhi | i chih / ichih |
Will-Power Self-Control | 意志力 | ishi ryoku / ishiryoku | yì zhì lì yi4 zhi4 li4 yi zhi li yizhili | i chih li ichihli |
Will of Fire | 火の意志 | hi no ishi / hinoishi | ||
Samadhi | 三昧 | san mai / sanmai | sān mèi / san1 mei4 / san mei / sanmei | |
Courage to do what is right | 見義勇為 见义勇为 | jiàn yì yǒng wéi jian4 yi4 yong3 wei2 jian yi yong wei jianyiyongwei | chien i yung wei chieniyungwei |
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Strong Hearted Strong Willed | 意志堅強 意志坚强 | yì zhì jiān qiáng yi4 zhi4 jian1 qiang2 yi zhi jian qiang yizhijianqiang | i chih chien ch`iang ichihchienchiang i chih chien chiang |
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Shinken Shobu | 真剣勝負 | shinken shoubu shinkenshoubu shinken shobu | ||
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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