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菫 is the Japanese Kanji for violet.
This can refer to any flower of genus Viola, esp. the Fuji dawn, Viola mandshurica.
This can also be the Japanese name Sumire. 菫 is also commonly written in Katakana as スミレ.
菫 is a variant of the Chinese character 堇 (jin3) which has the same meaning.
If you like or collect and maintain koi fish, 錦鯉 is the wall scroll for you.
Technically, this is a certain and revered species of “koi fish” in Japan, but it is the most normal selection for a wall scroll (more normal than the actual Kanji for “koi” or “fish” alone.
This literally means “brocade carp” or “embroidered carp.” This term is also used to mean the same thing in China (which is the origin of koi fish breeding and cultivation, several generations before they became popular in Japan).
For those of you that don't know, the Kanji for “koi” (which is pronounced “goi” in this entry) really means “carp.” If you want the word that means “koi fish,” it would just be the generic word for “carp fish.” That would include both colorful carp and the more mundane gray carp (the ones people eat if they don't mind lots of bones).
A line from Shakespeare's Hamlet
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your jin3 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
瑾 see styles |
jǐn jin3 chin |
More info & calligraphy: Jean |
菫 see styles |
jǐn jin3 chin sumire; sumire すみれ; スミレ |
More info & calligraphy: Violet(kana only) violet (any flower of genus Viola, esp. the Fuji dawn, Viola mandshurica); (surname, female given name) Sumire |
錦鯉 锦鲤 see styles |
jǐn lǐ jin3 li3 chin li nishikigoi にしきごい |
More info & calligraphy: Koi Fish / Nishiki Goicoloured carp; colored carp |
僅 仅 see styles |
jǐn jin3 chin gin |
barely; only; merely slightly |
儘 尽 see styles |
jǐn jin3 chin mama まま |
to the greatest extent; (when used before a noun of location) furthest or extreme; to be within the limits of; to give priority to (n,n-adv) (1) (kana only) as it is; as one likes; because; as; (2) (kana only) condition; state; (surname) Mama |
堇 see styles |
jǐn jin3 chin |
clay; old variant of 僅|仅[jin3]; violet (plant) |
墐 see styles |
jǐn jin3 chin |
bury; plaster with mud |
巹 卺 see styles |
jǐn jin3 chin |
nuptial wine cup |
槿 see styles |
jǐn jin3 chin mukuge むくげ |
Hibiscus syriacus; transient (kana only) rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus); (surname) Mukuge |
緊 紧 see styles |
jǐn jin3 chin kin |
tight; strict; close at hand; near; urgent; tense; hard up; short of money; to tighten Tight; to bind tight; press tight; pressing, urgent; translit. kin. |
謹 谨 see styles |
jǐn jin3 chin hitoshi ひとし |
cautious; careful; solemnly; sincerely (formal) (male given name) Hitoshi to be prudent |
錦 锦 see styles |
jǐn jin3 chin nishiki にしき |
brocade; embroidered work; bright (1) brocade; (2) fine dress; fine clothes; (p,s,f) Nishiki |
饉 馑 see styles |
jǐn jin3 chin |
time of famine or crop failure |
不僅 不仅 see styles |
bù jǐn bu4 jin3 pu chin |
not just; not limited to; (as a correlative conjunction) not only (..., but also ...) |
什錦 什锦 see styles |
shí jǐn shi2 jin3 shih chin |
(food) assorted; mixed; assortment |
僅供 仅供 see styles |
jǐn gōng jin3 gong1 chin kung |
only for |
僅僅 仅仅 see styles |
jǐn jǐn jin3 jin3 chin chin kinkin きんきん |
barely; only; merely; only (this and nothing more) (adverb) merely; no more than |
儘先 尽先 see styles |
jǐn xiān jin3 xian1 chin hsien |
in the first instance; as a first priority |
儘快 尽快 see styles |
jǐn kuài jin3 kuai4 chin k`uai chin kuai |
as quickly as possible; as soon as possible |
儘數 尽数 see styles |
jǐn shù jin3 shu4 chin shu |
(Tw) in its entirety; all of it; all of them |
儘早 尽早 see styles |
jǐn zǎo jin3 zao3 chin tsao |
as early as possible |
儘管 尽管 see styles |
jǐn guǎn jin3 guan3 chin kuan |
despite; although; even though; in spite of; unhesitatingly; do not hesitate (to ask, complain etc); (go ahead and do it) without hesitating |
儘自 尽自 see styles |
jǐn zi jin3 zi5 chin tzu |
always; always regardless (of anything) |
儘量 尽量 see styles |
jǐn liàng jin3 liang4 chin liang |
as much as possible; to the greatest extent |
加緊 加紧 see styles |
jiā jǐn jia1 jin3 chia chin |
to intensify; to speed up; to step up |
勒緊 勒紧 see styles |
lēi jǐn lei1 jin3 lei chin |
to tighten |
勤謹 勤谨 see styles |
qín jǐn qin2 jin3 ch`in chin chin chin |
diligent and painstaking |
十錦 十锦 see styles |
shí jǐn shi2 jin3 shih chin |
variant of 什錦|什锦[shi2 jin3] |
吃緊 吃紧 see styles |
chī jǐn chi1 jin3 ch`ih chin chih chin kikkin きっきん |
in short supply; dire; tense; critical; hard-pressed; important (adj-no,adj-na,n) urgent; pressing; exigent |
合巹 合卺 see styles |
hé jǐn he2 jin3 ho chin |
to share nuptial cup; (fig.) to get married |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Violet | 菫 | sumire | jǐn / jin3 / jin | chin |
Jean | 瑾 | jǐn / jin3 / jin | chin | |
Koi Fish Nishiki Goi | 錦鯉 锦鲤 | nishiki goi nishikigoi | jǐn lǐ / jin3 li3 / jin li / jinli | chin li / chinli |
...And this above all to thine own self be true | 尤其要緊的你必須對你自己忠實 尤其要紧的你必须对你自己忠实 | yóu qí yào jǐn de nǐ bì xū duì nǐ zì jǐ zhōng shí you2 qi2 yao4 jin3 de ni3 bi4 xu1 dui4 ni3 zi4 ji3 zhong1 shi2 you qi yao jin de ni bi xu dui ni zi ji zhong shi | yu ch`i yao chin te ni pi hsü tui ni tzu chi chung shih yu chi yao chin te ni pi hsü tui ni tzu chi chung shih |
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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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There is some fear that true Chinese calligraphy may become a lost art in the coming years. Many art institutes in China are now promoting calligraphy programs in hopes of keeping this unique form
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