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Koto in Chinese / Japanese...

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Naranu Koto Wa Naranu Mono Desu

 naranu koto wa naranu mono desu
Naranu Koto Wa Naranu Mono Desu Scroll

This is a Japanese proverb associated with Bushido that means “What is wrong, must not be done” or “That which must not be shall not be.”


Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Hiragana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.


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Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your koto search...

Characters

If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese

Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

叩頭


叩头

see styles
kòu tóu
    kou4 tou2
k`ou t`ou
    kou tou
 koutou / koto
    こうとう

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Kowtow - The deepest bow
to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground); also written 磕頭|磕头[ke1 tou2]
(n,vs,vi) kowtow (bow made from a kneeling position wherein the forehead touches the ground)

心灯

see styles
 koto
    こと
(female given name) Koto


see styles
zhēng
    zheng1
cheng
 sou / so
    そう
    koto
    こと
see 古箏|古筝[gu3 zheng1]
(1) koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (2) zheng (Chinese zither); guzheng; (1) koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (2) (archaism) stringed instrument; (3) zheng (Chinese zither); guzheng

see styles
zài
    zai4
tsai
 kon
    こん
    koto
    こと
matter; affair
(out-dated kanji) (1) (kana only) thing; matter; (2) (kana only) incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; (3) (kana only) circumstances; situation; state of affairs; (4) (kana only) work; business; affair; (5) (kana only) after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; (suffix noun) (6) (kana only) nominalizing suffix; (7) (kana only) pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; (n,n-suf) (8) (kana only) alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

こと

see styles
 koto
    コト
(particle) (1) (particle always used at sentence-end) particle indicating a command; (particle) (2) (feminine speech) (often as ことね) particle indicating mild enthusiasm; (particle) (3) particle indicating a gentle interrogative; (particle) (4) (at sentence end as ことよ) particle used to soften a judgment or conclusion; (female given name) Koto

三愛


三爱

see styles
sān ài
    san1 ai4
san ai
 miyoshi
    みよし
(1) koto, alcohol and poetry; the three loves; (2) {Buddh} the three desires of the realms of existence; (male given name) Miyoshi
three kinds of attachment

俗筝

see styles
 zokusou / zokuso
    ぞくそう
modern koto (in contrast to the gagaku koto or gakuso); modern koto music

俗箏

see styles
 zokusou / zokuso
    ぞくそう
modern koto (in contrast to the gagaku koto or gakuso); modern koto music

倭琴

see styles
 yamatogoto
    やまとごと
ancient Japanese koto (thought to be native to Japan)

光塔

see styles
 koutou / koto
    こうとう
(See ミナレット) minaret

光桐

see styles
 koto
    こと
(female given name) Koto

児塔

see styles
 kotou / koto
    ことう
(surname) Kotou

公党

see styles
 koutou / koto
    こうとう
political party

勾當


勾当

see styles
gòu dàng
    gou4 dang4
kou tang
 kōtō
shady business
An employee in a monastery, especially of the Shingon sect. In Japan, the second rank of official blind men.

厚東

see styles
 kotou / koto
    ことう
(place-name) Kotou

口答

see styles
 koutou / koto
    こうとう
(n,vs,vi) oral answer

口頭


口头

see styles
kǒu tóu
    kou3 tou2
k`ou t`ou
    kou tou
 koutou / koto
    こうとう
oral; verbal
(adj-no,n) oral; verbal; spoken; parol
lip service

古刀

see styles
 kotou / koto
    ことう
old sword

古東

see styles
 kotou / koto
    ことう
(surname) Kotou

古登

see styles
 koto
    こと
(surname) Koto

古陶

see styles
 kotou / koto
    ことう
old pottery; antique porcelain; (given name) Kotou

向当

see styles
 koutou / koto
    こうとう
(surname) Kōtou

向當

see styles
 koutou / koto
    こうとう
(surname) Kōtou

向頭

see styles
 koutou / koto
    こうとう
(surname) Kōtou

呼都

see styles
 koto
    こと
(female given name) Koto

咬頭

see styles
 koutou / koto
    こうとう
{dent} cusp (of a tooth)

喉頭


喉头

see styles
hóu tóu
    hou2 tou2
hou t`ou
    hou tou
 koutou / koto
    こうとう
throat; larynx
(adj-na,n,adj-no) larynx

外曲

see styles
 gaikyoku
    がいきょく
{music} (See 本曲・1) arrangement (of a traditional Japanese piece of music) for shakuhachi, kokyū, koto, etc.

好投

see styles
 koutou / koto
    こうとう
(n,vs,vi) good (nice) pitching

好鬪

see styles
hǎo dòu
    hao3 dou4
hao tou
 kōtō
quarrelsome

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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)
Naranu Koto Wa Naranu Mono Desuならぬことはならぬものですnaranu koto wa naranu mono desu


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A nice Chinese calligraphy wall scroll

The wall scroll that Sandy is holding in this picture is a "large size"
single-character wall scroll.
We also offer custom wall scrolls in small, medium, and an even-larger jumbo size.

A professional Chinese Calligrapher

Professional calligraphers are getting to be hard to find these days.
Instead of drawing characters by hand, the new generation in China merely type roman letters into their computer keyboards and pick the character that they want from a list that pops up.

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 of art alive.

Trying to learn Chinese calligrapher - a futile effort

Even with the teachings of a top-ranked calligrapher in China, my calligraphy will never be good enough to sell. I will leave that to the experts.

A high-ranked Chinese master calligrapher that I met in Zhongwei

The same calligrapher who gave me those lessons also attracted a crowd of thousands and a TV crew as he created characters over 6-feet high. He happens to be ranked as one of the top 100 calligraphers in all of China. He is also one of very few that would actually attempt such a feat.


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