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Motif in Chinese / Japanese...

Sorry! There's currently no match for Motif in the calligraphy database...

If you want a special phrase, word, title, or proverb, feel free to contact me, and I'll translate your custom calligraphy idea for you.

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Even a Fool May Sometimes Come Up With a Good Idea

Idea / Concept

Idea / Thought

Idea / Thought / Meaning

Thought / Thinking / Idea

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

Characters

If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese

 Pronunciation
Romanization		 Simple Dictionary Definition

動機

动机

see styles		 dòng jī
    dong4 ji1
tung chi
 douki / doki
    どうき

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Motivation
motive; motivation
(1) motive; incentive; (2) (See モチーフ) motif

饕餮

see styles		 tāo tiè
    tao1 tie4
t`ao t`ieh
    tao tieh
 toutetsu / totetsu
    とうてつ

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Taotie
ferocious mythological animal, the fifth son of the dragon king; zoomorphic mask motif, found on Shang and Zhou ritual bronzes; gluttonous; sumptuous (banquet)
(1) (hist) taotie (Chinese mythological creature commonly represented as a motif on ritual bronzes from the Shang and Zhou dynasties); (2) (archaism) covetousness; greed; avarice
intense desire

ペイズリー

see styles		  peizurii / pezuri
    ペイズリー

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Paisley
paisley (design); paisley motif

黼

see styles		 fǔ
    fu3
fu

黼
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(archaic) motif of axes with black handles and white heads, a symbol of authority embroidered on ceremonial robes

主題

主题

see styles		 zhǔ tí
    zhu3 ti2
chu t`i
    chu ti
 shudai
    しゅだい

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theme; subject
subject; theme; motif

作意

see styles		 zuò yì
    zuo4 yi4
tso i
 sakui
    さくい

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idea; design; motif; conception; intention
cittotpāda; to have the thought arise, be aroused, beget the resolve, etc.

曲想

see styles		  kyokusou / kyokuso
    きょくそう

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musical theme; motif

楽想

see styles		  gakusou / gakuso
    がくそう

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{music} theme; motif; melodic subject

母題

母题

see styles		 mǔ tí
    mu3 ti2
mu t`i
    mu ti

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motif (loanword); main idea; theme

画因

see styles		  gain
    がいん

画因
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art motif

画題

see styles		  gadai
    がだい

画題
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(1) subject (of a painting); motif; theme; (2) title of a painting

紋飾

纹饰

see styles		 wén shì
    wen2 shi4
wen shih

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decorative motif; figure

鶴亀

see styles		  tsuruki
    つるき

鶴亀
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(See 鶴は千年亀は万年) crane and tortoise (symbol of longevity, artistic motif); (female given name) Tsuruki

テーマ

see styles		  teema
    テーマ

テーマ
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theme (ger: Thema); topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan

世界樹

see styles		  sekaiju
    せかいじゅ

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world tree (religious or mythological motif)

竹に雀

see styles		  takenisuzume
    たけにすずめ

竹に雀
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(exp,n) (1) (idiom) match made in heaven; perfect match; great coupling; sparrow and bamboo (a common motif in poetry and classical Japanese painting); (exp,n) (2) family crest featuring a ring of bamboo with a sparrow in the middle

饕餮紋

饕餮纹

see styles		 tāo tiè wén
    tao1 tie4 wen2
t`ao t`ieh wen
    tao tieh wen

饕餮紋
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zoomorphic mask motif

麻の葉

see styles		  asanoha
    あさのは

麻の葉
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(exp,n) (1) family crest shaped as a hemp leaf; (exp,n) (2) motif made from entwined hexagons

モチーフ

see styles		  mochiifu / mochifu
    モチーフ

モチーフ
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motif (fre:)

紅葉に鹿

see styles		  momijinishika
    もみじにしか

紅葉に鹿
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(exp,n) (idiom) match made in heaven; perfect match; great coupling; sika deer and maple leaves (a common motif in poetry and classical Japanese painting)

鬼の念仏

see styles		  oninonenbutsu
    おにのねんぶつ

鬼の念仏
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(exp,n) {art} (See 大津絵) demon's prayer (Ōtsu-e motif depicting a demon wearing monk's robes and holding a bell)

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お題
御題

see styles		  odai
    おだい		 (1) theme; subject; motif; (2) (See 御題・ぎょだい) theme for the Imperial New Year's Poetry Contest

ペーズリー

see styles		  peezurii / peezuri
    ペーズリー

ペーズリー
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paisley (design); paisley motif; (place-name) Paisley (UK); (surname) Paisley

モティーフ

see styles		  motiifu / motifu
    モティーフ

モティーフ
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motif (fre:)

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饕餮文
饕餮紋

see styles		  toutetsumon / totetsumon
    とうてつもん		 (hist) (See 饕餮・1) taotie motif (on ritual bronzes from the Shang and Zhou dynasties)

Variations:
梅に鶯
梅にウグイス

see styles		  umeniuguisu(梅ni鶯); umeniuguisu(梅niuguisu)
    うめにうぐいす(梅に鶯); うめにウグイス(梅にウグイス)		 (exp,n) (idiom) match made in heaven; perfect match; great coupling; bush warbler in a plum tree (a common motif in poetry and classical Japanese painting)

Variations:
ペイズリー
ペーズリー

see styles		  peizurii; peezurii / pezuri; peezuri
    ペイズリー; ペーズリー		 paisley (design); paisley motif

Variations:
モチーフ(P)
モティーフ(P)

see styles		  mochiifu(p); motiifu(p) / mochifu(p); motifu(p)
    モチーフ(P); モティーフ(P)		 motif (fre:)


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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.

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