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大神 is Okami, an honorific title for God (used in Shinto and other religions).
If you directly translate this, you get something like “Big Spirit” or “Great Spirit.”
There are other titles that romanize as "Okami" in Japanese, so make sure this is the right meaning for you. Another common okami means wolf but is a completely different Kanji and meaning.
狼 is the character used to represent the elusive animal known as the wolf in both Chinese and Japanese.
If you are a fan of the wolf or the wolf means something special to you, this could make a great addition to your wall.
Do keep in mind, that much like our perception of wolves in the history of western culture, eastern cultures do not have a very positive view of wolves (save the scientific community and animal lovers). The wolf is clearly an animal that is misunderstood or feared the world over.
狼 is seldom used alone in Korean Hanja but is used in a compound word that means utter failure (as in a wolf getting into your chicken pen - or an otherwise ferocious failure). Not a good choice if your audience is Korean.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your okami search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
龗 see styles |
líng ling2 ling okami おかみ |
dragon (rare) water god; rain and snow god; dragon god; dragon king |
お上 see styles |
okami おかみ |
(1) (honorific or respectful language) Emperor; (2) (honorific or respectful language) authorities; government; (3) term used to refer to a woman running a restaurant, inn, etc.; landlady; (4) (honorific or respectful language) your wife; his wife; madam |
丘美 see styles |
okami おかみ |
(surname) Okami |
傍見 see styles |
okami おかみ |
looking on by an outsider |
夫神 see styles |
okami おかみ |
male god; male deity; (place-name) Okami |
女将 see styles |
okami; joshou; nyoshou / okami; josho; nyosho おかみ; じょしょう; にょしょう |
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn, restaurant, or shop); landlady; hostess; mistress; female innkeeper |
岡実 see styles |
okami おかみ |
(surname) Okami |
岡見 see styles |
okami おかみ |
(place-name, surname) Okami |
おかみ see styles |
okami おかみ |
(obscure) water god; rain and snow god; dragon god; dragon king |
岡見駅 see styles |
okamieki おかみえき |
(st) Okami Station |
岡阿弥 see styles |
okaami / okami おかあみ |
(surname) Okaami |
旺耶美 see styles |
okami おかみ |
(personal name) Okami |
Variations: |
naigi; okami(内儀) ないぎ; おかみ(内儀) |
(1) (honorific or respectful language) your wife; his wife; (2) (ないぎ only) (See 内議・1) secret meeting; secrecy |
Variations: |
okami おかみ |
(1) (honorific or respectful language) the Emperor; His Majesty; (2) (honorific or respectful language) the government; the authorities; (3) (also written 女将) (See 女将) proprietress; hostess; landlady; mistress; (4) (honorific or respectful language) (archaism) (also written 御内儀 or 内儀) your wife; his wife; (5) (honorific or respectful language) (archaism) (one's) master; lord |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Okami God | 大神 | okami / daijin | ||
Wolf | 狼 | okami | láng / lang2 / lang |
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When the calligrapher finishes creating your artwork, it is taken to my art mounting workshop in Beijing where a wall scroll is made by hand from a combination of silk, rice paper, and wood.
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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.
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.
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.
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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