Many custom options...
And formats...
Self-Restraint in Chinese / Japanese...
Buy a Self-Restraint calligraphy wall scroll here!
Personalize your custom “Self-Restraint” project by clicking the button next to your favorite “Self-Restraint” title below...
Self-Restraint / Self-Control
克己 can be translated as “self-denial,” “self-abnegation,” “self-restraint,” “self-discipline,” “self-mastery,” or selflessness.
As a tenet of Korean taekwondo, and other martial arts, this is often used with the title “self-control.”
Self-Control
The short and sweet version of self-control.
Note: This can also mean self-restraint.
See Also: Will-Power | Discipline
Moderation / Temperance
節制 means moderation or temperance in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.
Moderation is creating a healthy balance in your life between work and play, rest and exercise. You don't overdo or get swept away by the things you like. You use your self-discipline to take charge of your life and your time.
節制 can also be translated as sobriety or self-restraint.
This is often used as part of the Seven Heavenly Virtues to represent sobriety and/or temperance.
Korean CKD Virtues
谦逊正直温柔忍耐克己不屈 are the virtues used by Choi Kwang Do Martial Arts.
| English | Hanja | Hangul | Pronunciation |
| 1. Humility (Humble / Modesty) | 謙遜 | 겸손 | gyeom son |
| 2. Honesty (Integrity) | 正直 | 정직 | jeong jig |
| 3. Gentleness | 溫柔 | 온유 | on yu |
| 4. Perseverance (To Endure) | 忍耐 | 인내 | in nae |
| 5. Self-Control (Self-Restraint) | 克己 | 극기 | geug gi |
| 6. Unbreakable Spirit (Unyielding / Unbending) | 不屈 | 불굴 | bur gur |
The characters shown here are in the ancient Korean Hanja form of writing. If you wish for a Korean Hangul form of these tenets, we can arrange that with our Master Calligrapher Xing An-Ping (click on the Hangul next to the South Korean flag above to order this in Hangul).
Not the results for self-restraint that you were looking for?
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your self-restraint search...
| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
忍 see styles |
rěn ren3 jen nin にん |
More info & calligraphy: Patience / Perseverance(archaism) endurance; forbearance; patience; self-restraint; (given name) Nin kṣānti, 羼提 (or 羼底); patience, endurance, (a) in adverse circumstances, (b) in the religious state. There are groups of two, three, four, five, six, ten, and fourteen, indicating various forms of patience, equanimity, repression, forbearance, endurance, constancy, or "perseverance of the saints," both in mundane and spiritual things. |
克己 see styles |
kè jǐ ke4 ji3 k`o chi ko chi kokki こっき |
More info & calligraphy: Self-Restraint / Self-Control(n,vs,vi) self-control; self-mastery; self-restraint; self-denial; (given name) Yoshimi |
我慢 see styles |
wǒ màn wo3 man4 wo man gaman(p); gaman がまん(P); ガマン |
More info & calligraphy: Gamanabhimāna, ātma-mada. Egoism exalting self and depreciating others; self-intoxication, pride. |
節制 节制 see styles |
jié zhì jie2 zhi4 chieh chih sessei / sesse せっせい |
More info & calligraphy: Temperance(n,vs,vt,adj-no) moderation; self-restraint; temperance |
自制 see styles |
zì zhì zi4 zhi4 tzu chih jisei / jise じせい |
More info & calligraphy: Self-Control(n,vs,vt,vi) self-control; self-restraint |
克己奉公 see styles |
kè jǐ fèng gōng ke4 ji3 feng4 gong1 k`o chi feng kung ko chi feng kung |
More info & calligraphy: Work Unselfishly for the Common Good |
自己抑制 see styles |
jikoyokusei / jikoyokuse じこよくせい |
More info & calligraphy: Self-Control |
剋己 克己 see styles |
kè jǐ ke4 ji3 k`o chi ko chi katsumi かつみ |
self-restraint; discipline; selflessness (personal name) Katsumi |
禁慾 禁欲 see styles |
jìn yù jin4 yu4 chin yü kinyoku きんよく |
to suppress desire; self-restraint; asceticism (n,vs,adj-no) abstinence; self-control; celibacy; abnegation |
自持 see styles |
zì chí zi4 chi2 tzu ch`ih tzu chih |
to control onself; to exercise self-restraint; self-sustaining |
自檢 自检 see styles |
zì jiǎn zi4 jian3 tzu chien |
to act with self-restraint; to examine oneself; to perform a self-test |
自粛 see styles |
jishuku じしゅく |
(noun, transitive verb) self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline |
謹慎 谨慎 see styles |
jǐn shèn jin3 shen4 chin shen kinshin きんしん |
cautious; prudent (n,vs,vi) (1) self restraint; moderating one's own behavior; penitence; discipline; (n,vs,vi) (2) confinement (esp. to one's home); house arrest; (n,vs,vi) (3) (See 謹慎処分) suspension (from work or school) |
自制心 see styles |
jiseishin / jiseshin じせいしん |
self-control; self-restraint |
克己復礼 see styles |
kokkifukurei / kokkifukure こっきふくれい |
(noun/participle) (yoji) exercising self-restraint and conforming to the rules of etiquette and formality |
剋己奉公 克己奉公 see styles |
kè jǐ fèng gōng ke4 ji3 feng4 gong1 k`o chi feng kung ko chi feng kung |
self-restraint and devotion to public duties (idiom); selfless dedication; to serve the public interest wholeheartedly |
奉公克己 see styles |
fèng gōng kè jǐ feng4 gong1 ke4 ji3 feng kung k`o chi feng kung ko chi |
self-restraint and devotion to public duties (idiom); selfless dedication; to serve the public interest wholeheartedly |
奉公剋己 奉公克己 see styles |
fèng gōng kè jǐ feng4 gong1 ke4 ji3 feng kung k`o chi feng kung ko chi |
self-restraint and devotion to public duties (idiom); selfless dedication; to serve the public interest wholeheartedly |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Self-Restraint Self-Control | 克己 / 剋己 克己 | kokki / koki | kè jǐ / ke4 ji3 / ke ji / keji | k`o chi / kochi / ko chi |
| Self-Control | 自制 | jisei | zì zhì / zi4 zhi4 / zi zhi / zizhi | tzu chih / tzuchih |
| Moderation Temperance | 節制 节制 | sessei / sesei | jié zhì / jie2 zhi4 / jie zhi / jiezhi | chieh chih / chiehchih |
| Korean CKD Virtues | 謙遜正直溫柔忍耐克己不屈 谦逊正直温柔忍耐克己不屈 | qiān xùn zhèng zhí wēn róu rěn nài kè jǐ bù qū qian1 xun4 zheng4 zhi2 wen1 rou2 ren3 nai4 ke4 ji3 bu4 qu1 qian xun zheng zhi wen rou ren nai ke ji bu qu | ch`ien hsün cheng chih wen jou jen nai k`o chi pu ch`ü chien hsün cheng chih wen jou jen nai ko chi pu chü |
|
| 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. | ||||
Successful Chinese Character and Japanese Kanji calligraphy searches within the last few hours...
