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1. Russ
2. Douglas
3. Nicholas
4. Dallas
5. Rusty
6. Seras
7. Flores
8. Laz
9. Nicolas
10. Raz
11. Blas
12. Bras
13. Cerus
14. Claes
15. Lilas
16. Meras
17. Oraz
18. Shiraz
19. Walas
20. Cyrus
21. Douglass
22. Erasmo
23. Idrus
24. Laszlo
25. Lauras
26. Lazarus
27. Nichollas
28. Nickolas
29. Niclaas
30. Niklas
31. Nikolas
32. Rasmus
33. Salaska
34. Silas
35. Velasco
36. Alasdair
37. Alastor
38. Grasby
39. Marcellus
40. Alastair
41. Honduras
42. Stanislas
43. Patience Brings Peace of Mind
44. Never Forget Your First Resolution
45. How can you catch tiger cubs without entering the lair of the tiger?
Never Lose Your Beginner's Spirit
初心忘るべからず is an old Japanese proverb that suggests you try to never forget the enthusiasm you had as a child when you try new things (or even face the day-to-day). Basically, avoid having the mundane attitude that many people get with age.
You'll find this Japanese proverb translated in a few different ways. Here are some of them:
Don't forget your first resolution.
Never forget your childlike enthusiasm.
Forget not the beginner's mind.
Try never to lose your initial enthusiasm (freshness of attitude).
Note: This is sometimes written as 初心忘る可からず. The one shown above is used about 10x more often. There’s only one character difference between the two versions.
Note: Because this selection contains some special Japanese Hiragana characters, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained
虎穴に入らずんば虎子を得ず is the Japanese version of an ancient Chinese proverb. 虎穴に入らずんば虎子を得ず is a reminder that you must take risks if you want the reward.
虎穴に入らずんば虎子を得ず is similar to the English proverb, “Nothing ventured, nothing gained.”
Note: Because this selection contains some special Japanese Hiragana characters, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.
敵を知り己を知れば百戦危うからず is the longer/full Japanese version of this proverb. This means “Know your enemy, know yourself, and you will not fear a hundred battles.”
Others will translate this as “Know thy enemy, know thyself, yields victory in one hundred battles.”
Note: Because this selection contains some special Japanese Hiragana characters, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.
Here is 1st Corinthians 13:4-8 (just the first sentence of verse 8) in Japanese.
In the familiar NIV, this would read:
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Love never fails...
The Japanese text is from the 新改訳聖書 (Shinkaiyaku) or New Japanese Bible. Popular among most Protestant denominations in modern Japan.
Note: Because this selection contains some special Japanese Hiragana characters, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your ラス search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
ラス see styles |
rasu ラス |
More info & calligraphy: Russ |
クラス see styles |
gurasu グラス |
More info & calligraphy: Claes |
シラス see styles |
jirasu ジラス |
More info & calligraphy: Shiraz |
ブラス see styles |
purasu プラス |
More info & calligraphy: Bras |
メラス see styles |
merasu メラス |
More info & calligraphy: Meras |
リラス see styles |
rirasu リラス |
More info & calligraphy: Lilas |
ワラス see styles |
warasu ワラス |
More info & calligraphy: Walas |
サイラス see styles |
sairasu サイラス |
More info & calligraphy: Silas |
ダグラス see styles |
dagurasu ダグラス |
More info & calligraphy: Douglass |
ニクラス see styles |
nikurasu ニクラス |
More info & calligraphy: Niclaas |
ニコラス see styles |
nikorasu ニコラス |
More info & calligraphy: Nichollas |
ベラスコ see styles |
berasuko ベラスコ |
More info & calligraphy: Velasco |
ラザラス see styles |
razarasu ラザラス |
More info & calligraphy: Lazarus |
スタニスラス see styles |
sutanisurasu スタニスラス |
More info & calligraphy: Stanislas |
ホンジェラス see styles |
honjerasu ホンジェラス |
More info & calligraphy: Honduras |
初心忘るべからず see styles |
shoshinwasurubekarazu しょしんわするべからず |
More info & calligraphy: Never Forget Your First Resolution |
虎穴に入らずんば虎子を得ず see styles |
koketsuniirazunbakojioezu / koketsunirazunbakojioezu こけつにいらずんばこじをえず koketsuniirazunbakoshioezu / koketsunirazunbakoshioezu こけつにいらずんばこしをえず |
More info & calligraphy: How can you catch tiger cubs without entering the lair of the tiger? |
敵を知り己を知れば百戦危うからず see styles |
tekioshirionooshirebahyakusenayaukarazu てきをしりおのをしればひゃくせんあやうからず |
More info & calligraphy: Know Your Enemy, Know Yourself, and Win 100 Battles |
アラス see styles |
arasu アラス |
(place-name) Arras (France) |
エラス see styles |
erasu エラス |
(place-name) Ellas |
カラス see styles |
garasu ガラス |
(kana only) crow (Corvus spp.); raven; (kana only) Chinese puffer (Takifugu chinensis); (personal name) Gallas |
ケラス see styles |
kerasu ケラス |
(place-name) Kellas; Kerasu |
コラス see styles |
gorasu ゴラス |
(personal name) Golas |
サラス see styles |
sarasu サラス |
(personal name) Salas |
ずらす see styles |
zurasu ずらす |
(transitive verb) (1) to shift; to move; to slide; (transitive verb) (2) to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back; to put off; to delay; to postpone; to stagger (e.g. working hours) |
ソラス see styles |
zorasu ゾラス |
(personal name) Zoras |
タラス see styles |
darasu ダラス |
Dallas (US); (place-name) Dallas; Darasse |
チラス see styles |
chirasu チラス |
(place-name) Chilas (Pakistan) |
テラス see styles |
terasu テラス |
terrace; (place-name) Terrace |
トラス see styles |
torasu トラス |
truss; (place-name) Dras |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) |
Russ | ラス | rasu |
Douglas | ダグラス | dagurasu |
Nicholas | ニコラス | nikorasu |
Dallas | ダラス | darasu |
Rusty | ラスチ | rasuti |
Seras | セラス | serasu |
Flores | フロラス | furorasu |
Laz | ラズ | razu |
Nicolas | ニコラス | nikorasu |
Raz | ラズ | razu |
Blas | ブラス | burasu |
Bras | ブラス | burasu |
Cerus | セラス | serasu |
Claes | クラス | kurasu |
Lilas | リラス | rirasu |
Meras | メラス | merasu |
Oraz | オラズ | orazu |
Shiraz | シラス | shirasu |
Walas | ワラス | warasu |
Cyrus | サイラス | sairasu |
Douglass | ダグラス | dagurasu |
Erasmo | エラスモ | erasumo |
Idrus | イドラス | idorasu |
Laszlo | ラスズロ | rasuzuro |
Lauras | ローラス | roorasu / rorasu |
Lazarus | ラザラス | razarasu |
Nichollas | ニコラス | nikorasu |
Nickolas | ニコラス | nikorasu |
Niclaas | ニクラス | nikurasu |
Niklas | ニクラス | nikurasu |
Nikolas | ニコラス | nikorasu |
Rasmus | ラスムス | rasumusu |
Salaska | サラスカ | sarasuka |
Silas | サイラス | sairasu |
Velasco | ベラスコ | berasuko |
Alasdair | アラスデア | arasudea |
Alastor | アラスター | arasutaa / arasuta |
Grasby | グラズビー | gurazubii / gurazubi |
Marcellus | マーセラス | maaserasu / maserasu |
Alastair | アラスターア | arasutaaa / arasutaa |
Honduras | ホンジェラス | hon je ra su honjerasu |
Stanislas | スタニスラス | sutanisurasu |
Patience Brings Peace of Mind | 忍耐は心の平和をもたらす | nintai wa kokoro no heiwa o motarasu |
Never Forget Your First Resolution | 初心忘るべからず / 初心忘る可からず 初心忘るべからず | sho shin wasu ru be ka ra zu shoshinwasurubekarazu |
How can you catch tiger cubs without entering the lair of the tiger? | 虎穴に入らずんば虎子を得ず | koketsu ni haira zun ba tora ko o e zu |
Know Your Enemy, Know Yourself, and Win 100 Battles | 敵を知り己を知れば百戦危うからず | teki o shi ri o no o shi re ba hya ku sen aya u ka ra zu |
1 Corinthians 13:4-8 | 愛は寛容であり愛は親切ですまた人をねたみません愛は自慢せず高慢になりません礼儀に反することをせず自分の利益を求めず怒らず人のした悪を思わず不正を喜ばずに真理を喜びますすべてをがまんしすべてを信じすべてを期待しすべてを耐え忍びます愛は決して絶えることがありません | ai wa kan youdeari ai wa shinsetsudesu mata hito o netamimasen ai wa jiman sezu kouman ni narimasen reigi ni hansuru koto o sezu jibun no rieki o motomezu okorazu hito no shita aku o omowazu fusei o yorokobazu ni shinri o yorokobimasu subete o gaman shi s ai wa kan yodeari ai wa shinsetsudesu mata hito o netamimasen ai wa jiman sezu koman ni narimasen reigi ni hansuru koto o sezu jibun no rieki o motomezu okorazu hito no shita aku o omowazu fusei o yorokobazu ni shinri o yorokobimasu subete o gaman shi s |
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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All of our calligraphy wall scrolls are handmade.
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.
After we create your wall scroll, it takes at least two weeks for air mail delivery from Beijing to you.
Allow a few weeks for delivery. Rush service speeds it up by a week or two for $10!
When you select your calligraphy, you'll be taken to another page where you can choose various custom options.
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.
Check out my lists of Japanese Kanji Calligraphy Wall Scrolls and Old Korean Hanja Calligraphy Wall Scrolls.