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朋 is a simple way to say friend, companion, comrade, or pal in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, or old Korean Hanja.
朋 is a very short form, so a longer two-character word for friendship might be better.
Note: In Japanese, this can also be the female given name, Yukari.
永遠的朋友 means friends that are eternal or a friendship that will last forever - you will remain the best of friends as long as you live.
The first two characters mean forever, eternal, eternity, perpetuity, immortality, and/or permanence.
The middle character links the words (it's a possessive article).
The last two characters represent friendship, or simply “friends.”
国家忠诚父母孝道朋友有信杀生有择临战无退 are the five codes of Tang Soo Do.
I suggest you have this arranged in five columns when you get to the options page for your custom calligraphy wall scroll.
Here are my translations of each of the five codes:
國家忠誠 Be loyal to your country.
父母孝道 In regards to parents, behave in a filial way.
朋友有信 Be faithful in friendship.
殺生有擇 When fighting for life and death, make noble choices.
臨戰無退 No retreat in battle.
Note: “Tang Soo Do” is a romanization of 唐手道. It's 당수도 in Korean Hangul. It can also be romanized as “Tangsudo” or “Dangsudo.”
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 朋 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
朋 see styles |
péng peng2 p`eng peng yukari ゆかり |
More info & calligraphy: Friend / Friendshipfriend; companion; comrade; pal; (female given name) Yukari friend |
夠朋友 够朋友 see styles |
gòu péng you gou4 peng2 you5 kou p`eng yu kou peng yu |
More info & calligraphy: True Friend |
親朋好友 亲朋好友 see styles |
qīn péng hǎo yǒu qin1 peng2 hao3 you3 ch`in p`eng hao yu chin peng hao yu |
More info & calligraphy: Family and Friends |
一朋 see styles |
kazutomo かずとも |
(given name) Kazutomo |
久朋 see styles |
hisatomo ひさとも |
(given name) Hisatomo |
住朋 see styles |
sumitomo すみとも |
(personal name) Sumitomo |
佳朋 see styles |
yoshiaki よしあき |
(personal name) Yoshiaki |
信朋 see styles |
nobutomo のぶとも |
(personal name) Nobutomo |
儀朋 see styles |
yoshitomo よしとも |
(given name) Yoshitomo |
優朋 see styles |
yuuhou / yuho ゆうほう |
(personal name) Yūhou |
公朋 see styles |
kintomo きんとも |
(given name) Kintomo |
加朋 see styles |
kaho かほ |
(female given name) Kaho |
勢朋 see styles |
seihou / seho せいほう |
(given name) Seihou |
千朋 see styles |
chiho ちほ |
(female given name) Chiho |
南朋 see styles |
nao なお |
(personal name) Nao |
友朋 see styles |
yuuhou / yuho ゆうほう |
(archaism) friend |
可朋 see styles |
kaho かほ |
(female given name) Kaho |
同朋 see styles |
doubou; douhou / dobo; doho どうぼう; どうほう |
companions; fellows |
和朋 see styles |
kazutomo かずとも |
(personal name) Kazutomo |
嘉朋 see styles |
yoshitomo よしとも |
(given name) Yoshitomo |
国朋 see styles |
kunitomo くにとも |
(personal name) Kunitomo |
國朋 see styles |
kunitomo くにとも |
(personal name) Kunitomo |
在朋 see styles |
aritomo ありとも |
(surname) Aritomo |
大朋 see styles |
hirotomo ひろとも |
(given name) Hirotomo |
奈朋 see styles |
nao なお |
(female given name) Nao |
妥朋 see styles |
yasutomo やすとも |
(personal name) Yasutomo |
孝朋 see styles |
takatomo たかとも |
(personal name) Takatomo |
孟朋 see styles |
taketomo たけとも |
(personal name) Taketomo |
宏朋 see styles |
hirotomo ひろとも |
(given name) Hirotomo |
実朋 see styles |
mitomo みとも |
(female given name) Mitomo |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Friend Friendship | 朋 | tomo | péng / peng2 / peng | p`eng / peng |
True Friend | 夠朋友 够朋友 | gòu péng you gou4 peng2 you5 gou peng you goupengyou | kou p`eng yu koupengyu kou peng yu |
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Family and Friends | 親朋好友 亲朋好友 | qīn péng hǎo yǒu qin1 peng2 hao3 you3 qin peng hao you qinpenghaoyou | ch`in p`eng hao yu chinpenghaoyu chin peng hao yu |
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Eternal Friendship Friends Forever | 永遠的朋友 永远的朋友 | yǒng yuǎn de péng yǒu yong3 yuan3 de peng2 you3 yong yuan de peng you yongyuandepengyou | yung yüan te p`eng yu yungyüantepengyu yung yüan te peng yu |
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Five Codes of Tang Soo Do | 國家忠誠父母孝道朋友有信殺生有擇臨戰無退 国家忠诚父母孝道朋友有信杀生有择临战无退 | guó jiā zhōng chéng fù mǔ xiào dào péng yǒu yǒu xìn shā shēng yǒu zé lín zhàn wú tuì guo2 jia1 zhong1 cheng2 fu4 mu3 xiao4 dao4 peng2 you3 you3 xin4 sha1 sheng1 you3 ze2 lin2 zhan4 wu2 tui4 guo jia zhong cheng fu mu xiao dao peng you you xin sha sheng you ze lin zhan wu tui | kuo chia chung ch`eng fu mu hsiao tao p`eng yu yu hsin sha sheng yu tse lin chan wu t`ui kuo chia chung cheng fu mu hsiao tao peng yu yu hsin sha sheng yu tse lin chan wu tui |
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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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of art alive.
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