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自覺 is the idea of being conscious, self-aware, and sometimes “on one's own initiative.”
After WWII, they started using a simplified form of the second Kanji for this word in Japan. That version is shown to the right, and you can click on that Kanji if you want the modern Japanese form. Otherwise, the characters shown in the upper left are the correct ones for ancient/old/traditional Chinese, Japanese, and Korean.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 自覺 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
自覺 自觉 see styles |
zì jué zi4 jue2 tzu chüeh jigaku じがく |
More info & calligraphy: Consciousness of Self(surname) Jigaku to realize for oneself |
不自覺 不自觉 see styles |
bù zì jué bu4 zi4 jue2 pu tzu chüeh fu jikaku |
unaware; unconscious of something not aware on one's own |
自覺悟心 自觉悟心 see styles |
zì jué wù xīn zi4 jue2 wu4 xin1 tzu chüeh wu hsin jikaku goshin |
A mind independent of externals, pure thought, capable of enlightenment from within. |
自覺慧境 自觉慧境 see styles |
zì jué huì jìng zi4 jue2 hui4 jing4 tzu chüeh hui ching jikakue kyō |
realm of self-realized wisdom |
自覺聖智 自觉圣智 see styles |
zì jué shèng zhì zi4 jue2 sheng4 zhi4 tzu chüeh sheng chih jikakushō chi |
The uncaused omniscience of Vairocana; it is also called 法界智 (法界體性智) and 金剛智. |
旣自覺知已 旣自觉知已 see styles |
jì zì jué zhī yǐ ji4 zi4 jue2 zhi1 yi3 chi tzu chüeh chih i ki jikaku chii |
once you know that you are already enlightened yourself |
自覺慧境界 自觉慧境界 see styles |
zì jué huì jìng jiè zi4 jue2 hui4 jing4 jie4 tzu chüeh hui ching chieh jikakue kyōgai |
realm of self-realized wisdom |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Consciousness of Self | 自覺 自觉 / 自覚 | jikaku | zì jué / zi4 jue2 / zi jue / zijue | tzu chüeh / tzuchüeh |
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.