Saturday, September 10, 2011
"God" Japanese calligraphy
"神" (shinn, or kami). It is translated as God.
This character is written by Kanzi, Regular script.
Etymology : Phono-semantic compound
phonetic 申 (extend) + semantic 示 (show)
"申 (shinn)" is a hieroglyph of the thunder.
The meaning of God came out of the sacredness.
神社 (Jin-ja)
The meaning is Shinto shrine.
This kanji lets the heart rouse feelings to respect our ancestor.
Itself may possess mysterious power.
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on peut imaginer un homme dans cette calligraphie !
ReplyDeletewhat nice word Ruma!! gloria
ReplyDelete...a man and a woman, gentleness and strenght, river and mountain, flowing and stilness.
ReplyDeletethe opposites: one cannot be without the other, and their interlacing is living in balance. finding the god inside.
beautiful, ruma-san!!
素晴らしい週末を持ってください!
良い考えと温かい抱擁,
roxana.
Me gusta la escritura japonesa y su significado por lo profundo de su mensaje. Siempre presente su creencia y todo lo relacionado con lo místico.
ReplyDeleteTu país es grande amigo Ruma.
Saludos