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Saturday, September 10, 2011

"God" Japanese calligraphy




  "" (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.

4 Comment:

  1. on peut imaginer un homme dans cette calligraphie !

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  2. ...a man and a woman, gentleness and strenght, river and mountain, flowing and stilness.
    the 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.

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  3. 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.
    Tu país es grande amigo Ruma.
    Saludos

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