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Tuesday, December 14, 2010

"Happiness" Japanese calligraphy



"" (kō, SHIAWASE). It is translated as favor, luck, happiness, etc.
This character is written by Kanzi,
Regular script.

Etymology : Hieroglyph
幸 ⇒ The state that expressed fetters.
The meaning is happy that it is worn fetters than severed head punishment.


This character pronunciation is used for well.
It is one of the most famous in Japanese.
しあわせ : SHIAWASE

This character phrase is used for well.
It is one of the most wonderful in Japanese.
幸福   : HAPPINESS


This letter gives a very happy impression to us.
Therefore, it is often used as a part of the names.


I pray to your and yours "HAPPINESS".

7 comments:

  1. Thank you Ruma for such a beautiful post with such and importtant and desired character!
    Greetings
    Joo

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  2. Thanks! I Learn to write and feel this wonderful character.

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  3. Thank you for sharing
    those amazing work

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  4. Hi

    Amazingly beautiful!! I have always been impressed with your calligraphy! 「幸」and 「青」are my favorite characters!! Your blue seas in the previous post are so beautiful too! Thanks for sharing!

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  5. Bonita caligrafía como su significado. Gracias Ruma. Saludos.
    Ramón

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  6. Ruma, thank you for sharing.
    Both calligraphy and meaning are beautiful.
    Congratulations on your work, it's fabulous.
    Tereza

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  7. This is the perfect calligraphy for me because happy and lucky is how I feel every time I visit your wonderful blog.

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