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Saturday, January 1, 2011

"Hope" Japanese calligraphy



"望" (bō, nozomi). It is translated as hope, look at, look forward, etc.
This character is written by Kanzi, Regular script.

Etymology :　Phono-semantic compound
望 ⇒　目 (eye)　　+ 　 壬 (expand) 　 +　 亡 (lose)

The state that a person stretches his/her neck. 　
And in search of the thing which there is not.


The universe was nothing.
This earth, this Mt. Fuji. They were created from there.



Hope seems to lead all to the creation.
Yes. To the future filled with hope...

11 comments:

  1. jooJanuary 1, 2011 at 1:23 AM

    Hope is what we all need to enter New Year!
    Arigato
    J.

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 1, 2011 at 1:56 AM

    Je suppose Bonne Année et je te fais ce voeu d'une année remplie de bonheur !

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  3. 黄清华 Wong Ching WahJanuary 1, 2011 at 1:35 PM

    Ruma,
    Happy New year

    Wong

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  4. Joop ZandJanuary 2, 2011 at 5:38 PM

    Happy New Year Ruma

    Greetings, Joop

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  5. RejaneJanuary 3, 2011 at 12:37 AM

    many movement and joy in your Kanji.Happy new year.Arigato gozaimasu

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  6. snowwhiteJanuary 3, 2011 at 4:45 PM

    Even if today we don't see any hope, tomorrow we'll find hope.

    What an encouraging Kanji it is!!

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  7. Haideé IglesiasJanuary 5, 2011 at 1:50 AM

    Perder... Si, para encontrar hay que perder... Seguir adelante con el máximo gozo, sin pensar en las dificultades, con máximo gozo, ampliando el horizonte, desde nuestro corazón.
    Arigato
    -.-
    Un abrazo

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  8. ANRAFERAJanuary 5, 2011 at 8:14 AM

    ...que nunca nos falte la esperanza...para lograr nuetros objetivos. Bonita y creativa caligrafía. Saludos.
    Ramón

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  9. RNSANEJanuary 5, 2011 at 9:47 AM

    A lovely word, hope, without it, mankind is lost.

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  10. haricotJanuary 10, 2011 at 9:14 PM

    The combination this awesome Mt.Fuji with the kanji is tremendous.
    It makes me feel as if the mountain stands highly for getting hope.

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  11. Pat.mmJanuary 22, 2011 at 2:47 AM

    !!Qué maravilla, Ruma!!

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