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Single character insriptions: $14

Single Character Philosophical Inscriptions

($14)

 

 

Inscription number

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Character

 

Pronunciation

 

Meaning

 

 
ph1.1
ai
harmony, join, meet
 
ph1.2
an
idea
 
ph1.3
ban
ten thousand; all, everything
 
ph1.4
bu
without
 
ph1.5
chi
wisdom
 
ph1.6
chi
peace, cure, heal
 
ph1.8
cho
listen
 
ph1.9
cho
beginning, inception, end
 
ph1.10
choku
direct, straight
 
ph1.11
chu
heart, mind
 
ph1.12
chu
relationship
 
ph1.13
ei
prosperity
 
ph1.14
en
charm, polish
 
ph1.15
fuku
wealth, blessings
 
ph1.16
gen
vision, dream, illusion
 
ph1.17
gen
origin, source
 
ph1.18
gen
present, reality
 
ph1.19
hana
beginning, end
 
ph1.20
hanashi
let go, release, detach
 
ph1.21
hin
beautiful; elegant; refined
 
ph1.22
hitsu
quiet, peaceful
 
ph1.23
ho
friend
 
ph1.24
hotsu
give rise to
 
ph1.25
ima
now, the present
 
ph1.26
in
rhyme, elegance
 
ph1.27
ji
love
 
ph1.28
ji
peace; cure, heal
 
ph1.29
jiki
honesty; straight, direct
 
ph1.30
jin
benevolence, love
 
ph1.31
jitsu
reality, truth; substance
 
ph1.32
jo
heart, feeling
 
ph1.33
jo
clean, purify, excorcise
 
ph1.34
jo
quiet, inactivity
 
ph1.35
ju
Confucianism
 
ph1.36
jun
pure
 
ph1.37
kado
gate, door
 
ph1.38
kagi
key
 
ph1.39
kai
heart, feeling
 
ph1.40
kai
all, everything
 
ph1.41
kan
completion, end
 
ph1.42
kan
feeling, sensation; intuition
 
ph1.43
kan
see (with your mind's eye)
 
ph1.44
kara
emptiness, void
 
ph1.45
karada
body; substance; reality
 
ph1.46
katsu
resuscitation, living
 
ph1.47
kei
grace; kindness, charity
 
ph1.48
kei
wise
 
ph1.49
kei
respect, honor
 
ph1.50
kei
path
 
ph1.51
ken
wisdom
 
ph1.52
ketsu
decide, judge
 
ph1.53
ketsu
tie; unite with; join
 
ph1.54
ki
basic, foundational
 
ph1.55
ki
spirit; life force
 
ph1.56
ki
opportunity; occasion, time
 
ph1.57
ki
time; anticipate
 
ph1.58
ki
rise, get up, awake
 
ph1.59
kieru
disappear
 
ph1.60
kitasu
cause, bring about
 
ph1.61
kiwa
edge, verge
 
ph1.62
ko
individual
 
ph1.63
ko
oneself
 
ph1.64
ko
reason, cause; the late; ancient
 
ph1.65
ko
coming and going; join
 
ph1.66
ko
open, unbiased
 
ph1.67
ko
merit; success
 
ph1.68
ko
peace
 
ph1.69
ko
equilibrium
 
ph1.70
ko
rise
 
ph1.71
ko
journey
 
ph1.72
kon
now, the present
 
ph1.73
kon
all
 
ph1.74
koshi
cross; pass; exceed; move
 
ph1.75
ku
emptyness, void, nothingness
 
ph1.76
ma
just, right, true
 
ph1.77
man
wide, beautiful
 
ph1.78
mana
love
 
ph1.79
matsu
end
 
ph1.80
mei
life; destiny, fate
 
ph1.81
mi
look at, see; regard as
 
ph1.82
mon
gate
 
ph1.83
moto
beginning, origin
 
ph1.84
mu
dream; vision
 
ph1.85
musubi
unite with, tie, bond
 
ph1.86
myo
strange, wonderful; exquisite, excellent; mystery; marvelous
 
ph1.87
nagi
calm
 
ph1.88
nai
inside
 
ph1.89
nami
normal, ordinary
 
ph1.90
naoru
straight; be restored
 
ph1.91
naru
become
 
ph1.92
nashi
none
 
ph1.93
nemuri
sleep, die
 

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2 Character Philosophical Inscriptions

($20)

 
ph2.1
antei
stability, balance, composure
 
ph2.2
arikata
ideal way or purpose
 
ph2.3
bansei
all ages (10,000 generations)
 
ph2.4
bantan
all, everything
 
ph2.5
banzai
hurrah, long life
 
ph2.6
banzen
perfect
 
ph2.7
botsuga
selflessness (death of ego)
 
ph2.8
chiryoku
intelligence
 
ph2.9
chishin
new knowledge
 
ph2.10
chokaku
intuition
 
ph2.11
chugi
loyalty
 
ph2.12
chusei
loyalty
 
ph2.13
eiei
forever
 
ph2.14
enkatsu
smoothness, harmony
 
ph2.15
gochoku
integrity
 
ph2.16
gori
rationality
 
ph2.17
haragei
intuitive thought (belly art)
 
ph2.18
haragei
composure in time of crisis
 
ph2.19
heiki
calm, relaxed
 
ph2.20
heiko
balance, equilibrium
 
ph2.21
hiezen
composed, calm, unruffled
 
ph2.22
hengen
transformation
 
ph2.23
hensoku
non standard
 
ph2.24
hitsuryoku
power of the pen
 
ph2.25
hiyo
mystery, secret
 
ph2.26
honki
serious (true spirit)
 
ph2.27
honmatsu
beginning - end; cause - effect
 
ph2.28
honto
truth, reality
 
ph2.29
heno
adaptation to changes
 
ph2.30
hyoshi
cadence, rythm, chance, the moment
 
ph2.31
ichidai
once in a lifetime
 
ph2.32
ichie
one meeting
 
ph2.33
ichigo
one word
 
ph2.34
ichigo
one time
 
ph2.35
ichimei
one life
 
ph2.36
ichinyo
oneness, like one
 
ph2.37
igen
dignity
 
ph2.38
ikkoku
a minute, an instant
 
ph2.39
ikkyo
single action
 
ph2.40
ikkyo
first principle
 
ph2.41
ingo
secret password
 
ph2.42
in yo
the everchanging dual forces of the universe; yin/yang, male-female; sun-moon; positive-negative
 
ph2.43
ishiki
consciousness
 
ph2.44
isshin
wholeheartedness (one mind)
 
ph2.45
isshei
one's whole life
 
ph2.46
itcho
one advantage
 
ph2.47
itoguchi
thread end, beginning, clue
 
ph2.48
jasei
right and wrong
 
ph2.49
jijaku
calmness, composure
 
ph2.50
jiki
magnetism
 
ph2.51
jikishin
pure heart; straight mind
 
ph2.52
jingo
forever
 
ph2.53
jinkaku
character, personality
 
ph2.54
jissen
solid line
 
ph2.55
jiyu
freedom ( self dependence )
 
ph2.56
jumboku
simplicity and honesty
 
ph2.57
junri
pure reason
 
ph2.58
junryo
simple goodness
 
ph2.59
juzen
perfection
 
ph2.60
kakki
vigor ( live spirit )
 
ph2.61
kanjaku
tranquility, quiet
 
ph2.62
kankaku
feelings, sensations; senses
 
ph2.63
kankei
strength in spite of smallness
 
ph2.64
kansatsu
observe ( see and understand )
 
ph2.65
kansei
perfection ( become complete )
 
ph2.66
kantan
innermost heart
 
ph2.67
katsuma
karma
 
ph2.68
katagi
spirit, character
 
ph2.69
keireki
pilgrimage, personal history
 
ph2.70
kenjin
wise person
 
ph2.71
kenko
high spirits; climbing high
 
ph2.72
kenkyo
modesty, humility
 
ph2.73
kenkyu
research
 
ph2.75
kikai
chance, opportunity
 
ph2.76
ki no umi
ocean of the life force
 
ph2.77