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武士道 is the title for “The Code of the Samurai.”
Sometimes called “The Seven Virtues of the Samurai,” “The Bushido Code,” or “The Samurai Code of Chivalry.”
This would be read in Chinese characters, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja as “The Way of the Warrior,” “The Warrior's Way,” or “The Warrior's Code.”
It's a set of virtues that the Samurai of Japan and ancient warriors of China and Korea had to live and die by. However, while known throughout Asia, this title is mostly used in Japan and thought of as being of Japanese origin.
The seven commonly-accepted tenets or virtues of Bushido are Rectitude 義, Courage 勇, Benevolence 仁, Respect 礼(禮), Honour 名誉, Honesty 誠, and Loyalty 忠実. These tenets were part of oral history for generations, thus, you will see variations in the list of Bushido tenets depending on who you talk to.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 武士道 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
武士道 see styles |
wǔ shì dào wu3 shi4 dao4 wu shih tao bushidou / bushido ぶしどう |
More info & calligraphy: Bushido / The Way of the SamuraiBushido; samurai code of chivalry |
武士道の華 see styles |
bushidounohana / bushidonohana ぶしどうのはな |
flower of chivalry (Bushido) |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Bushido The Way of the Samurai | 武士道 | bu shi do / bushido | wǔ shì dào wu3 shi4 dao4 wu shi dao wushidao | wu shih tao wushihtao |
Bushido Dragon | 武士道龍 武士道龙 | bu shi do ryuu bushidoryuu bu shi do ryu | wǔ shì dào lóng wu3 shi4 dao4 long2 wu shi dao long wushidaolong | wu shih tao lung wushihtaolung |
Bushidokan | 武士道館 武士道馆 | bu shi dou kan bushidoukan bu shi do kan | wǔ shì dào guǎn wu3 shi4 dao4 guan3 wu shi dao guan wushidaoguan | wu shih tao kuan wushihtaokuan |
Bushidokan Dojo | 武士道館道場 武士道馆道场 | bu shi dou kan dou jou bushidoukandoujou bu shi do kan do jo | wǔ shì dào guǎn dào chǎng wu3 shi4 dao4 guan3 dao4 chang3 wu shi dao guan dao chang wushidaoguandaochang | wu shih tao kuan tao ch`ang wushihtaokuantaochang wu shih tao kuan tao chang |
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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All of our calligraphy wall scrolls are handmade.
When the calligrapher finishes creating your artwork, it is taken to my art mounting workshop in Beijing where a wall scroll is made by hand from a combination of silk, rice paper, and wood.
After we create your wall scroll, it takes at least two weeks for air mail delivery from Beijing to you.
Allow a few weeks for delivery. Rush service speeds it up by a week or two for $10!
When you select your calligraphy, you'll be taken to another page where you can choose various custom options.
The wall scroll that Sandy is holding in this picture is a "large size"
single-character wall scroll.
We also offer custom wall scrolls in small, medium, and an even-larger jumbo size.
Professional calligraphers are getting to be hard to find these days.
Instead of drawing characters by hand, the new generation in China merely type roman letters into their computer keyboards and pick the character that they want from a list that pops up.
There is some fear that true Chinese calligraphy may become a lost art in the coming years. Many art institutes in China are now promoting calligraphy programs in hopes of keeping this unique form
of art alive.
Even with the teachings of a top-ranked calligrapher in China, my calligraphy will never be good enough to sell. I will leave that to the experts.
The same calligrapher who gave me those lessons also attracted a crowd of thousands and a TV crew as he created characters over 6-feet high. He happens to be ranked as one of the top 100 calligraphers in all of China. He is also one of very few that would actually attempt such a feat.
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