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Taidō (The Way of the Body) is a style of Karate practiced in Japan and popular worldwide.
Taidō or 躰道 traces a lineage from Genseiryū (玄制流), which came from Shuri-te (首里手), one of the original martial arts schools of ancient Okinawa.
The first character 躰 is a variant of the original Chinese character 體. In modern Japan, they tend to use 体, a more simple character form. 体 is also the modern Simplified Chinese form of 體.
The 躰 character is correct for this 躰道 martial arts title. But it can be confusing with so many variants out there, not to mention other homophonic Japanese words that also romanize as Taidō or Taidou.
To have a bit more fun with this 躰 character, it has a 身 radical on the left, which sets it apart. The meaning doubles up on the “body” as 身 (shin) is a character that also means body in Japanese and Chinese. On the right is 本, which often means root, stem, origin, source, or fundamental (but can also mean “book” in some contexts). This has deviated from the original 體 which was 骨 (bone) + 豊 (vessel). Hence, the body was your “bone vessel” in ancient Asia.
The meaning of 躰, as well as 體 and 体, is usually translated as the body. When related to the physical body, it can also refer to the torso, trunk, build, physique, or the constitution of a person. As an extension of this, it can also refer to someone's health (good body = good health).
However, depending on the context, it can encompass other meanings such as form, style, system, experience, aspect, corpus, corporeal, substance, or essentials.
The second character, 道, is recognized and well-known as the “Way” and is the same “do” as in Karate-do or Aikido.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your shuri search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
主理 see styles |
shuri しゅり |
(female given name) Shuri |
修利 see styles |
xiū lì xiu1 li4 hsiu li shuri |
Sūrya, 蘇利耶 the sun; also name of a yakṣa, the ruler of the sun. |
修理 see styles |
xiū lǐ xiu1 li3 hsiu li shuuri(p); shuri(ok); suri(ok) / shuri(p); shuri(ok); suri(ok) しゅうり(P); しゅり(ok); すり(ok) |
to repair; to fix; to prune; to trim; (coll.) to sort sb out; to fix sb (noun, transitive verb) repair; mending; fixing; servicing; (surname) Shuri to cultivate |
周利 see styles |
zhōu lì zhou1 li4 chou li shuuri / shuri しゅうり |
(given name) Shuuri Cūḍika |
守理 see styles |
shuri しゅり |
(female given name) Shuri |
愁里 see styles |
shuuri / shuri しゅうり |
(female given name) Shuuri |
朱凜 see styles |
shuri しゅり |
(female given name) Shuri |
朱利 see styles |
zhū lì zhu1 li4 chu li shuri しゅり |
(female given name) Shuri caura, a thief, robber. |
朱吏 see styles |
shuri しゅり |
(female given name) Shuri |
棕理 see styles |
shuri しゅり |
(female given name) Shuri |
珠凛 see styles |
shuri しゅり |
(female given name) Shuri |
脩理 see styles |
xiū lǐ xiu1 li3 hsiu li shuri |
to cultivate |
趣莉 see styles |
shuri しゅり |
(female given name) Shuri |
趣里 see styles |
shuri しゅり |
(female given name) Shuri |
酒里 see styles |
shuri しゅり |
(personal name) Shuri |
首里 see styles |
shuri しゅり |
(place-name) Shuri |
珠理以 see styles |
shurii / shuri しゅりい |
(female given name) Shurii |
珠莉衣 see styles |
shurii / shuri しゅりい |
(female given name) Shurii |
首里城 see styles |
shurijou / shurijo しゅりじょう |
(place-name) Shuri Castle |
首里駅 see styles |
shurieki しゅりえき |
(st) Shuri Station |
シューリ see styles |
shuuri / shuri シューリ |
(personal name) Sciulli |
シュヴィ see styles |
shuri シュヴィ |
(personal name) Chevit |
城戸朱理 see styles |
kidoshuri きどしゅり |
(person) Kido Shuri (1959.5-) |
福永朱里 see styles |
fukunagashuri ふくながしゅり |
(person) Fukunaga Shuri |
首里城跡 see styles |
shurijoushi / shurijoshi しゅりじょうし |
(place-name) Shuri Castle Ruins |
朱里エイコ see styles |
shurieiko / shurieko しゅりエイコ |
(person) Shuri Eiko (1948.3.19-2004.7.31) |
大權修利菩薩 大权修利菩萨 see styles |
dà quán xiū lì pú sà da4 quan2 xiu1 li4 pu2 sa4 ta ch`üan hsiu li p`u sa ta chüan hsiu li pu sa Daigon Shuri Bosatsu |
A bodhisattva―protector of monasteries, depicted as shading his eyes with his hand and looking afar, said to have been a Warden of the Coast under the emperor Aśoka. |
大權修理菩薩 大权修理菩萨 see styles |
dà quán xiū lǐ pú sà da4 quan2 xiu1 li3 pu2 sa4 ta ch`üan hsiu li p`u sa ta chüan hsiu li pu sa Daigen Shuri Bosatsu |
Bodhisattva Correcting with Great Authority |
招寶七郞大權修理菩薩 招宝七郞大权修理菩萨 see styles |
zhāo bǎo qī láng dà quán xiū lǐ pú sà zhao1 bao3 qi1 lang2 da4 quan2 xiu1 li3 pu2 sa4 chao pao ch`i lang ta ch`üan hsiu li p`u sa chao pao chi lang ta chüan hsiu li pu sa Jōhō Shichirō Daigen Shuri Bosatsu |
Jōhō Shichirō Daigen Shuri Bodhisattva |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Shuri-Ryu | 首里流 | shu ri ryuu shuriryuu shu ri ryu | ||
Taido | 躰道 | tai dou / taidou / tai do |
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