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拳禪一如 is a Japanese phrase that is often translated as “train both body and spirit.”

Here's the breakdown of the words in this phrase:
拳 means fist.
禅 is zen, which means meditation.
一如 is a word that means “to be just like,” “oneness,” “true nature,” or “true character.”

So to get to the translation of “train both body and spirit,” you must understand that “fist” is representing “body” and the idea of meditation is representing “mind.”

I have to say, this is not how I would translate this. To me, it's really about training with your mind and remembering that meditation is a huge part of training, not just your fist. As the Shaolin Buddhist monks show us, meditation is just as important as physical training in martial arts.


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Characters

If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese

 Pronunciation
Romanization		 Simple Dictionary Definition

健全

see styles		 jiàn quán
    jian4 quan2
chien ch`üan
    chien chüan
 kenzen
    けんぜん

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robust; sound
(noun or adjectival noun) healthy; sound; wholesome

兼善

see styles		  kenzen
    けんぜん

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(given name) Kenzen

剣禅

see styles		  kenzen
    けんぜん

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(given name) Kenzen

喧然

see styles		  kenzen
    けんぜん

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(adj-t,adv-to) noisy; boisterous; lively

賢善

贤善

see styles		 xián shàn
    xian2 shan4
hsien shan
 kenzen

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a worthy

鎌禅

see styles		  kenzen
    けんぜん

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(given name) Kenzen

顕然

see styles		  kenzen
    けんぜん

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(adj-t,adv-to,adj-nari) (ant: 隠然) clear; manifest

賢善行

贤善行

see styles		 xián shàn xíng
    xian2 shan4 xing2
hsien shan hsing
 kenzen gyō

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the behavior of the wise

賢善異生

贤善异生

see styles		 xián shàn yì shēng
    xian2 shan4 yi4 sheng1
hsien shan i sheng
 kenzen ishō

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worthy sentient beings

The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Ken Zen Ichi Nyo拳禪一如
拳禅一如		ken zen ichi nyo
kenzenichinyo
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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