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I definitely would not use the originally posted version with the verb suru in the middle. That will sound odd.

Gary's suggestions of 大愛道 [Daiaidō] or 愛道 [Aidō] are excellent choices for this.

Personally, I prefer the latter, 愛道 [Aidō], but either would work.

I hope that helps.

Scott

I concur 100% with Gary. Either of the options that he offered would be great.

Definitely don't use the originally posted version with the verb suru in the middle. That will sound odd.

Scott

I just sent you an e-mail to see if I can be of assistance. Check your inbox and respond with the image, and I'll try to help you out.

Thanks,

Scott

Nice. :-) This is the same phrase as what I posted previously; however, it utilizes an older character for hari (needle). I used 針, which is the most common way to see it written in Japanese. This has a broad range of uses, the primary of which is 'needle'. The calligraphy you posted uses 鍼 instead,...

Thanks, Gary!

The order has been placed (express code: m1p2010xk0vpwh000001).

Much obliged!

Scott

Gary, This may have been addressed somewhere before, but is it possible to commission calligraphy to be brushed by Imai Michiko Sensei without having it mounted on a scroll? Specifically, I need her to brush the characters 松山 ( Matsuyama ). Let me know how something like this would work. Thanks, Scott

This would be written as follows: 針は人也 The literal translation is 'The needle is the person'. Note two things about this: 1. This is an archaic way of writing this phrase. The slightly antiquated literary equivalent would be 針は人である [ Hari wa hito de aru ], and the modern casual-speech equivalent wou...

If it helps, the Shinkaiyaku translation reads as follows: 「わたしが産み出させるようにしながら、産ませないだろうか」 [/b]と主は仰せられる。「わたしは産ませる者なのに、胎を閉ざすだろうか」とあなたの神は仰せられる。 [Emphasis mine] Gary's right; the red portion is what you're looking for. This translates as follows: "While causing to give birth, shall I not bring forth?" [/...

In all honesty, I hadn't heard it before you brought up the topic; however, in researching it for you, it's very evident that it is a well established Japanese proverb. Furthermore, I'm not a native Japanese speaker, so the fact that I hadn't heard it before doesn't necessarily mean a great deal. :-...

As Gary mentioned, seinen means 'prime of life'. Kasaneru (inflected here as kasanete in order to link this verb to the rest of the sentence) means 'to accumulate', 'to pile up', 'to heap up'. Kitarazu is more complicated. This is an inflected form of the verb kuru . Kuru is a verb that means 'to co...

Here are some yojijukugo (four-character idiomatic compounds) that represent some of the established proverbs Gary mentioned. None of these match the exact layout you are looking for, but they are related to a greater or lesser extent to what you're trying to communicate, and they would be readily r...

This is 願慧. In Japanese, it is read as gan'e. It means 'vows and wisdom' according to the Buddhist terminology section of Jim Breen's Japanese dictionary.

Scott

Oh, I forgot to mention that the Japanese will take that first character to mean 'eagle' (pronounced washi) in general. So, read as a whole, this ends up being something like "eagle, respect, wisdom." As I mentioned, it's going to sound fairly incoherent to Japanese speakers.

Scott

The second and third characters also go together to form a compound that's in common usage by Japanese speakers. The word is 敬意 [ keii ], which is defined in Jim Breen's dictionary as 'respect' or 'honor'. It's still odd overall because it's apparently an attempt at a word list and, as such, won't m...

Gary,

Small typo: I noticed that on the product page for this, the phonetic character な [na] is listed where it should have been は [wa].

Scott

This is the Buddhist expression 南無阿彌陀佛 [ namuamidabutsu ], which Jim Breen’s dictionary translates as follows: ‘(exp) {Buddh} I sincerely believe in Amitabha’ The Japanese version is usually written like this 南無阿弥陀仏. Notice that the fourth and sixth characters are simplified. I hope that helps. Scot...

ReikiAnna, I just wanted to clarify that hikari dōjō specifically refers to the physical place where the art is studied—hence its suggestion as a translation for 'School of Light'—and hikari no michi specifically refers to the discipline/art itself, i.e., the "way" or "path" that one follows, which ...

Yes, michi and dō can mean a literal road, or they can refer to a road, path, way, etc., that one follows in life, such as a particular study or discipline. As far as the readings, michi and dō are two readings for the same character (道). For example, Jim Breen’s dictionary lists the English tags fo...

Here’s the short version for a quick answer: 1. Hikari Dōjō 2. Hikari no Michi And, in case you’re interested, here’s the long version of my thoughts on this: 1. I wouldn’t use 学校 [ gakkō ] for ‘school’ in this context as it makes it sound like a regular high school, etc. For disciplines such as thi...

It’s not a problem. I enjoy helping out wherever I can. :-) Okay, Psalm 42:7 in the 新改訳 [ Shinkaiyaku ] Japanese translation of the Bible reads as follows: あなたの大滝のとどろきに、 淵が淵を呼び起こし 、あなたの波、あなたの大波は、みな私の上を越えて行きました。 [emphasis mine] The relevant portion is highlighted in red. The breakdown of that phrase ...

Sorry, I just saw this thread.

I can look up the verse in my Japanese Bible and post it here later this evening when I get home. I'll also isolate the specific part of the text that you're wanting and give you a breakdown of the characters at that time.

Scott

Amen to that last comment!

Why, thank you! :-) Yes, the five-character last name would be appropriate. For Duckworth , I would transliterate it into katakana as ダックワース [ Dakkuwāsu ]. Regarding a title to use on certificates, etc., since you are the head of your local dōjō , I would use dōjōchō . I also have a small local scho...

Yep.

That's funny that our posts were only a minute apart.

I also concur that デッカート [Dekkāto] would be the best transliteration.

Scott

Deckert Sensei, If you’re going to be using this seal to sign your documents, I would recommend against using the title sensei . This is a title that others use to refer to you, but it’s not an appropriate title to put on a certificate or seal that one is issuing. There are two reasons for this. One...