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精神 is the kind of spirit you have if you perform well in sports or competitions. It is the idea of having a good attitude and putting your all into something - so much so that others can see or feel your spirit. It is the essence of your being that can only be subjectively described because there are no words that can fully explain what “spirit” really is.
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My Japanese dictionary further tries to explain this word by comparing it to mind, soul, heart, or intention.
My Chinese dictionary compares these characters to meanings like vigor, vitality, drive, and mentality.
My Korean dictionary defines this as mind, spirit, and soul.
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True Essence
Warrior Essence / Warrior Spirit / Martial
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your Gist search...
| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
科 see styles |
kē ke1 k`o ko ke け |
More info & calligraphy: Coe(kana only) (See 科の木・しなのき) Japanese linden (Tilia japonica); (personal name) Ke A class, lesson, examination. |
凡 see styles |
fán fan2 fan bon ぼん |
ordinary; commonplace; mundane; temporal; of the material world (as opposed to supernatural or immortal levels); every; all; whatever; altogether; gist; outline; note of Chinese musical scale (noun or adjectival noun) (rare) (See 平凡) (ant: 非凡) ordinary; common; mediocre; (given name) Bon All, everybody, common, ordinary. |
旨 see styles |
zhǐ zhi3 chih shi むね |
imperial decree; purport; aim; purpose (1) center (centre); pillar; principle; (2) purport; gist; drift; meaning Purport, will; good. |
略 see styles |
lüè lu:e4 lu:e ryaku りゃく |
brief; sketchy; outline; summary; to omit; (bound form before a single-character verb) a bit; somewhat; slightly; plan; strategy; to capture (territory) (n,n-suf) (1) abbreviation; omission; (2) outline; gist; (3) plan; strategy; scheme To mark off, define: abridge, outline, sketch; summarize in general; rather, somewhat. |
趣 see styles |
qù qu4 ch`ü chü shu おもむき |
interesting; to interest (1) meaning; tenor; gist; (2) effect; influence; (3) appearance; aspect; (4) taste; (5) grace; charm; refinement Destination, destiny (especially on rebirth): v. 五趣, i.e. the hells, pretas, animals, man, devas. |
中意 see styles |
zhòng yì zhong4 yi4 chung i chūi |
to take one's fancy; to be to one's liking the gist |
主旨 see styles |
zhǔ zhǐ zhu3 zhi3 chu chih shushi しゅし |
gist; main idea; general tenor; one's judgment meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect |
主眼 see styles |
shugan しゅがん |
(1) main purpose; chief aim; focus; (2) main point; gist; essence |
來意 来意 see styles |
lái yì lai2 yi4 lai i rai-i |
one's purpose in coming the gist |
凡そ see styles |
oyoso およそ |
(adverb) (1) (kana only) (See おおよそ・1) about; roughly; approximately; (adverb) (2) (kana only) generally; on the whole; as a rule; (adverb) (3) (kana only) completely; quite; entirely; altogether; totally; not at all (with neg. verb); (noun - becomes adjective with の) (4) (kana only) outline; gist |
勅意 see styles |
chokui ちょくい |
meaning or gist of a decree |
合義 合义 see styles |
hé yì he2 yi4 ho i gō gi |
gist |
大体 see styles |
daitai だいたい |
(adverb) (1) (kana only) generally; on the whole; mostly; almost; nearly; approximately; roughly; about; (can be adjective with の) (2) (kana only) general; rough; (3) (kana only) outline; main points; gist; substance; essence; (adverb) (4) (kana only) in the first place; first and foremost; from the start; to begin with |
大凡 see styles |
dà fán da4 fan2 ta fan ooyoso おおよそ |
generally; in general (adverb) (1) (kana only) about; roughly; approximately; (2) (kana only) generally; on the whole; as a rule; (3) (kana only) completely; quite; entirely; altogether; totally; not at all (with neg. verb); (noun - becomes adjective with の) (4) (kana only) outline; gist |
大意 see styles |
dà yi da4 yi5 ta i masamoto まさもと |
careless synopsis; precis; summary; gist; outline; (personal name) Masamoto The general meaning or summary of a sutra or śāstra. Also, the name of a youth, a former incarnation of the Buddha : to save his nation from their poverty, he plunged into the sea to obtain a valuable pearl from the sea-god who, alarmed by the aid rendered by Indra, gave up the pearl ; v. 大意經. |
大旨 see styles |
dà zhǐ da4 zhi3 ta chih daishi おおむね |
(adverb) (1) (kana only) in general; generally; mostly; roughly; largely; mainly; on the whole; by and large; (2) gist; point; main idea gist |
大概 see styles |
dà gài da4 gai4 ta kai taigai たいがい |
roughly; probably; rough; approximate; about; general idea (adverb) (1) generally; mainly; usually; normally; mostly; for the most part; (adj-no,adv,n) (2) nearly all; almost all; most; (3) gist; summary; outline; main idea; (n,adj-no,adv) (4) (See 大概にする) staying within bounds; not overdoing (something); not getting carried away; not going too far; being moderate; (adverb) (5) probably; perhaps; in all likelihood; (adverb) (6) considerably; greatly; really |
大略 see styles |
dà lüè da4 lu:e4 ta lu:e tairyaku たいりゃく |
a broad outline; the general idea; roughly (1) outline; summary; gist; (n,adv) (2) roughly; generally; approximately; (3) (obsolete) great ingenuity; excellent resourcefulness roughly |
大筋 see styles |
oosuji おおすじ |
outline; summary; gist; basic points; (surname) Oosuji |
大要 see styles |
dà yào da4 yao4 ta yao taiyou / taiyo たいよう |
abstract; gist; main points summary; outline |
宏旨 see styles |
hóng zhǐ hong2 zhi3 hung chih hiroshi ひろし |
gist; main idea (male given name) Hiroshi |
指歸 指归 see styles |
zhǐ guī zhi3 gui1 chih kuei shiki |
gist |
提唱 see styles |
tí chàng ti2 chang4 t`i ch`ang ti chang teishou / tesho ていしょう |
(noun, transitive verb) advocacy; proposal To mention, to deliver oral instruction, or the gist of a subject, as done in the Intuitional School. Also 提綱; 提要. |
教意 see styles |
jiào yì jiao4 yi4 chiao i kyō i |
the gist of the teaching |
来旨 see styles |
raishi らいし |
(1) gist of what someone else said; (2) (See 来意) purpose of a visit |
梗概 see styles |
gěng gài geng3 gai4 keng kai kougai / kogai こうがい |
broad outline; gist; summary outline; summary; abstract |
概ね see styles |
oomune おおむね |
(adverb) (1) (kana only) in general; generally; mostly; roughly; largely; mainly; on the whole; by and large; (2) gist; point; main idea |
概略 see styles |
gairyaku がいりゃく |
(n,adv) outline; summary; gist; in brief |
泛讀 泛读 see styles |
fàn dú fan4 du2 fan tu |
(language education) to read swiftly, aiming to get the gist; extensive reading |
演義 演义 see styles |
yǎn yì yan3 yi4 yen i yoni よんい |
to dramatize historical events; novel or play on historical theme (1) popularization; simplification; explaining in simple language; (2) adaptation of history for popular reading (esp. Chinese); historical novel writing; (given name) Yon'i draw out and explain the meaning or the real gist |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Gist | 吉斯特 | jí sī tè ji2 si1 te4 ji si te jisite | chi ssu t`e chissute chi ssu te |
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| Gist | ギスト | gisuto | ||
| Spirit | 精神 | sei shin / seishin | jīng shén jing1 shen2 jing shen jingshen | ching shen chingshen |
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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.
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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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