Yojijukugo

Do you ever find yourself in a situation where you can not seem to find the right words to express what you are feeling, or that words do not seem to do justice to the depth of feeling ......

Recently when words failed me I took a few hours out to make a 木製 の 銘板,  mokusei no meiban  which translates to wooden plaque.
I selected a Yojijukugo 四字熟語 - 一刻千金 Ikkoku senkin, which means every moment is precious and added a few words underneath.

Typically in Japan a motto or saying may be represented as a four character ideogram called a Yojijukugo 四字熟語 these can be either idiomatic or non-idiomatic e.g. the kanji could directly represent the meaning of the saying or bear no relationship at all.
So a direct translation word for word would be pretty meaningless, and although there are over 20,000 Yojijukugo I have select a few and put them in a table below and also made a link to and extensive selection to a few thousand others.

Kanji	Pronunciation	Meaning
以心伝心	Ishin denshin	Heart-to-heart communication To have a tacit understanding
一期一会	Ichigo ichie	Meeting only once in a lifetime Every encounter is treasures, because there may be no reunion
一騎当千	Ikki tousen	To have capability to be equal to 1000 persons
一刻千金	Ikkoku senkin	Every moment is precious
一生懸命	Isshou kenmei	All one's might One's whole heart
一心同体	Isshin doutai	One flesh / to be one body and soul
一世風靡	Issei fuubi	To attract people's mind To dominate the world and have a lot of followers
花鳥風月	Kachou fugetsu	The beauties of nature such as flowers, birds, wind, and moon
完全無欠	Kanzen muketsu	Absolute perfection / impeccability
奇想天外	Kisou tengai	Out-of-this-world Fantastic things which cannot be expected at all
堅忍不抜	Kennin fubatsu	to endure of firm volition and be not perturbed by anything Fortitude
行雲流水	Kouun ryusui	The free heart without tenacity of purpose Takeing things as they are
山紫水明	Sanshi suimei	Outstanding natural beauty
色即是空	Shikisoku zeku	All are phenomena although everything is equipped with various shapes. There is no invariable eternity substance and essence is the empty. (Teaching of Buddhism)
順風満帆	Junpu manpan	Smooth sailing Everything is going well
自由奔放	Jiyu honpou	Freewheeling
純真無垢	Junshin muku	To be pure and innocent
森羅万象	Shinra banshou	All the things which exist in the universe All of creation
誠心誠意	Seishin seii	Wholeheartedly
大器晩成	Taiki bansei	Great talents mature late
天真爛漫	Tenshin ranman	Simple, naive and innocent
独立自尊	Dokuritsu jison	To be independent with self-respect
波瀾万丈	Haran banjou	Many vicissitudes Stormy
百戦錬磨	Hyakusen renma	To have gained many experiences
風光明媚	Fuukou meibi	To be beautiful view To be scenic
不言実行	Fugen jikkou	To practice before words
粉骨砕身	Funkotsu saishin	To try hard at the sacrifice of self
無念無想	Munen musou	To banish all other thoughts from one's mind To be free from all distracting thoughts
無我夢中	Muga muchu	Ecstasy / to forget self and be devoted to something
明鏡止水	Meikyou shisui	Mind as serene as a polished mirror

Click on the button below to review the extensive selection of Yojijukugo  page

Yojijukugo List

If you would like to order a 木製 の 銘板 - mokusei no meiban - to wooden plaque.
1. Select a Yojijukugo from the table or link above
2. E Mail - sotosabisu@btinternet.com with the details and any custom text that you would like to add and a delivery address.
3. We will E mail you a pro-forma invoice
4. Once payment is received your plaque should be with you in approx 2 to 3 weeks depending on volumes going through the shop.

Current costings can be found in the relevant shop page please click on the button below to view.

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