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This Japanese title can be translated as “for this time only,” “chance meeting,” “one meeting, one opportunity,” “never again,” or “one chance in a lifetime.”
The characters literally mean “one time one meeting” - of course, the Kanji characters have meaning far beyond a direct translation like this.
Some might use this proverb to talk of an opportunity that presents itself just once in your life. It could also be a one-and-only chance meeting with your true soul mate. An expression of any event that might happen once in a lifetime.
This is primarily a Japanese title, however, there is also a Traditional Chinese (and old Korean) version of this proverb. Just the last character is different.
The traditional form was used in Japan before WWII and in Korea prior to 1900. This title is somewhat known in China.
If you want the older traditional form, just click on the character to the right.
獨特 means unique, distinct, or “having special characteristics.”
Modern Japanese use a simplified version of the first character of "unique." it’s the same simplified version currently used in mainland China, so understood by most Chinese and all Japanese people. Click on the character to the right if you want the simplified/Japanese version.
一度だけ生きる is the simplest Japanese phrase that means “[you] only live once” or “only one [life] to live.”
The first four characters create a word that means “only once.”
The last three characters create a word that means “to live” or “to exist.”
Note: Because this selection contains some special Japanese Hiragana characters, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.
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Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your unique search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
一流 see styles |
yī liú yi1 liu2 i liu itsuru いつる |
More info & calligraphy: Top Quality / First Class(adj-no,n) (1) first-class; top grade; foremost; top-notch; leading; (adj-no,n) (2) characteristic; peculiar; unique; (3) school (e.g. of a performance art); (4) (also written as 一旒) one flag; one banner; one streamer; (female given name) Itsuru In one, or the same flow; of the same class. |
独自 see styles |
dokuji どくじ |
More info & calligraphy: Alone / A Lone Person |
獨特 独特 see styles |
dú tè du2 te4 tu t`e tu te |
More info & calligraphy: UniqueSee: 独特 |
殊 see styles |
shū shu1 shu shu こと |
different; unique; special; very; (classical) to behead; to die; to cut off; to separate; to surpass (n,adj-na,n-pref) (1) (archaism) difference (from one another); different thing; other; (adjectival noun) (2) unusual; extraordinary; (adjectival noun) unusual; extraordinary To kill, exterminate; different; very. |
特 see styles |
tè te4 t`e te toku |
special; unique; distinguished; especially; unusual; very; abbr. for 特克斯[te4 ke4 si1], tex A bull, stallion; outstanding, special, alone. |
篶 see styles |
yān yan1 yen suzu すず |
black bamboo (1) (archaism) Sasamorpha borealis (species of bamboo grass unique to Japan); (2) shoots of this plant |
一意 see styles |
yī yì yi1 yi4 i i ichii / ichi いちい |
focus; with complete devotion; stubbornly (1) one meaning; one thought; (adverb) (2) (See 一意専心) wholeheartedly; single-mindedly; devotedly; (adj-no,adj-na) (3) {comp} unique; (personal name) Hitoi |
三篶 see styles |
misuzu みすず |
(kana only) Sasamorpha borealis (species of bamboo grass unique to Japan) |
冠絶 see styles |
kanzetsu かんぜつ |
(n,vs,vi) unique; unsurpassed; ranking foremost |
別緻 别致 see styles |
bié zhì bie2 zhi4 pieh chih |
unusual; unique |
唯一 see styles |
wéi yī wei2 yi1 wei i yuiitsu(p); yuitsu(p); yuuitsu(ik) / yuitsu(p); yuitsu(p); yuitsu(ik) ゆいいつ(P); ゆいつ(P); ゆういつ(ik) |
only; sole (adj-no,n,adv) only; sole; unique; (given name) Yūichi only one |
唯獨 唯独 see styles |
wéi dú wei2 du2 wei tu yuidoku |
only; just (i.e. it is only that...); all except; unique isolated |
奇珍 see styles |
qí zhēn qi2 zhen1 ch`i chen chi chen |
a rare treasure; something priceless and unique |
水篶 see styles |
misuzu みすず |
(kana only) Sasamorpha borealis (species of bamboo grass unique to Japan) |
無い see styles |
nai ない |
(adjective) (1) (kana only) nonexistent; not being (there); (adjective) (2) unowned; not had; unpossessed; (adjective) (3) (See またとない) unique; (adjective) (4) (as ...ことがない, etc.; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility) not; impossible; won't happen; (adj-i,aux-adj) (5) (after the ren'yōkei form of an adjective) (See ない・1) not; (adj-i,aux-adj) (6) (after the -te form of a verb) to not be; to have not |
無雙 无双 see styles |
wú shuāng wu2 shuang1 wu shuang |
incomparable; matchless; unique |
特制 see styles |
tè zhì te4 zhi4 t`e chih te chih |
special; unique |
特殊 see styles |
tè shū te4 shu1 t`e shu te shu tokushu とくしゅ |
special; particular; unusual; extraordinary (adj-na,adj-no,n) (ant: 一般・2,普遍) special; particular; peculiar; unique |
特異 特异 see styles |
tè yì te4 yi4 t`e i te i tokui とくい |
exceptionally good; excellent; clearly outstanding; distinctive; peculiar; unique (noun or adjectival noun) unique; peculiar; singular |
独歩 see styles |
doppo; dokuho(ok) どっぽ; どくほ(ok) |
(n,vs,vi) (1) walking alone; walking without assistance; (n,vs,vi) (2) self-reliance; being independent; (can be adjective with の) (3) unique; matchless; unparalleled; unequaled; unrivaled; unchallenged; peerless; (given name) Doppo |
獨一 独一 see styles |
dú yī du2 yi1 tu i dokuichi |
only; unique alone |
獨具 独具 see styles |
dú jù du2 ju4 tu chü |
to have unique (talent, insight etc) |
獨有 独有 see styles |
dú yǒu du2 you3 tu yu |
to own exclusively; unique to; specific; there is only |
異本 异本 see styles |
yì běn yi4 ben3 i pen ihon いほん |
(1) variant edition (of a book); alternative version; different manuscript; (2) (See 珍本) strange book; rare book; unique book variant edition |
異色 see styles |
ishoku いしょく |
(adj-no,adj-na,n) (1) unique; distinctive; novel; singular; unusual; special; (2) different color (colour) |
穎異 颖异 see styles |
yǐng yì ying3 yi4 ying i |
highly intelligent; original and unique |
篠竹 see styles |
suzutake; suzutake すずたけ; スズタケ |
(kana only) Sasamorpha borealis (species of bamboo grass unique to Japan); (surname) Shinodake |
絕世 绝世 see styles |
jué shì jue2 shi4 chüeh shih zesse |
unique; exceptional matchless |
絕後 绝后 see styles |
jué hòu jue2 hou4 chüeh hou |
to have no offspring; never to be seen again; unique |
絕招 绝招 see styles |
jué zhāo jue2 zhao1 chüeh chao |
unique skill; unexpected tricky move (as a last resort); masterstroke; finishing blow |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Best Number One | 一番 | ichi ban / ichiban | ||
Once in a Lifetime | 一期一會 一期一会 | ichigo ichie ichigoichie | yī qī yī huì yi1 qi1 yi1 hui4 yi qi yi hui yiqiyihui | i ch`i i hui ichiihui i chi i hui |
Unique | 獨特 独特 | dokutoku | dú tè / du2 te4 / du te / dute | tu t`e / tute / tu te |
You Only Live Once | 生命隻有一次 生命只有一次 | shēng mìng zhǐ yǒu yí cì sheng1 ming4 zhi3 you3 yi2 ci4 sheng ming zhi you yi ci shengmingzhiyouyici | sheng ming chih yu i tz`u shengmingchihyuitzu sheng ming chih yu i tzu |
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You Only Live Once | 一度だけ生きる | ichi do da ke i ki ru ichidodakeikiru | ||
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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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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When you select your calligraphy, you'll be taken to another page where you can choose various custom options.
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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