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If you lead a life of adventure (like I do), a 探險 wall scroll is for you.
Alone, the first character can mean “to explore,” “to search out,” or “to scout.” The second character holds the meanings of “dangerous” and “rugged.” Together these two characters create the word that means “adventure” or “to explore.”
探険 is a modern Japanese Kanji version, but it more precisely means exploration or expedition rather than adventure. 探險 is the old/ancient Japanese version used before WWII. Let us know if you want the modern Japanese version instead.
See Also: Bon Voyage | Travel
冒険 is a common Japanese way to say “Adventure.”
The first character can mean “to risk,” “to defy” or “to dare.” The second character means “inaccessible place” or “impregnable position.” Together, you get the idea of why these two characters mean adventure when put them together in Japanese.
Note: The second character is a morphed Japanese Kanji. The original Chinese version is also available and holds the same root meaning.
冒險 is another Chinese and Korean word for “Adventure.”
This is more of a “risk-taking” version of adventure.
The first character can mean “brave” and “bold.” The second character means “dangerous” and “rugged.” Together they can be defined as a word meaning “adventure” in Chinese and Korean.
Note: Some dictionaries translate these two characters as “take a risk.”
Samudaya
集諦 represents the idea that the core of suffering is often the concept of desire or attachment.
This can be carnal desire, monetary desire, or the attachment you have to something that you are unwilling to part with (such as a fancy car). 集諦 is a simplification of the second noble truth which is an exploration into the root causes of suffering - it's deeper than I can go in a few sentences.
This term is exclusively used by devout Buddhists. It is not a common term, and is remains an unknown concept to most Chinese, Japanese and Korean people.
See Also: Buddhism | Enlightenment
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your exploration search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
探月 see styles |
tàn yuè tan4 yue4 t`an yüeh tan yüeh |
lunar exploration |
探検 see styles |
tanken たんけん |
(n,vs,adj-no) exploration; expedition |
探索 see styles |
tàn suǒ tan4 suo3 t`an so tan so tansaku たんさく |
to explore; to probe (noun, transitive verb) search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation search |
探鉱 see styles |
tankou / tanko たんこう |
(n,vs,vi) mineral exploration |
探険 see styles |
tanken たんけん |
(n,vs,adj-no) exploration; expedition |
科考 see styles |
kē kǎo ke1 kao3 k`o k`ao ko kao |
preliminary round of imperial examinations; abbr. for 科學考察|科学考察[ke1 xue2 kao3 cha2], scientific exploration |
診査 see styles |
shinsa しんさ |
(noun/participle) diagnostic examination; exploration |
詮索 see styles |
sensaku せんさく |
(noun, transitive verb) inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration |
踏査 see styles |
tousa / tosa とうさ |
(n,vs,vt,adj-no) survey; exploration; field investigation |
探検船 see styles |
tankensen たんけんせん |
expedition vessel; exploration ship |
探検隊 see styles |
tankentai たんけんたい |
exploration party; expedition team |
李四光 see styles |
lǐ sì guāng li3 si4 guang1 li ssu kuang |
Li Siguang (1889-1971), Mongol-born, Japanese-trained geologist, prominent in early PRC oil exploration |
科考隊 科考队 see styles |
kē kǎo duì ke1 kao3 dui4 k`o k`ao tui ko kao tui |
scientific exploration team; expedition |
JAXA see styles |
jakusa ジャクサ |
(abbreviation) Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency; JAXA |
南極観測 see styles |
nankyokukansoku なんきょくかんそく |
Antarctic exploration |
地盤調査 see styles |
jibanchousa / jibanchosa じばんちょうさ |
subsurface exploration (geotechnical investigation) |
地震探鉱 see styles |
jishintankou / jishintanko じしんたんこう |
seismic mineral exploration |
太空探索 see styles |
tài kōng tàn suǒ tai4 kong1 tan4 suo3 t`ai k`ung t`an so tai kung tan so |
space exploration |
宇宙探査 see styles |
uchuutansa / uchutansa うちゅうたんさ |
space exploration |
宇宙機構 see styles |
uchuukikou / uchukiko うちゅうきこう |
(org) Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (abbreviation); JAXA; (o) Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (abbreviation); JAXA |
宇宙開発 see styles |
uchuukaihatsu / uchukaihatsu うちゅうかいはつ |
space development; space exploration |
惑星探査 see styles |
wakuseitansa / wakusetansa わくせいたんさ |
planetary exploration |
石油探査 see styles |
sekiyutansa せきゆたんさ |
oil exploration |
空間探測 空间探测 see styles |
kōng jiān tàn cè kong1 jian1 tan4 ce4 k`ung chien t`an ts`e kung chien tan tse |
space exploration |
大航海時代 see styles |
daikoukaijidai / daikokaijidai だいこうかいじだい |
(hist) Age of Discovery; Age of Exploration |
殊域周咨錄 殊域周咨录 see styles |
shū yù zhōu zī lù shu1 yu4 zhou1 zi1 lu4 shu yü chou tzu lu |
Ming dynasty record (1574) of exploration and foreign relations |
物理探査学会 see styles |
butsuritansagakkai ぶつりたんさがっかい |
(org) Society of Exploration Geophysicists of Japan; (o) Society of Exploration Geophysicists of Japan |
中石油川東鑽探公司 中石油川东钻探公司 see styles |
zhōng shí yóu chuān dōng zuàn tàn gōng sī zhong1 shi2 you2 chuan1 dong1 zuan4 tan4 gong1 si1 chung shih yu ch`uan tung tsuan t`an kung ssu chung shih yu chuan tung tsuan tan kung ssu |
Chuandong Oil Drilling & Exploration Company (CODEC) |
宇宙航空研究開発機構 see styles |
uchuukoukuukenkyuukaihatsukikou / uchukokukenkyukaihatsukiko うちゅうこうくうけんきゅうかいはつきこう |
(org) Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency; JAXA; (o) Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency; JAXA |
Variations: |
tankentai たんけんたい |
exploration party; expedition team |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Adventure | 探險 探险 / 探険 | tanken | tàn xiǎn / tan4 xian3 / tan xian / tanxian | t`an hsien / tanhsien / tan hsien |
Adventure | 冒険 | bou ken / bo ken | ||
Adventure | 冒險 冒险 | mào xiǎn / mao4 xian3 / mao xian / maoxian | mao hsien / maohsien | |
Four Noble Truths: Desire and Attachment | 集諦 集谛 | jittai | jí dì / ji2 di4 / ji di / jidi | chi ti / chiti |
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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