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Inspiration
靈感 is the Chinese word closest to hitting the mark for the English word inspiration.
In a more extended context, I have even seen this translated as “brain wave.”
The first character means alert, departed soul, efficacious, quick, effective, or intelligent.
The second character means to feel, to move, to touch, or to affect.
The combined meaning of these two characters changes a bit, but I think it's nice to know the individual meanings to give you a better understanding of where a word comes from.
You could describe this word as “the thought that pops into your head just before you patent the greatest widget ever invented that everyone in the world will want.”
At least, that's the idea.
This term can also mean “intelligent thought” if you translate it directly from each character. If you are looking for inspiration or need to be inspired, this is the word for you.
When the first character was absorbed into Japanese from Chinese, an alternate form became the standard in Japan. The Kanji shown to the right is the form currently used in Japan. This is still considered an alternate form in China to this day.
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
感激 see styles |
gǎn jī gan3 ji1 kan chi kangeki かんげき |
More info & calligraphy: Thankfulness(n,vs,vi) deep emotion; impression; inspiration |
靈感 灵感 see styles |
líng gǎn ling2 gan3 ling kan reikan |
More info & calligraphy: Inspiration靈應 Spirit-response, efficacious as in response to prayer. |
やる気 see styles |
yaruki やるき |
More info & calligraphy: Motivation |
一息 see styles |
yī xī yi1 xi1 i hsi hitoiki ひといき |
(1) one breath; (2) time of one breath; (3) pause; break; rest; breather; (4) (as 一息に) (doing in) one go; doing without stopping; (5) small amount of effort; a little more effort A breath, i.e. inspiration-cum-expiration; a rest, or cessation. |
仿生 see styles |
fǎng shēng fang3 sheng1 fang sheng |
to design an artificial system, taking inspiration from a living organism; bionic; biomimetic |
入伸 see styles |
nyuushin / nyushin にゅうしん |
inspiration; genius; super-human skill |
入神 see styles |
rù shén ru4 shen2 ju shen nyuushin / nyushin にゅうしん |
to be enthralled; to be entranced inspiration; genius; super-human skill |
吟行 see styles |
ginkou / ginko ぎんこう |
(n,vs,vi) (1) going to scenic spots, ruins, etc. in search of inspiration for waka or haiku; (n,vs,vi) (2) reciting or composing poetry while walking |
啓発 see styles |
keihatsu / kehatsu けいはつ |
(noun, transitive verb) enlightenment; development; edification; public awareness; illumination; education; inspiration |
感動 感动 see styles |
gǎn dòng gan3 dong4 kan tung kandou / kando かんどう |
to move (sb); to touch (sb emotionally); moving (n,vs,vi) being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression to be moved [emotionally] |
感化 see styles |
gǎn huà gan3 hua4 kan hua kanka かんか |
corrective influence; to reform (a criminal); redemption (of a sinner); to influence (a malefactor to a better life); to guide sb back to the right path by repeated word and example (noun, transitive verb) influence (on someone); inspiration |
感応 see styles |
kannou; kanou / kanno; kano かんのう; かんおう |
(n,vs,vi) (1) responsiveness; responding; sensitivity; sympathy; sympathizing; sympathising; (n,vs,vi) (2) divine response (e.g. to a prayer); (n,vs,vi) (3) divine inspiration; (n,vs,vi,adj-no) (4) induction (electromagnetism); inducing; (surname) Kannou |
感興 see styles |
kankyou / kankyo かんきょう |
interest; fun; inspiration |
泛ぶ see styles |
ukabu うかぶ |
(out-dated kanji) (Godan verb with "bu" ending) (1) to float; to be suspended; (2) to rise to surface; (3) to come to mind; to have inspiration |
浮ぶ see styles |
ukabu うかぶ |
(Godan verb with "bu" ending) (1) to float; to be suspended; (2) to rise to surface; (3) to come to mind; to have inspiration |
發想 发想 see styles |
fā xiǎng fa1 xiang3 fa hsiang |
to come up with an idea; generation of ideas; inspiration |
興會 兴会 see styles |
xìng huì xing4 hui4 hsing hui |
sudden inspiration; flash of insight; brainwave |
触発 see styles |
shokuhatsu しょくはつ |
(n,vs,vi) (1) detonation by contact; contact detonation; (noun, transitive verb) (2) touching off (something); triggering; sparking; provocation; inspiration |
詩心 see styles |
shishin; shigokoro ししん; しごころ |
poetic sentiment or inspiration; poetic inclination or taste; poem-composing mood; ability to appreciate poetry; (female given name) Utako |
詩情 see styles |
shijou / shijo しじょう |
(1) poetic sentiment; (2) poetic interest; poetic inspiration |
詩興 see styles |
shikyou / shikyo しきょう |
poetic inspiration |
閃き see styles |
hirameki ひらめき |
(1) (kana only) flair; flash; (2) (kana only) insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); (3) (kana only) waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind) |
阿吽 see styles |
ā hóng a1 hong2 a hung aun あうん |
(1) (kana only) Om (san:); Aun; syllable representing the primordial trinity of Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma; (2) inspiration and expiration; respiration; alpha and omega ahūṃ, the supposed foundation of all sounds and writing, 'a' being the open and 'hūṃ' the closed sound. 'A' is the seed of Vairocana, 'hūṃ' that of Vajrasattva, and both have other indications. 'A' represents the absolute, 'hūṃ' the particular, or phenomenal. |
霊感 see styles |
reikan / rekan れいかん |
(1) inspiration; afflatus; (2) ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts, etc.) |
靈機 灵机 see styles |
líng jī ling2 ji1 ling chi |
sudden inspiration; bright idea; clever trick |
鼓舞 see styles |
gǔ wǔ gu3 wu3 ku wu kobu こぶ |
to inspire; to encourage; to hearten; to boost (morale) (noun, transitive verb) encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale) |
アウン see styles |
aun アウン |
(1) (kana only) Om (san:); Aun; syllable representing the primordial trinity of Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma; (2) inspiration and expiration; respiration; alpha and omega |
モテる see styles |
moderu モデル |
(1) model; dummy; mock-up; (2) model (profession); fashion model; (3) model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; (4) model (e.g. mathematical); (5) model (for a fictional character, place, etc.); inspiration; (6) {math} model (in model theory); (personal name) Modell |
元ネタ see styles |
motoneta もとネタ |
inspiration (for); source (of); parody; mimicry; fake |
泛かぶ see styles |
ukabu うかぶ |
(out-dated kanji) (Godan verb with "bu" ending) (1) to float; to be suspended; (2) to rise to surface; (3) to come to mind; to have inspiration |
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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Inspiration | 靈感 灵感 | reikan | líng gǎn / ling2 gan3 / ling gan / linggan | ling kan / lingkan |
| 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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