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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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readable by both Chinese and Japanese people but if your audience is Japanese, I recommend the Kanji shown to the right - just click on that Kanji to order that version.
Inspire
Beyond inspire or inspiration, 啟示 is a Chinese word that can mean enlightenment or revelation.
This is used as the Biblical revelation in the Chinese Bible, so it can also mean apocalypse depending on context.
Separately, the first character can mean: to open; to start; to initiate; to enlighten; to awaken; to state; to inform.
The second character alone can mean: to show; to reveal; to indicate; to proclaim.
Inspire with redoubled courage
勇気百倍 means to inspire someone with fresh courage or redoubled courage in Japanese.
The Kanji breakdown:
勇気 (yuuki) courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness.
百 (hyaku) 100; hundred.
倍 (bai) twice; double; 2-times; 2-fold.
To inspire or enlighten
啟發 is a Chinese word that means to enlighten, arouse interest, inspire, inspiration, heuristics, or teach.
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
感進 感进 see styles |
gǎn jìn gan3 jin4 kan chin kanjin |
To move to zeal, or inspire to progress. |
勇気百倍 see styles |
yuukihyakubai / yukihyakubai ゆうきひゃくばい |
More info & calligraphy: Inspire with redoubled courage |
奮激 see styles |
fungeki ふんげき |
(noun/participle) rouse; stir; inspire |
威震 see styles |
wēi zhèn wei1 zhen4 wei chen |
to inspire awe |
感召 see styles |
gǎn zhào gan3 zhao4 kan chao |
to move and appeal; to rally to a cause; to impel; to inspire |
感發 感发 see styles |
gǎn fā gan3 fa1 kan fa |
to move and inspire |
振奮 振奋 see styles |
zhèn fèn zhen4 fen4 chen fen |
to stir oneself up; to raise one's spirits; to inspire |
授意 see styles |
shòu yì shou4 yi4 shou i |
to inspire; to incite |
炫目 see styles |
xuàn mù xuan4 mu4 hsüan mu |
to dazzle; to inspire awe |
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) |
乗移る see styles |
noriutsuru のりうつる |
(v5r,vi) to change (cars or horses); to transfer; to possess; to inspire |
動かす see styles |
ugokasu うごかす |
(transitive verb) (1) to move; to shift; to stir; to budge; to change position; (transitive verb) (2) to inspire; to rouse; to move (e.g. feeling); to influence; (transitive verb) (3) to change; to alter; to deny; (transitive verb) (4) to operate; to set in motion; to get going; (transitive verb) (5) to mobilize (e.g. troops); to mobilise; to deploy; (transitive verb) (6) to manage (e.g. funds) |
吹込む see styles |
fukikomu ふきこむ |
(v5m,vi,vt) (1) to blow into; to breathe into; (transitive verb) (2) to inspire; to indoctrinate; (3) to record (music, video, etc.) |
不孚眾望 不孚众望 see styles |
bù fú zhòng wàng bu4 fu2 zhong4 wang4 pu fu chung wang |
not living up to expectations (idiom); failing to inspire confidence among people; unpopular |
乗り移る see styles |
noriutsuru のりうつる |
(v5r,vi) to change (cars or horses); to transfer; to possess; to inspire |
吹きこむ see styles |
fukikomu ふきこむ |
(v5m,vi,vt) (1) to blow into; to breathe into; (transitive verb) (2) to inspire; to indoctrinate; (3) to record (music, video, etc.) |
吹き込む see styles |
fukikomu ふきこむ |
(v5m,vi,vt) (1) to blow into; to breathe into; (transitive verb) (2) to inspire; to indoctrinate; (3) to record (music, video, etc.) |
威震天下 see styles |
wēi zhèn tiān xià wei1 zhen4 tian1 xia4 wei chen t`ien hsia wei chen tien hsia |
to inspire awe throughout the empire (idiom) |
抱かせる see styles |
dakaseru だかせる |
(Ichidan verb) to raise; to inspire; to arouse |
乗りうつる see styles |
noriutsuru のりうつる |
(v5r,vi) to change (cars or horses); to transfer; to possess; to inspire |
インスパイア see styles |
insupaia インスパイア |
(noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru) (1) to inspire; (2) inspiration |
インスパイアー see styles |
insupaiaa / insupaia インスパイアー |
(noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru) (1) to inspire; (2) inspiration |
想像を膨らませる see styles |
souzouofukuramaseru / sozoofukuramaseru そうぞうをふくらませる |
(exp,v1) to make (someone's) imagination go wild; to inspire (someone's) imagination |
Variations: |
insupaiaa; insupaia / insupaia; insupaia インスパイアー; インスパイア |
(vs,vt) (1) to inspire; (2) inspiration |
Variations: |
noriutsuru のりうつる |
(v5r,vi) to change (cars or horses); to transfer; to possess; to inspire |
Variations: |
fukikomu ふきこむ |
(v5m,vi,vt) (1) to blow into; to breathe into; (transitive verb) (2) to inspire; to indoctrinate; (transitive verb) (3) to record (music, video, etc.) |
Variations: |
fukikomu ふきこむ |
(v5m,vi) (1) to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); (transitive verb) (2) to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; (transitive verb) (3) to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to instill; to infuse; to indoctrinate with; (transitive verb) (4) to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.) |
Variations: |
insupaia; insupaiya; insupaiaa; insupaiyaa / insupaia; insupaiya; insupaia; insupaiya インスパイア; インスパイヤ; インスパイアー; インスパイヤー |
(vs,vt) (1) to inspire; (2) (See インスピレーション) inspiration |
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. |
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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 |
| Inspire | 啟示 启示 | qǐ shì / qi3 shi4 / qi shi / qishi | ch`i shih / chishih / chi shih | |
| Inspire with redoubled courage | 勇気百倍 | yuuki hyaku bai yuukihyakubai yuki hyaku bai | ||
| To inspire or enlighten | 啟發 启发 | qǐ fā / qi3 fa1 / qi fa / qifa | ch`i fa / chifa / chi fa | |
| 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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