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  1. Prosperous Business

  2. Prosperous Life

  3. Abundance / Prosperous

  4. Prosperity

  5. Glory and Honor

  6. Prosperity

  7. Good Luck / Good Fortune

  8. Shili / Shiri / Sri

  9. Abundance and Prosperity

10. Siddhartha

11. Rise and Fall / Ups and Downs

12. Prosperity

13. A Bright Future

14. Mutual Welfare and Benefit

15. Live Long and Prosper

16. Longevity / Long Life Wishes


Prosperous Business

 xīng lóng
 kou ryuu
Prosperous Business Scroll

興隆 is a kind of prosperity that applies to a business. Something great to hang behind your desk if you are a small or large business owner. Doing so says that you either are a booming business or you wish success and prosperity for your business.

Can also be translated as thriving, flourishing, brisk business, and other words related to prosperity in business.

A good meaning in China but is a little antiquated in Japanese.


See Also:  Prosperity

Prosperous Life

 xiǎng fú
Prosperous Life Scroll

享福 is a Chinese word that means to live comfortably and/or have a happy and prosperous life.

Abundance / Prosperous

 fù yù
 fu yuu
Abundance / Prosperous Scroll

富裕 means prosperous, having an abundance, well-to-do, or well-off.

It's a simple word that suggests “you have made it” in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and Korean Hanja.


See Also:  Good Fortune

 fán róng
 han ei
Prosperity Scroll

繁榮 means “prosperous,” “flourishing,” or “thriving” when used regarding a person.

However, when used about a whole country, it can mean a “booming economy.”

繁榮 is the traditional Chinese, ancient Japanese Kanji, and ancient Korean Hanja version of prosperity.


栄 Note: If you order this from the Japanese master calligrapher, the second character may look more like the Kanji shown to the right. If you want a different form, please note that in the special instructions for your order.

Glory and Honor

 róng
 ei
 
Glory and Honor Scroll

榮 relates to giving someone a tribute or praise.

It's a little odd as a gift, so this may not be the best selection for a wall scroll.

I've made this entry because this character is often misused as “honorable” or “keeping your honor.” It's not quite the same meaning, as this usually refers to a tribute or giving an honor to someone.

榮 is often found in tattoo books incorrectly listed as the western idea of personal honor or being honorable. Check with us before you get a tattoo that does not match the meaning you are really looking for. As a tattoo, this suggests that you either have a lot of pride in yourself or that you have a wish for prosperity for yourself and/or your family.

栄In modern Japanese Kanji, glory and honor look like the image to the right.

There is a lot of confusion about this character, so here are some alternate translations for this character: prosperous, flourishing, blooming (like a flower), glorious beauty, proud, praise, rich, or it can be the family name “Rong.” The context in which the character is used can change the meaning between these various ideas.

In the old days, this could be an honor paid to someone by the Emperor (basically a designation by the Emperor that a person has high standing).

To sum it up: 榮 has a positive meaning; however, it's a different flavor than the idea of being honorable and having integrity.

 fán róng
 hanei
Prosperity Scroll

繁栄 is the same “prosperity” as the Traditional Chinese version, except for a slight change in the way the second character is written (it's the Japanese Kanji deviation from the original/ancient Chinese form).

Chinese people will still be able to read this, though you should consider this to be the Japanese form (better if your audience is Japanese).

繁
荣

Sometimes, the Kanji form shown to the right is used in Japanese. It will depend on the calligrapher's mood as to which form you may receive. If you have a preference, please let us know at the time of your order.

Good Luck / Good Fortune

 fú
 fuku
 
Good Luck / Good Fortune Scroll

福 is pronounced “fu” in Chinese.

The character “fu” is posted by virtually all Chinese people on the doors of their homes during the Spring Festival (closely associated with the Chinese New Year).

One tradition from the Zhou Dynasty (beginning in 256 B.C.) holds that putting a fu symbol on your front door will keep the goddess of poverty away.

福 literally means good fortune, prosperity, blessed, blessedness, happiness, and fulfillment.

You'll also see this character in Vietnam (where Chinese characters were the written form until a romanization reform) where it is pronounced Phúc - a word commonly used in Vietnamese names because of its good meaning.


See Also:  Lucky

Shili / Shiri / Sri

 shì lì
 shiri
Shili / Shiri / Sri Scroll

室利 is a Buddhist term or title that comes from the Sanskrit śrī.

The meaning is fortunate, lucky, prosperous, wealth, or beauty. This can be a sort of suffix for certain deities or respected people in Buddhism.

Abundance and Prosperity

 fán róng fù yù
 hanei yuuhuku
Abundance and Prosperity Scroll

繁榮富裕 is a proverb about “Prosperity and Abundance.”

This presents and reinforces the ideas of being prosperous, a booming economy, well-to-do, well-off, wealthy, riches, and opulence.

While this is the ancient/traditional Chinese way to write this, most Japanese can fully read and understand it. It's also the correct form of old Korean Hanja (though few Koreans of the current generation will be able to read this).


See Also:  Good Fortune

 xī dá duō
 shiddatta / shiddaruta
Siddhartha Scroll

悉達多 is the name Siddhartha (as in Siddhartha Gautama), the personal name for Śākyamuni.

This same Buddha is also known as “Shakyamuni Gautama,” “Gotama Buddha,” or “Tathagata.”

Siddhartha Gautama was a spiritual teacher in the northern region of the Indian subcontinent who founded Buddhism. He is generally seen by Buddhists as the Supreme Buddha (Sammāsambuddha) of known human history.

The actual meaning of this name in Chinese is the realization of all aims, or simply being prosperous.


This name is sometimes romanized from the original Sanskrit or Pali as Siddhattha (from Siddhattha Gotama), Siddharth, Siddhārtha, or Sarvāthasiddha.

Siddhārtha or Sarvāthasiddha can also be written as 悉達, 悉多, 悉多頞他, or 悉陀.

Rise and Fall / Ups and Downs

Eiko-Seisui

 ei ko sei sui
Rise and Fall / Ups and Downs Scroll

This Japanese proverb can be translated as “flourish and wither, prosper and perish,” “life is full of fortune and misfortune,” or simply “vicissitudes of life.”

栄枯盛衰 / 榮枯盛衰 is about the rise and fall of human affairs or the ups and downs of life. Prosperity comes and goes, everything is fleeting and temporary, but like waves, another swell of prosperity may come.

Here's how the Kanji break down in this proverb:

栄 = prosper; thrive; flourish; boom.
枯 = wither; die.
盛 = prosperous; flourishing; thriving; successful; energetic; vigorous; enthusiastic.
衰 = become weaker; decline; get weak; die down; subside; abate; fail.


榮 Notes: The original version of the first character looks like the image to the right. In modern Japan, they simplified that Kanji a bit into the version shown above. If you have a preference for which style is used for your calligraphy, please let me know when you place your order.

Apparently, with that original version of the first character, this is also used in Korean Hanja. However, I have not confirmed that it’s used in the same way or is widely-known in Korean.

Prosperity

(also means salary)

 lù
 fuchi
 
Prosperity Scroll

祿 is occasionally used in China to mean prosperity or good fortune.
祿 once meant the “official's salary” in old feudal China and Korea (obviously, the officials lived well, so you can imagine how this was associated with the idea of being prosperous).

祿 is only used in Korean historical documents for “salary.” In old Japanese, this means fief, allowance, stipend, reward, pension, grant, and sometimes happiness depending on context. It's very obscure in modern Japanese.

We have other entries that are better suited for a prosperity wall scroll. This entry just addresses “the coffee cup issue” where this character has been used on coffee cups and tee-shirts. However, without context, the meaning is ambiguous to some.

A Bright Future

Incredible 10,000-Mile Flight of the Peng

 péng chéng wàn lǐ
A Bright Future Scroll

鵬程萬里 is an ancient Chinese proverb used in modern times to wish someone a long and successful career.

It's really about the 10,000 Flight of the Peng (Peng, also known as Roc is a mythical fish that can turn into a bird and take flight).

Zhuangzi

莊子
Zhuangzi or Chuang Tzu

Breaking down each character:
1. Peng or Roc (a kind of bird).
2. Journey (in this case, a flight).
3. 10,000 (Ten Thousand).
4. Li is a unit of distance often referred to as a “Chinese Mile,” though the real distance is about half a kilometer.

Direct Translation: “Peng's Journey [of] 10,000 Li.”
Literal meaning: “The 10,000-Li Flying Range Of The Roc.”
Perceived meaning: “To have a bright future” or “To go far.”

This proverb/idiom comes from the book of Zhuangzi or Chuang Tzu. It tells the tale of a huge fish that could turn into a gigantic bird. This bird was called a “peng” and was many miles long. This legendary size allowed the Peng to fly from the Northern Sea to the Southern Sea in a single bound.

Wishing someone “a Peng's Journey of 10,000 Li” will imply that they can travel far without stopping and will have great success, a long career, and a prosperous future.

Mutual Welfare and Benefit

Jita-Kyoei

 ji ta kyou ei
Mutual Welfare and Benefit Scroll

自他共栄 can be translated in a few different ways. Here are some possibilities:
Benefit mutually and prosper together.
Mutual welfare and benefit.
A learning concept of mutual benefit and welfare (that applies to all fields of society).
Mutual prosperity.

The first two characters are easy to explain. They are “self” and “others.” Together, these two characters create a word that means “mutual” (literally “me and them”).

The third character can have different meanings depending on context. Here, it means “in common” or “to share.”

The fourth character suggests the idea of “prosperity,” “flourishing,” or becoming “glorious.”

It should be noted that these Kanji are used almost exclusively in the context of Judo martial arts. 自他共榮 is not a common or recognized Japanese proverb outside of Judo.

You may see this romanized as Jita-Kyoei or Jitakyoei.


In modern Japanese Kanji, the last character looks like 栄 instead of 榮. If you want the older/traditional version, please let us know when you place your order.

Live Long and Prosper

 Jiàn kāng cháng shòu fán róng chāng shèng
Live Long and Prosper Scroll

This means “Live Long And Prosper” in Chinese.

A phrase and greeting made famous by Leonard Nimoy in the role of Spock on the original Star Trek TV series.

Longevity / Long Life Wishes

A wish for a long and prosperous life

 fú rú dōng hǎi shòu bǐ nán shān
Longevity / Long Life Wishes Scroll

福如東海壽比南山 is a phrase that means “May you have good fortune as great as the eastern oceans, and may your life last as long as the southern mountains.”

In ancient Chinese mythology, the eastern oceans and southern mountains are where God resides (basically it is the same as saying “heaven”). So it's like saying, “May your good fortune and life be as vast as the heavens.”

There is also a longer, 14-character version of this phrase. Also, this can be cut into two scrolls (with half the phrase on each side - great for hanging on either side of a doorway). Just let me know if you'd like a special version (there is an additional cost).


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Ambitious / to Improve Oneself

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Better to Be Happy Than Rich

Better to Choose Nothing, Rather Than Make a Poor Choice

Better to Sacrifice Your Life Than Your Principles

Better to Travel 10,000 Miles Than Read 10,000 Books

Born to Be Wild

Brief and to the Point

Chung Do Kwan

Comparison Leads to Truth and Enlightenment

Courage to Do What is Right

Danketsu Karate-Do

Determination to Achieve

Determination to Achieve / Will-Power

Devotion to Your Profession / Career

Do No Harm / Harmless

Do Not Fear Being Slow, Fear Standing Still

Do Not Fear Poverty; Fear Low Ambitions

Do Not Fear the Task: Cooperation Will Lead to Success

Do Not Shed a Tear Until You See the Coffin

Do Not Take Action Until the Time is Right

Drain the Pond to Get All the Fish

Drinking the Water of a Well: One Should Never Forget Who Dug It

Duty to Defend and Protect Country

Even an Iron Bar Can Be Ground to a Needle

Failure is a Stepping Stone to Success

Fight to the End / Fight Until the Bitter End

Five Codes of Tang Soo Do

Fix the Roof Before the Rain; Dig the Well Before You Are Thirsty

Flying Dragon Karate-Do

From Here to Eternity

Goju Ryu Karate-Do

Goshin-Do

Great Endeavor / to Strive

Hand-to-Hand Fighting / Grappling

If You Cannot Bite, Do Not Show Your Teeth

If You Have Not Been a Monk, How Can You Know What It is Like to Be a Vegetarian?

Ikiru / to Live

Impartial and Fair to the Brotherhood and Sisterhood of the World

In the Abyss of Infinite Bitterness - Turn to the Shore

Inner Strength / Inner Well-Being and Health

Isshin Ryu Karate Do

It is Better to Be a Warrior in a Garden Than a Gardener in a War

Jeet Kune Do

Journey to the West

Jung Sim Do

Just Do It

Karate-Do

Karate-Do Shinyo-Kai

Kensho Jobutsu - Enlightenment - Path to Buddha

Kyuki-Do

Leadership / Ability to Lead

Learning Leads to Knowledge, Study Leads to Benevolence, Shame Leads to Courage

Listen to Both Sides and Be Enlightened, Listen to One Side and Be in the Dark

Listen to Your Heart / Follow Your Heart

Live Well

Loyalty to Duty or Master

Mantra to Buddha / Nembutsu

Mark the Boat to Find the Lost Sword / Ignoring the Changing Circumstances of the World

Matsubayashi-Ryu Karate-Do

Namu Myoho Renge Kyo / Homage to Lotus Sutra

Never Put Off Until Tomorrow What You Can Do Today

Nippon Karate-Do Genbu-Kai

No Man Knows What He Owes to His Parents Until He Comes to Have Children of His Own

Okinawa Goju Ryu Karate-Do

One Who Does Not Do Bad Things, Worries Not of Knocks at His Door

Open the Minds of the Next Generation to Stimulate Thinking

Patience / Perseverance / to Endure / Tolerant

Remember What is Important to You

Restoration to Good Health

Rich

Safety and Well-Being of the Family

Salvation: To Save or Rescue

Shiatsu-Do

Shidokan Karate-Do

Shinshin Toitsu Do

Shito-Ryu Karate-Do

Shito-Ryu Ki-Me-Kan Karate-Do

Shotokan Karate-Do

Snow Leopard Karate-Do

Soldiers Adapt Actions to the Situation

Taekwondo Tenets / Spirit of Taekwon-Do

Tang Soo Do / Tang Hand Way

Tang Soo Do Tenets

Teach a Man to Fish

The Key to Immortality is First Living a Life Worth Remembering

The One Who Retreats 50 Paces Mocks the One to Retreats 100

There is No Royal Road to Learning

To a Willing Heart, All Things Are Possible

To Be Free / Freedom

To Come / to Arrive

To Heal

To Infinity and Beyond

To Inspire or Enlighten

To Know Hardship, One Must Experience It

To Thine Own Self Be True

Traveler / to Live Abroad

True to Yourself

Trust / to Have Faith

Uechi-Ryu Karate-Do

Ultimate Loyalty to Your Country

Use Hard Work to Overcome Adversity

Wake Up to Reality

Welcome to the Dojo

Well-Disciplined / Orderly

Well-Disciplined / Scrupulous Compliance

You Must Endure a Harsh Winter to Appreciate the Warmth of Springtime

Zen Do Kai / Zendokai

The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Prosperous Business興隆
兴隆
kou ryuu / kouryuu / ko ryuxīng lóng
xing1 long2
xing long
xinglong
hsing lung
hsinglung
Prosperous Life享福xiǎng fú / xiang3 fu2 / xiang fu / xiangfuhsiang fu / hsiangfu
Abundance
Prosperous
富裕fu yuu / fuyuu / fu yufù yù / fu4 yu4 / fu yu / fuyufu yü / fuyü
Prosperity繁榮
繁荣
han ei / haneifán róng / fan2 rong2 / fan rong / fanrongfan jung / fanjung
Glory and Honor
荣 / 栄
eiróng / rong2 / rongjung
Prosperity繁栄
繁荣
haneifán róng / fan2 rong2 / fan rong / fanrongfan jung / fanjung
Good Luck
Good Fortune
fukufú / fu2 / fu
Shili
Shiri
Sri
室利shirishì lì / shi4 li4 / shi li / shilishih li / shihli
Abundance and Prosperity繁榮富裕
繁荣富裕
hanei yuuhuku
haneiyuuhuku
hanei yuhuku
fán róng fù yù
fan2 rong2 fu4 yu4
fan rong fu yu
fanrongfuyu
fan jung fu yü
fanjungfuyü
Siddhartha悉達多
悉达多
shiddatta / shiddarutaxī dá duō
xi1 da2 duo1
xi da duo
xidaduo
hsi ta to
hsitato
Rise and Fall
Ups and Downs
栄枯盛衰 / 榮枯盛衰
荣枯盛衰
ei ko sei sui
eikoseisui
Prosperity祿
fuchilù / lu4 / lu
A Bright Future鵬程萬里
鹏程万里
péng chéng wàn lǐ
peng2 cheng2 wan4 li3
peng cheng wan li
pengchengwanli
p`eng ch`eng wan li
pengchengwanli
peng cheng wan li
Mutual Welfare and Benefit自他共榮
自他共荣 / 自他共栄
ji ta kyou ei
jitakyouei
ji ta kyo ei
Live Long and Prosper健康長壽繁榮昌盛
健康长寿繁荣昌盛
Jiàn kāng cháng shòu fán róng chāng shèng
Jian4 kang1 chang2 shou4 fan2 rong2 chang1 sheng4
Jian kang chang shou fan rong chang sheng
Chien k`ang ch`ang shou fan jung ch`ang sheng
Chien kang chang shou fan jung chang sheng
Longevity
Long Life Wishes
福如東海壽比南山
福如东海寿比南山
fú rú dōng hǎi shòu bǐ nán shān
fu2 ru2 dong1 hai3 shou4 bi3 nan2 shan1
fu ru dong hai shou bi nan shan
furudonghaishoubinanshan
fu ju tung hai shou pi nan shan
fujutunghaishoupinanshan
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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