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獨居 is a Chinese word that can be translated as to live alone, to live a solitary existence, solitude, solitary life, dwelling alone.
You might use a word like this regarding a hermit.
In modern Japan, and Simplified Chinese, they use the version of the first character shown to the right. If you want this version please click on the character to the right instead of the button above.
孤獨 means lonely, solitude, loneliness, and lonesome.
In some contexts, it can mean reclusive, isolated, single, or solo.
孤獨 is a Japanese word but not a good selection for a wall scroll.
In Chinese, this will relay a rather sad feeling to anyone who reads this calligraphy on your wall.
The version shown to the left is the Traditional Chinese and ancient Japanese version. In modern Japan and China they often use a different more simplified version of the second character (as shown to the right). If you want this Japanese/Simplified version, please click on the character shown to the right instead of the button above.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your solitude search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
孤独 see styles |
kodoku こどく |
(n,adj-na,adj-no) solitude; loneliness; isolation |
独居 see styles |
dokkyo どっきょ |
(n,vs,vi) living alone; solitude; solitary life |
孤 see styles |
gū gu1 ku ko こ |
lone; lonely (noun or adjectival noun) (1) being alone; solitude; loneliness; (2) (rare) (See 孤児・1) orphan; (personal name) Sachihiko Orphan, solitary. |
幽境 see styles |
yuukyou / yukyo ゆうきょう |
solitude; secluded place |
茂泥 see styles |
mào ní mao4 ni2 mao ni moni |
文尼; 牟尼 muni, a solitary, a recluse, e. g. Śākyamuni, the recluse of the Śākya family; genī; intp. as one who seeks solitude, and one who is able to be kind. |
離群 see styles |
rigun りぐん |
(archaism) solitude; seclusion; isolation |
幽寂味 see styles |
yuujakumi / yujakumi ゆうじゃくみ |
solitude; quiet |
樂遠離 乐远离 see styles |
yào yuǎn lí yao4 yuan3 li2 yao yüan li gyō onri |
enjoying solitude |
閑居友 闲居友 see styles |
xián jū yǒu xian2 ju1 you3 hsien chü yu Kankyo no tomo |
Companion in Solitude |
阿蘭攘 see styles |
ā lán ráng a1 lan2 rang2 a lan jang arannō |
Solitude; quiet place. A transliteration of the Sanskrit araṇya; see 阿蘭若. |
寂默外道 see styles |
jí mò wài dào ji2 mo4 wai4 dao4 chi mo wai tao jakumoku gedō |
Ascetics vowed to silence who dwell among tombs or in solitude. |
独り法師 see styles |
hitoripocchi ひとりぽっち hitoribocchi ひとりぼっち |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) aloneness; loneliness; solitude |
非社交的 see styles |
hishakouteki / hishakoteki ひしゃこうてき |
(adjectival noun) unsociable; retiring; solitude-loving |
一人ぼっち see styles |
hitoribocchi ひとりぼっち |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) aloneness; loneliness; solitude |
独りぼっち see styles |
hitoribocchi ひとりぼっち |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) aloneness; loneliness; solitude |
百年の孤独 see styles |
hyakunennokodoku ひゃくねんのこどく |
(work) One Hundred Years of Solitude (1967 novel by Gabriel García Márquez); (wk) One Hundred Years of Solitude (1967 novel by Gabriel García Márquez) |
Variations: |
hitoribocchi(一人bocchi, 独ribocchi, 独ri法師); hitoripocchi(一人pocchi, 独ripocchi, 独ri法師) ひとりぼっち(一人ぼっち, 独りぼっち, 独り法師); ひとりぽっち(一人ぽっち, 独りぽっち, 独り法師) |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) aloneness; loneliness; solitude |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Alone Solitary Existence | 獨居 独居 | dokkyo / dokyo | dú jū / du2 ju1 / du ju / duju | tu chü / tuchü |
Lonely | 孤獨 孤独 | ko doku / kodoku | gū dú / gu1 du2 / gu du / gudu | ku tu / kutu |
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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The wall scroll that Sandy is holding in this picture is a "large size"
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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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