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This is the Japanese given name 独 which romanizes as Hitori or Doku.
Originally this was written as 獨 but was simplified/modernized in Japan at some point.
独 can also be an abbreviation for Germany.
The actual meaning is alone, independent, single, sole, only, or solitary.
This is also a Simplified Chinese character, but most Chinese calligraphers would prefer to write the Traditional Chinese of 獨 instead of 独.
讀 is a Chinese character that means “to read out loud,” or “to study books.”
Very seldom used in Japanese anymore (except occasionally in Buddhism).
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your doku search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
独 see styles |
doku どく |
More info & calligraphy: Hitori |
讀 读 see styles |
dú du2 tu doku |
More info & calligraphy: Read / StudyTo read; a comma, full stop. |
毒 see styles |
dú du2 tu doku どく |
poison; to poison; poisonous; malicious; cruel; fierce; narcotics (1) poison; toxicant; (2) (See 目の毒・めのどく・1,毒する・どくする) harm; evil influence; (3) ill will; spite; malice; (4) (abbreviation) abusive language Poison. |
獨 独 see styles |
dú du2 tu doku |
alone; independent; single; sole; only Only, alone, solitary. |
とく see styles |
doku ドク |
(aux-v,v5k) to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done; (personal name) Doc |
同区 see styles |
douku / doku どうく |
same ward |
獨顯 独显 see styles |
dú xiǎn du2 xian3 tu hsien doku ken |
(computing) discrete GPU; dedicated GPU (abbr. for 獨立顯卡|独立显卡[du2li4 xian3ka3]) only expresses |
道龔 道龚 see styles |
dào gōng dao4 gong1 tao kung Dōkū |
Daogong |
ドクー see styles |
dokuu / doku ドクー |
(personal name) Decoux |
とくい see styles |
doku ドクィ |
(personal name) DoQui |
不卽得至不退轉 不卽得至不退转 see styles |
bù jí dé zhì bù tuì zhuǎn bu4 ji2 de2 zhi4 bu4 tui4 zhuan3 pu chi te chih pu t`ui chuan pu chi te chih pu tui chuan fu soku doku shi futaiten |
does not immediately attain the stage of non-retrogression |
Variations: |
toku(p); doku とく(P); どく |
(aux-v,v5k) (contraction of ..て or で plus 置く) to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done |
卽得往生住不退轉 卽得往生住不退转 see styles |
jí dé wǎng shēng zhù bù tuì zhuǎn ji2 de2 wang3 sheng1 zhu4 bu4 tui4 zhuan3 chi te wang sheng chu pu t`ui chuan chi te wang sheng chu pu tui chuan soku doku ōjō jū futaiten |
thereupon attain birth [in the Pure Land] and remain in the state of non-retrogression |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Hitori | 独 | hitori / doku | dú / du2 / du | tu |
Read Study | 讀 读 | doku | dú / du2 / du | tu |
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.
After we create your wall scroll, it takes at least two weeks for air mail delivery from Beijing to you.
Allow a few weeks for delivery. Rush service speeds it up by a week or two for $10!
When you select your calligraphy, you'll be taken to another page where you can choose various custom options.
The wall scroll that Sandy is holding in this picture is a "large size"
single-character wall scroll.
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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