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精力善用 means “maximum efficiency” and is often associated with Judo.
It is often matched with “Jita Kyoei” (mutual benefit) to complete the philosophy of Kodokan Judo.
精力 = sei ryoku = energy, vigor, and/or vitality.
善用 = zen yo = to be good at using (something), or to put (something) to good use.
力 is the simplest form of “power” or “strength.”
In Japanese, it is pronounced “chikara” when used alone, and “ryoku” when used in a sentence (there are also a few other possible pronunciations of this Kanji in Japanese).
In some contexts, this can mean ability, force, physical strength, capability, and influence.
This can be read as “girl power,” “woman power,” “women empowerment” or “female strength.”
女力 is kind of a strange or unofficial title in Chinese and Japanese. At least, it's not common for a wall scroll.
This should be “onna ryoku” in Japanese but I found some who suggest it should be “me riki.”
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your ryoku search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
力 see styles |
lì li4 li ryoku りょく |
More info & calligraphy: Power / Strength(suffix) strength; power; proficiency; ability; (given name) Riki bala; power, strength, of which there are several categories: 二力 power of choice and of practice; 三力 the power of Buddha; of meditation (samādhi) and of practice. 五力 pañcabala, the five powers of faith, zeal, memory (or remembering), meditation, and wisdom. 六力 A child's power is in crying; a woman's in resentment; a king's in domineering; an arhat's in zeal (or progress); a Buddha's in mercy; and a bhikṣu's in endurance (of despite) . 十力 q.v. The ten powers of Buddhas and bodhisattvas. |
兩垢 两垢 see styles |
liǎng gòu liang3 gou4 liang kou ryōku |
(兩垢如如) The contaminated and uncontaminated bhūtatathatā, or Buddha-nature, v. 止觀 2 and 起信論 Awakening of Faith. |
緑雨 see styles |
ryokuu / ryoku りょくう |
early-summer rain; (given name) Ryokuu |
量空 see styles |
ryoukuu / ryoku りょうくう |
(given name) Ryōkuu |
領空 领空 see styles |
lǐng kōng ling3 kong1 ling k`ung ling kung ryoukuu / ryoku りょうくう |
territorial air space territorial airspace |
兩倶不成 两倶不成 see styles |
liǎng jù bù chéng liang3 ju4 bu4 cheng2 liang chü pu ch`eng liang chü pu cheng ryōku fujō |
both untrue |
兩垢如如 两垢如如 see styles |
liǎng gòu rú rú liang3 gou4 ru2 ru2 liang kou ju ju ryōku(no)nyonyo |
uncontaminated thusness |
兩倶不成過 两倶不成过 see styles |
liǎng jù bù chéng guò liang3 ju4 bu4 cheng2 guo4 liang chü pu ch`eng kuo liang chü pu cheng kuo ryōku fujō ka |
fallacy of both being untrue |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Seiryoku Zenyo | 精力善用 | sei ryoku zen yo seiryokuzenyo | ||
Power Strength | 力 | chikara / ryoku | lì / li4 / li | |
Girl Power Woman Power | 女力 | onna ryoku / onnaryoku | nǚ lì / nv3 li4 / nv li / nvli | nü li / nüli |
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All of our calligraphy wall scrolls are handmade.
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.
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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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