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Purified Spirit / Enlightened Attitude

A Japanese martial arts title/concept

 xǐ xīn
 sen shin
Purified Spirit / Enlightened Attitude Scroll

The first Kanji alone means to wash, bathe, primness, cleanse or purify.

The second Kanji means heart, mind, soul, or essence.

Together, these two Kanji create a word defined as “purified spirit” or “enlightened attitude” within Japanese martial arts.

洗心 is one of the five spirits of the warrior (budo) and is often used as a Japanese martial arts tenet. Under that context, it's often defined as a spirit that protects and harmonizes the universe. Senshin is a spirit of compassion that embraces and serves all humanity and whose function is to reconcile discord in the world. It holds all life to be sacred. It is the Buddha mind.

This title will only be familiar to Japanese who practice certain martial arts. Others may not recognize this word at all.

洗心 does not show up as a word in too many Chinese dictionaries, but it can be read and has the same meaning in Chinese.


先心 There is an issue with the first character. The original, and probably most correct version is shown above. However, many dojo documents and other sources have used a more simple first character. Arguments ensue about which version is correct. If you want to be correct in the Japanese language, use the "Select and Customize" button above. If you want to match the Kanji used by your dojo, click the Kanji shown to the right. There is a slightly different meaning with this first character which means before, ahead, previous, future, precedence.

Devotion / Dedication / Attentive / Focused

 zhuān xīn
 sen shin
Devotion / Dedication / Attentive / Focused Scroll

專心 makes a word that means “paying attention with your heart.”

It's often translated as “dedication,” as in “be absorbed in” or “concentrate one's efforts.” It's also used to mean “with the single mind,” “whole-heartedly,” “paying attention,” “undivided attention,” “concentration (-ed),” “engrossed,” “devotionally (listening/watching),” and/or “attentive.”

The first character means “for a particular person, occasion, or purpose,” “focused on one single thing,” “concentrated,” and sometimes, “special.”

The second character means “heart” or “mind” by itself.

My favorite translation, which comes from the Oxford Advanced Chinese/English Dictionary, is, “wholehearted devotion.”

If it seems like the meaning of this word is quite open, you are correct. The context in which the word is used matters a lot. It can mean different things depending on how you use it. This makes it kind of nice as you can decide what this means to you (within some limits). This is always positive in meaning, so even if a Chinese person reads it differently than you, it will still have a good meaning.


専In Japanese, they tend to use a variation of the second character which has one less stroke. If you want your calligraphy written this Japanese form, please click on the Kanji shown to the right instead of the button above. Note: Japanese and Chinese people will recognize either form.


See Also:  Faith | Devotion


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Characters

If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese

Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

先秦

see styles
xiān qín
    xian1 qin2
hsien ch`in
    hsien chin
 senshin
    せんしん
pre-Qin, Chinese history up to the foundation of the Qin imperial dynasty in 221 BC
(hist) (See 秦) pre-Qin period (of China)

先進


先进

see styles
xiān jìn
    xian1 jin4
hsien chin
 senshin
    せんしん
sophisticated; advanced (technology etc); meritorious; exemplary (deeds etc)
(adj-no,n) (1) advanced; developed; (2) (ant: 後進・1) seniority; senior; superior; elder
先輩 Of earlier, or senior rank or achievement.

専心

see styles
 senshin
    せんしん
(n,vs,vi) undivided attention; concentration

專心


专心

see styles
zhuān xīn
    zhuan1 xin1
chuan hsin
 senshin
to focus one's attention; to concentrate on (doing something)
With single mind; whole-heartedly.

泉心

see styles
 senshin
    せんしん
(female given name) Senshin

洗心

see styles
 senshin
    せんしん
(place-name) Senshin

淺深


浅深

see styles
qiǎn shēn
    qian3 shen1
ch`ien shen
    chien shen
 senshin
depth (archaic)
shallow and deep

潛心


潜心

see styles
qián xīn
    qian2 xin1
ch`ien hsin
    chien hsin
 senshin
    せんしん
to concentrate fully on something; single-minded
(out-dated kanji) meditation

潜心

see styles
 senshin
    せんしん
meditation

線審

see styles
 senshin
    せんしん
{sports} line judge; linesman

Variations:
撰進
選進

see styles
 senshin
    せんしん
(noun, transitive verb) compiling and presenting poems, texts, etc. to the emperor

如是二心先心難


如是二心先心难

see styles
rú shì èr xīn xiān xīn nán
    ru2 shi4 er4 xin1 xian1 xin1 nan2
ju shih erh hsin hsien hsin nan
 nyoze nishin senshin nan
it is difficult to tell which of these mental states comes first

Variations:
潜心
潛心(oK)

see styles
 senshin
    せんしん
meditation

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

Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Purified Spirit
Enlightened Attitude
洗心
先心
sen shin / senshinxǐ xīn / xi3 xin1 / xi xin / xixinhsi hsin / hsihsin
Devotion
Dedication
Attentive
Focused
專心 / 専心 / 耑心
专心
sen shin / senshinzhuān xīn
zhuan1 xin1
zhuan xin
zhuanxin
chuan hsin
chuanhsin
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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