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Shinken Shobu

Death Match

 shinken shoubu
Shinken Shobu Scroll

In modern Japanese, 真剣勝負 means to take something very seriously.

The literal and historical meaning is “real sword battle.” In old times, a Samurai apprentice would practice with a wooden practice sword. Once trained and qualified, they would wield a real steel sword made for battle and killing. They were ready for a “death match” or Shinken Shobu.

真剣 is an adjective that has come to mean serious/earnest. The literal translation is “real sword.”

勝負 in the simplest terms, means match, contest, game, or bout. Depending on the context, it could also mean victory or defeat, winning and losing, or the outcome of a battle.

There is a suggestion in Shinken Shobu that you train with serious and real intent, as we should train with the same fervor and dedication as if the battle was real. “Train as we fight.”


See Also:  The More We Sweat in Training the Less We Bleed in Battle | Cry in the Dojo - Laugh on the Battlefield

Intense / Serious

 shin ken
Intense / Serious Scroll

真剣 is a Japanese word that means intense, serious, or earnest. It describes a person who is deep, serious, and a true thinker or dreamer.

Literally, this means “true sword,” as compared to a sharpened wooden practice sword blank. It's real, true, and serious.


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Characters

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Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

真剣

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 shinken
    しんけん

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Intense / Serious
(adjectival noun) (1) serious; earnest; (2) real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon); (surname) Honki

信軒

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 shinken
    しんけん
(given name) Shinken

心劍


心剑

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xīn jiàn
    xin1 jian4
hsin chien
 shinken
sword of the mind

新券

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 shinken
    しんけん
new banknote

真険

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 shinken
    しんけん
(irregular kanji usage) (noun or adjectival noun) (1) seriousness; earnestness; (2) real sword (as opposed to unsharpened or wooden practice weapon)

神剣

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 shinken
    しんけん
divine sword (one of the three sacred treasures)

神権

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 shinken
    しんけん
divine right (e.g. of kings)

親権

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 shinken
    しんけん
parental authority; parental rights; custody

親眷


亲眷

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qīn juàn
    qin1 juan4
ch`in chüan
    chin chüan
 shinken
relatives
relatives

身見


身见

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shēn jiàn
    shen1 jian4
shen chien
 shinken
satkāyadṛṣṭi; the illusion that the body, or self, is real and not simply a compound of the five skandhas; one of the five wrong views 五見.

進見

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 shinken
    しんけん
(given name) Shinken

離身見


离身见

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lí shēn jiàn
    li2 shen1 jian4
li shen chien
 ri shinken
free from the view of a self

和田信賢

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 wadashinken
    わだしんけん
(person) Wada Shinken (1912.6.19-1952.8.14)

深見過失


深见过失

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shēn jiàn guò shī
    shen1 jian4 guo4 shi1
shen chien kuo shih
 shinken kashitsu
to deeply perceive faults and errors

深見過患


深见过患

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shēn jiàn guò huàn
    shen1 jian4 guo4 huan4
shen chien kuo huan
 shinken kakan
deeply perceiving faults and distress

身見邊見


身见边见

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shēn jiàn biān jiàn
    shen1 jian4 bian1 jian4
shen chien pien chien
 shinken henken
view of body-as-real and extreme views

深見過失意樂


深见过失意乐

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shēn jiàn guò shī yì yào
    shen1 jian4 guo4 shi1 yi4 yao4
shen chien kuo shih i yao
 shinken kashitsu igyō
the aspiration to deeply perceive faults and errors

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

Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)
Shinken Shobu真剣勝負shinken shoubu
shinkenshoubu
shinken shobu
Intense
Serious
真剣shin ken / shinken


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