The Name Ian in Japanese/Chinese on a Custom-Made Wall Scroll.

Here is 1st Corinthians 13:4-8 (just the first sentence of verse 8) in Japanese.

In the familiar NIV, this would read:
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Love never fails...

The Japanese text is from the 新改訳聖書 (Shinkaiyaku) or New Japanese Bible. Popular among most Protestant denominations in modern Japan.

Note: Because this selection contains some special Japanese Hiragana characters, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

Here is 1 Corinthians 13:5 in Chinese.

The text with punctuation:
不作害羞的事。不求自己的益处。不轻易发怒。不计算人的恶。

Hand-painted calligraphy does not retain punctuation.

This translation is from the Chinese Union Bible.

You may know it from the KJV as:
Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil.

Here is 1 Corinthians 14:22 in Chinese.

The text with punctuation:
这样看来，说方言，不是为信的人作证据，乃是为不信的人。作先知讲道，不是为不信的人作证据，乃是为信的人。

Hand-painted calligraphy does not retain punctuation.

This translation is from the Chinese Union Bible.

You may know it from the KJV as:
Wherefore tongues are for a sign, not to them that believe, but to them that believe not: but prophesying serveth not for them that believe not, but for them which believe.

阿維安 is the transliteration to Mandarin Chinese for the Latin / Spanish name Abian.

エビアン is the name Abian in Japanese.

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

阿德里安 is the transliteration to Mandarin Chinese for the English name Adrian.

エイドアン is the name Adrian in Japanese.

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

阿德里昂 is the transliteration to Mandarin Chinese for the Latin / Spanish name Adrian.

阿德里亞娜 is the transliteration to Mandarin Chinese for the Latin / Spanish name Adriana.

エイドリアナ is the name Adriana in Japanese.

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

阿德里安娜 is the name Adrianna in Chinese (Mandarin).

エイドリアナ is the name Adrianna in Japanese.

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

阿德里安 is the name Adrianne in Chinese (Mandarin).

エードリアン is the name Adrianne in Japanese (Katakana).

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

阿德里亞諾 is the name Adriano in Chinese (Mandarin).

アドリアーノ is the name Adriano in Japanese Katakana.

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

奧爾德里安 is the name Aldrian in Chinese (Mandarin).

アルドリアン is the name Aldrian in Japanese Katakana.

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

This is a common Mandarin Chinese transliteration for the female French name Alexiane.

アレクスイアイン is the name Alexiane in Japanese (Katakana).

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

阿利亞納 is the name Aliana in Chinese (Mandarin).

アリアナ is the name Aliana in Japanese Katakana.

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

アリアンナ is the name Aliannah in Japanese Katakana.

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

阿爾維安 is the name Alvian in Chinese (Mandarin).

アルビアン is the name Alvian in Japanese Katakana.

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

安德里安 is the name Andrian in Chinese (Mandarin).

アンドリアン is the name Andrian in Japanese Katakana.

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

阿迪安 is the name Ardian in Chinese (Mandarin).

アルディアン is the name Ardian in Japanese (Katakana).

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

阿里安 is the name Arian in Chinese (Mandarin).

アリアン is the name Arian in Japanese (Katakana).

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

艾麗安娜 is the name Ariana in Chinese (Mandarin).

アリアナ is the name Ariana in Japanese.

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

艾麗安 is the name Ariane in Chinese (Mandarin).

阿麗亞娜 is the name Ariane in Chinese (Mandarin).

アリアン is the name Ariane in Japanese (Katakana).

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

艾麗安娜 is the name Arianna in Chinese (Mandarin).

アリアンナ is the name Arianna in Japanese.

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

艾麗安 is the name Arianne in Chinese (Mandarin).

アリアン is the name Arianne in Japanese Katakana.

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

阿里亞諾 is the transliteration to Mandarin Chinese for the Latin / Spanish name Arriano.

亞洲 is the Chinese name for the continent of Asia, the Far East, and refers to all things Asian or Asiatic.

See Also:  China | Singapore | Hong Kong | Taiwan | Japan | Vietnam | Korea | Mongolia | India | Pakistan | Iran | Iraq | Saudi Arabia

亜細亜 is the Japanese name for the continent of Asia, the Far East, and refers to all things Asian or Asiatic.

See Also:  China | Singapore | Hong Kong | Taiwan | Japan | Vietnam | Korea | Mongolia | India | Pakistan | Iran | Iraq | Saudi Arabia

東方自尊 is the universal way to write “Asian Pride.”

We worked on this one for a long time. The effort involved both Chinese and Japanese translators and lengthy discussions. If you have been searching for this term, there is a reason that it's hard to find the way to write “Asian Pride” in Chinese and Japanese - it's because of the inherent difficulties in figuring out a universal combination of characters that can be read in all languages that use forms of Chinese characters.

This final solution that you see to the left creates a reasonable title in Chinese and an exotic (perhaps unusual) title in Japanese (This could be read as “Eastern Self-Respect” in Japanese”).
Although not as natural, it does have the same meaning as Korean Hanja, and the older generation of Vietnamese people will be able to read it.

The first two characters literally mean “Oriental” and the second two mean “pride,” “self-esteem,” or “self-respect” (we chose the most non-arrogant way to say “pride”). If you have “Asian Pride” (sometimes spelled Asian Pryde) these are the characters for you.

Note: For those who wonder, there is nothing technically wrong with the word “Oriental.” It is a correct word, and any bad meanings were created by so-called “Asian Americans” and Caucasians in the United States. To say “Asian” would not completely correct the intended meaning since that would include people from Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Iran, India, and portions of Russia.

For further proof, if you were of East Asian ancestry and born in England, you would be known as a “British Oriental” (The “Oriental stigma” is basically an American creation and, therefore, applies mainly to the American English language - where they get a bit overzealous with political correctness).

Further, since the Chinese and Japanese word for Oriental is not English, they can not be construed as having ill meaning. On one trip to China or Japan, you will find many things titled with these two characters, such as malls, buildings, and business names. These places also use “Oriental” as their English title (much as we do since our Chinese business name starts with these same two characters).

In short, the first two characters have the meaning that Americans attach to “Asian” but is more technically correct.

オードリーアナ is the name Audreyiana in Japanese Katakana.

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

奧德里亞娜 is the name Audriana in Chinese (Mandarin).

オードリアナ is the name Audriana in Japanese Katakana.

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

奧雷利亞諾 is the transliteration to Mandarin Chinese for the Latin / Spanish name Aureliano.

アウレリアーノ is the name Aureliano in Japanese Katakana.

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

This is a common Mandarin Chinese transliteration for the female French name Auriane.

オーリアイン is the name Auriane in Japanese (Katakana).

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

阿維安娜 is the name Avianna in Chinese (Mandarin).

アビアナ is the name Avianna in Japanese Katakana.

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

巴斯蒂安 is the name Bastian in Chinese (Mandarin).

バスティアン is the name Bastian in Japanese (Katakana).

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

美容師 means beautician in Korean and Chinese but can mean hairdresser (especially in Japan).

碧昂卡 is the name Bianca in Chinese (Mandarin).

ビアンカ is the name Bianca in Japanese.

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

比安查 is the name Biancha in Chinese (Mandarin).

ビアンチャ is the name Biancha in Japanese Katakana.

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

比昂 is the name Biang in Chinese (Mandarin).

ビアン is the name Biang in Japanese (Katakana).

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

比比安 is the name Bibian in Chinese (Mandarin).

ビビアン is the name Bibian in Japanese (Katakana).

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

碧碧安娜 is the transliteration to Mandarin Chinese for the Latin / Spanish name Bibiana.

ビビアナ is the name Bibiana in Japanese (Katakana).

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

布雷安 is the name Breian in Chinese (Mandarin).

ブライアン is the name Breian in Japanese Katakana.

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

This is the most common transliteration to Mandarin Chinese for the name Brian.

This is another common transliteration to Mandarin Chinese for the name Brian.

ブライアン is the name Brian in Japanese.

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

布里亞娜 is the name Briana in Chinese (Mandarin).

ブリーアナ is the name Briana in Japanese.

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

布里安娜 is the name Brianna in Chinese (Mandarin).

ブリアンナ is the name Brianna in Japanese.

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

卡普里亞納 is the name Capriana in Chinese (Mandarin).

カプリアナ is the name Capriana in Japanese (Katakana).

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

卡西亞諾 is the transliteration to Mandarin Chinese for the Latin / Spanish name Casiano.

カシアノ is the name Casiano in Japanese (Katakana).

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

克里斯蒂安 is the transliteration to Mandarin Chinese for the given name Christian.

See Also:  Christianity

基督徒 is a very strong and direct word in Chinese for “Christian.”

The literal translation of the first two characters is “Christ.”

The last character means apprentice, follower, or disciple.

Altogether these three characters mean “Christ's Disciple” or “Christ's Apprentice.” 基督徒 is a pretty cool title to hang on your wall if you are a devout Christian.

Also used by Japanese Christians (but may be unfamiliar to non-Christian Japanese people).

See Also:  Jesus Christ | God of Abraham

基督教徒 is the most verbose (longest) word for “Christian” in the Chinese and Japanese languages.

The literal translation of the first two characters is Christ.
The third Character means “Religion” or “Teaching.”
The last character means “apprentice” or “disciple.”

Altogether these three characters mean “Christ's Teaching Disciple” or “Christ's Religion Apprentice.”

Note: The last two characters are sometimes translated together as “follower (of a religion),” so you could also say it means “Follower of Christ.”

This four-character title makes it very clear what you are talking about in Chinese.

See Also:  Jesus Christ | God of Abraham

Depending on the context, 教友 can mean Christian or “friend of the same religion.”

While technically, it could be any religion, this is used mainly within the Christian faith. You can also translate this as “Christian friend” and, in some cases, “Church member.”

クリスチャン is the name Christian in Japanese (Katakana).

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

基督教 is the Chinese, Japanese and Korean word for “Christianity.”

Just as in English, this word is often used to mean “Protestant” but includes Catholics in the true definition.

It is the word used to refer to the whole “Christian religion” or “Christian Faith,” and therefore, it can be translated as “Christianity.” However, used as an adjective in regard to a person, it would translate as “Christian.” But more like saying, “His religion is Christianity,” rather than a noun form.

If you break it apart, the characters mean Base/Foundation Leading/Supervising Religion/Teaching. It makes more sense in Japanese, Chinese, and Korean. The first two characters together are translated as “Christ.” So you can also say this means “Christ's Religion” or “Christ's Teachings” when directly translated, or in reverse, “The Religion of Christ” or “The Teaching of Christ.”

Notes: The last character has a slight difference in one stroke - however, in calligraphic form, this will not be apparent. This entry can easily be read by any Korean person who knows Hanja characters (Chinese characters used in Korean).

See Also:  Jesus Christ | God of Abraham

克里斯蒂安娜 is the name Christiana in Chinese (Mandarin).

クリスティアナ is the name Christiana in Japanese Katakana.

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

克里斯蒂安 is the name Christiane in Chinese (Mandarin).

克里斯蒂安 is the name Christiane in Chinese (Mandarin).

克里斯蒂安 is the name Christianne in Chinese (Mandarin).

チュリスティアン is the name Christianne in Japanese (Katakana).

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

斯恩 is the name Cian in Chinese (Mandarin).

シアン is the name Cian in Japanese Katakana.

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

席亞娜 is the name Ciana in Chinese (Mandarin).

シアナ is the name Ciana in Japanese (Katakana).

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

シアネ is the name Ciane in Japanese Katakana.

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

席安娜 is the name Cianna in Chinese (Mandarin).

シアナ is the name Cianna in Japanese Katakana.

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

西里安 is the name Cillian in Chinese (Mandarin).

シリアン is the name Cillian in Japanese Katakana.

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

西普里亞諾 is the transliteration to Mandarin Chinese for the Latin / Spanish name Cipriano.