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1. Ajoy
2. Ajoyia
3. Bijoy
4. Dream Come True / Enjoy Success
5. Enjoy Life
8. Joy
9. Joyce
10. Joycee
11. Joye
12. Joyful
14. Joyleece
16. Joysil
人生を楽しみにしている is one way to write “enjoy life” in Japanese.
The character breakdown:
人生 (jinsei) life (i.e. conception to death) human lifetime, living.
を (o) connecting particle.
楽しみ (tanoshimi) enjoyment; pleasure; anticipation; looking forward to.
に (ni) connecting particle.
し (shi) to do; to cause; to become; to make (into).
て (te) connecting particle.
いる (iru) indicates continuing action or resulting state.
Note: Because this selection contains some special Japanese Hiragana characters, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.
禧 is the type of happiness known in the west as “joy.”
The radical on the right side of this character is often seen alone (with the same meaning - and we do recommend that version because it's more universal).
喜 is the Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and Korean Hanja for the kind of happiness known in the west as “joy.”
喜 can also be translated as rejoice, enjoyment, delighted, pleased, or “take pleasure in.” Sometimes it can mean “to be fond of” (in a certain context).
If you write two of these happiness/joy characters side by side, you create another character known in English as “double happiness,” which is a symbol associated with weddings and happy marriages.
There is another version of this character that you will find on our website with an additional radical on the left side (exactly same meaning, just an alternate form). The version of happiness shown here is the commonly written form in China, Japan and South Korea (banned in North Korea).
See Also: Contentment | Happiness | Joy
歡 means joyous, happy, delightful, and pleased.
歡 represents external happiness that may have you clapping and cheering.
Please note: The other happiness/joyful which looks like "喜" is more popular.
歡 is the ancient/old version in China and Japan. After WWII in Japan, they started using 歓. Just let us know if you want this modern version instead of the ancient one.
See Also: Happiness
快樂 or joyfulness is an inner sense of peace and happiness.
You appreciate the gifts each day brings. Without joyfulness, when the fun stops, our happiness stops. Joy can carry us through hard times even when we are feeling very sad.
快樂 can also mean pleasure, enjoyment, delight, cheerfulness, or merry. In some ways, this is the essence that makes someone perceived as a charming person.
See Also: Happiness
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Ajoy | 阿喬伊 阿乔伊 | ā qiáo yī a1 qiao2 yi1 a qiao yi aqiaoyi | a ch`iao i achiaoi a chiao i |
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Ajoy | アジョイ | ajoi | ||
Ajoyia | 阿霍亞 阿霍亚 | ā huò yà a1 huo4 ya4 a huo ya ahuoya | ||
Ajoyia | アジョイア | ajoia | ||
Bijoy | 比喬伊 比乔伊 | bǐ qiáo yī bi3 qiao2 yi1 bi qiao yi biqiaoyi | pi ch`iao i pichiaoi pi chiao i |
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Bijoy | ビジョイ | bijoi | ||
Dream Come True Enjoy Success | 得誌 得志 | dé zhì / de2 zhi4 / de zhi / dezhi | te chih / techih | |
Enjoy Life | 享受生活 | xiǎng shòu shēng huó xiang3 shou4 sheng1 huo2 xiang shou sheng huo xiangshoushenghuo | hsiang shou sheng huo hsiangshoushenghuo |
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Enjoy Life | 人生を楽しみにしている | jin sei o tano shi mi ni shi te i ru | ||
Happiness Joy | 禧 | xǐ / xi3 / xi | hsi | |
Happiness Joyful Joy | 喜 | ki / yorokobi | xǐ / xi3 / xi | hsi |
Joy | 喬伊 乔伊 | qiáo yī / qiao2 yi1 / qiao yi / qiaoyi | ch`iao i / chiaoi / chiao i | |
Joy | ジョイ | joi | ||
Joy | 喜樂 喜乐 | kiraku | xǐ lè / xi3 le4 / xi le / xile | hsi le / hsile |
Joyce | 喬艾斯 乔艾斯 | qiáo ài sī qiao2 ai4 si1 qiao ai si qiaoaisi | ch`iao ai ssu chiaoaissu chiao ai ssu |
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Joyce | ジョイス | joisu | ||
Joycee | 喬伊斯 乔伊斯 | qiáo yī sī qiao2 yi1 si1 qiao yi si qiaoyisi | ch`iao i ssu chiaoissu chiao i ssu |
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Joycee | ジョイシー | joishii / joishi | ||
Joye | 喬伊 乔伊 | qiáo yī / qiao2 yi1 / qiao yi / qiaoyi | ch`iao i / chiaoi / chiao i | |
Joye | ジョイ | joi | ||
Joyful | 歡 欢 / 歓 | kan | huān / huan1 / huan | |
Joyfulness Happiness | 快樂 快乐 | kai raku / kairaku | kuài lè / kuai4 le4 / kuai le / kuaile | k`uai le / kuaile / kuai le |
Joyleece | 喬麗斯 乔丽斯 | qiáo lì sī qiao2 li4 si1 qiao li si qiaolisi | ch`iao li ssu chiaolissu chiao li ssu |
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Joyleece | ジョイリス | joirisu | ||
Hardships and Joys | 辛酸甘苦 | shinsankanku | ||
Joysil | 喬伊希爾 乔伊希尔 | qiáo yī xī ěr qiao2 yi1 xi1 er3 qiao yi xi er qiaoyixier | ch`iao i hsi erh chiaoihsierh chiao i hsi erh |
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Joysil | ジョイシル | joishiru | ||
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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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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