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

千慮一得 means “1000 tries, one success,” or “[a] thousand tries [leads to] one success.”

This proverb is a humble way to express your success, ideas, or accomplishments. As if you are a fool who just got lucky in inventing or creating something.

Translations for this proverb include:
Even without any notable ability on my part, I may still get it right sometimes by good luck.
Even a fool may sometimes come up with a good idea.

Compare this to the English idiom, “Even a broken clock is right twice a day.”

阿馬亞 is the transliteration to Mandarin Chinese for the Latin / Spanish name Amaya.

アマヤ is the name Amaya in Japanese.

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

百胜难虑敌三折乃良医 is a Chinese proverb that literally translates as: [Even a general who has won a] hundred victories [may be] hard put to see through the enemy's [strategy], [but one who has] broken [his] arm three [times] [will] be a good doctor.

Figuratively, this means: One cannot always depend on past successes to guarantee future success but one can always learn from lessons drawn from failure.

See Also:  Failure - Mother of Success | Experience - Mother of Success | Fall Down 7 Times Get Up 8 | Hard Knocks

The first character means confused, dirty, muddy, or mixed.

The second character means confusion and disorder.

Together, these characters mean chaos and sometimes extended to mean a type of anarchy.

This term is often used in a less-than-literal term to describe anything in disarray. Someone might use this word in a sentence like, “My kitchen is in a state of chaos” or “my life is so chaotic.”

Please note that Japanese use an alternate/simplified version of the second character of chaos - it also happens to be the same simplification used in mainland China. Click on the character to the right if you want the Japanese/Simplified version of this two-character chaos calligraphy.

上帝保佑 is a blessing exchanged between Chinese Christians.

The first two characters mean God (The God of Zion). The second two characters express the idea of giving protection. Another way to translate this is “May God protect you.”

See Also:  Guardian Angel

播磨屋 is one of several Japanese surnames that romanize as Harimaya.

Make sure this is the correct version before ordering. Others include 播广谷, 播摩屋, 播摩谷, 播磨谷, and 針間矢.

伊斯梅 is the name Ismay in Chinese (Mandarin).

イスメイ is the name Ismay in Japanese Katakana.

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

You may learn when everything goes right but the lessons learned when everything goes wrong are more vivid and lead to long-lasting wisdom.

Another way to look at this: One cannot always depend on past successes to guarantee future success but one can always learn from lessons drawn from failure.

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

五月 is the month of May in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.

This was originally the fifth month of the Chinese lunar year, now used for the fifth month of the Gregorian calendar (also known as the Western or Christian calendar). 五月 literally means “fifth month” or “fifth moon.”

Note: Sometimes Japanese parents will use this as a female given name, and use "Mei" (the sound of May in English) as the pronunciation.

This is a common transliteration to Mandarin Chinese for the name May.

梅 actually means “plum blossom.” This is a common name for girls in China.

メイ is the name May in Japanese.

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

瑪雅 is the name Maya in Chinese (Mandarin).

マイヤ is the name Maya in Japanese.

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

梅貝爾 is the name Maybel in Chinese (Mandarin).

メーベル is the name Maybel in Japanese (Katakana).

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

梅西 is the name Mayci in Chinese (Mandarin).

メイシー is the name Mayci in Japanese Katakana.

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

梅達 is the name Mayda in Chinese (Mandarin).

メーダ is the name Mayda in Japanese (Katakana).

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

梅德琳 is the name Maydelyn in Chinese (Mandarin).

メイデリン is the name Maydelyn in Japanese (Katakana).

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

メイヤ is the name Mayia in Japanese Katakana.

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

梅拉尼 is the name Maylani in Chinese (Mandarin).

メイラニ is the name Maylani in Japanese Katakana.

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

梅莉 is the name Maylee in Chinese (Mandarin).

メーリー is the name Maylee in Japanese (Katakana).

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

梅琳 is the name Mayleen in Chinese (Mandarin).

メーリーン is the name Mayleen 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 name Maylene.

メーリーン is the name Maylene in Japanese (Katakana).

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

梅林 is the name Maylin in Chinese (Mandarin).

メイリン is the name Maylin 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 Mayliss.

メーリス is the name Mayliss in Japanese (Katakana).

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

梅納德 is the name Maynard in Chinese (Mandarin).

メイナード is the name Maynard in Japanese Katakana.

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

馬約特 is the name Mayotte in Chinese (Mandarin).

マヨット is the name Mayotte in Japanese Katakana.

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

邁拉 is the transliteration to Mandarin Chinese for the Latin / Spanish name Mayra.

マイラ is the name Mayra in Japanese.

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

梅森 is the name Mayson in Chinese (Mandarin).

メイソン is the name Mayson in Japanese Katakana.

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

梅特 is the name Mayte in Chinese (Mandarin).

This is a less-common Mandarin Chinese transliteration for the name Mayte.

マイテ is the name Mayte in Japanese Katakana.

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

常在河邊走哪能不濕鞋 is an old Chinese proverb that is sometimes compared to the English saying “Shit Happens.”

It's a reflection that there are risks in life, and you should not be surprised when things don't go your way.

A secondary translation might be, “When walking by a river, often one cannot avoid wet shoes.”

魯邁薩 is the name Rumaysa in Chinese (Mandarin).

ルマイサ is the name Rumaysa 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 name Salomay.

セーロメー is the name Salomay in Japanese (Katakana).

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

祖瑪雅 is the name Zumaya in Chinese (Mandarin).

ザマヤ is the name Zumaya in Japanese (Katakana).

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