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List of Words in Japanese - S

This is a list of words used in this website. Many of the words are available as stock kanji designs suitable for tattoos, craft, and commercial use and each design is hand-lettered by Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase. If your would like more information please visit our on-line catalog at StockKanji.com.

Japanese Calligraphy Designs You Can Trust - Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase has been creating custom designs for over ten years with thousands upon thousands of satisfied customers. You have probably even seen Master Takase's work in movies, on TV, or in print or even on a favorite product. Now you can have beautiful Japanese Calligraphy as a part of your own personal expression whether it be for body art, crafts or for commercial use.

To begin, select the first letter for the word:

A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, PQ, R, S, T, U-V, W-Z

English Romaji Hiragana Kanji
Sage (Wise Person) kenja
Sagittarius iteza
Saint seija
Saint seijin
Salvation kyuusai
Salvation (Buddhism) gedatsu
Sand Ford (3) sunase
Savior kyuuseishu
Scholar gakusha
Scorpio sasoriza
Scotland sukottorando
Sea, Of the kaijou
Sea Circle (1) kairin
Sea Fort (3) shiroumi
Sea Friend (1) kaiyuu
Serene (Tranquil) heion
Self Victory (1) jishou
Servant shimobe
Servant (Samurai) samurai
Shadow kage
Shark same
Shearer (3) karikomi
Sheep hitsuji
Shelter (protect) hogo
Ship Friend (1) sen'yuu
Silence chinmoku
Silent seijaku
Silver gin
Sincere magokoro
Sincerity magokoro
Sister (Older) ane
Sister (Younger) imouto
Sisters shimai
Sixth Sense dairokkan
Sky sora
Smith kajiya
Snow yuki
Soldier heitai
Soldier senshi
Solitude kodoku
Son musuko
Song uta
Song Thrush (Mavis) utatsugumi
Sorrowful urei
Soul tamashii
Speaker yuubenka
Spear yari
Spearman yarimochi
Spirit ki
Spirited kiei
Splendor karei
Spring (Season) haru
Spring (Water) izumi
Spring Hill (3) izumioka
Stable Hand batei
Star hoshi
Stone iwa
Stone Ford (3) iwase
Stone Meadow (3) iwahara
Stone Town (3) iwamura
Steadfast fudou
Steward shitsuji
Strife tousou
Strong (Strength) kyouryoku
Success seikou
Successor koukei
Succor (Relief) kyuujo
Summer natsu
Sun taiyou
Sunrise hinode
Sunshine nikkou
Superior joui
Support shien
Supreme suukou
Survivor seizonsha
Sweet kanbi
[Sweet Pledge] kankei
Sword ken

Notes:

(1) Indicates a word created for its meaning. These will not be found in the dictionary but intended for use a literal translations of names and used in Names in Japanese.

(2) The kanji for some common Japanese words are strange. These exceptions are now often written in katakana rather than in kanji. For example, Fern is shida which has the kanji which literally reads "sheep teeth". Dolphin is another example which is iruka and has the kanji which literally reads as "ocean pig".  

(3) Indicates a Japanese name.

Select the first letter of the name:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Recommended Books/CD:

Learn Japanese Calligraphy Lessons 1 - 6 by Eri Takase

Learn Japanese Calligraphy by Eri Takase is a unique Japanese Calligraphy course on CD-ROM. With these CD's you can learn Japanese Calligraphy by actually seeing the characters being brushed by Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase. Japanese Calligraphy is all about movement and you simply cannot learn the proper movement from a book. These CD lessons actually shows videos of Master Takase brushing the characters - and you can learn proper technique by seeing it over and over again. We also show videos of common student errors and how to correct them. Along with the videos are samples with stroke order that can be printed as well as detailed step by step instructions. Learn Japanese Calligraphy is a great learning tool by itself or to complement your current studies.

The first CD includes topics on tool selection, posture, how to hold the brush as well as the basic strokes of the block font. Each lesson covers the stroke order with examples that can be printed. Combined with our Japanese Calligraphy Sets you will have all you need to begin your study of Japanese Calligraphy.
 

Kanji & Kana : A Handbook of the Japanese Writing System by Wolfgang Hadamitzky and Mark Spahn

This is an excellent reference and is perfect for learning the stroke order of kana and kanji.

The New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary by John H. Haig, Andrew N. Nelson

For more advanced needs this is the Japanese-English kanji dictionary.


References:

United States Census - 1990 - The top 2400 male and female names from this US government publication are covered in our list.

BabyNamer - Produced by Oxygen Media this is a good source for the meaning of names.

The Etymology of First Names - This site is our second choice when researching the meaning and pronunciations of given names.

StockKanji - Names in Japanese Calligraphy Over 4000 first names translated to Japanese. This is a searchable site giving much more information about each name than we show here. Many names also have original, hand-lettered designs for personal use like a tattoo and for professional use such as for wedding invitations or as part of a logo design.

Jeffrey's Japanese<->English Dictionary Server - An on-line dictionary that does not require Japanese fonts. This dictionary is terse so it is easy to misinterpret. Its value for name translations is limited as it does not give the pronunciation.

Goo Jiten - A good on-line English/Japanese dictionary. Japanese fonts are required.



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