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Eikyu Wrote:You can look at this: http://www.edrdg.org/cgi-bin/wwwjdic/www...059_%C7%B0 to get an idea of how to draw it. That's really helpful, thank you :D
pyratus The Japanese language 14 8,107 2011-03-16, 2:15 pm
    Thread: Kanji for mindfulness
Post: Kanji for mindfulness

Tori-kun Wrote:@pyratus because it looks.. imbalanced (NOT imba!). Calligraphied kanjis need to have some balance. That's the art of shodou. Yours hasn't (correct me if i'm wrong) or looks really.. m...
pyratus The Japanese language 14 8,107 2011-03-16, 1:46 pm
    Thread: Kanji for mindfulness
Post: Kanji for mindfulness

JimmySeal Wrote:pyratus Wrote:Sorry guys, just wanna clarify, then I'll be out of your hair; would this version of the 念 Kanji be appropriate? http://i56.tinypic.com/fva35e.jpg That version would only...
pyratus The Japanese language 14 8,107 2011-03-16, 12:13 pm
    Thread: Kanji for mindfulness
Post: Kanji for mindfulness

vinniram Wrote:if you want to say mindfulness as in "right mindfulness", part of the noble eight-fold path, you can say 正念【しょうねん】. I think 正念 is exactly what I'm after. Thank you :D
pyratus The Japanese language 14 8,107 2011-03-16, 8:10 am
    Thread: Kanji for mindfulness
Post: Kanji for mindfulness

Sorry guys, just wanna clarify, then I'll be out of your hair; would this version of the 念 Kanji be appropriate? http://i56.tinypic.com/fva35e.jpg
pyratus The Japanese language 14 8,107 2011-03-16, 6:33 am
    Thread: Kanji for mindfulness
Post: Kanji for mindfulness

dat5h Wrote:念 is the character you've got there. I suppose in some senses 'mindfulness' is an ok definition. When i asked my girlfriend she says she has the image of prayer in mind. May I ask what y...
pyratus The Japanese language 14 8,107 2011-03-14, 3:19 pm
    Thread: Kanji for mindfulness
Post: Kanji for mindfulness

Hello there, I've been taken to your forums via Google and I find this community quite inspiring :D You just seem to know your stuff and are really open and helpful. I've a question to ask; Is this th...
pyratus The Japanese language 14 8,107 2011-03-14, 10:27 am