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1. Clemence
2. Clemencia
3. Clemens
4. Clement
5. Clemente
6. Clementine
7. Clements
11. Four Elements
五行太極拳 is a certain school or style of Tai Chi (Taiji).
The characters literally mean “Five Elements Tai Chi Fist.”
Notes:
In Taiwan, it would be Romanized as “Wu Hsing Tai Chi Chuan” - see the standard Mandarin method above in the gray box (used in mainland China and the official Romanization used by the Library of Congress).
The last three characters are sometimes translated as “Grand Ultimate Fist,” so the whole thing can be “Five Elements Grand Ultimate Fist” if you wish.
I have not confirmed the use of this title in Korean but if it is used, it's probably only by martial arts enthusiasts. The pronunciation is correct, as shown above for Korean.
五行 is the title of the five elements: wood, fire, water, earth, and metal.
The first character means five, and the second character is simply element(s).
According to ancient Chinese science, all matter in the world is comprised of these elements. One idea presented with the five elements is that when energy is added, the matter is believed to expand. When energy is removed, matter contracts. Oddly, this concept is not far from Einstein's theories and modern science. Just a few thousand years before Einstein.
More info: Wikipedia - Five Elements (Wu Xing).
金木水火土 is a list of the Chinese characters for the five elements in a comfortable order (meaning that they “feel right” to a Chinese person who views this arrangement).
The order is metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.
Note that sometimes the metal element is translated as gold. And earth refers to soil versus the whole planet earth.
地水火風空 is the specifically-Japanese version of the five elements.
This is a little different than the ancient or original Chinese version.
The elements are written in this order:
1. Earth / Terra / Ground
2. Water
3. Fire
4. Wind / Air
5. Sky / Emptiness / Void / Ether
Note: This set of Kanji can also be romanized as “ji sui ka fuu kuu,” “jisuikafuukuu,” or “jisuikafuku.”
These can also be written in the order 地火風水空 (chi ka sui fuu kuu). Let me know when you place your order if you want the Kanji to be in this character order.
This is the title “5 Element Dojo” in Japanese Kanji.
Sometimes, the five elements are expressed in Japanese as 五大 (Godai) (earth, water, fire, wind, void) instead of the Chinese/Traditional 五行 (Gogyo) (wood, fire, water, earth, metal), so you might want 五大道場 instead. Let me know when ordering if that is the case.
Buddhist Term
地水火風 is a Buddhist term that means “earth, water, fire, wind.”
This is often just referred to as “the four elements.” There is a more common title (the five elements) that adds wood to the mix. These four elements are used in some sects of Japanese Buddhism (not so much in Chinese).
五大 is the Japanese title for the five elements.
In Japan, the five elements differ slightly from the original Chinese. Therefore, in Japanese philosophy, you have earth, water, fire, wind, and void (space).
The meaning of the first character is 5, but the second character means great or large. Some translate this as the five majors. 大 is only understood as “elements” when you have 五 in front of it.
In Buddhism, this can be short for 五大明王, or the five great and wise kings.
Wa Kei Sei Jaku
和, 敬, 清, 寂 or Wa, Kei, Sei, Jaku are the principles of the way of tea or 茶道.
The meanings are:
Harmony 和 (wa).
Respect 敬 (kei).
Purity 清 (sei).
Tranquility 寂 (jaku).
These principles or tenets were created by tea master Sen Rikyu (1522-1591). More about these ideas: Chanoyu
See Also: The Way of Tea
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Clemence | 克雷芒絲 克雷芒丝 | kè léi máng sī ke4 lei2 mang2 si1 ke lei mang si keleimangsi | k`o lei mang ssu koleimangssu ko lei mang ssu |
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| Clemence | 克萊門斯 克莱门斯 | kè lái mén sī ke4 lai2 men2 si1 ke lai men si kelaimensi | k`o lai men ssu kolaimenssu ko lai men ssu |
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| Clemence | クレメンス | kuremensu | ||
| Clemencia | 克萊門西亞 克莱门西亚 | kè lái mén xī yà ke4 lai2 men2 xi1 ya4 ke lai men xi ya kelaimenxiya | k`o lai men hsi ya kolaimenhsiya ko lai men hsi ya |
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| Clemencia | クレメンシア | kuremenshia | ||
| Clemens | 克萊門斯 克莱门斯 | kè lái mén sī ke4 lai2 men2 si1 ke lai men si kelaimensi | k`o lai men ssu kolaimenssu ko lai men ssu |
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| Clemens | クレメンス | kuremensu | ||
| Clement | 克萊門特 克莱门特 | kè lái mén tè ke4 lai2 men2 te4 ke lai men te kelaimente | k`o lai men t`e kolaimente ko lai men te |
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| Clement | 克雷芒 | kè léi máng ke4 lei2 mang2 ke lei mang keleimang | k`o lei mang koleimang ko lei mang |
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| Clement | クレメント | kuremento | ||
| Clemente | 克萊門特 克莱门特 | kè lái mén tè ke4 lai2 men2 te4 ke lai men te kelaimente | k`o lai men t`e kolaimente ko lai men te |
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| Clemente | クレメンテ | kuremente | ||
| Clementine | 克萊門蒂娜 克莱门蒂娜 | kè lái mén dì nà ke4 lai2 men2 di4 na4 ke lai men di na kelaimendina | k`o lai men ti na kolaimentina ko lai men ti na |
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| Clementine | クレメンタイン | kurementain | ||
| Clements | 克萊門茨 克莱门茨 | kè lái mén cí ke4 lai2 men2 ci2 ke lai men ci kelaimenci | k`o lai men tz`u kolaimentzu ko lai men tzu |
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| Clements | クレメンツ | kurementsu | ||
| Five Elements Tai Chi Fist | 五行太極拳 五行太极拳 | go gyou tai kyoku ken gogyoutaikyokuken go gyo tai kyoku ken | wǔ xíng tài jí quán wu3 xing2 tai4 ji2 quan2 wu xing tai ji quan wuxingtaijiquan | wu hsing t`ai chi ch`üan wuhsingtaichichüan wu hsing tai chi chüan |
| Five Elements | 五行 | gogyou / gogyo | wǔ xíng / wu3 xing2 / wu xing / wuxing | wu hsing / wuhsing |
| Five Elements | 金木水火土 | jīn mù shuǐ huǒ tǔ jin1 mu4 shui3 huo3 tu3 jin mu shui huo tu jinmushuihuotu | chin mu shui huo t`u chinmushuihuotu chin mu shui huo tu |
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| Five Elements | 地水火風空 地水火风空 | chi sui ka fuu kuu chisuikafuukuu chi sui ka fu ku | ||
| Five Element Dojo | 五行道場 | go gyou dou jou gogyoudoujou go gyo do jo | ||
| Four Elements | 地水火風 地水火风 | chisuikafuu chisuikafu | dì shuǐ huǒ fēng di4 shui3 huo3 feng1 di shui huo feng dishuihuofeng | ti shui huo feng tishuihuofeng |
| Godai Five Elements | 五大 | godai | wǔ dà / wu3 da4 / wu da / wuda | wu ta / wuta |
| Elements of the Tea Ceremony | 和敬清寂 | wa kei sei jaku wakeiseijaku | ||
| 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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