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案山子 is a Japanese word that means scarecrow.
Colloquially, this can also refer to a figurehead within a corporation (stands tall with authority but has no backbone or power).
This can also be the Japanese given name Kagashi or the female given names Kakashi, Anzanshi, or Anzanko.
Sometimes the title 鳥威し is used for scarecrows in Japan, but 案山子 is far more common.
竹 is the character that means bamboo in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.
In Asian cultures, bamboo is often seen as a symbol of a noble gentleman (tall, straight, and honest).
There are also some multi-character bamboo words that regard individual bamboo plants, species of bamboo, bamboo as lumber, and edible bamboo shoots. However, this single character seems most appropriate for a wall scroll and covers the whole category of Asian bamboo.
南山之壽 is a wish for long life for someone. The first part of this Japanese phrase is “Nan Zan,” which means “south mountain.” This mountain is one of the good wishes, good fortune, and prosperity. The title is often used as a salutation of good wishes.
The third Kanji is just a connector, and the last Kanji means long life or longevity.
I guess you could translate this phrase as “May your life be as long as Nan Zan is tall.”
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your tall search...
| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
喬 乔 see styles |
qiáo qiao2 ch`iao chiao tadashi ただし |
More info & calligraphy: Jon(personal name) Tadashi Lofty. |
喬林 乔林 see styles |
qiáo lín qiao2 lin2 ch`iao lin chiao lin |
More info & calligraphy: Jolynn |
伉 see styles |
kàng kang4 k`ang kang tsuyoshi つよし |
spouse; big and tall; strong; robust; upright and outspoken (male given name) Tsuyoshi |
卓 see styles |
zhuó zhuo2 cho masaru まさる |
outstanding (1) table; desk; (counter) (2) (たく only) counter for tables, desks, etc.; (3) (しょく only) {Buddh} offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); (4) (しょく only) (abbreviation) (See 卓香炉) tabletop incense burner; (given name) Masaru Lofty, tall erect. |
台 see styles |
tái tai2 t`ai tai dai だい |
(classical) you (in letters); variant of 臺|台[tai2] (n,n-suf) (1) stand; rest; base; pedestal; platform; table; holder; support; rack; (2) setting (of a gem); mounting; (3) (See 台木・1) stock (in grafting); (counter) (4) counter for machines and vehicles; (suffix) (5) (after a rounded value) level (e.g. price level); mark; range; decade (of one's life); (suffix noun) (6) tall building (with a fine view); (observation) platform; (suffix noun) (7) (in place names) plateau; heights; (surname) Dai A flat place, platform, plateau, terrace; an abbrev. for 臺 and for 天台 Tiantai, hence 台嶽 the Tiantai mountain; 台宗; 台家 its 'school'; 台徒 its disciples; 台教; 台道 its doctrine, or way. |
座 see styles |
zuò zuo4 tso za ざ |
seat; base; stand; (bound form) constellation; (archaic) suffix used in a respectful form of address (e.g. 師座|师座[shi1 zuo4]); classifier for large immovable objects such as buildings, mountains, bridges etc (1) seat; place; (2) position; status; (3) gathering; party; company; atmosphere (of a gathering); (4) stand; pedestal; platform; (5) (hist) trade guild; (suffix) (6) attaches to the names of constellations; (suffix) (7) attaches to the names of theatres, cinemas and theatrical troupes; (suf,ctr) (8) (See 里神楽) counter for theatres, deities, Buddhist images, tall mountains, and satokagura songs; (surname) Za āsana. A seat; throne; classifier of buildings, etc. |
廈 厦 see styles |
shà sha4 sha hisashi ひさし |
(bound form) tall building; mansion; (bound form) rear annex; lean-to; Taiwan pr. [xia4] (given name) Hisashi |
楼 see styles |
rou / ro ろう |
(n,n-suf) (1) (suffix used in names) tower; tall building; belvedere; (n,n-suf) (2) turret; lookout; watchtower; (n,n-suf) (3) (archaism) brothel; (surname, female given name) Rou |
榔 see styles |
láng lang2 lang |
tall tree (archaic) |
橚 see styles |
sù su4 su |
tall and straight (of trees) |
軒 轩 see styles |
xuān xuan1 hsüan noki のき |
pavilion with a view; high; tall; high fronted, curtained carriage (old) (suf,ctr) (1) counter for buildings (esp. houses); (suffix) (2) suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.; (surname) Noki |
閬 阆 see styles |
làng lang4 lang |
(literary) vast; spacious; (literary) lofty; (literary) tall door; (literary) dry moat outside a city wall |
頎 颀 see styles |
qí qi2 ch`i chi |
tall |
高 see styles |
gāo gao1 kao masaru まさる |
high; tall; above average; loud; your (honorific) (n,n-suf) (usu. だか when used as a suffix) quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money; (given name) Masaru High, lofty, eminent. |
丈長 see styles |
takenaga たけなが |
(noun or adjectival noun) tall |
中指 see styles |
zhōng zhǐ zhong1 zhi3 chung chih nakasashi なかさし |
middle finger (1) middle finger; long finger; second finger; tall finger; (2) middle toe; third toe; (surname) Nakasashi |
修長 修长 see styles |
xiū cháng xiu1 chang2 hsiu ch`ang hsiu chang osanaga おさなが |
slender; lanky; tall and thin (given name) Osanaga |
偃蹇 see styles |
yǎn jiǎn yan3 jian3 yen chien enken |
to stand tall |
偉岸 伟岸 see styles |
wěi àn wei3 an4 wei an |
imposing; upright and tall; outstanding; gigantic in stature |
勁拔 劲拔 see styles |
jìng bá jing4 ba2 ching pa |
tall and straight |
卓錫 卓锡 see styles |
zhuó xí zhuo2 xi2 cho hsi takushaku |
Tall or erect staves, i. e. their place, a monastery. |
危樓 危楼 see styles |
wēi lóu wei1 lou2 wei lou |
(literary) tall building; dangerous building; one that is at risk of collapse |
台閣 see styles |
taikaku; daikaku たいかく; だいかく |
tall building; the cabinet |
喬木 乔木 see styles |
qiáo mù qiao2 mu4 ch`iao mu chiao mu takagi たかぎ |
tree, esp. with recognizable trunk (as opposed to 灌木[guan4 mu4], bush or shrub) tall tree; forest tree; arbor; arbour; (place-name, surname) Takagi |
塔楼 see styles |
tourou / toro とうろう |
(rare) tall building |
壁立 see styles |
bì lì bi4 li4 pi li kabedachi かべだち |
(of cliffs etc) stand like a wall; rise steeply (See 壁立千仞) cliff that stands tall like a wall; (place-name) Kabedachi |
大口 see styles |
dà kǒu da4 kou3 ta k`ou ta kou daiguchi だいぐち |
big mouthful (of food, drink, smoke etc); open mouth; gulping; gobbling; gaping (1) big mouth; mouth opened wide; (2) boastful speech; tall talk; bragging; boasting; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (3) (ant: 小口・こぐち・2) large amount; large quantity; (surname) Daiguchi |
大男 see styles |
oootoko おおおとこ |
big man; large man; tall man; giant |
天梯 see styles |
tiān tī tian1 ti1 t`ien t`i tien ti |
stairway to heaven; high mountain road; tall ladder on a building or other large structure; space elevator |
層楼 see styles |
sourou / soro そうろう |
tall building |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Even The 100-Foot Bamboo Can Grow One More Foot | 百尺竿頭更進一步 百尺竿头更进一步 | bǎi chǐ gān tóu gèng jìng yī bù bai3 chi3 gan1 tou2 geng4 jing4 yi1 bu4 bai chi gan tou geng jing yi bu baichigantougengjingyibu | pai ch`ih kan t`ou keng ching i pu pai chih kan tou keng ching i pu |
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| Scarecrow | 案山子 | kakashi | ||
| Bamboo | 竹 | take | zhú / zhu2 / zhu | chu |
| Longevity Long Life Wishes | 南山之壽 南山之寿 | nan zan no jyu nanzannojyu | ||
| 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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