It says (from right to left)
BUN TOKU BU KOU
BUN => character, word, literature TOKU => virtue, goodness
KOU => achievement
KYUU RYUU
KYUU => penetrate RYUU => dragon
AI KI
AI => to fit KI=> spirit, energy
BU DOU
BU=> martial, military DO=> path,way
KO KUU
Kokuu is the hanko - it means "void"
Altogether it means the combination of the virtues of literary education with accumulated martial success.
The above part in Gyosho style says - KyuRyu AikiBudo - That's me!!!
gorgeous! I like the way the end looks like a heart.
ReplyDeleteI'm studying Japanese. I can make out maybe 1000 kanji if they're printed in a font. Grass style is tough to make out.
ReplyDeleteYou have to do calligraphy and understand strokes. It begins to make sense after that - sometimes.
ReplyDeletequite beautiful
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