Hello steemians!
I am RYO!
Do you understand the meaning of my Samurai manga title "-Jingi-"?
Although it is Japanese, it is a word that is not used so much now, so I think that people who learned Japanese also do not know much.
Jingi means, translate the explanation of Japanese dictionary↓
1 Jin(仁) and gi(義). The fundamental idea of Confucianism.
2 A moral path to protect. "The act of taking on honor" "I respect jiyoshi"
3 Duty of courtesy indispensable to others. Obligation.
4 "From moral (jinzi)", "martial arts and laws" of fellows such as Bashuchi and Taisho (Palm). Also, a greeting of the first meeting to be held within that group
Did you understand the meaning in this?
If so, you are amazing! Because I can not understand in this explanation😆
The original "Jingi" meaning is very difficult.
But in modern times a slightly different interpretation is possible.
In contemporary Japan I think that the meaning of "Jingi" will be like this.
1 Cherish morality And act according to morality, live way.
2 Always respect courtesy. Respect courtesy and respect for person the most.
3 To cherish "Giri(義理)" and "Ninjou(人情)"
- Giri(義理)→Correct path of things. Also, the right way to protect as a person
- Ninjou(人情)→Mercy as a person. Compassion for others. Movement of human natural mind. The human emotional feeling.
4 Do not do dirty acts. Always live he right way as a person.
5 Always act with responsibility.
It will probably have this meaning. Why "probably?"
Because Jingi expresses by action rather than explaining in words. So difficult to explain with words.
And fully translate Japanese in English…impossible.
Because the background of each word has Japanese meaning…
In hundreds of years old samurai was the chiefs village in Japan.
They have a strong sense of responsibility to protect villagers as village chiefs in their long history…
And in order to protect the villagers, village chiefs need to fulfill our responsibility not only by words but also by action.
So the samurai are silent(Exactly "Kamoku 寡黙". The closest words are "silent", but the meaning is still slightly different)
These words are often used to express the spirit of the samurai.
This will lead to the original spirit of the Japanese as it is↓
義 誠 勇 徳 仁 礼 情
But the spirit of that wonderful samurai is in danger of extinction in Japan now…
That's why I wanted to make the spirit of the samurai manga.
And the meaning of Jingi(仁義) is conveyed in my manga.
Like the former samurai wants to tell their heart by action rather than words.
Please look forward to my manga in the future!
Thank you for reading!
Real Samurais↓