Be Not Defeated by the Wind, Be Not Defeated by the Rain in Japanese Calligraphy

雨にも負けず風にも負けず (ame ni mo makezu kaze ni mo makezu)

The Japanese quotation 雨にも負けず風にも負けず is the start of a popular poem by Kenji Miyazawa meaning "Be Not Defeated by the Wind, Be Not Defeated by the Rain" and is composed of the word 雨 (read ame) meaning "rain", the grammatical elements にも (read nimo) meaning "even by", and the verb 負けず which is the imperative negative form of the verb |makasu,負かす of course (read meaning "to be defeated" (hence it is "do not be defeated"). The second part is similar with the first word)kaze,風| meaning "rain".

Be Not Defeated by the Wind, Be Not Defeated by the Rain (雨にも負けず風にも負けず) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Be Not Defeated by the Wind, Be Not Defeated by the Rain 雨にも負けず風にも負けず ame ni mo makezu kaze ni mo makezu Cursive Vertical VC4B

Be Not Defeated by the Wind, Be Not Defeated by the Rain (雨にも負けず風にも負けず) in Design style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Be Not Defeated by the Wind, Be Not Defeated by the Rain 雨にも負けず風にも負けず ame ni mo makezu kaze ni mo makezu Design Vertical VD3B

Be Not Defeated by the Wind, Be Not Defeated by the Rain 雨にも負けず風にも負けず ame ni mo makezu kaze ni mo makezu Design Vertical VD4B

Be Not Defeated by the Wind, Be Not Defeated by the Rain (雨にも負けず風にも負けず) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Be Not Defeated by the Wind, Be Not Defeated by the Rain 雨にも負けず風にも負けず ame ni mo makezu kaze ni mo makezu Semi-Cursive Vertical VS3C

Be Not Defeated by the Wind, Be Not Defeated by the Rain

雨にも負けず風にも負けず (ame ni mo makezu kaze ni mo makezu)

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