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Book of Five Rings

五輪の書 (gorin no sho)

The Japanese book 五輪の書 translated as "Book of Five Rings" was written by Japan's preeminent swordsman Miyamoto Musashi. The book teaches the fundamentals of sword fighting and combat training. The kanji (read go) means five (read rin) means "ring", the grammatical element (read no) means "of" and (read sho) means "book; writings". Note that one also sees gorin no sho written 五輪書 without the hiragana.

Verify: 五輪の書 in the Japanese-English Dictionary

Book of Five Rings (五輪の書) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Book of Five Rings 五輪の書 gorin no sho Block Vertical VB3C
Book of Five Rings (五輪の書) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Book of Five Rings 五輪の書 gorin no sho Block Vertical VB5C
Book of Five Rings (五輪の書) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Book of Five Rings 五輪の書 gorin no sho Cursive Vertical VC3B
Book of Five Rings (五輪の書) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Book of Five Rings 五輪の書 gorin no sho Cursive Vertical VC5B
Book of Five Rings (五輪の書) in Design style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Book of Five Rings 五輪の書 gorin no sho Design Vertical VD3B
Book of Five Rings (五輪の書) in Design style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Book of Five Rings 五輪の書 gorin no sho Design Vertical VD5B
Book of Five Rings (五輪の書) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Book of Five Rings 五輪の書 gorin no sho Semi-Cursive Vertical VS3C
Book of Five Rings (五輪の書) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Book of Five Rings 五輪の書 gorin no sho Semi-Cursive Vertical VS5C

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