Gods of Heaven and Earth in Japanese Calligraphy

天地神明 (tenchishinmei)

The Japanese four-character compound (yoji jukugo) 天地神明 meaning "Gods of Heaven and Earth" is composed of the kanji 天 (read ten) meaning "heavens; sky; imperial", 地 (read chi) meaning "ground; earth", 神 (read shin) meaning "gods; mind; soul", and 明 (read mei) meaning "bright; light".

Verify: 天地神明 in the Japanese-English Dictionary

Gods of Heaven and Earth (天地神明) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Gods of Heaven and Earth 天地神明 tenchishinmei Block Vertical VB3C

Gods of Heaven and Earth 天地神明 tenchishinmei Block Vertical VB3D

Gods of Heaven and Earth (天地神明) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Gods of Heaven and Earth 天地神明 tenchishinmei Cursive Vertical VC4B

Gods of Heaven and Earth (天地神明) in Design style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Gods of Heaven and Earth 天地神明 tenchishinmei Design Vertical VD4B

Gods of Heaven and Earth (天地神明) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Gods of Heaven and Earth 天地神明 tenchishinmei Semi-Cursive Vertical VS4C

Gods of Heaven and Earth 天地神明 tenchishinmei Semi-Cursive Vertical VS4D

Gods of Heaven and Earth 天地神明 tenchishinmei Semi-Cursive Vertical VS5C

Gods of Heaven and Earth 天地神明 tenchishinmei Block Horizontal HB4A

Gods of Heaven and Earth 天地神明 tenchishinmei Cursive Horizontal HC3A

Gods of Heaven and Earth 天地神明 tenchishinmei Semi-Cursive Horizontal HS4A

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