Spirit in Japanese Calligraphy — 17 Hand-Brushed Designs

気 (ki)

The Japanese word ki often translates as "spirit; energy flow". There are two commonly used kanji for ki - the archaic form is and the modern form is . Note that for the cursive font, only the archaic form is defined.

Spirit (ki) is an internal strength that one learns to harness in order to do one's very best. This is an important concept in Japanese philosophy and it is an integral part of Japanese Arts, Healing, Martial Arts and the Japanese way of thinking. For more information see the Wikipedia articles Qi

Verify: 気 in the Japanese-English Dictionary