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John 3:16 in Chinese / Japanese...

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 shén ài shì rén shèn zhì jiāng tā de dú shēng zǐ cì gè tā mén jiào yí qiè xìn tā de bú zhì miè wáng fǎn dé yǒng shēng
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神愛世人甚至將他的獨生子賜給他們叫一切信他的不至滅亡反得永生 is the full translation of John 3:16 into Chinese.

This is from the Chinese Union Bible which comes from a revised version of the King James. This Chinese Bible was originally translated and printed in 1919 (several revisions since then).

Because of the origin being the KJV, I'll say that in English, this would be, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life.”

As with any translation, there are interesting cultural and linguistic issues. For instance, the word used for “world” in Chinese can also mean “common people.” So you could say that it means “For God so loved the common people...”
This does not take away from the text, as it will be understood with the same meaning and connotation.

There is no direct Greek-to-Chinese translation in print (that I know of), so this is the best available. Of course, you can ask any Greek person of faith, and they will claim that a bit is lost from the original Greek of the New Testament to any of the English versions of the Bible in print.

 kami wa, minoru ni, sono hitori ko o o atae ni natta hodo ni, yo o aisare ta. Sore wa miko o shinjiru mono ga, hitori toshite horobiru koto naku, eien no inochi o motsu tame de aru.
John 3:16 Scroll

Here is the full translation of John 3:16 into Japanese.

This translation comes from the Shinkaiyaku Bible (a preferred translation by many Japanese Christians).

Just for reference, from the KJV, this reads, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life.”


Note: Because this selection contains some special Japanese Hiragana characters, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.


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Characters

If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese

Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

約翰


约翰

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yuē hàn
    yue1 han4
yüeh han

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Jhony
John (name); Johan (name); Johann (name)

しよん

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 jon
    ジョン
(given name) Jon; John; Gjon; Jonathan

瓦里斯

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wǎ lǐ sī
    wa3 li3 si1
wa li ssu

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Waris
(name) Wallis; John Wallis (1616–1703), English mathematician

米爾頓


米尔顿

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mǐ ěr dùn
    mi3 er3 dun4
mi erh tun

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Milton
Milton (name); John Milton (1608-1674), English republican writer and poet, author of Paradise Lost

道爾頓


道尔顿

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dào ěr dùn
    dao4 er3 dun4
tao erh tun

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Dalton
Dalton (name); John Dalton (1766-1844), British scientist who contributed to atomic theory

ミルトン

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 miruton
    ミルトン

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Milton
(s,p) Milton; (person) Milton, John (1608-1674; English poet and author of Paradise Lost)

尼哥底母

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ní gē dǐ mǔ
    ni2 ge1 di3 mu3
ni ko ti mu

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Nicodemus
Nicodemus, prominent Jew of the time of Christ, mentioned in the Gospel of John

約翰保羅


约翰保罗

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yuē hàn bǎo luó
    yue1 han4 bao3 luo2
yüeh han pao lo

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John-Paul
John Paul (name); Pope John Paul II, Karol Józef Wojtyła (1920-2005), Pope 1978-2005

亡八

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wáng bā
    wang2 ba1
wang pa
 bouhachi / bohachi
    ぼうはち
variant of 王八[wang2 ba1]
(1) customer at a brothel; john; someone who has forgotten the eight virtues; (2) brothel; owner of a brothel

巴草

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 tomoesou; tomoesou / tomoeso; tomoeso
    トモエソウ; ともえそう
(kana only) great St. Johns wort (Hypericum ascyron); giant St. John's wort

常人

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cháng rén
    chang2 ren2
ch`ang jen
    chang jen
 tsunendo
    つねんど
ordinary person
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe; (given name) Tsunendo

忘八

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wàng bā
    wang4 ba1
wang pa
 bouhachi / bohachi
    ぼうはち
see 王八[wang2 ba1]
(1) customer at a brothel; john; someone who has forgotten the eight virtues; (2) brothel; owner of a brothel

的鯛

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 matoudai; matoudai / matodai; matodai
    まとうだい; マトウダイ
(kana only) John Dory (Zeus faber)

若望

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ruò wàng
    ruo4 wang4
jo wang
John; Saint John; less common variant of 約翰|约翰[Yue1 han4] preferred by the Catholic Church

若翰

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ruò hàn
    ruo4 han4
jo han
John (less common form of 若望[Ruo4 wang4] or 約翰|约翰[Yue1 han4])

藍儂


蓝侬

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lán nóng
    lan2 nong2
lan nung
(Tw) John Lennon (1940–1980), English singer, guitarist, and songwriter

カー湖

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 kaako / kako
    カーこ
(place-name) John H. Kerr Reservoir

ヨーン

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 yoon
    ヨーン
(male given name) Ion; John; Yohn

凱恩斯


凯恩斯

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kǎi ēn sī
    kai3 en1 si1
k`ai en ssu
    kai en ssu
(name) Keynes; John Maynard Keynes (1883–1946), influential British economist; Cairns, city in Queensland, Australia

呉宇森

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 jonuu / jonu
    ジョンウー
(person) John Woo (1946.5.1-)

啟示錄


启示录

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qǐ shì lù
    qi3 shi4 lu4
ch`i shih lu
    chi shih lu
the Revelation of St John the divine; the Apocalypse

夏至祭

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 geshimatsuri; geshisai
    げしまつり; げしさい
midsummer feast; summer solstice celebration; St John's day

弟切草

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 otogirisou; otogirisou / otogiriso; otogiriso
    おとぎりそう; オトギリソウ
(kana only) Hypericum erectum (species of St. John's wort)

棒約翰


棒约翰

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bàng yuē hàn
    bang4 yue1 han4
pang yüeh han
Papa John's (pizza chain)

権兵衛

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 gonbee
    ごんべえ
(1) (See 名無しの権兵衛) John Doe; person of unknown name; (2) (archaism) (derogatory term) country bumpkin; (given name) Gonbee

章孝嚴


章孝严

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zhāng xiào yán
    zhang1 xiao4 yan2
chang hsiao yen
John Chiang (1942-), Taiwan politician

納皮爾


纳皮尔

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nà pí ěr
    na4 pi2 er3
na p`i erh
    na pi erh
Napier (name); John Napier (1550-1617), Scottish mathematician, inventor of logarithms; Napier, city in New Zealand

絶交状

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 zekkoujou / zekkojo
    ぜっこうじょう
letter breaking off relations; Dear John letter

絶縁状

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 zetsuenjou / zetsuenjo
    ぜつえんじょう
letter breaking off with someone; Dear John letter

聖約翰


圣约翰

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shèng yuē hàn
    sheng4 yue1 han4
sheng yüeh han
Saint John

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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
John 3:16神愛世人甚至將他的獨生子賜給他們叫一切信他的不至滅亡反得永生
神爱世人甚至将他的独生子赐给他们叫一切信他的不至灭亡反得永生
shén ài shì rén shèn zhì jiāng tā de dú shēng zǐ cì gè tā mén jiào yí qiè xìn tā de bú zhì miè wáng fǎn dé yǒng shēng
shen2 ai4 shi4 ren2 shen4 zhi4 jiang1 ta1 de du2 sheng1 zi3 ci4 gei3 ta1 men2 jiao4 yi2 qie4 xin4 ta1 de bu2 zhi4 mie4 wang2 fan3 de2 yong3 sheng1
shen ai shi ren shen zhi jiang ta de du sheng zi ci gei ta men jiao yi qie xin ta de bu zhi mie wang fan de yong sheng
shen ai shih jen shen chih chiang t`a te tu sheng tzu tz`u kei t`a men chiao i ch`ieh hsin t`a te pu chih mieh wang fan te yung sheng
shen ai shih jen shen chih chiang ta te tu sheng tzu tzu kei ta men chiao i chieh hsin ta te pu chih mieh wang fan te yung sheng
John 3:16神は 實に そのひとり 子をお 與えになったほどに 世を 愛された. それは 御子を 信じる 者が ひとりとして 滅びることなく 永遠のいのちを 持つためである.kami wa, minoru ni, sono hitori ko o o atae ni natta hodo ni, yo o aisare ta. Sore wa miko o shinjiru mono ga, hitori toshite horobiru koto naku, eien no inochi o motsu tame de aru.
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line.
In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese.


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