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Japanese = Infinity / Chinese = No limits
無限 is the Chinese and Japanese word meaning infinity, unlimited or unbounded.
無限 literally translates as “without limits” or “without [being] bound.”
The first character means “never” or “not,” like the prefix “un-.”
The second means “limited,” “restricted,” or “bound.”
Please note that the Japanese definition leans more toward “infinity” and the Chinese is more about being “boundless” or “without limits.”
In Korean, this means infinity, infinitude, or boundlessness. But in Korean, this term has many interpretations or contexts, so your intended meaning might be vague or ambiguous.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your mugen search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
無限 无限 see styles |
wú xiàn wu2 xian4 wu hsien mugen むげん |
More info & calligraphy: Infinity / Infinite / Unlimited / Unbounded(1) infinity; infinitude; eternity; (adj-no,adj-na) (2) infinite; limitless; (given name) Mugen infinite |
夢幻 梦幻 see styles |
mèng huàn meng4 huan4 meng huan mugen(p); yumemaboroshi むげん(P); ゆめまぼろし |
dream; illusion; reverie dreams; fantasy; visions; (personal name) Mugen Dream and illusion, the characteristics of all phenomena. |
夢言 see styles |
mugen むげん |
(personal name) Mugen |
無元 see styles |
mugen むげん |
(given name) Mugen |
無減 无减 see styles |
wú jiǎn wu2 jian3 wu chien mugen |
The undiminished powers of a bodhisattva after attaining Buddhahood; i.e. undiminished power and zeal to save all beings, power of memory, wisdom, nirvāṇa, and insight attained through nirvāṇa; cf. 智度論 26; also for a list of twenty-two cf. 唯識論 10. |
無現 see styles |
mugen むげん |
(1) (abbreviation) infinite; (2) incumbent member (or candidate) unaffiliated with a party |
無間 无间 see styles |
wú jiàn wu2 jian4 wu chien muken; mugen むけん; むげん |
very close; no gap between them; continuously; unbroken; hard to separate; indistinguishable (1) ceaselessness; incessancy; (2) (abbreviation) {Buddh} (See 無間地獄) the Avici hell avīci, uninterrupted, unseparated, without intermission. |
五無間 五无间 see styles |
wǔ wú jiān wu3 wu2 jian1 wu wu chien go mugen |
The uninterrupted, or no-interval hell, i. e. avīci hell, the worst, or eighth of the eight hells. It is ceaseless in five respects— karma and its effects are an endless chain with no escape; its sufferings are ceaseless; it is timeless; its fate or life is endless; it is ceaselessly full. Another interpretation takes the second, third, and fifth of the above and adds that it is packed with 罪器 implements of torture, and that it is full of all kinds of living beings. |
心無間 心无间 see styles |
xīn wú jiān xin1 wu2 jian1 hsin wu chien shin mugen |
mind without interruption |
此無間 此无间 see styles |
cǐ wú jiān ci3 wu2 jian1 tz`u wu chien tzu wu chien shi mugen |
followed by |
無間修 无间修 see styles |
wú jiān xiū wu2 jian1 xiu1 wu chien hsiu mugen shu |
uninterrupted cultivation |
無間定 无间定 see styles |
wú jiān dìng wu2 jian1 ding4 wu chien ting mugen jō |
concentration of no-separation |
無間生 无间生 see styles |
wú jiān shēng wu2 jian1 sheng1 wu chien sheng mugen shō |
instantly arisen |
無間行 无间行 see styles |
wú jiān xíng wu2 jian1 xing2 wu chien hsing mugen gyō |
uninterrupted practice |
無間道 无间道 see styles |
wú jiān dào wu2 jian1 dao4 wu chien tao mugen dō |
uninterrupted path |
造無間 造无间 see styles |
zào wú jiān zao4 wu2 jian1 tsao wu chien zō mugen |
works unremittingly |
受無間苦 受无间苦 see styles |
shòu wú jiān kǔ shou4 wu2 jian1 ku3 shou wu chien k`u shou wu chien ku ju mugen ku |
to undergo uninterrupted suffering |
善心無間 善心无间 see styles |
shàn xīn wú jiān shan4 xin1 wu2 jian1 shan hsin wu chien zenshin mugen |
lack of interruption in wholesome states of mind |
從此無間 从此无间 see styles |
cóng cǐ wú jiān cong2 ci3 wu2 jian1 ts`ung tz`u wu chien tsung tzu wu chien jūshi mugen |
immediately after this |
時量無閒 时量无閒 see styles |
shí liáng wú jián shi2 liang2 wu2 jian2 shih liang wu chien jiryō mugen |
passing of time, with no break or interruption |
未能無間 未能无间 see styles |
wèi néng wú jiān wei4 neng2 wu2 jian1 wei neng wu chien mi nō mugen |
cannot go without interruptions |
無增無減 无增无减 see styles |
wú zēng wú jiǎn wu2 zeng1 wu2 jian3 wu tseng wu chien muzō mugen |
neither increase nor decrease |
無間三昧 无间三昧 see styles |
wú jiān sān mèi wu2 jian1 san1 mei4 wu chien san mei mugen zanmai |
uninterrupted samādhi |
無間修習 无间修习 see styles |
wú jiān xiū xí wu2 jian1 xiu1 xi2 wu chien hsiu hsi mugen shushū |
uninterrupted cultivation |
無間無斷 无间无断 see styles |
wú jiān wú duàn wu2 jian1 wu2 duan4 wu chien wu tuan mugen mudan |
without gap or break |
無間禪定 无间禅定 see styles |
wú jiān chán dìng wu2 jian1 chan2 ding4 wu chien ch`an ting wu chien chan ting mugen zenjō |
meditation of no interruption |
無間解脫 无间解脱 see styles |
wú jiān jiě tuō wu2 jian1 jie3 tuo1 wu chien chieh t`o wu chien chieh to mugen gedatsu |
instantaneous liberation |
相續無間 相续无间 see styles |
xiāng xù wú jiān xiang1 xu4 wu2 jian1 hsiang hsü wu chien sōzoku mugen |
continuing without break |
造無間業 造无间业 see styles |
zào wú jiān yè zao4 wu2 jian1 ye4 tsao wu chien yeh zō mugen gō |
creates unremitting activity (karma) |
無間解脫道 无间解脱道 see styles |
wú jiān jiě tuō dào wu2 jian1 jie3 tuo1 dao4 wu chien chieh t`o tao wu chien chieh to tao mugen gedatsu dō |
path of instantaneous liberation |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Infinity Infinite Unlimited Unbounded | 無限 无限 | mu gen / mugen | wú xiàn / wu2 xian4 / wu xian / wuxian | wu hsien / wuhsien |
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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When the calligrapher finishes creating your artwork, it is taken to my art mounting workshop in Beijing where a wall scroll is made by hand from a combination of silk, rice paper, and wood.
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The wall scroll that Sandy is holding in this picture is a "large size"
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We also offer custom wall scrolls in small, medium, and an even-larger jumbo size.
Professional calligraphers are getting to be hard to find these days.
Instead of drawing characters by hand, the new generation in China merely type roman letters into their computer keyboards and pick the character that they want from a list that pops up.
There is some fear that true Chinese calligraphy may become a lost art in the coming years. Many art institutes in China are now promoting calligraphy programs in hopes of keeping this unique form
of art alive.
Even with the teachings of a top-ranked calligrapher in China, my calligraphy will never be good enough to sell. I will leave that to the experts.
The same calligrapher who gave me those lessons also attracted a crowd of thousands and a TV crew as he created characters over 6-feet high. He happens to be ranked as one of the top 100 calligraphers in all of China. He is also one of very few that would actually attempt such a feat.
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