Scroll down to see all 14 Five Elements designs Five Elements in Japanese is which is read godai. The Five Elements in Japanese Philosophy is called godai and refer to the five elements shown here which are Earth, Water (mizu), Fire, Wind, and Void. The Five Elements are most commonly known thanks to Miyamoto Musashi's The Book of Five Rings. Note that the five elements in Chinese Philosophy (called gogyou in Japanese) are somewhat different. For more information see the Wikipedia article Five Elements (Japanese Philosophy). Translations You Can Trust - We want you to be as happy with the translation for "Five Elements" as you are with Master Takase's beautiful art and so we have provided direct links to the completely independent dictionary Jeffrey's Japanese<->English Dictionary. To confirm the translation for yourself click on any of the links above or click on Five Elements (godai). Different Fonts, Same Meaning Japanese Calligraphy has five major fonts and, as you can see, they can look quite different. However, the different fonts do not change the meaning because the kanji are exactly the same. Hand-Lettered Japanese Calligraphy by Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase
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