Nintai: Perseverance

Artwork by Naomi Mizuguchi-Muehlberg of Naomi’s Custom Creations & NM Woodland Designs 

Nintai: adherence to your decided course of action. It represents perseverance, patience and endurance

A smile amidst the strokes of communication

Climbing out to endure what is

Openly facing yet another day

Ready to grow and become.

Adhere to the choice of your heart

Meet whatever opposes you with wonder

There’s always more to discover

Enjoy the journey throughout!

Even before searching for the exact meaning of this kanji, it spoke to me. Knowing that it translates to perseverance, my favorite trait, I saw it as a smile that is buried under a heavy load. To stay on track in achieving perseverance, it was my goal to never stop smiling amidst the journey of life.I found a translation of this kanji on

https://www.karatebyjesse.com/nintai-perseverance-pt-2/

. This kanji is made of two symbols. The first symbol is a blade and the second one is a heart/spirit.