The Name Wes in Japanese/Chinese on a Custom-Made Wall Scroll.

子を持って知る親の恩 literally translates as: Only after you have a baby, you would appreciate your parents (feel the way they do, etc).

This is a bit like the “walk a mile in another man's shoes” saying. Basically, it's about you cannot fully understand the plight of others until you experience it yourself. It also shows appreciation for the plight of parents.

This Japanese proverb can also be translated a few more ways:

No man knows what he owes to his parents till he comes to have children of his own.

One knows not what one owes to one's parents till one comes to have children of one's own.

Only after you have a baby, you will appreciate your parents or feel the way they do.

Only after becoming a parent yourself do you realize how much you owe [how indebted you are] to your own parents.

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

真牛 is Chinese slang for something really cool or awesome.

真牛 is probably not appropriate for a calligraphy wall scroll unless you have a specific reason.

This literally translates as “the real bull” or “the genuine cow.”

恐れ多い is a Japanese word for something awe-inspiring or awesome (in some odd context, it can refer to August).

恐れ多い is probably not appropriate for a calligraphy wall scroll unless you have a specific reason.

The word awesome is misused a lot in English or used too casually. This Japanese word is the real form of awesome, and it kind of means numerous fears and anxiety that you would feel in response to encountering something truly awesome (such as God, a tornado, a tsunami, etc.).

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

豪斯 is the name Howes in Chinese (Mandarin).

ハウズ is the name Howes in Japanese Katakana.

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

西遊記 is the original title of the novel Journey to the West.

Written during the Ming dynasty, this novel by Wu Cheng'en (吳承恩) is one of the four classic stories of Chinese literature.

Sometimes this book is titled, Pilgrimage to the West, Monkey King, or Magic Monkey.

Many movies and TV series depict or adapt portions of this story.

盧韋薩 is the name Luwesa in Chinese (Mandarin).

ルウェサ is the name Luwesa in Japanese Katakana.

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

曼韋沙 is the name Manwesha in Chinese (Mandarin).

マンウェシャ is the name Manwesha in Japanese Katakana.

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

This is a common Mandarin Chinese transliteration for the male Polish name Sylwester.

シルウェスター is the name Sylwester in Japanese (Katakana).

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

韋斯 is the name Wes in Chinese (Mandarin).

ウェス is the name Wes in Japanese.

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

韋斯科特 is the name Wescott in Chinese (Mandarin).

ウェスコット is the name Wescott in Japanese Katakana.

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

韋斯利 is the name Wesley in Chinese (Mandarin).

ウェスリー is the name Wesley in Japanese.

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

韋塞爾 is the name Wessel in Chinese (Mandarin).

ウェッセル is the name Wessel in Japanese Katakana.

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

韋塞爾斯 is the name Wessels in Chinese (Mandarin).

ウェッセルズ is the name Wessels in Japanese Katakana.

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

This is a common Mandarin Chinese transliteration for the male Arabic name Wessim.

ウェシム is the name Wessim in Japanese (Katakana).

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

韋森 is the name Wesson in Chinese (Mandarin).

ウェッソン is the name Wesson in Japanese Katakana.

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

西 is west, as in the direction, in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.

韋斯科特 is the name Westcott in Chinese (Mandarin).

ウェストコット is the name Westcott in Japanese Katakana.

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

韋斯特 is the name Wester in Chinese (Mandarin).

韋斯特菲爾德 is the name Westerfield in Chinese (Mandarin).

ウェスターフィールド is the name Westerfield in Japanese Katakana.

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

韋斯特格倫 is the name Westergren in Chinese (Mandarin).

ウェスターグレン is the name Westergren in Japanese Katakana.

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

韋斯特曼 is the name Westerman in Chinese (Mandarin).

ウェスターマン is the name Westerman in Japanese Katakana.

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

This is the Chinese, old Korean Hanja, and traditional Japanese name for Western Europe.

Please note that Japanese use an alternate/simplified version of the character for Europe - it also happens to be the same simplification used in mainland China. Click on the character to the right if you want the Japanese/Simplified version of this two-character Western Europe calligraphy.

This is the Chinese name for the country of Western Samoa.

韋斯特福爾 is the name Westfall in Chinese (Mandarin).

韋斯特利 is the name Westley in Chinese (Mandarin).

ウェストリー is the name Westley in Japanese Katakana.

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

韋斯特摩蘭 is the name Westmoreland in Chinese (Mandarin).

ウェストモアランド is the name Westmoreland in Japanese Katakana.

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

韋斯頓 is the name Weston in Chinese (Mandarin).

ウェストン is the name Weston in Japanese Katakana.

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

韋斯托弗 is the name Westover in Chinese (Mandarin).

ウェストオーバー is the name Westover in Japanese Katakana.

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

韋斯特法爾 is the name Westphal in Chinese (Mandarin).

ウェストファル is the name Westphal in Japanese Katakana.

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

韋斯汀 is the name Westynn in Chinese (Mandarin).

ウェスティン is the name Westynn in Japanese Katakana.

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.