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Characters Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

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huì
    hui4
hui
 megumi
    めぐみ

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Wisdom / Intelligence
intelligent
(1) wisdom; enlightenment; (2) (Buddhist term) prajna (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path); wisdom; (female given name) Megumi
prajñā ; sometimes jñāna. Wisdom, discernment, understanding; the power to discern things and their underlying principles and to decide the doubtful. It is often interchanged with 智, though not correctly, for zhi means knowledge, the science of the phenomenal, while hui refers more generally to principles or morals. It is part of the name of many monks, e.g. 慧可 Huike; 慧思Huisi.

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míng
    ming2
ming
 mei / me
    めい

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Light / Bright
bright; opposite: dark 暗[an4]; (of meaning) clear; to understand; next; public or open; wise; generic term for a sacrifice to the gods
(1) (ant: 暗) brightness; (2) discernment; insight; an eye (for); (3) (See 明を失う) eyesight; vision; (prefix) (4) (abbreviation) (See 明治) nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30); (surname) Meishuu
vidyā, knowledge. ming means bright, clear, enlightenment, intp. by 智慧 or 聰明 wisdom, wise; to understand. It represents Buddha-wisdom and its revelation; also the manifestation of a Buddha's light or effulgence; it is a term for 眞言 because the 'true word' can destroy the obscurity of illusion; the 'manifestation' of the power of the object of worship; it means also dhāraṇīs or mantras of mystic wisdom. Also, the Ming dynasty A. D. 1368-1644.

智慧

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zhì huì
    zhi4 hui4
chih hui
 tomoe
    ともえ

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Wisdom
wisdom; intelligence
(1) wisdom; wit; sagacity; sense; intelligence; (2) (Buddhist term) prajna (insight leading to enlightenment); (female given name) Tomoe
jñāna as 智 knowledge and prajñā as 慧 discernment, i.e. knowledge of things and realization of truth; in general knowledge and wisdom; but sometimes implying mental and moral wisdom.

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yìn
    yin4
yin
 in
    いん
to print; to mark; to engrave; a seal; a print; a stamp; a mark; a trace; image
(1) stamp; seal; chop; (2) seal impression; seal; sealing; stamp; mark; print; (3) {Buddh} mudra (symbolic hand gesture); (4) ninja hand sign; (5) (abbreviation) (See 印度・インド) India; (surname) In
mudrā; seal, sign, symbol, emblem, proof, assurance, approve; also 印契; 契印; 印相. Manual signs indicative of various ideas, e. g. each finger represents one of the five primary elements, earth, water, fire, air, and space, beginning with the little finger; the left hand represents 定 stillness, or meditation, the right hand 慧 discernment or wisdom; they have also many other indications. Also, the various symbols of the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, e. g. the thunderbolt; cf. 因.; (度) The five Indias, or five regions of India, idem 五天竺 q. v.


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zhì
    zhi4
chih
 shiki
    しき
to record; to write a footnote
(1) acquaintanceship; (2) {Buddh} vijnana; consciousness; (3) (after a signature) written by...; (personal name) Tsuguhide
vijñāna, "the art of distinguishing, or perceiving, or recognizing, discerning, understanding, comprehending, distinction, intelligence, knowledge, science, learning . . . wisdom." M.W. parijñāna, "perception, thorough knowledge," etc. M.W. It is intp. by 心 the mind, mental discernment, perception, in contrast with the object discerned; also by 了別 understanding and discrimination. There are classifications of 一識 that all things are the one mind, or are metaphysical; 二識 q. v. discriminating the ālaya-vijñāna or primal undivided condition from the mano-vijñāna or that of discrimination; 三識 in the Laṅkāvatāra Sutra, fundamental, manifested and discriminate; 五識 q.v. in the 起信論, i.e. 業, 轉, 現, 知, and 相續識; 六識 the perceptions and discernings of the six organs of sense; also of 8, 9, 10, and 11 識. The most important is the eight of the 起信論, i.e. the perceptions of the six organs of sense, eye, ear, nose, tongue, body (or touch), and mind, together with manas, intp. as 意識 the consciousness of the previous moment, on which the other six depend; the eighth is the ālaya-vijñāna, v. 阿賴耶, in which is contained the seed or stock of all phenomena and which 無沒 loses none, or nothing, is indestructible; a substitute for the seventh is ādāna 'receiving' of the 唯識, which is intp. as 無解 undiscriminated, or indefinite perception; there is a difference of view between the 相 and the 性 schools in regard to the seventh and eight 識; and the latter school add a ninth called the amala, or pure vijñāna, i.e. the non-phenomenal 眞如識. The esoterics add that all phenomena are mental and all things are the one mind, hence the one mind is 無量識 unlimited mind or knowledge, every kind of knowledge, or omniscience. vijñāna is one of the twelve nidānas.; Ālaya-vijñāna and mano-vijñāna; i. e. 阿梨耶 | and 分別事 |; v. 識.

五德

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wǔ dé
    wu3 de2
wu te
 gotoku
The five virtues, of which there are various definitions. The five virtues required in a confessor at the annual confessional ending the rainy retreat are: freedom from predilections, from anger, from fear, not easily deceived, discernment of shirkers of confession. Another group is the five virtues for a nurse of the sick, and there are others.

六境

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liù jìng
    liu4 jing4
liu ching
 rokkyou / rokkyo
    ろっきょう
{Buddh} six objective fields of the senses (shape and colour, sound, scent, flavour, physical feeling, and mental presentation)
The six fields of the senses, i. e. the objective fields of sight, sound, smell, taste, touch, and idea (or thought); rūpa, form and color, is the field of vision; sound, of hearing; scent, of smelling; the five flavors, of tasting; physical feeling, of touch; and mental presentation, of discernment; cf. 六入; 六處 and next.

判別


判别

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pàn bié
    pan4 bie2
p`an pieh
    pan pieh
 hanbetsu
    はんべつ
to differentiate; to discriminate
(noun, transitive verb) distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment

利辯


利辩

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lì biàn
    li4 bian4
li pien
 riben
Sharp and keen discrimination, or ratiocination, one of the seven characteristics 七種辯 of the bodhisattva.

十觀


十观

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shí guān
    shi2 guan1
shih kuan
 jūkan
ten levels of discernment

四法

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sì fǎ
    si4 fa3
ssu fa
 shihō
There are several groups of four dharma: (1) 教法 the teaching of the Buddha); 理法 its principles, or meaning; 行法 its practice; 果法 its fruits or rewards. (2) Another group relates to bodhisattvas, their never losing the bodhi-mind, or the wisdom attained, or perseverance in progress, or the monastic forest life (āraṇyaka). (3) Also 信解行證 faith, discernment, performance, and assurance. (4) The Pure-land 'True' sect of Japan has a division: 教法, i. e. the 大無量壽經; 行法 the practice of the seventeenth of Amitābha's vows; 信法 faith in the eighteenth; and 證法 proof of the eleventh. The most important work of Shinran, the founder of the sect, is these four, i. e. 教行信證. (5) A 'Lotus ' division of 四法 is the answer to a question of Puxian (Samantabhadra) how the Lotus is to be possessed after the Buddha's demise, i. e. by thought (or protection) of the Buddhas; the cultivation of virtue; entry into correct dhyāna; and having a mind to save all creatures.

明察

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míng chá
    ming2 cha2
ming ch`a
    ming cha
 meisatsu / mesatsu
    めいさつ
to note clearly; to perceive
(noun, transitive verb) discernment; penetration; insight; intellectual acumen

明弁

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 meiben / meben
    めいべん
(noun/participle) (1) discernment; clear analysis; (2) clear expression; distinguished speech

明敏

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míng mǐn
    ming2 min3
ming min
 meibin / mebin
    めいびん
(noun or adjectival noun) intelligence; discernment; (given name) Meibin
Śīghrabodhi. 'A famous priest of the Nālanda monastery.' Eitel.

明辨

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míng biàn
    ming2 bian4
ming pien
 meiben / meben
    めいべん
to discern; to distinguish clearly
(out-dated kanji) (noun/participle) discernment; clear analysis

末底

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mò dǐ
    mo4 di3
mo ti
 matei
mati 摩提; devotion, discernment, understanding, tr. by 慧 wisdom.

洞察

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dòng chá
    dong4 cha2
tung ch`a
    tung cha
 dousatsu / dosatsu
    どうさつ
to see clearly
(noun, transitive verb) discernment; insight

洞見


洞见

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dòng jiàn
    dong4 jian4
tung chien
 douken / doken
    どうけん
insight; to see clearly
(noun, transitive verb) insight; discernment

甲乙

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jiǎ yǐ
    jia3 yi3
chia i
 kouotsu / kootsu
    こうおつ
first two of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]
(1) first and second; A and B; (2) superiority and (or) inferiority; distinction (in quality); discernment; discrimination

眼光

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yǎn guāng
    yan3 guang1
yen kuang
 gankou / ganko
    がんこう
gaze; insight; foresight; vision; way of looking at things
(1) sparkle of one's eyes; (2) insight; discernment; penetration; power of observation
glint of the eye

眼鏡


眼镜

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yǎn jìng
    yan3 jing4
yen ching
 megane(gikun)(p); gankyou; megane(p) / megane(gikun)(p); gankyo; megane(p)
    めがね(gikun)(P); がんきょう; メガネ(P)
spectacles; eyeglasses; CL:副[fu4]
(1) (kana only) glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; (2) (めがね, メガネ only) (kana only) judgment; judgement; discrimination; discernment; insight; (place-name) Megane

耳識


耳识

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ěr shì
    er3 shi4
erh shih
 nishiki
śrotravijñāna. Ear-perception, ear-discernment.

職別

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 shikibetsu
    しきべつ
(irregular kanji usage) (noun/participle) discrimination; discernment; identification

見地


见地

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jiàn dì
    jian4 di4
chien ti
 kenchi
    けんち
opinion; view; insight
point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; (place-name) Kenji
The stage of insight, or discernment of reality, the fourth of the ten stages of progress toward Buddhahood, agreeing with the 預流果 of Hīnayāna.

見識


见识

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jiàn shi
    jian4 shi5
chien shih
 kenshiki
    けんしき
to gain first-hand knowledge of something; to experience for oneself; knowledge; experience; insight
(1) views; opinion; discernment; (2) pride; self-respect

計都


计都

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jì dū
    ji4 du1
chi tu
 keito / keto
    けいと
concept from Vedic astronomy (Sanskrit Ketu), the opposite point to 羅睺|罗睺[luo2 hou2]; imaginary star presaging disaster
Keito; mythological celestial body and-or evil spirit (asura) said to cause eclipses; (female given name) Keito
計部; 鷄都 or 兜 ketu, any bright appearance, comet, ensign, eminent, discernment, etc.; the name of two constellations to the left and right of Aquila.

識別


识别

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shí bié
    shi2 bie2
shih pieh
 shikibetsu
    しきべつ
to distinguish; to discern; to identify; to recognize
(noun/participle) discrimination; discernment; identification

識力


识力

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shí lì
    shi2 li4
shih li
discernment; the ability to judge well

識浪


识浪

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shì làng
    shi4 lang4
shih lang
 shikirō
The waves or nodes of particularized discernment, produced on the bhūtatathatā considered as the sea of mind.

識精


识精

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shì jīng
    shi4 jing1
shih ching
 shikishō
Pure or correct discernment or knowledge; the essence of mind.

識藏


识藏

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shì zàng
    shi4 zang4
shih tsang
 shikizō
The storehouse of mind, or discernment, the ālaya-vijñāna whence all intelligence or discrimination comes.

識見


识见

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shí jiàn
    shi2 jian4
shih chien
 shikiken; shikken
    しきけん; しっけん
knowledge and experience
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect; insight

賢察

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 kensatsu
    けんさつ
(noun, transitive verb) discernment

辨才

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biàn cái
    bian4 cai2
pien ts`ai
    pien tsai
 benzai
discernment

辨相

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biàn xiàng
    bian4 xiang4
pien hsiang
 bensō
discernment of marks

遠見


远见

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yuǎn jiàn
    yuan3 jian4
yüan chien
 enken; toomi
    えんけん; とおみ
foresight; discernment; vision
(noun/participle) looking into distance; watchtower; distant view; (p,s,f) Toomi

鑑識


鉴识

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jiàn shí
    jian4 shi2
chien shih
 kanshiki
    かんしき
to identify; to detect
(noun/participle) (1) judgement; judgment; discernment; discrimination; having eye for; (2) forensics; crime lab

鑒識

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 kanshiki
    かんしき
(noun/participle) (1) judgement; judgment; discernment; discrimination; having eye for; (2) forensics; crime lab

韋陀


韦陀

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wéi tuó
    wei2 tuo2
wei t`o
    wei to
 reeda
    ヴェーダ
    beeda
    ベーダ
    ida
    いだ
(kana only) Veda (san:)
圍陀; 毘陀; 皮陀; 吠陀 (or 吠馱); 薜陀; 鞞陀 veda; knowledge, tr. 明智, or 明分 clear knowledge or discernment. The four Vedas are the Ṛg Veda, Yajur Veda, Sāma Veda, and Athara Veda; they were never translated into Chinese, being accounted heretical.

お眼鏡

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 omegane
    おめがね
(your) judgment; discernment

六種住


六种住

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liù zhǒng zhù
    liu4 zhong3 zhu4
liu chung chu
 rokushu jū
The six Bodhisattva-stages in the Bodhisattva-bhumi sutra 菩薩地持經 are: (1) 種性住 the attainment of the Buddha-seed nature in the 十住; (2) 解行住 of discernment and practice in the 十行 and 十廻向; (3) 淨心住 of purity by attaining reality in the 初地見道; (4) 行道迹住 of progress in riddance of incorrect thinking, in the 二地 to the 七地; (5) 決定住 of powers of correct decision and judgment in the eighth and ninth 地; (6) 究竟住 of the perfect Bodhisattva stage in the tenth 地 and the 等覺位, but not including the 妙覺位 which is the Buddha-stage.

分決分


分决分

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fēn jué fēn
    fen1 jue2 fen1
fen chüeh fen
 funketsu fun
limb of discernment

判断力

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 handanryoku
    はんだんりょく
judgment; judgement; discernment

妙辯才


妙辩才

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miào biàn cái
    miao4 bian4 cai2
miao pien ts`ai
    miao pien tsai
 myō benzai
subtle discernment

尼陀那

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ní tuó nà
    ni2 tuo2 na4
ni t`o na
    ni to na
 nidana
nidāna, a band, bond, link, primary cause. I. The 十二因緣 twelve causes or links in the chain of existence: (1) jarā-maraṇa 老死 old age and death. (2) jāti 生 (re) birth. (3) bhava 有 existence. (4) upādāna 取 laying hold of, grasping. (5) tṛṣṇā 愛 love, thirst, desire. (6) vedana 受 receiving, perceiving, sensation. (7) sparśa 觸 touch, contact, feeling. (8) ṣaḍ-āyatana, 六入 the six senses. (9) nāma-rūpa 名色 name and form, individuality (of things). (10) vijñāna 六識 the six forms of perception, awareness or discernment. (11) saṃskāra 行 action, moral conduct. (12) avidyā 無明 unenlightenment, 'ignorance which mistakes the illusory phenomena of this world for realities. ' Eitel. These twelve links are stated also in Hīnayāna in reverse order, beginning with avidyā and ending with jarā-maraṇa. The Fanyimingyi says the whole series arises from 無明 ignorance, and if this can be got rid of the whole process of 生死 births and deaths (or reincarnations) comes to an end. II. Applied to the purpose and occasion of writing sutras, nidāna means (1) those written because of a request or query; (2) because certain precepts were violated; (3) because of certain events.

已辨地

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yǐ biàn dì
    yi3 bian4 di4
i pien ti
 iben chi
stage of completion; discernment

御眼鏡

see styles
 omegane
    おめがね
(your) judgment; discernment

心意識


心意识

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xīn yì shì
    xin1 yi4 shi4
hsin i shih
 shin i shiki
Mind, thought, and perception (or discernment).

有智人

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yǒu zhì rén
    you3 zhi4 ren2
yu chih jen
 u chi nin
person with discernment

正決擇


正决择

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zhèng jué zé
    zheng4 jue2 ze2
cheng chüeh tse
 shō ketchaku
correct discernment

正觀察


正观察

see styles
zhèng guān chá
    zheng4 guan1 cha2
cheng kuan ch`a
    cheng kuan cha
 shō kansatsu
accurate discernment

洞察力

see styles
dòng chá lì
    dong4 cha2 li4
tung ch`a li
    tung cha li
 dousatsuryoku / dosatsuryoku
    どうさつりょく
insight
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen

識別力

see styles
 shikibetsuryoku
    しきべつりょく
ability to discriminate or discern; (powers of) discrimination or discernment

不立文字

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bù lì wén zì
    bu4 li4 wen2 zi4
pu li wen tzu
 furyuumonji; furitsumonji / furyumonji; furitsumonji
    ふりゅうもんじ; ふりつもんじ
(expression) (yoji) Buddhist revelation through intuitive discernment; Spiritual awakening cannot be experienced with words and letters; Spiritual enlightenment can be attained only by means of communion of mind with mind (Zen Buddhism)
(不立文字教) The 禪 ch'an or intuitive School does 'not set up scriptures'; it lays stress on meditation and intuition rather than on books and other external aids: cf. Laṅkāvatāra-sūtra.

力波羅蜜


力波罗蜜

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lì bō luó mì
    li4 bo1 luo2 mi4
li po lo mi
 riki haramitsu
The vīrya-pāramitā.

四事法門


四事法门

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sì shì fǎ mén
    si4 shi4 fa3 men2
ssu shih fa men
 shiji hōmon
Four methods of a bodhisattva's preparation for preaching the Law— entry into meditation: into wisdom; into complete moral self-control; and into clear discernment, or reasoning, 辯才門.

教外別伝

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 kyougebetsuden / kyogebetsuden
    きょうげべつでん
(yoji) (in Zen Buddhism) (See 不立文字) Buddhist revelation through intuitive discernment; spiritual awakening cannot be experienced with words and letters; spiritual enlightenment can be attained only by means of communion of mind with mind

根本無明


根本无明

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gēn běn wú míng
    gen1 ben3 wu2 ming2
ken pen wu ming
 konpon mumyō
無始無明 (or 元始無明) Primal ignorance, the condition before discernment and differentiation.

毘婆舍那


毗婆舍那

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pí pó shèn à
    pi2 po2 shen4 a4
p`i p`o shen a
    pi po shen a
 bibashana
(or 毘鉢舍那) vipaśyanā, discernment, intp. as 觀 insight, 正見 correct perception, or views, etc. vipaśyanā-vipaśyanā, thorough insight and perception.

無学無識

see styles
 mugakumushiki
    むがくむしき
(yoji) illiterate and ignorant; uneducated and lacking in wisdom and discernment

目機銖兩

see styles
mù jī zhū liǎng
    mu4 ji1 zhu1 liang3
mu chi chu liang
The power of the eye to discern trifling differences; quick discernment.

阿摩洛迦

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ā mó luò jiā
    a1 mo2 luo4 jia1
a mo lo chia
 amaraka
菴摩洛迦 (or 菴摩羅迦 or 菴摩勒迦) āmra, mango, Mangifera indica; āmalaka, Emblic myrobalan, or Phyllanthus ernhlica, whose nuts are valued medicinally; āmrāta, hog-plum, Spondias mangifera. Also used for discernment of mental ideas, the ninth of the nine kinds of 心識. 菴沒羅 (or 菴摩羅or 菴婆羅) should apply to āmra the mango, but the forms are used indiscriminately. Cf. 阿摩羅.

飛耳長目

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 hijichoumoku / hijichomoku
    ひじちょうもく
(expression) (yoji) sharp eyes and ears used for collecting information far and wide; having the acumen and shrewd discernment gained by widely-collected information; being well-versed on a subject; books which broaden our knowledge

知見無所礙


知见无所碍

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zhī jiàn wú suǒ ài
    zhi1 jian4 wu2 suo3 ai4
chih chien wu so ai
 chiken mushoge
unhindered discernment

Variations:
鑑識
鑒識

see styles
 kanshiki
    かんしき
(noun, transitive verb) (1) judgement; judgment; discernment; discrimination; having an eye for; (noun, transitive verb) (2) appraisal (e.g. of an antique); evaluation; assessment; (noun, transitive verb) (3) forensics; (criminal) identification; crime lab

Variations:
お眼鏡
御眼鏡

see styles
 omegane
    おめがね
(See 眼鏡にかなう) (your) judgment; discernment

於諸味中得最上味


于诸味中得最上味

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yú zhū wèi zhōng dé zuì shàng wèi
    yu2 zhu1 wei4 zhong1 de2 zui4 shang4 wei4
yü chu wei chung te tsui shang wei
 o shomi chū toku saijōmi
most excellent discernment of taste

Variations:
弁え
辨え(oK)

see styles
 wakimae
    わきまえ
(1) (kana only) (See 弁える・1) discernment; discretion; (2) (kana only) (See 弁える・2) knowledge; understanding; sense

Variations:
目(P)
眼(P)

see styles
 me
    め
(1) eye; eyeball; (2) (See 目が見える) eyesight; sight; vision; (3) look; stare; gaze; glance; (4) notice; attention; observation; eyes (of the world, public, etc.); (5) an experience; (6) viewpoint; (7) discrimination; discernment; judgement; eye (e.g. for quality); (8) (an) appearance; (9) (See 目がない・3) chance (of success); possibility (of a good result); (10) (See 編み目) spacing (between crossed strands of a net, mesh, etc.); opening; stitch; texture; weave; (11) grain (of wood, paper); (12) eye (of a storm, needle, etc.); (13) intersection (on a go board); square (on a chessboard); (14) dot (on a dice); pip; rolled number; (15) graduation; division (of a scale); (16) tooth (of a saw, comb, etc.); (suffix) (17) ordinal number suffix; (suffix) (18) (kana only) (after adjective stem) (See 大きめ) somewhat; -ish; (suffix) (19) (after -masu stem of verb) (See 変わり目・1,折れ目) point (e.g. of change)

Variations:
鑑識
鑒識(sK)

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 kanshiki
    かんしき
(noun, transitive verb) (1) judgement; judgment; discernment; discrimination; having an eye for; (noun, transitive verb) (2) appraisal (e.g. of an antique); evaluation; assessment; (noun, transitive verb) (3) forensics; (criminal) identification; crime lab

Variations:
お眼鏡
御眼鏡(sK)

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 omegane
    おめがね
(honorific or respectful language) (See 眼鏡にかなう) (your) judgment; discernment

Variations:
識別(P)
職別(iK)

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 shikibetsu
    しきべつ
(noun, transitive verb) discrimination; discernment; identification

Variations:
明弁
明辨(oK)
明辯(oK)

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 meiben / meben
    めいべん
(noun/participle) (1) (明弁, 明辨 only) discernment; clear analysis; (noun/participle) (2) (明弁, 明辯 only) clear expression; distinguished speech

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

This page contains 73 results for "discernment" in Chinese and/or Japanese.



Information about this dictionary:

Apparently, we were the first ones who were crazy enough to think that western people might want a combined Chinese, Japanese, and Buddhist dictionary.

A lot of westerners can't tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese - and there is a reason for that. Chinese characters and even whole words were borrowed by Japan from the Chinese language in the 5th century. Much of the time, if a word or character is used in both languages, it will have the same or a similar meaning. However, this is not always true. Language evolves, and meanings independently change in each language.

Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House

This dictionary uses the EDICT and CC-CEDICT dictionary files.
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Chinese Buddhist terms come from Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms by William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous. This is commonly referred to as "Soothill's'". It was first published in 1937 (and is now off copyright so we can use it here). Some of these definitions may be misleading, incomplete, or dated, but 95% of it is good information. Every professor who teaches Buddhism or Eastern Religion has a copy of this on their bookshelf. We incorporated these 16,850 entries into our dictionary database ourselves (it was lot of work).



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