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原子力安全基盤機構 see styles |
genshiryokuanzenkibankikou / genshiryokuanzenkibankiko げんしりょくあんぜんきばんきこう |
(org) Japan Nuclear Energy Safety Organization; JNES; (o) Japan Nuclear Energy Safety Organization; JNES |
国立大学図書館協会 see styles |
kokuritsudaigakutoshokankyoukai / kokuritsudaigakutoshokankyokai こくりつだいがくとしょかんきょうかい |
(org) Japan Association of National University Libraries; JANUL; (o) Japan Association of National University Libraries; JANUL |
在日本大韓民国民団 see styles |
zainihondaikanminkokumindan ざいにほんだいかんみんこくみんだん |
(org) Korean Residents Union in Japan; Mindan; (o) Korean Residents Union in Japan; Mindan |
文化財保存修復学会 see styles |
bunkazaihozonshuufukugakkai / bunkazaihozonshufukugakkai ぶんかざいほぞんしゅうふくがっかい |
(org) Japan Society for the Conservation of Cultural Property; (o) Japan Society for the Conservation of Cultural Property |
日本たばこ産業工場 see styles |
nihontabakosangyoukoujou / nihontabakosangyokojo にほんたばこさんぎょうこうじょう |
(place-name) Japan Tobacco Factory |
日本データ通信協会 see styles |
nippondeetatsuushinkyoukai / nippondeetatsushinkyokai にっぽんデータつうしんきょうかい |
(org) Japan Data Communications Association; (o) Japan Data Communications Association |
日本トランスシティ see styles |
nihontoransushiti にほんトランスシティ |
(org) Japan Transcity Corporation; (o) Japan Transcity Corporation |
日本プロゴルフ協会 see styles |
nihonpurogorufukyoukai / nihonpurogorufukyokai にほんプロゴルフきょうかい |
(org) Professional Golfers' Association of Japan; (o) Professional Golfers' Association of Japan |
日本ロボット工業会 see styles |
nihonrobottokougyoukai / nihonrobottokogyokai にほんロボットこうぎょうかい |
(org) Japan Robot Association; (o) Japan Robot Association |
日本中央アジア学会 see styles |
nipponchuuouajiagakkai / nipponchuoajiagakkai にっぽんちゅうおうアジアがっかい |
(org) Japan Association for Central Asian Studies; JACAS; (o) Japan Association for Central Asian Studies; JACAS |
日本代替医療研究所 see styles |
nippondaitaiiryoukenkyuujo / nippondaitairyokenkyujo にっぽんだいたいいりょうけんきゅうじょ |
(o) Japan Alternative Medicine Institute |
日本健康太極拳協会 see styles |
nipponkenkoutaikyokukenkyoukai / nipponkenkotaikyokukenkyokai にっぽんけんこうたいきょくけんきょうかい |
(org) Japan Health Taijiquan Association; (o) Japan Health Taijiquan Association |
日本医学図書館協会 see styles |
nipponigakutoshokankyoukai / nipponigakutoshokankyokai にっぽんいがくとしょかんきょうかい |
(org) Japan Medical Library Association; JMLA; (o) Japan Medical Library Association; JMLA |
日本医療機器同友会 see styles |
nipponiryoukikidouyuukai / nipponiryokikidoyukai にっぽんいりょうききどうゆうかい |
(org) Japan Medical Device Industry Excutives Association; (o) Japan Medical Device Industry Excutives Association |
日本医療産業同友会 see styles |
nipponiryousangyoudouyuukai / nipponiryosangyodoyukai にっぽんいりょうさんぎょうどうゆうかい |
(org) Japan Healthcare Industry Executives Association; (o) Japan Healthcare Industry Executives Association |
日本原子力技術協会 see styles |
nihongenshiryokugijutsukyoukai / nihongenshiryokugijutsukyokai にほんげんしりょくぎじゅつきょうかい |
(org) Japan Nuclear Technology Institute; JANTI; (o) Japan Nuclear Technology Institute; JANTI |
日本原子力開発機構 see styles |
nihongenshiryokukaihatsukikou / nihongenshiryokukaihatsukiko にほんげんしりょくかいはつきこう |
(org) Japan Atomic Energy Agency; (o) Japan Atomic Energy Agency |
日本図書館情報学会 see styles |
nippontoshokanjouhougakkai / nippontoshokanjohogakkai にっぽんとしょかんじょうほうがっかい |
(org) Japan Society of Library and Information Science; JSLIS; (o) Japan Society of Library and Information Science; JSLIS |
日本国際問題研究所 see styles |
nipponkokusaimondaikenkyuujo / nipponkokusaimondaikenkyujo にっぽんこくさいもんだいけんきゅうじょ |
(org) Japan Institute of International Affairs; (o) Japan Institute of International Affairs |
日本外国特派員協会 see styles |
nihongaikokutokuhainkyoukai / nihongaikokutokuhainkyokai にほんがいこくとくはいんきょうかい |
(org) Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan; (o) Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan |
日本外来小児科学会 see styles |
nippongairaishounikagakkai / nippongairaishonikagakkai にっぽんがいらいしょうにかがっかい |
(org) Society of Ambulatory and General Pediatrics of Japan; SAGPJ; (o) Society of Ambulatory and General Pediatrics of Japan; SAGPJ |
日本子ども社会学会 see styles |
nipponkodomoshakaigakkai にっぽんこどもしゃかいがっかい |
(org) Japan Society for Child Study; (o) Japan Society for Child Study |
日本家庭科教育学会 see styles |
nipponkateikakyouikugakkai / nipponkatekakyoikugakkai にっぽんかていかきょういくがっかい |
(org) Japan Association of Home Economics Education; (o) Japan Association of Home Economics Education |
日本放射線影響学会 see styles |
nipponhoushaseneikyougakkai / nipponhoshasenekyogakkai にっぽんほうしゃせんえいきょうがっかい |
(org) Japan Radiation Research Society; (o) Japan Radiation Research Society |
日本比較内分泌学会 see styles |
nipponhikakunaibunpitsugakkai にっぽんひかくないぶんぴつがっかい |
(org) Japan Society for Comparative Endocrinology; JSCE; (o) Japan Society for Comparative Endocrinology; JSCE |
日本民主法律家協会 see styles |
nihonminshuhouritsukakyoukai / nihonminshuhoritsukakyokai にほんみんしゅほうりつかきょうかい |
(org) Japan Democratic Lawyer's Association; (o) Japan Democratic Lawyer's Association |
日本熱処理技術協会 see styles |
nipponnetsushorigijutsukyoukai / nipponnetsushorigijutsukyokai にっぽんねつしょりぎじゅつきょうかい |
(org) Japan Society for Heat Treatment; (o) Japan Society for Heat Treatment |
日本産業機械工業会 see styles |
nihonsangyoukikaikougyoukai / nihonsangyokikaikogyokai にほんさんぎょうきかいこうぎょうかい |
(org) Japan Society of Industrial Machinery Manufacturers; (o) Japan Society of Industrial Machinery Manufacturers |
日本産科婦人科学会 see styles |
nihonsankafujinkagakkai にほんさんかふじんかがっかい |
(org) Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology; (o) Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology |
日本看護図書館協会 see styles |
nipponkangotoshokankyoukai / nipponkangotoshokankyokai にっぽんかんごとしょかんきょうかい |
(org) Japan Nursing Library Association; JNLA; (o) Japan Nursing Library Association; JNLA |
日本税理士会連合会 see styles |
nihonzeirishikairengoukai / nihonzerishikairengokai にほんぜいりしかいれんごうかい |
(org) Japan Federation of Certified Tax Accountant's Association; (o) Japan Federation of Certified Tax Accountant's Association |
日本経営者団体連盟 see styles |
nihonkeieishadantairenmei / nihonkeeshadantairenme にほんけいえいしゃだんたいれんめい |
(org) Japan Federation of Employers' Associations; (o) Japan Federation of Employers' Associations |
日本経営能率研究所 see styles |
nihonkeieinouritsukenkyuujo / nihonkeenoritsukenkyujo にほんけいえいのうりつけんきゅうじょ |
(org) Japan Institute of Management; (o) Japan Institute of Management |
日本経済団体連合会 see styles |
nipponkeizaidantairengoukai / nipponkezaidantairengokai にっぽんけいざいだんたいれんごうかい |
(org) Japan Business Federation; Keidanren; (o) Japan Business Federation; Keidanren |
日本脳神経外科学会 see styles |
nipponnoushinkeigekagakkai / nipponnoshinkegekagakkai にっぽんのうしんけいげかがっかい |
(org) Japan Neurosurgical Society; (o) Japan Neurosurgical Society |
日本自動車輸入組合 see styles |
nipponjidoushayunyuukumiai / nipponjidoshayunyukumiai にっぽんじどうしゃゆにゅうくみあい |
(org) Japan Automobile Importers' Association; (o) Japan Automobile Importers' Association |
日本農産物輸出組合 see styles |
nipponnousanbutsuyushutsukumiai / nipponnosanbutsuyushutsukumiai にっぽんのうさんぶつゆしゅつくみあい |
(o) Japan Agricultural Products Exporters Association |
日本銀行金融研究所 see styles |
nipponginkoukinyuukenkyuujo / nipponginkokinyukenkyujo にっぽんぎんこうきんゆうけんきゅうじょ |
(org) Institute for Monetary and Economic Studies, Bank of Japan; IMES; (o) Institute for Monetary and Economic Studies, Bank of Japan; IMES |
日本電子機械工業会 see styles |
nihondenshikikaikougyoukai / nihondenshikikaikogyokai にほんでんしきかいこうぎょうかい |
(org) Electronic Industries Association of Japan; EIAJ; (o) Electronic Industries Association of Japan; EIAJ |
日本音楽事業者協会 see styles |
nihonongakujigyoushakyoukai / nihonongakujigyoshakyokai にほんおんがくじぎょうしゃきょうかい |
(org) Japan Association of Music Enterprises; (o) Japan Association of Music Enterprises |
日本音楽制作者連盟 see styles |
nihonongakuseisakusharenmei / nihonongakusesakusharenme にほんおんがくせいさくしゃれんめい |
(org) The Federation of Music Producers Japan; (o) The Federation of Music Producers Japan |
日本食品標準成分表 see styles |
nihonshokuhinhyoujunseibunhyou / nihonshokuhinhyojunsebunhyo にほんしょくひんひょうじゅんせいぶんひょう |
standard tables of food composition in Japan |
日独伊三国軍事同盟 see styles |
nichidokuisangokugunjidoumei / nichidokuisangokugunjidome にちどくいさんごくぐんじどうめい |
Tripartite Pact (between Japan, Germany and Italy in WWII) |
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kyuuji / kyuji きゅうじ |
(See 旧字体) old character form; traditional form of kanji used in Japan before 1946 |
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chousensouren / chosensoren ちょうせんそうれん |
(org) General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (abbr.); Chongryon |
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mokurou / mokuro もくろう |
vegetable wax; Japan wax; sumac wax |
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santomejima(桟留縞); santomejima(santome縞) さんとめじま(桟留縞); サントメじま(サントメ縞) |
striped cotton fabric imported from Sao Tome, also copied in Japan |
樺太・千島交換条約 see styles |
karafutochishimakoukanjouyaku / karafutochishimakokanjoyaku からふとちしまこうかんじょうやく karafuto chishimakoukanjouyaku / karafuto chishimakokanjoyaku からふと・ちしまこうかんじょうやく |
Treaty of Saint Petersburg (1875); Russo-Japanese treaty in which Japan exchanged Sakhalin for the Kuril Islands |
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kirou / kiro きろう |
(See 木蝋) crude Japan wax |
社会経済生産性本部 see styles |
shakaikeizaiseisanseihonbu / shakaikezaisesansehonbu しゃかいけいざいせいさんせいほんぶ |
(org) Japan Productivity Center for Socio-Economic Development (JPC-SED); (o) Japan Productivity Center for Socio-Economic Development (JPC-SED) |
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shinsen しんせん |
(1) (See 仙人・1) immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); Taoist immortal; supernatural being; (2) (See 十二律) (in Japan) 11th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. C) |
科学技術振興事業団 see styles |
kagakugijutsushinkoujigyoudan / kagakugijutsushinkojigyodan かがくぎじゅつしんこうじぎょうだん |
(org) Japan Science and Technology Corporation; JST; (o) Japan Science and Technology Corporation; JST |
穢多(ateji) see styles |
eta えた |
(hist) (sensitive word) (derog. when written 穢多) eta; group comprising the lowest rank of Japan's Edo-period caste system and whose work usually involved handling human bodies or animal carcasses |
総合歯科医療研究所 see styles |
sougoushikairyoukenkyuujo / sogoshikairyokenkyujo そうごうしかいりょうけんきゅうじょ |
(org) Japan Institute of Advanced Dentistry; JIAD; (o) Japan Institute of Advanced Dentistry; JIAD |
繊維評価技術協議会 see styles |
senihyoukagijutsukyougikai / senihyokagijutsukyogikai せんいひょうかぎじゅつきょうぎかい |
(org) Japan Textile Evaluation Technology Council; (o) Japan Textile Evaluation Technology Council |
職業能力開発大学校 see styles |
shokugyounouryokukaihatsudaigakkou / shokugyonoryokukaihatsudaigakko しょくぎょうのうりょくかいはつだいがっこう |
polytechnic college (with two-year and four-year courses); (o) Polytechnic University of Japan |
青少年音楽日本連合 see styles |
seishounenongakunipponrengou / seshonenongakunipponrengo せいしょうねんおんがくにっぽんれんごう |
(org) Jeunesses Musicales du Japan; (o) Jeunesses Musicales du Japan |
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mari まり |
(1) ball (for sport, games, etc.); (2) (鞠, 毬 only) (See 蹴鞠) kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan |
アメリカン・チェリー see styles |
amerikan cherii / amerikan cheri アメリカン・チェリー |
(1) Bing cherry (wasei: American cherry); (2) cherries imported to Japan from America |
カスリモヨウベニハゼ see styles |
kasurimoyoubenihaze / kasurimoyobenihaze カスリモヨウベニハゼ |
Griffiths' pygmy-goby (Trimma griffithsi, found in the Indo-West Pacific); princess pygmy goby (Trimma marinae, found in Japan, New Guinea and Palau) |
ゴールデン・ウィーク see styles |
gooruden iiku / gooruden iku ゴールデン・ウィーク |
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan) |
ゴマテングハギモドキ see styles |
gomatenguhagimodoki ゴマテングハギモドキ |
spotted unicornfish (Naso maculatus, species of Pacific tang found from Japan and Lord Howe Island to Hawaii) |
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jimingaa; jiminga / jiminga; jiminga ジミンガー; ジミンガ |
(expression) (slang) (derogatory term) (from 自民が ..; used to mock critics of the LDP) (See 自民党) it's the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan's fault; LDP-blamer |
ジャパン・バッシング see styles |
japan basshingu ジャパン・バッシング |
Japan bashing |
ジャパンソサエティー see styles |
japansosaetii / japansosaeti ジャパンソサエティー |
Japan Society |
ナスダック・ジャパン see styles |
nasudakku japan ナスダック・ジャパン |
Nasdaq Japan; (c) NASDAQ Japan |
マリア・ルース号事件 see styles |
mariaruusugoujiken / mariarusugojiken マリアルースごうじけん |
(ev) María Luz incident (1872 diplomatic incident between Japan and Peru); (ev) María Luz incident (1872 diplomatic incident between Japan and Peru) |
一都一道二府四十三県 see styles |
ittoichidounifuyonjuusanken / ittoichidonifuyonjusanken いっといちどうにふよんじゅうさんけん |
(See 都道府県) one metropolis (Tokyo), one "circuit" (Hokkaido), two urban prefectures (Osaka and Kyoto) and 43 prefectures proper; prefectures of Japan |
中央職業能力開発協会 see styles |
chuuoushokugyounouryokukaihatsukyoukai / chuoshokugyonoryokukaihatsukyokai ちゅうおうしょくぎょうのうりょくかいはつきょうかい |
(org) Japan Vocational Ability Development Association; (o) Japan Vocational Ability Development Association |
中立労働組合連絡会議 see styles |
chuuritsuroudoukumiairenrakukaigi / churitsurodokumiairenrakukaigi ちゅうりつろうどうくみあいれんらくかいぎ |
(org) Federation of Independent Unions of Japan (1956-1987); (o) Federation of Independent Unions of Japan (1956-1987) |
企業短期経済観測調査 see styles |
kigyoutankikeizaikansokuchousa / kigyotankikezaikansokuchosa きぎょうたんきけいざいかんそくちょうさ |
(See 日銀短観) Short-Term Economic Survey of Enterprises in Japan (Bank of Japan's quarterly economic survey); Tankan survey |
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izanaminomikoto; izanaminomikoto いざなみのみこと; イザナミノミコト |
{Shinto} (See 伊弉諾尊) Izanami; female deity who gave birth to Japan and the sun, moon, and storm gods |
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izanaginomikoto; izanakinomikoto いざなぎのみこと; いざなきのみこと |
(See 伊弉冉尊) Izanagi; male deity who fathered Japan and the sun, moon, and storm gods |
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izanaginomikoto; izanakinomikoto; izanaginomikoto いざなぎのみこと; いざなきのみこと; イザナギノミコト |
{Shinto} (See 伊弉冉尊) Izanagi; male deity who fathered Japan and the sun, moon, and storm gods |
光学工業技術研究組合 see styles |
kougakukougyougijutsukenkyuukumiai / kogakukogyogijutsukenkyukumiai こうがくこうぎょうぎじゅつけんきゅうくみあい |
(o) Japan Optical Engineering Research Association |
全国大学実務教育協会 see styles |
zenkokudaigakujitsumukyouikukyoukai / zenkokudaigakujitsumukyoikukyokai ぜんこくだいがくじつむきょういくきょうかい |
(org) Japan Association of Colleges for Business Education; (o) Japan Association of Colleges for Business Education |
全国瞬時警報システム see styles |
zenkokushunjikeihoushisutemu / zenkokushunjikehoshisutemu ぜんこくしゅんじけいほうシステム |
(See Jアラート) nationwide instantaneous alert system; J-Alert system; satellite-based early warning system used in Japan |
全国高等学校体育連盟 see styles |
zenkokukoutougakkoutaiikurenmei / zenkokukotogakkotaikurenme ぜんこくこうとうがっこうたいいくれんめい |
(org) All Japan High School Athletic Federation; (o) All Japan High School Athletic Federation |
全日本少林寺気功協会 see styles |
zennihonshourinjikikoukyoukai / zennihonshorinjikikokyokai ぜんにほんしょうりんじきこうきょうかい |
(org) All Japan Shaolin Temple Qigong Association; (o) All Japan Shaolin Temple Qigong Association |
原子核素粒子若手三者 see styles |
genshikakusoryuushiwakatesansha / genshikakusoryushiwakatesansha げんしかくそりゅうしわかてさんしゃ |
(o) Young Nuclear and Particle Physicist Group of Japan; YONUPA |
宇宙航空研究開発機構 see styles |
uchuukoukuukenkyuukaihatsukikou / uchukokukenkyukaihatsukiko うちゅうこうくうけんきゅうかいはつきこう |
(org) Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency; JAXA; (o) Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency; JAXA |
情報サービス産業協会 see styles |
jouhousaabisusangyoukyoukai / johosabisusangyokyokai じょうほうサービスさんぎょうきょうかい |
(org) Japan Information Service Industry Association; JISA; (o) Japan Information Service Industry Association; JISA |
情報処理振興事業協会 see styles |
jouhoushorishinkoujigyoukyoukai / johoshorishinkojigyokyokai じょうほうしょりしんこうじぎょうきょうかい |
(org) Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan; IPA; (o) Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan; IPA |
損害保険料率算出機構 see styles |
songaihokenryouritsusanshutsukikou / songaihokenryoritsusanshutsukiko そんがいほけんりょうりつさんしゅつきこう |
(org) Non-Life Insurance Rating Organization of Japan; NLIRO; (o) Non-Life Insurance Rating Organization of Japan; NLIRO |
新日本宗教団体連合会 see styles |
shinnihonshuukyoudantairengoukai / shinnihonshukyodantairengokai しんにほんしゅうきょうだんたいれんごうかい |
(org) Federation of New Religious Organizations in Japan; (o) Federation of New Religious Organizations in Japan |
日本アルミニウム協会 see styles |
nihonaruminiumukyoukai / nihonaruminiumukyokai にほんアルミニウムきょうかい |
(org) Japan Aluminium Association; (o) Japan Aluminium Association |
日本カモシカセンター see styles |
nihonkamoshikasentaa / nihonkamoshikasenta にほんかモシカセンター |
(org) Japan Serow Center; (o) Japan Serow Center |
日本キリスト教会議会 see styles |
nihonkirisutokyoukaigikai / nihonkirisutokyokaigikai にほんキリストきょうかいぎかい |
(o) National Christian Council in Japan |
日本テレビ美術家協会 see styles |
nihonterebibijutsukakyoukai / nihonterebibijutsukakyokai にほんテレビびじゅつかきょうかい |
(org) Japan Television Artist Network; JTVAN; (o) Japan Television Artist Network; JTVAN |
日本ハリストス正教会 see styles |
nihonharisutosuseikyoukai / nihonharisutosusekyokai にほんハリストスせいきょうかい |
(See ハリストス) Japan Orthodox Church |
日本バレーボール協会 see styles |
nihonbareeboorukyoukai / nihonbareeboorukyokai にほんバレーボールきょうかい |
(org) Japan Volleyball Association; (o) Japan Volleyball Association |
日本乗員組合連絡会議 see styles |
nipponjouinkumiairenrakukaigi / nipponjoinkumiairenrakukaigi にっぽんじょういんくみあいれんらくかいぎ |
(org) Airline Pilots' Association of Japan; ALPA Japan; (o) Airline Pilots' Association of Japan; ALPA Japan |
日本二十六聖殉教者堂 see styles |
nihonnijuurokuseijunkyoushadou / nihonnijurokusejunkyoshado にほんにじゅうろくせいじゅんきょうしゃどう |
(place-name) Basilica of the Twenty-Six Holy Martyrs of Japan |
日本児童教育専門学校 see styles |
nipponjidoukyouikusenmongakkou / nipponjidokyoikusenmongakko にっぽんじどうきょういくせんもんがっこう |
(org) Japan Juvenile Education College; (o) Japan Juvenile Education College |
日本児童英語振興協会 see styles |
nipponjidoueigoshinkoukyoukai / nipponjidoegoshinkokyokai にっぽんじどうえいごしんこうきょうかい |
(org) Japan Assosiation for the Promotion of English for Children; (o) Japan Assosiation for the Promotion of English for Children |
日本労働組合総評議会 see styles |
nihonroudoukumiaisouhyougikai / nihonrodokumiaisohyogikai にほんろうどうくみあいそうひょうぎかい |
(org) General Council of Trade Unions of Japan (1950-1989); Sōhyō; (o) General Council of Trade Unions of Japan (1950-1989); Sōhyō |
日本医学英語教育学会 see styles |
nipponigakueigokyouikugakkai / nipponigakuegokyoikugakkai にっぽんいがくえいごきょういくがっかい |
(org) Japan Society for Medical English Education; (o) Japan Society for Medical English Education |
日本原価計算研究学会 see styles |
nippongenkakeisankenkyuugakkai / nippongenkakesankenkyugakkai にっぽんげんかけいさんけんきゅうがっかい |
(org) Japan Cost Accounting Association; (o) Japan Cost Accounting Association |
Variations: |
nihontataki にほんたたき |
Japan bashing |
日本司法支援センター see styles |
nihonshihoushiensentaa / nihonshihoshiensenta にほんしほうしえんセンター |
(org) Japan Legal Support Center; (o) Japan Legal Support Center |
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.
EDICT data is the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, and is used in conformance with the Group's
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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).
Combined, these cover 1,007,753 Japanese, Chinese, and Buddhist characters, words, idioms, names, placenames, and short phrases.
Just because a word appears here does not mean it is appropriate for a tattoo, your business name, etc. Please consult a professional before doing anything stupid with this data.
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