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wàng
    wang4
wang
 mochi; bou / mochi; bo
    もち; ぼう

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Great Expectations
full moon; to hope; to expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); to look towards; towards
(1) (archaism) full moon; (2) (archaism) 15th day of the lunar month; (female given name) Yuaha
To look at, or for; expect, hope; towards; the full moon.

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yǎn
    yan3
yen
 manako
    まなこ

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Eyeballs / Eyes
eye; small hole; crux (of a matter); CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1]; classifier for big hollow things (wells, stoves, pots etc)
(1) eye; eyeball; (2) (archaism) pupil and (dark) iris of the eye; (3) (archaism) insight; perceptivity; power of observation; (4) (archaism) look; field of vision; (5) (archaism) core; center; centre; essence; (surname) Mesaki
cakṣuh, the eye.

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shén
    shen2
shen
 shin; jin
    しん; じん

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Spirit / Spiritual Essence
god; deity; supernatural; magical; mysterious; spirit; mind; energy; lively; expressive; look; expression; (coll.) awesome; amazing
(1) spirit; psyche; (2) (See 神・かみ・1) god; deity; divinity; kami; (female given name) Miwa
Inscrutable spiritual powers, or power; a spirit; a deva, god, or divinity; the human spirit; divine, spiritual, supernatural.


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yuè
    yue4
yüeh
 echi

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Read
to inspect; to review; to read; to peruse; to go through; to experience
Examine, inspect, look over.

そら

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 sora
    そら
(interjection) (1) (used to get someone's attention or when giving instructions) look!; there!; here!; (expression) (2) (colloquialism) (See それは・2) that is; (personal name) Zola; Zolla

企望

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qǐ wàng
    qi3 wang4
ch`i wang
    chi wang
 kibou / kibo
    きぼう

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Looking Forward / Hoping
hope; to hope; to look forward to
(noun/participle) (obsolete) making a plan and anticipating its fruition

信仰

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xìn yǎng
    xin4 yang3
hsin yang
 shinkou / shinko
    しんこう
to believe in (a religion); firm belief; conviction
(noun, transitive verb) (religious) faith; belief; creed; (given name) Shinkou
To believe in and look up to.

尋求


寻求

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xún qiú
    xun2 qiu2
hsün ch`iu
    hsün chiu
 jingu

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Seek
to seek; to look for
to seek

看護


看护

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kān hù
    kan1 hu4
k`an hu
    kan hu
 kango
    かんご

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Nurse
to nurse; to look after; to watch over; (old) hospital nurse
(noun, transitive verb) nursing; (army) nurse

転ばぬ先の杖

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 korobanusakinotsue
    ころばぬさきのつえ
(expression) (proverb) prevention is better than cure; an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure; look before you leap; forewarned is forearmed; a stitch in time saves nine; a walking stick before stumbling

仰望

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yǎng wàng
    yang3 wang4
yang wang
 gyoubou / gyobo
    ぎょうぼう
to look up at; to look up to sb hopefully
(noun, transitive verb) (1) looking up; looking upwards; (noun, transitive verb) (2) looking up to (someone); reverence

仰視


仰视

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yǎng shì
    yang3 shi4
yang shih
 gyoushi / gyoshi
    ぎょうし
to tilt one's head back to see (something); to look up at
(n,vs,vt,adj-no) looking up to; revering

俯瞰

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fǔ kàn
    fu3 kan4
fu k`an
    fu kan
 fukan
    ふかん
to look down at (from a high vantage point)
(noun, transitive verb) overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view

喜色

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xǐ sè
    xi3 se4
hsi se
 kishoku
    きしょく
happy expression; cheerful look
cheerful expression; pleased look; joyful look

四顧


四顾

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sì gù
    si4 gu4
ssu ku
 shiko
    しこ
to look around
(noun/participle) (1) (form) looking everywhere; looking in all four directions; (2) (form) neighborhood; vicinity

回顧


回顾

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huí gù
    hui2 gu4
hui ku
 kaiko
    かいこ
to look back; to review
(n,vs,vt,adj-no) recollecting; reminiscing; looking back; retrospection; review

展望

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zhǎn wàng
    zhan3 wang4
chan wang
 tenbou / tenbo
    てんぼう
outlook; prospect; to look ahead; to look forward to
(noun, transitive verb) view; outlook; prospect; (given name) Tenbou

物色

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wù sè
    wu4 se4
wu se
 busshoku
    ぶっしょく
to look for; to seek out; to choose
(noun, transitive verb) looking for (a suitable thing or person); searching for; hunting out; picking out; shopping around for; searching (a place); ransacking

環視


环视

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huán shì
    huan2 shi4
huan shih
 kanshi
    かんし
to look around (a room etc); (fig.) to take a comprehensive look at
(noun, transitive verb) looking around; looking about; (personal name) Kanji

直視


直视

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zhí shì
    zhi2 shi4
chih shih
 chokushi
    ちょくし
to look straight at
(noun, transitive verb) taking a straight look at something; looking someone in the eyes; (given name) Naomi
to look at intently

睥睨

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pì nì
    pi4 ni4
p`i ni
    pi ni
 heigei / hege
    へいげい
(literary) to look disdainfully out of the corner of one's eye; to look askance at
(noun, transitive verb) (1) glaring at; scowling at; looking contemptuously at; (noun, transitive verb) (2) frowning down upon; domineering with a coercive look

瞻望

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zhān wàng
    zhan1 wang4
chan wang
 senbou / senbo
    せんぼう
to look far ahead; to look forward (to)
(noun/participle) (archaism) looking afar; taking an extensive view of

福相

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fú xiàng
    fu2 xiang4
fu hsiang
 fukusou / fukuso
    ふくそう
facial expression of good fortune; joyous and contented look
(noun or adjectival noun) happy-looking

翹望


翘望

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qiáo wàng
    qiao2 wang4
ch`iao wang
    chiao wang
 gyoubou / gyobo
    ぎょうぼう
to raise one's head and look into the distance; fig. to forward to; to long for
(noun, transitive verb) looking forward (to something); awaiting

面目

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miàn mù
    mian4 mu4
mien mu
 menboku(p); menmoku(p); meiboku(ok) / menboku(p); menmoku(p); meboku(ok)
    めんぼく(P); めんもく(P); めいぼく(ok)
appearance; facial features; look
(1) face; honour; honor; reputation; prestige; dignity; credit; (2) appearance; look
Face and eyes, face, looks.

面貌

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miàn mào
    mian4 mao4
mien mao
 menbou / menbo
    めんぼう
face; features; appearance; look; CL:個|个[ge4]
looks

顧眄


顾眄

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gù miǎn
    gu4 mian3
ku mien
 koben
    こべん
to turn one's head and look around
(noun, transitive verb) (obsolete) turning around to look (at); looking back (at)
turn and catch a glimpse of

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yǎng
    yang3
yang
 takashi
    たかし
to face upward; to look up; to admire; to rely on
(given name) Takashi
Look up, respectful; lying with the face upward, opposite of 俯; translit. n as in aṅga, cf. 我, 俄 哦.

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    qi3
ch`i
    chi
 kikuko
    きくこ
(bound form) to stand on tiptoe and look; to anticipate; to look forward to; abbr. for 企業|企业[qi3ye4]; Taiwan pr. [qi4]
(female given name) Kikuko


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zhù
    zhu4
chu
 tatazumi
    たたずみ
to stand for a long time; to wait; to look forward to; to accumulate
(surname) Tatazumi

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    fu3
fu
to look down; to stoop

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xiàng
    xiang4
hsiang
 zou / zo
    ぞう
to resemble; to be like; to look as if; such as; appearance; image; portrait; image under a mapping (math.)
(n,n-suf) (1) image; figure; statue; picture; portrait; (n,n-suf) (2) figure; form; shape; appearance; (n,n-suf) (3) {physics;math} image; (surname) Zou
pratirūpa; pratirūpaka. Like, similar, resemblance; semblance; image; portrait; form, formal.

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róng
    rong2
jung
 you / yo
    よう
to hold; to contain; to allow; to tolerate; appearance; look; countenance
(1) (archaism) countenance; visage; (2) face; honor (honour); dignity; (1) form; shape; figure; (2) visage; (surname, female given name) Yō
Contain; bear; allow; bearing, face, looks; easy.

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chá
    cha2
ch`a
    cha
 satsu; satsu
    さつ; サツ
to examine; to inquire; to observe; to inspect; to look into; obvious; clearly evident
(colloquialism) (kana only) cops; police; (given name) Satoru
examine


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xún
    xun2
hsün
 hiro; jin
    ひろ; じん
to search; to look for; to seek
fathom; (male given name) Hiroshi
To seek; investigate; to continue; usually; a fathom, 8 Chinese feet.


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xiǎn
    xian3
hsien
 ken
    けん
precipitous; rugged
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) steepness; steep place; (2) harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
dangerous


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dài
    dai4
tai
 tai
    たらし
band; belt; girdle; ribbon; tire; area; zone; region; CL:條|条[tiao2]; to wear; to carry; to take along; to bear (i.e. to have); to lead; to bring; to look after; to raise
(out-dated kanji) (out-dated or obsolete kana usage) obi; kimono sash; (out-dated kanji) (1) obi; kimono sash; (2) paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.
A girdle, belt, bandage, tape, appendage; connect; implicate; take along.

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xíng
    xing2
hsing
 kei / ke
    けい
to appear; to look; form; shape
(suffix) (1) (See 活用形・かつようけい,三角形・さんかくけい) form; tense; (2) (abbreviation) {gramm} (part of speech tag used in dictionaries) (See 形容詞) adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese); (surname) Kata
Form, figure, appearance, the body.

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    ni2
ni
shy; timid; bashful; to look ashamed

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lèng
    leng4
leng
to look distracted; to stare blankly; distracted; blank; (coll.) unexpectedly; rash; rashly

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zhǎo
    zhao3
chao
to try to find; to look for; to call on sb; to find; to seek; to return; to give change

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dáo
    dao2
tao
(coll.) to reel in (string, yarn etc) by pulling hand over hand or by coiling; to step along; to look into; to pursue (a matter)

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bǎn
    ban3
pan
 ita
    いた
board; plank; plate; shutter; table tennis bat; clappers (music); CL:塊|块[kuai4]; accented beat in Chinese music; hard; stiff; to stop smiling or look serious
(1) board; plank; (2) sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); pane; slab; (3) (See 俎板・1) cutting board; chopping board; (4) (abbreviation) (usu. as 板さん) (See 板前・1,板場・いたば・2) chef (esp. of high-end Japanese cuisine); cook; (5) stage (i.e. at a theatre); (personal name) Ban
A board; a board struck for calling e. g. to meals.

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lèng
    leng4
leng
variant of 愣[leng4]; to look distracted; to stare blankly; distracted; blank

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gài
    gai4
kai
 gai
    がい
(bound form) general; approximate; without exception; categorically; (bound form) bearing; deportment
(1) appearance; look; aspect; (2) (rare) (See 気概・きがい) strong spirit; mettle; (personal name) Kaiji
strickle

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qiú
    qiu2
ch`iu
    chiu
 motome
    もとめ
to seek; to look for; to request; to demand; to beseech
(surname, female given name) Motome
To seek, beseech, pray.; v. Seven Strokes.

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zhào
    zhao4
chao
 hikaru
    ひかる
according to; in accordance with; to shine; to illuminate; to reflect; to look at (one's reflection); to take (a photo); photo; as requested; as before
(given name) Hikaru
To shine, illumine; to superintend; a dispatch, pass; as, according to.

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    mu4
mu
 moku
    もく
eye; (literary) to look; to regard; eye (of a net); mesh; mesh size; grit size (abbr. for 目數|目数[mu4 shu4]); item; section; list; catalogue; (taxonomy) order; name; title
(1) {biol} order; (2) item (of a budget revision, etc.); (counter) (3) {go} counter for go pieces; counter for surrounded positions; (surname) Mokuzaki
cakṣṣuḥ, the eye; the organ of vision; the head or chief; translit. ma, mu.

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xiàng
    xiang4
hsiang
 sou / so
    そう
appearance; portrait; picture; government minister; (physics) phase; (literary) to appraise (esp. by scrutinizing physical features); to read sb's fortune (by physiognomy, palmistry etc)
(1) aspect; appearance; look; (2) physiognomy (as an indication of one's fortune); (3) {gramm} aspect; (4) {physics;chem} phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous); (given name) Tasuku
lakṣana 攞乞尖拏. Also, nimitta. A 'distinctive mark, sign', 'indication, characteristic', 'designation'. M. W. External appearance; the appearance of things; form; a phenomenon 有爲法 in the sense of appearance; mutual; to regard. The four forms taken by every phenomenon are 生住異滅 rise, stay, change, cease, i. e. birth, life, old age, death. The Huayan school has a sixfold division of form, namely, whole and parts, together and separate, integrate and disintegrate. A Buddha or Cakravartī is recognized by his thirty-two lakṣana , i. e. his thirty-two characteristic physiological marks.

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xǐng
    xing3
hsing
 shou / sho
    しょう
(bound form) to scrutinize; (bound form) to reflect (on one's conduct); (bound form) to come to realize; (bound form) to pay a visit (to one's parents or elders)
(n,n-suf) (1) ministry; department; (n,n-suf) (2) province (of China); (prefix noun) (3) (See 省スペース) saving; conserving; (female given name) Mitsumu
Look into minutely, inspect, examine; arouse; spare, save; an inspectorate, hence a province.

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miàn
    mian4
mien
to look askance at

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kàn
    kan4
k`an
    kan
 ikuma
    いくま
to see; to look at; to read; to watch; to visit; to call on; to consider; to regard as; to look after; to treat (a patient or illness); to depend on; to feel (that); (after a verb) to give it a try; to watch out for
(personal name) Ikuma
Look, see; watch over.

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    mo4
mo
to gaze; to ogle to look at

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    di4
ti
 tei
to look down upon (classical); to see; to look at (Cantonese); Mandarin equivalent: 看[kan4]
viewing

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juàn
    juan4
chüan
look

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liè
    lie4
lieh
to roll the eyeballs to look


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lài
    lai4
lai
to glance; to look askance at

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    ni4
ni
 niramu
    にらむ
to look askance at
(given name) Niramu

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    du3
tu
 miru
to observe; to see
to look at

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chǒu
    chou3
ch`ou
    chou
(dialect) to look at

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qiáo
    qiao2
ch`iao
    chiao
to look at; to see; to see (a doctor); to visit

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kàn
    kan4
k`an
    kan
 akira
    あきら
to look down from a height; to spy on something
(given name) Akira

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zhān
    zhan1
chan
 sen
to gaze; to view
To look up to, or for; revere, adore, expect, i.e. 瞻仰; translit. ca, ja.

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    qu2
ch`ü
    chü
 ku
    く
startled; Taiwan pr. [ju4]
(surname) Ku
The wary look of a bird, anxious; translit. ga, kau, gau, ko, go, gho, ku, gu; cf. 鳩, 倶, 仇, 拘, etc.

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guǎn
    guan3
kuan
 kan(p); kuda(p)
    かん(P); くだ(P)
to take care (of); to control; to manage; to be in charge of; to look after; to run; to care about; tube; pipe; woodwind; classifier for tube-shaped objects; particle similar to 把[ba3] in 管...叫 constructions; writing brush; (coll.) to; towards
(n,n-suf) pipe; tube; (surname) Suge
A pipe, tube; to rule, control.


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tái
    tai2
t`ai
    tai
 muro
    むろ
platform; stage; terrace; stand; support; station; broadcasting station; classifier for vehicles or machines
(surname) Muro
A terrace, platform, stage, look-out; also written 台.


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shì
    shi4
shih
 shi
    し
(literary, or bound form) to look at
(suffix) (following a noun) (See 疑問視,問題視) viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
Look, see, behold.


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    du3
tu
 to
old variant of 睹[du3]
To look at, see.

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guān
    guan1
kuan
 kan
    かん
Japanese variant of 觀|观[guan1]
(n,n-suf) (1) look; appearance; (n,n-suf) (2) spectacle; sight; (n,n-suf) (3) {Buddh} observation meditation; (suffix noun) (4) outlook on ...; view of ...; (female given name) Miru


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lǎn
    lan3
lan
 ran
to look at; to view; to read
To look at, view; translit. raṃ-; associated with fire.


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guàn
    guan4
kuan
 kan
Taoist monastery; palace gate watchtower; platform
vipaśyanā; vidarśanā. To look into, study, examine, contemplate; contemplation, insight; a study, a Taoist monastery; to consider illusion and discern illusion, or discern the seeming from the real; to contemplate and mentally enter into truth. 覺 is defined as awakening, or awareness, 觀 as examination or study. It is also an old tr. of the word Yoga; and cf. 禪 17. Guan is especially a doctrine of the Tiantai school as shown in the 止觀 q.v.


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zhěn
    zhen3
chen
 shin
to examine or treat medically
to look

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mào
    mao4
mao
 norimichi
    のりみち
appearance
visage; (1) face; visage; (2) look; expression; countenance; (3) honor; honour; face; (4) influence; notoriety; (personal name) Norimichi
shape

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zhuī
    zhui1
chui
 sako
    さこ
to chase; to pursue; to look into; to investigate; to reminisce; to recall; to court (one's beloved); to binge-watch (a TV drama); retroactively; posomethingumously
(surname) Sako
To pursue, follow after; to follow the dead with thoughts and services.

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wén
    wen2
wen
to look down

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xiǎn
    xian3
hsien
 sachio
    さちお
Japanese variant of 險|险
(adj-t,adv-to) (archaism) precipitous; (noun or adjectival noun) (1) steepness; steep place; (2) harsh (look); sharp (tongue); (personal name) Sachio


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yán
    yan2
yen
 gan
    がん
color; face; countenance
(out-dated kanji) (1) face; visage; (2) look; expression; countenance; (3) honor; honour; face; (4) influence; notoriety; (surname) Gan
face


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yán
    yan2
yen
 yan
    やん
Japanese variant of 顏|颜[yan2]
(out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (1) face; visage; (2) look; expression; countenance; (1) (archaism) countenance; visage; (2) face; honor (honour); dignity; (1) face; visage; (2) look; expression; countenance; (3) honor; honour; face; (4) influence; notoriety; (personal name) Yan
face


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    gu4
ku
 koshi
    こし
to look after; to take into consideration; to attend to
(surname) Koshi
in reference to

これ

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 kore
    これ
(interjection) (used to get the attention of one's equals or inferiors) hey; oi; come on; look; listen; (personal name) Kole; Kolle

ご覧

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 goran
    ごらん
(interjection) (1) (abbreviation) (kana only) (please) try to; (2) (abbreviation) (kana only) (please) look; (3) (honorific or respectful language) seeing; looking; watching

なあ

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 naa / na
    なあ
(interjection) (familiar language) hey; say; look; used to get someone's attention or press one's point

ほれ

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 hore
    ほれ
(interjection) look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!

一目

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yī mù
    yi1 mu4
i mu
 ichimoku
    いちもく
(noun, transitive verb) (1) look; glance; glimpse; (2) {go} one stone; (surname) Ichimoku
a single title

一眼

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yī yǎn
    yi1 yan3
i yen
 ichigan
    いちがん
a glance; a quick look; a glimpse
(noun - becomes adjective with の) one eye; single lens (e.g. camera)

一睹

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yī dǔ
    yi1 du3
i tu
to look; to have a glimpse at; to observe (something's splendor)

一瞥

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yī piē
    yi1 pie1
i p`ieh
    i pieh
 ichibetsu
    いちべつ
glance; glimpse
(noun, transitive verb) a glance; a look; a glimpse

一見

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 ikken
    いっけん
(noun/participle) (1) look; glimpse; glance; (adverb) (2) apparently; seemingly; at first glance; on the face of it; (noun/participle) (3) (archaism) first meeting; (surname, female given name) Hitomi

一覧

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 ichiran
    いちらん
(noun, transitive verb) (1) look; glance; sight; having a look at; looking over; glancing through; running one's eyes over; (2) summary; list; table; catalog; catalogue

下目

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 shitame
    しため
downward glance; contemptuous look; (surname) Shimome

下見

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 shitami
    したみ
(noun, transitive verb) (1) preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; (noun, transitive verb) (2) preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); (3) (See 下見板) siding (on a house); clapboard; weatherboard; (place-name) Shimomiru

下視


下视

see styles
xià shì
    xia4 shi4
hsia shih
to look down from above; (fig.) to look down on; to despise

人球

see styles
rén qiú
    ren2 qiu2
jen ch`iu
    jen chiu
person who is passed back and forth, with nobody willing to look after them (e.g. a child of divorced parents); (esp.) patient who gets shuttled from hospital to hospital, each of which refuses to admit the patient for treatment

仔細


仔细

see styles
zǐ xì
    zi3 xi4
tzu hsi
 shisai
    しさい
careful; attentive; cautious; to be careful; to look out
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) reasons; circumstances; significance; particulars; (2) hindrance; obstruction; interference
carefully

令色

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 reishoku / reshoku
    れいしょく
(1) fawning look (on one's face); servile look; (2) (archaism) good complexion

仰ぐ

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 aogu
    あおぐ
(transitive verb) (1) to look up (at); (transitive verb) (2) to look up to; to respect; to revere; (transitive verb) (3) to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to turn to (someone) for; (transitive verb) (4) to depend on; to rely on; (transitive verb) (5) to gulp down; to quaff; to drink

仰天

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yǎng tiān
    yang3 tian1
yang t`ien
    yang tien
 gyouten / gyoten
    ぎょうてん
to face upwards; to look up to the sky
(n,vs,vi) being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback

仰山

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yǎng shān
    yang3 shan1
yang shan
 gyousan; gyoosan / gyosan; gyoosan
    ぎょうさん; ぎょーさん
(adj-na,adv) (1) (kana only) (ksb:) a lot; plenty; abundant; great many; (adjectival noun) (2) (kana only) exaggerated; grandiose; (surname) Ooyama
To look up to the hill; Yang-shan, name of a noted monk.

仰觀


仰观

see styles
yǎng guān
    yang3 guan1
yang kuan
 gyōkan
to look up with reverence

企盼

see styles
qǐ pàn
    qi3 pan4
ch`i p`an
    chi pan
to expect; to look forward to; anxious for something; to hope (to get something)

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

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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 license.

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.

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