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Simple Dictionary Definition |
哲 see styles |
zhé zhe2 che tetsu てつ |
More info & calligraphy: Tetsu / Wise Sage(1) sage; wise man; philosopher; disciple; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) sagacity; wisdom; intelligence; (given name) Yutaka discerning |
聖 圣 see styles |
shèng sheng4 sheng hijiri ひじり |
More info & calligraphy: The Saint(1) highly virtuous monk; (2) (honorific or respectful language) monk; (3) Buddhist solitary; (4) (See 高野聖・1) Buddhist missionary; (5) saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (6) (archaism) (honorific or respectful language) emperor; (7) (in form 〜の聖) master; expert; (female given name) Mina ārya; sādhu; a sage; wise and good; upright, or correct in all his character; sacred, holy, saintly. |
賢 贤 see styles |
xián xian2 hsien ken けん |
More info & calligraphy: Wise and Virtuous(noun or adjectival noun) (archaism) intelligence; genius; scholarship; virtue; (male given name) Masaru Wise and virtuous, sage, second rank to a 聖 saint; good, excellent in character, virtuous. |
仙女 see styles |
xiān nǚ xian1 nu:3 hsien nü senjo; sennyo; sennyu せんじょ; せんにょ; せんにゅ |
More info & calligraphy: Fairy / Nymphfairy; nymph; elf; (given name) Sennyo female sage |
大智 see styles |
dà zhì da4 zhi4 ta chih hirotomo ひろとも |
More info & calligraphy: Great WisdomMahāmati; cf. 大慧; Great Wisdom, Buddha-wisdom, omniscience; a title of Mañjuśrī, as the apotheosis of transcendental wisdom. |
眞智 see styles |
zhēn zhì zhen1 zhi4 chen chih masatoshi まさとし |
More info & calligraphy: Knowledge of Ultimate TruthWisdom or knowledge of ultimate truth, or the absolute, also called 無智 knowledge of the no-thing, i.e. of the immaterial or absolute; also 聖智 sage wisdom, or wisdom of the sage. |
聖人 圣人 see styles |
shèng rén sheng4 ren2 sheng jen seijin / sejin せいじん |
More info & calligraphy: Holy Man / Saint(1) {Christn} saint; (2) (orig. meaning) wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; sage; (3) (See 清酒) refined sake; (male given name) Masato is the opposite of the 凡人 common, or unenlightened man. |
諸葛亮 诸葛亮 see styles |
zhū gě liàng zhu1 ge3 liang4 chu ko liang juugaa ryan / juga ryan ジューガー・リャン |
More info & calligraphy: Zhuge Liang(person) Zhuge Liang (181-234; Chinese statesman and military strategist) |
釋迦牟尼 释迦牟尼 see styles |
shì jiā móu ní shi4 jia1 mou2 ni2 shih chia mou ni Shakamuni |
More info & calligraphy: Shakyamuni / The Buddha釋迦文 (釋迦文尼); 釋伽文 Śākyamuni, the saint of the Śākya tribe. muni is saint, holy man, sage, ascetic monk; it is: intp. as 仁 benevolent, charitable, kind, also as 寂默 one who dwells in seclusion. After '500 or 550' previous incarnations, Śākyamuni finally attained to the state of Bodhisattva, was born in the Tuṣita heaven, and descended as a white elephant, through her right side, into the womb of the immaculate Māyā, the purest woman on earth; this was on the 8th day of the 4th month; next year on the 8th day of the 2nd month he was born from her right side painlessly as she stood under a tree in the Lumbinī garden. For the subsequent miraculous events v. Eitel. also the 神通遊戲經 (Lalitavistara), the 釋迦如來成道記, etc. Simpler statements say that he was born the son of Śuddhodana, of the kṣatriya caste, ruler of Kapilavastu, and Māyā his wife; that Māyā died seven days later, leaving him to be brought up by her sister Prājapati; that in due course he was married to Yaśodharā who bore him a son, Rāhula; that in search of truth he left home, became an ascetic, severely disciplined himself, and finally at 35 years of age, under a tree, realized that the way of release from the chain of rebirth and death lay not in asceticism but in moral purity; this he explained first in his four dogmas, v. 四諦 and eightfold noble way 八正道, later amplified and developed in many sermons. He founded his community on the basis of poverty, chastity, and insight or meditation, ad it became known as Buddhism, as he became known as Buddha, the enlightened. His death was probably in or near 487 B.C., a few years before that of Confucius in 479. The sacerdotal name of his family is Gautama, said to be the original name of the whole clan, Śākya being that of his branch, v. 瞿, 喬.; his personal name was Siddhārtha, or Sarvārthasiddha, v. 悉. |
先賢 先贤 see styles |
xiān xián xian1 xian2 hsien hsien senken せんけん |
(literary) ancient sage ancient sage prior worthies |
智者 see styles |
zhì zhě zhi4 zhe3 chih che chisha ちしゃ |
sage; wise man; clever and knowledgeable person (out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (1) sage; wise man; wise person; man of wisdom; (2) (Buddhist term) buddha; bodhisattva; enlightened priest; (surname) Chisha The knower, or wise man; a name for 智顗 q.v. |
聖賢 圣贤 see styles |
shèng xián sheng4 xian2 sheng hsien seiken / seken せいけん |
a sage; wise and holy man; virtuous ruler; Buddhist lama; wine saints and sages; (given name) Masakatsu the wise |
夫 see styles |
fú fu2 fu pu ぷ |
(classical) this, that; he, she, they; (exclamatory final particle); (initial particle, introduces an opinion) (1) (archaism) my dear; dear; honey; (2) (kana only) garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); (3) (kana only) embellishment; (1) (archaism) that; (2) (archaism) he; she; that person; husband; (n-pref,n-suf,n) (1) male; man; (2) (archaism) husband; (surname) Pu A man; a sage, officer, hero; a husband, mate; a fellow; a particle, i. e. for, so, etc. |
舜 see styles |
shùn shun4 shun hitoshi ひとし |
Shun (c. 23rd century BC), mythical sage and leader (male given name) Hitoshi The legendary Emperor Shun, 2255-2205 B.C. |
下げ see styles |
sage さげ |
(1) lowering; sinking; bringing down; letting down; (2) depreciation; price fall; (3) punch line (of a rakugo story); (4) (abbreviation) (archaism) sword strap |
丹參 丹参 see styles |
dān shēn dan1 shen1 tan shen |
(botany) red sage (Salvia miltiorrhiza) |
亜聖 see styles |
asei / ase あせい |
sage of the second order; (personal name) Tsuguhito |
亞聖 亚圣 see styles |
yà shèng ya4 sheng4 ya sheng asei / ase あせい |
Second Sage, traditional title of Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3] in Confucian studies (female given name) Asei |
仙聖 仙圣 see styles |
xiān shèng xian1 sheng4 hsien sheng senshō |
reclusive sage |
仙駕 仙驾 see styles |
xiān jià xian1 jia4 hsien chia senga |
carriage of a recluse sage |
傅說 傅说 see styles |
fù shuō fu4 shuo1 fu shuo |
Fu Shuo (c. 14th century BC), legendary sage and principal minister of Shang ruler Wu Ding |
僧佉 see styles |
sēng qiā seng1 qia1 seng ch`ia seng chia sōkya |
saṅkhyā, 僧企耶; intp. 數 number, reckon, calculate; Saṅkhyā, 'one of the great divisions of Hindu philosophy ascribed to the sage Kapila, and so called as 'reckoning up' or 'enumerating' twenty-five Tattvas or true principles, its object being to effect the final liberation of the twenty-fifth (Purusha, the Soul) from the fetters of the phenomenal creation by conveying the correct knowledge of the twenty-four other Tattvas, and rightly discriminating the soul from them.' M.W. Cf. 迦 and 數. |
先聖 先圣 see styles |
xiān shèng xian1 sheng4 hsien sheng sensei / sense せんせい |
ancient sage (esp. Confucius) sages of yore |
凡聖 凡圣 see styles |
fán shèng fan2 sheng4 fan sheng bonshō |
Sinners and saints. |
劫比 see styles |
jié bǐ jie2 bi3 chieh pi Kōhi |
(劫比羅) kapila; also 劫畢羅; 迦比羅 (or 迦毗羅) The meaning is 'brown', but it is chiefly used for 'the sage Kapila, founder of the classical Sāṃkhya' philosophy and the school of that name. |
勝仙 胜仙 see styles |
shèng xiān sheng4 xian1 sheng hsien katsunori かつのり |
(male given name) Katsunori a great sage |
医聖 see styles |
isei / ise いせい |
great doctor; sage physician |
十聖 十圣 see styles |
shí shèng shi2 sheng4 shih sheng jūshō |
ten sage [levels] |
古聖 see styles |
kosei / kose こせい |
ancient sage |
古賢 see styles |
koken こけん |
ancient sage |
哲人 see styles |
zhé rén zhe2 ren2 che jen tetsujin てつじん |
wise man wise man; philosopher; sage; (personal name) Norihito |
四世 see styles |
sì shì si4 shi4 ssu shih yonsei / yonse よんせい |
(1) four generations; (2) fourth generation immigrant; yonsei; (3) the fourth (e.g. George IV) The period of the Buddha's earthly life, styled 聖世 the sacred period (or period of the sage), is added to the three periods of 正法 correct Law; 像法 semblance of the Law; and 末法 decadence of the Law. |
垂げ see styles |
sage さげ |
(out-dated kanji) (1) lowering; sinking; bringing down; letting down; (2) depreciation; price fall; (3) punch line (of a rakugo story); (4) (abbreviation) (archaism) sword strap |
大仙 see styles |
dà xiān da4 xian1 ta hsien daisen だいせん |
great immortal (given name) Daisen great sage |
大尊 see styles |
dà zūn da4 zun1 ta tsun daison |
a great sage |
大知 see styles |
masakazu まさかず |
supreme wisdom; sage; (personal name) Masakazu |
大聖 大圣 see styles |
dà shèng da4 sheng4 ta sheng daishou / daisho だいしょう |
great sage; mahatma; king; emperor; outstanding personage; Buddha (1) (honorific or respectful language) {Buddh} Buddha; (2) {Buddh} high-ranked bodhisattva; (surname) Daishou The great sage or saint, a title of a Buddha or a bodhisattva of high rank; as also are 大聖世尊 and 大聖主 the great holy honored one, or lord. |
大賢 大贤 see styles |
dà xián da4 xian2 ta hsien taiken たいけん |
great sage; (given name) Daiken Daxian (Jap. Daiken), a Korean monk who lived in China during the Tang dynasty, of the 法相 Dharmalakṣaṇa school, noted for his annotations on the sūtras and styled 古迹記 the archaeologist. |
夫子 see styles |
fū zǐ fu1 zi3 fu tzu fuushi / fushi ふうし |
Master (old form of address for teachers, scholars); (used sarcastically) pedant (1) (honorific or respectful language) (term of address formerly used in China) teacher; wise man; sage; master; (2) (honorific or respectful language) (See 孔子) Confucius; (3) the person concerned; you; he; she; (female given name) Tsumako |
如聖 如圣 see styles |
rú shèng ru2 sheng4 ju sheng nyo shō |
like a sage |
威聖 威圣 see styles |
wēi shèng wei1 sheng4 wei sheng ishō |
majestic sage |
娑度 see styles |
suō dù suo1 du4 so tu shado |
sādhu, good, virtuous, perfect, a sage, saint, tr. 善 good. |
定散 see styles |
dìng sàn ding4 san4 ting san jōsan |
A settled, or a wandering mind; the mind organized by meditation, or disorganized by distraction. The first is characteristic of the saint and sage, the second of the common untutored man. The fixed heart may or may not belong to the realm of transmigration; the distracted heart has the distinctions of good, bad, or indifferent. |
尊者 see styles |
zūn zhě zun1 zhe3 tsun che sonja そんじゃ |
honored sir (a person of higher status or seniority, or a Buddhist monk) Buddhist saint; man of high repute; guest of honor; guest of honour ārya, honourable one, a sage, a saint, an arhat. |
小聖 小圣 see styles |
xiǎo shèng xiao3 sheng4 hsiao sheng kosato こさと |
(female given name) Kosato The Hīnayāna saint, or arhat. The inferior saint, or bodhisattva, as compared with the Buddha. |
忍仙 see styles |
rěn xiān ren3 xian1 jen hsien ninsen |
The patient ṛṣi, or immortal of patience, i.e. the Buddha. |
成聖 成圣 see styles |
chéng shèng cheng2 sheng4 ch`eng sheng cheng sheng jōshō |
to become a sage |
提げ see styles |
sage さげ |
(out-dated kanji) (1) lowering; sinking; bringing down; letting down; (2) depreciation; price fall; (3) punch line (of a rakugo story); (4) (abbreviation) (archaism) sword strap |
文尼 see styles |
wén ní wen2 ni2 wen ni monni むに |
(1) (honorific or respectful language) muni (Indian ascetic or sage); (2) Buddha muni, idem 牟尼 and 茂尼, e. g. Śākyamuni. |
書聖 书圣 see styles |
shū shèng shu1 sheng4 shu sheng shosei / shose しょせい |
great calligraphy master; the Sage of Calligraphy, traditional reference to Wang Xizhi 王羲之[Wang2 Xi1 zhi1] (303-361) famous or accomplished calligrapher |
極聖 极圣 see styles |
jí shèng ji2 sheng4 chi sheng gokushō |
The highest saint, Buddha. |
正智 see styles |
zhèng zhì zheng4 zhi4 cheng chih masanori まさのり |
(personal name) Masanori samyag-jñāna; correct knowledge; 聖智 sage-like, or saint-like knowledge. |
洋蘇 洋苏 see styles |
yáng sū yang2 su1 yang su |
sage (herb) |
牟尼 see styles |
móu ní mou2 ni2 mou ni muni むに |
(1) (honorific or respectful language) muni (Indian ascetic or sage); (2) Buddha (牟尼仙), 文尼; 茂泥; (馬曷摩尼) 摩尼 muni; mahāmuni; 月摩尼 vimuni. A sage, saint, ascetic, monk, especially Śākyamuni; interpreted as 寂 retired, secluded, silent, solitary, i. e. withdrawn from the world. See also 百八摩尼. |
獨聖 独圣 see styles |
dú shèng du2 sheng4 tu sheng dokushō |
hermit sage |
王仙 see styles |
wáng xiān wang2 xian1 wang hsien ōsen |
A royalṛṣi, i. e. a sovereign who retires from the world and attains to the five transcendent powers. |
眞諦 眞谛 see styles |
zhēn dì zhen1 di4 chen ti shindai しんだい |
(personal name) Shindai The asseverations or categories of reality, in contrast with 俗諦 ordinary categories; they are those of the sage, or man of insight, in contrast with those of the common man, who knows only appearance and not reality. |
知者 see styles |
zhī zhě zhi1 zhe3 chih che chisha ちしゃ |
(out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (1) sage; wise man; wise person; man of wisdom; (2) (Buddhist term) buddha; bodhisattva; enlightened priest The knower, the cognizer, the person within who perceives. |
空聖 空圣 see styles |
kōng shèng kong1 sheng4 k`ung sheng kung sheng akiyo あきよ |
(female given name) Akiyo A saint who bears the name without possessing the character. |
箕子 see styles |
jī zǐ ji1 zi3 chi tzu |
Jizi, legendary sage from end of Shang dynasty (c. 1100 BC), said to have opposed the tyrant Zhou 紂|纣[Zhou4], then ruled ancient Korea in the Zhou 周[Zhou1] dynasty |
群仙 see styles |
qún xiān qun2 xian1 ch`ün hsien chün hsien gunsen |
crowds of sage-recluses |
聖仙 圣仙 see styles |
shèng xiān sheng4 xian1 sheng hsien shōsen |
The holy ṛṣi, Buddha. |
聖典 圣典 see styles |
shèng diǎn sheng4 dian3 sheng tien seiten / seten せいてん |
sacred writing; canon (1) sacred scripture; sacred book; holy book; holy writings; (2) writings of a sage; (female given name) Minori The sacred canon, or holy classics, the Tripiṭaka. |
聖凡 圣凡 see styles |
shèng fán sheng4 fan2 sheng fan shōbon |
(enlightened) sage and (unenlightened) worldling |
聖君 圣君 see styles |
shèng jun sheng4 jun1 sheng chün |
sage |
聖哲 圣哲 see styles |
shèng zhé sheng4 zhe2 sheng che seitetsu / setetsu せいてつ |
sage wise man; (given name) Seitetsu |
聖座 圣座 see styles |
shèng zuò sheng4 zuo4 sheng tso seiza / seza せいざ |
Holy See the seat of a sage |
聖廟 圣庙 see styles |
shèng miào sheng4 miao4 sheng miao seibyou / sebyo せいびょう |
shrine to a sage (esp. Confucius) Confucian temple |
聖手 圣手 see styles |
shèng shǒu sheng4 shou3 sheng shou |
divine physician; sage doctor; highly skilled practitioner |
聖教 圣教 see styles |
shèng jiào sheng4 jiao4 sheng chiao seikyou / sekyo せいきょう |
(1) sacred teachings (esp. of Confucius); Confucianism; (2) Christianity; (3) Buddhism; (personal name) Seikyō The teaching of the sage, or holy one; holy teaching. |
聖方 圣方 see styles |
shèng fāng sheng4 fang1 sheng fang hijiri-gata |
Āryadeśa, the holy land, India; the land of the sage, Buddha. |
聖明 圣明 see styles |
shèng míng sheng4 ming2 sheng ming takaaki / takaki たかあき |
enlightened sage; brilliant master (flattering words applied to ruler) (given name) Takaaki Holy enlightenment; or the enlightenment of saints. |
聖王 圣王 see styles |
shèng wáng sheng4 wang2 sheng wang seiou / seo せいおう |
sage ruler (archaism) virtuous ruler; worthy monarch |
聖経 see styles |
seikyou; seikei; shougyou(ok) / sekyo; seke; shogyo(ok) せいきょう; せいけい; しょうぎょう(ok) |
(1) sutra; holy writings; holy; (2) (せいきょう, せいけい only) writings of a sage; (3) (せいきょう, せいけい only) (dated) {Christn} Bible |
聖言 圣言 see styles |
shèng yán sheng4 yan2 sheng yen shōgon |
Holy words; the words of a saint, or sage; the correct words of Buddhism. |
聖訓 圣训 see styles |
shèng xùn sheng4 xun4 sheng hsün |
sage's instructions; imperial edict |
聖說 圣说 see styles |
shèng shuō sheng4 shuo1 sheng shuo shōsetsu |
teaching of the sage |
聖雄 圣雄 see styles |
shèng xióng sheng4 xiong2 sheng hsiung masao まさお |
sage hero; refers to Mahatma Gandhi (given name) Masao Shengxiong |
聖音 圣音 see styles |
shèng yīn sheng4 yin1 sheng yin mone もね |
(female given name) Mone the voice of a sage |
至人 see styles |
zhì rén zhi4 ren2 chih jen shinin |
fully realized human being; sage; saint The perfect man, i. e. Śākyamuni. |
茜紫 see styles |
qiàn zǐ qian4 zi3 ch`ien tzu chien tzu |
sage (herb) |
詩聖 诗圣 see styles |
shī shèng shi1 sheng4 shih sheng shisei / shise しせい |
"sage of poetry", epithet of Du Fu 杜甫[Du4 Fu3] great poet |
賢人 贤人 see styles |
xián rén xian2 ren2 hsien jen kenjin けんじん |
great person of the past; venerable forebear; the great and the good (1) wise person; virtuous person; sage; (2) (See 濁り酒) unrefined sake; (personal name) Yoshihito A wise and virtuous man. |
賢王 贤王 see styles |
xián wáng xian2 wang2 hsien wang |
sage kings |
賢者 贤者 see styles |
xián zhě xian2 zhe3 hsien che kenja; kensha けんじゃ; けんしゃ |
wise person; sage A good and wise man, not yet free from illusion or fully comprehending reality; also anyone occupying a superior position, or a good man in general. |
賢能 贤能 see styles |
xián néng xian2 neng2 hsien neng yoshino よしの |
sage (female given name) Yoshino |
賢首 贤首 see styles |
xián shǒu xian2 shou3 hsien shou genju げんじゅ |
(personal name) Genju Sage head or loader, a term of address to a monk. A bodhisattva in the Huayan sūtra. A queen mentioned in the same sūtra, and in the 賢首經. The third patriarch 法藏Fazang, of the Huayan sect, which is also known by his title 賢首宗 Xianshou-zong. |
迦葉 迦叶 see styles |
jiā shě jia1 she3 chia she kashou / kasho かしょう |
(person) Kasyapa (Hindu sage); Kashou (迦葉波) kāśyapa, 迦攝 (迦攝波) inter alia 'a class of divine beings similar to or equal to prajāpati'; the father 'of gods, demons, men, fish, reptiles, and all animals'; also 'a constellation'. M.W. It is intp. as 'drinking light', i.e. swallowing sun and moon, but without apparent justification. (1) One of the seven or ten ancient Indian sages. (2) Name of a tribe or race. (3) Kāśyapa Buddha, the third of the five buddhas of the present kalpa, the sixth of the seven ancient buddhas. (4) Mahākāśyapa, a brahman of Magadha, who became one of the principal disciples of Śākyamuni, and after his death became leader of the disciples, 'convoked and directed the first synod, whence his title Ārya Sthavira (上坐, lit. chairman) is derived.' Eitel. He is accounted the chief of the ascetics before the enlightenment; the first compiler of the canon and the first patriarch. (5) There were five Kāśyapas, disciples of the Buddha, Mahā-Kāśyapa, Uruvilā-Kāśyapa, Gayā-Kāśyapa, Nadī-Kāśyapa, and Daśabala-Kāśyapa; the second, third, and fourth are said to have been brothers. (6) A bodhisattva, whose name heads a chapter in the Nirvana Sutra. (7) 迦葉摩騰 Kāśyapa-Mātaṅga, the monk who with Gobharana, or Dharmarakṣa, i.e. Zhu Falan 竺法蘭, according to Buddhist statements, brought images and scriptures to China with the commissioners sent by Mingdi, arriving in Luoyang A.D. 67. |
醉聖 醉圣 see styles |
zuì shèng zui4 sheng4 tsui sheng |
the Sage of intoxication; refers to Tang Dynasty poet Li Bai 李白 (701-762) |
釈尊 see styles |
shakuson しゃくそん |
Sakyamuni (sage of the Sakyas) |
金輪 金轮 see styles |
jīn lún jin1 lun2 chin lun konrin こんりん |
(1) {Buddh} gold wheel (highest of the three layered wheels that support the earth above the primordial void); (2) (abbreviation) {Buddh} (See 金輪王) gold wheel-turning sage king; (place-name, surname) Kanawa The metal circle on which the earth rests, above the water circle which is above the wind (or air) circle which rests on space. Also the cakra, wheel or disc, emblem of sovereignty, one of the seven precious possessions of a king. |
陳摶 陈抟 see styles |
chén tuán chen2 tuan2 ch`en t`uan chen tuan |
Chen Tuan (871-989), a legendary Daoist sage |
驢脣 驴脣 see styles |
lǘ chún lv2 chun2 lü ch`un lü chun |
Kharostha, 'donkey lips, ' name of a sage celebrated for his astronomical knowledge. |
鹿仙 see styles |
lù xiān lu4 xian1 lu hsien |
Śākyamuni as royal stag: he and Devadatta had both been deer in a previous incarnation. |
セージ see styles |
seeji セージ |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) sage; (personal name) Sage |
セイジ see styles |
seiji / seji セイジ |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) sage; (personal name) Seiji |
三牟尼 see styles |
sān móu ní san1 mou2 ni2 san mou ni sanmuni |
a sage who is in control of the three activities |
仙人園 仙人园 see styles |
xiān rén yuán xian1 ren2 yuan2 hsien jen yüan sen'nin en |
garden of the sage(s) |
仙尊位 see styles |
xiān zūn wèi xian1 zun1 wei4 hsien tsun wei senson i |
rank of sage |
仙鹿王 see styles |
xiān lù wáng xian1 lu4 wang2 hsien lu wang senroku ō |
The royal-stag Genius, i. e. Buddha. |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
This page contains 100 results for "Sage" 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
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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.
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