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開法


开法

see styles
kāi fǎ
    kai1 fa3
k`ai fa
    kai fa
 kaihō
    かいほう
(mathematics term) extraction of roots; evolution
To found a sect or teaching, e.g. as Buddha founded Buddhism; the method of opening, or beginning.

開端


开端

see styles
kāi duān
    kai1 duan1
k`ai tuan
    kai tuan
start; beginning

開経

see styles
 kaikyou / kaikyo
    かいきょう
(1) {Buddh} prefatory sutra; (2) opening a sutra; beginning to read a sutra

開通


开通

see styles
kāi tong
    kai1 tong5
k`ai t`ung
    kai tung
 kaitsuu / kaitsu
    かいつう
open-minded
(n,vs,vi) (1) opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; (n,vs,vi) (2) reopening (e.g. of a road to traffic); resumption of services
to open

開闢


开辟

see styles
kāi pì
    kai1 pi4
k`ai p`i
    kai pi
 kaibyaku; kaihyaku(ok)
    かいびゃく; かいひゃく(ok)
to open up; to set up; to establish
beginning of the world; creation

開頭


开头

see styles
kāi tóu
    kai1 tou2
k`ai t`ou
    kai tou
beginning; to start

開首


开首

see styles
kāi shǒu
    kai1 shou3
k`ai shou
    kai shou
beginning; start; opening; in the beginning; to start; to open

阿歐


阿欧

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ā ōu
    a1 ou1
a ou
 aō
au! An exclamation, e.g. Ho! Oh! Ah! Also 阿傴; 阿嘔; 阿漚 or 阿優. The two letters a and u fell from the comers of Brahmā's mouth when he gave the seventy-two letters of Kharoṣṭhī, and they are said to be placed at the beginning of the Brahminical sacred books as divine letters, the Buddhists adopting 如是 'Thus' (evam) instead.

非初

see styles
fēi chū
    fei1 chu1
fei ch`u
    fei chu
not beginning

頭記

see styles
 touki / toki
    とうき
abovementioned item; description at beginning of (this) text or document

首尾

see styles
shǒu wěi
    shou3 wei3
shou wei
 shubi
    しゅび
head and tail
(1) beginning and end; from beginning to end; (2) result; outcome; course of events; (noun/participle) (3) dealing with something successfully; (place-name) Shubi

首章

see styles
 shushou / shusho
    しゅしょう
beginning of a book

首記

see styles
 shuki
    しゅき
abovementioned item; description at beginning of (this) text or document

首部

see styles
 shubu
    しゅぶ
(1) beginning part; initial part; (2) nose cone (missile); (place-name) Kōbe

首頁


首页

see styles
shǒu yè
    shou3 ye4
shou yeh
home page (of a website); title page; front page; first page; fig. beginning; cover letter

鼓篋


鼓箧

see styles
gǔ qiè
    gu3 qie4
ku ch`ieh
    ku chieh
beginning-school ceremony (old usage); classical learning

SHR

see styles
 shootohoomuruumu; shooto hoomuruumu(sk) / shootohoomurumu; shooto hoomurumu(sk)
    ショートホームルーム; ショート・ホームルーム(sk)
(abbreviation) (See ホームルーム,LHR・ロングホームルーム) short homeroom (at the beginning and end of the school day)

とば口

see styles
 tobakuchi
    とばくち
(1) entrance; threshold; (2) beginning; first step; start

のっけ

see styles
 nokke
    のっけ
(usu. as のっけから or のっけに) the very start; the very beginning

ビキン

see styles
 bigin
    ビギン
(noun/participle) beginning; (place-name) Bikin (Russia)

まっ先

see styles
 massaki
    まっさき
the head; the foremost; beginning; the very front

一から

see styles
 ichikara
    いちから
(expression) from the beginning; from scratch

一渉り

see styles
 hitowatari
    ひとわたり
(adverb) briefly; in general; roughly; from beginning to end; through (e.g. glancing, flipping)

一渡り

see styles
 hitowatari
    ひとわたり
(adverb) briefly; in general; roughly; from beginning to end; through (e.g. glancing, flipping)

三不知

see styles
sān bù zhī
    san1 bu4 zhi1
san pu chih
to know nothing about the beginning, the middle or the end; to know nothing at all

三末多

see styles
sān mò duō
    san1 mo4 duo1
san mo to
 sanmata
sammata, intp. as 共許 'unanimously accorded'; i. e. name of the first king (elected) at the beginning of each world-kalpa.

五月病

see styles
 gogatsubyou / gogatsubyo
    ごがつびょう
blues experienced by college freshmen or workplace recruits shortly after beginning school or work; the May blues

五月蠅

see styles
 sabae
    さばえ
(archaism) flies swarming at the beginning of summer

五種鈴


五种铃

see styles
wǔ zhǒng líng
    wu3 zhong3 ling2
wu chung ling
 goshu ryō
The five kinds of bells used by the Shingon sect in Japan, also called 金剛鈴, i. e. 五鈷鈴, 賣鈴, 一鈷. 三鈷鈴, 塔鈴; the different names are derived from their handles; the four first named, beginning with the five-pronged one, are placed each at a corner of the altar, the last in the middle.

仕初め

see styles
 shizome
    しぞめ
(1) outset; beginning; starting (things); (2) resuming work after the New Year's vacation

元から

see styles
 motokara
    もとから
(adverb) originally; from the start; from the beginning

元より

see styles
 motoyori
    もとより
(adverb) (1) (kana only) from the beginning; from the first; all along; originally; (2) (kana only) of course

六月病

see styles
 rokugatsubyou / rokugatsubyo
    ろくがつびょう
blues experienced by workplace recruits shortly after beginning work

出々し

see styles
 dedashi
    でだし
(irregular kanji usage) start; beginning

出だし

see styles
 dedashi
    でだし
start; beginning

出っ端

see styles
 deppana
    でっぱな
outset; moment of departure; beginning of work; starting out

出っ鼻

see styles
 deppana
    でっぱな
(1) projecting part (of a headland, etc.); (2) outset; moment of departure; beginning of work; starting out

出はな

see styles
 dehana
    ではな
outset; moment of departure; beginning of work; starting out

出出し

see styles
 dedashi
    でだし
start; beginning

初っ端

see styles
 shoppana
    しょっぱな
(temporal noun) the very beginning

初めに

see styles
 hajimeni
    はじめに
(expression) (1) first; firstly; first of all; to begin with; in the beginning; at the beginning; (2) (kana only) Introduction; Preface

初めは

see styles
 hajimeha
    はじめは
(expression) at first; in the beginning; originally

初中後


初中后

see styles
chū zhōng hòu
    chu1 zhong1 hou4
ch`u chung hou
    chu chung hou
 sho chū go
beginning, middle, and after

初学者

see styles
 shogakusha
    しょがくしゃ
beginning student; beginner

初學者


初学者

see styles
chū xué zhě
    chu1 xue2 zhe3
ch`u hsüeh che
    chu hsüeh che
beginning student
See: 初学者

初日分

see styles
chū rì fēn
    chu1 ri4 fen1
ch`u jih fen
    chu jih fen
 shonichinun
The first of the three divisions of the day, beginning, middle, end 初中後.

前後際


前后际

see styles
qián hòu jì
    qian2 hou4 ji4
ch`ien hou chi
    chien hou chi
 zengosai
the very beginning and very end

創世期

see styles
 souseiki / soseki
    そうせいき
time of the creation; beginning of the world

十住心

see styles
shí zhù xīn
    shi2 zhu4 xin1
shih chu hsin
 jū jū shin
Ten stages of mental or spiritual development in the 眞言 Shingon sect, beginning with the human animal and ending with perfect enlightenment; a category by the Japanese monk 弘法 Kōbō, founded on the 大日經,十心品.

口切り

see styles
 kuchikiri
    くちきり
(1) start broaching (a subject); opening remark; start; commencement; beginning; (2) event at the start of the tenth month of the lunar calendar; (3) opening a sealed jar or container

口明け

see styles
 kuchiake
    くちあけ
(1) opening (of a bottle); broaching; (2) beginning; opening; commencement (e.g. of sales); first sale

口開け

see styles
 kuchiake
    くちあけ
(1) opening (of a bottle); broaching; (2) beginning; opening; commencement (e.g. of sales); first sale

名残雪

see styles
 nagoriyuki
    なごりゆき
(1) lingering snow; (2) snowfall at the end of the winter or the beginning of spring

四月病

see styles
 shigatsubyou / shigatsubyo
    しがつびょう
(See 五月病,六月病) euphoria experienced by college students or workplace recruits at the beginning of school or work

固より

see styles
 motoyori
    もとより
(adverb) (1) (kana only) from the beginning; from the first; all along; originally; (2) (kana only) of course

国衙領

see styles
 kokugaryou / kokugaryo
    こくがりょう
provincial governorate (beginning in the late Heian period)

在理教

see styles
zài lǐ jiào
    zai4 li3 jiao4
tsai li chiao
 Zairi kyō
The Tsai-li secret society, an offshoot of the White Lily Society, was founded in Shantung at the beginning of the Ch'ing dynasty; the title 'in the li, ' indicating that the society associated itself with all three religions, Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism; its followers set up no images, burnt no incense, neither smoked nor drank, and were vegetarian.

大准提

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dà zhǔn tí
    da4 zhun3 ti2
ta chun t`i
    ta chun ti
 Dai shuntei
Mahā-cundī, a form of Guanyin. There are dhāraṇīs beginning with the name Cundī.

如來日


如来日

see styles
rú lái rì
    ru2 lai2 ri4
ju lai jih
 nyorai nichi
寳相日 The Tathāgata day, which is without beginning or end and has no limit of past, present, or future.

始まり

see styles
 hajimari
    はじまり
origin; beginning; start

始めに

see styles
 hajimeni
    はじめに
(expression) (1) first; firstly; first of all; to begin with; in the beginning; at the beginning; (2) (kana only) Introduction; Preface

始めは

see styles
 hajimeha
    はじめは
(expression) at first; in the beginning; originally

寒明け

see styles
 kanake
    かんあけ
the beginning of spring

尼陀那

see styles
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.

幕明き

see styles
 makuaki
    まくあき
(1) the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); (2) beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)

幕明け

see styles
 makuake
    まくあけ
(1) the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); (2) beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)

幕開き

see styles
 makuaki
    まくあき
(1) the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); (2) beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)

幕開け

see styles
 makuake
    まくあけ
(1) the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); (2) beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)

年代初

see styles
nián dài chū
    nian2 dai4 chu1
nien tai ch`u
    nien tai chu
beginning of an age; beginning of a decade

序の口

see styles
 jonokuchi
    じょのくち
(1) the beginning (as in "this is only the beginning"); (2) (sumo) lowest division in sumo

從本來


从本来

see styles
cóng běn lái
    cong2 ben3 lai2
ts`ung pen lai
    tsung pen lai
 jū honrai
from the beginning

手始め

see styles
 tehajime
    てはじめ
outset; start; beginning

振り出

see styles
 furidashi
    ふりだし
(1) starting point; beginning; outset; (2) drawing; issuing; draft; draught; (3) shaking out; (4) throw (of dice); toss; (5) (abbreviation) infusion

振出し

see styles
 furidashi
    ふりだし
(1) starting point; beginning; outset; (2) drawing; issuing; draft; draught; (3) shaking out; (4) throw (of dice); toss; (5) (abbreviation) infusion

新年会

see styles
 shinnenkai
    しんねんかい
New Year's party (held in the beginning of the year, i.e. usually in January)

書出し

see styles
 kakidashi
    かきだし
(1) beginning (of writing); opening passage (sentence, paragraph, etc.); (2) written claim; bill

最初期

see styles
 saishoki
    さいしょき
(noun - becomes adjective with の) earliest stage; very beginning; earliest phase; earliest days

月初め

see styles
 tsukihajime
    つきはじめ
(adv,n) beginning of month

月始め

see styles
 tsukihajime
    つきはじめ
(irregular kanji usage) (adv,n) beginning of month

有本末

see styles
yǒu běn mò
    you3 ben3 mo4
yu pen mo
 u honmatsu
there is a beginning and end

根から

see styles
 nekara
    ねから
(adv,adj-no) (1) (See 根っから) since the beginning; natural-born (salesman, etc.); (adv,adj-no) (2) (followed by a verb in negative form) absolutely (not); (not) at all

桐一葉

see styles
 kirihitoha
    きりひとは
falling paulownia leaf signaling the beginning of autumn (fall)

滑出し

see styles
 suberidashi
    すべりだし
start; beginning

為初め

see styles
 shisome
    しそめ
outset; beginning

無始空


无始空

see styles
wú shǐ kōng
    wu2 shi3 kong1
wu shih k`ung
    wu shih kung
 mushi kū
Without beginning and unreal, void without beginning, the abstract idea of 無始 i.e. without beginning.

無始終


无始终

see styles
wú shǐ zhōng
    wu2 shi3 zhong1
wu shih chung
 mu shishū
no beginning or end

發語辭


发语辞

see styles
fā yǔ cí
    fa1 yu3 ci2
fa yü tz`u
    fa yü tzu
literary auxiliary particle, comes at the beginning of a sentence

皮切り

see styles
 kawakiri
    かわきり
beginning; start

盧溝橋


卢沟桥

see styles
lú gōu qiáo
    lu2 gou1 qiao2
lu kou ch`iao
    lu kou chiao
 rokoukyou / rokokyo
    ろこうきょう
Lugou Bridge or Marco Polo Bridge in southwest of Beijing, the scene of a conflict that marked the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War 抗日戰爭|抗日战争[Kang4 Ri4 Zhan4 zheng1]
Marco Polo Bridge (China); (place-name) Marco Polo Bridge (China)

真っ先

see styles
 massaki
    まっさき
the head; the foremost; beginning; the very front

立上り

see styles
 tachiagari
    たちあがり
(1) start; beginning; build up; (2) (baseb) how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game

端から

see styles
 hanakara; hanakara
    はなから; ハナから
(expression) (kana only) from the start; from the beginning; from the outset

笄之年

see styles
jī zhī nián
    ji1 zhi1 nian2
chi chih nien
beginning of maturity (of a girl)

素より

see styles
 motoyori
    もとより
(adverb) (1) (kana only) from the beginning; from the first; all along; originally; (2) (kana only) of course

草創期

see styles
 sousouki / sosoki
    そうそうき
initial stages; first stage; early period; pioneer days; beginning; outset

蓋明け

see styles
 futaake / futake
    ふたあけ
opening; beginning; commencement

蓋開け

see styles
 futaake / futake
    ふたあけ
opening; beginning; commencement

蘆溝橋


芦沟桥

see styles
lú gōu qiáo
    lu2 gou1 qiao2
lu kou ch`iao
    lu kou chiao
 rokoukyou / rokokyo
    ろこうきょう
Lugou Bridge or Marco Polo Bridge in southwest of Beijing, the scene of a conflict that marked the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War 抗日戰爭|抗日战争[Kang4 Ri4 Zhan4 zheng1]
(irregular kanji usage) Marco Polo Bridge (China); (place-name) Marco Polo Bridge (China)

起こり

see styles
 okori
    おこり
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis

追羽子

see styles
 oibane
    おいばね
battledore and shuttlecock game (played at the beginning of the year)

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

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