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Simple Dictionary Definition |
享福 see styles |
xiǎng fú xiang3 fu2 hsiang fu |
More info & calligraphy: Prosperous Life |
復活 复活 see styles |
fù huó fu4 huo2 fu huo fukkatsu(p); fukkaatsu(sk) / fukkatsu(p); fukkatsu(sk) ふっかつ(P); ふっかーつ(sk) |
More info & calligraphy: Resurrection / Re-Birth(n,vs,vt,vi) (1) revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; comeback; (n,vs,vi) (2) resurrection; rebirth To live again, return to life. |
永生 see styles |
yǒng shēng yong3 sheng1 yung sheng eisei / ese えいせい |
More info & calligraphy: Eternal Life / Everlasting Life / Immortalityeternal life; immortality; (personal name) Hisaki Eternal life; immortality; nirvana is defined as 不生 not being born, i. e. not reborn, and therefore 不滅 not dying; 永生 is also perpetual life; the Amitābha cult says in the Pure Land. |
獨居 独居 see styles |
dú jū du2 ju1 tu chü dokukyo |
More info & calligraphy: Alone / Solitary ExistenceDwelling alone, e.g. as a hermit. |
生活 see styles |
shēng huó sheng1 huo2 sheng huo seikatsu / sekatsu せいかつ |
More info & calligraphy: Living / Live Life(n,vs,vi) (1) life; living; (2) livelihood; (one's) living one's living |
萬歲 万岁 see styles |
wàn suì wan4 sui4 wan sui |
More info & calligraphy: Banzai / Wansui |
生きる see styles |
ikiru いきる |
More info & calligraphy: Ikiru / To Live |
吃香喝辣 see styles |
chī xiāng hē là chi1 xiang1 he1 la4 ch`ih hsiang ho la chih hsiang ho la |
More info & calligraphy: Live Well |
學無止境 学无止境 see styles |
xué wú zhǐ jìng xue2 wu2 zhi3 jing4 hsüeh wu chih ching |
More info & calligraphy: Learning is Eternal |
安居樂業 安居乐业 see styles |
ān jū lè yè an1 ju1 le4 ye4 an chü le yeh |
More info & calligraphy: Live in Peace and Contentment |
白頭偕老 白头偕老 see styles |
bái tóu xié lǎo bai2 tou2 xie2 lao3 pai t`ou hsieh lao pai tou hsieh lao |
More info & calligraphy: The White Hairs of Old Age |
百年好合 see styles |
bǎi nián hǎo hé bai3 nian2 hao3 he2 pai nien hao ho |
More info & calligraphy: 100 Years of Happy Marriage |
今を生きる see styles |
imaoikiru いまをいきる |
More info & calligraphy: Live For The Day / Seize The Day |
住 see styles |
zhù zhu4 chu juu / ju じゅう |
to live; to dwell; to stay; to reside; to stop; (suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt) dwelling; living; (personal name) Munetsugu sthiti. To abide, dwell, stay, stop, settle. |
寄 see styles |
jì ji4 chi yorizaki よりざき |
to send; to mail; to entrust; to depend on; to attach oneself to; to live (in a house); to lodge; foster (son etc) (surname) Yorizaki To go or put under cover, lodge, confide to, deliver, convey, transfer; to enter, put in a list. |
棲 栖 see styles |
qī qi1 ch`i chi sumie すみえ |
to perch; to rest (of birds); to dwell; to live; to stay (personal name) Sumie Roost, rest. |
活 see styles |
huó huo2 huo katsu かつ |
to live; alive; living; work; workmanship (1) living; life; (2) (See 活を入れる・1) judo art of resuscitation; (suffix) (3) (abbreviation) (See 活動・1) action; activity; (personal name) Katsuji jīva, jīvaka; alive, living, lively, revive, movable. |
熾 炽 see styles |
chì chi4 ch`ih chih shi おき |
to burn; to blaze; splendid; illustrious embers; live charcoal Blaze, flame, burn, effulgent. |
燠 see styles |
yù yu4 yü iku いく |
warm embers; live charcoal; (female given name) Iku |
闃 阒 see styles |
qù qu4 ch`ü chü geki げき |
quiet; to live alone (adv-to,adj-t) (archaism) quietly |
上門 上门 see styles |
shàng mén shang4 men2 shang men joumon / jomon じょうもん |
to drop in; to visit; to lock a door; (of a shop) to close; to go and live with one's wife's family, in effect becoming a member of her family (See 門・もん・3) superphylum; (surname) Jōmon |
不負 不负 see styles |
bù fù bu4 fu4 pu fu |
to live up to |
九六 see styles |
kunroku くんろく |
{sumo} ozeki ranked wrestler unable to live up to the expectations of his rank |
九鬼 see styles |
jiǔ guǐ jiu3 gui3 chiu kuei kuki くき |
(place-name, surname) Kuki The nine classes of ghosts are of three kinds: without means, small means, rich. The first group have 炬口 burning torch-like mouths, or 鍼口 narrow needle mouths, or 臭口 stinking mouths; the second group have hair like needles, or stinking hair, or tumours; the rich ghosts haunt sacrifices to the dead, or eat human leavings, or live truculently. |
五法 see styles |
wǔ fǎ wu3 fa3 wu fa gohō |
pañcadharma. The five laws or categories, of which four groups are as follows: I. 相名五法 The five categories of form and name: (1) 相 appearances, or phenomena; (2) 名 their names; (3) 分別 sometimes called 妄想 ordinary mental discrimination of them— (1) and (2) are objective, (3) subjective; (4) 正智 corrective wisdom, which corrects the deficiencies and errors of the last: (5) 如如 the 眞如 Bhutatathata or absolute wisdom, reached through the 如理智 understanding of the law of the absolute, or ultimate truth. II. 事理五法 The five categories into which things and their principles are divided: (1) 心法 mind; (2) 心所法 mental conditions or activities; (3) 色法 the actual states or categories as conceived; (4) 不相應法 hypothetic categories, 唯識 has twenty-four, the Abhidharma fourteen; (5) 無爲法 the state of rest, or the inactive principle pervading all things; the first four are the 事 and the last the 理. III. 理智五法 cf. 五智; the five categories of essential wisdom: (1) 眞如 the absolute; (2) 大圓鏡智 wisdom as the great perfect mirror reflecting all things; (3) 平等性智 wisdom of the equal Buddha nature of all beings; (4) 妙觀察智 wisdom of mystic insight into all things and removal of ignorance and doubt; (5) 成所作智 wisdom perfect in action and bringing blessing to self and others. IV. 提婆五法 The five obnoxious rules of Devadatta: not to take milk in any form, nor meat, nor salt; to wear unshaped garments, and to live apart. Another set is: to wear cast-off rags, beg food, have only one set meal a day, dwell in the open, and abstain from all kinds of flesh, milk, etc. |
享受 see styles |
xiǎng shòu xiang3 shou4 hsiang shou kyouju / kyoju きょうじゅ |
to enjoy; to live it up; pleasure; CL:種|种[zhong3] (noun, transitive verb) enjoyment (of freedom, beauty, etc.); reception (of a right, privilege, rank, etc.); having to receive and make one's own |
享年 see styles |
xiǎng nián xiang3 nian2 hsiang nien kyounen / kyonen きょうねん |
to live to the (ripe) age of (n,n-pref) (e.g. 享年65) one's age at death |
住う see styles |
sumau すまう |
(irregular okurigana usage) (v5u,vi) to live; to reside; to inhabit |
住す see styles |
juusu / jusu じゅうす |
(v5s,vi) (See 住する) to live; to reside; to inhabit |
住む see styles |
sumu すむ |
(v5m,vi) (See 棲む) to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide |
住世 see styles |
zhù shì zhu4 shi4 chu shih sumiyo すみよ |
(female given name) Sumiyo to live in the world |
住居 see styles |
zhù jū zhu4 ju1 chu chü juukyo / jukyo じゅうきょ |
to live; to reside (n,vs,vi) dwelling; house; residence; address; (surname) Sumii |
余命 see styles |
yomei / yome よめい |
remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live) |
作客 see styles |
zuò kè zuo4 ke4 tso k`o tso ko |
to live somewhere as a visitor; to stay with sb as a guest; to sojourn |
侗族 see styles |
dòng zú dong4 zu2 tung tsu |
Kam people, who live mostly in southern China and in the north of Laos and Vietnam |
倒れ see styles |
daore だおれ |
(suffix) (1) (after the -masu stem of a verb) doing ... until one goes bankrupt; doing ... until one goes broke; (suffix) (2) falling short of (one's reputation); failing to live up to (one's appearance); falling through (e.g. of a plan) |
借命 see styles |
jiè mìng jie4 ming4 chieh ming |
to live out a pointless existence |
倶住 see styles |
jù zhù ju4 zhu4 chü chu gujū |
to live together |
偷生 see styles |
tōu shēng tou1 sheng1 t`ou sheng tou sheng |
to live without purpose |
傲る see styles |
ogoru おごる |
(transitive verb) (1) (kana only) to give (someone) a treat; (v5r,vi) (2) (kana only) to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; (3) (kana only) to be proud; to be haughty |
僑居 侨居 see styles |
qiáo jū qiao2 ju1 ch`iao chü chiao chü |
to live far away from one's native place; to reside in a foreign country |
入山 see styles |
rù shān ru4 shan1 ju shan nyuuzan / nyuzan にゅうざん |
(n,vs,vi) (1) entering a mountain area (for climbing); (n,vs,vi) (2) entering a monastery; coming to live in a temple; (place-name, surname) Iriyama to enter the mountains |
入贅 入赘 see styles |
rù zhuì ru4 zhui4 ju chui |
to go and live with one's wife's family, in effect becoming a member of her family |
共居 see styles |
gòng jū gong4 ju1 kung chü gūkyo |
to live together |
凄腕 see styles |
sugoude / sugode すごうで |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) go-getter; live wire; resourceful person; wizard; virtuoso; (2) remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique |
分家 see styles |
fēn jiā fen1 jia1 fen chia bunke ぶんけ |
to separate and live apart; division of a large family into smaller groups (n,vs,vi) branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family; (surname) Bunke |
分居 see styles |
fēn jū fen1 ju1 fen chü |
to separate (married couple); to live apart (of husband and wife, family members) |
勸化 劝化 see styles |
quàn huà quan4 hua4 ch`üan hua chüan hua kanke |
to exhort (sb) to live a virtuous life (Buddhism); to beg for alms To exhort to conversion, to convert. |
十二 see styles |
shí èr shi2 er4 shih erh tooji とおじ |
twelve; 12 12; twelve; (given name) Tooji dvātriṃśa. Thirty-two. 三十二應 (or 三十二身) The thirty-two forms of Guanyin, and of Puxian, ranging from that of a Buddha to that of a man, a maid, a rakṣas; similar to the thirty-three forms named in the Lotus Sūtra. 三十二相三十二大人相 dvātriṃśadvaralakṣaṇa. The thirty-two lakṣaṇas, or physical marks of a cakravartī, or 'wheel-king', especially of the Buddha, i. e. level feet, thousand-spoke wheel-sign on feet, long slender fingers, pliant hands and feet, toes and fingers finely webbed, full-sized heels, arched insteps, thighs like a royal stag, hands reaching below the knees well-retracted male organ, height and stretch of arms equal, every hair-root dark coloured, body hair graceful and curly, golden-hued body, a 10 ft. halo around him, soft smooth skin, the 七處, i. e. two soles, two palms, two shoulders, and crown well rounded, below the armpits well-filled, lion-shaped body, erect, full shoulders, forty teeth, teeth white even and close, the four canine teeth pure white, lion-jawed, saliva improving the taste of all food, tongue long and broad, voice deep and resonant, eyes deep blue, eyelashes like a royal bull, a white ūrnā or curl between the eyebrows emitting light, an uṣṇīṣa or fleshy protuberance on the crown. These are from the 三藏法數 48, with which the 智度論 4, 涅盤經 28, 中阿含經, 三十ニ相經 generally agree. The 無量義經 has a different list. 三十二相經 The eleventh chapter of the 阿含經. 三十二相經願 The twenty-first of Amitābha's vows, v. 無量壽經. 三十三 trayastriṃśat. Thirty-three. 三十三天忉利天; 憺梨天, 多羅夜登陵舍; 憺利夜登陵奢; 憺利耶憺利奢 Trayastriṃśas. The Indra heaven, the second of the six heavens of form. Its capital is situated on the summit of Mt. Sumeru, where Indra rules over his thirty-two devas, who reside on thirty-two peaks of Sumeru, eight in each of the four directons. Indra's capital is called 殊勝 Sudarśana, 喜見城 Joy-view city. Its people are a yojana in height, each one's clothing weighs 六鐵 (1; 4 oz. ), and they live 1, 000 years, a day and night being equal to 100 earthly years. Eitel says Indra's heaven 'tallies in all its details with the Svarga of Brahminic mythology' and suggests that 'the whole myth may have an astronomical meaning', or be connected, with 'the atmosphere with its phenomena, which strengthens Koeppen's hypothesis explaining the number thirty-three as referring to the eight Vasus, eleven Rudras, twelve Ādityas, and two Aśvins of Vedic mythology'. In his palace called Vaijayanta 'Indra is enthroned with 1, 000 eyes with four arms grasping the vajra. There he revels in numberless sensual pleasures together with his wife Śacī... and with 119, 000 concubines with whom he associates by means of transformation'.; dvādaśa, twelve. |
友釣 see styles |
tomozuri ともづり |
live decoy fishing (esp. for sweetfish) |
受命 see styles |
shòu mìng shou4 ming4 shou ming jumei / jume じゅめい |
ordained or appointed to a post; to benefit from counsel (n,vs,vi) (1) receiving an order; commission; (n,vs,vi) (2) (hist) (See 天命・1) receiving a mandate from heaven and becoming an emperor (in China) to live |
另開 另开 see styles |
lìng kāi ling4 kai1 ling k`ai ling kai |
to break up; to divide property and live apart; to start on a new (path) |
吃土 see styles |
chī tǔ chi1 tu3 ch`ih t`u chih tu |
(neologism c. 2015) (slang) (used jokingly) to live on dirt (typically because one has spent all one's money on consumer items) |
同堂 see styles |
tóng táng tong2 tang2 t`ung t`ang tung tang |
to live under the same roof (of different generations) |
同居 see styles |
tóng jū tong2 ju1 t`ung chü tung chü doukyo / dokyo どうきょ |
to live together; to cohabit (n,vs,vi) (ant: 別居) living together; coexistence living together |
啃老 see styles |
kěn lǎo ken3 lao3 k`en lao ken lao |
(coll.) to live with and depend on one's parents even upon reaching adulthood |
啖う see styles |
kuu / ku くう |
(out-dated kanji) (transitive verb) (1) (masculine speech) to eat; (2) to live; to make a living; to survive; (3) to bite; to sting (as insects do); (4) to tease; to torment; to taunt; to make light of; to make fun of; (5) to encroach on; to eat into; to consume; (6) to defeat a superior; to threaten a position; (7) to consume time and-or resources; (8) (colloquialism) to receive something (usu. an unfavourable event); (9) (masculine speech) (vulgar) to have sexual relations with a woman, esp. for the first time |
善劫 see styles |
shàn jié shan4 jie2 shan chieh zenkō |
A good kalpa, bhadrakalpa, especially that in which we now live. |
單過 单过 see styles |
dān guò dan1 guo4 tan kuo |
to live independently; to live on one's own |
喰う see styles |
kuu / ku くう |
(transitive verb) (1) (masculine speech) to eat; (2) to live; to make a living; to survive; (3) to bite; to sting (as insects do); (4) to tease; to torment; to taunt; to make light of; to make fun of; (5) to encroach on; to eat into; to consume; (6) to defeat a superior; to threaten a position; (7) to consume time and-or resources; (8) (colloquialism) to receive something (usu. an unfavourable event); (9) (masculine speech) (vulgar) to have sexual relations with a woman, esp. for the first time |
在る see styles |
aru ある |
(v5r-i,vi) (1) (kana only) to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; (2) (kana only) to have; (3) (kana only) to be located; (4) (kana only) to be equipped with; (5) (kana only) to happen; to come about |
埋名 see styles |
mái míng mai2 ming2 mai ming |
to conceal one's identity; to live incognito |
壽終 寿终 see styles |
shòu zhōng shou4 zhong1 shou chung jushū |
to die of old age; to live to a ripe old age; (fig.) (of something) to come to an end (after a long period of service) end of life |
天狐 see styles |
tenko てんこ |
(See 妖狐) celestial fox; fox with supernatural powers (sometimes said to live in the heavens) |
奉公 see styles |
fèng gōng feng4 gong1 feng kung houkou / hoko ほうこう |
to pursue public affairs (n,vs,vi) (1) live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; (n,vs,vi) (2) public duty; public service |
奢る see styles |
ogoru おごる |
(transitive verb) (1) (kana only) to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to buy (someone a meal, drink, etc.); (v5r,vi) (2) (kana only) to be extravagant; to live in luxury |
孀居 see styles |
shuāng jū shuang1 ju1 shuang chü |
to live in widowhood (formal) |
存亡 see styles |
cún wáng cun2 wang2 ts`un wang tsun wang sonbou / sonbo そんぼう |
to live or die; to exist or perish life or death; existence; destiny |
守寡 see styles |
shǒu guǎ shou3 gua3 shou kua |
to live as widow; to observe widowhood |
安居 see styles |
ān jū an1 ju1 an chü ango あんご |
to settle down; to live peacefully (n,vs,vi) {Buddh} varsika (meditation retreat; usu. for 90 days starting on the 15th day of the 4th month of the lunisolar calendar); (given name) Yasuoki Tranquil dwelling. varṣā, varṣās, or varṣāvasāna. A retreat during the three months of the Indian rainy season, and also, say some, in the depth of winter. During the rains it was 'difficult to move without injuring insect life'. But the object was for study and meditation. In Tokhara the retreat is said to have been in winter, from the middle of the 12th to the middle of the 3rd moon; in India from the middle of the 5th to the 8th, or the 6th to the 9th moons; usually from Śrāvaṇa, Chinese 5th moon, to Aśvayuja, Chinese 8th moon; but the 16th of the 4th to the 15th of the 7th moon has been the common period in China and Japan. The two annual periods are sometimes called 坐 夏 and 坐 臘 sitting or resting for the summer and for the end of the year. The period is divided into three sections, former, middle, and latter, each of a month. |
実写 see styles |
jissha じっしゃ |
(1) live action (as opposed to animation); (noun, transitive verb) (2) photograph (of a real scene, event, etc.); real image; actual footage; (noun, transitive verb) (3) depiction of a real scene (in writing or a picture); description |
実包 see styles |
jippou / jippo じっぽう |
cartridge (for a firearm); live ammunition |
実射 see styles |
jissha じっしゃ |
(noun, transitive verb) firing live shells |
実弾 see styles |
jitsudan じつだん |
(1) real bullet; live ammunition; live round; loaded cartridge; loaded shell; (2) (colloquialism) money (for bribery); cash |
実況 see styles |
jikkyou / jikkyo じっきょう |
(1) actual state (of things); real state; actual condition; real condition; actual scene; (can be adjective with の) (2) live; on-the-scene; (noun/participle) (3) (abbreviation) (See 実況放送) reporting live; live coverage; live broadcasting; (4) (abbreviation) (See 実況プレイ) Let's Play (playthrough of a video game with player commentary) |
客居 see styles |
kè jū ke4 ju1 k`o chü ko chü |
to live in a foreign place; to live somewhere as a guest |
宿る see styles |
yadoru やどる |
(v5r,vi) (1) to dwell; to live; to remain; (v5r,vi) (2) to stay at; to take shelter at; to stop at; to lodge at; (v5r,vi) (3) to be pregnant; (v5r,vi) (4) to be part of a constellation; (v5r,vi) (5) to be a parasite (bugs, plants, etc.) |
寄居 see styles |
jì jū ji4 ju1 chi chü yorii / yori よりい |
to live away from home (place-name, surname) Yorii |
寄生 see styles |
jì shēng ji4 sheng1 chi sheng kisei / kise きせい |
to live in or on another organism as a parasite; to live by taking advantage of others; parasitism; parasitic (n,vs,vi) parasitism to live off of |
寄跡 寄迹 see styles |
jì jì ji4 ji4 chi chi |
to live away from home temporarily |
寡居 see styles |
guǎ jū gua3 ju1 kua chü kakyo かきょ |
to live as a widow (noun/participle) widowhood |
實彈 实弹 see styles |
shí dàn shi2 dan4 shih tan |
live ammunition |
實景 实景 see styles |
shí jǐng shi2 jing3 shih ching |
real scene (not set up or posed); real location (not a film studio set or theater); live action (not animation) |
實況 实况 see styles |
shí kuàng shi2 kuang4 shih k`uang shih kuang |
live (e.g. broadcast or recording); what is actually happening; scene; the real situation |
實踐 实践 see styles |
shí jiàn shi2 jian4 shih chien |
practice; to put into practice; to live up to (a promise); to carry out (a project) |
寧受 宁受 see styles |
níng shòu ning2 shou4 ning shou neiju |
to live in the experiential world |
居住 see styles |
jū zhù ju1 zhu4 chü chu kyojuu / kyoju きょじゅう |
to reside; to dwell; to live in a place; resident in (n,vs,vi) residence; abode; dwelling; (place-name) Isumi |
居家 see styles |
jū jiā ju1 jia1 chü chia koke |
to live at home; to stay at home; home (schooling etc); in-home (care etc); household (repairs etc); living (environment etc) householder |
居隣 see styles |
jū lín ju1 lin2 chü lin kyorin |
live close to one another |
巖燕 see styles |
yán yàn yan2 yan4 yen yen gan'en |
to live in mountain caves as a recluse |
帰臥 see styles |
kiga きが |
(n,vs,vi) quitting one's job as a government official to return to live quietly in one's own native region |
帶電 带电 see styles |
dài diàn dai4 dian4 tai tien |
to be electrified; to be charged; to be live |
往生 see styles |
wǎng shēng wang3 sheng1 wang sheng oujou / ojo おうじょう |
to be reborn; to live in paradise (Buddhism); to die; (after) one's death (n,vs,vi) (1) {Buddh} passing on to the next life; (n,vs,vi) (2) death; (n,vs,vi) (3) giving up a struggle; submission; (n,vs,vi) (4) being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed; (5) (rare) (See 圧状・2) coercion The future life, the life to which anyone is going; to go to be born in the Pure Land of Amitābha. (1) 往相囘向 To transfer one's merits to all beings that they may attain the Pure Land of Amitābha. (2) 還相囘向 Having been born in the Pure Land to return to mortality and by one's merits to bring mortals to the Pure Land. |
御地 see styles |
onchi おんち |
(honorific or respectful language) (in formal correspondence) your place; place where you live |
悌睦 see styles |
tì mù ti4 mu4 t`i mu ti mu |
to live at peace as brothers |
戴く see styles |
itadaku いただく |
(transitive verb) (1) (humble language) (kana only) to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to buy; (2) (humble language) (polite language) (kana only) to eat; to drink; (3) (kana only) to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head); to have (on top); (4) (kana only) to have (as one's leader); to live under (a ruler); to install (a president); (aux-v,v5k) (5) (humble language) (kana only) to get somebody to do something |
打嘴 see styles |
dǎ zuǐ da3 zui3 ta tsui |
to slap sb's face; to slap one's own face; fig. to fail to live up to a boast |
拉練 拉练 see styles |
lā liàn la1 lian4 la lien |
(military) to undergo field training (camping, bivouacking, route marching, live fire practice etc); (sports) to get into peak condition by competing overseas |
招親 招亲 see styles |
zhāo qīn zhao1 qin1 chao ch`in chao chin |
to invite the groom (who will live with the bride's family); to take a wife by one's own choice |
插隊 插队 see styles |
chā duì cha1 dui4 ch`a tui cha tui |
to cut in line; to jump a queue; to live on a rural community (during the Cultural Revolution) |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
This page contains 100 results for "live" 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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