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yǐng
    ying3
ying
 kage
    かげ

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Shadow
picture; image; film; movie; photograph; reflection; shadow; trace
(1) shadow; silhouette; figure; shape; (2) reflection; image; (3) ominous sign; (4) light (stars, moon); (5) trace; shadow (of one's former self); (surname) Kage
Shadow, picture, image, reflection, hint; one of the twelve 'colours'.

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yuè
    yue4
yüeh
 tsuki
    つき

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Moon
moon; month; monthly; CL:個|个[ge4],輪|轮[lun2]
(1) Moon; (2) month; (3) moonlight; (4) (See 衛星・1) (a) moon; natural satellite; (female given name) Runa
candra, 旅達 (旅達羅); 旂陀羅; 戰達羅; 戰捺羅 the moon, called also 蘇摩 soma, from the fermented juice of asclepias acida used in worship, and later personified in association with the moon. It has many other epithets, e. g. 印度 Indu, incorrectly intp. as marked like a hare; 創夜神 Niśākara, maker of the night; 星宿王 Nakṣatranātha, lord of constellations; 喜懷之頭飾 the crest of Siva; 蓮華王 Kumuda-pati, lotus lord; 白馬主 Śvetavājin, drawn by (or lord of) white horses; 大白光神 Śītāṃśu, the spirit with white rays; 冷光神 Sitamarici, the spirit with cool rays; 鹿形神 Mṛgāṅka, the spirit with marks m form like a deer; 野兎形神 Śaśi, ditto like a hare.

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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.

二月

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èr yuè
    er4 yue4
erh yüeh
 futatsuki
    ふたつき

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February
February; second month (of the lunar year)
two months
second moon

印度

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yìn dù
    yin4 du4
yin tu
 indo
    いんど

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India
India
(ateji / phonetic) (kana only) India; (place-name) India
印特伽; 身毒; 賢豆; 天竺 Indu (meaning 'moon' in Sanskrit), Hindu, Sindhu; see also 信度 and 閻浮 India in general. In the Tang dynasty its territory is described as extending over 90, 000 li in circuit, being bounded on three sides by the sea; north it rested on the Snow mountains 雪山, i. e. Himālayas; wide at the north, narrowing to the south, shaped like a half-moon; it contained over seventy kingdoms, was extremely hot, well watered and damp; from the centre eastwards to 震旦 China was 58, 000 li; and the same distance southwards to 金地國, westwards to 阿拘遮國, and northwards to 小香山阿耨達.

新月

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xīn yuè
    xin1 yue4
hsin yüeh
 shingetsu
    しんげつ

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New Moon
new moon; crescent
(See 三日月) new moon; crescent moon; (female given name) Wakatsuki

花月

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 kagetsu
    かげつ

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Kagetsu
(1) (archaism) flowers and the moon; (2) (archaism) refined leisure; elegant pastime; (surname) Hanatsuki

陰陽


阴阳

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yīn yáng
    yin1 yang2
yin yang
 inyou(p); onmyou; onyou / inyo(p); onmyo; onyo
    いんよう(P); おんみょう; おんよう

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Yin Yang
yin and yang
cosmic dual forces; yin and yang; sun and moon, etc.; (place-name) In'you
yin and yang

カリスト

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 karisuto
    カリスト

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Kalliste
{astron} Callisto (moon of Jupiter); (personal name) Callisto

日月星辰

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 jitsugetsuseishin; nichigetsuseishin / jitsugetsuseshin; nichigetsuseshin
    じつげつせいしん; にちげつせいしん

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The Sun, Moon, and Stars
(yoji) the Sun, the Moon and the stars; the heavenly bodies

鏡花水月


镜花水月

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jìng huā shuǐ yuè
    jing4 hua1 shui3 yue4
ching hua shui yüeh
 kyoukasuigetsu / kyokasuigetsu
    きょうかすいげつ

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Flower in the Mirror, Moon on Water
lit. flowers in a mirror and the moon reflected in the lake (idiom); fig. an unrealistic rosy view; viewing things through rose-tinted spectacles; also written 水月鏡花|水月镜花
(yoji) flowers reflected on a mirror and the moon reflected on the water's surface; something that is visible but having no substance; the subtle and profound beauty of poems that cannot be described in words


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yùn
    yun4
yün
 kasa; un
    かさ; うん
dizzy; halo; ring around moon or sun
halo (around the Sun, Moon, etc.); ring; corona; (surname) Higasa

七曜

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qī yào
    qi1 yao4
ch`i yao
    chi yao
 shichiyou / shichiyo
    しちよう
the seven planets of premodern astronomy (the Sun, the Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn)
(1) {astron} the seven luminaries (sun, moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn); (2) the seven days of the week
The seven brilliant ones — the sun and moon, together with the five planets which are connected with fire, water, wood, metal, and earth. Their essence shines in the sky, but their spirits are over men as judges of their good and evil, and as rulers over good and evil fortune. The following list shows their names in Chinese and Sanskrit:
Sun 日, 太陽; aditya 阿彌底耶
Moon月, 太陰; soma 蘇摩
Mars火星, 勢惑勞; aṅgāraka 盎哦囉迦
Mercury水星, 辰星; budha 部陀
Jupiter木星, 歳星; bṛhaspati 勿哩訶娑跛底
Venus金星, 太白; śukra 戌羯羅
Saturn土星, 鎭星; śanaiścara 賖乃以室折羅.

三光

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sān guāng
    san1 guang1
san kuang
 sankou / sanko
    さんこう
the sun, the moon, and the stars
(1) (poetic term) the Sun, the Moon and the stars; (2) {hanaf} three 20-point cards (high-scoring meld); (personal name) Miteru
(三光天) Sun, moon, and stars. Also, in the second dhyāna of the form-world there are the two deva regions 少光天, 無量光天, and 光音天q.v. Also 觀音 Avalokiteśvara is styled 日天子sun-prince, or divine son of the sun, 大勢至 Mahāsthāmaprapta is styled 月天子 divine son of the moon, and 虛空藏菩薩 the bodhisattva of the empyrean, is styled 明星天子 divine son of the bright stars.

上弦

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shàng xián
    shang4 xian2
shang hsien
 jougen / jogen
    じょうげん
to wind up a watch, clockwork toy etc; to tighten the string of a bow, violin etc; first quarter (phase of the moon)
(See 下弦) first quarter moon; waxing half-moon; (female given name) Jōgen

下弦

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xià xián
    xia4 xian2
hsia hsien
 kagen
    かげん
last quarter, aka third quarter (phase of the moon)
(See 上弦) last quarter moon; third quarter moon; waning half-moon

半月

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bàn yuè
    ban4 yue4
pan yüeh
 hangetsu; hantsuki(p)
    はんげつ; はんつき(P)
half-moon; fortnight
(1) (はんげつ only) {astron} half-moon; (2) half a month; (3) (はんげつ only) semicircle; (surname, given name) Hangetsu
half a month

太陰


太阴

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tài yīn
    tai4 yin1
t`ai yin
    tai yin
 taiin / tain
    たいいん
the Moon (esp. in Daoism)
(1) the Moon; (2) (See 小陰) the greater yin (in yin-yang)

弦月

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xián yuè
    xian2 yue4
hsien yüeh
 gengetsu
    げんげつ
half-moon; the 7th and 8th and 22nd and 23rd of the lunar month
(See 上弦の月,下弦の月,半月・1) half-moon; (given name) Gengetsu

日月

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rì yuè
    ri4 yue4
jih yüeh
 jitsugetsu; nichigetsu
    じつげつ; にちげつ
the sun and moon; day and month; every day and every month; season; life and livelihood
(1) sun and moon; (2) time; days and months; years; (3) (にちげつ only) Sunday and Monday; (female given name) Hizuki
sun and moon

明月

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míng yuè
    ming2 yue4
ming yüeh
 meigetsu / megetsu
    めいげつ
bright moon; refers to 夜明珠, a legendary pearl that can glow in the dark; CL:輪|轮[lun2]
(1) harvest moon; (2) bright moon; full moon; (place-name) Meigetsu
The bright moon.

月宮


月宫

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yuè gōng
    yue4 gong1
yüeh kung
 gekkyuu; gakkuu; gakku / gekkyu; gakku; gakku
    げっきゅう; がっくう; がっく
Palace in the Moon (in folk tales)
(See 月宮殿・1) moon palace of the Hindu god Chandra; (surname) Tsukumiya
The moon-palace of the 月天子 made of silver and crystal; it is described as forty-nine yojanas square, but there are other accounts.

月相

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yuè xiàng
    yue4 xiang4
yüeh hsiang
 gessou / gesso
    げっそう
phase of the moon
{astron} lunar phase; phase of the Moon

月輪


月轮

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yuè lún
    yue4 lun2
yüeh lun
 getsurin; gatsurin; gachirin
    げつりん; がつりん; がちりん
full moon
(full) moon; moon when it's round; (female given name) Tsukiwa
The moon's disc, the moon.

朔望

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shuò wàng
    shuo4 wang4
shuo wang
 sakubou / sakubo
    さくぼう
the new moon; the first day of the lunar month
(noun - becomes adjective with の) first and fifteenth days of the lunar month (corresponding to new moon and full moon)

望月

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wàng yuè
    wang4 yue4
wang yüeh
 mochizuki(p); bougetsu / mochizuki(p); bogetsu
    もちづき(P); ぼうげつ
full moon
(1) full moon; moon on the 15th day of the month (by the lunar calendar); (2) (もちづき only) full moon of the eighth lunar month; (surname) Momizuki

眉月

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méi yuè
    mei2 yue4
mei yüeh
 mayuzuki; bigetsu
    まゆづき; びげつ
waxing crescent (moon)
(See 三日月) crescent moon; (female given name) Mizuki

衛星


卫星

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wèi xīng
    wei4 xing1
wei hsing
 eisei / ese
    えいせい
satellite; moon; CL:顆|颗[ke1]
(1) {astron} (natural) satellite; moon; (2) (abbreviation) (See 人工衛星) (artificial) satellite; (personal name) Eisei

清風明月


清风明月

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qīng fēng míng yuè
    qing1 feng1 ming2 yue4
ch`ing feng ming yüeh
    ching feng ming yüeh
 seifuumeigetsu / sefumegetsu
    せいふうめいげつ
lit. cool breeze and bright moon (idiom); fig. peaceful and clear night; (allusively) living a solitary and quiet life
(yoji) refreshing breeze and the bright moon; a beautiful nocturnal scene with a full moon

閉月羞花


闭月羞花

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bì yuè xiū huā
    bi4 yue4 xiu1 hua1
pi yüeh hsiu hua
 heigetsushuuka / hegetsushuka
    へいげつしゅうか
lit. hiding the moon, shaming the flowers (idiom); fig. female beauty exceeding even that of the natural world
(yoji) charms of a uniquely beautiful woman; great beauty; (so beautiful that) the moon hides and flowers are abashed


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    tu4
t`u
    tu
 rabitto
    らびっと
variant of 兔[tu4]
(kana only) rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids); (out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (kana only) rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids); (female given name) Rabitto
śaśa; a rabbit; also a hare. The hare in the moon, hence 懷兎者 is the moon or śaśin.

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chū
    chu1
ch`u
    chu
 de
    で
to go out; to come out; to arise; to occur; to produce; to yield; to go beyond; to exceed; (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result); classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc
(n,n-suf) (1) coming out; going out; outflow; efflux; rising (of the Sun or the Moon); (n,n-suf) (2) attending (work); appearing (on stage); one's turn to go on; (n,n-suf) (3) start; beginning; (n,n-suf) (4) origins; background; person (or item) originating from ...; graduate of ...; native of ...; member of ... (lineage); (n,n-suf) (5) architectural member that projects outward; (n,n-suf) (6) highest point of the stern of a ship; (n,n-suf) (7) (kana only) (usu. after the -masu stem of a verb as 〜出がある or 〜出がない, etc.) amount (comprising something); amount of time or effort required to do something; (surname) De
To go out, come forth, put forth; exit; beyond.


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yuán
    yuan2
yüan
 maru
    まる
circle; round; circular; spherical; (of the moon) full; unit of Chinese currency (yuan); tactful; to make consistent and whole (the narrative of a dream or a lie)
(out-dated kanji) (1) yen; Japanese monetary unit; (2) circle; (personal name) Maru
Round, all-round, full-orbed, inclusive, all-embracing, whole, perfect, complete.

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huì
    hui4
hui
 kai
    みそか
(bound form) last day of a lunar month; (bound form) dark; gloomy; (literary) night
last day of the month; (archaism) last day of the month
The last day of the moon; night; dark, obscure; unlucky.

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yào
    yao4
yao
 you / yo
    よう
bright; glorious; one of the seven planets of premodern astronomy
(female given name) Yō
Brilliant, shining. 七曜 The sun, moon, and five planets. 曜宿 These seven and the constellations, the celestial orbs.

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fěi
    fei3
fei
 mikazuki
    みかづき
(literary) (of the crescent moon) to begin to shine
(surname) Mikazuki

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tiǎo
    tiao3
t`iao
    tiao
(literary) the appearance of the moon in the west at the end of a lunar month

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shuò
    shuo4
shuo
 saku
    さく
beginning; first day of lunar month; north
(1) {astron} new moon; (2) first day of the lunar month; (3) (hist) next year's calendar and decrees (in ancient China; distributed by the Emperor at year's end); (given name) Hajime

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yīng
    ying1
ying
color of the moon

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tóng
    tong2
t`ung
    tung
light from the rising moon


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xiǎn
    xian3
hsien
 sen
to hunt in autumn (archaic)
markaṭa, 獮猴 a monkey, typical of the mind of illusion, pictured as trying to pluck the moon out of the water; also of the five desires; of foolishness; of restlessness.

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chán
    chan2
ch`an
    chan
 hiki
    ひき
toad (chán represents the sound of its croaking); (mythology) the three-legged toad said to exist in the moon; (metonym) the moon
(kana only) toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)


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yīn
    yin1
yin
 hoto
    ほと
overcast (weather); cloudy; shady; Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang); negative (electric.); feminine; moon; implicit; hidden; genitalia
(archaism) female private parts; female genitals; (surname) Kage
Shade, dark, the shades, the negative as opposed to the positive principle, female, the moon, back, secret. In Buddhism it is the phenomenal, as obscuring the true nature of things; also the aggregation of phenomenal things resulting in births and deaths, hence it is used as a translation like 蘊 q.v. for skandha, the 五陰 being the five skandhas or aggregates.

いお

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 io
    イオ
{astron} Io (moon of Jupiter); (female given name) Io

一夏

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yī xià
    yi1 xia4
i hsia
 ichige
    いちげ
{Buddh} (See 安居・あんご) one summer (during which a monk attends a summer retreat); (female given name) Hitoka
The summer retreat in India of, 90 days, from the 16th of the 4th moon to the 15th of the 7th; v. 雨.

一輪


一轮

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yī lún
    yi1 lun2
i lun
 ichirin
    いちりん
first round or stage (of a match, election, talks, planned policy etc)
(1) one flower; (2) one wheel; (3) (archaism) full moon

七難


七难

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qīn án
    qin1 an2
ch`in an
    chin an
 shichinan
    しちなん
(1) {Buddh} the Seven Misfortunes; (2) great number of faults or defects
The seven calamities in the仁王經, 受持品 during which that sūtra should be recited: sun and moon losing their order (eclipses), conste11ations, irregular, fire, flood, wind-storms, drought, brigands Another set is — pestilence, invasion, rebe11ion, unlucky stars, eclipses, too early monsoon, too late monsoon. Another is — fire, flood, rakṣas, misrule, evil spirits, cangue and prison, and robbers.

上元

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shàng yuán
    shang4 yuan2
shang yüan
 jougen / jogen
    じょうげん
15th day of the 1st lunar month; (surname) Kamimoto
The fifteenth of the first moon. See 孟蘭盆.

上山

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shàng shān
    shang4 shan1
shang shan
 jouyama / joyama
    じょうやま
to climb a hill; to go to the mountains; (of silkworms) to go up bundles of straw (to spin cocoons); to pass away; (of the sun or moon) to rise
(surname) Jōyama

下元

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xià yuán
    xia4 yuan2
hsia yüan
 kagen
    かげん
15th day of the 10th lunar month; (surname) Shimomoto
The fifteenth of the tenth moon; cf. 孟蘭盆.

下山

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xià shān
    xia4 shan1
hsia shan
 gezan(p); gesan
    げざん(P); げさん
to go down a hill; (of the sun or moon) to set
(n,vs,vi) (ant: 登山) descending a mountain; descent; (place-name) Nizayama

中元

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zhōng yuán
    zhong1 yuan2
chung yüan
 chuugen / chugen
    ちゅうげん
Ghost Festival on 15th day of 7th lunar month when offerings are made to the deceased
(1) 15th day of the 7th lunar month; (last day of) Bon lantern festival; (2) (See お中元) mid-year gift; summer gift; Bon Festival gifts; (surname) Nakamoto
The fifteenth of the seventh moon; see 孟蘭盆.

中秋

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zhōng qiū
    zhong1 qiu1
chung ch`iu
    chung chiu
 nakaaki / nakaki
    なかあき
the Mid-autumn festival, the traditional moon-viewing festival on the 15th of the 8th lunar month
15th day of the 8th lunar month; (surname) Nakaaki

丸顔

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 marugao
    まるがお
(noun - becomes adjective with の) round face; moon face

久堅

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 hisakata
    ひさかた
(archaism) sky; moon; (male given name) Hisakata

久方

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 hisakata
    ひさかた
(archaism) sky; moon; (p,s,g) Hisakata

九曜

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jiǔ yào
    jiu3 yao4
chiu yao
 kuyou / kuyo
    くよう
(surname) Kuyou
九執 q.v. Navagraha. The nine luminaries: 日 Āditya, the sun; 月 Sōma, the moon; the five planets, i.e. 火星 Aṅgāraka, Mars; 水 Budha, Mercury; 木 Bṛhaspati, Jupiter; 金 Sukra, Venus; and 土 Śanaiścara, Saturn; also 羅睺 Rāhu, the spirit that causes eclipses; and 計都 Ketu, a comet. Each is associated with a region of the sky and also with a bodhisattva, etc., e.g. the sun with Guanyin, Venus with Amitābha, etc.

二天

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èr tiān
    er4 tian1
erh t`ien
    erh tien
 niten
    にてん
(place-name) Niten
The two devas. (1) 日天 and 月天Sun-deva and Moon-deva. (2) 同生天A deva born simultaneously with the individual and 同名天 a deva with the same name as the individual; both devas have the duty of watching over the individual. (3) 梵天 and 帝釋天 Brahma and Indra.

二如

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èr rú
    er4 ru2
erh ju
 ninyo
There are various definitions of the two aspects of the 眞如 bhūtatathatā. (1) (a) 不變眞如 The changeless essence or substance, e.g. the sea; (b) 隨緣眞如 its conditioned or ever-changing forms, as in the phenomenal world, e.g. the waves. (2) (a) 離言眞如 The inexpressible absolute, only mentally conceivable; (6) 依言眞如 aspects of it expressible in words, its ideal reflex. (3) (a) 空眞如 The absolute as the void, e.g. as space, the sky, a clear mirror; (b) 不空眞如 the absolute in manifestation, or phenomenal, e. g. images in the mirror: the womb of the universe in which are all potentialities. (4) (a) 在纏眞如The Buddha-nature in bonds, i.e. all beings in suffering; (b) 出纏真如the Buddha-nature set free by the manifestation of the Buddha and bodhisattvas. (5) (a) 有垢眞如The Buddha-nature defiled, as in unenlightened man, etc., e.g. the water-lily with its roots in the mud; (b) 無垢眞如 the pure Buddha-nature, purifed or bright as the full moon. (6) 安立 and 非安立眞如 similar to the first definition given above.

五夢


五梦

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wǔ mèng
    wu3 meng4
wu meng
 itsumu
    いつむ
(female given name) Itsumu
The five bad dreams of King Ajātaśatru on the night that Buddha entered nirvana— as the moon sank the sun arose from the earth. the stars fell like rain, seven comets appeared, and a great conflagration filling the sky fell on the earth.

五翳

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wǔ yì
    wu3 yi4
wu i
 go ei
The five films, or interceptors of the light of sun and moon— smoke, cloud dust, fog, and the hands of asuras.

位相

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 isou / iso
    いそう
(1) {physics} phase (e.g. wave, electricity, moon); (2) {math} topology; (3) {ling} register

佛月

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fó yuè
    fo2 yue4
fo yüeh
 butsu gatsu
The Buddha-moon, Buddha being mirrored in the human heart like the moon in pure water. Also a meaning similar to 佛日.

佳月

see styles
 kagetsu
    かげつ
good month; bright moon; (female given name) Kazuki

偃月

see styles
 engetsu
    えんげつ
crescent moon

充つ

see styles
 mitsu
    みつ
(v5t,vi) (1) to be full; (2) to wax (e.g. moon); (3) to rise (e.g. tide); (4) to mature; to expire

入る

see styles
 iru
    いる
(v5r,vi) (1) (mainly used in fixed expressions and literary language) (See 入る・はいる・1) to enter; to go in; to get in; to come in; (v5r,vi) (2) to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to go down; (v5r,vi) (3) to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve; to reach (e.g. a climax); (suf,v5r) (4) (after -masu stem of verb) (See 感じ入る,聞き入る) to do fully; to do intently; to do sincerely; to do deeply; to feel keenly; (suf,v5r) (5) (after -masu stem of verb) (See 寝入る・1,絶え入る) to (reach a state) completely; (place-name) Iru

入方

see styles
 irikata
    いりかた
time of setting (sun, moon, etc.); (place-name, surname) Irikata

円顔

see styles
 marugao
    まるがお
(noun - becomes adjective with の) round face; moon face

冬月

see styles
dōng yuè
    dong1 yue4
tung yüeh
 tougetsu / togetsu
    とうげつ
eleventh lunar month
(1) winter; winter season; (2) winter moon; (female given name) Fuyutsuki

冰輪


冰轮

see styles
bīng lún
    bing1 lun2
ping lun
the moon

分喩

see styles
fēn yú
    fen1 yu2
fen yü
 bunyu
A metaphor only correct in part, e. g. a face like the moon.

初升

see styles
chū shēng
    chu1 sheng1
ch`u sheng
    chu sheng
rising (sun, moon etc)

初月

see styles
 shogetsu; hatsuzuki; hatsutsuki
    しょげつ; はつづき; はつつき
(1) (しょげつ, はつづき only) (See 睦月・1) first month of the lunar calendar; (2) (しょげつ only) first month; (3) first moon of the month; new moon; (female given name) Hazuki

半輪

see styles
 hanrin
    はんりん
(noun - becomes adjective with の) semicircle; half-moon

叔離


叔离

see styles
shú lí
    shu2 li2
shu li
 shukuri
Śukla, or Śukra, white, silvery; the waxing half of the moon, or month; one of the asterisms, 'the twenty-fourth of the astronomical Yogas, ' M. W.; associated with Venus.

名月

see styles
míng yuè
    ming2 yue4
ming yüeh
 meigetsu / megetsu
    めいげつ
harvest moon; (surname) Meigetsu
Rare Moon

噉月


啖月

see styles
dàn yuè
    dan4 yue4
tan yüeh
 tangetsu
To gnaw the moon.

四爐


四炉

see styles
sì lú
    si4 lu2
ssu lu
 shiro
The four furnaces, or altars of the esoteric cult, each differing in shape: earth, square; water, round; fire, triangular; wind, half-moon shape.

四禪


四禅

see styles
sì chán
    si4 chan2
ssu ch`an
    ssu chan
 shizen
(四禪天) The four dhyāna heavens, 四靜慮 (四靜慮天), i. e. the division of the eighteen brahmalokas into four dhyānas: the disciple attains to one of these heavens according to the dhyāna he observes: (1) 初禪天 The first region, 'as large as one whole universe' comprises the three heavens, Brahma-pāriṣadya, Brahma-purohita, and Mahābrahma, 梵輔, 梵衆, and 大梵天; the inhabitants are without gustatory or olfactory organs, not needing food, but possess the other four of the six organs. (2) 二禪天 The second region, equal to 'a small chiliocosmos' 小千界, comprises the three heavens, according to Eitel, 'Parīttābha, Apramāṇābha, and Ābhāsvara, ' i. e. 少光 minor light, 無量光 infinite light, and 極光淨 utmost light purity; the inhabitants have ceased to require the five physical organs, possessing only the organ of mind. (3) 三禪天 The third region, equal to 'a middling chiliocosmos '中千界, comprises three heavens; Eitel gives them as Parīttaśubha, Apramāṇaśubha, and Śubhakṛtsna, i. e. 少淨 minor purity, 無量淨 infinite purity, and 徧淨 universal purity; the inhabitants still have the organ of mind and are receptive of great joy. (4) 四禪天 The fourth region, equal to a great chiliocosmos, 大千界, comprises the remaining nine brahmalokas, namely, Puṇyaprasava, Anabhraka, Bṛhatphala, Asañjñisattva, Avṛha, Atapa, Sudṛśa, Sudarśana, and Akaniṣṭha (Eitel). The Chinese titles are 福生 felicitous birth, 無雲 cloudless, 廣果 large fruitage, 無煩 no vexations, atapa is 無熱 no heat, sudṛśa is 善見 beautiful to see, sudarśana is 善現 beautiful appearing, two others are 色究竟 the end of form, and 無想天 the heaven above thought, but it is difficult to trace avṛha and akaniṣṭha; the inhabitants of this fourth region still have mind. The number of the dhyāna heavens differs; the Sarvāstivādins say 16, the 經 or Sutra school 17, and the Sthavirāḥ school 18. Eitel points out that the first dhyāna has one world with one moon, one mem, four continents, and six devalokas; the second dhyāna has 1, 000 times the worlds of the first; the third has 1, 000 times the worlds of the second; the fourth dhyāna has 1, 000 times those of the third. Within a kalpa of destruction 壞劫 the first is destroyed fifty-six times by fire, the second seven by water, the third once by wind, the fourth 'corresponding to a state of absolute indifference' remains 'untouched' by all the other evolutions; when 'fate (天命) comes to an end then the fourth dhyāna may come to an end too, but not sooner'.

四翳

see styles
sì yì
    si4 yi4
ssu i
 shiei
The four films, or things that becloud, i. e. rain-clouds; dust-storms; smoke; and asuras, i. e. eclipses of sun and moon; emblematic of desire, hate, ignorance, and pride; cf. 四結.

圓月


圆月

see styles
yuán yuè
    yuan2 yue4
yüan yüeh
 marutsuki
    まるつき
full moon
(surname) Marutsuki

圓缺


圆缺

see styles
yuán quē
    yuan2 que1
yüan ch`üeh
    yüan chüeh
waxing and waning (of the moon)

土衛


土卫

see styles
tǔ wèi
    tu3 wei4
t`u wei
    tu wei
 hijimori
    ひじもり
moon of Saturn
(given name) Hijimori

堕つ

see styles
 otsu
    おつ
(v2t-k,vi) (1) (archaism) to fall down; to drop; to fall (e.g. rain); to sink (e.g. sun or moon); to fall onto (e.g. light or one's gaze); (2) (archaism) to be omitted; to be missing; (3) (archaism) to crash; to degenerate; to degrade; to fall behind; (4) (archaism) to be removed (e.g. illness, possessing spirit, name on a list); (5) (archaism) to fall (into someone's hands); to become someone's possession; (6) (archaism) to fall; to be defeated; to surrender

墜つ

see styles
 otsu
    おつ
(v2t-k,vi) (1) (archaism) to fall down; to drop; to fall (e.g. rain); to sink (e.g. sun or moon); to fall onto (e.g. light or one's gaze); (2) (archaism) to be omitted; to be missing; (3) (archaism) to crash; to degenerate; to degrade; to fall behind; (4) (archaism) to be removed (e.g. illness, possessing spirit, name on a list); (5) (archaism) to fall (into someone's hands); to become someone's possession; (6) (archaism) to fall; to be defeated; to surrender

夕月

see styles
 yuuzuki / yuzuki
    ゆうづき
the evening moon; (female given name) Yuzuki

大刧


大劫

see styles
dà jié
    da4 jie2
ta chieh
 daikō
mahākalpa. The great kalpa, from the beginning of a universe till it is destroyed and another begins in its place. It has four kalpas or periods known as vivarta 成刧 the creation period; vivarta‐siddha 住刧 the appearance of sun and moon, i.e. light, and the period of life, human and general; saṃvarta 壤刧 or 滅刧 destruction first by fire, then water, then fire, then deluge, then a great wind, i.e. water during seven small kalpas, fire during 56 and wind one, in all 64; saṃvartatthāhi 増滅刧 total destruction gradually reaching the void. A great kalpa is calculated as eighty small kalpas and to last 1,347,000,000 years.

天女

see styles
tiān nǚ
    tian1 nv3
t`ien nü
    tien nü
 tennyo
    てんにょ
(1) heavenly nymph; celestial maiden; (2) beautiful and kind woman; (female given name) Tennyo
devakanyā; apsaras; goddesses in general; attendants on the regents of the sun and moon; wives of Gandharvas, the division of the sexes is maintained throughout the devalokas 六 天.

天竺

see styles
tiān zhú
    tian1 zhu2
t`ien chu
    tien chu
 tenjiku
    てんじく
the Indian subcontinent (esp. in Tang or Buddhist context)
(1) (obsolete) India; (2) (abbreviation) (See 天竺木綿) cotton sheeting; (prefix noun) (3) foreign; imported; (prefix noun) (4) ultra-spicy; extra hot; (place-name, surname) Tenjiku
(天竺國) India; 竹 zhu is said to have the same sound as 篤 tu, suggesting a connection with the 度 tu in 印度 Indu; other forms are 身毒 Sindhu, Scinde; 賢豆 Hindu; and 印持伽羅. The term is explained by 月 moon, which is the meaning of Indu, but it is said to be so called because the sages of India illumine the rest of the world: or because of the half-moon shape of the land, which was supposed to be 90, 000 li in circumference, and placed among other kingdoms like the moon among the stars. Another name is 因陀羅婆他那 ? Indravadana, or Indrabhavana, the region where Indra dwells. A hill and monastery near Hangchow.

奔月

see styles
bèn yuè
    ben4 yue4
pen yüeh
to fly to the moon

如月

see styles
rú yuè
    ru2 yue4
ju yüeh
 nyogetsu
    にょげつ
(obsolete) second month of the lunar calendar; (given name) Nyogetsu
like the moon

嫦娥

see styles
cháng é
    chang2 e2
ch`ang o
    chang o
 jouga; chana / joga; chana
    じょうが; チャンア
Chang'e, the lady in the moon (Chinese mythology); one of the Chang'e series of PRC lunar spacecraft
(dei) Chang'e (Chinese goddess); (dei) Chang'e (Chinese goddess)

嬋娟


婵娟

see styles
chán juān
    chan2 juan1
ch`an chüan
    chan chüan
 senken
    せんけん
(literary) beautiful woman; (literary) lovely; graceful; (literary) the moon
(adj-t,adv-to) graceful; slim and beautiful

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.

定水

see styles
dìng shuǐ
    ding4 shui3
ting shui
 sadamizu
    さだみず
(surname) Sadamizu
Calm waters; quieting the waters of the heart (and so beholding the Buddha, as the moon is reflected in still water).

宵月

see styles
 yoizuki
    よいづき
(See 夕月) evening moon; moon that can only be seen in the early hours of the night (esp. from the 2nd to the 7th of the eight month)

寒月

see styles
 kangetsu
    かんげつ
wintry moon; a winter month; (female given name) Satsuki

小潮

see styles
xiǎo cháo
    xiao3 chao2
hsiao ch`ao
    hsiao chao
 koshio
    こしお
neap tide (the smallest tide, when moon is at first or third quarter)
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (See 大潮) neap tide; (place-name) Koshio

小爪

see styles
 kozume
    こづめ
half-moon (of a fingernail); (place-name) Kozume

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