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yuán
    yuan2
yüan
 sonomi
    そのみ

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Garden / Orchard / Park
land used for growing plants; site used for public recreation; abbr. for a place ending in 園|园, such as a botanical garden 植物園|植物园, kindergarten 幼兒園|幼儿园 etc
(n,n-suf) (1) garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; plantation; (2) place; location; (female given name) Sonomi
vihāra; place for walking about, pleasure-ground, garden, park.

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kuài
    kuai4
k`uai
    kuai
 kai
    かい

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Fast
rapid; quick; speed; rate; soon; almost; to make haste; clever; sharp (of knives or wits); forthright; plainspoken; gratified; pleased; pleasant
pleasure; delight; enjoyment; (female given name) Yoshi
Glad, joyful; quick, sharp.


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huá
    hua2
hua
 ka
    か
magnificent; splendid; flowery
(1) flashiness; showiness; brilliance; splendor; (2) bloom; flowers; (female given name) Ririka
kusuma; puṣpa; padma; a flower, blossom; flowery; especially the lotus; also 花, which also means pleasure, vice; to spend, waste, profligate. 華 also means splendour, glory, ornate; to decorate; China.

十法

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shí fǎ
    shi2 fa3
shih fa
 jippō

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Ten perfect Mahayana rules
The ten 成就 perfect or perfecting Mahāyāna rules; i.e. in (1) right belief; (2) conduct; (3) spirit; (4) the joy of the bodhi mind; (5) joy in the dharma; (6) joy in meditation in it; (7) pursuing the correct dharma; (8) obedience to, or accordance with it; (9) departing from pride, etc.; (10) comprehending the inner teaching of Buddha and taking no pleasure in that of the śrāvaka and pratyeka-buddha order.

快感

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kuài gǎn
    kuai4 gan3
k`uai kan
    kuai kan
 kaikan
    かいかん

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Pleasant Feeling
pleasure; thrill; delight; joy; pleasurable sensation; a high
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure

欲樂


欲乐

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yù lè
    yu4 le4
yü le
 yokuraku

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Kama - Desire Wish Longing
The joys of the five desires.

花柳界

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 karyuukai / karyukai
    かりゅうかい

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The Geisha’s World
red-light district; pleasure quarters; world of the geisha; demimonde

吃喝玩樂


吃喝玩乐

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chī hē wán lè
    chi1 he1 wan2 le4
ch`ih ho wan le
    chih ho wan le

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Eat Drink and Be Merry
to eat, drink and be merry (idiom); to abandon oneself to a life of pleasure

苦は楽の種

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 kuharakunotane
    くはらくのたね

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There is no pleasure without pain
(expression) (proverb) (See 楽は苦の種苦は楽の種) one cannot have pleasure without pain; no pain, no gain

小確幸


小确幸

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xiǎo què xìng
    xiao3 que4 xing4
hsiao ch`üeh hsing
    hsiao chüeh hsing
 shoukakkou / shokakko
    しょうかっこう
something small that one can find pleasure in (e.g. a cold beer after a hard day or a serendipitous find in a second-hand store)
(slang) (abbr. of 小さいけど確かな幸せ; from an essay by Haruki Murakami) simple pleasure (in life)

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    xi1
hsi
 ureshi
    うれし
amusement
(f,s,p) Ureshi
Play, pleasure.


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    xi4
hsi
 ke
trick; drama; play; show; CL:齣|出[chu1],場|场[chang3],臺|台[tai2]
khelā, krīḍā. Play, sport, take one's pleasure; theatricals, which are forbidden to a monk or nun.


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shě
    she3
she
 sha
    しゃ
to give up; to abandon; to give alms
{Buddh} equanimity; upeksa; upekkha
upekṣā, neglect, indifference, abandoning, M.W. To relinquish, renounce, abandon, reject, give. One of the chief Buddhist virtues, that of renunciation, leading to a state of "indifference without pleasure or pain" (Keith), or independence of both. v. 舍. It is defined as the mind 平等 in equilibrium, i.e. above the distinction of things or persons, of self or others; indifferent, having abandoned the world and all things and having no affections or desires. One of the seven bodhyaṅgas. Translit. sa, śa, s(r).

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huān
    huan1
huan
 kan
    かん
old variant of 歡|欢[huan1]
joy; enjoyment; delight; pleasure; (given name) Kan


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xìng
    xing4
hsing
 kyou / kyo
    きょう
feeling or desire to do something; interest in something; excitement
(1) interest; entertainment; pleasure; (2) (See 六義・1) implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); (given name) Hajime
abhyudaya. Rise, begin; prosper; elated.

七情

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qī qíng
    qi1 qing2
ch`i ch`ing
    chi ching
 shichijou / shichijo
    しちじょう
seven emotional states; seven affects of traditional Chinese medical theory and therapy, namely: joy 喜[xi3], anger 怒[nu4], anxiety 憂|忧[you1], thought 思[si1], grief 悲[bei1], fear 恐[kong3], fright 驚|惊[jing1]; seven relations
(1) seven emotions (in The Book of Rites: joy, anger, sorrow, fear, love, hate, desire); seven emotions (in Buddhism: joy, anger, sorrow, pleasure, love, hate, desire); (2) seven effects (of a traditional Chinese medicine); (surname) Shichijō
The seven emotions : pleasure, anger, sorrow, joy, love, hate, desire.

三受

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sān shòu
    san1 shou4
san shou
 sanju
The three states of Vedanā, i. e. sensation, are divided into painful, pleasurable, and freedom from both 苦, 樂, 捨. When things are opposed to desire, pain arises; when accordant, there is pleasure and a desire for their continuance; when neither, one is detached or free. 倶舍論 1.

二受

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èr shòu
    er4 shou4
erh shou
 niju
The dual receptivity or karma of pleasure and pain, the physical and the mental, i.e. 身 and 心.

二因

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èr yīn
    er4 yin1
erh yin
 niin / nin
    にいん
{Buddh} two causes
Two causes, of which there are various definitions: (1) 生因 The producing cause (of all good things); and 了因 the revealing or illuminating cause i.e. knowledge, or wisdom. (2) 能生因 The 8th 識 q. v.: the cause that is able to produce all sense and perceptions, also all good and evil; and 方便因 the environmental or adaptive cause, which aids the 8th 識, as water or earth does the seed, etc. (3) 習因 or 同類因 Practice or habit as cause e. g. desire causing desire; and 報因 or 果熟因 the rewarding cause, or fruit-ripening cause, e. g. pleasure or pain caused by good or evil deeds. (4) 正因 Correct or direct cause i.e. the Buddha-nature of all beings; and 緣因 the contributory cause, or enlightenment (see 了因 above) which evolves the 正因 or Buddha-nature by good works. (5) 近因 Immediate or direct cause and 遠因 distant or indirect cause or causes.

二果

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èr guǒ
    er4 guo3
erh kuo
 nika
Sakṛdāgāmin; v. 裟 and 斯. The second "fruit" of the four kinds of Hīnayāna arhats, who have only once more to return to mortality. Also the two kinds of fruit or karma: (a) 習氣果 The good or evil characteristics resulting from habit or practice in a former existence; (b) 報果the pain or pleasure resulting (in this life) from the practices of a previous life.

二求

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èr qiú
    er4 qiu2
erh ch`iu
    erh chiu
 nigu
The two kinds of seeking: 得求 seeking to get (e.g. pleasure) and 命求 seeking long life.

五受

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wǔ shòu
    wu3 shou4
wu shou
 goju
The five vedanas, or sensations; i. e. of sorrow, ofjoy; of pain, of pleasure; of freedom from them all; the first two are limited to mental emotions, the two next are of the senses, and the fifth of both; v. 唯識論 5.

五果

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wǔ guǒ
    wu3 guo3
wu kuo
 goka
    ごか
(1) five fruits (peach, Japanese plum, apricot, jujube, Japanese chestnut); (2) (Buddhist term) five types of effect in cause-and-effect relationships; (3) (Buddhist term) five effects of ignorance and formations on one's current life
The five fruits, or effects; there are various groups, e. g. I. (1) 異熟果 fruit ripening divergently, e. g. pleasure and goodness are in different categories; present organs accord in pain or pleasure with their past good or evil deeds; (2) 等流果 fruit of the same order, e. g. goodness reborn from previous goodness; (3) 土用果 present position and function fruit, the rewards of moral merit in previous lives; (4) 增上果 superior fruit, or position arising from previous earnest endeavor and superior capacity: (5) 離繋果 fruit of freedom from all bonds, nirvana fruit. II. Fruit, or rebirth: (1) 識 conception (viewed psychologically); (2) 名色 formation mental and physical; (3) 六處 the six organs of perception complete; (4) 觸 their birth and contact with the world; (5) 受 consciousness. III. Five orders of fruit, with stones, pips, shells (as nuts), chaff-like (as pine seeds), and with pods.

五海

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wǔ hǎi
    wu3 hai3
wu hai
 goumi / gomi
    ごうみ
(surname) Goumi
The five 'seas' or infinities seen in a vision by Puxian, v. 舊華嚴經 3, viz., (1) all worlds, (2) all the living, (3) universal karma, (4) the roots of desire and pleasure of all the living, (5) all the Buddhas, past, present, and future.

五識


五识

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wǔ shì
    wu3 shi4
wu shih
 goshiki
The five parijñānas, perceptions or cognitions; ordinarily those arising from the five senses, i. e. of form-and-color, sound, smell, taste, and touch. The 起信論 Awakening of Faith has a different set of five steps in the history of cognition; (1) 業識 initial functioning of mind under the influence of the original 無明 unenlightenment or state of ignorance; (2) 轉識 the act of turning towards the apparent object for its observation; (3) 現識 observation of the object as it appears; (4) 知識 the deductions derived from its appearance; (5) 相續識 the consequent feelings of like or dislike, pleasure or pain, from which arise the delusions and incarnations.

五逆

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wǔ nì
    wu3 ni4
wu ni
 gogyaku
    ごぎゃく
(1) {Buddh} five cardinal sins (killing one's father, killing one's mother, killing an arhat, shedding the blood of a Buddha, causing a schism within the sangha); (2) (hist) crime of killing one's master, father, grandfather, mother, or grandmother
pañcānantarya; 五無間業 The five rebellious acts or deadly sins, parricide, matricide, killing an arhat, shedding the blood of a Buddha, destroying the harmony of the sangha, or fraternity. The above definition is common both to Hīnayāna and Mahāyāna. The lightest of these sins is the first; the heaviest the last. II. Another group is: (1) sacrilege, such as destroying temples, burning sutras, stealing a Buddha's or a monk's things, inducing others to do so, or taking pleasure therein; (2) slander, or abuse of the teaching of śrāvaka s, pratyekabuddhas, or bodhisattvas; (3) ill-treatment or killing of a monk; (4) any one of the five deadly sins given above; (5) denial of the karma consequences of ill deeds, acting or teaching others accordingly, and unceasing evil life. III. There are also five deadly sins, each of which is equal to each of the first set of five: (1) violation of a mother, or a fully ordained nun; (2) killing a bodhisattva in a sangha; (5) destroying a Buddha's stūpa. IV. The five unpardonable sin of Devadatta who (1) destroyed the harmony of the community; (2) injured Śākyamuni with a stone, shedding his blood; (3) induced the king to let loose a rutting elephant to trample down Śākyamuni; (4) killed a nun; (5) put poison on his finger-nails and saluted Śākyamuni intending to destroy him thereby.

五食

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wǔ shí
    wu3 shi2
wu shih
 gojiki
The five kinds of spiritual food by which roots of goodness are nourished: correct thoughts; delight in the Law; pleasure in meditation; firm resolve, or vows of self-control; and deliverance from the karma of illusion.

享受

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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

享楽

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 kyouraku / kyoraku
    きょうらく
(noun, transitive verb) enjoyment; pleasure

佚楽

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 itsuraku
    いつらく
(noun/participle) pleasure

偷安

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tōu ān
    tou1 an1
t`ou an
    tou an
to shirk responsibility; thoughtless pleasure-seeking

八風


八风

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bā fēng
    ba1 feng1
pa feng
 hachifuu / hachifu
    はちふう
see 八風穴|八风穴[ba1 feng1 xue2]
(1) {Buddh} eight winds; eight things that hinder enlightenment; prosperity, decline, disgrace, honor, praise, censure, suffering, and pleasure; (2) eight winds (e.g. in eight directions); (given name) Happuu
The eight winds, or influences which fan the passions, i.e. gain, loss; defamation, eulogy; praise, ridicule; sorrow, joy. Also 八法.

六情

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liù qíng
    liu4 qing2
liu ch`ing
    liu ching
 rokujou / rokujo
    ろくじょう
the six emotions (joy, anger, sorrow, pleasure, love and hatred)
The emotions arising from the six organs of sense 六根 for which term 六情 is the older interpretation; v. 六依.

六気

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 rokki; rikki; rikuki
    ろっき; りっき; りくき
(1) yin, yang, wind, rain, darkness, light; (2) cold, heat, dryness, dampness, wind, fire; (3) six emotions (joy, anger, sorrow, pleasure, love, hate)

六麤


六粗

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liù cū
    liu4 cu1
liu ts`u
    liu tsu
 rokuso
The six 'coarser' stages arising from the 三細 or three finer stages which in turn are produced by original 無明, the unenlightened condition of ignorance; v. Awakening of Faith 起信論. They are the states of (1) 智相 knowledge or consciousness of like and dislike arising from mental conditions; (2) 相續相 consciousness of pain and pleasure resulting from the first, causing continuous responsive memory; (3) 執取相 attachment or clinging, arising from the last; (4) 計名字相 assigning names according to the seeming and unreal with fixation of ideas); (5) 起業 the consequent activity with all the variety of deeds; (6) 業繋苦相 the suffering resulting from being tied to deeds and their karma consequences.

受樂


受乐

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shòu lè
    shou4 le4
shou le
 juraku
experience pleasure

叡慮

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 eiryo / eryo
    えいりょ
the emperor's pleasure

哀楽

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 airaku
    あいらく
grief and pleasure; (given name) Airaku

喜び

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 yorokobi
    よろこび
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing; congratulations; felicitations; (female given name) Yorokobi

喜受

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xǐ shòu
    xi3 shou4
hsi shou
 ki ju
The sensation, or receptivity, of joy; to receive with pleasure.

嘉納

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 kanou / kano
    かのう
(noun, transitive verb) accepting with pleasure; (surname) Yoshino

四苑

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sì yuàn
    si4 yuan4
ssu yüan
 shion
The pleasure grounds outside 善見城 Sudarśana, the heavenly city of Indra: E. 衆車苑 Caitrarathavana, the park of chariots; S. 麤惡苑 Parūṣakavana, the war park; W. 雜林苑 Miśrakāvana, intp. as the park where all desires are fulfilled; N. 喜林苑 Nandanavana, the park of all delights. Also 四園.

園頭


园头

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yuán tóu
    yuan2 tou2
yüan t`ou
    yüan tou
 sonogashira
    そのがしら
(surname) Sonogashira
A gardener, or head of a monastery-garden, either for pleasure, or for vegetables.

娯楽

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 goraku
    ごらく
(noun/participle) amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby

娯遊

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 goyuu / goyu
    ごゆう
amusement; pleasure; recreation; leisure

尋歡


寻欢

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xún huān
    xun2 huan1
hsün huan
to seek pleasure (esp. sexual)

少見


少见

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shǎo jiàn
    shao3 jian4
shao chien
rare; seldom seen; (formal) it's a rare pleasure to see you

征途

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zhēng tú
    zheng1 tu2
cheng t`u
    cheng tu
 seito / seto
    せいと
long journey; trek; course of an expedition
(military or pleasure) expedition

得求

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dé qiú
    de2 qiu2
te ch`iu
    te chiu
 tokugu
seeking to get (e.g. pleasure)

御意

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 gyoi
    ぎょい
(1) (honorific or respectful language) your will; your pleasure; your wish; (interjection) (2) (responding to someone of higher status) certainly; as you say; you are quite right

快く

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 kokoroyoku
    こころよく
(adverb) (1) comfortably; pleasantly; cheerfully; (adverb) (2) willingly; gladly; readily; with pleasure; with good grace

快事

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 kaiji
    かいじ
pleasure; delight

快味

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 kaimi
    かいみ
pleasure

快意

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kuài yì
    kuai4 yi4
k`uai i
    kuai i
 kei
pleased; elated
pleasure

快楽

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 kairaku(p); keraku
    かいらく(P); けらく
(1) pleasure; (2) (けらく only) {Buddh} supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires; (surname) Kairaku

性樂


性乐

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xìng lè
    xing4 le4
hsing le
sexual pleasure; orgasm

悦び

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 yorokobi
    よろこび
(out-dated kanji) joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing; congratulations; felicitations

悦楽

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 etsuraku
    えつらく
(n,vs,vi) joy; pleasure; delight

愉悦

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 yuetsu
    ゆえつ
(n,vs,vi) joy; pleasure; delight

愉楽

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 yuraku
    ゆらく
pleasure

愛好


爱好

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ài hào
    ai4 hao4
ai hao
 aikou / aiko
    あいこう
to like; to be fond of; to take pleasure in; to be keen on; interest; hobby; CL:個|个[ge4]
(noun, transitive verb) love; adoration; (female given name) Mai

愛読

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 aidoku
    あいどく
(noun, transitive verb) reading with pleasure

慶び

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 yorokobi
    よろこび
(out-dated kanji) joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing; congratulations; felicitations

拝眉

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 haibi
    はいび
(n,vs,vi) having the pleasure of seeing (a person)

捨受


舍受

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shě shòu
    she3 shou4
she shou
 shaju
The state of renunciation, or indifference to sensation.

揚屋

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 ageya
    あげや
high-class Edo-period pleasure house (where outside prostitutes were hired to entertained guests); (place-name) Ageya

放楽

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 houraku / horaku
    ほうらく
(rare) (See 法楽・3) pastime; entertainment; amusement; pleasure

有請


有请

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yǒu qǐng
    you3 qing3
yu ch`ing
    yu ching
 ariuke
    ありうけ
to request the pleasure of seeing sb; to ask sb in; to ask sb to do something (e.g. make a speech)
(surname) Ariuke

樂事


乐事

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lè shì
    le4 shi4
le shih
 rakuji
pleasure
pleasing things

樂勝


乐胜

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lè shèng
    le4 sheng4
le sheng
 rakushō
one's pleasure exceeds

樂受


乐受

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yuè shòu
    yue4 shou4
yüeh shou
 gakuju
The sensation, or perception of pleasure.

樂品


乐品

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lè pǐn
    le4 pin3
le p`in
    le pin
 rakuhon
category(s) of pleasure

樂子


乐子

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lè zi
    le4 zi5
le tzu
 rakuko
    らくこ
fun; pleasure; laughing matter
(female given name) Rakuko

樂於


乐于

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lè yú
    le4 yu2
le yü
willing (to do something); to take pleasure in

樂根


乐根

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lè gēn
    le4 gen1
le ken
 rakukon
The organs of pleasure—eyes, ears, nose, tongue, and body.

樂欲


乐欲

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lè yù
    le4 yu4
le yü
 rakuyoku
Desire for the pleasant, or pleasure.

樂著


乐着

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lè zhù
    le4 zhu4
le chu
 rakujaku
The bond of pleasure binding to the phenomenal life.

樂趣


乐趣

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lè qù
    le4 qu4
le ch`ü
    le chü
delight; pleasure; joy

樂道


乐道

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lè dào
    le4 dao4
le tao
to take delight in talking about something; to find pleasure in following one's convictions

欣喜

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xīn xǐ
    xin1 xi3
hsin hsi
 kinki
    きんき
happy
(n,vs,vi) pleasure; (given name) Kinki

欣栄

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 kinei / kine
    きんえい
joy and glory; joyous glory; pleasure; (given name) Yoshihide

歓び

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 yorokobi
    よろこび
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing; congratulations; felicitations

歓楽

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 kanraku
    かんらく
pleasure; merriment

歡喜


欢喜

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huān xǐ
    huan1 xi3
huan hsi
 kanki
happy; joyous; delighted; to like; to be fond of
Pleased, glad; pleasure, gladness.

歡娛


欢娱

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huān yú
    huan1 yu2
huan yü
to amuse; to divert; happy; joyful; pleasure; amusement

歡樂


欢乐

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huān lè
    huan1 le4
huan le
 kanraku
gaiety; gladness; glee; merriment; pleasure; happy; joyous; gay
to totally enjoy

求む

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 motomu
    もとむ
(v2m-s,vt) (1) (often now as ...(を)求む) (See 求める・1) to want; to wish for; (v2m-s,vt) (2) (archaism) (See 求める・2) to request; to demand; (v2m-s,vt) (3) (archaism) (See 求める・3) to seek; to search for; to pursue (pleasure); to hunt (a job); (v2m-s,vt) (4) (polite language) (archaism) (See 求める・4) to purchase; to buy

法楽

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 houraku / horaku
    ほうらく
(1) {Buddh} pleasures of a pious life; (2) entertainment for or dedicated to a deity or Buddha; (3) pastime; entertainment; amusement; pleasure; (4) free admission

清遊

see styles
 seiyuu / seyu
    せいゆう
(n,vs,vi) excursion (for pleasure); trip

漫遊


漫游

see styles
màn yóu
    man4 you2
man yu
 manyuu / manyu
    まんゆう
to travel around; to roam; (mobile telephony) roaming
(n,vs,vi) pleasure trip; tour; (given name) Man'yū

玩賞


玩赏

see styles
wán shǎng
    wan2 shang3
wan shang
to appreciate; to take pleasure in; to enjoy

用事

see styles
yòng shì
    yong4 shi4
yung shih
 youji / yoji
    ようじ
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
pleasure

画舫

see styles
 gabou / gabo
    がぼう
exquisitely decorated pleasure boat

畫舫


画舫

see styles
huà fǎng
    hua4 fang3
hua fang
decorated pleasure boat
See: 画舫

異熟


异熟

see styles
yì shóu
    yi4 shou2
i shou
 ijuku
vipāka, different when cooked, or matured, i.e. the effect differing from the cause, e. g. pleasure differing from goodness its cause, and pain from evil. Also, maturing or producing its effects in another life.

粋筋

see styles
 ikisuji
    いきすじ
(1) (See 花柳界・かりゅうかい) red-light district; pleasure quarters; (2) love affair; romance

紫磨

see styles
zǐ mó
    zi3 mo2
tzu mo
 shima
Pure gold, hence 紫磨金; also 紫磨忍辱 the Buddha's image in attitude of calmness and indifference to pleasure or pain.

耽楽

see styles
 tanraku
    たんらく
(noun/participle) (rare) indulging in pleasure; giving oneself up to enjoyment

聖意


圣意

see styles
shèng yì
    sheng4 yi4
sheng i
 seii / se
    せいい
(1) emperor's will; emperor's wishes; emperor's pleasure; (2) saint's will
sagely intention

苦楽

see styles
 kuraku
    くらく
pleasure and pain; joys and sorrows

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

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Information about this dictionary:

Apparently, we were the first ones who were crazy enough to think that western people might want a combined Chinese, Japanese, and Buddhist dictionary.

A lot of westerners can't tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese - and there is a reason for that. Chinese characters and even whole words were borrowed by Japan from the Chinese language in the 5th century. Much of the time, if a word or character is used in both languages, it will have the same or a similar meaning. However, this is not always true. Language evolves, and meanings independently change in each language.

Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House

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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).



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