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赤い糸

see styles
 akaiito / akaito
    あかいいと

More info & calligraphy:

The Red String
(exp,n) red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each

フィンガー

see styles
 fingaa / finga
    フィンガー

More info & calligraphy:

Finger
finger; (personal name) Finger

see styles
zhǐ
    zhi3
chih
 sashizaki
    さしざき
finger; to point at or to; to indicate or refer to; to depend on; to count on; (of hair) to stand on end
finger; toe; digit; (surname) Sashizaki
Finger, toe; to point, indicate.

中指

see styles
zhōng zhǐ
    zhong1 zhi3
chung chih
 nakasashi
    なかさし
middle finger
(1) middle finger; long finger; second finger; tall finger; (2) middle toe; third toe; (surname) Nakasashi

小指

see styles
xiǎo zhǐ
    xiao3 zhi3
hsiao chih
 kozasu
    こざす
little finger
(1) little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; (2) little toe; (surname) Kozasu

手指

see styles
shǒu zhǐ
    shou3 zhi3
shou chih
 teyubi; shushi
    てゆび; しゅし
finger; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]
(1) finger; (2) hands and fingers; hands
hands and fingers

指板

see styles
zhǐ bǎn
    zhi3 ban3
chih pan
 shiban; yubiita / shiban; yubita
    しばん; ゆびいた
fingerboard (of a guitar or violin etc)
(1) fingerboard; fretboard; (2) (ゆびいた only) finger plate

指環


指环

see styles
zhǐ huán
    zhi3 huan2
chih huan
 shi kan
    ゆびわ
(finger) ring
(finger) ring
草指; 指釧 (or 草釧) Finger-ring; sometimes of grass, used by the esoteric sect.

指頭


指头

see styles
zhǐ tou
    zhi3 tou5
chih t`ou
    chih tou
 shitou / shito
    しとう
finger; toe; CL:個|个[ge4]
fingertip

示指

see styles
shì zhǐ
    shi4 zhi3
shih chih
 jishi
    じし
index finger
(See 人差し指・1) index finger; forefinger

食指

see styles
shí zhǐ
    shi2 zhi3
shih chih
 shokushi; hitosashiyubi(gikun)
    しょくし; ひとさしゆび(gikun)
index finger; (literary) mouths to feed
(See 人差し指・ひとさしゆび・1) index finger; forefinger

無名指


无名指

see styles
wú míng zhǐ
    wu2 ming2 zhi3
wu ming chih
 mumeishi / mumeshi
    むめいし
ring finger
(rare) (See 薬指・1) ring finger

see styles
yìn
    yin4
yin
 in
    いん
to print; to mark; to engrave; a seal; a print; a stamp; a mark; a trace; image
(1) stamp; seal; chop; (2) seal impression; seal; sealing; stamp; mark; print; (3) {Buddh} mudra (symbolic hand gesture); (4) ninja hand sign; (5) (abbreviation) (See 印度・インド) India; (surname) In
mudrā; seal, sign, symbol, emblem, proof, assurance, approve; also 印契; 契印; 印相. Manual signs indicative of various ideas, e. g. each finger represents one of the five primary elements, earth, water, fire, air, and space, beginning with the little finger; the left hand represents 定 stillness, or meditation, the right hand 慧 discernment or wisdom; they have also many other indications. Also, the various symbols of the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, e. g. the thunderbolt; cf. 因.; (度) The five Indias, or five regions of India, idem 五天竺 q. v.

see styles
zhǐ
    zhi3
chih
 ata
    あた
8 in. length unit of Zhou dynasty
(n,n-suf,ctr) (archaism) distance between outstretched thumb and middle finger (approx. 18 cm)

see styles
gōng
    gong1
kung
 yumi(p); yu
    ゆみ(P); ゆ
a bow (weapon); CL:張|张[zhang1]; to bend; to arch (one's back etc)
(1) (ゆ is usu. a prefix) bow (weapon); (2) (ゆみ only) archery; (3) (ゆみ only) bow (for a violin, etc.); (surname, female given name) Yumi
Dhanus. A bow; a bow's length, i. e. the 4, 000th part of a yojana. Seven grains of wheat 麥 make 1 finger-joint 指節; 24 finger-joints make 1 elbow or cubit 肘; 4 cubits make 1 bow; or 1 foot 5 inches make 1 elbow or cubit: 4 cubits make 1 bow; 300 bows make 1 li; but the measures are variously given.

see styles
jiè
    jie4
chieh
 kai; ingoto(ok)
    かい; いんごと(ok)
to guard against; to exhort; to admonish or warn; to give up or stop doing something; Buddhist monastic discipline; ring (for a finger)
(1) (かい only) {Buddh} admonition; commandment; (2) sila (precept)
śīla, 尸羅. Precept, command, prohibition, discipline, rule; morality. It is applied to the five, eight, ten, 250, and other commandments. The five are: (1) not to kill; (2 ) not to steal; (3) not to commit adultery; (4) not to speak falsely; (5) not to drink wine. These are the commands for lay disciples; those who observe them will be reborn in the human realm. The Sarvāstivādins did not sanction the observance of a limited selection from them as did the 成實宗 Satyasiddhi school. Each of the five precepts has five guardian spirits, in all twenty-five, 五戒二十五神. The eight for lay disciples are the above five together with Nos. 7, 8, and 9 of the following; the ten commands for the ordained, monks and nuns, are the above five with the following: (6) not to use adornments of flowers, nor perfumes; (7) not to perform as an actor, juggler, acrobat, or go to watch and hear them; (8) not to sit on elevated, broad, and large divans (or beds); (9) not to eat except in regulation hours; (10) not to possess money, gold or silver, or precious things. The 具足戒full commands for a monk number 250, those for a nun are 348, commonly called 500. Śīla is also the first of the 五分法身, i.e. a condition above all moral error. The Sutra of Brahma's Net has the following after the first five: (6) not to speak of the sins of those in orders; (7) not to vaunt self and depreciate others; (8) not to be avaricious; (9) not to be angry; (10) not to slander the triratna.

see styles
èn
    en4
en
to press (with one's finger or hand)


see styles
kōu
    kou1
k`ou
    kou
to dig; to pick; to scratch (with a finger or something pointed); to carve; to cut; to study meticulously; stingy; miserly; to lift up (esp. the hem of a robe)


see styles
qìn
    qin4
ch`in
    chin
to press (with one's hand or finger)


see styles
liù
    liu4
liu
(bound form) finger ring; Taiwan pr. [liu2]

一指

see styles
 isshi
    いっし
one finger

二指

see styles
èr zhǐ
    er4 zhi3
erh chih
index finger

五逆

see styles
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.

划拳

see styles
huá quán
    hua2 quan2
hua ch`üan
    hua chüan
finger-guessing game

刹那

see styles
chàn à
    chan4 a4
ch`an a
    chan a
 setsuna
    せつな
(n-adv,n-t) moment (san: ksana); instant; juncture; (female given name) Setsuna
kṣaṇa. An indefinite space of time, a moment, an instant; the shortest measure of time, as kalpa is the longest; it is defined as 一念 a thought; but according to another definition 60 kṣaṇa equal one finger-snap, 90 a thought 念, 4,500 a minute; there are other definitions. In each kṣaṇa 900 persons are born and die.

勘所

see styles
 kandokoro
    かんどころ
(1) finger board (of a musical instrument); (2) vital point

地大

see styles
dì dà
    di4 da4
ti ta
 chihiro
    ちひろ
(personal name) Chihiro
Earth as one of the 四大 four elements, 地 earth, 水大 water, 火大 fire, and 風大 air (i. e. air in motion, wind); to these 空大 space (Skt. ākāśa) is added to make the 五大 five elements; 識 vijñāna, perception to make the six elements; and 見 darśana, views, concepts, or reasonings to make the seven elements. The esoteric sect use the five fingers, beginning with the little finger, to symbolize the five elements.

坐享

see styles
zuò xiǎng
    zuo4 xiang3
tso hsiang
to enjoy (the benefit of something) without lifting a finger; to sit back and enjoy (favorable circumstances)

子指

see styles
 koyubi
    こゆび
(1) little finger; pinky; (2) little toe

弾指

see styles
 danshi; tanji(ok); danji(ok); tanshi(ok)
    だんし; たんじ(ok); だんじ(ok); たんし(ok)
(1) {Buddh} snapping the fingers (esp. by striking the side of the middle finger with the thumb; to indicate consent, joy, a warning, etc.); (2) {Buddh} moment; instant; (noun, transitive verb) (3) (archaism) criticism; shunning; rejection

戒子

see styles
jiè zi
    jie4 zi5
chieh tzu
(finger) ring

戒指

see styles
jiè zhi
    jie4 zhi5
chieh chih
(finger) ring

手印

see styles
shǒu yìn
    shou3 yin4
shou yin
 shuin
handprint; fingerprint; thumbprint
mūdra, mystic positions of the hand; signet-rings, seals; finger-prints.

手垢

see styles
 teaka
    てあか
finger marks; dirty marks

拇戰


拇战

see styles
mǔ zhàn
    mu3 zhan4
mu chan
finger-guessing game

指先

see styles
 yubisaki
    ゆびさき
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) fingertip; finger; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) toe tip; toe

指印

see styles
zhǐ yìn
    zhi3 yin4
chih yin
 shiin
fingerprint; finger mark; thumbprint
To sign by a thumb-mark; a sign.

指圧

see styles
 shiatsu
    しあつ
(noun, transitive verb) shiatsu; acupressure; form of Japanese finger-pressure therapy

指姦


指奸

see styles
zhǐ jiān
    zhi3 jian1
chih chien
to finger-rape; digital rape

指弾

see styles
 shidan
    しだん
(noun, transitive verb) (1) criticism; blame; rejection; disdain; contempt; (noun, transitive verb) (2) (orig. meaning) flick (of the finger)

指月

see styles
zhǐ yuè
    zhi3 yue4
chih yüeh
 shizuki
    しずき
(surname) Shizuki
To point a finger at the moon: the finger represents the sūtras, the moon represents their doctrines.

指法

see styles
zhǐ fǎ
    zhi3 fa3
chih fa
(music) fingering; (TCM) manipulation of acupuncture needles; (keyboard) typing technique; (dance) hand movements; (painting) finger method

指節


指节

see styles
zhǐ jié
    zhi3 jie2
chih chieh
 shisetsu
finger segment; knuckle
aṅgulī-parvan; finger-joint; a measure, the 24th part of a forearm (hasta).

指腹

see styles
zhǐ fù
    zhi3 fu4
chih fu
finger pad

指芸

see styles
 yubigei / yubige
    ゆびげい
posing and moving the fingers as an art form; finger-tutting

指輪

see styles
 sashiwa
    さしわ
(finger) ring; (surname) Sashiwa

指金

see styles
 sashigane
    さしがね
(1) (See 指輪) (finger) ring; (2) (See 指貫・ゆびぬき) metal thimble; (3) (archaism) ring used to constrict a finger to make it small and beautiful; (place-name) Sashigane

指釧


指钏

see styles
zhǐ chuàn
    zhi3 chuan4
chih ch`uan
    chih chuan
 shi sen
finger-ring

指鬘

see styles
zhǐ mán
    zhi3 man2
chih man
 Shiman
Aṅgulīmālya, name of a convert of Śākyamuni, who had belonged to a Śivaitic sect which wore chaplets of finger-bones, and 'made assassination a religious act'.

按指

see styles
àn zhǐ
    an4 zhi3
an chih
To make a finger-mark, or sign.

搩手

see styles
 chakushu
    ちゃくしゅ
(archaism) {Buddh} distance between the thumb and middle finger of an extended hand

染指

see styles
rǎn zhǐ
    ran3 zhi3
jan chih
to dip a finger (idiom); fig. to get one's finger in the pie; to get a share of the action; abbr. for 染指於鼎|染指于鼎

爪甲

see styles
zhǎo jiǎ
    zhao3 jia3
chao chia
 soukou / soko
    そうこう
{anat} nail plate; nail bed
finger-nail

猜拳

see styles
cāi quán
    cai1 quan2
ts`ai ch`üan
    tsai chüan
finger-guessing game; rock-paper-scissors game; morra

環指

see styles
 kanshi
    かんし
ring finger

甲所

see styles
 kandokoro
    かんどころ
(1) finger board (of a musical instrument); (2) vital point

示す

see styles
 shimesu
    しめす
(transitive verb) (1) to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to tell; to exemplify; to make apparent; (transitive verb) (2) to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); (transitive verb) (3) to indicate; to show; to represent; to signify; to display

竹篦

see styles
zhú bì
    zhu2 bi4
chu pi
 chikuhei
    しっぺい
bamboo comb
(ateji / phonetic) (1) (Buddhist term) bamboo stick used to strike meditators into greater wakefulness (in Zen Buddhism); (2) (kana only) striking someone's wrist with one's index and middle finger
bamboo clapper

箍子

see styles
gū zi
    gu1 zi5
ku tzu
finger ring (dialect)

肝所

see styles
 kandokoro
    かんどころ
(1) finger board (of a musical instrument); (2) vital point

茅環


茅环

see styles
máo huán
    mao2 huan2
mao huan
 bōkan
grass finger-ring

草環


草环

see styles
cǎo huán
    cao3 huan2
ts`ao huan
    tsao huan
 sōkan
(or 草芽環) A grass finder-ring used by the esoteric sect.

薬指

see styles
 kusuriyubi
    くすりゆび
ring finger; fourth finger

虫拳

see styles
 mushiken
    むしけん
(hist) mushi-ken; Japanese rock-paper-scissors variant, in which the "frog", "snake" and "slug" are represented by the thumb, forefinger and little finger respectively

跟手

see styles
gēn shǒu
    gen1 shou3
ken shou
(coll.) while doing it; on the way through; (coll.) immediately; at once; (of a touch screen) responsive to the user's finger movements

躺贏


躺赢

see styles
tǎng yíng
    tang3 ying2
t`ang ying
    tang ying
to win without needing to even lift a finger; victory presented on a platter

輪指


轮指

see styles
lún zhǐ
    lun2 zhi3
lun chih
circular finger movement (in playing plucked instrument); strumming

鎦子


镏子

see styles
liù zi
    liu4 zi5
liu tzu
(dialect) finger ring

鐶釧


镮钏

see styles
huán chuàn
    huan2 chuan4
huan ch`uan
    huan chuan
 kansen
Finger-rings and armlets.

香王

see styles
xiāng wáng
    xiang1 wang2
hsiang wang
Gandharāja, a bodhisattva in whose image the finger tips are shown as dripping ambrosia. There is also a 香王 Guanyin.

これ者

see styles
 koremono; koremon; koremono; koremon
    これもの; これもん; コレもの; コレもん
(1) (kana only) (colloquialism) (accompanied by a hand gesture symbolizing an action or state) person who does this; person who is like this; (2) (kana only) (colloquialism) (when accompanied by a vertical line drawn with one's finger along one's cheek) (See ヤクザ・1) yakuza; gangster; (3) (kana only) (colloquialism) (when accompanied by the "cuckoo" hand sign) idiot; moron; (4) (kana only) (colloquialism) (when accompanied by hand gestures indicating a large belly) (See 妊婦) pregnant woman

つき指

see styles
 tsukiyubi
    つきゆび
(noun/participle) jamming a finger or toe (e.g. with a ball)

ばね指

see styles
 baneyubi
    ばねゆび
trigger finger; flexor tendinitis

一本指

see styles
 ipponyubi
    いっぽんゆび
finger; one's finger

事業線


事业线

see styles
shì yè xiàn
    shi4 ye4 xian4
shih yeh hsien
(palmistry) fate line; career prospects line (running vertically up the palm to the base of the middle finger); (slang) cleavage

二拇指

see styles
èr mu zhǐ
    er4 mu5 zhi3
erh mu chih
index finger

人差し

see styles
 hitosashi
    ひとさし
(abbreviation) (See 人差し指・ひとさしゆび・1) index finger; forefinger

人差指

see styles
 hitosashiyubi
    ひとさしゆび
index finger; forefinger

動毫毛


动毫毛

see styles
dòng háo máo
    dong4 hao2 mao2
tung hao mao
to lay a finger on sb; to harm sb in the slightest way

単鉤法

see styles
 tankouhou / tankoho
    たんこうほう
(See 双鉤法) in calligraphy, a style of holding the brush between the thumb and index finger

Variations:

 ata; ta(咫)
    あた; た(咫)
(n,n-suf,ctr) (archaism) distance between outstretched thumb and middle finger (approx. 18 cm)

四国稗

see styles
 shikokubie; shikokubie
    しこくびえ; シコクビエ
(kana only) finger millet (Eleusine coracana)

四須臾


四须臾

see styles
sì xū yú
    si4 xu1 yu2
ssu hsü yü
 shi shuyu
The four short divisions of time: a wink; a snap of the fingers; 羅預 a lava, 20 finger-snaps; and 須臾 kṣaṇa, said to be 20 lava; but a lava is 'the sixtieth of a twinkling' (M. W. ) and a kṣaṇa an instant.

小拇指

see styles
xiǎo mǔ zhǐ
    xiao3 mu3 zhi3
hsiao mu chih
little finger; pinkie

弄くる

see styles
 ijikuru
    いじくる
(transitive verb) (kana only) to finger; to tamper (with)

慕捺囉


慕捺啰

see styles
mun à luó
    mun4 a4 luo2
mun a lo
 bodara
mudrā, a seal, sign, token, hand or finger signs.

手の指

see styles
 tenoyubi
    てのゆび
finger

手マン

see styles
 teman
    てマン
(slang) (vulgar) finger-banging (manual stimulation of female genital organs)

手指頭


手指头

see styles
shǒu zhǐ tou
    shou3 zhi3 tou5
shou chih t`ou
    shou chih tou
fingertip; finger

指ズボ

see styles
 yubizubo
    ゆびズボ
(n,vs,vi) (slang) (See ズボッと) poking (e.g. a cat) with one's finger

指の腹

see styles
 yubinohara
    ゆびのはら
(exp,n) ball of a finger; finger cushion; pulp of the finger; pad of the finger

指マン

see styles
 yubiman
    ゆびマン
(slang) (vulgar) (See 手マン) finger-banging (manual stimulation of female genital organs)

指入れ

see styles
 yubiire / yubire
    ゆびいれ
(1) (See 入れ・いれ・2) touching with a finger; inserting a finger; (2) (colloquialism) (vulgar) fingering (sexual practice)

指文字

see styles
 shimonji; yubimoji
    しもんじ; ゆびもじ
fingerspelling (in sign language for the deaf); finger alphabet

指点字

see styles
 yubitenji
    ゆびてんじ
finger braille; system of communicating with the deaf-blind in which the receiver's fingers are tapped like a braille typewriter

指詰め

see styles
 yubitsume
    ゆびつめ
(1) (See 指を詰める・2) getting one's finger caught (e.g. in a door); getting one's finger pinched; jamming one's finger in a door; (2) yakuza finger-cutting ritual

指話法

see styles
 shiwahou / shiwaho
    しわほう
finger language; signing; sign language

比中指

see styles
bǐ zhōng zhǐ
    bi3 zhong1 zhi3
pi chung chih
to give the middle finger

烏龍指


乌龙指

see styles
wū lóng zhǐ
    wu1 long2 zhi3
wu lung chih
fat finger error (finance)

爪繰る

see styles
 tsumaguru
    つまぐる
(transitive verb) to finger; to roll between the thumb and the fingers

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

This dictionary uses the EDICT and CC-CEDICT dictionary files.
EDICT data is the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, and is used in conformance with the Group's license.

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.

Just because a word appears here does not mean it is appropriate for a tattoo, your business name, etc. Please consult a professional before doing anything stupid with this data.

We do offer Chinese and Japanese Tattoo Services. We'll also be happy to help you translate something for other purposes.

No warranty as to the correctness, potential vulgarity, or clarity is expressed or implied. We did not write any of these definitions (though we occasionally act as a contributor/editor to the CC-CEDICT project). You are using this dictionary for free, and you get what you pay for.

The following titles are just to help people who are searching for an Asian dictionary to find this page.

Japanese Kanji Dictionary

Free Asian Dictionary

Chinese Kanji Dictionary

Chinese Words Dictionary

Chinese Language Dictionary

Japanese Chinese Dictionary