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yuàn
    yuan4
yüan
 hime
    ひめ

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Beauty / Beautiful Princess
(bound form) beautiful woman (in practice, often pronounced [yuan2]); Taiwan pr. [yuan2]
(out-dated kanji) (1) princess; young lady of noble birth; (n-suf,n) (2) girl; (prefix) (3) small; cute; lesser (in names of species); (4) (archaism) (kyb:) prostitute; (female given name) Hime

紅熊貓


红熊猫

see styles
hóng xióng māo
    hong2 xiong2 mao1
hung hsiung mao

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Red Panda / Firefox
lesser Panda; red panda; firefox

レッサー

see styles
 ressaa / ressa
    レッサー

More info & calligraphy:

Lesser
(personal name) Leser; Lesser; Loesser

see styles
xià
    xia4
hsia
 shimo
    しも
down; downwards; below; lower; later; next (week etc); second (of two parts); to decline; to go down; to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc); measure word to show the frequency of an action
(1) (ant: 上・かみ・1) lower reaches (of a river); (2) bottom; lower part; (3) lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); urine; menses; (4) end; far from the imperial palace (i.e. far from Kyoto, esp. of western Japan); (can be adjective with の) (5) dirty (e.g. dirty jokes, etc.); (place-name, surname) Shimo
hīna, adhara. Below, lower, inferior, low; to descend, let down, put down.

see styles

    ji1
chi
 remon
    れもん
Japanese variant of 姬; princess; imperial concubine
(1) princess; young lady of noble birth; (n-suf,n) (2) girl; (prefix) (3) small; cute; lesser (in names of species); (4) (archaism) (kyb:) prostitute; (female given name) Remon

see styles
cóng
    cong2
ts`ung
    tsung
 yori
    より
old variant of 從|从[cong2]
(prefix) (archaism) (See 大い・2) lesser (of equal court ranks); lower; junior; (female given name) Yori

下乘

see styles
xià shèng
    xia4 sheng4
hsia sheng
 gejō
The lower yāna, i.e. Hīnayāna; likened to an old worn-out horse. To alight from (a vehicle, horse, etc.).

下根

see styles
xià gēn
    xia4 gen1
hsia ken
 shimone
    しもね
(place-name, surname) Shimone
Those (born) with base character, or of low capacity.

別劫


别劫

see styles
bié jié
    bie2 jie2
pieh chieh
 betsukō
antara-kalpas, small or intermediate kalpas, v. 劫.

子規


子规

see styles
zǐ guī
    zi3 gui1
tzu kuei
 shiki
    しき
cuckoo
(form) (See ホトトギス) lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus); (person) Masaoka Shiki (1867-1902)

寧可


宁可

see styles
nìng kě
    ning4 ke3
ning k`o
    ning ko
 neika
preferably; one would prefer to...(or not to...); would rather; (would) be better to; (to pick) the lesser of two evils
would rather

小乗

see styles
 shoujou / shojo
    しょうじょう
{Buddh} (See 大乗・だいじょう・1) Hinayana (Buddhism); the Lesser Vehicle

小乘

see styles
xiǎo shèng
    xiao3 sheng4
hsiao sheng
 shōjō
Hinayana, the Lesser Vehicle; Buddhism in India before the Mayahana sutras; also pr. [Xiao3 cheng2]
Hīnayāna 希那衍. The small, or inferior wain, or vehicle; the form of Buddhism which developed after Śākyamuni's death to about the beginning of the Christian era, when Mahāyāna doctrines were introduced. It is the orthodox school and more in direct line with the Buddhist succession than Mahāyānism which developed on lines fundamentally different. The Buddha was a spiritual doctor, less interested in philosophy than in the remedy for human misery and perpetual transmigration. He "turned aside from idle metaphysical speculations; if he held views on such topics, he deemed them valueless for the purposes of salvation, which was his goal" (Keith). Metaphysical speculations arose after his death, and naturally developed into a variety of Hīnayāna schools before and after the separation of a distinct school of Mahāyāna. Hīnayāna remains the form in Ceylon, Burma, and Siam, hence is known as Southern Buddhism in contrast with Northern Buddhism or Mahāyāna, the form chiefly prevalent from Nepal to Japan. Another rough division is that of Pali and Sanskrit, Pali being the general literary language of the surviving form of Hīnayāna, Sanskrit of Mahāyāna. The term Hīnayāna is of Mahāyānist origination to emphasize the universalism and altruism of Mahāyāna over the narrower personal salvation of its rival. According to Mahāyāna teaching its own aim is universal Buddhahood, which means the utmost development of wisdom and the perfect transformation of all the living in the future state; it declares that Hīnayāna, aiming at arhatship and pratyekabuddhahood, seeks the destruction of body and mind and extinction in nirvāṇa. For arhatship the 四諦Four Noble Truths are the foundation teaching, for pratyekabuddhahood the 十二因緣 twelve-nidānas, and these two are therefore sometimes styled the two vehicles 二乘. Tiantai sometimes calls them the (Hīnayāna) Tripiṭaka school. Three of the eighteen Hīnayāna schools were transported to China: 倶舍 (Abhidharma) Kośa; 成實 Satya-siddhi; and the school of Harivarman, the律 Vinaya school. These are described by Mahāyānists as the Buddha's adaptable way of meeting the questions and capacity of his hearers, though his own mind is spoken of as always being in the absolute Mahāyāna all-embracing realm. Such is the Mahāyāna view of Hīnayāna, and if the Vaipulya sūtras and special scriptures of their school, which are repudiated by Hīnayāna, are apocryphal, of which there seems no doubt, then Mahāyāna in condemning Hīnayāna must find other support for its claim to orthodoxy. The sūtras on which it chiefly relies, as regards the Buddha, have no authenticity; while those of Hīnayāna cannot be accepted as his veritable teaching in the absence of fundamental research. Hīnayāna is said to have first been divided into minority and majority sections immediately after the death of Śākyamuni, when the sthāvira, or older disciples, remained in what is spoken of as "the cave", some place at Rājagṛha, to settle the future of the order, and the general body of disciples remained outside; these two are the first 上坐部 and 大衆部 q. v. The first doctrinal division is reported to have taken place under the leadership of the monk 大天 Mahādeva (q.v.) a hundred years after the Buddha's nirvāṇa and during the reign of Aśoka; his reign, however, has been placed later than this by historians. Mahādeva's sect became the Mahāsāṅghikā, the other the Sthāvira. In time the two are said to have divided into eighteen, which with the two originals are the so-called "twenty sects" of Hīnayāna. Another division of four sects, referred to by Yijing, is that of the 大衆部 (Arya) Mahāsaṅghanikāya, 上座部 Āryasthavirāḥ, 根本說一切有部 Mūlasarvāstivādaḥ, and 正量部 Saṃmatīyāḥ. There is still another division of five sects, 五部律. For the eighteen Hīnayāna sects see 小乘十八部.

小千

see styles
xiǎo qiān
    xiao3 qian1
hsiao ch`ien
    hsiao chien
 shōsen
lesser chiliocosm

小半

see styles
xiǎo bàn
    xiao3 ban4
hsiao pan
 kohan
    こはん
a portion smaller than a half; the lesser part; the smaller part
(surname) Kohan

小宗

see styles
xiǎo zōng
    xiao3 zong1
hsiao tsung
 komune
    こむね
(surname) Komune
The sects of Hīnayāna.

小寒

see styles
xiǎo hán
    xiao3 han2
hsiao han
 kosamu
    こさむ
Lesser Cold, 23rd of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 6th-19th January
(See 二十四節気) "minor cold" solar term (approx. January 6); (female given name) Kosamu

小弯

see styles
 shouwan / showan
    しょうわん
lesser curvature of stomach; curvatura ventriculi minor

小戒

see styles
xiǎo jiè
    xiao3 jie4
hsiao chieh
 shōkai
lesser precepts

小暑

see styles
xiǎo shǔ
    xiao3 shu3
hsiao shu
 shousho / shosho
    しょうしょ
Xiaoshu or Lesser Heat, 11th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 7th-22nd July
(See 二十四節気) "minor heat" solar term (approx. July 7)

小果

see styles
xiǎo guǒ
    xiao3 guo3
hsiao kuo
 shōka
lesser fruits

小根

see styles
xiǎo gēn
    xiao3 gen1
hsiao ken
 kone
    こね
(surname) Kone
小機 Having a mind fit only for Hīnayāna doctrine.

小機


小机

see styles
xiǎo jī
    xiao3 ji1
hsiao chi
 shōki
小根; Having a mind fit only for Hīnayāna doctrine.

小法

see styles
xiǎo fǎ
    xiao3 fa3
hsiao fa
 shōhō
The laws or methods of Hīnayāna.

小滿


小满

see styles
xiǎo mǎn
    xiao3 man3
hsiao man
Xiaoman or Lesser Full Grain, 8th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 21st May-5th June

小篆

see styles
xiǎo zhuàn
    xiao3 zhuan4
hsiao chuan
 shouten / shoten
    しょうてん
the small or lesser seal, the form of Chinese character standardized by the Qin dynasty
(See 六体) small seal script (arising during China's Warring States period)

小網

see styles
 koami
    こあみ
lesser omentum; (surname) Koami

小罪

see styles
xiǎo zuì
    xiao3 zui4
hsiao tsui
 shouzai / shozai
    しょうざい
(1) {Christn} venial sin; lesser sin; (2) small sin; small crime
minor transgression; slight fault

小聖


小圣

see styles
xiǎo shèng
    xiao3 sheng4
hsiao sheng
 kosato
    こさと
(female given name) Kosato
The Hīnayāna saint, or arhat. The inferior saint, or bodhisattva, as compared with the Buddha.

小行

see styles
xiǎo xíng
    xiao3 xing2
hsiao hsing
 shōgyō
The practice, or discipline of Hīnayāna; also, urination.

小道

see styles
xiǎo dào
    xiao3 dao4
hsiao tao
 komichi
    こみち
bypath; trail; bribery as a means of achieving a goal; minor arts (Confucian reference to agriculture, medicine, divination, and other professions unworthy of a gentleman)
path; lane; (surname) Komichi
lesser path

小遠


小远

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xiǎo yuǎn
    xiao3 yuan3
hsiao yüan
 Shōon
The monk 慧遠 Huiyuan of the Sui dynasty. There was a 晉 Chin dynasty monk of the same name.

小陰

see styles
 shouin / shoin
    しょういん
the lesser yin (within yin-yang)

小雪

see styles
xiǎo xuě
    xiao3 xue3
hsiao hsüeh
 sayuki
    さゆき
Xiaoxue or Lesser Snow, 20th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 22nd November-6th December
(See 二十四節気) "minor snow" solar term (approx. November 22); (female given name) Sayuki

少淨

see styles
shǎo jìng
    shao3 jing4
shao ching
 shōjō
heaven of lesser purity

時鳥

see styles
 jichou / jicho
    じちょう
(kana only) lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus); (given name) Jichō

杜宇

see styles
dù yǔ
    du4 yu3
tu yü
 tou / to
    とう
cuckoo; same as 杜鵑鳥|杜鹃鸟
(rare) (See ホトトギス) lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

杜鵑


杜鹃

see styles
dù juān
    du4 juan1
tu chüan
 token
    とけん
cuckoo (Cercococcyx spp., also written 杜鵑鳥|杜鹃鸟); Indian azalea (Rhododendron simsii Planch, also written 杜鵑花|杜鹃花)
(form) (See ホトトギス) lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

析小

see styles
xī xiǎo
    xi1 xiao3
hsi hsiao
 shakushō
To traverse or expose the fallacy of Hīnayāna arguments.

橘鳥

see styles
 tachibanadori
    たちばなどり
(rare) (See 時鳥) lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

漁雕


渔雕

see styles
yú diāo
    yu2 diao1
yü tiao
(bird species of China) lesser fish eagle (Icthyophaga humilis)

狹小


狭小

see styles
xiá xiǎo
    xia2 xiao3
hsia hsiao
 kyōshō
narrow
lesser

田長

see styles
 denchou / dencho
    でんちょう
(1) (abbreviation) (archaism) master of the rice field; chief farmer; (2) (See 田長鳥) lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus); (given name) Denchō

田鵑

see styles
 hototogisu
    ほととぎす
(kana only) lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

禿鸛


秃鹳

see styles
tū guàn
    tu1 guan4
t`u kuan
    tu kuan
(bird species of China) lesser adjutant (Leptoptilos javanicus)

綱鳥

see styles
 tsunadori
    つなどり
(rare) (See ホトトギス) lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

網鳥

see styles
 amidori
    あみどり
(rare) (See 時鳥) lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

蜀魂

see styles
 shokkon
    しょっこん
(rare) (See ホトトギス) lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

蜀鳥

see styles
 shokuchou / shokucho
    しょくちょう
(rare) (See 時鳥) lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

裂帛

see styles
 reppaku
    れっぱく
(1) cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; (2) shrieking sound; woman's scream; loud scream; (3) cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

賤鳥

see styles
 shizutori
    しずとり
(rare) (See 時鳥) lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

雁金

see styles
 karigane
    かりがね
(1) call of a wild goose; (2) (kana only) wild goose (esp. a lesser white-fronted goose, Anser erythropus); (3) tea made from twigs of high-quality tea plants (esp. gyokuro); high-grade kukicha (esp. from gyokuro); (surname) Karigane

トゲ芋

see styles
 togeimo; togeimo / togemo; togemo
    トゲいも; トゲイモ
(kana only) (See トゲドコロ) lesser yam (Dioscorea esculenta)

下三果

see styles
xià sān guǒ
    xia4 san1 guo3
hsia san kuo
 gesanka
lesser three realizations

下忍位

see styles
xià rěn wèi
    xia4 ren3 wei4
hsia jen wei
 genin i
stage of lesser tolerance

不如帰

see styles
 fujoki
    ふじょき
(form) (See ホトトギス) lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

倶伎羅

see styles
 kukira
    くきら
(1) (obscure) Asian koel (Eudynamys scolopacea); (2) lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus); (given name) Kukira

偏小情

see styles
piān xiǎo qíng
    pian1 xiao3 qing2
p`ien hsiao ch`ing
    pien hsiao ching
 henshō no jō
The partial or narrower Hīnayāna idea that though the ego is unreal, things are real.

初二果

see styles
chū èr guǒ
    chu1 er4 guo3
ch`u erh kuo
    chu erh kuo
 shonika
the first two fruits of the four fruits of the lesser vehicle path

勧農鳥

see styles
 kannouchou / kannocho
    かんのうちょう
(rare) (See 時鳥) lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

卯月鳥

see styles
 uzukidori
    うづきどり
(rare) (See 時鳥) lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

夕影鳥

see styles
 yuukagedori / yukagedori
    ゆうかげどり
(rare) (See 時鳥) lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

夜直鳥

see styles
 yotadadori; yotadadori
    よただどり; ヨタダドリ
(rare) (See ホトトギス) lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

大小乘

see styles
dà xiǎo shèng
    da4 xiao3 sheng4
ta hsiao sheng
 daishō jō
greater vehicle Buddhism and lesser vehicle Buddhism

妹背鳥

see styles
 imosedori
    いもせどり
(1) (rare) (See 鶺鴒) any bird of family Motacillidae (excluding the pipits); (2) (See ホトトギス) lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

小乘人

see styles
xiǎo shèng rén
    xiao3 sheng4 ren2
hsiao sheng jen
 shōjō nin
adherents of the lesser vehicle

小乘寺

see styles
xiǎo shèng sì
    xiao3 sheng4 si4
hsiao sheng ssu
 shōjō ji
a monastery that is the site of lesser vehicle practices

小乘心

see styles
xiǎo shèng xīn
    xiao3 sheng4 xin1
hsiao sheng hsin
 shōjō shin
attitude of adherents of the lesser vehicle

小乘戒

see styles
xiǎo shèng jiè
    xiao3 sheng4 jie4
hsiao sheng chieh
 shōjō kai
The commandments of the Hīnayāna, also recognized by the Mahāyāna: the five, eight, and ten commandments, the 250 for the monks, and the 348 for the nuns.

小乘教

see styles
xiǎo shèng jiào
    xiao3 sheng4 jiao4
hsiao sheng chiao
 shōjō kyō
teaching of the lesser vehicle

小乘禪


小乘禅

see styles
xiǎo shèng chán
    xiao3 sheng4 chan2
hsiao sheng ch`an
    hsiao sheng chan
 shōjō zen
lesser vehicle meditation

小乘經


小乘经

see styles
xiǎo shèng jīng
    xiao3 sheng4 jing1
hsiao sheng ching
 shōjō kyō
The Hīnayāna sūtras, the four sections of the Āgamas 阿含經 v. 小乘九部.

小乘論


小乘论

see styles
xiǎo shèng lùn
    xiao3 sheng4 lun4
hsiao sheng lun
 shōjō ron
The Hīnayāna śāstras or Abhidharma.

小五條


小五条

see styles
xiǎo wǔ tiáo
    xiao3 wu3 tiao2
hsiao wu t`iao
    hsiao wu tiao
 gogojō
The robe of five patches worn by some monks in China and by the 淨土宗 Jōdo sect of Japan; v. 掛.

小地鼠

see styles
 kojinezumi; kojinezumi
    こじねずみ; コジネズミ
(kana only) Asian lesser white-toothed shrew (Crocidura shantungensis)

小律儀


小律仪

see styles
xiǎo lǜ yí
    xiao3 lv4 yi2
hsiao lü i
 shō ritsugi
The rules and regulations for monks and nuns in Hīnayāna.

小杜鵑


小杜鹃

see styles
xiǎo dù juān
    xiao3 du4 juan1
hsiao tu chüan
(bird species of China) lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

小浮草

see styles
 koukikusa; koukikusa / kokikusa; kokikusa
    こうきくさ; コウキクサ
(kana only) common duckweed (Lemna minor); lesser duckweed

小熊座

see styles
xiǎo xióng zuò
    xiao3 xiong2 zuo4
hsiao hsiung tso
 kogumaza
    こぐまざ
Ursa Minor (constellation)
Ursa Minor (constellation); the Lesser Bear

小熊貓


小熊猫

see styles
xiǎo xióng māo
    xiao3 xiong2 mao1
hsiao hsiung mao
lesser panda (Ailurus fulgens); red panda

小犬座

see styles
xiǎo quǎn zuò
    xiao3 quan3 zuo4
hsiao ch`üan tso
    hsiao chüan tso
 koinuza
    こいぬざ
Canis Minor (constellation)
Canis Minor (constellation); the Lesser Dog

小盤尾


小盘尾

see styles
xiǎo pán wěi
    xiao3 pan2 wei3
hsiao p`an wei
    hsiao pan wei
(bird species of China) lesser racket-tailed drongo (Dicrurus remifer)

小菩薩


小菩萨

see styles
xiǎo pú sà
    xiao3 pu2 sa4
hsiao p`u sa
    hsiao pu sa
 shō bosatsu
lesser bodhisattvas

小転子

see styles
 shoutenshi / shotenshi
    しょうてんし
{anat} lesser trochanter; trochanter minor

小道走

see styles
 komichibashiri; komichibashiri
    こみちばしり; コミチバシリ
(kana only) lesser roadrunner (Geococcyx velox)

小鴉鵑


小鸦鹃

see styles
xiǎo yā juān
    xiao3 ya1 juan1
hsiao ya chüan
(bird species of China) lesser coucal (Centropus bengalensis)

少光天

see styles
shǎo guāng tiān
    shao3 guang1 tian1
shao kuang t`ien
    shao kuang tien
 shōkō ten
(少光); 廅天 parīttābhās; the fourth Brahmaloka, i. e. the first region of the second dhyāna heavens, also called 有光壽.

少淨天


少净天

see styles
shǎo jìng tiān
    shao3 jing4 tian1
shao ching t`ien
    shao ching tien
 shōjō ten
(少淨) Parīttaśubhas. The first and smallest heaven (brahmaloka) in the third dhyāna region of form.

少納言

see styles
 shounagon; sunaimonomoushi(ok) / shonagon; sunaimonomoshi(ok)
    しょうなごん; すないものもうし(ok)
lesser councilor of state; lesser councillor of state; minor councilor; minor councillor

少陽經


少阳经

see styles
shào yáng jīng
    shao4 yang2 jing1
shao yang ching
lesser yang gallbladder meridian of the leg (one of the 12 principal meridians of TCM)

山杜鵑

see styles
 yamahototogisu
    やまほととぎす
(1) (kana only) lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus) (esp. one living in the mountains); (2) Tricyrtis macropoda (species of toad lily)

恋し鳥

see styles
 koishidori
    こいしどり
(rare) (See 時鳥) lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

拘枳羅


拘枳罗

see styles
jū zhǐ luó
    ju1 zhi3 luo2
chü chih lo
 kushira
    くきら
(1) (obscure) Asian koel (Eudynamys scolopacea); (2) lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
kokila

拘耆羅


拘耆罗

see styles
jū qí luó
    ju1 qi2 luo2
chü ch`i lo
    chü chi lo
 kugira
    くきら
(1) (obscure) Asian koel (Eudynamys scolopacea); (2) lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
cuckoo

文無鳥

see styles
 ayanashidori; ayanashidori
    あやなしどり; アヤナシドリ
(kana only) (rare) (See ホトトギス) lesser cuckoo

文目鳥

see styles
 ayamedori
    あやめどり
(rare) (See 時鳥) lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

早苗鳥

see styles
 sanaedori
    さなえどり
(rare) (See 時鳥) lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

時つ鳥

see styles
 tokitsudori
    ときつどり
(rare) (See 時鳥) lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

時の鳥

see styles
 tokinotori
    ときのとり
(rare) (See 時鳥) lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

栗樹鴨


栗树鸭

see styles
lì shù yā
    li4 shu4 ya1
li shu ya
(bird species of China) lesser whistling duck (Dendrocygna javanica)

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

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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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