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    yi4
i
 kokoro
    こころ

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Idea / Thought / Meaning
(bound form) idea; thought; meaning; sense; (bound form) intention; feeling; inclination; state of mind; (bound form) Italy (abbr. for 意大利[Yi4 da4 li4])
(1) feelings; thoughts; (2) meaning; (personal name) Kokoro
Manas, the sixth of the ṣaḍāyatanas or six means of perception, i.e. sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch, and mind. Manas means "mind (in its widest sense as applied to all the mental powers), intellect, intelligence, understanding, perception, sense, conscience, will". M.W. It is "the intellectual function of consciousness", Keith. In Chinese it connotes thought, idea, intention, meaning, will; but in Buddhist terminology its distinctive meaning is mind, or the faculty of thought.

千里眼

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qiān lǐ yǎn
    qian1 li3 yan3
ch`ien li yen
    chien li yen
 senrigan
    せんりがん

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Clairvoyance
clairvoyance
(1) clairvoyance; second sight; (2) clairvoyant
clairvoyance

深謀遠慮


深谋远虑

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shēn móu yuǎn lǜ
    shen1 mou2 yuan3 lu:4
shen mou yüan lü
 shinbouenryo / shinboenryo
    しんぼうえんりょ

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Far-Sighted in Deep Thought
lit. deep plans and distant thoughts; to plan far ahead (idiom)
(yoji) far sight and deep design

失明

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shī míng
    shi1 ming2
shih ming
 shitsumei / shitsume
    しつめい
to lose one's eyesight; to become blind; blindness
(n,vs,vi) loss of eyesight; loss of sight; going blind; blindness

視線


视线

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shì xiàn
    shi4 xian4
shih hsien
 shisen
    しせん
line of sight
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look

透視


透视

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tòu shì
    tou4 shi4
t`ou shih
    tou shih
 toushi / toshi
    とうし
(drawing and painting) perspective; (medicine) to perform fluoroscopy; to examine by X-ray; (fig.) to take a penetrating look at something; to gain insight
(noun, transitive verb) (1) seeing through; (noun, transitive verb) (2) fluoroscopy; roentgenoscopy; (noun, transitive verb) (3) clairvoyance; seeing through (objects); second sight

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    tu2
t`u
    tu
 hakaru
    はかる
Japanese variant of 圖|图
(n,n-suf) (1) drawing; picture; diagram; figure; illustration; chart; graph; (2) sight; scene; (given name) Hakaru


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chén
    chen2
ch`en
    chen
 chiri
    ちり
dust; dirt; earth
(1) dust; (2) trash; garbage; rubbish; dirt; (3) (usu. as 塵ほども...ない) negligible amount; tiny bit; (4) hustle and bustle (of life); worldly cares; impurities of the world; (5) (abbreviation) {sumo} (See 塵手水) ritual gestures indicating that a fight will be clean
guṇa, in Sanskrit inter alia means 'a secondary element', 'a quality', 'an attribute of the five elements', e.g. 'ether has śabda or sound for its guṇa and the ear for its organ'. In Chinese it means 'dust, small particles; molecules, atoms, exhalations'. It may be intp. as an atom, or matter, which is considered as defilement; or as an active, conditioned principle in nature, minute, subtle, and generally speaking defiling to pure mind; worldly, earthly, the world. The six guṇas or sensation-data are those of sight, sound, smell, taste, touch, and thought.

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jiān
    jian1
chien
 togari
    とがり
pointed; tapering; sharp; (of a sound) shrill; piercing; (of one's hearing, sight etc) sharp; acute; keen; to make (one's voice) shrill; sharp point; tip; the best of something; the cream of the crop
(irregular okurigana usage) (kana only) diagonal move (in the game of go); (surname) Togari
to be pointed


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    yi4
i
 ei
variant of 翳[yi4]
timira, an affection of the eye, eye-film, cataract, dim sight, blindness.

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    yi4
i
 ei
    さしば
feather screen; to screen; to shade; cataract
(kana only) dimness (of sight); (1) shade; shadow; (2) other side; back; background; large fan-shaped object held by an attendant and used to conceal the face of a noble, etc.
A film; screen; fan; hide, invisible; translit. e, a.

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guān
    guan1
kuan
 miru
    みる
Japanese variant of 觀|观[guan1]
(n,n-suf) (1) look; appearance; (n,n-suf) (2) spectacle; sight; (n,n-suf) (3) {Buddh} observation meditation; (suffix noun) (4) outlook on ...; view of ...; (female given name) Miru


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pàn
    pan4
p`an
    pan
to catch sight of in a doorway (old)
See:

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xiá
    xia2
hsia
 yasumi
    やすみ
rose-tinted sky or clouds at sunrise or sunset
(1) (kana only) haze (esp. in spring); mist; (2) (kana only) dimness (of sight); (surname) Yasumi

お目

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 ome
    おめ
(1) (honorific or respectful language) eye; eyes; (2) sight; vision; looking

一撃

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 ichigeki
    いちげき
(noun, transitive verb) (1) one blow; one hit; one stroke; (noun, transitive verb) (2) summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing

一晃

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yī huǎng
    yi1 huang3
i huang
 kazuteru
    かずてる
(of passing time) in an instant; (of a sight) in a flash
(given name) Kazuteru

一覧

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 ichiran
    いちらん
(noun, transitive verb) (1) look; glance; sight; having a look at; looking over; glancing through; running one's eyes over; (2) summary; list; table; catalog; catalogue

七大

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qī dà
    qi1 da4
ch`i ta
    chi ta
 shichidai
Earth , water, fire, wind, space (or ether), sight, and perception 地, 水, 火, 風, 空, 見, 証識; cf. 大, 五大and 六境; 見大 and 六根; 識大 and 六識.

七星

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qī xīng
    qi1 xing1
ch`i hsing
    chi hsing
 naboshi
    なぼし
see 七星區|七星区[Qi1 xing1 Qu1]
(archaism) {astron} (See 北斗七星) the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow; (personal name) Naboshi
Ursa major; Worshipped in Japan as 妙見菩薩 Wonderful Sight Bodhisattva who protects this world.

上根

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shàng gēn
    shang4 gen1
shang ken
 kamine
    かみね
(place-name, surname) Kamine
A man of superior character or capacity, e.g. with superior organs of sight, hearing, etc.

九識


九识

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jiǔ shì
    jiu3 shi4
chiu shih
 kumi
    くみ
(female given name) Kumi
The kinds of cognition or consciousness (vijñāna); those of sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch, mind, mānas (or阿陁那識 ādāna), i.e. mental perception; 阿賴耶 ālāya, bodhi-consciousness, and 阿摩羅識 amala, purified or Buddha-consciousness. There is considerable difference as to the meaning of the last three.

五力

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wǔ lì
    wu3 li4
wu li
 goriki
pañcabalāni, the five powers or faculties — one of the categories of the thirty-seven bodhipakṣika dharma 三十七助道品; they destroy the 五障 five obstacles, each by each, and are: 信力 śraddhābala, faith (destroying doubt); 精進力 vīryabala, zeal (destroying remissness); 念 or 勤念 smṛtibala, memory or thought (destroying falsity); 正定力 samādhibala, concentration of mind, or meditation (destroying confused or wandering thoughts); and 慧力 prajñābala, wisdom (destroying all illusion and delusion). Also the five transcendent powers, i. e. 定力 the power of meditation; 通力 the resulting supernatural powers; 借識力 adaptability, or powers of 'borrowing' or evolving any required organ of sense, or knowledge, i. e. by beings above the second dhyāna heavens; 大願力 the power of accomplishing a vow by a Buddha or bodhisattva; and 法威德力 the august power of Dharma. Also, the five kinds of Mara powers exerted on sight, 五大明王.

五妙

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wǔ miào
    wu3 miao4
wu miao
 gomyō
The five wonders, i. e. of purified or transcendental sight, sound, taste, smell, and touch in the Pure-land.

依地

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yī dì
    yi1 di4
i ti
 eji
The ground on which one relies; the body, on which sight, hearing, etc., depend; the degree of samādhi attained; cf. 依身.

偉観

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 ikan
    いかん
magnificent sight

僻目

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 higame
    ひがめ
(1) squint; (2) sight error; (3) bias; misunderstanding; misjudgment; misjudgement

光景

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guāng jǐng
    guang1 jing3
kuang ching
 mitsukage
    みつかげ
circumstances; scene; about; probably
scene; spectacle; sight; view; (given name) Mitsukage

六入

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liù rù
    liu4 ru4
liu ju
 rokunyuu / rokunyu
    ろくにゅう
{Buddh} six sense organs (eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, and mind)
ṣaḍāyatana; 六阿耶怛那 (or 六阿也怛那) the six entrances, or locations, both the organ and the sensation — eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind; sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch, and perception. The six form one of the twelve nidanas, see 十二因緣. The 六根 are the six organs, the 六境 the six objects, and the 六塵 or guṇas, the six inherent qualities. The later term is 六處 q. v.; The "six entries" ṣaḍāyatana, which form one of the links in the chain of causaton, v. 十二因緣 the preceding link being觸contact, and the succeeding link 識 perception. The six are the qualities and effects of the six organs of sense producing sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch, and thought (or mental presentations). v. also 二入.

六劍


六剑

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liù jiàn
    liu4 jian4
liu chien
 rokken
六箭 The six swords (or arrows), i. e. the six senses, v. 六塵, which are defined as the qualities of sight, sound, smell, taste, touch, and mind.

六塵


六尘

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liù chén
    liu4 chen2
liu ch`en
    liu chen
 rokujin
The six guṇas, qualities produced by the objects and organs of sense, i. e. sight, sound, smell, taste, touch, and idea; the organs are the 六根, 六入, 六處, and the perceptions or discernments the 六識; cf. 六境. Dust 塵 is dirt, and these six qualities are therefore the cause of all impurity. Yet 六塵說法 the Buddha made use of them to preach his law.

六境

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liù jìng
    liu4 jing4
liu ching
 rokkyou / rokkyo
    ろっきょう
{Buddh} six objective fields of the senses (shape and colour, sound, scent, flavour, physical feeling, and mental presentation)
The six fields of the senses, i. e. the objective fields of sight, sound, smell, taste, touch, and idea (or thought); rūpa, form and color, is the field of vision; sound, of hearing; scent, of smelling; the five flavors, of tasting; physical feeling, of touch; and mental presentation, of discernment; cf. 六入; 六處 and next.

初見

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 hatsumi
    はつみ
(noun, transitive verb) (1) (form) seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; (2) {music} sight-reading; (surname, female given name) Hatsumi

参着

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 sanchaku
    さんちゃく
(n,vs,vi) arrival; payment on sight

四微

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sì wēi
    si4 wei1
ssu wei
 shimi
The four minutest forms or atoms perceptible to the four senses of sight, smell, taste, or touch; from these arise the 四大 four elements, from which arise the 五智 five wisdoms, q. v.

四眼

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sì yǎn
    si4 yan3
ssu yen
 shi gen
The four powers of sight of bodhisattvas, a Buddha has a fifth power; v. 五眼.

在即

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zài jí
    zai4 ji2
tsai chi
near at hand; imminent; within sight

塵境


尘境

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chén jìng
    chen2 jing4
ch`en ching
    chen ching
 jinkyō
The environment of the six guṇas or qualities of sight, sound, smell, taste, touch, and thought.

壮観

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 soukan / sokan
    そうかん
(noun or adjectival noun) magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view

壯觀


壮观

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zhuàng guān
    zhuang4 guan1
chuang kuan
spectacular; magnificent sight

天眼

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tiān yǎn
    tian1 yan3
t`ien yen
    tien yen
 tengan
    てんがん
nickname of the FAST radio telescope (in Guizhou)
(1) {Buddh} (See 五眼) the heavenly eye; (2) (てんがん only) (rare) rolling back one's eyes during convulsions; (given name) Tengan
divyacakṣṣus. The deva-eye; the first abhijñā, v. 六通; one of the five classes of eyes; divine sight, unlimited vision; all things are open to it, large and small, near and distant, the destiny of all beings in future rebirths. It may be obtained among men by their human eyes through the practice of meditation 修得: and as a reward or natural possession by those born in the deva heavens 報得. Cf 天耳, etc.

失戒

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shī jiè
    shi1 jie4
shih chieh
 shitsukai
to lose sight of the precepts

奇景

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qí jǐng
    qi2 jing3
ch`i ching
    chi ching
wonderful scenery; amazing sight; (fig.) marvel

奇観

see styles
 kikan
    きかん
wonderful sight

奇觀


奇观

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qí guān
    qi2 guan1
ch`i kuan
    chi kuan
spectacle; impressive sight

妙見


妙见

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miào jiàn
    miao4 jian4
miao chien
 myouken / myoken
    みょうけん
(place-name, surname) Myōken
The beautiful sight, i.e. Ursa Major, or the Bodhisattva who rules there, styled 妙見大士 (or 妙見菩薩), though some say Śākyamuni, others Guanyin, others 藥師 Bhaiṣajya, others the seven Buddhas. His image is that of a youth in golden armour.

官能

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guān néng
    guan1 neng2
kuan neng
 kannou / kanno
    かんのう
organic function; physical faculty; sense (of sight, hearing, smell etc)
(1) the senses; (2) sensuality; carnality; (surname) Kannou

帆影

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 hokage
    ほかげ
sight of a sail (in the distance); (surname, female given name) Hokage

弱視


弱视

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ruò shì
    ruo4 shi4
jo shih
 jakushi
    じゃくし
amblyopia
(noun - becomes adjective with の) amblyopia; weak sight

御目

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 ome
    おめ
(1) (honorific or respectful language) eye; eyes; (2) sight; vision; looking

情景

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qíng jǐng
    qing2 jing3
ch`ing ching
    ching ching
 joukei / joke
    じょうけい
scene; spectacle; circumstances; situation
spectacle; sight; scene

慘景


惨景

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cǎn jǐng
    can3 jing3
ts`an ching
    tsan ching
wretched sight

斫芻


斫刍

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zhuó chú
    zhuo2 chu2
cho ch`u
    cho chu
 shashu
(斫乞芻) cakṣu (s), the eye, one of the six organs of sense. Cakṣurdhātu is the 眼界 eye-realm, or sight-faculty. There are definitions such as the eye of body, mind, wisdom, Buddha-truth, Buddha; or human, deva, bodhisattva, dharma, and Buddha vision.

春光

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chūn guāng
    chun1 guang1
ch`un kuang
    chun kuang
 harumitsu
    はるみつ
scenes of springtime; the radiance of spring; (fig.) a sight of something sexy or erotic; an indication of a love affair
spring sunlight; scenery of spring; (given name) Harumitsu

景象

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jǐng xiàng
    jing3 xiang4
ching hsiang
scene; sight (to behold)

杳茫

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yǎo máng
    yao3 mang2
yao mang
distant and out of sight

標尺


标尺

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biāo chǐ
    biao1 chi3
piao ch`ih
    piao chih
surveyor's rod; staff; staff gauge; rear sight

機影

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 kiei / kie
    きえい
image of an airplane (in the sky); sight of an airplane; shadow of an airplane

檯面


台面

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tái miàn
    tai2 mian4
t`ai mien
    tai mien
tabletop; countertop; (fig.) public view; plain sight; (gambling) stake

没却

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 bokkyaku
    ぼっきゃく
(noun, transitive verb) ignoring; losing sight of (an objective); discarding

淒迷


凄迷

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qī mí
    qi1 mi2
ch`i mi
    chi mi
dreary and fuzzy (sight)

準星


准星

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zhǔn xīng
    zhun3 xing1
chun hsing
 junsei / junse
    じゅんせい
front sight (firearms); the zero point indicator marked on a steelyard
(obsolete) {astron} (See クエーサー) quasar; quasi-stellar object; (personal name) Junsei

漸々

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 youyou / yoyo
    ようよう
(adverb) (1) (obscure) gradually; by degrees; (2) (obscure) the sight of a tall soaring rock; (3) (obscure) crying; weeping; (place-name) Yōyou

漸漸


渐渐

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jiàn jiàn
    jian4 jian4
chien chien
 zenzen
    ぜんぜん
gradually
(adverb) (1) (obscure) gradually; by degrees; (2) (obscure) the sight of a tall soaring rock; (3) (obscure) crying; weeping
gradually

照尺

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 shoushaku / shoshaku
    しょうしゃく
sight (of a firearm)

照星

see styles
 shousei / shose
    しょうせい
bead (of a gun); front sight; foresight; (given name) Shousei

照準


照准

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zhào zhǔn
    zhao4 zhun3
chao chun
 shoujun / shojun
    しょうじゅん
request granted (formal usage in old document); to aim (gun)
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment

照門

see styles
 terukado
    てるかど
rear sight (of a firearm); (surname) Terukado

現る

see styles
 arawaru
    あらわる
(v2r-s,vi) (1) (archaism) to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to come out; to embody; to materialize; to materialise; (2) (archaism) to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

異観

see styles
 ikan
    いかん
extraordinary sight; unusual sight

目光

see styles
mù guāng
    mu4 guang1
mu kuang
gaze; (fig.) attention; expression in one's eyes; look; (lit. and fig.) sight; vision

目当

see styles
 meate
    めあて
(irregular okurigana usage) (1) mark; guide; landmark; (2) purpose; aim; goal; intention; end; (3) sight (on a firearm)

看慣


看惯

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kàn guàn
    kan4 guan4
k`an kuan
    kan kuan
to be used to the sight of

看見


看见

see styles
kàn jiàn
    kan4 jian4
k`an chien
    kan chien
 kanmi
    かんみ
to see; to catch sight of
(personal name) Kanmi

眼入

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yǎn rù
    yan3 ru4
yen ju
 gennyū
The eye entrance one of the twelve entrances i.e. the basis of sight consciousness.

眼根

see styles
yǎn gēn
    yan3 gen1
yen ken
 genkon
The organ of sight.

眼界

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yǎn jiè
    yan3 jie4
yen chieh
 gankai
    がんかい
(lit. and fig.) field of vision; scope; horizon
range of vision; field of vision
The element or realm of sight.

眼福

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yǎn fú
    yan3 fu2
yen fu
 ganpuku
    がんぷく
a treat for the eyes; the rare chance of seeing something beautiful
(noun - becomes adjective with の) pleasure of looking (at something beautiful or precious); sight for sore eyes; feast for the eyes

眼識


眼识

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yǎn shì
    yan3 shi4
yen shih
 ganshiki
    がんしき
discrimination; insight
Sight-perception, the first vijñāna.

瞿沙

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jù shā
    ju4 sha1
chü sha
 gusha
ghoṣa, murmur; sound of voices, etc., noise, roar; tr. sound of speaking, and 妙音; 美音 beautiful voice or speech; name of a famous dialectician and preacher who is accredited with restoration of sight to Dharmavivardhana, i.e. Kuṇāla, son of Aśoka, "by washing his eyes with the tears of people who were moved by his eloquence." Eitel. Also author of the Abhidharmāmṛta śāstra, which is called瞿沙經.

矯治


矫治

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jiǎo zhì
    jiao3 zhi4
chiao chih
to correct (e.g. sight or hearing); to rectify; to cure

磕糖

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kē táng
    ke1 tang2
k`o t`ang
    ko tang
(slang) to revel in the sight of one's favorite couple being affectionate; to lap it up when one sees a couple whom one ships kissing or cuddling

立札

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 tatefuda
    たてふだ
bulletin board; notice board; billboard; roadside sign; sign on a post, usu. wooden, esp. containing information about a sight, warning, congratulations, etc.

美観

see styles
 mikan
    みかん
fine view; beautiful sight; (female given name) Mikan

翳み

see styles
 kasumi
    かすみ
(kana only) dimness (of sight)

老耄

see styles
lǎo mào
    lao3 mao4
lao mao
 roumou / romo
    ろうもう
dim sight of the aged; doddering; senile
(n,vs,vi) (form) (See 耄碌) senility; dotage; decrepitude

聰明


聪明

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cōng ming
    cong1 ming5
ts`ung ming
    tsung ming
 fusaaki / fusaki
    ふさあき
intelligent; clever; bright; acute (of sight and hearing)
(noun or adjectival noun) wisdom; sagacity; (given name) Fusaaki
learned

血暈


血晕

see styles
xuè yùn
    xue4 yun4
hsüeh yün
coma caused by loss of blood; fainting at the sight of blood; Taiwan pr. [xie3 yun1]

表る

see styles
 arawaru
    あらわる
(v2r-s,vi) (1) (archaism) to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to come out; to embody; to materialize; to materialise; (2) (archaism) to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

表尺

see styles
biǎo chǐ
    biao3 chi3
piao ch`ih
    piao chih
rear sight (of a gun)

見ゆ

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 miyu
    みゆ
(v2y-s,vi) (1) (archaism) (See 見える・1) to be seen; to be visible; to be in sight; (v2y-s,vi) (2) (archaism) (See 見える・2) to look; to seem; to appear; (v2y-s,vi) (3) (archaism) (honorific or respectful language) (See 見える・3) to come

見始


见始

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jiàn shǐ
    jian4 shi3
chien shih
 kenshi
    みはじめ
(irregular okurigana usage) seeing for the first time; first sight
sees the beginning

視奏

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 shisou / shiso
    しそう
(noun, transitive verb) {music} sight-reading; performing at sight

視覚

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 shikaku
    しかく
(sense of) sight; eyesight; vision

視覺


视觉

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shì jué
    shi4 jue2
shih chüeh
sight; vision; visual

觀象


观象

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guān xiàng
    guan1 xiang4
kuan hsiang
 kanzō
Describing an elephant from sight rather than 摸觀, as would a blind man, from feeling it; i.e. immediate and correct knowledge.

車影

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 shaei / shae
    しゃえい
car's shadow; sight of a car

辻札

see styles
 tsujifuda
    つじふだ
(rare) (See 立て札) sign on a post (esp. containing information about a sight, warnings, congratulations, etc.)

遐眺

see styles
xiá tiào
    xia2 tiao4
hsia t`iao
    hsia tiao
to stretch one's sight as far as possible

醜態


丑态

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chǒu tài
    chou3 tai4
ch`ou t`ai
    chou tai
 shuutai / shutai
    しゅうたい
shameful performance; disgraceful situation
shameful sight; disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour

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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