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    ba1
pa
 he
    へ

More info & calligraphy:

Bah
to long for; to wish; to cling to; to stick to; something that sticks; close to; next to; spread open; informal abbr. for bus 巴士[ba1 shi4]; bar (unit of pressure); nominalizing suffix on certain nouns, such as 尾巴[wei3 ba5], tail
(abbreviation) (See パーリ語) Pali language; (personal name) He
The open hand, palm; to lay hold of; to flatter.

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zhū
    zhu1
chu
 beni
    べに

More info & calligraphy:

Vermillion
vermilion
(1) vermillion (colour); cinnabar; red orange; (2) vermillion (pigment); (3) (See 朱墨) cinnabar ink stick; (4) correction written in red ink; (female given name) Beni
Red, vermilion.

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bàng
    bang4
pang
 bou / bo
    ぼう

More info & calligraphy:

Bo Staff
stick; club; cudgel; smart; capable; strong; wonderful; classifier for legs of a relay race
(1) pole; rod; stick; baton; (2) line; dash; (expression) (3) (net-sl) (See 棒読み・1) spoken monotonously; (surname) Bou
A stick, cudgel.

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xiāng
    xiang1
hsiang
 yuka
    ゆか

More info & calligraphy:

Fragrant / Good Smell
fragrant; sweet smelling; aromatic; savory or appetizing; (to eat) with relish; (of sleep) sound; perfume or spice; joss or incense stick; CL:根[gen1]
(See 御香) incense; (female given name) Yuka
(竹; 象) Incense made in coils and burnt to measure the time; also 香盤; 香印.; gandha. Fragrance; incense; the sense of smell, i.e. one of the ṣaḍāyātana, six senses. Incense is one of the 使 Buddha's messengers to stimulate faith and devotion.

棒術

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 boujutsu / bojutsu
    ぼうじゅつ

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Bojutsu / Bojitsu
bōjutsu (art of using a stick as a weapon)

ロット

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 roddo
    ロッド

More info & calligraphy:

Lott
(1) (See 棒・ぼう・1) rod; pole; stick; (2) (See 釣竿・つりざお) fishing rod; (place-name) Lod (Israel); Rodde

頑張る

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 ganbaru
    がんばる

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Fortitude / Steadfast
(ateji / phonetic) (v5r,vi) (1) to persevere; to persist; to keep at it; to hang on; to hold out; to do one's best; (2) to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); (3) to remain in a place; to stick to one's post; to refuse to budge

不拘一格

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bù jū yī gé
    bu4 ju1 yi1 ge2
pu chü i ko

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Unbridled Creativity
not stick to one pattern

転ばぬ先の杖

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 korobanusakinotsue
    ころばぬさきのつえ
(expression) (proverb) prevention is better than cure; an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure; look before you leap; forewarned is forearmed; a stitch in time saves nine; a walking stick before stumbling

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tǐng
    ting3
t`ing
    ting
 tei / te
    てい
straight; erect; to stick out (a part of the body); to (physically) straighten up; to support; to withstand; outstanding; (coll.) quite; very; classifier for machine guns
(counter) counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.; (personal name) Tei


see styles

    bo1
po
 hatsu
    ばち
to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc; to dial; to allocate; to set aside (money); to poke (the fire); to pluck (a string instrument); to turn round; classifier: group, batch
(1) plectrum; pick; (2) drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
To spread, open out, scatter, disseminate, detach, uproot.

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zhàng
    zhang4
chang
 tsuesaki
    つえさき
a staff; a rod; cane; walking stick; to flog with a stick (old)
cane; walking stick; staff; wand; (surname) Tsuesaki
staff

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gùn
    gun4
kun
 kon
    こん
stick; rod; truncheon; scoundrel; villain
(rare) (See 棍棒) stick; club

see styles
zhān
    zhan1
chan
 neba
    ねば
to glue; to paste; to adhere; to stick to
(1) (See お粘) stickiness; gumminess; sticky material; gummy material; (2) (abbreviation) (See 粘土・ねばつち) clay

棍棒

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gùn bàng
    gun4 bang4
kun pang
 konbou / konbo
    こんぼう
club; staff; stick
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon

線香


线香

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xiàn xiāng
    xian4 xiang1
hsien hsiang
 senkou / senko
    せんこう
incense stick
incense stick
Thread or string incense, slow-burning and prolonged.

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    tu1
t`u
    tu
 takashi
    たかし
to stick out; protruding; convex; male (connector etc); Taiwan pr. [tu2]
(adj-na,adj-no) convex; (given name) Takashi


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bié
    bie2
pieh
 wake
    わけ
to leave; to part (from); (literary) to differentiate; to distinguish; (dialect) to turn away; to turn aside; to avert (one's face, gaze etc); (bound form) other; another; different; don't ...!; to fasten with a pin or clip; to stick in; to insert (in order to hinder movement); (noun suffix) category (as in 性別|性别[xing4 bie2], 派別|派别[pai4 bie2])
(hist) (See 姓・かばね・1) lord (hereditary title for imperial descendants in outlying regions); (personal name) Wake
Separate, divide, part from, other, different, differentiate, special.

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dīng
    ding1
ting
to sting or bite (of mosquito, bee etc); to say repeatedly; to urge insistently; to ask repeatedly; to stick to a point; (onom.) tinkling or jingling sound

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tuó
    tuo2
t`o
    to
mound; heap; lump; classifier for small mounds (e.g. animal scat deposits); (of noodles, jiaozi 餃子|饺子[jiao3 zi5] etc) to stick together; to form a clump

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    mo4
mo
 boku
    ぼく
ink stick; China ink; CL:塊|块[kuai4]; corporal punishment consisting of tattooing characters on the victim's forehead
(1) (abbreviation) (See 墨西哥・メキシコ) Mexico; (2) (rare) (See 墨家) Mohism; (3) (archaism) (See 墨・1) ink; (4) (abbreviation) (hist) (See 墨刑) tattooing (as a form of punishment in ancient China); (personal name) Boku
Ink; black; dyed black, e.g. 墨衣 black clothes, at one time said to have been the garb of the monk to distinguish him from the ordinary people who wore white.

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qiān
    qian1
ch`ien
    chien
short slender pointed piece of metal, bamboo etc; skewer; prod used to extract samples from sacks of grain etc; (dialect) to stick in; to bolt (a door); to arrange (flowers in a vase); to graft (tree); to pedicure; to peel (an apple etc)

see styles
chuí
    chui2
ch`ui
    chui
 sui
to beat (with a stick or one's fist); to thump; to pound
whipping

see styles
chā
    cha1
ch`a
    cha
 sō
to insert; stick in; pierce; to take part in; to interfere; to interpose
To insert, stick in.

see styles
jiē
    jie1
chieh
 kei
to take the lid off; to expose; to unmask
To lift up, or off, uncover; make known, stick up, publish; translit. g, ga, kha.

see styles
jìn
    jin4
chin
shake; stick into; strike

see styles
biào
    biao4
piao
to bind tightly; to link (arms); to hang around with; to stick close to (sb); to compete; (literary) to hit; to beat

see styles
juē
    jue1
chüeh
to protrude; to stick out; to pout (also written 噘); to embarrass (people)

see styles
qiào
    qiao4
ch`iao
    chiao
to beat with a stick; to hit from the side

see styles
méi
    mei2
mei
 mai
    まい
classifier for small objects: coins, badges, rings, carved seals, chess pieces, eggs, fingerprints etc (more formal than 個|个[ge4]); classifier for bombs, missiles, satellites etc; (on product packaging) classifier for flat items (from Japanese 枚 "mai"); (old) stick used as a gag to prevent soldiers from talking while sneaking up on the enemy
(counter) (1) counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); (counter) (2) counter for portions of gyōza or soba; (counter) (3) {sumo} counter for ranks; (counter) (4) {sumo} counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; (counter) (5) counter for fields or rice paddies; (counter) (6) counter for palanquin bearers; (surname, female given name) Mai


see styles
guǎi
    guai3
kuai
cane; walking stick; crutch; old man's staff

see styles
zhù
    zhu4
chu
percussion instrument, a tapering wooden box struck on the inside with a wooden stick


see styles
gǎn
    gan3
kan
stick; pole; lever; classifier for long objects such as guns

see styles
zhuō
    zhuo1
cho
(wooden) stick; roof beam


see styles
qiān
    qian1
ch`ien
    chien
to sign one's name; to write brief comments on a document; inscribed bamboo stick (variant of 籤|签[qian1]); visa


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chóu
    chou2
ch`ou
    chou
 hikaru
    ひかる
chip (in gambling); token (for counting); ticket; to prepare; to plan; to raise (funds); resource; way; means
(archaism) wooden skewer used for counting; (given name) Hikaru
To calculate, devise, plan; a tally.


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qiān
    qian1
ch`ien
    chien
 higo
    ひご
inscribed bamboo stick (used in divination, gambling, drawing lots etc); small wood sliver; label; tag
(kana only) thin strip of bamboo
lot


see styles
qiào
    qiao4
ch`iao
    chiao
 gyou / gyo
    ぎょう
to stick up; to rise on one end; to tilt
(given name) Gyou


see styles
tiē
    tie1
t`ieh
    tieh
 chou / cho
    ちょう
to stick; to paste; to post (e.g. on a blog); to keep close to; to fit snugly; to subsidize; allowance (e.g. money for food or housing); sticker; classifier for sticking plaster: strip
(suf,ctr) (See 服・ふく・2) counter for doses of medicine, etc.
To stick, attach to; make up, add.


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xuàn
    xuan4
hsüan
 gen
    げん
stick-like implement inserted into the handles of a tripod cauldron in ancient times in order to lift the cauldron; commonly used in Korean names, transcribed as "hyun"
(1) bowstring; (2) string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); (3) bail (arched pot handle); (4) diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu; (personal name) Gen

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biān
    bian1
pien
 muchi
    むち
whip or lash; to flog; to whip; conductor's baton; segmented iron weapon (old); penis (of animal, served as food)
(out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (1) whip; lash; scourge; (2) stick; cane; rod; pointer; (surname) Muchi


see styles

    da2
ta
 muchi
    むち
Tartar; a tribe in China
(1) whip; lash; scourge; (2) stick; cane; rod; pointer

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nián
    nian2
nien
sticky; glutinous; (Tw) to adhere; to stick on; to glue


see styles
bāo
    bao1
pao
(of a bucktooth) to protrude; to stick out

ムチ

see styles
 muchi
    ムチ
(1) whip; lash; scourge; (2) stick; cane; rod; pointer

一頭


一头

see styles
yī tóu
    yi1 tou2
i t`ou
    i tou
 ittou / itto
    いっとう
one head; a head full of something; one end (of a stick); one side; headlong; directly; rapidly; simultaneously
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)

七節

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 nanafushi
    ななふし
(kana only) walking stick (any insect of order Phasmatodea); walkingstick; stick insect; leaf insect

三股

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sān gǔ
    san1 gu3
san ku
 mimata
    みまた
forked stick; (place-name, surname) Mimata
trident

下棒

see styles
xià bàng
    xia4 bang4
hsia pang
 abō
To lay on the cudgel, beat; syn. for the 德山 Te Shan monastery, whose Chan sect abbot instilled intelligence with his staff.

不拘

see styles
bù jū
    bu4 ju1
pu chü
 fuku
not stick to; not confine oneself to; whatever
regardless (of person, class, kind)

不著


不着

see styles
bù zháo
    bu4 zhao2
pu chao
 fujaku
no need; need not
to doe not stick

乗る

see styles
 noru
    のる
(v5r,vi) (1) to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to board; to take; to embark; (2) to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to jump on; to sit on; to mount; (3) to reach; to go over; to pass; (4) to follow; to stay (on track); to go with (the times, etc.); (5) to take part; to participate; to join; (6) to get into the swing (and sing, dance, etc.); (7) to be deceived; to be taken in; (8) to be carried; to be spread; to be scattered; (9) to stick; to attach; to take; to go on

乘る

see styles
 noru
    のる
(out-dated kanji) (v5r,vi) (1) to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to board; to take; to embark; (2) to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to jump on; to sit on; to mount; (3) to reach; to go over; to pass; (4) to follow; to stay (on track); to go with (the times, etc.); (5) to take part; to participate; to join; (6) to get into the swing (and sing, dance, etc.); (7) to be deceived; to be taken in; (8) to be carried; to be spread; to be scattered; (9) to stick; to attach; to take; to go on

仗義


仗义

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zhàng yì
    zhang4 yi4
chang i
to uphold justice; to be loyal (to one's friends); to stick by

兩端


两端

see styles
liǎng duān
    liang3 duan1
liang tuan
both ends (of a stick etc); two extremes

凸出

see styles
tū chū
    tu1 chu1
t`u ch`u
    tu chu
to protrude; to stick out

凸現


凸现

see styles
tū xiàn
    tu1 xian4
t`u hsien
    tu hsien
to come to prominence; to appear clearly; to stick out

出づ

see styles
 izu
    いづ
(v2d-s,vi) (1) (archaism) to leave; to exit; to go out; to come out; to get out; (2) (archaism) to leave (on a journey); to depart; to start out; to set out; (3) (archaism) to move forward; (4) (archaism) to come to; to get to; to lead to; to reach; (5) (archaism) to appear; to come out; to emerge; to surface; to come forth; to turn up; to be found; to be detected; to be discovered; to be exposed; to show; to be exhibited; to be on display; (6) (archaism) to appear (in print); to be published; to be announced; to be issued; to be listed; to come out; (7) (archaism) to attend; to participate; to take part; to enter (an event); to play in; to perform; (8) (archaism) to be stated; to be expressed; to come up; to be brought up; to be raised; (9) (archaism) to sell; (10) (archaism) to exceed; to go over; (11) (archaism) to stick out; to protrude; (12) (archaism) to break out; to occur; to start; to originate; (13) (archaism) to be produced; (14) (archaism) to come from; to be derived from; (15) (archaism) to be given; to get; to receive; to be offered; to be provided; to be presented; to be submitted; to be handed in; to be turned in; to be paid; (16) (archaism) to answer (phone, door, etc.); to get; (17) (archaism) to assume (an attitude); to act; to behave; (18) (archaism) to pick up (speed, etc.); to gain; (19) (archaism) to flow (e.g. tears); to run; to bleed; (20) (archaism) to graduate

出る

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 izuru
    いずる
(v1,vi) (1) (ant: 入る・はいる・1) to leave; to exit; to go out; to come out; to get out; (v1,vi) (2) to leave (on a journey); to depart; to start out; to set out; (v1,vi) (3) to move forward; (v1,vi) (4) to come to; to get to; to lead to; to reach; (v1,vi) (5) to appear; to come out; to emerge; to surface; to come forth; to turn up; to be found; to be detected; to be discovered; to be exposed; to show; to be exhibited; to be on display; (v1,vi) (6) to appear (in print); to be published; to be announced; to be issued; to be listed; to come out; (v1,vi) (7) to attend; to participate; to take part; to enter (an event); to play in; to perform; (v1,vi) (8) to be stated; to be expressed; to come up; to be brought up; to be raised; (v1,vi) (9) to sell; (v1,vi) (10) to exceed; to go over; (v1,vi) (11) to stick out; to protrude; (v1,vi) (12) to break out; to occur; to start; to originate; (v1,vi) (13) to be produced; (v1,vi) (14) to come from; to be derived from; (v1,vi) (15) to be given; to get; to receive; to be offered; to be provided; to be presented; to be submitted; to be handed in; to be turned in; to be paid; (v1,vi) (16) to answer (phone, door, etc.); to get; (v1,vi) (17) to assume (an attitude); to act; to behave; (v1,vi) (18) to pick up (speed, etc.); to gain; (v1,vi) (19) to flow (e.g. tears); to run; to bleed; (v1,vi) (20) to graduate; (v1,vi) (21) (vulgar) to ejaculate; to cum; (place-name) Izuru

出頭


出头

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chū tóu
    chu1 tou2
ch`u t`ou
    chu tou
 dedou / dedo
    でどう
to get out of a predicament; to stick out; to take the initiative; remaining odd fraction after a division; a little more than
(n,vs,vi) (1) appearance; presence; attendance; (n,vs,vi) (2) surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in; (surname) Dedou
to appear

刺す

see styles
 sasu
    さす
(transitive verb) (1) to pierce; to stab; to prick; to stick; to thrust; (transitive verb) (2) (See 螫す) to sting; to bite; (transitive verb) (3) to sew; to stitch; to embroider; (transitive verb) (4) (See 差す・11) to pole (a boat); (transitive verb) (5) to catch (with a limed pole); (transitive verb) (6) {baseb} to put (a runner) out; to pick off

努嘴

see styles
nǔ zuǐ
    nu3 zui3
nu tsui
to pout; to stick out one's lips

古墨

see styles
 koboku
    こぼく
old ink stick

喪棒


丧棒

see styles
sāng bàng
    sang1 bang4
sang pang
funeral stick (held by the son as a sign of filial piety)

回護


回护

see styles
huí hù
    hui2 hu4
hui hu
to stick up for a wrongdoer

土筆

see styles
 tsukushi
    つくし
(1) fertile shoot of field horsetail; (2) wooden stick with a burned tip (used to create underdrawings); (out-dated or obsolete kana usage) fertile shoot of field horsetail; (gikun reading) fertile shoot of field horsetail; (surname, female given name) Tsukushi

堅執


坚执

see styles
jiān zhí
    jian1 zhi2
chien chih
 kenshū
to persist; to continue upholding; to persevere; to stick to something; stubborn
rigid attachment

堅守


坚守

see styles
jiān shǒu
    jian1 shou3
chien shou
 kenshu
    けんしゅ
to hold fast to; to stick to
(noun, transitive verb) strong defense; strong defence

塔香

see styles
tǎ xiāng
    ta3 xiang1
t`a hsiang
    ta hsiang
(cuisine) basil-flavored (abbr. for 九層塔香|九层塔香[jiu3 ceng2 ta3 xiang1]); cone-shaped incense stick

墨條


墨条

see styles
mò tiáo
    mo4 tiao2
mo t`iao
    mo tiao
ink stick

大棒

see styles
dà bàng
    da4 bang4
ta pang
 daibou / daibo
    だいぼう
big stick (policy etc)
(surname) Daibou

安處


安处

see styles
ān chù
    an1 chu4
an ch`u
    an chu
 an cho
to stick to

家法

see styles
jiā fǎ
    jia1 fa3
chia fa
 kahou / kaho
    かほう
the rules and discipline that apply within a family; stick used for punishing children or servants; traditions of an artistic or academic school of thought, passed on from master to pupil
family code
the dharma [lifestyle] of the householder

尺木

see styles
chǐ mù
    chi3 mu4
ch`ih mu
    chih mu
 shakumoku
one-foot pole (straight stick)

庇う

see styles
 kabau
    かばう
(transitive verb) (kana only) to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for

循執


循执

see styles
xún zhí
    xun2 zhi2
hsün chih
 junshū
to stick to

徹す

see styles
 toosu
    とおす
(transitive verb) (1) to stick through; to force through; (2) to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; (3) to make a path between two points; (4) to proceed in a logical manner; (5) to let pass; to allow through; (6) to lead (someone) into (a house, room, etc.); to show in; (7) to go through (a middleman); (8) to (look, listen) through (a window, wall, etc.); (9) to pass (a law, applicant, etc.); (10) to force to accept; to force agreement; (11) to continue (in a state); to persist in; (12) to do to the entirety of; to cover all of; to span the whole ...; (13) to do from beginning to end without a break; (14) to convey (one's ideas, etc.) to the other party; (15) to do to the end; to carry through; to complete

憷頭


憷头

see styles
chù tóu
    chu4 tou2
ch`u t`ou
    chu tou
to be afraid to stick out

手杖

see styles
shǒu zhàng
    shou3 zhang4
shou chang
 shujou; chuujou / shujo; chujo
    しゅじょう; ちゅうじょう
cane; CL:把[ba3]
staff (esp. one used by a monk, e.g. as a walking stick during a pilgrimage)

手磬

see styles
shǒu qìng
    shou3 qing4
shou ch`ing
    shou ching
 shukei
A hand-chime (or bell) struck with a stick.

扣題


扣题

see styles
kòu tí
    kou4 ti2
k`ou t`i
    kou ti
to stick to the topic

拐杖

see styles
guǎi zhàng
    guai3 zhang4
kuai chang
crutches; crutch; walking stick

拐棍

see styles
guǎi gùn
    guai3 gun4
kuai kun
cane; walking stick

拘る

see styles
 kakawaru
    かかわる
(v5r,vi) (1) to be affected; to be influenced; (2) to be concerned with; to have to do with; (3) to stick to (opinions)

捶子

see styles
chuí zi
    chui2 zi5
ch`ui tzu
    chui tzu
drum stick; bass drum mallet; CL:把[ba3]

探頭


探头

see styles
tàn tóu
    tan4 tou2
t`an t`ou
    tan tou
to stick one's head out (from behind something); to pop one's head in (through a window etc); probe; sensor

插上

see styles
chā shang
    cha1 shang5
ch`a shang
    cha shang
to plug into; to insert; to stick in

插入

see styles
chā rù
    cha1 ru4
ch`a ju
    cha ju
 sounyuu / sonyu
    そうにゅう
to insert; to stick in; to plug in
(out-dated kanji) (noun/participle) insertion; incorporation; infixing

插進


插进

see styles
chā jìn
    cha1 jin4
ch`a chin
    cha chin
to insert; to stick in; to plug in (an electronic device)

撥弄


拨弄

see styles
bō nòng
    bo1 nong4
po nung
to move to and fro (with hand, foot, stick etc); to fiddle with; to stir up

撾捶


挝捶

see styles
zhuā chuí
    zhua1 chui2
chua ch`ui
    chua chui
 kata
to beat (with a stick)

曲棍

see styles
qū gùn
    qu1 gun4
ch`ü kun
    chü kun
bent stick; hockey stick

木棍

see styles
mù gùn
    mu4 gun4
mu kun
wooden stick

木棒

see styles
 kibou / kibo
    きぼう
    kihou / kiho
    きほう
(out-dated or obsolete kana usage) wooden stick; wooden pole

木鉾

see styles
 kibou / kibo
    きぼう
    kihou / kiho
    きほう
(out-dated or obsolete kana usage) wooden stick; wooden pole

木鋒

see styles
 kibou / kibo
    きぼう
    kihou / kiho
    きほう
(out-dated or obsolete kana usage) wooden stick; wooden pole

朱墨

see styles
 shuzumi; shuboku
    しゅずみ; しゅぼく
vermilion ink stick; cinnabar ink stick

杖捶

see styles
zhàng chuí
    zhang4 chui2
chang ch`ui
    chang chui
 jōsui
stick

松煙

see styles
 shouen / shoen
    しょうえん
soot of burnt pine; ink stick (made from burnt pine)

枝木

see styles
 edaki
    えだき
branch (of a tree); stick; (surname) Edaki

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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