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籠もる

see styles
 komoru
    こもる
(v5r,vi) (1) (kana only) to seclude oneself; to be confined in; (2) (kana only) to be filled (e.g. with emotion, satire, etc.); to be heavy (with); (3) (kana only) to be stuffy; (4) (kana only) to be implied

精出す

see styles
 seidasu / sedasu
    せいだす
(v5s,vi) (See 精を出す) to work hard; to be diligent; to do one's best; to try one's hardest; to exert oneself

約不足

see styles
 yakubusoku
    やくぶそく
(irregular kanji usage) (noun or adjectival noun) (1) dissatisfaction with the work (role) given to one; feeling oneself above the given work (role); (2) (colloquialism) not up to the task; (being) out of one's depth

緣自得


缘自得

see styles
yuán zì dé
    yuan2 zi4 de2
yüan tzu te
 enji toku
acquired (for, by) oneself

緩降器


缓降器

see styles
huǎn jiàng qì
    huan3 jiang4 qi4
huan chiang ch`i
    huan chiang chi
cable reel and harness used to lower oneself to safety (e.g. from a building on fire)

繃不住


绷不住

see styles
bēng bu zhù
    beng1 bu5 zhu4
peng pu chu
(Internet slang) can't contain oneself; unable to bear; can't help (doing something)

置き所

see styles
 okidokoro
    おきどころ
(1) place to put things; shed; storage space; (2) place to put oneself

耽ける

see styles
 fukeru
    ふける
(irregular okurigana usage) (v5r,vi) (1) (kana only) to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; (auxiliary verb) (2) (kana only) to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in

背のび

see styles
 senobi
    せのび
(noun/participle) (1) standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; (2) overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability; pushing to the limit

背伸び

see styles
 senobi
    せのび
(noun/participle) (1) standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; (2) overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability; pushing to the limit

背延び

see styles
 senobi
    せのび
(noun/participle) (1) standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; (2) overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability; pushing to the limit

背負う

see styles
 seou / seo
    せおう
    shou / sho
    しょう
(transitive verb) (1) to carry on one's back; (2) to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; (3) to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); (transitive verb) (1) to carry on one's back; (2) to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; (3) to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); (v5u,vi) (4) to be conceited; to think highly of oneself

脊負う

see styles
 seou / seo
    せおう
    shou / sho
    しょう
(irregular kanji usage) (transitive verb) (1) to carry on one's back; (2) to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; (3) to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); (v5u,vi) (4) to be conceited; to think highly of oneself

脱サラ

see styles
 datsusara; dassara
    だつサラ; だっサラ
(noun/participle) (See サラ・2) setting oneself free from the life of a white-collar worker; quitting a job as a salaryman and launching an independent business

腹拵え

see styles
 haragoshirae
    はらごしらえ
(noun/participle) having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal

自他共

see styles
 jitatomo
    じたとも
(adverb) by both oneself and others

自他利

see styles
zì tā lì
    zi4 ta1 li4
tzu t`a li
    tzu ta li
 jitari
to improve oneself and others

自作孽

see styles
zì zuò niè
    zi4 zuo4 nie4
tzu tso nieh
to bring disaster on oneself

自個兒


自个儿

see styles
zì gě r
    zi4 ge3 r5
tzu ko r
(dialect) oneself; by oneself

自分で

see styles
 jibunde
    じぶんで
(expression) by myself; in person; by oneself

自娛樂


自娱乐

see styles
zì yú lè
    zi4 yu2 le4
tzu yü le
 jigoraku
to amuse oneself

自所得

see styles
zì suǒ dé
    zi4 suo3 de2
tzu so te
 ji shotoku
realized for oneself

自撮り

see styles
 jidori
    じどり
(noun/participle) (colloquialism) taking a picture or video of oneself (esp. with a smartphone camera); selfie; video selfie; self-taken picture

自燈明


自灯明

see styles
zì dēng míng
    zi4 deng1 ming2
tzu teng ming
 ji tōmyō
to be a lamp unto oneself

自由行

see styles
zì yóu xíng
    zi4 you2 xing2
tzu yu hsing
travel organized by oneself rather than in a tour group

自責的

see styles
 jisekiteki
    じせきてき
(adjectival noun) intropunitive; tending to blame oneself (rather than others)

自防護


自防护

see styles
zì fáng hù
    zi4 fang2 hu4
tzu fang hu
 ji bōgo
to guard oneself

自駕車


自驾车

see styles
zì jià chē
    zi4 jia4 che1
tzu chia ch`e
    tzu chia che
to drive oneself somewhere; private vehicle; (Tw) self-driving car; autonomous car

臭架子

see styles
chòu jià zi
    chou4 jia4 zi5
ch`ou chia tzu
    chou chia tzu
stinking pretension; to give oneself airs and offend others; hateful arrogance

興じる

see styles
 kyoujiru / kyojiru
    きょうじる
(v1,vi) to amuse oneself; to make merry

興ずる

see styles
 kyouzuru / kyozuru
    きょうずる
(vz,vi,vt) (See 興じる) to amuse oneself; to make merry

良がる

see styles
 yogaru
    よがる
(v5r,vi) (kana only) to satisfy oneself; to feel satisfied; to be proud

若作り

see styles
 wakazukuri
    わかづくり
(n,adj-no,adj-na) dressing oneself up to look young; altering one's appearance to look young; dressing younger than one's age

苦肉計


苦肉计

see styles
kǔ ròu jì
    ku3 rou4 ji4
k`u jou chi
    ku jou chi
the trick of injuring oneself to gain the enemy's confidence; CL:條|条[tiao2]

落付く

see styles
 ochitsuku
    おちつく
(v5k,vi) (1) to calm down; to compose oneself; to regain presence of mind; (2) to calm down; to settle down; to die down; to become stable; to abate; (3) to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; (4) to be settled; to be fixed; to have been reached; (5) to harmonize with; to harmonise with; to match; to suit; to fit; (6) to be unobtrusive; to be quiet; to be subdued

落着く

see styles
 ochitsuku
    おちつく
(v5k,vi) (1) to calm down; to compose oneself; to regain presence of mind; (2) to calm down; to settle down; to die down; to become stable; to abate; (3) to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; (4) to be settled; to be fixed; to have been reached; (5) to harmonize with; to harmonise with; to match; to suit; to fit; (6) to be unobtrusive; to be quiet; to be subdued

血肉化

see styles
 ketsunikuka
    けつにくか
(noun/participle) incorporation; assimilation; internalization; making part of oneself

血迷う

see styles
 chimayou / chimayo
    ちまよう
(v5u,vi) to lose one's mind; to lose control of oneself

行なう

see styles
 okonau
    おこなう
(transitive verb) to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out

表現法

see styles
 hyougenhou / hyogenho
    ひょうげんほう
expression method; how to express oneself; phrasing

見直す

see styles
 minaosu
    みなおす
(transitive verb) (1) to look again; (2) to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; (3) to get a better opinion of; to see something in a more positive light; (v5s,vi) (4) to improve; to recover (market, illness, etc.)

見返す

see styles
 mikaesu
    みかえす
(transitive verb) (1) to look (stare) back at (someone); (transitive verb) (2) to look at again; to re-examine; (transitive verb) (3) to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to get one's own back; (v5s,vi) (4) to look back (behind oneself)

觀自身


观自身

see styles
guān zì shēn
    guan1 zi4 shen1
kuan tzu shen
 kan jishin
analyzing oneself

觸霉頭


触霉头

see styles
chù méi tóu
    chu4 mei2 tou2
ch`u mei t`ou
    chu mei tou
to cause something unfortunate to happen (to oneself or sb else); to do something inauspicious; to have a stroke of bad luck

言直す

see styles
 iinaosu / inaosu
    いいなおす
(transitive verb) to correct oneself; to restate

詰める

see styles
 tsumeru
    つめる
(transitive verb) (1) to stuff into; to jam; to cram; to pack; to fill; to plug; to stop up; (v1,vt,vi) (2) to shorten; to move closer together; (transitive verb) (3) to reduce (spending); to conserve; (v1,vt,vi) (4) (usu. as 根を詰める) (See 根を詰める) to focus intently on; to strain oneself to do; (transitive verb) (5) to go through thoroughly; to work out (details); to bring to a conclusion; to wind up; (v1,vi) (6) to be on duty; to be stationed; (transitive verb) (7) to corner (esp. an opponent's king in shogi); to trap; to checkmate; (transitive verb) (8) (the meaning "to catch one's finger" is predominantly used in Kansai) (See 指を詰める・1) to cut off (one's finger as an act of apology); to catch (one's finger in a door, etc.); (aux-v,v1) (9) to do non-stop; to do continuously; to keep doing (without a break); (aux-v,v1) (10) to do completely; to do thoroughly; (aux-v,v1) (11) to force someone into a difficult situation by ...

諦める

see styles
 akirameru
    あきらめる
(transitive verb) to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)

蹭熱度


蹭热度

see styles
cèng rè dù
    ceng4 re4 du4
ts`eng je tu
    tseng je tu
(coll.) (often derog.) to piggyback on (sb's) popularity; to exploit (sb's) popularity to attract attention to oneself

躍らす

see styles
 odorasu
    おどらす
(transitive verb) (1) (as 身を躍らす) (See 躍らせる・1) to throw (oneself); to hurl; to cast; to fling; (transitive verb) (2) (as 心を躍らす or 胸を躍らす) (See 躍らせる・2) to stir (one's feelings); to get excited; to make (one's heart) pound; to make (one's heart) leap

身一つ

see styles
 mihitotsu
    みひとつ
(usu. as 身一つで) one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)

身仕度

see styles
 mijitaku
    みじたく
(1) dress; outfit; getup; (noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru) (2) to dress oneself; to outfit oneself

身仕舞

see styles
 mijimai
    みじまい
(noun/participle) dressing oneself (e.g. to go out); outfitting oneself

身売り

see styles
 miuri
    みうり
(n,vs,vt,vi) (1) selling oneself (into bondage; esp. of a prostitute); (n,vs,vt,vi) (2) selling out (to a competitor); selling off

身投げ

see styles
 minage
    みなげ
(n,vs,vi) throwing oneself (e.g. into the water to commit suicide)

身支度

see styles
 mijitaku
    みじたく
(1) dress; outfit; getup; (noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru) (2) to dress oneself; to outfit oneself

身繕い

see styles
 mizukuroi
    みづくろい
(noun/participle) dressing oneself; personal grooming

身近い

see styles
 mijikai
    みぢかい
(adjective) near oneself; close to one; familiar

辞する

see styles
 jisuru
    じする
(vs-s,vi) (1) to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to leave; to depart; (vs-s,vt) (2) to resign (from); to step down; to leave (one's position); to quit; (vs-s,vt) (3) to decline; to turn down; to refuse; (vs-s,vt) (4) (in the negative as ...を(も)辞さない, ...を(も)辞せず, etc.) (See 辞さない) to do unwaveringly; to be prepared to do; to not mind doing

逆指名

see styles
 gyakushimei / gyakushime
    ぎゃくしめい
(n,vs,vt,vi) (1) nominating oneself (to something one is usually nominated to by someone else); self-nomination; (n,vs,vt,vi) (2) {baseb} designating the baseball club one (as a draft candidate) wants to join (through a system used in Japan between 1993-2007)

逐機頓


逐机顿

see styles
zhú jī dùn
    zhu2 ji1 dun4
chu chi tun
 chikuki ton
Immediate accordance with opportunity; 逐is used as 遂; i.e. to avail oneself of receptivity to expound the whole truth at once instead of gradually.

進一步


进一步

see styles
jìn yī bù
    jin4 yi1 bu4
chin i pu
to go a step further; (develop, understand, improve etc) more; further

運び足

see styles
 hakobiashi
    はこびあし
{sumo} walking with bent knees to strengthen thighs and improve balance

野心家

see styles
 yashinka
    やしんか
ambitious person

野心的

see styles
 yashinteki
    やしんてき
(adjectival noun) ambitious; enterprising

量體重


量体重

see styles
liáng tǐ zhòng
    liang2 ti3 zhong4
liang t`i chung
    liang ti chung
to weigh oneself; to measure sb's weight

閉篭る

see styles
 tojikomoru
    とじこもる
(v5r,vi) to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away

開ける

see styles
 hirakeru
    ひらける
(v1,vi) (1) to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to become clear (of a road, visibility, etc.); to open up; (v1,vi) (2) to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; (v1,vi) (3) to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to modernize; to grow; to advance (of knowledge, ideas, etc.); (v1,vi) (4) to be sensible; to be understanding; to be enlightened; (v1,vi) (5) to open (of a new road, railway, etc.); to be opened to traffic; (v1,vi) (6) to become populous; to become densely built; to become bustling

降って

see styles
 kudatte
    くだって
(conjunction) (1) humble conjunction used when referring to oneself in a letter to one's superior; (2) after a time; later

隠れる

see styles
 kakureru
    かくれる
(v1,vi) to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear

隱身草


隐身草

see styles
yǐn shēn cǎo
    yin3 shen1 cao3
yin shen ts`ao
    yin shen tsao
legendary grass conferring invisibility; fig. to conceal oneself or one's plans

離繫斷


离系断

see styles
lí xì duàn
    li2 xi4 duan4
li hsi tuan
 rike dan
(afflictions) eliminated by freeing oneself from binding

霽らす

see styles
 harasu
    はらす
(transitive verb) (1) to dispel; to clear away; to refresh (oneself); (2) to accomplish a goal; (3) (archaism) to make it sunny; to make clouds disappear

革める

see styles
 aratameru
    あらためる
(transitive verb) (1) to change; to alter; to revise; to replace; (2) to reform; to correct; to mend; to improve; (3) to do properly; to do formally

預かる

see styles
 azukaru
    あずかる
(transitive verb) (1) to look after; to take care of; to keep; to hold on to; to keep in custody; (transitive verb) (2) to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to be entrusted with; (transitive verb) (3) to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment); to leave undecided; (transitive verb) (4) to take upon oneself (to do); to settle (a matter) oneself

額ずく

see styles
 nukazuku
    ぬかずく
(v5k,vi) to kowtow (to bow from a kneeling position such that the forehead touches the ground); to prostrate oneself; to give a deep, reverent bow

額づく

see styles
 nukazuku
    ぬかづく
(v5k,vi) to kowtow (to bow from a kneeling position such that the forehead touches the ground); to prostrate oneself; to give a deep, reverent bow

額突く

see styles
 nukatsuku
    ぬかづく
    nukazuku
    ぬかつく
(v5k,vi) to kowtow (to bow from a kneeling position such that the forehead touches the ground); to prostrate oneself; to give a deep, reverent bow

額衝く

see styles
 nukatsuku
    ぬかづく
    nukazuku
    ぬかつく
(v5k,vi) to kowtow (to bow from a kneeling position such that the forehead touches the ground); to prostrate oneself; to give a deep, reverent bow

顧みる

see styles
 kaerimiru
    かえりみる
(transitive verb) (1) to look back (e.g. over shoulder or at the past); to turn around; (2) to reflect on the past; to reconsider; to review; (3) to reflect on oneself; to introspect; to contemplate oneself; (4) to consider (usu. used in negative); to concern oneself about; to pay attention to; to take into consideration

食倒れ

see styles
 kuidaore
    くいだおれ
bringing ruin upon oneself by extravagance in food

飲倒す

see styles
 nomitaosu
    のみたおす
(transitive verb) (1) to skip out on one's bar bill; (2) to drink oneself to ruin; to drink everything vigorously; to get wasted

飽私囊


饱私囊

see styles
bǎo sī náng
    bao3 si1 nang2
pao ssu nang
to stuff one's pockets; to enrich oneself dishonestly

首縊り

see styles
 kubikukuri
    くびくくり
hanging oneself

馴染む

see styles
 najimu
    なじむ
(v5m,vi) (1) to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to adapt oneself to; to become attached to; to become friendly with; (v5m,vi) (2) to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit; to match; to harmonize (with); to blend in (with); to agree with (e.g. one's skin)

骨折る

see styles
 honeoru
    ほねおる
(v5r,vi) to exert oneself greatly; to take pains

鬧太套


闹太套

see styles
nào tài tào
    nao4 tai4 tao4
nao t`ai t`ao
    nao tai tao
(Internet slang) transcription of "not at all" – English words in a song promoting the 2008 Beijing Olympics sung by Huang Xiaoming 黃曉明|黄晓明[Huang2 Xiao3 ming2], who became a laughing stock in China because his pronunciation was perceived as embarrassingly bad; to be a laughing stock; to make a fool of oneself (i.e. equivalent to 鬧笑話|闹笑话[nao4 xiao4 hua5])

鬧笑話


闹笑话

see styles
nào xiào hua
    nao4 xiao4 hua5
nao hsiao hua
to make a fool of oneself

鬼扯腿

see styles
guǐ chě tuǐ
    gui3 che3 tui3
kuei ch`e t`ui
    kuei che tui
unable to restrain oneself; pulling and tugging at each other

イタズラ

see styles
 itazura
    イタズラ
(n,vs,adj-na,adj-no) (1) (kana only) mischief; prank; trick; practical joke; (2) (kana only) pastime; hobby; (3) (kana only) playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with; messing around with; amusing oneself with; tampering with; (4) (kana only) lewd behaviour; sexual misconduct; sexual assault; molestation; rape

うち込む

see styles
 uchikomu
    うちこむ
(transitive verb) (1) to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; (2) to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to smash; (3) to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades); (4) to input (data); to enter; (5) to devote oneself to; to go heart and soul into; to throw oneself into; to go head over heels for; (6) (sports) to practice hitting (baseball, tennis, etc.); (7) (martial arts term) to hit (an opponent in kendo, boxing, etc.); to get a blow in; (8) to invade one's opponent's territory (in the game of go); to place a stone in an opponent's formation; (9) to pour (concrete, etc.) into a form

お手盛り

see styles
 otemori
    おてもり
making arbitrary decisions which benefit oneself; self-approved plan

お漏らし

see styles
 omorashi
    おもらし
(noun/participle) (child. language) (kana only) wetting oneself; peeing in one's pants

お花摘み

see styles
 ohanatsumi
    おはなつみ
(euph) (originally hiking slang) going to the toilet (of a woman); relieving oneself; flower picking

コミット

see styles
 komitto
    コミット
(n,vs,vi) (1) committing (oneself to); commitment; involvement; participation; (n,vs,vi) (2) {comp} commit (data management, version control)

しけ込む

see styles
 shikekomu
    しけこむ
(v5m,vi) (1) (kana only) to slip into (a place) for the purposes of having sex (e.g. a lover's house, hotel, red light district); to shack up with; (v5m,vi) (2) (kana only) to shut oneself away at home (due to lack of money)

しめしめ

see styles
 shimeshime
    しめしめ
(interjection) (said quietly to oneself when things work out as one hoped) (See しめた) all right!; that's it!; thank God!; good!; I've got it!; I've done it!; bingo!

ダメ出し

see styles
 damedashi
    ダメだし
(slang) judging someone (negatively) and urging them to improve; finding fault (in somebody's work)

たれ流し

see styles
 tarenagashi
    たれながし
(noun/participle) (1) incontinence; soiling oneself; wetting one's pants; (2) discharge (e.g. of contaminants); effluence

つくねん

see styles
 tsukunen
    つくねん
(adverb taking the "to" particle) (alone and) absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; all alone; (all) by oneself

ひとり言

see styles
 hitorigoto
    ひとりごと
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself

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