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Variations:
廃仏毀釈
排仏棄釈

 haibutsukishaku
    はいぶつきしゃく
(yoji) abolish Buddhism, destroy Shākyamuni (slogan of anti-Buddhist movement at the beginning of the Meiji era)

Variations:
慎み深い
虔み深い

 tsutsushimibukai
    つつしみぶかい
(adjective) discreet; modest; cautious

Variations:
蝕む
虫食む

 mushibamu
    むしばむ
(v5m,vi) (1) to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; (v5m,vi) (2) to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin; to undermine; to gnaw at (one's heart, body, etc.); to eat into; to destroy

Variations:
行き先
行先

 ikisaki(p); yukisaki
    いきさき(P); ゆきさき
(1) destination; (2) whereabouts; (3) future; prospects

Variations:
謙遜
謙そん

 kenson
    けんそん
(n,vs,vi,adj-na,adj-no) modesty; humility; being humble

路上比終點更有意義


路上比终点更有意义

see styles
lù shang bǐ zhōng diǎn gèng yǒu yì yì
    lu4 shang5 bi3 zhong1 dian3 geng4 you3 yi4 yi4
lu shang pi chung tien keng yu i i
The road means more than the destination.; It is better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

ディスティネーション

see styles
 disutineeshon
    ディスティネーション
destination

ペデストリアンデッキ

see styles
 pedesutoriandekki
    ペデストリアンデッキ
pedestrian deck

不是一家人不進一家門


不是一家人不进一家门

see styles
bù shì yī jiā rén bù jìn yī jiā mén
    bu4 shi4 yi1 jia1 ren2 bu4 jin4 yi1 jia1 men2
pu shih i chia jen pu chin i chia men
people who don't belong together, don't get to live together (idiom); marriages are predestined; people marry because they share common traits

Variations:
冷や飯食い
冷飯食い

 hiyameshikui; hiyameshigui
    ひやめしくい; ひやめしぐい
(1) hanger-on; dependent; (2) someone who is received coldly; (3) (familiar language) third, fourth, fifth, etc. sons (during the Edo period when only the oldest male could inherit an estate)

Variations:
台無し
台なし

 dainashi
    だいなし
(noun or adjectival noun) (oft. as 〜になる or 〜にする) spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed; (coming to) nothing

Variations:
夢のまた夢
夢の又夢

 yumenomatayume
    ゆめのまたゆめ
(exp,n) dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky

Variations:
奥ゆかしい
奥床しい

 okuyukashii / okuyukashi
    おくゆかしい
(adjective) refined; graceful; modest; cultivated; elegant; reserved; restrained

押しボタン式横断歩道

see styles
 oshibotanshikioudanhodou / oshibotanshikiodanhodo
    おしボタンしきおうだんほどう
push-button (pedestrian) crossing

有られもない(rK)

 araremonai
    あられもない
(exp,adj-i) (1) (kana only) unladylike; unbecoming; immodest; (exp,adj-i) (2) (kana only) unthinkable; impossible; ridiculous

Variations:
滅びる
亡びる

 horobiru
    ほろびる
(v1,vi) to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct; to perish

素寒貧(ateji)

 sukanpin; sukanpin; sukkanpin(sk)
    すかんぴん; スカンピン; スッカンピン(sk)
(adj-no,adj-na) (kana only) penniless; extremely poor; destitute

Variations:
腰が低い
腰がひくい

 koshigahikui
    こしがひくい
(exp,adj-i) (See 腰の低い) humble; modest

Variations:
腰の低い
腰のひくい

 koshinohikui
    こしのひくい
(exp,adj-i) (See 腰が低い) humble; modest

Variations:
躱す
避わす(iK)

 kawasu
    かわす
(transitive verb) (kana only) to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep

ペデストリアン・デッキ

 pedesutorian dekki
    ペデストリアン・デッキ
pedestrian deck

モデストムソルグスキー

see styles
 modesutomusorugusukii / modesutomusorugusuki
    モデストムソルグスキー
(person) Modest Mussorgsky

寧拆十座廟,不毀一樁婚


宁拆十座庙,不毁一桩婚

nìng chāi shí zuò miào , bù huǐ yī zhuāng hūn
    ning4 chai1 shi2 zuo4 miao4 , bu4 hui3 yi1 zhuang1 hun1
ning ch`ai shih tso miao , pu hui i chuang hun
    ning chai shih tso miao , pu hui i chuang hun
rather destroy ten temples than a single marriage (idiom)

屁と火事はもとから騒ぐ

see styles
 hetokajihamotokarasawagu
    へとかじはもとからさわぐ
(exp,v5g) (proverb) it is often the originator of problems who kicks up a fuss or complains loudest; the one who smelt it dealt it

Variations:
潰える
弊える(rK)

 tsuieru
    ついえる
(v1,vi) (1) to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.); to be destroyed; to fall through; to break down; (v1,vi) (2) to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; to be routed

Variations:
磁鉄鉱
磁鉱鉄(iK)

 jitekkou / jitekko
    じてっこう
magnetite; lodestone; loadstone

Variations:
粉々にする
粉粉にする

 konagonanisuru
    こなごなにする
(exp,vs-i) (1) (See 粉々になる・こなごなになる) to pulverize; to break into pieces; (exp,vs-i) (2) (idiom) to beat to a pulp; to defeat completely; to crush; to destroy

Variations:

江に(ateji)

 en(縁); enishi(縁); eni; e(縁)
    えん(縁); えにし(縁); えに; え(縁)
(1) fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); (2) relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; link; connection; (3) family ties; affinity; (4) (えん only) opportunity; chance (to meet someone and start a relationship); (5) (えん only) {Buddh} (See 因・2) pratyaya (indirect conditions, as opposed to direct causes); (6) (えん only) (also written as 椽) narrow open-air veranda

Variations:
討つ
撃つ
伐つ

 utsu
    うつ
(transitive verb) to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge

野火燒不盡,春風吹又生


野火烧不尽,春风吹又生

yě huǒ shāo bù jìn , chūn fēng chuī yòu shēng
    ye3 huo3 shao1 bu4 jin4 , chun1 feng1 chui1 you4 sheng1
yeh huo shao pu chin , ch`un feng ch`ui yu sheng
    yeh huo shao pu chin , chun feng chui yu sheng
lit. even a prairie fire cannot destroy the grass - it grows again when the breeze blows (proverb); fig. cannot be easily eliminated; abbr. to 野火春風|野火春风[ye3 huo3 chun1 feng1]

Variations:
隠滅
堙滅
湮滅

 inmetsu(p); enmetsu(湮滅)
    いんめつ(P); えんめつ(湮滅)
(n,vs,vi) (1) {law} destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression; (n,vs,vi) (2) hiding; concealment

Variations:
ひた走る
直走る(rK)

 hitahashiru; hitabashiru
    ひたはしる; ひたばしる
(v5r,vi) (1) to run at full speed; to run and run; (v5r,vi) (2) to try one's hardest

マニフェストデスティニー

see styles
 manifesutodesutinii / manifesutodesutini
    マニフェストデスティニー
Manifest Destiny

モデスト・ムソルグスキー

 modesuto musorugusukii / modesuto musorugusuki
    モデスト・ムソルグスキー
(person) Modest Mussorgsky

Variations:
壊滅
潰滅(rK)

 kaimetsu
    かいめつ
(n,vs,vi) (complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation

Variations:
慎ましい
虔しい(rK)

 tsutsumashii / tsutsumashi
    つつましい
(adjective) (1) (kana only) modest; reserved; quiet; humble; (adjective) (2) (kana only) frugal; simple; plain

Variations:
押しボタン式
押ボタン式

 oshibotanshiki
    おしボタンしき
(1) (abbreviation) (abbr. of 押しボタン式信号) pelican crossing; pedestrian light controlled crossing; push-button activated pedestrian crossing; (adj-no,n) (2) push-button operated

Variations:
根こそぎ
根刮ぎ(rK)

 nekosogi
    ねこそぎ
(n,adv) (1) uprooting; pulling up (a plant) by the roots; (2) (as 〜にする) eradicating; rooting out; (adverb) (3) all (destroyed, stolen, etc.); completely; entirely; thoroughly; root and branch

Variations:
破棄
破毀(rK)

 haki
    はき
(noun, transitive verb) (1) tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; (noun, transitive verb) (2) annulment; cancellation; abrogation; voiding; breaking (e.g. a treaty); (noun, transitive verb) (3) reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing

Variations:
総領
惣領
總領(oK)

 souryou / soryo
    そうりょう
(1) eldest child; oldest child; first-born child; (2) child who carries on the family name; (3) (archaism) (See 律令制,総領・すべおさ) pre-ritsuryō official established in key provinces, responsible for administration of his home and surrounding provinces; (4) (archaism) head of a warrior clan (Kamakura period)

Variations:
行き所
行きどころ
行所

 ikidokoro; yukidokoro
    いきどころ; ゆきどころ
place to go; destination

Variations:
貧乏
貧之(iK)

 binbou(p); binboo / binbo(p); binboo
    びんぼう(P); ビンボー
(adj-na,n,vs,vi) poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious

Variations:
退治
対治(rK)

 taiji
    たいじ
(noun, transitive verb) (1) extermination; elimination; eradication; destruction; suppression; subjugation; getting rid of; stamping out; wiping out; rooting out; (noun, transitive verb) (2) {Buddh} renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); (noun, transitive verb) (3) curing (an illness)

Variations:
お淑やか
御淑やか(sK)

 oshitoyaka
    おしとやか
(adjectival noun) (kana only) (See 淑やか) graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet; well-mannered; refined (behavior)

デスティネーションドライブ

see styles
 desutineeshondoraibu
    デスティネーションドライブ
(computer terminology) destination drive

Variations:
ぶち破る
ブチ破る(sK)

 buchiyaburu
    ぶちやぶる
(transitive verb) to smash down; to batter down; to beat in; to destroy

Variations:
ぶっ潰す
打っ潰す(rK)

 buttsubusu
    ぶっつぶす
(transitive verb) (1) to smash (violently); to crush; (transitive verb) (2) to ruin (a plan, company, etc.); to wreck; to destroy; to bring down

マニフェスト・デスティニー

 manifesuto desutinii / manifesuto desutini
    マニフェスト・デスティニー
Manifest Destiny

一河の流れを汲むも他生の縁

see styles
 ichiganonagareokumumotashounoen / ichiganonagareokumumotashonoen
    いちがのながれをくむもたしょうのえん
(expression) (proverb) (See 一樹の陰一河の流れも他生の縁・いちじゅのかげいちがのながれもたしょうのえん) the events of today are destined by the past; even drawing water from the same river reveals a bond from a former life; even chance relationships can be attributed to the working of fate

Variations:
乗り越し精算
のりこし精算

 norikoshiseisan / norikoshisesan
    のりこしせいさん
adjusting one's fare for riding past one's destination

Variations:


先き(io)

 saki
    さき
(1) point; tip; end; nozzle; (2) head (of a line); front; (3) first; before; ahead (of); (4) (the way) ahead; beyond; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (5) future; (adj-no,n) (6) previous; prior; former; recent; last; (n,n-suf) (7) destination; address; place where you do something; (8) rest (e.g. of a story); continuation; remaining part; (9) the other party

Variations:
台無しにする
台なしにする

 dainashinisuru
    だいなしにする
(exp,vs-i) to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of

Variations:
向こう
向う(io)

 mukou / muko
    むこう
(1) opposite side; other side; (2) over there; ahead; beyond; (in the) distance; far away; far off; (3) destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad); (4) the other party; the other side; (5) from now; next (e.g. two weeks); coming ...; from ... onwards

Variations:
宛先
宛て先
あて先

 atesaki
    あてさき
address; destination

Variations:
精を出す
精をだす(sK)

 seiodasu / seodasu
    せいをだす
(exp,v5s) to work hard; to work diligently; to do one's best; to try one's hardest

虛心使人進步,驕傲使人落後


虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后

xū xīn shǐ rén jìn bù , jiāo ào shǐ rén luò hòu
    xu1 xin1 shi3 ren2 jin4 bu4 , jiao1 ao4 shi3 ren2 luo4 hou4
hsü hsin shih jen chin pu , chiao ao shih jen lo hou
modesty leads to progress, arrogance makes you fall behind (quote of Mao Zedong)

Variations:
蝕む
虫食む(rK)

 mushibamu
    むしばむ
(v5m,vt,vi) (1) to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; (v5m,vt,vi) (2) to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin; to undermine; to gnaw at (one's heart, body, etc.); to eat into; to destroy

Variations:
行き着く
行きつく
行着く

 ikitsuku; yukitsuku
    いきつく; ゆきつく
(v5k,vi) (1) to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; (v5k,vi) (2) to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in); to end up

Variations:
謙遜
謙そん(sK)

 kenson
    けんそん
(n,vs,vi,adj-na) modesty; humility; being humble

Variations:
デスクワゴン
デスク・ワゴン

 desukuwagon; desuku wagon
    デスクワゴン; デスク・ワゴン
desk pedestal (wasei: desk wagon)

デスティネーション・ドライブ

 desutineeshon doraibu
    デスティネーション・ドライブ
(computer terminology) destination drive

Variations:
ぶっ壊す
打っ壊す
打っ毀す

 bukkowasu
    ぶっこわす
(transitive verb) (1) (colloquialism) (See ぶち壊す・ぶちこわす・1) to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to wreck; (transitive verb) (2) (colloquialism) (See ぶち壊す・ぶちこわす・2) to spoil; to ruin

Variations:
壊れる
毀れる(rK)

 kowareru
    こわれる
(v1,vi) (1) to be broken; to break; to fall apart; to collapse; to be destroyed; to be damaged; (v1,vi) (2) to break (down); to stop working; (v1,vi) (3) to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse; to break down (of a relationship, negotiations, etc.); to be broken off; to be ruined (of an atmosphere, one's image, etc.)

Variations:
慎ましやか
虔しやか(rK)

 tsutsumashiyaka
    つつましやか
(adjectival noun) (See 慎ましい・1) modest; reserved

鐃旬ワ申咫鐃?鐃旬わ申咫鐃?

 鐃旬wa申咫鐃?鐃旬wa申咫鐃?
    鐃旬ワ申咫鐃?鐃旬わ申咫鐃?
(noun or adjectival noun) (colloquialism) (inversion of 鐃緒申乏(鐃俊わ申椶鐃?) poor; poverty-stricken; destitute

Variations:
共倒れ
とも倒れ(sK)

 tomodaore
    ともだおれ
(n,vs,vi) falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy

Variations:
隠滅
湮滅
堙滅(rK)

 inmetsu(p); enmetsu(湮滅)(ik)
    いんめつ(P); えんめつ(湮滅)(ik)
(n,vs,vi) (1) {law} destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression; (n,vs,vi) (2) hiding; concealment

Variations:
決まる
決る(io)
極る

 kimaru(p); kimaru
    きまる(P); キマる
(v5r,vi) (1) to be decided; to be settled; to be fixed; to be arranged; (v5r,vi) (2) (as 決まっている or 決まった) to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be fixed; to be set; (v5r,vi) (3) (as ...と決まっている) to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be a convention; to be a custom; to be common knowledge; (v5r,vi) (4) to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.); to go well; to succeed; to connect (of a punch); (v5r,vi) (5) to look good (of clothing); to look sharp; to be stylish; to suit one; to be held in place (of a hairdo); (v5r,vi) (6) to be struck and held (of a pose in kabuki)

Variations:
灰燼に帰す
灰じんに帰す(sK)

 kaijinnikisu
    かいじんにきす
(exp,vs-c) to be reduced to ashes; to be incinerated; to be destroyed by fire

Variations:
生まれつく
生まれ付く
生れ付く

 umaretsuku
    うまれつく
(v5k,vi) (See 生まれつき) to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined

Variations:
端たない(rK)
端ない(sK)

 hashitanai
    はしたない
(adjective) (kana only) improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low

Variations:
国破れて山河あり
国破れて山河在り

 kuniyaburetesangaari / kuniyaburetesangari
    くにやぶれてさんがあり
(expression) (proverb) destroy a country, but its mountains and rivers remain; the land outlasts the king

Variations:
奥ゆかしい
奥床しい(ateji)

 okuyukashii / okuyukashi
    おくゆかしい
(adjective) (1) refined; elegant; graceful; cultivated; (adjective) (2) modest; reserved; restrained; self-effacing

Variations:
宛所
あて所
宛て所
充所
当て所

 atedokoro; atesho
    あてどころ; あてしょ
address (of a letter, parcel, etc.); destination

Variations:
殲滅
せん滅(sK)
殱滅(sK)

 senmetsu
    せんめつ
(noun, transitive verb) annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out

Variations:
滅ぼす
亡ぼす
滅す(io)

 horobosu
    ほろぼす
(transitive verb) to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin

Variations:
たたらを踏む
踏鞴を踏む
蹈鞴を踏む

 tataraofumu
    たたらをふむ
(exp,v5m) to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter

Variations:
デストラクタ
ディストラクタ

 desutorakuta; disutorakuta(sk)
    デストラクタ; ディストラクタ(sk)
{comp} destructor

Variations:
トレンドスポット
トレンド・スポット

 torendosupotto; torendo supotto
    トレンドスポット; トレンド・スポット
trendy spot (wasei: trend spot); trendy place; trendy destination

Variations:
撃つ
討つ
射つ(iK)

 utsu
    うつ
(Godan verb with "tsu" ending) (1) (usu. 撃つ) to shoot (at); (Godan verb with "tsu" ending) (2) to attack; to defeat; to destroy; to avenge

Variations:
蹈鞴を踏む
踏鞴を踏む
たたらを踏む

 tataraofumu
    たたらをふむ
(exp,v5m) to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter

Variations:
逢引
逢い引き
逢引き
媾曳
媾曳き

 aibiki
    あいびき
(noun/participle) (secret) date; clandestine meeting; assignation; tryst; rendezvous

Variations:
端たない(rK)
端ない(sK)

 hashitanai
    はしたない
(adjective) (kana only) improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low

Variations:
端ない(iK)
端たない(iK)

 hashitanai
    はしたない
(adjective) (kana only) (poss. ateji) improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low

Variations:
行方
行くえ
行衛(ateji)

 yukue
    ゆくえ
(1) (one's) whereabouts; (2) destination; where one is headed; (3) outcome; course (of events); development; direction; tide; (4) future; journey ahead

Variations:
デスティネーション
ディスティネーション

 desutineeshon; disutineeshon
    デスティネーション; ディスティネーション
destination

Variations:
取り壊し
取壊し
取り毀し
取毀し

 torikowashi
    とりこわし
demolition; pulling down; destruction; dismantling

Variations:
隠れキリシタン
隠れ切支丹(ateji)

 kakurekirishitan
    かくれキリシタン
clandestine Christian (during the Edo period); secret Christian

Variations:
蝕む
虫食む(rK)
蝕ばむ(sK)

 mushibamu
    むしばむ
(v5m,vt,vi) (1) to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; (v5m,vt,vi) (2) to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin; to undermine; to gnaw at (one's heart, body, etc.); to eat into; to destroy

Variations:
しのび逢い
忍び逢い
忍び会い
忍会(io)

 shinobiai
    しのびあい
(See 密会) clandestine meeting (e.g. for lovers); rendezvous; tryst; secret meeting

Variations:
ぶっ壊す
打っ壊す(rK)
打っ毀す(rK)

 bukkowasu
    ぶっこわす
(transitive verb) (1) (colloquialism) (See ぶち壊す・1) to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to knock down; (transitive verb) (2) (colloquialism) (See ぶち壊す・2) to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck

Variations:
ペデストリアンデッキ
ペデストリアン・デッキ

 pedesutoriandekki; pedesutorian dekki
    ペデストリアンデッキ; ペデストリアン・デッキ
pedestrian deck

Variations:
下に出る
下にでる(sK)
したに出る(sK)

 shitanideru
    したにでる
(exp,v1) (idiom) to behave modestly; to take a humble attitude

Variations:
打ち破る
討ち破る
打破る
撃ち破る
うち破る

 uchiyaburu
    うちやぶる
(transitive verb) to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate

Variations:
舐め尽くす
嘗め尽くす
なめ尽くす
舐めつくす

 nametsukusu
    なめつくす
(transitive verb) (1) to lick (all) up; to lick all over; to lick clean; (transitive verb) (2) to engulf (in flames); to consume (of fire); to sweep through; to completely destroy

Variations:
慎み
謹み
慎しみ(io)
虔み
虔しみ(io)

 tsutsushimi
    つつしみ
modesty; self-control; discretion

Variations:
滅ぼす
亡ぼす
滅す(sK)
亡す(sK)

 horobosu
    ほろぼす
(transitive verb) to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin

Variations:
猫かぶり
猫被り
ネコ被り(sK)
猫被(sK)

 nekokaburi
    ねこかぶり
(1) feigned innocence; feigned gentleness; fake modesty; put-on; wolf in sheep's clothing; (2) feigned ignorance; playing dumb

Variations:
ギタギタ
ギッタギタ
ギタンギタン
ギッタンギッタン

 gitagita; gittagita; gitangitan; gittangittan
    ギタギタ; ギッタギタ; ギタンギタン; ギッタンギッタン
(adjectival noun) (1) (slang) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (oft. as ギッタンギッタンにする, etc.) severely beaten up; thoroughly defeated; completely destroyed; (adjectival noun) (2) (slang) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) severely damaged; battered; beat-up; tattered; worn-out

Variations:
マニフェストデスティニー
マニフェスト・デスティニー

 manifesutodesutinii; manifesuto desutinii / manifesutodesutini; manifesuto desutini
    マニフェストデスティニー; マニフェスト・デスティニー
Manifest Destiny

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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