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字典 see styles |
zì diǎn zi4 dian3 tzu tien jiten じてん |
Chinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a 詞典|词典[ci2 dian3], which has entries for words of one or more characters); (coll.) dictionary; CL:本[ben3] character dictionary; kanji dictionary |
字調 字调 see styles |
zì diào zi4 diao4 tzu tiao |
tone of a character |
孤調 孤调 see styles |
gū diào gu1 diao4 ku tiao kochō |
Self-arranging, the Hīnayāna method of salvation by individual effort. |
孱頭 孱头 see styles |
càn tou can4 tou5 ts`an t`ou tsan tou |
(dialect) weakling; coward |
守寺 see styles |
shǒu sì shou3 si4 shou ssu shuji |
The guardian, or caretaker, of a monastery. |
守役 see styles |
moriyaku もりやく |
nurse; nanny; guardian |
安居 see styles |
ān jū an1 ju1 an chü yasuoki やすおき |
to settle down; to live peacefully (n,vs,vi) {Buddh} varsika (meditation retreat; usu. for 90 days starting on the 15th day of the 4th month of the lunisolar calendar); (given name) Yasuoki Tranquil dwelling. varṣā, varṣās, or varṣāvasāna. A retreat during the three months of the Indian rainy season, and also, say some, in the depth of winter. During the rains it was 'difficult to move without injuring insect life'. But the object was for study and meditation. In Tokhara the retreat is said to have been in winter, from the middle of the 12th to the middle of the 3rd moon; in India from the middle of the 5th to the 8th, or the 6th to the 9th moons; usually from Śrāvaṇa, Chinese 5th moon, to Aśvayuja, Chinese 8th moon; but the 16th of the 4th to the 15th of the 7th moon has been the common period in China and Japan. The two annual periods are sometimes called 坐 夏 and 坐 臘 sitting or resting for the summer and for the end of the year. The period is divided into three sections, former, middle, and latter, each of a month. |
安慧 see styles |
ān huì an1 hui4 an hui anne あんね |
(female given name) Anne Settled or firm resolve on wisdom; established wisdom; tr. of 悉耻羅末底 Sthiramati, or Sthitamati, one of the ten great exponents of the 唯識論 Vijñaptimātratāsiddhi śāstra, a native of southern India. |
宗派 see styles |
zōng pài zong1 pai4 tsung p`ai tsung pai shuuha / shuha しゅうは |
sect (1) sect; denomination; (2) school (e.g. of poetry) Sects (of Buddhism). In India, according to Chinese accounts, the two schools of Hīnayāna became divided into twentysects. Mahāyāna had two main schools, the Mādhyamika, ascribed to Nāgārjunaand Āryadeva about the second century A. D., and the Yogācārya, ascribed toAsaṅga and Vasubandhu in the fourth century A. D. In China thirteen sectswere founded: (1) 倶舍宗 Abhidharma or Kośa sect, representing Hīnayāna,based upon the Abhidharma-kosa-śāstra or 倶舍論. (2) 成實宗 Satyasiddhi sect, based on the 成實論 Satyasiddhi-śāstra,tr. by Kumārajīva; no sect corresponds to it in India; in China and Japan itbecame incorporated in the 三論宗. (3) 律宗 Vinaya or Discipline sect, basedon 十誦律, 四分律, 僧祗律, etc. (4) 三論宗 The three śāstra sect, based on theMādhyamika-śāstra 中觀論 of Nāgārjuna, theSata-śāstra 百論 of Āryadeva, and theDvādasa-nikāya-śāstra 十二門論 of Nāgārjuna; this schooldates back to the translation of the three śāstras by Kumārajīva in A. D. 409. (5) 涅槃宗 Nirvāṇasect, based upon the Mahāparinirvāṇa-sūtra 涅槃經 tr. byDharmaraksa in 423; later incorporated in Tiantai, with which it had much incommon. (6) 地論宗 Daśabhūmikā sect, based on Vasubandhu's work on the tenstages of the bodhisattva's path to Buddhahood, tr. by Bodhiruci 508,absorbed by the Avataṃsaka school, infra. (7) 淨土宗 Pure-land or Sukhāvatīsect, founded in China by Bodhiruci; its doctrine was salvation throughfaith in Amitābha into the Western Paradise. (8) 禪宗 dhyāna, meditative or intuitional sect, attributed toBodhidharma about A. D. 527, but it existed before he came to China. (9) 攝論宗, based upon the 攝大乘論 Mahāyāna-saṃparigraha-śāstra byAsaṅga, tr. by Paramārtha in 563, subsequently absorbed by the Avataṃsakasect. (10) 天台宗 Tiantai, based on the 法華經 SaddharmapuṇḍarīkaSūtra, or the Lotus of the Good Law; it is aconsummation of the Mādhyamika tradition. (11) 華嚴宗 Avataṃsaka sect, basedon the Buddhāvataṃsaka-sūtra, or Gandha-vyūha 華嚴經 tr. in 418. (12) 法相宗 Dharmalakṣaṇa sect, established after thereturn of Xuanzang from India and his trans. of the important Yogācāryaworks. (13) 眞言宗 Mantra sect, A. D. 716. In Japan twelve sects are named:Sanron, Hossō, Kegon, Kusha, Jōjitsu, Ritsu, Tendai, Shingon; these areknown as the ancient sects, the two last being styled mediaeval; therefollow the Zen and Jōdo; the remaining two are Shin and Nichiren; at presentthere are the Hossō, Kegon, Tendai, Shingon, Zen, Jōdo, Shin, and Nichirensects. |
官媒 see styles |
guān méi guan1 mei2 kuan mei |
official media; state media; (abbr. for 官方媒體|官方媒体) |
定規 定规 see styles |
dìng guī ding4 gui1 ting kuei sadanori さだのり |
to decide; to determine; established practice; (dialect) firmly resolved (to do something) (measuring) ruler; (personal name) Sadanori |
定調 定调 see styles |
dìng diào ding4 diao4 ting tiao |
to set the tone |
定點 定点 see styles |
dìng diǎn ding4 dian3 ting tien |
to determine a location; designated; appointed; specific; fixed (time); fixed point (geometry); fixed-point (number) See: 定点 |
宝冠 see styles |
houkan / hokan ほうかん |
diadem; jeweled crown; (personal name) Houkan |
宝鑑 see styles |
houkan / hokan ほうかん |
(1) (oft. in book titles) handbook; manual; encyclopedia; (2) precious mirror |
客店 see styles |
kè diàn ke4 dian4 k`o tien ko tien |
small hotel; inn |
客語 客语 see styles |
kè yǔ ke4 yu3 k`o yü ko yü kyakugo; kakugo きゃくご; かくご |
Hakka dialect (1) {gramm} (See 目的語) object; (2) {logic} predicate |
室星 see styles |
shì xīng shi4 xing1 shih hsing murohoshi むろほし |
(surname) Murohoshi The Revatī constellation in India. that of the 'house' or the thirteenth constellation in China. |
宮殿 宫殿 see styles |
gōng diàn gong1 dian4 kung tien kyuuden / kyuden きゅうでん |
palace; CL:座[zuo4] palace lofty palace |
宮調 宫调 see styles |
gōng diào gong1 diao4 kung tiao |
modes of ancient Chinese music |
家去 see styles |
jiā qù jia1 qu4 chia ch`ü chia chü |
(dialect) to go home; to return home |
家娘 see styles |
jiā niáng jia1 niang2 chia niang |
(dialect) husband's mother |
家婆 see styles |
jiā pó jia1 po2 chia p`o chia po |
(dialect) mother-in-law; (house)wife |
家長 家长 see styles |
jiā zhǎng jia1 zhang3 chia chang ienaga いえなが |
head of a household; family head; patriarch; parent or guardian of a child head of a family; patriarch; matriarch; (surname) Ienaga |
家電 家电 see styles |
jiā diàn jia1 dian4 chia tien kaden かでん |
household electric appliance; abbr. for 家用電器|家用电器 household (electrical) appliances; home appliances; consumer electronics |
宿星 see styles |
shukusei / shukuse しゅくせい |
star of fate; a zodiac |
密電 密电 see styles |
mì diàn mi4 dian4 mi tien |
coded telegram; secret telegram |
富農 富农 see styles |
fù nóng fu4 nong2 fu nung funou / funo ふのう |
rich peasant; social class of people farming their own land, intermediate between land-owner class 地主[di4 zhu3] and poor peasant 貧農|贫农[pin2 nong2] rich farmer |
寬甸 宽甸 see styles |
kuān diàn kuan1 dian4 k`uan tien kuan tien |
Kuandian Manchu autonomous county in Liaoning; abbr. for 寬甸滿族自治縣|宽甸满族自治县 |
寶典 宝典 see styles |
bǎo diǎn bao3 dian3 pao tien hōten |
canonical text; treasury (i.e. book of treasured wisdom) The precious records, or scriptures. |
寶殿 宝殿 see styles |
bǎo diàn bao3 dian4 pao tien |
king's palace; throne hall See: 宝殿 |
寶生 宝生 see styles |
bǎo shēng bao3 sheng1 pao sheng hōshō |
Ratnasaṃbhava, one of the five dhyāni-buddhas, the central figure in the southern 'diamond' maṇḍala, The realm of Subhūti on his becoming Buddha. |
寶雲 宝云 see styles |
bǎo yún bao3 yun2 pao yün houun / houn ほううん |
(personal name) Houun Baoyun, a monk of 涼州 Liangzhou, who travelled to India, circa A.D. 397, returned to Chang'an, and died 449 aged 74. |
寸口 see styles |
cùn kǒu cun4 kou3 ts`un k`ou tsun kou |
location on wrist over the radial artery where pulse is taken in TCM |
対角 see styles |
taikaku たいかく |
(1) diagonal; (2) opposite angle |
対話 see styles |
taiwa たいわ |
(n,vs,vt,vi) dialogue; conversation; talk; discussion; communication |
対談 see styles |
taidan たいだん |
(n,vs,vt,vi) talk; dialogue; conversation |
対蹠 see styles |
taisho; taiseki たいしょ; たいせき |
(can act as adjective) {math} antipodal; diametrical opposition |
射光 see styles |
shakou / shako しゃこう |
(n,vs,vi) radiation (of light); glow; shine |
射出 see styles |
shè chū she4 chu1 she ch`u she chu shashutsu しゃしゅつ |
emission; ejaculation (noun/participle) shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection; spouting; radiation |
射電 射电 see styles |
shè diàn she4 dian4 she tien |
radio wave (astronomy) |
對付 对付 see styles |
duì fu dui4 fu5 tui fu |
to handle; to deal with; to tackle; to get by with; to make do; (dialect) (usu. used in the negative) to get along with (sb) |
對症 对症 see styles |
duì zhèng dui4 zheng4 tui cheng |
correct diagnosis; to prescribe the right cure for an illness; to suit the medicine to the illness |
對白 对白 see styles |
duì bái dui4 bai2 tui pai |
dialogue (in a movie or a play) |
對立 对立 see styles |
duì lì dui4 li4 tui li |
to oppose; to set something against; to be antagonistic to; antithetical; relative opposite; opposing; diametrical |
對詞 对词 see styles |
duì cí dui4 ci2 tui tz`u tui tzu |
(of actors) to practice lines together; to rehearse a dialogue |
對話 对话 see styles |
duì huà dui4 hua4 tui hua |
to talk (with sb); dialogue; conversation |
對調 对调 see styles |
duì diào dui4 diao4 tui tiao |
to swap places; to exchange roles |
導電 导电 see styles |
dǎo diàn dao3 dian4 tao tien douden / doden どうでん |
to conduct electricity conduction |
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. |
小事 see styles |
xiǎo shì xiao3 shi4 hsiao shih shouji / shoji しょうじ |
trifle; trivial matter; CL:點|点[dian3] trifling matter; trifle |
小使 see styles |
xiǎo shǐ xiao3 shi3 hsiao shih shōshi こづかい |
(obsolete) janitor; caretaker; custodian; (slighting reference to a) handyman To urinate; also 小行. Buddhist monks are enjoined to urinate only in one fixed spot. |
小劫 see styles |
xiǎo jié xiao3 jie2 hsiao chieh shōgō |
antarā-kalpa, or intermediate kalpa; according to the 倶舍論 it is the period in which human life increases by one year a century till it reaches 84,000 with men 8,400 feet high; then it is reduced at the same rate till the life-period reaches ten years with men a foot high; these two are each a small kalpa; the 智度論 reckons the two together as one kalpa; and there are other definitions. |
小店 see styles |
xiǎo diàn xiao3 dian4 hsiao tien shouten / shoten しょうてん komise こみせ |
small store (1) little shop; small shop; small store; (2) (humble language) my shop; (1) little shop; small shop; small store; (2) low class whorehouse in Fujiwara (Edo period); low class brothel; (3) passage formed under the eaves of houses after heavy snowfalls (Tohoku region) |
小径 see styles |
komichi こみち |
(1) path; lane; (can act as adjective) (2) small diameter; small radius; path; lane; (surname, female given name) Komichi |
小春 see styles |
xiǎo chūn xiao3 chun1 hsiao ch`un hsiao chun chiharu ちはる |
10th month of the lunar calendar; Indian summer; crops sown in late autumn (See 小春日和) 10th month of the lunisolar calendar (traditional first month of winter, approx. November); late autumn; late fall; (female given name) Chiharu |
小編 小编 see styles |
xiǎo biān xiao3 bian1 hsiao pien shouhen / shohen しょうへん |
social-media editor; page admin; creator of online content (often used by the writer as a self-referential persona) (very) short story or article; short short story; conte |
小調 小调 see styles |
xiǎo diào xiao3 diao4 hsiao tiao |
xiaodiao, a Chinese folk song genre; minor key (in music) |
小逕 see styles |
shoukei / shoke しょうけい komichi こみち |
(out-dated kanji) (1) path; lane; (can act as adjective) (2) small diameter; small radius; (out-dated kanji) path; lane |
小開 小开 see styles |
xiǎo kāi xiao3 kai1 hsiao k`ai hsiao kai kobiraki こびらき |
(dialect) boss's son; rich man's son; young master (surname) Kobiraki |
尖み see styles |
kosumi こすみ |
(kana only) diagonal move (in the game of go) |
尖む see styles |
kosumu; kosumu コスむ; こすむ |
(transitive verb) (kana only) {go} (See コスミ) to make a diagonal move |
尬電 尬电 see styles |
gà diàn ga4 dian4 ka tien |
(Tw) (Internet slang) (loanword) goddamn |
尿布 see styles |
niào bù niao4 bu4 niao pu |
diaper |
尿泡 see styles |
suī pao sui1 pao5 sui p`ao sui pao |
(dialect) bladder |
尿片 see styles |
niào piàn niao4 pian4 niao p`ien niao pien |
diaper |
尿點 尿点 see styles |
niào diǎn niao4 dian3 niao tien |
the boring part of something (film, show, etc.) where a bathroom break can be taken |
居中 see styles |
jū zhōng ju1 zhong1 chü chung kyochuu / kyochu きょちゅう |
to be between two parties (as in mediation); to be in the middle; to be in between; (page layout) to be centered (n,vs,adj-no) being in the middle; being impartial; standing between two things; (personal name) Kyochuu |
居間 居间 see styles |
jū jiān ju1 jian1 chü chien ima いま |
positioned between (two parties); to mediate between living room (Western style); sitting room |
屌爆 see styles |
diǎo bào diao3 bao4 tiao pao |
(slang) awesome |
屌絲 屌丝 see styles |
diǎo sī diao3 si1 tiao ssu |
loser (Internet slang) |
屬下 属下 see styles |
shǔ xià shu3 xia4 shu hsia |
subordinate; affiliated to; subsidiary |
山包 see styles |
shān bāo shan1 bao1 shan pao |
(dialect) hill |
山守 see styles |
yamamori やまもり |
ranger (forest); mountain guardian; (place-name, surname) Yamamori |
山巔 山巅 see styles |
shān diān shan1 dian1 shan tien |
summit |
山彦 see styles |
yamabiko やまびこ |
(1) echo (esp. one reverberating in the mountains); (2) mountain god; mountain guardian deity; (surname, given name) Yamabiko |
山炮 see styles |
shān pào shan1 pao4 shan p`ao shan pao |
mountain gun (portable artillery piece used in mountainous terrain); (dialect) bumpkin; simpleton; idiot |
山番 see styles |
yamaban やまばん |
ranger (forest); mountain guardian |
山雞 山鸡 see styles |
shān jī shan1 ji1 shan chi |
Reeves's pheasant (Syrmaticus reevesii); (dialect) pheasant |
山霊 see styles |
sanrei / sanre さんれい |
guardian spirit of a mountain; mountain god |
山靛 see styles |
shān diàn shan1 dian4 shan tien |
(botany) the spurges, the mercuries (plants of genus Mercurialis) |
岔調 岔调 see styles |
chà diào cha4 diao4 ch`a tiao cha tiao |
(of a voice) husky; hoarse; affected; (music) to go off-key |
岩梅 see styles |
iwaume; iwaume いわうめ; イワウメ |
(kana only) pincushion plant (Diapensia lapponica) |
巔峰 巅峰 see styles |
diān fēng dian1 feng1 tien feng |
summit; apex; pinnacle (of one's career etc); peak (of a civilization etc) |
左図 see styles |
sazu さず |
(See 右図) the left figure (diagram, illustration, chart, graph, etc.); figure on the left |
左楽 see styles |
saraku さらく |
(abbreviation) (archaism) (See 左方の楽) style of gagaku based on Tang-era Chinese music and ancient Indian song and dance; (given name) Saraku |
差點 差点 see styles |
chà diǎn cha4 dian3 ch`a tien cha tien |
almost; nearly |
巴蛾 see styles |
tomoega; tomoega ともえが; トモエガ |
(kana only) Indian owlet-moth (Spirama retorta) |
巴適 see styles |
bā shì ba1 shi4 pa shih |
(Sichuan dialect) comfortable; suitable; excellent; really good; (Sichuan dialect) to be close to (sb); to curry favor with |
市姫 see styles |
ichihime いちひめ |
female guardian deity of the market; (place-name, surname) Ichihime |
市神 see styles |
ichigami いちがみ |
city god; guardian deity of a city and esp. its marketplace; (place-name) Ichigami |
布史 see styles |
bù shǐ bu4 shi3 pu shih fushi |
pausa, the 10th month in India. |
布薩 布萨 see styles |
bù sà bu4 sa4 pu sa fusatsu |
poṣadha, upavasatha, upoṣana; 布沙他 (or 布灑他); 褒沙陀 Pali: uposatha; fasting, a fast, the nurturing or renewal of vows, intp. by 淨住 or 善宿 or 長養, meaning abiding in retreat for spiritual refreshment. There are other similar terms, e. g. 布薩陀婆; 優補陀婆; also 布薩犍度 which the Vinaya uses for the meeting place; 鉢囉帝提舍耶寐 pratideśanīya, is self-examination and public confession during the fast. It is also an old Indian fast. Buddha's monks should meet at the new and fall moons and read the Prātimokṣa sutra for their moral edification, also disciples at home should observe the six fast days and the eight commands. The 布薩日 fast days are the 15th and 29th or 30th of the moon. |
帝冠 see styles |
teikan / tekan ていかん |
imperial crown; diadem |
師子 师子 see styles |
shī zǐ shi1 zi3 shih tzu noriko のりこ |
(1) lion; (2) left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine; (female given name) Noriko siṃha, a lion; also 枲伽; idem獅子 Buddha, likened to the lion, the king of animals, in respect of his fearlessness. |
帶調 带调 see styles |
dài diào dai4 diao4 tai tiao |
to have a tone mark |
帶電 带电 see styles |
dài diàn dai4 dian4 tai tien |
to be electrified; to be charged; to be live |
常光 see styles |
cháng guāng chang2 guang1 ch`ang kuang chang kuang tokimitsu ときみつ |
(given name) Tokimitsu The unceasing radiance of the Buddha's body, represented as a halo. |
幇間 see styles |
houkan; taikomochi(ik) / hokan; taikomochi(ik) ほうかん; たいこもち(ik) |
(See 太鼓持ち・1) professional jester; professional entertainer; comedian; buffoon |
干支 see styles |
gān zhī gan1 zhi1 kan chih kanshi かんし |
the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] and twelve earthly branches 十二枝; sexagenary cycle (1) sexagenary cycle; 60-term cycle of 12 zodiac animals combined with 5 elements in the traditional Chinese calendar; currently used in Japan for years, historically also for days; (2) (えと only) 12-year Chinese zodiac; (given name) Kanshi |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
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This page contains 100 results for "Dia" in Chinese and/or Japanese.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).
Combined, these cover 1,007,753 Japanese, Chinese, and Buddhist characters, words, idioms, names, placenames, and short phrases.
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