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生き恥 see styles |
ikihaji いきはじ |
(See 死に恥・1) dishonor during one's life; shame experienced during one's life |
生き方 see styles |
ikikata いきかた |
way of life; how to live |
生き様 see styles |
ikizama いきざま |
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life |
生と死 see styles |
seitoshi / setoshi せいとし |
(exp,n) life and death |
生命体 see styles |
seimeitai / semetai せいめいたい |
life form; life-form |
生命帶 生命带 see styles |
shēng mìng dài sheng1 ming4 dai4 sheng ming tai |
(neologism) (used in road safety campaigns) "life-saving belt", i.e. seat belt; (astrobiology) circumstellar habitable zone |
生命権 see styles |
seimeiken / semeken せいめいけん |
right to life |
生命線 生命线 see styles |
shēng mìng xiàn sheng1 ming4 xian4 sheng ming hsien seimeisen / semesen せいめいせん |
lifeline (1) lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; (2) life line (in palm reading) |
生大刀 see styles |
ikutachi いくたち |
(archaism) sword brimming over with life force |
生存権 see styles |
seizonken / sezonken せいぞんけん |
right to life |
生死園 生死园 see styles |
shēng sǐ yuán sheng1 si3 yuan2 sheng ssu yüan shōji en |
The garden of life-and-death. This mortal world in which the unenlightened find their satisfaction. |
生死岸 see styles |
shēng sǐ àn sheng1 si3 an4 sheng ssu an shōji gan |
The shore of mortal life; as生死流 is its flow; 生死泥 its quagmire; 生死淵 its abyss; 生死野 its wilderness; 生死雲 its envelopment in cloud. |
生死観 see styles |
seishikan / seshikan せいしかん |
one's opinion on life and death; life-and-death issue (e.g. in religion) |
生活史 see styles |
seikatsushi / sekatsushi せいかつし |
{biol} life cycle; life history |
生活圏 see styles |
seikatsuken / sekatsuken せいかつけん |
one's daily milieu; neighbourhood; neighborhood; zone of life; sphere of life |
生活感 see styles |
seikatsukan / sekatsukan せいかつかん |
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life |
生活環 see styles |
seikatsukan / sekatsukan せいかつかん |
life cycle |
生活科 see styles |
seikatsuka / sekatsuka せいかつか |
socio-environmental studies; life environment studies |
生活臭 see styles |
seikatsushuu / sekatsushu せいかつしゅう |
(1) household odor; (2) lived-in feeling; true to life atmosphere |
生活苦 see styles |
seikatsuku / sekatsuku せいかつく |
hardships of life (esp. due to lack of money); life's struggles |
生活語 see styles |
seikatsugo / sekatsugo せいかつご |
{ling} private-sphere language; language used in every day life; dialect |
生活面 see styles |
seikatsumen / sekatsumen せいかつめん |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) practical side of life |
生活音 see styles |
seikatsuon / sekatsuon せいかつおん |
daily life noise; household noises; noise that arises at home from everyday occurrences |
生物界 see styles |
shēng wù jiè sheng1 wu4 jie4 sheng wu chieh seibutsukai / sebutsukai せいぶつかい |
biosphere; natural world life |
生甲斐 see styles |
ikigai いきがい |
something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'etre |
生立ち see styles |
oitachi おいたち |
(1) growth; development; (2) one's early life; upbringing; personal history |
生返る see styles |
ikikaeru いきかえる |
(v5r,vi) to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life |
異熟果 异熟果 see styles |
yì shóu guǒ yi4 shou2 guo3 i shou kuo ijuku ka |
Fruit ripening differently, i.e. in another incarnation, or life, e.g. the condition of the eye and other organs now resulting from specific sins or otherwise in previous existence. |
當生愛 当生爱 see styles |
dāng shēng ài dang1 sheng1 ai4 tang sheng ai tōshō ai |
feeling of attachment toward the coming life |
発展家 see styles |
hattenka はってんか |
(See 発展・はってん・3) playboy; playgirl; fast liver; person with an active sex life |
白蓮社 白莲社 see styles |
bái lián shè bai2 lian2 she4 pai lien she byakurensha びゃくれんしゃ |
(surname) Byakurensha (白蓮華社) ; 白蓮之交; 蓮社 A society formed early in the fourth century A. D. by 慧遠 Huiyuan, who with 123 notable literati, swore to a life of purity before the image of Amitābha, and planted white lotuses in symbol. An account of seven of its succeeding patriarchs is given in the 佛祖統紀 26; as also of eighteen of its worthies. |
盡形壽 尽形寿 see styles |
jìn xíng shòu jin4 xing2 shou4 chin hsing shou jin gyōju |
during the whole of life |
眞言宗 see styles |
zhēn yán zōng zhen1 yan2 zong1 chen yen tsung Shingon Shū |
The True-word or Shingon sect, founded on the mystical teaching 'of all Buddhas,' the 'very words ' of the Buddhas; the especial authority being Vairocana; cf. the 大日 sutra, 金剛頂經; 蘇悉地經, etc. The founding of the esoteric sect is attributed to Vairocana, through the imaginary Bodhisattva Vajrasattva, then through Nāgārjuna to Vajramati and to Amoghavajra, circa A.D. 733; the latter became the effective propagator of the Yogācāra school in China; he is counted as the sixth patriarch of the school and the second in China. The three esoteric duties of body, mouth, and mind are to hold the symbol in the hand, recite the dhāraṇīs, and ponder over the word 'a' 阿 as the principle of the ungenerated, i.e. the eternal. |
真人版 see styles |
zhēn rén bǎn zhen1 ren2 ban3 chen jen pan |
real-life version (of some imaginary character) |
福禄寿 see styles |
fukurokuju ふくろくじゅ |
(See 七福神・しちふくじん) Fukurokuju; god of happiness, prosperity and long life |
私生活 see styles |
sī shēng huó si1 sheng1 huo2 ssu sheng huo shiseikatsu / shisekatsu しせいかつ |
private life private life |
穿小鞋 see styles |
chuān xiǎo xié chuan1 xiao3 xie2 ch`uan hsiao hsieh chuan hsiao hsieh |
lit. to make sb wear tight shoes (idiom); to make life difficult for sb |
第二春 see styles |
dì èr chūn di4 er4 chun1 ti erh ch`un ti erh chun |
(lit.) second spring; (fig.) falling in love for the second time; a new lease of life; rebirth |
等流果 see styles |
děng liú guǒ deng3 liu2 guo3 teng liu kuo tōru ka |
Like effects arise like causes, e.g. good from good, evil from evil; present condition in life from conduct in previous existence; hearing from sound, etc. |
等身佛 see styles |
děng shēn fó deng3 shen1 fo2 teng shen fo tōshin butsu |
life-size Buddha image |
等身像 see styles |
děng shēn xiàng deng3 shen1 xiang4 teng shen hsiang tōshin zō |
life-size Buddha image |
等身大 see styles |
toushindai / toshindai とうしんだい |
(adj-no,n) (1) life-size; life-sized; (adj-no,n) (2) true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic |
箱入娘 see styles |
hakoirimusume はこいりむすめ |
(1) girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; ingenue; (2) wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski |
Variations: |
kate; ryou; karite(ok) / kate; ryo; karite(ok) かて; りょう; かりて(ok) |
(1) food; provisions; (2) (かて only) nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement |
細四相 细四相 see styles |
xì sì xiàng xi4 si4 xiang4 hsi ssu hsiang saishi no sō |
The four states of 生住異滅 birth, abiding, change, extinction, e.g. birth, life, decay, death. |
終身刑 see styles |
shuushinkei / shushinke しゅうしんけい |
life imprisonment; life sentence |
終身制 终身制 see styles |
zhōng shēn zhì zhong1 shen1 zhi4 chung shen chih |
life tenure |
老い先 see styles |
oisaki おいさき |
(See 老い先短い) remaining years (of an old person's life) |
老煙槍 老烟枪 see styles |
lǎo yān qiāng lao3 yan1 qiang1 lao yen ch`iang lao yen chiang |
heavy smoker; chain smoker; life-long smoker |
耆婆天 see styles |
qí pó tiān qi2 po2 tian1 ch`i p`o t`ien chi po tien Kiba Ten |
Jīva, the deva of long life. |
聲爲常 声为常 see styles |
shēng wéi cháng sheng1 wei2 chang2 sheng wei ch`ang sheng wei chang shō i jō |
sound is eternal |
肉菩薩 肉菩萨 see styles |
ròu pú sà rou4 pu2 sa4 jou p`u sa jou pu sa niku bosatsu |
One who becomes a bodhisattva in the physical body, in the present life. |
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 |
臨命終 临命终 see styles |
lín mìng zhōng lin2 ming4 zhong1 lin ming chung rinmyō shū |
to approach the end of one's life |
至命終 至命终 see styles |
zhì mìng zhōng zhi4 ming4 zhong1 chih ming chung shi myōshū |
[reaching] the end of life |
般涅槃 see styles |
bān niè pán ban1 nie4 pan2 pan nieh p`an pan nieh pan hatsunehan はつねはん |
{Buddh} parinirvana; final release from the cycle of karma and rebirth (般涅槃那) parinirvāṇa; 'quite extinguished, quite brought to an end; the final extinction of the individual.' M. W. The death of the Buddha. Nirvana may be attained in this life, parinirvāṇa after it; for the meaning of 'extinction' v. 涅槃. It may also correspond to the suppression of all mental activity. It is also the second of the three grades of nirvana, parinirvāṇa, and mahānirvāṇa, which are later developments and have association with the ideas of Hīnayāna, Madhyamayāna, and Mahāyāna, or the small, middle, and great vehicles; also with the three grades of bodhi which these three vehicles represent; and the three classes of śrāvakas, pratyekabuddhas, and bodhisattvas. Other forms are:般利涅槃那; 波利涅槃那; 般尼洹. |
若い頃 see styles |
wakaikoro わかいころ |
(exp,n,n-adv) one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years |
荒れる see styles |
areru あれる |
(v1,vi) (1) to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); (v1,vi) (2) to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become dilapidated; (v1,vi) (3) to become rough (of skin); to get chapped; (v1,vi) (4) to become unruly; to become violent; to go wild; to get out of control; (v1,vi) (5) to become unsettled (e.g. of one's life); to become disordered |
蒟蒻本 see styles |
konnyakubon こんにゃくぼん |
(1) (See 半紙・はんし) Japanese book size (approx. 12.5cm by 17.5cm); (2) (See 洒落本) late Edo-period novelette depicting life in the red-light district |
薄拘羅 薄拘罗 see styles |
bó jū luó bo2 ju1 luo2 po chü lo Bakkura |
also 薄矩羅; 薄倶羅; 薄羅婆拘羅; 縛矩羅; 波鳩蠡Vakula, a disciple who, during his eighty years of life, never had a moment's illness or pain. |
薄熙來 薄熙来 see styles |
bó xī lái bo2 xi1 lai2 po hsi lai |
Bo Xilai (1949-), PRC politician, appointed to the Politburo in 2007, sentenced in 2013 to life imprisonment for corruption and misconduct |
虛妄輪 虚妄轮 see styles |
xū wàng lún xu1 wang4 lun2 hsü wang lun komō rin |
The unreal wheel of life, or transmigration. |
衣食住 see styles |
ishokujuu / ishokuju いしょくじゅう |
food, clothing and shelter; necessities of life |
請ける see styles |
ukeru うける |
(transitive verb) (1) to receive; to get; (2) to catch (e.g. a ball); (3) to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); (4) to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to suffer (an injury); to feel (influence); (5) to undergo (e.g. surgery); to take (a test); to accept (a challenge); (6) to be given (e.g. life, talent); (7) to follow; to succeed; to be descended from; (8) to face (south, etc.); (9) (linguistics terminology) to be modified by; (10) to obtain (a pawned item, etc.) by paying a fee; (v1,vi) (11) (kana only) to be well-received; to become popular; to go down well; (12) (colloquialism) (kana only) to be funny; to be humorous |
諸資生 诸资生 see styles |
zhū zī shēng zhu1 zi1 sheng1 chu tzu sheng sho shishō |
necessities [for daily life] |
貴い命 see styles |
tattoiinochi / tattoinochi たっといいのち |
(exp,n) precious life |
資生具 资生具 see styles |
zī shēng jù zi1 sheng1 ju4 tzu sheng chü shishō gu |
necessities [for daily life] |
資生愛 资生爱 see styles |
zī shēng ài zi1 sheng1 ai4 tzu sheng ai shishō ai |
fondness for the necessities of life |
賴校族 赖校族 see styles |
lài xiào zú lai4 xiao4 zu2 lai hsiao tsu |
campus dwellers (slang); graduates who cannot break away from campus life |
贈五重 赠五重 see styles |
zèng wǔ chóng zeng4 wu3 chong2 tseng wu ch`ung tseng wu chung sō gojū |
A service of the Pure-land sect, consisting of five esoteric rituals, for admitting the deceased into the lineage of the Buddha to ensure his welfare in the next life. |
跋伽仙 see styles |
bá qié xiān ba2 qie2 xian1 pa ch`ieh hsien pa chieh hsien Bakasen |
(or 跋伽婆) Bhārgava, Bhagava, Bhaga, the ascetic under whom Śākyamuni practiced the austere life. |
身の上 see styles |
minoue / minoe みのうえ |
(exp,n) (1) one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; (exp,n) (2) one's lot; one's destiny; one's future |
身命財 身命财 see styles |
shēn mìng cái shen1 ming4 cai2 shen ming ts`ai shen ming tsai shin myō zai |
body, life, and material assets |
身布施 see styles |
shēn bù shī shen1 bu4 shi1 shen pu shih shinfuse |
to dedicate one's life to charity |
迎える see styles |
mukaeru むかえる |
(transitive verb) (1) to go out to meet; (2) to receive; to welcome; to greet; to salute; to hail; to reach; to approach; to enter (a phase, era, etc.); (3) to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); (4) to call for; to summon; to invite; (5) to approach (a certain time, a point in one's life, etc.) |
迷魂湯 迷魂汤 see styles |
mí hún tāng mi2 hun2 tang1 mi hun t`ang mi hun tang |
potion given to souls before they are reincarnated, which makes them forget their previous life (aka 孟婆汤[meng4 po2 tang1]); magic potion; (fig.) bewitching words or actions |
遊泳術 see styles |
yuueijutsu / yuejutsu ゆうえいじゅつ |
(exp,n) (See 遊泳・ゆうえい・2) how to get along in the world; how to get on in life; how to swim |
過不去 过不去 see styles |
guò bu qù guo4 bu5 qu4 kuo pu ch`ü kuo pu chü |
to make life difficult for; to embarrass; unable to make it through |
過去世 过去世 see styles |
guō qù shì guo1 qu4 shi4 kuo ch`ü shih kuo chü shih kakoze かこぜ |
{Buddh} (See 前世・ぜんせ) one's previous life The past, past time, past world or age. |
過去生 see styles |
kakosei / kakose かこせい |
{Buddh} (See 前世・ぜんせ) one's previous life |
過得去 过得去 see styles |
guò dé qù guo4 de2 qu4 kuo te ch`ü kuo te chü |
lit. can pass through (an opening); fig. can get by (in life); tolerably well; not too bad; How are you getting by?; How's life? |
過日子 过日子 see styles |
guò rì zi guo4 ri4 zi5 kuo jih tzu |
to live one's life; to pass one's days; to get along |
邀える see styles |
mukaeru むかえる |
(transitive verb) (1) to go out to meet; (2) to receive; to welcome; to greet; to salute; to hail; to reach; to approach; to enter (a phase, era, etc.); (3) to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); (4) to call for; to summon; to invite; (5) to approach (a certain time, a point in one's life, etc.) |
那羅延 那罗延 see styles |
nà luó yán na4 luo2 yan2 na lo yen Naraen |
(那羅延那); 那羅野拏 Nārāyaṇa, 'son of Nara or the original man, patronymic of the personified Purusha or first living being, author of the Purusha hymn,' M. W. He is also identified with Brahmā, Viṣṇu, or Kṛṣṇa; intp. by 人生本 the originator of human life; 堅固 firm and stable; 力士 or 天界力士 hero of divine power; and 金剛 vajra; the term is used adjectivally with the meaning of manly and strong. Nārāyaṇa is represented with three faces, of greenish-yellow colour, right hand with a wheel, riding a garuḍa-bird. |
鉢囉惹 钵囉惹 see styles |
bō luó rě bo1 luo2 re3 po lo je Harasha |
(鉢囉惹鉢多曳) Prājapati, 'lord of creatures,' 'bestower of progeny,' 'creator'; tr. as 生主 lord of life, or production, and intp. as Brahmā. Also, v. Mahāprajāpatī, name of the Buddha's aunt and nurse. |
長命燈 长命灯 see styles |
cháng mìng dēng chang2 ming4 deng1 ch`ang ming teng chang ming teng chōmyō tō |
lit. long life lamp |
長壽天 长寿天 see styles |
cháng shòu tiān chang2 shou4 tian1 ch`ang shou t`ien chang shou tien chōju ten |
devas of long life, in the fourth dhyāna heaven where life is 500 great kalpas, and in the fourth arūpaloka where life extends over 80, 000 kalpas. |
長寿命 see styles |
choujumyou / chojumyo ちょうじゅみょう |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) long operating life; long service life; long life |
長恨歌 see styles |
chougonka / chogonka ちょうごんか |
(work) Song of Everlasting Sorrow (poem by Bai Juyi); Song of Everlasting Regret; Chang Hen Ge; (wk) Song of Everlasting Sorrow (poem by Bai Juyi); Song of Everlasting Regret; Chang Hen Ge |
長生き see styles |
nagaiki ながいき |
(n,vs,vi) longevity; long life |
阿伽陀 see styles |
ā qié tuó a1 qie2 tuo2 a ch`ieh t`o a chieh to akada |
阿竭陀; 阿揭 (阿揭陀) agada, free from disease, an antidote, intp. as 普去 a medicine that entirely rids (of disease), elixir of life, universal remedy. |
阿彌陀 阿弥陀 see styles |
ā mí tuó a1 mi2 tuo2 a mi t`o a mi to Amida あみだ |
(out-dated kanji) (1) (Buddhist term) Amitabha (Buddha); Amida; (2) (kana only) (abbreviation) ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; lottery in which participants trace a line across a lattice pattern to determine the winner; (3) (kana only) (abbreviation) wearing a hat pushed back on one's head (阿彌) amita, boundless, infinite; tr. by 無量 immeasurable. The Buddha of infinite qualities, known as 阿彌陀婆 (or 阿彌陀佛) Amitābha, tr. 無量光 boundless light; 阿彌陀廋斯Amitāyus, tr. 無量壽 boundless age, or life; and among the esoteric sects Amṛta 甘露 (甘露王) sweet-dew (king). An imaginary being unknown to ancient Buddhism, possibly of Persian or Iranian origin, who has eclipsed the historical Buddha in becoming the most popular divinity in the Mahāyāna pantheon. His name indicates an idealization rather than an historic personality, the idea of eternal light and life. The origin and date of the concept are unknown, but he has always been associated with the west, where in his Paradise, Suikhāvatī, the Western Pure Land, he receives to unbounded happiness all who call upon his name (cf. the Pure Lands 淨土 of Maitreya and Akṣobhya). This is consequent on his forty-eight vows, especially the eighteenth, in which he vows to refuse Buddhahood until he has saved all living beings to his Paradise, except those who had committed the five unpardonable sins, or were guilty of blasphemy against the Faith. While his Paradise is theoretically only a stage on the way to rebirth in the final joys of nirvana, it is popularly considered as the final resting-place of those who cry na-mo a-mi-to-fo, or blessed be, or adoration to, Amita Buddha. The 淨土 Pure-land (Jap. Jōdo) sect is especially devoted to this cult, which arises chiefly out of the Sukhāvatīvyūha, but Amita is referred to in many other texts and recognized, with differing interpretations and emphasis, by the other sects. Eitel attributes the first preaching of the dogma to 'a priest from Tokhara' in A. D.147, and says that Faxian and Xuanzang make no mention of the cult. But the Chinese pilgrim 慧日Huiri says he found it prevalent in India 702-719. The first translation of the Amitāyus Sutra, circa A.D. 223-253, had disappeared when the Kaiyuan catalogue was compiled A.D. 730. The eighteenth vow occurs in the tr. by Dharmarakṣa A.D. 308. With Amita is closely associated Avalokiteśvara, who is also considered as his incarnation, and appears crowned with, or bearing the image of Amita. In the trinity of Amita, Avalokiteśvara appears on his left and Mahāsthāmaprāpta on his right. Another group, of five, includes Kṣitigarbha and Nāgārjuna, the latter counted as the second patriarch of the Pure Land sect. One who calls on the name of Amitābha is styled 阿彌陀聖 a saint of Amitābha. Amitābha is one of the Five 'dhyāni buddhas' 五佛, q.v. He has many titles, amongst which are the following twelve relating to him as Buddha of light, also his title of eternal life: 無量光佛Buddha of boundless light; 無邊光佛 Buddha of unlimited light; 無礙光佛 Buddha of irresistible light; 無對光佛 Buddha of incomparable light; 燄王光佛 Buddha of yama or flame-king light; 淸淨光佛 Buddha of pure light; 歡喜光佛 Buddha of joyous light; 智慧光佛 Buddha of wisdom light; 不斷光佛 Buddha of unending light; 難思光佛 Buddha of inconceivable light; 無稱光佛Buddha of indescribable light; 超日月光佛 Buddha of light surpassing that of sun and moon; 無量壽 Buddha of boundless age. As buddha he has, of course, all the attributes of a buddha, including the trikāya, or 法報化身, about which in re Amita there are differences of opinion in the various schools. His esoteric germ-letter is hrīḥ, and he has specific manual-signs. Cf. 阿彌陀經, of which with commentaries there are numerous editions. |
隨信行 随信行 see styles |
suí xìn xíng sui2 xin4 xing2 sui hsin hsing zuishin gyō |
The religious life which is evolved from faith in the teaching of others; it is that of the 鈍根 unintellectual type. |
隨相戒 随相戒 see styles |
suí xiàng jiè sui2 xiang4 jie4 sui hsiang chieh zui sōkai |
To follow the forms and discipline of the Buddha, i.e. become a monk. |
隱生宙 隐生宙 see styles |
yǐn shēng zhòu yin3 sheng1 zhou4 yin sheng chou |
Cryptozoic; geological eon before the appearance of abundant fossils; hidden life, as opposed to Phanerozoic |
難度海 难度海 see styles |
nán dù hǎi nan2 du4 hai3 nan tu hai nando kai |
The ocean hard to cross, the sea of life and death, or mortality. |
露の命 see styles |
tsuyunoinochi つゆのいのち |
life as evanescent as the dew |
青壯年 青壮年 see styles |
qīng zhuàng nián qing1 zhuang4 nian2 ch`ing chuang nien ching chuang nien |
the prime of one's life |
静物画 see styles |
seibutsuga / sebutsuga せいぶつが |
{art} still life (painting, drawing) |
非致命 see styles |
fēi zhì mìng fei1 zhi4 ming4 fei chih ming |
(of a medical condition) not fatal; not life-threatening |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
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This page contains 100 results for "Eternal Life Everlasting Life - Immortality" 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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