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酪 see styles |
lào lao4 lao raku らく |
(bound form) semi-solid food made from milk (junket, cheese etc); (bound form) fruit jelly; sweet paste made with crushed nuts; Taiwan pr. [luo4] (See 五味・2) acidic drink made from fermented milk (cow, sheep, mare; one of the five flavors in Buddhism) dadhi, a thick, sour milk which is highly esteemed as a food and as a remedy or preventive. |
醤 see styles |
jiàng jiang4 chiang katsuzawa かつざわ |
Japanese variant of 醬|酱[jiang4] (1) paste similar to miso made from koji mold and salt water; (2) watery mash left over from making soy sauce; (personal name) Katsuzawa |
醳 see styles |
yì yi4 i |
fine wine; to award with (food and drink) |
采 see styles |
cài cai4 ts`ai tsai kotoha ことは |
used in 采邑[cai4yi4] and 采地[cai4di4] (abbreviation) (See 采配・1) baton (of command); (female given name) Kotoha Vegetables. |
里 see styles |
lǐ li3 li ria りあ |
li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m; neighborhood; ancient administrative unit of 25 families; (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 鎮|镇[zhen4] and neighborhood 鄰|邻[lin2] levels (1) Japanese league; ri; old Japanese unit of distance, approx. 3.927 km or 2.44 miles; (2) (See 郷里制,国郡里制) neighbourhood (under the ritsuryō system; orig. of 50 homes); (3) (See 条里制) unit of area (approx. 654 m by 654 m); (personal name) Ria A village, neighbourhood, third of an English mile; translit. r and ṛ; perhaps also for l and lṛ. |
量 see styles |
liàng liang4 liang ryou / ryo りょう |
capacity; quantity; amount; to estimate; abbr. for 量詞|量词[liang4 ci2], classifier (in Chinese grammar); measure word (n,n-suf) (1) quantity; amount; volume; capacity; portion (of food); (2) (See 度量・1) generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; (3) pramana (means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge; in Indian philosophy); (surname, female given name) Ryō pramāṇa. Measure, capacity, length, ability; to measure, deliberate; a syllogism in logic, v. 比量. A syllogism, consisting of 宗 pratijñā, proposition; 因 hetu, reason; 喩 udāharaṇa, example; but the syllogism varies in the number of its avayava, or members. There are other divisions from 2 to 6, e.g. 現量 and 比量 direct or sense inferences, and comparative or logical inferences; to these are added 聖教量 arguments based on authority; 譬喩量 analogy; 義准 postulation, or general assent; and 無體 negation, or non-existence. |
釣 钓 see styles |
diào diao4 tiao hitoshi ひとし |
to fish with a hook and line; to angle (1) fishing; angling; (2) (kana only) (abbreviation) change (e.g. for a purchase); (noun/participle) (3) (slang) trolling; writing false posts online; (s,m) Hitoshi To angle, fish. |
鈿 钿 see styles |
tián tian2 t`ien tien den |
(dialect) coin; money gold and silver ornamentation |
鉄 see styles |
zhì zhi4 chih magane まがね |
old variant of 紩[zhi4] (1) iron (Fe); (adj-no,n) (2) strong and hard (as iron); (n,n-suf,n-pref) (3) (abbreviation) railway; (n,n-pref) (4) (colloquialism) railway enthusiast; iron; (out-dated kanji) (1) money; (2) metal; (given name) Magane |
鉈 铊 see styles |
tā ta1 t`a ta nata; nata なた; ナタ |
thallium (chemistry) nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade) |
鉶 铏 see styles |
xíng xing2 hsing |
soup cauldron; (arch.) sacrificial tripod with two handles and a lid; old variant of 硎[xing2] |
銤 see styles |
mǐ mi3 mi |
formerly used for the chemical elements americium 鎇|镅[mei2] and osmium 鋨|锇[e2] |
錏 铔 see styles |
yà ya4 ya shikoro しころ |
ammonium (old) series of articulated plates attached to the back and sides of a Japanese helmet |
錠 锭 see styles |
dìng ding4 ting tei / te てい |
(weaving) spindle; ingot; pressed cake of medicine etc; classifier for: gold and silver ingots, ink sticks (1) lock; padlock; (n,n-suf,ctr) (2) tablet; lozenge; pill; (female given name) Tei burning brightly |
錣 see styles |
shikoro しころ |
series of articulated plates attached to the back and sides of a Japanese helmet |
鍠 锽 see styles |
huáng huang2 huang |
sound of drums and bells; trident |
鎌 镰 see styles |
lián lian2 lien ren れん |
variant of 鐮|镰[lian2] (1) sickle; (2) (See 鎌をかける・かまをかける) leading question; trick question; (3) (abbreviation) (See 鎖鎌) sickle-and-chain (weapon); (4) (abbreviation) (See 鎌槍) spear with curved cross-blades; (5) (abbreviation) (See 鎌継) gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (6) (archaism) noisiness; (7) (kana only) part of a fish around the gills; (personal name) Ren A sickle. 鎌子. |
鎺 see styles |
habaki はばき |
metal collar mounted between a sword blade and the hand guard |
鐵 铁 see styles |
tiě tie3 t`ieh tieh tetsu てつ |
iron (metal); arms; weapons; hard; strong; violent; unshakeable; determined; close; tight (slang) (out-dated kanji) (1) iron (Fe); (adj-no,n) (2) strong and hard (as iron); (n,n-suf,n-pref) (3) (abbreviation) railway; (n,n-pref) (4) (colloquialism) railway enthusiast; (surname, given name) Tetsu Iron. |
鐶 镮 see styles |
huán huan2 huan tamaki たまき |
(ancient weight); metal ring (1) ring; link; (2) open spirals of heavy metal wire twisted into a kettle and used to lift it (tea ceremony); (given name) Tamaki A metal ring; a ring. |
鐸 铎 see styles |
duó duo2 to taku たく |
large ancient bell (1) (See 鈴) duo (ancient Chinese bell with a clapper and a long handle); (2) (たく only) (See 風鈴) large wind bell; (given name) Taku A bell with a clapper; translit. da. |
鑁 see styles |
wàn wan4 wan ban ばん |
(surname) Ban Translit. vaṃ, associated with water and the ocean; also, the embodiment of wisdom. |
鑫 see styles |
xīn xin1 hsin |
(used in names of people and shops, symbolizing prosperity) |
関 see styles |
guān guan1 kuan tooru とおる |
variant of 關|关[guan1] (suffix) (honorific or respectful language) (abbreviation) {sumo} (See 関取) honorific added to names of makuuchi and juryo division wrestlers; (personal name) Tooru |
阡 see styles |
qiān qian1 ch`ien chien sen せん |
road leading north and south (numeric) 1,000; thousand |
阿 see styles |
ē e1 o hodo ほど |
(literary) to flatter; to curry favor with (1) (See 阿字・あじ) first Sanskrit alphabet letter; (2) (abbreviation) (See 阿弗利加・アフリカ) Africa; (3) (abbreviation) Awa (old province of Japan); (prefix) (4) (familiar language) (archaism) prefixed to names to show intimacy; (surname) Hodo M077477 羅陀補羅 Anurādhapura, a northern city of Ceylon, at which tradition says Buddhism was introduced into the island; cf. Abhayagiri, 阿跋.; M077477 樓馱 v. 阿那律Aniruddha.; a or ā, अ, आ. It is the first letter of the Sanskrit Siddham alphabet, and is also translit. by 曷, 遏, 安, 頞, 韻, 噁, etc. From it are supposed to be born all the other letters, and it is the first sound uttered by the human mouth. It has therefore numerous mystical indications. Being also a negation it symbolizes the unproduced, the impermanent, the immaterial; but it is employed in many ways indicative of the positive. Amongst other uses it indicates Amitābha, from the first syllable in that name. It is much in use for esoteric purposes. |
陰 阴 see styles |
yīn yin1 yin kage かげ |
overcast (weather); cloudy; shady; Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang); negative (electric.); feminine; moon; implicit; hidden; genitalia (archaism) female private parts; female genitals; (surname) Kage Shade, dark, the shades, the negative as opposed to the positive principle, female, the moon, back, secret. In Buddhism it is the phenomenal, as obscuring the true nature of things; also the aggregation of phenomenal things resulting in births and deaths, hence it is used as a translation like 蘊 q.v. for skandha, the 五陰 being the five skandhas or aggregates. |
階 阶 see styles |
jiē jie1 chieh shina しな |
rank or step; stairs (n,n-suf) (1) storey; story; floor; (2) (See 階・きざはし・1) stairs; (n,n-suf) (3) stage (in chronostratigraphy); (counter) (4) counter for storeys and floors of a building; (surname) Shina to ascend |
隸 隶 see styles |
lì li4 li rei |
(bound form) a person in servitude; low-ranking subordinate; (bound form) to be subordinate to; (bound form) clerical script (the style of characters intermediate between ancient seal and modern regular characters) To control; retainers. |
隻 只 see styles |
zhī zhi1 chih sumihiko すみひこ |
classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc (counter) (1) counter for ships; (counter) (2) counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); (counter) (3) (archaism) counter for items carried in a bundle (e.g. fish, birds, arrows); (personal name) Sumihiko |
雄 see styles |
xióng xiong2 hsiung yuuji / yuji ゆうじ |
male; staminate; grand; imposing; powerful; mighty; person or state having great power and influence (1) male; man; (2) excellence; greatness; best (of); great person; leading figure; (personal name) Yūji hero |
霹 see styles |
pī pi1 p`i pi heki |
used in 霹靂|霹雳[pi1li4] and 霹雷[pi1lei2] Crash, rumble. |
鞁 see styles |
bèi bei4 pei |
horse tack (articles of harness such as saddle and bridle); variant of 鞴[bei4] |
鞏 巩 see styles |
gǒng gong3 kung |
(bound form) to fix in place; to make firm and secure |
鞽 鞒 see styles |
qiáo qiao2 ch`iao chiao |
the pommel and cantle of a saddle |
韹 see styles |
huáng huang2 huang |
music of bell and drum |
頞 see styles |
è e4 o a |
junction of nose and forehead The root of the nose, the brow; a saddle; translit. a, an, ar, cf. 阿. |
顆 颗 see styles |
kē ke1 k`o ko ka か |
classifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc (1) condyle; (counter) (2) (archaism) counter for grains and small spheres |
顥 颢 see styles |
hào hao4 hao |
(literary) white and shining |
颰 see styles |
bá ba2 pa |
A gale; translit. pha, bha; cf. 跋 and 婆. |
食 see styles |
sì si4 ssu shoku(p); jiki(ok); shi(ok) しょく(P); じき(ok); し(ok) |
to feed (a person or animal) (1) food; foodstuff; (2) (しょく only) eating; appetite; (n,ctr) (3) (しょく only) meal; portion āhāra, 阿賀羅 food; to eat, feed. The rules are numerous, and seem to have changed; originally flesh food was not improper and vegetarianism was a later development; the early three rules in regard to 'clean' foods are that 'I shall not have seen the creature killed, nor heard it killed for me, nor have any doubt that it was killed for me'. The five 'unclean' foods are the above three, with creatures that have died a natural death; and creatures that have been killed by other creatures. The nine classes add to the five, creatures not killed for me; raw flesh, or creatures mauled by other creatures; things not seasonable or at the right time; things previously killed. The Laṅkavātāra Sutra and certain other sutras forbid all killed food. |
餟 see styles |
zhuì zhui4 chui |
circle shrines and make sacrifices |
餯 see styles |
huì hui4 hui |
(of food) rotten and smelly |
餳 饧 see styles |
xíng xing2 hsing |
maltose syrup; molasses; heavy (eyelids); drowsy-eyed; listless; (of dough, candy etc) to soften; to become soft and sticky |
饗 飨 see styles |
xiǎng xiang3 hsiang kyou / kyo きょう |
(literary) to offer food and drinks; to entertain (archaism) treating someone (to food or drink); entertaining someone (as one's guest); (female given name) Kyō |
首 see styles |
shǒu shou3 shou obito おびと |
head; chief; first (occasion, thing etc); classifier for poems, songs etc (counter) counter for songs and poems; (personal name) Obito Head. |
験 see styles |
yàn yan4 yen sachie さちえ |
Japanese variant of 驗|验 (1) effect; efficacy; (2) omen; (personal name) Sachie |
驥 骥 see styles |
jì ji4 chi ki き |
thoroughbred horse; refined and virtuous (given name) Ki |
髏 髅 see styles |
lóu lou2 lou rō |
used in 髑髏|髑髅[du2lou2] and 骷髏|骷髅[ku1lou2] kapāla; a skull. |
鬲 see styles |
lì li4 li reki れき |
ancient ceramic three-legged vessel used for cooking with cord markings on the outside and hollow legs (rare) Chinese kettle with three legs |
魌 see styles |
qī qi1 ch`i chi |
mask of a god used in ceremonies to exorcise demons and drive away pestilence; (archaic) ugly |
魑 see styles |
chī chi1 ch`ih chih chi |
used in 魑魅[chi1mei4] A mountain demon resembling a tiger; 魅 is a demon of marshes having the head of a pig and body of a man. The two words are used together indicating evil spirits. |
魔 see styles |
mó mo2 mo ma ま |
(bound form) evil spirit; devil; (prefix) supernatural; magical (1) demon; devil; evil spirit; evil influence; (suffix noun) (2) (See 覗き魔) -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend; (can be adjective with の) (3) dreaded; terrible; awful; dreadful; (surname) Ma 魔羅 Māra, killing, destroying; 'the Destroyer, Evil One, Devil' (M.W.); explained by murderer, hinderer, disturber, destroyer; he is a deva 'often represented with a hundred arms and riding on an elephant'. Eitel. He sends his daughters, or assumes monstrous forms, or inspires wicked men, to seduce or frighten the saints. He 'resides with legions of subordinates in the heaven Paranirmita Vaśavartin situated on the top of the Kāmadhātu'. Eitel. Earlier form 磨; also v. 波 Pāpīyān. He is also called 他化自在天. There are various categories of māras, e.g. the skandha-māra, passion-māra, etc. |
魦 see styles |
shā sha1 sha |
shark family, including some rays and skates |
鮊 鲌 see styles |
bó bo2 po |
culter, a generic term for cyprinid fish of genera Culter and Erythroculter |
鮓 鲊 see styles |
zhǎ zha3 cha sushi すし |
salted fish; dish made with ground vegetables, flour and other condiments (food term) sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies) |
鮬 see styles |
seigo; seigo / sego; sego せいご; セイゴ |
(kana only) (See スズキ) juvenile Japanese sea bass (under two years old and roughly 25 cm in length) |
鯔 鲻 see styles |
zī zi1 tzu bora ぼら nayoshi なよし todo とど ina いな |
mullet (1) (kana only) striped mullet (Mugil cephalus); (2) (obscure) redlip mullet (Chelon haematocheilus); (out-dated or obsolete kana usage) young striped mullet; (1) (kana only) adult striped mullet; (adverb) (2) (abbreviation) (kana only) in the end; after all is said and done; young striped mullet |
鯖 鲭 see styles |
zhēng zheng1 cheng saba さば |
(literary) boiled stew of fish and meat (1) (kana only) mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); (2) (net-sl) (See サーバ・1) server (esp. in an online game); (surname) Saba |
鯱 see styles |
shachihoko しゃちほこ |
(1) (kana only) orca (Orcinus orca); killer whale; grampus; (2) (abbreviation) (See 鯱・しゃちほこ・1) shachi; mythical carp with the head of a tiger and the body of a fish, considered auspicious protectors of well-being; (3) (abbreviation) (See 鯱・しゃちほこ・2) roof ornament in the shape of a shachi (believed to provide protection against fire by causing rain to fall); (surname) Shachihoko |
鱈 鳕 see styles |
xuě xue3 hsüeh tara たら |
codfish; Gadus macrocephalus (1) gadid (any fish of the family Gadidae, incl. cod, haddock, whiting and pollack); (2) Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) |
鱠 鲙 see styles |
kuài kuai4 k`uai kuai namasu なます |
used in 鱠魚|鲙鱼[kuai4 yu2]; minced or diced fish (variant of 膾|脍[kuai4]) (food term) (kana only) dish of raw fish and vegetables seasoned in vinegar |
鳴 鸣 see styles |
míng ming2 ming mei / me めい |
to cry (of birds, animals and insects); to make a sound; to voice (one's gratitude, grievance etc) (female given name) Mei Cry, sound, note of a bird, etc.; Oh ! alas ! to wail. |
鳽 see styles |
yán yan2 yen |
(used in naming bitterns and several other species of heron); also pr. [jian1] |
鴝 鸲 see styles |
qú qu2 ch`ü chü |
(bound form, used in the names of various kinds of bird, esp. robins and redstarts) |
鴫 see styles |
shigi しぎ |
(kana only) sandpiper (any bird of family Scolopacidae, incl. the curlews, godwits, phalaropes, redshanks, ruff, snipes, turnstones, and woodcocks); (surname) Shigi |
鵺 see styles |
yè ye4 yeh nue ぬえ |
a kind of bird similar to pheasant (1) Japanese chimera; mythical creature with a monkey's head, tanuki's body, tiger's limbs, and a snake tail; (2) White's thrush (Zoothera dauma); (3) man of mystery; enigma; (female given name) Nue |
鶼 鹣 see styles |
jiān jian1 chien |
mythical bird with one eye and one wing; see also 鰈鶼|鲽鹣[die2 jian1] |
鷸 鹬 see styles |
yù yu4 yü shigi しぎ |
common snipe; sandpiper (kana only) sandpiper (any bird of family Scolopacidae, incl. the curlews, godwits, phalaropes, redshanks, ruff, snipes, turnstones, and woodcocks) |
麻 see styles |
má ma2 ma takama たかま |
generic name for hemp, flax etc; hemp or flax fiber for textile materials; sesame; CL:縷|缕[lu:3]; (of materials) rough or coarse; pocked; pitted; to have pins and needles or tingling; to feel numb (out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (1) cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); (2) hemp (fiber); linen; flax; jute; (1) cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); (2) hemp (fiber); linen; flax; jute; (surname) Takama Hemp, flax, linen, translit. ma, cf. 牟, 麽, etc. |
黁 see styles |
nun nun2 nun |
warm and fragrant |
黟 see styles |
yī yi1 i |
black and shining ebony |
黻 see styles |
fú fu2 fu |
(archaic) embroidery using black and blue thread |
黼 see styles |
fǔ fu3 fu |
(archaic) motif of axes with black handles and white heads, a symbol of authority embroidered on ceremonial robes |
鼎 see styles |
dǐng ding3 ting tei / te てい |
ancient cooking cauldron with two looped handles and three or four legs; pot (dialect); to enter upon a period of (classical); Kangxi radical 206; one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes (hist) three-legged bronze vessel (used in ancient China); (given name) Tei |
齒 齿 see styles |
chǐ chi3 ch`ih chih ha は |
tooth; CL:顆|颗[ke1] (out-dated kanji) tooth The teeth, especially the front and upper teeth; toothed, serrated; age, class. |
龐 庞 see styles |
páng pang2 p`ang pang |
(bound form) huge; (bound form) numerous and disordered; (bound form) face |
龑 䶮 see styles |
yǎn yan3 yen |
high and bright |
龗 see styles |
líng ling2 ling okami おかみ |
dragon (rare) water god; rain and snow god; dragon god; dragon king |
龢 和 see styles |
hé he2 ho |
used in given names and as a surname See: 和 |
㛂 see styles |
nuǒ nuo3 no |
graceful; frail and petite |
㞞 𪨊 see styles |
sóng song2 sung |
(coll.) semen; (coll.) weak and incompetent |
㿠 see styles |
huàng huang4 huang |
(literary) (of the face) pale due to qi and blood deficiency |
鿍 see styles |
gàng gang4 kang |
hill; long and narrow highland; (used in place names) |
〇× see styles |
marubatsu まるばつ |
circle and cross; right and wrong (answers); true-false |
１Ｋ see styles |
wankee ワンケー |
(See Ｋ・ケー・8) apartment with one bedroom and a kitchen |
3C see styles |
sān c san1 c san c |
computers, communications, and consumer electronics; China Compulsory Certificate (CCC) |
５Ｓ see styles |
goesu ごエス |
(from 整理、整頓、清掃、清潔、しつけ) 5S (workplace organization system); Sort, Set in order, Shine, Standardize, and Sustain |
ＣＢ see styles |
shii bii; shiibii(sk) / shi bi; shibi(sk) シー・ビー; シービー(sk) |
(1) Citizens' Band; CB (radio); (2) (See 転換社債) convertible bond; (3) (See 慢性気管支炎) chronic bronchitis; (4) chemical and biological (weapons); (5) {sports} (See センターバック) center back; centre back; (6) community business |
Ｇ５ see styles |
jii faibu; jiifaibu(sk) / ji faibu; jifaibu(sk) ジー・ファイブ; ジーファイブ(sk) |
(hist) Group of Five (senior financial officials from the United States, United Kingdom, West Germany, Japan and France) |
ＩＳ see styles |
ai esu; aiesu(sk) アイ・エス; アイエス(sk) |
(1) Islamic State (of Iraq and the Levant); Daesh; IS; ISIL; (2) {comp} information separator; delimiter |
ＫＹ see styles |
keewai; keiwai(sk) / keewai; kewai(sk) ケーワイ; ケイワイ(sk) |
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) (slang) (abbreviation) (from 空気 (kūki) and 読めない (yomenai)) (See 空気が読めない) unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation); person who is unable to read the room; (2) (abbreviation) (from 危険 (kiken) and 予知 (yochi)) danger prevention (e.g. in the workplace) |
ＬＤ see styles |
eru dii; erudii(sk) / eru di; erudi(sk) エル・ディー; エルディー(sk) |
(1) (See リビングダイニング) living-cum-dining room; combined living room and dining room; (2) (See レーザーディスク) laser disc; LD; (3) (See 学習障害) learning disability; (4) lighting director; (5) (See 半導体レーザー) laser diode |
NG see styles |
n g n g n g enu jii; enujii(sk) / enu ji; enuji(sk) エヌ・ジー; エヌジー(sk) |
(loanword from Japanese "NG", an initialism for "no good") (film and TV) blooper; to do a blooper (noun or adjectival noun) (1) (colloquialism) no good; not allowed; not acceptable; (2) outtake; blooper; retake |
ＳＥ see styles |
esu ii; esuii(sk) / esu i; esui(sk) エス・イー; エスイー(sk) |
(1) systems engineer; (2) systems engineering; (3) sales engineer; (4) sound effect |
Ｖ系 see styles |
buikei / buike ブイけい |
fashion style heavy on make-up and elaborate hairstyles, used among Japanese rock bands, musicians, etc. |
ああ see styles |
aa / a ああ |
(adverb) (used for something or someone distant from both speaker and listener) (See こう・1,そう・1,どう) like that; so; (female given name) Aa |
ウド see styles |
udo ウド |
(kana only) udo (plant related to ginseng, used in medicine and cooking) (Aralia cordata); (personal name) Udo |
お亀 see styles |
okame おかめ |
(1) (kana only) (derogatory term) homely woman (esp. one with a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks); plain woman; (2) (abbreviation) (kana only) soba in soup with slices of boiled fish paste, shiitake mushrooms, greens, seaweed, etc. |
きり see styles |
giri ギリ |
(1) (orig. from Portuguese "cruz") (See ピンからキリまで) (ant: ピン・2) end; bottom; worst; (2) {cards} king (court card; in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta); (personal name) Gili; Giri |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
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This page contains 100 results for "Karma - Cause and Effect" 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
This dictionary uses the EDICT and CC-CEDICT dictionary files.
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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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