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代人受過 代人受过 see styles |
dài rén shòu guò dai4 ren2 shou4 guo4 tai jen shou kuo |
to take the blame for sb else; to be made a scapegoat |
伊沙陁羅 伊沙陁罗 see styles |
yī shā tuó luó yi1 sha1 tuo2 luo2 i sha t`o lo i sha to lo Ishadara |
伊沙駄羅 Iiṣādhara. A chain of mountains, being the second of the seven concentric circles surrounding Sumeru; defined as 持軸 holding the axis, or axle, also as 車軸 the axletree, or 自在持 sovereign control. It is made of the seven precious things, and its sea, 42, 000 yojanas wide, is filled with fragrant flowers. |
会意文字 see styles |
kaiimoji / kaimoji かいいもじ |
compound ideograph (one of the six kanji classifications); kanji made up of meaningful parts (e.g. "mountain pass" is up + down + mountain) |
但持毳衣 see styles |
dàn chí cuì yī dan4 chi2 cui4 yi1 tan ch`ih ts`ui i tan chih tsui i danji zeie |
wearing robes made only of wool |
何かの縁 see styles |
nanikanoen なにかのえん |
(exp,n) chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance |
作り置き see styles |
tsukurioki つくりおき |
(adj-no,n,vs) pre-made (esp. food); prepared in advance |
使いっぱ see styles |
tsukaippa つかいっぱ |
(1) (colloquialism) (abbreviation) (See 使いっ走り) gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else; (2) (colloquialism) (abbreviation) (See 使いっぱなし) using continuously; using non-stop |
侮り難い see styles |
anadorigatai あなどりがたい |
(adjective) formidable; not to be sneered at; not to be made light of |
八不正觀 八不正观 see styles |
bā bù zhèng guān ba1 bu4 zheng4 guan1 pa pu cheng kuan happu shōkan |
Meditation on the eight negations 八不. These eight, birth, death, etc., are the 八迷 eight misleading ideas, or 八計 eight wrong calculations. No objection is made to the terms in the apparent, or relative, sense 俗諦, but in the real or absolute sense 眞諦 these eight ideas are incorrect, and the truth lies between them ; in the relative, mortality need not be denied, but in the absolute we cannot speak of mortality or immortality. In regard to the relative view, beings have apparent birth and apparent death from various causes, but are not really born and do not really die, i.e. there is the difference of appearance and reality. In the absolute there is no apparent birth and apparent death. The other three pairs are similarly studied. |
八種授記 八种授记 see styles |
bā zhǒng shòu jì ba1 zhong3 shou4 ji4 pa chung shou chi hasshu juki |
The eight kinds of prediction―made known to self, not to others; to others not to self; to self and others; unknown to self or others; the near made known but the remote not; the remote made known but not the intermediate steps; near and remote both made known; near and remote both not made known. |
出がらし see styles |
degarashi でがらし |
(adj-no,n) used up (tea leaves, coffee grounds); insipid (tea, coffee made from such leaves or grounds); watery |
出来たて see styles |
dekitate できたて |
(can be adjective with の) (kana only) just made; fresh (from the oven); newly-built (house) |
出来合い see styles |
dekiai できあい |
ready-made; common-law (wife) |
出来合う see styles |
dekiau できあう |
(v5u,vi) to be ready-made; to become intimate with |
出来立て see styles |
dekitate できたて |
(can be adjective with の) (kana only) just made; fresh (from the oven); newly-built (house) |
出涸らし see styles |
degarashi でがらし |
(adj-no,n) used up (tea leaves, coffee grounds); insipid (tea, coffee made from such leaves or grounds); watery |
分譲住宅 see styles |
bunjoujuutaku / bunjojutaku ぶんじょうじゅうたく |
built-for-sale house; ready-made home |
別仕立て see styles |
betsujitate べつじたて |
(can be adjective with の) specially tailored; tailor-made; specially arranged (train, plane, etc.) |
功莫大焉 see styles |
gōng mò dà yān gong1 mo4 da4 yan1 kung mo ta yen |
no greater contribution has been made than this (idiom) |
化制二教 see styles |
huà zhì èr jiào hua4 zhi4 er4 jiao4 hua chih erh chiao ke sei nikyō |
The twofold division of the Buddha's teaching into converting or enlightening and discipline, as made by the Vihaya School, v. 化行. |
化學纖維 化学纤维 see styles |
huà xué xiān wéi hua4 xue2 xian1 wei2 hua hsüeh hsien wei |
man-made fiber |
Variations: |
hasou; hazou / haso; hazo はそう; はぞう |
(1) (hist) wide-mouthed ceramic vessel with a small hole in its spherical base (into which bamboo was probably inserted to pour liquids; from the Kofun period); (2) (See 半挿・1) teapot-like object made typically of lacquerware and used to pour hot and cold liquids |
十二因緣 十二因缘 see styles |
shí èr yīn yuán shi2 er4 yin1 yuan2 shih erh yin yüan jūni innen |
Dvādaśaṅga pratītyasamutpāda; the twelve nidānas; v. 尼 and 因; also 十二緣起; 因緣有支; 因緣率連; 因緣棘園; 因緣輪; 因緣重城; 因緣觀; 支佛觀. They are the twelve links in the chain of existence: (1) 無明avidyā, ignorance, or unenlightenment; (2) 行 saṃskāra, action, activity, conception, "dispositions," Keith; (3) 識 vijñāna, consciousness; (4) 名色 nāmarūpa, name and form; (5) 六入 ṣaḍāyatana, the six sense organs, i.e. eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind; (6) 觸 sparśa, contact, touch; (7) 受 vedanā, sensation, feeling; (8) 愛 tṛṣṇā, thirst, desire, craving; (9) 取 upādāna, laying hold of, grasping; (10) 有 bhava, being, existing; (11) 生 jāti, birth; (12) 老死 jarāmaraṇa, old age, death. The "classical formula" reads "By reason of ignorance dispositions; by reason of dispositions consciousness", etc. A further application of the twelve nidānas is made in regard to their causaton of rebirth: (1) ignorance, as inherited passion from the beginningless past ; (2) karma, good and evil, of past lives; (3) conception as a form of perception; (4) nāmarūpa, or body and mind evolving (in the womb); (5) the six organs on the verge of birth; (6) childhood whose intelligence is limited to sparśa, contact or touch; (7) receptivity or budding intelligence and discrimination from 6 or 7 years; (8) thirst, desire, or love, age of puberty; (9) the urge of sensuous existence; (10) forming the substance, bhava, of future karma; (11) the completed karma ready for rebirth; (12) old age and death. The two first are associated with the previous life, the other ten with the present. The theory is equally applicable to all realms of reincarnation. The twelve links are also represented in a chart, at the centre of which are the serpent (anger), boar (ignorance, or stupidity), and dove (lust) representing the fundamental sins. Each catches the other by the tail, typifying the train of sins producing the wheel of life. In another circle the twelve links are represented as follows: (1) ignorance, a blind woman; (2) action, a potter at work, or man gathering fruit; (3) consciousness, a restless monkey; (4) name and form, a boat; (5) sense organs, a house; (6) contact, a man and woman sitting together; (7) sensation, a man pierced by an arrow; (8) desire, a man drinking wine; (9) craving, a couple in union; (10) existence through childbirth; (11) birth, a man carrying a corpse; (12) disease, old age, death, an old woman leaning on a stick. v. 十二因緣論 Pratītya-samutpāda śāstra. |
十二法人 see styles |
shí èr fǎ rén shi2 er4 fa3 ren2 shih erh fa jen jūnihōnin |
Those who follow the twelve practices of the ascetics: (1) live in a hermitage; (2) always beg for food; (3) take turns at begging food; (4) one meal a day; (5) reduce amount of food; (6) do not take a drink made of fruit or honey after midday; (7) wear dust-heap garments; (8) wear only the three clerical garments; (9) dwell among graves; (10) stay under a tree; (11) on the dewy ground; (12) sit and never lie. |
十六資具 十六资具 see styles |
shí liù zī jù shi2 liu4 zi1 ju4 shih liu tzu chü jūroku shigu |
Sixteen necessaries of a strict observer of ascetic rules, ranging from garments made of rags collected from the dust heap to sleeping among graves. |
十割蕎麦 see styles |
juuwarisoba / juwarisoba じゅうわりそば |
(See 二八蕎麦) soba made with only buckwheat flour |
十緣生句 十缘生句 see styles |
shí yuán shēng jù shi2 yuan2 sheng1 ju4 shih yüan sheng chü jū enshō ku |
Ten illusions arising from environmental conditions: sleight of hand; mirage; dreams; reflections or shadows; gandharva cities (or cities of the sirens, seen in the sea-mist); echoes; the moon reflected in water; floating bubbles; motes (muscae volitantes); fire-wheel (made by revolving a flare). |
卓上演説 see styles |
takujouenzetsu / takujoenzetsu たくじょうえんぜつ |
after-dinner speech; speech made at a dinner (luncheon) |
南京玉簾 see styles |
nankintamasudare ナンキンたますだれ |
street performance in which the performer transforms a specially-made bamboo screen into various shapes while chanting an accompanying poem |
厥功至偉 厥功至伟 see styles |
jué gōng zhì wěi jue2 gong1 zhi4 wei3 chüeh kung chih wei |
(idiom) to have made significant contributions to a project or cause |
口に乗る see styles |
kuchininoru くちにのる |
(exp,v5r) (1) to be a topic of conversation; to be made much of; (exp,v5r) (2) to be taken in |
口噛み酒 see styles |
kuchikamizake; kuchikamisake くちかみざけ; くちかみさけ |
sake made from rice or other cereal which is chewed before fermentation |
叩き上げ see styles |
tatakiage たたきあげ |
(1) working one's way up; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) self-made person; veteran |
吉備団子 see styles |
kibidango きびだんご |
(1) sweet dumpling made with mochi flour and (sometimes) millet flour (famous product of Okayama); (2) millet dumplings |
味噌っ滓 see styles |
misokkasu みそっかす |
(1) (kana only) miso lees; miso strainings; miso dregs; (2) (kana only) child who is made light of; child who is left out of games; immature child or person; good-for-nothing |
味噌っ粕 see styles |
misokkasu みそっかす |
(1) (kana only) miso lees; miso strainings; miso dregs; (2) (kana only) child who is made light of; child who is left out of games; immature child or person; good-for-nothing |
味噌御田 see styles |
misooden みそおでん |
(food term) oden made with haccho miso |
和製漢字 see styles |
waseikanji / wasekanji わせいかんじ |
(See 国字・3) kanji created in Japan (as opposed to China); Japanese-made kanji |
嘉平次平 see styles |
kaheijihira / kahejihira かへいじひら |
hakama fabric made from meisen silk |
圈圈點點 圈圈点点 see styles |
quān quan diǎn diǎn quan1 quan5 dian3 dian3 ch`üan ch`üan tien tien chüan chüan tien tien |
annotations made in a book; fig. remarks and comments; to have an opinion on everything |
塵塵三昧 尘尘三昧 see styles |
chén chén sān mèi chen2 chen2 san1 mei4 ch`en ch`en san mei chen chen san mei jinjin zanmai |
The samādhi in which, in a moment of time, entry is made into all samādhis. |
多音節詞 多音节词 see styles |
duō yīn jié cí duo1 yin1 jie2 ci2 to yin chieh tz`u to yin chieh tzu |
polysyllabic word; Chinese word made up of three or more characters |
大光明王 see styles |
dà guāng míng wáng da4 guang1 ming2 wang2 ta kuang ming wang Dai kōmyō ō |
The Great-Light Ming-wang, Śākyamuni in a previous existence, when king of Jambudvīpa, at Benares. There his white elephant, stirred by the sight of a female elephant, ran away with him into the forest, where he rebuked his mahout, who replied, "I can only control the body not the mind, only a Buddha can control the mind." Thereupon the royal rider made his resolve to attain bodhi and become a Buddha. Later, he gave to all that asked, finally even his own head to a Brahman who demanded it, at the instigation of an enemy king. |
大岡裁き see styles |
oookasabaki おおおかさばき |
(from Ōoka Tadasuke, a 17th century jurist) judicial decision made with human kindness and warmth in a fair manner |
大溪豆乾 大溪豆干 see styles |
dà xī dòu gān da4 xi1 dou4 gan1 ta hsi tou kan |
dried tofu made in Daxi, a district of Taoyuan, Taiwan famous for its dried tofu 豆干[dou4 gan1] |
天作之合 see styles |
tiān zuò zhī hé tian1 zuo4 zhi1 he2 t`ien tso chih ho tien tso chih ho |
a match made in heaven (idiom) |
天災人禍 天灾人祸 see styles |
tiān zāi rén huò tian1 zai1 ren2 huo4 t`ien tsai jen huo tien tsai jen huo |
natural calamities and man-made disasters (idiom) |
天生一對 天生一对 see styles |
tiān shēng yī duì tian1 sheng1 yi1 dui4 t`ien sheng i tui tien sheng i tui |
More info & calligraphy: Soul Mates |
天造地設 天造地设 see styles |
tiān zào dì shè tian1 zao4 di4 she4 t`ien tsao ti she tien tsao ti she |
lit. made by Heaven and arranged by Earth(idiom); ideal; perfect; (of a match) made in heaven; to be made for one another |
夫妻肺片 see styles |
fū qī fèi piàn fu1 qi1 fei4 pian4 fu ch`i fei p`ien fu chi fei pien |
popular Sichuan cold dish made of thinly sliced beef and beef offal |
央掘摩羅 央掘摩罗 see styles |
yāng jué mó luó yang1 jue2 mo2 luo2 yang chüeh mo lo Ōkutsumara |
(央掘); 央仇魔羅; 央崛鬘; 盎崛利摩羅 (or 鴦崛利摩羅) (or 鴦窶利摩羅) Aṇgulimālya, Śivaitic fanatics who ' made assassination a religious act', and wore finger-bones as a chaplet. One who had assassinated 999, and was about to assassinate his mother for the thousandth, is said to have been then converted by the Buddha. |
妙法蓮華 妙法莲华 see styles |
miào fǎ lián huá miao4 fa3 lian2 hua2 miao fa lien hua myōhō renge |
法華 The wonderful truth as found in the Lotus Sutra. the One Vehicle Sutra; which is said to contain 實法 Buddha's complete truth as compared with his previous 權法 or 方便法, i.e. partial, or expedient teaching, but both are included in this perfect truth. The sutra is the Saddhamapuṇḍarīka 正法華經 or (添品妙法蓮華經) 妙法蓮華經, also known as 薩曇芥陀利經, of which several translations in whole or part were made from Sanskrit into Chinese, the most popular being by Kumārajīva. It was the special classic of the Tiantai school, which is sometimes known as the 蓮宗 Lotus school, and it profoundly influenced Buddhist doctrine in China, Japan, and Tibet. The commentaries and treatises on it are very numerous; two by Chih-i 智顗 of the Tiantai school being the妙法蓮華經文句 and the 玄義. |
小倉あん see styles |
oguraan / oguran おぐらあん |
sweet adzuki bean paste made of a mixture of mashed and whole beans |
層次分明 层次分明 see styles |
céng cì fēn míng ceng2 ci4 fen1 ming2 ts`eng tz`u fen ming tseng tzu fen ming |
layered; structured; made up of distinct parts |
已曾供養 已曾供养 see styles |
yǐ céng gōng yǎng yi3 ceng2 gong1 yang3 i ts`eng kung yang i tseng kung yang isō kuyō |
have previously made offerings |
巻きずし see styles |
makizushi まきずし |
(food term) makizushi; sushi made rolled in nori seaweed with a core of filling |
巻きもの see styles |
makimono まきもの |
(1) scroll; rolled book; makimono; (2) scarf; muffler; stole; (3) sushi made rolled in nori seaweed with a core of filling |
巻き寿司 see styles |
makizushi まきずし |
(food term) makizushi; sushi made rolled in nori seaweed with a core of filling |
市松人形 see styles |
ichimatsuningyou / ichimatsuningyo いちまつにんぎょう |
ichimatsu doll; traditional Japanese doll with a torso made of hardened sawdust |
希麟音義 希麟音义 see styles |
xī lín yīn yì xi1 lin2 yin1 yi4 hsi lin yin i Kirin ongi |
The dictionary compiled by Hsi-lin of the Tang dynasty, supplementing the 慧琳音義 Hui-lin-yin-i. Sound and meaning accord with Hui-lin, and terms used in translations made subsequent to that work are added. |
帰り新参 see styles |
kaerishinzan かえりしんざん |
person who has just made a comeback; previous employee now rejoining |
当たり屋 see styles |
atariya あたりや |
(1) lucky person; someone who made a lot of money (e.g. gambling or on the stock market); (2) (baseb) skilled batter; batter on a hot streak; (3) accident faker; someone who jumps in front of cars on purpose to extort money; (4) barbershop |
徒有其名 see styles |
tú yǒu qí míng tu2 you3 qi2 ming2 t`u yu ch`i ming tu yu chi ming |
with an undeserved reputation (idiom); unwarranted fame; nowhere near as good as he's made out to be |
徒有虛名 徒有虚名 see styles |
tú yǒu xū míng tu2 you3 xu1 ming2 t`u yu hsü ming tu yu hsü ming |
with an undeserved reputation (idiom); unwarranted fame; nowhere near as good as he's made out to be |
御目出糖 see styles |
omedetou / omedeto おめでとう |
Japanese sweets made with glutinous rice and azuki bean paste |
御膳汁粉 see styles |
gozenjiruko ごぜんじるこ |
(See 汁粉) shiruko made with strained red bean paste |
志ぐれ煮 see styles |
shigureni しぐれに |
seafood, etc. preserve made with mirin, ginger and soy |
愛妻弁当 see styles |
aisaibentou / aisaibento あいさいべんとう |
lunchbox made with loving care by one's wife |
成り立つ see styles |
naritatsu なりたつ |
(v5t,vi,vt) (1) to consist of; to be made up of; to be composed of; (2) to be practical (logical, feasible, viable); to be concluded; to hold true |
打っ掛け see styles |
bukkake ぶっかけ |
(1) (kana only) (slang) splashing on; splashing at; (2) (See 打っ掛け蕎麦) dish made by pouring broth over something (esp. bukkakesoba); (3) (vulgar) bukkake; ejaculation onto someone's face |
抜きゲー see styles |
nukigee ぬきゲー |
(slang) (See 抜く・14) erotic video game made for the purpose of masturbation |
拖泥帶水 拖泥带水 see styles |
tuō ní dài shuǐ tuo1 ni2 dai4 shui3 t`o ni tai shui to ni tai shui dadei taisui |
(idiom) muddy and wet; (idiom) (of speech, writing etc) slovenly; sloppy; (of actions) indecisive 和泥合水 Mud and water hauler, or made of mud and water, a Chan (Zen) school censure of facile remarks. |
振り込み see styles |
furikomi ふりこみ |
(1) payment made via bank deposit transfer; (2) (mahj) discarding a tile that becomes another player's winning tile |
捨て頭巾 see styles |
sutezukin すてずきん |
hood made useless by the warmer weather of spring |
摩奴末耶 see styles |
mó nú mò yé mo2 nu2 mo4 ye2 mo nu mo yeh manumaya |
(or 摩?末耶) manomaya, 'consisting of spirit or mind, spiritual, mental.' M.W. Intp. as mind-produced body, or form, any appearance produced at will. |
摺り染め see styles |
surizome すりぞめ |
(1) (obscure) method of patterning fabric by pounding on leaves (or flowers, etc.) placed on it, or by rubbing in dye made from these materials; (2) coloring fabric by placing a paper stencil over it and brushing on the dye; fabric colored in such a manner |
攝大乘論 摄大乘论 see styles |
shè dà shèng lùn she4 da4 sheng4 lun4 she ta sheng lun Shō daijō ron |
Mahāyāna-saṃparigraha-śāstra, a collection of Mahāyāna śāstras, ascribed to Asaṅga, of which three tr. were made into Chinese. |
整形美人 see styles |
seikeibijin / sekebijin せいけいびじん |
plastic-surgery beauty; woman made beautiful by cosmetic surgery |
文化住宅 see styles |
bunkajuutaku / bunkajutaku ぶんかじゅうたく |
semi-European-style house; type of Japanese house incorporating Western elements that was made popular in the 1920s and 1930s |
既成観念 see styles |
kiseikannen / kisekannen きせいかんねん |
ready-made ideas |
昆布出し see styles |
konbudashi こんぶだし |
soup stock made from kombu |
明廚亮灶 明厨亮灶 see styles |
míng chú liàng zào ming2 chu2 liang4 zao4 ming ch`u liang tsao ming chu liang tsao |
"transparent kitchen" – a kitchen (in a restaurant, school cafeteria etc) in which food preparation processes are made visible to customers (by means of transparent glass, live video etc) to promote hygiene and ensure accountability in food safety practices |
明石焼き see styles |
akashiyaki あかしやき |
(1) var. of pottery from Hyogo prefecture; (2) round balls made from eggs, flour, etc., (local food of Akashi) |
有償契約 see styles |
yuushoukeiyaku / yushokeyaku ゆうしょうけいやく |
an onerous contract; contract made for a consideration |
木人石心 see styles |
mù rén shí xīn mu4 ren2 shi2 xin1 mu jen shih hsin |
lit. body made of wood, heart made of stone (idiom); fig. heartless |
本格焼酎 see styles |
honkakushouchuu / honkakushochu ほんかくしょうちゅう |
shōchū made by the simple distillation process |
杏仁豆腐 see styles |
xìng rén dòu fu xing4 ren2 dou4 fu5 hsing jen tou fu annindoufu; kyounindoufu / annindofu; kyonindofu あんにんどうふ; きょうにんどうふ |
almond tofu; almond jelly (dessert made with apricot kernel milk, sugar and agar) (Chinese-style) almond jelly; dessert of powdered and jellied apricot kernels with fruit |
Variations: |
taimatsu; shoumei(松明); kyo(炬) / taimatsu; shome(松明); kyo(炬) たいまつ; しょうめい(松明); きょ(炬) |
(orig. from 焚松 (たきまつ)) torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight |
枝折り戸 see styles |
shiorido しおりど |
garden gate made of branches and twigs; wicket gate |
枝豆豆腐 see styles |
edamametoufu / edamametofu えだまめとうふ |
{food} tofu-like dish made with edamame |
柚子胡椒 see styles |
yuzugoshou / yuzugosho ゆずごしょう yuzukoshou / yuzukosho ゆずこしょう |
(food term) condiment paste made from yuzu zest and chili peppers (chile) |
Variations: |
kegoromo けごろも |
(1) fur coat (to protect against the cold); (2) clothes made with the down of birds |
江戸みそ see styles |
edomiso えどみそ |
Edo miso; type of miso produced in the Tokyo area since the Edo period (usu. low-salt and made with rice koji) |
江戸味噌 see styles |
edomiso えどみそ |
Edo miso; type of miso produced in the Tokyo area since the Edo period (usu. low-salt and made with rice koji) |
注文生産 see styles |
chuumonseisan / chumonsesan ちゅうもんせいさん |
made-to-order production; job order production; production to order |
源氏パイ see styles |
genjipai げんじパイ |
(product) Genji Pie (palmier made by Sanritsu Confectionery); (product name) Genji Pie (palmier made by Sanritsu Confectionery) |
烏陀愆那 乌陀愆那 see styles |
wū tuó qiān nà wu1 tuo2 qian1 na4 wu t`o ch`ien na wu to chien na Udakenna |
Udayana, a king of Vatsa, or Kauśāmbī, 'contemporary of Śākyamuni,' of whom he is said to have had the first statue made. |
焼きたて see styles |
yakitate やきたて |
(can be adjective with の) fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted |
焼き立て see styles |
yakitate やきたて |
(can be adjective with の) fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted |
牛頭栴檀 牛头栴檀 see styles |
niú tóu zhān tán niu2 tou2 zhan1 tan2 niu t`ou chan t`an niu tou chan tan gozu sendan |
牛檀栴檀; 牛檀香 gośīrṣa-candana, ox-head sandal-wood, also styled 赤栴檀 red sandal-wood; said to come from the Ox-head mountains, and if rubbed on the body to make one impervious to fire, also generally protective against fire, curative of wounds and generally medicinal. 'The first image of Śākyamuni was made of this wood. ' Eitel. 西域記 10. |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
This page contains 100 results for "Made" 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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