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一曹

see styles
 issou / isso
    いっそう
master sergeant (JSDF)

一歳

see styles
 issai
    いっさい
one-year-old

丁夫

see styles
dīng fū
    ding1 fu1
ting fu
(in ancient times) a man old enough for corvée or military service

七僧

see styles
qī sēng
    qi1 seng1
ch`i seng
    chi seng
 shichisō
A monastery is supposed to possess the following seven monks: 咒願師 invoker; 導師 leader; 唄師 intoner, or leader of the chanting; 散花師 flower-scatterer; 梵音師 master of sacred words, or Sanskrit; 錫杖師 shaker of the rings on the metal staff, or crozier; 堂達 distributor of missals, etc. Another division is 講師 expounder; 讀師 reader; 咒願師; 三禮師 director of the three ceremonies; 唄師; 散花師; and 堂達.

七光

see styles
 nanami
    ななみ
benefiting from the influence of a master or parent; (female given name) Nanami

七逆

see styles
qī nì
    qi1 ni4
ch`i ni
    chi ni
 shichigyaku
(七逆罪) The seven rebellious acts, or deadly sins — shedding a Buddha's blood, killing father, mother, monk, teacher, subverting or disrupting monks, killing an arhat. V. 梵綱經下.

丈人

see styles
zhàng rén
    zhang4 ren2
chang jen
 takehito
    たけひと
wife's father (father-in-law); old man
(1) (honorific or respectful language) elder; senior; (2) wife's father; father-in-law; (given name) Takehito

三元

see styles
sān yuán
    san1 yuan2
san yüan
 miyuki
    みゆき
(old) first place in civil service examinations at three levels: provincial 解元[jie4 yuan2], metropolitan 會元|会元[hui4 yuan2] and palace 狀元|状元[zhuang4 yuan2]
(1) (See 上元,中元・1,下元) 15th day of the 1st, 7th and 10th lunar months; (2) heaven, earth and man; (3) January 1; New Year's Day; (can act as adjective) (4) {chem} ternary; (female given name) Miyuki

三公

see styles
 mitsuhiro
    みつひろ
three lords (highest ranking officials in the old Imperial Chinese or Japanese governments); (given name) Mitsuhiro

三尊

see styles
sān zūn
    san1 zun1
san tsun
 sanzon; sanson
    さんぞん; さんそん
(1) (さんぞん only) {Buddh} Buddha triad; image of a Buddha attended by two Bodhisattvas; (2) (さんぞん only) {Buddh} (See 三宝) The Three Jewels; Buddha, the teachings of Buddha, and the community of monks and nuns; (3) (さんぞん only) (See 三尊天井) head and shoulders (stock price, etc. chart pattern); (4) the three people one must esteem: master, father, teacher
The three honoured ones: Buddha, the Law, the Ecclesia or Order. Others are: Amitābha, Avalokiteśvara, and Mahāsthāmaprāpta, who, according to the Pure-land sect, come to welcome the dying invoker. Another group is Bhaiṣajya, Vairocana, and Candraprabha; and another, Śākyamunī, Mañjuśrī, and Samantabhadra.

三戒

see styles
sān jiè
    san1 jie4
san chieh
 sankai
    さんかい
(1) (from the Analects of Confucius) three lifetime commandments (youth's femininity, middle-aged struggle, old-age gain); (2) {Buddh} three categories of precepts (lay, ordination, moral)
The three sets of commandments, i.e. the ten for the ordained who have left home, the eight for the devout at home, and the five for the ordinary laity.

三族

see styles
sān zú
    san1 zu2
san tsu
 sanzoku
    さんぞく
(old) three generations (father, self and sons); three clans (your own, your mother's, your wife's)
three types of relatives (e.g. father, children and grandchildren; parents, siblings, wife and children; etc.)

三更

see styles
sān gēng
    san1 geng1
san keng
 mifuke
    みふけ
third of the five night watch periods 23:00-01:00 (old); midnight; also pr. [san1 jin1]
third watch of the night (approx. 11pm to 1am); (place-name) Mifuke

三歸


三归

see styles
sān guī
    san1 gui1
san kuei
 sanki
Triśaraṇa, or Śaraṇa-gamana. The three surrenders to, or "formulas of refuge" in, the Three Precious Ones 三賓, i.e. to the Buddha 佛, the Dharma 法, the Saṅgha 僧. The three formulas are 歸依佛 Buddham śaraṇaṃ gacchāmi, 歸依法 Dharmaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi, 歸依僧 Saṅghaṃ śaraṇaṃ gacchāmi. It is "the most primitive formula fidei of the early Buddhists". The surrender is to the Buddha as teacher 師, the Law as medicine 藥, the Ecclesia as friends 友. These are known as the 三歸依.

三疑

see styles
sān yí
    san1 yi2
san i
 sangi
The three doubts— of self, of teacher, of the dharma-truth.

三馬


三马

see styles
sān mǎ
    san1 ma3
san ma
 minma
    みんま
(place-name) Minma
The three horses, one young, strong, and tractable; another similar but not tractable; a third old and intractable, i.e. bodhisattvas (or bodhisattva-monks), śrāvakas and icchantis.

上る

see styles
 agaru
    あがる
(v5r,vi) (1) to ascend; to go up; to climb; (2) to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the sun); to rise; (3) to go to (the capital); (4) to be promoted; (5) to add up to; (6) to advance (in price); (7) to swim up (a river); to sail up; (8) to come up (on the agenda); (irregular okurigana usage) (v5r,vi) (1) to rise; to go up; to come up; to ascend; to be raised; (2) to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to go in; (3) to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; (4) to get out (of water); to come ashore; (5) to increase; (6) to improve; to make progress; (7) to be promoted; to advance; (8) to be made (of profit, etc.); (9) to occur (esp. of a favourable result); (10) to be adequate (to cover expenses, etc.); (11) to be finished; to be done; to be over; (12) (of rain) to stop; to lift; (13) to stop (working properly); to cut out; to give out; to die; (14) to win (in a card game, etc.); (15) to be spoken loudly; (16) to get stage fright; (17) to be offered (to the gods, etc.); (18) (humble language) to go; to visit; (19) (honorific or respectful language) to eat; to drink; (20) to be listed (as a candidate); (21) to serve (in one's master's home); (22) to go north; (suf,v5r) (23) indicates completion; (place-name) Agaru

上下

see styles
shàng xià
    shang4 xia4
shang hsia
 jouge / joge
    じょうげ
up and down; top and bottom; old and young; length; about; more or less
(1) top and bottom; high and low; above and below; upper and lower ends; up and down; (n,vs,vi) (2) going up and down; rising and falling; fluctuating; (n,vs,vi) (3) going and coming back; (4) upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled; the government and the people; (5) first and second volumes; (6) {cloth} top and bottom; two-piece (outfit); (place-name, surname) Jōge
above and below

上峰

see styles
shàng fēng
    shang4 feng1
shang feng
 kamimine
    かみみね
peak; summit; (old) higher authorities; superiors
(place-name, surname) Kamimine

上座

see styles
shàng zuò
    shang4 zuo4
shang tso
 jouza / joza
    じょうざ
seat of honor
(n,vs,adj-no) chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table; (place-name) Jōza
Sthavira; or Mahāsthavira. Old man, or elder; head monk, president, or abbot; the first Buddhist fathers; a title of Mahākāśyapa; also of monks of twenty to forty-nine years standing, as 中座 are from ten to nineteen and 下座 under ten. The 釋氏要覽 divides presiding elders into four classes, those presiding over monasteries, over assemblies of monks, over sects, and laymen presiding over feasts to monks.

上忍

see styles
shàng rěn
    shang4 ren3
shang jen
 jounin / jonin
    じょうにん
Ninja clan master; highest-ranking ninja
exceedingly patient

上手

see styles
shàng shǒu
    shang4 shou3
shang shou
 nobote
    のぼて
to obtain; to master; overhand (serve etc); seat of honor
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) (ant: 下手・へた・1) skillful; skilled; proficient; good (at); adept; clever; (2) flattery; (place-name) Nobote
abbot

上疏

see styles
shàng shū
    shang4 shu1
shang shu
 jouso / joso
    じょうそ
(of a court official) to present a memorial to the emperor (old)
(noun, transitive verb) reporting to the emperor

上相

see styles
shàng xiàng
    shang4 xiang4
shang hsiang
 kamiya
    かみや
photogenic; (old) high official
(place-name) Kamiya

下げ

see styles
 sage
    さげ
(1) lowering; sinking; bringing down; letting down; (2) depreciation; price fall; (3) punch line (of a rakugo story); (4) (abbreviation) (archaism) sword strap

下乘

see styles
xià shèng
    xia4 sheng4
hsia sheng
 gejō
The lower yāna, i.e. Hīnayāna; likened to an old worn-out horse. To alight from (a vehicle, horse, etc.).

下人

see styles
xià rén
    xia4 ren2
hsia jen
 genin
    げにん
(old) servant; (dialect) children; grandchildren
low-rank person; menial

下金

see styles
 shimokane
    しもかね
basic metal (in an art object); old metal; (surname) Shimokane

不倫


不伦

see styles
bù lún
    bu4 lun2
pu lun
 furin
    ふりん
(of a relationship) improper (adulterous, incestuous, teacher-student etc); unseemly
(n,vs,vi,adj-na,adj-no) adultery; impropriety; (an) affair; immorality

不義


不义

see styles
bù yì
    bu4 yi4
pu i
 fugi
    ふぎ
injustice
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) immorality; injustice; misconduct; impropriety; perfidy; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) adultery; infidelity; cuckoldry; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (3) (archaism) (See 八虐) murdering one's teacher or a government official
unjust

不肖

see styles
bù xiào
    bu4 xiao4
pu hsiao
 fushou / fusho
    ふしょう
(literary) unlike one's parents; degenerate; unworthy
(adj-no,adj-na,n) (1) unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); (pronoun) (2) (humble language) I; me; (adj-no,adj-na,n) (3) (form) (used self-referentially) incompetent; unskilled; inexperienced; foolish; (noun or adjectival noun) (4) (archaism) unfortunate; unlucky; (given name) Fushou
does not reject

世伯

see styles
shì bó
    shi4 bo2
shih po
uncle (affectionate name for a friend older than one's father); old friend

世母

see styles
shì mǔ
    shi4 mu3
shih mu
wife of father's elder brother (old)

世運


世运

see styles
shì yùn
    shi4 yun4
shih yün
 seiun; seun / seun; seun
    せいうん; せうん
World Games (abbr. for 世界運動會|世界运动会[Shi4jie4 Yun4dong4hui4]); (old) (Tw, HK) Olympic Games
(rare) destiny of the world; course of events in the world

丘井

see styles
qiū jǐng
    qiu1 jing3
ch`iu ching
    chiu ching
 okai
    おかい
(surname) Okai
A (dry) well on a hill top, symbolical of old age.

中古

see styles
zhōng gǔ
    zhong1 gu3
chung ku
 chuuko / chuko
    ちゅうこ
medieval; Middle Ages; Chinese middle antiquity, 3rd to 9th centuries, including Sui and Tang Dynasties; Middle (of a language, e.g. Middle English); used; second-hand
(can be adjective with の) (1) used; second-hand; old; (2) (ちゅうこ only) Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period); (surname) Chuuko

中男

see styles
 nakao
    なかお
(1) (See 次男・じなん) one's second son; (2) (archaism) (See 少丁) man between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō system); (personal name) Nakao

丹參


丹参

see styles
dān shēn
    dan1 shen1
tan shen
(botany) red sage (Salvia miltiorrhiza)

丹後

see styles
 tango
    たんご
(hist) Tango (former province located in the north of present-day Kyoto Prefecture); (s,f) Tango; (place-name) Tango (old name for north Kyoto Prefecture)

主人

see styles
zhǔ rén
    zhu3 ren2
chu jen
 shujin
    しゅじん
master; host; owner; CL:個|个[ge4]
(1) (See ご主人) head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; landlord; landlady; (2) one's husband; (3) (one's) employer; (one's) master; (4) host; hostess; (personal name) Shujin

主僕


主仆

see styles
zhǔ pú
    zhu3 pu2
chu p`u
    chu pu
master and servant

主公

see styles
zhǔ gōng
    zhu3 gong1
chu kung
 shukou / shuko
    しゅこう
Your Highness; Your Majesty
(1) (archaism) master; (2) (archaism) main character; protagonist

主君

see styles
 shukun
    しゅくん
lord; master

主命

see styles
 shumei; shuumei / shume; shume
    しゅめい; しゅうめい
ruler's orders; master's orders

主子

see styles
zhǔ zi
    zhu3 zi5
chu tzu
 yukiko
    ゆきこ
Master (term used by servant); Your Majesty; operator (of machine)
(female given name) Yukiko

主宰

see styles
zhǔ zǎi
    zhu3 zai3
chu tsai
 shusai
    しゅさい
to dominate; to rule; to dictate; master
(noun, transitive verb) (1) chairmanship; presidency; management; (2) (See 主宰者) president; chairman
Lord, master; to dominate, control; the lord within, the soul; the lord of the universe, God.

主家

see styles
 shuka; shuke
    しゅか; しゅけ
employer's house; master's house

主局

see styles
 shukyoku
    しゅきょく
{comp} master station

主従

see styles
 shuujuu; shujuu / shuju; shuju
    しゅうじゅう; しゅじゅう
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee

主從


主从

see styles
zhǔ cóng
    zhu3 cong2
chu ts`ung
    chu tsung
master-slave (computing); client-server (computing); primary and secondary

主恩

see styles
 shuon
    しゅおん
the favor (favour) of one's master

主用

see styles
 shuyou / shuyo
    しゅよう
(1) one's master's business; (2) (obsolete) necessary business; major errands

久故

see styles
jiǔ gù
    jiu3 gu4
chiu ku
 kyuugo / kyugo
    きゅうご
(surname) Kyūgo
old

久病

see styles
jiǔ bìng
    jiu3 bing4
chiu ping
my old illness; chronic condition

久遠


久远

see styles
jiǔ yuǎn
    jiu3 yuan3
chiu yüan
 hisatoo
    ひさとお
old; ancient; far away
(noun - becomes adjective with の) eternity; (surname) Hisatoo
very long time

乙女

see styles
 otome
    をとめ
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old; (female given name) Otome; Wotome

乞休

see styles
qǐ xiū
    qi3 xiu1
ch`i hsiu
    chi hsiu
to request permission to resign from an official position (old)

乳兒


乳儿

see styles
rǔ ér
    ru3 er2
ju erh
nursing infant; child less than one year old

了當


了当

see styles
liǎo dàng
    liao3 dang4
liao tang
frank; outspoken; ready; settled; in order; (old) to deal with; to handle

二九

see styles
èr jiǔ
    er4 jiu3
erh chiu
 futaku
    ふたく
(obsolete) eighteen; (surname) Futaku
eighteen [years old]

二十

see styles
èr shí
    er4 shi2
erh shih
 nijuu / niju
    にじゅう
twenty; 20
(1) 20 years old; (2) (archaism) twenty; (out-dated or obsolete kana usage) twenty; twenty; (surname) Nijuu
viṃśati. Twenty.

二更

see styles
èr gēng
    er4 geng1
erh keng
 nikou / niko
    にこう
second of the five night watch periods 21:00-23:00 (old)
(archaism) second watch (approx. 9pm to 11pm)

五官

see styles
wǔ guān
    wu3 guan1
wu kuan
 gokan
    ごかん
five sense organs of TCM (nose, eyes, lips, tongue, ears 鼻目口舌耳); facial features
the five sense organs; (place-name) Gokan
The five controlling powers, v. 五大使, birth, old age, sickness, death, and the (imperial) magistrate.

五更

see styles
wǔ gēng
    wu3 geng1
wu keng
 gokou / goko
    ごこう
fifth of the five night watch periods 03:00-05:00 (old)
(archaism) the five night watches; fifth watch of the night (approx. 3am to 5am); (surname) Gokou
The five night watches; also the fifth watch.

五逆

see styles
wǔ nì
    wu3 ni4
wu ni
 gogyaku
    ごぎゃく
(1) {Buddh} five cardinal sins (killing one's father, killing one's mother, killing an arhat, shedding the blood of a Buddha, causing a schism within the sangha); (2) (hist) crime of killing one's master, father, grandfather, mother, or grandmother
pañcānantarya; 五無間業 The five rebellious acts or deadly sins, parricide, matricide, killing an arhat, shedding the blood of a Buddha, destroying the harmony of the sangha, or fraternity. The above definition is common both to Hīnayāna and Mahāyāna. The lightest of these sins is the first; the heaviest the last. II. Another group is: (1) sacrilege, such as destroying temples, burning sutras, stealing a Buddha's or a monk's things, inducing others to do so, or taking pleasure therein; (2) slander, or abuse of the teaching of śrāvaka s, pratyekabuddhas, or bodhisattvas; (3) ill-treatment or killing of a monk; (4) any one of the five deadly sins given above; (5) denial of the karma consequences of ill deeds, acting or teaching others accordingly, and unceasing evil life. III. There are also five deadly sins, each of which is equal to each of the first set of five: (1) violation of a mother, or a fully ordained nun; (2) killing a bodhisattva in a sangha; (5) destroying a Buddha's stūpa. IV. The five unpardonable sin of Devadatta who (1) destroyed the harmony of the community; (2) injured Śākyamuni with a stone, shedding his blood; (3) induced the king to let loose a rutting elephant to trample down Śākyamuni; (4) killed a nun; (5) put poison on his finger-nails and saluted Śākyamuni intending to destroy him thereby.

亜聖

see styles
 tsuguhito
    つぐひと
sage of the second order; (personal name) Tsuguhito

亞聖


亚圣

see styles
yà shèng
    ya4 sheng4
ya sheng
 asei / ase
    あせい
Second Sage, traditional title of Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3] in Confucian studies
(female given name) Asei

交椅

see styles
jiāo yǐ
    jiao1 yi3
chiao i
old-style wooden folding armchair, typically featuring a footrest; (fig.) position in a hierarchy

京師


京师

see styles
jīng shī
    jing1 shi1
ching shih
 keishi / keshi
    けいし
capital of a country (literary)
capital; metropolis; old Kyoto; (surname) Keishi
the capital

亭主

see styles
 teishu / teshu
    ていしゅ
(1) household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); innkeeper; owner (e.g. of a hotel); (2) husband

人丁

see styles
rén dīng
    ren2 ding1
jen ting
number of people in a family; population; (old) adult males; male servants

人師


人师

see styles
rén shī
    ren2 shi1
jen shih
 ninshi
mentor; role model
A leader or teacher of men.

人犯

see styles
rén fàn
    ren2 fan4
jen fan
criminal; culprit; suspect (old)

人瑞

see styles
rén ruì
    ren2 rui4
jen jui
very old person; venerable old person

今作

see styles
 konsaku
    こんさく
(1) this work; this title; (2) (archaism) modern work not based on old styles

仕官

see styles
 shikan
    しかん
(n,vs,vi) (1) government service; entering government service; (n,vs,vi) (2) (See 浪人・1) finding a new lord or master to serve (of a ronin)

仙聖


仙圣

see styles
xiān shèng
    xian1 sheng4
hsien sheng
 senshō
reclusive sage

仙駕


仙驾

see styles
xiān jià
    xian1 jia4
hsien chia
 senga
carriage of a recluse sage

代字

see styles
dài zì
    dai4 zi4
tai tzu
abbreviated name of an entity (e.g. 皖政, a short name for 安徽省人民政府); code name; (old) pronoun

代課


代课

see styles
dài kè
    dai4 ke4
tai k`o
    tai ko
to teach as substitute for absent teacher

代謝


代谢

see styles
dài xiè
    dai4 xie4
tai hsieh
 taisha
    たいしゃ
replacement; substitution; metabolism (biol.)
(1) metabolism; (n,vs,vi) (2) renewal; regeneration; replacing the old with the new
transition

令む

see styles
 shimu
    しむ
(v5m,aux-v) (kana only) (archaism) to make happen (old causative verbal ending)

令狐

see styles
líng hú
    ling2 hu2
ling hu
old place name (in present-day Linyi County 臨猗縣|临猗县[Lin2yi1 Xian4], Shanxi); two-character surname Linghu

仵作

see styles
wǔ zuò
    wu3 zuo4
wu tso
coroner (old)

任課


任课

see styles
rèn kè
    ren4 ke4
jen k`o
    jen ko
to give classes; to work as a teacher

仿古

see styles
fǎng gǔ
    fang3 gu3
fang ku
pseudo-classical; modeled on antique; in the old style

伊沙

see styles
yī shā
    yi1 sha1
i sha
 isa
    いさ
(female given name) Isa
IIśa, master, lord. 伊沙 is used for 伊舍那 q. v., but 伊沙那 īśāna, possessing, is intp. as 聚落 a settled place, locality, and may be Iiśānapura, v. infra 伊賞.

伙夫

see styles
huǒ fū
    huo3 fu1
huo fu
mess cook (old)

伯爵

see styles
bó jué
    bo2 jue2
po chüeh
 hakushaku
    はくしゃく
earl; count; earldom or countship (old)
(See 五等爵) count; earl

伶人

see styles
líng rén
    ling2 ren2
ling jen
 reinin / renin
    れいにん
(old) actor; actress
court musician; minstrel; (place-name) Reinin

住腳


住脚

see styles
zhù jiǎo
    zhu4 jiao3
chu chiao
(old) to halt; to stop

何才

see styles
 nansai
    なんさい
how old?; what age?

何歳

see styles
 nansai
    なんさい
how old?; what age?

何為


何为

see styles
hé wèi
    he2 wei4
ho wei
(old) why

余習

see styles
 yoshuu / yoshu
    よしゅう
old remaining customs

併売

see styles
 heibai / hebai
    へいばい
(noun/participle) (1) concurrent selling (e.g. of old and new models); selling (related products) alongside each other; (noun/participle) (2) selling (the same product) in more than one place (e.g. online and in store)

使む

see styles
 shimu
    しむ
(v5m,aux-v) (kana only) (archaism) to make happen (old causative verbal ending)

來日


来日

see styles
lái rì
    lai2 ri4
lai jih
 rainichi
future days; (literary) the next day; (old) past days
next day

便嬛

see styles
pián xuān
    pian2 xuan1
p`ien hsüan
    pien hsüan
(old) graceful

保呈

see styles
bǎo chéng
    bao3 cheng2
pao ch`eng
    pao cheng
document guaranteeing the words or actions of a third party (old)

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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