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臭棋

see styles
chòu qí
    chou4 qi2
ch`ou ch`i
    chou chi
blunder (in chess)

舌下

see styles
shé xià
    she2 xia4
she hsia
 zekka
    ぜっか
sublingual; hypoglossal
(adj-no,n) sublingual; under the tongue

舍人

see styles
shè rén
    she4 ren2
she jen
 toneri
    とねり
ancient office title; rich and important person
(out-dated kanji) (gikun reading) (1) servant; valet; footman; (2) (archaism) someone who works in close quarters with the emperor or imperial family; (3) (archaism) low-ranking official who works for the imperial family or nobility (under the Rituryo system); (4) (archaism) ox-tender for oxcarts; horse boy; (5) honorary junior official of the Imperial Household Department's Board of Ceremonies involved in miscellaneous duties related to ceremonies; (out-dated kanji) (1) servant; valet; footman; (2) (archaism) someone who works in close quarters with the emperor or imperial family; (3) (archaism) low-ranking official who works for the imperial family or nobility (under the Rituryo system); (4) (archaism) ox-tender for oxcarts; horse boy; (5) honorary junior official of the Imperial Household Department's Board of Ceremonies involved in miscellaneous duties related to ceremonies; (personal name) Toneri

舎人

see styles
 torine
    とりね
(1) servant; valet; footman; (2) (archaism) someone who works in close quarters with the emperor or imperial family; (3) (archaism) low-ranking official who works for the imperial family or nobility (under the Rituryo system); (4) (archaism) ox-tender for oxcarts; horse boy; (5) honorary junior official of the Imperial Household Department's Board of Ceremonies involved in miscellaneous duties related to ceremonies; (personal name) Torine

舎弟

see styles
 shatei / shate
    しゃてい
(1) (See 舎兄) one's younger brother; (2) underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother

良忍

see styles
liáng rěn
    liang2 ren3
liang jen
 ryounin / ryonin
    りょうにん
(personal name) Ryōnin
Ryōnin, founder of the Japanese 融通念佛 school.

花筏

see styles
 hanaikada
    はないかだ
(1) (poetic term) floral raft; flower raft; flower petals fallen on water, resembling a raft; (2) (kana only) Helwingia japonica (species of shrub); (3) (archaism) oily perfume applied under white makeup; (surname) Hanaikada

若那

see styles
ruò nà
    ruo4 na4
jo na
 wakana
    わかな
(female given name) Wakana
(or 若南); 惹那那 jñāna, tr. by 智knowledge, understanding, intellectual judgments, as compared with 慧 wisdom, moral judgments; prajñā is supposed to cover both meanings.

苦学

see styles
 kugaku
    くがく
(n,vs,vi) (1) working one's way through school; earning one's own school fees; (n,vs,vi) (2) studying under adversity; studying in harsh economic circumstances

苦差

see styles
kǔ chāi
    ku3 chai1
k`u ch`ai
    ku chai
hard task; difficult mission; arduous and unrewarding undertaking; drudgery; grind; chore

苦智

see styles
kǔ zhì
    ku3 zhi4
k`u chih
    ku chih
 kuchi
The knowledge or understanding of the axiom of suffering.

苦根

see styles
kǔ gēn
    ku3 gen1
k`u ken
    ku ken
 kukon
underlying cause of poverty
faculty of suffering (or pain)

苦行

see styles
kǔ xíng
    ku3 xing2
k`u hsing
    ku hsing
 kugyou / kugyo
    くぎょう
ascetic practice
(n,vs,vi) (1) penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism; (n,vs,vi) (2) difficult work; strenuous task
duṣkara-caryā, undergoing difficulties, hardships, or sufferings; also tapas, burning, torment; hence asceticism, religious austerity, mortification.

茶気

see styles
 chaki
    ちゃき
(1) (See 茶道) knowledge of tea ceremony; understanding of the Way of Tea; (2) sense of refinement; air of sophistication; otherworldly nature; elegant demeanor; (3) playfulness; mischievousness; naughtiness

草叢


草丛

see styles
cǎo cóng
    cao3 cong2
ts`ao ts`ung
    tsao tsung
 kusamura
    くさむら
underbrush
clump of bushes; grassy place; thicket; jungle; the bush

菌褶

see styles
jun zhě
    jun4 zhe3
chün che
lamella (under the cap of a mushroom)

落る

see styles
 ochiru
    おちる
(irregular okurigana usage) (v1,vi) (1) to fall down; to drop; to fall (e.g. rain); to sink (e.g. sun or moon); to fall onto (e.g. light or one's gaze); to be used in a certain place (e.g. money); (2) to be omitted; to be missing; (3) to decrease; to sink; (4) to fail (e.g. exam or class); to lose (contest, election, etc.); (5) to crash; to degenerate; to degrade; to fall behind; (6) to become indecent (of a conversation); (7) to be ruined; to go under; (8) to fade; to come out (e.g. a stain); to come off (e.g. makeup); to be removed (e.g. illness, possessing spirit, name on a list); (9) to fall (into someone's hands); to become someone's possession; (10) to fall (into a trap); to fall (for a trick); (11) to give in; to give up; to confess; to flee; (12) to fall; to be defeated; to surrender; (13) to come to (in the end); to end in; (14) to fall (in love, asleep, etc.); (15) to swoon (judo); (16) to consent; to understand; (17) (computer terminology) to crash; to freeze; (18) to die; (19) to move to the depths

落度

see styles
 ochido
    おちど
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission; oversight; lapse

葉裏

see styles
 haura
    はうら
underside of a leaf

葉陰

see styles
 hakage
    はかげ
under the leaves (of a tree); in the shadow of the leaves

蓮座


莲座

see styles
lián zuò
    lian2 zuo4
lien tso
 renza
    れんざ
lotus seat (under Buddhist statues); lotus base
The lotus throne on which are seated the images; Buddha-throne.

薄命

see styles
bó mìng
    bo2 ming4
po ming
 hakumei / hakume
    はくめい
to be born under an unlucky star (usu. of women); to be born unlucky
misfortune; short life; evil fate

薊馬


蓟马

see styles
jì mǎ
    ji4 ma3
chi ma
 azamiuma; azamiuma
    あざみうま; アザミウマ
(zoology) thrips (order Thysanoptera); thunderbug
(kana only) thrips (any insect of order Thysanoptera); thrip

藏教

see styles
zàng jiào
    zang4 jiao4
tsang chiao
 zōkyō
The Piṭaka, i.e. Tripiṭaka school, one of the four divisions 藏通別圓 as classified by Tiantai; it is the Hīnayāna school of the śrāvaka and pratyeka-buddha type, based on the tripiṭaka and its four dogmas, with the bodhisattva doctrine as an unimportant side issue. It is also subdivided into four others, 有 the reality of things, 空 their unreality, both and neither. The bodhisattva of the Piṭaka school is defined as undergoing seven stages, beginning with the four dogmas and ending with complete enlightenment under the bodhi-tree.

藩祖

see styles
 hanso
    はんそ
(1) (hist) ancestor of a feudal lord; (2) (hist) founder of a feudal domain

藩鎮


藩镇

see styles
fān zhèn
    fan1 zhen4
fan chen
 hanchin
    はんちん
lit. fence town; buffer region (between enemies); Tang dynasty system of provincial administration under a provincial governor 節度使|节度使[jie2 du4 shi3]
(hist) (See 節度使) jiedushi (regional military governor in ancient China)

藩領

see styles
 hanryou / hanryo
    はんりょう
(hist) (See 藩) land under the control of a daimyo

虫鰈

see styles
 mushigarei; mushigarei / mushigare; mushigare
    むしがれい; ムシガレイ
(kana only) roundnose flounder (Eopsetta grigorjewi)

虺虺

see styles
huǐ huǐ
    hui3 hui3
hui hui
rumbling (of thunder etc)

蛻化


蜕化

see styles
tuì huà
    tui4 hua4
t`ui hua
    tui hua
(of insects) to undergo metamorphosis; (fig.) to be transformed; to metamorphose; to become degraded

蝕む

see styles
 mushibamu
    むしばむ
(v5m,vi) (1) to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; (2) to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin; to undermine; to gnaw at (one's heart, body, etc.); to eat into; to destroy

蝶變

see styles
dié biàn
    die2 bian4
tieh pien
(of a caterpillar etc) to metamorphose; (fig.) to undergo a dramatic positive change (e.g. urban renewal, industrial reform, economic advance etc)

融解

see styles
róng jiě
    rong2 jie3
jung chieh
 yuukai / yukai
    ゆうかい
to melt; molten; fig. to understand thoroughly
(n,vs,vt,vi) melting; fusion; liquefaction

行る

see styles
 yaru
    やる
(transitive verb) (1) (kana only) (colloquialism) to do; to undertake; to perform; to play (a game); to study; (2) (kana only) to send; to dispatch; to despatch; (3) (kana only) to put; to move; to turn (one's head, glance, etc.); (4) (kana only) to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status); to let have; to present; to bestow; to confer; (5) (kana only) to make (a vehicle) go faster; (6) (kana only) to run (a business); to keep; to be engaged in; to practice (law, medicine, etc.); to practise; (7) (kana only) to have (food, drink, etc.); to eat; to drink; to smoke; (8) (kana only) to hold (a performance); to perform; to show; (9) (kana only) to ease (one's mind); (10) (colloquialism) (kana only) to harm; to injure; to kill; (11) (kana only) (slang) to have sex with; (v5r,vi) (12) (kana only) to live; to get by; to get along; (suf,v5r) (13) (kana only) to do ... completely; (14) (kana only) to do ... broadly; to do ... to a great distance; (aux-v,v5r) (15) (kana only) to do ... for (someone of equal or lower status); to do ... to (sometimes with negative nuance); (16) (kana only) to make active efforts to ...

被る

see styles
 koumuru / komuru
    こうむる
    kamuru
    かむる
    kaburu
    かぶる
(transitive verb) to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage); (transitive verb) (1) (kana only) to put on (one's head); to wear; to have on; to pull over (one's head); to crown (oneself); (2) (kana only) to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to dash on oneself; to ship water; (3) (kana only) to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to assume (responsibility); to shoulder (burden); (4) to overlap (e.g. sound or color); (5) to be similar; to be redundant; (v5r,vi) (6) to be fogged (due to overexposure, etc.); (7) to close; to come to an end; (8) to get a full house; to sell out; (9) (archaism) to blunder; to bungle; to fail; (10) (archaism) to be deceived

被捕

see styles
bèi bǔ
    bei4 bu3
pei pu
to be arrested; under arrest

袴下

see styles
 koshita
    こした
(obsolete) (obsolete military term) (See ズボン下) long johns; long underpants; long underwear

裂變


裂变

see styles
liè biàn
    lie4 bian4
lieh pien
(physics) to undergo nuclear fission; (fig.) to break apart, forming smaller units; to fragment

裏本

see styles
 uramoto
    うらもと
under-the-counter porn mag (featuring uncensored photos); (surname) Uramoto

裏白

see styles
 urajiro; urajiro
    うらじろ; ウラジロ
(1) (kana only) Gleichenia japonica (species of fern with white-backed leaves); (2) (orig. meaning) white underside; white bottom; white inner

裏皮

see styles
 uragawa
    うらがわ
    urakawa
    うらかわ
(1) suede; leather using the underside of the skin; (2) piece of leather on the underside of a bag, purse, etc.

裏革

see styles
 uragawa
    うらがわ
    urakawa
    うらかわ
(1) suede; leather using the underside of the skin; (2) piece of leather on the underside of a bag, purse, etc.

裙撐

see styles
qún chēng
    qun2 cheng1
ch`ün ch`eng
    chün cheng
frame worn under a skirt; underskirt

補刀


补刀

see styles
bǔ dāo
    bu3 dao1
pu tao
(gaming) to finish off a wounded combatant; (fig.) to attack sb who is already under fire; to pile on; (sphragistics) to retouch a seal after taking a first impression

褌祝

see styles
 hekoiwai
    へこいわい
    fundoshiiwai / fundoshiwai
    ふんどしいわい
    tafusagiiwai / tafusagiwai
    たふさぎいわい
coming of age ceremony where boys get a new loincloth and girls a new underskirt

褲衩


裤衩

see styles
kù chǎ
    ku4 cha3
k`u ch`a
    ku cha
underpants

褲頭


裤头

see styles
kù tóu
    ku4 tou2
k`u t`ou
    ku tou
(dialect) underpants; (swimming) trunks

褻服


亵服

see styles
xiè fú
    xie4 fu2
hsieh fu
informal wear; home clothes (old); women's underwear; lingerie

襦袢

see styles
 juban; jiban; jiban
    じゅばん; じばん; ジバン
undershirt (por: jibão); singlet

襯衣


衬衣

see styles
chèn yī
    chen4 yi1
ch`en i
    chen i
 shini
    しんい
shirt; CL:件[jian4]
underwear; shirt (worn as an undergarment)

襯褲


衬裤

see styles
chèn kù
    chen4 ku4
ch`en k`u
    chen ku
underpants

見方


见方

see styles
jiàn fāng
    jian4 fang1
chien fang
 mikata
    みかた
(measurement) (after a length) square (as in "10 feet square")
(1) viewpoint; point of view; way of looking (at something); view; angle; (2) way of appreciating (e.g. opera); way of understanding; how to read (a map, train timetable, etc.); (surname) Mikata

見解


见解

see styles
jiàn jiě
    jian4 jie3
chien chieh
 kenkai
    けんかい
opinion; view; understanding
opinion; point of view
opinion

規培


规培

see styles
guī péi
    gui1 pei2
kuei p`ei
    kuei pei
(of a medical graduate) to undertake standardized training (as a resident doctor in a hospital) (abbr. for 規範化培訓|规范化培训[gui1 fan4 hua4 pei2 xun4])

覚り

see styles
 satori
    さとり
(1) comprehension; understanding; (2) (Buddhist term) enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori

覚る

see styles
 satoru
    さとる
(transitive verb) (1) to perceive; to sense; to discern; (2) to understand; to comprehend; to realize; (3) (Buddhist term) to attain enlightenment

覚知

see styles
 kakuchi
    かくち
(noun/participle) (1) perception; understanding; (noun/participle) (2) acknowledgement (of a fire, incident, etc. by emergency services); learning (of); becoming aware (of); (surname) Kakuchi

親木

see styles
 oyaki
    おやき
stock (from which a graft is taken); understock; root stock; (surname) Oyaki

親鸞


亲鸾

see styles
qīn luán
    qin1 luan2
ch`in luan
    chin luan
 shinran
    しんらん
(person) Shinran (founder of the Jōdo Shinshū sect of Buddhism, 1173-1262)
Shinran

覺悟


觉悟

see styles
jué wù
    jue2 wu4
chüeh wu
 kakugo
to come to understand; to realize; consciousness; awareness; Buddhist enlightenment (Sanskrit: cittotpāda)
To awake, become enlightened, comprehend spiritual reality.

覺樹


觉树

see styles
jué shù
    jue2 shu4
chüeh shu
 kakuju
The tree of knowledge, or enlightenment, the pippala under which the Buddha attained enlightenment, also called bodhidruma and ficus religiosa. To plant virtue in order to attain enlightenment.

角丸

see styles
 kadomaru
    かどまる
(1) corner rounder; corner cutter; (2) rounding the corners of pages (e.g. during bookbinding); (3) rounded corners; (surname) Kadomaru

解り

see styles
 wakari
    わかり
understanding; comprehension

解る

see styles
 wakaru
    わかる
(v5r,vi) (1) (kana only) to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow; (2) (kana only) to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized; to be realised; to be found out

解悟

see styles
jiě wù
    jie3 wu4
chieh wu
 gego
to understand; to comprehend; to grasp the meaning
Release and awareness: the attaining of liberation through enlightenment.

解明

see styles
 kaimei / kaime
    かいめい
(noun, transitive verb) elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding

解行

see styles
jiě xíng
    jie3 xing2
chieh hsing
 gegyō
Interpretation and conduct; to understand and do.

触雷

see styles
 shokurai
    しょくらい
(n,vs,vi) striking a naval mine; hitting an underwater mine

訓若


训若

see styles
xùn ruò
    xun4 ruo4
hsün jo
 Kunnya
Sañjana, 'entirely vanquishing' name of the founder of one of the ten heretical sects. Also, one of the six Tīrthyas, former teacher of Maudgālayayana and Śāriputra; also, a king of yakṣas; cf. 珊.

記誦

see styles
 kishou / kisho
    きしょう
(noun, transitive verb) (1) (rare) memorizing (a poem, etc.) and reciting it; (noun, transitive verb) (2) (rare) rote recitation (without understanding)

訛詐


讹诈

see styles
é zhà
    e2 zha4
o cha
to extort under false pretenses; to blackmail; to bluff; to defraud

詰袖

see styles
 tsumesode
    つめそで
(irregular okurigana usage) kimono with completely attached sleeves (i.e. lacking an opening on the side under the armpit)

話茬


话茬

see styles
huà chá
    hua4 cha2
hua ch`a
    hua cha
tone of voice; topic; subject under discussion

話鋒


话锋

see styles
huà fēng
    hua4 feng1
hua feng
topic under discussion; direction or tone of the conversation

話頭


话头

see styles
huà tóu
    hua4 tou2
hua t`ou
    hua tou
 watou / wato
    わとう
subject (under discussion); thread (of an argument)
(form) topic; subject
head phrase

該当

see styles
 gaitou(p); kakutou(ik) / gaito(p); kakuto(ik)
    がいとう(P); かくとう(ik)
(n,vs,vi) corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements); meeting (conditions); qualifying for

認知


认知

see styles
rèn zhī
    ren4 zhi1
jen chih
 ninchi
    にんち
cognition; cognitive; understanding; perception; awareness; to be cognizant of; to recognize; to realize
(noun, transitive verb) acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition

認識


认识

see styles
rèn shi
    ren4 shi5
jen shih
 ninshiki
    にんしき
to know; to recognize; to be familiar with; to get acquainted with sb; knowledge; understanding; awareness; cognition
(noun, transitive verb) recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition; cognizance; cognisance
to acknowledge, e.g. sin 認罪.

認購


认购

see styles
rèn gòu
    ren4 gou4
jen kou
to undertake to purchase something; to subscribe (to share issue)

語弊

see styles
 gohei / gohe
    ごへい
faulty statement; misleading statement; misunderstanding caused by a misleading statement

誤會


误会

see styles
wù huì
    wu4 hui4
wu hui
to misunderstand; to mistake; misunderstanding; CL:個|个[ge4]

誤聞

see styles
 gobun
    ごぶん
(noun, transitive verb) misunderstanding; misinformation

誤解


误解

see styles
wù jiě
    wu4 jie3
wu chieh
 gokai
    ごかい
to misunderstand; misunderstanding
(n,vs,vt,vi) misunderstanding

誤讀


误读

see styles
wù dú
    wu4 du2
wu tu
to misread; (fig.) to misunderstand; to misinterpret

說通


说通

see styles
shuō tōng
    shuo1 tong1
shuo t`ung
    shuo tung
 settsū
to get sb to understand; to persuade
To expound thoroughly, penetrating exposition.

調伏


调伏

see styles
tiào fú
    tiao4 fu2
t`iao fu
    tiao fu
 choubuku; joubuku / chobuku; jobuku
    ちょうぶく; じょうぶく
(noun, transitive verb) (1) {Buddh} exorcism; (noun, transitive verb) (2) putting a deadly curse on; cursing to death
To discipline bring under control, e.g. bring into submission the body, mouth, and will; control, or subjugate evil spirits, etc.; it is one of the intp. of Vinaya.

調御


调御

see styles
diào yù
    diao4 yu4
tiao yü
 jōgo
To tame and control as a master does a wild elephant or horse, or as the Buddha brings the passions of men under control, hence he is termed 調御丈夫 and 調御師 Puruṣa-damya-sārathi.

請負

see styles
 ukeoi
    うけおい
contract (for work); contracting; undertaking

諒承

see styles
 ryoushou / ryosho
    りょうしょう
(noun/participle) acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance

諒解


谅解

see styles
liàng jiě
    liang4 jie3
liang chieh
 ryoukai / ryokai
    りょうかい
to understand; to make allowances for; understanding
(noun/participle) comprehension; consent; understanding; agreement; roger (on the radio)

諦念

see styles
 tainen
    たいねん
understanding and acceptance; spiritual awakening; a heart that understands truth; (feeling of) resignation; (given name) Tainen

諭す

see styles
 satosu
    さとす
(transitive verb) to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish; to warn (against doing)

諳事


谙事

see styles
ān shì
    an1 shi4
an shih
(often used in the negative in describing a young person) to have an understanding of things; to know how the world works

諸侯


诸侯

see styles
zhū hóu
    zhu1 hou2
chu hou
 shokou / shoko
    しょこう
dukes or princes who rule a part of the country under the emperor; local rulers
princes; lords

講師


讲师

see styles
jiǎng shī
    jiang3 shi1
chiang shih
 koushi / koshi
    こうし
instructor; lecturer
(1) speaker; lecturer; (2) lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; (3) part-time teacher; (4) tutor (at a cram school)
An expounder, or teacher.

識る

see styles
 shiru
    しる
(transitive verb) (1) to be aware of; to know; to be conscious of; to cognize; to cognise; (2) to notice; to feel; (3) to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; (4) to remember; to be acquainted with (a procedure); (5) to experience; to go through; to learn; (6) to be acquainted with (a person); to get to know; (7) to concern

議題


议题

see styles
yì tí
    yi4 ti2
i t`i
    i ti
 gidai
    ぎだい
topic of discussion; topic; subject; issue (under discussion); CL:項|项[xiang4]
topic of discussion; agenda

護翼


护翼

see styles
hù yì
    hu4 yi4
hu i
to provide protection; to take under one's wing; wings of a sanitary pad

護送


护送

see styles
hù sòng
    hu4 song4
hu sung
 gosou / goso
    ごそう
to escort; to accompany
(noun, transitive verb) escort (e.g. under guard); convoy

讀懂


读懂

see styles
dú dǒng
    du2 dong3
tu tung
to read and understand

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

This dictionary uses the EDICT and CC-CEDICT dictionary files.
EDICT data is the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, and is used in conformance with the Group's license.

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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