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取る see styles |
toru とる |
(transitive verb) (1) to take; to pick up; to grab; to catch; to hold; (transitive verb) (2) to pass; to hand; to give; (transitive verb) (3) to get; to obtain; to acquire; to win; to receive; to earn; to take (e.g. a vacation); (transitive verb) (4) to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, attitude, etc.); to choose; (transitive verb) (5) to remove; to get rid of; to take off; (transitive verb) (6) to take away; to steal; to rob; (transitive verb) (7) (See 摂る) to eat; to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins); (transitive verb) (8) to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather; to extract (e.g. juice); to catch (e.g. fish); to harvest (a crop); (transitive verb) (9) to take up (time, space); to occupy; to spare; to set aside; (transitive verb) (10) to secure; to reserve; to save; to put aside; to keep; (transitive verb) (11) to take (e.g. a joke); to interpret; to understand; to make out; to grasp; (transitive verb) (12) to record; to take down; (transitive verb) (13) to subscribe to (e.g. a newspaper); to take; to buy; to get; (transitive verb) (14) to order; to have delivered; (transitive verb) (15) to charge; to fine; to take (tax); (transitive verb) (16) to take (e.g. a wife); to take on (e.g. an apprentice); to adopt; to accept; (transitive verb) (17) to take control of; to take (the rudder); (transitive verb) (18) to compete (in sumo, cards, etc.); to play |
取手 see styles |
toride とりで |
(1) recipient; receiver; acceptor; taker; (2) (martial arts term) (sumo) skilled practitioner (of judo, sumo, etc.); (3) person who picks up the cards (in karuta games); handle; grip; knob; (place-name) Toride |
取木 see styles |
toriki とりき |
layering (in the gardening sense) |
取札 see styles |
torifuda とりふだ |
card to pick up (in card games); card that is picked up by players instead of read (in karuta); card printed with the second half of a poem (in karuta) |
受封 see styles |
shòu fēng shou4 feng1 shou feng |
to receive fief and title; to be enfeoffed; (fig.) to be rewarded by the emperor |
受彰 see styles |
jushou / jusho じゅしょう |
(noun/participle) receiving a commendation; receiving an award |
受忍 see styles |
junin じゅにん |
(noun, transitive verb) enduring (hardships, inconveniences, etc.); tolerating; accepting |
受窘 see styles |
shòu jiǒng shou4 jiong3 shou chiung |
embarrassed; bothered; in an awkward position |
受罪 see styles |
shòu zuì shou4 zui4 shou tsui |
to endure; to suffer; hardships; torments; a hard time; a nuisance |
受者 see styles |
shòu zhě shou4 zhe3 shou che jusha |
A recipient (e. g. of the rules). The illusory view that the ego will receive reward or punishment in a future life, one of the sixteen false views. |
受苦 see styles |
shòu kǔ shou4 ku3 shou k`u shou ku juku じゅく |
to suffer hardship suffering pain; experiencing hardship feel [experience, undergo] suffering |
受賞 受赏 see styles |
shòu shǎng shou4 shang3 shou shang jushou / jusho じゅしょう |
to receive a prize (noun, transitive verb) (See 授賞) winning (a prize); receiving (an award); being awarded |
叙賜 see styles |
joshi じょし |
(noun/participle) distributing ranks, rewards and pensions |
叛旗 see styles |
hanki はんき |
standard of revolt; banner of revolution |
古女 see styles |
gomame ごまめ |
(kana only) dried young anchovies (or sardines) |
另類 另类 see styles |
lìng lèi ling4 lei4 ling lei |
offbeat; alternative; avant-garde; unconventional; weird |
叫牌 see styles |
jiào pái jiao4 pai2 chiao p`ai chiao pai |
to bid (bridge and similar card games) |
叫苦 see styles |
jiào kǔ jiao4 ku3 chiao k`u chiao ku |
to whine about hardships; to complain of one's bitter lot; to complain; to grumble |
台球 see styles |
tái qiú tai2 qiu2 t`ai ch`iu tai chiu |
billiards |
右繞 右绕 see styles |
yòu rào you4 rao4 yu jao unyō |
pradakṣiṇa, turning or processing with the right shoulder towards an object of reverence. |
右舷 see styles |
yòu xián you4 xian2 yu hsien ugen うげん |
starboard (of a ship) (noun - becomes adjective with の) (ant: 左舷・さげん) starboard |
右辺 see styles |
uhen うへん |
(1) {math} (See 左辺・1) right side (of an equation, expression, etc.); RHS; (2) right side (go, chess, othello board) |
号泣 see styles |
goukyuu / gokyu ごうきゅう |
(n,vs,vi) (1) crying loudly; bawling; wailing; lamentation; (n,vs,vi) (2) (colloquialism) (non-standard usage) crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets; weeping |
吃緊 吃紧 see styles |
chī jǐn chi1 jin3 ch`ih chin chih chin kikkin きっきん |
in short supply; dire; tense; critical; hard-pressed; important (adj-no,adj-na,n) urgent; pressing; exigent |
吃苦 see styles |
chī kǔ chi1 ku3 ch`ih k`u chih ku |
to bear hardships |
吃重 see styles |
chī zhòng chi1 zhong4 ch`ih chung chih chung |
(of a role) arduous; important; (a vehicle's) loading capacity |
吃香 see styles |
chī xiāng chi1 xiang1 ch`ih hsiang chih hsiang |
popular; in demand; well regarded |
合宿 see styles |
gasshuku がっしゅく |
(n,vs,vi) lodging together; training camp; boarding house |
合式 see styles |
hé shì he2 shi4 ho shih goushiki / goshiki ごうしき |
conforming to a pattern; up to standard; variant of 合適|合适[he2 shi4] formal; regular; valid; categorical |
合板 see styles |
gouhan(p); gouban(p) / gohan(p); goban(p) ごうはん(P); ごうばん(P) |
(1) veneer board; plywood; (2) joint publication |
合格 see styles |
hé gé he2 ge2 ho ko goukaku / gokaku ごうかく |
to meet the standard required; qualified; eligible (voter etc) (n,vs,vi) (1) passing (an exam); pass; success; passing grade; (n,vs,vi) (2) meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification; being found eligible |
合決 see styles |
aijakuri あいじゃくり |
half lap joint between parallel boards |
合紙 see styles |
goushi / goshi ごうし |
adhering (printed) paper to a thicker paper (e.g. cardboard) |
合院 see styles |
hé yuàn he2 yuan4 ho yüan |
courtyard house |
合鴨 see styles |
aigamo あいがも |
cross between a mallard and domestic duck |
吉士 see styles |
jí shì ji2 shi4 chi shih yoshihito よしひと |
cheese (loanword); custard powder; (literary) man (laudatory); person of virtue (given name) Yoshihito |
吊る see styles |
tsuru つる |
(transitive verb) (1) to hang; to suspend; to sling; to wear (e.g. a sword); to put up (e.g. a shelf); (transitive verb) (2) (in the form 首を吊る) (See 首を吊る) to hang oneself; (transitive verb) (3) {sumo} to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; (v5r,vi) (4) (kana only) to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes); (v5r,vi) (5) (kana only) to pucker (e.g. of a seam); to be pulled tight |
吊門 吊门 see styles |
diào mén diao4 men2 tiao men |
an overhung door; a door that hinges upwards |
同区 see styles |
douku / doku どうく |
same ward |
名刺 see styles |
míng cì ming2 ci4 ming tz`u ming tzu meishi / meshi めいし |
visiting card; name card business card |
名園 see styles |
meien / meen めいえん |
famous garden; fine garden |
名帖 see styles |
míng tiě ming2 tie3 ming t`ieh ming tieh |
name card; business card |
名片 see styles |
míng piàn ming2 pian4 ming p`ien ming pien |
(business) card |
向う see styles |
mukau むかう |
(v5u,vi) (1) to face; (2) to go towards; to head towards |
向く see styles |
muku むく |
(v5k,vt,vi) (1) to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); (v5k,vt,vi) (2) to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to front (on); (v5k,vt,vi) (3) to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); (v5k,vi) (4) to be suited to; to be fit for; (v5k,vi) (5) to go towards; to turn to (of one's interests, feelings, etc.); to be inclined (to do) |
向け see styles |
muke むけ |
(suffix noun) intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ... |
向上 see styles |
xiàng shàng xiang4 shang4 hsiang shang koujou / kojo こうじょう |
upward; up; to advance; to try to improve oneself; to make progress (n,vs,vi) elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress; (surname) Mukaue To trace backwards, as from the later to the earlier, primary, the earliest or first; upwards. |
向下 see styles |
xiàng xià xiang4 xia4 hsiang hsia mukoushita / mukoshita むこうした |
down; downward (surname) Mukōshita Downwards; to trace downwards, i. e. forwards, 'from root to branches.' |
向前 see styles |
xiàng qián xiang4 qian2 hsiang ch`ien hsiang chien mukamae むかまえ |
forward; onward (surname) Mukamae before |
向北 see styles |
xiàng běi xiang4 bei3 hsiang pei |
northward; facing north |
向南 see styles |
xiàng nán xiang4 nan2 hsiang nan kita きた |
southward (surname) Kita |
向外 see styles |
xiàng wài xiang4 wai4 hsiang wai |
outward |
向後 向后 see styles |
xiàng hòu xiang4 hou4 hsiang hou mugo むご |
backward (n-adv,n-t) hereafter; (surname) Mugo |
向暮 see styles |
xiàng mù xiang4 mu4 hsiang mu |
towards evening |
向東 向东 see styles |
xiàng dōng xiang4 dong1 hsiang tung mukouhigashi / mukohigashi むこうひがし |
eastwards (surname) Mukōhigashi |
向背 see styles |
xiàng bèi xiang4 bei4 hsiang pei kouhai / kohai こうはい |
to support or oppose (1) one's attitude (toward); one's position; support or opposition; (2) state of affairs; situation; developments |
向著 向着 see styles |
xiàng zhe xiang4 zhe5 hsiang che |
towards; facing (sb or something); (coll.) to side with; to favor |
向西 see styles |
xiàng xī xiang4 xi1 hsiang hsi kousai / kosai こうさい |
westward (surname) Kōsai |
吧主 see styles |
bā zhǔ ba1 zhu3 pa chu |
message board moderator or administrator |
吸住 see styles |
xī zhù xi1 zhu4 hsi chu |
to draw (towards); to be drawn to; to be sucked in |
吹雪 see styles |
fuyuki ふゆき |
snow storm; blizzard; (female given name) Fuyuki |
味噌 see styles |
wèi cēng wei4 ceng1 wei ts`eng wei tseng miso みそ |
miso (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 味噌 "miso"); also pr. [wei4 zeng1] (1) {food} miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; (2) innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; (3) (See 手前味噌・てまえみそ) key (main) point; good part (of something); (4) (derogatory term) (See 泣き味噌・なきみそ,弱味噌・よわみそ) weakling; weak person; (expression) (5) (kana only) (slang) (joc) (imperative; after the -te form of a verb; pun on 見ろ) (See 見る・5) try; (surname) Miso |
呼出 see styles |
hū chū hu1 chu1 hu ch`u hu chu yobidashi よびだし |
to exhale; to breathe out; to make an outgoing call; (computing) to bring up (a menu, search bar, virtual keyboard etc) (irregular okurigana usage) (noun/participle) (1) call; summons; paging; curtain call; (2) (sumo) usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; (3) (abbreviation) telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (4) (archaism) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (5) (archaism) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (6) (archaism) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period) |
命難 命难 see styles |
mìng nán ming4 nan2 ming nan myō nan |
Life's hardships; the distress of living. |
和棋 see styles |
hé qí he2 qi2 ho ch`i ho chi |
drawn game (in chess or other board game); CL:盤|盘[pan2] |
哈佛 see styles |
hā fó ha1 fo2 ha fo |
Harvard |
哈扣 see styles |
hā kòu ha1 kou4 ha k`ou ha kou |
hardcore (loanword) |
哨所 see styles |
shào suǒ shao4 suo3 shao so shousho / shosho しょうしょ |
watchhouse; sentry post {mil} sentry post; guard post |
哭窮 哭穷 see styles |
kū qióng ku1 qiong2 k`u ch`iung ku chiung |
to bewail one's poverty; to complain about being hard up; to pretend to be poor |
哼哧 see styles |
hēng chī heng1 chi1 heng ch`ih heng chih |
to puff hard (e.g. after running) |
問う see styles |
tou / to とう |
(surname, transitive verb) (1) to ask; to inquire; (2) to charge (e.g. with a crime); to accuse; (3) without regard to; to not matter; (4) to call into question; to doubt; to question |
問好 问好 see styles |
wèn hǎo wen4 hao3 wen hao |
to say hello to; to send one's regards to |
問安 问安 see styles |
wèn ān wen4 an1 wen an monan もんあん |
to pay one's respects; to give regards to (form) inquiry about another's well-being |
啟事 启事 see styles |
qǐ shì qi3 shi4 ch`i shih chi shih |
announcement (written, on billboard, letter, newspaper or website); to post information; a notice |
善因 see styles |
shàn yīn shan4 yin1 shan yin zenin ぜんいん |
(Buddhism) good karma {Buddh} (ant: 悪因) good cause (that will bring a good reward); good deed Good causation, i.e. a good cause for a good effect. |
喘ぐ see styles |
aegu あえぐ |
(v5g,vi) (1) to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; (v5g,vi) (2) to suffer; to struggle |
喜陽 喜阳 see styles |
xǐ yáng xi3 yang2 hsi yang yoshiharu よしはる |
heliophile; tending towards the sun; heliotropism (male given name) Yoshiharu |
営々 see styles |
eiei / ee えいえい |
(adj-na,adv,n) hard; unceasing |
営倉 see styles |
eisou / eso えいそう |
guardhouse; detention barracks |
営営 see styles |
eiei / ee えいえい |
(adj-na,adv,n) hard; unceasing |
嗣後 嗣后 see styles |
sì hòu si4 hou4 ssu hou |
from then on; after; afterwards; thereafter |
嘉獎 嘉奖 see styles |
jiā jiǎng jia1 jiang3 chia chiang |
to award; commendation; citation |
器重 see styles |
qì zhòng qi4 zhong4 ch`i chung chi chung kijū |
to regard something as valuable; to think highly of (a younger person, a subordinate etc) to fully acknowledge and respect someone's abilities |
噴門 see styles |
funmon ふんもん |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) cardia |
嚮往 向往 see styles |
xiàng wǎng xiang4 wang3 hsiang wang |
to yearn for; to look forward to |
嚴防 严防 see styles |
yán fáng yan2 fang2 yen fang |
to take strict precautions; on your guard |
囘向 回向 see styles |
huí xiàng hui2 xiang4 hui hsiang ekō |
迴向 pariṇāmanā. To turn towards; to turn something from one person or thing to another; transference of merit); the term is intp. by 轉趣 turn towards; it is used for works of supererogation, or rather, it means the bestowing on another, or others, of merits acquired by oneself, especially the merits acquired by a bodhisattva or Buddha for the salvation of all, e. g. the bestowing of his merits by Amitābha on all the living. There are other kinds, such as the turning of acquired merit to attain further progress in bodhi, or nirvana. 囘事向理 to turn (from) practice to theory; 囘自向他 to turn from oneself to another; 囘因向果 To turn from cause to effect. 囘世而向出世 to turn from this world to what is beyond this world, from the worldly to the unworldly. |
囘鶻 囘鹘 see styles |
huí gú hui2 gu2 hui ku Ekotsu |
高車; 高昌. M067729彝 Uighurs, M067729胡; A branch of the Turks first heard of in the seventh century in the Orkhon district where they remained until A. D. 840, when they were defeated and driven out by the Kirghiz; one group went to Kansu, where they remained until about 1020; another group founded a kingdom in the Turfan country which survived until Mongol times. They had an alphabet which was copied from the Soghdian. Chingis Khan adopted it for writing Mongolian. A. D. 1294 the whole Buddhist canon was translated into Uighur. |
四一 see styles |
sì yī si4 yi1 ssu i yoichi よいち |
{cards} (See おいちょかぶ) scoring combination of a 4 and a 1 in oicho-kabu; (given name) Yoichi The four 'ones', or the unity contained (according to Tiantai) in the 方便品 of the Lotus Sutra; i. e. 教一 its teaching of one Vehicle; 行一 its sole bodhisattva procedure; 人一 its men all and only as bodhisattvas; 理一 its one ultimate truth of the reality of all existence. |
四倒 see styles |
sì dào si4 dao4 ssu tao shitō |
The four viparyaya i. e. inverted or false beliefs in regard to 常, 樂, 我, 淨. There are two groups: (1) the common belief in the four above, denied by the early Buddhist doctrine that all is impermanent, suffering, impersonal, and impure; (2) the false belief of the Hīnayāna school that nirvana is not a state of permanence, joy, personality, and purity. Hīnayāna refutes the common view in regard to the phenomenal life; bodhisattvism refutes both views. |
四光 see styles |
shikou / shiko しこう |
{hanaf} (See 出来役) four 20-point cards (scoring combination); (surname) Shikou |
四土 see styles |
sì tǔ si4 tu3 ssu t`u ssu tu shido しど |
{Buddh} four realms (in Tendai Buddhism or Yogacara) The four Buddha-kṣetra, or realms, of Tiantai: (1) 凡聖居同土 Realms where all classes dwell— men, devas, Buddhas, disciples, non-disciples; it has two divisions, the impure, e. g. this world, and the pure, e. g. the 'Western' pure-land. (2) 方便有餘土 Temporary realms, where the occupants have got rid of the evils of 見思 unenlightened views and thoughts, but still have to be reborn. (3) 實報無障礙土 Realms of permanent reward and freedom, for those who have attained bodhisattva rank. (4) 常寂光土 Realm of eternal rest and light (i. e. wisdom) and of eternal spirit (dharmakāya), the abode of Buddhas; but in reality all the others are included in this, and are only separated for convenience, sake. |
四執 四执 see styles |
sì zhí si4 zhi2 ssu chih shishū |
The four erroneous tenets; also 四邪; 四迷; 四術; there are two groups: I. The four of the 外道 outsiders, or non-Buddhists, i. e. of Brahminism, concerning the law of cause and effect: (1) 邪因邪果 heretical theory of causation, e. g. creation by Mahesvara; (2) 無因有果 or 自然, effect independent of cause, e. g. creation without a cause, or spontaneous generation; (3) 有因無果 cause without effect, e. g. no future life as the result of this. (4) 無因無果 neither cause nor effect, e. g. that rewards and punishments are independent of morals. II. The four erroneous tenets of 內外道 insiders and outsiders, Buddhist and Brahman, also styled 四宗 the four schools, as negated in the 中論 Mādhyamika śāstra: (1) outsiders, who do not accept either the 人 ren or 法 fa ideas of 空 kong; (2) insiders who hold the Abhidharma or Sarvāstivādāḥ tenet, which recognizes 人空 human impersonality, but not 法空 the unreality of things; (3) also those who hold the 成實 Satyasiddhi tenet which discriminates the two meanings of 空 kong but not clearly; and also (4) those in Mahāyāna who hold the tenet of the realists. |
四方 see styles |
sì fāng si4 fang1 ssu fang yomono よもの |
four-way; four-sided; in all directions; everywhere (1) the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; all directions; (2) (しほう, よほう only) surroundings; (3) (しほう only) many countries; the whole world; (4) (よも only) all around; here and there; (5) (しほう, よほう only) square; quadrilateral; four-sided figure; (6) four sides (of a square); (surname) Yomono The four quarters of the compass; a square, square; the E. is ruled by Indra, S. by Yama, W. by Varuṇa, and N. by Vaiśramaṇa; the N. E. is ruled by 伊舍尼 Iśāna, S. E. by 護摩 Homa, S. W. by 涅哩底 Nirṛti, and the N. W. by 嚩瘐 Varuṇa. |
四果 see styles |
sì guǒ si4 guo3 ssu kuo shika |
The four phala, i. e. fruitions, or rewards — srota-āpanna-phala, sakradāgāmi-phala, anāgāmiphala, arhat-phala, i. e. four grades of saintship; see 須陀洹; 斯陀含, 阿那含, and 阿離漢. The four titles are also applied to four grades of śramaṇas— yellow and blue flower śramaṇas, lotus śramaṇas, meek śramaṇas, and ultra-meek śramaṇas. |
四法 see styles |
sì fǎ si4 fa3 ssu fa shihō |
There are several groups of four dharma: (1) 教法 the teaching of the Buddha); 理法 its principles, or meaning; 行法 its practice; 果法 its fruits or rewards. (2) Another group relates to bodhisattvas, their never losing the bodhi-mind, or the wisdom attained, or perseverance in progress, or the monastic forest life (āraṇyaka). (3) Also 信解行證 faith, discernment, performance, and assurance. (4) The Pure-land 'True' sect of Japan has a division: 教法, i. e. the 大無量壽經; 行法 the practice of the seventeenth of Amitābha's vows; 信法 faith in the eighteenth; and 證法 proof of the eleventh. The most important work of Shinran, the founder of the sect, is these four, i. e. 教行信證. (5) A 'Lotus ' division of 四法 is the answer to a question of Puxian (Samantabhadra) how the Lotus is to be possessed after the Buddha's demise, i. e. by thought (or protection) of the Buddhas; the cultivation of virtue; entry into correct dhyāna; and having a mind to save all creatures. |
四獣 see styles |
shijuu / shiju しじゅう |
(1) four beasts (tiger, leopard, black bear, and brown bear); (2) (See 四神) four gods said to rule over the four directions |
四維 四维 see styles |
sì wéi si4 wei2 ssu wei yotsui よつい |
the four social bonds: propriety, justice, integrity and honor; see 禮義廉恥|礼义廉耻[li3 yi4 lian2 chi3]; the four directions; the four limbs (Chinese medicine); four-dimensional (1) (See 四隅・2) four ordinal directions; (2) (しい only) (from Guanzi) four cardinal principles of the state (propriety, justice, integrity, sense of shame); (surname) Yotsui The four half points of the compass, N. E., N. W., S. E., S. W. |
四聲 四声 see styles |
sì shēng si4 sheng1 ssu sheng |
the four tones of Middle Chinese: level tone 平聲|平声, rising tone 上聲|上声, departing tone 去聲|去声 and entering tone 入聲|入声; the four tones of Modern Standard Mandarin See: 四声 |
四衆 四众 see styles |
sì zhòng si4 zhong4 ssu chung shishu; shishuu / shishu; shishu ししゅ; ししゅう |
(1) four orders of Buddhist followers (monks, nuns, male lay devotees and female lay devotees); (2) four monastic communities (ordained monks, ordained nuns, male novices and female novices); (3) (in Tendai) the four assemblies The four varga (groups, or orders), i. e. bhikṣu, bhikṣuṇī, upāsaka and upāsikā, monks, nuns, male and female devotees. Another group, according to Tiantai's commentary on the Lotus, is 發起衆 the assembly which, through Śāriputra, stirred the Buddha to begin his Lotus Sutra sermons; 當機衆 the pivotal assembly, those who were responsive to him; 影向衆 the reflection assembly, those like Mañjuśrī, etc., who reflected on, or drew out the Buddha's teaching; and 結緣衆 those who only profited in having seen and heard a Buddha, and therefore whose enlightenment is delayed to a future life. |
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This page contains 100 results for "Ard" 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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