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yuán
    yuan2
yüan
 maru
    まる
circle; round; circular; spherical; (of the moon) full; unit of Chinese currency (yuan); tactful; to make consistent and whole (the narrative of a dream or a lie)
(out-dated kanji) (1) yen; Japanese monetary unit; (2) circle; (personal name) Maru
Round, all-round, full-orbed, inclusive, all-embracing, whole, perfect, complete.

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tuān
    tuan1
t`uan
    tuan
contraction of the three characters of 圖書館|图书馆[tu2 shu1 guan3]; library

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shèng
    sheng4
sheng
old variant of 聖|圣[sheng4]

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zài
    zai4
tsai
 mitsuru
    みつる
to exist; to be alive; (of sb or something) to be (located) at; (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
(1) the country; countryside; (2) outskirts; suburbs; (3) presence; being in attendance; (prefix) (4) (before a place name) situated in; staying in; resident in; (personal name) Mitsuru
At, in, on, present.

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guī
    gui1
kuei
 misaki
    みさき
jade tablet, square at the base and rounded or pointed at the top, held by the nobility at ceremonies; sundial; (ancient unit of volume) a tiny amount; a smidgen; a speck
(female given name) Misaki

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    su2
su
old variant of 俗[su2]

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kēng
    keng1
k`eng
    keng
old variant of 坑[keng1]

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bèn
    ben4
pen
variant of 坋[ben4]; old variant of 笨[ben4]

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kǎn
    kan3
k`an
    kan
 kita
    きた
pit; threshold; one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing water; ☵
(1) (archaism) pit; hole; (2) kan (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: water, north); (surname) Kita

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kēng
    keng1
k`eng
    keng
 kou / ko
    こう
pit; depression; hollow; tunnel; hole in the ground; (archaic) to bury alive; to hoodwink; to cheat (sb)
(n,n-suf) pit (esp. of a mine)
chasm

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jīng
    jing1
ching
old variant of 經|经[jing1]

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kūn
    kun1
k`un
    kun
 mamoru
    まもる
one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing earth; female principle; ☷; ancient Chinese compass point: 225° (southwest)
kun (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: earth, southwest); (given name) Mamoru
earth

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    fo2
fo
(of dust) to rise in the air

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chuí
    chui2
ch`ui
    chui
 sui
    すい
to hang (down); droop; dangle; bend down; hand down; bequeath; nearly; almost; to approach
(1) zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects; (2) hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family); (surname) Sui
Drop, droop, let down, pass down; regard.

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duī
    dui1
tui
old variant of 堆[dui1]

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yáng
    yang2
yang
clay sheep buried with the dead

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    fa2
fa
to turn the soil; upturned soil; (used in place names)

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gòu
    gou4
kou
 yoshimi
    よしみ
dirt; disgrace
{Buddh} (See 煩悩・2) klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering); (personal name) Yoshimi
mala. Dust, impurity, dregs; moral impurity; mental impurity. Whatever misleads or deludes the mind; illusion; defilement; the six forms are vexation, malevolence, hatred, flattery, wild talk, pride; the seven are desire, false views, doubt, presumption, arrogance, inertia, and meanness.

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    xu4
hsü
earthern goblet stand also known as 反坫[fan3 dian4] (old); old variant of 序

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chuí
    chui2
ch`ui
    chui
old variant of 垂[chui2]

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fēng
    feng1
feng
landmark used during the Song Dynasty (960-1279 AD)

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jiōng
    jiong1
chiung
old variant of 坰[jiong1]


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    ye3
yeh
 nozaki
    のざき
old variant of 野[ye3]
(1) plain; field; (prefix noun) (2) lacking a political post; (1) plain; field; (2) hidden (structural) member; (prefix noun) (3) wild; (out-dated or obsolete kana usage) plain; field; (surname) Nozaki

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ǎn
    an3
an
hole in the ground to plant seeds in; to make a hole for seeds; to dibble

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cài
    cai4
ts`ai
    tsai
old variant of 采[cai4]


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kǎn
    kan3
k`an
    kan
old variant of 坎[kan3]; pit; hole
See:

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sào
    sao4
sao
dike; old variant of 掃|扫[sao4]

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táng
    tang2
t`ang
    tang
 douzaki / dozaki
    どうざき
(main) hall; large room for a specific purpose; CL:間|间[jian1]; relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family; of the same clan; classifier for classes, lectures etc; classifier for sets of furniture
(n,n-suf) (1) temple; shrine; chapel; (n,n-suf) (2) hall; (suffix) (3) (suffix used in company names, store names, etc.) company; (n,n-suf,n-pref) (4) (archaism) (See 表座敷) front room; (surname) Dōzaki
prāsāda. A hall, temple, court.

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duī
    dui1
tui
 takurou / takuro
    たくろう
to pile up; to heap up; a mass; pile; heap; stack; large amount
(1) {geol} bank (elevation in the seabed); (2) (obsolete) pile; heap; (personal name) Takurou
A heap, a pile.

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jǐn
    jin3
chin
clay; old variant of 僅|仅[jin3]; violet (plant)


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yáo
    yao2
yao
 takashi
    たかし
surname Yao; Yao or Tang Yao (c. 2200 BC), one of the Five legendary Emperors 五帝[Wu3 Di4], second son of Di Ku 帝嚳|帝喾[Di4 Ku4]
(surname, given name) Takashi


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chǎng
    chang3
ch`ang
    chang
 bazaki
    ばざき
large place used for a specific purpose; stage; scene (of a play); classifier for sporting or recreational activities; classifier for number of exams
(1) place; spot; space; (2) field; discipline; sphere; realm; (3) (See その場・1) occasion; situation; (4) scene (of a play, movie, etc.); (5) {stockm} session; (6) {cards} field; table; area in which cards are laid out; (7) {mahj} (See 東場,南場) round (east, south, etc.); (8) {physics} field; (9) {psych} field (in Gestalt psychology); (surname) Bazaki
Area, arena, field, especially the bodhi-plot, or place of enlightenment, etc.; cf. 道場; 菩提場.

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    su4
su
 so
to model (a figure) in clay; (bound form) plastic (i.e. the synthetic material)
To model in clay.

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    ta3
t`a
    ta
 tousaki / tosaki
    とうさき
pagoda (abbr. of 塔婆[ta3po2], a loanword from Sanskrit stūpa); tower; pylon (CL:座[zuo4]); (loanword) (pastry) tart
(n,n-suf) (1) tower; steeple; spire; (2) (abbreviation) (original meaning) (See 卒塔婆・1,塔婆・1) stupa; pagoda; dagoba; (surname) Tousaki
stūpa; tope; a tumulus, or mound, for the bones, or remains of the dead, or for other sacred relics, especially of the Buddha, whether relics of the body or the mind, e.g. bones or scriptures. As the body is supposed to consist of 84,000 atoms, Aśoka is said to have built 84,000 stūpas to preserve relics of Śākyamuni. Pagodas, dagobas, or towers with an odd number of stories are used in China for the purpose of controlling the geomantic influences of a neighbourbood. Also 塔婆; 兜婆; 偸婆; 藪斗波; 窣堵波; 率都婆; 素覩波; 私鍮簸, etc. The stūpas erected over relics of the Buddha vary from the four at his birthplace, the scene of his enlightenment, of his first sermon, and of his death, to the 84,000 accredited to Aśoka.

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bàng
    bang4
pang
the edge; border of a field


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zàng
    zang4
tsang
old variant of 葬[zang4]
See:

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duī
    dui1
tui
old variant of 堆[dui1]


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chén
    chen2
ch`en
    chen
 chiri
    ちり
dust; dirt; earth
(1) dust; (2) trash; garbage; rubbish; dirt; (3) (usu. as 塵ほども...ない) negligible amount; tiny bit; (4) hustle and bustle (of life); worldly cares; impurities of the world; (5) (abbreviation) {sumo} (See 塵手水) ritual gestures indicating that a fight will be clean
guṇa, in Sanskrit inter alia means 'a secondary element', 'a quality', 'an attribute of the five elements', e.g. 'ether has śabda or sound for its guṇa and the ear for its organ'. In Chinese it means 'dust, small particles; molecules, atoms, exhalations'. It may be intp. as an atom, or matter, which is considered as defilement; or as an active, conditioned principle in nature, minute, subtle, and generally speaking defiling to pure mind; worldly, earthly, the world. The six guṇas or sensation-data are those of sight, sound, smell, taste, touch, and thought.

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shú
    shu2
shu
 munetaka
    むねたか
private school
cram school; private tutoring school; juku; (personal name) Munetaka

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jìng
    jing4
ching
 sakae
    さかえ
border; place; condition; boundary; circumstances; territory
(1) border; boundary; (2) turning point; watershed; (3) area; region; spot; space; environment; (4) psychological state; mental state; (1) border; boundary; (2) area; region; spot; space; environment; (3) psychological state; mental state; (4) (Buddhist term) cognitive object; something perceptible by the sense organs or mind; (surname) Sakae
viṣaya; artha; gocara. A region, territory, environment, surroundings, area, field, sphere, e.g. the sphere of mind, the sphere of form for the eye, of sound for the ear, etc.; any objective mental projection regarded as reality.


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t`a
    ta
old variant of 塔[ta3]
See:

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    mo4
mo
 boku
    ぼく
ink stick; China ink; CL:塊|块[kuai4]; corporal punishment consisting of tattooing characters on the victim's forehead
(1) (abbreviation) (See 墨西哥・メキシコ) Mexico; (2) (rare) (See 墨家) Mohism; (3) (archaism) (See 墨・1) ink; (4) (abbreviation) (hist) (See 墨刑) tattooing (as a form of punishment in ancient China); (personal name) Boku
Ink; black; dyed black, e.g. 墨衣 black clothes, at one time said to have been the garb of the monk to distinguish him from the ordinary people who wore white.


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dūn
    dun1
tun
old variant of 墩[dun1]
See:

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zūn
    zun1
tsun
 ban
    ばん
old variant of 樽[zun1]
(surname) Ban


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duò
    duo4
to
 da
to fall; to sink; (fig.) to degenerate
To fall; dilapidated; to fall from a higher to a lower place or condition; a tr. of prāyaścitta, expiation, a section in the Vinaya of ninety offences for which atonement is required.

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tán
    tan2
t`an
    tan
old variant of 壜[tan2]

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    bi4
pi
 minetoshi
    みねとし
wall; rampart
(1) wall; partition; (2) barrier; obstacle; hindrance; difficulty; (3) (へき only) {astron} (See 二十八宿,玄武・げんぶ・2) Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (personal name) Minetoshi
A wall, partition-wall, screen.

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yōng
    yong1
yung
to obstruct; to stop up; to heap soil around the roots of a plant

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wěi
    wei3
wei
mound; embankment; the earthen altar to the god of the soil


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huài
    huai4
huai
 kai
bad; spoiled; broken; to break down; (suffix) to the utmost
To go to ruin, decay, perish, destroy, spoil, worn out, rotten, bad.


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lǒng
    long3
lung
old variant of 壟|垄[long3]

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rǎng
    rang3
jang
 jou / jo
    じょう
(bound form) soil; earth; (literary) the earth (contrasted with heaven 天[tian1])
(given name) Jō
earth

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shì
    shi4
shih
 mamoru
    まもる
member of the senior ministerial class (old); scholar (old); bachelor; honorific; soldier; noncommissioned officer; specialist worker
(1) man (esp. one who is well-respected); (2) (See 侍・1) samurai; (suffix noun) (3) person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member; (personal name) Mamoru
A gentleman, scholar, officer.

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rén
    ren2
jen
 mibu
    みぶ
ninth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; ninth in order; letter "I" or Roman "IX" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; ancient Chinese compass point: 345°; nona
9th in rank; ninth sign of the Chinese calendar; (surname) Mibu

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xx
    xx5
xx
one of the characters used in kwukyel (phonetic "san"), an ancient Korean writing system

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 tsubosaki
    つぼさき
(out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (1) jar; pot; vase; (2) dice cup; (3) depression (i.e. the basin of a waterfall); (4) (archaism) target (when aiming an arrow); (5) (kana only) (figurative) bull's-eye; (6) (kana only) key point (of a conversation, etc.); (7) (kana only) acupuncture point; moxibustion point; (8) (kana only) nodes on a fingerboard (of a shamisen, etc.); hu (ancient Chinese vessel shaped like a vase, usually used to store alcohol); (surname) Tsubosaki


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    hu2
hu
 tsubosaki
    つぼさき
pot; classifier for bottled liquid
(out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (1) jar; pot; vase; (2) dice cup; (3) depression (i.e. the basin of a waterfall); (4) (archaism) target (when aiming an arrow); (5) (kana only) (figurative) bull's-eye; (6) (kana only) key point (of a conversation, etc.); (7) (kana only) acupuncture point; moxibustion point; (8) (kana only) nodes on a fingerboard (of a shamisen, etc.); hu (ancient Chinese vessel shaped like a vase, usually used to store alcohol); (surname) Tsubosaki


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kǔn
    kun3
k`un
    kun
 tsubo
    つぼ
    tsuho
    つほ
    tsufu
    つふ
palace corridor; fig. women's quarters; women
(irregular kanji usage) (1) jar; pot; vase; (2) dice cup; (3) depression (i.e. the basin of a waterfall); (4) (archaism) target (when aiming an arrow); (5) (kana only) (figurative) bull's-eye; (6) (kana only) key point (of a conversation, etc.); (7) (kana only) acupuncture point; moxibustion point; (8) (kana only) nodes on a fingerboard (of a shamisen, etc.); (irregular kanji usage) (out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (1) jar; pot; vase; (2) dice cup; (3) depression (i.e. the basin of a waterfall); (4) (archaism) target (when aiming an arrow); (5) (kana only) (figurative) bull's-eye; (6) (kana only) key point (of a conversation, etc.); (7) (kana only) acupuncture point; moxibustion point; (8) (kana only) nodes on a fingerboard (of a shamisen, etc.)

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cún
    cun2
ts`un
    tsun
old variant of 蹲[cun2]

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shòu
    shou4
shou
old variant of 壽|寿[shou4]

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xiáng
    xiang2
hsiang
old variant of 降[xiang2]

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líng
    ling2
ling
to dawdle; the name of the father of the Emperor Yao

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náo
    nao2
nao
a kind of gibbon (old variant of 猱[nao2])

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xià
    xia4
hsia
old variant of 夏[xia4]

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wài
    wai4
wai
 hoka
    ほか
outside; in addition; foreign; external
(1) outside; exterior; (2) the open (air); (3) (ant: うち・6) other place; somewhere else; outside one's group (family, company, etc.); (surname) Hoka
bāhya. Outside, external; opposite to 内 within, inner, e. g. 内證 inner witness, or realization and 外用 external manifestation, function, or use.

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    su4
su
 hayashi
    はやし
morning; early; long-held; long-cherished
(adverb) (kana only) a very short while ago; very early (e.g. in the morning); outcasts common around the Kyoto region from the Kamakura period to the Edo period; (given name) Hayashi

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mèng
    meng4
meng
old variant of 夢|梦[meng4]

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dài
    dai4
tai
 yutaka
    ゆたか
see 大夫[dai4 fu5]
(pref,adj-na,n) (1) large; big; great; huge; vast; major; important; serious; severe; (prefix) (2) great; prominent; eminent; distinguished; (suffix) (3) -sized; as big as; the size of; (suffix noun) (4) (abbreviation) (See 大学・1) university; (5) large (e.g. serving size); large option; (6) (abbreviation) (See 大の月) long month (i.e. having 31 days); (given name) Yutaka
Maha. 摩訶; 麼賀. Great, large, big; all pervading, all-embracing; numerous 多; surpassing ; mysterious 妙; beyond comprehension 不可思議; omnipresent 體無不在. The elements, or essential things, i.e. (a) 三大 The three all-pervasive qualities of the 眞如 q.v. : its 體, 相 , 用 substance, form, and functions, v. 起信論 . (b) 四大 The four tanmātra or elements, earth, water, fire, air (or wind) of the 倶舍論. (c)五大 The five, i.e. the last four and space 空, v. 大日經. (d) 六大 The six elements, earth, water, fire, wind, space (or ether), mind 識. Hīnayāna, emphasizing impersonality 人空, considers these six as the elements of all sentient beings; Mahāyāna, emphasizing the unreality of all things 法空, counts them as elements, but fluid in a flowing stream of life, with mind 識 dominant; the esoteric sect emphasizing nonproduction, or non-creation, regards them as universal and as the Absolute in differentiation. (e) 七大 The 楞嚴經 adds 見 perception, to the six above named to cover the perceptions of the six organs 根.

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dà zhèng
    da4 zheng4
ta cheng
 hiromasa
    ひろまさ
Taishō, Japanese era name, corresponding to the reign (1912-1926) of emperor Yoshihito 嘉仁[Jia1 ren2]
(hist) Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era; (personal name) Hiromasa

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yāng
    yang1
yang
 manaka
    まなか
center; end; to beg; to plead
(suffix) middle; centre; center; (female given name) Manaka
The middle, medial: to solicit; ample, vast.

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    bi3
pi
old variant of 比[bi3]

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    yi2
i
 ebisu
    えびす
non-Han people, esp. to the East of China; barbarians; to wipe out; to exterminate; to tear down; to raze
barbarian; (surname) Ebisu
transliteration of Indic i sound

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fèng
    feng4
feng
 matsuri
    まつり
to offer (tribute); to present respectfully (to superior, ancestor, deity etc); to esteem; to revere; to believe in (a religion); to wait upon; to accept orders (from superior)
(female given name) Matsuri
To receive respectfully; honoured by, have the honour to, be favoured by, serve, offer.

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kuí
    kui2
k`uei
    kuei
 fumi
    ふみ
crotch; 15th of the 28th constellations of Chinese astronomy
{astron} (See 二十八宿,白虎・びゃっこ・2) Chinese "Legs" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (personal name) Fumi

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zòu
    zou4
tsou
 merodedee
    めろでぃー
to play music; to achieve; to present a memorial to the emperor (old)
(See 奏する・そうする・1) report to the emperor; (female given name) Melody
proclaims

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    yi4
i
 eki
    えき
abundant; graceful
(archaism) (See 囲碁) playing the game of go

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diàn
    dian4
tien
 ten
to fix; to settle; a libation to the dead
To settle, offer, condole.


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ào
    ao4
ao
 fukashi
    ふかし
obscure; mysterious
(out-dated kanji) interior; inner part; inside; (surname) Fukashi
[奥] South-west corner where were the lares; retired, quiet; abstruse, mysterious; blended; warm; translit. au.


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duó
    duo2
to
 datsu
to seize; to take away forcibly; to wrest control of; to compete or strive for; to force one's way through; to leave out; to lose
Snatch, carry off, take by force; decide.

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    ru3
ju
 omina
    をみな
old variant of 汝[ru3]
(n,n-suf) (1) woman; girl; daughter; (n,n-suf) (2) {astron} (See 二十八宿,玄武・げんぶ・2) Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (3) (abbreviation) {gramm} (See 女性名詞) feminine noun; (female given name) Omina; Womina
Women, female; u. f. 汝 thou, you.

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shuò
    shuo4
shuo
(literary) matchmaker (on the bride's side)

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    ru2
ju
 yuki
    ゆき
as; as if; such as
{Buddh} (See 真如) tathata (the ultimate nature of all things); (female given name) Yuki
tathā 多陀; 但他 (or 怛他), so, thus, in such manner, like, as. It is used in the sense of the absolute, the 空 śūnya, which is 諸佛之實相 the reality of all Buddhas; hence 如 ru is 賃相 the undifferentiated whole of things, the ultimate reality; it is 諸法之性 the nature of all things, hence it connotes 法性 faxing which is 眞實之際極 the ultimate of reality, or the absolute, and therefore connotes 實際 ultimate reality. The ultimate nature of all things being 如 ru, the one undivided same, it also connotes 理 li, the principle or theory behind all things, and this 理 li universal law, being the 眞實 truth or ultimate reality; 如 ru is termed 眞如 bhūtatathatā, the real so, or suchness, or reality, the ultimate or the all, i. e. the 一如 yiru. In regard to 如 ju as 理 li the Prajñā-pāramitā puṇḍarīka makes it the 中 zhong, neither matter nor nothingness. It is also used in the ordinary sense of so, like, as (cf yathā).

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fēi
    fei1
fei
 hime
    ひめ
imperial concubine
(suffix noun) princess; consort; (female given name) Hime
An imperial concubine; as implying production, or giving birth, it is used by the esoteric cult for samaya and dhāraṇī.

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hóng
    hong2
hung
old variant of 娂[hong2]

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dān
    dan1
tan
old variant of 媅[dan1]

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fáng
    fang2
fang
 hokken
    ほっけん
to hinder; (in the negative or interrogative) (no) harm; (what) harm
(personal name) Hokken
to hinder

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    ba2
pa
(literary) beautiful woman; old variant of 魃[ba2]

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    mo4
mo
wife of the last ruler of the Xia dynasty

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    xu3
hsü
chatter like old woman; cheerful

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mín
    min2
min
(used in female given names) (old)

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    mu3
mu
(old) female tutor; used in 保姆[bao3mu3]


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    zi3
tzu
 anezaki
    あねざき
old variant of 姊[zi3]
(suffix noun) (familiar language) older sister; (surname) Anezaki

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    gu1
ku
 sachimi
    さちみ
paternal aunt; husband's sister; husband's mother (old); nun; for the time being (literary)
(See 舅) mother-in-law; (personal name) Sachimi
Paternal aunt, husband's sister, a nun; to tolerate; however; leave.

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    si4
ssu
wife or senior concubine of husbands older brother (old); elder sister (old)

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wěi
    wei3
wei
 tomo
    とも
to entrust; to cast aside; to shift (blame etc); to accumulate; roundabout; winding; dejected; listless; committee member; council; end; actually; certainly
(suffix noun) (abbreviation) (See 委員会) committee; commission; board; panel; (female given name) Tomo
To throw down, depute; really; crooked; the end.

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    ji2
chi
 kitsu
surname Ji
Chi, name of the concubine of Huang Ti; translit. g .

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    mu3
mu
 uba
    うば
governess; old woman
(1) elderly woman; (2) noh mask of an old woman; (surname) Uba
Matron, dame.

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héng
    heng2
heng
feminine name (old)

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nán
    nan2
nan
old variant of 喃[nan2]


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lóu
    lou2
lou
 rou / ro
    ろう
surname Lou; one of the 28 lunar mansions in Chinese astronomy
{astron} (See 二十八宿,白虎・びゃっこ・2) Chinese "Bond" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (surname) Rou

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

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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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