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食込む

see styles
 kuikomu
    くいこむ
(v5m,vi) (1) to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to dig into (e.g. of fingernails); (2) to eat into; to encroach; to make inroads; to penetrate (e.g. a market); to break into (e.g. first place); to erode; to cut into (e.g. time, savings); (3) (vulgar) to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)

餅負い

see styles
 mochioi
    もちおい
custom of tying a large mochi on a toddler's back on his or her first birthday

餅踏み

see styles
 mochifumi
    もちふみ
custom of having toddlers step on a sticky rice cake on their first birthday

首唱者

see styles
 shushousha / shushosha
    しゅしょうしゃ
first proponent; initiator and advocate (e.g. of a theory)

首日封

see styles
shǒu rì fēng
    shou3 ri4 feng1
shou jih feng
first day cover (philately)

馬禮遜


马礼逊

see styles
mǎ lǐ xùn
    ma3 li3 xun4
ma li hsün
Robert Morrison (1782-1834), Presbyterian minister, translator, and the London Missionary Society's first missionary to China

鹿野苑

see styles
lù yě yuàn
    lu4 ye3 yuan4
lu yeh yüan
 rokuyaen
    ろくやえん
Magadaava (where Buddha delivered his first sermon); The Deer Park; (surname) Rokuyaen
Deer Park

Aクラス

see styles
 eekurasu
    エークラス
(noun - becomes adjective with の) A class; first class

アーレフ

see styles
 aarebu / arebu
    アーレブ
(1) aleph (first letter of Hebrew alphabet) (heb:); (2) Aleph (new name of religious group Aum Shinrikyo); (place-name) Arlov

あい嚢鈔

see styles
 ainoushou / ainosho
    あいのうしょう
(work) Ainosho (dictionary of Buddhism, first published in 1446); (wk) Ainosho (dictionary of Buddhism, first published in 1446)

アルケー

see styles
 arukee
    アルケー
{phil} arche (grc:); first principle

いちこめ

see styles
 ichikome
    イチコメ
(interjection) (net-sl) (as the first comment on a post, video, etc.) first!

いち早く

see styles
 ichihayaku
    いちはやく
(adverb) (1) promptly; quickly; without delay; (2) before others; first

いとこ半

see styles
 itokohan
    いとこはん
first cousin once removed

いの一番

see styles
 inoichiban
    いのいちばん
(expression) first of all; first thing

インフレ

see styles
 inpure
    インプレ
(abbreviation) (See インプレッション) impression (of a new product, etc.); first impressions; thoughts; opinions

インボラ

see styles
 inbora
    インボラ
(abbreviation) (See インボランタリーアップグレード) involuntary upgrade; operational upgrade; free upgrade to business or first class on an overbooked flight

オレっ娘

see styles
 orekko
    オレっこ
(manga slang) young woman who uses the first person pronoun "ore"

オレっ子

see styles
 orekko
    オレっこ
(manga slang) young woman who uses the first person pronoun "ore"

お目見え

see styles
 omemie
    おめみえ
(noun/participle) (1) (the privilege to have) an audience (with one's lord, a dignitary, etc.); interview (with one's superior); (2) one's debut (first) appearance; debut (of a new product, work of art, actor, etc.); (3) trial service (of a servant)

お目見得

see styles
 omemie
    おめみえ
(noun/participle) (1) (the privilege to have) an audience (with one's lord, a dignitary, etc.); interview (with one's superior); (2) one's debut (first) appearance; debut (of a new product, work of art, actor, etc.); (3) trial service (of a servant)

かばん語

see styles
 kabango
    かばんご
portmanteau word; combination of two words (often first half of one, second half of another)

ダービー

see styles
 daabii / dabi
    ダービー
(1) derby (horse race); (2) (abbreviation) (See 日本ダービー) Japan Derby; (3) (See ホームランダービー) battle (for first place); competition; contest; race; (4) {sports} (See ダービーマッチ) derby (match); local derby; (place-name) Derby (Australia); D'Arby; Darby

タプリー

see styles
 tapurii / tapuri
    タプリー
(abbreviation) {mahj} (See ダブル立直・ダブルリーチ・1) declaring that one is one tile away from winning on one's first discard and before any tiles have been called or kongs declared; (personal name) Tapley; Tapply

トーラー

see styles
 tooraa / toora
    トーラー
Torah (first five books of the Hebrew Bible); (personal name) Toler

パズドラ

see styles
 pazudora
    パズドラ
(product) Puzzle and Dragons (abbreviation) (video game first released in 2012); (product name) Puzzle and Dragons (abbreviation) (video game first released in 2012)

ひとつ目

see styles
 hitotsume
    ひとつめ
(can be adjective with の) (1) one-eyed; (adj-no,n) (2) first (in a series); initial

ひと段落

see styles
 hitodanraku
    ひとだんらく
(noun/participle) completing the first stage; reaching a point where one can pause

ひと眠り

see styles
 hitonemuri
    ひとねむり
(noun/participle) (1) (usu. in positive sentences) (a) sleep; (a) nap; (2) first sleep of silkworms

ファスト

see styles
 fasuto
    ファスト
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) first; (2) (baseb) (abbreviation) first baseman; first base; (3) fast; (personal name) Fast

ヘタウマ

see styles
 hetauma
    ヘタウマ
(adj-no,adj-na,n) (kana only) at first glance poor, but on closer examination not too bad; crude but charming (of artwork, etc.); poorly made but captivating

ボクっ娘

see styles
 bokukko
    ボクっこ
(manga slang) young woman who uses the first person pronoun "boku"

ボクっ子

see styles
 bokukko
    ボクっこ
(manga slang) young woman who uses the first person pronoun "boku"

ホテイチ

see styles
 hoteichi / hotechi
    ホテイチ
(abbreviation) shops on the first floor of a hotel

まず以て

see styles
 mazumotte
    まずもって
(adverb) (kana only) first of all; in the first place

まっ先に

see styles
 massakini
    まっさきに
(exp,adv) at the very beginning; first of all; before anything else; first and foremost

一の御子

see styles
 ichinomiko
    いちのみこ
(archaism) first-born imperial prince

一の鳥居

see styles
 ichinotorii / ichinotori
    いちのとりい
(exp,n) (See 鳥居) first torii gate of a shrine; (place-name) Ichinotorii

一世一代

see styles
 isseichidai; isseiichidai(ik) / issechidai; issechidai(ik)
    いっせいちだい; いっせいいちだい(ik)
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (yoji) once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime

一代雑種

see styles
 ichidaizasshu
    いちだいざっしゅ
F1 hybrid; first filial hybrid; first cross

一增一減


一增一减

see styles
yī zēng yī jiǎn
    yi1 zeng1 yi1 jian3
i tseng i chien
 ichizō ichigen
A kalpa during which a human lifetime increases from ten years to 80,000 years and then decreases back to ten. At the end of the first century the increase is to 11 years; at the end of the second century to 12 years, and so on till a lifetime lasts 80,000 years; then decrease follows in the same ratio till 10 is reached. The whole period of accretion and declension covers a small kalpa, i.e. 16,800,000 years; also called 中刧.

一拍即合

see styles
yī pāi jí hé
    yi1 pai1 ji2 he2
i p`ai chi ho
    i pai chi ho
lit. to be together from the first beat (idiom); to hit it off; to click together; to chime in easily

一槍命中


一枪命中

see styles
yī qiāng mìng zhòng
    yi1 qiang1 ming4 zhong4
i ch`iang ming chung
    i chiang ming chung
(idiom) to hit with the first shot

一次記憶

see styles
 ichijikioku
    いちじきおく
first memory

一次試験

see styles
 ichijishiken
    いちじしけん
first stage examination

一流企業

see styles
 ichiryuukigyou / ichiryukigyo
    いちりゅうきぎょう
top-ranking company; first-class company; leading company

一流大学

see styles
 ichiryuudaigaku / ichiryudaigaku
    いちりゅうだいがく
top university; leading university; first-rate university

一炮打響


一炮打响

see styles
yī pào - dǎ xiǎng
    yi1 pao4 - da3 xiang3
i p`ao - ta hsiang
    i pao - ta hsiang
(idiom) to hit the jackpot with a single shot; to achieve success at one's first try

一番のり

see styles
 ichibannori
    いちばんのり
(noun/participle) leader of a charge; first to arrive

一番乗り

see styles
 ichibannori
    いちばんのり
(noun/participle) leader of a charge; first to arrive

一番出世

see styles
 ichibanshusse
    いちばんしゅっせ
{sumo} newly recruited wrestlers in the first round of presentation after mae-zumo

一発回答

see styles
 ippatsukaitou / ippatsukaito
    いっぱつかいとう
first and final offer in labor-management negotiations

一発必中

see styles
 ippatsuhicchuu / ippatsuhicchu
    いっぱつひっちゅう
(yoji) success on the first try (attempt)

一目ぼれ

see styles
 hitomebore
    ひとめぼれ
(noun/participle) love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting

一目惚れ

see styles
 hitomebore
    ひとめぼれ
(noun/participle) love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting

一眼看穿

see styles
yī yǎn kàn chuān
    yi1 yan3 kan4 chuan1
i yen k`an ch`uan
    i yen kan chuan
to see through something at first glance (idiom)

一等兵曹

see styles
 ittouheisou / ittoheso
    いっとうへいそう
{mil} (See 上等兵曹・じょうとうへいそう) chief petty officer (IJN); petty officer first class (US Navy)

一等最初

see styles
 ittousaisho / ittosaisho
    いっとうさいしょ
(adverb) (See いの一番) first off; first thing

一等軍曹

see styles
 ittougunsou / ittogunso
    いっとうぐんそう
sergeant first-class

一等陸士

see styles
 ittourikushi / ittorikushi
    いっとうりくし
private first-class

一舉成功


一举成功

see styles
yī jǔ chéng gōng
    yi1 ju3 cheng2 gong1
i chü ch`eng kung
    i chü cheng kung
success at one go; to succeed at the first attempt

一色範氏

see styles
 isshikinoriuji
    いっしきのりうじ
(person) Isshiki Noriuji (?-1369) (appointed first Kyūshuu tandai by Takauji)

一見さん

see styles
 ichigensan
    いちげんさん
(See 一見の客,一見客) first-time customer (of an inn or a restaurant); chance customer; customer without an introduction from a regular customer

一見の客

see styles
 ichigennokyaku
    いちげんのきゃく
(See 一見さん,一見客) first-time customer (of an inn or a restaurant); chance customer; customer without an introduction from a regular customer

一見傾心


一见倾心

see styles
yī jiàn qīng xīn
    yi1 jian4 qing1 xin1
i chien ch`ing hsin
    i chien ching hsin
love at first sight

一見如故


一见如故

see styles
yī jiàn rú gù
    yi1 jian4 ru2 gu4
i chien ju ku
familiarity at first sight

一見鍾情


一见钟情

see styles
yī jiàn zhōng qíng
    yi1 jian4 zhong1 qing2
i chien chung ch`ing
    i chien chung ching
to fall in love at first sight (idiom)

一見鐘情


一见钟情

see styles
yī jiàn zhōng qíng
    yi1 jian4 zhong1 qing2
i chien chung ch`ing
    i chien chung ching
love at first sight (idiom)

一觸即潰


一触即溃

see styles
yī chù jí kuì
    yi1 chu4 ji2 kui4
i ch`u chi k`uei
    i chu chi kuei
to collapse on the first encounter; to give way at once

一蹴可幾


一蹴可几

see styles
yī cù kě jī
    yi1 cu4 ke3 ji1
i ts`u k`o chi
    i tsu ko chi
to succeed at the first try (idiom); easy as pie; one can do it at once

一針見血


一针见血

see styles
yī zhēn jiàn xiě
    yi1 zhen1 jian4 xie3
i chen chien hsieh
lit. to draw blood on the first prick (idiom); fig. to hit the nail on the head

丁卯戰爭


丁卯战争

see styles
dīng mǎo zhàn zhēng
    ding1 mao3 zhan4 zheng1
ting mao chan cheng
first Manchu invasion of Korea (1627)

丁卯胡亂


丁卯胡乱

see styles
dīng mǎo hú luàn
    ding1 mao3 hu2 luan4
ting mao hu luan
first Manchu invasion of Korea (1627)

七摩怛里

see styles
qī mó dá lǐ
    qi1 mo2 da2 li3
ch`i mo ta li
    chi mo ta li
 shichi matari
saptamātṛ. The seven divine mothers, or personified energies of the principal deities; they are associated with the worship of the god Śiva, and attend on his son Skanda or Kārttikeya, to whom at first only seven Mātṛs were assigned, but in the later mythology an innumerable number, who are sometimes represented as having displaced the original divine mothers M.W. Their names are given as (1) Cāmuṇḍā 遮文茶 or 左問拏 (2) Gaurī嬌吠哩; (3) Vaiṣṇavī 吠瑟拏微 (4) Kaumārī 嬌麼哩; (5) Indrāṇī, Aindrī, or Māhendrī 燕捺利 or 印捺哩; (6) Raudrī 勞捺哩; and (7) Vārāhī 末羅呬弭; cf. 七母天.

七衆溺水


七众溺水

see styles
qī zhòng niào shuǐ
    qi1 zhong4 niao4 shui3
ch`i chung niao shui
    chi chung niao shui
 shichi shu deki sui
The seven types who fall into the waters of this life—the first is drowned, the seventh is a Buddha; the seven are icchantika, men amd devas, ordinary believers, śrāvakas, pratyekabuddhas, bodhisattvas, and Buddhas; also ca11ed 七衆人.

万年通宝

see styles
 mannentsuuhou / mannentsuho
    まんねんつうほう
(hist) mannen tsūhō; ancient Japanese coinage first minted in 760 CE

三十一日

see styles
 sanjuuichinichi / sanjuichinichi
    さんじゅういちにち
(1) thirty-first day of the month; (2) thirty-one days

三歸五戒


三归五戒

see styles
sān guī wǔ jiè
    san1 gui1 wu3 jie4
san kuei wu chieh
 sanki gokai
(三歸戒) The ceremony which makes the recipient a 優婆塞 or 優婆夷 upasaka or upāsikā male or female disciple, accepting the five commandments. There are 五種三歸 five stages of sangui; the first two are as above, at the third the eight commandments are accepted, at the fourth the ten, at the fifth an the commandments. 三歸 is also a general term for a Buddhist.

三段オチ

see styles
 sandanochi
    さんだんオチ
three-part joke, where the first two parts are similar and mundane, while the third is the punchline (e.g. How do you get to my place? Go down to the corner, turn left, and get lost.); rule of three (in comedy writing)

三段落ち

see styles
 sandanochi
    さんだんおち
three-part joke, where the first two parts are similar and mundane, while the third is the punchline (e.g. How do you get to my place? Go down to the corner, turn left, and get lost.); rule of three (in comedy writing)

三浦安針

see styles
 miuraanjin / miuranjin
    みうらあんじん
(person) Miura Anjin (1564-1620; Japanese name of William Adams, first Englishman to travel to Japan)

三浦按針

see styles
 miuraanjin / miuranjin
    みうらあんじん
(person) Miura Anjin (1564-1620; Japanese name of William Adams, first Englishman to travel to Japan)

三覆八校


三复八校

see styles
sān fù bā xiào
    san1 fu4 ba1 xiao4
san fu pa hsiao
 sanfuku hakkyō
The three reports 三覆 and eight investigations 八校. Two angels, 同生 and 同名, observe each individual, the first a female at his right shoulder noting the evil deeds; the second, a male, at his left shoulder noting the good deeds; both report on high and in hades six times a month. Thus in each month there are 六齋 and in each year 三覆 and 八校.

三長齋月


三长斋月

see styles
sān cháng zhāi yuè
    san1 chang2 zhai1 yue4
san ch`ang chai yüeh
    san chang chai yüeh
 san chō saigatsu
(三長月) The three whole months of abstinence, the first, fifth, and ninth months, when no food should be taken after noon. The four deva-kings are on tours of inspection during these months.

上元燒燈


上元烧灯

see styles
shàng yuán shāo dēng
    shang4 yuan2 shao1 deng1
shang yüan shao teng
 jōgen shōtō
The lantern festival at the first full moon of the year.

上弦の月

see styles
 jougennotsuki / jogennotsuki
    じょうげんのつき
(exp,n) (See 下弦の月) first quarter moon; waxing half-moon

上求本來


上求本来

see styles
shàng qiú běn lái
    shang4 qiu2 ben3 lai2
shang ch`iu pen lai
    shang chiu pen lai
 jōgu honrai
Similar to the first half of 上求菩提下化衆生 Above to seek bodhi, below to save all. 本來 means the original or Buddha-nature, which is the real nature of all beings.

下の名前

see styles
 shitanonamae
    したのなまえ
(exp,n) first name; given name

下手上手

see styles
 hetauma; hetauma
    へたうま; ヘタウマ
(noun or adjectival noun) (colloquialism) (kana only) at first glance poor, but on closer examination skillful (of artwork, etc.); crude but charming; poorly made but captivating

下沉市場


下沉市场

see styles
xià chén shì chǎng
    xia4 chen2 shi4 chang3
hsia ch`en shih ch`ang
    hsia chen shih chang
the Chinese market, excluding first- and second-tier cities

不堪一擊


不堪一击

see styles
bù kān - yī jī
    bu4 kan1 - yi1 ji1
pu k`an - i chi
    pu kan - i chi
(idiom) unable to withstand a single blow; to collapse at the first blow

世界第一

see styles
shì jiè dì yī
    shi4 jie4 di4 yi1
shih chieh ti i
ranked number one in the world; the world's first

九有情居

see styles
jiǔ yǒu qíng jū
    jiu3 you3 qing2 ju1
chiu yu ch`ing chü
    chiu yu ching chü
 ku ujō ko
(or 九有情處), 九衆生居, 九居, 九門, see also 九有, 九地, 九禪 and 九定; the nine happy abodes or states of sentient beings of the 長阿含經 9; they are the 七識住seven abodes or stages of perception or consciousness to which are added the fifth and ninth below: (1) 欲界之人天 the world and the six deva-heavens of desire in which there is variety of bodies (or personalities) and thinking (or ideas); (2) 梵衆天the three brahma heavens where bodies differ but thinking is the same, the first dhyāna heaven; (3) 極光淨天 the three bright and pure heavens where bodies are identical but thinking diners, the second dhyāna heaven; (4) 遍淨天the three universally pure heavens where bodies and thinking are the same, the third dhyāna heaven; (5) 無想天 the no-thinking or no-thought heaven, the highest of the four dhyāna heavens; (6) 空無邊處 limitless space, the first of the formless realms; (7) 識無邊處 limitless percepton, the second ditto; (8) 無所有處 nothingness, the place beyond things, the third ditto; and (9) 非想非非想beyond thought or non-thought, the fourth ditto.

二十一日

see styles
 nijuuichinichi / nijuichinichi
    にじゅういちにち
(1) twenty-first day of the month; (2) twenty-one days

二尊二教

see styles
èr zūn èr jiào
    er4 zun1 er4 jiao4
erh tsun erh chiao
 nison nikyō
The two honored ones (Śākyamuni and Amitābha) as teacher and saviour, with reference to the teaching of the way of salvation of the first, and the consequent saving vows of the second.

二点先取

see styles
 nitensenshu
    にてんせんしゅ
(noun/participle) taking (score) the first two points of the game

二百十日

see styles
 nihyakutooka
    にひゃくとおか
210th day (from the first day of spring according to the lunar calendar); the storm day

二重立直

see styles
 dabururiichi / dabururichi
    ダブルリーチ
(mahj) (kana only) declaring that one is one tile away from winning on one's first discard and before any tiles have been called or kongs declared

五停四念

see styles
wǔ tíng sì niàn
    wu3 ting2 si4 nian4
wu t`ing ssu nien
    wu ting ssu nien
 gojō shinen
idem 五停心觀 and 四念處 i. e. the five meditations for settling the mind and ridding it of the five errors of desire, hate, ignorance, the self, and a wayward or confused mind; the five meditations are 不淨觀, 慈悲觀, 因緣觀, 界分別觀 and 數息觀 i. e. the vileness of all things, pity for all, causality, right discrimination, breathing; some substitute meditation on the Buddha in place of the fourth; another division puts breathing first, and there are other differences.

五十展轉


五十展转

see styles
wǔ shí zhǎn zhuǎn
    wu3 shi2 zhan3 zhuan3
wu shih chan chuan
 gojū tenden
The fiftieth turn, i. e. the great-ness of the bliss of one who hears the Lotus Sutra even at fiftieth hand: how much greater that of him who hears at first hamd ! 五十功德 idem 五十展轉 and 五十轉五十惡 The fifty evils produced by the five skandhas, i. e. 色 seventeen, 受 eight, 想 eight, 行 nine, 識 eight.

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

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This page contains 100 results for "First" 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

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.

Just because a word appears here does not mean it is appropriate for a tattoo, your business name, etc. Please consult a professional before doing anything stupid with this data.

We do offer Chinese and Japanese Tattoo Services. We'll also be happy to help you translate something for other purposes.

No warranty as to the correctness, potential vulgarity, or clarity is expressed or implied. We did not write any of these definitions (though we occasionally act as a contributor/editor to the CC-CEDICT project). You are using this dictionary for free, and you get what you pay for.

The following titles are just to help people who are searching for an Asian dictionary to find this page.

Japanese Kanji Dictionary

Free Asian Dictionary

Chinese Kanji Dictionary

Chinese Words Dictionary

Chinese Language Dictionary

Japanese Chinese Dictionary