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體相


体相

see styles
tǐ xiàng
    ti3 xiang4
t`i hsiang
    ti hsiang
Substance and phenomena or characteristics, substance being unity and phenomena diversity.

魔処

see styles
 masho
    ましょ
(1) location where a magical being resides; (2) cursed place where disaster after disaster occurs

魔所

see styles
 masho
    ましょ
(1) location where a magical being resides; (2) cursed place where disaster after disaster occurs

鯱鉾

see styles
 shachihoko
    しゃちほこ
mythical carp with the head of a lion and the body of a fish (auspicious protectors of well-being)

鰓嚢

see styles
 sainou; erabukuro / saino; erabukuro
    さいのう; えらぶくろ
gill sac; branchial sac; branchial pouch; inner branchial groove; pharyngeal pouch

鳳眼


凤眼

see styles
fèng yǎn
    feng4 yan3
feng yen
elegant, almond-shaped eyes with the inner canthus pointing down and the outer canthus up, like the eye of a phoenix

鶯谷

see styles
 oukoku / okoku
    おうこく
(1) (rare) (See 鶯遷・おうせん・1) warbler being in a valley; (2) (rare) valley in which warblers live; (3) (rare) (See 鶯遷・おうせん・2) remaining obscure and unsuccessful; (male given name) Ōkoku

黏性

see styles
nián xìng
    nian2 xing4
nien hsing
stickiness; gluing strength; viscosity

黒字

see styles
 kuroji
    くろじ
(1) (ant: 赤字・1) (being in) the black; surplus; (2) black letter

默擯


默摈

see styles
mò bìn
    mo4 bin4
mo pin
梵壇 brahmanaṇḍa; to 'send to Coventry' an obnoxious monk, all intercourse with him being forbidden.

黙聴

see styles
 damaten
    だまテン
{mahj} (See 聴牌・テンパイ,立直・リーチ・1) being in tenpai but not calling rīchi

鼻毛

see styles
bí máo
    bi2 mao2
pi mao
 hanage
    はなげ
nose hair
(1) nasal hair; nose hair; (2) being infatuated with women; (3) fool; (surname, female given name) Hanage

WHO

see styles
 daburyuu eichi oo; daburyuu ecchi oo(sk); daburyuueichioo(sk); daburyuuecchioo(sk) / daburyu echi oo; daburyu ecchi oo(sk); daburyuechioo(sk); daburyuecchioo(sk)
    ダブリュー・エイチ・オー; ダブリュー・エッチ・オー(sk); ダブリューエイチオー(sk); ダブリューエッチオー(sk)
(See 世界保健機関) World Health Organization; WHO

あっぷ

see styles
 apu
    アップ
(n,n-suf,vs,vt,vi) (1) (ant: ダウン・1) rise; increase; raising; lifting; going up; (noun, transitive verb) (2) (abbreviation) (See アップロード) upload; posting online; (noun, transitive verb) (3) (abbreviation) (See クローズアップ・1) close-up; (n,vs,vi) (4) (abbreviation) {film;tv} (See クランクアップ) completion of filming; (5) (abbreviation) (See アップスタイル) upswept hairstyle; (6) {sports} (ant: ダウン・6) being up (in points, games, etc.); being ahead; leading; (7) (abbreviation) (See ウォーミングアップ) warm-up; (n,n-suf,vs,vi) (8) finishing; completion; being over

イロチ

see styles
 irochi
    イロチ
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (abbreviation) (slang) being of a different color

オケラ

see styles
 okera
    オケラ
(1) (kana only) mole cricket (esp. the Oriental mole cricket, Gryllotalpa orientalis); (2) (colloquialism) (kana only) being penniless; being broke

おんり

see styles
 onri
    おんり
(noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru) (child. language) (from 降りる) to get down (from being carried); to get off (a vehicle)

お仕舞

see styles
 oshimai
    おしまい
(1) (kana only) (polite language) the end; closing; being done for; (expression) (2) (kana only) That's it; That's enough; That's all

お出で

see styles
 oide
    おいで
(1) (kana only) coming; going; being (somewhere); (expression) (2) (colloquialism) (abbreviation) (kana only) come; go; stay

お終い

see styles
 oshimai
    おしまい
(1) (kana only) (polite language) the end; closing; being done for; (expression) (2) (kana only) That's it; That's enough; That's all

ガクッ

see styles
 gaku
    ガクッ
(adv,adv-to) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (sound effect for) collapsing; losing strength; slumping; losing balance

ガクリ

see styles
 gakuri
    ガクリ
(adv,adv-to) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (sound effect for) collapsing; losing strength; slumping; losing balance

カクン

see styles
 kakun
    カクン
(adv,adv-to) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (sound effect for) collapsing; losing strength; slumping; losing balance

かちん

see styles
 kachin
    かちん
(adv-to,n) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) clink; clack; (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) feeling annoyed; being offended; being hurt

ガチ恋

see styles
 gachikoi
    ガチこい
(slang) (See ガチ) being in love with an idol, actor, etc.; fan who is in love with an idol, actor, etc.

かど番

see styles
 kadoban
    かどばん
(1) make-or-break game in a go or shogi tournament; (2) (sumo) ozeki-ranked wrestler being in danger of losing his rank if he fails to win 8 or more bouts in a 15-day tournament

キメ顔

see styles
 kimegao
    キメがお
(colloquialism) posed look (chic, sexy, sultry, etc.); facial expression and orientation presented when being photographed

きゅう

see styles
 gyuu / gyu
    ぎゅう
(adv,adv-to) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; (adv,adv-to) (2) criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; (3) (colloquialism) hug

Variations:

 ka; ke
    ヶ; ケ
(counter) (1) (pronounced か) (See 箇・か) counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; (counter) (2) (pronounced こ) (See 個・こ・1) counter for articles; (particle) (3) (pronounced が) (See が・2) indicates possessive (esp. in place names)

ごぼっ

see styles
 gobo
    ごぼっ
(adverb taking the "to" particle) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) gurgling down; being sucked into; caving in suddenly

コミ障

see styles
 komishou / komisho
    コミしょう
(abbreviation) (colloquialism) (See コミュニケーション障害・2) being bad at communication; being unsociable

ご機嫌

see styles
 gokigen
    ごきげん
(1) (honorific or respectful language) (polite language) humour; humor; temper; mood; spirits; (2) (honorific or respectful language) (polite language) safety; health; well-being; one's situation; (adjectival noun) (3) in a good mood; in high spirits; happy; cheery; merry; chipper

ご注意

see styles
 gochuui / gochui
    ごちゅうい
caution; being careful; attention (heed); warning; advice

さった

see styles
 satsuda
    サツダ
(1) (Buddhist term) (abbreviation) sattva (being); (2) bodhisattva; (place-name) Satsuda

スゴい

see styles
 sugoi
    スゴい
(adjective) (1) (kana only) terrible; dreadful; (2) (kana only) amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); wonderful; terrific; (3) (kana only) to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

ずして

see styles
 zushite
    ずして
(conj,aux) (attaches to the imperfective form) (See ないで・1) without doing; not being

ずとも

see styles
 zutomo
    ずとも
(conj,aux) (attaches to the imperfective form) even without doing; even without being

すぽん

see styles
 suhon
    スホン
(adv,adv-to) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) snugly (into hole, container, etc.); tightly (fitting, covering); firmly; (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (with a) pop (i.e. sound of a cork, etc. being pulled out of a hole in one movement); (personal name) Suchon

すまた

see styles
 sumata
    すまた
(adj-no,n) (1) (archaism) off tempo; out of tune; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) (archaism) being off the mark; wrong guess; miscalculation

せっ生

see styles
 sessei / sesse
    せっせい
    sesshou / sessho
    せっしょう
(noun/participle) hygiene; health maintenance; (noun/participle) (1) killing; destruction of life; (adjectival noun) (2) barbarous; callous; brutal; cruel

その分

see styles
 sonobun
    そのぶん
(expression) (1) to that extent; (2) accordingly; that being the case; because of that; this means that ...; (3) that state; that condition

タウン

see styles
 daun
    ダウン
(n,vs,vt,vi) (1) (ant: アップ・1) fall; decrease; drop; going down; (n,vs,vt,vi) (2) {boxing} knocking down; flooring; being knocked down; being floored; (n,vs,vi) (3) being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); being knocked out (from alcohol); being out of it; collapsing; (n,vs,vi) (4) {comp} going down (of a computer system, server, etc.); crashing; (5) {baseb} (number of) outs; (6) {sports} (ant: アップ・6) being down (in points, games, etc.); being behind; trailing; (7) {sports} down (in American football); (8) down (feathers); (personal name) Daun; Down

タッチ

see styles
 tacchi
    タッチ
(n,vs,vi) (1) touch; touching; (n,vs,vi) (2) (ant: ノータッチ・2) being involved in; (3) touch (of a painter, pianist, etc.); style (of writing, drawing, etc.); feel; (n,vs,vi) (4) {baseb} tag; (5) (child. language) (See ハイタッチ) high five; (place-name) Tacchi

ちゅう

see styles
 chuu / chu
    チュウ
(noun/participle) (1) (colloquialism) kiss; (n,adv-to) (2) squeak (as in the sound made by mice); (3) sound of liquid being sucked up; (female given name) Chuu

トクホ

see styles
 tokuho
    トクホ
(abbreviation) (kana only) food for specified health uses (e.g. cholesterol reduction); designated health food

とんど

see styles
 dondo
    ドンド
(adverb) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; (adverb) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) lots of; heaps of; plenty; (place-name) Dondo (Angola)

ばか力

see styles
 bakajikara
    ばかぢから
great physical power; animal strength

パケ死

see styles
 pakeshi
    パケし
(noun/participle) (1) (slang) (See パケット・1) racking up unmanageably large mobile data costs; bill shock; death by packet; (noun/participle) (2) (slang) being subjected to download speed restrictions (as a result of exceeding one's monthly mobile data allowance)

バツ1

see styles
 batsuichi
    バツいち
(kana only) (joc) being once divorced; one-time divorcee; one x mark, i.e. one name struck from the koseki

ばつ一

see styles
 batsuichi
    ばついち
(kana only) (joc) being once divorced; one-time divorcee; one x mark, i.e. one name struck from the koseki

ヘルス

see styles
 berusu
    ベルス
(1) health; (2) (abbreviation) (See ファッションヘルス) type of brothel-massage parlor (parlour); (place-name) Vels

ベル席

see styles
 beruseki
    ベルせき
(noun/participle) (slang) (See 着席) being seated before the school bell rings

ベル着

see styles
 beruchaku
    ベルちゃく
(noun/participle) (slang) (See 着席) being seated before the school bell rings

ぽちっ

see styles
 pochi
    ぽちっ
(adverb taking the "to" particle) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) sound of a button or switch being pressed

ほろり

see styles
 horori
    ほろり
(adv-to,adv,vs) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) being moved (to tears); being touched (by); becoming sentimental; (adv-to,adv) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (falling) softly (of leaves, petals, etc.); (adv-to,adv,vs) (3) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) becoming slightly drunk; becoming tipsy

まん延

see styles
 manen
    まんえん
(noun/participle) spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread

むんず

see styles
 munzu
    むんず
(adverb taking the "to" particle) strongly; violently; with all one's strength

リアコ

see styles
 riako
    リアコ
(slang) (from リアルに恋している) being in love with an idol, actor, etc.; fan who is in love with an idol, actor, etc.

リア恋

see styles
 riakoi
    リアこい
(slang) (See ガチ恋,リアコ) being in love with an idol, actor, etc.; fan who is in love with an idol, actor, etc.

ワイフ

see styles
 waipu
    ワイプ
(1) {film;tv} wipe (transition); (2) {tv} superimposed image in the corner of the screen (typically displaying the reactions of guests or hosts to the main content being shown); (3) wipe (cleaning cloth)

一ころ

see styles
 ichikoro; ichikoro
    イチコロ; いちころ
(kana only) losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down

一卽十

see styles
yī jí shí
    yi1 ji2 shi2
i chi shih
 ichi soku jū
One is ten, or, if one then ten, one being the root or seed of numbers, and containing all the rest. There are many other forms, e.g. 一心卽一切心 and so on.

一段事

see styles
yī duàn shì
    yi1 duan4 shi4
i tuan shih
 ichidan no ji
The unity or continuity in the unbroken processes of nature; all nature, all being is but one continuous process.

三平等

see styles
sān píng děng
    san1 ping2 deng3
san p`ing teng
    san ping teng
 mihira
    みひら
(place-name, surname) Mihira
The esoteric doctrine that the three— body, mouth, and mind— are one and universal. Thus in samādhi the Buddha "body" is found everywhere and in everything (pan-Buddha), every sound becomes a "true word", dhāraṇī or potent phrase, and these are summed up in mind, which being universal is my mind and my mind it, 入我我入 it in me and I in it. Other definitions of the three are 佛, 法, 儈 the triratna; and 心, 佛, 衆生 mind, Buddha, and the living. Also 三三昧. Cf. 三密. v. 大日經 1.

三淨肉


三净肉

see styles
sān jìng ròu
    san1 jing4 rou4
san ching jou
 san jōniku
The three kinds of "clean" flesh—when a monk has not seen the creature killed, has not heard of its being killed for him, and has no doubt thereon.

三種斷


三种断

see styles
sān zhǒng duàn
    san1 zhong3 duan4
san chung tuan
 sanshu dan
The three kinds of uccheda— cutting-off, excision, or bringing to an end: (1) (a) 自性斷 with the incoming of wisdom, passion or illusion ceases of itself; (b) 不生斷 with realization of the doctrine that all is 空 unreal, evil karma ceases to arise; (c) 緣縛斷 illusion being ended, the causal nexus of the passions disappears and the attraction of the external ceases. (2) The three śrāvaka or ascetic stages are (a) 見所斷 ending the condition of false views; (b) 修行斷 getting rid of desire and illusion in practice; (c) 非所斷 no more illusion or desire to be cut off.

三跋羅


三跋罗

see styles
sān bá luó
    san1 ba2 luo2
san pa lo
 sanbara
saṃvara. 三婆 (or 三嚩) To hinder, ward off, protect from falling into the three inferior transmigrations; a divine being that fills this office worshipped by the Tantra School. The sixth vijñāna, v. 八識.

上乘禪


上乘禅

see styles
shàng shèng chán
    shang4 sheng4 chan2
shang sheng ch`an
    shang sheng chan
 jōjō zen
The Mahāyāna Ch'an (Zen) School, which considers that it alone attains the highest realization of Mahāyāna truth. Hīnayāna philosophy is said only to realize the unreality of the ego and not the unreality of all things. The Mahāyāna realizes the unreality of the ego and of all things. But the Ch'an school is pure idealism, all being mind. This mind is Buddha, and is the universal fundamental mind.

上座部

see styles
shàng zuò bù
    shang4 zuo4 bu4
shang tso pu
 jouzabu / jozabu
    じょうざぶ
Theravada school of Buddhism
Sthaviravada (early Buddhist movement)
他毘梨典部; 他鞞羅部 Sthavirāḥ; Sthaviranikāya; or Āryasthāvirāḥ. The school of the presiding elder, or elders. The two earliest sections of Buddhism were this (which developed into the Mahāsthavirāḥ) and the Mahāsānghikāḥ or 大衆部. At first they were not considered to be different schools, the 上座部 merely representing the intimate and older disciples of Śākyamuni and the 大衆 being the rest. It is said that a century later under Mahādeva 大天 a difference of opinion arose on certain doctrines. Three divisions are named as resulting, viz. Mahāvihāravāsinaḥ, Jetavanīyāḥ, and Abhayagiri-vāsinaḥ. These were in Ceylon. In course of time the eighteen Hīnayāna sects were developed. From the time of Aśoka four principal schools are counted as prevailing: Mahāsāṅghika, Sthavira, Mūlasarvāstivda, and Saṁmitīya. The following is a list of the eleven sects reckoned as of the 上座部: 說一切有部; 雪山; 犢子; 法上; 賢冑; 正量; 密林山; 化地; 法藏; 飮光; and 經量部. The Sthaviravādin is reputed as nearest to early Buddhism in its tenets, though it is said to have changed the basis of Buddhism from an agnostic system to a realistic philosophy.

上滑り

see styles
 uwasuberi
    うわすべり
(adj-no,adj-na,vs,n) (1) superficial; shallow; (adj-no,adj-na,n) (2) frivolous; careless; thoughtless; (noun/participle) (3) sliding along the surface of something; being slippery

下敷き

see styles
 shitajiki
    したじき
(1) desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; underlay; (2) being pinned under; being caught under; being trapped under; being buried under; being crushed beneath; (3) model; pattern

下馬威


下马威

see styles
xià mǎ wēi
    xia4 ma3 wei1
hsia ma wei
display of severity immediately on taking office; (fig.) initial show of strength

不來迎


不来迎

see styles
bù lái yíng
    bu4 lai2 ying2
pu lai ying
 fu raigō
Without being called he comes to welcome; the Pure-land sect believes that Amitābha himself comes to welcome departing souls of his followers on their calling upon him, but the 淨土眞宗 (Jōdo Shin-shu sect) teaches that belief in him at any time ensures rebirth in the Pure Land, independently of calling on him at death.

不健康

see styles
 fukenkou / fukenko
    ふけんこう
(noun or adjectival noun) poor health; ill health; unhealthy

不如慢

see styles
bù rú màn
    bu4 ru2 man4
pu ju man
 funyoman
pride of not being inferior

不摂生

see styles
 fusessei / fusesse
    ふせっせい
(noun or adjectival noun) (ant: 摂生) neglect of one's health; unhealthy living; intemperance

不淨肉


不净肉

see styles
bù jìng ròu
    bu4 jing4 rou4
pu ching jou
 fujō niku
Unclean', flesh, i. e. that of animals, fishes, etc., seen being killed, heard being killed, or suspected of being killed; Hīnayāna forbids these, Mahāyāna forbids all flesh.

不生斷


不生断

see styles
bù shēng duàn
    bu4 sheng1 duan4
pu sheng tuan
 fushō dan
One of the 三斷, when illusion no longer arises the sufferings of being reborn in the evil paths are ended.

不養生

see styles
 fuyoujou / fuyojo
    ふようじょう
(noun or adjectival noun) neglect of health; intemperance

中二病

see styles
zhōng èr bìng
    zhong1 er4 bing4
chung erh ping
 chuunibyou / chunibyo
    ちゅうにびょう
(neologism) strange behavior characteristic of a teenager going through puberty (loanword from Japanese "chūnibyō")
(slang) (joc) behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; 2nd year of junior high sickness

中宿依

see styles
zhōng sù yī
    zhong1 su4 yi1
chung su i
 chūshukue
A monk's inner garment, i. e. the five-patch garment; also 中着依.

中折れ

see styles
 nakaore
    なかおれ
(1) (abbreviation) (See 中折れ帽子) felt hat; fedora; trilby; (noun/participle) (2) stopping in the middle; being interrupted in the middle; being broken in the middle; (noun/participle) (3) (slang) prematurely going soft during intercourse

中止犯

see styles
 chuushihan / chushihan
    ちゅうしはん
{law} would-be crime abandoned before being carried out

中着依

see styles
zhōng zhāo yī
    zhong1 zhao1 yi1
chung chao i
 chūchakue
inner garment

九世間


九世间

see styles
jiǔ shì jiān
    jiu3 shi4 jian1
chiu shih chien
 ku seken
The nine lower of the ten worlds, the highest or tenth being the Buddha-world; the nine are always subject to illusion, confused by the senses.

九原區


九原区

see styles
jiǔ yuán qū
    jiu3 yuan2 qu1
chiu yüan ch`ü
    chiu yüan chü
Jiuyuan district of Baotou city 包頭市|包头市[Bao1 tou2 shi4], Inner Mongolia

九連環


九连环

see styles
jiǔ lián huán
    jiu3 lian2 huan2
chiu lien huan
Chinese rings, a brainteaser toy consisting of nine rings interlocked on a looped handle, the objective being to remove the rings from the handle

二人臺


二人台

see styles
èr rén tái
    er4 ren2 tai2
erh jen t`ai
    erh jen tai
genre of song-and-dance duet popular in Inner Mongolia

二踢腳

see styles
èr tī jiǎo
    er4 ti1 jiao3
erh t`i chiao
    erh ti chiao
double-bang firecracker (which explodes once on the ground and then a second time in the air after being propelled upward)

五原縣


五原县

see styles
wǔ yuán xiàn
    wu3 yuan2 xian4
wu yüan hsien
Wuyuan county in Bayan Nur 巴彥淖爾|巴彦淖尔[Ba1 yan4 nao4 er3], Inner Mongolia

五轉色


五转色

see styles
wǔ zhuǎn sè
    wu3 zhuan3 se4
wu chuan se
 go tenjiki
The above five developments are given the colors respectively of yellow, red, white, black, and blue (or green), each color being symbolic, e. g. yellow of Vairocana, red of Mañjuśrī, etc.

亞健康


亚健康

see styles
yà jiàn kāng
    ya4 jian4 kang1
ya chien k`ang
    ya chien kang
suboptimal health status

人ずれ

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 hitozure
    ひとずれ
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) sophistication; wordly wisdom; (noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru) (2) to lose one's innocence; to get sophisticated; to get to know the world by being in contact with people; to lose one's naivete

人なれ

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 hitonare
    ひとなれ
(n,vs,adj-no) (1) being used to people (e.g. of a young child); being sociable; (2) being used to humans (esp. animals); being tame

人並み

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 hitonami
    ひとなみ
(adj-na,n,adj-no) being average (capacity, looks, standard of living); ordinary

人慣れ

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 hitonare
    ひとなれ
(n,vs,adj-no) (1) being used to people (e.g. of a young child); being sociable; (2) being used to humans (esp. animals); being tame

人摺れ

see styles
 hitozure
    ひとずれ
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) sophistication; wordly wisdom; (noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru) (2) to lose one's innocence; to get sophisticated; to get to know the world by being in contact with people; to lose one's naivete

人擦れ

see styles
 hitozure
    ひとずれ
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) sophistication; wordly wisdom; (noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru) (2) to lose one's innocence; to get sophisticated; to get to know the world by being in contact with people; to lose one's naivete

人疲れ

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 hitozukare
    ひとづかれ
(n,vs,vi) getting tired from dealing with people; getting tired of being around people

人非人

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rén fēi rén
    ren2 fei1 ren2
jen fei jen
 ninpinin
    にんぴにん
(derogatory term) (See 人でなし) inhuman person; fiend; beast; brute
A being resembling but not a human being, i.e. a kinnara.

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

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Information about this dictionary:

Apparently, we were the first ones who were crazy enough to think that western people might want a combined Chinese, Japanese, and Buddhist dictionary.

A lot of westerners can't tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese - and there is a reason for that. Chinese characters and even whole words were borrowed by Japan from the Chinese language in the 5th century. Much of the time, if a word or character is used in both languages, it will have the same or a similar meaning. However, this is not always true. Language evolves, and meanings independently change in each language.

Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House

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Chinese Buddhist terms come from Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms by William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous. This is commonly referred to as "Soothill's'". It was first published in 1937 (and is now off copyright so we can use it here). Some of these definitions may be misleading, incomplete, or dated, but 95% of it is good information. Every professor who teaches Buddhism or Eastern Religion has a copy of this on their bookshelf. We incorporated these 16,850 entries into our dictionary database ourselves (it was lot of work).



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