Free Chinese & Japanese Online Dictionary

If you enter English words, search is Boolean mode:
Enter fall to get just entries with fall in them.
Enter fall* to get results including "falling" and "fallen".
Enter +fall -season -autumn to make sure fall is included, but not entries with autumn or season.

Key:

Mandarin Chinese information.
Old Wade-Giles romanization used only in Taiwan.
Japanese information.
Buddhist definition. Note: May not apply to all sects.
 Definition may be different outside of Buddhism.

There are 1682 total results for your Through search. I have created 17 pages of results for you. Each page contains 100 results...

<...1011121314151617>
Characters Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

財産を食いつぶす

see styles
 zaisanokuitsubusu
    ざいさんをくいつぶす
(exp,v5s) to run through one's fortune (in idleness)

赤い糸で結ばれる

see styles
 akaiitodemusubareru / akaitodemusubareru
    あかいいとでむすばれる
(exp,v1) (idiom) (See 赤い糸) to be meant for each other (of a man and woman); to be connected through fate; to be destined to marry (each other); to be tied by the red string (of fate)

遅かりし由良之助

see styles
 osokarishiyuranosuke
    おそかりしゆらのすけ
(expression) (rare) to let a chance to do something slip through one's fingers

關關難過,關關過


关关难过,关关过

see styles
guān guān nán guò , guān guān guò
    guan1 guan1 nan2 guo4 , guan1 guan1 guo4
kuan kuan nan kuo , kuan kuan kuo
to meet with great difficulties but pull through

Variations:
隙間風
すきま風

see styles
 sukimakaze
    すきまかぜ
(1) draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; (2) cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons

Variations:
食い切る
食切る

see styles
 kuikiru
    くいきる
(transitive verb) (1) to bite through; (transitive verb) (2) to eat up; to consume entirely

飲みニケーション

see styles
 nominikeeshon
    のみニケーション
communicating while drinking (usu. with colleagues); communicating through drinking together; boozing with work people

鰯の頭も信心から

see styles
 iwashinoatamamoshinjinkara; iwashinokashiramoshinjinkara
    いわしのあたまもしんじんから; いわしのかしらもしんじんから
(expression) (proverb) faith is mysterious; faith is weird; even a pilchard's head (can be revered) through faith

Variations:
お見通し
御見通し

see styles
 omitooshi
    おみとおし
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)

Variations:
ゴト行為
ごと行為

see styles
 gotokoui(goto行為); gotokoui(goto行為) / gotokoi(goto行為); gotokoi(goto行為)
    ゴトこうい(ゴト行為); ごとこうい(ごと行為)
(ゴト is orig. an abbr. of 仕事) (See パチンコ・1) cheating at pachinko (through illegal tampering with the machines, etc.); scamming a pachinko parlor

シースルー・ルック

see styles
 shiisuruu rukku / shisuru rukku
    シースルー・ルック
see-through look

Variations:
ズボズボ
ずぼずぼ

see styles
 zubozubo; zubozubo
    ズボズボ; ずぼずぼ
(adv,adv-to) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) with a squelch (treading through mud, etc.); sinking into; (adv,adv-to) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) piercing through; plunging into

テレビファクシミリ

see styles
 terebifakushimiri
    テレビファクシミリ
(abbreviation) facsimile through television

ネームロンダリング

see styles
 neemurondaringu
    ネームロンダリング
(derogatory term) person who repeatedly changes their name through adult adoptions or sham marriages (wasei: name laundering)

ノミュニケーション

see styles
 nomyunikeeshon
    ノミュニケーション
communicating while drinking (usu. with colleagues); communicating through drinking together; boozing with work people

Variations:
バッタ物
ばった物

see styles
 battamon(batta物); battamon(batta物); battamono(batta物); battamono(batta物); battamon; battamono
    バッタもん(バッタ物); ばったもん(ばった物); ばったもの(ばった物); バッタもの(バッタ物); バッタモン; バッタモノ
(1) (kana only) goods sold off through irregular channels (usu. at very low prices); merchandise obtained by buying out the inventories of failed retailers instead of going through normal wholesale channels; (2) (kana only) (See ぱちもの) fake merchandise; unlicensed merchandise; knockoff

Variations:
ぶち抜き
打ち抜き

see styles
 buchinuki
    ぶちぬき
(1) removing a partition (wall); (adverb) (2) (colloquialism) straight through without interruption

Variations:
ポシャる
ぽしゃる

see styles
 posharu; posharu
    ポシャる; ぽしゃる
(v5r,vi) (colloquialism) to fall through (of a plan, project, etc.); to fail; to flop; to collapse; to fizzle out

Variations:
やり抜く
遣り抜く

see styles
 yarinuku
    やりぬく
(transitive verb) to carry out to completion; to carry through; to see (something) through; to complete; to accomplish

リゾートマンション

see styles
 rizootomanshon
    リゾートマンション
(1) (See マンション) holiday home (apartment) (eng: resort mansion); (2) holiday rental apartment (through a members-only agency)

Variations:
仕済ます
為済ます

see styles
 shisumasu
    しすます
(transitive verb) (kana only) to succeed as planned; to carry through; to accomplish

Variations:
光を通す
光を透す

see styles
 hikariotoosu
    ひかりをとおす
(exp,v5s) to allow light to pass through; to shine light through

Variations:
切ら無い
切らない

see styles
 kiranai
    きらない
(adjective) not through; not finished; not done

Variations:
噛み切る
かみ切る

see styles
 kamikiru
    かみきる
(transitive verb) to bite off; to gnaw through

Variations:
天網恢々
天網恢恢

see styles
 tenmoukaikai / tenmokaikai
    てんもうかいかい
(expression) (yoji) heaven's vengeance is slow but sure; heaven's net is wide and coarse, yet nothing slips through

意存筆先,畫盡意在


意存笔先,画尽意在

see styles
yì cún bǐ xiān , huà jìn yì zài
    yi4 cun2 bi3 xian1 , hua4 jin4 yi4 zai4
i ts`un pi hsien , hua chin i tsai
    i tsun pi hsien , hua chin i tsai
the idea is present before the first stroke of the brush, when the last stroke is placed the idea shines through

Variations:
流転輪廻
流転輪回

see styles
 rutenrinne
    るてんりんね
(noun/participle) (yoji) all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration

災い転じて福となす

see styles
 wazawaitenjitefukutonasu
    わざわいてんじてふくとなす
(exp,v5s) to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage

災い転じて福と為す

see styles
 wazawaitenjitefukutonasu
    わざわいてんじてふくとなす
(exp,v5s) to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage

Variations:
生々世々
生生世世

see styles
 shoujouseze; shoujousese / shojoseze; shojosese
    しょうじょうせぜ; しょうじょうせせ
(adv,n) (yoji) eternity; forever; through all eternity

Variations:
生々流転
生生流転

see styles
 seiseiruten; shoujouruten / seseruten; shojoruten
    せいせいるてん; しょうじょうるてん
(noun/participle) (yoji) all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration

Variations:
生き抜く
生きぬく

see styles
 ikinuku
    いきぬく
(v5k,vi) to live through; to survive

Variations:
田植え踊り
田植踊

see styles
 taueodori
    たうえおどり
(See 田遊び) refined version of ta-asobi dance performed in Tōhoku about half way through the first lunar month

知彼知己,百戰不殆


知彼知己,百战不殆

see styles
zhī bǐ zhī jǐ , bǎi zhàn bù dài
    zhi1 bi3 zhi1 ji3 , bai3 zhan4 bu4 dai4
chih pi chih chi , pai chan pu tai
knowing the enemy and yourself will get you unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War")

知無不言,言無不盡


知无不言,言无不尽

see styles
zhī wú bù yán , yán wú bù jìn
    zhi1 wu2 bu4 yan2 , yan2 wu2 bu4 jin4
chih wu pu yen , yen wu pu chin
lit. not hiding anything he knows, not stopping before he has said it through (idiom); fig. frank; outspoken

石にかじりついても

see styles
 ishinikajiritsuitemo
    いしにかじりついても
(expression) (to get something done) even if through hell and high water

石に齧りついてでも

see styles
 ishinikajiritsuitedemo
    いしにかじりついてでも
(expression) (to get something done) even if through hell and high water

石に齧り付いてでも

see styles
 ishinikajiritsuitedemo
    いしにかじりついてでも
(expression) (to get something done) even if through hell and high water

禍を転じて福となす

see styles
 wazawaiotenjitefukutonasu
    わざわいをてんじてふくとなす
(exp,v5s) to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage

禍を転じて福と為す

see styles
 wazawaiotenjitefukutonasu
    わざわいをてんじてふくとなす
(exp,v5s) to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage

Variations:
突っ切る
突っきる

see styles
 tsukkiru
    つっきる
(transitive verb) to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across

Variations:
窺う
覗う(rK)

see styles
 ukagau
    うかがう
(transitive verb) (1) (kana only) to peep (through); to peek; to examine (esp. covertly); (transitive verb) (2) (kana only) to await (one's chance); (transitive verb) (3) (kana only) (usu. in the passive) to guess; to infer; to gather; to surmise

網呑舟の魚を漏らす

see styles
 amidonshuunouoomorasu / amidonshunooomorasu
    あみどんしゅうのうおをもらす
(exp,v5s) (proverb) the law has holes large enough for the most wicked men to slip through; the long arm of the law doesn't reach everywhere; fishes big enough to eat boats aren't caught by the net

Variations:
裏をかく
裏を掻く

see styles
 uraokaku
    うらをかく
(exp,v5k) (1) (idiom) (See 裏かく) to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to defeat; (exp,v5k) (2) to pierce something all the way through

Variations:
襖越し
ふすま越し

see styles
 fusumagoshi
    ふすまごし
(usu. as 襖越しに) (See 襖・ふすま) through a fusuma

Variations:
見え透く
見えすく

see styles
 miesuku
    みえすく
(v5k,vi) to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent

Variations:
読みきる
読み切る

see styles
 yomikiru
    よみきる
(transitive verb) (1) to finish reading; to read through; (transitive verb) (2) to figure out; to fully anticipate

Variations:
遣り通す
やり通す

see styles
 yaritoosu
    やりとおす
(Godan verb with "su" ending) to carry through; to achieve; to complete

針の穴から天を覗く

see styles
 harinoanakaratenonozoku
    はりのあなからてんをのぞく
(exp,v5k) (idiom) to have a narrow view of things; to peek at the sky through the eye of a needle

顯密圓通成佛心要集

see styles
xiǎn mì yuán tōng chéng fó xīn yào jí
    xian3 mi4 yuan2 tong1 cheng2 fo2 xin1 yao4 ji2
hsien mi yüan t`ung ch`eng fo hsin yao chi
    hsien mi yüan tung cheng fo hsin yao chi
Collection of Essentials for Becoming a Buddha Through the Perfect Penetration of the Exoteric and Esoteric

飲みニュケーション

see styles
 nominyukeeshon
    のみニュケーション
communicating while drinking (usu. with colleagues); communicating through drinking together; boozing with work people

テレビ・ファクシミリ

see styles
 terebi fakushimiri
    テレビ・ファクシミリ
(abbreviation) facsimile through television

Variations:
ランスル
ランスルー

see styles
 ransuru; ransuruu / ransuru; ransuru
    ランスル; ランスルー
run-through

Variations:
下読み
下読(io)

see styles
 shitayomi
    したよみ
(noun, transitive verb) preparatory reading; preparation (for a lesson); reading through (e.g. a script); rehearsal (of a play)

Variations:
二人羽織
二人羽織り

see styles
 nininbaori
    ににんばおり
(See 羽織) "Helping Hands" comedy performance; performance in which one person wears a haori on their shoulders, while another person behind them puts their arms through the sleeves of the haori and feeds the person in front

Variations:
分ける(P)
別ける

see styles
 wakeru
    わける
(transitive verb) (1) to divide (into); to split (into); to part; to separate; to divide up; to classify; to sort out; to divide out; (transitive verb) (2) to share; to distribute; to deal out; to dish out; (transitive verb) (3) to distinguish; to discriminate; to differentiate (between); (transitive verb) (4) to break up (a fight); to mediate; (transitive verb) (5) to call a draw; to tie; (transitive verb) (6) to push one's way through (a crowd); (transitive verb) (7) (also written as 頒ける) to sell

Variations:
切り抜ける
切抜ける

see styles
 kirinukeru
    きりぬける
(transitive verb) (1) to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); (transitive verb) (2) to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)

Variations:
壊れる(P)
毀れる

see styles
 kowareru
    こわれる
(v1,vi) (1) to be broken; to break; (v1,vi) (2) to fall through; to come to nothing

Variations:
抜ける(P)
脱ける

see styles
 nukeru
    ぬける
(v1,vi) (1) to come out; to fall out; to be omitted; to be missing; to escape; to come loose; (v1,vi) (2) to fade; to discolour; (v1,vi) (3) to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); (v1,vi) (4) to leave (e.g. a meeting); (v1,vi) (5) to be clear; to be transparent (e.g. of the sky); (v1,vi) (6) (usu. as 抜けた or 抜けている) to be absentminded; to be careless; to be inattentive; to be foolish; (v1,vi) (7) {comp} to exit (a program loop); (transitive verb) (8) to go through; to pass through; to give way; to collapse; (transitive verb) (9) {hanaf} to finish a round with more than 88 points (not counting points gained from scoring combinations)

Variations:
押し通る
押しとおる

see styles
 oshitooru
    おしとおる
(Godan verb with "ru" ending) to force one's way through

時化る(ateji)

see styles
 shikeru
    しける
(v1,vi) (1) (kana only) to be stormy or choppy (sea); (v1,vi) (2) (kana only) to go through hard times; to be broke; (v1,vi) (3) (kana only) to be gloomy; to be glum

Variations:
決める(P)
極める

see styles
 kimeru(p); kimeru
    きめる(P); キメる
(transitive verb) (1) to decide; to choose; to determine; to make up one's mind; to resolve; to set one's heart on; to settle; to arrange; to set; to appoint; to fix; (transitive verb) (2) to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); (transitive verb) (3) to persist in doing; to go through with; (transitive verb) (4) (as 決めている) to always do; to have made a habit of; (transitive verb) (5) to take for granted; to assume; (transitive verb) (6) to dress up; to dress to kill; to dress to the nines; (transitive verb) (7) to carry out successfully (a move in sports, a pose in dance, etc.); to succeed in doing; (transitive verb) (8) {MA;sumo} to immobilize with a double-arm lock (in sumo, judo, etc.); (transitive verb) (9) to eat or drink something; to take illegal drugs

Variations:
滲み出す
にじみ出す

see styles
 nijimidasu
    にじみだす
(v5s,vi) (1) (See にじみ出る・1) to ooze out; to seep; (v5s,vi) (2) (See にじみ出る・2) to show through (of emotions, etc.); to reveal itself

Variations:
漏れる(P)
洩れる

see styles
 moreru
    もれる
(v1,vi) (1) to leak out; to escape; to come through; to shine through; to filter out; (v1,vi) (2) to find expression; to give vent; (v1,vi) (3) to leak out; to be divulged; to be disclosed; (v1,vi) (4) to be omitted; to be left out; to be excluded; to be not included

災いを転じて福となす

see styles
 wazawaiotenjitefukutonasu
    わざわいをてんじてふくとなす
(exp,v5s) to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage

災いを転じて福と為す

see styles
 wazawaiotenjitefukutonasu
    わざわいをてんじてふくとなす
(exp,v5s) to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage

石にかじりついてでも

see styles
 ishinikajiritsuitedemo
    いしにかじりついてでも
(expression) (to get something done) even if through hell and high water

Variations:
立ち消える
立消える

see styles
 tachigieru
    たちぎえる
(v1,vi) (1) (See 立ち消え・1) to go out (of a fire, etc.); to die out (before burning to ash); (v1,vi) (2) (See 立ち消え・たちぎえ・2) to fall through (of plans, etc.); to fizzle out; to come to nothing

Variations:
胎内くぐり
胎内潜り

see styles
 tainaikuguri
    たいないくぐり
(1) going through a cave, grass ring or the interior of a large Buddhistic statue, etc. (symbolizing rebirth); (2) narrow grotto (into which a person can barely fit)

葦の髄から天井のぞく

see styles
 yoshinozuikaratenjounozoku / yoshinozuikaratenjonozoku
    よしのずいからてんじょうのぞく
(exp,v5k) to have a narrow view of things; to look at the ceiling through a reed

葦の髄から天井を覗く

see styles
 yoshinozuikaratenjouonozoku / yoshinozuikaratenjoonozoku
    よしのずいからてんじょうをのぞく
(exp,v5k) (idiom) to have a narrow view of things; to peek at the ceiling through the pith of a reed

Variations:
行儀見習い
行儀見習

see styles
 gyougiminarai / gyogiminarai
    ぎょうぎみならい
learning good manners through apprenticeship (to an upper-class family)

Variations:
見破る(P)
看破る

see styles
 miyaburu
    みやぶる
(transitive verb) to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out

Variations:
読み合わせ
読み合せ

see styles
 yomiawase
    よみあわせ
(1) (See 読み合わせる) reading out and comparing (e.g. proofs against a manuscript); (2) read-through (of a script)

Variations:
読み終わる
読み終る

see styles
 yomiowaru
    よみおわる
(Godan verb with "ru" ending) to finish reading; to read through

Variations:
身をもって
身を以て

see styles
 miomotte
    みをもって
(expression) with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand

Variations:
通し稽古
通しげいこ

see styles
 tooshigeiko / tooshigeko
    とおしげいこ
full rehearsal; dress rehearsal; run-through

Variations:
遣り水
遣水(io)

see styles
 yarimizu
    やりみず
(1) (See 寝殿造り) stream (in a Japanese garden); narrow stream flowing through a traditional garden (esp. in a Heian-period villa); (2) watering (potted plants, bonsai, etc.)

Variations:
遣り熟す
遣りこなす

see styles
 yarikonasu
    やりこなす
(transitive verb) (kana only) to manage (to do successfully); to get through

Variations:
零れる(P)
溢れる

see styles
 koboreru
    こぼれる
(v1,vi) (1) (kana only) to spill; to fall out of; to overflow; (v1,vi) (2) to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); (v1,vi) (3) to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)

Variations:
駆け抜ける
駆抜ける

see styles
 kakenukeru
    かけぬける
(v1,vi) to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)

骨折り損の草臥れ儲け

see styles
 honeorizonnokutabiremouke / honeorizonnokutabiremoke
    ほねおりぞんのくたびれもうけ
(expression) (idiom) going through great pains in vain

Variations:
グー(P)
ぐー
ぐう

see styles
 guu(p); guu; guu / gu(p); gu; gu
    グー(P); ぐー; ぐう
(1) (See じゃんけん) rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; fist; (adv,int) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (sound made through a constricted throat or when in a distressing situation) (See ぐうの音も出ない) ungh; gulp; (adv,adv-to) (3) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling; gurgling

Variations:
こだわり抜く
拘り抜く

see styles
 kodawarinuku
    こだわりぬく
(Godan verb with "ku" ending) to refuse to compromise (on quality, etc.); to be fastidious about doing things the right way through to the end

シースルーファブリック

see styles
 shiisuruufaburikku / shisurufaburikku
    シースルーファブリック
see-through fabric

Variations:
にじり口
躙り口
躙口

see styles
 nijiriguchi
    にじりぐち
small entrance to a tea ceremony room (through which guests enter on their knees)

Variations:
ふいになる
フイになる

see styles
 fuininaru; fuininaru
    ふいになる; フイになる
(exp,v5r) to come to nothing; to be wasted; to fall through; to end without result

Variations:
やり遂げる
遣り遂げる

see styles
 yaritogeru
    やりとげる
(transitive verb) to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through

ライトスルーキャッシュ

see styles
 raitosuruukyasshu / raitosurukyasshu
    ライトスルーキャッシュ
(computer terminology) write-through cache

不怕不識貨,只怕貨比貨


不怕不识货,只怕货比货

see styles
bù pà bù shí huò , zhǐ pà huò bǐ huò
    bu4 pa4 bu4 shi2 huo4 , zhi3 pa4 huo4 bi3 huo4
pu p`a pu shih huo , chih p`a huo pi huo
    pu pa pu shih huo , chih pa huo pi huo
lit. don't worry about not knowing goods, but about comparing them (proverb); fig. goods' (or person's) true value can only be determined through comparison

不怕不識貨,就怕貨比貨


不怕不识货,就怕货比货

see styles
bù pà bù shí huò , jiù pà huò bǐ huò
    bu4 pa4 bu4 shi2 huo4 , jiu4 pa4 huo4 bi3 huo4
pu p`a pu shih huo , chiu p`a huo pi huo
    pu pa pu shih huo , chiu pa huo pi huo
lit. don't worry about not knowing goods, but about comparing them (proverb); fig. goods' (or person's) true value can only be determined through comparison

Variations:
人ずれ
人擦れ
人摺れ

see styles
 hitozure
    ひとずれ
(n,vs,vi) becoming worldly-wise (through one's interactions with other people); becoming sophisticated; losing one's innocence; losing one's naivety

Variations:
代々
世々
代代
世世

see styles
 yoyo
    よよ
(adv,n,adj-no) (See 代々・だいだい) for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages

Variations:
代々(P)
代代(P)

see styles
 daidai
    だいだい
(adv,n,adj-no) for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages

吃得苦中苦,方為人上人


吃得苦中苦,方为人上人

see styles
chī dé kǔ zhōng kǔ , fāng wéi rén shàng rén
    chi1 de2 ku3 zhong1 ku3 , fang1 wei2 ren2 shang4 ren2
ch`ih te k`u chung k`u , fang wei jen shang jen
    chih te ku chung ku , fang wei jen shang jen
one cannot achieve glory and wealth without having been through trials and tribulations (proverb); no pain, no gain

Variations:
吹っ切れる
吹っきれる

see styles
 fukkireru
    ふっきれる
(v1,vi) (1) to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to put behind one; to move on; (v1,vi) (2) to burst (e.g. a boil)

Variations:
射抜く
射ぬく
射貫く

see styles
 inuku
    いぬく
(Godan verb with "ku" ending) to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)

Variations:
探す(P)
捜す(P)

see styles
 sagasu
    さがす
(transitive verb) (1) (esp. 探す for something desired and 捜す for something lost) to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to seek; (transitive verb) (2) to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer); to fish around

Variations:
掻き分ける
かき分ける

see styles
 kakiwakeru
    かきわける
(transitive verb) to push aside; to push one's way through

Variations:
泣き笑い
泣笑(io)

see styles
 nakiwarai
    なきわらい
(n,vs,vi) (1) laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (n,vs,vi) (2) (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow

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

<...1011121314151617>

This page contains 100 results for "Through" 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