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巻煎

see styles
 kenchan
    けんちん
    kenchiin / kenchin
    けんちゃん
(1) fried finely minced daikon, great burdock, carrot and shiitake mushrooms wrapped with crumbled tofu in dried beancurd and deep-fried; (2) (abbreviation) Japanese tofu and vegetable chowder; (3) (archaism) black soybean sprouts fried in sesame seed oil wrapped in dried beancurd and stewed

巻繊

see styles
 kenchan
    けんちん
    kenchiin / kenchin
    けんちゃん
(1) fried finely minced daikon, great burdock, carrot and shiitake mushrooms wrapped with crumbled tofu in dried beancurd and deep-fried; (2) (abbreviation) Japanese tofu and vegetable chowder; (3) (archaism) black soybean sprouts fried in sesame seed oil wrapped in dried beancurd and stewed

巻纓

see styles
 kenei; kanei; makiei / kene; kane; makie
    けんえい; かんえい; まきえい
rolled tail (of a traditional Japanese hat); looped tail

布団

see styles
 futon
    ふとん
(ateji / phonetic) (1) futon (quilted Japanese-style mattress laid out on the floor); (2) round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)

帆立

see styles
 hotate; hotate
    ほたて; ホタテ
(kana only) (abbreviation) (See 帆立貝・ほたてがい) Japanese scallop (Patinopecten yessoensis); Yesso scallop

帆脚

see styles
 hoashi
    ほあし
rope that ties the lower end of the sail to the hull (on a Japanese-style ship)

帆足

see styles
 hoharu
    ほはる
rope that ties the lower end of the sail to the hull (on a Japanese-style ship); (surname) Hoharu

帯枕

see styles
 obimakura
    おびまくら
oval pad with two long strips tied underneath the obi to make it look fuller

帰米

see styles
 kibei / kibe
    きべい
(noun/participle) (1) returning to the United States; (2) (See 二世・にせい・1) kibei; Japanese-American children (nisei) born prior to WWII who were sent to Japan for schooling before returning to America

常斷


常断

see styles
cháng duàn
    chang2 duan4
ch`ang tuan
    chang tuan
 jōdan
(two extremes of) eternalism and nihilism

平入

see styles
 hirairi
    ひらいり
(irregular okurigana usage) Japanese traditional architectural structure, where the building has its main entrance on the side which runs parallel to the roof's ridge; (surname) Hirairi

平声

see styles
 hyoushou / hyosho
    ひょうしょう
(1) first tone in old Chinese phonetics; level tone; (2) (of a Japanese accent) having a low, flat tone

平板

see styles
píng bǎn
    ping2 ban3
p`ing pan
    ping pan
 heiban / heban
    へいばん
slab; flat board; (engineering) surface plate; flat; level; (fig.) dull; monotonous; tablet computer (abbr. for 平板電腦|平板电脑[ping2 ban3 dian4 nao3]); phablet (large smartphone combining features of phone and tablet) (abbr. for 平板手機|平板手机[ping2 ban3 shou3 ji1])
(1) flat board; slab; slat; plane table; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) monotonous; dull; flat; boring; (3) (abbreviation) {ling} (See 平板型) even pitch; accentless pitch; Japanese pitch accent pattern with no drop from high to low pitch

平野

see styles
píng yě
    ping2 ye3
p`ing yeh
    ping yeh
 hirano
    ひらの
Hirano (Japanese surname)
plain; open field; (place-name, surname) Hirano

年号

see styles
 nengou / nengo
    ねんごう
(See 元号) name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name

幹竹

see styles
 karatake
    からたけ
(1) (kana only) Japanese timber bamboo (Phyllostachys bambsoides); giant timber bamboo; madake; (2) Henon bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra var. henonis)

庇髪

see styles
 hisashigami
    ひさしがみ
(obscure) classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle

床本

see styles
 tokomoto
    とこもと
(hist) (See 浄瑠璃,文楽) yukahon; books with large characters placed on the floor to be read from by the narrator in jōruri and bunraku; (surname) Tokomoto

座敷

see styles
 zashiki
    ざしき
(1) tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; (2) dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)

庭常

see styles
 niwatoko
    にわとこ
(kana only) red-berried elder (Sambucus racemosa subsp. sieboldiana); Japanese elderberry

康徳

see styles
 yasunori
    やすのり
(hist) Kangde era (of Japanese puppet state Manchukuo; 1934-1945); (given name) Yasunori

廃家

see styles
 haika; haike
    はいか; はいけ
(1) deserted house; ruined house; (noun/participle) (2) abolishing one's own family line in order to join another (under pre-1947 Japanese law); extinct family

廟号

see styles
 byougou / byogo
    びょうごう
(1) temple name (a two-character posthumous name given to Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese royalty); (2) name given to a mausoleum (or shrine, etc.)

弁士

see styles
 benshi
    べんし
(1) lecturer; rhetorician; orator; (2) narrator in Japanese silent cinema; film interpreter

弁当

see styles
 bentou / bento
    べんとう
bento; Japanese box lunch

弁當

see styles
 bentou / bento
    べんとう
(out-dated kanji) bento; Japanese box lunch

弁財

see styles
 benzai
    べんざい
(abbreviation) large Japanese junk; (place-name) Benzai

式台

see styles
 shikidai
    しきだい
step in a Japanese entranceway

弐つ

see styles
 futatsu
    ふたつ
(used in old or legal documents) two

引目

see styles
 hikime
    ひきめ
large, perforated, turnip-shaped arrowhead cover made of Japanese bigleaf magnolia or paulownia; harmless arrow affixed with such a cover (that whistles when shot and is used to drive off evil spirits); (place-name) Hikime

弟矢

see styles
 otoya
    おとや
arrow with feathers that curve to the right (the second of two arrows to be fired); (personal name) Otoya

弦鋸

see styles
 tsurunoko
    つるのこ
traditional Japanese woodworking saw; bow saw

彌勒


弥勒

see styles
mí lè
    mi2 le4
mi le
 miroku
    みろく
Maitreya, the future Bodhisattva, to come after Shakyamuni Buddha
(surname) Miroku
Maitreya, friendly, benevolent. The Buddhist Messiah, or next Buddha, now in the Tuṣita heaven, who is to come 5,000 years after the nirvāṇa of Śākyamuni, or according to other reckoning after 4,000 heavenly years, i.e. 5,670,000,000 human years. According to tradition he was born in Southern India of a Brahman family. His two epithets are 慈氏 Benevolent, and Ajita 阿逸多 'Invincible'. He presides over the spread of the church, protects its members and will usher in ultimate victory for Buddhism. His image is usually in the hall of the four guardians facing outward, where he is represented as the fat laughing Buddha, but in some places his image is tall, e.g. in Peking in the Yung Ho Kung. Other forms are彌帝M075962; 迷諦隸; 梅低梨; 梅怛麗 (梅怛藥 or 梅怛邪); 每怛哩; 昧怛 M067070曳; 彌羅. There are numerous Maitreya sūtras.

彌樓


弥楼

see styles
mí lóu
    mi2 lou2
mi lou
 Mirō
Meru, 'the Olympus of Hindu mythology.' M.W. Sumeru, cf. 須; but there is dispute as to the identity of the two. Meru also refers to the mountains represented by the Himālayas, in this not differing from Sumeru. It also has the general meaning of 'lofty'.

形動

see styles
 keidou / kedo
    けいどう
(abbreviation) {ling} (part of speech tag used in dictionaries) (See 形容動詞) adjectival noun (in Japanese); quasi-adjective; nominal adjective; na-, taru-, nari- or tari-adjective

形声

see styles
 keisei / kese
    けいせい
(one of the six classes of Chinese characters) (See 六書・1) phono-semantic character; semasio-phonetic character; character consisting of a phonetic and a semantic element

形聲


形声

see styles
xíng shēng
    xing2 sheng1
hsing sheng
ideogram plus phonetic (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters); also known as phonogram, phonetic compound or picto-phonetic character
See: 形声

形譯


形译

see styles
xíng yì
    xing2 yi4
hsing i
derivation of a Chinese loanword from Japanese by using the same characters (or variants) but applying Chinese pronunciation (e.g. 場合|场合[chang3 he2], derived from Japanese 場合, pronounced "ba'ai")

彼二

see styles
bǐ èr
    bi3 er4
pi erh
 hi ni
those two

征露

see styles
 seiro / sero
    せいろ
(archaism) (term used primarily during the Russo-Japanese war) (See 日露戦争) attacking Russia; (given name) Seiro

径間

see styles
 watarima
    わたりま
    keikan / kekan
    けいかん
distance between two points; distance between opposite supports of arch, bridge; span

很是

see styles
hěn shì
    hen3 shi4
hen shih
(formal) very; quite; deeply (usu. followed by a two-syllable adjective or verb)

律旋

see styles
 ritsusen; rissen
    りつせん; りっせん
(See 呂旋) Japanese seven-tone gagaku scale (corresponding to: re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do, i.e. the Dorian mode)

律禪


律禅

see styles
lǜ chán
    lv4 chan2
lü ch`an
    lü chan
 ritsuzen
The two schools of Discipline and Intuition.

律詩


律诗

see styles
lǜ shī
    lu:4 shi1
lü shih
 risshi
    りっし
regular verse; strict poetic form with eight lines of 5, 6 or 7 syllables and even lines rhyming
lüshi; form of Chinese poetry with eight lines of seven or five characters

後藤


后藤

see styles
hòu téng
    hou4 teng2
hou t`eng
    hou teng
 dotou / doto
    どとう
Gotō (Japanese surname)
(surname) Dotō

御数

see styles
 okazu
    おかず
(1) (kana only) side dish; okazu; side dish (meat, fish, pickles, etc.) accompanying the rice in a typical Japanese meal; (2) (kana only) food for thought (esp. in the context of conversation, or material for assisting arousal during masturbation); (3) (kana only) fill; fill-in (drumming)

御煎

see styles
 osen
    おせん
(See 煎餅) var. of Japanese cracker

御菜

see styles
 osai
    おさい
    okazu
    おかず
(1) (kana only) side dish; okazu; side dish (meat, fish, pickles, etc.) accompanying the rice in a typical Japanese meal; (2) (kana only) fill; fill-in (drumming); (1) (kana only) side dish; okazu; side dish (meat, fish, pickles, etc.) accompanying the rice in a typical Japanese meal; (2) (kana only) food for thought (esp. in the context of conversation, or material for assisting arousal during masturbation); (3) (kana only) fill; fill-in (drumming)

德川

see styles
dé chuān
    de2 chuan1
te ch`uan
    te chuan
Tokugawa, Japanese shogunal clan (1603–1867)

徹す

see styles
 toosu
    とおす
(transitive verb) (1) to stick through; to force through; (2) to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; (3) to make a path between two points; (4) to proceed in a logical manner; (5) to let pass; to allow through; (6) to lead (someone) into (a house, room, etc.); to show in; (7) to go through (a middleman); (8) to (look, listen) through (a window, wall, etc.); (9) to pass (a law, applicant, etc.); (10) to force to accept; to force agreement; (11) to continue (in a state); to persist in; (12) to do to the entirety of; to cover all of; to span the whole ...; (13) to do from beginning to end without a break; (14) to convey (one's ideas, etc.) to the other party; (15) to do to the end; to carry through; to complete

心垢

see styles
xīn gòu
    xin1 gou4
hsin kou
 shinku
The impurities of the mind, i. e. 煩惱 passion and delusion; the two phrases are used as synonyms.

心法

see styles
xīn fǎ
    xin1 fa3
hsin fa
 shinpou / shinpo
    しんぽう
(surname) Shinpou
Mental dharmas, idea— all 'things' are divided into two classes 色 and 心 physical and mental; that which has 質礙 substance and resistance is physical, that which is devoid of these is mental; or the root of all phenomena is mind 緣起諸法之根本者爲心法. The exoteric and esoteric schools differ in their interpretation: the exoterics hold that mental ideas or 'things' are 無色無形 unsubstantial and invisible, the esoterics that they 有色有形 have both substance and form.

心識


心识

see styles
xīn shì
    xin1 shi4
hsin shih
 shinshiki
The mind and cognition; mind and its contents; the two are considered as identical in the Abhidharma-kośa, but different in Mahāyāna.

忍冬

see styles
rěn dōng
    ren3 dong1
jen tung
 nintou / ninto
    にんとう
honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica)
Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica); (given name) Nintou

忍智

see styles
rěn zhì
    ren3 zhi4
jen chih
 ninchi
Patience and wisdom. In the Hīnayāna, patience is cause, wisdom effect; in Mahāyāna, the two are merged, though patience precedes wisdom.

忿怒

see styles
fèn nù
    fen4 nu4
fen nu
 funnu
    ふんぬ
variant of 憤怒|愤怒[fen4 nu4]
(n,adj-no,vs) anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
Anger, angry, fierce, over-awing: a term for the 忿王 or 忿怒王 (忿怒明王) the fierce mahārājas as opponents of evil and guardians of Buddhism; one of the two bodhisattva forms, resisting evil, in contrast with the other form, manifesting goodness. There are three forms of this fierceness in the Garbhadhātu group and five in the Diamond group.

恆心


恒心

see styles
héng xīn
    heng2 xin1
heng hsin
perseverance
See: 恒心

悉曇


悉昙

see styles
xī tán
    xi1 tan2
hsi t`an
    hsi tan
 shittan
    しったん
(1) Siddham (characters) (san:); (2) (abbreviation) (See 悉曇学) Siddham studies
悉檀; 悉談 siddha(m), accomplished, finished, v. siddhi above; and next.

悟忍

see styles
wù rěn
    wu4 ren3
wu jen
 gonin
The patience of enlightenment, obtained by Vaidehī, wife of Bimbisāra, 'on her vision of Amitābha,' also known as Joy-perseverance, or Faith-perseverance; one of the ten stages of faith.

悦哉

see styles
 etsuya
    えつや
(See 雀鷂) musket (male Japanese sparrowhawk); (given name) Etsuya

悲智

see styles
bēi zhì
    bei1 zhi4
pei chih
 hichi
Pity and wisdom; the two characteristics of a bodhisattva seeking to attain perfect enlightenment and the salvation of all beings. In the esoteric sects pity is represented by the Garbadhātu or the womb treasury, while wisdom is represented by the Vajradhātu, the diamond treasury. Pity is typified by Guanyin, wisdom by Mahāsthāmaprāpta, the two associates of Amitābha.

情頭


情头

see styles
qíng tóu
    qing2 tou2
ch`ing t`ou
    ching tou
"lovers' avatar" – avatar that matches the avatar of a significant other (e.g. two halves of one image, two images drawn in a similar style etc), used to indicate a romantic relationship (abbr. for 情侶頭像|情侣头像[qing2 lu : 3 tou2 xiang4])

感情

see styles
gǎn qíng
    gan3 qing2
kan ch`ing
    kan ching
 kanjou / kanjo
    かんじょう
emotion; sentiment; affection; feelings between two persons
(noun - becomes adjective with の) emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment

慈円

see styles
 jien
    じえん
(person) Jien (Japanese poet and monk; 1155-1225)

慈圓


慈圆

see styles
cí yuán
    ci2 yuan2
tz`u yüan
    tzu yüan
 jien
    じえん
(person) Jien (Japanese poet and monk; 1155-1225)
Jien

慕容

see styles
mù róng
    mu4 rong2
mu jung
a branch of the Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑[Xian1 bei1] nomadic people; two-character surname Murong

應身


应身

see styles
yìng shēn
    ying4 shen1
ying shen
 ōjin
nirmāṇakāya, one of the 三身 q.v. Any incarnation of Buddha. The Buddha-incarnation of the 眞如q.v. Also occasionally used for the saṃbhogakāya. There are various interpretation (a) The 同性經 says the Buddha as revealed supernaturally in glory to bodhisattvas is應身, in contrast with 化身, which latter is the revelation on earth to his disciples. (b) The 起信論 makes no difference between the two, the 應身 being the Buddha of the thirty-two marks who revealed himself to the earthly disciples. The 金光明經 makes all revelations of Buddha as Buddha to be 應身; while all incarnations not as Buddha, but in the form of any of the five paths of existence, are Buddha's 化身. Tiantai has the distinction of 勝應身 and 劣應身, i.e. superior and inferior nirmāṇakāya, or supernatural and natural.

懐石

see styles
 kaiseki
    かいせき
(1) (See 懐石料理・1) kaiseki; sophisticated traditional Japanese cuisine brought in courses; (2) (See 茶懐石) simple meal eaten before tea is served

戊種

see styles
 boshu
    ぼしゅ
person whose physical suitability for conscription in the former Japanese military could not be determined in that year (e.g. due to illness)

成田

see styles
chéng tián
    cheng2 tian2
ch`eng t`ien
    cheng tien
 naruda
    なるだ
Narita (Japanese surname and place name)
(place-name, surname) Naruda

成語


成语

see styles
chéng yǔ
    cheng2 yu3
ch`eng yü
    cheng yü
 seigo / sego
    せいご
Chinese set expression, typically of 4 characters, often alluding to a story or historical quotation; idiom; proverb; saying; adage; CL:條|条[tiao2],本[ben3],句[ju4]
set phrase; idiomatic expression

戒學


戒学

see styles
jiè xué
    jie4 xue2
chieh hsüeh
 kaigaku
The study of the rules or discipline; one of the three departments 三學, the other two being meditation and philosophy.

截斷


截断

see styles
jié duàn
    jie2 duan4
chieh tuan
to break or cut in two; to sever; to cut off; (fig.) to cut off (a conversation, a flow etc); to interrupt; (math.) to truncate
See: 截断

房子

see styles
fáng zi
    fang2 zi5
fang tzu
 fusashi
    ふさし
house; building (single- or two-story); apartment; room; CL:棟|栋[dong4],幢[zhuang4],座[zuo4],套[tao4],間|间[jian1]
(given name) Fusashi

扇貝


扇贝

see styles
shàn bèi
    shan4 bei4
shan pei
 ougigai; ougigai / ogigai; ogigai
    おうぎがい; オウギガイ
scallop (genus Pecten)
(1) (kana only) (See ホタテガイ) Japanese scallop; (2) (kana only) (See シャコガイ) giant clam

手毬

see styles
 temari
    てまり
traditional Japanese handball game; (female given name) Temari

手筋

see styles
shǒu jīn
    shou3 jin1
shou chin
 tesuji
    てすじ
flexor tendon (coll.); tesuji (a skillful move in the game of Go) (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 手筋 "tesuji")
(1) lines of the palm; aptitude; handwriting; standard method; (2) {go;shogi} tesuji; skillful, precise move which is the best or most efficient in a local position

手鞠

see styles
 temari
    てまり
traditional Japanese handball game; (female given name) Temari

打刀

see styles
 uchigatana
    うちがたな
(See 刀・1) katana; var. of Japanese long sword

払う

see styles
 harau
    はらう
(transitive verb) (1) to pay (e.g. money, bill); (transitive verb) (2) to brush off; to wipe away; to clear away; to dust off; to cut off (e.g. branches); (transitive verb) (3) to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); (transitive verb) (4) to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; (transitive verb) (5) to pay (e.g. attention); to show (e.g. respect, concern); (transitive verb) (6) to make (e.g. effort, sacrifice); to expend; to exert; (transitive verb) (7) to move out (of one's own place); to vacate; (transitive verb) (8) to sweep (e.g. one's legs); to knock aside; (transitive verb) (9) to make a sweeping stroke (in Japanese calligraphy); (transitive verb) (10) to reset (an abacus)

抖M

see styles
dǒu m
    dou3 m
tou m
(slang) masochist (from Japanese ドM, "doemu")

抗日

see styles
kàng rì
    kang4 ri4
k`ang jih
    kang jih
 kounichi / konichi
    こうにち
to resist Japan (esp. during WW2); anti-Japanese (esp. wartime activities)
resistance against Japanese aggression; anti-Japanese (campaign, movement, etc.)

抜手

see styles
 nukide
    ぬきで
    nukite
    ぬきて
overarm stroke (type of traditional Japanese swimming style)

抬秤

see styles
tái chèng
    tai2 cheng4
t`ai ch`eng
    tai cheng
large steelyard usu. operated by three people – two to lift it using a pole, and one to adjust the counterweight

抵牾

see styles
dǐ wǔ
    di3 wu3
ti wu
 modoki
    もどき
to conflict with; to contradict; contradiction
(out-dated kanji) (suffix noun) (1) (kana only) -like; pseudo-; mock ...; imitation ...; in the style of ...; (2) comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (3) (archaism) criticism; censure

抹茶

see styles
mǒ chá
    mo3 cha2
mo ch`a
    mo cha
 maccha
    まっちゃ
green tea powder (Japanese: matcha)
matcha; powdered green tea; (female given name) Maccha

拆字

see styles
chāi zì
    chai1 zi4
ch`ai tzu
    chai tzu
fortune telling by unpicking Chinese characters

拉鋸


拉锯

see styles
lā jù
    la1 ju4
la chü
a two-man saw; fig. to-and-fro between two sides

拉頓


拉顿

see styles
lā dùn
    la1 dun4
la tun
Rodan (Japanese ラドン Radon), Japanese movie monster

拗音

see styles
 youon / yoon
    ようおん
{ling} (e.g. きゃ) contracted sound; palatalised sound (e.g. Japanese morae with small kana); palatalized sound

拝む

see styles
 ogamu
    おがむ
(transitive verb) (1) to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to do reverence (e.g. before a statue of the Buddha); to pay one's respects; (transitive verb) (2) to beg; to make a supplication; (transitive verb) (3) (humble language) (sometimes used sarcastically in modern Japanese) to see (something or someone of high status)

拱肩

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gǒng jiān
    gong3 jian1
kung chien
a spandrel (wall filling the shoulder between two neighboring arches)

拳玉

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 kendama
    けんだま
Japanese bilboquet (cup-and-ball game)

持犯

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chí fàn
    chi2 fan4
ch`ih fan
    chih fan
 jibon
maintaining and transgressing', i. e. keeping the commandments by 止持 ceasing to do wrong and 作持 doing what is right, e. g. worship, the monastic life, etc.; transgression is also of two kinds, i. e. 作犯 positive in doing evil and 止犯 negative in not doing good.

指し

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 sashi
    さし
ruler; measure; (1) between (e.g. two people); face to face; (2) hindrance; impediment; (3) (music) (kana only) arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; (prefix) (4) prefix used for stress or emphasis; (counter) (5) counter for traditional dance songs

指事

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zhǐ shì
    zhi3 shi4
chih shih
 shiji
    しじ
ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters); Chinese character indicating an idea, such as up and down; also known as self-explanatory character
(one of the six classes of Chinese characters) (See 六書・1) logogram; indicative; character depicting an abstract idea
Zhishi

指叉

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 sasumata
    さすまた
(martial arts term) two-pronged weapon for catching a criminal; man-catcher war fork

指圧

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 shiatsu
    しあつ
(noun, transitive verb) shiatsu; acupressure; form of Japanese finger-pressure therapy

挾侍


挟侍

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jiā shì
    jia1 shi4
chia shih
 kyōji
脇士 The two assistants of a buddha, etc., right and left.

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

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.

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