I am shipping orders on Thursday this week. News and More Info

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.

Our regular search mode rendered no results. We switched to our sloppy search mode for your query. These results might not be accurate...

There are 6368 total results for your Tia search. I have created 64 pages of results for you. Each page contains 100 results...

<...1011121314151617181920...>
Characters Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

法界

see styles
fǎ jiè
    fa3 jie4
fa chieh
 hokkai; houkai / hokkai; hokai
    ほっかい; ほうかい
(1) {Buddh} universe; (2) {Buddh} realm of thought; (3) {Buddh} underlying principle of reality; manifestation of true thusness; (4) (ほうかい only) (abbreviation) (See 法界悋気) being jealous of things that have nothing to do with one; being jealous of others who are in love with each other
dharmadhātu, 法性; 實相; 達磨馱都 Dharma-element, -factor, or-realm. (1) A name for "things" in general, noumenal or phenomenal; for the physical universe, or any portion or phase of it. (2) The unifying underlying spiritual reality regarded as the ground or cause of all things, the absolute from which all proceeds. It is one of the eighteen dhātus. These are categories of three, four, five, and ten dharmadhātus; the first three are combinations of 事 and 理 or active and passive, dynamic and static; the ten are: Buddha-realm, Bodhisattva-realm, pratyekabuddha-realm, śrāvaka, deva, Human, asura, Demon, Animal, and Hades realms-a Huayan category. Tiantai has ten for meditaton, i.e. the realms of the eighteen media of perception (the six organs, six objects, and six sense-data or sensations), of illusion, sickness, karma, māra, samādhi, (false) views, pride, the two lower Vehicles, and the Bodhisattva Vehicle.

法華


法华

see styles
fǎ huā
    fa3 hua1
fa hua
 myouka / myoka
    みょうか
(1) (abbreviation) (See 法華宗) Nichiren sect; Tendai sect; (2) (abbreviation) (See 法華経) Lotus Sutra; (female given name) Myōka
The Dharma-flower, i.e. the Lotus Sutra, the法華經 or 妙法蓮華經 q.v. Saddharmapuṇḍarīka Sutra; also the法華宗 Lotus sect, i.e. that of Tiantai, which had this sutra for its basis. There are many treatises with this as part of the title. 法華法, 法華會, 法華講 ceremonials, meetings, or explications connected with this sutra.

法要

see styles
fǎ yào
    fa3 yao4
fa yao
 houyou / hoyo
    ほうよう
Buddhist memorial service
The essentials of the Truth; v. 法會.

法身

see styles
fǎ shēn
    fa3 shen1
fa shen
 hotsushin
    ほつしん
{Buddh} (See 三身) dharmakaya (dharma body, Buddhism's highest form of existence); (surname) Hotsushin
dharmakāya, embodiment of Truth and Law, the "spiritual" or true body; essential Buddhahood; the essence of being; the absolute, the norm of the universe; the first of the trikāya, v.三身. The dharmakāya is divided into 總 unity and 別 diversity; as in the noumenal absolute and phenomenal activities, or potential and dynamic; but there are differences of interpretation, e.g. as between the 法相 and 法性 schools. Cf. 法身體性. There are many categories of the dharmakāya. In the 2 group 二法身 are five kinds: (1) 理 "substance" and 智 wisdom or expression; (2) 法性法身 essential nature and 應化法身 manifestation; the other three couples are similar. In the 3 group 三法身 are (1) the manifested Buddha, i.e. Śākyamuni; (2) the power of his teaching, etc.; (3) the absolute or ultimate reality. There are other categories.

泥鰍


泥鳅

see styles
ní qiu
    ni2 qiu5
ni ch`iu
    ni chiu
loach; mud fish; CL:條|条[tiao2]

泰達


泰达

see styles
tài dá
    tai4 da2
t`ai ta
    tai ta
TEDA (Tianjin Economic Development Area)

洋教

see styles
yáng jiào
    yang2 jiao4
yang chiao
 hironori
    ひろのり
foreign religion (esp. Western Christianity in Qing China)
(given name) Hironori

洗礼

see styles
 senrei / senre
    せんれい
(1) {Christn} baptism; christening; (2) initiation (into a society, group, etc.); baptism; (3) one's first experience of something; baptism (by fire, etc.)

洛浦

see styles
luò pǔ
    luo4 pu3
lo p`u
    lo pu
Lop County in Hotan Prefecture 和田地區|和田地区[He2 tian2 Di4 qu1], Xinjiang

洞天

see styles
dòng tiān
    dong4 tian1
tung t`ien
    tung tien
paradise; heavenly or beautiful place; fairyland

津南

see styles
jīn nán
    jin1 nan2
chin nan
 tsunan
    つなん
Jinnan suburban district of Tianjin municipality 天津市[Tian1 jin1 shi4]
(place-name) Tsunan

津塔

see styles
jīn tǎ
    jin1 ta3
chin t`a
    chin ta
Jin Tower; abbr. for 天津環球金融中心|天津环球金融中心[Tian1 jin1 Huan2 qiu2 Jin1 rong2 Zhong1 xin1] Tianjin World Financial Center, skyscraper a.k.a. the Tianjin Tower

津沽

see styles
jīn gū
    jin1 gu1
chin ku
another name for Tianjin 天津

洪門


洪门

see styles
hóng mén
    hong2 men2
hung men
see 天地會|天地会[Tian1 di4 hui4]

洽商

see styles
qià shāng
    qia4 shang1
ch`ia shang
    chia shang
to negotiate; to talk over

浩浩

see styles
hào hào
    hao4 hao4
hao hao
vast; expansive (universe); torrential (floods)

浮岩

see styles
fú yán
    fu2 yan2
fu yen
 ukiiwa / ukiwa
    うきいわ
pumice
(1) rock partially submerged in water; rock partially emerging from the water; (2) pumice stone

浮石

see styles
fú shí
    fu2 shi2
fu shih
 fuseki
    ふせき
pumice
(1) rock partially submerged in water; rock partially emerging from the water; (2) pumice stone; (1) pumice stone; (2) loose rock; loose stone; (3) floating group (in the game of go); group without a base; (given name) Fuseki

浮詞


浮词

see styles
fú cí
    fu2 ci2
fu tz`u
    fu tzu
florid but insubstantial remarks; misleading way of saying something

浴巾

see styles
yù jīn
    yu4 jin1
yü chin
bath towel; CL:條|条[tiao2]

海河

see styles
hǎi hé
    hai3 he2
hai ho
Hai He (a system of five waterways around Tianjin, flowing into Bohai 渤海 at Dagukou 大沽口)

涅槃

see styles
niè pán
    nie4 pan2
nieh p`an
    nieh pan
 nehan
    ねはん
(Buddhism) to achieve nirvana (extinction of desire and pain); to die (loanword from Sanskrit, abbr. for 涅槃那[nie4 pan2 na4])
(1) {Buddh} nirvana; supreme enlightenment; (2) {Buddh} death; death of Buddha
nirvāṇa, 'blown out, gone out, put out, extinguished'; 'liberated-from existence'; 'dead, deceased, defunct.' 'Liberation, eternal bliss'; '(with Buddhists and Jainas) absolute extinction or annihilation, complete extinction of individual existence.' M.W. Other forms are 涅槃那; 泥日; 泥洹; 泥畔 Originally translated 滅 to extinguish, extinction, put out (as a lamp or fire), it was also described as 解脫 release, 寂滅 tranquil extinction; 無爲 inaction, without effort, passiveness; 不生 no (re)birth; 安樂 calm joy; 滅度transmigration to 'extinction'. The meaning given to 'extinction' varies, e.g. individual extinction; cessation of rebirth; annihilation of passion; extinction of all misery and entry into bliss. While the meaning of individual extinction is not without advocates, the general acceptation is the extinction or end of all return to reincarnation with its concomitant suffering, and the entry into bliss. Nirvāṇa may be enjoyed in the present life as an attainable state, with entry into parinirvāṇa, or perfect bliss to follow. It may be (a) with a 'remainder', i.e. the cause but not all the effect (karma), of reincarnation having been destroyed; (b) without 'remainder', both cause and effect having been extinguished. The answer of the Buddha as to the continued personal existence of the Tathāgata in nirvāṇa is, in the Hīnayāna canon, relegated 'to the sphere of the indeterminates' (Keith), as one of the questions which are not essential to salvation. One argument is that flame when blown out does not perish but returns to the totality of Fire. The Nirvāṇa Sutra claims for nirvāṇa the ancient ideas of 常樂我淨 permanence, bliss, personality purity in the transcendental realm. Mahāyāna declares that Hīnayāna by denying personality in the transcendental realm denies the existence of the Buddha. In Mahāyāna final nirvāṇa is transcendental, and is also used as a term for the absolute. The place where the Buddha entered his earthly nirvāṇa is given as Kuśinagara, cf. 拘.

消息

see styles
xiāo xi
    xiao1 xi5
hsiao hsi
 shousoku(p); shousoko(ok) / shosoku(p); shosoko(ok)
    しょうそく(P); しょうそこ(ok)
(piece of) news; information; message; CL:條|条[tiao2]
(1) news (from someone); letter; contact; (2) (someone's) whereabouts; (someone's) movements
to remedy

淘汰

see styles
táo tài
    tao2 tai4
t`ao t`ai
    tao tai
 touta / tota
    とうた
to wash out; (fig.) to cull; to weed out; to eliminate; to die out; to phase out
(noun, transitive verb) (1) weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection; (noun, transitive verb) (2) {biol} (See 自然淘汰) selection
The fourth of the five periods of Buddha's teaching, according to Tiantai, i.e. the sweeping away of false ideas, produced by appearance, with the doctrine of the void, or the reality behind the seeming.

淨天


净天

see styles
jìng tiān
    jing4 tian1
ching t`ien
    ching tien
 jō ten
Pure heaven, or pure devas; śrotāpannas to pratyekabuddhas are so called.

深行

see styles
shēn xíng
    shen1 xing2
shen hsing
 jingyō
Deep or deepening progress, that above the initial bodhisattva stage.

添丁

see styles
tiān dīng
    tian1 ding1
t`ien ting
    tien ting
to add a son to the family

添亂


添乱

see styles
tiān luàn
    tian1 luan4
t`ien luan
    tien luan
(coll.) to cause trouble for sb; to inconvenience

添加

see styles
tiān jiā
    tian1 jia1
t`ien chia
    tien chia
 tenka
    てんか
to add; to increase
(noun, transitive verb) addition; annexing

添品

see styles
tiān pǐn
    tian1 pin3
t`ien p`in
    tien pin
 tenhon
Additional chapter, or chapters.

添堵

see styles
tiān dǔ
    tian1 du3
t`ien tu
    tien tu
to make people feel even more stressed or annoyed (coll.); to make traffic congestion even worse

添置

see styles
tiān zhì
    tian1 zhi4
t`ien chih
    tien chih
to buy; to acquire; to add to one's possessions

添補


添补

see styles
tiān bu
    tian1 bu5
t`ien pu
    tien pu
to fill (up); to replenish

添辦


添办

see styles
tiān bàn
    tian1 ban4
t`ien pan
    tien pan
to acquire

清恬

see styles
qīng tián
    qing1 tian2
ch`ing t`ien
    ching tien
pure and quiet (of life); tranquil and comfortable

清甜

see styles
qīng tián
    qing1 tian2
ch`ing t`ien
    ching tien
(of flavor, voice etc) clear and sweet

清零

see styles
qīng líng
    qing1 ling2
ch`ing ling
    ching ling
to restore something to its initial state; to reset (an odometer etc); to empty (a bank account); to eradicate (a disease); (computing) to clear (memory); to zero (a hard drive)

渓壑

see styles
 keigaku / kegaku
    けいがく
(1) ravine; chasm; (2) ravenous desire; insatiable desire

減債

see styles
 gensai
    げんさい
(noun/participle) partial payment of a debt; reduction of a debt

渡り

see styles
 watari
    わたり
(1) crossing; passage; transit; (2) importing; import; (3) wandering; wanderer; (4) (See 渡り鳥) migration; (5) (See 渡りを付ける) contact; relations; negotiations; (6) {go} (usu. as ワタリ) watari; connection underneath the opponent's stones at or near the edge of the board; (7) {ling} glide; (surname) Watari

渡殿

see styles
 wataridono
    わたりどの
    watadono
    わたどの
roofed corridor connecting two buildings (in traditional palatial-style architecture)

測天


测天

see styles
cè tiān
    ce4 tian1
ts`e t`ien
    tse tien
to make astronomical observation

渺遠


渺远

see styles
miǎo yuǎn
    miao3 yuan3
miao yüan
distant; remote (spatially or in time)

湉湉

see styles
tián tián
    tian2 tian2
t`ien t`ien
    tien tien
(literary) smoothly flowing, placid (water)

湛然

see styles
zhàn rán
    zhan4 ran2
chan jan
 tanzen
    たんぜん
(adj-no,adj-t,adv-to) still and full of water; quiet and unmoving
Zhanran, the sixth Tiantai patriarch, also known as 荆溪 Jingqi; died A. D. 784; author of many books.

滄桑


沧桑

see styles
cāng sāng
    cang1 sang1
ts`ang sang
    tsang sang
great changes; ups and downs; vicissitudes; abbr. of 滄海桑田|沧海桑田[cang1 hai3 sang1 tian2]

滅法


灭法

see styles
miè fǎ
    mie4 fa3
mieh fa
 meppou / meppo
    めっぽう
(adverb) (1) (kana only) extraordinarily; astonishingly; extremely; terribly; awfully; unreasonably; absurdly; (adjectival noun) (2) (dated) extraordinary; outrageous; absurd; unreasonable; (3) {Buddh} unconditioned dharma
The unconditioned dharma, the ultimate inertia from which all forms come, the noumenal source of all phenomena.

滔々

see styles
 toudou / todo
    とうどう
(adv-to,adj-t) (1) torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); voluminously flowing; (2) (speak) eloquently; fluently; spout forth (a torrent of speech); (3) flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times; (surname) Toudou

滔天

see styles
tāo tiān
    tao1 tian1
t`ao t`ien
    tao tien
 touten / toten
    とうてん
(of waves, anger, a disaster, a crime etc) towering; overwhelming; immense
(given name) Touten

滔滔

see styles
tāo tāo
    tao1 tao1
t`ao t`ao
    tao tao
 toutou / toto
    とうとう
torrential
(adv-to,adj-t) (1) torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); voluminously flowing; (2) (speak) eloquently; fluently; spout forth (a torrent of speech); (3) flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times

滿天


满天

see styles
mǎn tiān
    man3 tian1
man t`ien
    man tien
whole sky

漁船


渔船

see styles
yú chuán
    yu2 chuan2
yü ch`uan
    yü chuan
 ryousen / ryosen
    りょうせん
fishing boat; CL:條|条[tiao2]
fishing boat; (surname) Ryōsen

演武

see styles
yǎn wǔ
    yan3 wu3
yen wu
 enbu
    えんぶ
to practice martial arts
(1) martial arts demonstration; (2) martial arts training

漢沽


汉沽

see styles
hàn gū
    han4 gu1
han ku
Hangu former district of Tianjin, now part of Binhai subprovincial district 濱海新區|滨海新区[Bin1 hai3 xin1 qu1]

漫天

see styles
màn tiān
    man4 tian1
man t`ien
    man tien
 manten
lit. to fill the whole sky; everywhere; as far as the eye can see
spreading out over the whole sky

漸教


渐教

see styles
jiàn jiào
    jian4 jiao4
chien chiao
 zengyō
The gradual method of teaching by beginning with the Hīnayāna and proceeding to the Mahāyāna, in contrast with 頓教 q.v. the immediate teaching of the Mahāyāna doctrine, or of any truth directly; e.g. the Huayan school considers the Huayan sūtra as the immediate or direct teaching, and the Lotus Sūtra as both gradual and direct; Tiantai considers the Lotus direct and complete; but there are other definitions.

潛力


潜力

see styles
qián lì
    qian2 li4
ch`ien li
    chien li
potential; latent capacity

潛在


潜在

see styles
qián zài
    qian2 zai4
ch`ien tsai
    chien tsai
hidden; potential; latent
See: 潜在

潛能


潜能

see styles
qián néng
    qian2 neng2
ch`ien neng
    chien neng
potential; hidden capability

潛質


潜质

see styles
qián zhì
    qian2 zhi4
ch`ien chih
    chien chih
potential

潜在

see styles
 senzai
    せんざい
(n,vs,vi) (ant: 顕在) potentiality; dormancy; latency

激流

see styles
jī liú
    ji1 liu2
chi liu
 gekiryuu / gekiryu
    げきりゅう
torrent; torrential current; whitewater
raging stream; rapids

濱田


滨田

see styles
bīn tián
    bin1 tian2
pin t`ien
    pin tien
 hamada
    はまだ
Hamada (name)
(place-name, surname) Hamada

火天

see styles
huǒ tiān
    huo3 tian1
huo t`ien
    huo tien
 katen
The fire devas shown as the 12th group in the diamond court of the Garbhadhātu; v. 火神.

火湖

see styles
huǒ hú
    huo3 hu2
huo hu
burning lake; lake of burning sulfur; inferno (in Christian mythology)

火㮇

see styles
huǒ tiàn
    huo3 tian4
huo t`ien
    huo tien
Fire-tongs, made of wood, themselves burnt up before all brushwood is used up, a simile of a bodhisattva who so far forgot his vow to save all the living as to enter nirvana before completing his work.

灯蛾

see styles
 hitoriga
    ひとりが
(kana only) garden tiger moth (Arctia caja)

炸兩


炸两

see styles
zhá liǎng
    zha2 liang3
cha liang
(Cantonese cuisine) zhaliang, rice noodle rolls 腸粉|肠粉[chang2 fen3] stuffed with youtiao 油條|油条[you2 tiao2]

烟草

see styles
 tabako
    たばこ
    kemurigusa
    けむりぐさ
    keburigusa
    けぶりぐさ
    ensou / enso
    えんそう
(1) (kana only) tobacco (por: tabaco); cigarette; cigaret; cigar; (2) (kana only) tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)

烹調


烹调

see styles
pēng tiáo
    peng1 tiao2
p`eng t`iao
    peng tiao
to cook

無乳

see styles
 munyuu / munyu
    むにゅう
(1) {med} agalactia; lactation failure; (2) (slang) flat chest; absence of breasts

無天


无天

see styles
wú tiān
    wu2 tian1
wu t`ien
    wu tien
 muten
non-god

無実

see styles
 mujitsu
    むじつ
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) innocence; guiltlessness; false accusation; false charge; (2) absence of the fact; insubstantiality; lacking substance; (3) (archaism) insincerity; dishonesty

無段

see styles
 mudan
    むだん
(adj-no,n) (1) having no dan rank (in martial arts, go, etc.); unranked; (can be adjective with の) (2) stepless; continuous

無相


无相

see styles
wú xiàng
    wu2 xiang4
wu hsiang
 musou / muso
    むそう
(surname) Musou
animitta; nirābhāsa. Without form, or sign; no marks, or characteristics; nothingness; absolute truth as having no differentiated ideas; nirvāṇa.

無知


无知

see styles
wú zhī
    wu2 zhi1
wu chih
 chi nashi
    むち
ignorant; ignorance
(noun or adjectival noun) ignorance; innocence; stupidity
Ignorant; ignorance; absence of perception. Also, ultimate wisdom considered as static, and independent of differentiation.

無色


无色

see styles
wú sè
    wu2 se4
wu se
 mushoku
    むしょく
colorless
(adj-no,n) (1) colourless; colorless; achromatic; (adj-no,n) (2) neutral (position); impartial
arūpa, formless, shapeless, immaterial.

煙草


烟草

see styles
yān cǎo
    yan1 cao3
yen ts`ao
    yen tsao
 tabako
    たばこ
tobacco
(1) (kana only) tobacco (por: tabaco); cigarette; cigaret; cigar; (2) (kana only) tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum); (surname) Tabako

煤田

see styles
méi tián
    mei2 tian2
mei t`ien
    mei tien
 susuda
    すすだ
a coalfield
(surname) Susuda

熏天

see styles
xūn tiān
    xun1 tian1
hsün t`ien
    hsün tien
overpowering (of a stench)

熟炒

see styles
shú chǎo
    shu2 chao3
shu ch`ao
    shu chao
to stir-fry ingredients that have been cooked or partially cooked

燈條


灯条

see styles
dēng tiáo
    deng1 tiao2
teng t`iao
    teng tiao
LED strip light

爾前


尔前

see styles
ěr qián
    er3 qian2
erh ch`ien
    erh chien
 nizen
    にぜん
(1) {Buddh} period before the Lotus Sutra was preached; (adj-no,n) (2) prior; before; previous; (3) (rare) something unripe or of inferior grade
Before this, formerly used by Tiantai to denote the time preceding the Lotus Sūtra.

牙線


牙线

see styles
yá xiàn
    ya2 xian4
ya hsien
dental floss; CL:條|条[tiao2]

特恵

see styles
 tokkei / tokke
    とっけい
(noun - becomes adjective with の) preferential treatment; special favour; special benefit

特惠

see styles
tè huì
    te4 hui4
t`e hui
    te hui
abbr. for 特別優惠|特别优惠[te4 bie2 you1 hui4]; ex gratia

特調


特调

see styles
tè tiáo
    te4 tiao2
t`e t`iao
    te tiao
special blend; house blend

狐薊

see styles
 kitsuneazami; kitsuneazami
    きつねあざみ; キツネアザミ
(kana only) Hemisteptia lyrata

狗拳

see styles
gǒu quán
    gou3 quan2
kou ch`üan
    kou chüan
Gou Quan - "Dog Fist" - Martial Art

獣姦

see styles
 juukan / jukan
    じゅうかん
bestiality; zooerastia; sodomy

獣的

see styles
 juuteki / juteki
    じゅうてき
(adjectival noun) bestial; beastly; beast-like; brutal

獣行

see styles
 juukou / juko
    じゅうこう
brutal or bestial act

獸姦


兽奸

see styles
shòu jiān
    shou4 jian1
shou chien
bestiality

獸行


兽行

see styles
shòu xíng
    shou4 xing2
shou hsing
brutal act; bestiality

獸術


兽术

see styles
shòu shù
    shou4 shu4
shou shu
animal training; skill with animals; shoushu - "Animal skill" or "Beast-fist" - Martial Art (esp. fictional)

獻媚


献媚

see styles
xiàn mèi
    xian4 mei4
hsien mei
to ingratiate oneself with; to pander to

玄琬

see styles
xuán wǎn
    xuan2 wan3
hsüan wan
 Genon
Xuanyuan, an influential Shensi monk who lived through the persecution of Buddhism in the 北周 Northern Zhou dynasty into the Sui and Tang dynasties.

玄疏

see styles
xuán shū
    xuan2 shu1
hsüan shu
 genso
The 玄義, a Tiantai commentary an the contents and meaning of the Lotus Sutra, and 疏 the critical commentary on the text.

玄義


玄义

see styles
xuán yì
    xuan2 yi4
hsüan i
 gengi
The deep meaning; the meaning of the profound; it refers chiefly to the Tiantai method of teaching which was to proceed from a general explanation of the content and meaning of the various great sutras to a discussion of the deeper meaning. the method was: (1) 釋名 explanation of the terms; (2) 辨體 defintion of the substance; (3) 明宗 making clear the principles; (4) 論用 discussing their application; (5) 判教 discriminating the doctrine. v. also 玄疏.

玄高

see styles
xuán gāo
    xuan2 gao1
hsüan kao
 Genkō
Hsüan-kao, a famous Shensi monk, influential politically, later killed by order of the emperor Wu Ti, circa 400.

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

<...1011121314151617181920...>

This page contains 100 results for "Tia" 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