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下地

see styles
xià dì
    xia4 di4
hsia ti
 shimoji
    しもぢ
to go down to the fields; to get up from bed; to leave one's sickbed; to be born
(1) groundwork; foundation; (2) inclination; aptitude; elementary knowledge (of); grounding (in); (3) undercoat; first coat; (4) (See お下地) soy sauce; (surname) Shimoji
The lower regions of the 九地 q. v.; also the lower half of the 十地 in the fifty-two grades of bodhisattva development.

下家

see styles
xià jiā
    xia4 jia1
hsia chia
 shimoya
    しもや
player whose turn comes next (in a game); next one; my humble home
{mahj} (See 上家・かみチャ,対面・トイメン・1) right-hand opponent (chi: xiàjiā); player to one's right; (surname) Shimoya

下巻

see styles
 shimomaki
    しもまき
(See 上巻,中巻) second volume (in a two-volume set); third volume (in a three-volume set); last volume; (place-name) Shimomaki

下情

see styles
xià qíng
    xia4 qing2
hsia ch`ing
    hsia ching
 kajou / kajo
    かじょう
feelings of the masses; my situation (humble speech)
condition of the common people
feelings of ordinary people

下意

see styles
 kai
    かい
the feelings of the people

下手

see styles
xià shǒu
    xia4 shou3
hsia shou
 shimode
    しもで
to start; to put one's hand to; to set about; the seat to the right of the main guest
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) (ant: 上手・じょうず・1) unskillful; poor; awkward; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) imprudent; untactful; (place-name) Shimode

下放

see styles
xià fàng
    xia4 fang4
hsia fang
 kahou / kaho
    かほう
to delegate; to decentralize; to demote a party cadre to work on the shop floor or in the countryside
(hist) (See 下放運動・かほううんどう) movements for sending young people to the countryside in China (1937, 1957, 1968)

下様

see styles
 shimozama
    しもざま
lower classes; common people

下民

see styles
 gemin; kamin
    げみん; かみん
(1) the lower classes; the masses; the common people; (2) (derogatory term) underclass; riffraff

下水

see styles
xià shui
    xia4 shui5
hsia shui
 shimomizu
    しもみず
offal; viscera; tripe
(1) water flowing underneath; one's true feelings; (2) (as in 泰) kanji "water" radical at bottom (radical 85); (surname) Shimomizu

下種


下种

see styles
xià zhǒng
    xia4 zhong3
hsia chung
 shimodane
    しもだね
(adj-na,n,adj-no) (1) low-life; sleazebag; boor; (2) person of humble rank; humble person; peasant; menial; churl; petty official; (place-name) Shimodane
To sow the seed; to preach, or teach. Tiantai defines three periods: (1) 種 when the seed of Buddha's teaching is sown in the heart; (2) 熟 when it ripens; (3) 脫 when it is stripped or harvested, i. e when one abandons all things.

下篇

see styles
 gehen
    げへん
second volume (of two); third volume (of three)

下編

see styles
 gehen
    げへん
second volume (of two); third volume (of three)

下跪

see styles
xià guì
    xia4 gui4
hsia kuei
to kneel; to go down on one's knees

下轉


下转

see styles
xià zhuǎn
    xia4 zhuan3
hsia chuan
 geten
The downward turn, in transmigration. Primal ignorance or unenlightenment 無明acting against the primal, true, or Buddha-nature causes transmigration. The opposite is上轉 when the good prevails over the evil. 下轉is sometimes used for 下化 to save those below.

下酒

see styles
xià jiǔ
    xia4 jiu3
hsia chiu
to be appropriate to have with alcohol; to down one's drink

下間


下间

see styles
xià jiān
    xia4 jian1
hsia chien
 shimoma
    しもま
(surname) Shimoma
The inferior rooms of a monastery, on the left as one enters.

下飯


下饭

see styles
xià fàn
    xia4 fan4
hsia fan
 shimomeshi
    しもめし
to eat one's rice with an accompanying dish (to make the rice more palatable); (of a dish) to go well with rice
(surname) Shimomeshi

不一

see styles
bù yī
    bu4 yi1
pu i
 fuichi
    ふいつ
to vary; to differ
(1) Very sincerely yours; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) (archaism) different
not one

不二

see styles
bù èr
    bu4 er4
pu erh
 fuji
    ふじ
the only (choice, way etc); undivided (loyalty)
{Buddh} advaitam (non-duality); (surname, female given name) Fuji
advaya. No second, non-duality, the one and undivided, the unity of all things, the one reality、 the universal Buddha-nature. There are numerous combinations, e. g. 善惡不二 good and evil are not a dualism: nor are 有 and 空 the material and immaterial, nor are 迷 and 悟 delusion and awareness— all these are of the one Buddha-nature.

不倫


不伦

see styles
bù lún
    bu4 lun2
pu lun
 furin
    ふりん
(of a relationship) improper (adulterous, incestuous, teacher-student etc); unseemly
(n,vs,vi,adj-na,adj-no) adultery; impropriety; (an) affair; immorality

不光

see styles
bù guāng
    bu4 guang1
pu kuang
not the only one; not only

不力

see styles
bù lì
    bu4 li4
pu li
not to do one's best; not to exert oneself

不可

see styles
bù kě
    bu4 ke3
pu k`o
    pu ko
 yobazu
    よばず
cannot; should not; must not
(adj-no,adj-na,n,n-suf) (1) wrong; bad; improper; unjustifiable; inadvisable; (adj-no,adj-na,n,n-suf) (2) not allowed; not possible; (3) failing grade; (place-name) Yobazu
May not, can not: unpermissible, for-bidden; unable. Buke, the name of a monk of the 靈妙寺 Ling Miao monastery in the Tang dynasty, a disciple of Subha-karāṣimha, and one of the founders of 眞言 Shingon.

不吝

see styles
bù lìn
    bu4 lin4
pu lin
not to stint; to be generous (with praise etc); to be prepared to (pay a fee, give of one's time etc)

不孝

see styles
bù xiào
    bu4 xiao4
pu hsiao
 fukou(p); fukyou / fuko(p); fukyo
    ふこう(P); ふきょう
unfilial
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) undutifulness to one's parents; lack of filial piety; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) (ふきょう only) (archaism) (See 八虐) (the crime of) cursing one's parents; (noun or adjectival noun) (3) (ふきょう only) (archaism) disowning one's child
unfilial

不學


不学

see styles
bù xué
    bu4 xue2
pu hsüeh
 fugaku
aśaikṣa; no longer studying, graduated, one who has attained.

不屑

see styles
bù xiè
    bu4 xie4
pu hsieh
to disdain to do something; to think something not worth doing; to feel it beneath one's dignity

不廻


不迴

see styles
bù huí
    bu4 hui2
pu hui
 fue
Anagamin. He who does not return; one exempt from transmigration.

不忙

see styles
bù máng
    bu4 mang2
pu mang
there's no hurry; take one's time

不怠

see styles
bù dài
    bu4 dai4
pu tai
unremitting in one's efforts

不想

see styles
bù xiǎng
    bu4 xiang3
pu hsiang
unexpectedly; to one's surprise

不戦

see styles
 fusen
    ふせん
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) war renunciation; anti-war; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) {sumo} bout cancelled due to absence of one of the wrestlers

不料

see styles
bù liào
    bu4 liao4
pu liao
unexpectedly; to one's surprise

不期

see styles
bù qī
    bu4 qi1
pu ch`i
    pu chi
 fuki
    ふき
unexpectedly; to one's surprise
unexpected; accidental

不空

see styles
bù kōng
    bu4 kong1
pu k`ung
    pu kung
 fukuu / fuku
    ふくう
(given name, person) Fukuu
Amogha, Amoghavajra. 不空三藏; 智藏; 阿目佉跋折羅 Not empty (or not in vain) vajra. The famous head of the Yogācāra school in China. A Singhalese of northern brahmanic descent, having lost his father, he came at the age of 15 with his uncle to 東海, the eastern sea, or China, where in 718 he became a disciple of 金剛智 Vajrabodhi. After the latter's death in 732, and at his wish, Eliot says in 741, he went to India and Ceylon in search of esoteric or tantric writings, and returned in 746, when he baptized the emperor Xuan Tsung. He was especially noted for rain-making and stilling storms. In 749 he received permission to return home, but was stopped by imperial orders when in the south of China. In ?756 under Su Tsung he was recalled to the capital. His time until 771 was spent translating and editing tantric books in 120 volumes, and the Yogacara 密教 rose to its peak of prosperity. He died greatly honoured at 70 years of age, in 774, the twelfth year of Tai Tsung, the third emperor under whom he had served. The festival of feeding the hungry spirits 孟蘭勝會 is attributed to him. His titles of 智藏 and 不空三藏 are Thesaurus of Wisdom and Amogha Tripitaka.

不義


不义

see styles
bù yì
    bu4 yi4
pu i
 fugi
    ふぎ
injustice
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) immorality; injustice; misconduct; impropriety; perfidy; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) adultery; infidelity; cuckoldry; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (3) (archaism) (See 八虐) murdering one's teacher or a government official
unjust

不肖

see styles
bù xiào
    bu4 xiao4
pu hsiao
 fushou / fusho
    ふしょう
(literary) unlike one's parents; degenerate; unworthy
(adj-no,adj-na,n) (1) unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); (pronoun) (2) (humble language) I; me; (adj-no,adj-na,n) (3) (form) (used self-referentially) incompetent; unskilled; inexperienced; foolish; (noun or adjectival noun) (4) (archaism) unfortunate; unlucky; (given name) Fushou
does not reject

不覺


不觉

see styles
bù jué
    bu4 jue2
pu chüeh
 fukaku
unconsciously
Unenlightened, uncomprehending, without 'spiritual' insight, the condition of people in general, who mistake the phenomenal for the real, and by ignorance beget karma, reaping its results in the mortal round of transmigration; i. e. people generally.

不起

see styles
bù qǐ
    bu4 qi3
pu ch`i
    pu chi
 fuki
    ふき
(adj-no,n) (obsolete) incurable (illness); bedridden (for the rest of one's days)
does not manifest; does not give rise to

不遂

see styles
bù suì
    bu4 sui4
pu sui
 fuzui
to fail; to fail to materialize; not to get one's way
not done

不道

see styles
bù dào
    bu4 dao4
pu tao
 fudou; budou; butou / fudo; budo; buto
    ふどう; ぶどう; ぶとう
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) (archaism) (See 無道) inhuman; immoral; unreasonable; outrageous; wicked; (2) (archaism) (See 八虐) barbarity (one of the eight unpardonable crimes, incl. killing three people in one family, or dismembering a corpse)
immoral

不集

see styles
bù jí
    bu4 ji2
pu chi
 fushū
does not gather

世人

see styles
shì rén
    shi4 ren2
shih jen
 sejin; yohito
    せじん; よひと
people (in general); people around the world; everyone
the people; the public; the world
people of the world

世仁

see styles
shì rén
    shi4 ren2
shih jen
 yohito
    よひと
(given name) Yohito
one who is benevolent towards the world

世伯

see styles
shì bó
    shi4 bo2
shih po
uncle (affectionate name for a friend older than one's father); old friend

世俗

see styles
shì sú
    shi4 su2
shih su
 sezoku; seizoku / sezoku; sezoku
    せぞく; せいぞく
profane; secular; worldly
(1) worldly things; common customs; ordinary life; popular taste; (2) the world; the (common) people; the masses; (3) (See 世俗主義) secularity
laukika; common or ordinary things, custom, experiences, common or worldly ways or views).

世原

see styles
shì yuán
    shi4 yuan2
shih yüan
 sebara
    せばら
(personal name) Sebara
one who is the origin of the world

世尊

see styles
shì zūn
    shi4 zun1
shih tsun
 seson
    せそん
World Honored One; Revered One of the World (Buddha)
World-Honored One (honorific name for Gautama Buddha)
lokajyeṣṭha, world's most Venerable, or lokanātha, lord of worlds. 盧迦委斯諦; 路迦那他 World-honoured, an epithet of every Buddha. Also a tr. of Bhagavat, v. 婆.

世福

see styles
shì fú
    shi4 fu2
shih fu
 sefuku
Earthly happiness, arising from the ordinary good living of those unenlightened by Buddhism, one of the 三福; also, the blessings of this world.

世論


世论

see styles
shì lùn
    shi4 lun4
shih lun
 seron
    よろん
public opinion
worldly discussions; ordinary unenlightened ways of description or definition; also styled 惡論 evil discussions, especially when applied to the hedonistic lokāyatika teachings, v. 路迦.

世間


世间

see styles
shì jiān
    shi4 jian1
shih chien
 sema
    せま
world; earth
world; society; people; the public; (personal name) Sema
The world; in the world; the finite impermanent world, idem 世界.

丙糖

see styles
bǐng táng
    bing3 tang2
ping t`ang
    ping tang
triose (CH2O)3, monosaccharide with three carbon atoms, such as glyceraldehyde 甘油醛[gan1 you2 quan2]

丟官


丢官

see styles
diū guān
    diu1 guan1
tiu kuan
(of an official) to lose one's job

丟手


丢手

see styles
diū shǒu
    diu1 shou3
tiu shou
to wash one's hands of something; to have nothing further to do with something

両三

see styles
 ryousan / ryosan
    りょうさん
two or three

両人

see styles
 ryounin / ryonin
    りょうにん
both people

両口

see styles
 ryouguchi / ryoguchi
    りょうぐち
both openings; two people; couple; (surname) Ryōguchi

両君

see styles
 ryoukun / ryokun
    りょうくん
(1) (usu. referring to males of equal or lower status) two people; (2) two monarchs; two rulers

両面

see styles
 ryanmen
    リャンメン
{mahj} (See 両面待ち・リャンメンまち) double-sided wait (for one's last tile); wait for either of two different tiles to complete a chow which will finish one's hand

並未

see styles
bìng wèi
    bing4 wei4
ping wei
(used to stress that something did not turn out as one might have expected) did not actually ...; has not actually ...

中人

see styles
zhōng rén
    zhong1 ren2
chung jen
 nakahito
    なかひと
go-between; mediator; intermediary
(used when indicating admission fees, passenger fares, etc.) (See 小人・しょうにん,大人・だいにん) child in elementary or middle school; (surname) Nakahito

中元

see styles
zhōng yuán
    zhong1 yuan2
chung yüan
 nakamoto
    なかもと
Ghost Festival on 15th day of 7th lunar month when offerings are made to the deceased
(1) 15th day of the 7th lunar month; (last day of) Bon lantern festival; (2) (See お中元) mid-year gift; summer gift; Bon Festival gifts; (surname) Nakamoto
The fifteenth of the seventh moon; see 孟蘭盆.

中分

see styles
zhōng fēn
    zhong1 fen1
chung fen
 nakawake
    なかわけ
to part one's hair in the middle
(noun, transitive verb) (archaism) dividing into two halves; (surname) Nakawake

中卒

see styles
 chuusotsu / chusotsu
    ちゅうそつ
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (colloquialism) (abbreviation) (abbr. of 中学校卒業(者)) having graduated from junior high school (as one's highest completed level of education); having completed no schooling beyond junior high school; middle school graduate

中唄


中呗

see styles
zhōng bài
    zhong1 bai4
chung pai
 chūbai
Chanting of 梵唄 Buddhist hymns is divided into three kinds 初, 中, and 後.

中宗

see styles
zhōng zōng
    zhong1 zong1
chung tsung
 nakamune
    なかむね
(surname) Nakamune
The school or principle of the mean, represented by the 法相宗 Dharmalakṣaṇa school, which divides the Buddha's teaching into three periods, the first in which he preached 有 existence, the second 空 non-existence, the third 中 neither, something 'between' or above them, e. g. a realm of pure spirit, vide the 深密經 Saṃdhinirmocana-sūtra and the Lotus Sutra.

中宿

see styles
 nakasuka
    なかすか
(1) (archaism) inn where one rests on the way; (2) (archaism) (See 出合い宿) inn that serves as a meeting place for lovers; (3) (archaism) (See 引き手茶屋) inn that introduces clients to prostitutes; (surname) Nakasuka

中尊

see styles
zhōng zūn
    zhong1 zun1
chung tsun
 chuuzon; chuuson / chuzon; chuson
    ちゅうぞん; ちゅうそん
{Buddh} (See 三尊・さんぞん・1,脇侍・きょうじ) central image (e.g. in a Buddha triad)
The central honored one— in any group of Buddhas, e. g. 不動尊 among the five 明王.

中嶽


中岳

see styles
zhōng yuè
    zhong1 yue4
chung yüeh
 nakatake
    なかたけ
Mt Song 嵩山 in Henan, one of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4]
(surname) Nakatake

中巻

see styles
 nakamaki
    なかまき
(See 上巻,下巻) second volume (of three); second book; volume two; book two; (surname) Nakamaki

中年

see styles
zhōng nián
    zhong1 nian2
chung nien
 chuunen / chunen
    ちゅうねん
middle age
(noun - becomes adjective with の) middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
middle years

中座

see styles
 nakaza
    なかざ
(noun/participle) leaving one's seat; temporarily excusing oneself (from a meeting, meal, etc.); stepping outside; leaving before an affair is over; (place-name, surname) Nakaza

中庸

see styles
zhōng yōng
    zhong1 yong1
chung yung
 nakatsune
    なかつね
golden mean (Confucianism); (literary) (of person) mediocre; ordinary
(n,adj-no,adj-na) (1) middle way; (golden) mean; moderation; middle path; (2) (See 四書) the Doctrine of the Mean (one of the Four Books); (personal name) Nakatsune
Doctrine of the Mean

中意

see styles
zhòng yì
    zhong4 yi4
chung i
 chūi
to take one's fancy; to be to one's liking
the gist

中有

see styles
zhōng yǒu
    zhong1 you3
chung yu
 chuuu / chuu
    ちゅうう
{Buddh} (See 中陰,四有) bardo; state (or period) of intermediate existence between one's death and rebirth (in Japan, 49 days)
One of the 四有, i. e. the antarā-bhāva or intermediate state of existence between death and reincarnation; hence 中有之旅 is an unsettled being in search of a new habitat or reincarnation; v. 中陰.

中根

see styles
zhōng gēn
    zhong1 gen1
chung ken
 nakane
    なかね
(place-name, surname) Nakane
Medium capacity, neither clever nor dull, of each of the six organs 六根; there are three powers of each organ 上根, 中根, and 下根.

中段

see styles
zhōng duàn
    zhong1 duan4
chung tuan
 nakadan
    なかだん
middle section; middle period; middle area; mid-
half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns (of print) (centre); (place-name, surname) Nakadan

中流

see styles
zhōng liú
    zhong1 liu2
chung liu
 chuuru / churu
    ちゅうる
midstream
(hist) (See 三流・さんる) banishment (to a somewhat distant province); middle-degree punishment of the three banishment punishments under the ritsuryō system
In the midst of the stream, i. e. of 生死 mortality, or reincarnations.

中男

see styles
 nakao
    なかお
(1) (See 次男・じなん) one's second son; (2) (archaism) (See 少丁) man between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō system); (personal name) Nakao

中篇

see styles
 chuuhen / chuhen
    ちゅうへん
(1) second part (of three); second volume; middle part; (2) (abbreviation) novelette; novella; short novel; long short story; medium-length story

中編

see styles
 chuuhen / chuhen
    ちゅうへん
(1) second part (of three); second volume; middle part; (2) (abbreviation) novelette; novella; short novel; long short story; medium-length story

中聽


中听

see styles
zhōng tīng
    zhong1 ting1
chung t`ing
    chung ting
pleasant to hear (i.e. agreeable news); to one's liking; music to one's ears; Taiwan pr. [zhong4 ting1]

中般

see styles
zhōng pán
    zhong1 pan2
chung p`an
    chung pan
 chūhan
One of the five kinds of those who never recede but go on to parinirvāṇa, cf. 不還.

中蘊


中蕴

see styles
zhōng yùn
    zhong1 yun4
chung yün
 chuuun / chuun
    ちゅううん
{Buddh} (See 中陰) bardo; state (or period) of intermediate existence between one's death and rebirth (in Japan, 49 days)
intermediate aggregate

中觀


中观

see styles
zhōng guān
    zhong1 guan1
chung kuan
 chū gan
Meditation on the Mean, one of the 三觀; also meditation on the absolute which unites all opposites. There are various forms of such meditation, that of the 法相宗, the 三論宗, the 天台宗. v. 中論.

中諦


中谛

see styles
zhōng dì
    zhong1 di4
chung ti
 chuutai / chutai
    ちゅうたい
{Buddh} (See 三諦) truth of the middle (all things are in a middle state, being void yet having temporary existence)
The third of the 三諦 three postulates of the Tiantai school, i. e. 空, 假, and 中 q. v.

中陰


中阴

see styles
zhōng yīn
    zhong1 yin1
chung yin
 nakakage
    なかかげ
{Buddh} bardo; state (or period) of intermediate existence between one's death and rebirth (in Japan, 49 days); (place-name) Nakakage
The intermediate existence between death and reincarnation, a stage varying from seven to forty-nine days, when the karma-body will certainly be reborn; v. 中有.

中飽


中饱

see styles
zhōng bǎo
    zhong1 bao3
chung pao
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to line one's pockets with public funds

串崗


串岗

see styles
chuàn gǎng
    chuan4 gang3
ch`uan kang
    chuan kang
to leave one's post while on duty

丸帯

see styles
 maruobi
    まるおび
one-piece sash

丸裸

see styles
 maruhadaka
    まるはだか
(noun or adjectival noun) nude; utterly stark naked; wearing only one's birthday suit

丹田

see styles
dān tián
    dan1 tian2
tan t`ien
    tan tien
 nida
    にだ
pubic region; point two inches below the navel where one's qi resides
point below the navel (a focus point for internal meditative techniques); (surname) Nida
The pubic region, 2 1; 2 inches below the navel.

主人

see styles
zhǔ rén
    zhu3 ren2
chu jen
 shujin
    しゅじん
master; host; owner; CL:個|个[ge4]
(1) (See ご主人) head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; landlord; landlady; (2) one's husband; (3) (one's) employer; (one's) master; (4) host; hostess; (personal name) Shujin

主催

see styles
 shusai
    しゅさい
(noun, transitive verb) sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging

主恩

see styles
 shuon
    しゅおん
the favor (favour) of one's master

主打

see styles
zhǔ dǎ
    zhu3 da3
chu ta
principal; main; flagship (product); title (track); to specialize in; to take as one's priority; to primarily focus on

主旨

see styles
zhǔ zhǐ
    zhu3 zhi3
chu chih
 shushi
    しゅし
gist; main idea; general tenor; one's judgment
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect

主業


主业

see styles
zhǔ yè
    zhu3 ye4
chu yeh
 shugyou / shugyo
    しゅぎょう
main business
one's main profession

主用

see styles
 shuyou / shuyo
    しゅよう
(1) one's master's business; (2) (obsolete) necessary business; major errands

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

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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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