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三度の食事

see styles
 sandonoshokuji
    さんどのしょくじ
(exp,n) daily meals; three regular meals a day

Variations:
三弦
三絃

 sangen
    さんげん
(1) (See 三味線) shamisen; samisen; (2) sanxian (Chinese lute); (3) the three string instruments used in gagaku (biwa, wagon and sou); (4) three strings; three-stringed instrument

三彌勒經疏


三弥勒经疏

see styles
sān mí lè jīng shū
    san1 mi2 le4 jing1 shu1
san mi le ching shu
 San Miroku kyō sho
Commentary on the Three Maitreya Sūtras

Variations:
三徹
3徹

 santetsu
    さんてつ
(noun/participle) (slang) staying up all night three nights in a row; triple all-nighter

三拍子揃う

see styles
 sanbyoushisorou / sanbyoshisoro
    さんびょうしそろう
(exp,v5u) meeting all three important conditions; being a triple threat; being ideal

三摩難呾囉


三摩难呾囉

see styles
sān mó nán dá luō
    san1 mo2 nan2 da2 luo1
san mo nan ta lo
 sanmanandara
samanantaram, immediately following or contiguous; 等無間緣緣 i.e. one of the four 緣q.v.; it means without interval, i.e. an immediate cause.

三日コロリ

see styles
 mikkakorori
    みっかコロリ
(from the belief that one dies three days after contracting the disease) (See コレラ) cholera

三日ばしか

see styles
 mikkabashika
    みっかばしか
(colloquialism) rubella; German measles; three day measles

三日ぼうず

see styles
 mikkabouzu / mikkabozu
    みっかぼうず
(yoji) person who cannot stick to anything; unsteady worker; monk for three days

三明婆羅門


三明婆罗门

see styles
sān míng pó luó mén
    san1 ming2 po2 luo2 men2
san ming p`o lo men
    san ming po lo men
 sanmyō baramon
a Brahmin who follows the Three Vedas

Variations:
三景
三軽

 sankei / sanke
    さんけい
three famous beauty spots

三枚おろし

see styles
 sanmaioroshi
    さんまいおろし
filleting a fish (into three pieces)

三枚ガルタ

see styles
 sanmaigaruta
    さんまいガルタ
(rare) {cards} (See おいちょかぶ) three-card betting game (e.g. oicho-kabu)

三業四威儀


三业四威仪

see styles
sān yè sì wēi yí
    san1 ye4 si4 wei1 yi2
san yeh ssu wei i
 sangō shiigi
three activities and four comportments

三波羅聶提


三波罗聂提

see styles
sān bō luó niè tí
    san1 bo1 luo2 nie4 ti2
san po lo nieh t`i
    san po lo nieh ti
 sanharashōdai
The three prajñāpti, 三假 q.v.

三無數大劫


三无数大劫

see styles
sān wú shù dà jié
    san1 wu2 shu4 da4 jie2
san wu shu ta chieh
 sanmushu daikō
three incalculably long great kalpas

三界唯一心

see styles
sān jiè wéi yī xīn
    san1 jie4 wei2 yi1 xin1
san chieh wei i hsin
 sankai i isshin
The triple world is but one mind; from a verse of the 華嚴 sūtra; it proceeds 心外無別法, 心佛及衆生, 是三無差別 "outside mind there is no other thing; mind, Buddha, and all the living, these three are not different"; in other words, there is no differentiating between these three, for all is mind.

三祗百大劫

see styles
sān zhī bǎi dà jié
    san1 zhi1 bai3 da4 jie2
san chih pai ta chieh
 sanshihyaku daikō
three great eons

三種の神器

see styles
 sanshunojingi
    さんしゅのじんぎ
(exp,n) (1) the Three Sacred Treasures (Mirror, Sword and Jewels); three sacred emblems of sovereign rule; the three divine symbols of the Japanese imperial throne; (exp,n) (2) (idiom) (colloquialism) (set of) three status symbols; three necessities

三種佛菩提


三种佛菩提

see styles
sān zhǒng fó pú tí
    san1 zhong3 fo2 pu2 ti2
san chung fo p`u t`i
    san chung fo pu ti
 sanshu butsu bodai
enlightenment of the three buddha-bodies

三種分別相


三种分别相

see styles
sān zhǒng fēn bié xiàng
    san1 zhong3 fen1 bie2 xiang4
san chung fen pieh hsiang
 sanshu funbetsu sō
three kinds of imaginary character of existence

三種意生身


三种意生身

see styles
sān zhǒng yì shēng shēn
    san1 zhong3 yi4 sheng1 shen1
san chung i sheng shen
 sanshu ishō shin
three kinds of mind-made bodies

三種波羅蜜


三种波罗蜜

see styles
sān zhǒng bō luó mì
    san1 zhong3 bo1 luo2 mi4
san chung po lo mi
 sanshu haramitsu
The three kinds of pāramitā ideals, or methods of perfection: (a) 世間波羅蜜 that of people in general relating to this world; (b) 出世間波羅蜜 that of śrāvakas and pratyekabuddhas relating to the future life for themselves; (c) 出世間上上波羅蜜 the supreme one of bodhisattvas, relating to the future life for all; cf. 三種智.

Variations:
三絃
三弦

 sangen
    さんげん
(1) (See 三味線) shamisen; samisen; (2) sanxian (Chinese lute); (3) three string instruments (in gagaku; biwa, wagon and sou); (4) three-stringed instrument

Variations:
三組
3組

 sankumi; mikumi
    さんくみ; みくみ
set of three; three sets; three classes

三羽がらす

see styles
 sanbagarasu
    さんばがらす
trio; triumvirate; three famous retainers

三聚淸淨戒

see styles
sān jù qīng jìng jiè
    san1 ju4 qing1 jing4 jie4
san chü ch`ing ching chieh
    san chü ching ching chieh
 sanju shōjō kai
three groups of pure precepts

三胚層動物


三胚层动物

see styles
sān pēi céng dòng wù
    san1 pei1 ceng2 dong4 wu4
san p`ei ts`eng tung wu
    san pei tseng tung wu
triploblastic animals (having three germ layers)

三能三不能

see styles
sān néng sān bù néng
    san1 neng2 san1 bu4 neng2
san neng san pu neng
 sannō sanfunō
The three things possible and impossible to a Buddha. He can (a) have perfect knowledge of all things; (b) know all the natures of all beings, and fathom the affairs of countless ages; (c) save countless beings. But he cannot (a) annihilate causality, i.e. karma; (b) save unconditionally; (c) end the realm of the living.

三色印刷法

see styles
 sanshokuinsatsuhou / sanshokuinsatsuho
    さんしょくいんさつほう
three-color process; three-colour process

三菩伽迦耶

see styles
sān pú qié jiā yé
    san1 pu2 qie2 jia1 ye2
san p`u ch`ieh chia yeh
    san pu chieh chia yeh
 sanbogakaya
saṃbhogakāya. (1) The "body of enjoyment " or recompense-body of a Buddha; his 報身 or reward-body, one of the Trikāya, 三身. (2) The third of the buddhakṣetra 佛土, the domain in which all respond perfectly to their Buddha.

三藐三佛陀

see styles
sān miǎo sān fó tuó
    san1 miao3 san1 fo2 tuo2
san miao san fo t`o
    san miao san fo to
 sanmyaku sambudda
saṃyaksaṃbuddha 三耶三佛 (檀). The third of the ten titles of a Buddha, defined as 正徧知 (or 覺), or 正等覺 etc., one who has perfect universal knowledge or understanding; omniscient.

三處阿蘭若


三处阿兰若

see styles
sān chù ā lán ruò
    san1 chu4 a1 lan2 ruo4
san ch`u a lan jo
    san chu a lan jo
 sansho arannya
Three classes of āraṇyakāḥ or ascetics distinguished by their three kinds of abode— those who dwell in retired places, as in forests; among tombs; in deserts; v. 阿蘭若.

三諦圓融觀


三谛圆融观

see styles
sān dì yuán róng guān
    san1 di4 yuan2 rong2 guan1
san ti yüan jung kuan
 sandai enyū kan
contemplation on the interfusion of the three truths

Variations:
三足
3足

 sansoku; sanzoku
    さんそく; さんぞく
(1) (See 三脚) three legs; tripod; (2) three pairs

三趾啄木鳥


三趾啄木鸟

see styles
sān zhǐ zhuó mù niǎo
    san1 zhi3 zhuo2 mu4 niao3
san chih cho mu niao
(bird species of China) Eurasian three-toed woodpecker (Picoides tridactylus)

三轉十二行


三转十二行

see styles
sān zhuǎn shí èr xíng
    san1 zhuan3 shi2 er4 xing2
san chuan shih erh hsing
 santen jūni gyō
twelve applications in the three turns of the wheel of the law

三阿僧祇劫

see styles
sān ā sēng qí jié
    san1 a1 seng1 qi2 jie2
san a seng ch`i chieh
    san a seng chi chieh
 san asōgikō
The three great asaṃkhyeya (i.e. beyond number) kalpas— the three timeless periods of a bodhisattva's progress to Buddhahood.

上下五千年

see styles
shàng xià wǔ qiān nián
    shang4 xia4 wu3 qian1 nian2
shang hsia wu ch`ien nien
    shang hsia wu chien nien
Tales from 5000 Years of Chinese History in three volumes by Cao Yuzhang 曹餘章|曹余章[Cao2 Yu2 zhang1]

Variations:
下々
下下

 shimojimo; shitajita
    しもじも; したじた
the lower classes; the common people

下三靜慮地


下三静虑地

see styles
xià sān jìng lǜ dì
    xia4 san1 jing4 lv4 di4
hsia san ching lü ti
 ge sanjōryoji
lower three meditative states

下地麤苦障


下地粗苦障

see styles
xià dì cū kǔ zhàng
    xia4 di4 cu1 ku3 zhang4
hsia ti ts`u k`u chang
    hsia ti tsu ku chang
 geji soku shō
To see the lower grade out of which one has migrated, as rough, wretched, and a hindrance; a Brahman form of meditation.

下手したら

see styles
 hetashitara
    へたしたら
(expression) (See 下手すると) if one is unlucky; if one is careless

下手すると

see styles
 hetasuruto
    へたすると
(expression) if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well

下手すれば

see styles
 hetasureba
    へたすれば
(expression) (See 下手すると) if one is unlucky; if one is careless

Variations:
下編
下篇

 gehen
    げへん
(See 上編,中編・1) second volume (of two); third volume (of three)

不可思議尊


不可思议尊

see styles
bù kě sī yì zūn
    bu4 ke3 si1 yi4 zun1
pu k`o ssu i tsun
    pu ko ssu i tsun
 Fuka Shigi Son
不可思議光如來 The ineffable Honoured One; the Tathāgata of ineffable light; titles of Amitābha.

不增減眞如


不增减眞如

see styles
bù zēng jiǎn zhēn rú
    bu4 zeng1 jian3 zhen1 ru2
pu tseng chien chen ju
 fu zōgen shinnyo
the unvarying 眞如 bhūtatathatā, one of the ten 眞如; also the eighth of the 十地.

不完全燃焼

see styles
 fukanzennenshou / fukanzennensho
    ふかんぜんねんしょう
(noun/participle) (1) incomplete combustion; imperfect combustion; (noun/participle) (2) (idiom) being off one's game; not doing one's best; being unable to use all of one's strength; failing to obtain the desired result

不平等條約


不平等条约

see styles
bù píng děng tiáo yuē
    bu4 ping2 deng3 tiao2 yue1
pu p`ing teng t`iao yüeh
    pu ping teng tiao yüeh
(term coined c. 1920s) unequal treaty – a treaty between China and one or more aggressor nations (including Russia, Japan and various Western powers) which imposed humiliating conditions on China (in the 19th and early 20th centuries)

不斷相應染


不断相应染

see styles
bù duàn xiāng yìng rǎn
    bu4 duan4 xiang1 ying4 ran3
pu tuan hsiang ying jan
 fudan sōō zen
One of the 六染心.

不更惡趣願


不更恶趣愿

see styles
bù gēng è qù yuàn
    bu4 geng1 e4 qu4 yuan4
pu keng o ch`ü yüan
    pu keng o chü yüan
 fukyō akushu gan
The second of Amitābha's forty-eight vows, that those born in his kingdom should never again enter the three evil lower paths of transmigration.

不期然而然

see styles
bù qī rán ér rán
    bu4 qi1 ran2 er2 ran2
pu ch`i jan erh jan
    pu chi jan erh jan
happen unexpectedly; turn out contrary to one's expectations

不特定多数

see styles
 futokuteitasuu / futokutetasu
    ふとくていたすう
(noun - becomes adjective with の) unspecified large number (of people)

不知者不罪

see styles
bù zhī zhě bù zuì
    bu4 zhi1 zhe3 bu4 zui4
pu chih che pu tsui
One who does not know is not guilty; If one does not know any better, one cannot be held responsible

不苦不樂受


不苦不乐受

see styles
bù kǔ bù lè shòu
    bu4 ku3 bu4 le4 shou4
pu k`u pu le shou
    pu ku pu le shou
 fuku furaku ju
one of the 三受, the state of experiencing neither pain nor pleasure, i. e. above them. Also styled 捨受 the state in which one has abandoned both.

不足を言う

see styles
 fusokuoiu
    ふそくをいう
(exp,v5u) to complain; to express one's dissatisfaction

不遇を託つ

see styles
 fuguuokakotsu / fuguokakotsu
    ふぐうをかこつ
(exp,v5t) to repine at one's hard lot

丑の刻参り

see styles
 ushinokokumairi
    うしのこくまいり
(exp,n) cursing ritual where one visits a shrine at 2am and nails a doll representing a person to a tree, praying for said person's death

丑の時参り

see styles
 ushinotokimairi
    うしのときまいり
(exp,n) (See 丑の刻参り) cursing ritual where one visits a shrine at 2am and nails a doll representing a person to a tree, praying for said person's death

世が世なら

see styles
 yogayonara
    よがよなら
(expression) if times were better; if one had been born at an earlier, more opportune time; if times had not changed; if I had my due

世話がない

see styles
 sewaganai
    せわがない
(exp,adj-i) (1) simple (e.g. matter); problem free; (2) hopeless; the end (i.e. leaving one at a loss of words); dumbfounding

世話が無い

see styles
 sewaganai
    せわがない
(exp,adj-i) (1) simple (e.g. matter); problem free; (2) hopeless; the end (i.e. leaving one at a loss of words); dumbfounding

世話を焼く

see styles
 sewaoyaku
    せわをやく
(exp,v5k) (idiom) to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful

世雄兩足尊


世雄两足尊

see styles
shì xióng liǎng zú zūn
    shi4 xiong2 liang3 zu2 zun1
shih hsiung liang tsu tsun
 seyū ryōsoku son
The World-hero and two legged (or human) honoured one, Buddha, or the honoured among human bipeds.

中國致公黨


中国致公党

see styles
zhōng guó zhì gōng dǎng
    zhong1 guo2 zhi4 gong1 dang3
chung kuo chih kung tang
(PRC) China Zhi Gong Party, one of the eight legally recognized minor political parties following the direction of the CCP

Variations:
中座
中坐

 chuuza / chuza
    ちゅうざ
(n,vs,vi) leaving one's seat (before an event is over); excusing oneself (from a meeting, conversation, etc.)

Variations:
中編
中篇

 chuuhen / chuhen
    ちゅうへん
(1) (See 前編,上編) second part (of three); second volume; middle part; (2) (abbreviation) (See 中編小説・ちゅうへんしょうせつ,短編,長編) novelette; novella; short novel; long short story; medium-length story

中選挙区制

see styles
 chuusenkyokusei / chusenkyokuse
    ちゅうせんきょくせい
(See 大選挙区制) (Japanese) electoral system allowing for the election of from 3 to 5 candidates from one district

丸裸になる

see styles
 maruhadakaninaru
    まるはだかになる
(exp,v5r) (1) to be stripped of all one's clothes; (exp,v5r) (2) to lose everything one has

乗りかえる

see styles
 norikaeru
    のりかえる
(transitive verb) (1) to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); (2) to change one's mind; to move on to (e.g. a new love interest); to change methods; to change one's way of thinking

乗り替える

see styles
 norikaeru
    のりかえる
(transitive verb) (1) to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); (2) to change one's mind; to move on to (e.g. a new love interest); to change methods; to change one's way of thinking

乗り過ごす

see styles
 norisugosu
    のりすごす
(Godan verb with "su" ending) to ride past; to miss one's stop (train, bus, etc.)

Variations:
九人
9人

 kyuunin; kunin / kyunin; kunin
    きゅうにん; くにん
nine people

乞眼婆羅門


乞眼婆罗门

see styles
qǐ yǎn pó luó mén
    qi3 yan3 po2 luo2 men2
ch`i yen p`o lo men
    chi yen po lo men
 kotsugen baramon
The Brahman who begged one of Śāriputra's eyes in a former incarnation, then trampled on it, causing Śāriputra to give up his efforts to become a bodhisattva and turn back to the Hīnayāna.

乳くり合う

see styles
 chichikuriau
    ちちくりあう
(v5u,vi) to have a secret affair; to meet secretly (for two persons); to flirt with one another

乳繰り合う

see styles
 chichikuriau
    ちちくりあう
(v5u,vi) to have a secret affair; to meet secretly (for two persons); to flirt with one another

乾嘉三大家

see styles
qián jiā sān dà jiā
    qian2 jia1 san1 da4 jia1
ch`ien chia san ta chia
    chien chia san ta chia
the three leading poets of the Qianlong-Jiaqing era (1735-1820), who championed personal expression and innovation in Qing poetry: Yuan Mei 袁枚[Yuan2 Mei2], Jiang Shiquan 蔣士銓|蒋士铨[Jiang3 Shi4quan2] and Zhao Yi 趙翼|赵翼[Zhao4 Yi4]

Variations:
予参
預参

 yosan
    よさん
(noun/participle) act of joining a crowd or assembly of people; attendance

事志と違う

see styles
 kotokokorozashitotagau
    ことこころざしとたがう
(exp,v5u) to not turn out as one wishes; to not go as one expected

事欠かない

see styles
 kotokakanai
    ことかかない
(exp,adj-i) having plenty (of something); having all one needs

二つに一つ

see styles
 futatsunihitotsu
    ふたつにひとつ
(expression) one of two (possibilities, alternatives, etc.)

二一添作五

see styles
èr yī tiān zuò wǔ
    er4 yi1 tian1 zuo4 wu3
erh i t`ien tso wu
    erh i tien tso wu
lit. one half equals zero point five (division rule in abacus reckoning); to share fairly between two parties; to go fifty-fifty

二人暮らし

see styles
 futarigurashi
    ふたりぐらし
(expression) two people living together

二十一代集

see styles
 nijuuichidaishuu / nijuichidaishu
    にじゅういちだいしゅう
(See 勅撰和歌集) Collections of the Twenty-One Eras; twenty-one collections of waka compiled by imperial command (early Heian to early Muromachi)

二十五圓通


二十五圆通

see styles
èr shí wǔ yuán tōng
    er4 shi2 wu3 yuan2 tong1
erh shih wu yüan t`ung
    erh shih wu yüan tung
 nijūgo enzū
The twenty-five kinds of perfect understanding of the truth; they refer to the 六塵, 六根, 六識, and 七大; disciples of the Buddha are said each to have acquired a special knowledge of one of these twenty-five and to have been recognized as its authority, e. g. Guanyin of the ear, Dignāga of sound, etc.

Variations:
二方
2方

 futakata
    ふたかた
(1) (honorific or respectful language) both people; two people; (2) two directions; both directions

二次避難所

see styles
 nijihinanjo
    にじひなんじょ
evacuation shelter for people who require additional care (e.g. the elderly and disabled)

二者選一法

see styles
 nishasenitsuhou / nishasenitsuho
    にしゃせんいつほう
completion test (one out of two choices)

Variations:
五人
5人

 gonin
    ごにん
five people

五十一心所

see styles
wǔ shí yī xīn suǒ
    wu3 shi2 yi1 xin1 suo3
wu shih i hsin so
 gojūichi shinjo
fifty-one mental factors

五十三智識


五十三智识

see styles
wǔ shí sān zhì shì
    wu3 shi2 san1 zhi4 shi4
wu shih san chih shih
 gojūsan chishiki
五十三參 The fifty-three wise ones mentioned in the 入法界 chapter of the Huayan Sutra.

五十歩百歩

see styles
 gojippohyappo; gojuppohyappo
    ごじっぽひゃっぽ; ごじゅっぽひゃっぽ
(exp,n) (idiom) six of one, half a dozen of the other; scant difference

五同緣意識


五同缘意识

see styles
wǔ tóng yuán yì shì
    wu3 tong2 yuan2 yi4 shi4
wu t`ung yüan i shih
    wu tung yüan i shih
 go dōen ishiki
One of the four kinds of 意識 q. v.; the mental concept of the perceptions of the five senses. 五味 The five flavours, or stages of making ghee, which is said to be a cure for all ailments; it is a Tiantai illustration of the five periods of the Buddha's teaching: (1) M000190 |ksira, fresh milk, his first preaching, i. e. that of the 華嚴經 Avatamsaka, for śrāvakas and pratyeka-buddhas; (2) 酪 |dadhi, coagulated milk, cream, the 阿含經 Agamas, for Hīnayāna generally; (3) 生酥 | navanita, curdled, the 方等經 Vaipulyas, for the Mahāyāna 通經(4) 涅槃經 |ghola, butter, the 般若經 Prajna, for the Mahāyāna 別教; (5) 醍醐 |sarpirmandla, clarified butter, ghee, the 法華 Lotus and 涅槃經 Nirvana sutras, for the Mahāyāna 圓教; see also 五時教, and v. 涅槃經 14. Also, the ordinary five flavours -sour, bitter, sweet, pungent, and salty.

五指に入る

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 goshinihairu
    ごしにはいる
(exp,v5r) (idiom) to be among the top five; to be one of the five best

Variations:
五果
五菓

 goka
    ごか
(1) five fruits (peach, Japanese plum, apricot, jujube, Japanese chestnut); (2) (五果 only) {Buddh} five types of effect in cause-and-effect relationships; (3) (五果 only) {Buddh} five effects of ignorance and formations on one's current life

五胡十六國


五胡十六国

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wǔ hú shí liù guó
    wu3 hu2 shi2 liu4 guo2
wu hu shih liu kuo
Sixteen Kingdoms of Five non-Han people (ruling most of China 304-439)
See: 五胡十六国

五道轉輪王

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wǔ dào zhuǎn lún wáng
    wu3 dao4 zhuan3 lun2 wang2
wu tao chuan lun wang
One of the ten kings of Hades who retries the sufferers on their third year of imprisonment.

京の着倒れ

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 kyounokidaore / kyonokidaore
    きょうのきだおれ
(exp,n) (See 大阪の食い倒れ,着倒れ) financially ruining oneself by buying too many clothes (as a fabled tendency of the people of Kyoto)

人が群れる

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 hitogamureru
    ひとがむれる
(exp,v1) to be crowded with people

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

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