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腕に縒りをかける

see styles
 udeniyoriokakeru
    うでによりをかける
(exp,v1) to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability

腕に縒りを掛ける

see styles
 udeniyoriokakeru
    うでによりをかける
(exp,v1) to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability

Variations:
腕まくり
腕捲り

 udemakuri
    うでまくり
(noun/participle) rolling up one's sleeves

腸が煮えくり返る

see styles
 harawataganiekurikaeru
    はらわたがにえくりかえる
(exp,v5r) to be furious; to seethe with anger; to have one's blood boiling

腸が煮え繰り返る

see styles
 harawataganiekurikaeru
    はらわたがにえくりかえる
(exp,v5r) to be furious; to seethe with anger; to have one's blood boiling

腹の皮がよじれる

see styles
 haranokawagayojireru
    はらのかわがよじれる
(exp,v1) to convulse (e.g. with laughter); to split one's sides

Variations:
腹合わせ
腹合せ

 haraawase / harawase
    はらあわせ
(1) (abbreviation) (See 腹合わせ帯) women's obi with a different colour on each side; (2) (orig. meaning) facing each other; being opposite; (3) (archaism) informing each other; coming to terms with one another

Variations:
腿上げ
もも上げ

 momoage
    ももあげ
high knee (exercise drill where one brings one's knees up high while walking or running)

Variations:
自分事
自分ごと

 jibungoto
    じぶんごと
(colloquialism) (ant: 他人事) one's own problem; one's own issues

自己プロデュース

see styles
 jikopurodeuusu / jikopurodeusu
    じこプロデュース
(1) (See セルフプロデュース・1) emphasizing one's good qualities; presenting oneself in a favorable light; (2) (See セルフプロデュース・2) self-production (of an album, film, etc.)

臭いもの身知らず

see styles
 kusaimonomishirazu
    くさいものみしらず
(expression) it's hard to notice one's own faults; one does not notice one's own body odour

Variations:
舐り箸
ねぶり箸

 neburibashi
    ねぶりばし
licking one's chopsticks (a breach of etiquette)

芋の子を洗うよう

see styles
 imonokooarauyou / imonokooarauyo
    いものこをあらうよう
(exp,adj-na) (idiom) (See 芋を洗うよう) with people jostling against one another; teeming; heaving; jam-packed

Variations:
花合わせ
花合せ

 hanaawase / hanawase
    はなあわせ
(1) {hanaf} (See 花札) hana-awase (type of hanafuda game); (2) (dated) {hanaf} any hanafuda game involving matching cards from one's hand with cards of the same suit in the field (such as hachi-hachi, koi-koi); (3) (See 花競べ) flower-comparing contest (Heian period)

Variations:
苛立つ
いら立つ

 iradatsu
    いらだつ
(v5t,vi) to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience

Variations:
荒ぶ
進ぶ
遊ぶ

 susabu
    すさぶ
(v5b,vi) (1) (See 荒む・1) to grow wild; to run to waste; to become degenerate; (v5b,vi) (2) to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to deteriorate (of skill); (v5b,aux-v,vi) (3) (usu. after -masu stem) to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe; (v5b,vi) (4) (遊ぶ only) (archaism) to do as one pleases; to amuse oneself; to play around

Variations:
荒む
進む
遊む

 susamu
    すさむ
(v5m,vi) (1) to grow wild; to run to waste; to become degenerate; (v5m,vi) (2) to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to deteriorate (of skill); (v5m,aux-v) (3) (usu. after -masu stem) to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe

Variations:
荒巻
苞苴
新巻

 aramaki
    あらまき
salted salmon; fish wrapped in (bamboo) leaves

萬法歸一一歸何處


万法归一一归何处

see styles
wàn fǎ guī yī yī guī hé chù
    wan4 fa3 gui1 yi1 yi1 gui1 he2 chu4
wan fa kuei i i kuei ho ch`u
    wan fa kuei i i kuei ho chu
 manbō ki ichi ichi ki kasho
all things return to the one

Variations:
落とし前
落し前

 otoshimae
    おとしまえ
settlement for a dispute (esp. one caused by an affront or blunder); money paid to settle a dispute

薩迦耶見以爲根本


萨迦耶见以为根本

see styles
sà jiā yé jiàn yǐ wéi gēn běn
    sa4 jia1 ye2 jian4 yi3 wei2 gen1 ben3
sa chia yeh chien i wei ken pen
 sakkayaken i-i konpon
taking the view of the reality of the individual as one's basis

Variations:
虎落笛
もがり笛

 mogaribue
    もがりぶえ
winter wind whistling through a bamboo fence

Variations:
蝸牛
でんでん虫

 katatsumuri(蝸牛); kagyuu(蝸牛); dendenmushi; katatsumuri / katatsumuri(蝸牛); kagyu(蝸牛); dendenmushi; katatsumuri
    かたつむり(蝸牛); かぎゅう(蝸牛); でんでんむし; カタツムリ
(1) (kana only) (でんでんむし is more col.) (See でで虫) snail; (2) (かぎゅう only) {anat} cochlea

行けども行けども

see styles
 ikedomoikedomo
    いけどもいけども
(expression) as (one) walks on, and on

Variations:
袈裟懸け
袈裟懸

 kesagake
    けさがけ
(1) (See 袈裟) wearing a kasaya; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder); (2) (See 袈裟切り) slashing (someone) with a sword diagonally from the shoulder

Variations:
被る
冠る

 kaburu(p); kamuru
    かぶる(P); かむる
(transitive verb) (1) (kana only) to put on (one's head); to wear; to have on; to pull over (one's head); to crown (oneself); (transitive verb) (2) (kana only) to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to dash on oneself; to ship water; (transitive verb) (3) (kana only) to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to assume (responsibility); to shoulder (burden); (transitive verb) (4) to overlap (e.g. sound or color); (transitive verb) (5) to be similar; to be redundant; (v5r,vi) (6) (of film) to be fogged (due to overexposure, etc.); (v5r,vi) (7) (of a play, etc.) to close; to come to an end; (v5r,vi) (8) (of a play, etc.) to get a full house; to sell out; (v5r,vi) (9) (archaism) (of a play, etc.) (See 毛氈を被る・1) to blunder; to bungle; to fail; (v5r,vi) (10) (archaism) to be deceived

見かけによらない

see styles
 mikakeniyoranai
    みかけによらない
(expression) does not match (one's, its) appearance

見掛けによらない

see styles
 mikakeniyoranai
    みかけによらない
(expression) does not match (one's, its) appearance

見掛けに依らない

see styles
 mikakeniyoranai
    みかけによらない
(expression) does not match (one's, its) appearance

Variations:
見舞金
見舞い金

 mimaikin
    みまいきん
(monetary) present to a person in distress; condolence money; gift of money in token of one's sympathy; solatium

Variations:
覗き鏡
のぞき鏡

 nozokikagami
    のぞきかがみ
(See マジックミラー) one-way mirror

親のすねをかじる

see styles
 oyanosuneokajiru
    おやのすねをかじる
(exp,v5r) to depend on one's parents' (financial) support; to nibble at one's parents shins

親の恩は子で送る

see styles
 oyanoonhakodeokuru
    おやのおんはこでおくる
(expression) (proverb) one's debt to one's parents is best repaid by giving them grandchildren

Variations:
親代わり
親代り

 oyagawari
    おやがわり
(one acting as a) foster parent

親方思いの主倒し

see styles
 oyakataomoinoshutaoshi; oyakataomoinoshudaoshi
    おやかたおもいのしゅたおし; おやかたおもいのしゅだおし
(expression) (idiom) (archaism) trying to help one's master but instead ending up hurting him

Variations:
言い残す
言残す

 iinokosu / inokosu
    いいのこす
(transitive verb) (1) to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; (transitive verb) (2) to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention

言う事を聞かない

see styles
 iukotookikanai
    いうことをきかない
(exp,adj-i) not doing as one is told; disobedient; unruly

Variations:
託す
托す

 takusu
    たくす
(v5s,vs-c,vt) (1) (See 託する・1) to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to place under someone's care; (v5s,vs-c,vt) (2) to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to leave (a message) with someone; (v5s,vs-c,vt) (3) to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something); (v5s,vs-c,vt) (4) to use as a pretext

Variations:
詰め開き
詰開き

 tsumehiraki; tsumebiraki
    つめひらき; つめびらき
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) bargaining; negotiation; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) turning one's body to the left or right and standing (when leaving the presence of nobility, etc.); (noun - becomes adjective with の) (3) sailing close-hauled; sailing on a close reach

Variations:
負け越す
負越す

 makekosu
    まけこす
(v5s,vi) (ant: 勝ち越す・1) to have more losses than wins; to trail an opponent (e.g. by two games); to be behind (in wins); to have a losing record

財布の紐を締める

see styles
 saifunohimooshimeru
    さいふのひもをしめる
(exp,v1) to tighten the purse strings; to tighten one's belt

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)

Variations:
買い越し
買越し

 kaikoshi
    かいこし
{finc} (See 売り越し) net buying; buying more than selling; overbought position; long position

Variations:
買い足す
買足す

 kaitasu
    かいたす
(transitive verb) to buy more (of something)

足元から鳥が立つ

see styles
 ashimotokaratorigatatsu
    あしもとからとりがたつ
(exp,v5t) (1) (idiom) for something unexpected to happen (to someone or something one is close to); (expression) (2) (idiom) (usu. as 足元から鳥が立つように) (deciding to do something) abruptly; at the turn of a dime

Variations:
足垂れ星
足垂星

 ashitareboshi
    あしたれぼし
(rare) {astron} (See 尾・び・1) Chinese "Tail" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

Variations:
足触り
足ざわり

 ashizawari
    あしざわり
feel (to the foot); feel (underfoot)

Variations:
踏み越す
踏越す

 fumikosu
    ふみこす
(v5s,vi) {sumo} to step out of the ring; to put one's foot outside the ring

踏んだり蹴ったり

see styles
 fundarikettari
    ふんだりけったり
(expression) (idiom) having one misfortune after another; insult to injury

Variations:
身ぐるみ
身包み

 migurumi
    みぐるみ
all one has; all one's possessions

身ぐるみはがれる

see styles
 migurumihagareru
    みぐるみはがれる
(exp,v1) to be stripped of all one has

Variations:
身のため
身の為

 minotame
    みのため
(exp,n) one's best interests; one's own good

Variations:
身の程
身のほど

 minohodo
    みのほど
(exp,n) one's social position; one's place; one's standing

身の置き場がない

see styles
 minookibaganai
    みのおきばがない
(exp,adj-i) feeling out of place; feeling that one doesn't belong; feeling at a loss in the situation

身の置き場が無い

see styles
 minookibaganai
    みのおきばがない
(exp,adj-i) feeling out of place; feeling that one doesn't belong; feeling at a loss in the situation

身の置き所がない

see styles
 minookidokoroganai
    みのおきどころがない
(exp,adj-i) (so ashamed or embarrassed that) one does not know where to put oneself; feeling out of place

身の置き所が無い

see styles
 minookidokoroganai
    みのおきどころがない
(exp,adj-i) (so ashamed or embarrassed that) one does not know where to put oneself; feeling out of place

身の置き所もない

see styles
 minookidokoromonai
    みのおきどころもない
(exp,adj-i) (See 身の置き所がない) not knowing what to do with oneself (out of embarrassment, etc.); not knowing where to put oneself; feeling out of place; feeling that one doesn't belong

身の証しを立てる

see styles
 minoakashiotateru
    みのあかしをたてる
(exp,v1) to vindicate one's innocence

Variations:
身熟し
身ごなし

 migonashi
    みごなし
one's carriage; one's demeanor; agility; body movements

Variations:
軫宿
みつかけ星

 mitsukakeboshi
    みつかけぼし
(See 軫) Chinese "Chariot" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

Variations:
迷う
紕う

 mayou / mayo
    まよう
(v5u,vi) (1) (See 道に迷う) to lose one's way; to get lost; (v5u,vi) (2) (See 迷い・1) to waver; to hesitate; to be of two minds over; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; (v5u,vi) (3) to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself; (v5u,vi) (4) to be charmed; to be infatuated; to be captivated; to be smitten; (v5u,vi) (5) to turn in one's grave

逃げた魚は大きい

see styles
 nigetasakanahaookii / nigetasakanahaooki
    にげたさかなはおおきい
(exp,adj-i) (proverb) (See 逃がした魚は大きい) the biggest fish is always the one that got away

逐物爲己逐己爲物


逐物为己逐己为物

see styles
zhú wù wéi jǐ zhú jǐ wéi wù
    zhu2 wu4 wei2 ji3 zhu2 ji3 wei2 wu4
chu wu wei chi chu chi wei wu
 chikumotsuiko chikukoimotsu
since oneself and all things are not different, when one pursues things s; he finds the self

Variations:
連れ込み
連込み

 tsurekomi
    つれこみ
taking one's lover to a hotel

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

Variations:
運試し
運だめし

 undameshi
    うんだめし
(n,vs,vi) trying one's luck; test of one's luck

Variations:
遣る
行る

 yaru(p); yaru(sk)
    やる(P); ヤる(sk)
(transitive verb) (1) (kana only) (colloquialism) (See する・1) to do; to undertake; to perform; to play (a game); to study; (transitive verb) (2) (kana only) to send; to dispatch; to despatch; (transitive verb) (3) (kana only) to put; to move; to turn (one's head, glance, etc.); (transitive verb) (4) (kana only) to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status); to let have; to present; to bestow; to confer; (transitive verb) (5) (kana only) to make (a vehicle) go faster; (transitive verb) (6) (kana only) to run (a business); to keep; to be engaged in; to practice (law, medicine, etc.); to practise; (transitive verb) (7) (kana only) to have (food, drink, etc.); to eat; to drink; to smoke; (transitive verb) (8) (kana only) (See 演る) to hold (a performance); to perform; to show; (transitive verb) (9) (kana only) to ease (one's mind); (transitive verb) (10) (colloquialism) (kana only) (See 殺る) to harm; to injure; to kill; (transitive verb) (11) (kana only) (slang) (vulgar) (oft. written as ヤる) to have sex; to fuck; to bang; (v5r,vi) (12) (kana only) (See やって行く,やって来る・1) to live; to get by; to get along; (suf,v5r) (13) (kana only) (after the -masu stem of a verb, often in the negative) to do ... completely; (suf,v5r) (14) (kana only) (after the -masu stem of a verb) to do ... broadly; to do ... to a great distance; (aux-v,v5r) (15) (kana only) (after the -te form of a verb; sometimes with negative nuance) to do ... for (someone of equal or lower status); to do ... to; (aux-v,v5r) (16) (kana only) (after the -te form of a verb) to make active efforts to ...

Variations:
部屋持ち
部屋持

 heyamochi
    へやもち
(1) (See 部屋持ちの親方) having one's own premises; (2) (hist) (abbr. of 部屋持ち女郎) Edo-period prostitute successful enough to have her own room in a brothel

金玉が縮みあがる

see styles
 kintamagachijimiagaru
    きんたまがちぢみあがる
(exp,v5r) to shrivel up in fear; to tremble in fear; one's testicles shrivel up

金玉が縮み上がる

see styles
 kintamagachijimiagaru
    きんたまがちぢみあがる
(exp,v5r) to shrivel up in fear; to tremble in fear; one's testicles shrivel up

Variations:
銜え箸
くわえ箸

 kuwaebashi
    くわえばし
holding one's chopsticks in one's mouth (a breach of etiquette)

阿耆多翅舍欽婆羅


阿耆多翅舍钦婆罗

see styles
ā qí duō chì shè qīn pó luó
    a1 qi2 duo1 chi4 she4 qin1 po2 luo2
a ch`i to ch`ih she ch`in p`o lo
    a chi to chih she chin po lo
 Akita shisha kinbara
(or 阿耆多頸舍欽婆羅 or阿耆多翅舍甘婆羅 or阿耆多頸舍甘婆羅; 阿末多 Ajita Keśa Kambalin, the unyielding one whose cloak is his hair. One of the six tīrthyas, or brahminical heretics, given to extravagant austerities; his doctrine was that the happiness of the next life is correlative to the sufferings of this life.

Variations:
陰謀
隠謀

 inbou / inbo
    いんぼう
(1) plot; intrigue; scheme; (2) {law} conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act

Variations:
隠れ蓑
隠れみの

 kakuremino; kakuremino
    かくれみの; カクレミノ
(1) cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; guise; (2) (kana only) Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); (3) (orig. meaning) straw raincoat that makes one invisible

隨其所欲能爲他說


随其所欲能为他说

see styles
suí qí suǒ yù néng wéi tā shuō
    sui2 qi2 suo3 yu4 neng2 wei2 ta1 shuo1
sui ch`i so yü neng wei t`a shuo
    sui chi so yü neng wei ta shuo
 zuiki shoyoku nō i tasetsu
able to teach to others as one wishes

隨順等觀一切衆生


随顺等观一切众生

see styles
suí shùn děng guān yī qiè zhòng shēng
    sui2 shun4 deng3 guan1 yi1 qie4 zhong4 sheng1
sui shun teng kuan i ch`ieh chung sheng
    sui shun teng kuan i chieh chung sheng
 zuijun dōkan issai shūjō
stage where one sees that the good and evil actions of all sentient beings are not different

隴を得て蜀を望む

see styles
 rouoeteshokuonozomu / rooeteshokuonozomu
    ろうをえてしょくをのぞむ
(exp,v5m) (idiom) never being satisfied with what one gets, and always wanting more; giving someone an inch and having them take a mile; taking Gansu only to want Sichuan

雀の千声鶴の一声

see styles
 suzumenosenkoetsurunohitokoe
    すずめのせんこえつるのひとこえ
(expression) (proverb) the word of a wise man is worth the words of one thousand fools; one thousand chirps of sparrows, one cry of a crane

Variations:
霞む
翳む

 kasumu
    かすむ
(v5m,vi) (1) (kana only) (esp. 霞む) to become misty; to become hazy; (v5m,vi) (2) (kana only) (esp. 翳む) to get blurry; to grow dim; (v5m,vi) (3) (kana only) (esp. 霞む) to be overshadowed; to be upstaged; to be outshone

青出於藍而勝於藍


青出于蓝而胜于蓝

see styles
qīng chū yú lán ér shèng yú lán
    qing1 chu1 yu2 lan2 er2 sheng4 yu2 lan2
ch`ing ch`u yü lan erh sheng yü lan
    ching chu yü lan erh sheng yü lan
lit. the color blue is made out of indigo but is more vivid than indigo (idiom); fig. the student surpasses the master

Variations:
面々
面面

 menmen
    めんめん
every person; each one; everybody

Variations:
面変わり
面変り

 omogawari
    おもがわり
(n,vs,vi) change in one's looks; change in one's appearance

Variations:
鞍替え
くら替え

 kuragae
    くらがえ
(n,vs,vi) (1) changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; (n,vs,vi) (2) changing quarters (of a geisha, prostitute, etc.)

Variations:
鞘走る
さや走る

 sayabashiru
    さやばしる
(Godan verb with "ru" ending) (archaism) to slip out of one's scabbard (of swords)

Variations:
頬杖
頰杖
面杖

 hoozue(頬杖, 頰杖); hohozue(頬杖, 頰杖)(ok); tsurazue(ok)
    ほおづえ(頬杖, 頰杖); ほほづえ(頬杖, 頰杖)(ok); つらづえ(ok)
(1) (See 頬杖をつく) resting one's chin in one's hands; (2) (ほおづえ only) (See 方杖) brace (in construction); angle brace

頭の蠅も追えない

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 atamanohaemooenai
    あたまのはえもおえない
(expression) unable even to drive away the flies on one's own head (denoting a helpless person)

頭隠して尻隠さず

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 atamakakushiteshirikakusazu
    あたまかくしてしりかくさず
(expression) (idiom) burying one's head in the sand (while leaving other parts of one's body exposed); exposing one's weak point while attempting to protect oneself; hiding one's head without hiding one's bottom

Variations:
顔つなぎ
顔繋ぎ

 kaotsunagi
    かおつなぎ
(n,vs,vi) (1) maintaining contact (with); keeping in contact (with); keeping in touch (with); making oneself seen; (n,vs,vi) (2) introducing (unacquainted people); getting acquainted (with one another)

飛ぶ鳥跡を濁さず

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 tobutoriatoonigosazu
    とぶとりあとをにごさず
(expression) (proverb) (See 跡を濁す・あとをにごす,立つ鳥跡を濁さず) it is simply common courtesy to clean up after yourself; a bird does not foul the nest it is about to leave; on leaving a place, one should see that all is in good order

Variations:
食い初め
食初め

 kuizome
    くいぞめ
(See お食い初め) okuizome; weaning ceremony; ritual meal for a 100-day old infant

Variations:
食い合い
食合い

 kuiai
    くいあい
(1) biting one another; (2) long and short market interests

Variations:
食もたれ
食靠れ

 shokumotare
    しょくもたれ
(n,vs,vi) sitting heavy in one's stomach; remaining undigested

Variations:
飲み倒す
飲倒す

 nomitaosu
    のみたおす
(transitive verb) (1) to skip out on one's bar bill; (transitive verb) (2) (See 飲み潰す・のみつぶす・1) to drink oneself to ruin; to drink everything vigorously; to get wasted

Variations:
飲み逃げ
飲逃げ

 nominige
    のみにげ
leaving a pub, restaurant, etc. without having paid for one's drinks

Variations:
高飛車
高びしゃ

 takabisha
    たかびしゃ
(noun or adjectival noun) high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse

鬼の居ぬ間に洗濯

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 oninoinumanisentaku
    おにのいぬまにせんたく
(expression) (idiom) (See 洗濯・2) playing while the cat is away; taking a break while the boss is out; doing what one wants when one is (finally) alone; relaxing while the demon is out

Variations:
魚の目
うおの目

 uonome; uonome
    うおのめ; ウオノメ
corn (on one's foot)

魚與熊掌不可兼得


鱼与熊掌不可兼得

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yú yǔ xióng zhǎng bù kě jiān dé
    yu2 yu3 xiong2 zhang3 bu4 ke3 jian1 de2
yü yü hsiung chang pu k`o chien te
    yü yü hsiung chang pu ko chien te
lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius); fig. you must choose one or the other; you can't always get everything you want; you can't have your cake and eat it

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

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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