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Variations:
目深にかぶる
目深に被る

 mabukanikaburu
    まぶかにかぶる
(exp,v5r) to pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat); to wear pulled down over one's eyes

Variations:
目的に適う
目的にかなう

 mokutekinikanau
    もくてきにかなう
(exp,v5u) to serve one's aim; to serve one's purpose

Variations:
相悪阻
相づわり(sK)

 aizuwari
    あいづわり
(rare) nausea triggered by seeing one's partner experiencing morning sickness; sympathetic pregnancy

Variations:
眉をしかめる
眉を顰める

 mayuoshikameru
    まゆをしかめる
(exp,v1) (misreading of 顰める) (See 眉をひそめる) to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown

Variations:
眉をひそめる
眉を顰める

 mayuohisomeru
    まゆをひそめる
(exp,v1) to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown

Variations:
着こなし
着熟し(sK)

 kikonashi
    きこなし
manner of wearing clothes; way of dressing; way one dresses

Variations:
着替える
着換える

 kigaeru(p); kikaeru(p)
    きがえる(P); きかえる(P)
(Ichidan verb) to change one's clothes

Variations:
瞑る
暝る(iK)

 tsuburu(p); tsumuru(p)
    つぶる(P); つむる(P)
(transitive verb) (kana only) to close (one's eyes); to shut

Variations:
神経に障る
神経にさわる

 shinkeinisawaru / shinkenisawaru
    しんけいにさわる
(exp,v5r) (See 気に障る) to hit a nerve; to get on one's nerves

積善の家には必ず余慶あり

see styles
 sekizennoienihakanarazuyokeiari / sekizennoienihakanarazuyokeari
    せきぜんのいえにはかならずよけいあり
(expression) one's good deeds shall be repaid even to one's descendants

積善の家には必ず余慶有り

see styles
 sekizennoienihakanarazuyokeiari / sekizennoienihakanarazuyokeari
    せきぜんのいえにはかならずよけいあり
(expression) one's good deeds shall be repaid even to one's descendants

空腹は最上のソースである

see styles
 kuufukuhasaijounosoosudearu / kufukuhasaijonosoosudearu
    くうふくはさいじょうのソースである
(expression) (idiom) Hunger is the best sauce

端起碗吃肉,放下筷子罵娘


端起碗吃肉,放下筷子骂娘

duān qǐ wǎn chī ròu , fàng xià kuài zi mà niáng
    duan1 qi3 wan3 chi1 rou4 , fang4 xia4 kuai4 zi5 ma4 niang2
tuan ch`i wan ch`ih jou , fang hsia k`uai tzu ma niang
    tuan chi wan chih jou , fang hsia kuai tzu ma niang
lit. to eat meat from one's bowl, then put down one's chopsticks and scold one's mother (idiom); fig. to complain despite being privileged; to be ungrateful for what one has been given

Variations:
笑い転げる
笑いころげる

 waraikorogeru
    わらいころげる
(v1,vi) to roll about with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter; to laugh one's head off

Variations:
筆遣い
筆使い
筆づかい

 fudezukai
    ふでづかい
brushwork; handling of one's brush; command of one's pen; penmanship

Variations:
精一杯
精いっぱい

 seiippai / seppai
    せいいっぱい
(1) the best one can do; one's best effort; (n,adv) (2) with all one's might; to the best of one's ability

Variations:
約束の通り
約束のとおり

 yakusokunotoori
    やくそくのとおり
(exp,n,adv) (See 約束通り・やくそくどおり) as promised; true to one's promise

Variations:
約束を守る
約束をまもる

 yakusokuomamoru
    やくそくをまもる
(exp,v5r) (See 約束を破る) to keep a promise; to keep one's word

Variations:
約束を破る
約束をやぶる

 yakusokuoyaburu
    やくそくをやぶる
(exp,v5r) (See 約束を守る) to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege

Variations:
紋付羽織袴
紋付き羽織袴

 montsukihaorihakama
    もんつきはおりはかま
(See はおりはかま) haori coat decorated with one's family crest and hakama (Japanese male formal attire)

Variations:
純全帯公九
純全帯ヤオ九

 junchantaiyaochuu / junchantaiyaochu
    ジュンチャンタイヤオチュウ
{mahj} winning hand with at least one terminal tile in each set and no honor tiles

Variations:
細君
妻君(ateji)

 saikun
    さいくん
(1) (familiar language) (when speaking with a close friend) one's wife; (2) wife (of someone below the speaker in rank)

Variations:
終わっている
終わってる

 owatteiru(終watteiru); owatteru(終watteru) / owatteru(終watteru); owatteru(終watteru)
    おわっている(終わっている); おわってる(終わってる)
(exp,v1) (1) (colloquialism) to be past one's prime (both of people and things); (exp,v1) (2) (colloquialism) to suck; to be hopeless; (exp,v1) (3) (usual meaning) to be completed; to be finished

Variations:
縦抱き
たて抱き(sK)

 tatedaki
    たてだき
(noun, transitive verb) holding (an infant, etc.) upright in one's arms

Variations:
織り込む
織込む(rK)

 orikomu
    おりこむ
(transitive verb) (1) to interweave; to weave into; (transitive verb) (2) to incorporate; to include; to factor in; to take into account; to put in (e.g. one's ideas, suggestions)

Variations:
置き所
置所
置きどころ

 okidokoro
    おきどころ
(1) place to put something; place where one put something; (2) (usu. as 身の置き所) (See 身の置き所がない) place to put oneself

Variations:
羽ばたく
羽撃く
羽搏く

 habataku
    はばたく
(v5k,vi) (1) to flap (wings); (v5k,vi) (2) to spread one's wings; to go out into the world

Variations:
翻す
飜す(rK)

 hirugaesu
    ひるがえす
(transitive verb) (1) to turn over; (transitive verb) (2) to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to take back (one's words); to retract (one's testimony, confession, etc.); (transitive verb) (3) to fly (a flag); to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind; to let flutter

Variations:
翻弄
飜弄(rK)

 honrou / honro
    ほんろう
(noun, transitive verb) having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose; tossing about (a ship); buffeting

Variations:
考えあぐねる
考え倦ねる

 kangaeaguneru
    かんがえあぐねる
(transitive verb) to be at a loss; to rack one's brains in vain; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea

聖救度佛母二十一種禮讚經


圣救度佛母二十一种礼讚经

see styles
shèng jiù dù fó mǔ èr shí yī zhǒng lǐ zàn jīng
    sheng4 jiu4 du4 fo2 mu3 er4 shi2 yi1 zhong3 li3 zan4 jing1
sheng chiu tu fo mu erh shih i chung li tsan ching
 Shō kudo butsumo nijūisshu raisan gyō
Twenty-One Hymns to the Rescuer Saint Tārā, Mother of Buddhas

Variations:
肌を合わせる
肌を合せる

 hadaoawaseru
    はだをあわせる
(exp,v1) to sleep together (for a man and a woman); to bring one's bodies together (e.g. for warmth)

Variations:
肌色
はだ色
膚色

 hadairo
    はだいろ
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) (one's) skin colour; skin color; skin tone; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) (sensitive word) flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange

Variations:
肝胆相照らす
肝胆相照す

 kantanaiterasu
    かんたんあいてらす
(exp,v5s) to be profoundly compatible; to be inseparable; to be so close as to reveal to each other the bottom of one's heart

Variations:
肩をすくめる
肩を竦める

 kataosukumeru
    かたをすくめる
(exp,v1) to shrug one's shoulders

Variations:
胸にこたえる
胸に応える

 munenikotaeru
    むねにこたえる
(exp,v1) to go to one's heart; to cut one to the quick; to give one a deep impression; to clutch at one's heartstrings; to hit home; to strike home; to strike a chord; to strike a note

Variations:
脱兎のごとく
脱兎の如く

 dattonogotoku
    だっとのごとく
(exp,adv) (See 脱兎・だっと) (at) high speed; as fast as one can; with lightning speed

Variations:
脳裏
脳裡(rK)

 nouri / nori
    のうり
one's mind

Variations:
腕まくり
腕捲り(rK)

 udemakuri
    うでまくり
(n,vs,vi) rolling up one's sleeves

Variations:
腹を抱える
腹をかかえる

 haraokakaeru
    はらをかかえる
(exp,v1) to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter

Variations:
腹一杯
腹いっぱい

 haraippai
    はらいっぱい
(n,adj-no,adv) (1) full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; (adverb) (2) to one's heart's content

Variations:
腹具合
腹ぐあい(sK)

 haraguai
    はらぐあい
condition of one's stomach

Variations:
腹蔵
覆蔵
腹臓(sK)

 fukuzou / fukuzo
    ふくぞう
(usu. as 〜なく, 〜のない, etc.) (See 腹蔵なく) concealing one's thoughts; reserve; reservation

Variations:
膝を抱える
膝をかかえる

 hizaokakaeru
    ひざをかかえる
(exp,v1) to hug one's knees; to clasp one's arms around one's knees; to be lonely

Variations:
膝を落とす
ひざを落とす

 hizaootosu
    ひざをおとす
(exp,v5s) to drop to one's knees; to sink to one's knees

Variations:
膝元
膝下
ひざ元
膝許

 hizamoto; shikka(膝下)
    ひざもと; しっか(膝下)
(1) near one's knee; (2) (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; (3) place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); (4) (ひざもと only) (See お膝元・2) territory of a powerful person; (5) (しっか only) address used after the names of one's parents, grandparents, etc. in a letter

Variations:
臍を固める
ほぞを固める

 hozookatameru
    ほぞをかためる
(exp,v1) to make up one's mind (to do something); to resolve firmly (to do something)

Variations:
自分のために
自分の為に

 jibunnotameni
    じぶんのために
(exp,adv) (See 為に・1) for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account

Variations:
舌がもつれる
舌が縺れる

 shitagamotsureru
    したがもつれる
(exp,v1) to speak unclearly; to speak inarticulately; to pronounce poorly; to slur one's words; to lisp

Variations:
若かりし頃
若かりしころ

 wakakarishikoro
    わかかりしころ
(exp,n) one's younger days; when one was young

Variations:
草鞋を脱ぐ
わらじを脱ぐ

 warajionugu
    わらじをぬぐ
(exp,v5g) to complete one's journey

虱子多了不癢,債多了不愁


虱子多了不痒,债多了不愁

shī zi duō le bù yǎng , zhài duō le bù chóu
    shi1 zi5 duo1 le5 bu4 yang3 , zhai4 duo1 le5 bu4 chou2
shih tzu to le pu yang , chai to le pu ch`ou
    shih tzu to le pu yang , chai to le pu chou
lit. when covered with lice, one doesn't feel the itching anymore, and when up to one's ears in debt, one ceases to worry about it (saying); fig. to be past worrying (about something)

Variations:
裏移り
裏写り
裏うつり

 urautsuri
    うらうつり
(1) (裏移り only) {print} set-off; offset; unwanted transfer of ink from a freshly printed sheet to an adjacent sheet in a pile; (2) (裏写り only) {print} offset (printing process); (3) {print} show-through; printing on one side of a sheet being visible from the other side

Variations:
複数
復数(sK)

 fukusuu / fukusu
    ふくすう
(adj-no,n) (1) plural; multiple; (2) {gramm} (See 単数・2) plural (number)

Variations:
要求にかなう
要求に適う

 youkyuunikanau / yokyunikanau
    ようきゅうにかなう
(exp,v5u) to meet (one's) demands

Variations:
見上げる
見あげる

 miageru
    みあげる
(transitive verb) (1) to look up at; to raise one's eyes; (transitive verb) (2) to look up to; to admire; to respect

觀自在菩薩說普賢陀羅尼經


观自在菩萨说普贤陀罗尼经

see styles
guān zì zài pú sà shuō pǔ xián tuó luó ní jīng
    guan1 zi4 zai4 pu2 sa4 shuo1 pu3 xian2 tuo2 luo2 ni2 jing1
kuan tzu tsai p`u sa shuo p`u hsien t`o lo ni ching
    kuan tzu tsai pu sa shuo pu hsien to lo ni ching
 Kanjizai bosatsu setsu fugen darani kyō
Dhāraṇī of the Universally Virtuous One, Spoken by the Bodhisattva of Spontaneous Contemplation

Variations:
言葉尻
言葉じり
言葉後

 kotobajiri
    ことばじり
(1) word ending; way of ending one's words; (2) (See 言葉尻を捉える) slip of the tongue; verbal mistake

Variations:
言葉数
ことば数(sK)

 kotobakazu
    ことばかず
(1) number of words; (2) vocality

Variations:
記憶をたどる
記憶を辿る

 kiokuotadoru
    きおくをたどる
(exp,v5r) to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall

Variations:
貧乏くじ
貧乏籤
貧乏鬮

 binboukuji / binbokuji
    びんぼうくじ
short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain

Variations:
買い増す
買増す(sK)

 kaimasu
    かいます
(transitive verb) to buy more; to increase one's holdings

Variations:
足がもつれる
足が縺れる

 ashigamotsureru
    あしがもつれる
(exp,v1) to trip (over one's own feet); to stumble

Variations:
踏みこたえる
踏み堪える

 fumikotaeru
    ふみこたえる
(v1,vi) to hold out (against); to hold one's ground; to stand firm; to endure

Variations:
踏ん張る
踏んばる

 funbaru
    ふんばる
(v5r,vi) (1) to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); (v5r,vi) (2) to hold out; to persist; to make an effort; to exert oneself

Variations:
身元
身許
身もと

 mimoto
    みもと
(1) (one's) identity; background; upbringing; birth (and parentage); (2) (one's) character

Variations:
転倒
顛倒(rK)

 tentou / tento
    てんとう
(n,vs,vi) (1) fall; falling down; tumbling; toppling (over); (n,vs,vt,vi) (2) inversion; reversal; turning upside-down; (n,vs,vi) (3) (See 気が転倒する) getting upset; losing one's presence of mind

Variations:
迷う
紕う(rK)

 mayou / mayo
    まよう
(v5u,vi) (1) to lose one's way; to get lost; to go astray; (v5u,vi) (2) to waver; to hesitate; to vacillate; to be of two minds (about); to be unable to make up one's mind; to not know what to do; to be at a loss; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; (v5u,vi) (3) to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with); to be charmed (by); to be carried away (by); to be blinded (by); to be lost (in); to lose oneself (to); (v5u,vi) (4) to linger (of a departed soul); to be restless in one's grave; to be unable to rest in peace

Variations:
逆上せる
上気せる

 noboseru
    のぼせる
(v1,vi) (1) (kana only) to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; (v1,vi) (2) (kana only) to lose one's cool; (v1,vi) (3) (kana only) to be obsessed; to be infatuated; (v1,vi) (4) (kana only) to become conceited

Variations:
道のり
道程

 michinori(p); doutei(道程) / michinori(p); dote(道程)
    みちのり(P); どうてい(道程)
(1) distance; journey; itinerary; (2) path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process; route; road

Variations:
部署
部所(iK)

 busho
    ぶしょ
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section

Variations:
金払い
カネ払い(sK)

 kanebarai
    かねばらい
paying (what one owes); properly paying (for services, etc. rendered)

Variations:
釘付け
釘づけ
くぎ付け

 kugizuke
    くぎづけ
(noun/participle) (1) nailing on; nailing down; nailing shut; being glued (to); being unable to take one's eyes (from); (noun/participle) (2) (idiom) being stationary; being rooted to the spot; halting; freezing; (noun/participle) (3) (price) pegging

鐃旬¥申鐃淑ワ申払鐃緒申

 鐃旬¥申鐃淑wa申鐃出rai
    鐃旬¥申鐃淑ワ申鐃出らい
loan, credit card, etc. arrangement where one makes an extra payment on receiving a bonus

Variations:
鐃緒申鐃緒申鐃緒申
百八

 鐃述ゃku鐃熟wa申
    鐃述ゃく鐃熟わ申
(numeric) (1) 108; one hundred and eight; (2) {Buddh} (See 鐃緒申悩鐃緒申2) the number of kleshas, worldly thoughts and passions; (3) (See 鐃緒申鐃緒申鐃緒申鐃?鐃潤気) the sum of 12 months, 24 seasons of the solar year, and 72 microseasons of one year

Variations:
長っ尻
長っちり(sK)

 nagacchiri
    ながっちり
(See 長尻・ながじり) long stay; overstaying one's welcome

Variations:
靴紐を結ぶ
靴ひもを結ぶ

 kutsuhimoomusubu
    くつひもをむすぶ
(exp,v5b) to do up one's shoelaces; to tie one's shoes; to lace up one's shoes

Variations:
頂く
戴く(rK)

 itadaku
    いただく
(transitive verb) (1) (humble language) (kana only) (See 貰う・1) to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to buy; (transitive verb) (2) (humble language) (polite language) (kana only) to eat; to drink; (transitive verb) (3) (kana only) (orig. meaning) to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head); to have (on top); (transitive verb) (4) (kana only) to have (as one's leader); to live under (a ruler); to install (a president); (aux-v,v5k) (5) (humble language) (kana only) (follows a verb in "-te" form) (See 貰う・もらう・2) to get someone to do something

Variations:
頭をもたげる
頭を擡げる

 atamaomotageru
    あたまをもたげる
(exp,v1) to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head

Variations:
顔を歪める
顔をゆがめる

 kaooyugameru
    かおをゆがめる
(exp,v1) to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face

Variations:
顔を背ける
顔をそむける

 kaoosomukeru
    かおをそむける
(exp,v1) to turn one's face away

Variations:
首をかしげる
首を傾げる

 kubiokashigeru
    くびをかしげる
(exp,v1) to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled

Variations:
首をすくめる
首を竦める

 kubiosukumeru
    くびをすくめる
(exp,v1) (See 竦める・すくめる) to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders

Variations:
首をもたげる
首を擡げる

 kubiomotageru
    くびをもたげる
(exp,v1) (idiom) to rise into importance; to gain strength; to raise one's head

Variations:
騒ぐ
騷ぐ(oK)

 sawagu
    さわぐ
(v5g,vi) (1) to make noise; to make racket; to be noisy; (v5g,vi) (2) to rustle; to swoosh; (v5g,vi) (3) to make merry; (v5g,vi) (4) to clamor; to clamour; to make a fuss; to kick up a fuss; (v5g,vi) (5) to lose one's cool; to panic; to act flustered; (v5g,vi) (6) to feel tense; to be uneasy; to be excited

Variations:
騒ぐ
騷ぐ(sK)

 sawagu
    さわぐ
(v5g,vi) (1) to make noise; to make racket; to be noisy; (v5g,vi) (2) to rustle; to swoosh; (v5g,vi) (3) to make merry; (v5g,vi) (4) to clamor; to clamour; to make a fuss; to kick up a fuss; (v5g,vi) (5) to lose one's cool; to panic; to act flustered; (v5g,vi) (6) to feel tense; to be uneasy; to be excited

Variations:
骨を埋める
骨をうずめる

 honeouzumeru / honeozumeru
    ほねをうずめる
(exp,v1) (1) (idiom) to make (somewhere) one's final home; to make (a place) one's final resting place; (exp,v1) (2) (idiom) to do (something) for the rest of one's life; to devote (the rest of) one's life to (something)

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高飛車
高びしゃ(sK)

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

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魄(rK)

 tamashii(p); tama / tamashi(p); tama
    たましい(P); たま
(1) soul; spirit; mind; (2) willpower; vitality; (3) something as important as one's own life; something invaluable; (suf,n) (4) (usu. as ~だましい) (See 大和魂) inherent spirit of something; state of mind

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寿留女(ateji)

 surume; surume
    するめ; スルメ
(1) (kana only) dried squid; dried cuttlefish; (2) (kana only) (See 鯣烏賊) Japanese common squid (Todarodes pacificus); (prefix noun) (3) (slang) (kana only) (thing that) grows on one over time

Variations:
鯱立ち
しゃっちょこ立ち

 shachihokodachi(鯱立chi); shacchokodachi
    しゃちほこだち(鯱立ち); しゃっちょこだち
(noun/participle) (1) (See 逆立ち・さかだち・1) headstand; (noun/participle) (2) doing one's best; doing something to the best of one's ability

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1ビット通信
1bit通信

 ichibittotsuushin / ichibittotsushin
    いちビットつうしん
{comp} one-bit message

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1対1
一対一

 ichitaiichi(p); ittaiichi / ichitaichi(p); ittaichi
    いちたいいち(P); いったいいち
(adj-no,n) one-to-one; one-on-one

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800
八百
8百
八〇〇

 happyaku; yao
    はっぴゃく; やお
(numeric) (1) 800; eight hundred; (2) multitude; large number

Variations:
FAX番号
ファックス番号

 fakkusubangou / fakkusubango
    ファックスばんごう
fax number

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いつの日にか
何時の日にか

 itsunohinika
    いつのひにか
(expression) (See いつの日か・いつのひか) one of these days; someday; one day

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ウォッチ
ウオッチ
ワッチ

 wocchi; uocchi; wacchi
    ウォッチ; ウオッチ; ワッチ
(1) watch (timepiece); (noun, transitive verb) (2) watching (a trend, developments, etc.); observing; (3) (one's) watch (on a ship); watchkeeping; (4) (abbreviation) (esp. ワッチ) (See ワッチキャップ) watch cap

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ええ加減
えー加減(sK)

 eekagen; eekagen(sk)
    ええかげん; えーかげん(sk)
(adjectival noun) (1) (osb:) (See いい加減・1) irresponsible; perfunctory; careless; (adjectival noun) (2) (osb:) (See いい加減・2) lukewarm; half-baked; halfhearted; vague; (adj-na,adv) (3) (osb:) (used to express one's wish for something to end) (See いい加減・3) (already) enough; (adverb) (4) (osb:) (See いい加減・4) considerably; quite; rather; pretty

エディプス・コンプレックス

 edipusu konpurekkusu
    エディプス・コンプレックス
Oedipus complex; sexual attraction to one's mother

おいしいところを持っていく

see styles
 oishiitokoroomotteiku / oishitokoroomotteku
    おいしいところをもっていく
(exp,v5k) (1) to take a big bite; (2) to take the best part; to steal all the good parts; to steal the show

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

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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).



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