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名実

see styles
 nami
    なみ
in name and in reality; nominally and virtually; form and contents; (female given name) Nami

名店

see styles
 meiten / meten
    めいてん
well-known store

名目

see styles
míng mù
    ming2 mu4
ming mu
 meimoku(p); myoumoku / memoku(p); myomoku
    めいもく(P); みょうもく
name; designation; item; rubric; (formal usage) fame
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) name; title; appellation; (something) nominal; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) (under the) pretext (of); pretense
A name, or descriptive title.

名義


名义

see styles
míng yì
    ming2 yi4
ming i
 meigi / megi
    めいぎ
name; titular; nominal; in name; ostensible purpose
(1) name (esp. on a deed, contract, etc.); (2) (See 名分・1) moral duty; (3) justification; pretext
Name and meaning; the meaning of a name, or term.

吐天

see styles
 toten
    とてん
(given name) Toten

向き

see styles
 muki
    むき
(n,n-suf) (1) direction; orientation; aspect; exposure; (suffix noun) (2) suited to; suitable for; designed for; (3) tendency; inclination; (4) nature (of a request or desire); (5) person

向け

see styles
 muke
    むけ
(suffix noun) intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...

含糖

see styles
 gantou / ganto
    がんとう
(noun - becomes adjective with の) sugar content

含蘊


含蕴

see styles
hán yùn
    han2 yun4
han yün
to contain; to hold; content; (of a poem etc) full of implicit meaning

含量

see styles
hán liàng
    han2 liang4
han liang
 ganryou / ganryo
    がんりょう
content; quantity contained
(See 含有量) content

吳子


吴子

see styles
wú zǐ
    wu2 zi3
wu tzu
Wuzi, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1], written by Wu Qi 吳起|吴起[Wu2 Qi3]

告文

see styles
 koumon; kokubun / komon; kokubun
    こうもん; こくぶん
written report to the gods; imperial edict; written appeal to a superior

告朔

see styles
 kousaku / kosaku
    こうさく
(archaism) ceremony where the Emperor would inspect the records of attendance and absence of officials

周到

see styles
zhōu dào
    zhou1 dao4
chou tao
 shuutou / shuto
    しゅうとう
thoughtful; considerate; attentive; thorough; also pr. [zhou1 dao5]
(noun or adjectival noun) careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous

周天

see styles
 shuuten / shuten
    しゅうてん
(1) the full scope of the heavens; 360 degrees; one full revolution of Earth; (2) twelve years; one full cycle of the Chinese calendar

周旋

see styles
zhōu xuán
    zhou1 xuan2
chou hsüan
 shuusen / shusen
    しゅうせん
to mix with others; to socialize; to deal with; to contend
(noun/participle) (1) (acting as an) intermediate; mediation; (noun/participle) (2) employment office (Edo period)
go around

周章

see styles
zhōu zhāng
    zhou1 zhang1
chou chang
 shuushou / shusho
    しゅうしょう
(literary) effort; trouble; pains (to get something done); (literary) frightened; terrified
(n,vs,vi) (form) (See 周章狼狽) confusion; panic

呫畢


呫毕

see styles
tiè bì
    tie4 bi4
t`ieh pi
    tieh pi
to read aloud; also written 呫嗶|呫哔

命名

see styles
mìng míng
    ming4 ming2
ming ming
 meimei / meme
    めいめい
to give a name to; to dub; to christen; to designate; named after; naming
(n,vs,adj-no) naming; christening

命天

see styles
mìng tiān
    ming4 tian1
ming t`ien
    ming tien
 Myōten
Jīva

命数

see styles
 meisuu / mesu
    めいすう
(1) span of life; one's term of existence; one's time (alive); one's days; (2) destiny; fate; (3) (See 命数法) assigning a name to a number

命藤

see styles
mìng téng
    ming4 teng2
ming t`eng
    ming teng
 myōtō
The rope of life (gnawed by the two rats, i. e. night and day).

和む

see styles
 nagomu
    なごむ
(v5m,vi) to be softened; to calm down

和上

see styles
hé shàng
    he2 shang4
ho shang
 wajou / wajo
    わじょう
(1) (honorific or respectful language) preceptor or high priest (in Shingon, Hosso, Ritsu or Shin Buddhism); (2) second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; (3) master (of one's art, trade, etc.); (1) (honorific or respectful language) preceptor or high priest (in Tendai or Kegon Buddhism); (2) second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; (3) monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); (4) master (of one's art, trade, etc.); (place-name) Wajō
a senior monk (a teacher-monk) who has the authority to administer the precepts

和典

see styles
 waten
    わてん
(given name) Waten

和名

see styles
 wana
    わな
Japanese name (often of plants and animals, and written in kana); (place-name) Wana

和尚

see styles
hé shang
    he2 shang5
ho shang
 wajou / wajo
    わじょう
Buddhist monk
(1) (honorific or respectful language) preceptor or high priest (in Shingon, Hosso, Ritsu or Shin Buddhism); (2) second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; (3) master (of one's art, trade, etc.); (1) (honorific or respectful language) preceptor or high priest (in Tendai or Kegon Buddhism); (2) second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; (3) monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); (4) master (of one's art, trade, etc.); (1) (honorific or respectful language) preceptor or high priest (esp. in Zen or Pure Land Buddhism); (2) second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; (3) monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); (4) master (of one's art, trade, etc.); (personal name) Wajō
A general term for a monk. It is said to be derived from Khotan in the form of 和闍 or 和社 (or 烏社) which might be a translit. of vandya (Tibetan and Khotani ban-de), 'reverend.' Later it took the form of 和尚 or 和上. The 律宗 use 和上, others generally 和尚. The Sanskrit term used in its interpretation is 鳥波陀耶 upādhyāya, a 'sub-teacher' of the Vedas, inferior to an ācārya; this is intp. as 力生 strong in producing (knowledge), or in begetting strength in his disciples; also by 知有罪知無罪 a discerner of sin from not-sin, or the sinful from the not-sinful. It has been used as a synonym for 法師 a teacher of doctrine, in distinction from 律師 a teacher of the vinaya, also from 禪師 a teacher of the Intuitive school.

和文

see styles
 wabun
    わぶん
Japanese text; sentence in Japanese; (personal name) Wabun

和歌

see styles
hé gē
    he2 ge1
ho ko
 waka
    わか
waka (style of Japanese poetry)
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae; (surname, female given name) Waka

和闐


和阗

see styles
hé tián
    he2 tian2
ho t`ien
    ho tien
 Waten
old way of writing 和田[He2 tian2], Hotan (prior to 1959)
Khotan, Kustana, cf. 于.

咔嚓

see styles
kā chā
    ka1 cha1
k`a ch`a
    ka cha
(onom.) breaking or snapping; (coll.) cut it out; stop it; also written 喀嚓[ka1 cha1]

品代

see styles
 shinayo
    しなよ
(sometimes written on receipts, etc.) bill for article; (personal name) Shinayo

哎唷

see styles
āi yō
    ai1 yo1
ai yo
interjection of pain or surprise; also written 哎喲|哎哟

哪裏


哪里

see styles
nǎ lǐ
    na3 li3
na li
where?; somewhere; anywhere; wherever; nowhere (negative answer to question); humble expression denying compliment; also written 哪裡|哪里

哭窮


哭穷

see styles
kū qióng
    ku1 qiong2
k`u ch`iung
    ku chiung
to bewail one's poverty; to complain about being hard up; to pretend to be poor

唐樓


唐楼

see styles
táng lóu
    tang2 lou2
t`ang lou
    tang lou
tenement building, typically of 2-4 stories, with a shop on the ground floor and upper floors used for residential purposes (esp. in southern China)

唯恐

see styles
wéi kǒng
    wei2 kong3
wei k`ung
    wei kung
for fear that; lest; also written 惟恐

唯識


唯识

see styles
wéi shì
    wei2 shi4
wei shih
 yuishiki
    ゆいしき
{Buddh} vijnapti-matrata (theory that all existence is subjective and nothing exists outside of the mind)
vijñānamatra(vada) cittamatra. Idealism, the doctrine that nothing exists apart from mind, 識外無法.

唿哨

see styles
hū shào
    hu1 shao4
hu shao
to whistle (with fingers in one's mouth); nowadays written 呼哨

商店

see styles
shāng diàn
    shang1 dian4
shang tien
 shouten / shoten
    しょうてん
store; shop; CL:家[jia1],個|个[ge4]
shop; store; firm

問名


问名

see styles
wèn míng
    wen4 ming2
wen ming
to enquire, according to custom, after the name and horoscope of intended bride; one of a set of six traditional marriage protocols (六禮|六礼), in which name as well as date and time of birth (for horoscope) are formally requested of the prospective bride's family

啓く

see styles
 hiraku
    ひらく
(Godan verb with "ku" ending) (archaism) to enlighten; to edify

啓上

see styles
 keijou / kejo
    けいじょう
(noun, transitive verb) (humble language) (often used in letters, e.g. as an opening phrase) (See 一筆啓上) speaking respectfully

啓発

see styles
 keihatsu / kehatsu
    けいはつ
(noun, transitive verb) enlightenment; development; edification; public awareness; illumination; education; inspiration

啓蒙

see styles
 keimou / kemo
    けいもう
(noun, transitive verb) enlightenment; instruction

啓迪

see styles
 keiteki / keteki
    けいてき
(noun/participle) edification; enlightenment; guide

啖う

see styles
 kuu / ku
    くう
(out-dated kanji) (transitive verb) (1) (masculine speech) to eat; (2) to live; to make a living; to survive; (3) to bite; to sting (as insects do); (4) to tease; to torment; to taunt; to make light of; to make fun of; (5) to encroach on; to eat into; to consume; (6) to defeat a superior; to threaten a position; (7) to consume time and-or resources; (8) (colloquialism) to receive something (usu. an unfavourable event); (9) (masculine speech) (vulgar) to have sexual relations with a woman, esp. for the first time

啟事


启事

see styles
qǐ shì
    qi3 shi4
ch`i shih
    chi shih
announcement (written, on billboard, letter, newspaper or website); to post information; a notice

善う

see styles
 you / yo
    よう
(adverb) (1) (kana only) well; properly; skillfully; (2) often

善く

see styles
 yoku
    よく
(adverb) (1) (kana only) nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully; (2) (kana only) frequently; often

善惡


善恶

see styles
shàn è
    shan4 e4
shan o
 zenmaku
good and evil; good versus evil
Good and evil; good, inter alia, is defined as 順理, evil as 違理; i.e. to accord with, or to disobey the right. The 十善十惡 are the keeping or breaking of the ten commandments.

善本

see styles
shàn běn
    shan4 ben3
shan pen
 yoshimoto
    よしもと
old book; good book; reliable book; rare book
(surname) Yoshimoto
Good stock, or roots, planting good seed or roots; good in the root of enlightenment.

善玉

see styles
 zendama
    ぜんだま
(1) (See 悪玉) good person; good guy; (2) (hist) (orig. meaning) character with a round white head on which the character "good" is written (common in Edo-period prints)

善轉


善转

see styles
shàn zhuǎn
    shan4 zhuan3
shan chuan
 zenten
wholesome development

喚起


唤起

see styles
huàn qǐ
    huan4 qi3
huan ch`i
    huan chi
 kanki
    かんき
to waken (to action); to rouse (the masses); to evoke (attention, recollection etc)
(noun, transitive verb) arousal; excitation; awakening; evocation

喚頭


唤头

see styles
huàn tou
    huan4 tou5
huan t`ou
    huan tou
percussion instrument used by street peddlers, barbers etc to attract attention

喜陽


喜阳

see styles
xǐ yáng
    xi3 yang2
hsi yang
 yoshiharu
    よしはる
heliophile; tending towards the sun; heliotropism
(male given name) Yoshiharu

喝食

see styles
hē shí
    he1 shi2
ho shih
 kasshiki; kashiki; katsujiki
    かっしき; かしき; かつじき
(1) {Buddh} announcing meals (at a Zen monastery); meal announcer; (2) {noh} noh mask resembling a young attendant who announces mealtimes in a Zen monastery
to announce the meal

喧騰


喧腾

see styles
xuān téng
    xuan1 teng2
hsüan t`eng
    hsüan teng
to make a tumult; hubbub; uproar

喫驚

see styles
 bikkuri
    びっくり
    kikkyou / kikkyo
    きっきょう
(gikun reading) (vs,adv) (1) (kana only) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be astonished; to get startled; to jump; (can act as adjective) (2) (kana only) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) surprise (e.g. surprise party); (noun/participle) surprise

喬紅


乔红

see styles
qiáo hóng
    qiao2 hong2
ch`iao hung
    chiao hung
Qiao Hong (1968-), former PRC female table tennis player

喬裝


乔装

see styles
qiáo zhuāng
    qiao2 zhuang1
ch`iao chuang
    chiao chuang
to pretend; to feign; to disguise oneself

單句


单句

see styles
dān jù
    dan1 ju4
tan chü
simple sentence (grammar)

單數


单数

see styles
dān shù
    dan1 shu4
tan shu
positive odd number (also written 奇數|奇数); singular (grammar)

單麻


单麻

see styles
dān má
    dan1 ma2
tan ma
 tanma
The single hempseed a day to which the Buddha reduced his food before his enlightenment.

喰う

see styles
 kuu / ku
    くう
(transitive verb) (1) (masculine speech) to eat; (2) to live; to make a living; to survive; (3) to bite; to sting (as insects do); (4) to tease; to torment; to taunt; to make light of; to make fun of; (5) to encroach on; to eat into; to consume; (6) to defeat a superior; to threaten a position; (7) to consume time and-or resources; (8) (colloquialism) to receive something (usu. an unfavourable event); (9) (masculine speech) (vulgar) to have sexual relations with a woman, esp. for the first time

営倉

see styles
 eisou / eso
    えいそう
guardhouse; detention barracks

営繕

see styles
 eizen / ezen
    えいぜん
(noun, transitive verb) maintenance and repair; upkeep (of equipment)

嗊吥


唝吥

see styles
gòng bù
    gong4 bu4
kung pu
old name for Kampot province and Kampot town in Cambodia, now written 貢布|贡布[Gong4 bu4]

嗒喪

see styles
tà sàng
    ta4 sang4
t`a sang
    ta sang
(literary) disheartened; disappointed

嗔恚

see styles
 shinne
    しんね
    shinni
    しんに
    shini
    しんい
(1) (Buddhist term) dosa (ill will, antipathy); (2) irateness; anger

嗩吶


唢呐

see styles
suǒ nà
    suo3 na4
so na
suona, Chinese shawm (oboe), used in festivals and processions or for military purposes; also written 鎖吶|锁呐; also called 喇叭[la3 ba5]

嘱目

see styles
 shokumoku
    しょくもく
(noun/participle) paying attention to; catching one's eye

嘴臉


嘴脸

see styles
zuǐ liǎn
    zui3 lian3
tsui lien
features, face (esp. derogatorily); look; appearance; countenance

器具

see styles
qì jù
    qi4 ju4
ch`i chü
    chi chü
 kigu
    きぐ
implement; utensil; equipment
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus

器物

see styles
qì wù
    qi4 wu4
ch`i wu
    chi wu
 kibutsu(p); utsuwamono
    きぶつ(P); うつわもの
implement; utensil; article; object
(1) receptacle; container; vessel; (2) utensil; implement; furniture; (3) (きぶつ only) {law} (See 器物損壊) personal property; (4) (うつわもの only) (archaism) calibre; talent; ability

器皿

see styles
qì mǐn
    qi4 min3
ch`i min
    chi min
 kibei / kibe
    きべい
household utensils
bowl; plate; dish

器財

see styles
 kizai
    きざい
tool; utensil; implement

嚇す

see styles
 kakusu
    かくす
(vs-c,vt) (archaism) to threaten; to menace

嚇人


吓人

see styles
xià rén
    xia4 ren2
hsia jen
to scare; scary; frightening

嚇倒


吓倒

see styles
xià dǎo
    xia4 dao3
hsia tao
to be frightened

嚇唬


吓唬

see styles
xià hu
    xia4 hu5
hsia hu
to scare; to frighten

嚇昏


吓昏

see styles
xià hūn
    xia4 hun1
hsia hun
to faint from fear; to be frightened into fits; shell-shocked

嚎哭

see styles
háo kū
    hao2 ku1
hao k`u
    hao ku
to bawl; to cry; to wail; to howl; also written 號哭|号哭[hao2 ku1]

嚴慈


严慈

see styles
yán cí
    yan2 ci2
yen tz`u
    yen tzu
strict and compassionate; strict as a father and tender as a mother

囊揣

see styles
nāng chuài
    nang1 chuai4
nang ch`uai
    nang chuai
soft, fat meat of pig's belly; sow's sagging teats; weakling; flabby person; also written 囊膪

囊膪

see styles
nāng chuài
    nang1 chuai4
nang ch`uai
    nang chuai
soft, fat meat of pig's belly; sow's sagging teats; weakling; flabby person; also written 囊揣

囒噸


𪢠吨

see styles
lán dūn
    lan2 dun1
lan tun
(old) London (now written 倫敦|伦敦[Lun2dun1])

四一

see styles
sì yī
    si4 yi1
ssu i
 yoichi
    よいち
{cards} (See おいちょかぶ) scoring combination of a 4 and a 1 in oicho-kabu; (given name) Yoichi
The four 'ones', or the unity contained (according to Tiantai) in the 方便品 of the Lotus Sutra; i. e. 教一 its teaching of one Vehicle; 行一 its sole bodhisattva procedure; 人一 its men all and only as bodhisattvas; 理一 its one ultimate truth of the reality of all existence.

四力

see styles
sì lì
    si4 li4
ssu li
 shiriki
The four powers for attaining enlightenment: independent personal power; power derived from others; power of past good karma; and power arising from environment.

四劫

see styles
sì jié
    si4 jie2
ssu chieh
 shikou / shiko
    しこう
{Buddh} (See 劫・1) the four kalpa (formation, existence, destruction, nothingness)
The four kalpas, or epochs, of a world, 成劫 that of formation and completion; 住劫 existing or abiding; 懷劫 destruction; and 空劫 annihilation, or the succeeding void. 倶舍論 12.

四取

see styles
sì qǔ
    si4 qu3
ssu ch`ü
    ssu chü
 shishu
catuḥ-parāmarśa, the four attachments, i. e. desire, (unenlightened) views, (fakir) morals, and ideas arising from the conception of the self. Also, the possible delusions of the 四住地. Also, seeking fame in the four quarters.

四喩

see styles
sì yú
    si4 yu2
ssu yü
 shiyu
The four metaphors (of infinity, etc. ): 山斤 the weight of all the mountains in pounds; 海 the drops in the ocean; 地塵 the atoms of dust in the earth; 空 界 the extent of space.

四土

see styles
sì tǔ
    si4 tu3
ssu t`u
    ssu tu
 shido
    しど
{Buddh} four realms (in Tendai Buddhism or Yogacara)
The four Buddha-kṣetra, or realms, of Tiantai: (1) 凡聖居同土 Realms where all classes dwell— men, devas, Buddhas, disciples, non-disciples; it has two divisions, the impure, e. g. this world, and the pure, e. g. the 'Western' pure-land. (2) 方便有餘土 Temporary realms, where the occupants have got rid of the evils of 見思 unenlightened views and thoughts, but still have to be reborn. (3) 實報無障礙土 Realms of permanent reward and freedom, for those who have attained bodhisattva rank. (4) 常寂光土 Realm of eternal rest and light (i. e. wisdom) and of eternal spirit (dharmakāya), the abode of Buddhas; but in reality all the others are included in this, and are only separated for convenience, sake.

四執


四执

see styles
sì zhí
    si4 zhi2
ssu chih
 shishū
The four erroneous tenets; also 四邪; 四迷; 四術; there are two groups: I. The four of the 外道 outsiders, or non-Buddhists, i. e. of Brahminism, concerning the law of cause and effect: (1) 邪因邪果 heretical theory of causation, e. g. creation by Mahesvara; (2) 無因有果 or 自然, effect independent of cause, e. g. creation without a cause, or spontaneous generation; (3) 有因無果 cause without effect, e. g. no future life as the result of this. (4) 無因無果 neither cause nor effect, e. g. that rewards and punishments are independent of morals. II. The four erroneous tenets of 內外道 insiders and outsiders, Buddhist and Brahman, also styled 四宗 the four schools, as negated in the 中論 Mādhyamika śāstra: (1) outsiders, who do not accept either the 人 ren or 法 fa ideas of 空 kong; (2) insiders who hold the Abhidharma or Sarvāstivādāḥ tenet, which recognizes 人空 human impersonality, but not 法空 the unreality of things; (3) also those who hold the 成實 Satyasiddhi tenet which discriminates the two meanings of 空 kong but not clearly; and also (4) those in Mahāyāna who hold the tenet of the realists.

四塔

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sì tǎ
    si4 ta3
ssu t`a
    ssu ta
 shitō
The four stūpas at the places of Buddha's birth, Kapilavastu; enlightenment, Magadha: preaching, Benares; and parinirvāṇa, Kuśinagara. Four more are located in the heavens of the Travastriṃśas gods, one each tor his hair, nails, begging bowl, and teeth, E., S., W., N., respectively.

四天

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sì tiān
    si4 tian1
ssu t`ien
    ssu tien
 shiten
the heavens of the four directions

四忘

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sì wàng
    si4 wang4
ssu wang
 shimō
The state of a saint, i. e. beyond, or oblivious of the four conditions of 一異有無 unity, difference, existence, non-existence.

四手

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 shide
    しで
(1) zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects; (2) hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family); (place-name, surname) Shide

四教

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sì jiào
    si4 jiao4
ssu chiao
 shikyō
Four teachings, doctrines, or schools; five groups are given, whose titles are abbreviated to 光天曉苑龍: (1) 光宅四教 The four schools of 法雲 Fayun of the 光宅 Guangzhai monastery are the four vehicles referred to in the burning house parable of the Lotus Sutra, i. e. śrāvaka, pratyekabuddha, bodhisattva, and the final or one vehicle teaching. (2) 天台四教 The Tiantai four are 藏通, 別, and 圓, v. 八教. (3) 曉公四教 The group of 元曉 Wŏnhyo of 海東 Haedong are the 三乘別教 represented by the 四諦緣起經; 三乘通教 represented by the 般若深密教; 一乘分教 represented by the 究網經; and 一乘滿教 represented by the 華嚴經. (4) 苑公四教 The group of 慧苑 Huiyuan: the schools of unbelievers, who are misled and mislead; of śrāvakas and pratyekabuddhas who know only the phenomenal bhūtatathatā; of novitiate bodhisattvas who know only the noumenal bhūtatathatā; and of fully developed bodhisattvas, who know both. (5) 龍樹四教 Nāgārjuna's division of the canon into 有 dealing with existence, or reality, cf. the 四阿含; 空 the Void, cf. 般若經; 亦有亦 空 both, cf. 深密經; and 非有非 空 neither, cf. 中論.

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