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Variations:
薄め
薄目(ateji)
うす目(sK)

see styles
 usume
    うすめ
(adj-no,adj-na,n) thinnish; somewhat thin; weakish; on the weak side; rather light; rather pale

Variations:
開ける(P)
空ける(P)
明ける(P)

see styles
 akeru
    あける
(transitive verb) (1) (開ける only) to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to unlock; (transitive verb) (2) (開ける only) to open (for business, etc.); (transitive verb) (3) (esp. 空ける) to empty; to remove; to make space; to make room; (transitive verb) (4) (esp. 空ける) to move out; to clear out; (transitive verb) (5) (esp. 空ける) to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); (v1,vi) (6) (esp. 明ける) to dawn; to grow light; (v1,vi) (7) (esp. 明ける) to end (of a period, season); (v1,vi) (8) (esp. 明ける) to begin (of the New Year); (v1,vi) (9) (esp. 明ける) to leave (one's schedule) open; to make time (for); (v1,vi) (10) to make (a hole); to open up (a hole)

Variations:
リヤカー
リアカー
リヤ・カー
リア・カー

see styles
 riyakaa; riakaa; riya kaa; ria kaa / riyaka; riaka; riya ka; ria ka
    リヤカー; リアカー; リヤ・カー; リア・カー
light two-wheeled trailer (towed by bicycle, pulled by hand, etc.) (wasei: rear car)

Variations:
付ける(P)
着ける(P)
附ける(rK)

see styles
 tsukeru
    つける
(transitive verb) (1) (kana only) to attach; to join; to connect; to add; to append; to affix; to stick; to glue; to fasten; to sew on; to apply (ointment); to put against; (transitive verb) (2) (kana only) to furnish (a house with); (transitive verb) (3) (kana only) to wear; to put on; (transitive verb) (4) (kana only) to keep a diary; to make an entry; (transitive verb) (5) (kana only) to appraise; to set (a price); (transitive verb) (6) (kana only) to allot; to budget; to assign; (transitive verb) (7) (kana only) to bring alongside; (transitive verb) (8) (kana only) to place (under guard or doctor); (transitive verb) (9) (kana only) to follow (someone); to shadow; to tail; to stalk; (transitive verb) (10) (kana only) to load; to give (courage to); (transitive verb) (11) (kana only) to keep (an eye on); (transitive verb) (12) (kana only) to establish (relations or understanding); (transitive verb) (13) (kana only) (See 点ける) to turn on (a light); (transitive verb) (14) (kana only) to produce flowers (of a plant); to produce fruit; (suf,v1) (15) (kana only) (after -masu stem of verb) (See 怒鳴りつける) to do intensely; to do fiercely; to do strongly; (suf,v1) (16) (kana only) (after -masu stem of verb) to be used to (doing); to be accustomed to

佛頂放無垢光明入普門觀察一切如來心陀羅尼經


佛顶放无垢光明入普门观察一切如来心陀罗尼经

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fó dǐng fàng wú gòu guāng míng rù pǔ mén guān chá yī qiè rú lái xīn tuó luó ní jīng
    fo2 ding3 fang4 wu2 gou4 guang1 ming2 ru4 pu3 men2 guan1 cha2 yi1 qie4 ru2 lai2 xin1 tuo2 luo2 ni2 jing1
fo ting fang wu kou kuang ming ju p`u men kuan ch`a i ch`ieh ju lai hsin t`o lo ni ching
    fo ting fang wu kou kuang ming ju pu men kuan cha i chieh ju lai hsin to lo ni ching
 Bucchō hōmuku kōmyō nyū fumon kanzatsu issai nyorai shin darani kyō
Dhāraṇī of the [Immaculate Buddha-Corona's Emitted Light Beaming Through Ubiquitous Portals Contemplated as the] Essence of the Tathāgatas

Variations:
灯火


燈火(oK)
灯し火(io)

see styles
 tomoshibi
    ともしび
light; lamp; torch

Variations:
茶色(P)
ちゃ色(sK)
茶いろ(sK)

see styles
 chairo
    ちゃいろ
(noun - becomes adjective with の) brown; light brown; tawny

Variations:
落ちる(P)
堕ちる
墜ちる
落る(io)

see styles
 ochiru
    おちる
(v1,vi) (1) (occ. 堕ちる for depravity and 墜ちる for a crash) to fall down; to drop; to fall (e.g. rain); to sink (e.g. sun or moon); to fall onto (e.g. light or one's gaze); to be used in a certain place (e.g. money); (v1,vi) (2) to be omitted; to be missing; (v1,vi) (3) to decrease; to sink; (v1,vi) (4) to fail (e.g. exam or class); to lose (contest, election, etc.); (v1,vi) (5) to crash; to degenerate; to degrade; to fall behind; (v1,vi) (6) to become indecent (of a conversation); (v1,vi) (7) to be ruined; to go under; (v1,vi) (8) to fade; to come out (e.g. a stain); to come off (e.g. makeup); to be removed (e.g. illness, possessing spirit, name on a list); (v1,vi) (9) to fall (into someone's hands); to become someone's possession; (v1,vi) (10) to fall (into a trap); to fall (for a trick); (v1,vi) (11) to give in; to give up; to confess; to flee; (v1,vi) (12) to fall; to be defeated; to surrender; (v1,vi) (13) to come to (in the end); to end in; (v1,vi) (14) (See 恋に落ちる・こいにおちる,眠りに落ちる・ねむりにおちる) to fall (in love, asleep, etc.); (v1,vi) (15) to swoon (judo); (v1,vi) (16) (See 腑に落ちない・ふにおちない) to consent; to understand; (v1,vi) (17) {comp} to go down (of a website, server, etc.); to crash; (v1,vi) (18) (slang) to log out (of an online game, chat room, etc.); to drop out; to leave; to go offline; (v1,vi) (19) (of animals) to die; (v1,vi) (20) (of fish when it gets cold) to move to the depths

Variations:
薄暗闇
うす暗闇(sK)
薄暗やみ(sK)

see styles
 usukurayami
    うすくらやみ
gloom; semi-darkness; dim light; poor light

Variations:
ライトインダストリー
ライト・インダストリー

see styles
 raitoindasutorii; raito indasutorii / raitoindasutori; raito indasutori
    ライトインダストリー; ライト・インダストリー
light industry

Variations:
ライトヘビーウェイト
ライト・ヘビーウェイト

see styles
 raitohebiiweito; raito hebiiweito / raitohebiweto; raito hebiweto
    ライトヘビーウェイト; ライト・ヘビーウェイト
{sports} light heavyweight (boxing)

Variations:
天ぷら(P)
天麩羅
天婦羅
天プラ
天麸羅

see styles
 tenpura(天pura, 天麩羅, 天婦羅, 天麸羅)(p); tenpura(天pura); tenpura
    てんぷら(天ぷら, 天麩羅, 天婦羅, 天麸羅)(P); てんプラ(天プラ); テンプラ
tempura (por: tempero, temporas); deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter

Variations:
淡々(P)
淡淡
澹々(rK)
澹澹(rK)

see styles
 tantan
    たんたん
(adj-t,adv-to) (1) uninterested; unconcerned; indifferent; dispassionate; matter-of-fact; detached; (adj-t,adv-to) (2) plain; light; simple; bland; (adj-t,adv-to) (3) flowing gently

Variations:
淡白(P)
淡泊
澹泊(rK)
淡薄(rK)

see styles
 tanpaku
    たんぱく
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) (ant: 濃厚・1) light (flavor, color, etc.); simple; plain; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) frank; candid; easygoing; unselfish; indifferent (to); not particular (about)

Variations:
ライトヘビーウエート
ライト・ヘビー・ウエート

see styles
 raitohebiiueeto; raito hebii ueeto / raitohebiueeto; raito hebi ueeto
    ライトヘビーウエート; ライト・ヘビー・ウエート
light heavyweight

Variations:
柔らかい(P)
軟らかい(P)
柔かい(io)

see styles
 yawarakai
    やわらかい
(adjective) (1) soft; tender; pliant; supple; limber; limp; (adjective) (2) gentle; mild; mellow; (adjective) (3) informal; light; flexible (e.g. thinking)

Variations:
柔らかい(P)
軟らかい(P)
柔かい(sK)

see styles
 yawarakai
    やわらかい
(adjective) (1) soft; tender; supple; flexible; limber; limp; (adjective) (2) gentle; mild; soft; mellow; (adjective) (3) light (topic, book, etc.); informal; (adjective) (4) flexible (thinking, mind, etc.); malleable; adaptable

Variations:
玉(P)



弾丸(sK)
璧(sK)

see styles
 tama
    たま
(1) ball; sphere; globe; orb; (2) bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; droplet; (3) (esp. 球) ball (in sports); (4) pile (of noodles, etc.); (5) (esp. 弾; also written as 弾丸) bullet; (6) (esp. 球) bulb (i.e. a light bulb); (7) lens (of glasses, etc.); (8) (esp. 玉, 珠) bead (of an abacus); (9) (slang) (abbreviation) (esp. 玉) (See 金玉・きんたま) ball (i.e. a testicle); (10) (esp. 玉, 珠; also written as 璧) gem; jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively); pearl; (11) female entertainer (e.g. a geisha); (12) (derogatory term) person (when commenting on their nature); character; (13) item, funds or person used as part of a plot; (n,n-suf) (14) (玉 only) (See 玉子・2) egg; (n-suf,ctr) (15) (玉 only) {food} (See お好み焼き) okonomiyaki; (suffix noun) (16) (usu. だま) coin; (suffix noun) (17) precious; beautiful; excellent

Variations:
乾煎り
から煎り
空炒り
から炒り
空煎り
乾炒り

see styles
 karairi
    からいり
(noun, transitive verb) light roasting; light toasting; parching

Variations:
落とす(P)
落す
堕とす(sK)
墜とす(sK)

see styles
 otosu
    おとす
(transitive verb) (1) to drop; to lose; to let fall; to shed (light); to cast (one's gaze); to pour in (liquid); to leave behind; (transitive verb) (2) to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose; to spend money at a certain place; to omit; to leave out; to secretly let escape; (transitive verb) (3) to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to fail (a course); to defeat (in an election); (transitive verb) (4) to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice); to lessen (e.g. production or body weight); to worsen (quality); to reduce (e.g. rank or popularity); to speak badly of; to make light of; to fall into straitened circumstances; (transitive verb) (5) to fall into (e.g. a dilemma or sin); to make one's own; to have one's bid accepted; to force surrender; to take (e.g. an enemy camp or castle); to forcefully convince; to press for a confession; to deal with; (transitive verb) (6) {comp} to download; to copy from a computer to another medium; (transitive verb) (7) {MA} to make someone swoon (judo); (transitive verb) (8) to finish a story (e.g. with the punch line); (transitive verb) (9) to finish (a period, e.g. of fasting); (transitive verb) (10) (colloquialism) to win over; to seduce; to conquer (unwillingness)

Variations:
フォグライト
フォグ・ライト
フォッグライト(sk)

see styles
 foguraito; fogu raito; fogguraito(sk)
    フォグライト; フォグ・ライト; フォッグライト(sk)
(See フォグランプ) fog light; fog lamp

Variations:
フォグランプ
フォグ・ランプ
フォッグランプ(sk)

see styles
 foguranpu; fogu ranpu; fogguranpu(sk)
    フォグランプ; フォグ・ランプ; フォッグランプ(sk)
fog lamp; fog light

Variations:
引掛シーリング
引っ掛けシーリング
引掛けシーリング

see styles
 hikkakeshiiringu / hikkakeshiringu
    ひっかけシーリング
(See 引っ掛け・1) ceiling rosette; electrical outlet attached to the ceiling for suspending electrical light fixtures

Variations:
高をくくる
高を括る
タカを括る
たかを括る(sK)

see styles
 takaokukuru; takaokukuru
    たかをくくる; タカをくくる
(exp,v5r) (kana only) to underrate; to make light of

Variations:
味噌粕
味噌糟(rK)
味噌滓(rK)
みそ滓(sK)

see styles
 misokasu
    みそかす
(1) (See 味噌っかす・1) miso lees; miso strainings; miso dregs; (2) (See 味噌っかす・2) worthless thing; good-for-nothing; (3) (See 味噌っかす・3) child who is left out of games; child who is made light of; child treated unequally by peers

Variations:
だるまさんが転んだ
達磨さんがころんだ
達磨さんが転んだ

see styles
 darumasangakoronda
    だるまさんがころんだ
(kana only) children's game similar to Statues or Red Light Green Light; Bodhidharma fell down

Variations:
明かり(P)
明り
灯り(P)

灯かり
灯火(iK)

see styles
 akari
    あかり
(1) (明かり, 明り only) light; illumination; glow; gleam; (2) (See 明かりを消す) lamp; light

Variations:
灯(P)
灯火(P)
灯し火(io)

燈火
ともし火

see styles
 hi(灯)(p); touka(灯火, 燈火)(p); tomoshibi / hi(灯)(p); toka(灯火, 燈火)(p); tomoshibi
    ひ(灯)(P); とうか(灯火, 燈火)(P); ともしび
light; lamp; torch

Variations:
萌黄色
萌葱色
萠黄色
萌木色(iK)
萌え黄色(io)

see styles
 moegiiro / moegiro
    もえぎいろ
light green; yellowish-green

Variations:
ライトペンヒット
ライトペン・ヒット
ライト・ペン・ヒット

see styles
 raitopenhitto; raitopen hitto; raito pen hitto
    ライトペンヒット; ライトペン・ヒット; ライト・ペン・ヒット
{comp} light-pen detection; light-pen hit

Variations:
焚きつける
焚き付ける
たき付ける(sK)
焚付ける(sK)

see styles
 takitsukeru
    たきつける
(transitive verb) (1) to light (a fire); to kindle; (transitive verb) (2) to incite; to instigate; to stir up; to egg on

Variations:
爪に火をともす
爪に火を灯す
つめに火をともす
爪に火を点す

see styles
 tsumenihiotomosu
    つめにひをともす
(exp,v5s) (idiom) to lead a stingy life; to scrimp and save; to pinch pennies; to light one's (finger)nails (instead of a candle)

Variations:
目から鱗が落ちる
目からウロコが落ちる
目からうろこが落ちる

see styles
 mekaraurokogaochiru
    めからうろこがおちる
(exp,v1) (idiom) to see the light; to be awakened to the truth; to have the scales fall from one's eyes

Variations:
舐める(P)
嘗める(rK)
甞める(rK)
無礼る(sK)

see styles
 nameru(p); nameru(sk)
    なめる(P); ナメる(sk)
(transitive verb) (1) to lick; to lap; to suck; (transitive verb) (2) to taste; (transitive verb) (3) to experience (esp. a hardship); (transitive verb) (4) (kana only) (also written as ナメる and 無礼る) to underestimate; to make light of; to look down on (someone); to make a fool of; to treat with contempt; to disparage; (transitive verb) (5) to lick (at; of flames); to burn

Variations:
蛍光灯(P)
蛍光燈(oK)
螢光灯(oK)
螢光燈(oK)

see styles
 keikoutou / kekoto
    けいこうとう
(1) fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; (2) person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake

Variations:
徒や疎か
仇や疎か(iK)
仇やおろそか(iK)
徒やおろそか

see styles
 adayaorosoka
    あだやおろそか
(adjectival noun) (kana only) making light of; disregarding

Variations:
味噌っかす
味噌っ滓(rK)
味噌っ粕(sK)
味噌っ糟(sK)

see styles
 misokkasu
    みそっかす
(1) (kana only) miso lees; miso strainings; miso dregs; (2) (kana only) (colloquialism) worthless thing; good-for-nothing; (3) (kana only) (colloquialism) child who is left out of games; child who is made light of; child treated unequally by peers

Variations:
萌黄色
萌葱色
萠黄色(sK)
萌木色(sK)
萌え黄色(sK)

see styles
 moegiiro / moegiro
    もえぎいろ
light green; yellowish-green

Variations:
鐃准ワ申鐃緒申鐃夙ワ申鐃緒申
鐃准ワ申鐃緒申鐃夙¥申鐃緒申鐃緒申

see styles
 鐃准wa申鐃緒申鐃夙wa申鐃緒申; 鐃准wa申鐃緒申鐃夙¥申鐃緒申鐃緒申
    鐃准ワ申鐃緒申鐃夙ワ申鐃緒申; 鐃准ワ申鐃緒申鐃夙¥申鐃緒申鐃緒申
pendant lamp; pendant light

Variations:
乾煎り
空炒り
空煎り
乾炒り
から煎り(sK)
から炒り(sK)

see styles
 karairi
    からいり
(noun, transitive verb) light roasting; light toasting; parching

Variations:
付けっぱなし
点けっぱなし
付けっ放し
点けっ放し
つけっ放し(sK)

see styles
 tsukeppanashi
    つけっぱなし
(kana only) (See っぱなし・1) leaving (a light, TV, etc.) on; leaving engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)

Variations:
味噌粕
味噌糟(rK)
味噌滓(rK)
みそ滓(sK)
味噌カス(sK)

see styles
 misokasu
    みそかす
(1) (See 味噌っかす・1) miso lees; miso strainings; miso dregs; (2) (See 味噌っかす・2) worthless thing; good-for-nothing; (3) (See 味噌っかす・3) child who is left out of games; child who is made light of; child treated unequally by peers

Variations:
鐃旬¥申鐃緒申鐃緒申鐃初イ鐃緒申
鐃旬¥申鐃緒申鐃緒申鐃緒申鐃初イ鐃緒申

see styles
 鐃旬¥申鐃緒申鐃緒申鐃初i鐃緒申; 鐃旬¥申鐃緒申鐃緒申鐃緒申鐃初i鐃緒申
    鐃旬¥申鐃緒申鐃緒申鐃初イ鐃緒申; 鐃旬¥申鐃緒申鐃緒申鐃緒申鐃初イ鐃緒申
border light

Variations:
あぶり出す
炙り出す
焙り出す(rK)
炙りだす(sK)
焙りだす(sK)

see styles
 aburidasu
    あぶりだす
(transitive verb) to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light

Variations:
ガス灯
ガス燈
瓦斯灯(ateji)(rK)
瓦斯燈(ateji)(rK)

see styles
 gasutou / gasuto
    ガスとう
gas light; gas lamp

Variations:
ガス灯
瓦斯灯(ateji)
ガス燈(oK)
瓦斯燈(ateji)(oK)

see styles
 gasutou / gasuto
    ガスとう
gas light; gas lamp

Variations:
ライトショー
ライト・ショー
ライトショウ(sk)
ライト・ショウ(sk)

see styles
 raitoshoo; raito shoo; raitoshou(sk); raito shou(sk) / raitoshoo; raito shoo; raitosho(sk); raito sho(sk)
    ライトショー; ライト・ショー; ライトショウ(sk); ライト・ショウ(sk)
light show

Variations:
バタンキュー
ばたんきゅー(sk)
バタンキュウ(sk)
ばたんきゅう(sk)

see styles
 batankyuu; batankyuu(sk); batankyuu(sk); batankyuu(sk) / batankyu; batankyu(sk); batankyu(sk); batankyu(sk)
    バタンキュー; ばたんきゅー(sk); バタンキュウ(sk); ばたんきゅう(sk)
(n,adv-to) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (colloquialism) (See バタン) falling asleep immediately; going out like a light

Variations:
明かり(P)
灯り(P)
灯火(sK)
灯(sK)
灯かり(sK)
明り(sK)

see styles
 akari
    あかり
(1) (明かり only) light; glow; gleam; (2) (also written as 灯火) (a) light; lights; lamp; (3) (明かり only) (dated) proof (of innocence)

Variations:
薄口醤油
淡口醤油
薄口しょうゆ(sK)
うすくち醤油(sK)
淡口しょうゆ(sK)

see styles
 usukuchishouyu / usukuchishoyu
    うすくちしょうゆ
(See 濃口醤油) light soy sauce

Variations:
蛍光灯(P)
蛍光燈(sK)
螢光灯(sK)
螢光燈(sK)
けい光灯(sK)
けいこう灯(sK)

see styles
 keikoutou / kekoto
    けいこうとう
(1) fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; (2) (dated) person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake

Variations:
だるまさんが転んだ
ダルマさんが転んだ(sK)
達磨さんが転んだ(sK)
達磨さんがころんだ(sK)

see styles
 darumasangakoronda
    だるまさんがころんだ
(kana only) Bodhidharma fell down (children's game similar to Statues or Red Light Green Light)

Variations:
天ぷら(ateji)(P)
天麩羅(ateji)
天婦羅(ateji)
天プラ(sK)
天麸羅(sK)

see styles
 tenpura(p); tenpura(sk)
    てんぷら(P); テンプラ(sk)
{food} tempura (por: tempero); deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter

Variations:
足元の明るいうちに
足下の明るいうちに
足もとの明るいうちに
足元の明るい内に
足下の明るい内に
足もとの明るい内に

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 ashimotonoakaruiuchini
    あしもとのあかるいうちに
(exp,adv) (1) while it is light; before dark; (exp,adv) (2) while the going is good; before things get worse

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

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This page contains 54 results for "light" in Chinese and/or Japanese.



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

This dictionary uses the EDICT and CC-CEDICT dictionary files.
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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).



Combined, these cover 1,007,753 Japanese, Chinese, and Buddhist characters, words, idioms, names, placenames, and short phrases.

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