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螟蛉

see styles
míng líng
    ming2 ling2
ming ling
 meirei / mere
    めいれい
green rice caterpillar or similar insect larva; adopted son (Etymology: Wasps of a particular species take caterpillars to their nest as food for their offspring, but it was mistakenly believed that the wasps were raising the caterpillars as their own young.)
(1) (rare) (See 青虫) hornworm; (2) (archaism) adopted child

行信

see styles
xíng xìn
    xing2 xin4
hsing hsin
 yukinobu
    ゆきのぶ
(p,s,g) Yukinobu
Act and faith, doing and believing, acting out one's belief.

誅心


诛心

see styles
zhū xīn
    zhu1 xin1
chu hsin
to criticize sb for what one believes to be their ulterior motive

認定


认定

see styles
rèn dìng
    ren4 ding4
jen ting
 nintei / ninte
    にんてい
to maintain (that something is true); to determine (a fact); determination (of an amount); of the firm opinion; to believe firmly; to set one's mind on; to identify with
(noun, transitive verb) authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition

認準


认准

see styles
rèn zhǔn
    ren4 zhun3
jen chun
to identify clearly; to make sure of; to believe firmly

認為


认为

see styles
rèn wéi
    ren4 wei2
jen wei
to believe; to think; to consider; to feel

誤信


误信

see styles
wù xìn
    wu4 xin4
wu hsin
 goshin
    ごしん
to falsely believe; to be mislead; to fall for (a trick etc)
(noun, transitive verb) mistaken belief; erroneous belief; fallacy; misconception

逆柱

see styles
 sakabashira
    さかばしら
(1) wooden pillar placed with its base pointing up (believed to cause ominous phenomena); inverted pillar; (2) having one pillar of a building inverted (so as to not strive for perfection)

門徒


门徒

see styles
mén tú
    men2 tu2
men t`u
    men tu
 monto
    もんと
disciple
follower (of religion; esp. Jōdo Shinshū practitioners); believer
disciple

開掛


开挂

see styles
kāi guà
    kai1 gua4
k`ai kua
    kai kua
to cheat in an online game (abbr. for 開外掛|开外挂[kai1 wai4 gua4]); (coll.) unbelievably good

隨順


随顺

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suí shùn
    sui2 shun4
sui shun
 zuijun
to follow; to go along with
To follow, accord with, obey; to believe and follow the teaching of another.

頭香


头香

see styles
tóu xiāng
    tou2 xiang1
t`ou hsiang
    tou hsiang
the first stick of incense placed in the censer (believed to bring good luck esp. during festivities); (slang) (Tw) the first reply to a blog post etc

顚倒

see styles
diān dào
    dian1 dao4
tien tao
viparyaya; error. Upside down, inverted; contrary to reality; to believe things to be as they seem to be, e.g. the impermanent to be permanent, the apparent ego to be real; cf. 七 and八顚倒.

ごっこ

see styles
 kokko
    コッコ
(suffix) playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together; (personal name) Kokko

ご神体

see styles
 goshintai
    ごしんたい
(Shinto) (honorific or respectful language) shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine

すげー

see styles
 sugee
    すげー
(int,exp) (colloquialism) incredible; unbelievable

すげぇ

see styles
 sugee
    すげぇ
(int,exp) (colloquialism) incredible; unbelievable

ものか

see styles
 monoka
    ものか
(particle) (masculine speech) used to create a form of question indicating that the speaker actually believes the opposite is true; emphasizes a determination not to do something, e.g. "Like hell I will!"

もんか

see styles
 monka
    モンカ
(particle) (masculine speech) used to create a form of question indicating that the speaker actually believes the opposite is true; emphasizes a determination not to do something, e.g. "Like hell I will!"; (personal name) Monca

一闡提


一阐提

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yī chǎn tí
    yi1 chan3 ti2
i ch`an t`i
    i chan ti
 issendai
(一闡提迦) icchantika. Also 一顚迦, 阿闡底迦 One without desire for Buddha enlightenment; an unbeliever; shameless, an enemy of the good; full of desires; 斷善根者 one who has cut off his roots of goodness; it is applied also to a bodhisattva who has made a vow not to become a Buddha until all beings are saved. This is called 大悲闡提 the icchantika of great mercy.

三念住

see styles
sān niàn zhù
    san1 nian4 zhu4
san nien chu
 san nenjū
(or 三念處). Whether all creatures believe, do not believe, or part believe and part do not believe, the Buddha neither rejoices, nor grieves, but rests in his proper mind and wisdom, i.e. though full of pity, his far-seeing wisdom 正念正智 keeps him above the disturbances of joy and sorrow. 倶舍論 27.

不來迎


不来迎

see styles
bù lái yíng
    bu4 lai2 ying2
pu lai ying
 fu raigō
Without being called he comes to welcome; the Pure-land sect believes that Amitābha himself comes to welcome departing souls of his followers on their calling upon him, but the 淨土眞宗 (Jōdo Shin-shu sect) teaches that belief in him at any time ensures rebirth in the Pure Land, independently of calling on him at death.

不信者

see styles
 fushinja
    ふしんじゃ
unbeliever

不思議


不思议

see styles
bù sī yì
    bu4 si1 yi4
pu ssu i
 mirakuru
    みらくる
unbelievable; [a concept that] cannot be comprehended; unimaginable; unfathomable.
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) wonderful; marvelous; strange; incredible; amazing; curious; miraculous; mysterious; (adverb taking the "to" particle) (2) strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason; curiously; (female given name) Mirakuru
Beyond thought and words or linguistic expression, beyond conception, baffling description, amazing, "supraconceptual", inconceivable, non-conceptual, something that cannot be conceptualized or compared to anything worldly.
Analogous to Acintya (阿軫帝也).

五味禪


五味禅

see styles
wǔ wèi chán
    wu3 wei4 chan2
wu wei ch`an
    wu wei chan
 gomi zen
Five kinds of concentration, i. e. that of heretics, ordinary people, Hīnayāna, Mahāyāna, and 最上乘 the supreme vehicle, or that of believers in the fundamental Buddha-nature of all things; this is styled 如來滿淨禪; 一行三昧,; 眞如三昧.

信じる

see styles
 shinjiru
    しんじる
(transitive verb) to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

信ずる

see styles
 shinzuru
    しんずる
(vz,vt) (See 信じる) to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

信仰者

see styles
xìn yǎng zhě
    xin4 yang3 zhe3
hsin yang che
 shinkousha / shinkosha
    しんこうしゃ
believer
believer; devotee; follower; adherent; convert; disciple; admirer

信切る

see styles
 shinjikiru
    しんじきる
(Godan verb with "ru" ending) to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)

信奉者

see styles
 shinpousha / shinposha
    しんぽうしゃ
adherent; devotee; believer

信神者

see styles
xìn shén zhě
    xin4 shen2 zhe3
hsin shen che
a believer

八顚倒

see styles
bā diān dào
    ba1 dian1 dao4
pa tien tao
 hachi tendō
The eight upside-down views: heretics believe in 常樂我淨 permanence, pleasure, personality, and purity; the two Hīnayāna vehicles deny these both now and in nirvāṇa. Mahāyāna denies them now, but asserts them in nirvāṇa. Also 八倒.

善女人

see styles
shàn nǚ rén
    shan4 nv3 ren2
shan nü jen
 zennyonin
    ぜんにょにん
{Buddh} (See 善女) pious woman; female believer
good women

嘘の様

see styles
 usonoyou / usonoyo
    うそのよう
(exp,adj-na) hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible

増上慢

see styles
 zoujouman / zojoman
    ぞうじょうまん
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) overconfidence; someone who is overconfident; (2) {Buddh} wrongly believing to have attained enlightenment

大願船


大愿船

see styles
dà yuàn chuán
    da4 yuan4 chuan2
ta yüan ch`uan
    ta yüan chuan
 daigan sen
The great vow boat, i.e. that of Amitābha, which ferries the believer over the sea of mortality to the Pure Land.

奉じる

see styles
 houjiru / hojiru
    ほうじる
(transitive verb) (1) to present; to dedicate; (transitive verb) (2) to obey; to follow; to believe in; to serve; (transitive verb) (3) to proudly bear

奉ずる

see styles
 houzuru / hozuru
    ほうずる
(vz,vt) (1) to present; to dedicate; (vz,vt) (2) to obey; to follow; to believe in; to serve; (vz,vt) (3) to proudly bear

存じる

see styles
 zonjiru
    ぞんじる
(transitive verb) (1) (humble language) to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); (transitive verb) (2) (humble language) to think; to consider; to believe; to feel

存する

see styles
 zonzuru
    ぞんずる
(vz,vt) (1) (humble language) (See 存じる・1) to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); (vz,vt) (2) (humble language) to think; to consider; to believe; to feel

庚申月

see styles
 koushinzuki / koshinzuki
    こうしんづき
(hist) (See 庚申・1) Metal Monkey month; lunar month that contains a day of the Metal Monkey (essentially every other month) during which it was believed colds were more frequent

御神体

see styles
 goshintai
    ごしんたい
(Shinto) (honorific or respectful language) shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine

恭御陀

see styles
gōng yù tuó
    gong1 yu4 tuo2
kung yü t`o
    kung yü to
 Kyōgyoda
Konyodha, a kingdom mentioned by Xuanzang as a stronghold of unbelievers; it is said to be in south, east Orissa, possibly Ganjam as suggested in Eitel; there is a Konnāda further south.

招財貓


招财猫

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zhāo cái māo
    zhao1 cai2 mao1
chao ts`ai mao
    chao tsai mao
maneki-neko or "lucky cat", Japanese figurine cat usually found at the entrance of shops, restaurants etc, believed to bring good fortune

未信者

see styles
wèi xìn zhě
    wei4 xin4 zhe3
wei hsin che
 mishinja
    みしんじゃ
unbeliever; heathen
the unfaithful

桁違い

see styles
 ketachigai
    けたちがい
(noun or adjectival noun) an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable

梵衍那

see styles
fàn yǎn nà
    fan4 yan3 na4
fan yen na
 Bonenna
Bayana, 'an ancient kingdom and city in Bokhara famous for a colossal statue of Buddha (entering nirvana) believed to be 1,000 feet long. ' Eitel. The modern Bamian.

法供養


法供养

see styles
fǎ gōng yǎng
    fa3 gong1 yang3
fa kung yang
 hō kuyō
dharmapūjā. Serving the Dharma, i. e. believing, explaining, keeping, obeying it, cultivating the spiritual nature, protecting and assisting Buddhism. Also, offerings of or to the Dharma.

涅槃風


涅槃风

see styles
niè pán fēng
    nie4 pan2 feng1
nieh p`an feng
    nieh pan feng
 nehan fū
The nirvāṇa-wind which wafts the believer into bodhi.

無上忍


无上忍

see styles
wú shàng rěn
    wu2 shang4 ren3
wu shang jen
 mujō nin
The highest patient equanimity in receiving the truth; also, to believe the truth of impermanence without doubt, v. 十忍.

狂信者

see styles
 kyoushinsha / kyoshinsha
    きょうしんしゃ
fanatic; fanatic believer; zealot

看花眼

see styles
kān huā yǎn
    kan1 hua1 yan3
k`an hua yen
    kan hua yen
to be dazzled; to not believe one's own eyes

真似事

see styles
 manegoto
    まねごと
sham; make-believe; mere form

知恵熱

see styles
 chienetsu; chiebotori
    ちえねつ; ちえぼとり
(1) unexplained fever in an infant (in the past believed to be related to intellectual development); teething fever; wisdom fever; (2) (colloquialism) fever that comes from using one's head too much

虔信者

see styles
qián xìn zhě
    qian2 xin4 zhe3
ch`ien hsin che
    chien hsin che
pious believer; devotee; fundamentalist

虫封じ

see styles
 mushifuuji / mushifuji
    むしふうじ
incantation to rid a child of insects traditionally believed to cause disease; charm to cure colic, tantrums, etc.

補羯娑


补羯娑

see styles
bǔ jié suō
    bu3 jie2 suo1
pu chieh so
 fukasha
paulkasa, an aboriginal, or the son 'of a śūdra father and of a kshatryā mother' (M.W.); intp. as low caste, scavenger, also an unbeliever (in the Buddhist doctrine of 因果 or retribution).

補羯婆

see styles
bǔ jié pó
    bu3 jie2 po2
pu chieh p`o
    pu chieh po
[Note: 婆 should probably be 娑] paulkasa, an aboriginal, or the son 'of a śūdra father and of a kshatryā mother' (M.W.); intp. as low caste, scavenger, also an unbeliever (in the Buddhist doctrine of 因果 or retribution).

規格外

see styles
 kikakugai
    きかくがい
(adj-no,adj-na) (1) nonstandard; out of spec; irregular; unconventional (e.g. relationship); ugly (e.g. fruits and vegetables); (adj-na,adj-no) (2) (colloquialism) (oft. as 規格外に. usu. modifies traits (size, ability, etc.)) exceptional; extraordinary; unbelievable; overwhelming; insane; off the charts

辟支佛

see styles
bì zhī fó
    bi4 zhi1 fo2
pi chih fo
 byakushi butsu
(辟支迦) (辟支佛陀) (辟支迦佛陀) pratyekabuddha, one who seeks enlightenment for himself, defined in the Lotus Sūtra as a believer who is diligent and zealous in seeking wisdom, loves loneliness and seclusion, and understands deeply the nidānas. Also called 緣覺; 獨覺; 倶存. It is a stage above the śrāvaka 聲聞 and is known as the 中乘 middle vehicle. Tiantai distinguishes 獨覺 as an ascetic in a period without a Buddha, 緣覺 as a pratyekabuddha. He attains his enlightenment alone, independently of a teacher, and with the object of attaining nirvāṇa and his own salvation rather than that of others, as is the object of a bodhisattva. Cf. 畢.

逆さ柱

see styles
 sakasabashira
    さかさばしら
(See 逆柱・1) wooden pillar placed with its base pointing up (believed to cause ominous phenomena); inverted pillar

須弥山

see styles
 shumisen; sumisen
    しゅみせん; すみせん
{Buddh} Mount Sumeru (believed to be the centre of the Buddhist world)

鬼才信

see styles
guǐ cái xìn
    gui3 cai2 xin4
kuei ts`ai hsin
    kuei tsai hsin
who would believe it!; what rubbish!

鳩槃荼


鸠槃荼

see styles
jiū pán tú
    jiu1 pan2 tu2
chiu p`an t`u
    chiu pan tu
 kuhanda; kubanda
    くはんだ; くばんだ
{Buddh} Kumbhanda; demon with large testicles believed to drain people of their vitality
Kumbhāṇḍa, a demon shaped like a gourd, or pot; or with a scrotum like one; it devours the vitality of men; also written with initials 弓, 恭, 究, 拘, 倶, and 吉; also 鳩摩邏滿拏.

鼬の道

see styles
 itachinomichi
    いたちのみち
(expression) not to write to or visit someone; road of the weasel (it is believed that if someone blocks the path a weasel, he will never take that path again)

アンビリ

see styles
 anbiri
    アンビリ
(can act as adjective) (slang) (abbreviation) (See アンビリーバブル) unbelievable

うその様

see styles
 usonoyou / usonoyo
    うそのよう
(exp,adj-na) hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible

けた違い

see styles
 ketachigai
    けたちがい
(noun or adjectival noun) an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable

すっげー

see styles
 suggee
    すっげー
(int,exp) (colloquialism) incredible; unbelievable

すっげぇ

see styles
 suggee
    すっげぇ
(int,exp) (colloquialism) incredible; unbelievable

まやかし

see styles
 mayakashi
    まやかし
(noun - becomes adjective with の) deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony

七衆溺水


七众溺水

see styles
qī zhòng niào shuǐ
    qi1 zhong4 niao4 shui3
ch`i chung niao shui
    chi chung niao shui
 shichi shu deki sui
The seven types who fall into the waters of this life—the first is drowned, the seventh is a Buddha; the seven are icchantika, men amd devas, ordinary believers, śrāvakas, pratyekabuddhas, bodhisattvas, and Buddhas; also ca11ed 七衆人.

三尊來迎


三尊来迎

see styles
sān zūn lái yíng
    san1 zun1 lai2 ying2
san tsun lai ying
 sanson raigō
Amitābha, Avalokiteśvara, Mahāsthāmaprāpta, receive into the western paradise the believer who calls on Amitābha.

上行菩薩


上行菩萨

see styles
shàng xíng pú sà
    shang4 xing2 pu2 sa4
shang hsing p`u sa
    shang hsing pu sa
 Jōgyō bosatsu
Viśiṣṭa-cāritra Bodhisattva, who suddenly rose out of the earth as Buddha was concluding one of his Lotus sermons; v. Lotus sūtra 15 and 21. He is supposed to have been a convert of the Buddha in long past ages and to come to the world in its days of evil. Nichiren in Japan believed himself to be this Bodhisattva's reincarnation, and the Nichiren trinity is the Buddha, i.e. the eternal Śākyamuni Buddha; the Law, i.e. the Lotus Truth; and the Saṅgha, i.e. this Bodhisattva, in other words Nichiren himself as the head of all living beings, or eldest son of the Buddha.

不可置信

see styles
bù kě zhì xìn
    bu4 ke3 zhi4 xin4
pu k`o chih hsin
    pu ko chih hsin
unbelievable; incredible

作り泣き

see styles
 tsukurinaki
    つくりなき
make-believe crying

侃々諤々

see styles
 kankangakugaku
    かんかんがくがく
(adj-no,adj-t,adv-to) (yoji) outspoken; arguing (heatedly) what one believes in; insisting on something without restraint

侃々諤諤

see styles
 kankangakugaku
    かんかんがくがく
(adj-no,adj-t,adv-to) (yoji) outspoken; arguing (heatedly) what one believes in; insisting on something without restraint

侃侃諤諤

see styles
 kankangakugaku
    かんかんがくがく
(adj-no,adj-t,adv-to) (yoji) outspoken; arguing (heatedly) what one believes in; insisting on something without restraint

信じきる

see styles
 shinjikiru
    しんじきる
(Godan verb with "ru" ending) to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)

信じ切る

see styles
 shinjikiru
    しんじきる
(Godan verb with "ru" ending) to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)

信じ合う

see styles
 shinjiau
    しんじあう
(v5u,vi) to believe in each other; to trust each other

信じ込む

see styles
 shinjikomu
    しんじこむ
(Godan verb with "mu" ending) to believe implicitly; to believe firmly

信じ難い

see styles
 shinjigatai
    しんじがたい
(adjective) unbelievable; incredible; implausible

凄くない

see styles
 sugokunai
    すごくない
(expression) (kana only) cool! (only when said or written in a questioning tone); incredible; unbelievable

半信半疑

see styles
bàn xìn bàn yí
    ban4 xin4 ban4 yi2
pan hsin pan i
 hanshinhangi
    はんしんはんぎ
(idiom) half believing, half doubting; not quite convinced; skeptical
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (yoji) half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous

善男信女

see styles
shàn nán xìn nǚ
    shan4 nan2 xin4 nu:3
shan nan hsin nü
 zennan shinnyo
lay practitioners of Buddhism
Good men and believing women.

嘘のよう

see styles
 usonoyou / usonoyo
    うそのよう
(exp,adj-na) hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible

執金剛神


执金刚神

see styles
zhí jīn gāng shén
    zhi2 jin1 gang1 shen2
chih chin kang shen
 shukongoujin; shuukongoujin; shikkongoujin / shukongojin; shukongojin; shikkongojin
    しゅこんごうじん; しゅうこんごうじん; しっこんごうじん
{Buddh} (See 金剛杵,仁王) Vajradhara (vajra-wielding gods)
vajrapāṇi, vajradhara. Any deva-holder of the vajra. (1) Indra, who in a former incarnation took an oath to defend Buddhism, was reborn as king of the yakṣas, hence he and his yakṣas carry vajras. (2) Mañjuśrī as the spiritual reflex of the Dhyāni Buddha Akṣobhya. (3) A popular deity, the terror of all enemies of Buddhist believers, specially worshipped in exorcisms and sorcery by the Yoga school.

奇想天外

see styles
 kisoutengai / kisotengai
    きそうてんがい
(adj-na,adj-no,n) (1) (yoji) fantastic; bizarre; incredible; unbelievable; (2) (See ウェルウィッチア) tree tumbo (Welwitschia mirabilis)

実しやか

see styles
 makotoshiyaka
    まことしやか
(adjectival noun) (kana only) plausible (e.g. of a rumour); believable (e.g. of a story); specious (e.g. of an argument); credible (e.g. of a lie); looking very like the truth

弄假成真

see styles
nòng jiǎ chéng zhēn
    nong4 jia3 cheng2 zhen1
nung chia ch`eng chen
    nung chia cheng chen
pretense that turns into reality (idiom); to play at make-believe, but accidentally make it true

心に思う

see styles
 kokoroniomou / kokoroniomo
    こころにおもう
(exp,v5u) to think deep down (that); to tell oneself (that); to secretly believe (that)

思わせる

see styles
 omowaseru
    おもわせる
(transitive verb) (1) to make (someone) think (that ...); to make (someone) believe (that ...); to strike one as; (transitive verb) (2) to make one think of; to remind one of; to bring to mind; to be evocative of; to be suggestive of

怪誕不經


怪诞不经

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guài dàn bù jīng
    guai4 dan4 bu4 jing1
kuai tan pu ching
uncanny; unbelievable; ridiculous; outrageous

我宗の徒

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 wagashuunoto / wagashunoto
    わがしゅうのと
believer of my denomination

指方立相

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zhǐ fāng lì xiàng
    zhi3 fang1 li4 xiang4
chih fang li hsiang
 shihō rissō
To point to the west, the location of the Pure Land, and to set up in the mind the presence of Amitābha; to hold this idea, and to trust in Amitābha, and thus attain salvation. The mystics regard this as a mental experience, while the ordinary believer regards it as an objective reality.

明信佛智

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míng xìn fó zhì
    ming2 xin4 fo2 zhi4
ming hsin fo chih
 myōshin butchi
To believe clearly in Buddha's wisdom (as leading to rebirth in the Pure Land).

有神論者


有神论者

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yǒu shén lùn zhě
    you3 shen2 lun4 zhe3
yu shen lun che
 yuushinronsha / yushinronsha
    ゆうしんろんしゃ
theist (believer in one or more Deities)
theist; deist

求錘得錘


求锤得锤

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qiú chuí dé chuí
    qiu2 chui2 de2 chui2
ch`iu ch`ui te ch`ui
    chiu chui te chui
(neologism c. 2017) (slang) to demand proof of what one believes to be an unfounded accusation only to have irrefutable evidence duly supplied

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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