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see styles

    la4
la
 rou / ro
    ろう
old variant of 臘|腊[la4]
(1) {Buddh} year in the Buddhist order (after the completion of the first meditation retreat); (2) becoming more experienced with age; social status based on this experience
The end of a Buddhist year; a Buddhist year; v. 臘.

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méng
    meng2
meng
 moyuru
    もゆる
(bound form) to sprout; to bud; (coll.) cute; adorable (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 萌え "moe", affection for an anime or manga character); (literary) common people (variant of 氓[meng2])
(female given name) Moyuru
a sprout


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wàn
    wan4
wan
 yorozu
    よろづ
ten thousand; a great number
(counter) {mahj} counter for character tiles; (surname) Yorozu
Myriad, 10,000; all.


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    sa4
sa
 satsusa
    さつさ
Bodhisattva; surname Sa
(surname) Satsusa
A character introduced by the Buddhists, used as a translit. of sa sounds.

see styles

    wu4
wu
to disobey; contrary; against; to go against; to violate; obscure character, possibly variant of 惡|恶[e4]


see styles
xùn
    xun4
hsün
 yomi
    よみ
to teach; to train; to admonish; (bound form) instruction (from superiors); teachings; rule
(1) native Japanese reading of a Chinese character; (n,suf) (2) (See 処世訓・しょせいくん) precept; lesson; one's teachings; (female given name) Yomi
To teach.


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jué
    jue2
chüeh
 satoshi
    さとし
to bid farewell; tricks of the trade; pithy mnemonic formula (e.g. Mao Zedong's 16-character mantra 十六字訣|十六字诀 on guerrilla warfare)
(male given name) Satoshi
to branch off


see styles
lùn
    lun4
lun
 ron
    ろん
opinion; view; theory; doctrine; to discuss; to talk about; to regard; to consider; per; by the (kilometer, hour etc)
(n,n-suf) (1) argument; discussion; dispute; controversy; discourse; debate; (n,n-suf) (2) theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; (n,n-suf) (3) essay; treatise; comment; (surname) Ron
To discourse upon, discuss, reason over; tr. for śāstra, abhidharma, and upadeśa, i.e. discourses, discussions, or treatises on dogma, philosophy, discipline, etc.


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    zi1
tzu
 moto
    もと
resources; capital; to provide; to supply; to support; money; expense
(1) funds; capital; (2) material; basis; (3) character; qualities; disposition; (female given name) Moto
Funds, basis, property, supplies; fees; to depend on: disposition: expenditure.


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zhì
    zhi4
chih
 tadashi
    ただし
character; nature; quality; plain; to pawn; pledge; hostage; to question; Taiwan pr. [zhi2]
(1) (kana only) nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; (2) (kana only) nature (of something); character; kind; sort; (given name) Tadashi
Substance, matter; to substantiate, to confront; substantial honest, sound; translit. ci, ce.

see styles
chuò
    chuo4
ch`o
    cho
to walk (side part of split character)

see styles
chuò
    chuo4
ch`o
    cho
to walk (side part of split character)

see styles
āi
    ai1
ai
character used in Korea in former times to represent the syllable "ngai"


see styles
duàn
    duan4
tuan
 tan
    たん
to forge; to discipline; wrought
(given name) Tan
to forge

see styles
yīn
    yin1
yin
 riri
    りり
sound; noise; note (of musical scale); tone; news; syllable; reading (phonetic value of a character)
(n,n-suf) (1) sound; noise; (2) (speech) sound; (3) (See 訓・1) Chinese-derived reading of a kanji; (female given name) Riri
Sound, note, that which is heard.


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yùn
    yun4
yün
 hibiki
    ひびき
the final (of a syllable) (Chinese phonology); rhyme; appeal; charm; (literary) pleasant sound
(1) (See 韻を踏む) rhyme; (2) {ling} rhyme (of a Chinese character); rime; (personal name) Hibiki
vowel

see styles
yǐn
    yin3
yin
component in Chinese character 殷[yin1]

IP

see styles
i p
    i p
i p
 ai pii; aipii(sk) / ai pi; aipi(sk)
    アイ・ピー; アイピー(sk)
intellectual property (in China, esp. since 2015, often used as an entertainment industry term for a creative work used as the basis of a new product, such as a manga adapted as a tv series, or the image of a cartoon character appearing on merchandise)
(1) {comp} (See インターネットプロトコル) Internet Protocol; IP; (2) (See 知的財産) intellectual property

OS

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o s
    o s
o s
 oo esu; ooesu(sk)
    オー・エス; オーエス(sk)
(in a soap opera or movie) voice-over that makes a character's unspoken thoughts audible to the audience
{comp} operating system; OS

PC

see styles
 pii shii; piishii(sk) / pi shi; pishi(sk)
    ピー・シー; ピーシー(sk)
(1) (See パーソナルコンピューター) personal computer; PC; (2) (See プレストレストコンクリート) prestressed concrete; (3) (See プレキャストコンクリート) precast concrete; (4) (See ポリカーボネート) polycarbonate; (5) (See ポリティカルコレクトネス) political correctness; (6) (See パトロールカー) patrol car; police car; (7) (See パブリックコメント) public comment; (8) (See プレイヤーキャラクター) player character; playable character

トレ

see styles
 dore
    ドレ
(suffix noun) (abbreviation) (See トレーニング・1,筋トレ) training; practice; workout; (personal name) Dolet; Dore; Doret

ヒト

see styles
 hito
    ヒト
(1) man; person; (2) human being; mankind; people; (3) (kana only) human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species; (4) character; personality; (5) man of talent; true man; (6) another person; other people; others; (7) adult

モブ

see styles
 mobu
    モブ
(1) mob; (2) {comp} minor character (in computer games, from mobile object)

一味

see styles
yī wèi
    yi1 wei4
i wei
 kazumi
    かずみ
persistently; stubbornly; blindly
(1) clan; partisans; conspirators; gang; ring; crew; (n,vs,vi) (2) participation (e.g. in a plot); (3) one flavour; one charm; (4) one ingredient (in traditional Chinese medicine); (5) {Buddh} universality (of the teachings of Buddha); (given name) Kazumi
One, or the same flavour, kind or character, i.e. the Buddha's teaching.

一地

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yī dì
    yi1 di4
i ti
 ichiji
    いちぢ
(personal name) Ichiji
The one ground; the same ground; the Buddha-nature of all living beings i.e. as all the plants grow out of the one ground, so all good character and works grow from the one Buddha-nature.

一如

see styles
yī rú
    yi1 ru2
i ju
 kazuyuki
    かずゆき
to be just like
oneness; (personal name) Kazuyuki
The one ru, i.e. the bhūtatathatā, or absolute, as the norm and essence of life. The 眞如 true suchness, or true character, or reality; the 法性 nature of things or beings. The whole of things as they are, or seem; a cosmos; a species; things of the same order. Name of a celebrated monk, Yiru. V. 一眞; 一實.

一字

see styles
yī zì
    yi1 zi4
i tzu
 ichiji
    いちじ
in a row; in a line
(one) letter; (one) character
One word; a magic or esoteric word.

一文

see styles
 kazufumi
    かずふみ
(1) tiny amount of money; a penny; a cent; a farthing; (2) one letter; one character; (3) (hist) (See 文・1) one mon (unit of currency); (given name) Kazufumi

万俟

see styles
mò qí
    mo4 qi2
mo ch`i
    mo chi
two-character surname Moqi

万子

see styles
 manko
    まんこ
(mahj) (kana only) character tiles (chi:); (surname, female given name) Manko

三体

see styles
 santai
    さんたい
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass; (wk) The Three-Body Problem (2008 novel and subsequent adaptations)

三修

see styles
sān xiū
    san1 xiu1
san hsiu
 san shū
The three ways of discipline, i.e. three śrāvaka and three bodhisattva ways. The three śrāvaka ways are 無常修 no realization of the eternal, seeing everything as transient; 非樂修 joyless, through only contemplating misery and not realizing the ultimate nirvāṇa-joy; 無我修 non-ego discipline, seeing only the perishing self and not realizing the immortal self. The bodhisattva three are the opposite of these.

三学

see styles
 sangaku
    さんがく
{Buddh} (See 八正道) threefold training; three divisions of the noble eightfold path

三學


三学

see styles
sān xué
    san1 xue2
san hsüeh
 sangaku
The "three studies" or vehicles of learning— discipline, meditation, wisdom: (a) 戒學 learning by the commandments, or prohibitions, so as to guard against the evil consequences of error by mouth, body, or mind, i.e. word, deed, or thought; (b) 定學 learning by dhyāna, or quietist meditation; (c) 慧學 learning by philosophy, i.e. study of principles and solving of doubts. Also the Tripiṭaka; the 戒 being referred to the 律 vinaya, the 定 to the 經 sūtras, and the to the 論 śāstras.

三德

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sān dé
    san1 de2
san te
 santoku
The three virtues or powers, of which three groups are given below. (1) (a) 法身德 The virtue or potency of the Buddha's eternal, spiritual body, the dharmakāya; (b) 般若德 of his prājñā, or wisdom, knowing all things in their reality; (c) 解脫德 of his freedom from all bonds and his sovereign Iiberty. Each of these has the four qualities of 常, 樂我, 淨eternity, joy, personality, and purity; v. 漫涅槃經 (2) (a) 智德 The potency of his perfect knowledge; (b) 斷德 of his cutting off all illusion and perfecting of supreme nirvāṇa; the above two are 自利 for his own advantage; (c) 恩德 of his universal grace and salvation, which 利他 bestows the benefits he has acquired on others. (3) (a) 因圓德 The perfection of his causative or karmic works during his three great kalpas of preparation; (b) 果圓德 the perfection of the fruit, or results in his own character and wisdom; (c) 恩圓德 the perfection of his grace in the salvation of others.

三性

see styles
sān xìng
    san1 xing4
san hsing
 sanshō
The three types of character 善, 惡, 無記 good, bad and undefinable, or neutral; v. 唯識論 5. Also, 徧依圓三性 the three aspects of the nature of a thing— partial, as when a rope is mistaken for a snake; only partly reliable, i.e. incomplete inference, as when it is considered as mere hemp; all around, or perfect, when content, form, etc., are all considered.

三惑

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sān huò
    san1 huo4
san huo
 sanwaku; sannaku
    さんわく; さんなく
{Buddh} three mental disturbances
A Tiantai classification of the three delusions, also styled 三煩惱; 三漏; 三垢; 三結; trials or temptations, leakages, uncleannesses, and bonds. The first of the following three is common to all disciples, the two last to bodhisattvas. They arise from (a) 見, 思, 惑 things seen and thought, i.e. illusions from imperfect perception, with temptation to love, hate, etc.; to be rid of these false views and temptations is the discipline and nirvāṇa of ascetic or Hīnayāna Buddhists. Mahāyāna proceeds further in and by its bodhisattva aims, which produce their own difficulties, i.e. (b) 塵沙惑 illusion and temptation through the immense variety of duties in saving men; and (c) 無明惑 illusions and temptations that arise from failure philosophically to understand things in their reality.

三結


三结

see styles
sān jié
    san1 jie2
san chieh
 miyui
    みゆい
(female given name) Miyui
The three ties: (a) 見結 , the tie of false views, e.g. of a permanent ego; (b) 戒取結 of discipline; (c) 疑結 of doubt. The three are also parts of見惑 used for it.

三輩


三辈

see styles
sān bèi
    san1 bei4
san pei
 sanpai
The three ranks of those who reach the Pure Land of Amitābha: superior i.e. monks and nuns who become enlightened and devote themselves to invocation of the Buddha of boundless age; medium, i.e. laymen of similar character who do pious deeds; inferior, i.e. laymen less perfect than the last.

上根

see styles
shàng gēn
    shang4 gen1
shang ken
 kamine
    かみね
(place-name, surname) Kamine
A man of superior character or capacity, e.g. with superior organs of sight, hearing, etc.

下根

see styles
xià gēn
    xia4 gen1
hsia ken
 shimone
    しもね
(place-name, surname) Shimone
Those (born) with base character, or of low capacity.

下駄

see styles
 shimoda
    しもだ
(1) geta; traditional Japanese wooden sandal; (2) {print} (printed as 〓, resembling the teeth of a geta) (See 伏せ字・2) turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character; (3) {go} (esp. ゲタ) net; geta; (surname) Shimoda

丘八

see styles
qiū bā
    qiu1 ba1
ch`iu pa
    chiu pa
soldier (from the two components of the 兵 character) (derog.)

中点

see styles
 nakaten
    なかてん
    chuuten / chuten
    ちゅうてん
middle dot (typographical symbol used between parallel terms, names in katakana, etc.); full-stop mark at mid-character height; interpoint (interword separation); (1) middle point; median point; (2) middle dot (typographical symbol used between parallel terms, names in katakana, etc.); full-stop mark at mid-character height; interpoint (interword separation)

中黒

see styles
 nakaguro
    なかぐろ
(・) middle dot; centred period; full-stop mark at mid-character height; interpoint; symbol used for interword separation, between parallel terms, names in katakana, etc.; (place-name, surname) Nakaguro

主公

see styles
zhǔ gōng
    zhu3 gong1
chu kung
 shukou / shuko
    しゅこう
Your Highness; Your Majesty
(1) (archaism) master; (2) (archaism) main character; protagonist

主腦


主脑

see styles
zhǔ nǎo
    zhu3 nao3
chu nao
leader; the one in control; main (part, character etc)

乖戾

see styles
guāi lì
    guai1 li4
kuai li
perverse (behavior); disagreeable (character)

乘戒

see styles
shèng jiè
    sheng4 jie4
sheng chieh
 jōkai
awakening and discipline

九字

see styles
jiǔ zì
    jiu3 zi4
chiu tzu
 kuji
    くじ
{Buddh} (See 臨兵闘者皆陣裂在前) nine-character charm chanted with ritual gestures to ward off evil (esp. by mountain ascetics and adherents of Esoteric Buddhism)
The nine magical characters 臨兵鬪者皆陳列在前 implying that the armed forces are arrayed against the powers of evil. After reciting these words, four vertical and five horizontal lines, forming a grid, are drawn in the air to show that the forces are arrayed. It was used among Taoists and soldiers, and is still used in Japan, especially when going into the mountains.

乱取

see styles
 randori
    らんどり
(irregular okurigana usage) (martial arts term) randori (freestyle judo training)

乱捕

see styles
 randori
    らんどり
(irregular okurigana usage) (martial arts term) randori (freestyle judo training)

亂碼


乱码

see styles
luàn mǎ
    luan4 ma3
luan ma
mojibake (nonsense characters displayed when software fails to render text according to its intended character encoding)

亂紀


乱纪

see styles
luàn jì
    luan4 ji4
luan chi
to break the rules; to break discipline

二善

see styles
èr shàn
    er4 shan4
erh shan
 futayoshi
    ふたよし
(surname) Futayoshi
The two good things, 定善 the good character that arises from meditation or contemplation mdash especially of the Pure Land; 散善 the good character attainable when, though not in meditation, one controls oneself in thought, word, and deed;. Also 未生善 the good character not yet evolved; and 已生善 the good character already evolved;. Also 事理善 goodness in theory and practice.

二持

see styles
èr chí
    er4 chi2
erh ch`ih
    erh chih
 niji
The two values of the commandments: (a) 止持 prohibitive, restraining from evil; (b) 作持 constructive, constraining to goodness.

人品

see styles
rén pǐn
    ren2 pin3
jen p`in
    jen pin
 jinpin
    じんぴん
character; moral strength; integrity; (coll.) looks; appearance; bearing
personal appearance; character; personality

人格

see styles
rén gé
    ren2 ge2
jen ko
 jinkaku
    じんかく
personality; integrity; dignity
personality; character; individuality; personhood

人気

see styles
 ninki
    にんき
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) popularity; public favor; (2) condition (e.g. market); tone; character; nature

人氣


人气

see styles
rén qì
    ren2 qi4
jen ch`i
    jen chi
popularity; personality; character

人物

see styles
rén wù
    ren2 wu4
jen wu
 jinbutsu
    じんぶつ
person; personage; figure (esp. sb of importance); character (in a play, novel etc); (genre of traditional Chinese painting) figure painting
(1) person; character; figure; personage; man; woman; (2) one's character; one's personality; (3) able person; talented person
human possessions

人空

see styles
rén kōng
    ren2 kong1
jen k`ung
    jen kung
 ningū
Man is only a temporary combination formed by the five skandhas and the twelve nidānas, being the product of previous causes, and without a real self or permanent soul. Hīnayāna is said to end these causes and consequent reincarnation by discipline in subjection of the passions and entry into nirvana by the emptying of the self. Mahāyāna fills the "void" with the Absolute, declaring that when man has emptied himself of the ego he realizes his nature to be that of the absolute, bhūtatathatā; v. 二空.

人設


人设

see styles
rén shè
    ren2 she4
jen she
the design of a character (in games, manga etc) (abbr. for 人物設定|人物设定); (fig.) (a celebrity or other public figure's) image in the eyes of the public; public persona

人間


人间

see styles
rén jiān
    ren2 jian1
jen chien
 ningen
    にんげん
the human world; the earth
(1) human being; human; person; man; mankind; humankind; (2) character (of a person)
human being(s)

今音

see styles
jīn yīn
    jin1 yin1
chin yin
modern (i.e. not ancient) pronunciation of a Chinese character

仕手

see styles
 shite
    して
(1) doer; performer; (2) (kana only) protagonist (in noh or kyogen); hero; leading part; main character; (3) speculator (in trading)

仕込

see styles
 shikomi
    しこみ
(irregular okurigana usage) (n,n-suf) (1) training; education; upbringing; (2) stocking up; laying in; (3) preparation (e.g. ingredients); (4) girl studying to become a geisha; (place-name) Shikomi

令狐

see styles
líng hú
    ling2 hu2
ling hu
old place name (in present-day Linyi County 臨猗縣|临猗县[Lin2yi1 Xian4], Shanxi); two-character surname Linghu

伏字

see styles
 fuseji
    ふせじ
(irregular okurigana usage) (1) symbol used in place of a censored word (e.g. blank, circle, X, asterisk); (2) turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character

伝授

see styles
 denju
    でんじゅ
(noun, transitive verb) (giving) instruction (esp. in the secrets of an art, discipline, etc.); initiation; teaching; passing on; imparting

伝習

see styles
 denshuu / denshu
    でんしゅう
(noun, transitive verb) undergoing training; learning

体質

see styles
 taishitsu
    たいしつ
(1) constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); disposition; tendency; (2) character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up; nature; culture

作佛

see styles
zuò fó
    zuo4 fo2
tso fo
 sabutsu
To become or be a Buddha; to cut off illusion, attain complete enlightenment, and end the stage of bodhisattva discipline.

作字

see styles
 tsukuriji
    つくりじ
    sakuji
    さくじ
(1) (archaism) native Japanese kanji (esp. used during the Edo period); (2) made-up kanji; Chinese character of one's own creation; (3) creating a character with a group of people; (noun/participle) (1) designing a font; (2) creating a new character not currently available

作戒

see styles
zuò jiè
    zuo4 jie4
tso chieh
 sakai
Obedience to the commandments, external fulfillment of them; also called 表色, in contrast with 無作戒, 無表色 the inner grace; moral action in contrast with inner moral character.

侃直

see styles
 tadanao
    ただなお
(adjectival noun) (rare) firm and upright (character); (personal name) Tadanao

俗字

see styles
sú zì
    su2 zi4
su tzu
 zokuji
    ぞくじ
nonstandard form of a Chinese character
informal variant of a Chinese character; popular form of a Chinese character

修懺


修忏

see styles
xiū chàn
    xiu1 chan4
hsiu ch`an
    hsiu chan
 shu sen
To undergo the discipline of penitence.

修業


修业

see styles
xiū yè
    xiu1 ye4
hsiu yeh
 shiyugyou / shiyugyo
    しゆぎょう
to study at school
(n,vs,vt,vi) pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course; (surname) Shiyugyou
practice; cultivation

修煉


修炼

see styles
xiū liàn
    xiu1 lian4
hsiu lien
 shuuren / shuren
    しゅうれん
(of Taoists) to practice austerities; to practice asceticism
(noun/participle) training; drill; practice; practising; discipline

修練


修练

see styles
xiū liàn
    xiu1 lian4
hsiu lien
 shuuren / shuren
    しゅうれん
to practice (an activity); to perform
(noun/participle) training; drill; practice; practising; discipline

修身

see styles
xiū shēn
    xiu1 shen1
hsiu shen
 masami
    まさみ
to cultivate one's moral character; (fashion) slim-fit; body-hugging
morals; ethics; moral training; (personal name) Masami
self-cultivation

修錬

see styles
 shuuren / shuren
    しゅうれん
(noun/participle) training; drill; practice; practising; discipline

修鍊

see styles
xiū liàn
    xiu1 lian4
hsiu lien
 shuren
training

個性


个性

see styles
gè xìng
    ge4 xing4
ko hsing
 kosei / kose
    こせい
individuality; personality
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic

倍角

see styles
 baikaku
    ばいかく
{comp} double size of character

倭訓

see styles
 wakun
    わくん
Japanese reading of a Chinese character

假借

see styles
jiǎ jiè
    jia3 jie4
chia chieh
to make use of; to use something as pretext; under false pretenses; under the guise of; masquerading as; lenient; tolerant; loan character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters); character acquiring meanings by phonetic association; also called phonetic loan

偏旁

see styles
piān páng
    pian1 pang2
p`ien p`ang
    pien pang
 henbou / henbo
    へんぼう
component of a Chinese character (as the radical or the phonetic part)
(1) left and right kanji radicals; (2) (colloquialism) kanji radical positions

健者

see styles
 shitatakamono
    したたかもの
(1) strong-willed person; old hand; shrewd rascal; wily fox; desperate character; formidable woman; (2) strong man; brave man

傲骨

see styles
ào gǔ
    ao4 gu3
ao ku
lofty and unyielding character

僻字

see styles
 hekiji
    へきじ
(rare) rare character; rare kanji

党紀

see styles
 touki / toki
    とうき
party discipline

入戲


入戏

see styles
rù xì
    ru4 xi4
ju hsi
(of an actor) to inhabit one's role; to become the character; (of an audience) to get involved in the drama

入門


入门

see styles
rù mén
    ru4 men2
ju men
 irima
    いりま
entrance door; to enter a door; to learn the basics of a subject; introduction (to a subject); (attributive) entry-level
(n,vs,vi) (1) becoming a pupil (of); becoming a disciple; entering an institution; beginning training; (2) (usu. in book titles) introduction (to); primer; guide; (n,vs,vi) (3) entering through a gate; (surname) Irima
gate of entry

全角

see styles
 zenkaku
    ぜんかく
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (See 半角) em; em quad (printing); full-width character

八字

see styles
bā zì
    ba1 zi4
pa tzu
 yaji
    やじ
the character 8 or 八; birthdate characters used in fortune-telling
(surname) Yaji
The eight leading characters of the 聖行 chapter in the Nirvāṇa sūtra 生滅滅巳寂滅爲樂, the teaching of the sūtra is death, or nirvāṇa, as entry into joy.

公人

see styles
 mikindo
    みきんど
public character; (personal name) Mikindo

公孫


公孙

see styles
gōng sūn
    gong1 sun1
kung sun
 kouson / koson
    こうそん
two-character surname Gongsun
(surname, given name) Kōson

共性

see styles
gòng xìng
    gong4 xing4
kung hsing
overall character

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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