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Simple Dictionary Definition |
士 see styles |
shì shi4 shih mamoru まもる |
member of the senior ministerial class (old); scholar (old); bachelor; honorific; soldier; noncommissioned officer; specialist worker (1) man (esp. one who is well-respected); (2) (See 侍・1) samurai; (suffix noun) (3) person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member; (personal name) Mamoru A gentleman, scholar, officer. |
夭 see styles |
yāo yao1 yao yō |
(bound form) to die prematurely (also pr. [yao3]); (literary) (of vegetation) luxuriant young |
女 see styles |
rǔ ru3 ju omina をみな |
old variant of 汝[ru3] (n,n-suf) (1) woman; girl; daughter; (n,n-suf) (2) {astron} (See 二十八宿,玄武・げんぶ・2) Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (3) (abbreviation) {gramm} (See 女性名詞) feminine noun; (female given name) Omina; Womina Women, female; u. f. 汝 thou, you. |
妏 see styles |
wèn wen4 wen |
(used in female names) |
妘 see styles |
yún yun2 yün |
surname Yun; (used in given names, mostly female names) |
妮 see styles |
nī ni1 ni |
girl; phonetic "ni" (in female names); Taiwan pr. [ni2] |
妲 see styles |
dá da2 ta |
female personal name (archaic) |
妸 see styles |
ē e1 o |
(used in female given names); variant of 婀[e1] |
妽 see styles |
shēn shen1 shen |
(used in female names) |
姄 see styles |
mín min2 min |
(used in female given names) (old) |
姆 see styles |
mǔ mu3 mu |
(old) female tutor; used in 保姆[bao3 mu3] |
姈 see styles |
líng ling2 ling |
(literary) (of a woman) intelligent; (used mostly in female names) |
姬 see styles |
jī ji1 chi |
woman; concubine; female entertainer (archaic) |
姵 see styles |
pèi pei4 p`ei pei |
(used in female names) |
姶 see styles |
è e4 o |
wonderful; beautiful; (used in female given names and as a surname) |
娂 see styles |
hóng hong2 hung |
(used in female names) |
婢 see styles |
bì bi4 pi hi めのこやつこ |
slave girl; maid servant (archaism) female slave; (1) (archaism) female slave; (2) female servant; housemaid maidservant |
婨 see styles |
lún lun2 lun |
(used in female names) (old) |
婮 see styles |
jū ju1 chü |
(used in female names) |
媏 see styles |
duān duan1 tuan |
(used in female names) (old) |
媒 see styles |
méi mei2 mei nakoudo / nakodo なこうど nakabito なかびと nakahito なかひと nakadachi なかだち |
medium; intermediary; matchmaker; go-between; abbr. for 媒體|媒体[mei2 ti3], media, esp. news media (1) matchmaker; (2) go-between; intermediary; middleman; mediator; intercessor; (archaism) go-between; matchmaker; (noun/participle) mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between |
媞 see styles |
tí ti2 t`i ti |
used as phonetic; female name |
媩 see styles |
hú hu2 hu |
(used in female names) (old) |
嫦 see styles |
cháng chang2 ch`ang chang |
used in 嫦娥[Chang2 e2]; used in female given names |
嫬 see styles |
zhē zhe1 che |
old character used in female names |
嬙 嫱 see styles |
qiáng qiang2 ch`iang chiang |
female court officials |
嬫 see styles |
róng rong2 jung |
(used in female names) |
孀 see styles |
shuāng shuang1 shuang yamome やもめ |
widow widow; divorced woman not remarried; unmarried woman |
崗 岗 see styles |
gǎng gang3 kang okazaki おかざき |
(bound form) hillock; mound; sentry post; policeman's beat; (bound form) job; post (surname) Okazaki |
幣 币 see styles |
bì bi4 pi minematsu みねまつ |
money; coins; currency; silk (archaism) reward; present; gift; offering to the gods; (personal name) Minematsu |
座 see styles |
zuò zuo4 tso za ざ |
seat; base; stand; (bound form) constellation; (archaic) suffix used in a respectful form of address (e.g. 師座|师座[shi1 zuo4]); classifier for large immovable objects such as buildings, mountains, bridges etc (1) seat; place; (2) position; status; (3) gathering; party; company; atmosphere (of a gathering); (4) stand; pedestal; platform; (5) (hist) trade guild; (suffix) (6) attaches to the names of constellations; (suffix) (7) attaches to the names of theatres, cinemas and theatrical troupes; (suf,ctr) (8) (See 里神楽) counter for theatres, deities, Buddhist images, tall mountains, and satokagura songs; (surname) Za āsana. A seat; throne; classifier of buildings, etc. |
打 see styles |
dǎ da3 ta da だ |
a semantically light, transitive verb that is combined with various grammatical objects to form compound verbs and verb-object phrases with a diverse range of meanings (e.g. 打傘|打伞[da3 san3] "to hold an umbrella", 打電話|打电话[da3 dian4 hua4] "to make a phone call", 打針|打针[da3 zhen1] "to get an injection", 打手套[da3 shou3 tao4] "to knit gloves", 打氣|打气[da3 qi4] "to inflate"); to hit; to strike; to fight; (coll.) from; since (as in 打那以後|打那以后[da3 na4 yi3 hou4] "since then") (n,ctr) {sports} hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.); batting; stroke To beat, strike, make, do; used for many kinds of such action. |
旦 see styles |
dàn dan4 tan hajimu はじむ |
(literary) dawn; daybreak; dan, female role in Chinese opera (traditionally played by specialized male actors) (given name) Hajimu Dawn. |
早 see styles |
zǎo zao3 tsao hayazaki はやざき |
early; morning; Good morning!; long ago; prematurely (adverb) (1) already; now; by this time; (n-pref,n-suf,n) (2) quick; early; fast; rapid; (surname) Hayazaki Early; morning. |
晴 see styles |
qíng qing2 ch`ing ching haremaki はれまき |
clear; fine (weather) (noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) clear weather; fine weather; (adj-no,n) (2) formal; ceremonial; public; (3) cleared of suspicion; (surname) Haremaki spotless |
根 see styles |
gēn gen1 ken nemawari ねまわり |
root; basis; classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings; CL:條|条[tiao2]; radical (chemistry) (1) root (of a plant); (2) root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); (3) root (of all evil, etc.); source; origin; cause; basis; (4) one's true nature; (5) (fishing) reef; (personal name) Nemawari mūla, a root, basis, origin; but when meaning an organ of sense, indriyam, a 'power', 'faculty of sense, sense, organ of sense'. M.W. A root, or source; that which is capable of producing or growing, as the eye is able to produce knowledge, as faith is able to bring forth good works, as human nature is able to produce good or evil karma. v. 五根 and 二十二根. |
梗 see styles |
gěng geng3 keng kyō |
branch; stem; stalk; CL:根[gen1]; to block; to hinder; (neologism that evolved from 哏[gen2], initially in Taiwan, during the first decade of the 21st century) memorable creative idea (joke, catchphrase, meme, neologism, witty remark etc); prominent feature of a creative work (punchline of a joke, trope in a drama, special ingredient in a dish, riff in a pop song etc) illness |
殀 夭 see styles |
yāo yao1 yao |
(bound form) to die prematurely (also pr. [yao3]) (variant of 夭[yao1]) See: 夭 |
殊 see styles |
shū shu1 shu shu こと |
(literary) to kill; to behead; to sever; to separate; to surpass; (bound form) different; (bound form) special; remarkable; (literary) very; extremely (n,adj-na,n-pref) (1) (archaism) difference (from one another); different thing; other; (adjectival noun) (2) unusual; extraordinary; (adjectival noun) unusual; extraordinary To kill, exterminate; different; very. |
残 see styles |
zan ざん |
(n,pref) remainder; the rest; what is left; (surname) Zan |
殘 残 see styles |
cán can2 ts`an tsan zan |
to destroy; to spoil; to ruin; to injure; cruel; oppressive; savage; brutal; incomplete; disabled; to remain; to survive; remnant; surplus To spoil, injure; cruel. |
毬 球 see styles |
qiú qiu2 ch`iu chiu mari まり |
ball used for playing games (variant of 球[qiu2]) (1) ball (for sport, games, etc.); (2) kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan; (bot) (kana only) cone (e.g. pine, hemlock); (bot) (kana only) burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case; (female given name) Mari |
求 see styles |
qiú qiu2 ch`iu chiu motome もとめ |
to seek; to look for; to request; to demand; to beseech (surname, female given name) Motome To seek, beseech, pray.; v. Seven Strokes. |
炭 see styles |
tàn tan4 t`an tan tan たん |
wood charcoal; coal (1) charcoal; (2) (rare) charred remains; (surname) Tan Charcoal, coal. |
爺 爷 see styles |
yé ye2 yeh jiji; jijii; jii; jijii; jiji / jiji; jiji; ji; jiji; jiji じじ; じじい; じい; ジジイ; ジジ |
grandpa; old gentleman (1) (kana only) (See 祖父・2) old man; (2) (derogatory term) (usu. ジジイ) old geezer |
牂 see styles |
zāng zang1 tsang |
female sheep; place name |
牌 see styles |
pái pai2 p`ai pai pai パイ |
signboard; plaque; plate; tablet (CL:塊|块[kuai4]); brand; trademark (CL:個|个[ge4]); mahjong tile; domino; playing card (CL:張|张[zhang1]); (bound form) fixed pattern for lyrics or set melody in classical poetry or music (used in 詞牌|词牌[ci2 pai2] and 曲牌[qu3 pai2]) (n,ctr) {mahj} tile (chi: pái) signboard |
牝 see styles |
pìn pin4 p`in pin mesu めす me め |
(of a bird, animal or plant) female; keyhole; valley (noun - becomes adjective with の) (kana only) female (animal); (n-pref,n-suf,n) (1) female; woman; (2) (archaism) wife |
牸 see styles |
zì zi4 tzu |
female of domestic animals |
珠 see styles |
zhū zhu1 chu megumi めぐみ |
bead; pearl; CL:粒[li4],顆|颗[ke1] (1) ball; sphere; globe; orb; (2) bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; droplet; (3) ball (in sports); (4) pile (of noodles, etc.); (5) bullet; (6) bulb (i.e. a light bulb); (7) lens (of glasses, etc.); (8) bead (of an abacus); (9) (slang) (abbreviation) ball (i.e. a testicle); (10) 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) egg; (suffix noun) (15) coin; (16) precious; beautiful; excellent; (female given name) Megumi mani. A pearl; a bead; synonym for buddha-truth. |
留 see styles |
liú liu2 liu ryuu / ryu りゅう |
to leave (a message etc); to retain; to stay; to remain; to keep; to preserve {astron} stationary point; (given name) Ryū Keep, detain; hand down. |
瘀 see styles |
yū yu1 yü o |
hematoma (internal blood clot); extravasated blood (spilt into surrounding tissue); contusion contusion |
瘡 疮 see styles |
chuāng chuang1 ch`uang chuang kusa くさ |
sore; skin ulcer eczema A sore, ulcer. |
癜 see styles |
diàn dian4 tien namazu なまず |
erythema; leucoderm tinea versicolor |
癯 see styles |
qú qu2 ch`ü chü |
thin; emaciated; worn; tired |
秀 see styles |
xiù xiu4 hsiu minoru みのる |
(bound form) refined; elegant; graceful; beautiful; (bound form) superior; excellent; (loanword) show; (literary) to grow; to bloom; (of grain crops) to produce ears (on a scale measuring quality, results, etc.; higher than 優) preeminence; supremacy; distinction; excellence; (given name) Minoru |
窪 洼 see styles |
wā wa1 wa kubosaki くぼさき |
depression; low-lying area; low-lying; sunken (1) hollow; cavity; sunken place; (2) (archaism) vagina; female genitalia; (surname) Kubosaki |
絪 𬘡 see styles |
yīn yin1 yin |
generative force; magic emanation |
縄 see styles |
shéng sheng2 sheng nawasaki なわさき |
Japanese variant of 繩|绳 (1) rope; cord; (2) (See 御縄) policeman's rope; (surname) Nawasaki |
翁 see styles |
wēng weng1 weng on おん |
elderly man; father; father-in-law; neck feathers of a bird (old) (1) old man; venerable gentleman; (suffix) (2) (おう only) (honorific or respectful language) venerable; old; father; (surname) On an old man |
菽 see styles |
shū shu1 shu shuku まめ |
legumes (peas and beans) (1) legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, such as beans, peas, pulses, etc.); beans; peas; (2) soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy; (3) (colloquialism) female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); (4) (food term) (colloquialism) kidney; (prefix noun) (5) miniature; tiny; (6) child beans |
薨 see styles |
hōng hong1 hung kou / ko こう |
death of a prince; swarming death (of a nobleman, etc.) |
蘊 蕴 see styles |
yùn yun4 yün osamu おさむ |
to accumulate; to hold in store; to contain; to gather together; to collect; depth; inner strength; profundity (given name) Osamu skandha, v. 塞; older tr. 陰, intp. as that which covers or conceals, implying that physical and mental forms obstruct realization of the truth; while the tr. 蘊, implying an accumulation or heap, is a nearer connotation to skandha, which, originally meaning the shoulder, becomes stem, branch, combination, the objects of sense, the elements of being or mundane consciousness. The term is intp. as the five physical and mental constituents, which combine to form the intelligent 性 or nature; rūpa, the first of the five, is considered as physical, the remaining four as mental; v. 五蘊. The skandhas refer only to the phenomenal, not to the 無爲 non-phenomenal. |
虧 亏 see styles |
kuī kui1 k`uei kuei |
to lose (money); to have a deficit; to be deficient; to treat unfairly; luckily; fortunately; thanks to; (used to introduce an ironic remark about sb who has fallen short of expectations) |
蛚 see styles |
liè lie4 lieh |
Cyrtoxiphus ritsemae |
表 see styles |
biǎo biao3 piao hyousaki / hyosaki ひょうさき |
exterior surface; family relationship via females; to show (one's opinion); a model; a table (listing information); a form; a meter (measuring something) (n,n-suf) (1) table; chart; list; (2) memorial to an emperor; (surname) Hyōsaki Indicate, manifest, express, expose; external. |
覇 霸 see styles |
bà ba4 pa haru はる |
variant of 霸[ba4] (1) (See 覇を唱える) supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; leadership; (2) championship; victory; (female given name) Haru |
言 see styles |
yán yan2 yen sachiyo さちよ |
words; speech; to say; to talk word; remark; statement; (personal name) Sachiyo Words, speech; to speak. |
討 讨 see styles |
tǎo tao3 t`ao tao |
to invite; to provoke; to demand or ask for; to send armed forces to suppress; to denounce or condemn; to marry (a woman); to discuss or study |
豆 see styles |
dòu dou4 tou mamesaki まめさき |
legume; pulse; bean; pea (CL:顆|颗[ke1],粒[li4]); (old) stemmed cup or bowl (1) legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, such as beans, peas, pulses, etc.); beans; peas; (2) soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy; (3) (colloquialism) female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); (4) (food term) (colloquialism) kidney; (prefix noun) (5) miniature; tiny; (6) child; (surname) Mamesaki māṣa, 摩沙; 磨灑 Legumes, beans, peas, lentils, etc. |
豝 see styles |
bā ba1 pa |
corned beef; female pig; sow |
貅 see styles |
xiū xiu1 hsiu |
see 貔貅[pi2 xiu1], composite mythical animal (originally 貅 was the female) |
辞 see styles |
ji じ |
(1) address (e.g. opening or closing remarks); speech; words; (2) ci (Chinese literary form); (3) (See 詞・3) ancillary word |
迹 see styles |
jì ji4 chi shaku あと |
variant of 跡|迹[ji4] (1) trace; tracks; mark; sign; (2) site; remains; ruins; (3) scar Traces, footsteps; external evidences or indications. |
通 see styles |
tòng tong4 t`ung tung michiaki みちあき |
classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc) (n,n-suf,adj-na) (1) authority; expert; connoisseur; well-informed person; (counter) (2) counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; (noun or adjectival noun) (3) understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; insight; (4) supernatural powers; magical powers; (given name) Michiaki Permeate, pass through, pervade; perceive, know thoroughly; communicate; current; free, without hindrance, unimpeded universal; e.g. 神通 supernatural, ubiquitous powers. There are categories of 五通, 六通, and 十通, all referring to supernatural powers; the five are (1) knowledge of the supernatural world; (2) deva vision; (3) deva hearing; (4) knowledge of the minds of all others; (5) knowledge of all the transmigrations of self and all others. The six are the above together with perfect wisdom for ending moral hindrance and delusion. The ten are knowing all previous transmigrations, having deva hearing, knowing the minds of others, having deva vision, showing deva powers, manifesting many bodies or forms, being anywhere instantly, power of bringing glory to one's domain, manifesting a body of transformation, and power to end evil and transmigration. |
郎 see styles |
láng lang2 lang rou / ro ろう |
(arch.) minister; official; noun prefix denoting function or status; a youth (suffix) (1) (太郎, 次郎, 三郎, etc., used in men's names) nth son; (2) lang; official title in ancient China; (3) (archaism) man; young man; (4) (archaism) (addressed by women) my husband; my lover; (suffix) (5) (archaism) nth child (male and female); (surname) Rou |
酸 see styles |
suān suan1 suan san さん |
sour; tart; sick at heart; grieved; sore; aching; pedantic; impractical; to make sarcastic remarks about sb; an acid (1) acid; (2) sourness; sour taste vinegar |
限 see styles |
xiàn xian4 hsien sachiyo さちよ |
to limit; to restrict; (bound form) limit; bound (irregular okurigana usage) (1) end; finish; stop; (2) bounds; limits; (3) delivery date (of a futures contract); (4) finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in joruri or kabuki); final performance of the day (in vaudeville); (suf,ctr) (5) counter for slices (esp. thick slices); counter for cuts (e.g. fish, meat); (particle) (6) (kana only) only; just; (7) (kana only) since; after; (8) (kana only) remaining (in a particular state); (personal name) Sachiyo Limit, boundary, to fix. |
陰 阴 see styles |
yīn yin1 yin kage かげ |
overcast (weather); cloudy; shady; Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang); negative (electric.); feminine; moon; implicit; hidden; genitalia (archaism) female private parts; female genitals; (surname) Kage Shade, dark, the shades, the negative as opposed to the positive principle, female, the moon, back, secret. In Buddhism it is the phenomenal, as obscuring the true nature of things; also the aggregation of phenomenal things resulting in births and deaths, hence it is used as a translation like 蘊 q.v. for skandha, the 五陰 being the five skandhas or aggregates. |
陾 see styles |
réng reng2 jeng |
sound of stonemason's shovel |
雌 see styles |
cí ci2 tz`u tzu metori めとり |
female; Taiwan pr. [ci1] (noun - becomes adjective with の) (kana only) female (animal); (n-pref,n-suf,n) (1) female; woman; (2) (archaism) wife; (surname) Metori |
鞠 see styles |
jū ju1 chü mari まり |
to incline (one's torso); to bow; leather ball used in ancient times; (literary) to bring up; to rear; Taiwan pr. [ju2] (1) ball (for sport, games, etc.); (2) kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan; (surname, female given name) Mari To nourish, exhaust, address; a ball; translit. ku, gu. |
項 项 see styles |
xiàng xiang4 hsiang kou / ko こう |
back of neck; item; thing; term (in a mathematical formula); sum (of money); classifier for principles, items, clauses, tasks, research projects etc (1) clause; paragraph; item; (2) {ling} argument; (3) {math} term (of an equation); (4) (archaism) (See 項・うなじ) nape (of the neck); (surname) Kō the neck |
餘 馀 see styles |
yú yu2 yü yuu / yu ゆう |
variant of 餘|余[yu2], remainder (surname) Yū Remains, remainder, the rest, the other; surplus. |
騇 see styles |
shè she4 she |
mare; female horse |
騍 骒 see styles |
kè ke4 k`o ko |
(bound form) (of a horse, mule, camel etc) female |
髴 佛 see styles |
fú fu2 fu |
(female) head ornament; variant of 彿|佛[fu2] See: 佛 |
鮻 see styles |
suō suo1 so |
redlip mullet (Planiliza haematocheilus) |
鯔 鲻 see styles |
zī zi1 tzu bora ぼら nayoshi なよし todo とど ina いな |
mullet (1) (kana only) striped mullet (Mugil cephalus); (2) (obscure) redlip mullet (Chelon haematocheilus); (out-dated or obsolete kana usage) young striped mullet; (1) (kana only) adult striped mullet; (adverb) (2) (abbreviation) (kana only) in the end; after all is said and done; young striped mullet |
鰡 see styles |
bora ぼら |
(1) (kana only) striped mullet (Mugil cephalus); (2) (obscure) redlip mullet (Chelon haematocheilus); (surname) Bora |
鰥 鳏 see styles |
guān guan1 kuan yamome やもめ yamoo やもお |
widower (kana only) widower; divorced man not remarried; widower |
麀 see styles |
yōu you1 yu |
female deer; doe; female animal |
麟 see styles |
lín lin2 lin rin りん |
see 麒麟[qi2 lin2] (female given name) Rin The lin, or female unicorn. |
ＢＧ see styles |
bii jii; biijii(sk) / bi ji; biji(sk) ビー・ジー; ビージー(sk) |
(obsolete) (See ビジネスガール) female office worker |
ｃｃ see styles |
shii shii; shiishii(sk) / shi shi; shishi(sk) シー・シー; シーシー(sk) |
(1) {internet} (See カーボンコピー) cc (email); carbon copy; (2) cubic centimeter; cubic centimetre; milliliter; millilitre |
ＧＬ see styles |
jii eru; jiieru(sk) / ji eru; jieru(sk) ジー・エル; ジーエル(sk) |
(abbreviation) (from the 和製英語 girls love) (See ガールズラブ) comics or novels about female homosexuality |
ＪＣ see styles |
jee shii; jeeshii(sk); jeishii(sk) / jee shi; jeeshi(sk); jeshi(sk) ジェー・シー; ジェーシー(sk); ジェイシー(sk) |
(slang) (abbreviation) (from "joshi chūgakusei"（女子中学生）) female junior high school student |
ＪＤ see styles |
jee dii; jeedii(sk); jeidii(sk) / jee di; jeedi(sk); jedi(sk) ジェー・ディー; ジェーディー(sk); ジェイディー(sk) |
(slang) (abbreviation) (from "joshi daigakusei"（女子大学生）) female university student |
ＪＳ see styles |
jee esu; jeeesu(sk); jeiesu(sk) / jee esu; jeeesu(sk); jeesu(sk) ジェー・エス; ジェーエス(sk); ジェイエス(sk) |
(1) (slang) (abbreviation) (from "joshi shōgakusei"（女子小学生）) female elementary school student; (2) {comp} (See ジャバスクリプト) JavaScript; JS |
ＮＨ see styles |
enu eichi; enueichi(sk); enuecchi(sk) / enu echi; enuechi(sk); enuecchi(sk) エヌ・エイチ; エヌエイチ(sk); エヌエッチ(sk) |
(1) (abbreviation) (See ニューハーフ・1) (male-to-female) crossdresser; transvestite; drag queen; (2) (abbreviation) (See ニューハーフ・2) trans woman |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
This page contains 100 results for "Ema" 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
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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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