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Simple Dictionary Definition |
花の木 see styles |
hananoki はなのき |
More info & calligraphy: Red Maple Tree |
赤い糸 see styles |
akaiito / akaito あかいいと |
More info & calligraphy: The Red String |
アンジョ see styles |
anjo アンジョ |
More info & calligraphy: Anjo |
ジャバラ see styles |
jabara ジャバラ |
jabara (Citrus jabara); type of Japanese citrus |
ドミンゴ see styles |
domingo ドミンゴ |
More info & calligraphy: Domingo |
バーテル see styles |
baateru / bateru バーテル |
More info & calligraphy: Bhurtel |
フリッツ see styles |
purittsu プリッツ |
More info & calligraphy: Frytz |
リントン see styles |
rindon リンドン |
More info & calligraphy: Linton |
成吉思汗 see styles |
chéng jí sī hán cheng2 ji2 si1 han2 ch`eng chi ssu han cheng chi ssu han chingisuhaan / chingisuhan チンギスハーン |
More info & calligraphy: Genghis Khan(ateji / phonetic) (kana only) Japanese mutton and vegetable dish; slotted dome cast iron grill for preparing this dish; (person) Genghis Khan (c. 1162-1227) |
日本拳法 see styles |
nipponkenpou; nihonkenpou / nipponkenpo; nihonkenpo にっぽんけんぽう; にほんけんぽう |
More info & calligraphy: Nippon Kempo |
花鳥風月 see styles |
kachoufuugetsu / kachofugetsu かちょうふうげつ |
More info & calligraphy: Beauty of Nature |
菩提達磨 菩提达磨 see styles |
pú tí dá mó pu2 ti2 da2 mo2 p`u t`i ta mo pu ti ta mo bodaidaruma ぼだいだるま |
More info & calligraphy: BodhidharmaBodhidharma, commonly known as Damo, v. 達; reputed as the founder of the Chan (Zen) or Intuitional or Mystic School. His original name is given as 菩提多羅 Bodhitara. |
輪廻転生 see styles |
rinnetenshou; rinnetensei / rinnetensho; rinnetense りんねてんしょう; りんねてんせい |
More info & calligraphy: Reincarnation / Life in Flux |
ナポレオン see styles |
naporeon ナポレオン |
More info & calligraphy: Napoleon |
少林寺拳法 see styles |
shourinjikenpou / shorinjikenpo しょうりんじけんぽう |
More info & calligraphy: Shorinji Kempo / Kenpo |
マーガレット see styles |
maagaretto / magaretto マーガレット |
More info & calligraphy: Margarette |
せ see styles |
se セ |
(abbreviation) (See セントラルリーグ) Central League (Japanese baseball league); CL; (female given name) Se |
両 see styles |
liǎng liang3 liang ryou / ryo りょう |
Japanese variant of 兩|两[liang3] (pref,adj-no) (1) both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); (counter) (2) (See 輛・りょう) counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; (3) (See 匁・もんめ・1) ryō; tael; traditional unit of weight (for gold, silver and drugs), 4-5 monme, 15-19 g; (4) ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold; (5) (See 反・たん・1) ryō; traditional measure of fabric, 2 tan; (6) (archaism) (See 斤・1) ryō; tael; unit of weight under the ritsuryō system, 1-16 kin, 42-43 g; (counter) (7) (archaism) (See 領・りょう・2) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.; (place-name) Ryō |
乗 see styles |
chéng cheng2 ch`eng cheng yotsunoya よつのや |
Japanese variant of 乘[cheng2] (suffix) (1) (nth) power; (counter) (2) counter for vehicles; (3) multiplication; (4) {Buddh} Buddha's teachings; (surname) Yotsunoya |
亜 see styles |
yà ya4 ya mitsuru みつる |
Japanese variant of 亞|亚 (prefix) (1) sub-; second-rate; inferior; (prefix) (2) {chem} -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; (3) (abbreviation) (See 亜細亜・アジア) Asia; (4) (abbreviation) (See 亜爾然丁・アルゼンチン) Argentina; (5) (abbreviation) (See 亜剌比亜・アラビア) Arabia; (6) (abbreviation) (obsolete) (used in Meiji era, now replaced by 米) (See 亜米利加・アメリカ・1,米・べい) America; American person; (given name) Mitsuru |
仮 see styles |
jiǎ jia3 chia kari かり |
Japanese variant of 假[jia3] {Buddh} lacking substance and existing in name only; something without substance; (surname) Kari |
伝 see styles |
chuán chuan2 ch`uan chuan fu ふ |
Japanese variant of 傳|传 (1) legend; tradition; (2) biography; life; (3) method; way; (4) horseback transportation and communication relay system used in ancient Japan; (surname) Fu |
価 see styles |
jià jia4 chia ka か |
Japanese variant of 價|价 (n-suf,ctr) {chem} (See 原子価・げんしか,イオン価・イオンか) valence; valency |
倭 see styles |
wō wo1 wo yamato やまと |
dwarf; Japanese (derog.) (old) (1) (mathematics term) sum; (2) harmony; peace; (n,n-pref,adj-no) (3) Japan; Japanese-style; (1) Yamato; ancient province corresponding to modern-day Nara Prefecture; (2) (ancient) Japan; (can act as adjective) (3) Japanese; (surname, given name) Yamato |
倹 see styles |
jiǎn jian3 chien ken けん |
Japanese variant of 儉|俭[jian3] economizing; thriftiness; prudence; frugality; (given name) Ken |
働 see styles |
xx xx5 xx hataraki はたらき |
(Japanese kokuji) labor; work (surname) Hataraki |
児 see styles |
ér er2 erh kosaki こさき |
Japanese variant of 兒|儿[er2] (n-suf,n) (1) child; boy; (pronoun) (2) (archaism) (used by children to their parents, etc.) I; me; (surname) Kosaki |
兜 see styles |
dōu dou1 tou kabuto かぶと |
pocket; bag; to wrap up or hold in a bag; to move in a circle; to canvas or solicit; to take responsibility for; to disclose in detail; combat armor (old) helmet (of armor, armour); headpiece; (place-name, surname) Kabuto Helmet, hood; pocket, bag; translit. tu. |
入 see styles |
rù ru4 ju kaeru かえる |
to enter; to go into; to join; to become a member of; (bound form) to conform to (as in 入時|入时[ru4shi2]); abbr. for 入聲|入声[ru4sheng1]; (on product packaging, after {number n} + {classifier}) containing (n pieces) (from Japanese 入 "iri") (suf,ctr) (archaism) counter for soakings (of fabric in a dye); (surname) Kaeru To enter, entry, entrance; come, bring or take in; at home; awaken to the truth; begin to understand; to relate the mind to reality and thus evolve knowledge. |
円 see styles |
yuán yuan2 yüan meguru めぐる |
yen (Japanese currency); Japanese variant of 圓|圆 (1) circle; (n,n-pref) (2) entirety; whole; full; complete; (3) (slang) money; dough; moola; (4) enclosure inside a castle's walls; (5) (ksb:) soft-shelled turtle; (suffix) (6) suffix for ship names; suffix for names of people (esp. infants); suffix for names of swords, armour, musical instruments, etc.; suffix for names of dogs, horses, etc.; (1) yen; Japanese monetary unit; (2) circle; (female given name) Meguru |
冉 see styles |
rǎn ran3 jan zen ぜん |
edge of a tortoiseshell; used in 冉冉[ran3 ran3] (surname) Zen |
剤 see styles |
jì ji4 chi zai ざい |
Japanese variant of 劑|剂 (suffix noun) medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose |
剰 see styles |
shèng sheng4 sheng amatsusae あまつさえ amassae あまっさえ |
Japanese variant of 剩[sheng4] (irregular okurigana usage) (adverb) (kana only) besides (usu. negative nuance); moreover; in addition |
労 see styles |
láo lao2 lao rou / ro ろう |
Japanese variant of 勞|劳 labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work; effort; striving; (given name) Rou |
勧 see styles |
quàn quan4 ch`üan chüan tsutomu つとむ |
Japanese variant of 勸|劝 (male given name) Tsutomu |
匁 see styles |
xx xx5 xx monme もんめ |
(Japanese kokuji) momme (Japanese unit of weight equal to 3.75 grams) monme (unit of weight, 3.75 g) |
単 see styles |
dān dan1 tan tan たん |
Japanese variant of 單|单 (prefix) (1) single; simple; (2) (abbreviation) (See 単試合) singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); (3) (abbreviation) (See 単勝式) win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race); (surname) Tan |
厳 see styles |
yán yan2 yen tsuyoshi つよし |
Japanese variant of 嚴|严 (adj-t,adv-to) strict; stern; (male given name) Tsuyoshi |
句 see styles |
jù ju4 chü ku く |
sentence; clause; phrase; classifier for phrases or lines of verse (n,n-suf) (1) section (i.e. of text); sentence; passage; paragraph; (n,n-suf) (2) {ling} phrase; (n,n-suf) (3) verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); (n,n-suf) (4) haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.; (n,n-suf) (5) maxim; saying; idiom; expression; (n,n-suf) (6) {comp} clause (e.g. in a database query language) A sentence, phrase, clause; also used for a place. |
呂 吕 see styles |
lǚ lu:3 lü roi ろい |
pitchpipe, pitch standard, one of the twelve semitones in the traditional tone system (1) (abbreviation) {music} bass range (in Japanese music); (2) (See 十二律,律・6) six even-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale; (3) (See 呂旋) Japanese seven-tone gagaku scale similar to Mixolydian mode (corresp. to: re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do); (surname) Roi |
呉 see styles |
wú wu2 wu gou / go ごう |
Japanese variant of 吳|吴[Wu2] (1) Wu (region in China, south of the lower Yangtze); (2) (hist) Wu (kingdom in China during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms era; 902-937 CE); Southern Wu; (3) (hist) (See 三国・2) Wu (kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms era; 222-280 CE); Eastern Wu; Sun Wu; (4) (hist) Wu (kingdom in China during the Spring and Autumn era; 11th century-473 BCE); (surname) Gou Wu |
商 see styles |
shāng shang1 shang shouzaki / shozaki しょうざき |
commerce; merchant; dealer; to consult; 2nd note in pentatonic scale; quotient (as in 智商[zhi4 shang1], intelligence quotient) (1) {math} (See 積・1) quotient; (2) business; merchant; dealer; (3) (See 五音) second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); (4) (hist) (See 殷) Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty; (surname) Shouzaki To consult arrange; trade, a merchant; translit. śaṇ, saṃ, śa, śā. |
喝 see styles |
hè he4 ho katsu かつ |
to shout (interjection) (1) exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen); (2) scolding or threatening with a shout To shout, bawl, call, scold; to drink. |
喩 see styles |
yù yu4 yü yui ゆい |
Japanese variant of 喻 (personal name) Yui Illustrate, example; to know 宗因喩q.v. The example (dṛṣṭānta) in a syllogism. |
営 see styles |
yíng ying2 ying |
Japanese variant of 營|营 |
回 see styles |
huí hui2 hui meguri めぐり |
to circle; to go back; to turn around; to answer; to return; to revolve; Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims); time; classifier for acts of a play; section or chapter (of a classic book) (counter) (1) counter for occurrences; (2) a time; an instance; (3) inning (baseball); round; game; (n,n-suf) (4) (colloquialism) episode; chapter; instalment; (5) (abbreviation) (See 回族) Hui (people); (6) (abbreviation) (See 回教) Islam; (surname) Meguri turn |
団 see styles |
tuán tuan2 t`uan tuan dantaka だんたか |
Japanese variant of 團|团 (n,n-suf) group; body; party; company; troupe; gang; corps; ring; (surname) Dantaka |
囲 see styles |
wéi wei2 wei kakoi かこい |
Japanese variant of 圍|围[wei2] (surname) Kakoi |
図 see styles |
tú tu2 t`u tu hakaru はかる |
Japanese variant of 圖|图 (n,n-suf) (1) drawing; picture; diagram; figure; illustration; chart; graph; (2) sight; scene; (given name) Hakaru |
圈 see styles |
quān quan1 ch`üan chüan |
circle; ring; loop (CL:個|个[ge4]); classifier for loops, orbits, laps of race etc; to surround; to circle |
圏 see styles |
quān quan1 ch`üan chüan ken けん |
Japanese variant of 圈 (suffix) (1) sphere; circle; range; area; zone; bloc; (2) {math} category |
圓 圆 see styles |
yuán yuan2 yüan maru まる |
circle; round; circular; spherical; (of the moon) full; unit of Chinese currency (yuan); tactful; to make consistent and whole (the narrative of a dream or a lie) (out-dated kanji) (1) yen; Japanese monetary unit; (2) circle; (personal name) Maru Round, all-round, full-orbed, inclusive, all-embracing, whole, perfect, complete. |
圜 see styles |
yuán yuan2 yüan |
circle; round |
圧 see styles |
yā ya1 ya agu あぐ |
Japanese variant of 壓|压[ya1] (See 圧力・1) pressure; force; (personal name) Agu |
垈 see styles |
dài dai4 tai nuta ぬた |
used in place names; Japanese -nuta; Korean -dae (place-name) Nuta |
塁 see styles |
lěi lei3 lei rui るい |
Japanese variant of 壘|垒 (1) {baseb} base; bag; sack; (2) fortress; stronghold; (male given name) Rui |
塩 see styles |
yán yan2 yen shio しお |
Japanese variant of 鹽|盐 (1) salt; common salt; table salt; sodium chloride; (2) hardship; toil; trouble; (3) {food} saltiness; (prefix noun) (4) (colloquialism) cold; unwelcoming; indifferent; (surname, female given name) Shio |
増 see styles |
zēng zeng1 tseng masuzaki ますざき |
Japanese variant of 增[zeng1] increase; (surname) Masuzaki |
壊 see styles |
huài huai4 huai kai かい |
Japanese variant of 壞|坏[huai4] (male given name) Kai |
壌 see styles |
rǎng rang3 jang yutaka ゆたか |
Japanese variant of 壤[rang3] (given name) Yutaka |
壱 see styles |
yī yi1 i hito ひと |
Japanese variant of 壹[yi1] (num,pref) (1) one; (adj-no,suf) (2) best; (can be adjective with の) (3) first; foremost; (4) beginning; start; (5) bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.); (personal name) Hito |
売 see styles |
mài mai4 mai |
Japanese variant of 賣|卖[mai4] |
変 see styles |
biàn bian4 pien hen へん |
Japanese variant of 變|变[bian4] (noun or adjectival noun) (1) strange; odd; peculiar; weird; curious; queer; eccentric; funny; suspicious; fishy; (2) unexpected; (3) change; (4) incident; disturbance; disaster; accident; (prefix noun) (5) (music) flat |
㍽ see styles |
dà zhèng da4 zheng4 ta cheng hiromasa ひろまさ |
Taishō, Japanese era name, corresponding to the reign (1912-1926) of emperor Yoshihito 嘉仁[Jia1 ren2] (hist) Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era; (personal name) Hiromasa |
奨 see styles |
jiǎng jiang3 chiang masaru まさる |
Japanese variant of 獎|奖[jiang3] (personal name) Masaru |
姫 see styles |
jī ji1 chi remon れもん |
Japanese variant of 姬; princess; imperial concubine (1) princess; young lady of noble birth; (n-suf,n) (2) girl; (prefix) (3) small; cute; lesser (in names of species); (4) (archaism) (kyb:) prostitute; (female given name) Remon |
娯 see styles |
yú yu2 yü |
Japanese variant of 娛|娱[yu2] |
嬢 see styles |
niáng niang2 niang jou / jo じょう |
Japanese variant of 孃|娘[niang2] (1) unmarried woman; (suffix noun) (2) Miss; (3) -ess; -ette; (female given name) Jō |
実 see styles |
shí shi2 shih minoru みのる |
Japanese variant of 實|实 (noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) truth; reality; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) (じつ only) sincerity; honesty; fidelity; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (3) (じつ only) content; substance; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (4) (じつ only) (good) result; (m,f) Minoru |
寛 see styles |
kuān kuan1 k`uan kuan yururuka ゆるるか |
Japanese variant of 寬|宽 (adj-nari) (archaism) relaxed; (female given name) Yururuka |
対 see styles |
duì dui4 tui tsuizaki ついざき |
Japanese variant of 對|对[dui4] (1) pair; couple; set; (2) (See 対句) antithesis; (counter) (3) counter for items that come in pairs; (counter) (4) counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.); (surname) Tsuizaki |
専 see styles |
zhuān zhuan1 chuan makoto まこと |
Japanese variant of 專|专 (suffix noun) (1) (slang) exclusively doing ...; person who exclusively does ...; fetish for ...; someone with a fetish for ...; (2) (obsolete) first; most important thing; number one priority; (given name) Makoto |
尭 see styles |
yáo yao2 yao takashi たかし |
Japanese variant of 堯|尧[yao2] (s,m) Takashi |
峠 see styles |
xx xx5 xx dougesaki / dogesaki どうげさき |
(Japanese kokuji) mountain pass; (fig.) crisis point; pr. tōge (n,n-suf) (1) (mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; (2) peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis; critical point; most difficult part; (surname) Dougesaki |
崢 峥 see styles |
zhēng zheng1 cheng zen ぜん |
used in 崢嶸|峥嵘[zheng1rong2] (personal name) Zen |
嶋 see styles |
dǎo dao3 tao nozomi のぞみ |
variant of 島|岛[dao3], island; used as second component of Japanese names with phonetic value -shima or -jima (1) island; (2) (kana only) territory (of a prostitute, organized crime gang, etc.); turf; (female given name) Nozomi |
嶌 see styles |
dǎo dao3 tao hamashima はましま |
variant of 島|岛[dao3], island; used in Japanese names with reading -shima or -jima (surname) Hamashima |
巌 see styles |
yán yan2 yen take たけ |
Japanese variant of 巖|岩[yan2] huge rock; (1) rock; boulder; (2) crag; cliff; (3) anchor; (given name) Take |
巣 see styles |
cháo chao2 ch`ao chao su す |
Japanese variant of 巢 (1) nest; rookery; breeding place; hive; (2) den; (3) haunt; (4) (spider's) web; (surname) Su |
巻 see styles |
juǎn juan3 chüan maki まき |
Japanese variant of 卷[juan3] (n,ctr) (1) volume (of book); reel (of film); (n,ctr) (2) scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.); (p,s,f) Maki |
帯 see styles |
dài dai4 tai obi おび |
Japanese variant of 帶|带 (suffix noun) band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.); (surname) Obi |
帰 see styles |
guī gui1 kuei ki き |
Japanese variant of 歸|归 (given name) Ki |
㍻ see styles |
píng chéng ping2 cheng2 p`ing ch`eng ping cheng heisei / hese へいせい |
Heisei, Japanese era name, corresponding to the reign (1989-2019) of emperor Akihito 明仁[Ming2 ren2] Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30); (place-name) Heisei |
庁 see styles |
tīng ting1 t`ing ting chou / cho ちょう |
Japanese variant of 廳|厅 (n,n-suf) government office; agency; board; (place-name) Chō |
庇 see styles |
bì bi4 pi hisashi ひさし |
to protect; cover; shelter; hide or harbor (1) (archit) (kana only) eaves (of roof); (2) (archit) narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; (3) visor (of cap); brim; peak; (4) (abbreviation) classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle; (surname) Hisashi to hide |
廂 厢 see styles |
xiāng xiang1 hsiang hisashi ひさし |
box (in theater); side room; side (1) (archit) (kana only) eaves (of roof); (2) (archit) narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; (3) visor (of cap); brim; peak; (4) (abbreviation) classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle |
廃 see styles |
fèi fei4 fei |
Japanese variant of 廢|废[fei4] |
弁 see styles |
biàn bian4 pien wakachi わかち |
(old) cap (garment); military officer of low rank (in former times); preceding (1) speech; tongue; talk; eloquence; (suffix noun) (2) dialect; brogue; accent; (3) (abbreviation) bento; Japanese box lunch; (4) petal; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (5) valve; (6) Oversight Department; division of the daijokan under the ritsuryo system responsible for controlling central and provincial governmental offices; (given name) Wakachi |
弐 see styles |
èr er4 erh futa ふた fuu / fu ふう fu ふ ni に |
Japanese variant of 貳|贰[er4] (numeric) two |
弭 see styles |
mǐ mi3 mi mi はず |
to stop; repress (1) (kana only) expectation that something took place, will take place or was in some state; it should be so; bound to be; expected to be; must be; (2) nock (of a bow); (3) nock (of an arrow); (4) (sumo) nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); (5) wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out Stop, put down. |
弾 see styles |
dàn dan4 tan hazumu はずむ |
Japanese variant of 彈|弹 (counter) (1) (esp. as 第〜弾, e.g. 第２弾) counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); (counter) (2) counter for bullets; (female given name) Hazumu |
形 see styles |
xíng xing2 hsing kata かた |
to appear; to look; form; shape (suffix) (1) form; (2) (abbreviation) {gramm} (part of speech tag used in dictionaries) (See 形容詞) adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese); (surname) Kata Form, figure, appearance, the body. |
徴 see styles |
zhēng zheng1 cheng chou / cho ちょう |
Japanese variant of 徵|征 (1) (See 徴・しるし) sign; indication; symptom; (2) call; summons; (3) requisition; expropriation; (surname, given name) Chō |
応 see styles |
yìng ying4 ying kotae こたえ |
Japanese variant of 應|应 (1) agreement; affirmative; (interjection) (2) aye; yes; OK; okay; yeah; all right; (female given name) Kotae |
恵 see styles |
huì hui4 hui meguru めぐる |
Japanese variant of 惠[hui4] (1) wisdom; enlightenment; (2) (Buddhist term) prajna (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path); wisdom; (female given name) Meguru |
悩 see styles |
nǎo nao3 nao usune うすね |
Japanese variant of 惱|恼 (personal name) Usune |
悪 see styles |
è e4 o aku あく |
Japanese variant of 惡|恶[e4] (1) wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad guy; (2) bad child; naughty child; brat; (prefix noun) (3) bad thing; mischief; (can act as adjective) (4) excessive; unrestrained; overindulgent; (surname) Aku |
懐 see styles |
huái huai2 huai yukashi ゆかし |
Japanese variant of 懷|怀[huai2] (1) bosom; bust; (2) (breast) pocket; purse; handbag; (female given name) Yukashi |
戦 see styles |
zhàn zhan4 chan sen せん |
Japanese variant of 戰|战 (suffix) (1) war; battle; (suffix) (2) match; game; competition; (surname) Sen |
戻 see styles |
lì li4 li |
Japanese variant of 戾[li4] |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
This page contains 100 results for "Enso - Japanese Zen Circle" 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.
Just because a word appears here does not mean it is appropriate for a tattoo, your business name, etc. Please consult a professional before doing anything stupid with this data.
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No warranty as to the correctness, potential vulgarity, or clarity is expressed or implied. We did not write any of these definitions (though we occasionally act as a contributor/editor to the CC-CEDICT project). You are using this dictionary for free, and you get what you pay for.
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