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Simple Dictionary Definition |
一日 see styles |
yī rì yi1 ri4 i jih hitohi ひとひ |
(n,adv) (1) (dated) one day; (adv,n) (2) (dated) all day (long); the whole day; (3) (poetic term) 1st day of the month; (place-name) Hitoichi A sun, or day from sunrise to sunset. |
一旦 see styles |
yī dàn yi1 dan4 i tan ittan いったん |
in case (something happens); if; once (something happens, then...); when; in a short time; in one day (adverb) (1) (kana only) once; (adverb) (2) (kana only) for a short time; briefly; temporarily; (3) (archaism) one morning; (place-name) Ittan once (something should happen...) |
一時 一时 see styles |
yī shí yi1 shi2 i shih ichiji いちじ |
a period of time; a while; for a short while; temporary; momentary; at the same time (n,adv) (1) one o'clock; (n,adv) (2) once; at one time; formerly; before; (n,adv,adj-no) (3) (in weather forecasts, indicates that a given condition will hold for less than one-quarter of the forecast period) for a time; for a while; for the time being; for the present; for the moment; temporarily; (4) (See 一時に) a time; one time; once; (personal name) Kazutoki ekasmin samaye (Pali: ekaṃ samayaṃ); "on one occasion,' part of the usual opening phrase of a sūtra— "Thus have I heard, once,' etc. A period, e.g. a session of expounding a sūtra. |
一會 一会 see styles |
yī huì yi1 hui4 i hui ichi e |
a moment; a while; in a moment; also pr. [yi1 hui3] one meeting |
一瞬 see styles |
yī shùn yi1 shun4 i shun isshun いっしゅん |
one instant; very short time; the twinkle of an eye (n,adv) instant; moment; for an instant a single moment |
一號 一号 see styles |
yī hào yi1 hao4 i hao |
first day of the month; toilet; (slang) top (in a homosexual relationship) See: 一号 |
一食 see styles |
yī shí yi1 shi2 i shih isshoku; ichijiki いっしょく; いちじき |
(1) one meal; (2) (いちじき only) {Buddh} one meal (a day) A meal a day, one of the twelve dhūtas. |
七七 see styles |
qī qī qi1 qi1 ch`i ch`i chi chi nana なな |
(female given name) Nana The period of forty-nine days after death, when masses are said every seventh day till the seventh seventh day. |
七夕 see styles |
qī xī qi1 xi1 ch`i hsi chi hsi nayuu / nayu なゆう |
double seven festival, evening of seventh of lunar seventh month; girls' festival; Chinese Valentine's day, when Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女 are allowed their annual meeting Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver; (female given name) Nayū |
七夜 see styles |
shichiya しちや |
celebration of a child's seventh day; (female given name) Nanayo |
七日 see styles |
qī rì qi1 ri4 ch`i jih chi jih nanoka なのか |
(adverbial noun) (1) the seventh day of the month; (2) seven days; (female given name) Nanoka seven days |
丈夫 see styles |
zhàng fu zhang4 fu5 chang fu joubu / jobu じょうぶ |
husband; CL:個|个[ge4] (adjectival noun) (sometimes じょうふ) healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable; (given name) Masurao A virile, zealous disciple, a man who presses forward unceasingly. |
三元 see styles |
sān yuán san1 yuan2 san yüan sangen さんげん |
(old) first place in civil service examinations at three levels: provincial 解元[jie4 yuan2], metropolitan 會元|会元[hui4 yuan2] and palace 狀元|状元[zhuang4 yuan2] (1) (See 上元,中元・1,下元) 15th day of the 1st, 7th and 10th lunar months; (2) heaven, earth and man; (3) January 1; New Year's Day; (can act as adjective) (4) {chem} ternary; (female given name) Miyuki |
三八 see styles |
sān bā san1 ba1 san pa sanpachi さんぱち |
International Women's Day 婦女節|妇女节[Fu4 nu:3 jie2], 8th March; foolish; stupid (1) three and eight; (2) (abbreviation) (See 三八式歩兵銃) Arisaka Type 38 rifle; (personal name) Miya (days ending with the number) 3 and 8 |
三尸 see styles |
sanshi さんし |
(See 庚申待) the three worms (in Taoism); worms that inhabit the human gut and, on the eve of the 57th day of the sexagenary cycle, ascend to heaven during one's sleep to report on one's wrongdoings |
三日 see styles |
sān rì san1 ri4 san jih mikkaichi みっかいち |
(1) the third day of the month; (2) three days; (place-name) Mikkaichi 3 days |
三時 三时 see styles |
sān shí san1 shi2 san shih mitoki みとき |
(adverbial noun) (1) 3 o'clock; (2) 3 o'clock snack; (personal name) Mitoki The three divisions of the day, i.e. dawn, daylight, and sunset; or morning, noon, and evening; also the three periods, after his nirvāṇa, of every Buddha's teaching, viz., 正 correct, or the period of orthodoxy and vigour, 像 semblance, or the period of scholasticism, and 末 end, the period of decline and termination. |
三河 see styles |
sān hé san1 he2 san ho mikawa みかわ |
Sanhe, county-level city in Langfang 廊坊[Lang2 fang2], Hebei (hist) Mikawa (former province located in the east of present-day Aichi Prefecture); (place-name, surname) Mikawa |
三蘊 三蕴 see styles |
sān yùn san1 yun4 san yün san'un |
The three kinds of skandhas, aggregations, or combinations, into which all life may be expressed according to the 化地 or Mahīśāsakāh school: 一念蘊 combination for a moment, momentary existence; 一期蘊 combination for a period, e.g. a single human lifetime; 窮生死蘊 the total existence of all beings. |
三覆 三复 see styles |
sān fù san1 fu4 san fu mitsubuchi みつぶち |
(personal name) Mitsubuchi denote a day in each of the first, fifth, and ninth months when the recording angels of the four Lokapālas report on the conduct of each individual. See also 三覆八校. |
三食 see styles |
sanshoku さんしょく |
three meals (a day) |
上元 see styles |
shàng yuán shang4 yuan2 shang yüan jougen / jogen じょうげん |
15th day of the 1st lunar month; (surname) Kamimoto The fifteenth of the first moon. See 孟蘭盆. |
上前 see styles |
shàng qián shang4 qian2 shang ch`ien shang chien uwamae うわまえ |
to advance; to step forward (1) (See 下前) part of the fabric that is wrapped farthest from the skin when wearing a garment that is wrapped in front of one (such as a kimono); (2) (See 上米・うわまい・1) percentage; commission; (surname) Kamimae |
上天 see styles |
shàng tiān shang4 tian1 shang t`ien shang tien jouten / joten じょうてん |
Heaven; Providence; God; the sky above; to fly skywards; (euphemism) to die; to pass away; the previous day (or days) (1) (See 下土) sky; the heavens; (2) God; the Lord; the Creator; the Supreme Being; (3) ascension (into heaven); (surname) Jōten to ascend to heaven |
上総 see styles |
kazusa かずさ |
(hist) Kazusa (former province located in the central part of present-day Chiba Prefecture); (surname) Jōsou |
上野 see styles |
shàng yě shang4 ye3 shang yeh kouzuke / kozuke こうずけ |
Ueno, district in Taitō Ward, Tokyo; Ueno (Japanese surname) (hist) Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture); (place-name) Wano |
下る see styles |
sagaru さがる |
(irregular okurigana usage) (v5r,vi) (1) to come down; to go down; to fall; to drop; to sink; to get lower; (2) to hang; to dangle; (3) to move back; to step back; to withdraw; to retire; (4) to deteriorate; to fall off; to be downgraded; (5) to get closer to the present day; (6) to go south; (v5r,vi) (1) to descend; to go down; to come down; (2) to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); (3) to pass (of time); (4) to surrender; to capitulate; (5) (often in neg. form) to be less than; to be inferior to; (6) to have the runs; to have diarrhea; (place-name) Sagaru |
下元 see styles |
xià yuán xia4 yuan2 hsia yüan kagen かげん |
15th day of the 10th lunar month; (surname) Shimomoto The fifteenth of the tenth moon; cf. 孟蘭盆. |
下工 see styles |
xià gōng xia4 gong1 hsia kung shimoku しもく |
to knock off (at the end of a day's work); to finish work (place-name) Shimoku |
下旬 see styles |
xià xún xia4 xun2 hsia hsün gejun げじゅん |
last third of the month (See 上旬,中旬) last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month |
下校 see styles |
gekou / geko げこう |
(n,vs,vi) leaving school (at the end of the day); getting out of school; coming home from school |
下総 see styles |
shimousa / shimosa しもうさ |
(hist) Shimōsa (former province located in parts of present-day Chiba, Ibaraki, Saitama and Tokyo prefectures); (place-name, surname) Shimofusa |
且慢 see styles |
qiě màn qie3 man4 ch`ieh man chieh man |
to wait a moment; do not go too soon |
中今 see styles |
nakaima なかいま |
(archaism) the present (esp. as a privileged moment in eternity); (surname) Nakaima |
中元 see styles |
zhōng yuán zhong1 yuan2 chung yüan chuugen / chugen ちゅうげん |
Ghost Festival on 15th day of 7th lunar month when offerings are made to the deceased (1) 15th day of the 7th lunar month; (last day of) Bon lantern festival; (2) (See お中元) mid-year gift; summer gift; Bon Festival gifts; (surname) Nakamoto The fifteenth of the seventh moon; see 孟蘭盆. |
中日 see styles |
zhōng rì zhong1 ri4 chung jih nakabi なかび |
China-Japan middle day (of a sumo tournament, theatrical run, etc.); (o) Chunichi Dragons (Japanese baseball team) (abbreviation) |
中旬 see styles |
zhōng xún zhong1 xun2 chung hsün chuujun / chujun ちゅうじゅん |
middle third of a month (See 上旬,下旬) middle ten days of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month |
中春 see styles |
nakaharu なかはる |
(1) (obsolete) second month of the lunar calendar; (2) (obscure) 15th day of the second month of the lunar calendar (around mid-spring); (surname) Nakaharu |
中神 see styles |
nakajin なかじん |
Ten'ichijin; Nakagami; god of fortune in Onmyodo who descends to the northeast on the 46th day of the sexagenary cycle and completes a clockwise circuit, spending five days on each cardinal point and six days on each ordinal point, returning to heaven from the north on the 30th day of the next sexagenary cycle; travelling in the direction of Ten'ichijin is considered unlucky; (surname) Nakajin |
中秋 see styles |
zhōng qiū zhong1 qiu1 chung ch`iu chung chiu nakaaki / nakaki なかあき |
the Mid-autumn festival, the traditional moon-viewing festival on the 15th of the 8th lunar month 15th day of the 8th lunar month; (surname) Nakaaki |
中衛 中卫 see styles |
zhōng wèi zhong1 wei4 chung wei chuuei / chue ちゅうえい |
Zhongwei, prefecture-level city in Ningxia middle guard; halfback (e.g. football); center forward (e.g. volleyball); centre forward; (surname) Nakaei |
中都 see styles |
zhōng dū zhong1 du1 chung tu nakato なかと |
Zhongdu, capital of China during the Jin Dynasty (1115-1234), modern day Beijing (surname) Nakato |
中鋒 中锋 see styles |
zhōng fēng zhong1 feng1 chung feng |
midfielder; center (basketball); center forward (hockey, football) |
丹後 see styles |
tango たんご |
(hist) Tango (former province located in the north of present-day Kyoto Prefecture); (s,f) Tango; (place-name) Tango (old name for north Kyoto Prefecture) |
丹波 see styles |
tanba たんば |
(hist) Tanba (former province located in parts of present-day Kyoto, Hyogo and Osaka prefectures); (surname) Niwa |
主日 see styles |
zhǔ rì zhu3 ri4 chu jih shujitsu しゅじつ |
Sabbath; Sunday the Sabbath; the Lord's Day |
久仰 see styles |
jiǔ yǎng jiu3 yang3 chiu yang |
honorific: I've long looked forward to meeting you.; It's an honor to meet you at last. |
久慕 see styles |
jiǔ mù jiu3 mu4 chiu mu |
lit. I've admired you for a long time (honorific).; I've been looking forward to meeting you.; It's an honor to meet you at last. |
九夏 see styles |
jiǔ xià jiu3 xia4 chiu hsia kyuuka / kyuka きゅうか |
summer nine ten day periods in summer |
九日 see styles |
kokonoka ここのか |
(1) the ninth day of the month; (2) nine days; (out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (1) the ninth day of the month; (2) nine days; (place-name) Kokonoka |
事機 事机 see styles |
shì jī shi4 ji1 shih chi |
confidential aspects of a matter; secrets; key moment for action |
二日 see styles |
futsukaichi ふつかいち |
(1) second day of the month; (2) two days; (place-name) Futsukaichi |
二號 二号 see styles |
èr hào er4 hao4 erh hao |
2nd day of the month See: 二号 |
二食 see styles |
èr shí er4 shi2 erh shih nishoku; nijiki(ok) にしょく; にじき(ok) |
two meals; (eating) two meals a day The two kinds of food: (1) (a) The joy of the Law; (b) the bliss of meditation. (2) (a)The right kind of monk's livelihood - by mendicancy; (b) the wrong kind - by any other means. |
二鼠 see styles |
èr shǔ er4 shu3 erh shu niso |
The black and white rats - night and day. |
五七 see styles |
wǔ qī wu3 qi1 wu ch`i wu chi goshichi ごしち |
memorial activity 35 days after a person's death (1) five and seven; (2) (abbreviation) (See 五七日) 35th day after a person's death |
五日 see styles |
itsukaichi いつかいち |
(1) the fifth day of the month; (2) five days; (place-name) Itsukaichi |
五時 五时 see styles |
wǔ shí wu3 shi2 wu shih goji |
(五時教) The five periods or divisions of Śākyamuni's teaching. According to Tiantai they are (1) 華嚴時 the Avataṃsaka or first period in three divisions each of seven days, after his enlightenment, when he preached the content, of this sutra; (2) 鹿苑時 the twelve years of his preaching the Āgamas 阿含 in the Deer Park; (3) 方等時 the eight years of preaching Mahāyāna-cum-Hīnayāna doctrines, the vaipulya period; (4) 般若時 the twenty-two years of his preaching the prajñā or wisdom sutras; (5) 法華涅槃時 the eight years of his preaching the Lotus Sutra and, in a day and a night, the Nirvana Sutra. According to the Nirvana School (now part of the Tiantai) they are (1) 三乘別教 the period when the differentiated teaching began and the distinction of the three vehicles, as represented by the 四諦 Four Noble Truths for śrāvakas, the 十二因緣 Twelve Nidānas for pratyekabuddhas, and the 六度 Six Pāramitās for bodhisattvas; (2) 三乘通教 the teaching common to all three vehicles, as seen in the 般若經; (3) 抑揚教 the teaching of the 維摩經, the 思益梵天所問經, and other sutras olling the bodhisattva teaching at the expense of that for śrāvakas; (4) 同歸教 the common objective teaching calling all three vehicles, through the Lotus, to union in the one vehicle; (5) 常住教 the teaehmg of eternal life i. e. the revelation through the Nirvana sutra of the eternity of Buddhahood; these five are also called 有相; 無相; 抑揚; 曾三歸—; and 圓常. According to 劉虬 Liu Chiu of the 晉 Chin dynasty, the teaching is divided into 頓 immediate and 漸 gradual attainment, the latter having five divisions called 五時教 similar to those of the Tiantai group. According to 法寶 Fabao of the Tang dynasty the five are (1) 小乘; (2) 般着 or 大乘; (3) 深密 or 三乘; (4) 法華 or 一乘; (5) 涅槃 or 佛性教. |
五法 see styles |
wǔ fǎ wu3 fa3 wu fa gohō |
pañcadharma. The five laws or categories, of which four groups are as follows: I. 相名五法 The five categories of form and name: (1) 相 appearances, or phenomena; (2) 名 their names; (3) 分別 sometimes called 妄想 ordinary mental discrimination of them— (1) and (2) are objective, (3) subjective; (4) 正智 corrective wisdom, which corrects the deficiencies and errors of the last: (5) 如如 the 眞如 Bhutatathata or absolute wisdom, reached through the 如理智 understanding of the law of the absolute, or ultimate truth. II. 事理五法 The five categories into which things and their principles are divided: (1) 心法 mind; (2) 心所法 mental conditions or activities; (3) 色法 the actual states or categories as conceived; (4) 不相應法 hypothetic categories, 唯識 has twenty-four, the Abhidharma fourteen; (5) 無爲法 the state of rest, or the inactive principle pervading all things; the first four are the 事 and the last the 理. III. 理智五法 cf. 五智; the five categories of essential wisdom: (1) 眞如 the absolute; (2) 大圓鏡智 wisdom as the great perfect mirror reflecting all things; (3) 平等性智 wisdom of the equal Buddha nature of all beings; (4) 妙觀察智 wisdom of mystic insight into all things and removal of ignorance and doubt; (5) 成所作智 wisdom perfect in action and bringing blessing to self and others. IV. 提婆五法 The five obnoxious rules of Devadatta: not to take milk in any form, nor meat, nor salt; to wear unshaped garments, and to live apart. Another set is: to wear cast-off rags, beg food, have only one set meal a day, dwell in the open, and abstain from all kinds of flesh, milk, etc. |
五號 五号 see styles |
wǔ hào wu3 hao4 wu hao |
the fifth; fifth day of a month |
亙古 亘古 see styles |
gèn gǔ gen4 gu3 ken ku kouko / koko こうこ |
throughout time; from ancient times (up to the present) (archaism) (See 亘古) from long ago up until the present day |
交九 see styles |
jiāo jiǔ jiao1 jiu3 chiao chiu |
the coldest period of the year; three nine day periods after the winter solstice |
亹亹 see styles |
wěi wěi wei3 wei3 wei wei bibi |
diligently; relentlessly; pressing forward tirelessly |
人日 see styles |
ninnichi; ninbi にんにち; にんび |
man-day; person-day |
今わ see styles |
imawa いまわ |
one's dying moment or hour |
今世 see styles |
jīn shì jin1 shi4 chin shih konse; konze; konsei / konse; konze; konse こんせ; こんぜ; こんせい |
this life; this age (1) {Buddh} (See 現世・1) this world; this life; (2) (こんせい only) (obsolete) this generation; present day; (female given name) Imayo this world |
今人 see styles |
jīn rén jin1 ren2 chin jen konjin こんじん |
modern people present-day people; people of this world; (personal name) Imajin |
今度 see styles |
kondo こんど |
(n,adv) (1) this time; now; (n,adv) (2) next time; another time; shortly; soon; (n,adv) (3) recently; lately; the other day; (surname) Kondo |
今文 see styles |
jīn wén jin1 wen2 chin wen konmon |
present-day writing |
今方 see styles |
imagata いまがた |
(adv,n) a moment ago; (surname) Imakata |
今日 see styles |
jīn rì jin1 ri4 chin jih kyou(gikun)(p); konnichi(p); konchi; konjitsu / kyo(gikun)(p); konnichi(p); konchi; konjitsu きょう(gikun)(P); こんにち(P); こんち; こんじつ |
today (n,adv) (1) today; this day; (n,adv) (2) (こんにち only) these days; recently; nowadays; (female given name) Kyō today |
今時 今时 see styles |
jīn shí jin1 shi2 chin shih konji こんじ |
(n,adv) (form) (See 今時・いまどき・1) now; currently; presently; nowadays; present day; these days; (surname) Imatoki now |
今程 see styles |
imahodo いまほど |
recently; a moment before |
今際 see styles |
imawa いまわ |
one's dying moment or hour |
介爾 介尔 see styles |
jiè ěr jie4 er3 chieh erh keni |
A transient thought, see kṣaṇa 刹. |
仏滅 see styles |
butsumetsu ぶつめつ |
(1) Buddha's death; (2) (See 六曜) very unlucky day (in the traditional calendar) |
他年 see styles |
tanen たねん |
(n,adv) some other year; some day |
他日 see styles |
tā rì ta1 ri4 t`a jih ta jih tajitsu たじつ |
(literary) some day; (literary) days in the past (n,adv) some day; hereafter; at some future time other days |
代休 see styles |
daikyuu / daikyu だいきゅう |
(abbreviation) compensatory holiday (for working on a day off); time in lieu |
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 |
仲秋 see styles |
zhòng qiū zhong4 qiu1 chung ch`iu chung chiu nakaaki / nakaki なかあき |
second month of autumn; 8th month of the lunar calendar (1) 15th day of the 8th lunar month; (2) (obsolete) eighth month of the lunar calendar; 15th day of the 8th lunar month; (surname) Nakaaki |
企盼 see styles |
qǐ pàn qi3 pan4 ch`i p`an chi pan |
to expect; to look forward to; anxious for something; to hope (to get something) |
伊予 see styles |
iyo いよ |
(hist) Iyo (former province located in present-day Ehime Prefecture); (p,s,f) Iyo |
伊勢 see styles |
ise いせ |
(1) (hist) Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); (2) Ise (city); (surname) Tose |
伊豆 see styles |
izu いず |
(hist) Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands); (surname) Itou |
伊賀 see styles |
iga いが |
(hist) Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture); (surname) Igasaki |
休む see styles |
yasumu やすむ |
(v5m,vi) (1) to be absent; to take a day off; (v5m,vi) (2) to rest; to have a break; (v5m,vi) (3) to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep; to turn in; to retire; (v5m,vi) (4) to stop doing some ongoing activity for a time; to suspend business |
休出 see styles |
kyuushutsu / kyushutsu きゅうしゅつ |
(abbreviation) (See 休日出勤) working on a day off |
休園 see styles |
kyuuen / kyuen きゅうえん |
(n,vs,vi) (1) temporary closure (of a park, zoo, kindergarten, etc.); (n,vs,vi) (2) closing for the day |
休日 see styles |
kyuujitsu / kyujitsu きゅうじつ |
holiday; day off |
休暇 see styles |
kyuuka / kyuka きゅうか |
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work) |
会式 see styles |
eshiki えしき |
(1) {Buddh} memorial service; temple service; (2) (usu. as お会式) (See お会式) memorial service for Nichiren (13th day of the 10th month; in Nichiren Buddhism) |
伯耆 see styles |
houki / hoki ほうき |
(hist) Hōki (former province located in the central and western parts of present-day Tottori Prefecture); (place-name, surname) Houki |
但馬 see styles |
tajima たじま |
(hist) Tajima (former province located in the north of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture); (surname) Tsushima |
佐渡 see styles |
sado さど |
(1) (hist) Sado (former province located on Sado Island in present-day Niigata Prefecture); (2) Sado (island, Niigata Prefecture); (place-name, surname) Sawatari |
何日 see styles |
hé rì he2 ri4 ho jih nannichi なんにち |
when? (1) what day; (2) how many days |
何時 何时 see styles |
hé shí he2 shi2 ho shih nandoki なんどき |
when (n,adv) (1) (usu. as いつ何時) (See いつ何時・いつなんどき・2) when; at what moment; (2) (dated) (See 何時・なんじ) what time |
佛日 see styles |
fó rì fo2 ri4 fo jih butsunichi |
The Buddha-sun which drives away the darkness of ignorance; the day of Buddha. |
作擧 作举 see styles |
zuò jǔ zuo4 ju3 tso chü sako |
The accusation of sin made against particular monks by the virtuous monk who presides at the pravāraṇa gathering on the last day of the summer's rest. |
佳日 see styles |
keihi / kehi けいひ |
auspicious day; good day; lucky day; beautiful day; (female given name) Keihi |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
This page contains 100 results for "From This Moment Forward - From This Day Forward" 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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