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see styles
 shachihoko
    しゃちほこ
(1) (kana only) orca (Orcinus orca); killer whale; grampus; (2) (abbreviation) (See 鯱・しゃちほこ・1) shachi; mythical carp with the head of a tiger and the body of a fish, considered auspicious protectors of well-being; (3) (abbreviation) (See 鯱・しゃちほこ・2) roof ornament in the shape of a shachi (believed to provide protection against fire by causing rain to fall); (surname) Shachihoko


see styles
yàn
    yan4
yen
 gan
    がん
variant of 雁[yan4]
(kana only) wild goose; (1) (kana only) wild goose; (2) (kana only) (abbreviation) (colloquialism) glans; head of a penis; (surname) Gan
A wild goose.

see styles

    ye4
yeh
 nue
    ぬえ
a kind of bird similar to pheasant
(1) Japanese chimera; mythical creature with a monkey's head, tanuki's body, tiger's limbs, and a snake tail; (2) White's thrush (Zoothera dauma); (3) man of mystery; enigma; (female given name) Nue


see styles
diǎn
    dian3
tien
 ten
to touch briefly; to tap; to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list); to order (food etc); to select; to mention; to bring up (a topic or person); to hint at; to imply; to administer (eye medicine etc) in drops; to light (a fire, a lamp etc); to ignite; to nod (one's head) in agreement; to beckon by moving (one's hand) up and down; point; dot; spot; speck; dot stroke in Chinese characters; (math.) decimal point; point in time or space; (after a number) o'clock; a small amount; a bit; (after a verb or adjective) a bit more; classifier for small amounts
To dot, touch, punctuate, light, nod; the stroke of a clock; to check off; a speck, dot, drop, etc.

see styles
nóng
    nong2
nung
cold in the head catarrh of the nose

PK

see styles
p k
    p k
p k
 pii kee; piikee(sk); piikei(sk) / pi kee; pikee(sk); pike(sk)
    ピー・ケー; ピーケー(sk); ピーケイ(sk)
(slang) to take on; to challenge; to go head to head; showdown; comparison
(1) (abbreviation) {sports} (See ペナルティーキック) penalty kick; (2) (abbreviation) (See サイコキネシス) psychokinesis; (3) (abbreviation) (See パルクール) parkour

お面

see styles
 omen
    おめん
(1) (See 面・2) mask; (2) {MA} (See 面・3) striking the head (kendo)

クビ

see styles
 kubi
    クビ
(1) neck; (2) head; (3) (kana only) dismissal; discharge; firing (from a job)

ど頭

see styles
 dotama
    どたま
(kana only) (derogatory term) head; dome; bean; nob; noggin

ボケ

see styles
 boke
    ボケ
(n,suf) (1) (kana only) idiot; fool; touched in the head (from); out of it (from); space case; (2) (kana only) funny man (of a comedy duo); (in comedy) silly or stupid line; (3) Alzheimer's (impol); (kana only) bokeh; blur; lack of focus; unsharpness; (kana only) Japanese quince (Chaenomeles speciosa); flowering quince; (place-name) Boke (Guinea)

一座

see styles
yī zuò
    yi1 zuo4
i tso
 ichiza
    いちざ
(1) the whole company; the party; all those present; everyone in attendance; (n,vs,vi) (2) attendance (at a gathering); presence; (3) banquet; dinner; party; (4) troupe; (theatrical) company; (5) (See 座・8) (one) statue; (6) (archaism) top seat; head (of the table)
single seat

一身

see styles
yī shēn
    yi1 shen1
i shen
 kazumi
    かずみ
whole body; from head to toe; single person; a suit of clothes
oneself; one's body; (female given name) Kazumi
a single person

七孔

see styles
qī kǒng
    qi1 kong3
ch`i k`ung
    chi kung
the seven apertures of the human head: 2 eyes, 2 ears, 2 nostrils, 1 mouth

七穴

see styles
 shichiketsu
    しちけつ
(archaism) the seven orifices of the head (eyes, nostrils, ear canals, mouth)

七竅


七窍

see styles
qī qiào
    qi1 qiao4
ch`i ch`iao
    chi chiao
the seven apertures of the human head: 2 eyes, 2 ears, 2 nostrils, 1 mouth

三尊

see styles
sān zūn
    san1 zun1
san tsun
 sanzon; sanson
    さんぞん; さんそん
(1) (さんぞん only) {Buddh} Buddha triad; image of a Buddha attended by two Bodhisattvas; (2) (さんぞん only) {Buddh} (See 三宝) The Three Jewels; Buddha, the teachings of Buddha, and the community of monks and nuns; (3) (さんぞん only) (See 三尊天井) head and shoulders (stock price, etc. chart pattern); (4) the three people one must esteem: master, father, teacher
The three honoured ones: Buddha, the Law, the Ecclesia or Order. Others are: Amitābha, Avalokiteśvara, and Mahāsthāmaprāpta, who, according to the Pure-land sect, come to welcome the dying invoker. Another group is Bhaiṣajya, Vairocana, and Candraprabha; and another, Śākyamunī, Mañjuśrī, and Samantabhadra.

三育

see styles
 saniku
    さんいく
education of the head and hand and heart

上座

see styles
shàng zuò
    shang4 zuo4
shang tso
 jouza / joza
    じょうざ
seat of honor (at a banquet, meeting etc); (Buddhism) senior monk's seat or title
(n,vs,adj-no) chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table; (place-name) Jōza
Sthavira; or Mahāsthavira. Old man, or elder; head monk, president, or abbot; the first Buddhist fathers; a title of Mahākāśyapa; also of monks of twenty to forty-nine years standing, as 中座 are from ten to nineteen and 下座 under ten. The 釋氏要覽 divides presiding elders into four classes, those presiding over monasteries, over assemblies of monks, over sects, and laymen presiding over feasts to monks.

上気

see styles
 jouki / joki
    じょうき
(n,vs,vi) flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head

上駒

see styles
 kamikoma
    かみこま
nut (on the head of a shamisen, supporting the second and third strings); (place-name) Kamikoma

下座

see styles
xià zuò
    xia4 zuo4
hsia tso
 shimoza
    しもざ
lower seat; seat at bottom of the table; (surname) Shimoza
descend from the head seat

不空

see styles
bù kōng
    bu4 kong1
pu k`ung
    pu kung
 fukuu / fuku
    ふくう
(given name, person) Fukuu
Amogha, Amoghavajra. 不空三藏; 智藏; 阿目佉跋折羅 Not empty (or not in vain) vajra. The famous head of the Yogācāra school in China. A Singhalese of northern brahmanic descent, having lost his father, he came at the age of 15 with his uncle to 東海, the eastern sea, or China, where in 718 he became a disciple of 金剛智 Vajrabodhi. After the latter's death in 732, and at his wish, Eliot says in 741, he went to India and Ceylon in search of esoteric or tantric writings, and returned in 746, when he baptized the emperor Xuan Tsung. He was especially noted for rain-making and stilling storms. In 749 he received permission to return home, but was stopped by imperial orders when in the south of China. In ?756 under Su Tsung he was recalled to the capital. His time until 771 was spent translating and editing tantric books in 120 volumes, and the Yogacara 密教 rose to its peak of prosperity. He died greatly honoured at 70 years of age, in 774, the twelfth year of Tai Tsung, the third emperor under whom he had served. The festival of feeding the hungry spirits 孟蘭勝會 is attributed to him. His titles of 智藏 and 不空三藏 are Thesaurus of Wisdom and Amogha Tripitaka.

不群

see styles
bù qún
    bu4 qun2
pu ch`ün
    pu chün
 fugun
ox-head torturers (?)

両鬢

see styles
 ryoubin / ryobin
    りょうびん
(See 双鬢) sideburns; hair at the sides of the head

中的

see styles
zhòng dì
    zhong4 di4
chung ti
to hit the target; (fig.) to hit the nail on the head

丹頂

see styles
 tanchou / tancho
    たんちょう
(1) (kana only) red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis); Japanese crane; (2) red-cap oranda (goldfish); (3) Tanchō (koi variety); (4) having a red crest or patch on the head (of a bird, fish, etc.); (place-name, surname) Tanchō

主人

see styles
zhǔ rén
    zhu3 ren2
chu jen
 shujin
    しゅじん
master; host; owner; CL:個|个[ge4]
(1) (See ご主人) head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; landlord; landlady; (2) one's husband; (3) (one's) employer; (one's) master; (4) host; hostess; (personal name) Shujin

主位

see styles
 shui
    しゅい
(noun - becomes adjective with の) first place; head position; leading position

主席

see styles
zhǔ xí
    zhu3 xi2
chu hsi
 shuseki
    しゅせき
chairperson; premier; chairman; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) head; chief; (2) chairman; governor; president; (3) top seat; first desk (in orchestra)

主班

see styles
 shuhan
    しゅはん
head position

主脳

see styles
 shunou / shuno
    しゅのう
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) head; leader; leading spirit; (2) (archaism) important part

主長

see styles
 shuchou / shucho
    しゅちょう
head; chief

主領

see styles
 shuryou / shuryo
    しゅりょう
head; chief; boss; leader

九儀


九仪

see styles
jiǔ yí
    jiu3 yi2
chiu i
 ku gi
The nine "Indian" ways of showing respect, according to Xuanzang — asking about welfare; bowing the head; holding high the hands; bowing with folded hands; bending the knee; kneeling; hands and knees on the ground; elbows and knees ditto; the whole body prostrate.

二頭


二头

see styles
èr tóu
    er4 tou2
erh t`ou
    erh tou
 ni zu
a second head

五体

see styles
 gotai
    ごたい
(1) the whole body; (2) the five styles of writing Chinese characters; (3) (orig. meaning) the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)

五衰

see styles
wǔ shuāi
    wu3 shuai1
wu shuai
 gosui
    ごすい
{Buddh} five signs of the impending death of a heavenly being
The five signs of decay or approaching death, of which descriptions vary. e. g. uncontrolled discharges, flowers on the head wither. unpleasant odor, sweating armpits, uneasiness (or anxiety); Nirvana Sutra 19.

五輪


五轮

see styles
wǔ lún
    wu3 lun2
wu lun
 gorin
    ごりん
(1) (See オリンピック) Olympic Games; Olympics; (2) Olympic rings; (p,s,f) Gorin
The five wheels, or things that turn: I. The 五體 or five members, i. e. the knees, the elbows, and the head; when all are placed on the ground it implies the utmost respect. II. The five foundations of the world. first and lowest the wheel or circle of space; above are those of wind; of water; the diamond, or earth; on these rest the nine concentric circles and eight seas. III. The esoteric sect uses the term for the 五大 five elements, earth, water, fire, wind, and space; also for the 五解脫輪 q. v. IV. The five fingers (of a Buddha).

五頂


五顶

see styles
wǔ dǐng
    wu3 ding3
wu ting
 gochō
pañcaśikha, the five locks on a boy's head; also used for 五佛頂尊 q. v.

亭主

see styles
 teishu / teshu
    ていしゅ
(1) household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); innkeeper; owner (e.g. of a hotel); (2) husband

人虱

see styles
 hitojirami; hitojirami
    ひとじらみ; ヒトジラミ
(kana only) Pediculus humanus (species of louse that infests humans); body louse; body lice; head louse; head lice

人頭


人头

see styles
rén tóu
    ren2 tou2
jen t`ou
    jen tou
 hitogashira
    ひとがしら
person; number of people; (per) capita; (a person's) head; (Tw) person whose identity is used by sb else (e.g. to create a bogus account)
(1) skull; cranium; (2) (See 人屋根) kanji "person" radical at top; (place-name) Hitogashira

介音

see styles
 kaine
    かいね
medial; final-head (glide before the center vowel in Chinese); (female given name) Kaine

仏頂

see styles
 bucchou / buccho
    ぶっちょう
(1) (See 肉髻) crown of a buddha's head; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) brusqueness; grumpiness

仰視


仰视

see styles
yǎng shì
    yang3 shi4
yang shih
 gyoushi / gyoshi
    ぎょうし
to tilt one's head back to see (something); to look up at
(n,vs,vt,adj-no) looking up to; revering

仰頭


仰头

see styles
yǎng tóu
    yang3 tou2
yang t`ou
    yang tou
to raise one's head

任聽


任听

see styles
rèn tīng
    ren4 ting1
jen t`ing
    jen ting
to allow (sb to act arbitrarily); to let sb have his head

任隨


任随

see styles
rèn suí
    ren4 sui2
jen sui
to allow (sb to have his head); to let things happen

伽耶

see styles
qié yé
    qie2 ye2
ch`ieh yeh
    chieh yeh
 kaya
    かや
(female given name) Kaya; (place-name) Gaya (4th-6th century confederacy of chiefdoms in the Nakdong River valley of southern Korea)
伽邪; 伽闍 Gayā. (1) A city of Magadha, Buddhagayā (north-west of present Gaya), near which Śākyamuni became Buddha. (2) Gaja, an elephant. (3) 伽耶山 Gajaśirṣa, Elephant's Head Mountain; two are mentioned, one near "Vulture Peak", one near the Bo-tree. (4) kāya, the body.

低下

see styles
dī xià
    di1 xia4
ti hsia
 teika / teka
    ていか
low status; lowly; to lower (one's head)
(n,vs,vi) fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to lower

低頭


低头

see styles
dī tóu
    di1 tou2
ti t`ou
    ti tou
 teitou / teto
    ていとう
to bow the head; to yield; to give in
(n,vs,vi,adj-no) low bow
bend one's head [in submission]

住持

see styles
zhù chí
    zhu4 chi2
chu ch`ih
    chu chih
 juuji / juji
    じゅうじ
to administer a monastery Buddhist or Daoist; abbot; head monk
(noun/participle) chief priest of temple
To dwell and control; the abbot of a monastery; resident superintendent; to maintain, or firmly hold to (faith in the Buddha, etc.). For住持身 v. 佛具十身.

体中

see styles
 karadajuu / karadaju
    からだじゅう
all over the body; from head to foot; all over

何耶

see styles
hé yé
    he2 ye2
ho yeh
 Kaya
Haya, the horse-head form of Guanyin.

作家

see styles
zuò jiā
    zuo4 jia1
tso chia
 sakuka
    さくか
author; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
author; writer; novelist; artist; (surname) Sakuka
Leader, founder, head of sect, a term used by the 禪 Chan (Zen) or Intuitive school.

保長


保长

see styles
bǎo zhǎng
    bao3 zhang3
pao chang
 yasunaga
    やすなが
head of a bao 保[bao3] in the baojia 保甲[bao3 jia3] system
(surname, given name) Yasunaga

俯く

see styles
 utsumuku
    うつむく
(Godan verb with "ku" ending) (kana only) to hang one's head in shame; to look downward; to cast one's eyes down

俯す

see styles
 fusu
    ふす
(vs-c) (archaism) to lower (one's head, gaze, etc.)

俯仰

see styles
fǔ yǎng
    fu3 yang3
fu yang
 fugyou / fugyo
    ふぎょう
lowering and raising of the head; (fig.) small move; pitch (position angle)
(n,vs,vi) looking up and down; actions; being obliging; (given name) Fugyou

俯首

see styles
fǔ shǒu
    fu3 shou3
fu shou
to bend one's head

倒立

see styles
dào lì
    dao4 li4
tao li
 touritsu / toritsu
    とうりつ
a handstand; to turn upside down; to stand on one's head; upside down
(n,vs,vi) handstand
overturns the proposition

偽花

see styles
 gika
    ぎか
pseudanthium; flower head

偽首

see styles
 nisekubi
    にせくび
falsified severed head

僉疏


佥疏

see styles
qiān shū
    qian1 shu1
ch`ien shu
    chien shu
 sensho
signature of the head monk to a verse

僧儀


僧仪

see styles
sēng yí
    seng1 yi2
seng i
 sōgi
The monastic custom, i.e. shaving head and beard, wearing the robe, etc.

兀頭

see styles
 kottou / kotto
    こっとう
(1) (archaism) (See 禿頭・1) bald head; (2) (archaism) (See 禿頭・2) baldness

元悪

see styles
 genaku
    げんあく
head gangster

元照

see styles
yuán zhào
    yuan2 zhao4
yüan chao
 mototeru
    もとてる
(given name) Mototeru
Name of 湛然 Chan-jan, the seventh head of the Tiantai School; he died 1116.

先き

see styles
 saki
    さき
(irregular okurigana usage) (n,adj-no,n-suf,pref) (1) previous; prior; former; first; earlier; some time ago; preceding; (2) point (e.g. pencil); tip; end; nozzle; (3) head (of a line); front; (4) ahead; the other side; (5) the future; hereafter; (6) destination; (7) the other party

先代

see styles
 sakiyo
    さきよ
(1) previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; one's (late) father; (2) predecessor; (3) previous age; previous generation; (female given name) Sakiyo

先制

see styles
 sensei / sense
    せんせい
(n,vs,vt,adj-no) head start; initiative; preemption

兜焼

see styles
 kabutoyaki
    かぶとやき
(food term) broiled fish head (esp. sea bream)

入寺

see styles
rù sì
    ru4 si4
ju ssu
 nyuuji / nyuji
    にゅうじ
(noun/participle) (1) entering a temple; visiting a temple; (noun/participle) (2) (rare) joining a temple as a priest or head priest; (place-name) Nyūji
enter the temple

入道

see styles
rù dào
    ru4 dao4
ju tao
 nyuudou / nyudo
    にゅうどう
to enter the Way; to become a Daoist
(1) {Buddh} entering the priesthood; priest; monk; (2) man with a shaven head; (3) bald-headed monster; (given name) Nyūdō
To become a monk, 出家入道; to leave home and enter the Way.

具慈

see styles
 guji; guji
    ぐじ; グジ
(kana only) (kyb:) (See 甘鯛) tilefish (Branchiostegus spp.); blanquillo; horse-head fish

典座

see styles
diǎn zuò
    dian3 zuo4
tien tso
 tenza; tenzo
    てんざ; てんぞ
(Buddhism) the kitchen manager in a monastery; (Buddhism) (historical) monk responsible for various administrative and logistical duties
{Buddh} (See 六知事) one of the six administrators of a Zen temple (in charge of food and other matters)
The verger who indicates the order of sitting, etc.

円顱

see styles
 enro
    えんろ
tonsure; shaven head

冠る

see styles
 kamuru
    かむる
    kaburu
    かぶる
(transitive verb) (1) (kana only) to put on (one's head); to wear; to have on; to pull over (one's head); to crown (oneself); (2) (kana only) to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to dash on oneself; to ship water; (3) (kana only) to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to assume (responsibility); to shoulder (burden); (4) to overlap (e.g. sound or color); (5) to be similar; to be redundant; (v5r,vi) (6) to be fogged (due to overexposure, etc.); (7) to close; to come to an end; (8) to get a full house; to sell out; (9) (archaism) to blunder; to bungle; to fail; (10) (archaism) to be deceived

冠禮


冠礼

see styles
guàn lǐ
    guan4 li3
kuan li
the capping ceremony, a Confucian coming of age ceremony for males dating from pre-Qin times, performed when a boy reaches the age of 20, involving the ritual placing of caps on the head of the young man

刀禰

see styles
 tone
    とね
(1) {Shinto} (used at certain shrines, e.g. Ise, Kamo) priest; (2) (archaism) (See 四等官) member of one of the four administrative ranks in the ritsuryō system; (3) (archaism) government official in charge of a town, esp. in Heian Kyoto; (4) (archaism) prominent member of a town; (5) river boatman; captain of a riverboat; (6) (archaism) (medieval) harbor manager; (7) (archaism) bandit leader; head of a gang of brigands; (surname) Tone

切頭

see styles
 settou / setto
    せっとう
(1) cutting off the head; (2) shaping the flowers and leaves of a plant

別当

see styles
 betsutou / betsuto
    べつとう
(1) groom; footman; stableman; equerry; (2) steward; intendant; (3) (archaism) head of an institution, esp. religious; head of one institution serving also as the head of another; (place-name) Betsutou

刷頭

see styles
shuā tóu
    shua1 tou2
shua t`ou
    shua tou
brush head

剃度

see styles
tì dù
    ti4 du4
t`i tu
    ti tu
to take the tonsure; to shave the head; tonsure (shaved head of Buddhist monk)

剃頭


剃头

see styles
tì tóu
    ti4 tou2
t`i t`ou
    ti tou
 teitō
to have one's head shaved
To shave the head.

剃髪

see styles
 teihatsu / tehatsu
    ていはつ
(n,vs,vi) tonsure; shaving one's head (upon entering the Buddhist priesthood)

削髮


削发

see styles
xuē fà
    xue1 fa4
hsüeh fa
 sakuhatsu
to shave one's head; fig. to become a monk or nun; to take the tonsure
to tonsure

前頭


前头

see styles
qián tou
    qian2 tou5
ch`ien t`ou
    chien tou
 maegashira
    まえがしら
in front; at the head; ahead; above
(noun - becomes adjective with の) {sumo} rank-and-file wrestlers in the highest division; (surname) Maegashira

副長

see styles
 fukuchou / fukucho
    ふくちょう
(1) deputy head; deputy director; vice chief (of something); (2) executive officer (navy)

劈頭


劈头

see styles
pī tóu
    pi1 tou2
p`i t`ou
    pi tou
 hekitou / hekito
    へきとう
straight away; right off the bat; right on the head; right in the face
beginning; outset; opening; start

化膿


化脓

see styles
huà nóng
    hua4 nong2
hua nung
 kanou / kano
    かのう
to fester; to suppurate; to be infected
(n,vs,vi) suppuration; festering; purulence; pyosis; coming to a head; infection

北枕

see styles
běi zhěn
    bei3 zhen3
pei chen
 kitamakura; kitamakura
    きたまくら; キタマクラ
(1) lying with one's head to the north (trad. position for dead bodies; taboo for sleeping); (2) (kana only) brown-lined puffer (Canthigaster rivulata)
The northern pillow, i. e. Śākyamuni, when dying, pillowed his head to the north, pointing the way for the extension of his doctrine.

区長

see styles
 kuchou / kucho
    くちょう
head of a ward; mayor of a ward; chief administrator of a ward

南羅


南罗

see styles
nán luó
    nan2 luo2
nan lo
 Nanra
Southern Lāra; Mālava, an ancient kingdom in Central India; head quarters of heretical in the present Malwa.

卸頭


卸头

see styles
xiè tóu
    xie4 tou2
hsieh t`ou
    hsieh tou
(of a woman) to take off one's head ornaments and jewels

厨人

see styles
 chuujin; kuriyabito / chujin; kuriyabito
    ちゅうじん; くりやびと
chef; head cook

厨宰

see styles
 chuusai / chusai
    ちゅうさい
(archaism) chef; head cook

厭々

see styles
 iyaiya
    いやいや
(adverb) (1) (kana only) unwillingly; grudgingly; reluctantly; (2) (kana only) shaking head in refusal (to children); (interjection) (3) (kana only) no!; no no!; not at all

厭厭

see styles
 iyaiya
    いやいや
(adverb) (1) (kana only) unwillingly; grudgingly; reluctantly; (2) (kana only) shaking head in refusal (to children); (interjection) (3) (kana only) no!; no no!; not at all

去往

see styles
qù wǎng
    qu4 wang3
ch`ü wang
    chü wang
(formal) to go to; to head for

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