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Simple Dictionary Definition

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shū
    shu1
shu
 so; sho
    そ; しょ
to dredge; to clear away obstruction; thin; sparse; scanty; distant (relation); not close; to neglect; negligent; to present a memorial to the Emperor; commentary; annotation
(1) (See 注疏) detailed commentary; explanation; annotation; (2) (そ only) memorial to the throne (esp. itemized)
疎 Open, wide apart; distant, coarse; estrange; lax, careless; to state report; commentary; also used for 蔬 vegetarian food.


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zhēng
    zheng1
cheng
to open (one's eyes)

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dèng
    deng4
teng
to open (one's eyes) wide; to stare at; to glare at

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pín
    pin2
p`in
    pin
to glare angrily; to open the eyes with anger; variant of 顰|颦, to scowl; to knit the brows

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lěi
    lei3
lei
 rei / re
    れい
lumpy; rock pile; uneven; fig. sincere; open and honest
(personal name) Rei

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    ji2
chi
 kyuu / kyu
    きゅう
trunks (for books)
(1) box carried on one's back to store books; (2) (See 笈・おい) wooden box carried on one's back to store items for a pilgrimage
A satchel, book-box; translit. g.

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    ce4
ts`e
    tse
 hakaru
    はかる
policy; plan; scheme; bamboo slip for writing (old); to whip (a horse); to encourage; riding crop with sharp spines (old); essay written for the imperial examinations (old); upward horizontal stroke in calligraphy
(n,n-suf) (1) plan; policy; means; measure; stratagem; scheme; (2) (See 永字八法) fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick; (male given name) Hakaru
A treatise, book, memo, tablet, card; a plan, scheme; question; whip; etc.


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jiǎn
    jian3
chien
 ken
    けん
bamboo conduit; water pipe of bamboo
open water pipe; conduit; (surname) Ken

簿

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    bu4
pu
 bo
    ぼ
a book; a register; account-book
(suffix) register; record book
Notebook, register, etc.

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    ji2
chi
 seki
    せき
(bound form) book; record; register; (bound form) place of one's family or ancestral records; (bound form) membership
(n,n-suf) (1) one's family register; one's domicile; (suffix noun) (2) nationality; (suffix noun) (3) membership (club, party, etc.); (surname) Seki
to write


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    lu4
lu
record book; archive; Taoist written charm; document of prophecy attesting to dynastic fortunes


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jīng
    jing1
ching
 tsune
    つね
classics; sacred book; scripture; to pass through; to undergo; to bear; to endure; warp (textile); longitude; menstruation; channel (TCM); abbr. for economics 經濟|经济[jing1 ji4]
(female given name) Tsune
A warp, that which runs lengthwise; to pass through or by, past; to manage, regulate; laws, canons, classics. Skt. sūtras; threads, threaded together, classical works. Also called 契經 and 經本. The sūtras in the Tripiṭaka are the sermons attributed to the Buddha; the other two divisions are 律 the Vinaya, and 論 the śāstras, or Abhidharma; cf. 三藏. Every sūtra begins with the words 如是我聞 'Thus did I hear', indicating that it contains the words of Śākyamuni.

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    xu4
hsü
 tsuzuku
    つづく
Japanese variant of 續|续
(n,n-pref) (oft. used in book titles) sequel; second series; (surname) Tsuzuku


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    qi3
ch`i
    chi
 kirara
    きらら
beautiful; open-work silk
(archaism) thin twilled silk fabric; (female given name) Kirara
A kind of open-work variegated silk.


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zhàn
    zhan4
chan
 inoue / inoe
    いのうえ
to burst open; to split at the seam
(personal name) Inoue

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lǎn
    lan3
lan
a kind of tool used to dredge up fish, water plants or river mud, consisting of a net attached to a pair of bamboo poles, which are used to open and close the net; to dredge with such a tool

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    xi1
hsi
 sakari
    さかり
to open and close (the mouth etc); friendly; compliant; Taiwan pr. [xi4]
(given name) Sakari
to arise

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    qu1
ch`ü
    chü
flank of animal; side; to pry open; to steal

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máng
    mang2
mang
 bou / bo
    ぼう
vast, with no clear boundary; fig. hazy; indistinct; unclear; confused
(adj-t,adv-to) (1) (obsolete) extensive; open; vast; (adj-t,adv-to) (2) (obsolete) vague; hazy; indistinct


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cháng
    chang2
ch`ang
    chang
 hegosaki
    へごさき
plant mentioned in Book of Songs, uncertainly identified as carambola or star fruit (Averrhoa carambola)
(surname) Hegosaki


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zhù
    zhu4
chu
 akira
    あきら
to make known; to show; to prove; to write; book; outstanding
(1) (written) work; book; (suffix) (2) (after an author's name) (written) by; (3) (obsolete) clearness; obviousness; conspicuousness; (personal name) Akira
To manifest, display, publish, fix; interchanged with 着. In a Buddhist sense it is used for attachment to anything, e.g. the attachment of love, desire, greed, etc.; To cover, put on; cause; place; complete; ought, must.

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shān
    shan1
shan
garment; jacket with open slits in place of sleeves

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zhì
    zhi4
chih
book cover

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liè
    lie4
lieh
 retsu
to split; to crack; to break open; to rend
To rip, split, crack.

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 sou / so
    そう
(1) clothing; dressing; (n,n-suf) (2) (See 装丁・1) binding (of a book); (given name) Sou

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    yi4
i
to wrap and bind; damp; dripping; wet; a book bag


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zhù
    zhu4
chu
 chū
    ちゅう
to annotate; to provide explanatory notes on a written text; an annotation; an explanatory note; (bound form) to put on record; to register
(noun/participle) annotation; explanatory note; comment
Explain, open up the meaning, define.


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    ke4
k`o
    ko
 ka
    か
subject; course; CL:門|门[men2]; class; lesson; CL:堂[tang2],節|节[jie2]; to levy; tax; form of divination
(n,n-suf) (1) lesson; (n,n-suf) (2) section (in an organization); division; department; (counter) (3) counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
chapter

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huò
    huo4
huo
 hiroshi
    ひろし
open; clear; liberal-minded; generous; to exempt; to remit
(given name) Hiroshi
Open, clear; intelligent.

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tǎn
    tan3
t`an
    tan
pay an advance; silk book cover


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    yi4
i
(bound form) (of a book, author etc) lost (to the ages) (variant of 佚[yi4]); (bound form) to surpass the ordinary; outstanding (variant of 逸[yi4])

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    yi4
i
 hayaru
    はやる
(bound form) to flee; to escape; (bound form) (of a book, author etc) lost (to the ages) (variant of 佚[yi4]); (bound form) leisurely; relaxed; (bound form) to surpass the ordinary; outstanding; (bound form) reclusive
(adverb) (archaism) most; (ateji / phonetic) (prefix) (kana only) very; excellent; (given name) Hayaru
To get away from; retire, be at ease, indulgence, excess.

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    ye3
yeh
 yazaki
    やざき
field; plain; open space; limit; boundary; rude; feral
(1) plain; field; (prefix noun) (2) lacking a political post; (1) plain; field; (2) hidden (structural) member; (prefix noun) (3) wild; (out-dated or obsolete kana usage) plain; field; (surname) Yazaki
The country, wilderness, wild, rustic, uncultivated, rude.


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chāo
    chao1
ch`ao
    chao
 
    しょう
money; paper money; variant of 抄[chao1]
(1) (obsolete) excerpt; extract; (2) annotation; (3) shou (unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml)
A voucher, banknote, paper-money, taxes; to pinch up, take up; to seize all, sequestrate; to copy, transcribe, extract.


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huán
    huan2
huan
 tamaki
    たまき
(ancient weight); metal ring
(1) ring; link; (2) open spirals of heavy metal wire twisted into a kettle and used to lift it (tea ceremony); (given name) Tamaki
A metal ring; a ring.


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kāi
    kai1
k`ai
    kai
 hiraku
    ひらく
to open (transitive or intransitive); (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start; to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run; to boil; to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc); (directional complement) away; off; carat (gold); abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文|开尔文[Kai1 er3 wen2]; abbr. for 開本|开本[kai1 ben3], book format
(pref,suf) open; beginning; (surname, given name) Hiraku
To open, begin, institute, unfold, disclose; dismiss; write out; unloose; to heat, boil.


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kǎi
    kai3
k`ai
    kai
to loosen; to open


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chǎn
    chan3
ch`an
    chan
 sen
to express; to disclose; to enlighten; to open
To open, spread, enlarge, expand, expound; translit. chan.


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    pi4
p`i
    pi
 hyaku
to open (a door); to open up (for development); to dispel; to refute; to repudiate; (bound form) penetrating; incisive
To open; translit. pi, v. 毘.


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xiǎn
    xian3
hsien
 akira
    あきら
to make visible; to reveal; prominent; conspicuous; (prefix) phanero-
(personal name) Akira
Manifest, reveal, open, clear, plain, known, illustrious; exoteric.


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chěng
    cheng3
ch`eng
    cheng
to hasten; to run; to open up; to gallop

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dǐng
    ding3
ting
 tei / te
    てい
ancient cooking cauldron with two looped handles and three or four legs; pot (dialect); to enter upon a period of (classical); Kangxi radical 206; one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes
(hist) three-legged bronze vessel (used in ancient China); (given name) Tei

EB

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 ii bii; iibii(sk) / i bi; ibi(sk)
    イー・ビー; イービー(sk)
(1) (See 電子ブック) electronic book; e-book; (2) (See エレクトロニックバンキング) electronic banking; (3) (See 電子線) electron beam; (4) {finc} (See 他社株転換社債・たしゃかぶてんかんしゃさい) exchangeable bond

K書


K书

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k shū
    k shu1
k shu
(Tw) to cram; to study (from Taiwanese 齧書, Tai-lo pr. [khè-su], lit. to gnaw a book, similar to Mandarin 啃書|啃书[ken3 shu1])

カバ

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 kaba
    カバ
(noun/participle) (1) cover (e.g. book); coverage; (noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru) (2) to compensate for (a loss); to offset (a weakness); to back up; (3) kava (Piper methysticum); cava; kavakava; (4) cava; Spanish sparkling wine; (kana only) hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius); (kana only) birch (esp. Japanese white birch); (personal name) Cava

ご本

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 gohon
    ごほん
(honorific or respectful language) (polite language) book

っぱ

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 ppa
    っぱ
(suffix) (1) (colloquialism) (abbreviation) (after the -masu stem of a verb; indicates that something is left in an improper state) (See っぱなし・1) leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (suffix) (2) (colloquialism) (abbreviation) (after the -masu stem of a verb) (See っぱなし・2) (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing

ハチ

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 hachi
    ハチ
(n,adv-to) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) snapping (e.g. book shut); clapping; crackling; sputtering; (2) (abbreviation) (slang) (See パチンコ・1) pachinko; (female given name) Hachi

ゆた

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 yuda
    ユダ
(1) Judas (Apostle); (2) betrayer; traitor; (person) Judas Iscariot (one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ); (person) Judah (son of Jacob according to the Book of Genesis)

一冊

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 issatsu
    いっさつ
one copy (e.g. book)

一書

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 issho
    いっしょ
one letter; one book

一本

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 hitomoto
    ひともと
(1) one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one goal, home run, etc.; one telephone call; (2) one version; (3) one book; a certain book; (4) (martial arts term) ippon; one point; a blow; (5) experienced geisha; (suffix noun) (6) single-minded focus on ...; (surname) Hitomoto

一条

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 takuya
    たくや
(1) one line; one streak; one stripe; one ray (of light); one wisp (of smoke); (2) one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one passage (in a book); (3) one matter (affair, event, case, incident); (surname) Takuya

一篇

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 ippen
    いっぺん
piece (e.g. poetry); poem; essay; book; story

一編

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 ippen
    いっぺん
piece (e.g. poetry); poem; essay; book; story

一覽


一览

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yī lǎn
    yi1 lan3
i lan
at a glance; (in book titles) overview

丁数

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 chousuu / chosu
    ちょうすう
(1) number of leaves (in a book, esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); number of sheets; (2) (See 偶数) even number

七情

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qī qíng
    qi1 qing2
ch`i ch`ing
    chi ching
 shichijou / shichijo
    しちじょう
seven emotional states; seven affects of traditional Chinese medical theory and therapy, namely: joy 喜[xi3], anger 怒[nu4], anxiety 憂|忧[you1], thought 思[si1], grief 悲[bei1], fear 恐[kong3], fright 驚|惊[jing1]; seven relations
(1) seven emotions (in The Book of Rites: joy, anger, sorrow, fear, love, hate, desire); seven emotions (in Buddhism: joy, anger, sorrow, pleasure, love, hate, desire); (2) seven effects (of a traditional Chinese medicine); (surname) Shichijō
The seven emotions : pleasure, anger, sorrow, joy, love, hate, desire.

上巻

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 uemaki
    うえまき
(See 下巻,中巻) first volume (in a two or three-volume set); first book; volume one; book one; (surname) Uemaki

不分

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bù fēn
    bu4 fen1
pu fen
not to distinguish; to make no distinction; (LGBT slang) versatile (open to either penetrative or receptive role)

中巻

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 nakamaki
    なかまき
(See 上巻,下巻) second volume (of three); second book; volume two; book two; (surname) Nakamaki

丸本

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 marumoto
    まるもと
reciter's book; complete set of books; (surname) Marumoto

丸背

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 maruse; maruze
    まるせ; まるぜ
(See 角背) round back (book spine)

事相

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shì xiàng
    shi4 xiang4
shih hsiang
 jisou / jiso
    じそう
aspect; phase; phenomenon
Phenomenon, affair, practice. The practices of the esoterics are called 事理部 as contrasted with their open teaching called 教相部.

五法

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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.

五經


五经

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wǔ jīng
    wu3 jing1
wu ching
 go kyō
the Five Classics of Confucianism, namely: the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1], the Book of History 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1], the Classic of Rites 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4], the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1], and the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋[Chun1 qiu1]
five [Chinese] classics

交心

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jiāo xīn
    jiao1 xin1
chiao hsin
to open one's heart; to have a heart-to-heart conversation

他書

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 tasho
    たしょ
other book; another book

付物

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 tsukimono
    つきもの
(1) essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; accompaniment; appendage; accessory; (2) front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)

伐柯

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fá kē
    fa2 ke1
fa k`o
    fa ko
(cf Book of Songs) How to fashion an ax handle? You need an ax; fig. to follow a principle; fig. to act as matchmaker

伝書

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 densho
    でんしょ
(1) book or scroll that has been handed down through generations; book of secrets; (2) delivering a letter

低開


低开

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dī kāi
    di1 kai1
ti k`ai
    ti kai
(finance) (of the price of a security etc) to open lower than the previous closing price

余韻

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 yoin
    よいん
(1) reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); trailing note; (2) lingering memory; aftertaste; (3) suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)

佚書

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 issho
    いっしょ
lost book

作中

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 sakunaka
    さくなか
(adj-no,n) within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.); (surname) Sakunaka

作品

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zuò pǐn
    zuo4 pin3
tso p`in
    tso pin
 sakuhin
    さくひん
work (of art); opus; CL:部[bu4],篇[pian1]
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus

併録

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 heiroku / heroku
    へいろく
(noun/participle) including (an extra work) within the same book, DVD, etc.

信口

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xìn kǒu
    xin4 kou3
hsin k`ou
    hsin kou
to blurt something out; to open one's mouth without thinking

偸閑

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 akarasama
    あからさま
(ateji / phonetic) (adj-na,adj-no) (kana only) plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward; unabashed; blatant; flagrant

偽書


伪书

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wěi shū
    wei3 shu1
wei shu
 gisho
    ぎしょ
forged book; book of dubious authenticity; misattributed book; Apocrypha
(noun - becomes adjective with の) spurious letter; apocryphal book; forgery

偽本

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 gihon
    ぎほん
spurious book; forgery

傍題

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 boudai / bodai
    ぼうだい
subtitle (e.g. of a book)

傳本


传本

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chuán běn
    chuan2 ben3
ch`uan pen
    chuan pen
edition (of a book) currently in circulation

僧殘


僧残

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sēng cán
    seng1 can2
seng ts`an
    seng tsan
 sōzan
saṅghāvaśeṣa; Pali, saṅghādiśeṣa. A sin of an ordained person, requiring open confession before the assembly for absolution, or riddance 殘; failing confession, dismissal from the order. Thirteen of these sins are of sexual thoughts, or their verbal expression, also greed, even for the sake of the order, etc.

入門


入门

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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

內傳


内传

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nèi zhuàn
    nei4 zhuan4
nei chuan
biography recounting apocryphal anecdotes and rumors; (old) book of exegesis of a classic

全書


全书

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quán shū
    quan2 shu1
ch`üan shu
    chüan shu
 zensho
    ぜんしょ
entire book; unabridged book
complete book; complete set; treatise
complete works

全篇

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 zenpen
    ぜんぺん
whole book (volume); complete episode

全編


全编

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quán biān
    quan2 bian1
ch`üan pien
    chüan pien
 zenpen
    ぜんぺん
complete edition
whole book (volume); complete episode

公募

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gōng mù
    gong1 mu4
kung mu
 koubo / kobo
    こうぼ
public placement (investing)
(noun, transitive verb) (1) public appeal (e.g. for contributions); public advertisement (of a post); open recruitment; (noun, transitive verb) (2) public offering (of securities)

公然

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gōng rán
    gong1 ran2
kung jan
 kouzen / kozen
    こうぜん
openly; publicly; undisguised
(adj-no,adj-t,adv-to) open; public; official; overt

公開


公开

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gōng kāi
    gong1 kai1
kung k`ai
    kung kai
 koukai / kokai
    こうかい
open; overt; public; to make public; to release
(noun, transitive verb) opening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting; unveiling; release (of a film, information, etc.); disclosure; publication

六經


六经

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liù jīng
    liu4 jing1
liu ching
 roku kyō
Six Classics, namely: Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1], Book of History 尚書|尚书[Shang4 shu1], Book of Rites 儀禮|仪礼[Yi2 li3], the lost Book of Music 樂經|乐经[Yue4 jing1], Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1], Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋[Chun1 qiu1]
six scriptures

兵書


兵书

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bīng shū
    bing1 shu1
ping shu
 heisho / hesho
    へいしょ
a book on the art of war
book on military science

典攬


典揽

see styles
diǎn lǎn
    dian3 lan3
tien lan
 tenran
Summary of the essentials of a sutra, or canonical book.

円本

see styles
 enmoto
    えんもと
(hist) one-yen book (Showa period); (surname) Enmoto

冊子


册子

see styles
cè zi
    ce4 zi5
ts`e tzu
    tse tzu
 fumiko
    ふみこ
a book; a volume
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook; (female given name) Fumiko

写本

see styles
 shahon
    しゃほん
manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying

冬菇

see styles
dōng gū
    dong1 gu1
tung ku
donko shiitake mushroom, a prized type of shiitake (Lentinula edodes) cultivated in winter, with thick flesh and partially open cap

凡例

see styles
fán lì
    fan2 li4
fan li
 hanrei / hanre
    はんれい
notes on the use of a book; guide to the reader
(1) explanatory notes (at the start of a book); introductory remarks; usage guide (e.g. of a dictionary); (2) (See キャプション・1) legend (on maps, drawings, etc.)

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

This dictionary uses the EDICT and CC-CEDICT dictionary files.
EDICT data is the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, and is used in conformance with the Group's license.

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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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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