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二德 see styles |
èr dé er4 de2 erh te nitoku |
The two kinds of power or virtue are 智德 and 斷德; also 悲德 and 智德; also 性德 and 修德; q.v. and v. 德. |
二教 see styles |
èr jiào er4 jiao4 erh chiao nikyō |
Dual division of the Buddha's teaching. There are various definitions: (1) Tiantai has (a) 顯教 exoteric or public teaching to the visible audience, and (b) 密教 at the same time esoteric teaching to an audience invisible to the other assembly. (2) The 眞言 Shingon School by "exoteric" means all the Buddha's preaching, save that of the 大日經 which it counts esoteric. (3) (a) 漸教 and (b) 頓教 graduated and immediate teaching, terms with various uses, e.g. salvation by works Hīnayāna, and by faith, Mahāyāna, etc.; they are applied to the Buddha's method, to the receptivity of hearers and to the teaching itself. (4) Tiantai has (a) 界内教 and (b) 界外教 teachings relating to the 三界 or realms of mortality and teachings relating to immortal realms. (5) (a) 半字教 and (b) 滿字教 Terms used in the Nirvāṇa sūtra, meaning incomplete word, or letter, teaching and complete word teaching, i.e. partial and complete, likened to Hīnayāna and Mahāyāna. (6) (a) 捃收教 and (b) 扶律談常教 of the Nirvāṇa sūtra, (a) completing those who failed to hear the Lotus; (b) "supporting the law, while discoursing on immortality," i.e. that the keeping of the law is also necessary to salvation. (7) Tiantai's division of (a) 偏教 and (b) 圓教 the partial teaching of the 藏, 通, and schools as contrasted with the perfect teaching of the 圓 school. (8) Tiantai's division of (a) 構教 and (6) 實教 temporary and permanent, similar to the last two. (9) (a) 世間教 The ordinary teaching of a moral life here; (b) 出世間教 the teaching of Buddha-truth of other-worldly happiness in escape from mortality. (10) (a) 了義教 the Mahāyāna perfect or complete teaching, and (b) 不了義教 Hīnayāna incompleteness. (11) The Huayan division of (a) 屈曲教 indirect or uneven teaching as in the Lotus and Nirvāṇa sūtras, and (b) 平道教 direct or levelled up teaching as in the Huayan sūtra. (12) The Huayan division of (a) 化教 all the Buddha's teaching for conversion and general instruction, and (b) 制教 his rules and commandments for the control and development of his order. |
二根 see styles |
èr gēn er4 gen1 erh ken nikon |
The two "roots" or natural powers. (1) (a) 利根 keen, able (in the religion); (b) 鈍根 dull. (2) (a) 正根; 勝義根The power or ability which uses the sense organs to discern the truth; (b) 扶根; 扶 (or浮) 塵根the sense organs 五根 as aids. (3) The male and female sexual organs. |
五力 see styles |
wǔ lì wu3 li4 wu li goriki |
pañcabalāni, the five powers or faculties — one of the categories of the thirty-seven bodhipakṣika dharma 三十七助道品; they destroy the 五障 five obstacles, each by each, and are: 信力 śraddhābala, faith (destroying doubt); 精進力 vīryabala, zeal (destroying remissness); 念 or 勤念 smṛtibala, memory or thought (destroying falsity); 正定力 samādhibala, concentration of mind, or meditation (destroying confused or wandering thoughts); and 慧力 prajñābala, wisdom (destroying all illusion and delusion). Also the five transcendent powers, i. e. 定力 the power of meditation; 通力 the resulting supernatural powers; 借識力 adaptability, or powers of 'borrowing' or evolving any required organ of sense, or knowledge, i. e. by beings above the second dhyāna heavens; 大願力 the power of accomplishing a vow by a Buddha or bodhisattva; and 法威德力 the august power of Dharma. Also, the five kinds of Mara powers exerted on sight, 五大明王. |
五轉 五转 see styles |
wǔ zhuǎn wu3 zhuan3 wu chuan goten |
The five evolutions, or developments; (1) resolve on Buddhahood; (2) observance of the rules; (3) attainment of enlightenment; (4) of nirvana; (5) of power to aid others according to need. |
五院 see styles |
wǔ yuàn wu3 yuan4 wu yüan |
the five yuan (administrative branches of government) of the Republic of China under Sun Yat-sen's constitution: 行政院[Xing2 zheng4 yuan4] Executive Yuan, 立法院[Li4 fa3 yuan4] Legislative Yuan, 司法院[Si1 fa3 yuan4] Judicial Yuan, 考試院|考试院[Kao3 shi4 yuan4] Examination Yuan, 監察院|监察院[Jian1 cha2 yuan4] Control Yuan |
五食 see styles |
wǔ shí wu3 shi2 wu shih gojiki |
The five kinds of spiritual food by which roots of goodness are nourished: correct thoughts; delight in the Law; pleasure in meditation; firm resolve, or vows of self-control; and deliverance from the karma of illusion. |
亡者 see styles |
wáng zhě wang2 zhe3 wang che mouja / moja もうじゃ |
the deceased (1) {Buddh} the dead; ghost; (2) (usu. as 〜の亡者) person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for) Dead; the dead. |
交管 see styles |
jiāo guǎn jiao1 guan3 chiao kuan |
traffic control |
人力 see styles |
rén lì ren2 li4 jen li jinriki; jinryoku じんりき; じんりょく |
manpower; labor power human power; human strength; human effort; human agency |
人形 see styles |
rén xíng ren2 xing2 jen hsing hitogata ひとがた |
human form; human-shaped; humanoid (1) doll; puppet; marionette; (2) puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man; (surname) Hitogata |
仏力 see styles |
butsuriki ぶつりき |
the power of Buddha |
他力 see styles |
tā lì ta1 li4 t`a li ta li tariki たりき |
(1) outside help; help from without; (2) {Buddh} salvation by faith; (surname) Tariki Another's strength, especially that of a Buddha, or bodhisattva, obtained through faith in Mahāyāna salvation. |
仗勢 仗势 see styles |
zhàng shì zhang4 shi4 chang shih |
to rely on power |
伏安 see styles |
fú ān fu2 an1 fu an |
volt-ampere (measure of apparent power in alternating current circuits) |
伏忍 see styles |
fú rěn fu2 ren3 fu jen buku nin |
The first of the 五忍 five forms of submission, self-control, or patience. |
休電 see styles |
kyuuden / kyuden きゅうでん |
(n,vs,vi) suspension of power supply; electricity cut-off |
伝動 see styles |
dendou / dendo でんどう |
(noun, transitive verb) transmission (of motive power); drive; gearing |
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. |
余力 see styles |
yoriki よりき |
(1) remaining strength; surplus energy; reserve power; (2) money to spare; (surname) Yoriki |
余勢 see styles |
yosei / yose よせい |
surplus power; momentum; impetus; inertia |
佛力 see styles |
fó lì fo2 li4 fo li butsuriki |
Buddha-power |
佛威 see styles |
fó wēi fo2 wei1 fo wei butsui |
authoritative power of the Buddha |
依通 see styles |
yī tōng yi1 tong1 i t`ung i tung etsū |
The magical powers which depend upon drugs, spells, etc., v. 五通. |
信力 see styles |
xìn lì xin4 li4 hsin li shinriki しんりき |
(given name) Shinriki śraddhābala. The power of faith; one of the five bala or powers. |
修力 see styles |
xiū lì xiu1 li4 hsiu li shuriki |
power of cultivation |
倍率 see styles |
bèi lǜ bei4 lu:4 pei lü bairitsu ばいりつ |
(optics) magnifying power (1) magnification; leverage; amplification; scaling factor; scale factor; (2) (25% acceptance would be a 倍率 of 4) competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio |
倒灶 see styles |
dǎo zào dao3 zao4 tao tsao |
to fall (from power); in decline; unlucky |
倒臺 倒台 see styles |
dǎo tái dao3 tai2 tao t`ai tao tai |
to fall from power; to collapse; downfall |
偉力 伟力 see styles |
wěi lì wei3 li4 wei li iryoku いりょく |
mighty force power; might; authority; influence |
停電 停电 see styles |
tíng diàn ting2 dian4 t`ing tien ting tien teiden / teden ていでん |
to have a power failure; power cut (n,vs,vi) power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply |
僧正 see styles |
sēng zhèng seng1 zheng4 seng cheng soujou / sojo そうじょう |
high Buddhist priest The Director or Pope of monks; an office under Wudi, A.D. 502‐550, of the Liang dynasty, for the control of the monks. Wendi, 560-7, of the Ch'en dynasty appointed a 大僧統 or Director over the monks in his capital. |
優勢 优势 see styles |
yōu shì you1 shi4 yu shih yuusei / yuse ゆうせい |
superiority; dominance; advantage (noun or adjectival noun) (ant: 劣勢) superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance |
光力 see styles |
kouryoku / koryoku こうりょく |
the intensity or illuminating power of light |
光復 光复 see styles |
guāng fù guang1 fu4 kuang fu koufuku / kofuku こうふく |
to recover (territory or power); the liberation of Taiwan from Japanese rule in 1945 restoration of independence (esp. Korea, China, etc.); (personal name) Kōfuku |
克制 see styles |
kè zhì ke4 zhi4 k`o chih ko chih |
to restrain; to control; restraint; self-control |
入主 see styles |
rù zhǔ ru4 zhu3 ju chu |
to invade and take control of (a territory); to take the helm at (an organization); (of a company) to take control of (another company) |
內鬥 内斗 see styles |
nèi dòu nei4 dou4 nei tou |
internal strife; power struggle; (of members of an organization) to fight each other |
全力 see styles |
quán lì quan2 li4 ch`üan li chüan li zenryoku ぜんりょく |
with all one's strength; full strength; all-out (effort); fully (support) (noun - becomes adjective with の) all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost |
全開 see styles |
zenkai ぜんかい |
(n,vs,vt,adj-no) (1) opening fully; (n,vs,vt,adj-no) (2) full throttle; full power |
六度 see styles |
liù dù liu4 du4 liu tu rokudo ろくど |
(surname) Rokudo The six things that ferry one beyond the sea of mortality to nirvana, i. e. the six pāramitās 波羅蜜 (波羅蜜多): (1) 布施 dāna, charity, or giving, including the bestowing of the truth on others; (2) 持戒 śīla, keeping the command rents; (3) 忍辱 kṣānti, patience under insult; (4) 精進 vīrya, zeal and progress; (5) 闡定 dhyāna, meditation or contemplation; (6) 智慧 prajñā; wisdom, the power to discern reality or truth. It is the last that carries across the saṃsāra (sea of incarnate life) to the shores of nirvana. The opposites of these virtues are meanness, wickedness, anger, sloth, a distracted mind, and ignorance. The 唯識論 adds four other pāramitās: (7) 方便 upāya, the use of appropriate means; (8) 願 praṇidhāna, pious vows; (9) 力 bala, power of fulfillment; (10) 智 jñāna knowledge. |
兵威 see styles |
heii / he へいい |
military power |
兵權 兵权 see styles |
bīng quán bing1 quan2 ping ch`üan ping chüan |
military leadership; military power |
内乞 see styles |
nèi qǐ nei4 qi3 nei ch`i nei chi |
The bhikṣu monk who seeks control from within himself, i. e. by mental processes, as compared with the 外乞 the one who aims at control by physical discipline. e. g. fasting, etc. |
冥通 see styles |
míng tōng ming2 tong1 ming t`ung ming tung myōtsū |
Mysterious, supernatural, omnipresent power. |
冪乗 see styles |
bekijou / bekijo べきじょう |
(noun/participle) (mathematics term) exponentiation; power |
冪数 see styles |
bekisuu / bekisu べきすう |
(mathematics term) exponent; power |
冷熱 see styles |
reinetsu / renetsu れいねつ |
(1) coldness and hotness; cooling and heating; (2) indifference and enthusiasm; prosperity and decline; (3) (See 冷熱発電) cold energy (e.g. in power generation) |
分身 see styles |
fēn shēn fen1 shen1 fen shen bunshin(p); funjin(ok) ぶんしん(P); ふんじん(ok) |
(of one who has supernatural powers) to replicate oneself so as to appear in two or more places at the same time; a derivative version of sb (or something) (e.g. avatar, proxy, clone, sockpuppet); to spare some time for a separate task; to cut a corpse into pieces; to pull a body apart by the four limbs; parturition (1) other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); representation of oneself; (2) {Buddh} incarnations of Buddha Parturition: in Buddhism it means a Buddha's power to reproduce himself ad infinitum and anywhere. |
刈羽 see styles |
yì yǔ yi4 yu3 i yü kariwa かりわ |
Kariba or Kariwa, Japanese name; Kariwa, site of Japanese nuclear power plant near Niigata 新潟 (place-name, surname) Kariwa |
划子 see styles |
huá zi hua2 zi5 hua tzu |
rowboat; small boat; oar; paddle; thin rod used to control a curtain etc |
利劍 利剑 see styles |
lì jiàn li4 jian4 li chien riken |
sharp sword A sharp sword, used figuratively for Amitābha, and Mañjuśrī, indicating wisdom, discrimination, or power over evil. |
制す see styles |
seisu / sesu せいす |
(transitive verb) (See 制する・1) to control; to command; to get the better of |
制伏 see styles |
zhì fú zhi4 fu2 chih fu seifuku |
to overpower; to overwhelm; to subdue; to check; to control to subdue |
制圧 see styles |
seiatsu / seatsu せいあつ |
(noun, transitive verb) gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy; supremacy |
制導 制导 see styles |
zhì dǎo zhi4 dao3 chih tao |
to control (the course of something); to guide (a missile) |
制御 see styles |
zhì yù zhi4 yu4 chih yü seigyo せいぎょ |
(noun/participle) control; governing; checking; suppression; repression; restraint; mastery; management to tame |
制振 see styles |
seishin / seshin せいしん |
(noun/participle) vibration control (in earthquake-resistant construction) |
制服 see styles |
zhì fú zhi4 fu2 chih fu seifuku / sefuku せいふく |
to subdue; to check; to bring under control; (in former times) what one is allowed to wear depending on social status; uniform (army, party, school etc); livery (for company employees); CL:套[tao4] uniform |
制欲 see styles |
seiyoku / seyoku せいよく |
(noun/participle) control of passions; control of appetite |
制止 see styles |
zhì zhǐ zhi4 zhi3 chih chih seishi / seshi せいし |
to curb; to put a stop to; to stop; to check; to limit (noun, transitive verb) control; check; restraint; inhibition restraint |
制球 see styles |
seikyuu / sekyu せいきゅう |
{baseb} (See 制球力) (pitcher's) control |
制禦 see styles |
seigyo / segyo せいぎょ |
(noun/participle) control; governing; checking; suppression; repression; restraint; mastery; management |
制衡 see styles |
zhì héng zhi4 heng2 chih heng |
to check and balance (power); checks and balances |
制震 see styles |
seishin / seshin せいしん |
(noun/participle) vibration control (in earthquake-resistant construction) |
制馭 see styles |
seigyo / segyo せいぎょ |
(noun/participle) control; governing; checking; suppression; repression; restraint; mastery; management |
力征 see styles |
lì zhēng li4 zheng1 li cheng |
by force; to conquer by force of arms; power |
力感 see styles |
rikikan りきかん |
power; force |
力持 see styles |
lì chí li4 chi2 li ch`ih li chih chikaramochi ちからもち |
(place-name) Chikaramochi maintaining power |
力率 see styles |
rikiritsu りきりつ |
{engr} power factor |
力生 see styles |
lì shēng li4 sheng1 li sheng rikio りきお |
(given name) Rikio Power-born; one who is born from the Truth, a monk. |
力道 see styles |
lì dào li4 dao4 li tao rikidou / rikido りきどう |
strength; power; efficacy (male given name) Rikidō |
功力 see styles |
gōng lì gong1 li4 kung li kouriki / koriki こうりき |
merit; efficacy; competence; skill; power spiritual power resulting from Buddhist discipline; (surname) Kōriki capability |
功德 see styles |
gōng dé gong1 de2 kung te kudoku |
achievements and virtue Virtue achieved; achievement; power to do meritorious works; merit; meritorious virtue; the reward of virtue; a name for 弗若多羅 Puṇyatara, one of the twenty-four 天尊 deva aryas, worshipped in China. |
功放 see styles |
gōng fàng gong1 fang4 kung fang |
power amplifier (abbr. for 功率放大器[gong1lu:4 fang4da4qi4]) |
功率 see styles |
gōng lǜ gong1 lu:4 kung lü |
rate of work; power (output) |
功耗 see styles |
gōng hào gong1 hao4 kung hao |
electric consumption; power wastage |
功能 see styles |
gōng néng gong1 neng2 kung neng kouno / kono こうの |
function; capability (out-dated or obsolete kana usage) effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit; (surname) Kōno Achieving power; ability, power. |
加力 see styles |
jiā lì jia1 li4 chia li kariki |
Added strength or power (by the Buddhas or bodhisattvas); aid. |
加持 see styles |
jiā chí jia1 chi2 chia ch`ih chia chih kamochi かもち |
(Buddhism) (from Sanskrit "adhiṣṭhāna") blessings; (fig.) empowerment; boost; support; backing; to give one's blessing; to empower; (Tw) to hold an additional (passport etc) (n,vs,vi) (1) prayer (to get rid of misfortune, disease, etc.); incantation; faith healing; (n,vs,vi) (2) {Buddh} adhisthana (blessing of a buddha or bodhisattva); (place-name, surname) Kamochi 地瑟娓曩 adhiṣṭhāna, to depend upon, a base, rule. It is defined as dependence on the Buddha, who 加 confers his strength on all (who seek it), and 持 upholds them; hence it implies prayer, because of obtaining the Buddha's power and transferring it to others; in general it is to aid, support. |
加被 see styles |
jiā bèi jia1 bei4 chia pei kabi |
加祐; 加備; 加護 Divine or Buddha aid or power bestowed on the living, for their protection or perfection. |
勁力 劲力 see styles |
jìn lì jin4 li4 chin li |
physical strength; power |
勁射 劲射 see styles |
jìng shè jing4 she4 ching she |
power shot (e.g. in soccer) |
勃興 勃兴 see styles |
bó xīng bo2 xing1 po hsing bokkou / bokko ぼっこう |
to rise suddenly; to grow vigorously (n,vs,vi) sudden rise to power; sudden rise in prosperity |
動労 see styles |
dourou / doro どうろう |
(org) National Railway Motive Power Union (abbreviation); (o) National Railway Motive Power Union (abbreviation) |
動燃 see styles |
dounen / donen どうねん |
(company) Power Reactor and Nuclear Fuel Development Corporation (1967-1998; abbr); PNC; (c) Power Reactor and Nuclear Fuel Development Corporation (1967-1998; abbr); PNC |
動車 动车 see styles |
dòng chē dong4 che1 tung ch`e tung che |
(PRC) (D- or C-class) high-speed train; power car; multiple-unit train (abbr. for 動車組|动车组[dong4che1zu3]) |
勝勢 胜势 see styles |
shèng shì sheng4 shi4 sheng shih shousei / shose しょうせい |
(favorable) odds superior power |
勢い see styles |
ikioi いきおい |
(adv,n) (1) force; vigor; vigour; energy; spirit; life; (2) influence; authority; power; might; (3) impetus; momentum; course (of events); (adverbial noun) (4) naturally; necessarily; (surname) Ikioi |
勢力 势力 see styles |
shì li shi4 li5 shih li seiriki / seriki せいりき |
power; influence; a force (military, political etc) influence; power; might; strength; potency; force; energy; (place-name, surname) Seiriki momentum |
勢威 see styles |
seii / se せいい |
force; power; influence |
勢家 see styles |
seike / seke せいけ |
influential family; the man in power; (place-name) Seike |
勢望 see styles |
seibou / sebo せいぼう |
power and popularity |
勢至 势至 see styles |
shì zhì shi4 zhi4 shih chih seiji / seji せいじ |
(personal name) Seiji He whose wisdom and power reach everywhere, Mahāsthāmaprāpta, i.e. 大勢至 q.v. Great power arrived (at maturity), the bodhisattva on the right of Amitābha, who is the guardian of Buddha-wisdom.; See 大勢至菩薩. |
勢門 see styles |
seimon / semon せいもん |
influential family; the man in power |
勢頭 势头 see styles |
shì tóu shi4 tou2 shih t`ou shih tou setou / seto せとう |
power; momentum; tendency; impetus; situation; the look of things (surname) Setou |
化作 see styles |
huà zuò hua4 zuo4 hua tso kesa |
to change into; to turn into; to become To transform (into), create, make. |
化尼 see styles |
huà ní hua4 ni2 hua ni keni |
The power of a Buddha, or bodhisattva, to be transformed into a nun. |
十住 see styles |
shí zhù shi2 zhu4 shih chu jū jū |
The ten stages, or periods, in bodhisattva-wisdom, prajñā 般若, are the 十住; the merits or character attained are the 十地 q.v. Two interpretations may be given. In the first of these, the first four stages are likened to entry into the holy womb, the next four to the period of gestation, the ninth to birth, and the tenth to the washing or baptism with the water of wisdom, e.g. the baptism of a Kṣatriya prince. The ten stages are (1) 發心住 the purposive stage, the mind set upon Buddhahood; (2) 治地住 clear understanding and mental control; (3) 修行住 unhampered liberty in every direction; (4) 生貴住 acquiring the Tathāgata nature or seed; (5) 方便具足住 perfect adaptability and resemblance in self-development and development of others; (6) 正心住 the whole mind becoming Buddha-like; (7) 不退住 no retrogression, perfect unity and constant progress; (8) 童眞住 as a Buddha-son now complete; (9) 法王子住 as prince of the law; (10) 灌頂住 baptism as such, e.g. the consecration of kings. Another interpretation of the above is: (1) spiritual resolve, stage of śrota-āpanna; (2) submission to rule, preparation for Sakṛdāgāmin stage; (3) cultivation of virtue, attainment of Sakṛdāgāmin stage; (4) noble birth, preparation for the anāgāmin stage; (5) perfect means, attainment of anāgāmin stage; (6) right mind, preparation for arhatship; (7) no-retrogradation, the attainment of arhatship; (8) immortal youth, pratyekabuddhahood; (9) son of the law-king, the conception of bodhisattvahood; (10) baptism as the summit of attainment, the conception of Buddhahood. |
十智 see styles |
shí zhì shi2 zhi4 shih chih jū chi |
The ten forms of understanding. I. Hīnayāna: (1) 世俗智 common understanding; (2) 法智 enlightened understanding, i.e. on the Four Truths in this life; (3) 類智 ditto, applied to the two upper realms 上二界; (4), (5), (6), (7) understanding re each of the Four Truths separately, both in the upper and lower realms, e.g. 苦智; (8) 他心智 understanding of the minds of others; (9) 盡智 the understanding that puts an end to all previous faith in or for self, i.e. 自信智; (10) 無生智 nirvāṇa wisdom; v. 倶舍論 26. II. Mahāyāna. A Tathāgatas ten powers of understanding or wisdom: (1) 三世智 perfect understanding of past, present, and future; (2) ditto of Buddha Law; (3) 法界無礙智 unimpeded understanding of the whole Buddha-realm; (4) 法界無邊智 unlimited, or infinite understanding of the whole Buddha-realm; (5) 充滿一切智 understanding of ubiquity; (6) 普照一切世間智 understanding of universal enlightenment; (7) 住持一切世界智 understanding of omnipotence, or universal control; (8) 知一切衆生智 understanding of omniscience re all living beings; (9) 知一切法智 understanding of omniscience re the laws of universal salvation; (10) 知無邊諸佛智 understanding of omniscience re all Buddha wisdom. v. 華嚴経 16. There are also his ten forms of understanding of the "Five Seas" 五海 of worlds, living beings, karma, passions, and Buddhas. |
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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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