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<123>| Characters | Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
Variations: |
era えら |
(prefix) (before a noun) tremendous; big; great; terrible |
単数形 see styles |
tansuukei / tansuke たんすうけい |
singular form (of a noun) |
名詞句 see styles |
meishiku / meshiku めいしく |
{gramm} noun phrase; NP |
名詞止 see styles |
meishidome / meshidome めいしどめ |
ending a sentence with a noun |
名詞法 see styles |
meishihou / meshiho めいしほう |
{gramm} (See 連用形) use of a verb or adjective conjugation (esp. ren'yōkei) as a noun |
名詞節 see styles |
meishisetsu / meshisetsu めいしせつ |
{ling} noun clause; nominal clause |
如何で see styles |
ikande いかんで |
(expression) (after a noun (+ の)) (See いかん・2) depending on ... |
実名詞 see styles |
jitsumeishi / jitsumeshi じつめいし |
{ling} noun substantive |
專名詞 专名词 see styles |
zhuān míng cí zhuan1 ming2 ci2 chuan ming tz`u chuan ming tzu |
proper noun |
年暮れ see styles |
nenkure ねんくれ |
(n,suf) (..年 plus 暮れ, rare as a noun) year end |
形状詞 see styles |
keijoushi / kejoshi けいじょうし |
(rare) {gramm} (See 形容動詞) adjectival noun; na-adjective |
方位詞 方位词 see styles |
fāng wèi cí fang1 wei4 ci2 fang wei tz`u fang wei tzu |
noun of locality (linguistics) |
有沒有 有没有 see styles |
yǒu méi yǒu you3 mei2 you3 yu mei yu |
(before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...?; Is there a ...?; (before a verb) Did (you, they etc) (verb, infinitive)?; Have (you, they etc) (verb, past participle)? |
蘇槃多 苏槃多 see styles |
sū pán duō su1 pan2 duo1 su p`an to su pan to sohanta |
subanta, also 蘇漫多, the case of a noun. |
Variations: |
ri り |
(suffix) (after a noun that represents a state or condition; often as 〜裏に) (See 成功裏,暗々裏) in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success) |
連体詞 see styles |
rentaishi れんたいし |
{gramm} pre-noun adjectival; adnominal adjective |
限定詞 限定词 see styles |
xiàn dìng cí xian4 ding4 ci2 hsien ting tz`u hsien ting tzu genteishi / genteshi げんていし |
determiner (in grammar, i.e. article, demonstrative, possessive pronoun, noun genitive etc) {gramm} determiner; qualifier; determinative |
サ変名詞 see styles |
zahenmeishi / zahenmeshi ザへんめいし |
(See サ変名詞・サへんめいし) verb formed by adding "zuru" to a noun |
しか無い see styles |
shikanai しかない |
(exp,adj-i) (1) (kana only) (after a verb) having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; (exp,adj-i) (2) (kana only) (after a noun or counter) having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...; having no more than ... |
たらしい see styles |
tarashii / tarashi たらしい |
(suf,adj-i) (after a noun or the stem of an adjective) seeming very... (usu. with a negative connotation) |
タリ活用 see styles |
tarikatsuyou / tarikatsuyo タリかつよう |
classical form of adjectival noun inflection formed by contraction of the particle "to" with the classical verb "ari" ("aru") |
としても see styles |
toshitemo としても |
(expression) (1) (used for hypothetical situations) even if ...; even supposing that ...; (expression) (2) (after a noun or pronoun) also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ... |
となると see styles |
donarudo ドナルド |
(expression) (1) (after a noun) when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; (exp,conj) (2) if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...; in that case; (personal name) Donald |
ナ形容詞 see styles |
nakeiyoushi / nakeyoshi ナけいようし |
(esp. in JSL contexts) (See 形容動詞) na-adjective; adjectival noun |
にしても see styles |
nishitemo にしても |
(expression) (1) even if; even though; even granting (that); (expression) (2) (after a noun) even; too; also; (expression) (3) (as ...にしても...にしても) whether ... or ...; (expression) (4) (with an interrogative word) no matter (what, where, who, etc.) |
一般名詞 see styles |
ippanmeishi / ippanmeshi いっぱんめいし |
{ling} common noun |
体言止め see styles |
taigendome たいげんどめ |
ending a sentence with a noun or noun phrase |
具象名詞 see styles |
gushoumeishi / gushomeshi ぐしょうめいし |
{gramm} concrete noun |
単複同形 see styles |
tanpukudoukei / tanpukudoke たんぷくどうけい |
same singular and plural form (of a noun; e.g. sheep) |
叙述名詞 see styles |
jojutsumeishi / jojutsumeshi じょじゅつめいし |
{ling} predicate noun |
可數名詞 可数名词 see styles |
kě shǔ míng cí ke3 shu3 ming2 ci2 k`o shu ming tz`u ko shu ming tzu |
countable noun (in grammar of European languages) |
可算名詞 see styles |
kasanmeishi / kasanmeshi かさんめいし |
{gramm} countable noun |
名詞の格 see styles |
meishinokaku / meshinokaku めいしのかく |
case of a noun |
名詞抱合 see styles |
meishihougou / meshihogo めいしほうごう |
{ling} noun incorporation |
名詞止め see styles |
meishidome / meshidome めいしどめ |
ending a sentence with a noun |
Variations: |
tare(p); dare; tare; dare たれ(P); だれ; タレ; ダレ |
(1) (kana only) (oft. ダレ in compounds) sauce (esp. soy or mirin-based dipping sauce); (2) (たれ only) hanging; something hanging (flap, lappet, etc.); (3) (たれ only) {MA} (kendo) loin guard; (4) (たれ only) kanji radical enclosing the top-left corner of a character; (5) (たれ, タレ only) (slang) (kana only) (comedian jargon) woman; (suffix noun) (6) (たれ, タレ only) (kana only) (derogatory term) (used after a noun or na-adjective; also ったれ) -ass; -head |
Variations: |
yuube / yube ゆうべ |
(1) (poetic term) (See 朝・あした) evening; (2) (used in titles following noun + の) evening (of a special event); (n,adv) (3) (usu. 昨夜) (See 昨夜・ゆうべ) last night; yesterday evening |
女性名詞 see styles |
joseimeishi / josemeshi じょせいめいし |
{gramm} (See 男性名詞) feminine noun |
專有名詞 专有名词 see styles |
zhuān yǒu míng cí zhuan1 you3 ming2 ci2 chuan yu ming tz`u chuan yu ming tzu |
technical term; proper noun |
形容動詞 see styles |
keiyoudoushi / keyodoshi けいようどうし |
{gramm} adjectival noun (in Japanese); quasi-adjective; nominal adjective; na-, taru-, nari- or tari-adjective |
形容矛盾 see styles |
keiyoumujun / keyomujun けいようむじゅん |
contradictio in adjecto; contradiction between an adjective and the noun it modifies (wooden iron, hot ice, etc.) |
形式名詞 see styles |
keishikimeishi / keshikimeshi けいしきめいし |
{ling} formal noun; dummy noun; expletive noun |
抽象名詞 see styles |
chuushoumeishi / chushomeshi ちゅうしょうめいし |
{gramm} abstract noun |
時相名詞 see styles |
jisoumeishi / jisomeshi じそうめいし |
{ling} (tag used in morpheme lexicons) noun that can be used as an adverb; temporal noun |
為い為い see styles |
shiishii / shishi しいしい |
(suffix) (kana only) (after a noun which takes the aux. verb する) while doing over and over; repeatedly |
物質名詞 see styles |
busshitsumeishi / busshitsumeshi ぶっしつめいし |
{gramm} material noun |
男性名詞 see styles |
danseimeishi / dansemeshi だんせいめいし |
{gramm} (See 女性名詞) masculine noun |
複合名詞 see styles |
fukugoumeishi / fukugomeshi ふくごうめいし |
{gramm} compound noun |
複數形式 复数形式 see styles |
fù shù xíng shì fu4 shu4 xing2 shi4 fu shu hsing shih |
plural form (of a countable noun) |
Variations: |
zume づめ |
(suffix) (1) (after a noun) (See 瓶詰め・1) packed in; contained in; containing; (suffix) (2) (after a noun) working at; assigned to; (suffix) (3) (after a noun) (See 理詰め) using ... alone (to make an argument, judgement, etc.); (suffix) (4) (after the -masu stem of a verb) (See 立ち詰め) doing continuously; doing non-stop |
述語名詞 see styles |
jutsugomeishi / jutsugomeshi じゅつごめいし |
{ling} (See 叙述名詞) predicate noun; predicate nominative |
間もない see styles |
mamonai まもない |
(exp,adj-i) (1) (after a noun or the -te form of a verb) (See 間もなく・1) after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; (exp,adj-i) (2) (after the dictionary form of a verb) (See 間もなく・2) having no time to |
鬼気迫る see styles |
kikisemaru ききせまる |
(exp,v5r) (usu. modifying a noun) to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly |
Variations: |
gan; gan ガン; がん |
(prefix) (colloquialism) (abbreviation) (before a noun or the -masu stem of a verb) (See ガンガン・3) used to intensify the following word |
たらしめる see styles |
tarashimeru たらしめる |
(exp,v1) (after a noun or taru-adjective) to make; to make (something) what it should be; to cause to be |
ったらしい see styles |
ttarashii / ttarashi ったらしい |
(suf,adj-i) (after a noun or the stem of an adjective) seeming very... (usu. with a negative connotation) |
にも増して see styles |
nimomashite にもまして |
(expression) (after a noun) (even) more than |
Variations: |
beta; beta べた; ベタ |
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) (usu. adverbially as 〜に) all over; filled in; solid; gapless; (prefix noun) (2) (before a noun) complete; total; (adjectival noun) (3) (colloquialism) clichéd; hackneyed; corny; predictable; (can be adjective with の) (4) {comp} plaintext; (5) (abbreviation) {print} (See べた組み) solid printing; solid typesetting; (6) (abbreviation) {photo} (See べた焼き・1) contact print |
不可數名詞 不可数名词 see styles |
bù kě shǔ míng cí bu4 ke3 shu3 ming2 ci2 pu k`o shu ming tz`u pu ko shu ming tzu |
uncountable noun (in grammar of European languages) |
不可算名詞 see styles |
fukasanmeishi / fukasanmeshi ふかさんめいし |
{gramm} (ant: 可算名詞) uncountable noun |
動物性名詞 动物性名词 see styles |
dòng wù xìng míng cí dong4 wu4 xing4 ming2 ci2 tung wu hsing ming tz`u tung wu hsing ming tzu |
animate noun |
勝手ながら see styles |
kattenagara かってながら |
(exp,pref) (1) (with noun+する or noun+をverb) to allow oneself to ...; to take the liberty of ...; (expression) (2) it is presumed that; (I, we) presume that; (expression) (3) (See 勝手に) on one's own accord; by one's arbitrary decision |
目的格補語 see styles |
mokutekikakuhogo もくてきかくほご |
objective complement; noun or adjective following and modifying the direct object |
Variations: |
ka; ka か; カ |
(counter) counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); a noun read using its on-yomi |
Variations: |
osame おさめ |
(n,n-suf,adj-no) (oft. after noun or -masu stem of verb) the end (of); last time (doing); finishing up; closing |
Variations: |
yokuyoku よくよく |
(pre-noun adjective) (before a time-related noun) the ... after next; two ... later; two ... after |
被修飾名詞 see styles |
hishuushokumeishi / hishushokumeshi ひしゅうしょくめいし |
{ling} modified noun |
非可算名詞 see styles |
hikasanmeishi / hikasanmeshi ひかさんめいし |
(rare) {ling} (See 不可算名詞) uncountable noun |
風を吹かす see styles |
kazeofukasu かぜをふかす |
(exp,v5s) (after noun) (See 先輩風を吹かす) to exercise one's authority as a (noun); to act as a (noun) |
Variations: |
koi; kkoi こい; っこい |
(suf,adj-i) (after a noun or the stem of an -i adjective) rich in ...; high in ...; full of ...; very ...; quite ... |
Variations: |
ccho; cho っちょ; ちょ |
(suffix) (after a noun or the root of an adjective) person who is ...; thing that is ... |
には及ばない see styles |
nihaoyobanai にはおよばない |
(expression) (1) (after a verb) there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; (expression) (2) (after a noun) does not match; out of reach of |
はぶりが良い see styles |
haburigayoi はぶりがよい |
(exp,adj-i) influential; powerful; popular; prosperous (when modifying a noun); doing well |
Variations: |
uchi うち |
(n,adv) (1) inside; within; (n,adv) (2) (kana only) while (e.g. one is young); during; within (e.g. a day); in the course of; (n,adv) (3) (kana only) (as 〜のうち) among; amongst; (out) of; between; (4) (kana only) (also 裡, 裏; as 〜のうちに after a noun representing a state or condition) in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.); amidst; with (e.g. success); (5) within oneself; one's feelings; inner thoughts; (6) (内 only) (kana only) (ant: そと・3,よそ・2) we; our company; our organization; (7) (内 only) (kana only) (also 家) (See 家・うち・2) one's home; one's family; (8) (内 only) my spouse; my husband; my wife; (9) (内 only) (in a letter after the husband's name) signed on behalf of (husband's name) by his wife; (pronoun) (10) (内 only) (kana only) (ksb:) (primarily used by women and children) I; me; (11) (内 only) (archaism) imperial palace grounds; (12) (内 only) (archaism) emperor |
名詞相当語句 see styles |
meishisoutougoku / meshisotogoku めいしそうとうごく |
{gramm} noun equivalent; substantive |
如何によって see styles |
ikanniyotte いかんによって |
(expression) (after a noun (+ の)) (See いかん・2) depending on ... |
Variations: |
ko こ |
(n,n-suf) (1) child; kid; teenager; youngster; young (non-adult) person; (n,n-suf) (2) (one's) child; offspring; (n,n-suf) (3) (also 娘) young woman; (n,n-suf) (4) (See 仔・こ) young (animal); (5) offshoot; (6) (See 元も子もない) interest; (7) (abbreviation) {finc} (See 子株・2) new share; (8) {cards;mahj} (See 親・2) player who is not a dealer; (9) (also 姑) young geisha; young prostitute; (10) (archaism) bird egg; (suffix noun) (11) (after a noun or -masu stem) -er (often of young women) |
為る(oK) |
suru する |
(suru verb - irregular) (1) (kana only) to do; to carry out; to perform; (suru verb - irregular) (2) (kana only) to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); (suru verb - irregular) (3) (kana only) to serve as; to act as; to work as; (suru verb - irregular) (4) (kana only) to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); (suru verb - irregular) (5) (kana only) (as 〜にする,〜とする) to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; (suru verb - irregular) (6) (kana only) (as 〜にする) to decide on; to choose; (vs-i,vi) (7) (kana only) (as 〜がする) to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); (vs-i,vi) (8) (kana only) to be (in a state, condition, etc.); (vs-i,vi) (9) (kana only) to be worth; to cost; (vs-i,vi) (10) (kana only) to pass (of time); to elapse; (vs-i,vt) (11) (kana only) (as AをBにする) to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B; (vs-i,vt) (12) (kana only) (as AをBにする) to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B; (vs-i,vt) (13) (kana only) (as AをBにする) to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B; (vs-i,vt) (14) (kana only) (as AをBにする) to feel A about B; (suf,vs-i) (15) (kana only) verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); (aux-v,vs-i) (16) (kana only) (See お願いします,御・1) creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); (aux-v,vs-i) (17) (kana only) (as 〜うとする,〜ようとする) (See とする・1) to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to |
為る(rK) |
suru する |
(suru verb - irregular) (1) (kana only) to do; to carry out; to perform; (suru verb - irregular) (2) (kana only) to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); (suru verb - irregular) (3) (kana only) to serve as; to act as; to work as; (suru verb - irregular) (4) (kana only) to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); (suru verb - irregular) (5) (kana only) (as 〜にする,〜とする) to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; (suru verb - irregular) (6) (kana only) (as 〜にする) to decide on; to choose; (vs-i,vi) (7) (kana only) (as 〜がする) to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); (vs-i,vi) (8) (kana only) to be (in a state, condition, etc.); (vs-i,vi) (9) (kana only) to be worth; to cost; (vs-i,vi) (10) (kana only) to pass (of time); to elapse; (vs-i,vt) (11) (kana only) (as AをBにする) to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B; (vs-i,vt) (12) (kana only) (as AをBにする) to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B; (vs-i,vt) (13) (kana only) (as AをBにする) to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B; (vs-i,vt) (14) (kana only) (as AをBにする) to feel A about B; (suf,vs-i) (15) (kana only) verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); (aux-v,vs-i) (16) (kana only) (See お願いします,御・1) creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); (aux-v,vs-i) (17) (kana only) (as 〜うとする,〜ようとする) (See とする・1) to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to |
羽振りがいい see styles |
haburigaii / haburigai はぶりがいい |
(exp,adj-ix) (See 羽振り・2) influential; powerful; popular; prosperous (when modifying a noun); doing well |
羽振りがよい see styles |
haburigayoi はぶりがよい |
(exp,adj-i) influential; powerful; popular; prosperous (when modifying a noun); doing well |
羽振りが良い see styles |
haburigayoi はぶりがよい |
(exp,adj-i) influential; powerful; popular; prosperous (when modifying a noun); doing well |
非動物性名詞 非动物性名词 see styles |
fēi dòng wù xìng míng cí fei1 dong4 wu4 xing4 ming2 ci2 fei tung wu hsing ming tz`u fei tung wu hsing ming tzu |
inanimate noun |
Variations: |
gaa; gaa; ga / ga; ga; ga ガー; がー; ガ |
(particle) (slang) (following a noun; used to mimic and mock people who are upset over something) (See が・1) (but) what about (the) ...; (but) what about those ... |
ここに極まれり see styles |
kokonikiwamareri ここにきわまれり |
(expression) (often after noun) has reached its limit; has reached its peak |
Variations: |
furi ふり |
(n,ctr) (1) swing; shake; wave; swinging; (2) (kana only) appearance; behaviour; (3) (kana only) (oft. after a noun+の or verb in the dictionary form) (See 振りをする) pretence (pretense); show; pretending (to); (noun - becomes adjective with の) (4) (kana only) going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction; (5) move (dance); postures; (6) (kana only) (oft. as フリ) (See 前振り・2) lead in (e.g. to a running joke, asking a question); lead up; (7) unsewn part of a hanging sleeve on a traditional Japanese woman's garment; (suf,ctr) (8) counter for swords, blades, etc.; (9) (archaism) not wearing underwear or pants |
Variations: |
arige ありげ |
(n-suf,adj-na) (kana only) (usu. after a noun) appearing to have; seeming to be |
しか無い(sK) |
shikanai しかない |
(exp,adj-i) (1) (kana only) (after a verb) having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; (exp,adj-i) (2) (kana only) (after a noun or counter) having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...; having no more than ... |
Variations: |
tari(p); dari たり(P); だり |
(particle) (1) (as …たり…たり, after the -masu stem of verbs) -ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); (particle) (2) (used adverbially) doing such things as ...; (particle) (3) (as …たり…たり at sentence-end, after the -masu stem of a repeated verb) expresses a command; (cop,aux-v,vr) (4) (たり only) (archaism) (from とあり, after a noun) (See たる) to be; (aux-v,vr) (5) (たり only) (archaism) (from 〜てあり, after the -masu stem of verbs) indicates completion or continuation of an action |
でなくて何だろう see styles |
denakutenandarou / denakutenandaro でなくてなんだろう |
(expression) (kana only) (following a noun or adjective) if not ... then what is it?; (this) is nothing other than ...; (it) must be ...; (it) is definitely ... |
Variations: |
ippon いっぽん |
(1) (See 本・ほん・5) 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) {MA} ippon; one point; a blow; (5) (See 半玉・はんぎょく) geisha; (suffix noun) (6) (after a noun, usu. as 〜一本で, 〜 一本に, etc.) single-minded focus on ... |
Variations: |
ipponyari いっぽんやり |
(n,n-suf) (1) (idiom) (after a noun) sticking to one thing (method, principle, objective, etc.); never deviating from; persisting with; focusing solely on; devotion to; single spear; (2) (idiom) one's sole talent; one's only forte |
Variations: |
taigendome たいげんどめ |
ending a sentence or poem with a noun or noun phrase |
Variations: |
meishidome / meshidome めいしどめ |
(See 体言止め) ending a sentence with a noun |
Variations: |
zuku; zuku ずく; づく |
(suffix) (1) (kana only) (after a noun) relying entirely on ...; using solely ...; (suffix) (2) with the sole purpose of ...; (suffix) (3) based on (mutual consent, etc.) |
Variations: |
naru なる |
(v5r,vi) (1) (kana only) to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach; to attain; (v5r,vi) (2) (kana only) to result in; to turn out; to end up; to prove (to be); (v5r,vi) (3) (kana only) (as ...からなる or ...よりなる) to consist of; to be composed of; to be made up of; (v5r,vi) (4) (kana only) to be completed; to be realized; to succeed; to be attained; to be accomplished; (v5r,vi) (5) (kana only) to change (into); to turn (into); to transform; (v5r,vi) (6) (kana only) to come (to do); to begin (to do); to grow (to do); (v5r,vi) (7) (kana only) to come to; to amount to; to add up to; to make; (v5r,vi) (8) (kana only) to play (the part of); to act as; (v5r,vi) (9) (kana only) to be used for; to be useful for; to serve as; (v5r,vi) (10) {shogi} to be promoted; (aux-v,v5r) (11) (honorific or respectful language) (kana only) (as お + masu stem + になる, or ご + noun + になる) to do ... |
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sama さま |
(suffix) (1) (honorific or respectful language) (after a person's name (or position, etc.)) Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.; (suffix) (2) (polite language) (usu. after a noun or na-adjective prefixed with お- or ご-) (See お粗末さまでした) makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); (3) state; situation; appearance; manner |
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tarikatsuyou / tarikatsuyo たりかつよう |
{gramm} classical form of adjectival noun inflection formed by contraction of the particle "to" with the classical verb "ari" ("aru") |
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nakeiyoushi / nakeyoshi なけいようし |
{gramm} (esp. in JSL contexts) (See 形容動詞) na-adjective; adjectival noun |
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ikan(gikun) いかん(gikun) |
(1) (after a noun (+ の)) (depending on) how; (depending on) what; nature (of); (adverb) (2) (at sentence end) what is ...?; how is ...?; what will be ...? |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
This page contains 100 results for "noun" 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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