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Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

漢字文化圏

see styles
 kanjibunkaken
    かんじぶんかけん
Chinese-character cultural sphere; Sinosphere; countries where Chinese characters are used or were historically used

空無邊處定


空无边处定

see styles
kōng wú biān chù dìng
    kong1 wu2 bian1 chu4 ding4
k`ung wu pien ch`u ting
    kung wu pien chu ting
 kū muhen sho jō
the sphere of the infinity of space

翳羅鉢呾羅


翳罗钵呾罗

see styles
yì luó bō dá luó
    yi4 luo2 bo1 da2 luo2
i lo po ta lo
 Eirahatara
Elāpattra, a nāga who is said to have consulted Śākyamuni about rebirth in a higher sphere; also, a palm-tree formerly destroyed by that nāga.

非錯亂境界

see styles
fēi cuò luàn jìng jiè
    fei1 cuo4 luan4 jing4 jie4
fei ts`o luan ching chieh
    fei tso luan ching chieh
to perceive the cognitive sphere without distortion

五根所行境界

see styles
wǔ gēn suǒ xíng jìng jiè
    wu3 gen1 suo3 xing2 jing4 jie4
wu ken so hsing ching chieh
 gokon shogyō kyōgai
the sphere of operation of the five sense faculties

大東亜共栄圏

see styles
 daitouakyoueiken / daitoakyoeken
    だいとうあきょうえいけん
Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere

大東亞共榮圈


大东亚共荣圈

see styles
dà dōng yà gòng róng quān
    da4 dong1 ya4 gong4 rong2 quan1
ta tung ya kung jung ch`üan
    ta tung ya kung jung chüan
Great East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere, Japanese wartime slogan for their short-lived Pacific Empire, first enunciated by Prime Minister Prince KONOE Fumimaro 近衛文麿|近卫文麿 in 1938

漏水轉渾天儀


漏水转浑天仪

see styles
lòu shuǐ zhuàn hún tiān yí
    lou4 shui3 zhuan4 hun2 tian1 yi2
lou shui chuan hun t`ien i
    lou shui chuan hun tien i
water-driven armillary sphere (Zhang Heng's famous astronomical apparatus)

Variations:

 hatake(p); hata
    はたけ(P); はた
(1) field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; vegetable plot; kitchen garden; plantation; (n,suf) (2) (はたけ only) (ばたけ when suf) field (of specialization); sphere; area; (n,suf) (3) (はたけ only) (colloquialism) womb; birth; birthplace

解脫淸淨法殿


解脱淸淨法殿

see styles
jiě tuō qīng jìng fǎ diàn
    jie3 tuo1 qing1 jing4 fa3 dian4
chieh t`o ch`ing ching fa tien
    chieh to ching ching fa tien
 gedatsu shōjō hōden
The pure dharma-court of nirvāṇa, the sphere of nirvāṇa, the abode of the dharmakāya.

Variations:

埜(rK)

 ya
    や
(1) plain; field; (2) being outside the government; non-governmental sphere; private sector; private life

所知障淨智所行眞實


所知障淨智所行眞实

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suǒ zhī zhàng jìng zhì suǒ xíng zhēn shí
    suo3 zhi1 zhang4 jing4 zhi4 suo3 xing2 zhen1 shi2
so chih chang ching chih so hsing chen shih
 shochi shō jōchi shogyō shinjitsu
awareness of reality in which the sphere of cognitive activity is completely purified of the cognitive hindrances

煩惱障淨智所行眞實


烦恼障淨智所行眞实

see styles
fán nǎo zhàng jìng zhì suǒ xíng zhēn shí
    fan2 nao3 zhang4 jing4 zhi4 suo3 xing2 zhen1 shi2
fan nao chang ching chih so hsing chen shih
 bonnōshō jōchi shogyō shinjitsu
knowledge of reality wherein the sphere of cognitive activity is completely purified of the afflictive hindrances

Variations:



 tama
    たま
(1) ball; sphere; globe; orb; (2) bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; droplet; (3) (esp. 球) ball (in sports); (4) pile (of noodles, etc.); (5) (esp. 弾; also written as 弾丸) bullet; (6) (esp. 球) bulb (i.e. a light bulb); (7) lens (of glasses, etc.); (8) (esp. 玉, 珠) bead (of an abacus); (9) (slang) (abbreviation) (esp. 玉) (See 金玉・きんたま) ball (i.e. a testicle); (10) (esp. 玉, 珠; also written as 璧) gem; jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively); pearl; (11) female entertainer (e.g. a geisha); (12) (derogatory term) person (when commenting on their nature); character; (13) item, funds or person used as part of a plot; (n,n-suf) (14) (玉 only) (See 玉子・2) egg; (n-suf,ctr) (15) (玉 only) {food} (See お好み焼き) okonomiyaki; (suffix noun) (16) (usu. だま) coin; (suffix noun) (17) precious; beautiful; excellent

Variations:

畠(rK)

 hatake(p); hata
    はたけ(P); はた
(1) field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; vegetable plot; kitchen garden; plantation; (n,n-suf) (2) (はたけ only) (ばたけ when a suffix) field (of specialization); sphere; area; line; (3) (はたけ only) (colloquialism) womb; birth; birthplace

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璧(sK)

 tama
    たま
(1) ball; sphere; globe; orb; (2) bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; droplet; (3) (esp. 球) ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); (4) pile (of noodles, etc.); (5) (esp. 弾) bullet; (6) (esp. 球) bulb (i.e. a light bulb); (7) lens (of glasses, etc.); (8) (esp. 玉, 珠) bead (of an abacus); (9) (slang) (abbreviation) (esp. 玉) (See 金玉・きんたま) ball (i.e. a testicle); (10) (esp. 玉, 珠; also written as 璧) gem; jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively); pearl; (11) female entertainer (e.g. a geisha); (12) (derogatory term) person (when commenting on their nature); character; (13) item, funds or person used as part of a plot; (n,n-suf) (14) (玉 only) (See 玉子・2) egg; (n-suf,ctr) (15) (玉 only) {food} (See お好み焼き) okonomiyaki; (suffix noun) (16) (usu. だま) coin; (suffix noun) (17) precious; beautiful; excellent

Variations:
ガラス玉
硝子球
ガラス球
硝子玉

 garasudama
    ガラスだま
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble

Variations:
ウォーターボール
ウォーター・ボール

 wootaabooru; wootaa booru / wootabooru; woota booru
    ウォーターボール; ウォーター・ボール
water ball; large inflatable sphere that allows a person inside it to walk across the surface of a body of water

Variations:
縄張り
縄張
なわ張り
繩張り(iK)

 nawabari
    なわばり
(1) stretching a rope around; roping off; cordoning off; demarcation; (2) one's turf; domain; territory; jurisdiction; sphere of influence; (3) {zool} territory (of an animal)

Variations:




弾丸(sK)
璧(sK)

 tama
    たま
(1) ball; sphere; globe; orb; (2) bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; droplet; (3) (esp. 球) ball (in sports); (4) pile (of noodles, etc.); (5) (esp. 弾; also written as 弾丸) bullet; (6) (esp. 球) bulb (i.e. a light bulb); (7) lens (of glasses, etc.); (8) (esp. 玉, 珠) bead (of an abacus); (9) (slang) (abbreviation) (esp. 玉) (See 金玉・きんたま) ball (i.e. a testicle); (10) (esp. 玉, 珠; also written as 璧) gem; jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively); pearl; (11) female entertainer (e.g. a geisha); (12) (derogatory term) person (when commenting on their nature); character; (13) item, funds or person used as part of a plot; (n,n-suf) (14) (玉 only) (See 玉子・2) egg; (n-suf,ctr) (15) (玉 only) {food} (See お好み焼き) okonomiyaki; (suffix noun) (16) (usu. だま) coin; (suffix noun) (17) precious; beautiful; excellent

Variations:
縄張り
縄張
なわ張り(sK)
繩張り(sK)

 nawabari
    なわばり
(1) stretching a rope around; roping off; cordoning off; demarcation; (2) one's turf; domain; territory; jurisdiction; sphere of influence; (3) {zool} territory (of an animal)

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

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