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ケセランパセラン

see styles
 keseranpaseran
    ケセランパセラン
(1) flock from a vine-seed weed, used for face powder, and believed to promote desire and happiness; (2) animal from popular folklore with a white fluffy down made from dandelions and a rabbit's tail resembling a fluffy hairball

しょうちゅう漬け

see styles
 shouchuuzuke / shochuzuke
    しょうちゅうづけ
fruit, etc. preserved in shochu

セックスフレンド

see styles
 sekkusufurendo
    セックスフレンド
friend with benefits; fuck-buddy; sex friend; someone with whom one is not romantically involved but frequently has sexual relations with anyway

Variations:
ぬか喜び
糠喜び

 nukayorokobi
    ぬかよろこび
(n,vs,vi) premature joy; short-lived elation

ハッピーマンデー

see styles
 happiimandee / happimandee
    ハッピーマンデー
national holiday that has been moved to a Monday (e.g. Coming-of-Age Day) (wasei: happy Monday)

バッファ確保失敗

see styles
 baffakakuhoshippai
    バッファかくほしっぱい
buffer (full) error (i.e. space cannot be reserved as it is full)

Variations:
ブリヌイ
ブリニ

 burinui; burini
    ブリヌイ; ブリニ
(See ブリンツ) blini (rus: bliny); bliny; buckwheat flour pancakes (usu. served with sour cream)

ホンコン・シャツ

 honkon shatsu
    ホンコン・シャツ
short-sleeved dress shirt (wasei: Hong Kong shirt)

マルハラスメント

see styles
 maruharasumento
    マルハラスメント
(net-sl) writing ending with a full stop (perceived as a form of harassment, esp. in instant messaging, because it is sometimes read as if the writer is angry)

Variations:
もらい乳
貰い乳

 moraijichi; moraichichi; moraiji
    もらいぢち; もらいちち; もらいぢ
having one's baby nursed by another woman; wet-nursing; breast milk received from another woman

Variations:
もらい物
貰い物

 moraimono
    もらいもの
(received) present; gift

一命を取りとめる

see styles
 ichimeiotoritomeru / ichimeotoritomeru
    いちめいをとりとめる
(exp,v1) to escape death; to be saved from death

一命を取り留める

see styles
 ichimeiotoritomeru / ichimeotoritomeru
    いちめいをとりとめる
(exp,v1) to escape death; to be saved from death

三食まかない付き

see styles
 sanshokumakanaitsuki
    さんしょくまかないつき
(exp,adj-no) with three meals served

中國製造2025


中国制造2025

see styles
zhōng guó zhì zào èr líng èr wǔ
    zhong1 guo2 zhi4 zao4 er4 ling2 er4 wu3
chung kuo chih tsao erh ling erh wu
Made in China 2025, strategic plan to upgrade Chinese industry especially in high-tech areas, approved by China's State Council in 2015

Variations:
今川焼き
今川焼

 imagawayaki
    いまがわやき
{food} imagawayaki; thick pancake containing bean jam, served hot

会期不継続の原則

see styles
 kaikifukeizokunogensoku / kaikifukezokunogensoku
    かいきふけいぞくのげんそく
principle holding that any matters left unresolved at the end of one Diet session are not to be carried over to the next

Variations:
十一
11

 juuichi(p); juuichi / juichi(p); juichi
    じゅういち(P); ジュウイチ
(numeric) (1) (じゅういち only) eleven; 11; (2) jack (playing card); (3) (kana only) (ateji derived from its call) Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo

Variations:
升酒
枡酒
桝酒

 masuzake
    ますざけ
alcohol (esp. sake) served in a small wooden box; alcohol (esp. sake) sold in a small wooden box

Variations:
受注
受註

 juchuu / juchu
    じゅちゅう
(noun, transitive verb) (See 発注) accepting an order; receiving an order; orders received

Variations:
和語
倭語

 wago
    わご
(1) (See 日本語) Japanese language; (2) wago; native Japanese words (as opposed to Chinese-derived words and other loanwords)

Variations:
堂々
堂堂

 doudou / dodo
    どうどう
(adj-t,adv-to) (1) magnificent; grand; impressive; dignified; majestic; imposing; stately; (adj-t,adv-to) (2) fair; square; open; unashamed; brazen; (adverb taking the "to" particle) (3) grandly; boldly; confidently; (adverb taking the "to" particle) (4) fairly; squarely; unreservedly; brazenly

Variations:
大判焼き
大判焼

 oobanyaki
    おおばんやき
{food} (See 今川焼き) ōban-yaki; thick pancake containing bean jam, served hot

Variations:
太鼓焼き
太鼓焼

 taikoyaki
    たいこやき
(See 今川焼き) imagawayaki; thick pancake containing bean jam, served hot

奥歯に物が挟まる

see styles
 okubanimonogahasamaru
    おくばにものがはさまる
(exp,v5r) to talk around something (exp. derived from having something stuck in your back teeth and thus be unable to speak clearly); to imply something in a roundabout way

Variations:


 tsuma
    つま
(1) (妻 only) wife; (2) (妻, 夫 only) (archaism) my dear; dear; honey; (3) (kana only) garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); (4) (kana only) embellishment

建礼門院右京大夫

see styles
 kenreimoninukyounodaibu / kenremoninukyonodaibu
    けんれいもんいんうきょうのだいぶ
(person) Kenreimon'in no Ukyō no Daibu (poet of the late 12th-early 13th century who served at the imperial court)

Variations:
惣菜
総菜

 souzai / sozai
    そうざい
small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dish

愛でたし愛でたし

see styles
 medetashimedetashi
    めでたしめでたし
(expression) (kana only) and they all lived happily ever after (traditional ending to stories)

Variations:
慎ましい
虔しい

 tsutsumashii / tsutsumashi
    つつましい
(adjective) (kana only) modest; reserved; quiet; humble

打っ付け(rK)

 buttsuke
    ぶっつけ
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) (kana only) (See ぶっつけ本番) without preparation; off the cuff; abrupt; without warning; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) (kana only) unreserved; without restraint; frank; blunt; direct; (3) (kana only) beginning; start; outset

抜き差しならない

see styles
 nukisashinaranai
    ぬきさしならない
(exp,adj-i) (See 抜き差しならぬ) be inextricably involved; be in a sticky situation

Variations:
捨扶持
捨て扶持

 sutebuchi
    すてぶち
(hist) small stipend paid to dependants of a bereaved family (Edo period)

Variations:
支那竹
支那チク

 shinachiku(支那竹); shinachiku(支那chiku)
    しなちく(支那竹); しなチク(支那チク)
(sensitive word) (See 麺媽) bamboo shoots boiled, sliced, fermented, dried or preserved in salt, then soaked in hot water and sea salt

横から口をはさむ

see styles
 yokokarakuchiohasamu
    よこからくちをはさむ
(exp,v5m) to butt into a conversation (from someone uninvolved)

Variations:
涙もろい
涙脆い

 namidamoroi
    なみだもろい
(adjective) (See 脆い・もろい・2) easily moved to tears; given to weeping; lachrymose

Variations:
熊襲
熊曽
熊曾

 kumaso
    くまそ
(1) (hist) Kumaso (ancient Japanese people who lived in southern Kyushu); (2) (hist) Kumaso (former province located in present-day Miyazaki Prefecture)

目出度し目出度し

see styles
 medetashimedetashi
    めでたしめでたし
(expression) (kana only) and they all lived happily ever after (traditional ending to stories)

Variations:
相物
間物
合物

 aimono
    あいもの
fresh or dried fish preserved in salt

Variations:
砂糖漬け
砂糖漬

 satouzuke / satozuke
    さとうづけ
preserving in sugar; food preserved in sugar

Variations:
粛慎
息慎
稷慎

 shukushin
    しゅくしん
(hist) Sushen (ancient ethnic group of people who lived in northeastern China)

Variations:
終息
終熄

 shuusoku / shusoku
    しゅうそく
(n,vi,vs) having ended; being resolved

Variations:
絡む
搦む

 karamu
    からむ
(v5m,vi) (1) to entangle; to entwine; (v5m,vi) (2) to pick a quarrel; to find fault; (v5m,vi) (3) to be involved with; to be influenced by; to develop a connection with

膝をつき合わせる

see styles
 hizaotsukiawaseru
    ひざをつきあわせる
(exp,v1) to meet face-to-face; to discuss unreservedly

膝を付き合わせる

see styles
 hizaotsukiawaseru
    ひざをつきあわせる
(exp,v1) to meet face-to-face; to discuss unreservedly

膝を突き合わせる

see styles
 hizaotsukiawaseru
    ひざをつきあわせる
(exp,v1) to meet face-to-face; to discuss unreservedly

Variations:
蛟首
チ首
螭首

 chishu
    ちしゅ
(rare) (See 蛟・みずち) carved head of a mizuchi

Variations:
被る
冠る

 kaburu(p); kamuru
    かぶる(P); かむる
(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); (transitive verb) (2) (kana only) to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to dash on oneself; to ship water; (transitive verb) (3) (kana only) to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to assume (responsibility); to shoulder (burden); (transitive verb) (4) to overlap (e.g. sound or color); (transitive verb) (5) to be similar; to be redundant; (v5r,vi) (6) (of film) to be fogged (due to overexposure, etc.); (v5r,vi) (7) (of a play, etc.) to close; to come to an end; (v5r,vi) (8) (of a play, etc.) to get a full house; to sell out; (v5r,vi) (9) (archaism) (of a play, etc.) (See 毛氈を被る・1) to blunder; to bungle; to fail; (v5r,vi) (10) (archaism) to be deceived

Variations:
解決済み
解決済

 kaiketsuzumi
    かいけつずみ
(noun - becomes adjective with の) resolved; settled

Variations:
賢い
畏い

 kashikoi
    かしこい
(adjective) (1) wise; clever; smart; (adjective) (2) (child. language) (ksb:) well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good

退避グループID

see styles
 taihiguruupuaidii / taihigurupuaidi
    たいひグループアイディー
{comp} saved set-group-ID

Variations:
陪堂
乞児
乞食

 hoitou(陪堂); hoito / hoito(陪堂); hoito
    ほいとう(陪堂); ほいと
(1) (ほいとう only) (archaism) being served food outside the meditation hall (at a Zen temple); (2) (ほいとう only) (archaism) serving food; food served; (3) (archaism) begging; beggar

Variations:
預かり金
預り金

 azukarikin
    あずかりきん
deposit (received)

Variations:
飯盛女
飯盛り女

 meshimorionna
    めしもりおんな
(See 飯盛り) maid at an inn who served clients and worked as a prostitute (Edo period)

Variations:

鯱鉾(rK)

 shachihoko; shachihoko
    しゃちほこ; シャチホコ
(1) (kana only) shachihoko; shachi; mythical animal with the head of a tiger and the body of a fish; (2) (kana only) roof ornament in the shape of a shachihoko (believed to provide protection against fire by causing rain to fall)

Variations:
麺麻
麺碼
麺媽

 menma; menma
    めんま; メンマ
(kana only) (See 支那竹) bamboo shoots boiled, sliced, fermented, dried or preserved in salt, then soaked in hot water and sea salt (chi: miànmá)

Variations:
鼻曲がり
鼻曲り

 hanamagari
    はなまがり
(1) curved nose; (2) crosspatch; (3) male salmon in the breeding season

アイビーゼラニウム

see styles
 aibiizeraniumu / aibizeraniumu
    アイビーゼラニウム
ivy geranium (Pelargonium peltatum); ivy-leaved geranium

Variations:
いとこ半
従兄弟半

 itokohan
    いとこはん
first cousin once removed

ウェルカムドリンク

see styles
 werukamudorinku
    ウェルカムドリンク
welcome drink (e.g. free drink served to hotel guests upon arrival)

エンディングノート

see styles
 endingunooto
    エンディングノート
booklet constituting an informal living will (containing wishes regarding one's hospitalization or funeral, and perhaps one's life story, messages to loved ones, etc.) (wasei: ending note)

Variations:
お手盛り
御手盛り

 otemori
    おてもり
making arbitrary decisions which benefit oneself; self-approved plan

Variations:
お持たせ
御持たせ

 omotase
    おもたせ
(honorific or respectful language) (kana only) (abbreviation) (See 御持たせ物) gift received from a visitor (usu. used when offering the visitor to partake of part of that gift)

Variations:
お茶の子
御茶の子

 ochanoko
    おちゃのこ
(1) cinch; pushover; easy matter; piece of cake; (2) light snack; cake served with tea

Variations:
カツとじ
かつとじ

 katsutoji; katsutoji
    カツとじ; かつとじ
{food} pork cutlet and egg dish (usu. served on top of rice)

Variations:
からから
カラカラ

 garagara; garagara
    ガラガラ; がらがら
(adv,adv-to) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) with a clatter; with a rattle; (adj-no,adj-na) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; bare; uninhabited; unoccupied; (adj-no,adj-na) (3) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) raspy (voice); gravelly; husky; (adv,adv-to) (4) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) with a gargle; (vs,adv) (5) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) rough (personality, speech, etc.); unreserved; outspoken; boorish; ill-mannered; (6) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) rattle (baby's toy); (7) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) lottery wheel

Variations:
サバサバ
さばさば

 sabasaba; sabasaba
    サバサバ; さばさば
(adv,adv-to,vs) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) relieved; refreshed; (adv,adv-to,vs) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) frank; candid; easy-going; laid-back

シャーデンフロイデ

see styles
 shaadenfuroide / shadenfuroide
    シャーデンフロイデ
schadenfreude (ger:); pleasure derived from the misfortunes of others

シャーデンフロイド

see styles
 shaadenfuroido / shadenfuroido
    シャーデンフロイド
schadenfreude (ger:); pleasure derived from the misfortunes of others

Variations:
ズブズブ
ずぶずぶ

 zubuzubu; zubuzubu
    ズブズブ; ずぶずぶ
(adv,adv-to) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (sink) deeply (into mud, snow, etc.); (adv,adv-to) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (thrust) deeply (into a soft object); (adv,adv-to,adj-na) (3) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (involved) too deeply (in a matter, relationship, etc.); (adjectival noun) (4) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) drenched; soaked; sodden; (adverb) (5) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (archaism) extremely (drunk)

セックス・フレンド

 sekkusu furendo
    セックス・フレンド
friend with benefits; fuck-buddy; sex friend; someone with whom one is not romantically involved but frequently has sexual relations with anyway

トネリコバノカエデ

see styles
 tonerikobanokaede
    トネリコバノカエデ
(kana only) box elder (Acer negundo); boxelder maple; ash-leaved maple; maple ash; ashleaf maple

Variations:
バカ受け
馬鹿受け

 bakauke(baka受ke); bakauke(馬鹿受ke)
    バカうけ(バカ受け); ばかうけ(馬鹿受け)
(noun/participle) (colloquialism) ridiculously good reception; being extremely well-received

ハッピー・マンデー

 happii mandee / happi mandee
    ハッピー・マンデー
national holiday that has been moved to a Monday (e.g. Coming-of-Age Day) (wasei: happy Monday)

ひざを付き合わせる

see styles
 hizaotsukiawaseru
    ひざをつきあわせる
(exp,v1) to meet face-to-face; to discuss unreservedly

ひざを突き合わせる

see styles
 hizaotsukiawaseru
    ひざをつきあわせる
(exp,v1) to meet face-to-face; to discuss unreservedly

Variations:
ぼんぼん
ボンボン

 ponpon; ponpon
    ぽんぽん; ポンポン
(1) (child. language) tummy; tumtum; (adv,adv-to) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) bang-bang; pop-pop; tap-tap; (adv,adv-to) (3) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) without reservation; unreservedly; snappishly; outspokenly; (adv,adv-to) (4) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) one after another; successively

Variations:
メシウマ
めしうま

 meshiuma; meshiuma
    メシウマ; めしうま
(n,exp) (vulgar) (slang) (abbreviation) (short for 他人の不幸で今日も飯がうまい) schadenfreude; pleasure derived from the misfortunes of others

一波未平,一波又起

yī bō wèi píng , yī bō yòu qǐ
    yi1 bo1 wei4 ping2 , yi1 bo1 you4 qi3
i po wei p`ing , i po yu ch`i
    i po wei ping , i po yu chi
before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom); a new problem arises before the old is solved; many twists and turns to a story; one thing after another

人は死して名を留む

see styles
 hitohashishitenaotodomu
    ひとはししてなをとどむ
(expression) (proverb) he has not lived that lives not after death; the great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it

以子之矛,攻子之盾

yǐ zǐ zhī máo , gōng zǐ zhī dùn
    yi3 zi3 zhi1 mao2 , gong1 zi3 zhi1 dun4
i tzu chih mao , kung tzu chih tun
lit. use sb's spear to attack his shield (idiom, derived from Han Feizi 韓非子|韩非子); turning a weapon against its owner; fig. to attack an opponent using his own devices; hoist with his own petard

Variations:
側杖
傍杖
そば杖

 sobazue
    そばづえ
blow received by a bystander; getting dragged in to someone else's fight

Variations:
剃り込み
そり込み

 sorikomi
    そりこみ
hair shaved short in a V shape at the temples; hair shaved at the corners of the forehead

十一(ateji)

 juuichi; juuichi / juichi; juichi
    じゅういち; ジュウイチ
(kana only) (name derived from its call) rufous hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx hyperythrus); northern hawk-cuckoo

Variations:
厨子
廚子(oK)

 zushi
    ずし
(1) miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); (2) (See 厨子棚) cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); (3) (See 厨子甕) carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors (in Okinawa)

Variations:
厨子
廚子(sK)

 zushi
    ずし
(1) miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); (2) (See 厨子棚) cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); (3) (See 厨子甕) carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors (in Okinawa)

君子報仇,十年不晚


君子报仇,十年不晚

jun zi bào chóu , shí nián bù wǎn
    jun1 zi5 bao4 chou2 , shi2 nian2 bu4 wan3
chün tzu pao ch`ou , shih nien pu wan
    chün tzu pao chou , shih nien pu wan
lit. for a nobleman to take revenge, ten years is not too long (idiom); fig. revenge is a dish best served cold

奥歯にものが挟まる

see styles
 okubanimonogahasamaru
    おくばにものがはさまる
(exp,v5r) to talk around something (exp. derived from having something stuck in your back teeth and thus be unable to speak clearly); to imply something in a roundabout way

Variations:
奴豆腐
やっこ豆腐

 yakkodoufu / yakkodofu
    やっこどうふ
cubed tofu (often served cold)

小作怡情,大作傷身


小作怡情,大作伤身

xiǎo zuō yí qíng , dà zuō shāng shēn
    xiao3 zuo1 yi2 qing2 , da4 zuo1 shang1 shen1
hsiao tso i ch`ing , ta tso shang shen
    hsiao tso i ching , ta tso shang shen
an occasional display of histrionics can add a playful element to a relationship, but overdoing it can lead to a breakup (admonishment derived from the saying 小酌怡情,大酌傷身|小酌怡情,大酌伤身[xiao3zhuo2-yi2qing2, da4zhuo2-shang1shen1])

Variations:
差し含む
差しぐむ

 sashigumu
    さしぐむ
(rare) (See 涙ぐむ) to be moved to tears

Variations:
御廻
御回
御回り

 omeguri
    おめぐり
(1) dumpling cooked in miso served during the dog days of summer at the imperial court; (2) (archaism) (feminine speech) (secret language of court ladies) (See おかず・1) accompaniments for a rice dish; (3) (archaism) (feminine speech) (secret language of court ladies) (See すりこぎ) wooden pestle; (4) (archaism) menstrual period

Variations:
手を出す
手をだす

 teodasu
    てをだす
(exp,v5s) (1) to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; (exp,v5s) (2) (idiom) to get involved in; to make a move on; (exp,v5s) (3) (idiom) to strike; to beat; to hit; (exp,v5s) (4) (idiom) to steal; to rob; to take; (exp,v5s) (5) (idiom) to seduce (a woman); to lay hands on

Variations:
拳々服膺
拳拳服膺

 kenkenfukuyou / kenkenfukuyo
    けんけんふくよう
(noun/participle) (yoji) firmly bear in mind; have something engraved on one's mind (heart)

Variations:
捻くれる
拈くれる

 hinekureru
    ひねくれる
(v1,vi) (1) (kana only) to become twisted; to grow distorted; to be curved; to bend; (v1,vi) (2) (kana only) to get sulky; to sulk; (v1,vi) (3) (kana only) to grow bitter; to become embittered; to become perverse

放下屠刀,立地成佛

fàng xià tú dāo , lì dì chéng fó
    fang4 xia4 tu2 dao1 , li4 di4 cheng2 fo2
fang hsia t`u tao , li ti ch`eng fo
    fang hsia tu tao , li ti cheng fo
lay down butcher's knife, become a Buddha on the spot (idiom); instant rehabilitation; to repent and be absolved of one's crimes

Variations:
椀子蕎麦
椀子そば

 wankosoba
    わんこそば
(kana only) soba noodles in broth served continuously so that the guest or customer never has an empty bowl

Variations:
沖縄そば
沖縄蕎麦

 okinawasoba
    おきなわそば
Okinawa soba (thick noodles served in a pork soup)

Variations:
波乱曲折
波瀾曲折

 harankyokusetsu
    はらんきょくせつ
(yoji) very involved and troublesome situation; complicated twists and turns

洛陽の紙価を高める

see styles
 rakuyounoshikaotakameru / rakuyonoshikaotakameru
    らくようのしかをたかめる
(exp,v1) (idiom) to be favorably received and sell extremely well (of a book); to raise the price of paper in Luoyang

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.
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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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