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漢越語

see styles
 kanetsugo
    かんえつご
Sino-Vietnamese word; Vietnamese word of Chinese origin

漢越音

see styles
 kanetsuon
    かんえつおん
Vietnamese reading (of Chinese characters)

火の鳥

see styles
 hinotori
    ひのとり
(See 鳳凰) phoenix (esp. fenghuang, the Chinese phoenix)

火曜日

see styles
huǒ yào rì
    huo3 yao4 ri4
huo yao jih
 kayoubi / kayobi
    かようび
Tuesday (used in ancient Chinese astronomy)
(n,adv) Tuesday
Mars

火鍋子

see styles
 hookoozu; hookootsu
    ホーコーズ; ホーコーツ
hotpot (Chinese dish) (chi: huoguozi)

炸子鶏

see styles
 zaazuuchii / zazuchi
    ザーヅーチー
(Chinese style) deep-fried chicken (chi: zhaziji)

炸醤麺

see styles
 jaajaamen / jajamen
    ジャージャーめん
zhajiangmian (Chinese dish of ground pork over wheat noodles) (chi:)

烏揚羽

see styles
 karasuageha; karasuageha
    からすあげは; カラスアゲハ
(kana only) Chinese peacock (species of swallowtail butterfly, Papilio bianor)

烏河豚

see styles
 karasu(gikun); karasu
    からす(gikun); カラス
(kana only) Chinese puffer (Takifugu chinensis)

無患子


无患子

see styles
wú huàn zǐ
    wu2 huan4 zi3
wu huan tzu
 mukuroji
    むくろじ
Sapindales; order of scented bushes and trees, includes citrus fruit and lychee
(kana only) Indian soapberry (Sapindus mukorossi); Chinese soapberry; washnut; soapnut tree; (personal name) Mukuroji
soapberry

無支祁


无支祁

see styles
wú zhī qí
    wu2 zhi1 qi2
wu chih ch`i
    wu chih chi
a water goblin in Chinese mythology usually depicted as a monkey

無点本

see styles
 mutenbon
    むてんぼん
(ant: 点本) Chinese classic without reading aids; book without reading aids

煎茶道

see styles
 senchadou / senchado
    せんちゃどう
(See 煎茶・せんちゃ・1,黄檗宗・おうばくしゅう) sencha tea ceremony; Way of Sencha Tea; Chinese-influenced Japanese tea ceremony using leaf tea rather than powdered tea, assoc. with the Ōbaku school of zen

熒惑星


荧惑星

see styles
yíng huò xīng
    ying2 huo4 xing1
ying huo hsing
Mars in traditional Chinese astronomy

燈籠花


灯笼花

see styles
dēng lóng huā
    deng1 long2 hua1
teng lung hua
Chinese enkianthus

爪字頭


爪字头

see styles
zhǎo zì tóu
    zhao3 zi4 tou2
chao tzu t`ou
    chao tzu tou
Chinese character component 爫, used in 受, 妥, 乳 etc

犀皮塗

see styles
 saihinuri
    さいひぬり
Chinese lacquerware technique resulting in a mottled finish

狄仁傑


狄仁杰

see styles
dí rén jié
    di2 ren2 jie2
ti jen chieh
Di Renjie (607-700), Tang dynasty politician, prime minister under Wu Zetian, subsequently hero of legends; master sleuth Judge Dee, aka Chinese Sherlock Holmes, in novel Three murder cases solved by Judge Dee 狄公案[Di2 gong1 an4] translated by Dutch sinologist R.H. van Gulik 高羅珮|高罗佩[Gao1 Luo2 pei4]

Variations:

 baku; baku
    ばく; バク
(1) (kana only) tapir (Tapirus spp.); (2) mo; mythological Chinese chimera similar to a tapir, said to devour bad dreams

獼猴桃


猕猴桃

see styles
mí hóu táo
    mi2 hou2 tao2
mi hou t`ao
    mi hou tao
kiwi fruit; Chinese gooseberry

王光良

see styles
wáng guāng liáng
    wang2 guang1 liang2
wang kuang liang
Michael Wong (1970-), Malaysian Chinese singer and composer

王力雄

see styles
wáng lì xióng
    wang2 li4 xiong2
wang li hsiung
Wang Lixiong (1953-), Chinese writer, author of Yellow Peril 黃禍|黄祸[Huang2 huo4]

王治郅

see styles
wáng zhì zhì
    wang2 zhi4 zhi4
wang chih chih
Wang Zhizhi (1977-), former Chinese basketball player

王献之

see styles
 oukenshi / okenshi
    おうけんし
(person) Wang Xianzhi (344-386; Chinese calligrapher)

王羲之

see styles
wáng xī zhī
    wang2 xi1 zhi1
wang hsi chih
 ougishi / ogishi
    おうぎし
Wang Xizhi (303-361), famous calligrapher of Eastern Jin, known as the sage of calligraphy 書聖|书圣
(person) Wang Xizhi (303-361; Chinese calligrapher)

王軍霞


王军霞

see styles
wáng jun xiá
    wang2 jun1 xia2
wang chün hsia
 ougunka / ogunka
    おうぐんか
Wang Junxia (1973-), Chinese long-distance runner
(personal name) Ougunka

理雅各

see styles
lǐ yǎ gè
    li3 ya3 ge4
li ya ko
James Legge (1815-1897), Scottish Protestant missionary in Qing China and translator of the Chinese classics into English

瓜皮帽

see styles
guā pí mào
    gua1 pi2 mao4
kua p`i mao
    kua pi mao
Chinese skullcap resembling the skin of half a watermelon

甜麺醤

see styles
 tenmenjan
    テンメンジャン
sweet flour paste (Chinese seasoning) (chi: tiánmiànjiàng)

田格本

see styles
tián gé běn
    tian2 ge2 ben3
t`ien ko pen
    tien ko pen
exercise book for practicing Chinese character handwriting (each page being a grid of blank cells divided into quadrants, like the character 田)

田長霖


田长霖

see styles
tián cháng lín
    tian2 chang2 lin2
t`ien ch`ang lin
    tien chang lin
Chang-lin Tien (1935-2002), Chinese-American professor and chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley 1990-1997

甲骨文

see styles
jiǎ gǔ wén
    jia3 gu3 wen2
chia ku wen
 koukotsubun / kokotsubun
    こうこつぶん
oracle script; oracle bone inscriptions (an early form of Chinese script)
oracle bone script

男文字

see styles
 otokomoji
    おとこもじ
(1) man's handwriting; (2) (See 女文字・2) kanji; Chinese characters

町中華

see styles
 machichuuka / machichuka
    まちちゅうか
simple, inexpensive Chinese restaurant; popular no-frills Chinese restaurant; hole-in-the-wall Chinese restaurant

異形詞


异形词

see styles
yì xíng cí
    yi4 xing2 ci2
i hsing tz`u
    i hsing tzu
variant spelling of the same Chinese word, e.g. 筆劃|笔划[bi3 hua4] and 筆畫|笔画[bi3 hua4]; exact synonym and homonym written with different characters

異體字


异体字

see styles
yì tǐ zì
    yi4 ti3 zi4
i t`i tzu
    i ti tzu
variant Chinese character

當十錢

see styles
 toujuuzen / tojuzen
    とうじゅうぜん
(hist) type of bronze Chinese coin first issued under Emperor Yuan of the Southern Liang dynasty worth the value of ten iron coins

發語詞


发语词

see styles
fā yǔ cí
    fa1 yu3 ci2
fa yü tz`u
    fa yü tzu
form word; in Classical Chinese, the first character of phrase having auxiliary grammatical function

白先勇

see styles
bái xiān yǒng
    bai2 xian1 yong3
pai hsien yung
Bai Xianyong (1937-), Chinese-Taiwanese-US novelist of Hui descent

白慈姑

see styles
 shiroguwai; shiroguwai
    しろぐわい; シログワイ
(kana only) Chinese water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis)

白眉拳

see styles
bái méi quán
    bai2 mei2 quan2
pai mei ch`üan
    pai mei chüan
Pak Mei or Bak Mei - "White Eyebrow" (Chinese Martial Art)

白膠木

see styles
 hakukouboku / hakukoboku
    はくこうぼく
(kana only) Chinese sumac (Brucea javanica); (given name) Hakukouboku

白蠟樹


白蜡树

see styles
bái là shù
    bai2 la4 shu4
pai la shu
Chinese ash (Fraxinus chinensis), whose bark, flowers and leaves are used in TCM

白蠟蟲


白蜡虫

see styles
bái là chóng
    bai2 la4 chong2
pai la ch`ung
    pai la chung
Chinese white wax bug (Ericerus pela)

白頭翁


白头翁

see styles
bái tóu wēng
    bai2 tou2 weng1
pai t`ou weng
    pai tou weng
 hakutouou / hakutoo
    はくとうおう
root of Chinese pulsatilla; Chinese bulbul
(1) windflower; anemone; (2) white-haired old man; (3) (See 椋鳥・むくどり・1) grey starling (gray)

白鱀豚


白𬶨豚

see styles
bái jì tún
    bai2 ji4 tun2
pai chi t`un
    pai chi tun
Chinese river dolphin (Lipotes vexillifer)

百済琴

see styles
 kudaragoto
    くだらごと
(rare) (See 箜篌) konghou (ancient Chinese harp)

皂莢樹


皂荚树

see styles
zào jiá shù
    zao4 jia2 shu4
tsao chia shu
Chinese honey locust (Gleditsia sinensis)

盂蘭盆


盂兰盆

see styles
yú lán pén
    yu2 lan2 pen2
yü lan p`en
    yü lan pen
 urabon
    うらぼん
see 盂蘭盆會|盂兰盆会[Yu2 lan2 pen2 hui4]
Bon festival (Buddhist ceremony held around July 15); Feast of Lanterns
(盂蘭); 鳥藍婆 (鳥藍婆拏) ullambana 盂蘭 may be another form of lambana or avalamba, "hanging down," "depending," "support"; it is intp. "to hang upside down", or "to be in suspense", referring to extreme suffering in purgatory; but there is a suggestion of the dependence of the dead on the living. By some 盆 is regarded as a Chinese word, not part of the transliteration, meaning a vessel filled with offerings of food. The term is applied to the festival of All Souls, held about the 15th of the 7th moon, when masses are read by Buddhist and Taoist priests and elaborate offerings made to the Buddhist Trinity for the purpose of releasing from purgatory the souls of those who have died on land or sea. The Ullambanapātra Sutra is attributed to Śākyamuni, of course incorrectly; it was first tr. into Chinese by Dharmaraksha, A.D. 266-313 or 317; the first masses are not reported until the time of Liang Wudi, A.D. 538; and were popularized by Amogha (A.D. 732) under the influence of the Yogācārya School. They are generally observed in China, but are unknown to Southern Buddhism. The "idea of intercession on the part of the priesthood for the benefit of" souls in hell "is utterly antagonistic to the explicit teaching of primitive Buddhism'" The origin of the custom is unknown, but it is foisted on to Śākyamuni, whose disciple Maudgalyāyana is represented as having been to purgatory to relieve his mother's sufferings. Śākyamuni told him that only the united efforts of the whole priesthood 十方衆會 could alleviate the pains of the suffering. The mere suggestion of an All Souls Day with a great national day for the monks is sufficient to account for the spread of the festival. Eitel says: "Engrafted upon the narrative ancestral worship, this ceremonial for feeding the ghost of deceased ancestors of seven generations obtained immense popularity and is now practised by everybody in China, by Taoists even and by Confucianists." All kinds of food offerings are made and paper garments, etc., burnt. The occasion, 7th moon, 15th day, is known as the盂蘭會 (or 盂蘭盆會 or 盂蘭齋 or 盂蘭盆齋) and the sutra as 盂蘭經 (or 盂蘭盆經).

盤古氏


盘古氏

see styles
pán gǔ shì
    pan2 gu3 shi4
p`an ku shih
    pan ku shih
Pangu (creator of the universe in Chinese mythology)

直通車


直通车

see styles
zhí tōng chē
    zhi2 tong1 che1
chih t`ung ch`e
    chih tung che
"through train" (refers to the idea of retaining previous legislature after transition to Chinese rule in Hong Kong or Macao)

真書き

see styles
 shinkaki
    しんかき
(See 楷書) fine brush (for writing square style Chinese characters)

真行草

see styles
 shingyousou / shingyoso
    しんぎょうそう
(1) (See 真書・1,行書,草書) printed, semi-cursive, and cursive styles of writing Chinese characters; (2) three-category system in traditional disciplines: basic, halfway, and transformed

瞿秋白

see styles
qú qiū bái
    qu2 qiu1 bai2
ch`ü ch`iu pai
    chü chiu pai
Qu Qiubai (1899-1935), politician, Soviet expert of the Chinese communists at time of Soviet influence, publisher and Russian translator, captured and executed by Guomindang at the time of the Long March

石庫門


石库门

see styles
shí kù mén
    shi2 ku4 men2
shih k`u men
    shih ku men
 sekkomon
    せっこもん
"shikumen" style architecture: traditional (ca. 19th century) residences with courtyards, once common in Shanghai
(company) Sekkomon (Japanese chain of Chinese restaurants); (c) Sekkomon (Japanese chain of Chinese restaurants)

石決明

see styles
 sekketsumei / sekketsume
    せっけつめい
powdered abalone shell (used in Chinese medicine)

石鼓文

see styles
shí gǔ wén
    shi2 gu3 wen2
shih ku wen
early form of Chinese characters inscribed in stone, a precursor of the small seal 小篆[xiao3 zhuan4]

砭灸術


砭灸术

see styles
biān jiǔ shù
    bian1 jiu3 shu4
pien chiu shu
acupuncture and moxibustion (Chinese medicine)

破折號


破折号

see styles
pò zhé hào
    po4 zhe2 hao4
p`o che hao
    po che hao
dash; Chinese dash ── (punct., double the length of the western dash)

破體字


破体字

see styles
pò tǐ zi
    po4 ti3 zi5
p`o t`i tzu
    po ti tzu
nonstandard or corrupted form of a Chinese character

社科院

see styles
shè kē yuàn
    she4 ke1 yuan4
she k`o yüan
    she ko yüan
(Chinese) Academy of Social Sciences (CASS)

祇多蜜


只多蜜

see styles
qí duō mì
    qi2 duo1 mi4
ch`i to mi
    chi to mi
 Gitamitsu
Gītamitra, tr. 謌友 'friend of song', who in the fourth century tr. some twenty-five works into Chinese.

祝融號


祝融号

see styles
zhù róng hào
    zhu4 rong2 hao4
chu jung hao
the "Zhurong" Chinese Mars rover, landed on the planet in 2021

票友兒


票友儿

see styles
piào yǒu r
    piao4 you3 r5
p`iao yu r
    piao yu r
an amateur actor (e.g. in Chinese opera)

禿寶蓋


秃宝盖

see styles
tū bǎo gài
    tu1 bao3 gai4
t`u pao kai
    tu pao kai
name of "cover" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 14); see also 冖[mi4]

程咬金

see styles
chéng yǎo jīn
    cheng2 yao3 jin1
ch`eng yao chin
    cheng yao chin
Cheng Yaojin (589-665), aka 程知節|程知节[Cheng2 Zhi1 jie2], Chinese general of the Tang dynasty

稲見星

see styles
 inamiboshi
    いなみぼし
(astron) Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

空心菜

see styles
kōng xīn cài
    kong1 xin1 cai4
k`ung hsin ts`ai
    kung hsin tsai
 kuushinsai / kushinsai
    くうしんさい
see 蕹菜[weng4 cai4]
(kana only) Chinese water spinach (Ipomoea aquatica); ong choy; kang kong; water morning glory; water convolvulus; swamp cabbage; hung tsai; rau muong; pak boong; swamp morning-glory

空芯菜

see styles
 kuushinsai / kushinsai
    くうしんさい
(kana only) Chinese water spinach (Ipomoea aquatica); ong choy; kang kong; water morning glory; water convolvulus; swamp cabbage; hung tsai; rau muong; pak boong; swamp morning-glory

窮二代


穷二代

see styles
qióng èr dài
    qiong2 er4 dai4
ch`iung erh tai
    chiung erh tai
those who did not benefit from the Chinese economic reforms of the 1980s; see also 富二代[fu4 er4 dai4]

立刀旁

see styles
lì dāo páng
    li4 dao1 pang2
li tao p`ang
    li tao pang
name of the lateral "knife" radical 刂[dao1] in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 18), occurring in 到[dao4], 利[li4], 別|别[bie2] etc

竺可楨


竺可桢

see styles
zhú kě zhēn
    zhu2 ke3 zhen1
chu k`o chen
    chu ko chen
Zhu Kezhen (1890-1974), Chinese metereologist and geologist

笛吹鯛

see styles
 fuefukidai; fuefukidai
    ふえふきだい; フエフキダイ
(kana only) Chinese emperor (species of emperor bream, Lethrinus haematopterus)

第一声

see styles
 daiissei / daisse
    だいいっせい
(1) first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; (2) first speech; inaugural address; (3) {ling} first tone (in Chinese); level tone

筆畫數


笔画数

see styles
bǐ huà shù
    bi3 hua4 shu4
pi hua shu
stroke count (number of brushstrokes of a Chinese character)

簡体字

see styles
 kantaiji
    かんたいじ
(See 繁体字) simplified Chinese character

簡體字


简体字

see styles
jiǎn tǐ zì
    jian3 ti3 zi4
chien t`i tzu
    chien ti tzu
simplified Chinese character, as opposed to traditional Chinese character 繁體字|繁体字[fan2 ti3 zi4]

簫の笛

see styles
 shounofue / shonofue
    しょうのふえ
(rare) (See 簫) xiao (vertical Chinese bamboo flute)

糖葫蘆


糖葫芦

see styles
táng hú lu
    tang2 hu2 lu5
t`ang hu lu
    tang hu lu
sugar-coated Chinese hawthorn or other fruit on a bamboo skewer; tanghulu

紅姑娘


红姑娘

see styles
hóng gū niang
    hong2 gu1 niang5
hung ku niang
Chinese lantern plant; winter cherry; strawberry ground-cherry; Physalis alkekengi

紅籌股


红筹股

see styles
hóng chóu gǔ
    hong2 chou2 gu3
hung ch`ou ku
    hung chou ku
red chip stocks (Chinese company stocks incorporated outside mainland China and listed in the Hong Kong stock exchange)

紅茶茸

see styles
 kouchakinoko / kochakinoko
    こうちゃきのこ
kombucha; drink of northern Chinese origin made by fermentation of sweetened tea

紅茶菌


红茶菌

see styles
hóng chá jun
    hong2 cha2 jun1
hung ch`a chün
    hung cha chün
 kouchakinoko / kochakinoko
    こうちゃきのこ
kombucha (fermented tea)
kombucha; drink of northern Chinese origin made by fermentation of sweetened tea

紅衛兵


红卫兵

see styles
hóng wèi bīng
    hong2 wei4 bing1
hung wei ping
 koueihei / koehe
    こうえいへい
Red Guards (Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976)
(Chinese) Red Guards

純漢文

see styles
 junkanbun
    じゅんかんぶん
regular kanbun (following the rules of classical Chinese grammar)

紫花菜

see styles
 murasakihanana; murasakihanana
    むらさきはなな; ムラサキハナナ
(kana only) (See オオアラセイトウ) Chinese violet cress (Orychophragmus violaceus)

紹興酒


绍兴酒

see styles
shào xīng jiǔ
    shao4 xing1 jiu3
shao hsing chiu
 shoukoushu; shaoshinchuu; shaoshinchuu / shokoshu; shaoshinchu; shaoshinchu
    しょうこうしゅ; シャオシンチュウ; シャオシンチュー
Shaoxing wine a.k.a. "yellow wine", traditional Chinese wine made from glutinous rice and wheat
{food} Shaoxing wine (chi: shàoxīngjiǔ)

綠旗兵


绿旗兵

see styles
lǜ qí bīng
    lu:4 qi2 bing1
lü ch`i ping
    lü chi ping
same as 綠營|绿营[lu:4 ying2], Green standard army, standing infantry during Qing dynasty, originally formed from Ming and other Chinese army units

綠營兵


绿营兵

see styles
lǜ yíng bīng
    lu:4 ying2 bing1
lü ying ping
Green standard army, standing infantry during Qing dynasty, originally formed from Ming and other Chinese army units

綠皮車


绿皮车

see styles
lǜ pí chē
    lu:4 pi2 che1
lü p`i ch`e
    lü pi che
green train (slow, noisy, unairconditioned train with forest green livery and yellow trim that ran on the Chinese railway system from the 1950s, phased out in the early 21st century)

編年體


编年体

see styles
biān nián tǐ
    bian1 nian2 ti3
pien nien t`i
    pien nien ti
in the style of annals; chronological history, the regular form of the Chinese dynastic histories

繁体字

see styles
 hantaiji
    はんたいじ
(See 簡体字) traditional Chinese character; unsimplified Chinese character

繁體字


繁体字

see styles
fán tǐ zì
    fan2 ti3 zi4
fan t`i tzu
    fan ti tzu
traditional Chinese character
See: 繁体字

置き字

see styles
 okiji
    おきじ
kanji left unpronounced when reading Chinese

羅榮桓


罗荣桓

see styles
luó róng huán
    luo2 rong2 huan2
lo jung huan
Luo Ronghuan (1902-1963), Chinese communist military leader

羅漢果


罗汉果

see styles
luó hàn guǒ
    luo2 han4 guo3
lo han kuo
 rakanka; rakanka
    らかんか; ラカンカ
monk fruit, the sweet fruit of Siraitia grosvenorii, a vine of the Curcubitaceae family native to southern China and northern Thailand, used in Chinese medicine
(kana only) luo han guo (Siraitia grosvenorii); herbaceous perennial vine native to China and Thailand; fruit of the Siraita grosvenorii
realization of the arhat

羅貫中


罗贯中

see styles
luó guàn zhōng
    luo2 guan4 zhong1
lo kuan chung
 rakanchuu / rakanchu
    らかんちゅう
Luo Guanzhong (c. 1330-c. 1400), author of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms and other works
(person) Luo Guanzhong (Chinese writer)

Variations:

 kyon; kyon
    きょん; キョン
(kana only) Reeves's muntjac (Muntiacus reeves, species of barking deer); Chinese muntjac

美容柳

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 biyouyanagi / biyoyanagi
    びようやなぎ
    byouyanagi / byoyanagi
    びょうやなぎ
(ik) (kana only) Chinese hypericum (Hypericum monogynum)

美文字

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 bimoji
    びもじ
(colloquialism) (See 漢字) beautifully written (Chinese) character

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.

Just because a word appears here does not mean it is appropriate for a tattoo, your business name, etc. Please consult a professional before doing anything stupid with this data.

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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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Japanese Kanji Dictionary

Free Asian Dictionary

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Chinese Words Dictionary

Chinese Language Dictionary

Japanese Chinese Dictionary