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身請銀

see styles
 miukegane
    みうけがね
money needed to buy a geisha or prostitute out of bondage

転がる

see styles
 korogaru
    ころがる
(v5r,vi) (1) to roll; to tumble; (v5r,vi) (2) to fall over; to roll over; (v5r,vi) (3) to lie down; (v5r,vi) (4) to be scattered about; to be lying around; (v5r,vi) (5) (of a situation or outcome) to change; to turn out; (v5r,vi) (6) to come easily; to be common; to fall into one's hands; to grow on trees

転出届

see styles
 tenshutsutodoke
    てんしゅつとどけ
notification of moving out

載せる

see styles
 noseru
    のせる
(transitive verb) (1) to place on (something); (2) to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up; to help on board; (3) to load (luggage); to carry; to take on board; (4) to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); (5) to deceive; to take for a ride; (6) to (sing) along with (musical accompaniment); (7) to let (someone) take part; (8) to excite (someone); (9) to publish (an article); to run (an ad)

迎える

see styles
 mukaeru
    むかえる
(transitive verb) (1) to go out to meet; (2) to receive; to welcome; to greet; to salute; to hail; to reach; to approach; to enter (a phase, era, etc.); (3) to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); (4) to call for; to summon; to invite; (5) to approach (a certain time, a point in one's life, etc.)

迎え舌

see styles
 mukaeshita
    むかえした
(colloquialism) sticking out one's tongue when putting food in one's mouth

迫出す

see styles
 seridasu
    せりだす
(transitive verb) (1) to push (a thing) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; (2) to rise out the trap door (on stage)

迸發出


迸发出

see styles
bèng fā chū
    beng4 fa1 chu1
peng fa ch`u
    peng fa chu
to burst forth; to burst out

退かす

see styles
 dokasu
    どかす
(transitive verb) (kana only) to remove; to move out of the way

退ける

see styles
 dokeru
    どける
(transitive verb) (See 退ける・のける・1) to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside

送り足

see styles
 okuriashi
    おくりあし
(1) {sumo} stepping out of the ring while carrying the opponent over the edge, not considered as a loss; (2) {MA} okuriashi; forward or backward foot movement (kendo); (3) {MA} moving in accordance with opponent's footwork (judo)

逃げ路

see styles
 nigemichi
    にげみち
(irregular kanji usage) way out; means to escape; escape route

逃げ道

see styles
 nigemichi
    にげみち
way out; means to escape; escape route

逃不出

see styles
táo bù chū
    tao2 bu4 chu1
t`ao pu ch`u
    tao pu chu
unable to escape; can't get out

逆様事

see styles
 sakasamagoto
    さかさまごと
(1) (obscure) (kana only) child dying before parents; (2) (obscure) occurrence out of sequence; wrong order

逐客令

see styles
zhú kè lìng
    zhu2 ke4 ling4
chu k`o ling
    chu ko ling
the First Emperor's order to expel foreigners; (fig.) notice to leave; words or behavior intended at turning visitors out

連なる

see styles
 tsuranaru
    つらなる
(v5r,vi) (1) to extend; to stretch out; to stand in a row; (2) to attend; to participate in; (3) to enrol; to join; (4) to have a connection; to be related; to be linked

連鍋端


连锅端

see styles
lián guō duān
    lian2 guo1 duan1
lien kuo tuan
to take even the cooking pots (idiom); to clean out; to wipe out

遂げる

see styles
 togeru
    とげる
(transitive verb) (1) to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; (transitive verb) (2) to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with

過ぎ物

see styles
 sugimono
    すぎもの
someone (e.g. a woman) who is out of one's league; something beyond one's means

過ぎ者

see styles
 sugimono
    すぎもの
someone (e.g. a woman) who is out of one's league; something beyond one's means

達引く

see styles
 tatehiku
    たてひく
(Godan verb with "ku" ending) to compete with each other (e.g. out of pride, obstinacy, etc.)

違和感

see styles
 iwakan
    いわかん
(1) uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; (2) malaise; physical unease

選する

see styles
 sensuru; zensuru
    せんする; ぜんする
(vs-s,vt) to choose; to take; to select; to pick out

邀える

see styles
 mukaeru
    むかえる
(transitive verb) (1) to go out to meet; (2) to receive; to welcome; to greet; to salute; to hail; to reach; to approach; to enter (a phase, era, etc.); (3) to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); (4) to call for; to summon; to invite; (5) to approach (a certain time, a point in one's life, etc.)

配する

see styles
 haisuru
    はいする
(vs-s,vt) (1) (See 配る・1) to distribute; to arrange; to allot (to a position of authority, etc.); (vs-s,vt) (2) to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); (vs-s,vt) (3) (archaism) to marry off; (vs-s,vt) (4) (archaism) to exile; to banish

野積み

see styles
 nozumi
    のづみ
open-air storage; piling up out in the open; leaving in a pile outside

銃撃戦

see styles
 juugekisen / jugekisen
    じゅうげきせん
gunfight; firefight; gun battle; shoot-out

長期戦

see styles
 choukisen / chokisen
    ちょうきせん
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest

閉出し

see styles
 shimedashi
    しめだし
shutout; shutting out; lock-out; freeze-out

開ける

see styles
 hirakeru
    ひらける
(v1,vi) (1) to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to become clear (of a road, visibility, etc.); to open up; (v1,vi) (2) to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; (v1,vi) (3) to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to modernize; to grow; to advance (of knowledge, ideas, etc.); (v1,vi) (4) to be sensible; to be understanding; to be enlightened; (v1,vi) (5) to open (of a new road, railway, etc.); to be opened to traffic; (v1,vi) (6) to become populous; to become densely built; to become bustling

開黑店


开黑店

see styles
kāi hēi diàn
    kai1 hei1 dian4
k`ai hei tien
    kai hei tien
lit. to open an inn that kills and robs guests (esp. in traditional fiction); fig. to carry out a scam; to run a protection racket; daylight robbery

閑文字


闲文字

see styles
xián wén zì
    xian2 wen2 zi4
hsien wen tzu
 kanmoji; kanmonji
    かんもじ; かんもんじ
idle words (in a written passage); useless words; empty words
閑塵境 Words, or expressions to be shut out; unnecessary words.

間びき

see styles
 mabiki
    まびき
(noun/participle) (1) thinning out; pruning; culling; sub-sampling (e.g. video frames, signals); (2) infanticide

間引き

see styles
 mabiki
    まびき
(noun/participle) (1) thinning out; pruning; culling; sub-sampling (e.g. video frames, signals); (2) infanticide

間引く

see styles
 mabiku
    まびく
(transitive verb) (1) to thin out (plants, seedlings, crops, etc.); to cull; (transitive verb) (2) to run on a curtailed schedule; to cut down; to reduce; (transitive verb) (3) (hist) to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)

防寒具

see styles
 boukangu / bokangu
    ぼうかんぐ
heavy outfit designed to keep out the cold

阿彌陀


阿弥陀

see styles
ā mí tuó
    a1 mi2 tuo2
a mi t`o
    a mi to
 Amida
    あみだ
(out-dated kanji) (1) (Buddhist term) Amitabha (Buddha); Amida; (2) (kana only) (abbreviation) ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; lottery in which participants trace a line across a lattice pattern to determine the winner; (3) (kana only) (abbreviation) wearing a hat pushed back on one's head
(阿彌) amita, boundless, infinite; tr. by 無量 immeasurable. The Buddha of infinite qualities, known as 阿彌陀婆 (or 阿彌陀佛) Amitābha, tr. 無量光 boundless light; 阿彌陀廋斯Amitāyus, tr. 無量壽 boundless age, or life; and among the esoteric sects Amṛta 甘露 (甘露王) sweet-dew (king). An imaginary being unknown to ancient Buddhism, possibly of Persian or Iranian origin, who has eclipsed the historical Buddha in becoming the most popular divinity in the Mahāyāna pantheon. His name indicates an idealization rather than an historic personality, the idea of eternal light and life. The origin and date of the concept are unknown, but he has always been associated with the west, where in his Paradise, Suikhāvatī, the Western Pure Land, he receives to unbounded happiness all who call upon his name (cf. the Pure Lands 淨土 of Maitreya and Akṣobhya). This is consequent on his forty-eight vows, especially the eighteenth, in which he vows to refuse Buddhahood until he has saved all living beings to his Paradise, except those who had committed the five unpardonable sins, or were guilty of blasphemy against the Faith. While his Paradise is theoretically only a stage on the way to rebirth in the final joys of nirvana, it is popularly considered as the final resting-place of those who cry na-mo a-mi-to-fo, or blessed be, or adoration to, Amita Buddha. The 淨土 Pure-land (Jap. Jōdo) sect is especially devoted to this cult, which arises chiefly out of the Sukhāvatīvyūha, but Amita is referred to in many other texts and recognized, with differing interpretations and emphasis, by the other sects. Eitel attributes the first preaching of the dogma to 'a priest from Tokhara' in A. D.147, and says that Faxian and Xuanzang make no mention of the cult. But the Chinese pilgrim 慧日Huiri says he found it prevalent in India 702-719. The first translation of the Amitāyus Sutra, circa A.D. 223-253, had disappeared when the Kaiyuan catalogue was compiled A.D. 730. The eighteenth vow occurs in the tr. by Dharmarakṣa A.D. 308. With Amita is closely associated Avalokiteśvara, who is also considered as his incarnation, and appears crowned with, or bearing the image of Amita. In the trinity of Amita, Avalokiteśvara appears on his left and Mahāsthāmaprāpta on his right. Another group, of five, includes Kṣitigarbha and Nāgārjuna, the latter counted as the second patriarch of the Pure Land sect. One who calls on the name of Amitābha is styled 阿彌陀聖 a saint of Amitābha. Amitābha is one of the Five 'dhyāni buddhas' 五佛, q.v. He has many titles, amongst which are the following twelve relating to him as Buddha of light, also his title of eternal life: 無量光佛Buddha of boundless light; 無邊光佛 Buddha of unlimited light; 無礙光佛 Buddha of irresistible light; 無對光佛 Buddha of incomparable light; 燄王光佛 Buddha of yama or flame-king light; 淸淨光佛 Buddha of pure light; 歡喜光佛 Buddha of joyous light; 智慧光佛 Buddha of wisdom light; 不斷光佛 Buddha of unending light; 難思光佛 Buddha of inconceivable light; 無稱光佛Buddha of indescribable light; 超日月光佛 Buddha of light surpassing that of sun and moon; 無量壽 Buddha of boundless age. As buddha he has, of course, all the attributes of a buddha, including the trikāya, or 法報化身, about which in re Amita there are differences of opinion in the various schools. His esoteric germ-letter is hrīḥ, and he has specific manual-signs. Cf. 阿彌陀經, of which with commentaries there are numerous editions.

阿私仙

see styles
ā sī xiān
    a1 si1 xian1
a ssu hsien
 Ashisen
Asita-ṛṣi. 阿私陀 (or 阿斯陀); 阿氏多; 阿夷. (1) A ṛṣi who spoke the Saddhamapuṇḍarīka Sutra to Śākyamuni in a former incarnation. (2) The aged saint who pointed out the Buddha-signs on Buddha's body at his birth.

阿耨達


阿耨达

see styles
ān òu dá
    an1 ou4 da2
an ou ta
 Anokudatsu
阿那婆答多 (or 阿那波達多) Anavatapta, a lake in Jambudvīpa, north of the Himālayas, south of 香山 Gandha-mādana, descrbed as about 800 li in circumference, bordered by gold, silver, precious stones, etc. It is said to be the source of the four great rivers: east, the Ganges out of a silver ox mouth; south, the Indus out of that of an elephant; west, the Oxus; and north, the Śītā, said to be the Yellow River. Eitel has the Brahmaputra, Ganges, Śatadru (or Sutlej), and the Oxus; but there is confusion in the records. The Dragon-king of this lake became a Bodhisattva and is exempt from the distresses of the other seven dragon-kings. The阿耨達山 are the mountains north of the lake.

除ける

see styles
 yokeru
    よける
    nokeru
    のける
(transitive verb) (1) to avoid (physical contact with); (Ichidan verb) (2) to ward off; to avert; (transitive verb) (1) to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; (2) to remove; to exclude; to take away; (3) to set aside; to keep apart; (4) to remove (someone) from the group; to shun; (v1,aux-v) (5) (kana only) to do well despite difficulties; to accomplish despite adversity; (6) (kana only) to do resolutely; to do boldly

除け者

see styles
 nokemono
    のけもの
outcast; odd man out; pariah

隠し味

see styles
 kakushiaji
    かくしあじ
subtle seasoning that brings out the flavor; secret ingredient

難じる

see styles
 nanjiru
    なんじる
(transitive verb) (See 難ずる) to criticize; to point out faults; to speak ill of

難ずる

see styles
 nanzuru
    なんずる
(vz,vt) (See 難じる) to criticize; to point out faults; to speak ill of

雪仕度

see styles
 yukijitaku
    ゆきじたく
(obscure) getting ready to go out in the snow; clothing for going out in the snow; snow gear

雪支度

see styles
 yukijitaku
    ゆきじたく
(obscure) getting ready to go out in the snow; clothing for going out in the snow; snow gear

雪装束

see styles
 yukishouzoku / yukishozoku
    ゆきしょうぞく
(See 雪支度) clothing for going out in the snow; snow gear

雲の上

see styles
 kumonoue / kumonoe
    くものうえ
(exp,n) (1) above the clouds; heaven; (exp,n) (2) the Imperial Court; (exp,n) (3) something unreachable; place of out of reach

零れる

see styles
 koboreru
    こぼれる
(v1,vi) (1) (kana only) to spill; to fall out of; to overflow; (2) to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); (3) to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)

電車道

see styles
 denshamichi
    でんしゃみち
(1) street with tramline; railroad track; (2) {sumo} (See 電車道相撲) railroading the opponent straight out of the ring

非婚生

see styles
fēi hūn shēng
    fei1 hun1 sheng1
fei hun sheng
born out of wedlock; illegitimate

非時食


非时食

see styles
fēi shí shí
    fei1 shi2 shi2
fei shih shih
to eat out of hours, i.e. after noon.

面する

see styles
 mensuru
    めんする
(suru verb) to face on; to look out on to

鞘走る

see styles
 sayabashiru
    さやばしる
(Godan verb with "ru" ending) (archaism) to slip out of one's scabbard (of swords)

韋紐天


韦纽天

see styles
wéi niǔ tiān
    wei2 niu3 tian1
wei niu t`ien
    wei niu tien
韋糅; 違紐; 毘紐; 毘瑟紐; 韋搜紐; 韋廋紐; 毘瑟怒 (or 毘瑟笯) Viṣṇu, all-pervading, encompassing; 'the preserver' in the trimūrti, Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Śiva, creator, preserver, destroyer; the Vaiṣṇavas (Vishnuites) are devoted to him as the Śaivas are to Śiva. His wife is Lakṣmī, or Śrī. The Chinese describe him as born out of water at the beginning of a world-kalpa with 1,000 heads and 2,000 hands; from his navel springs a lotus, from which is evolved Brahmā.

音ずれ

see styles
 otozure
    おとずれ
audio lag; out-of-sync (sound)

音切れ

see styles
 otogire
    おとぎれ
sound drop-out (e.g. in audio equipment)

音漏れ

see styles
 otomore
    おともれ
sound leaking (out of headphones, etc.); sound leakage

順嘴兒


顺嘴儿

see styles
shùn zuǐ r
    shun4 zui3 r5
shun tsui r
to read smoothly (of text); to blurt out (without thinking); to suit one's taste (of food)

領収証

see styles
 ryoushuushou / ryoshusho
    りょうしゅうしょう
simplified receipt with a blank line to be filled out with the customer's name (used specifically for claiming expenses); hand-written receipt

頭打ち

see styles
 atamauchi(p); zuuchi / atamauchi(p); zuchi
    あたまうち(P); ずうち
reaching a peak; reaching the limit; plateauing; maxing out

頽れる

see styles
 sutareru
    すたれる
    kuzuoreru
    くずおれる
(v1,vi) to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion; (v1,vi) (kana only) to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down

顕れる

see styles
 arawareru
    あらわれる
(v1,vi) (1) to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to come out; to embody; to materialize; to materialise; (2) to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

飛ばす

see styles
 tobasu
    とばす
(transitive verb) (1) to let fly; to make fly; to send flying; to blow off (e.g. in the wind); to launch; to fire; to hurl; to shoot; (transitive verb) (2) to skip over; to leave out; to omit; to drop (e.g. a stitch); (transitive verb) (3) to run fast; to drive fast; to gallop; (transitive verb) (4) to spray; to splash; to spatter; (transitive verb) (5) to say without reservation; to call out (e.g. a jeer); to rattle off (e.g. a joke); (transitive verb) (6) to spread (e.g. a rumour); to circulate; to send out (a message); to issue (e.g. an appeal); (transitive verb) (7) to transfer (to a less important post); to send away (e.g. to a provincial branch); to demote; (transitive verb) (8) to dispatch quickly (e.g. a reporter); (transitive verb) (9) to get rid of; to burn off (alcohol); (transitive verb) (10) to attack (e.g. with a leg manoeuvre); (aux-v,v5s) (11) to do vigorously; to do roughly; to do energetically

飛出す

see styles
 tobidasu
    とびだす
(v5s,vi) (1) to jump out; to rush out; to fly out; (2) to appear (suddenly); (3) to protrude; to project; (4) to butt in

飲倒す

see styles
 nomitaosu
    のみたおす
(transitive verb) (1) to skip out on one's bar bill; (2) to drink oneself to ruin; to drink everything vigorously; to get wasted

駆出す

see styles
 karidasu
    かりだす
    kakedasu
    かけだす
(transitive verb) (1) to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; (2) to impress; to recruit; (v5s,vi) to run off; to break into a run; to start running

駒寄せ

see styles
 komayose
    こまよせ
small fence to keep out people and horses

験する

see styles
 kensuru
    けんする
(vs-s,vt) (1) to try (out); to test; to put to the test; to put to a trial; (vs-s,vt) (2) to check (a calculation); to go over; to verify

骨抜き

see styles
 honenuki
    ほねぬき
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) boning (fish or meat); deboning; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; emasculation; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (3) taking the backbone out of; weakening

鬧彆扭


闹别扭

see styles
nào biè niu
    nao4 bie4 niu5
nao pieh niu
to be difficult with sb; to provoke disagreement; at loggerheads; to fall out with

鬧矛盾


闹矛盾

see styles
nào máo dùn
    nao4 mao2 dun4
nao mao tun
to be at loggerheads; to have a falling out

鬼退治

see styles
 onitaiji
    おにたいじ
chasing out ogres; exterminating ogres

鳴不平


鸣不平

see styles
míng bù píng
    ming2 bu4 ping2
ming pu p`ing
    ming pu ping
to cry out against injustice; to protest unfairness

點兒背


点儿背

see styles
diǎn r bèi
    dian3 r5 bei4
tien r pei
(dialect) to be out of luck

黴臭い

see styles
 kabikusai
    かびくさい
(adjective) (1) smelling of mold; musty; putrid; (2) old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed; worn-out

あかんべ

see styles
 akanbe
    あかんべ
(int,n,vs) facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue

あぶれ者

see styles
 aburemono
    あぶれもの
(1) ruffian; scamp; hooligan; (2) out-of-work person; day laborer without a job

あみ出す

see styles
 amidasu
    あみだす
(transitive verb) to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent

イメトレ

see styles
 imetore
    イメトレ
(abbreviation) (See イメージトレーニング) training method in sports, etc. where one imagines how a scenario would play out; mental rehearsal; mental preparation; visualization (for practicing a skill in one's mind)(practising); practicing under simulated conditions (e.g. while watching a video)

インキー

see styles
 inkii / inki
    インキー
(noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru) shutting yourself out of your car with the key left inside (wasei: in key)

うち抜く

see styles
 uchinuku
    うちぬく
(transitive verb) (1) to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; (2) to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls

うり抜け

see styles
 urinuke
    うりぬけ
selling out before the price drops (usu. shares); selling at the top of the market

うろ抜く

see styles
 uronuku
    うろぬく
(transitive verb) to thin out (e.g. seedlings)

えび反り

see styles
 ebizori
    えびぞり
holding out one or both hands and arching one's body backward like a shrimp (in kabuki, represents being overwhelmed by someone's power)

オミット

see styles
 omitto
    オミット
(noun, transitive verb) (1) omitting; excluding; leaving out; rejecting (e.g. faulty products); throwing out; (noun, transitive verb) (2) {sports} disqualification

おんぼろ

see styles
 onboro
    おんぼろ
(adj-f,adj-na,adj-no,n) worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated

お出かけ

see styles
 odekake
    おでかけ
(1) (honorific or respectful language) (polite language) about to start out; just about to leave or go out; (2) outing; trip

お出掛け

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 odekake
    おでかけ
(1) (honorific or respectful language) (polite language) about to start out; just about to leave or go out; (2) outing; trip

お茶する

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 ochasuru
    おちゃする
(suru verb - irregular) (colloquialism) (sometimes used as a pickup line) to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.)

かい出す

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 kaidasu
    かいだす
(transitive verb) to bail out

かき出す

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 kakidasu
    かきだす
(transitive verb) to scrape out

かき消す

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 kakikesu
    かきけす
(transitive verb) to erase; to drown out (e.g. noise, sound)

かき直す

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 kakinaosu
    かきなおす
(transitive verb) to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite

かなぐる

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 kanaguru
    かなぐる
(v4r,vt) (archaism) to pull out roughly; to rip off

ガビーン

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 gabiin / gabin
    ガビーン
(interjection) (manga slang) (onom) indicates shock and disappointment (not actually said out loud)

かぴかぴ

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 kapikapi
    かぴかぴ
(adj-na,adv,adj-no) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (colloquialism) crusty; flaky; dried out

かび臭い

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 kabikusai
    かびくさい
(adjective) (1) smelling of mold; musty; putrid; (2) old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed; worn-out

きな臭い

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 kinakusai
    きなくさい
(adjective) (1) smelling burnt; smelling scorched; having a burnt smell; (adjective) (2) smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; strained; (adjective) (3) suspicious; dubious; questionable; shady

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).



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