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Characters Pronunciation
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塞牙

see styles
sāi yá
    sai1 ya2
sai ya
to get food stuck between one's teeth

塞耳

see styles
sāi ěr
    sai1 er3
sai erh
to block one's ears (not wishing to hear)

塞責


塞责

see styles
sè zé
    se4 ze2
se tse
to carry out one's duties perfunctorily; to fulfill one's responsibility

塩梅

see styles
 enbai
    えんばい
(1) (archaism) (originally, esp. salt and plum vinegar) seasoning; flavour; flavor; (2) (archaism) serving one's lord well (of a retainer); (surname) Shioume

塵沙


尘沙

see styles
chén shā
    chen2 sha1
ch`en sha
    chen sha
 jinja
Dust and sand, i.e. numberless as the atoms. Tiantai uses the term as one of the three illusions, i.e. the trial of the bodhisattva in facing the vast amount of detail in knowledge and operation required for his task of saving the world.

塵箱

see styles
 gomibako
    ごみばこ
garbage can; garbage box; rubbish bin; trash can; dust bin; dustbin

境地

see styles
jìng dì
    jing4 di4
ching ti
 kyouchi / kyochi
    きょうち
circumstances
(1) state (of mind); mental state; emotional condition; (2) field (of activity); (3) one's lot; circumstance; situation in life; (4) (orig. meaning) place; region; area; land; (surname) Sakaichi
condition

境涯

see styles
 kyougai / kyogai
    きょうがい
circumstances; one's situation or lot in life

境遇

see styles
jìng yù
    jing4 yu4
ching yü
 kyouguu / kyogu
    きょうぐう
circumstance
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)

墒情

see styles
shāng qíng
    shang1 qing2
shang ch`ing
    shang ching
the state of moisture in the soil (and whether it can support a crop)

増々

see styles
 masumasu
    ますます
(adverb) (kana only) increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less

増し

see styles
 mashi(p); mashi
    まし(P); マシ
(adjectival noun) (1) (kana only) (esp. マシ) better; preferable; less objectionable; least-worst; (suffix noun) (2) more; increase; extra; (3) (archaism) increase; growth

増す

see styles
 masu
    ます
(transitive verb) to increase; to grow

増員

see styles
 zouin / zoin
    ぞういん
(n,vs,vt,vi) increasing the number of staff; hiring more people

増増

see styles
 masumasu
    ますます
(adverb) (kana only) increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less

増枠

see styles
 zouwaku / zowaku
    ぞうわく
(noun/participle) quota increase; allowance increase; limit increase; increase in one's share

増置

see styles
 zouchi / zochi
    ぞうち
(noun, transitive verb) establishment of more (offices)

増設

see styles
 zousetsu / zosetsu
    ぞうせつ
(noun, transitive verb) adding (equipment, facilities, etc.); establishing more; installing more; increase; extension; expansion

増長

see styles
 zouchou / zocho
    ぞうちょう
(n,vs,vi) (1) growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; (n,vs,vi) (2) becoming more severe; increasing; (surname) Masunaga

墜つ

see styles
 otsu
    おつ
(v2t-k,vi) (1) (archaism) to fall down; to drop; to fall (e.g. rain); to sink (e.g. sun or moon); to fall onto (e.g. light or one's gaze); (2) (archaism) to be omitted; to be missing; (3) (archaism) to crash; to degenerate; to degrade; to fall behind; (4) (archaism) to be removed (e.g. illness, possessing spirit, name on a list); (5) (archaism) to fall (into someone's hands); to become someone's possession; (6) (archaism) to fall; to be defeated; to surrender

墜亡


坠亡

see styles
zhuì wáng
    zhui4 wang2
chui wang
to fall to one's death

墜死

see styles
 tsuishi
    ついし
(n,vs,vi) falling to one's death

增多

see styles
zēng duō
    zeng1 duo1
tseng to
to increase; to grow in number

增持

see styles
zēng chí
    zeng1 chi2
tseng ch`ih
    tseng chih
(of an investor) to increase one's holdings

增長


增长

see styles
zēng zhǎng
    zeng1 zhang3
tseng chang
 zōjō
to grow; to increase
Increasing both broad and long, 增 referring to breadth and 長 to height, or length.

墮樓


堕楼

see styles
duò lóu
    duo4 lou2
to lou
to jump to one's death

墳塋


坟茔

see styles
fén yíng
    fen2 ying2
fen ying
 funei / fune
    ふんえい
grave; tomb; graveyard; cemetery; fig. one's native place (where one's ancestors are buried)
(archaism) grave; tomb; graveyard

壁咚

see styles
bì dōng
    bi4 dong1
pi tung
(slang) to kabedon; to corner (sb in whom one has a romantic interest) against a wall (loanword from Japanese 壁ドン "kabedon")

壁宿

see styles
 namameboshi
    なまめぼし
(astron) Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

壅ぐ

see styles
 fusagu
    ふさぐ
(transitive verb) (1) to stop up; to close up; to block (up); to plug up; to shut up; to cover (ears, eyes, etc.); to close (eyes, mouth); (2) to stand in the way; to obstruct; (3) to occupy; to fill up; to take up; (4) to perform one's role; to do one's duty; (Godan verb with "gu" ending) (5) to feel depressed; to mope

壓低


压低

see styles
yā dī
    ya1 di1
ya ti
to lower (one's voice)

壞劫


坏劫

see styles
huài jié
    huai4 jie2
huai chieh
 e kō
saṃvarta, v. 劫 7, the periodical gradual destruction of a universe, one of its four kalpas, i.e. 成 vivarta, formation; 住 vivarta-siddha; abiding, or existence; 壞 saṃvarta, decay, or destruction; 滅 saṃvarta-siddha, final annihilation.

壯膽


壮胆

see styles
zhuàng dǎn
    zhuang4 dan3
chuang tan
to get one’s courage up; to embolden

壯陽


壮阳

see styles
zhuàng yáng
    zhuang4 yang2
chuang yang
(TCM) to build up one's kidney yang; to boost male sex drive

声点

see styles
 shouten / shoten
    しょうてん
tone mark; mark placed in one of the four corners of a Chinese character to indicate the tone

売る

see styles
 uru
    うる
(transitive verb) (1) to sell; (transitive verb) (2) (See 国を売る) to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); (transitive verb) (3) (See 名を売る) to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; (transitive verb) (4) (See 喧嘩を売る,恩を売る) to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.); to provoke; to force on someone

売国

see styles
 baikoku
    ばいこく
selling out one's country; betraying one's country; treason

売血

see styles
 baiketsu
    ばいけつ
selling one's blood (for money); donating blood for money

外す

see styles
 hazusu
    はずす
(transitive verb) (1) to remove; to take off; to detach; to unfasten; to undo; (transitive verb) (2) to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to exclude; to expel; (transitive verb) (3) to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to step out; to slip away; (transitive verb) (4) to dodge (a question, blow, etc.); to evade; to sidestep; to avoid (e.g. peak season); (transitive verb) (5) (ant: 当たる・1) to miss (a target, chance, punch, etc.)

外人

see styles
wài rén
    wai4 ren2
wai jen
 gaijin(p); gaijin(sk)
    がいじん(P); ガイジン(sk)
outsider; foreigner; stranger
(1) (sensitive word) (See 外国人) foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (2) (archaism) (orig. meaning) outsider; (given name) Hokato
foreigner

外出

see styles
wài chū
    wai4 chu1
wai ch`u
    wai chu
 gaishutsu(p); sotode(ok)
    がいしゅつ(P); そとで(ok)
to go out; to go away (on a trip etc)
(n,vs,vi) going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.); (place-name) Hokade

外地

see styles
wài dì
    wai4 di4
wai ti
 gaichi
    がいち
parts of the country other than where one is
(1) foreign land; overseas land; (2) (hist) overseas territories of the Empire of Japan (e.g. Korea, Taiwan); (surname) Sotochi

外宣

see styles
wài xuān
    wai4 xuan1
wai hsüan
(abbr. for 對外宣傳|对外宣传[dui4 wai4 xuan1 chuan2]) (one's own) international public relations efforts; (another nation's) external propaganda

外様

see styles
 tozama
    とざま
(1) (abbreviation) outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo; (2) outsider; one not included in the favored (favoured) group; (place-name) Tozama

外目

see styles
 sotome
    そとめ
(1) appearance; how one looks to others; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) towards the outside; outside part; (place-name) Sotome

外股

see styles
 sotomomo
    そともも
    sotomata
    そとまた
outer thigh; (n,adv) (walking with) one's toes turned out; duckfooted

外道

see styles
wài dào
    wai4 dao4
wai tao
 gedou / gedo
    げどう
(1) {Buddh} (See 内道) tirthika; non-Buddhist teachings; non-Buddhist; (2) heterodoxy; unorthodoxy; heresy; heretic; (3) (oft. used as a pejorative) demon; devil; fiend; brute; wretch; (4) type of fish one did not intend to catch; (person) Gedō
Outside doctrines; non-Buddhist; heresy, heretics; the Tīrthyas or Tīrthikas; there are many groups of these: that of the 二天三仙 two devas and three sages, i. e. the Viṣṇuites, the Maheśvarites (or Śivaites), and the followers of Kapila, Ulūka, and Ṛṣabha. Another group of four is given as Kapila, Ulūka, Nirgrantha-putra (Jainas), and Jñātṛ (Jainas). A group of six, known as the外道六師 six heretical masters, is Pūraṇa-Kāśyapa, Maskari-Gośālīputra, Sañjaya-Vairāṭīputra, Ajita-Keśakambala, Kakuda-Kātyāyana, and Nirgrantha-Jñātṛputra; there are also two other groupings of six, one of them indicative of their various forms of asceticism and self-torture. There are also groups of 13, 1, 20, 30, 95, and 96 heretics, or forms of non-Buddhist doctrine, the 95 being divided into 11 classes, beginning with the Saṃkhyā philosophy and ending with that of no-cause, or existence as accidental.

外邊


外边

see styles
wài bian
    wai4 bian5
wai pien
outside; outer surface; abroad; place other than one's home

外騖


外骛

see styles
wài wù
    wai4 wu4
wai wu
to get involved in things which are not one's business

外鶩


外鹜

see styles
wài wù
    wai4 wu4
wai wu
to get involved in things which are not one's business

多々

see styles
 tada
    ただ
(adj-na,adv,adv-to) (kana only) in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant; (adverb) very much; very many; more and more; (surname) Tada

多嘴

see styles
duō zuǐ
    duo1 zui3
to tsui
talkative; to speak out of turn; to blab; to shoot one's mouth off; rumors fly

多多

see styles
duō duō
    duo1 duo1
to to
 tada
    ただ
many; much; a lot; lots and lots; more; even more
(adj-na,adv,adv-to) (kana only) in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant; (adverb) very much; very many; more and more; (surname) Tada
a father

多於


多于

see styles
duō yú
    duo1 yu2
to yü
more than; greater than

多牌

see styles
 taapai; taahai / tapai; tahai
    ターパイ; ターはい
{mahj} having too many tiles on one's hand (chi:)

多聞


多闻

see styles
duō wén
    duo1 wen2
to wen
 tamon
    たもん
(1) row house built on top of a castle wall; (2) row houses surrounding a main residence; (3) {Buddh} having great knowledge about Buddhism; (4) (abbreviation) {Buddh} (See 多聞天) Vaisravana (one of the Four Heavenly Kings); (surname, given name) Tamon
bahu-sruta; learned, one who has heard much.

多食

see styles
 tashoku
    たしょく
(noun, transitive verb) one who generally eats a lot

多齡


多龄

see styles
duō líng
    duo1 ling2
to ling
 Tarei
(多齡路迦也吠闍也); 帝隷 etc. Trailokyavijaya, one of the 明王 Ming Wang, the term being tr. literally as 三世降 (明王) the Ming-Wang defeater (of evil) in the three spheres.

夜摩

see styles
yè mó
    ye4 mo2
yeh mo
 yama
Yama, 'originally the Aryan god of the dead, living in a heaven above the world, the regent of the South; but Brahminism transferred his abode to hell. Both views have been retained by Buddhism.' Eitel. Yama in Indian mythology is ruler over the dead and judge in the hells, is 'grim in aspect, green in colour, clothed in red, riding on a buffalo, and holding a club in one hand and noose in the other': he has two four-eyed watch-dogs. M. W. The usual form is 閻摩 q. v.

夜爪

see styles
 yozume
    よづめ
cutting one's nails at night (said to cause one to miss the deathbed of one's parents)

夠本


够本

see styles
gòu běn
    gou4 ben3
kou pen
to break even; to get one's money's worth

夢々

see styles
 yuyu
    ゆゆ
(adverb) (1) (not even) a little bit; (2) diligently; (3) dreams; (female given name) Yuyu

夢囈


梦呓

see styles
mèng yì
    meng4 yi4
meng i
talking in one's sleep; delirious ravings; nonsense; sheer fantasy

夢夢


梦梦

see styles
mèng mèng
    meng4 meng4
meng meng
 mumu
    むむ
(adverb) (1) (not even) a little bit; (2) diligently; (3) dreams; (female given name) Mumu
unaware

夢枕

see styles
 yumemakura
    ゆめまくら
at the bedside where one dreams; (surname) Yumemakura

夢見


梦见

see styles
mèng jiàn
    meng4 jian4
meng chien
 yumemi
    ゆめみ
to dream about (something or sb); to see in a dream
having a dream; (female given name) Yumemi
To see in a dream, to imagine one sees, or has seen.

夢話


梦话

see styles
mèng huà
    meng4 hua4
meng hua
talking in one's sleep; words spoken during sleep; fig. speech bearing no relation to reality; delusions

夤緣


夤缘

see styles
yín yuán
    yin2 yuan2
yin yüan
to curry favor; to advance one's career by toadying

大乘

see styles
dà shèng
    da4 sheng4
ta sheng
 oonori
    おおのり
Mahayana, the Great Vehicle; Buddhism based on the Mayahana sutras, as spread to Central Asia, China and beyond; also pr. [Da4 cheng2]
(surname) Oonori
Mahāyāna; also called 上乘; 妙乘; 勝乘; 無上乘; 無上上乘; 不惡乘; 無等乘, 無等等乘; 摩訶衍 The great yāna, wain, or conveyance, or the greater vehicle in comparison with the 小乘 Hīnayāna. It indicates universalism, or Salvation for all, for all are Buddha and will attain bodhi. It is the form of Buddhism prevalent in Tibet, Mongolia, China, Korea, Japan, and in other places in the Far East. It is also called Northern Buddhism. It is interpreted as 大教 the greater teaching as compared with 小教 the smaller, or inferior. Hīnayāna, which is undoubtedly nearer to the original teaching of the Buddha, is unfairly described as an endeavour to seek nirvana through an ash-covered body, an extinguished intellect, and solitariness; its followers are sravakas and pratyekabuddhas (i.e. those who are striving for their own deliverance through ascetic works). Mahāyāna, on the other hand, is described as seeking to find and extend all knowledge, and, in certain schools, to lead all to Buddhahood. It has a conception of an Eternal Buddha, or Buddhahood as Eternal (Adi-Buddha), but its especial doctrines are, inter alia, (a) the bodhisattvas 菩薩 , i.e. beings who deny themselves final Nirvana until, according to their vows, they have first saved all the living; (b) salvation by faith in, or invocation of the Buddhas or bodhisattvas; (c) Paradise as a nirvana of bliss in the company of Buddhas, bodhisattvas, saints, and believers. Hīnayāna is sometimes described as 自利 self-benefiting, and Mahāyāna as 自利利他 self-benefit for the benefit of others, unlimited altruism and pity being the theory of Mahāyāna. There is a further division into one-yana and three-yanas: the trīyāna may be śrāvaka, pratyeka-buddha, and bodhisattva, represented by a goat, deer, or bullock cart; the one-yāna is that represented by the Lotus School as the one doctrine of the Buddha, which had been variously taught by him according to the capacity of his hearers, v. 方便. Though Mahāyāna tendencies are seen in later forms of the older Buddhism, the foundation of Mahāyāna has been attributed to Nāgārjuna 龍樹. "The characteristics of this system are an excess of transcendental speculation tending to abstract nihilism, and the substitution of fanciful degrees of meditation and contemplation (v. Samādhi and Dhyāna) in place of the practical asceticism of the Hīnayāna school."[Eitel 68-9.] Two of its foundation books are the 起信論and the 妙法蓮華經 but a larnge numberof Mahāyāna sutras are ascribed to the Buddha。.

大伴

see styles
 one
    おね
(surname) One

大刧


大劫

see styles
dà jié
    da4 jie2
ta chieh
 daikō
mahākalpa. The great kalpa, from the beginning of a universe till it is destroyed and another begins in its place. It has four kalpas or periods known as vivarta 成刧 the creation period; vivarta‐siddha 住刧 the appearance of sun and moon, i.e. light, and the period of life, human and general; saṃvarta 壤刧 or 滅刧 destruction first by fire, then water, then fire, then deluge, then a great wind, i.e. water during seven small kalpas, fire during 56 and wind one, in all 64; saṃvartatthāhi 増滅刧 total destruction gradually reaching the void. A great kalpa is calculated as eighty small kalpas and to last 1,347,000,000 years.

大化

see styles
dà huà
    da4 hua4
ta hua
 taika
    たいか
(hist) Taika era (645.6.19-650.2.15); (place-name) Taika
The transforming teaching and work of a Buddha in one lifetime.

大半

see styles
dà bàn
    da4 ban4
ta pan
 taihan
    たいはん
more than half; greater part; most; probably; most likely
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) majority; more than half; most (of); (n,adv) (2) mostly; largely; mainly; predominately; nearly

大叔

see styles
dà shū
    da4 shu1
ta shu
eldest of father's younger brothers; uncle (term used to address a man about the age of one's father)

大台

see styles
 oodai
    おおだい
(1) (major) mark; level; barrier; (2) {finc} 100-yen unit (stock market); (place-name, surname) Oodai

大士

see styles
dà shì
    da4 shi4
ta shih
 futoshi
    ふとし
(personal name) Futoshi
Mahasattva. 開士 A great being, noble, a leader of men, a bodhisattva; also a śrāvaka, a Buddha; especially one who 自利利他 benefits himself to help others.

大姨

see styles
dà yí
    da4 yi2
ta i
aunt (mother's eldest sister); (respectful term of address for a woman who is about the age of one's mother)

大学

see styles
 daigaku
    だいがく
(1) post-secondary education institution, incl. university, college, etc.; (2) (abbreviation) former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); (3) the Great Learning (one of the Four Books); (p,s,g) Daigaku

大學


大学

see styles
dà xué
    da4 xue2
ta hsüeh
 daigaku
    だいがく
university; college; CL:所[suo3]
(out-dated kanji) (1) post-secondary education institution, incl. university, college, etc.; (2) (abbreviation) former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); (3) the Great Learning (one of the Four Books); (surname) Daigaku

大手

see styles
 oode
    おおで
full length of one's arm (from shoulder to fingertip); (surname) Oode

大教

see styles
dà jiào
    da4 jiao4
ta chiao
 daikyō
The great teaching. (1) That of the Buddha. (2) Tantrayāna. The mahātantra, yoga, yogacarya, or tantra school which claims Samantabhadra as its founder. It aims at ecstatic union of the individual soul with the world soul, Iśvara. From this result the eight great powers of Siddhi (aṣṭa-mahāsiddhi), namely, ability to (1) make one's body lighter (laghiman); (2) heavier (gaiman); (3) smaller (aṇiman); (4) larger (mahiman) than anything in the world ; (5) reach any place (prāpti) ; (6) assume any shape (prākāmya) ; (7) control all natural laws (īśitva) ; (8) make everything depend upon oneself; all at will (v.如意身 and 神足). By means of mystic formulas (Tantras or dhāraṇīs), or spells (mantras), accompanied by music and manipulation of the hands (mūdra), a state of mental fixity characterized neither by thought nor the annihilation of thought, can be reached. This consists of six-fold bodily and mental happiness (yoga), and from this results power to work miracles. Asaṅga compiled his mystic doctrines circa A.D. 500. The system was introduced into China A.D. 647 by Xuanzang's translation of the Yogācārya-bhūmi-śāstra 瑜伽師地論 ; v. 瑜. On the basis of this, Amoghavajra established the Chinese branch of the school A.D. 720 ; v. 阿目. This was popularized by the labours of Vajrabodhi A.D. 732 ; v. 金剛智.

大於


大于

see styles
dà yú
    da4 yu2
ta yü
greater than; bigger than; more than

大日

see styles
dà rì
    da4 ri4
ta jih
 dainichi
    だいにち
Mahavairocana (Tathagata); Great Sun; Supreme Buddha of Sino-Japanese esoteric Buddhism; (place-name, surname) Dainichi
Vairocana, or Mahāvairocana 大日如來; 遍照如來; 摩訶毘盧遮那; 毘盧遮那; 大日覺王 The sun, "shining everywhere" The chief object of worship of the Shingon sect in Japan, "represented by the gigantic image in the temple at Nara." (Eliot.) There he is known as Dai-nichi-nyorai. He is counted as the first, and according to some, the origin of the five celestial Buddhas (dhyāni-buddhas, or jinas). He dwells quiescent in Arūpa-dhātu, the Heaven beyond form, and is the essence of wisdom (bodhi) and of absolute purity. Samantabhadra 普賢 is his dhyāni-bodhisattva. The 大日經 "teaches that Vairocana is the whole world, which is divided into Garbhadhātu (material) and Vajradhātu (indestructible), the two together forming Dharmadhātu. The manifestations of Vairocana's body to himself―that is, Buddhas and Bodhisattvas ―are represented symbolically by diagrams of several circles ". Eliot. In the 金剛界 or vajradhātu maṇḍala he is the center of the five groups. In the 胎藏界 or Garbhadhātu he is the center of the eight-leaf (lotus) court. His appearance, symbols, esoteric word, differ according to the two above distinctions. Generally he is considered as an embodiment of the Truth 法, both in the sense of dharmakāya 法身 and dharmaratna 法寳. Some hold Vairocana to be the dharmakāya of Śākyamuni 大日與釋迦同一佛 but the esoteric school denies this identity. Also known as 最高顯廣眼藏如來, the Tathagata who, in the highest, reveals the far-reaching treasure of his eye, i.e. the sun. 大日大聖不動明王 is described as one of his transformations. Also, a śramaņa of Kashmir (contemporary of Padma-saṃbhava); he is credited with introducing Buddhism into Khotan and being an incarnation of Mañjuśrī; the king Vijaya Saṃbhava built a monastery for him.

大梵

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dà fàn
    da4 fan4
ta fan
 daibon
Mahābrāhmaṇas; the third Brahmaloka, the third region of the first dhyāna. Mahābrahman; the great Brahma, 大梵天; it is also a title of one of the six Guanyin of the Tiantai sect.

大樓


大楼

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dà lóu
    da4 lou2
ta lou
building (a relatively large, multistory one); CL:幢[zhuang4],座[zuo4]

大橋


大桥

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dà qiáo
    da4 qiao2
ta ch`iao
    ta chiao
 oohashi
    おおはし
Da Qiao, one of the Two Qiaos, according to Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4], the two great beauties of ancient China
large bridge; big bridge; (surname) Kiohashi

大歳

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 daisai
    だいさい
(1) Taisai; one of the eight gods of the koyomi; (2) (archaism) Jupiter (planet); (1) (archaism) New Year's Eve; December 31st; (2) (archaism) Jupiter (planet); (surname) Daisai

大殿

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dà diàn
    da4 dian4
ta tien
 ootono
    おおとの
main hall of a Buddhist temple
(1) (honorific or respectful language) (See 若殿・わかとの・2) current master; father of one's current master; (2) (honorific or respectful language) minister (of government); noble; (3) (honorific or respectful language) (archaism) nobleman's residence; (surname) Daiden
great shrine hall

大洲

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dà zhōu
    da4 zhou1
ta chou
 oozu
    おおず
continent
continent; (place-name, surname) Oozu
A great continent; one of the four great continents of a world; v. 四洲.

大物

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 oomono
    おおもの
(1) important person; influential figure; big shot; big name; bigwig; heavyweight; (2) big thing; big one; big game; big catch; whopper; valuable thing; (place-name) Daimotsu

大砲


大炮

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dà pào
    da4 pao4
ta p`ao
    ta pao
 taihou / taiho
    たいほう
big gun; cannon; artillery; one who talks big; CL:門|门[men2],尊[zun1]
(1) (large) gun; cannon; artillery; (2) {baseb} long-ball hitter; home-run hitter; (surname) Oozutsu

大礼

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 tairei / taire
    たいれい
(1) state ceremony (esp. an enthronement); imperial ceremony; (2) important ceremony (in one's life, e.g. wedding, funeral); (surname) Oorei

大空

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dà kōng
    da4 kong1
ta k`ung
    ta kung
 oozora
    おおぞら
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament; (male given name) Masataka
The great void, or the Mahāyāna parinirvāṇa, as being more complete and final than the nirvāṇa of Hīnayāna. It is used in the Shingon sect for the great immaterial or spiritual wisdom, with its esoteric symbols; its weapons, such as the vajra; its samādhis; its sacred circles, or maṇḍalas, etc. It is used also for space, in which there is neither east, west, north, nor south.

大聖


大圣

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dà shèng
    da4 sheng4
ta sheng
 daishou / daisho
    だいしょう
great sage; mahatma; king; emperor; outstanding personage; Buddha
(1) (honorific or respectful language) {Buddh} Buddha; (2) {Buddh} high-ranked bodhisattva; (surname) Daishou
The great sage or saint, a title of a Buddha or a bodhisattva of high rank; as also are 大聖世尊 and 大聖主 the great holy honored one, or lord.

大致

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dà zhì
    da4 zhi4
ta chih
more or less; roughly; approximately

大解

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dà jiě
    da4 jie3
ta chieh
to defecate; to empty one's bowels

大限

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dà xiàn
    da4 xian4
ta hsien
the limit; maximum; one's allocated lifespan

大陰

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 daion
    だいおん
(See 八将神) Daion; one of the eight gods of the traditional calendar; (surname) Ookage

大雅

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dà yǎ
    da4 ya3
ta ya
 taiga
    たいが
one of the three main divisions of the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经
(See 雅・2) major festal song (subgenre of the Shi Jing); (given name) Hiromasa

大體


大体

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dà tǐ
    da4 ti3
ta t`i
    ta ti
 daitai
in general; more or less; in rough terms; basically; on the whole; overall situation; the big picture; cadaver for dissection in training medical students
great essence

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