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Variations:
思いなす
思い做す

 omoinasu
    おもいなす
(transitive verb) (obsolete) (See 思い込む・1) to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to assume

意存筆先,畫盡意在


意存笔先,画尽意在

yì cún bǐ xiān , huà jìn yì zài
    yi4 cun2 bi3 xian1 , hua4 jin4 yi4 zai4
i ts`un pi hsien , hua chin i tsai
    i tsun pi hsien , hua chin i tsai
the idea is present before the first stroke of the brush, when the last stroke is placed the idea shines through

態とらしい(rK)

 wazatorashii / wazatorashi
    わざとらしい
(adjective) (kana only) unnatural; affected; studied; forced

Variations:
方違へ所
方違え所

 katatagaedokoro(方違e所); katatagahedokoro(方違he所)
    かたたがえどころ(方違え所); かたたがへどころ(方違へ所)
(archaism) (the へ is pronounced as え in this word) (See 方違え,方塞がり) place where one spends the night to avoid travelling in an unlucky direction

Variations:
櫓太鼓
やぐら太鼓

 yaguradaiko
    やぐらだいこ
{sumo} drums which announce the opening of a stage performance or commencement of bouts; the sound produced by such drums

Variations:
殺がれる
削がれる

 sogareru
    そがれる
(v1,vi) (kana only) (passive voice) (See 殺ぐ・2) to be dampened; to be discouraged; to be weakened; to be reduced

Variations:
江戸味噌
江戸みそ

 edomiso
    えどみそ
(See 味噌・1) Edo miso; type of miso produced in the Tokyo area since the Edo period (usu. low-salt and made with rice koji)

Variations:
炬燵やぐら
炬燵櫓

 kotatsuyagura
    こたつやぐら
(See 櫓・やぐら・3) square latticed wooden frame for a kotatsu

Variations:
無理往生
無理圧状

 murioujou / muriojo
    むりおうじょう
(noun or adjectival noun) (yoji) forced compliance; coercion; compulsion

Variations:
牽強付会
牽強附会

 kenkyoufukai / kenkyofukai
    けんきょうふかい
(adj-no,n,vs,vt) (yoji) strained (argument, interpretation, etc.); farfetched (theory, view, etc.); forced; laboured; twisted (reasoning)

産業技術総合研究所

see styles
 sangyougijutsusougoukenkyuusho / sangyogijutsusogokenkyusho
    さんぎょうぎじゅつそうごうけんきゅうしょ
(org) National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology; NAIST; (o) National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology; NAIST

Variations:
白々しい
白白しい

 shirajirashii / shirajirashi
    しらじらしい
(adjective) (1) barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; obvious (insincerity); patent; shameless; hollow (compliment); (adjective) (2) with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; disingenuous; (adjective) (3) pure white; very clear

Variations:
百戦錬磨
百戦練磨

 hyakusenrenma
    ひゃくせんれんま
(can be adjective with の) (yoji) veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; hard-bitten; rich in experience; very experienced

Variations:
結城紬
結城つむぎ

 yuukitsumugi / yukitsumugi
    ゆうきつむぎ
silk products produced near Yūki (using natural indigo dye); Yūki pongee

Variations:
結跏趺坐
結跏趺座

 kekkafuza
    けっかふざ
(yoji) lotus position (meditation and yoga posture); padmasana; sitting with legs crossed and feet placed on opposing thighs

総合歯科医療研究所

see styles
 sougoushikairyoukenkyuujo / sogoshikairyokenkyujo
    そうごうしかいりょうけんきゅうじょ
(org) Japan Institute of Advanced Dentistry; JIAD; (o) Japan Institute of Advanced Dentistry; JIAD

総合研究大学院大学

see styles
 sougoukenkyuudaigakuindaigaku / sogokenkyudaigakuindaigaku
    そうごうけんきゅうだいがくいんだいがく
(org) Graduate University for Advanced Studies; (o) Graduate University for Advanced Studies

Variations:
羊羹色
ようかん色

 youkaniro / yokaniro
    ようかんいろ
rusty color produced when black or purple clothes fade

Variations:
若輩
弱輩(rK)

 jakuhai
    じゃくはい
(1) young person; youngster; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) greenhorn; novice; inexperienced person

詰め腹を切らされる

see styles
 tsumebaraokirasareru
    つめばらをきらされる
(exp,v1) to be forced to bear the responsibility and resign; to be driven out of office

Variations:
足がつく
足が付く

 ashigatsuku
    あしがつく
(exp,v5k) (1) (idiom) to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (exp,v5k) (2) (idiom) (archaism) to have a (masculine speech) lover

Variations:
踏み絵
踏絵

 fumie
    ふみえ
(1) (hist) fumi-e; fumie; tablet bearing Christian images, on which Edo-period authorities forced suspected Christians to trample; (2) allegiance test; loyalty test

Variations:
踏襲
蹈襲(rK)

 toushuu / toshu
    とうしゅう
(noun, transitive verb) following (a precedent, former policy, etc.); continuing with; sticking to; observing

鉄筋コンクリート造

see styles
 tekkinkonkuriitozou / tekkinkonkuritozo
    てっきんコンクリートぞう
(See RC造) reinforced concrete construction

Variations:
鉛筆柏槙
鉛筆柏槇

 enpitsubyakushin; enpitsubyakushin
    えんぴつびゃくしん; エンピツビャクシン
(kana only) eastern red cedar (Juniperus virginiana); red cedar; red juniper; pencil cedar; aromatic cedar

Variations:
類のない
類の無い

 ruinonai
    るいのない
(exp,adj-i) unprecedented; unparalleled; unparallelled

Variations:
高すぎる
高過ぎる

 takasugiru
    たかすぎる
(v1,vi) (1) to be too expensive; to be overpriced; to be too dear; (v1,vi) (2) to be too high; to be too tall

Variations:
鰾膠
鮸膠

 nibe
    にべ
(1) (rare) (kana only) (See 膠・にかわ) gelatinous glue (produced from fish entrails); isinglass; (2) (kana only) (usu. as 〜もない or 〜もなく) (See にべもない) amiability; friendliness; graciousness; flattery

Variations:
PAC3
PAC・3

 pakkusurii / pakkusuri
    パックスリー
Patriot advanced capability-3; PAC3 anti-ballistic missile system; PAC3 missile

アミチョウチョウウオ

see styles
 amichouchouuo / amichochouo
    アミチョウチョウウオ
latticed butterflyfish (Chaetodon rafflesii)

インターレースGIF

see styles
 intaareesujifu; intaareesugifu / intareesujifu; intareesugifu
    インターレースジフ; インターレースギフ
{comp} interlaced GIF

エンハンスド・モード

 enhansudo moodo
    エンハンスド・モード
(computer terminology) enhanced mode

カタログドプロシジャ

see styles
 katarogudopuroshija
    カタログドプロシジャ
{comp} cataloged procedure

Variations:
ケツが青い
尻が青い

 ketsugaaoi(ketsuga青i); ketsugaaoi(尻ga青i); shirigaaoi(尻ga青i) / ketsugaoi(ketsuga青i); ketsugaoi(尻ga青i); shirigaoi(尻ga青i)
    ケツがあおい(ケツが青い); けつがあおい(尻が青い); しりがあおい(尻が青い)
(exp,adj-i) (idiom) (from the bluish tinge of children's buttocks) wet behind the ears; inexperienced; immature

ステップ・アクション

 suteppu akushon
    ステップ・アクション
(computer terminology) step-by-step procedure (wasei: step action)

ストアドプロシージャ

see styles
 sutoadopuroshiija / sutoadopuroshija
    ストアドプロシージャ
(computer terminology) stored procedure

Variations:
ティラピア
テラピア

 tirapia; terapia
    ティラピア; テラピア
tilapia (freshwater fishes native to Africa, introduced to many areas worldwide as a food source) (lat:)

Variations:
はさみ焼き
挟み焼き

 hasamiyaki
    はさみやき
{food} grilled slices of lotus root, eggplant, etc. with a filling (usu. minced meat)

Variations:
バツ2
バツ二
罰二

 batsuni; batsuni
    ばつに; バツニ
(joc) (slang) being twice divorced; two-time divorcee; two "X" marks (i.e. two names struck from the family register)

Variations:
バツ3
バツ三
罰三

 batsusan; batsusan; batsusan(sk)
    ばつさん; バツサン; バツさん(sk)
(See 戸籍・1) being thrice divorced; three-time divorcee; three x marks (i.e. three names struck from the family register)

Variations:
ひがみ根性
僻み根性

 higamikonjou / higamikonjo
    ひがみこんじょう
warped mind; jaundiced mind; paranoia

プログラムピクチャー

see styles
 puroguramupikuchaa / puroguramupikucha
    プログラムピクチャー
program picture (i.e. film cheaply and quickly produced as a lesser attraction in a double bill); programme picture; B-movie

Variations:

ェ(rk)

 he(p); ェ(rk)
    へ(P); ェ(rk)
(particle) (indicates direction or goal; pronounced え in modern Japanese; occ. written as 江) to; towards; for

Variations:
ミンチ
メンチ

 minchi(p); menchi
    ミンチ(P); メンチ
minced meat (eng: mince); ground meat

Variations:


例し(io)

 tameshi
    ためし
precedent; example

Variations:
割り切れる
割切れる

 warikireru
    わりきれる
(v1,vi) (1) (See 割り切れない・1) to be divisible (by); to be divided without residue (remainder); (v1,vi) (2) (usu. used in the negative) to be satisfied; to be convinced

地球環境国際議員連盟

see styles
 chikyuukankyoukokusaigiinrenmei / chikyukankyokokusaiginrenme
    ちきゅうかんきょうこくさいぎいんれんめい
(org) Global Legislators Organization for a Balanced Environment; (o) Global Legislators Organization for a Balanced Environment

Variations:

聲(oK)

 koe
    こえ
(1) voice; (2) singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); hoot; (3) voice; opinion (as expressed in words); view; wish; attitude; will; (4) sound; (5) (usu. as ~の声を聞く) sense (of something's arrival); feeling; (6) {ling} voice; voiced sound

大學入學指定科目考試


大学入学指定科目考试

see styles
dà xué rù xué zhǐ dìng kē mù kǎo shì
    da4 xue2 ru4 xue2 zhi3 ding4 ke1 mu4 kao3 shi4
ta hsüeh ju hsüeh chih ting k`o mu k`ao shih
    ta hsüeh ju hsüeh chih ting ko mu kao shih
Advanced Subjects Test, university entrance exam that assesses candidates’ higher level knowledge of specific subjects and their readiness to study in their selected academic discipline (Tw); abbr. to 指考[Zhi3 kao3]

Variations:
婚姻手続
婚姻手続き

 konintetsuzuki
    こんいんてつづき
marriage procedures; procedure of marriage

心臓にけがはえている

see styles
 shinzounikegahaeteiru / shinzonikegahaeteru
    しんぞうにけがはえている
(exp,v1) brazen-faced; completely impudent

心臓に毛が生えている

see styles
 shinzounikegahaeteiru / shinzonikegahaeteru
    しんぞうにけがはえている
(exp,v1) brazen-faced; completely impudent

Variations:
慣れる
馴れる

 nareru
    なれる
(v1,vi) (1) (esp. 慣れる) to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become familiar with; (v1,vi) (2) (esp. 慣れる) to become skilled in; to become experienced at; (v1,vi) (3) (esp. 馴れる) to become tame; to become domesticated; (v1,aux-v) (4) (after the -masu stem of a verb) to get used to doing

Variations:
成り果てる
成果てる

 narihateru
    なりはてる
(v1,vi) to be reduced to ...

拡張日本語キーボード

see styles
 kakuchounihongokiiboodo / kakuchonihongokiboodo
    かくちょうにほんごキーボード
{comp} enhanced (Japanese) keyboard

Variations:
擦り半
擦半
擂り半

 suriban
    すりばん
(1) (See 擦り半鐘) fire alarm ringing continuously to warn that a fire is extremely near; (2) sound as produced by this alarm

Variations:
早まる
速まる

 hayamaru
    はやまる
(v5r,vi) (1) (早まる only) to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be advanced; (v5r,vi) (2) (早まる only) to be hasty; to be rash; (v5r,vi) (3) (esp. 速まる) to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed

Variations:

椙(rK)

 sugi(p); sugi
    すぎ(P); スギ
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)

Variations:
杉花粉症
スギ花粉症

 sugikafunshou(杉花粉症); sugikafunshou(sugi花粉症) / sugikafunsho(杉花粉症); sugikafunsho(sugi花粉症)
    すぎかふんしょう(杉花粉症); スギかふんしょう(スギ花粉症)
cedar pollen allergy

Variations:
決まり事
決まりごと

 kimarigoto
    きまりごと
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP

Variations:
涼み台
涼台(io)

 suzumidai
    すずみだい
outdoor bench (placed under the eaves of a house and used for cooling off during the summer)

Variations:
無花粉杉
無花粉スギ

 mukafunsugi(無花粉杉); mukafunsugi(無花粉sugi); mukafunsugi
    むかふんすぎ(無花粉杉); むかふんスギ(無花粉スギ); ムカフンスギ
(kana only) pollen-free Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)

Variations:
焼きしゃぶ
焼しゃぶ

 yakishabu
    やきしゃぶ
{food} (See しゃぶしゃぶ) yaki-shabu; dish of thinly sliced beef (of the kind usu. used for shabu-shabu) grilled lightly before dipped in sauce

Variations:
画期的
劃期的

 kakkiteki
    かっきてき
(adjectival noun) ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making

Variations:
税関手続
税関手続き

 zeikantetsuzuki / zekantetsuzuki
    ぜいかんてつづき
customs procedures (at the airport, etc.)

簡約化命令集合計算機

see styles
 kanyakukameireishuugoukeisanki / kanyakukamereshugokesanki
    かんやくかめいれいしゅうごうけいさんき
{comp} RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computer)

Variations:

組み

 kumi
    くみ
(n,n-suf) (1) (pronounced ぐみ as a suffix) class (of students); (n,n-suf,ctr) (2) group (of people); party; team; crew; (n,n-suf) (3) lot; bunch; set; (n,n-suf) (4) crime family; organized-crime syndicate; (n,n-suf,ctr) (5) set (of items); assortment; deck (of cards); pack; (6) {print} typesetting; composition

繊維強化プラスチック

see styles
 senikyoukapurasuchikku / senikyokapurasuchikku
    せんいきょうかプラスチック
fiber-glass reinforced plastics; FRP

Variations:
罰一
ばつ一
バツ1

 batsuichi(罰一, batsu一); batsuichi(batsu1); batsuichi
    ばついち(罰一, ばつ一); バツいち(バツ1); バツイチ
(kana only) (joc) (See 戸籍・1) being once divorced; one-time divorcee; one x mark (i.e. one name struck from the family register)

Variations:
聞き入れる
聞入れる

 kikiireru / kikireru
    ききいれる
(transitive verb) to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed

Variations:
藍摺り
藍摺(io)

 aizuri
    あいずり
(1) (hist) {art} ukiyo-e print produced with various shades of indigo (and sometimes small amounts of vermilion or yellow); (2) staining a pattern on fabric or paper by rubbing it with indigo leaves

Variations:
行われる
行なわれる

 okonawareru
    おこなわれる
(v1,vi) to be done; to be practiced; to be practised; to take place; to be held; to be prevalent; to be in fashion; to be in vogue; to be current; to come into use

Variations:
行政手続
行政手続き

 gyouseitetsuzuki / gyosetetsuzuki
    ぎょうせいてつづき
administrative procedure

Variations:
足掛け
足かけ
足掛

 ashikake
    あしかけ
(1) {sumo;MA} leg trip (in sumo, judo, etc.); (2) foothold; pedal; (3) (precedes a number of days, months or years, e.g. 足かけ5年) indicates a consecutive period of time incl. incomplete days, etc. at the ends

Variations:
遅れる
後れる

 okureru
    おくれる
(v1,vi) (1) (usu. 遅れる) to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind schedule; to be overdue; (v1,vi) (2) (oft. 後れる) to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be behind (the times); (v1,vi) (3) (oft. 後れる) to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death; (v1,vi) (4) to be slow (of a clock or watch)

Variations:
青瓢箪
青びょうたん

 aobyoutan / aobyotan
    あおびょうたん
(1) green calabash; unripe gourd; (2) scrawny, pale person; sallow-faced person

Variations:
黄櫨

櫨の木

 hazenoki; haze(黄櫨, 櫨); haji(黄櫨, 櫨); kouro(黄櫨); hanishi(黄櫨)(ok); hazenoki; haze / hazenoki; haze(黄櫨, 櫨); haji(黄櫨, 櫨); koro(黄櫨); hanishi(黄櫨)(ok); hazenoki; haze
    はぜのき; はぜ(黄櫨, 櫨); はじ(黄櫨, 櫨); こうろ(黄櫨); はにし(黄櫨)(ok); ハゼノキ; ハゼ
(kana only) wax tree (Toxicodendron succedaneum); Japanese wax tree

CRISPR/Cas9

 kurisupaakyasunain / kurisupakyasunain
    クリスパーキャスナイン
{biol} CRISPR-Cas9; clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-CRISPR associated protein 9

Variations:
あほだら経
阿呆陀羅経

 ahodarakyou / ahodarakyo
    あほだらきょう
(pun on あほだら and 陀羅尼経) (See あほだら・1) mock Buddhist sutra; type of fast-paced humorous singing mimicking the chanting of a Buddhist sutra, usually with lyrics satirizing current events; ahodarakyō

Variations:
いい年
いい歳
好い年

 iitoshi / itoshi
    いいとし
(exp,n) (1) mature age; advanced age; maturity; (exp,n) (2) (See いい年をして) age when one is old enough to know better

Variations:
イオマンテ
イヨマンテ

 iomante; iyomante
    イオマンテ; イヨマンテ
Iomante (ain:); Ainu ceremony in which a brown bear is raised for two years and then sacrificed

エントリ順データセット

see styles
 entorijundeetasetto
    エントリじゅんデータセット
{comp} ESDS; Entry-Sequenced Data Set

Variations:
お屠蘇
御屠蘇(sK)

 otoso
    おとそ
New Year's sake; spiced sake

Variations:
キジムナー
きじむなあ

 kijimunaa; kijimunaa / kijimuna; kijimuna
    キジムナー; きじむなあ
(rkb:) kijimuna (mythological red-faced spirits)

クロスリファレンス形式

see styles
 kurosurifarensukeishiki / kurosurifarensukeshiki
    クロスリファレンスけいしき
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (obscure) {comp} cross-referenced

Variations:
ご当地電力
御当地電力

 gotouchidenryoku / gotochidenryoku
    ごとうちでんりょく
locally produced electricity

ストアド・プロシージャ

 sutoado puroshiija / sutoado puroshija
    ストアド・プロシージャ
(computer terminology) stored procedure

トークンパッシング手順

see styles
 tookunpasshingutejun
    トークンパッシングてじゅん
{comp} token passing protocol; token passing procedure

ファミリーコンピュータ

see styles
 famiriikonpyuuta / famirikonpyuta
    ファミリーコンピュータ
(computer terminology) family computer; (product name) Family Computer (video game console produced by Nintendo); Famicom; Nintendo Entertainment System; NES

プログラム・ピクチャー

 puroguramu pikuchaa / puroguramu pikucha
    プログラム・ピクチャー
program picture (i.e. film cheaply and quickly produced as a lesser attraction in a double bill); programme picture; B-movie

Variations:
メンチカツ
ミンチカツ

 menchikatsu; minchikatsu
    メンチカツ; ミンチカツ
(abbreviation) {food} (See メンチカツレツ) fried cake of minced meat

三星高度先端技術研究所

see styles
 mitsuboshikoudosentangijutsukenkyuujo / mitsuboshikodosentangijutsukenkyujo
    みつぼしこうどせんたんぎじゅつけんきゅうじょ
(o) Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology

Variations:
作り
造り

 tsukuri
    つくり
(1) making; producing; manufacturing; building; construction; make; structure; (2) appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); (3) build; physique; (4) (See お作り・1) sashimi; (prefix noun) (5) forced (smile, etc.)

Variations:
出来すぎる
出来過ぎる

 dekisugiru
    できすぎる
(v1,vi) (1) to be overproduced; (v1,vi) (2) to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to surpass all expectations; (v1,vi) (3) to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)

Variations:
切り漬け
切漬け
切漬

 kirizuke
    きりづけ
{food} (vegetables) sliced and pickled

Variations:
削げ落ちる
そげ落ちる

 sogeochiru
    そげおちる
(v1,vi) to be chipped off; to be scraped off; to be sliced off

前不見古人,後不見來者


前不见古人,后不见来者

qián bù jiàn gǔ rén , hòu bù jiàn lái zhě
    qian2 bu4 jian4 gu3 ren2 , hou4 bu4 jian4 lai2 zhe3
ch`ien pu chien ku jen , hou pu chien lai che
    chien pu chien ku jen , hou pu chien lai che
unique; unprecedented (idiom)

Variations:
割り干し
割干し
割干

 wariboshi
    わりぼし
(See 割り干し大根) strips of daikon sliced the long way and dried

北陸先端技術大学院大学

see styles
 hokurikusentangijutsudaigakuindaigaku
    ほくりくせんたんぎじゅつだいがくいんだいがく
(org) Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology; JAIST; (o) Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology; JAIST

啞巴吃黃連,有苦說不出


哑巴吃黄连,有苦说不出

yǎ ba chī huáng lián , yǒu kǔ shuō bu chū
    ya3 ba5 chi1 huang2 lian2 , you3 ku3 shuo1 bu5 chu1
ya pa ch`ih huang lien , yu k`u shuo pu ch`u
    ya pa chih huang lien , yu ku shuo pu chu
to be forced to suffer in silence (idiom); unable to speak of one's bitter suffering; sometimes written 啞子吃黃連,有苦說不出|哑子吃黄连,有苦说不出

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

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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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