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Variations:
ぶかぶか
ブカブカ

 bukabuka(p); bukabuka
    ぶかぶか(P); ブカブカ
(adj-no,adj-na,adv,adv-to,vs) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) too large (clothing); baggy; loose-fitting; (adj-no,adj-na,adv,adv-to,vs) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) bulging; warping; (adv,vs) (3) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) parp; toot; blast

Variations:
ふらふら
フラフラ

 burabura(p); burabura
    ぶらぶら(P); ブラブラ
(adv,adv-to,vs,adj-na) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) dangling; swaying; swinging; (adv,adv-to,vs) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; strolling; wandering; rambling; (adv,adv-to,vs) (3) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) idly; lazily; leisurely; aimlessly

Variations:
ページイン
ページ・イン

 peejiin; peeji in / peejin; peeji in
    ページイン; ページ・イン
(noun, transitive verb) {comp} (See ページアウト) paging in (memory contents)

Variations:
ぺこん
ぺこり
ぺこりん

 pekon; pekori; pekorin
    ぺこん; ぺこり; ぺこりん
(adv,adv-to) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; (adv,adv-to) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head

Variations:
ほんの気持ち
本の気持ち

 honnokimochi
    ほんのきもち
(exp,n) (1) (humble language) (used when exchanging gifts; usu. as ~ですが) small token of one's sentiments; (exp,adv) (2) (See 気持ち・4) just slightly; only a bit

メッセージング・サービス

 messeejingu saabisu / messeejingu sabisu
    メッセージング・サービス
(computer terminology) messaging service

Variations:
やり繰り
遣り繰り

 yarikuri
    やりくり
(noun, transitive verb) (kana only) making do; getting by (somehow); managing

Variations:
下膨れ
下ぶくれ
下脹れ

 shimobukure
    しもぶくれ
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) round-faced; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) bulging at the bottom; swelling toward the bottom

Variations:
付着
附着(rK)

 fuchaku
    ふちゃく
(n,vs,vi) sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination

Variations:
充填
充塡(rK)

 juuten / juten
    じゅうてん
(noun, transitive verb) filling (up); replenishing; filling in (a tooth); loading (a gun with ammunition, a camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging

Variations:
先駆け
先駈け

 sakigake
    さきがけ
(noun/participle) (1) pioneer; leader; taking the initiative; forerunner; harbinger; herald; (noun/participle) (2) leading an attack; charging ahead of others (towards the enemy)

Variations:
口幅ったい
口はばったい

 kuchihabattai
    くちはばったい
(adjective) boastful; conceited; bragging; impudent

Variations:
執着
執著(rK)

 shuuchaku(p); shuujaku / shuchaku(p); shujaku
    しゅうちゃく(P); しゅうじゃく
(n,vs,vi) attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession; clinging (e.g. to old customs)

Variations:
多岐にわたる
多岐に渡る

 takiniwataru
    たきにわたる
(exp,v5r) to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics

實踐是檢驗真理的唯一標準


实践是检验真理的唯一标准

see styles
shí jiàn shì jiǎn yàn zhēn lǐ de wéi yī biāo zhǔn
    shi2 jian4 shi4 jian3 yan4 zhen1 li3 de5 wei2 yi1 biao1 zhun3
shih chien shih chien yen chen li te wei i piao chun
Actual practice is the sole criterion for judging truth (item from Deng Xiaoping theory, from 1978)

Variations:
将来
將來(sK)

 shourai / shorai
    しょうらい
(n,adv) (1) future; (future) prospects; (noun, transitive verb) (2) bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); (noun, transitive verb) (3) (See 招来・2) bringing about; giving rise to; causing; incurring

Variations:
張り巡らす
張りめぐらす

 harimegurasu
    はりめぐらす
(transitive verb) to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)

Variations:
憧れ
憬れ(rK)

 akogare
    あこがれ
(noun - becomes adjective with の) yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration

Variations:
授受
受授(iK)

 juju
    じゅじゅ
(noun, transitive verb) giving and receiving; transferring; transfer; changing hands

Variations:
掛け軸
掛軸

 kakejiku
    かけじく
hanging scroll

Variations:
撓わ(rK)
撓(rK)

 tawawa
    たわわ
(adjectival noun) (kana only) heavily laden (of a branch); sagging; drooping; bent low

Variations:
漏洩
漏えい
漏泄

 rouei(p); rousetsu(漏洩, 漏泄) / roe(p); rosetsu(漏洩, 漏泄)
    ろうえい(P); ろうせつ(漏洩, 漏泄)
(noun/participle) (1) leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; (noun/participle) (2) leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas); coming through (of light)

Variations:
炬燵
火燵(rK)

 kotatsu(p); kotatsu
    こたつ(P); コタツ
(kana only) kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)

Variations:
独り占め
一人占め

 hitorijime
    ひとりじめ
(noun/participle) monopolising; monopolizing; hogging; having all to oneself

Variations:
生殺し
なま殺し(sK)

 namagoroshi
    なまごろし
(can be adjective with の) (1) (See 半殺し) half-dead; (expression) (2) state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering; dragging out tortuously

Variations:
相も変わらぬ
相も変らぬ

 aimokawaranu
    あいもかわらぬ
(exp,adj-f) usual; unchanging; eternal; same as always

Variations:
袋叩き
袋だたき(sK)

 fukurodataki
    ふくろだたき
(1) beating someone up by ganging up on them; (2) facing a barrage of criticism

Variations:
見たところ
見た所

 mitatokoro
    みたところ
(exp,n) (kana only) in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances

Variations:
身の回り品
身のまわり品

 minomawarihin
    みのまわりひん
(exp,n) personal belongings; personal effects

Variations:
身元
身許
身もと

 mimoto
    みもと
(1) (one's) identity; background; upbringing; birth (and parentage); (2) (one's) character

Variations:
配列
排列(rK)

 hairetsu
    はいれつ
(noun, transitive verb) (1) arranging; ordering; sequencing; lining up; laying out; (n,n-suf) (2) sequence (e.g. DNA sequence); arrangement; alignment; layout (e.g. keyboard layout); (3) (配列 only) {comp} array

Variations:
釘付け
釘づけ
くぎ付け

 kugizuke
    くぎづけ
(noun/participle) (1) nailing on; nailing down; nailing shut; being glued (to); being unable to take one's eyes (from); (noun/participle) (2) (idiom) being stationary; being rooted to the spot; halting; freezing; (noun/participle) (3) (price) pegging

Variations:
銀紙鯵
銀亀鯵
銀河目鯵

 gingameaji; gingameaji
    ぎんがめあじ; ギンガメアジ
(kana only) bigeye trevally (Caranx sexfasciatus); bigeye jack; great trevally; six-banded trevally; dusky jack

Variations:
鋭い
尖い(sK)

 surudoi
    するどい
(adjective) (1) sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; (adjective) (2) sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; stabbing; cutting (remark, criticism, etc.); stinging; biting; fierce (attack); pointed (question, look, etc.); piercing (gaze); shrill (sound); (adjective) (3) keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute; sharp (eye, mind, etc.); astute; shrewd; discerning; penetrating (insight, question, etc.); perceptive

インスタントメッセージング

see styles
 insutantomesseejingu
    インスタントメッセージング
(computer terminology) instant messaging; IM

Variations:
おむつ交換台
オムツ交換台

 omutsukoukandai(omutsu交換台); omutsukoukandai(omutsu交換台) / omutsukokandai(omutsu交換台); omutsukokandai(omutsu交換台)
    おむつこうかんだい(おむつ交換台); オムツこうかんだい(オムツ交換台)
diaper changing station; nappy changing stand

Variations:
お多福面
阿多福面(rK)

 otafukumen
    おたふくめん
humorous mask of a homely woman's face (characterized by a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks)

Variations:
お強請り
御強請り(sK)

 onedari
    おねだり
(kana only) (polite language) (See 強請り) begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing

Variations:
お色直し
御色直し(sK)

 oironaoshi
    おいろなおし
(n,vs,vi) (polite language) changing one's clothing (of a bride or groom during a wedding reception)

Variations:
お里が知れる
御里が知れる

 osatogashireru
    おさとがしれる
(exp,v1) to reveal one's (poor) upbringing (through poor manners, etc.); to betray one's origin; to give oneself away

Variations:
ゲン直し
験直し
げん直し

 gennaoshi(gen直shi); gennaoshi(験直shi, gen直shi)
    ゲンなおし(ゲン直し); げんなおし(験直し, げん直し)
(noun/participle) (See 縁起直し) improvement in one's luck; changing one's luck

Variations:
こくんこくん
コクンコクン

 kokunkokun; kokunkokun
    こくんこくん; コクンコクン
(adverb taking the "to" particle) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) glugging; drinking deeply; (adverb taking the "to" particle) (2) nodding deeply

Variations:
ゴツンゴツン
ごつんごつん

 gotsungotsun; gotsungotsun
    ゴツンゴツン; ごつんごつん
(adv,adv-to) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (See ゴツン) thumping; banging

Variations:
しゃんしゃん
シャンシャン

 janjan; janjan
    じゃんじゃん; ジャンジャン
(adv,adv-to) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; (adverb) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) continuously; incessantly; one after another; rapidly; plentifully; freely

ドキュメント・イメージング

 dokyumento imeejingu
    ドキュメント・イメージング
(computer terminology) document imaging

Variations:
どたんばたん
ドタンバタン

 dotanbatan; dotanbatan
    どたんばたん; ドタンバタン
(adv-to,adv) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) banging around (e.g. in a fight)

Variations:
ドラッグ
ドラック

 doraggu; dorakku(sk)
    ドラッグ; ドラック(sk)
(noun, transitive verb) (1) {comp} dragging (with a mouse pointer); (2) (See ドラァグ) drag (wearing female clothing)

Variations:
トンテンカン
とんてんかん

 tontenkan; tontenkan
    トンテンカン; とんてんかん
(adv,adv-to) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) clanging (of a hammer); clanking; chinking

Variations:
ドン引き
どん引き(sK)

 donbiki; donbiki(sk)
    どんびき; ドンビキ(sk)
(n,vs,vi) (1) being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); cringing; being left speechless; (n,vs,vi) (2) {film;tv} zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image

Variations:
ボーカル
ヴォーカル

 bookaru(p); ookaru
    ボーカル(P); ヴォーカル
(1) vocal (performance); vocals; singing; (2) vocalist; singer

Variations:
マッサージ器
マッサージ機

 massaajiki / massajiki
    マッサージき
electronic massager; mechanical massager; massager; massaging tool; vibrator

Variations:
やりくり上手
やり繰り上手

 yarikurijouzu / yarikurijozu
    やりくりじょうず
(noun or adjectival noun) being resourceful (esp. with household finances); being good at managing things

ユニファイドメッセージング

see styles
 yunifaidomesseejingu
    ユニファイドメッセージング
(computer terminology) unified messaging

Variations:
三二年テーゼ
32年テーゼ

 sanjuuninenteeze / sanjuninenteeze
    さんじゅうにねんテーゼ
(hist) 1932 Theses (Comintern policy documents urging overthrow of Japan's imperial and metayage systems)

乞食を三日すればやめられぬ

see styles
 kojikiomikkasurebayamerarenu
    こじきをみっかすればやめられぬ
(expression) (proverb) Once a beggar, always a beggar; once you have been begging for three days, you cannot stop

乞食を三日すれば止められぬ

see styles
 kojikiomikkasurebayamerarenu
    こじきをみっかすればやめられぬ
(expression) (proverb) Once a beggar, always a beggar; once you have been begging for three days, you cannot stop

Variations:
仕切り
仕切(io)

 shikiri
    しきり
(1) partition; division; boundary; compartment; (2) settlement of accounts; (3) {sumo} preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; (4) directing; controlling; managing; taking responsibility for

Variations:
仕込み
仕込(io)

 shikomi
    しこみ
(n,n-suf) (1) training; education; upbringing; (2) stocking up; laying in; (3) preparation (e.g. ingredients); (4) girl studying to become a geisha

Variations:
充填豆腐
充塡豆腐(sK)

 juutentoufu; juutendoufu / jutentofu; jutendofu
    じゅうてんとうふ; じゅうてんどうふ
{food} jūten tofu; (silken) tofu formed directly in its own packaging

Variations:
刺のある言葉
刺の有る言葉

 togenoarukotoba
    とげのあることば
(exp,n) stinging (barbed) words; harsh language

Variations:
叱咤激励
叱咜激励(rK)

 shittagekirei / shittagekire
    しったげきれい
(noun/participle) (yoji) giving a loud pep talk; encouraging (someone) strongly in a loud voice

Variations:
吊り屋根
つり屋根(sK)

 tsuriyane
    つりやね
{sumo} hanging roof over the ring

Variations:
吊り手
釣り手
吊手
釣手

 tsurite
    つりて
(1) (usu. 吊り手) hanger (e.g. for mosquito net); hanging strap; (2) (usu. 釣り手) fisherman; angler; (3) (釣り手 only) {MA} lifting hand (judo)

Variations:
宝尽くし
宝づくし
宝尽し

 takarazukushi
    たからづくし
(1) collection of treasures; collection of luck-bringing items; (2) pattern with drawings of several lucky items

Variations:
寄せ来る
寄せくる
寄来る

 yosekuru
    よせくる
(vk,vi) to come surging (waves, enemy troops, etc.)

Variations:
寄る年波
よる年波(sK)

 yorutoshinami
    よるとしなみ
(expression) one's increasing age; approaching old age; aging steadily

Variations:
心機一転
心気一転(iK)

 shinkiitten / shinkitten
    しんきいってん
(n,vs,vi) (yoji) changing one's attitude; turning over a new leaf; getting a fresh start

Variations:
手前味噌
手前みそ(sK)

 temaemiso
    てまえみそ
(yoji) self-flattery; singing one's own praises

Variations:
捻出
ねん出
拈出(rK)

 nenshutsu
    ねんしゅつ
(noun, transitive verb) (1) managing (to raise funds, find time, etc.); contriving; scraping together (money); (noun, transitive verb) (2) working out (a plan, solution, etc.); thinking out; devising; contriving

Variations:
掛かり
懸かり
掛り
懸り

 kakari
    かかり
(1) starting; engaging; (2) (esp. 掛かり, 掛り) expenses; costs; (3) (esp. 掛かり, 掛り; often as カカリ) (See カカリ) attack (esp. a corner approach in the game of go); (4) barb; (5) (掛かり, 掛り only) (esp. for government offices, railways, etc.) (See 係・かかり・1) charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk

Variations:
掛かり
掛り
懸かり
懸り

 kakari; kakari
    かかり; カカリ
(1) starting (e.g. of an engine); engaging (e.g. of a lock); (2) (掛かり, 掛り only) expenses; costs; (3) {go} (esp. カカリ) attack (esp. a corner approach); (4) barb (of a fish hook); (5) (掛かり, 掛り only) (esp. for government offices, railways, etc.) (See 係・かかり・1) charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk

Variations:
掛け違い
かけ違い
掛違い

 kakechigai
    かけちがい
(1) putting (up) in the wrong place; hanging in the wrong place; doing up (buttons) incorrectly; (2) disagreement; conflict; discrepancy; mismatch; inconsistency; (3) crossing paths without meeting; missing each other

Variations:
擦り半鐘
擦半鐘
擂り半鐘

 suribanshou / suribansho
    すりばんしょう
(1) (See 擦り半) fire alarm ringing continuously to warn that a fire is extremely near; (2) sound as produced by this alarm

Variations:
明るい
明い(io)

 akarui
    あかるい
(adjective) (1) light; well-lit; well-lighted; (adjective) (2) bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; brightly-colored; (adjective) (3) cheerful; bright; spirited; sunny (e.g. disposition); (adjective) (4) encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.); promising; of fair prospects; (adjective) (5) (as 〜に明るい) familiar (with); knowledgeable (about); well versed (in); (adjective) (6) fair (e.g. politics); clean; impartial

Variations:
明るい
明い(sK)

 akarui
    あかるい
(adjective) (1) light; bright; well-lit; well-lighted; (adjective) (2) bright (colour); (adjective) (3) cheerful; bright; spirited; sunny (e.g. disposition); (adjective) (4) bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy; encouraging; promising; (adjective) (5) (as ...に明るい) knowledgeable (about); familiar (with); well versed (in); well acquainted (with); (adjective) (6) fair (e.g. politics); clean; impartial

Variations:
桜味噌
さくら味噌
桜みそ

 sakuramiso
    さくらみそ
(See 味噌・1) miso mixed with minced great burdock, ginger, etc. and sweetened with sugar

Variations:
梱包
こん包(sK)

 konpou / konpo
    こんぽう
(noun, transitive verb) packing; crating; packaging

Variations:
模様替え
模様がえ(sK)

 moyougae / moyogae
    もようがえ
(noun, transitive verb) rearranging; remodeling; remodelling

Variations:
目配せ
目くばせ
眴せ

 mekubase
    めくばせ
(noun/participle) signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking

Variations:
稽古事
稽古ごと
けいこ事

 keikogoto / kekogoto
    けいこごと
accomplishments; taking lessons (in dance, music, tea ceremony, flower arranging, etc.)

Variations:
耳より
耳寄り

 mimiyori
    みみより
(noun or adjectival noun) welcome (news); inviting; encouraging; tempting; hopeful

Variations:
胴取り
胴取
筒取り
筒取

 doutori / dotori
    どうとり
(rare) renting out space for gambling and charging a commission on the proceeds; person who rents out space for gambling

Variations:
親のすねかじり
親の臑噛り

 oyanosunekajiri
    おやのすねかじり
(exp,n) (idiom) sponging off one's parents

Variations:
逆さ吊り
逆さづり(sK)

 sakasazuri
    さかさづり
(adverb) hanging upside down

Variations:
釣り船
釣船
釣り舟
釣舟

 tsuribune; tsurifune
    つりぶね; つりふね
(1) fishing boat; (2) (also written 吊り舟) (See 吊り花生け) boat-shaped hanging flower vase

Variations:
釣太鼓
釣り太鼓
吊り太鼓

 tsuridaiko
    つりだいこ
tsuri-daiko; large hanging drum used for bugaku and gagaku performances

Variations:
釣行灯
吊り行灯
釣り行灯

 tsuriandon
    つりあんどん
hanging paper lantern

Variations:
開削
開鑿
開さく(sK)

 kaisaku
    かいさく
(noun, transitive verb) excavation; cutting; digging

Variations:
鳴き出す
鳴きだす
鳴出す

 nakidasu
    なきだす
(v5s,vi) to start singing (of birds, etc.)

Variations:
龍天に登る
りゅう天に登る

 ryuutenninoboru / ryutenninoboru
    りゅうてんにのぼる
(expression) rise of the dragon (bringing rain around the time of the spring equinox)

Variations:
イベントログ
イベント・ログ

 ibentorogu; ibento rogu
    イベントログ; イベント・ログ
{comp} event log; event logging

インスタント・メッセージング

 insutanto messeejingu
    インスタント・メッセージング
(computer terminology) instant messaging; IM

Variations:
ウォームビズ
ウォーム・ビズ

 woomubizu; woomu bizu
    ウォームビズ; ウォーム・ビズ
(See クールビズ) warm biz; Japanese government campaign encouraging companies to set their heater thermostats to 20°C over the winter

Variations:
ガラッと
がらっと
ガラっと

 garatto; garatto; garatto
    ガラッと; がらっと; ガラっと
(adverb) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (opening) with a clatter; loudly; flinging (open); (adverb) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (changing) completely; dramatically; suddenly

Variations:
くす玉
薬玉
クス玉
久寿玉

 kusudama
    くすだま
(1) ornamental ball-shaped scent bag; (2) hanging decorative ball that splits in half to release confetti, streamers, balloons, etc. (for celebratory events)

Variations:
スリーエイト
スリー・エイト

 suriieito; surii eito / surieto; suri eto
    スリーエイト; スリー・エイト
(company) Three Eight (convenience store belonging to Poplar Co. Ltd.)

ちほく高原鉄道ふるさと銀河線

see styles
 chihokukougentetsudoufurusatogingasen / chihokukogentetsudofurusatogingasen
    ちほくこうげんてつどうふるさとぎんがせん
(place-name) Chihokukougentetsudoufurusatogingasen

Variations:
ヒップアップ
ヒップ・アップ

 hippuapu; hippu apu
    ヒップアップ; ヒップ・アップ
lifting one's buttocks (e.g. through exercise) (wasei: hip up); getting a perkier bum; getting rid of sagging buttocks

Variations:
ピリッと
ピリっと
ぴりっと

 piritto; piritto; piritto
    ピリッと; ピリっと; ぴりっと
(adv,vs) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (See ぴりぴり・1,ぴりり) tingling; stinging; pungently

Variations:
べたっと
ベタッと
ベタっと

 betatto; betatto; betatto
    べたっと; ベタッと; ベタっと
(adverb) (1) clingingly; (stuck) together; (pressed) all the way down; (attached) cleanly; (adverb) (2) (flopping) down

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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