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男鰥に蛆が湧く

see styles
 otokoyamomeniujigawaku
    おとこやもめにうじがわく
(expression) (idiom) widowers are untidy; a man alone soon goes to seed; a man goes to pieces without a woman to look after him

目の上のたん瘤

see styles
 menouenotankobu / menoenotankobu
    めのうえのたんこぶ
(expression) a thorn in one's side; a pain in the butt (often someone higher in rank, ability, etc.); a person standing in one's way; a superior who obstructs one's freedom of action

Variations:
盲判
めくら判

 mekuraban
    めくらばん
(sensitive word) approving a document without adequately reading it; rubber-stamping

知らないうちに

see styles
 shiranaiuchini
    しらないうちに
(expression) (See 知らない間に) before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing

知人知面不知心

see styles
zhī rén zhī miàn bù zhī xīn
    zhi1 ren2 zhi1 mian4 bu4 zhi1 xin1
chih jen chih mien pu chih hsin
one may know a person for a long time without understanding his true nature (idiom)

聞きもしないで

see styles
 kikimoshinaide
    ききもしないで
(expression) without even asking; without even listening; without careful inquiry (enquiry)

聴きもしないで

see styles
 kikimoshinaide
    ききもしないで
(expression) without even asking; without even listening; without careful inquiry (enquiry)

脇目も振らずに

see styles
 wakimemofurazuni
    わきめもふらずに
(expression) without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly

Variations:
腰だめ
腰撓め

 koshidame
    こしだめ
(1) shooting from the hip; (2) (idiom) starting something without sufficient preparation; acting on a vague estimate (of the situation)

船到橋頭自然直


船到桥头自然直

see styles
chuán dào qiáo tóu zì rán zhí
    chuan2 dao4 qiao2 tou2 zi4 ran2 zhi2
ch`uan tao ch`iao t`ou tzu jan chih
    chuan tao chiao tou tzu jan chih
lit. when the boat reaches the bridge, it will pass underneath without trouble (proverb); fig. everything will be all right

華嚴五十要問答


华严五十要问答

see styles
huā yán wǔ shí yào wèn dá
    hua1 yan2 wu3 shi2 yao4 wen4 da2
hua yen wu shih yao wen ta
 Kegon gojū yō mondō
Hua-yen wu-shih yao wen-ta

蒼蠅不叮無縫蛋


苍蝇不叮无缝蛋

see styles
cāng ying bù dīng wú fèng dàn
    cang1 ying5 bu4 ding1 wu2 feng4 dan4
ts`ang ying pu ting wu feng tan
    tsang ying pu ting wu feng tan
lit. flies do not attack an intact egg (idiom); fig. no smoke without a fire

衆生無邊誓願度


众生无边誓愿度

see styles
zhòng shēng wú biān shì yuàn dù
    zhong4 sheng1 wu2 bian1 shi4 yuan4 du4
chung sheng wu pien shih yüan tu
 shūjō muhen seigan do
(I) vow to save all living beings without limit

行生死無雜染行


行生死无杂染行

see styles
xíng shēng sǐ wú zá rǎn xíng
    xing2 sheng1 si3 wu2 za2 ran3 xing2
hsing sheng ssu wu tsa jan hsing
 gyō shōji mu zōzen gyō
courses through birth and death without defiled action

Variations:
見ず出
不見出

 mizude
    みずで
{hanaf} declaring one will participate in the game without first looking at one's dealt hand (when being the dealer)

見るに見かねる

see styles
 mirunimikaneru
    みるにみかねる
(expression) unable to let pass unnoticed; unable to be indifferent; unable to just watch (without doing anything); can't bear to see; can't stand watching; can't just stand by

見るに見兼ねる

see styles
 mirunimikaneru
    みるにみかねる
(expression) unable to let pass unnoticed; unable to be indifferent; unable to just watch (without doing anything); can't bear to see; can't stand watching; can't just stand by

言うまでもない

see styles
 yuumademonai / yumademonai
    ゆうまでもない
    iumademonai
    いうまでもない
(exp,adj-i) it goes without saying; there is no need to say so, but of course; it is needless to say; it need scarcely be said

言うまでもなく

see styles
 yuumademonaku / yumademonaku
    ゆうまでもなく
    iumademonaku
    いうまでもなく
(expression) obviously; as we all know; needless to say; of course; it goes without saying

言うまでも無い

see styles
 yuumademonai / yumademonai
    ゆうまでもない
    iumademonai
    いうまでもない
(exp,adj-i) it goes without saying; there is no need to say so, but of course; it is needless to say; it need scarcely be said

言うまでも無く

see styles
 yuumademonaku / yumademonaku
    ゆうまでもなく
    iumademonaku
    いうまでもなく
(expression) obviously; as we all know; needless to say; of course; it goes without saying

言わでものこと

see styles
 iwademonokoto
    いわでものこと
(exp,n) (1) something that goes without saying; something that needn't be said; (2) something that should rather be left unsaid

Variations:
訳なく
訳無く

 wakenaku
    わけなく
(adverb) (kana only) easily; without difficulty

質量作用の法則

see styles
 shitsuryousayounohousoku / shitsuryosayonohosoku
    しつりょうさようのほうそく
law of mass action

Variations:
跡白浪
跡白波

 atoshiranami
    あとしらなみ
(1) (rare) wake (of a ship); (2) (poetic term) (rare) going missing without a trace

身在福中不知福

see styles
shēn zài fú zhōng bù zhī fú
    shen1 zai4 fu2 zhong1 bu4 zhi1 fu2
shen tsai fu chung pu chih fu
to live in plenty without appreciating it (idiom); not to know when one is well off

Variations:
軽禁錮
軽禁固

 keikinko / kekinko
    けいきんこ
(obsolete) (See 重禁錮・じゅうきんこ) minor imprisonment; imprisonment without hard labor (hard labour)

那阿賴耶曼荼羅


那阿赖耶曼荼罗

see styles
nà ā lài yé màn tú luó
    na4 a1 lai4 ye2 man4 tu2 luo2
na a lai yeh man t`u lo
    na a lai yeh man tu lo
 na araiya mandara
nālaya-maṇḍala, the non-ālayamaṇḍala, or the 道場 bodhi-site or seat, which is 無依處 without fixed place, independent of place, and entirely pure.

間一髪を入れず

see styles
 kanippatsuoirezu
    かんいっぱつをいれず
(expression) (rare) (See 間髪を入れず) immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay

雷聲大,雨點小


雷声大,雨点小

léi shēng dà , yǔ diǎn xiǎo
    lei2 sheng1 da4 , yu3 dian3 xiao3
lei sheng ta , yü tien hsiao
lit. loud thunder, but only tiny drops of rain (idiom); fig. a lot of talk, but no action

Variations:
音なし
音無し

 otonashi
    おとなし
(noun - becomes adjective with の) silence; stillness; without sound

Variations:
頭越し
頭ごし

 atamagoshi
    あたまごし
(noun - becomes adjective with の) ignoring; bypassing; doing something without consultation; going over someone's head

Variations:
骨なし
骨無し

 honenashi
    ほねなし
(adj-no,n) (1) boneless (of a fillet, etc.); without bone; (adj-no,n) (2) lacking (moral) conviction; weak-principled; having no backbone; spineless; gutless

骨身を惜しまず

see styles
 honemiooshimazu
    ほねみをおしまず
(expression) unsparing; without stinting; painstakingly; tirelessly

魏晋南北朝時代

see styles
 gishinnanbokuchoujidai / gishinnanbokuchojidai
    ぎしんなんぼくちょうじだい
Wei, Jin, and Southern and Northern Dynasties period (China, 220-589 CE)

鳥無き里の蝙蝠

see styles
 torinakisatonokoumori / torinakisatonokomori
    とりなきさとのこうもり
(exp,n) (idiom) a man among the geese when the gander is away; a one-eyed king in the land of the blind; a bat in a village without birds

アクション・バー

 akushon baa / akushon ba
    アクション・バー
action bar

アクションRPG

see styles
 akushonaarupiijii / akushonarupiji
    アクションアールピージー
{vidg} action role-playing game; action RPG

アクションクエリ

see styles
 akushonkueri
    アクションクエリ
(computer terminology) action query

アクションゲーム

see styles
 akushongeemu
    アクションゲーム
(computer terminology) action game

アクションスター

see styles
 akushonsutaa / akushonsuta
    アクションスター
action star

アクションタイプ

see styles
 akushontaipu
    アクションタイプ
(computer terminology) action type

アクションドラマ

see styles
 akushondorama
    アクションドラマ
action drama

アクションプラン

see styles
 akushonpuran
    アクションプラン
action plan

アナログ・ゲーム

 anarogu geemu
    アナログ・ゲーム
board games, card games etc. (played without a computer) (wasei: analogue game)

Variations:
あぶれ者
溢れ者

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

アポミクティック

see styles
 apomikutikku
    アポミクティック
apomictic; of or relating to a plant that reproduces by apomixis; related to reproduction without fertilization, meiosis or production of gametes, with the result that the seeds are genetically identical to the parent plant

うんともすんとも

see styles
 untomosuntomo
    うんともすんとも
(exp,adv) without (uttering) a single word; without (giving) even the slightest response

エスカレーター式

see styles
 esukareetaashiki / esukareetashiki
    エスカレーターしき
(See エスカレーター学校・エスカレーターがっこう) system of automatic advancement to high school and university without an entrance exam

エスカレーター校

see styles
 esukareetaakou / esukareetako
    エスカレーターこう
(colloquialism) private school that allows students to advance from one stage of education to the next, often kindergarten to university, without taking entrance exams en route; "escalator school"

エスカレータ学校

see styles
 esukareetagakkou / esukareetagakko
    エスカレータがっこう
(colloquialism) private school that allows students to advance from one stage of education to the next, often kindergarten to university, without taking entrance exams en route; "escalator school"

オーバーステップ

see styles
 oobaasuteppu / oobasuteppu
    オーバーステップ
{sports} taking more than three steps without dribbling the ball (in handball) (wasei: overstep); walking

おくびにも出さず

see styles
 okubinimodasazu
    おくびにもださず
(exp,adv) without showing any sign of; without giving the slightest indication of; without saying anything of; without breathing a word of

カー・アクション

 kaa akushon / ka akushon
    カー・アクション
genre of action film or TV production with car chases or racing (wasei: car action)

クラスアクション

see styles
 kurasuakushon
    クラスアクション
class action

けた上げなし加算

see styles
 ketaagenashikasan / ketagenashikasan
    けたあげなしかさん
(computer terminology) addition without carry

Variations:
すっぱり
すぱり

 suppari; supari
    すっぱり; すぱり
(adv,adv-to) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; totally; wholly; resolutely; decisively; flatly; firmly; without hesitation; (adv,adv-to) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow

セルフ・タイマー

 serufu taimaa / serufu taima
    セルフ・タイマー
self-timer; delayed-action (shutter release)

Variations:
たり
だり

 tari(p); dari
    たり(P); だり
(particle) (1) (as …たり…たり, after the -masu stem of verbs) -ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); (particle) (2) (used adverbially) doing such things as ...; (particle) (3) (as …たり…たり at sentence-end, after the -masu stem of a repeated verb) expresses a command; (cop,aux-v,vr) (4) (たり only) (archaism) (from とあり, after a noun) (See たる) to be; (aux-v,vr) (5) (たり only) (archaism) (from 〜てあり, after the -masu stem of verbs) indicates completion or continuation of an action

どうもこうもない

see styles
 doumokoumonai / domokomonai
    どうもこうもない
(expression) (1) (usu. in response to a どう question) (See どうもこうも) terrible; awful; I don't even want to talk about it; (expression) (2) without reason; inevitable; that's just how it is

ノーストッキング

see styles
 noosutokkingu
    ノーストッキング
(exp,adj-no) without stockings; stockingless

ノンステップバス

see styles
 nonsuteppubasu
    ノンステップバス
bus without a step up into it, usually because it lowers itself or has a lift (wasei: non-step bus); low-floor bus

マリー・セレステ

 marii seresute / mari seresute
    マリー・セレステ
(1) Mary Celeste, famous British ship found in 1872 without crew or passengers; (2) archetypal ghost ship; unmanned ship

マリー・セレスト

 marii seresuto / mari seresuto
    マリー・セレスト
(1) Mary Celeste, famous British ship found in 1872 without crew or passengers; (2) archetypal ghost ship; unmanned ship

マリーセレスト号

see styles
 mariiseresutogou / mariseresutogo
    マリーセレストごう
(1) Mary Celeste, famous British ship found in 1872 without crew or passengers; (2) archetypal ghost ship; unmanned ship

まんじりともせず

see styles
 manjiritomosezu
    まんじりともせず
(expression) (1) not sleeping a wink; wide awake all night; (2) (colloquialism) without moving

ワーニング無しに

see styles
 waaningunashini / waningunashini
    ワーニングなしに
{comp} without warning (the user)

わき目も振らずに

see styles
 wakimemofurazuni
    わきめもふらずに
(expression) without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly

ワン・クッション

 wan kusshon
    ワン・クッション
action taken to soften the impact of something (wasei: one cushion)

を措いて(rK)

 ooite
    をおいて
(expression) (kana only) other than; excluding; without

一切衆生皆有佛性


一切众生皆有佛性

see styles
yī qiè zhòng shēng jiē yǒu fó xìng
    yi1 qie4 zhong4 sheng1 jie1 you3 fo2 xing4
i ch`ieh chung sheng chieh yu fo hsing
    i chieh chung sheng chieh yu fo hsing
 issai shūjō kaiu busshō
all sentient beings without exception possess the Buddha-nature

一日不作一日不食

see styles
yī rì bù zuò yī rì bù shí
    yi1 ri4 bu4 zuo4 yi1 ri4 bu4 shi2
i jih pu tso i jih pu shih
 ichinichi nasazareba ichinichi kurawazu
a day without work is a day without food

Variations:
一本糞
一本グソ

 ipponguso
    いっぽんぐそ
(colloquialism) long stool (that one is able to press out entirely in one go without it getting cut off); (long) sausage-shaped poop; grogan

三度の飯より好き

see styles
 sandonomeshiyorisuki
    さんどのめしよりすき
(expression) very fond of; more fond of than eating; so fond of that someone would rather not eat than go without; more important than three meals a day

Variations:
下す
降す

 kudasu
    くだす
(transitive verb) (1) to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; (transitive verb) (2) to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to pass a sentence; to give an order; (transitive verb) (3) to let go down; to lower; (transitive verb) (4) (See 手を下す・1) to do oneself; to do by oneself; (transitive verb) (5) to beat; to defeat; (transitive verb) (6) to have loose bowels; to have diarrhea; (transitive verb) (7) to pass (in stool); to discharge from the body; (suf,v5s) (8) (after -masu stem of verb) to do in one go; to do to the end without stopping

人目もはばからず

see styles
 hitomemohabakarazu
    ひとめもはばからず
(exp,adv) openly; in public; without caring what others think

Variations:
仕業
為業

 shiwaza
    しわざ
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing

作用反作用の法則

see styles
 sayouhansayounohousoku / sayohansayonohosoku
    さようはんさようのほうそく
(exp,n) {physics} (See 運動の法則) action-reaction law; Newton's third law of motion

Variations:
個食
孤食
こ食

 koshoku
    こしょく
(1) meal with family members eating separate foods; (2) eating alone (without one's family); (3) (個食, こ食 only) food sold in single servings

優先取り組み物質

see styles
 yuusentorikumibusshitsu / yusentorikumibusshitsu
    ゆうせんとりくみぶっしつ
substances requiring priority action (with regard to environmental issues); priority substance

Variations:
入り違い
入違い

 irichigai
    いりちがい
(rare) (See 入れ違い・1) passing each other (without meeting); entering somewhere just after someone had left; coming in just as someone had gone out

全米平和行動連合

see styles
 zenbeiheiwakoudourengou / zenbehewakodorengo
    ぜんべいへいわこうどうれんごう
(o) National Peace Action Coalition

Variations:
出任せ
出まかせ

 demakase
    でまかせ
(noun - becomes adjective with の) speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought

前後の見境もなく

see styles
 zengonomisakaimonaku
    ぜんごのみさかいもなく
(exp,adv) without considering the consequences; recklessly; imprudently; going overboard

化学物質作業部会

see styles
 kagakubusshitsusagyoubukai / kagakubusshitsusagyobukai
    かがくぶっしつさぎょうぶかい
(o) Chemical Action Task Force

Variations:
吹っ
吹(sK)

 fu
    ふっ
(prefix) (before a verb) (See 吹っ飛ばす・1) indicates that the action is done forcefully

唐太宗李衛公問對


唐太宗李卫公问对

see styles
táng tài zōng lǐ wèi gōng wèn duì
    tang2 tai4 zong1 li3 wei4 gong1 wen4 dui4
t`ang t`ai tsung li wei kung wen tui
    tang tai tsung li wei kung wen tui
"Duke Li of Wei Answering Emperor Taizong of Tang", military treatise attributed to Li Jing 李靖[Li3 Jing4] and one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1]

夜も日も明けない

see styles
 yomohimoakenai
    よもひもあけない
(expression) cannot live even a minute without someone or something; meaning the world to one

大周刋定衆經目錄


大周刋定众经目录

see styles
dà zhōu qiàn dìng zhòng jīng mù lù
    da4 zhou1 qian4 ding4 zhong4 jing1 mu4 lu4
ta chou ch`ien ting chung ching mu lu
    ta chou chien ting chung ching mu lu
 Daishū senjō shukyō mokuroku
The catalogue in 14 juan of the Buddhist scripture made under the Empress Wu of the Tang dynasty, the name of which she changed to Zhou.

女性平等行動連盟

see styles
 joseibyoudoukoudourenmei / josebyodokodorenme
    じょせいびょうどうこうどうれんめい
(o) Women's Equity Action League

威あって猛からず

see styles
 iattetakekarazu
    いあってたけからず
(expression) dignified without being overbearing; being dignified, and moreover warm, as such one is gentle

威ありて猛からず

see styles
 iaritetakekarazu
    いありてたけからず
(expression) dignified without being overbearing; being dignified, and moreover warm, as such one is gentle

威有って猛からず

see styles
 iattetakekarazu
    いあってたけからず
(expression) dignified without being overbearing; being dignified, and moreover warm, as such one is gentle

威有りて猛からず

see styles
 iaritetakekarazu
    いありてたけからず
(expression) dignified without being overbearing; being dignified, and moreover warm, as such one is gentle

Variations:
安全牌
安全パイ

 anzenpai
    あんぜんパイ
(1) {mahj} safe tile; tile that may be discarded without risking benefiting an opponent; (2) (idiom) no-risk choice; easily handled person

寝る間も惜しんで

see styles
 nerumamooshinde
    ねるまもおしんで
(exp,adv) without sparing time for sleep

寸分の狂いもない

see styles
 sunbunnokuruimonai
    すんぶんのくるいもない
(exp,adj-i) accurate; flawless; perfectly ordered; without deviation

寸分の狂いも無い

see styles
 sunbunnokuruimonai
    すんぶんのくるいもない
(exp,adj-i) accurate; flawless; perfectly ordered; without deviation

巧婦難為無米之炊


巧妇难为无米之炊

see styles
qiǎo fù nán wéi wú mǐ zhī chuī
    qiao3 fu4 nan2 wei2 wu2 mi3 zhi1 chui1
ch`iao fu nan wei wu mi chih ch`ui
    chiao fu nan wei wu mi chih chui
The cleverest housewife cannot cook without rice (idiom); You won't get anywhere without equipment.

已むに已まれない

see styles
 yamuniyamarenai
    やむにやまれない
(expression) without being able to help oneself; against one's will; compelling; pressing; irresistible

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

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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.

We do offer Chinese and Japanese Tattoo Services. We'll also be happy to help you translate something for other purposes.

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.

The following titles are just to help people who are searching for an Asian dictionary to find this page.

Japanese Kanji Dictionary

Free Asian Dictionary

Chinese Kanji Dictionary

Chinese Words Dictionary

Chinese Language Dictionary

Japanese Chinese Dictionary