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智門 智门 see styles |
zhì mén zhi4 men2 chih men chimon |
Wisdom gate; Buddha-wisdom and Buddha-pity are the two gates or ways through which Buddhism expresses itself: the way of enlightenment directed to the self, and the way of pity directed to others. |
曚昧 see styles |
méng mèi meng2 mei4 meng mei mōmai もうまい |
(out-dated kanji) (noun or adjectival noun) ignorance; (lack of) enlightenment or civilization (civilisation); unenlightened; uncivilized; uncivilised ignorance of the mind |
有性 see styles |
yǒu xìng you3 xing4 yu hsing yuusei / yuse ゆうせい |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) sexual To have the nature, 'i. e. to be a Buddhist, have the bodhi-mind, in contrast with the 無性 absence of this mind, i. e. the闡提 icchanti, or unconverted. |
末伽 see styles |
mò qié mo4 qie2 mo ch`ieh mo chieh maga |
mārga; track, path, way, the way; the fourth of the four dogmas 四諦, i. e. 道, known as the 八聖道, 八正道 (or 八正門), the eight holy or correct ways, or gates out of suffering into nirvana. Mārga is described as the 因 cause of liberation, bodhi as its 果 result. |
本明 see styles |
běn míng ben3 ming2 pen ming motoaki もとあき |
(surname) Motoaki The original light, or potential enlightenment, that is in all beings; also 元明; cf. 本覺. |
本時 本时 see styles |
běn shí ben3 shi2 pen shih honji |
The original time, the period when Sakyamumi obtained enlightenment; at that time. |
本覺 本觉 see styles |
běn jué ben3 jue2 pen chüeh hongaku |
Original bodhi, i. e. 'enlightenment', awareness, knowledge, or wisdom, as contrasted with 始覺 initial knowledge, that is 'enlightenment a priori is contrasted with enlightenment a posteriori'. Suzuki, Awakening of Faith, P. 62. The reference is to universal mind 衆生之心體, which is conceived as pure and intelligent, with 始覺 as active intelligence. It is considered as the Buddha-dharmakāya, or as it might perhaps be termed, the fundamental mind. Nevertheless in action from the first it was influenced by its antithesis 無明 ignorance, the opposite of awareness, or true knowledge. See 起信論 and 仁王經,中. There are two kinds of 本覺, one which is unconditioned, and never sullied by ignorance and delusion, the other which is conditioned and subject to ignorance. In original enlightenment is implied potential enlightenment in each being. |
果名 see styles |
guǒ míng guo3 ming2 kuo ming kana かな |
(female given name) Kana 果號 Attamentment-name, or reward-name or title, i. e. of every Buddha, indicating his enlightenment. |
果圓 果圆 see styles |
guǒ yuán guo3 yuan2 kuo yüan kaen |
Fruit complete, i. e. perfect enlightenment, one of the eight Tiantai perfections. |
果果 see styles |
guǒ guǒ guo3 guo3 kuo kuo kaka |
The fruit of fruit, i. e. nirvāṇa, the fruition of bodhi. |
果極 果极 see styles |
guǒ jí guo3 ji2 kuo chi kagoku |
Fruition perfect, the perfect virtue or merit of Buddha-enlightenment. |
果海 see styles |
guǒ hǎi guo3 hai3 kuo hai kakai |
The ocean of bodhi or enightenment. |
果頭 果头 see styles |
guǒ tóu guo3 tou2 kuo t`ou kuo tou kazu |
The condition of retribution, especially the reward of bodhi or enlightenment, idem 果上, hence 果頭佛 is he who has attained the Buddha-condition, a Tiantai term. |
棒喝 see styles |
bàng hè bang4 he4 pang ho bōkatsu |
practice in which a novice monk is shouted at or hit with a stick with the purpose of bringing about instant awakening (Buddhism); to rebuke sternly To bang and bawl, in rebuke of a student. |
業相 业相 see styles |
yè xiàng ye4 xiang4 yeh hsiang gōsō |
Action, activity, the karmic, the condition of karmic action. The first of the three 相 of the Awakening of Faith, when mental activity is stirred to action by unenlightenment. |
業識 业识 see styles |
yè shì ye4 shi4 yeh shih gōshiki |
"Activity-consciousness in the sense that through the agency of ignorance an unenlightened mind begins to be disturbed (or awakened)." Suzuki's Awakening of Faith, 76. |
業障 业障 see styles |
yè zhàng ye4 zhang4 yeh chang gōshō |
karmic hindrance (Buddhism); karmic consequences that stand in the way of enlightenment; (term of abuse, especially toward the younger generation) devil spawn; (fig.) money karmāvaraṇa; the screen, or hindrance, of past karma, hindering the attainment of bodhi. |
極位 极位 see styles |
jí wèi ji2 wei4 chi wei gokui |
The highest stage of enlightenment, that of Buddha. |
極果 极果 see styles |
jí guǒ ji2 guo3 chi kuo gokuka |
The highest fruit, perfect Buddha-enlightenment. |
極覺 极觉 see styles |
jí jué ji2 jue2 chi chüeh gokkaku |
Profound enlightenment, utmost awareness. |
欲鉤 欲钩 see styles |
yù gōu yu4 gou1 yü kou yokukō |
The hook of desire; the bodhisattva attracts men through desire, and then draws them to the enlightenment of Buddha. |
正覚 see styles |
masame まさめ |
{Buddh} perfect enlightenment; (surname) Masame |
正覺 正觉 see styles |
zhèng jué zheng4 jue2 cheng chüeh shougaku / shogaku しょうがく |
(surname) Shougaku Sambodhi. the wisdom or omniscience of Buddha. |
法蔵 see styles |
houzou / hozo ほうぞう |
(1) {Buddh} Buddhist teachings; Buddhist scriptures; (2) {Buddh} Dharmakara; Amitabha Buddha in a pre-enlightenment incarnation; (place-name) Houzou; (person) Fazang; Fa-tsang (643-712) |
法雷 see styles |
fǎ léi fa3 lei2 fa lei hōrai |
The thunder of dharma, awakening man from stupor and stimulating the growth of virtue, the awful voice of Buddha-truth. 法電 The lightning of the Truth. |
涅槃 see styles |
niè pán nie4 pan2 nieh p`an nieh pan nehan ねはん |
(Buddhism) to achieve nirvana (extinction of desire and pain); to die (loanword from Sanskrit, abbr. for 涅槃那[nie4pan2na4]) (1) {Buddh} nirvana; supreme enlightenment; (2) {Buddh} death; death of Buddha nirvāṇa, 'blown out, gone out, put out, extinguished'; 'liberated-from existence'; 'dead, deceased, defunct.' 'Liberation, eternal bliss'; '(with Buddhists and Jainas) absolute extinction or annihilation, complete extinction of individual existence.' M.W. Other forms are 涅槃那; 泥日; 泥洹; 泥畔 Originally translated 滅 to extinguish, extinction, put out (as a lamp or fire), it was also described as 解脫 release, 寂滅 tranquil extinction; 無爲 inaction, without effort, passiveness; 不生 no (re)birth; 安樂 calm joy; 滅度transmigration to 'extinction'. The meaning given to 'extinction' varies, e.g. individual extinction; cessation of rebirth; annihilation of passion; extinction of all misery and entry into bliss. While the meaning of individual extinction is not without advocates, the general acceptation is the extinction or end of all return to reincarnation with its concomitant suffering, and the entry into bliss. Nirvāṇa may be enjoyed in the present life as an attainable state, with entry into parinirvāṇa, or perfect bliss to follow. It may be (a) with a 'remainder', i.e. the cause but not all the effect (karma), of reincarnation having been destroyed; (b) without 'remainder', both cause and effect having been extinguished. The answer of the Buddha as to the continued personal existence of the Tathāgata in nirvāṇa is, in the Hīnayāna canon, relegated 'to the sphere of the indeterminates' (Keith), as one of the questions which are not essential to salvation. One argument is that flame when blown out does not perish but returns to the totality of Fire. The Nirvāṇa Sutra claims for nirvāṇa the ancient ideas of 常樂我淨 permanence, bliss, personality purity in the transcendental realm. Mahāyāna declares that Hīnayāna by denying personality in the transcendental realm denies the existence of the Buddha. In Mahāyāna final nirvāṇa is transcendental, and is also used as a term for the absolute. The place where the Buddha entered his earthly nirvāṇa is given as Kuśinagara, cf. 拘. |
淨覺 淨觉 see styles |
jìng jué jing4 jue2 ching chüeh jōkaku |
Pure enlightenment. |
淨道 净道 see styles |
jìng dào jing4 dao4 ching tao jōdō |
The pure enlightenment of Buddha. |
漸悟 see styles |
zengo ぜんご |
(noun/participle) {Buddh} (See 頓悟) gradual enlightenment |
焦種 焦种 see styles |
jiāo zhǒng jiao1 zhong3 chiao chung shōshu |
person who has burnt the seeds of the possibility of awakening |
獨覺 独觉 see styles |
dú jué du2 jue2 tu chüeh dokukaku |
pratyekabuddha, v. 緣 one who seeks his own enlightenment. |
玄覺 玄觉 see styles |
xuán jué xuan2 jue2 hsüan chüeh genkaku げんかく |
(personal name) Genkaku Hsüan-chio, a Wenchow monk, also named 明道 Ming-tao, who had a large following; he is said to have attained to enlightenment in one night, hence is known as 一宿覺. |
現相 现相 see styles |
xiàn xiàng xian4 xiang4 hsien hsiang gensō |
Manifest forms, i.e. the external or phenomenal world, the 境界相, one of the三細 q.v. of the 起信論 Awakening of Faith. |
現證 现证 see styles |
xiàn zhèng xian4 zheng4 hsien cheng genshō |
The immediate realization of enlightenment, or nirvana; abhisamaya, inner realization; pratyakṣa, immediate perception, evidence of the eye or other organ. |
理智 see styles |
lǐ zhì li3 zhi4 li chih richi りち |
reason; intellect; rationality; rational intellect; intelligence; (female given name) Richi Principle and gnosis (or reason); the noumenal in essence and in knowledge; the truth in itself and in knowledge; li is also the fundamental principle of the phenomenon under observation, chih the observing wisdom; one is reality, the other the knower or knowing; one is the known object, the other the knower, the knowing, or what is known; each is dependent on the other, chih depends on lili is revealed by chih. Also knowledge or enlightenment in its essence or purity, free from incarnational influences. |
異記 异记 see styles |
yì jì yi4 ji4 i chi i ki |
mistaken prediction [of enlightenment] |
発企 see styles |
hokki ほっき |
(noun/participle) (1) proposal; promotion; (2) (Buddhist term) spiritual awakening; resolution |
発心 see styles |
hosshin ほっしん |
(n,vs,vi) spiritual awakening; resolution |
発起 see styles |
hokki ほっき hakki はっき |
(out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (noun/participle) (1) proposal; promotion; (2) (Buddhist term) spiritual awakening; resolution |
發心 发心 see styles |
fā xīn fa1 xin1 fa hsin hosshin |
Mental initiation or initiative, resolve, make up the mind to; to start out for bodhi, or perfect enlightenment; to show kindness of heart, give alms. |
盧梭 卢梭 see styles |
lú suō lu2 suo1 lu so |
Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778), Enlightenment philosopher |
相大 see styles |
xiāng dà xiang1 da4 hsiang ta sōdai |
The greatness of the potentialities, or attributes of the Tathāgata; v. the Awakening of Faith 起信論. |
眞明 see styles |
zhēn míng zhen1 ming2 chen ming masaaki / masaki まさあき |
(given name) Masaaki True knowledge or enlightenment (in regard to reality in contrast with appearance). |
矇昧 see styles |
moumai / momai もうまい |
(out-dated kanji) (noun or adjectival noun) ignorance; (lack of) enlightenment or civilization (civilisation); unenlightened; uncivilized; uncivilised |
石鉢 see styles |
shí bō shi2 bo1 shih po ishibachi いしばち |
(surname) Ishibachi The four heavy stone begging bowls handed by the four devas to the Buddha on his enlightenment, which he miraculously received one piled on the other. |
祥草 see styles |
xiáng cǎo xiang2 cao3 hsiang ts`ao hsiang tsao shōsō |
The felicitous herb, or grass, that on which the Buddha sat when he attained enlightenment. |
福分 see styles |
fú fen fu2 fen5 fu fen fukuwake ふくわけ |
one's happy lot; good fortune (surname) Fukuwake the part of the path to enlightenment that is based on merit |
福田 see styles |
fú tián fu2 tian2 fu t`ien fu tien fuguda ふぐだ |
field for growing happiness; domain for practices leading to enlightenment (Buddhism) (surname) Fuguda The field of blessedness, i.e. any sphere of kindness, charity, or virtue; there are categories of 2, 3, 4, and 8, e.g. that of study and that of charity; parents, teachers, etc.; the field of poverty as a monk, etc. |
等妙 see styles |
děng miào deng3 miao4 teng miao tō myō |
The two supreme forms of Buddha-enlightenment 等覺 and 妙覺, being the 51st and 52nd stages of the Mahāyāna 階位. A Buddha is known as等妙覺王, king of these two forms of universal and supernatural illumination. |
等覺 等觉 see styles |
děng jué deng3 jue2 teng chüeh tōgaku |
samyak-saṃbodhi; absolute universal enlightenment, omniscience, a quality of and term for a Buddha; also the 51st stage in the enlightenment of a bodhisattva, the attainment of the Buddha, enlightenment which precedes 妙覺. |
紕い see styles |
mayoi まよい |
(1) hesitation; bewilderment; doubt; indecision; (2) (Buddhist term) inability to reach enlightenment |
終教 终教 see styles |
zhōng jiào zhong1 jiao4 chung chiao jūkyō |
The 'final teaching', i.e. the third in the category of the Huayan School, cf. 五教 the final metaphysical concepts of Mahāyāna, as presented in the Laṅkāvatāra sūtra, Awakening of Faith, etc. |
緣覺 缘觉 see styles |
yuán jué yuan2 jue2 yüan chüeh engaku |
pratyekabuddha 辟支佛; 辟支迦佛; 鉢剌翳伽陀 (鉢剌翳伽佛陀) In the early translations it was rendered 緣覺, i.e. enlightened through reasoning on the riddle of life, especially as defined in the twelve nidānas. Later it was rendered 獨覺 or individual enlightenment, i.e. one who lives apart from others and attains enlightenment alone, or for himself, in contrast with the altruism of the bodhisattva principle. The term pratyekabuddha is not limited to Buddhists, but is also general for recluses pondering alone over the meaning of life, an illustration being the rhinoceros, which lives in isolation. The non-Buddhist enlightenment is illusion, e.g. from observing the 'flying flowers and falling leaves'; the Buddhist enlightenment arises from pondering over the twelve nidānas. As a degree of saintship it is undefined by early Buddhism, receiving its definition at a later period. |
練磨 练磨 see styles |
liàn mó lian4 mo2 lien mo renma れんま |
(noun/participle) training; practice; practising; cultivation To drill and grind, three bodhisattava conditions for maintaining progress: the fixing of attention on those who have attained enlightenment; the examination of one's purpose; and the realization of the power at work in others; v. 三退屈. |
縁覚 see styles |
engaku えんがく |
{Buddh} pratyekabuddha (one who achieves enlightenment without a teacher) |
聖性 圣性 see styles |
shèng xìng sheng4 xing4 sheng hsing shōshō |
The holy nature, according to the Abhidharma-kośa 倶舍論, of the passionless life; according to the Vijñānamātrasiddhi 唯識論, of enlightenment and wisdom. |
聖明 圣明 see styles |
shèng míng sheng4 ming2 sheng ming takaaki / takaki たかあき |
enlightened sage; brilliant master (flattering words applied to ruler) (given name) Takaaki Holy enlightenment; or the enlightenment of saints. |
聖果 圣果 see styles |
shèng guǒ sheng4 guo3 sheng kuo seira / sera せいら |
(female given name) Seira The holy fruit, or fruit of the saintly life, i.e. bodhi, nirvāṇa. |
聖覺 圣觉 see styles |
shèng jué sheng4 jue2 sheng chüeh seikaku |
enlightenment of saints |
臘八 腊八 see styles |
là bā la4 ba1 la pa rōhatsu |
The 8th day of the last month of the year, the 8th of the 12th month, the day of the Buddha's enlightenment. |
舍摩 see styles |
shè mó she4 mo2 she mo shama |
śama, calm, quiet, a name for the bodhi tree. For舍摩陀 v. 奢. |
苦津 see styles |
kǔ jīn ku3 jin1 k`u chin ku chin kushin |
The deep ford or flood of misery which must be crossed in order to reach enlightenment. |
蒙昧 see styles |
méng mèi meng2 mei4 meng mei moumai / momai もうまい |
uncultured; uncivilized; God-forsaken; ignorant; illiterate (noun or adjectival noun) ignorance; (lack of) enlightenment or civilization (civilisation); unenlightened; uncivilized; uncivilised |
蓮宗 莲宗 see styles |
lián zōng lian2 zong1 lien tsung Renshū |
see 淨土宗|净土宗[Jing4 tu3 zong1] The Lotus sect founded by 慧遠 Huiyuan circa A.D. 390 at his monastery, in which was a 自蓮池 white lotus pond. It has no connection with the White Lily Secret Society which arose during the Mongol or Yuan dynasty. The Lotus sect is traced to the awakening of Huiyuan by the reading of the Prajñāpāramitā sūtra. He then turned his attention to calling on the name of Buddha to obtain salvation direct to his Pure Land. The school became that of the Amitābha or Pure-land sect, which in later years developed into the principal Buddhist cult in the Far East. |
藏教 see styles |
zàng jiào zang4 jiao4 tsang chiao zōkyō |
The Piṭaka, i.e. Tripiṭaka school, one of the four divisions 藏通別圓 as classified by Tiantai; it is the Hīnayāna school of the śrāvaka and pratyeka-buddha type, based on the tripiṭaka and its four dogmas, with the bodhisattva doctrine as an unimportant side issue. It is also subdivided into four others, 有 the reality of things, 空 their unreality, both and neither. The bodhisattva of the Piṭaka school is defined as undergoing seven stages, beginning with the four dogmas and ending with complete enlightenment under the bodhi-tree. |
螺髪 see styles |
rahotsu; rahatsu らほつ; らはつ |
{Buddh} spiral curl on the head of a statue (symbolic of enlightenment) |
行證 行证 see styles |
xíng zhèng xing2 zheng4 hsing cheng gyōshō |
Action and proof; knowledge or assurance derived from doing; practice of religious discipline and the resulting enlightenment. |
被接 see styles |
bèi jiē bei4 jie1 pei chieh bishō |
enticing [others to enlightenment] |
西明 see styles |
xī míng xi1 ming2 hsi ming nishimiyou / nishimiyo にしみよう |
(personal name) Nishimiyou Ximing, name of 道宣 Daoxuan of the Tang who founded the Southern Hill school, and also of 圓測 Yuance, both of whom were from the 西明寺 monastery of Western Enlightenment established by Gaozong (650-684) at Chang'an, the capital. |
見相 见相 see styles |
jiàn xiàng jian4 xiang4 chien hsiang kensō |
The state or condition of visibility, which according to the 起信論 Awakening of Faith arises from motion, hence is also called 轉相. |
見障 见障 see styles |
jiàn zhàng jian4 zhang4 chien chang kenshō |
The obstruction of heterodox views to enlightenment. |
覚り see styles |
satori さとり |
(1) comprehension; understanding; (2) (Buddhist term) enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori |
覚る see styles |
satoru さとる |
(transitive verb) (1) to perceive; to sense; to discern; (2) to understand; to comprehend; to realize; (3) (Buddhist term) to attain enlightenment |
覚醒 see styles |
kakusei / kakuse かくせい |
(noun/participle) (1) waking up; awakening; arousal; revival; (2) disillusion; disillusionment; awakening (figurative) |
覺位 觉位 see styles |
jué wèi jue2 wei4 chüeh wei kakui |
The stage of perfect enlightenment, that of Buddha. |
覺分 觉分 see styles |
jué fēn jue2 fen1 chüeh fen kakubun |
bodhyaṅga, the seven 菩提分q.v.; also applied to the thirty-seven bodhipakṣika, 三十七道品, q.v. |
覺品 觉品 see styles |
jué pǐn jue2 pin3 chüeh p`in chüeh pin kakuhon |
conducive to enlightenment |
覺城 觉城 see styles |
jué chéng jue2 cheng2 chüeh ch`eng chüeh cheng kakujō |
The walled city of enlightenment, into which illusion cannot enter. Gayā, where the Buddha attained enlightenment. |
覺堅 觉坚 see styles |
jué jiān jue2 jian1 chüeh chien kakuken |
Firm, or secure, enlightenment. |
覺山 觉山 see styles |
jué shān jue2 shan1 chüeh shan kakusan |
The mountain of enlightenment, i.e. buddha-truth. |
覺岸 觉岸 see styles |
jué àn jue2 an4 chüeh an kakugan |
The shore of enlightenment, which Buddha has reached after crossing the sea of illusion. |
覺心 觉心 see styles |
jué xīn jue2 xin1 chüeh hsin kakushin |
The mind of enlightenment, the illuminated mind, the original nature of man. |
覺悟 觉悟 see styles |
jué wù jue2 wu4 chüeh wu kakugo |
to come to understand; to realize; consciousness; awareness; Buddhist enlightenment (Sanskrit: cittotpāda) To awake, become enlightened, comprehend spiritual reality. |
覺意 觉意 see styles |
jué yì jue2 yi4 chüeh i kakui |
enlightenment |
覺支 觉支 see styles |
jué zhī jue2 zhi1 chüeh chih kakushi |
The various branches or modes of enlightenment; for the seven覺支 v. 七菩提分. |
覺日 觉日 see styles |
jué rì jue2 ri4 chüeh jih kakunichi |
Timelessness, eternity, changelessness, the bodhi-day which has no change. Also 覺時. |
覺時 觉时 see styles |
jué shí jue2 shi2 chüeh shih kakuji |
time of awakening |
覺樹 觉树 see styles |
jué shù jue2 shu4 chüeh shu kakuju |
The tree of knowledge, or enlightenment, the pippala under which the Buddha attained enlightenment, also called bodhidruma and ficus religiosa. To plant virtue in order to attain enlightenment. |
覺母 觉母 see styles |
jué mǔ jue2 mu3 chüeh mu kakumo |
Mother of enlightenment, a title of Mañjuśrī as the eternal guardian of mystic wisdom, all buddhas, past, present, and future, deriving their enlightenment from him as its guardian; also 佛母. |
覺海 觉海 see styles |
jué hǎi jue2 hai3 chüeh hai kakukai |
The fathomless ocean of enlightenment, or buddha-wisdom. |
覺滿 觉满 see styles |
jué mǎn jue2 man3 chüeh man kakuman |
[one whose] enlightenment is complete |
覺王 觉王 see styles |
jué wáng jue2 wang2 chüeh wang kakuō |
The king of enlightenment, the enlightened king, Buddha; also覺帝. |
覺相 觉相 see styles |
jué xiàng jue2 xiang4 chüeh hsiang kakusō |
saṃbhogakāya, v. 三身; 三寶, etc.. |
覺苑 觉苑 see styles |
jué yuàn jue2 yuan4 chüeh yüan kakuon |
Garden of enlightenment, a Pure Land, or Paradise; also the mind. |
覺華 觉华 see styles |
jué huā jue2 hua1 chüeh hua kakuke |
The flower of enlightenment, which opens like a flower. |
覺行 觉行 see styles |
jué xíng jue2 xing2 chüeh hsing kakugyō |
The procedure, or discipline, of the attainment of enlightenment for self and others. |
覺道 觉道 see styles |
jué dào jue2 dao4 chüeh tao kakudou / kakudo かくどう |
(surname) Kakudō The way of enlightenment, also 覺路. |
覺雄 觉雄 see styles |
jué xióng jue2 xiong2 chüeh hsiung kakuō |
The lord, or hero, of enlightenment, Buddha; also 世雄. |
觀樹 观树 see styles |
guān shù guan1 shu4 kuan shu kan ju |
Contemplating the tree (of knowledge, as Śākyamuni is said to have done after his enlightenment). |
解悟 see styles |
jiě wù jie3 wu4 chieh wu gego |
to understand; to comprehend; to grasp the meaning Release and awareness: the attaining of liberation through enlightenment. |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
This page contains 100 results for "Bodhi - Awakening Enlightenment" in Chinese and/or Japanese.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.
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.
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