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Characters Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

Variations:
叶わぬ夢
かなわぬ夢
適わぬ夢

 kanawanuyume
    かなわぬゆめ
(exp,n) impossible dream

機關算盡太聰明,反算了卿卿性命


机关算尽太聪明,反算了卿卿性命

jī guān suàn jìn tài cōng ming , fǎn suàn le qīng qīng xìng mìng
    ji1 guan1 suan4 jin4 tai4 cong1 ming5 , fan3 suan4 le5 qing1 qing1 xing4 ming4
chi kuan suan chin t`ai ts`ung ming , fan suan le ch`ing ch`ing hsing ming
    chi kuan suan chin tai tsung ming , fan suan le ching ching hsing ming
if one is too calculating, it will be the cause of one's own undoing (famous line in "A Dream of Red Mansions" 紅樓夢|红楼梦[Hong2 lou2 Meng4])

Variations:
無くなる
失くなる(sK)

 nakunaru
    なくなる
(v5r,vi) (1) (kana only) to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; (v5r,vi) (2) (kana only) to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to be reduced to zero; to not occur any more; (v5r,vi) (3) (kana only) to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

アンドロイドは電気羊の夢を見るか?

 andoroidohadenkihitsujinoyumeomiruka
    アンドロイドはでんきひつじのゆめをみるか
(work) Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (novel by Philip K. Dick, 1968); (wk) Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (novel by Philip K. Dick, 1968)

Variations:
ドリームボックス
ドリーム・ボックス

 doriimubokkusu; doriimu bokkusu / dorimubokkusu; dorimu bokkusu
    ドリームボックス; ドリーム・ボックス
(euph) carbon dioxide asphyxiation chamber for pets (wasei: dream box); pet gas chamber

Variations:
浪漫(ateji)
浪曼(ateji)

 rouman / roman
    ろうまん
(1) (See ロマン・1) romance (e.g. Arthurian romances) (fre: roman); heroic tale; (2) (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; great undertaking; epic adventure; (3) (full-length) novel; (4) (See ロマンス・2) romance; love affair; (5) (See ロマンチシズム,ロマン主義) romanticism

Variations:
アメリカンドリーム
アメリカン・ドリーム

 amerikandoriimu; amerikan doriimu / amerikandorimu; amerikan dorimu
    アメリカンドリーム; アメリカン・ドリーム
the American dream

Variations:
思う
想う
念う
憶う
懐う
惟う

 omou / omo
    おもう
(transitive verb) (1) (想う has connotations of heart-felt) to think; to consider; to believe; to reckon; (transitive verb) (2) to think (of doing); to plan (to do); (transitive verb) (3) to judge; to assess; to regard; (transitive verb) (4) to imagine; to suppose; to dream; (transitive verb) (5) to expect; to look forward to; (transitive verb) (6) to feel; to be (in a state of mind); to desire; to want; (transitive verb) (7) to recall; to remember

Variations:
絵空事
絵空言(sK)
絵空ごと(sK)

 esoragoto
    えそらごと
fabrication; pipe dream

Variations:
浪漫(ateji)
浪曼(ateji)(rK)

 roman(p); rooman; rouman(rk) / roman(p); rooman; roman(rk)
    ロマン(P); ローマン; ろうまん(rk)
(1) (kana only) romance (e.g. Arthurian romances) (fre: roman); heroic tale; (2) (kana only) (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; great undertaking; epic adventure; (3) (kana only) (full-length) novel; (4) (kana only) (See ロマンス・2) romance; love affair; (5) (kana only) (See ロマンチシズム,ロマン主義) romanticism

Variations:
目が覚める
目がさめる
目が醒める
眼が覚める

 megasameru
    めがさめる
(exp,v1) (1) (See 目覚める・1) to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to snap out (of a day dream, etc.); (exp,v1) (2) to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses

Variations:
儚い
果敢ない
果敢無い
果無い
果ない
果敢い(io)

 hakanai
    はかない
(adjective) (1) (kana only) fleeting; transient; short-lived; momentary; ephemeral; fickle; vain; (adjective) (2) (kana only) empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)

Variations:
目が覚める
目がさめる
目が醒める(sK)
眼が覚める(sK)

 megasameru
    めがさめる
(exp,v1,vi) (1) (See 目覚める・1) to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to snap out (of a day dream, etc.); (exp,v1,vi) (2) to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses

Variations:
儚い
果敢ない(rK)
果敢無い(rK)
果無い(rK)
果ない(rK)

 hakanai
    はかない
(adjective) (1) (kana only) fleeting; transient; short-lived; momentary; ephemeral; fickle; vain; (adjective) (2) (kana only) empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)

Variations:
儚い
果敢無い(rK)
果無い(rK)
果敢ない(sK)
果ない(sK)

 hakanai
    はかない
(adjective) (1) (kana only) fleeting; transient; short-lived; momentary; ephemeral; fickle; vain; (adjective) (2) (kana only) empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)

Variations:
作り出す
創り出す
つくり出す
創りだす
作りだす
造り出す
造りだす

 tsukuridasu
    つくりだす
(transitive verb) (1) to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); (transitive verb) (2) to invent; to dream up; to create

Variations:
思う
想う
憶う(rK)
念う(rK)
懐う(sK)
惟う(sK)
意う(sK)

 omou / omo
    おもう
(transitive verb) (1) (想う has connotations of heart-felt) to think; to consider; to believe; to reckon; (transitive verb) (2) to think (of doing); to plan (to do); (transitive verb) (3) to judge; to assess; to regard; (transitive verb) (4) to imagine; to suppose; to dream; (transitive verb) (5) to expect; to look forward to; (transitive verb) (6) to feel; to be (in a state of mind); to desire; to want; (transitive verb) (7) to care (deeply) for; to yearn for; to worry about; to love; (transitive verb) (8) to recall; to remember

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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