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    ma3
ma
 me
    め

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Horse
horse; CL:匹[pi3]; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess
(1) horse; (2) (See 競馬) horse racing; (3) (abbreviation) {shogi} (See 竜馬・2) promoted bishop; (4) {cards} knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta); (surname) Me
aśva, a horse; a stallion; one of the seven treasures of a sovereign.

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    qu1
ch`ü
    chü
 kakeru
    かける

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Kakeru
Japanese variant of 驅|驱; to gallop
(personal name) Kakeru

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guǐ
    gui3
kuei
 miniwa
    みにわ

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Ghost Demon
disembodied spirit; ghost; devil; (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc; sly; crafty; resourceful (variant of 詭|诡[gui3]); one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy
(1) ogre; demon; oni; (2) (See 亡魂) spirit of a deceased person; (3) (おに only) ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); (4) (おに only) (See 鬼ごっこ・おにごっこ) it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); (5) (き only) {astron} (See 二十八宿,朱雀・すざく・2) Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (prefix) (6) (おに only) (slang) (See 超・1) very; extremely; super-; (surname) Miniwa
preta 薜荔多, departed, dead; a disembodied spirit, dead person, ghost; a demon, evil being; especially a 餓鬼 hungry ghost. They are of many kinds. The Fan-i ming i classifies them as poor, medium, and rich; each again thrice subdivided: (1) (a) with mouths like burning torches; (b) throats no bigger than needles; (c) vile breath, disgusting to themselves; (2) (a) needle-haired, self-piercing; (b) hair sharp and stinking; (c) having great wens on whose pus they must feed. (3) (a) living on the remains of sacrifices; (b) on leavings in general; (c) powerful ones, yakṣas, rākṣasas, piśācas, etc. All belong to the realm of Yama, whence they are sent everywhere, consequently are ubiquitous in every house, lane, market, mound, stream, tree, etc.

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hún
    hun2
hun
 kokoro
    こころ

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Soul / Spirit
soul; spirit; immortal soul (that can be detached from the body)
(See 魄) Yang energy; spirit; (female given name) Kokoro
The mind, the soul, conscious mind, vijñāna; also 魂神.


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    lu3
lu
 rou / ro
    ろう

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Rue
(bound form) crass; stupid; rude; (used to represent the sounds of "ru", "lu" etc in loanwords)
Lu (Chinese vassal state existing during the Spring and Autumn period); (surname) Rou
Stupid, vulgar, honest.


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    he4
ho
 tsuruhama
    つるはま

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Crane
crane
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis); (surname) Tsuruhama
The crane; the egret; translit. ha, ho.

鹿

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    lu4
lu
 roku
    ろく

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Deer
deer
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid; (personal name) Roku
mṛga; a deer; as Śākyamuni first preached the four noble truths in the Deer-garden, the deer is a symbol of his preaching.


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mài
    mai4
mai
 mugi
    むぎ

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Mai
wheat; barley; oats; mic (abbr. for 麥克風|麦克风[mai4ke4feng1])
(personal name) Mugi
yava. 耶婆 corn, wheat, barley, etc. Corn, especially barley; a grain of barley is the 2,688,000th part of a yojana.


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áo
    ao2
ao

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Legendary Turtle
variant of 鰲|鳌[ao2]


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biē
    bie1
pieh
 kame
    かめ
variant of 鱉|鳖[bie1]
(1) (kana only) Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae); (2) (すっぽん only) trap door located on the walkway in a kabuki theatre; (3) (すっぽん only) bilge pump (used on traditional Japanese ships); (surname) Kame
A turtle, tortoise.


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    qi2
ch`i
    chi
 hitoshi
    ひとし

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Uniform / Complete / Perfect / Order
neat; even; level with; identical; simultaneous; all together; to even something out
Qi (kingdom in China during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Period of the Warring States); Ch'i; (male given name) Hitoshi
Even, level, equal, uniform; complete, perfect; equalize; tranquillize; alike; all; at the same time, altogether.


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qiū
    qiu1
ch`iu
    chiu
 ki

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Turtle
used in 龜茲|龟兹[Qiu1 ci2]
Tortoise, turtle. The rareness of meeting a Buddha is compared with the difficulty of a blind sea-turtle finding a log to float on, or a one-eyed tortoise finding a log with a spy-hole through it.

アル

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 aru
    アル

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Al
(expression) (joc) (colloquialism) (used in place of だ when attributing an utterance to a Chinese person; poss. from Manchukuo pidgin) be; is; (personal name) Al

ウマ

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 uma
    ウマ

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Uma
{mahj} points paid and received at the end of a game of mahjong based on position (rank)

エラ

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 era
    エラ

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Era
(1) (kana only) gills; branchia; (2) (kana only) angle of the mandible; gonial angle; (personal name) Ella

える

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 eru
    エル

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Eru
ell (unit of length, approx. 45 inches); (given name) Eru

カー

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 gaa / ga
    ガー

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Kerr
(See ガーパイク) gar (any fish of family Lepisosteidae); garfish; garpike; (personal name) Gurr

かじ

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 kaji
    カジ
(particle) (after imperative form of a verb) as if to say; as though; (personal name) Kazi

カス

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 gasu
    ガス

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Kath
(1) (kana only) dregs; sediment; grounds; meal; (2) (kana only) lees (esp. sake); (3) (kana only) leftovers; by-product; (4) (kana only) worthless item; thing of little to no value; (5) (kana only) dregs (e.g. of society); scum; dross; (6) (kana only) card only worth 1 point (in hanafuda); (male given name) Gus; Guth; Gass

から

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 kara
    カラ
(particle) (1) from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; (particle) (2) from (originator); by; (particle) (3) (follows verbs, adjectives) because; since; (particle) (4) out of (constituent, part); (particle) (5) through (e.g. window, vestibule); (particle) (6) (following the te-form of a verb) after; since; (particle) (7) (See いいから・1) expresses sympathy or warning; (place-name) Qara (Arab Union)

キス

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 kisu
    キス

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Kiss
(noun/participle) kiss; (kana only) sillago (any fish of genus Sillago, esp. the Japanese whiting, Sillago japonica); (personal name) Kiss

けり

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 geri
    ゲリ

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Keru
(auxiliary verb) (1) (archaism) indicates recollection or realization (i.e. of hearsay or the past); can form a poetic past tense; (auxiliary verb) (2) (archaism) indicates continuation from the past to the present; (3) (from the use of the aux. at the end of waka, also written with the ateji 鳧) (See けりが付く,けりを付ける) end; conclusion; (personal name) Gary

こら

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 gora
    ゴラ
{geol} kora layer; layer formed from volcanic ash on the southern part of the Satsuma Peninsula; (personal name) Gola

こん

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 kon
    コン
(archaism) (feminine speech) (secret language of court ladies) (See 牛蒡) great burdock; (place-name) Gong; Khong; Conn

ざる

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 zaru
    ザル
(auxiliary) (form) (after a -nai stem; attributive form of 〜ざり) (See ざり) not; un-; (personal name) Zal

しな

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 jina
    ジナ
(suffix) (after the -masu stem of a verb) having just started...; (personal name) Gina; Zina

タチ

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 tachi
    タチ

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Tati
(slang) (See 攻め・2,ウケ・5) (ant: ねこ・6) top (dominant partner of a homosexual relationship); (personal name) Tati

たり

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 dari
    ダリ
(particle) (1) -ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); (2) (used adverbially) doing such things as...; (3) expresses a command; (auxiliary verb) (4) (archaism) (after a noun) to be; (5) (archaism) indicates completion or continuation of an action; (surname) Dali; Dally

てい

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 dei / de
    デイ
(1) Di (ancient Chinese ethnic group); (2) (astron) Chinese "root" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (personal name) Day

とす

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 dosu
    ドス
(n,vs,vt,vi) (1) {sports} toss (of a ball); tossing; (noun, transitive verb) (2) (See コイントス) (coin) toss; (personal name) Dosse

とも

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 tomo
    トモ
(particle) (1) (after the -ba stem of a verb) but; however; (particle) (2) (See ても・1) even though; even if; (female given name) Tomo

とろ

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 doro
    ドロ
fatty cut (esp. of tuna belly); (surname) De Rotz; Dollo

なら

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 nara
    ナラ
(auxiliary) (1) if; in case; if it is the case that; if it is true that; (2) as for; on the topic of; (conjunction) (3) (colloquialism) (abbreviation) if that's the case; if so; that being the case; (female given name) Nara

ニダ

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 nida
    ニダ

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Nida
(expression) (joc) (slang) (used in place of だ when attributing an utterance to a Korean; oft. derog.) (See だ) be (kor: ni-da); is; (personal name) Nida

ハカ

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 paga
    パガ
paca (any of either species of paca, esp. lowland paca, Agouti paca); (place-name) Paga (Bhutan)

はく

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 paku
    パク
pug (variety of dog); (personal name) Paik

ばむ

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 pamu
    パム
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.); (personal name) Pam

ホス

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 bozu
    ボズ
(1) boss; leader; head; (2) {vidg} boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level); (personal name) Boz

ママ

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 mama
    ママ

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Momna
(1) (familiar language) mom; mommy; mum; mummy; mother; mama; mamma; (2) female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)

モニ

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 moni
    モニ

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Mony
(colloquialism) {comp} (See モニター・1) program that monitors (and adjusts) activity of a P2P program

もろ

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 moro
    モロ
Moro (Muslim inhabitant of the Philippines); (personal name) Moro

ルー

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 ruu / ru
    ルー

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Rue
(1) roux (mixture of butter and flour used to make sauces) (fre:); sauce made from such a mixture; (2) (Japanese) curry powder; curry sauce made from this powder; (personal name) Lew; Lou; Lu; Rhue; Roux

ルシ

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 rushi
    ルシ

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Lusi
Rus' (old name of Russia)

れい

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 rei / re
    レイ
(1) lei (garland of flowers) (haw:); (2) (See レウ) lei (plural of leu; currency of Rumania and Moldova) (rum:, mol:); (given name) Rei; Lai; Lay; Lei; Leigh; Ley; Rae; Raye; Reay; Rej; Wray; (place-name) Rey (Iran)

ログ

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 rogu
    ログ

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Rog
(1) {comp} log; (2) (abbreviation) {math} (See ロガリズム) log; logarithm; (3) log (tree trunk or branch); (4) logbook (of a ship or aircraft); (5) log (device for measuring the speed of a ship)

ロケ

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 roge
    ロゲ

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Roque
(noun/participle) (abbreviation) (See ロケーション) location (e.g. of film shoot); remote (shoot at a remote location); (personal name) Rogge

ロス

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 rosu
    ロス

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Ross
(noun, transitive verb) (1) loss; (suffix noun) (2) (colloquialism) feeling of loss; (place-name) Los Angeles (abbreviation); (given name) Ros; Ross; Rosse

一心

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yī xīn
    yi1 xin1
i hsin
 hitomi
    ひとみ
wholeheartedly; heart and soul
(adv,n) (1) one mind; (adv,n) (2) (See 一心に) wholeheartedness; one's whole heart; (female given name) Hitomi
With the whole mind or heart; one mind of heart; also the bhūtatathatā, or the whole of things; the universe as one mind, or a spiritual unity.

一月

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yī yuè
    yi1 yue4
i yüeh
 mutsuki
    むつき

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January
January; first month (of the lunar year)
one month; (adverbial noun) January; (female given name) Mutsuki

一流

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yī liú
    yi1 liu2
i liu
 itsuru
    いつる

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Top Quality / First Class
top quality; front ranking
(adj-no,n) (1) first-class; top grade; foremost; top-notch; leading; (adj-no,n) (2) characteristic; peculiar; unique; (3) school (e.g. of a performance art); (4) (also written as 一旒) one flag; one banner; one streamer; (female given name) Itsuru
In one, or the same flow; of the same class.

一番

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yī fān
    yi1 fan1
i fan
 ichiban
    いちばん

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Best / Number One
(kana only) pair; couple; brace; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) number one; first; first place; (adverb) (2) best; most; (3) game; round; bout; (adverb) (4) as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively; (5) song (e.g. in noh); piece; (place-name) Ichiban
first

丁丁

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zhēng zhēng
    zheng1 zheng1
cheng cheng
 toutou / toto
    とうとう
    chouchou / chocho
    ちょうちょう

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Tintin
sound of chopping wood, chess pieces hitting the board etc
(adv,n) clashing of swords; felling of trees; ringing of an ax

七月

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qī yuè
    qi1 yue4
ch`i yüeh
    chi yüeh
 natsuki
    なつき

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July
July; seventh month (of the lunar year)
(adverbial noun) July; (female given name) Natsuki

三國


三国

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sān guó
    san1 guo2
san kuo
 mitsukuni
    みつくに

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Three Kingdoms
Three Kingdoms period (220-280) in Chinese history; any of several Three Kingdoms periods in Korean history, esp. from 1st century AD to unification under Silla 新羅|新罗[Xin1luo2] in 658
(surname) Mitsukuni

三宝

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 sanpou / sanpo
    さんぽう

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Three Treasures of Buddhism
{Buddh} the Three Jewels; the Triple Gem; Triratna; the Three Treasures; Buddha, Dharma, Sangha; Buddha, the teachings of Buddha, and the community of monks and nuns; (surname) Sanpou

三寶


三宝

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sān bǎo
    san1 bao3
san pao
 sanbou / sanbo
    さんぼう

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Three Treasures of Buddhism
the Three Precious Treasures of Buddhism, namely: the Buddha 佛, the Dharma 法 (his teaching), and the Sangha 僧 (his monastic order)
(surname) Sanbou
three treasures

三昧

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sān mèi
    san1 mei4
san mei
 sanmai
    さんまい

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Samadhi
Samadhi (Buddhist term)
(1) (さんまい only) {Buddh} samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation) (san:); (suffix noun) (2) (usu. ざんまい) being immersed in; being absorbed in; indulging in; doing to one's heart's content; (suffix noun) (3) (usu. ざんまい) prone to; apt to; (given name) Sanmai
(三昧地) Samādhi, "putting together, composing the mind, intent contemplation, perfect absorption, union of the meditator with the object of meditation." (M. W.) Also 三摩地 (三摩提, 三摩帝, 三摩底). Interpreted by 定 or 正定, the mind fixed and undisturbed; by 正受 correct sensation of the object contemplated; by 調直定 ordering and fixing the mind; by 正心行處 the condition when the motions of the mind are steadied and harmonized with the object; by 息慮凝心 the cessation of distraction and the fixation of the mind; by 等持 the mind held in equilibrium; by 奢摩他, i.e. 止息 to stay the breathing. It is described as concentration of the mind (upon an object). The aim is 解脫, mukti, deliverance from all the trammels of life, the bondage of the passions and reincarnations. It may pass from abstraction to ecstasy, or rapture, or trance. Dhyāna 定 represents a simpler form of contemplation; samāpatti 三摩鉢底 a stage further advanced; and samādhi the highest stage of the Buddhist equivalent for Yoga, though Yoga is considered by some as a Buddhist development differing from samādhi. The 翻譯名義 says: 思專 when the mind has been concentrated, then 志一不分 the will is undivided; when 想寂 active thought has been put to rest, then 氣虛神朗 the material becomes etherealized and the spirit liberated, on which 智 knowledge, or the power to know, has free course, and there is no mystery into which it cannot probe. Cf. 智度論 5, 20, 23, 28; 止觀 2; 大乘義章 2, 9, 1 3, 20, etc. There are numerous kinds and degrees of samādhi.

三月

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sān yuè
    san1 yue4
san yüeh
 yayoi
    やよい

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Month of March
March; third month (of the lunar year)
three months; (female given name) Yayoi

三諦


三谛

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sān dì
    san1 di4
san ti
 santai; sandai
    さんたい; さんだい

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The Three Truths
{Buddh} threefold truth (all things are void; all things are temporary; all things are in the middle state between these two) (in Tendai)
The three dogmas. The "middle" school of Tiantai says 卽空, 卽假. 卽中 i.e. 就是空, 假, 中; (a) by 空śūnya is meant that things causally produced are intheir essential nature unreal (or immaterial) 實空無; (b) 假, though thingsare unreal in their essential nature their derived forms are real; (c) 中;but both are one, being of the one 如 reality. These three dogmas arefounded on a verse of Nāgārjuna's— 因緣所生法, 我說卽是空 亦爲是假名, 亦是中道義 "All causally produced phenomena, I say, areunreal, Are but a passing name, and indicate the 'mean'." There are otherexplanations— the 圓教 interprets the 空 and 假 as 中; the 別教 makes 中 independent. 空 is the all, i.e. the totality of all things, and is spokenof as the 眞 or 實 true, or real; 假 is the differentiation of all thingsand is spoken of as 俗 common, i.e. things as commonly named; 中 is theconnecting idea which makes a unity of both, e.g. "all are but parts of onestupendous whole." The 中 makes all and the all into one whole, unifying thewhole and its parts. 空 may be taken as the immaterial, the undifferentiatedall, the sum of existences, by some as the tathāgatagarbha 如來藏; 假as theunreal, or impermanent, the material or transient form, the temporal thatcan be named, the relative or discrete; 中 as the unifier, which places eachin the other and all in all. The "shallower" 山外 school associated 空 and 中 with the noumenal universe as opposed to the phenomenal and illusoryexistence represented by 假. The "profounder" 山内 school teaches that allthree are aspects of the same.

世光

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shì guāng
    shi4 guang1
shih kuang
 toshimitsu
    としみつ

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Light of the World
(personal name) Toshimitsu
light of the world

世界

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shì jiè
    shi4 jie4
shih chieh
 sekai
    せかい

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The World
world; CL:個|个[ge4]
(1) the world; society; the universe; (2) sphere; circle; world; (can be adjective with の) (3) world-renowned; world-famous; (4) {Buddh} (original meaning) realm governed by one Buddha; space; (surname, female given name) Sekai
Loka 世間; the finite world, the world, a world, which is of two kinds: (1) 衆生世界 that of the living, who are receiving their 正報 correct recompense or karma; (2) 器世界 that of the material, or that on which karma depends for expression. By the living is meant 有情 the sentient.

中国

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 nakakuni
    なかくに

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China
(1) (ちゅうごく only) (See 中華人民共和国) China; (2) (ちゅうごく only) (abbreviation) (See 中国地方) Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); (3) (ちゅうごく only) central part of a country; main region; (4) province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system); (surname) Nakakuni

中道

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zhōng dào
    zhong1 dao4
chung tao
 nakamichi
    なかみち

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The Middle Way
road through the middle; middle road; (place-name, surname) Nakamichi
The 'mean' has various interpretations. In general it denotes the mean between two extremes, and has special reference to the mean between realism and nihilism, or eternal substantial existence and annihilation; this 'mean' is found in a third principle between the two, suggesting the idea of a realm of mind or spirit beyond the terminology of 有 or 無, substance or nothing, or, that which has form, and is therefore measurable and ponderable, and its opposite of total non-existence. See 中論. The following four Schools define the term according to their several scriptures: the 法相 School describes it as the 唯識, v. 唯識中道; the 三論 School as the 八不 eight negations, v. 三論; the Tiantai as 實相 the true reality; and the Huayan as the 法界 dharmadhātu. Four forms of the Mean are given by the 三論玄義.

主動


主动

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zhǔ dòng
    zhu3 dong4
chu tung
 shudou / shudo
    しゅどう

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Initiative / Leadership
to take the initiative; to do something of one's own accord; spontaneous; active; opposite: passive 被動|被动[bei4 dong4]; drive (of gears and shafts etc)
leadership

九月

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jiǔ yuè
    jiu3 yue4
chiu yüeh
 kugetsu
    くげつ

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September
September; ninth month (of the lunar year)
(adverbial noun) September; (female given name) Kugetsu

乞灑


乞洒

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qǐ sǎ
    qi3 sa3
ch`i sa
    chi sa
 kisha

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Ksaya / Omega / Finality
乞察; 乞叉; 吃灑; 葛叉; 差; 叉; 刹; kṣaya, used in the sense of omega, implying finality, or nirvāṇa.

乾杯


干杯

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gān bēi
    gan1 bei1
kan pei
 kanpai
    かんぱい

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Drink Up! / Cheers!
to drink a toast; Cheers! (proposing a toast); Here's to you!; Bottoms up!; lit. dry cup
(noun/participle) (1) toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); (2) drinking one's glass dry; (interjection) (3) cheers

二月

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èr yuè
    er4 yue4
erh yüeh
 futatsuki
    ふたつき

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February
February; second month (of the lunar year)
two months
second moon

五大

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wǔ dà
    wu3 da4
wu ta
 godai
    ごだい

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Godai / Five Elements
(1) {Buddh} (See 五行・ごぎょう・1) the five elements (in Japanese philosophy: earth, water, fire, wind and void); (2) (abbreviation) {Buddh} (See 五大明王) five great wisdom kings; (surname) Godai
The five elements— earth, water, fire, wind, and space. v. also 五行 the five agents. In the esoteric cult the five are the physical manifestation, or garbhadhātu, v. 胎; as being in all phenomena they are called 五輪 the five evolvers; their phonetic embryos 種子 are those of the Five Dhyani-Buddhas of the five directions, v. 五佛.

五戒

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wǔ jiè
    wu3 jie4
wu chieh
 gokai
    ごかい

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Five Precepts
{Buddh} the five precepts (prohibitions against killing, theft, sexual misconduct, lying, and intoxication)
pañca-veramaṇī; the first five of the ten commandments, against killing, stealing, adultery, lying, and intoxicating liquors. 不殺生; 不偸盜; 不邪婬; 不妄語; 不飮酒 They are binding on laity, male and female, as well as on monks and nuns. The observance of these five ensures rebirth in the human realm. Each command has five spirits to guard its observer 五戒二十五神.

五月

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wǔ yuè
    wu3 yue4
wu yüeh
 mei / me
    めい

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The Month of May
May; fifth month (of the lunar year)
(1) (obsolete) fifth month of the lunar calendar; (2) (kana only) satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum); (adverbial noun) May; (female given name) Mei

五行

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wǔ xíng
    wu3 xing2
wu hsing
 gogyou / gogyo
    ごぎょう

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Five Elements
five phases of Chinese philosophy: wood 木, fire 火, earth 土, metal 金, water 水
(1) (See 五大・ごだい・1) the five elements (in Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water); the five phases; wu xing; (2) {Buddh} five practices of the Bodhisattvas; (3) (See 六信五行) the five pillars of Islam; (surname, given name) Gogyou
The five lines of conduct. I. According to the 起信論 Awakening of Faith they are almsgiving; keeping the commandments; patience under insult; zeal or progress; meditation. II. According to the 涅槃經 Nirvana Sutra they are saintly or bodhisattva deeds; arhat, or noble deeds; deva deeds; children's deeds (i. e. normal good deeds of men, devas, and Hinayanists); sickness conditions, e. g. illness, delusion, etc.; — into all these lines of conduct and conditions a Bodhisattva enters. III. The five elements, or tanmātra— wood, fire, earth, metal, and water; or earth, water, ire, air, and ether (or space) as taught by the later Mahāyāna philosophy; idem 五大.

亞倫


亚伦

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yà lún
    ya4 lun2
ya lun

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Aron
Aaron (name); Yaren, capital of Nauru

亞哈


亚哈

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yà hā
    ya4 ha1
ya ha

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Yayha
Ahab (9th c. BC), King of Israel, son of Omri and husband of Jezebel, prominent figure in 1 Kings 16-22

亨利

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hēng lì
    heng1 li4
heng li

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Henry
Henry (name); henry (unit of inductance)

人性

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rén xìng
    ren2 xing4
jen hsing
 jinsei / jinse
    じんせい

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Human Nature
human nature; humanity; human; the totality of human attributes
human nature; instinct; humanity; humanism

人道

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rén dào
    ren2 dao4
jen tao
 jindou(p); nindou / jindo(p); nindo
    じんどう(P); にんどう
human sympathy; humanitarianism; humane; the "human way", one of the stages in the cycle of reincarnation (Buddhism); sexual intercourse
(1) humanity; (2) sidewalk; footpath; (3) (にんどう only) {Buddh} (See 六道) human realm
rebirth as a human being

仙人

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xiān rén
    xian1 ren2
hsien jen
 sennin
    せんにん

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Sennin
Daoist immortal; celestial being
(1) immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); (2) one not bound by earthly desires or the thoughts of normal men; (surname, given name) Sennin
seer

伊蘭


伊兰

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yī lán
    yi1 lan2
i lan
 iran
    いらん

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Ilhan
(kana only) castor oil plant (Ricinus communis); (f,p) Iran
airāvaṇa, erāvaṇa, 伊羅 and other forms, v. supra; name of a tree with beautiful flowers of nauseous scent which spreads its odour for 40 li; typifying 煩惱 the passions and delusions.

体力

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 tairyoku
    たいりょく

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Physical Strength
(1) physical strength; power; stamina; endurance; vigor; resistance to disease; (2) strength (of a business, economy, etc.)

体術

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 taijutsu
    たいじゅつ

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Tai Jutsu
classical form of martial art

佛光

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fó guāng
    fo2 guang1
fo kuang
 bukkō

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The Aura of Buddha
Buddha's teachings; aura (around the head of Buddha)
The light of Buddha, spiritual enlightenment; halo, glory.

佛境

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fó jìng
    fo2 jing4
fo ching
 bukkyō

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The Buddha Realm / Buddhahood
The (spiritual) region of Buddhas.

佛心

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fó xīn
    fo2 xin1
fo hsin
 busshin

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Buddha Heart / Mind of Buddha
Buddha-like heart (full of compassion); spirit of Buddha (awakened to reality and no longer clinging to appearances)
The mind of Buddha, the spiritually enlightened heart. A heart of mercy; a heart abiding in the real, not the seeming; detached from good and evil and other such contrasts.

佛法

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fó fǎ
    fo2 fa3
fo fa
 buppō

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Dharma / Buddhist Doctrine
Dharma (the teachings of the Buddha); Buddhist doctrine
buddhadharma; the Dharma or Law preached by the Buddha, the principles underlying these teachings, the truth attained by him, its embodiment in his being. Buddhism.

佛眼

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fó yǎn
    fo2 yan3
fo yen
 butsugen

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The Eye of the Buddha
The eye of Buddha, the enlightened one who sees all and is omniscient.

佛道

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fó dào
    fo2 dao4
fo tao
 butsudō

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Buddha Way
The way of Buddha, leading to Buddhahood; intp. as bodhi, enlightenment, gnosis.

供養


供养

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gòng yǎng
    gong4 yang3
kung yang
 kuyou / kuyo
    くよう

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Offering / Puja
to make offerings to (gods or ancestors); Taiwan pr. [gong4yang4]
(noun, transitive verb) memorial service for the dead; holding a service
To make offerings of whatever nourishes, e. g. food, goods, incense, lamps, scriptures, the doctrine, etc., any offering for body or mind.

信德

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xìn dé
    xin4 de2
hsin te
 shintoku

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Faith
The merit of the believing heart; the power of faith.

俳句

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pái jù
    pai2 ju4
p`ai chü
    pai chü
 haiku
    はいく

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Haiku
haiku
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae

倫敦


伦敦

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lún dūn
    lun2 dun1
lun tun
 rondon
    ろんどん

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London
London, capital of United Kingdom
(ateji / phonetic) (kana only) London; (place-name) London

傑作


杰作

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jié zuò
    jie2 zuo4
chieh tso
 kessaku
    けっさく
masterpiece
(1) masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; fine piece of work; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) (joc) (dated) (unintentionally) hilarious; absurd (e.g. blunder); outrageous; wild

傑物

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 ketsubutsu
    けつぶつ

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Man of Remarkable Character / Hero
great person; distinguished person; outstanding figure; giant; person of high caliber

僧侶


僧侣

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sēng lǚ
    seng1 lu:3
seng lü
 souryo / soryo
    そうりょ

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Buddhist Monk
monk
{Buddh} priest; monk; bonze
Monastic companions, or company.

元気

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 motoki
    もとき

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Stamina / Vigor
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) lively; full of spirit; energetic; vigorous; vital; spirited; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) healthy; well; fit; in good health; (female given name) Motoki

兄弟

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xiōng dì
    xiong1 di4
hsiung ti
 kyoudai(p); keitei / kyodai(p); kete
    きょうだい(P); けいてい

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Brothers
brothers; younger brother; CL:個|个[ge4]; I, me (humble term used by men in public speech); brotherly; fraternal
(1) (See ご兄弟) siblings; brothers and sisters; (2) brothers; (3) siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; sisters-in-law; (4) (familiar language) (masculine speech) mate; friend; (personal name) Kyōdai
Elder and younger brothers; brother, brethren, i. e. members of the fraternity.

光芒

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guāng máng
    guang1 mang2
kuang mang
 koubou / kobo
    こうぼう

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Radiance / Rays of Light
rays of light; brilliant rays; radiance
beam of light

克勒

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kè lè
    ke4 le4
k`o le
    ko le

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Cole
Keller or Köhler (name); Horst Köhler (1943-), German economist and CDU politician, head of the IMF 2000-2004, president of Germany 2004-2010

克服

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kè fú
    ke4 fu2
k`o fu
    ko fu
 kokufuku
    こくふく

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Overcome
(try to) overcome (hardships etc); to conquer; to put up with; to endure
(noun, transitive verb) conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control

入定

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rù dìng
    ru4 ding4
ju ting
 nyuujou / nyujo
    にゅうじょう

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Zen Contemplation
(Buddhism) to enter a meditative state
(n,vs,vi) (1) {Buddh} (ant: 出定) entering a state of intense concentration; (n,vs,vi) (2) death (of a high-ranking priest); (place-name) Nyūjō
To enter into meditation by tranquillizing the body, mouth (i.e. lips), and mind, 身口意.

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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

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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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