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Simple Dictionary Definition |
戊 see styles |
wù wu4 wu bo ぼ |
fifth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; fifth in order; letter "E" or Roman "V" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; penta 5th in rank; fifth sign of the Chinese calendar; (place-name) Bo wu, mou; nourishing; the fifth of the ten 'stems'. |
戌 see styles |
xū xu1 hsü mamoru まもる |
11th earthly branch: 7-9 p.m., 9th solar month (8th October-6th November), year of the Dog; ancient Chinese compass point: 300° (1) the Dog (eleventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); (2) (obsolete) (See 戌の刻) hour of the Dog (around 8pm, 7-9pm, or 8-10pm); (3) (obsolete) west-northwest; (4) (obsolete) ninth month of the lunar calendar; (given name) Mamoru The hour from 7-9 p. m.; translit. śū, śu. |
戧 戗 see styles |
qiāng qiang1 ch`iang chiang |
contrary; pushing against; bump; knock; used as equivalent for 搶|抢[qiang1] |
截 see styles |
jié jie2 chieh setsu |
to cut off (a length); to stop; to intercept; section; chunk; length To cut off, intercept. |
才 see styles |
cái cai2 ts`ai tsai mitsu みつ |
ability; talent; sb of a certain type; a capable individual; then and only then; just now; (before an expression of quantity) only (1) ability; gift; talent; aptitude; genius; (2) sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml; (given name) Mitsu ability |
扦 see styles |
qiān qian1 ch`ien chien |
short slender pointed piece of metal, bamboo etc; skewer; prod used to extract samples from sacks of grain etc; (dialect) to stick in; to bolt (a door); to arrange (flowers in a vase); to graft (tree); to pedicure; to peel (an apple etc) |
拃 see styles |
zhǎ zha3 cha |
span (unit of length based on the width of the expanded human hand); to span (measure with one's hand) |
握 see styles |
wò wo4 wo nigiri にぎり |
to hold; to grasp; to clench (one's fist); (bound form) to have in one's control; classifier: a handful (place-name) Nigiri |
搦 see styles |
nuò nuo4 no karami からみ |
(literary) to hold (in the hand); to challenge; to provoke (place-name) Karami |
攰 see styles |
guì gui4 kuei |
totally exhausted (Cantonese); Mandarin equivalent: 累[lei4] |
斑 see styles |
bān ban1 pan madara まだら |
spot; colored patch; stripe; spotted; striped; variegated (noun or adjectival noun) (1) (kana only) unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; nonuniformity; blotchiness; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) (kana only) unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; instability; (noun or adjectival noun) (3) (kana only) fickleness; capriciousness; fitfulness; (surname) Madara Spotted, striped, streaked, variegated. |
斞 see styles |
yǔ yu3 yü |
dry measure equivalent to 16 斗[dou3] or 160 liters |
新 see styles |
xīn xin1 hsin waka わか |
new; newly; meso- (chemistry) (prefix) (1) new; neo-; (2) newness; novelty; (3) (abbreviation) (See 新暦) Gregorian calendar; (4) (hist) Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE); Hsin dynasty; (surname) Waka New, newly, just, opposite of 奮 old. |
旗 see styles |
qí qi2 ch`i chi hata はた |
banner; flag; (in Qing times) Manchu (cf. 八旗[Ba1 qi2]); administrative subdivision in inner Mongolia equivalent to 縣|县[xian4] county; CL:面[mian4] flag; (surname) Hata |
旧 see styles |
kyuu / kyu きゅう |
(prefix) (1) old; former; ex-; (2) the old; old things; old customs; (3) old times; bygone days; (n,pref) (4) (abbreviation) (See 旧暦) Japan's old (lunisolar) calendar |
晟 see styles |
shèng sheng4 sheng noboru のぼる |
brightness of sun; splendor; also pr. [cheng2] (given name) Noboru |
晫 see styles |
zhuó zhuo2 cho |
(literary) splendorous |
暦 see styles |
lì li4 li reki れき |
Japanese variant of 曆|历[li4] (n,suf) (れき when a suffix) (See カレンダー・1) calendar; almanac; (female given name) Reki |
暴 see styles |
pù pu4 p`u pu bou / bo ぼう |
variant of 曝[pu4] (noun or adjectival noun) (See 暴を以て暴に易う) violence; force; (given name) Bou violent |
曆 历 see styles |
lì li4 li koyomi |
calendar year |
朔 see styles |
shuò shuo4 shuo hajime はじめ |
beginning; first day of lunar month; north (1) {astron} new moon; (2) first day of the lunar month; (3) (hist) next year's calendar and decrees (in ancient China; distributed by the Emperor at year's end); (given name) Hajime |
朢 望 see styles |
wàng wang4 wang |
15th day of month (lunar calendar); old variant of 望[wang4] See: 望 |
材 see styles |
cái cai2 ts`ai tsai motoki もとき |
material; timber; ability; aptitude; a capable individual; coffin (old) (n,n-suf) (1) wood; lumber; timber; (2) (raw) material; stuff; (3) talent; ability; capable person; (personal name) Motoki |
根 see styles |
gēn gen1 ken nemawari ねまわり |
root; basis; classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings; CL:條|条[tiao2]; radical (chemistry) (1) root (of a plant); (2) root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); (3) root (of all evil, etc.); source; origin; cause; basis; (4) one's true nature; (5) (fishing) reef; (personal name) Nemawari mūla, a root, basis, origin; but when meaning an organ of sense, indriyam, a 'power', 'faculty of sense, sense, organ of sense'. M.W. A root, or source; that which is capable of producing or growing, as the eye is able to produce knowledge, as faith is able to bring forth good works, as human nature is able to produce good or evil karma. v. 五根 and 二十二根. |
條 条 see styles |
tiáo tiao2 t`iao tiao jouji / joji じょうじ |
strip; item; article; clause (of law or treaty); classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc) (personal name) Jōji A length (of anything); a law, order. |
梴 see styles |
chān chan1 ch`an chan |
length (of a tree or beam); long |
棱 see styles |
léng leng2 leng ryō |
square beam; variant of 稜|棱[leng2] A corner, a shaped edge, trimmed timber, corner-like; intractable, uncertain. |
楞 see styles |
lèng leng4 leng |
variant of 愣[leng4] |
款 see styles |
kuǎn kuan3 k`uan kuan yoshimi よしみ |
section; paragraph; funds; CL:筆|笔[bi3],個|个[ge4]; classifier for versions or models (of a product) (1) title; heading; article; (2) (See 款を通ずる・かんをつうずる) benevolence; friendly feeling; (given name) Yoshimi |
止 see styles |
zhǐ zhi3 chih tomeru とめる |
to stop; to prohibit; until; only (given name) Tomeru To stop, halt, cease; one of the seven definitions of 禪定 dhyāna described as 奢摩他 śamatha or 三摩地 samādhi; it is defined as 靜息動心 silencing, or putting to rest the active mind, or auto-hypnosis; also 心定止於一處 the mind centred, lit. the mind steadily fixed on one place, or in one position. It differs from 觀 which observes, examines, sifts evidence; 止 has to do with 拂妄 getting rid of distraction for moral ends; it is abstraction, rather than contemplation; see 止觀 In practice there are three methods of attaining such abstraction: (a) by fixing the mind on the nose, navel, etc.; (b) by stopping every thought as it arises; (c) by dwelling on the thought that nothing exists of itself, but from a preceding cause. |
歷 历 see styles |
lì li4 li reki |
to experience; to undergo; to pass through; all; each; every; history To pass through, over or to; successive; separated; calendar, astronomical calculations. |
段 see styles |
duàn duan4 tuan dan だん |
paragraph; section; segment; stage (of a process); classifier for stories, periods of time, lengths of thread etc (n,ctr) (1) step; stair; rung; (flight of) steps; (n,ctr) (2) shelf; layer; tier; (3) grade; level; class; (n,ctr) (4) dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.); rank; (5) paragraph; passage; (n,ctr) (6) column (of print); (n,ctr) (7) act (in kabuki, joruri, etc.); section; scene; (8) row of the multiplication table (e.g. five times table); (9) stage (in a process); phase; occasion; time; moment; situation; (10) (form) (as ...の段) matter; occasion; (11) (as ...どころの段ではない, ...という段じゃない, etc.) degree; extent; (counter) (12) counter for breaks in written language or speech; (place-name, surname) Dan A piece; a section, paragraph. piṇda, a ball, lump, especially of palatable food, sustenance. |
比 see styles |
bǐ bi3 pi firipin ふぃりぴん |
to compare; (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun}; ratio; to gesture; (Taiwan pr. [bi4] in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese) (n,n-suf) (1) ratio; proportion; (2) match; equal; equivalent; comparison; (suffix noun) (3) compared with ...; relative to ...; (4) (abbreviation) (See 比律賓・フィリピン) Philippines; (5) (See 六義・1) explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); (place-name) Firipin To compare; than; to assemble, arrive; partisan; each; translit. pi, bhi, vi, v. also 毘, 毗. |
毪 see styles |
mú mu2 mu |
a type of woolen fabric made in Tibet |
毾 see styles |
tà ta4 t`a ta |
a coarse, woollen serge |
氍 see styles |
qú qu2 ch`ü chü |
woolen rug |
沺 see styles |
tián tian2 t`ien tien sako さこ |
turbulent (place-name) Sako |
添 see styles |
tiān tian1 t`ien tien ten てん |
to add; to increase; to replenish (given name) Ten Add, additional, increase. |
激 see styles |
jī ji1 chi ji じ |
to arouse; to incite; to excite; to stimulate; sharp; fierce; violent (prefix) (before the root of an i-adjective or a noun) (See 激辛・1,激安) extremely; terrifically; super; (personal name) Ji |
煕 熙 see styles |
xī xi1 hsi hiromu ひろむ |
old variant of 熙 (given name) Hiromu Light, bright, splendid, prosperous. |
熙 see styles |
xī xi1 hsi hiromu ひろむ |
(used in names); (bound form) (literary) bright; prosperous; splendid; genial (given name) Hiromu |
熾 炽 see styles |
chì chi4 ch`ih chih shi おき |
to burn; to blaze; splendid; illustrious embers; live charcoal Blaze, flame, burn, effulgent. |
燦 灿 see styles |
càn can4 ts`an tsan san さん |
glorious; bright; brilliant; lustrous; resplendent (adj-t,adv-to) brilliant; resplendent; (female given name) San |
燮 see styles |
xiè xie4 hsieh |
to blend; to adjust; to harmonize; harmony |
猛 see styles |
měng meng3 meng mou / mo もう |
ferocious; fierce; violent; brave; suddenly; abrupt; (slang) awesome (adjectival noun) (1) greatly energetic; (adjectival noun) (2) ferocious; (prefix) (3) extreme; severe; (given name) Mou Fierce, violent; determined; sudden. |
猥 see styles |
wěi wei3 wei wai わい |
humble; rustic; plentiful (given name) Wai confused |
珠 see styles |
zhū zhu1 chu megumi めぐみ |
bead; pearl; CL:粒[li4],顆|颗[ke1] (1) ball; sphere; globe; orb; (2) bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; droplet; (3) ball (in sports); (4) pile (of noodles, etc.); (5) bullet; (6) bulb (i.e. a light bulb); (7) lens (of glasses, etc.); (8) bead (of an abacus); (9) (slang) (abbreviation) ball (i.e. a testicle); (10) gem; jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively); pearl; (11) female entertainer (e.g. a geisha); (12) (derogatory term) person (when commenting on their nature); character; (13) item, funds or person used as part of a plot; (n,n-suf) (14) egg; (suffix noun) (15) coin; (16) precious; beautiful; excellent; (female given name) Megumi mani. A pearl; a bead; synonym for buddha-truth. |
瑜 see styles |
yú yu2 yü yuu / yu ゆー |
excellence; luster of gems (personal name) Yu- Lustre of gems; a beautiful stone; excellences, virtues; translit. yu, yoyo. |
瓧 see styles |
xx xx5 xx |
decawatt (old); pr. [shi2 wa3]; single-character equivalent of 十瓦[shi2 wa3] |
瓩 see styles |
qiān wǎ qian1 wa3 ch`ien wa chien wa kiroguramu キログラム |
kilowatt (old); single-character equivalent of 千瓦[qian1 wa3] (kana only) kilogram (fre:); kilogramme |
瓰 see styles |
fēn wǎ fen1 wa3 fen wa |
deciwatt (old); single-character equivalent of 分瓦[fen1 wa3] |
瓱 see styles |
háo wǎ hao2 wa3 hao wa |
milliwatt (old); single-character equivalent of 毫瓦[hao2 wa3] |
瓸 see styles |
bǎi wǎ bai3 wa3 pai wa |
hectowatt (old); single-character equivalent of 百瓦 |
申 see styles |
shēn shen1 shen suu / su すう |
to extend; to state; to explain; 9th earthly branch: 3-5 p.m., 7th solar month (7th August-7th September), year of the Monkey; ancient Chinese compass point: 240° (1) the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); (2) (obsolete) (See 申の刻) hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); (3) (obsolete) west-southwest; (4) (obsolete) 7th month of the lunar calendar; (surname) Suu To draw out, stretch, extend, expand; notify, report: quote. |
町 see styles |
tǐng ting3 t`ing ting yamagimachi やまぎまち |
raised path between fields (1) (See 町・まち・1) town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood; (2) street; (3) chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); (4) chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares); (surname) Yamagimachi |
瘟 see styles |
wēn wen1 wen |
epidemic; pestilence; plague; (fig.) stupid; dull; (of a performance) lackluster |
癸 see styles |
guǐ gui3 kuei ki; mizunoto き; みずのと |
tenth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; tenth in order; letter "J" or Roman "X" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; ancient Chinese compass point: 15°; deca 10th in rank; tenth sign of the Chinese calendar |
盭 see styles |
lì li4 li |
unreasonable; violent |
睖 see styles |
lèng leng4 leng |
to stare blankly; to glare |
瞓 see styles |
fèn fen4 fen |
to sleep (Cantonese); Mandarin equivalent: 睡[shui4] |
砑 see styles |
yà ya4 ya |
to calender |
硒 see styles |
xī xi1 hsi |
selenium (chemistry) |
碼 码 see styles |
mǎ ma3 ma yaado / yado ヤード |
(archaic) agate; (bound form) standard weight used with a balance scale; number; (computing) code; (clothing) size; yard (unit of length); (coll.) kilometers per hour (informal misuse of "yard" to mean kph in speed references); (coll.) to pile up; to stack; classifier for matters, items, situations etc (esp. when indicating whether they are the same or different, as in 不是一碼事|不是一码事[bu4 shi4 yi1 ma3 shi4] "not the same thing"); (Tw, HK) (finance) unit of 25 basis points (i.e. a 0.25% change in interest rate) (kana only) yard (unit of distance) |
禕 祎 see styles |
yī yi1 i |
excellent; precious; rare; fine; (used in given names) |
秀 see styles |
xiù xiu4 hsiu minoru みのる |
(bound form) refined; elegant; graceful; beautiful; (bound form) superior; excellent; (loanword) show; (literary) to grow; to bloom; (of grain crops) to produce ears (on a scale measuring quality, results, etc.; higher than 優) preeminence; supremacy; distinction; excellence; (given name) Minoru |
稗 see styles |
bài bai4 pai hie ひえ |
barnyard millet (Echinochloa crus-galli); Panicum crus-galli; (literary) insignificant; trivial (kana only) barnyard millet (Echinochloa esculenta); Japanese millet; sanwa millet; (surname) Hie Tares, weeds. |
竪 竖 see styles |
shù shu4 shu tate たて |
variant of 豎|竖[shu4] (1) the vertical; height; (2) front-to-back; length; (3) north-to-south; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (4) vertical (relationship); hierarchy; (5) (weaving) warp; (surname) Tate To stand, erect, upright. |
節 节 see styles |
jié jie2 chieh misao みさを |
joint; node; (bound form) section; segment; solar term (one of the 24 divisions of the year in the traditional Chinese calendar); seasonal festival; (bound form) to economize; to save; (bound form) moral integrity; chastity; classifier for segments: lessons, train wagons, biblical verses etc; knot (nautical miles per hour) (archaism) space between two nodes (on bamboo, etc.); (female given name) Misao; Misawo joint |
籯 see styles |
yíng ying2 ying |
slender basket for chopsticks |
米 see styles |
mǐ mi3 mi yonehama よねはま |
uncooked rice; meter (unit of length); (slang) Chinese yuan (1) (because 米 can be deconstructed into 八十八) 88 years old; (2) (archaism) (See 米・こめ・1) rice; (surname) Yonehama śāli, rice, i. e. hulled rice. The word śālihas been wrongly used for śarīra, relics, and for both words 舍利 has been used. |
粛 see styles |
sù su4 su munetomo むねとも |
Japanese variant of 肅|肃 (adj-t,adv-to) (1) (usu. 粛として) (See 粛として・1) solemn; respectful; reverent; (adj-t,adv-to) (2) (usu. 粛として) (See 粛として・2) silent; quiet; (personal name) Munetomo |
粨 see styles |
bǎi mǐ bai3 mi3 pai mi |
hectometer (old); single-character equivalent of 百米[bai3 mi3] |
粲 see styles |
càn can4 ts`an tsan yutaka ゆたか |
beautiful; bright; splendid; smilingly (personal name) Yutaka |
細 细 see styles |
xì xi4 hsi hososaki ほそさき |
thin or slender; finely particulate; thin and soft; fine; delicate; trifling; (of a sound) quiet; frugal (1) (abbreviation) (See 細引き,細糸) fine thread; hempen cord; (prefix noun) (2) slender; narrow; weak; (suffix noun) (3) (as ぼそ) narrowness; (surname) Hososaki Fine, small, minute, in detail: careful. |
絨 绒 see styles |
róng rong2 jung |
velvet; woolen |
經 经 see styles |
jīng jing1 ching tsune つね |
classics; sacred book; scripture; to pass through; to undergo; to bear; to endure; warp (textile); longitude; menstruation; channel (TCM); abbr. for economics 經濟|经济[jing1 ji4] (female given name) Tsune A warp, that which runs lengthwise; to pass through or by, past; to manage, regulate; laws, canons, classics. Skt. sūtras; threads, threaded together, classical works. Also called 契經 and 經本. The sūtras in the Tripiṭaka are the sermons attributed to the Buddha; the other two divisions are 律 the Vinaya, and 論 the śāstras, or Abhidharma; cf. 三藏. Every sūtra begins with the words 如是我聞 'Thus did I hear', indicating that it contains the words of Śākyamuni. |
緡 缗 see styles |
mín min2 min sashi; bin さし; びん |
cord; fishing-line; string of coins (1) (See 緡縄・さしなわ) slender rope that goes through the hole in a coin; (n,ctr) (2) string of coins (usu. 100 mon) |
縦 see styles |
zòng zong4 tsung muneo むねお |
old variant of 縱|纵[zong4] (adverb) (kana only) even if; (adjectival noun) (kana only) selfish; self-indulgent; arbitrary; (1) the vertical; height; (2) front-to-back; length; (3) north-to-south; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (4) vertical (relationship); hierarchy; (5) (weaving) warp; (personal name) Muneo |
縱 纵 see styles |
zòng zong4 tsung shō |
vertical; north-south (Taiwan pr. [zong1]); from front to back; longitudinal; lengthwise (Taiwan pr. [zong1]); military unit corresponding to an army corps (Taiwan pr. [zong1]); (bound form) to release (a captive); to indulge; to leap up; (literary) even if grant |
續 续 see styles |
xù xu4 hsü tsuzuku つづく |
to continue; to replenish (surname) Tsuzuku To join on; continue, add, supplementary, a supplement. |
罽 see styles |
jì ji4 chi kei |
(fishing net); woolen rug A fishing net (of hair) translit. k, c, r. |
羼 see styles |
chàn chan4 ch`an chan san |
to mix; to blend; to dilute; to adulterate Crowding sheep, confusion; translit. kṣan, ṣan. |
肘 see styles |
zhǒu zhou3 chou chū ひじ |
elbow; pork shoulder elbow hasta, forearm, the 16,000th part of a yojana; it varies from 1ft. 4in. to 1ft. 8in. in length. |
脹 胀 see styles |
zhàng zhang4 chang |
to swell; to distend; to expand; swollen; bloated |
腕 see styles |
wàn wan4 wan ude うで |
wrist; (squid, starfish etc) arm (1) arm; (2) ability; skill; talent; competence; (3) (physical) strength; (place-name) Ude [upper] arm |
腫 肿 see styles |
zhǒng zhong3 chung shu しゅ |
to swell; swelling; swollen (suffix noun) tumor; tumour |
膨 see styles |
péng peng2 p`eng peng suenaga すえなが |
swollen (personal name) Suenaga |
臌 see styles |
gǔ gu3 ku |
dropsical; swollen |
臘 腊 see styles |
là la4 la rou / ro ろう |
ancient practice of offering sacrifices to the gods in the 12th lunar month; the 12th lunar month; (bound form) (of meat, fish etc) cured in winter, esp. in the 12th lunar month (1) {Buddh} offering ceremony held on the third day of the dog after the winter solstice; (2) twelfth month of the lunisolar calendar; (3) (See 臈) year in the Buddhist order (after the completion of the first meditation retreat) Dried flesh; to sacrifice to the gods three days after the winter solstice; the end of the year; a year; a monastic year, i.e. the end of the annual summer retreat, also called 戒臘; 夏臘; 法臘. |
芋 see styles |
yù yu4 yü imo いも |
taro; Colocasia antiquorum; Colocasia esculenta (1) tuber; taro; potato; (2) (derogatory term) yokel; bumpkin; (personal name) Imo |
芸 see styles |
yún yun2 yün nori のり |
common rue (Ruta graveolens); (used in old compounds relating to books because in former times rue was used to protect books from insect damage) art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance; (personal name) Nori |
苪 see styles |
bǐng bing3 ping |
bright; shining, splendid |
菰 see styles |
gū gu1 ku komo こも |
Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia), now rare in the wild, formerly harvested for its grain, now mainly cultivated for its edible stem known as 茭白筍|茭白笋[jiao1 bai2 sun3], which is swollen by a smut fungus; variant of 菇[gu1] (1) (abbreviation) woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); (2) beggar; (3) (archaism) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia) |
萘 see styles |
nài nai4 nai |
naphthalene C10H8 |
蔀 see styles |
bù bu4 pu tobe とべ |
(literary) to cover; to shelter; (literary) 76 years (unit of time in ancient calendars) {archit} latticed shutters (in traditional Japanese and Chinese architecture); (surname) Tobe |
蔚 see styles |
wèi wei4 wei shigeru しげる |
Artemisia japonica; luxuriant; resplendent; impressive (given name) Shigeru |
薐 see styles |
léng leng2 leng |
old name for spinach |
蘀 萚 see styles |
tuò tuo4 t`o to |
fallen leaves and bark |
虣 see styles |
bào bao4 pao |
cruel; violent |
虧 亏 see styles |
kuī kui1 k`uei kuei |
to lose (money); to have a deficit; to be deficient; to treat unfairly; luckily; fortunately; thanks to; (used to introduce an ironic remark about sb who has fallen short of expectations) |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
This page contains 100 results for "Len" 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
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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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