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外乞 see styles |
wài qǐ wai4 qi3 wai ch`i wai chi gekotsu |
The mendicant monk who seeks self-control by external means, e. g. abstinence from food, as contrasted with the 内乞 who seeks it by spiritual methods. |
外我 see styles |
wài wǒ wai4 wo3 wai wo gega |
An external Ego, e. g. a Creator or ruler of the world, such as Siva. |
外道 see styles |
wài dào wai4 dao4 wai tao gedou / gedo げどう |
(1) {Buddh} (See 内道) tirthika; non-Buddhist teachings; non-Buddhist; (2) heterodoxy; unorthodoxy; heresy; heretic; (3) (oft. used as a pejorative) demon; devil; fiend; brute; wretch; (4) type of fish one did not intend to catch; (person) Gedō Outside doctrines; non-Buddhist; heresy, heretics; the Tīrthyas or Tīrthikas; there are many groups of these: that of the 二天三仙 two devas and three sages, i. e. the Viṣṇuites, the Maheśvarites (or Śivaites), and the followers of Kapila, Ulūka, and Ṛṣabha. Another group of four is given as Kapila, Ulūka, Nirgrantha-putra (Jainas), and Jñātṛ (Jainas). A group of six, known as the外道六師 six heretical masters, is Pūraṇa-Kāśyapa, Maskari-Gośālīputra, Sañjaya-Vairāṭīputra, Ajita-Keśakambala, Kakuda-Kātyāyana, and Nirgrantha-Jñātṛputra; there are also two other groupings of six, one of them indicative of their various forms of asceticism and self-torture. There are also groups of 13, 1, 20, 30, 95, and 96 heretics, or forms of non-Buddhist doctrine, the 95 being divided into 11 classes, beginning with the Saṃkhyā philosophy and ending with that of no-cause, or existence as accidental. |
大乘 see styles |
dà shèng da4 sheng4 ta sheng oonori おおのり |
Mahayana, the Great Vehicle; Buddhism based on the Mayahana sutras, as spread to Central Asia, China and beyond; also pr. [Da4 cheng2] (surname) Oonori Mahāyāna; also called 上乘; 妙乘; 勝乘; 無上乘; 無上上乘; 不惡乘; 無等乘, 無等等乘; 摩訶衍 The great yāna, wain, or conveyance, or the greater vehicle in comparison with the 小乘 Hīnayāna. It indicates universalism, or Salvation for all, for all are Buddha and will attain bodhi. It is the form of Buddhism prevalent in Tibet, Mongolia, China, Korea, Japan, and in other places in the Far East. It is also called Northern Buddhism. It is interpreted as 大教 the greater teaching as compared with 小教 the smaller, or inferior. Hīnayāna, which is undoubtedly nearer to the original teaching of the Buddha, is unfairly described as an endeavour to seek nirvana through an ash-covered body, an extinguished intellect, and solitariness; its followers are sravakas and pratyekabuddhas (i.e. those who are striving for their own deliverance through ascetic works). Mahāyāna, on the other hand, is described as seeking to find and extend all knowledge, and, in certain schools, to lead all to Buddhahood. It has a conception of an Eternal Buddha, or Buddhahood as Eternal (Adi-Buddha), but its especial doctrines are, inter alia, (a) the bodhisattvas 菩薩 , i.e. beings who deny themselves final Nirvana until, according to their vows, they have first saved all the living; (b) salvation by faith in, or invocation of the Buddhas or bodhisattvas; (c) Paradise as a nirvana of bliss in the company of Buddhas, bodhisattvas, saints, and believers. Hīnayāna is sometimes described as 自利 self-benefiting, and Mahāyāna as 自利利他 self-benefit for the benefit of others, unlimited altruism and pity being the theory of Mahāyāna. There is a further division into one-yana and three-yanas: the trīyāna may be śrāvaka, pratyeka-buddha, and bodhisattva, represented by a goat, deer, or bullock cart; the one-yāna is that represented by the Lotus School as the one doctrine of the Buddha, which had been variously taught by him according to the capacity of his hearers, v. 方便. Though Mahāyāna tendencies are seen in later forms of the older Buddhism, the foundation of Mahāyāna has been attributed to Nāgārjuna 龍樹. "The characteristics of this system are an excess of transcendental speculation tending to abstract nihilism, and the substitution of fanciful degrees of meditation and contemplation (v. Samādhi and Dhyāna) in place of the practical asceticism of the Hīnayāna school."[Eitel 68-9.] Two of its foundation books are the 起信論and the 妙法蓮華經 but a larnge numberof Mahāyāna sutras are ascribed to the Buddha。. |
大我 see styles |
dà wǒ da4 wo3 ta wo taiga たいが |
the collective; the whole; (Buddhism) the greater self (female given name) Taiga The greater self, or the true personality 眞我. Hīnayāna is accused of only knowing and denying the common idea of a self, or soul, whereas there is a greater self, which is a nirvana self. It especially refers to the Great Ego, the Buddha, but also to any Buddha ;v.大目經1, etc., and 涅槃經 23. |
大牌 see styles |
dà pái da4 pai2 ta p`ai ta pai |
strong card; honor card (card games); very popular or successful person; self-important |
天王 see styles |
tiān wáng tian1 wang2 t`ien wang tien wang tennou / tenno てんのう |
emperor; god; Hong Xiuquan's self-proclaimed title; see also 洪秀全[Hong2 Xiu4 quan2] (1) {Buddh} heavenly king; (2) (See 牛頭天王) Gozu Tenno (deity said to be the Indian god Gavagriva); (place-name, surname) Tennou Maharāja-devas; 四天王 Caturmahārāja. The four deva kings in the first or lowest devaloka, on its four sides. E. 持國天王 Dhṛtarāṣṭra. S. 增長天王 Virūḍhaka. W. 廣目天王 Virūpākṣa. N. 多聞天王 Dhanada, or Vaiśravaṇa. The four are said to have appeared to 不空 Amogha in a temple in Xianfu, some time between 742-6, and in consequence he introduced their worship to China as guardians of the monasteries, where their images are seen in the hall at the entrance, which is sometimes called the 天王堂 hall of the deva-kings. 天王 is also a designation of Siva the 大白在, i. e. Maheśvara 摩醯首羅, the great sovereign ruler. |
天識 天识 see styles |
tiān shì tian1 shi4 t`ien shih tien shih tenshiki |
Natural perception, or wisdom; the primal endowment in man: the 眞如 or bhūtatathatā. |
失態 失态 see styles |
shī tài shi1 tai4 shih t`ai shih tai shittai しったい |
to forget one's manners; to forget oneself; to lose self-control (in a situation) mismanagement; fault; error; failure; disgrace; discredit |
奴家 see styles |
nú jiā nu2 jia1 nu chia |
(old) your servant (humble self-reference by young female) |
妄識 妄识 see styles |
wàng shì wang4 shi4 wang shih mōjiki |
deluded consciousness |
妙應 妙应 see styles |
miào yìng miao4 ying4 miao ying myōō |
The miraculous response, or self-manifestation of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. |
妙覺 妙觉 see styles |
miào jué miao4 jue2 miao chüeh myōgaku |
The wonderful enlightenment of Mahāyāna, or self-enlightenment to enlighten others. |
始覺 始觉 see styles |
shǐ jué shi3 jue2 shih chüeh shigaku |
The initial functioning of mind or intelligence as a process of 'becoming', arising from 本覺 which is Mind or Intelligence, self-contained, unsullied, and considered as universal, the source of all enlightenment. The 'initial intelligence' or enlightenment arises from the inner influence 薰 of the Mind and from external teaching. In the 'original intelligence' are the four values adopted and made transcendent by the Nirvāṇa-sūtra, viz. 常, 樂, 我, 淨 Perpetuity, joy, personality, and purity; these are acquired through the 始覺 process of enlightenment. Cf. 起信論 Awakening of Faith. |
孤調 孤调 see styles |
gū diào gu1 diao4 ku tiao kochō |
Self-arranging, the Hīnayāna method of salvation by individual effort. |
宅識 宅识 see styles |
zhái shì zhai2 shi4 chai shih takushiki |
to store consciousness |
守刀 see styles |
mamorigatana まもりがたな |
(irregular okurigana usage) sword for self-defense; sword for self-defence |
實我 实我 see styles |
shí wǒ shi2 wo3 shih wo jitsuga |
The true ego, in contrast with the 假我 phenomenal ego. |
尊大 see styles |
takahiro たかひろ |
(noun or adjectival noun) haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important; (personal name) Takahiro |
尋伺 寻伺 see styles |
xún sì xun2 si4 hsün ssu jinshi |
vitarka and vicāra, two conditions in dhyāna discovery and analysis of principles; vitarka 毘擔迦 a dharma which tends to increase, and vicāra 毘遮羅one which tends to diminish, definiteness and clearness in the stream of consciousness; cf. 中間定. |
導引 导引 see styles |
dǎo yǐn dao3 yin3 tao yin douin / doin どういん |
same as 引導|引导[yin3 dao3]; Dao Yin, Daoist exercises involving breathing, stretching and self-massage (1) guidance; showing the way; (2) (See あん摩・あんま・1) massage; (3) tao yin; Taoist Neigong; Taoist exercises To lead. |
小子 see styles |
xiǎo zi xiao3 zi5 hsiao tzu choko ちょこ |
(coll.) boy; (derog.) joker; guy; (despicable) fellow (1) (form) little child; (2) (archaism) male between 4 and 16 years old (ritsuryō period); (3) (archaism) (See 弟子) pupil; disciple; follower; (pronoun) (4) (form) (humble language) I; me; my humble self; (pronoun) (5) (archaism) (referring to an inferior) you; (female given name) Choko |
小師 小师 see styles |
xiǎo shī xiao3 shi1 hsiao shih komoro こもろ |
(surname) Komoro A junior monk of less than ten years full ordination, also a courtesy title for a disciple; and a self-depreciatory title of any monk; v. 鐸 dahara. |
小我 see styles |
xiǎo wǒ xiao3 wo3 hsiao wo shouga / shoga しょうが |
the self; the individual the self; the ego |
小生 see styles |
komo こも |
(pronoun) (humble language) (masculine speech) (used mainly in letters) I; me; my humble self; (place-name) Komo |
小登 see styles |
xiǎo dēng xiao3 deng1 hsiao teng |
(slang) youngster; kid (humorous or self-deprecating neologism derived from 老登[lao3 deng1], established since c. 2022) |
小編 小编 see styles |
xiǎo biān xiao3 bian1 hsiao pien shouhen / shohen しょうへん |
social-media editor; page admin; creator of online content (often used by the writer as a self-referential persona) (very) short story or article; short short story; conte |
山僧 see styles |
shān sēng shan1 seng1 shan seng sansō |
(1) 'Hill monk', self-deprecatory term used by monks. (2) A monk dwelling apart from monasteries. |
己證 己证 see styles |
jǐ zhèng ji3 zheng4 chi cheng koshō |
自證 Self-attained assurance of the truth, such as that of the Buddha. |
布薩 布萨 see styles |
bù sà bu4 sa4 pu sa fusatsu |
poṣadha, upavasatha, upoṣana; 布沙他 (or 布灑他); 褒沙陀 Pali: uposatha; fasting, a fast, the nurturing or renewal of vows, intp. by 淨住 or 善宿 or 長養, meaning abiding in retreat for spiritual refreshment. There are other similar terms, e. g. 布薩陀婆; 優補陀婆; also 布薩犍度 which the Vinaya uses for the meeting place; 鉢囉帝提舍耶寐 pratideśanīya, is self-examination and public confession during the fast. It is also an old Indian fast. Buddha's monks should meet at the new and fall moons and read the Prātimokṣa sutra for their moral edification, also disciples at home should observe the six fast days and the eight commands. The 布薩日 fast days are the 15th and 29th or 30th of the moon. |
底氣 底气 see styles |
dǐ qì di3 qi4 ti ch`i ti chi |
lung capacity; lung power; boldness; confidence; self-assurance; vigor |
強気 see styles |
tsuyoki つよき |
(adj-na,adj-no,n) (1) confident; assured; self-assured; firm; strong; cocksure; (adj-na,adj-no,n) (2) (See 弱気・よわき・2) bullish (e.g. market) |
影像 see styles |
yǐng xiàng ying3 xiang4 ying hsiang eizou / ezo えいぞう |
image silhouette pratibimba. Shadows, reflections, with no real existence or nature of their own. |
彼我 see styles |
bǐ wǒ bi3 wo3 pi wo higa ひが |
self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I theirs and mine |
徳性 see styles |
tokusei / tokuse とくせい |
moral character or consciousness |
心性 see styles |
xīn xìng xin1 xing4 hsin hsing shinsei / shinse しんせい |
one's nature; temperament mind; disposition; nature Immutable mind-corpus, or mind-nature, the self-existing fundamental pure mind, the all, the Tathāgata-garbha, or 如來藏心; 自性淸淨心; also described in the 起信論 Awakening of Faith as immortal 不生不滅. Another definition identifies 心 with 性 saying 性卽是心, 心卽是佛 the nature is the mind, and mind is Buddha; another, that mind and nature are the same when 悟 awake and understanding, but differ when 迷 in illusion; and further, in reply to the statement that the Buddha-nature is eternal but the mind not eternal, it is said, the nature is like water, the mind like ice, illusion turns nature to mental ice form, awakening melts it back to its proper nature. |
心識 心识 see styles |
xīn shì xin1 shi4 hsin shih shinshiki |
The mind and cognition; mind and its contents; the two are considered as identical in the Abhidharma-kośa, but different in Mahāyāna. |
性分 see styles |
xìng fēn xing4 fen1 hsing fen shoubun / shobun しょうぶん |
nature; disposition The nature of anything; the various nature of various things. |
性我 see styles |
xìng wǒ xing4 wo3 hsing wo shōga |
The Buddha-nature ego, which is apperceived when the illusory ego is banished. |
恣心 see styles |
shishin ししん |
(rare) selfish, self-indulgent heart |
恣睢 see styles |
zì suī zi4 sui1 tzu sui |
(literary) reckless; unbridled; self-indulgent; conceited; overly pleased with oneself |
悠揚 悠扬 see styles |
yōu yáng you1 yang2 yu yang yuuyou / yuyo ゆうよう |
melodious; mellifluous (adj-t,adv-to) self-possessed; calm |
悲催 see styles |
bēi cuī bei1 cui1 pei ts`ui pei tsui |
(slang) miserable; wretched; unfortunate (often humorous or self-deprecating) |
情有 see styles |
qíng yǒu qing2 you3 ch`ing yu ching yu jōu |
The realm of feeling, i.e. any world of sentience or feeling, especially this world as empirically considered; 有情 is to have consciousness, the conscious, or sentient. |
情識 情识 see styles |
qíng shì qing2 shi4 ch`ing shih ching shih jōshiki |
deluded consciousness |
意地 see styles |
yì dì yi4 di4 i ti iji いじ |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) stubbornness; obstinacy; willpower; pride; (2) disposition; nature; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (3) appetite; desire; greed The stage of intellectual consciousness, being the sixth vijñāna, the source of all concepts. |
意法 see styles |
yì fǎ yi4 fa3 i fa i hō |
thinking consciousness and concept |
意處 意处 see styles |
yì chù yi4 chu4 i ch`u i chu i sho |
The, mind-sense, the mind, the sixth of the six senses, v. 六處. |
意言 see styles |
yì yán yi4 yan2 i yen igon |
Mental words, words within the intellectual consciousness; thought and words. |
意識 意识 see styles |
yì shí yi4 shi2 i shih ishiki いしき |
consciousness; awareness; (usu. followed by 到[dao4]) to be aware of; to realize (n,vs,vt,vi) (1) consciousness; (n,vs,vt,vi) (2) becoming aware (of); awareness; sense; (n,vs,vt,vi) (3) {Buddh} mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information) manovijñāna; the faculty of mind, one of the six vijñānas. |
意車 意车 see styles |
yì chē yi4 che1 i ch`e i che isha |
The mind vehicle, the vehicle of intellectual consciousness, the imagination. |
慎み see styles |
tsutsushimi つつしみ |
modesty; self-control; discretion |
慢心 see styles |
màn xīn man4 xin1 man hsin manshin まんしん |
(n,vs,vi) self-conceit; pride pride |
慢我 see styles |
màn wǒ man4 wo3 man wo manga |
inherently arisen self |
我侭 see styles |
wagamama わがまま |
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) (kana only) selfishness; egoism; self-indulgence; wilfulness; willfulness; (2) (kana only) disobedience; (3) (kana only) whim |
我倒 see styles |
wǒ dào wo3 dao4 wo tao gatō |
The illusion of an ego, one of the four inverted or upside-down ideas. |
我儘 see styles |
wagamama わがまま |
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) (kana only) selfishness; egoism; self-indulgence; wilfulness; willfulness; (2) (kana only) disobedience; (3) (kana only) whim |
我利 see styles |
gari がり |
self interest |
我執 我执 see styles |
wǒ zhí wo3 zhi2 wo chih gashuu / gashu がしゅう |
egotism; obstinacy ātma-grāha; holding to the concept of the ego; also 人執. |
我塵 我尘 see styles |
wǒ chén wo3 chen2 wo ch`en wo chen ga jin |
self and the objects of self |
我德 see styles |
wǒ dé wo3 de2 wo te gatoku |
Power or virtue of the ego, the ego being defined as 自在 sovereign, master, free; v. 我波羅蜜. |
我心 see styles |
wǒ xīn wo3 xin1 wo hsin gashin わがこころ |
(exp,n) my heart self-[attached] mind |
我性 see styles |
wǒ xìng wo3 xing4 wo hsing gashō |
self-ness |
我想 see styles |
wǒ xiǎng wo3 xiang3 wo hsiang ga zō |
The thought that the ego has reality. |
我意 see styles |
wǒ yì wo3 yi4 wo i gai がい |
self-will; obstinacy my point |
我愚 see styles |
wǒ yú wo3 yu2 wo yü gagu |
Ego ignorance, holding to the illusion of the reality of the ego. |
我愛 我爱 see styles |
wǒ ài wo3 ai4 wo ai ga-ai |
Self-love; the love of or attachment to the ego, arising with the eighth vijñāna. |
我我 see styles |
wǒ wǒ wo3 wo3 wo wo gaga われわれ |
(pn,adj-no) we individual self (self) that is attached to |
我所 see styles |
wǒ suǒ wo3 suo3 wo so gasho |
我所有; 我所事 Mine, personal, subjective; personal conditions, possessions, or anything related to the self. |
我有 see styles |
wǒ yǒu wo3 you3 wo yu gau がう |
(surname) Gau The illusion that the ego has real existence. |
我法 see styles |
wǒ fǎ wo3 fa3 wo fa ga hō |
Self (or the ego), and things. |
我流 see styles |
garyuu / garyu がりゅう |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) self-taught method; one's own way; one's own style |
我癡 see styles |
wǒ chī wo3 chi1 wo ch`ih wo chih gachi |
delusion regarding the self |
我相 see styles |
wǒ xiàng wo3 xiang4 wo hsiang gasō |
Egoism, the concept of the ego as real. Anyone who believes in我相, 人我, 衆生我, 壽我 is not a true Bodhisattva, v. 我人四相. |
我空 see styles |
wǒ kōng wo3 kong1 wo k`ung wo kung gakū |
生空 (衆生空); 人空 Illusion of the concept of the reality of the ego, man being composed of elements and disintegrated when these are dissolved. |
我義 我义 see styles |
wǒ yì wo3 yi4 wo i gagi |
meaning of 'self' |
我者 see styles |
wǒ zhě wo3 zhe3 wo che ga sha |
self |
我見 我见 see styles |
wǒ jiàn wo3 jian4 wo chien gaken がけん |
selfish mind 身見 The erroneous doctrine that the ego, or self, composed of the temporary five skandhas, is a reality and permanent. |
我貪 我贪 see styles |
wǒ tān wo3 tan1 wo t`an wo tan gaton |
self-craving |
我障 see styles |
wǒ zhàng wo3 zhang4 wo chang gashō |
obstruction due to the [notion of] self |
我體 我体 see styles |
wǒ tǐ wo3 ti3 wo t`i wo ti gatai |
self-identity |
打算 see styles |
dǎ suàn da3 suan4 ta suan dasan ださん |
to plan; to intend; to calculate; plan; intention; calculation; CL:個|个[ge4] (noun, transitive verb) calculation; self-interest; selfishness |
拍客 see styles |
pāi kè pai1 ke4 p`ai k`o pai ko |
citizen journalist (typically posting short, self-produced documentary videos on the Web) |
拿大 see styles |
ná dà na2 da4 na ta |
to put on airs; self-important; high and mighty |
指事 see styles |
zhǐ shì zhi3 shi4 chih shih shiji しじ |
ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters); Chinese character indicating an idea, such as up and down; also known as self-explanatory character (one of the six classes of Chinese characters) (See 六書・1) logogram; indicative; character depicting an abstract idea Zhishi |
振る see styles |
buru ぶる |
(suf,v5r) (1) (kana only) (after a noun, adjectival noun or adjective stem) to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to pose as ...; to behave like ...; to pretend to be ...; (v5r,vi) (2) (colloquialism) (kana only) to put on airs; to be self-important |
控目 see styles |
hikaeme ひかえめ |
(adj-na,n,adj-no) moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing; unassuming; well-behaved; low-key; temperate; in small quantities |
放佚 see styles |
houitsu / hoitsu ほういつ |
(noun or adjectival noun) self-indulgence; looseness; dissoluteness |
放恣 see styles |
fàng zì fang4 zi4 fang tzu hōshi ほうし |
(adjectival noun) licentious; self-indulgent heedlessness |
放縦 see styles |
houjuu; houshou / hoju; hosho ほうじゅう; ほうしょう |
(noun or adjectival noun) self-indulgence; looseness; dissolution; licence; license |
放縱 放纵 see styles |
fàng zòng fang4 zong4 fang tsung hōshō |
to indulge; to pamper; to connive at; permissive; indulgent; self-indulgent; unrestrained; undisciplined; uncultured; boorish vanity |
放肆 see styles |
fàng sì fang4 si4 fang ssu houshi / hoshi ほうし |
wanton; unbridled; presumptuous; impudent (adjectival noun) licentious; self-indulgent |
放逸 see styles |
fàng yì fang4 yi4 fang i hōitsu ほういつ |
(noun or adjectival noun) self-indulgence; looseness; dissoluteness Loose, unrestrained. |
故吾 see styles |
kogo こご |
(archaism) (See 今吾) one's former self |
故我 see styles |
gù wǒ gu4 wo3 ku wo |
one's old self; one's original self; what one has always been |
新熏 see styles |
xīn xūn xin1 xun1 hsin hsün shingun |
new perfuming of seeds in the store consciousness |
明達 明达 see styles |
míng dá ming2 da2 ming ta myoutatsu / myotatsu みょうたつ |
reasonable; of good judgment (noun or adjectival noun) wisdom; (given name) Myōtatsu Enlightenment 明in the case of the saint includes knowledge of future incarnations of self others, of the past incarnation of self and others, and that the present incarnation will end illusion. In the case of the Buddha such knowledge is called 達 thorough or perfect enlightenment. |
昏識 昏识 see styles |
hūn shì hun1 shi4 hun shih konshiki |
Dull, or confused, knowledge. |
昏迷 see styles |
hūn mí hun1 mi2 hun mi konmei / konme こんめい |
to lose consciousness; to be in a coma; stupor; coma; stunned; disoriented (n,vs,adj-no) stupefaction; stupor; unconsciousness; confusion delusion |
晚生 see styles |
wǎn shēng wan3 sheng1 wan sheng |
I (self-deprecatory, in front of elders) (old) |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
This page contains 100 results for "Self-Consciousness Jp" 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
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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.
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.
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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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