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nuǎn
    nuan3
nuan
 yutori
    ゆとり
warm; to warm
warming; warmth; (personal name) Yutori
Warm; to warm.


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xiàng
    xiang4
hsiang
variant of 向[xiang4]; direction; orientation; to face; to turn toward; to; towards; shortly before; formerly
See:

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zhāo
    zhao1
chao
 hajime
    はじめ
morning
(n,n-suf) (1) dynasty; (n,n-suf) (2) reign; (n,n-suf) (3) period; epoch; age; (n,n-suf) (4) court; (5) (abbreviation) (See 北朝鮮) North Korea; (personal name) Hajime
Morning. Court, dynasty; towards.

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 nagashi
    ながし
(n,ctr) (1) article (in a document); clause; section; provision; (counter) (2) counter for lines, stripes, streaks, rays, etc.; (conjunction) (3) (as とは言い条) although; though; (conjunction) (4) (used in letters) since; as; because; inasmuch as; (5) (hist) (See 条坊制) jō; north-south division of an imperial city consisting of west-east streets and their corresponding wards (in the jō-bō system); (given name) Nagashi

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guǒ
    guo3
kuo
 minoru
    みのる
fruit; result; resolute; indeed; if really
(1) {Buddh} (See 因・2) phala (attained state, result); (2) {Buddh} (See 悟り・2) enlightenment (as the fruits of one's Buddhist practice); (3) (See 果物) fruit; (counter) (4) counter for pieces of fruit; (male given name) Minoru
phala, 頗羅 fruit; offspring; result, consequence, effect; reward, retribution; it contrasts with cause, i. e. 因果 cause and effect. The effect by causing a further effect becomes also a cause.

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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.

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suō
    suo1
so
horse chestnut; Stewartia pseudocamellia (botany)


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zhàn
    zhan4
chan
 kakebashi
    かけばし
a wooden or bamboo pen for sheep or cattle; wood or bamboo trestlework; a warehouse; (computing) stack
(surname) Kakebashi

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shèn
    shen4
shen
 sawaragi
    さわらぎ
variant of 葚[shen4]
(kana only) sawara cypress (Chamaecyparis pisifera); (surname) Sawaragi

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 bandou / bando
    ばんどう
(1) teapot-like object made typically of lacquerware and used to pour hot and cold liquids; (2) basin of water with two handles on either side used for washing one's face or hands; (surname) Bandou


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biāo
    biao1
piao
 maaku / maku
    まあく
mark; sign; label; to mark with a symbol, label, lettering etc; to bear (a brand name, registration number etc); prize; award; bid; target; quota; (old) the topmost branches of a tree; visible symptom; classifier for military units
(1) (rare) mark; sign; target; (2) (archaism) plain wood showing the seating order of officials at court; (3) (archaism) nameplate; (female given name) Maaku
Signal, flag, banner; the troops under a particular banner; a notice, list, signboard, ticket; to publish.


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hèng
    heng4
heng
 kō
harsh and unreasonable; unexpected
A crossbar, crosswise, athwart, across, perverse, arrogant; unexpected, i.e. lucky or unlucky.


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guì
    gui4
kuei
 hitsugi
    ひつぎ
cupboard; cabinet; wardrobe
(1) (kana only) chest; coffer; (2) (See お櫃) rice tub; lidded round, wooden container for cooked rice; (surname) Hitsugi
A counter, cupboard, bureau.


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chú
    chu2
ch`u
    chu
wardrobe; closet; cabinet

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wǎi
    wai3
wai
 hizumi
    ひずみ
to sprain (one's ankle) (Tw)
(adj-na,adj-no,n) (1) (kana only) distorted; crooked; irregular; warped; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) (kana only) oval; elliptical shape; (3) (kana only) (See 飯櫃・めしびつ) round, wooden container for cooked rice; (4) oval coin; (female given name) Hizumi


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shāng
    shang1
shang
to die in childhood; war dead

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máo
    mao2
mao
 yashiyu
    やしゆ
hair; feather; down; wool; mildew; mold; coarse or semifinished; young; raw; careless; unthinking; nervous; scared; (of currency) to devalue or depreciate; classifier for Chinese fractional monetary unit ( = 角[jiao3] , = one-tenth of a yuan or 10 fen 分[fen1])
(numeric) (1) one-thousandth; 0.03 mm (one-thousandth of a sun); 0.01 percent (one-thousandth of a wari); 3.75 milligrams (one-thousandth of a monme); (2) old monetary unit (0.0001 yen); (surname) Yashiyu
Hair; feathers.

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guàn
    guan4
kuan
 kan
to irrigate; to pour; to install (software); to record (music)
To water, sprinkle, pour; to flow together, or into, accumulate.

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shí
    shi2
shih
stoneware

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kǎo
    kao3
k`ao
    kao
to roast; to grill; to broil; to bake; to toast (bread); to warm oneself by a fire

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    wu4
wu
to warm something up

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shāo
    shao1
shao
 shouji / shoji
    しょうじ
old variant of 燒|烧[shao1]
(1) cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; (2) tempering; (suffix noun) (3) -ware; (personal name) Shouji


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nuǎn
    nuan3
nuan
 dan
    だん
variant of 暖[nuan3]
warming; warmth
warm


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nuǎn
    nuan3
nuan
 nan
variant of 暖[nuan3], warm
Warm, idem 暖.

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    xu4
hsü
 atsushi
    あつし
balmy; nicely warm; cozy; Taiwan pr. [xu3]
(personal name) Atsushi

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táng
    tang2
t`ang
    tang
to warm; to toast

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    xi1
hsi
 hiroshi
    ひろし
bright; warm
(personal name) Hiroshi


𬊈

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xún
    xun2
hsün
warm up (food)

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làn
    lan4
lan
 miyabi
    みやび
old variant of 爛|烂[lan4]
warming up sake; warmed sake; (female given name) Miyabi

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    yu4

 iku
    いく
warm
embers; live charcoal; (female given name) Iku

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shuǎng
    shuang3
shuang
 takashi
    たかし
bright; clear; crisp; open; frank; straightforward; to feel well; fine; pleasurable; invigorating; to deviate
(given name) Takashi

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bǎn
    ban3
pan
 han(p); ban
    はん(P); ばん
a register; block of printing; edition; version; page
(n,n-suf) (1) (ばん when a suffix) edition; version; printing; impression; implementation (of software); (2) {print} (also written 板) plate; block; cast; (counter) (3) counter for editions of a publication
a wooden plate

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kào
    kao4
k`ao
    kao
to reward or comfort with presents of food, drink etc


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jiǎng
    jiang3
chiang
 shō
prize; award; bonus; reward; (bound form) to encourage; to commend; to praise; to award; to give as a reward
to recommend

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xuán
    xuan2
hsüan
 fukashi
    ふかし
black; mysterious
(given name) Fukashi
Dark, sombre, black; abstruse, obscure, deep, profound; hence it is used to indicate Daoism, and was afterwards adopted by the Buddhists.

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shuài
    shuai4
shuai
 ritsu
    りつ
to lead; to command; rash; hasty; frank; straightforward; generally; usually
(n,n-suf) rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
A net with handle; to pursue, follow after; lead on; suddenly; generally.

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wèn
    wen4
wen
a crack (in porcelain, glassware etc); CL:道[dao4]

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    wa3
wa
 kawara
    かわら
roof tile; abbr. for 瓦特[wa3 te4]
tile (e.g. roof); (surname, female given name) Kawara
Tiles, pottery.

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wèng
    weng4
weng
 motai
    もたい
    he
    へ
variant of 甕|瓮[weng4]; earthen jar; urn
(archaism) earthenware vessel for alcoholic beverages, etc.

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    ci2
tz`u
    tzu
chinaware; porcelain; china


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wèng
    weng4
weng
 you / yo
    よう
pottery container for water, wine etc
(archaism) fired earthenware vessel used by the emperor to clean his hands; (surname) Yō
kumbha, a pitcher, jar, pot.

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yǎn
    yan3
yen
earthenware vessel

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    ge1
ko
pimple; wart

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yóu
    you2
yu
 ibo; ibo
    いぼ; イボ
nodule; wart
(kana only) wart

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hóu
    hou2
hou
wart


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yào
    yao4
yao
 okori; warawayami
    おこり; わらわやみ
used in 瘧子|疟子[yao4 zi5]
ague; intermittent fever; the shakes; malarial fever
Fever, ague.

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    he2
ho
vessel similar to a kettle, but with three or four legs, used in ancient times for warming wine

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àng
    ang4
ang
 ō
(literary) ancient earthenware container with a big belly and small mouth; (literary) brimming; abundant
A bowl; abundant; translit. ang.


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jiàn
    jian4
chien
 kanzaki
    かんざき
(bound form) supervisor; supervisory office (in imperial China)
(n,n-suf) (1) (archaism) special Nara-period administrative division for areas containing a detached palace (Yoshino and Izumi); (2) (archaism) (See 大宰府) secretary; third highest-ranking officials in the Dazaifu; (surname) Kanzaki
To survey, examine; a palace-eunuch; the Academy; to superintend, oversee; warden of a jail, warder, jail.

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zhí
    zhi2
chih
 masami
    まさみ
straight; to straighten; fair and reasonable; frank; straightforward; (indicates continuing motion or action); vertical; vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters
(prefix) (kana only) earnestly; immediately; exactly; (surname) Masami
Straight, upright, direct; to arrange.

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    qu2
ch`ü
    chü
 ku
    く
startled; Taiwan pr. [ju4]
(surname) Ku
The wary look of a bird, anxious; translit. ga, kau, gau, ko, go, gho, ku, gu; cf. 鳩, 倶, 仇, 拘, etc.

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cuó
    cuo2
ts`o
    tso
short; dwarfish

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    ci2
tz`u
    tzu
 ji
magnetic; magnetism; porcelain
Porcelain crockery, chinaware.

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zhé
    zhe2
che
 taku
    たく
old term for the right-falling stroke in Chinese characters (e.g. the last stroke of 大[da4]), now called 捺[na4]; sound made by birds (onom.); (literary) to dismember (form of punishment); to spread
(See 永字八法) eighth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; stroke that falls rightwards and fattens at the bottom


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    ma4
ma
(arch.) religious ritual on setting out for war

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    tu1
t`u
    tu
 totsu
    とっ
to dash; to move forward quickly; to bulge; to protrude; to break through; to rush out; sudden; Taiwan pr. [tu2]
(prefix) emphatic prefix
Rush out; protrude; rude; suddenly.

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tóng
    tong2
t`ung
    tung
 warabe
    わらべ
child
(dated) child; (female given name) Warabe
A youth, boy, girl, virgin.


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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.

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    ce4
ts`e
    tse
 hakaru
    はかる
policy; plan; scheme; bamboo slip for writing (old); to whip (a horse); to encourage; riding crop with sharp spines (old); essay written for the imperial examinations (old); upward horizontal stroke in calligraphy
(n,n-suf) (1) plan; policy; means; measure; stratagem; scheme; (2) (See 永字八法) fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick; (male given name) Hakaru
A treatise, book, memo, tablet, card; a plan, scheme; question; whip; etc.

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xiǎo
    xiao3
hsiao
 shino
    しの
dwarf bamboo; thin bamboo
(surname) Shino

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guǎn
    guan3
kuan
 suge
    すげ
to take care (of); to control; to manage; to be in charge of; to look after; to run; to care about; tube; pipe; woodwind; classifier for tube-shaped objects; particle similar to 把[ba3] in 管...叫 constructions; writing brush; (coll.) to; towards
(n,n-suf) pipe; tube; (surname) Suge
A pipe, tube; to rule, control.

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zhēn
    zhen1
chen
 shin
    しん
to warn; to admonish; variant of 針|针[zhen1]
(1) (rare) warning; admonition; (2) (rare) (See 箴言・1) proverb; maxim; aphorism

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xiǎo
    xiao3
hsiao
 tsuguo
    つぐお
dwarf bamboo
(1) (See 篠竹・しのだけ) thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); (2) (しの only) (abbreviation) (See 篠笛) Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); (3) (しの only) sliver (strand of loose fibers); (personal name) Tsuguo


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shāi
    shai1
shai
 furui
    ふるい
(bound form) a sieve; to sieve; to sift; to filter; to eliminate through selection; to warm a pot of rice wine (over a fire or in hot water); to pour (wine or tea); (dialect) to strike (a gong)
(1) sieve; sifter; screen; (2) screening (jobs, candidates, etc.)


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rèn
    ren4
jen
 nin
to weave; to lay warp for weaving; silk thread for weaving; variant of 紉|纫, to sew; to stitch; thread
to weave


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zhōng
    zhong1
chung
 owari
    おわり
end; finish
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) end; final; (2) end of life; death; (adverb) (3) never; not at all; (irregular okurigana usage) the end; (female given name) Owari
End, termination, final, utmost, death, the whole; opposite of 始.

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jīng
    jing1
ching
 nobu
    のぶ
Japanese variant of 經|经
(1) warp (weaving); (2) longitude; (3) (See 経・きょう) scripture; sutra; (prefix noun) (4) (See 経会陰生検・けいえいんせいけん) trans-; (personal name) Nobu

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rèn
    ren4
jen
 nin
to weave; to lay warp for weaving; variant of 紝|纴[ren4], silk thread for weaving
To lay a warp, wind, weave [紝].


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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.


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zōng
    zong1
tsung
 souji / soji
    そうじ
(bound form) to synthesize; to combine; Taiwan pr. [zong4]
warp controller (on a loom); (personal name) Souji

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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


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    ji4
chi
 kei
to continue; to follow after; to go on with; to succeed; to inherit; then; afterwards
To continue, inherit, adopt, 相繼; 繼嗣.

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fǒu
    fou3
fou
 hotogi
    ほとぎ
pottery
(1) fat-bodied, small-mouthed earthenware jar for carrying water; (2) water vessel used for a baby's first bath; (surname) Hotogi


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    bo1
po
 hatsu
small earthenware plate or basin; a monk's alms bowl; Sanskrit paatra
begging bowl

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léi
    lei2
lei
 motai
    もたい
large earthenware wine jar
(surname) Motai

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    di1
ti
 hagiwara
    はぎわら
billy goat; ram
(personal name) Hagiwara

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qún
    qun2
ch`ün
    chün
 mure
    むれ
group; crowd; flock, herd, pack etc
(n,n-suf) (1) group; bunch; crowd; throng; swarm; band; herd; school (of fish); (n,n-suf) (2) {math} group; (surname) Mure
a group

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hóng
    hong2
hung
to swarm (of insects)

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huáng
    huang2
huang
fast ship; see 艅艎, large warship


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jiàn
    jian4
chien
 kanji
    かんじ
warship
(n,n-suf) warship; (personal name) Kanji

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shǎi
    shai3
shai
 shiki
    しき
(coll.) color; used in 色子[shai3 zi5]
(counter) counter for colours; (female given name) Shiki
rūpa, outward appearance, form, colour, matter, thing; the desirable, especially feminine attraction. It is defined as that which has resistance; or which changes and disappears, i. e. the phenomenal; also as 顯, 形 and 表色 colour and quality, form or the measurable, and mode or action. There are divisions of two, i. e. inner and outer, as the organs and objects of sense; also colour and form; of three, i. e. the visible object, e. g. colour, the invisible object, e. g. sound, the invisible and immaterial; of eleven, i. e. the five organs and five objects of sense and the immaterial object; of fourteen, the five organs and five objects of sense and the four elements, earth, water, fire, air. rūpa is one of the six bāhya-āyatana, the 六塵; also one of the five skandhas, 五蘊, i. e. the 色身. Keith refers to rūpa as 'material form or matter which is underived (no-utpādā) and which is derived (utpādā)', the underived or independent being the tangible; the derived or dependent being the senses, e. g. of hearing; most of their objects, e. g. sound; the qualities or faculties of feminity, masculinity, vitality; intimation by act and speech, space; qualities of matter, e. g. buoyancy and physical nutriment.

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jué
    jue2
chüeh
 warabisaki
    わらびさき
Pteridium aquilinum; bracken
bracken; (surname) Warabisaki

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hōng
    hong1
hung
 kou / ko
    こう
death of a prince; swarming
death (of a nobleman, etc.)

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gǎo
    gao3
kao
 wara
    わら
variant of 槁[gao3]
(kana only) straw; (surname) Wara
Straw.


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    lu3
lu
 ryo
    りょ
prisoner of war; to capture; to take prisoner; (old) northern barbarian; slave
(1) (archaism) (See 虜・とりこ・1) captive; prisoner; (2) (archaism) foreigner; barbarian; slave

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xíng
    xing2
hsing
 yukue
    ゆくえ
(bound form) to walk; to go; to travel; (literary) trip; journey; visit; (bound form) temporary; makeshift; (bound form) current; in circulation; (bound form) to do; to perform; capable; competent; all right; OK!; will do; behavior; conduct (Taiwan pr. [xing4]); (literary) about to; soon
(n,n-suf) (1) going; travelling; traveling; journey; trip; (2) act; action; (suffix noun) (3) bank; (counter) (4) counter for banks; (counter) (5) counter for groups or parties of people; (6) type of classical Chinese verse (usu. an epic from the Tang period onwards); (7) (hist) shopping district (of similar merchants; in the Sui and Tang periods); (8) (hist) merchants' guild (in the Tang period); (female given name) Yukue
Go; act; do; perform; action; conduct; functioning; the deed; whatever is done by mind, mouth, or body, i.e. in thought, word, or deed. It is used for ayana, going, road, course; a march, a division of time equal to six months; also for saṁskāra, form, operation, perfecting, as one of the twelve nidānas, similar to karma, action, work, deed, especially moral action, cf. 業.


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chòng
    chong4
ch`ung
    chung
 katsuhiro
    かつひろ
powerful; vigorous; pungent; towards; in view of
(1) important point (e.g. on a route); (2) important role (responsibility, etc.); (3) {astron} (See 合・ごう・4) opposition; (personal name) Katsuhiro

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nóng
    nong2
nung
bright light; warm dress


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guàn
    guan4
kuan
 kan
Taoist monastery; palace gate watchtower; platform
vipaśyanā; vidarśanā. To look into, study, examine, contemplate; contemplation, insight; a study, a Taoist monastery; to consider illusion and discern illusion, or discern the seeming from the real; to contemplate and mentally enter into truth. 覺 is defined as awakening, or awareness, 觀 as examination or study. It is also an old tr. of the word Yoga; and cf. 禪 17. Guan is especially a doctrine of the Tiantai school as shown in the 止觀 q.v.

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qiú
    qiu2
ch`iu
    chiu
bent upwards; taut


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jué
    jue2
chüeh
 satoshi
    さとし
to bid farewell; tricks of the trade; pithy mnemonic formula (e.g. Mao Zedong's 16-character mantra 十六字訣|十六字诀 on guerrilla warfare)
(male given name) Satoshi
to branch off


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shēn
    shen1
shen
 shin
to inform; to inquire
Talking, inquiring, buzzing, swarming.


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jiè
    jie4
chieh
 kai
commandment; to prohibit
Commandment, precept, prohibition, warning, rule.


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zhèng
    zheng4
cheng
 sō
to admonish; to warn sb of their errors; to criticize frankly; Taiwan pr. [zheng1]
Remonstrate with; debate, dispute.

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jǐng
    jing3
ching
 kei / ke
    けい
to alert; to warn; police
(personal name) Kei
To warn.

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mào
    mao4
mao
 norimichi
    のりみち
(bound form) appearance; looks; outward form
visage; (1) face; visage; (2) look; expression; countenance; (3) honor; honour; face; (4) influence; notoriety; (personal name) Norimichi
shape

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    yi2
i
to promote; to reward


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huò
    huo4
huo
 ka
    たから
goods; money; commodity; CL:個|个[ge4]
treasure
Goods, wares.


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shǎng
    shang3
shang
 masaru
    まさる
to bestow (a reward); to give (to an inferior); to hand down; a reward (bestowed by a superior); to appreciate (beauty)
(n,n-suf) prize; award; (given name) Masaru
to reward, award


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gǎn
    gan3
kan
to overtake; to catch up with; to hurry; to rush; to try to catch (the bus etc); to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away; to avail oneself of (an opportunity); until; by (a certain time)

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

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.

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