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地目

see styles
 chimoku
    ちもく
land classification

地相

see styles
 chisou / chiso
    ちそう
geographic features; divination based on the lay of the land

地祇

see styles
dì qí
    di4 qi2
ti ch`i
    ti chi
 jigi
    ちぎ
earth spirit
gods of the land; earthly deities
earth deity

地神

see styles
dì shén
    di4 shen2
ti shen
 jigami
    ぢがみ
gods of the land; earthly deities; (surname) Jigami
The earth devī, Pṛthivī also styled 堅牢 firm and secure; cf. 地天.

地稅


地税

see styles
dì shuì
    di4 shui4
ti shui
local tax (abbr. for 地方稅|地方税[di4 fang1 shui4]); land tax (abbr. for 土地稅|土地税[tu3 di4 shui4])
See: 地税

地税

see styles
 chizei / chize
    ちぜい
land tax

地籍

see styles
dì jí
    di4 ji2
ti chi
 chiseki
    ちせき
cadaster
land register; (place-name) Chiseki

地藏

see styles
dì zàng
    di4 zang4
ti tsang
 jizou / jizo
    じぞう
Kṣitigarbha, the Bodhisattva of the Great Vow (to save all souls before accepting Bodhi); also translated Earth Treasury, Earth Womb, or Earth Store Bodhisattva
(surname) Jizou
Ti-tsang, J. Jizō, Kṣitigarbha, 乞叉底蘗沙; Earth-store, Earth-treasury, or Earthwomb. One of the group of eight Dhvani- Bodhisattvas. With hints of a feminine origin, he is now the guardian of the earth. Though associated with Yama as overlord, and with the dead and the hells, his role is that of saviour. Depicted with the alarum staff with its six rings, he is accredited with power over the hells and is devoted to the saving of all creatures between the nirvana of Śākyamuni and the advent of Maitreya the fifth century he has been especially considered as the deliverer from the hells. His central place in China is at Chiu-hua-shan, forty li south-west of Ch'ing-yang in Anhui. In Japan he is also the protector of travellers by land and his image accordingly appears on the roads; bereaved parents put stones by his images to seek his aid in relieving the labours of their dead in the task of piling stones on the banks of the Buddhist Styx; he also helps women in labour. He is described as holding a place between the gods and men on the one hand and the hells on the other for saving all in distress; some say he is an incarnation of Yama. At dawn he sits immobile on the earth 地 and meditates on the myriads of its beings 藏. When represented as a monk, it may be through the influence of a Korean monk who is considered to be his incarnation, and who came to China in 653 and died in 728 at the age of 99 after residing at Chiu-hua-shan for seventy-five years: his body, not decaying, is said to have been gilded over and became an object of worship. Many have confused 眞羅 part of Korea with 暹羅 Siam. There are other developments of Ti-tsang, such as the 六地藏 Six Ti-tsang, i. e. severally converting or transforming those in the hells, pretas, animals, asuras, men, and the devas; these six Ti-tsang have different images and symbols. Ti-tsang has also six messengers 六使者: Yama for transforming those in hell; the pearl-holder for pretas; the strong one or animals; the devīof mercy for asuras; the devī of the treasure for human beings; one who has charge of the heavens for the devas. There is also the 延命地藏 Yanming Ti-tsang, who controls length of days and who is approached, as also may be P'u-hsien, for that Purpose; his two assistants are the Supervisors of good and evil 掌善 and 掌惡. Under another form, as 勝軍地藏 Ti-tsang is chiefly associated with the esoteric cult. The benefits derived from his worship are many, some say ten, others say twenty-eight. His vows are contained in the 地藏菩薩本願經. There is also the 大乘大集地藏十電經 tr. by Xuanzang in 10 juan in the seventh century, which probably influenced the spread of the Ti-tsang cult.

地面

see styles
dì miàn
    di4 mian4
ti mien
 jimen
    じめん
floor; ground; surface
(1) ground; earth's surface; (2) land; lot; plot; (surname) Jimen

城下

see styles
 negoya
    ねごや
(1) land near a castle; (2) (See 城下町・じょうかまち) castle town; (place-name) Negoya

報土


报土

see styles
bào tǔ
    bao4 tu3
pao t`u
    pao tu
 houdo / hodo
    ほうど
{Buddh} (See 浄土・1) pure land; paradise
The land of reward, the Pure Land.

報地


报地

see styles
bào dì
    bao4 di4
pao ti
 hōchi
enjoyment land

填海

see styles
tián hǎi
    tian2 hai3
t`ien hai
    tien hai
land reclamation

境地

see styles
jìng dì
    jing4 di4
ching ti
 sakaichi
    さかいち
circumstances
(1) state (of mind); mental state; emotional condition; (2) field (of activity); (3) one's lot; circumstance; situation in life; (4) (orig. meaning) place; region; area; land; (surname) Sakaichi
condition

墓域

see styles
 boiki
    ぼいき
cemetery area; land set aside for burial

墾く

see styles
 hiraku
    ひらく
(transitive verb) (rare) (See 開く・9) to cultivate (land); to clear (land)

墾殖


垦殖

see styles
kěn zhí
    ken3 zhi2
k`en chih
    ken chih
to open up land for cultivation

墾荒


垦荒

see styles
kěn huāng
    ken3 huang1
k`en huang
    ken huang
to open up land (for agriculture)

壤土

see styles
rǎng tǔ
    rang3 tu3
jang t`u
    jang tu
(agriculture) loam; (literary) land; territory

士族

see styles
shì zú
    shi4 zu2
shih tsu
 shizoku
    しぞく
land-owning class, esp. during Wei, Jin and North-South dynasties 魏晉南北朝|魏晋南北朝[Wei4 Jin4 Nan2 Bei3 Chao2]
(1) family of samurai lineage; person with samurai ancestors; (2) (hist) (See 族称) shizoku; the second of three official classes in Japan in 1869-1947, consisting of former samurai

売地

see styles
 urichi
    うりち
land for sale

外地

see styles
wài dì
    wai4 di4
wai ti
 sotochi
    そとち
parts of the country other than where one is
(1) foreign land; overseas land; (2) (hist) overseas territories of the Empire of Japan (e.g. Korea, Taiwan); (surname) Sotochi

夢路

see styles
 yumeji
    ゆめじ
dreamland; land of Nod; realm of dreams; (surname, female given name) Yumeji

夢鄉


梦乡

see styles
mèng xiāng
    meng4 xiang1
meng hsiang
the land of dreams; slumberland

大地

see styles
dà dì
    da4 di4
ta ti
 hirokuni
    ひろくに
earth; mother earth
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land; (personal name) Hirokuni
Great earth, the whole earth, everywhere, all the land, etc.

大本

see styles
dà běn
    da4 ben3
ta pen
 daimoto
    だいもと
foundation; basic principles; (surname) Daimoto
The great, chief, or fundamental book or text. Tiantai takes the 無量壽經 as the major of the three Pure Land sutras, and the 阿彌陀經 as the 小本 minor.

大經


大经

see styles
dà jīng
    da4 jing1
ta ching
 Daikyō
The great sūtra, i.e. the 2 juan 佛說無量壽經, so-called by the Pure-land sect and by Tiantai, the Amida sūtra being the小本 smaller sūtra; cf. 大本 and大日經 .

大農

see styles
 dainou / daino
    だいのう
(1) large-scale (mechanized) farming; (2) wealthy farmer; farmer who owns a lot of land

天下

see styles
tiān xià
    tian1 xia4
t`ien hsia
    tien hsia
 tenka
    てんか
land under heaven; the whole world; the whole of China; realm; rule
(1) the whole world; (2) the whole country; (3) society; the public; (4) supremacy over a nation; government of a country; the ruling power; (5) having one's own way; doing as one pleases; (can be adjective with の) (6) peerless; incomparable; superlative; world-famous; (7) (archaism) shogun (Edo period); (given name) Tenka
the world

天涯

see styles
tiān yá
    tian1 ya2
t`ien ya
    tien ya
 tengai
    てんがい
the other end of the world; a faraway place
horizon; distant land; skyline; heavenly shores; remote region; (given name) Tengai

天竺

see styles
tiān zhú
    tian1 zhu2
t`ien chu
    tien chu
 tenjiku
    てんじく
the Indian subcontinent (esp. in Tang or Buddhist context)
(1) (obsolete) India; (2) (abbreviation) (See 天竺木綿) cotton sheeting; (prefix noun) (3) foreign; imported; (prefix noun) (4) ultra-spicy; extra hot; (place-name, surname) Tenjiku
(天竺國) India; 竹 zhu is said to have the same sound as 篤 tu, suggesting a connection with the 度 tu in 印度 Indu; other forms are 身毒 Sindhu, Scinde; 賢豆 Hindu; and 印持伽羅. The term is explained by 月 moon, which is the meaning of Indu, but it is said to be so called because the sages of India illumine the rest of the world: or because of the half-moon shape of the land, which was supposed to be 90, 000 li in circumference, and placed among other kingdoms like the moon among the stars. Another name is 因陀羅婆他那 ? Indravadana, or Indrabhavana, the region where Indra dwells. A hill and monastery near Hangchow.

天魚

see styles
 amago
    あまご
(kana only) land-locked variety of red-spotted masu trout (Oncorhynchus masou ishikawae); amago

夷国

see styles
 ikoku
    いこく
land of the barbarians

妙土

see styles
miào tǔ
    miao4 tu3
miao t`u
    miao tu
 myōdo
The wonderful land; a Buddha's reward-land; especially the Western Paradise of Amitābha.

妙樂


妙乐

see styles
miào lè
    miao4 le4
miao le
 myōgaku
Wonderful music (in the Pure Land). Miao-yo, the sixth Tiantai patriarch.

妙色

see styles
miào sè
    miao4 se4
miao se
 myōshiki
surūpa, 蘇樓波. The wonderful form or body, i.e. of a Buddha's saṃbhogakāya and his Buddha-land.

孤拔

see styles
gū bá
    gu1 ba2
ku pa
Amédée Courbet (1826-1885), a French admiral who won a series of important land and naval victories during the Tonkin campaign and the Sino-French War

宅地

see styles
 takuchi
    たくち
building lot; residential land; (place-name) Takuchi

宅造

see styles
 takuzou / takuzo
    たくぞう
(abbreviation) (See 宅地造成) residential land development

安堵

see styles
 ando
    あんど
(n,vs,vi) (1) relief; reassurance; (noun, transitive verb) (2) (hist) (See 本領安堵) recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (n,vs,vi) (3) (archaism) (orig. meaning) living safely surrounded by walls; (place-name, surname) Ando

宗地

see styles
zōng dì
    zong1 di4
tsung ti
 munaji
    むなじ
parcel of land
(place-name) Munaji

宗派

see styles
zōng pài
    zong1 pai4
tsung p`ai
    tsung pai
 shuuha / shuha
    しゅうは
sect
(1) sect; denomination; (2) school (e.g. of poetry)
Sects (of Buddhism). In India, according to Chinese accounts, the two schools of Hīnayāna became divided into twentysects. Mahāyāna had two main schools, the Mādhyamika, ascribed to Nāgārjunaand Āryadeva about the second century A. D., and the Yogācārya, ascribed toAsaṅga and Vasubandhu in the fourth century A. D. In China thirteen sectswere founded: (1) 倶舍宗 Abhidharma or Kośa sect, representing Hīnayāna,based upon the Abhidharma-kosa-śāstra or 倶舍論. (2) 成實宗 Satyasiddhi sect, based on the 成實論 Satyasiddhi-śāstra,tr. by Kumārajīva; no sect corresponds to it in India; in China and Japan itbecame incorporated in the 三論宗. (3) 律宗 Vinaya or Discipline sect, basedon 十誦律, 四分律, 僧祗律, etc. (4) 三論宗 The three śāstra sect, based on theMādhyamika-śāstra 中觀論 of Nāgārjuna, theSata-śāstra 百論 of Āryadeva, and theDvādasa-nikāya-śāstra 十二門論 of Nāgārjuna; this schooldates back to the translation of the three śāstras by Kumārajīva in A. D. 409. (5) 涅槃宗 Nirvāṇasect, based upon the Mahāparinirvāṇa-sūtra 涅槃經 tr. byDharmaraksa in 423; later incorporated in Tiantai, with which it had much incommon. (6) 地論宗 Daśabhūmikā sect, based on Vasubandhu's work on the tenstages of the bodhisattva's path to Buddhahood, tr. by Bodhiruci 508,absorbed by the Avataṃsaka school, infra. (7) 淨土宗 Pure-land or Sukhāvatīsect, founded in China by Bodhiruci; its doctrine was salvation throughfaith in Amitābha into the Western Paradise. (8) 禪宗 dhyāna, meditative or intuitional sect, attributed toBodhidharma about A. D. 527, but it existed before he came to China. (9) 攝論宗, based upon the 攝大乘論 Mahāyāna-saṃparigraha-śāstra byAsaṅga, tr. by Paramārtha in 563, subsequently absorbed by the Avataṃsakasect. (10) 天台宗 Tiantai, based on the 法華經 SaddharmapuṇḍarīkaSūtra, or the Lotus of the Good Law; it is aconsummation of the Mādhyamika tradition. (11) 華嚴宗 Avataṃsaka sect, basedon the Buddhāvataṃsaka-sūtra, or Gandha-vyūha 華嚴經 tr. in 418. (12) 法相宗 Dharmalakṣaṇa sect, established after thereturn of Xuanzang from India and his trans. of the important Yogācāryaworks. (13) 眞言宗 Mantra sect, A. D. 716. In Japan twelve sects are named:Sanron, Hossō, Kegon, Kusha, Jōjitsu, Ritsu, Tendai, Shingon; these areknown as the ancient sects, the two last being styled mediaeval; therefollow the Zen and Jōdo; the remaining two are Shin and Nichiren; at presentthere are the Hossō, Kegon, Tendai, Shingon, Zen, Jōdo, Shin, and Nichirensects.

官地

see styles
 kanchi
    かんち
government land; public land

客土

see styles
 kyakudo; kakudo
    きゃくど; かくど
(n,vs,vi) (1) {agric} introducing foreign topsoil to one's land (to improve soil quality); foreign topsoil brought to mix with the soil present; (2) (form) (faraway) destination; foreign land; distant land

客死

see styles
kè sǐ
    ke4 si3
k`o ssu
    ko ssu
 kakushi; kyakushi
    かくし; きゃくし
to die in a foreign land; to die abroad
(n,vs,vi) dying while traveling; dying while abroad

宮胎


宫胎

see styles
gōng tāi
    gong1 tai1
kung t`ai
    kung tai
 kutai
The palace-womb, where those who call on Amitābha but are in doubt of him are confined for 500 years, devoid of the riches of Buddha-truth, till born into the Pure Land; idem 疑城胎宮.

寄籍

see styles
jì jí
    ji4 ji2
chi chi
to register as domiciled in another land; naturalization

富羅


富罗

see styles
fù luó
    fu4 luo2
fu lo
 fura
A translit. for a short-legged, or ornamented boot, as 富維跋陀羅 is boot or shoe ornamentation. 富羅 is also intp. as land, country; perhaps pura, a city.

富農


富农

see styles
fù nóng
    fu4 nong2
fu nung
 funou / funo
    ふのう
rich peasant; social class of people farming their own land, intermediate between land-owner class 地主[di4 zhu3] and poor peasant 貧農|贫农[pin2 nong2]
(See 貧農) wealthy farmer

寶國


宝国

see styles
bǎo guó
    bao3 guo2
pao kuo
 hōkoku
Precious country, the Pure Land.

寶地


宝地

see styles
bǎo dì
    bao3 di4
pao ti
 houchi / hochi
    ほうち
blessed land; a place rich in beauty or natural resources etc; (term of respect) your place
(surname) Houchi
jeweled land

寶所


宝所

see styles
bǎo suǒ
    bao3 suo3
pao so
 hōsho
The place of precious things, i.e. the perfect nirvana.

寶樹


宝树

see styles
bǎo shù
    bao3 shu4
pao shu
 hō ju
The jewel-trees (of the Pure Land).

寶池


宝池

see styles
bǎo chí
    bao3 chi2
pao ch`ih
    pao chih
 takaraike
    たからいけ
(surname) Takaraike
The precious lake of the eight virtuous characteristics in the Pure Land.

寶洲


宝洲

see styles
bǎo zhōu
    bao3 zhou1
pao chou
 hōshū
The precious continent, or wonderful land of a Buddha.

寶界


宝界

see styles
bǎo jiè
    bao3 jie4
pao chieh
 hōkai
The saptaratna realm of every buddha, his Pure Land.

寸土

see styles
 sundo
    すんど
an inch of land; (surname) Sundo

封凍


封冻

see styles
fēng dòng
    feng1 dong4
feng tung
to freeze over (of water or land)

封地

see styles
fēng dì
    feng1 di4
feng ti
 houchi / hochi
    ほうち
feudal fiefdom; land held as a vassal in feudal society; enfeoffment
daimiate; fief

尺地

see styles
 shakuchi
    しゃくち
small plot of land; (place-name) Shakuchi

屯墾


屯垦

see styles
tún kěn
    tun2 ken3
t`un k`en
    tun ken
to garrison troops to open up land

山幸

see styles
 yamasachi
    やまさち
(See 海幸) food of the mountains (wild game, mountain vegetables, mushrooms, etc.); fruits of the land

山札

see styles
 yamafuda
    やまふだ
(1) {cards} deck (from which players draw cards); draw pile; stock; (2) (hist) tag verifying one has permission to take plants and trees from common land (Edo period)

山林

see styles
shān lín
    shan1 lin2
shan lin
 yamabayashi
    やまばやし
wooded mountain; mountain forest
(1) mountain forest; forest on a mountain; forest land; woodland; (2) mountains and forests; (surname) Yamabayashi
mountains and forests

山蛭

see styles
 yamabiru; yamabiru
    やまびる; ヤマビル
(kana only) land leech (Haemadipsa zeylanica japonica)

川筋

see styles
 kawasuji
    かわすじ
course of a river; land along a river; (surname) Kawasuji

差配

see styles
 sahai
    さはい
(noun, transitive verb) (1) conduct of business; management; (noun, transitive verb) (2) acting as agent (of a land owner, house owner, etc.); being in charge (of a house, etc.)

常世

see styles
 mitsuyo
    みつよ
(1) eternalness; forever unchanging; (2) (abbreviation) (See 常世の国・2) distant land over the sea; world of the dead; (female given name) Mitsuyo

幕領

see styles
 bakuryou / bakuryo
    ばくりょう
(hist) (See 天領・1) land under the direct control of the shogunate

干拓

see styles
 kantaku
    かんたく
(noun, transitive verb) land reclamation (from sea); (place-name) Kantaku

平坪

see styles
 hiratsubo
    ひらつぼ
(See 坪・1,立て坪) tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.31 square meters; (surname) Hiratsubo

平實


平实

see styles
píng shí
    ping2 shi2
p`ing shih
    ping shih
simple and unadorned; plain; (of land) level; even

平川

see styles
píng chuān
    ping2 chuan1
p`ing ch`uan
    ping chuan
 hegawa
    へがわ
an expanse of flat land
(surname) Hegawa

平田

see styles
 heda
    へだ
rice field on flat land; unterraced paddy; (place-name) Heda

平疇


平畴

see styles
píng chóu
    ping2 chou2
p`ing ch`ou
    ping chou
level farmland; well-cultivated land

年貢

see styles
 nengu
    ねんぐ
annual tribute; land tax; (place-name) Nengu

幻境

see styles
huàn jìng
    huan4 jing4
huan ching
land of fantasy; fairyland

底地

see styles
 sukuji
    すくじ
ownership of leased land where a house is owned by the tenant; rights to real property which is under leasehold; (personal name) Sukuji

引波

see styles
 hikinami
    ひきなみ
(1) backwash; rip current; undertow; (2) stern wave; (3) drawback (of a tsunami, i.e. when a wave trough reaches land before a crest); (surname) Hikinami

彼土

see styles
bǐ tǔ
    bi3 tu3
pi t`u
    pi tu
 hido
that land

往生

see styles
wǎng shēng
    wang3 sheng1
wang sheng
 oujou / ojo
    おうじょう
to be reborn; to live in paradise (Buddhism); to die; (after) one's death
(n,vs,vi) (1) {Buddh} passing on to the next life; (n,vs,vi) (2) death; (n,vs,vi) (3) giving up a struggle; submission; (n,vs,vi) (4) being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed; (5) (rare) (See 圧状・2) coercion
The future life, the life to which anyone is going; to go to be born in the Pure Land of Amitābha. (1) 往相囘向 To transfer one's merits to all beings that they may attain the Pure Land of Amitābha. (2) 還相囘向 Having been born in the Pure Land to return to mortality and by one's merits to bring mortals to the Pure Land.

征地

see styles
zhēng dì
    zheng1 di4
cheng ti
to requisition land

御領

see styles
 goryou / goryo
    ごりょう
(hist) land under the control of the imperial household or the shogunate; (place-name, surname) Goryō

忍土

see styles
rěn tǔ
    ren3 tu3
jen t`u
    jen tu
 nindo
The place of patience or endurance, this world.

恩地

see styles
 onji
    おんぢ
(archaism) land received in compensation for one's service; land given by a lord to a vassal for his service; (surname) Onji

恩給

see styles
 onkyuu / onkyu
    おんきゅう
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) pension (esp. public servant's); (2) (archaism) (See 恩地) a lord giving a land holding to a vassal; (place-name) Onkyū

恩領

see styles
 onryou / onryo
    おんりょう
(See 恩地) land received in compensation for one's service; land given by a lord to a vassal for his service

悟刹

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wù chà
    wu4 cha4
wu ch`a
    wu cha
 gosetsu
The kṣetra or land of perception or enlightenment.

應土


应土

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yìng tǔ
    ying4 tu3
ying t`u
    ying tu
 ōdo
Any land or realm suited to the needs of its occupants; also called 化土.

我国

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 wagakuni
    わがくに
(exp,n) our country; our land; one's own country

所務

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 shomu
    しょむ
(1) (archaism) job; role; duty; service; (2) (archaism) (job of) collecting land tax (feudal Japan); earnings from land tax

押波

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 oshinami
    おしなみ
leading wave (of a tsunami, i.e. when a wave crest reaches land before a trough)

拋荒


抛荒

see styles
pāo huāng
    pao1 huang1
p`ao huang
    pao huang
to lie idle (of arable land); fig. rusty because of lack of practice

拓く

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 hiraku
    ひらく
(transitive verb) (See 開く・ひらく・9) to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)

拓荒

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tuò huāng
    tuo4 huang1
t`o huang
    to huang
to open up land (for agriculture)

持地

see styles
chí dì
    chi2 di4
ch`ih ti
    chih ti
 mochiji
    もちぢ
(surname) Mochiji
Dharaṇimdhara, holder, or ruler of the earth, or land; name of a Bodhisattva, who predicted the future of Avalokiteśvara.

接岸

see styles
 setsugan
    せつがん
(n,vs,vi) coming alongside a pier, quay, etc.; reaching land (of a boat)

接引

see styles
jiē yǐn
    jie1 yin3
chieh yin
 shōin
to greet and usher in (guests, newcomers etc); (Buddhism) to receive into the Pure Land
To receive and lead, to welcome.

換地

see styles
 kanchi
    かんち
(n,vs,vi) (1) replotting; land substitution; (2) (See 替地・1) replotted land; substitute lot

播遷

see styles
 hasen
    はせん
(rare) wandering in a distant land

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

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