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上納

see styles
 jounou / jono
    じょうのう
(noun, transitive verb) payment to the government; (place-name) Jōnou

上綱


上纲

see styles
shàng gāng
    shang4 gang1
shang kang
 kamitsuna
    かみつな
(n,n-suf) (1) (じょうこう only) {biol} superclass; (2) (archaism) {Buddh} (See 僧綱) top-ranking priest in the Office of Monastic Affairs; (surname) Kamitsuna
The "higher bond' or superior, the 上座 or Sthavira, among the three directors of a monastery. v. 三綱.

上網


上网

see styles
shàng wǎng
    shang4 wang3
shang wang
 ueami
    うえあみ
to go online; to connect to the Internet; (of a document etc) to be uploaded to the Internet; (tennis, volleyball etc) to move in close to the net
(surname) Ueami

上総

see styles
 jousou / joso
    じょうそう
(hist) Kazusa (former province located in the central part of present-day Chiba Prefecture); (surname) Jōsou

上翳

see styles
 uwahi
    うわひ
(obscure) degenerative eye disorder caused by cloudiness in front of the pupil

上肩

see styles
shàng jiān
    shang4 jian1
shang chien
 jōken
Upper shoulder, i.e. the left or superior; one worthy of respect.

上膛

see styles
shàng táng
    shang4 tang2
shang t`ang
    shang tang
roof of the mouth; to load a gun

上臈

see styles
shàng là
    shang4 la4
shang la
 jourou / joro
    じょうろう
court lady; noblewoman
The "la" is the end of a summer's retreat, which ends the monastic year, hence 上臈 are senior, 下臈 junior monks.

上臉


上脸

see styles
shàng liǎn
    shang4 lian3
shang lien
to turn red in the face (while drinking); to become smug (when complimented)

上船

see styles
shàng chuán
    shang4 chuan2
shang ch`uan
    shang chuan
 uwabune
    うわぶね
to get on the boat
(noun/participle) embarking; embarkation; boarding; (personal name) Uwabune

上荷

see styles
 ueni
    うえに
top cargo; top of the load; (surname) Ueni

上蓆

see styles
 uwamushiro
    うわむしろ
thin padded mat laid on the tatami

上蔟

see styles
 jouzoku / jozoku
    じょうぞく
(noun/participle) spinning of cocoons; silkworm's last sleep; transformation to the pupa stage

上行

see styles
shàng xíng
    shang4 xing2
shang hsing
 ueyuki
    うえゆき
(of trains) up (i.e. towards the capital); (of river boats) to go against the current; to submit (a document) to higher authorities
(surname) Ueyuki
flow upward

上街

see styles
shàng jiē
    shang4 jie1
shang chieh
 kamimachi
    かみまち
to go onto the streets; to go shopping
(place-name) Kamimachi

上衣

see styles
shàng yī
    shang4 yi1
shang i
 jōe
    じょうい
jacket; upper outer garment; CL:件[jian4]
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
The superior or outer robe described as of twenty-five patches, and styled the uttarā saṁghātī.

上表

see styles
 kamiomote
    かみおもて
(noun, transitive verb) memorial to the emperor; (place-name) Kamiomote

上議

see styles
 jougi / jogi
    じょうぎ
(noun/participle) (1) placing on the agenda; (n,suf) (2) (abbreviation) (usu. outside Japan) (See 上院議員,下議) member of the upper house

上趣

see styles
shàng qù
    shang4 qu4
shang ch`ü
    shang chü
 jōshu
The higher gati, directions, or transmigrations.

上路

see styles
shàng lù
    shang4 lu4
shang lu
 jouji / joji
    じょうじ
to start on a journey; to be on one's way
(surname) Jōji

上身

see styles
shàng shēn
    shang4 shen1
shang shen
 jōshin
upper part of the body
upper body

上轉


上转

see styles
shàng zhuǎn
    shang4 zhuan3
shang chuan
 jōten
The upward turn: (1) progress upward, especially in transmigration; (2) increase in enlightenment for self, while下轉 q.v. is for others.

上農


上农

see styles
shàng nóng
    shang4 nong2
shang nung
 jounou / jono
    じょうのう
a rich farmer; to stress the importance of agriculture (in ancient philosophy)
(surname) Jōnou

上通

see styles
 kamidoori
    かみどおり
(noun/participle) (See 下達上通,上達・2) conveying the views of the subordinates to the rulers; (surname) Kamidoori

上道

see styles
shàng dào
    shang4 dao4
shang tao
 joutou / joto
    じょうとう
(place-name) Jōtou
the supreme path

上達


上达

see styles
shàng dá
    shang4 da2
shang ta
 joutatsu / jotatsu
    じょうたつ
to reach the higher authorities
(n,vs,vi) (1) improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; (n,vs,vt,vi) (2) (See 上通) (ant: 下達) communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank; (given name) Jōtatsu
excellent

上邊


上边

see styles
shàng bian
    shang4 bian5
shang pien
 uwabe
    うわべ
the top; above; overhead; upwards; the top margin; above-mentioned; those higher up
(surname) Uwabe

上都

see styles
shàng dū
    shang4 du1
shang tu
 jouto / joto
    じょうと
Shangdu, also known as Xanadu, summer capital of the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368)
(place-name) Xanadu; Shangdu

上鉤


上钩

see styles
shàng gōu
    shang4 gou1
shang kou
to take the bait

上鏡


上镜

see styles
shàng jìng
    shang4 jing4
shang ching
 kamikagami
    かみかがみ
photogenic; to appear on film or in the media
(place-name) Kamikagami

上間


上间

see styles
shàng jiān
    shang4 jian1
shang chien
 jouma / joma
    じょうま
(surname) Jōma
The superior rooms, i.e. on the right as one enters a monastery, the 下間 are on the left.

上鞋

see styles
shàng xié
    shang4 xie2
shang hsieh
to sole a shoe; to stitch the sole to the upper

上頭


上头

see styles
shàng tou
    shang4 tou5
shang t`ou
    shang tou
 uegashira
    うえがしら
above; on top of; on the surface of
(surname) Uegashira

上風


上风

see styles
shàng fēng
    shang4 feng1
shang feng
on the up; currently winning; rising (in popularity etc)

上駒

see styles
 kamikoma
    かみこま
nut (on the head of a shamisen, supporting the second and third strings); (place-name) Kamikoma

下々

see styles
 shimosou / shimoso
    しもそう
the lower classes; the common people; (place-name) Shimosou

下す

see styles
 kudasu
    くだす
    orosu
    おろす
(transitive verb) (1) to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; (2) to judge; to hand down a verdict; to pass sentence; (3) to let go down; to lower; (4) to do oneself; to do by oneself; (5) to beat; to defeat; (6) to have loose bowels; to have diarrhea; to pass excrement; (irregular okurigana usage) (transitive verb) (1) to take down (e.g. flag); to launch (e.g. boat); to drop; to lower (e.g. ladder); to let (a person) off; to unload; to discharge; (2) to drop off (a passenger from a vehicle); to let (a person) off; (3) to withdraw money from an account; (4) to wear (clothing) for the first time; (5) to fillet (e.g. a fish)

下り

see styles
 sagari
    さがり
(1) down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) down-slope; downward going; (adj-no,n) (3) downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); (n,n-pref) (4) (ant: 上り・4) downstream; downhill; (personal name) Sagari

下る

see styles
 sagaru
    さがる
(irregular okurigana usage) (v5r,vi) (1) to come down; to go down; to fall; to drop; to sink; to get lower; (2) to hang; to dangle; (3) to move back; to step back; to withdraw; to retire; (4) to deteriorate; to fall off; to be downgraded; (5) to get closer to the present day; (6) to go south; (v5r,vi) (1) to descend; to go down; to come down; (2) to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); (3) to pass (of time); (4) to surrender; to capitulate; (5) (often in neg. form) to be less than; to be inferior to; (6) to have the runs; to have diarrhea; (place-name) Sagaru

下下

see styles
xià xià
    xia4 xia4
hsia hsia
 gege
    しもじも
the lower classes; the common people
least of the least

下世

see styles
xià shì
    xia4 shi4
hsia shih
 shimoyo
    しもよ
to die; future incarnation; next life; to be born; to come into the world; future generation
(surname) Shimoyo

下中

see styles
xià zhōng
    xia4 zhong1
hsia chung
 shimoyama
    しもやま
(surname) Shimoyama
middling of the inferior

下乗

see styles
 gejou / gejo
    げじょう
(n,vs,vi) (1) dismounting (esp. from a horse as a sign of respect); alighting; (n,vs,vi) (2) prohibition against entering the grounds of a temple or shrine on horseback

下乘

see styles
xià shèng
    xia4 sheng4
hsia sheng
 gejō
The lower yāna, i.e. Hīnayāna; likened to an old worn-out horse. To alight from (a vehicle, horse, etc.).

下人

see styles
xià rén
    xia4 ren2
hsia jen
 genin
    げにん
(old) servant; (dialect) children; grandchildren
low-rank person; menial

下体

see styles
 katai
    かたい
(noun - becomes adjective with の) lower leg; lower part of the body; lower limbs

下來


下来

see styles
xià lai
    xia4 lai5
hsia lai
to come down; (completed action marker); (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.); (indicates continuation from the past towards us); to be harvested (of crops); to be over (of a period of time); to go among the masses (said of leaders)

下個


下个

see styles
xià ge
    xia4 ge5
hsia ko
second (of two parts); next (week etc); subsequent; the following

下元

see styles
xià yuán
    xia4 yuan2
hsia yüan
 shimomoto
    しももと
15th day of the 10th lunar month; (surname) Shimomoto
The fifteenth of the tenth moon; cf. 孟蘭盆.

下凡

see styles
xià fán
    xia4 fan2
hsia fan
(of immortals) to descend to the human world

下前

see styles
 shimomae
    しもまえ
(See 上前・1) part of the fabric that is tucked closest to the skin when wearing a garment that is wrapped in front of one (such as a kimono); (place-name, surname) Shimomae

下化

see styles
xià huà
    xia4 hua4
hsia hua
 geke
(下化衆生) Below, to transform all beings, one of the great vows of a bodhisattva. 上求菩提 above, to seek bodhi. Also 下濟衆生.

下向

see styles
 shimomuke
    しもむけ
(n,vs,vi) (1) going from the capital to the provinces; (n,vs,vi) (2) returning after praying at a temple or shrine; (n,vs,vi) (3) coming down from a high place to a low place; (surname) Shimomuke

下品

see styles
xià pǐn
    xia4 pin3
hsia p`in
    hsia pin
 shimoshina
    しもしな
(noun or adjectival noun) vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude; (place-name) Shimoshina
The three lowest of the nine classes born in the Amitābha Pure Land, v. 無量壽經. These three lowest grades are (1) 下品上生 The highest of the three lowest classes who enter the Pure Land of Amitābha, i.e. those who have committed all sins except dishonouring the sūtras. If at the end of life the sinner clasps hands and says "Namo Amitābha", such a one will be born in His precious lake. (2) 下品中生 The middle class consists of those who have broken all the commandments, even stolen from monks and abused the law. If at death such a one hears of the great power of Amitābha, and assents with but a thought, he will be received into paradise. (3) 下品下生 The lowest class, because of their sins, should have fallen into the lowest gati, but by invoking the name of Amitābha, they can escape countless ages of reincarnation and suffering and on dying will behold a lotus flower like the sun, and, by the response of a single thought, will enter the Pure Land of Amitābha.

下国

see styles
 shimokuni
    しもくに
(1) province of the lowest rank (ritsuryō system); (noun/participle) (2) (archaism) leaving for the provinces; (surname) Shimokuni

下土

see styles
 shimotsuchi
    しもつち
(See 上天・1) lower world; this world; the earth; (surname) Shimotsuchi

下地

see styles
xià dì
    xia4 di4
hsia ti
 shimoji
    しもぢ
to go down to the fields; to get up from bed; to leave one's sickbed; to be born
(1) groundwork; foundation; (2) inclination; aptitude; elementary knowledge (of); grounding (in); (3) undercoat; first coat; (4) (See お下地) soy sauce; (surname) Shimoji
The lower regions of the 九地 q. v.; also the lower half of the 十地 in the fifty-two grades of bodhisattva development.

下堂

see styles
xià táng
    xia4 tang2
hsia t`ang
    hsia tang
 shimodou / shimodo
    しもどう
(surname) Shimodou
To descend from the hall, especially after the morning congee.

下場


下场

see styles
xià chang
    xia4 chang5
hsia ch`ang
    hsia chang
 shimoba
    しもば
the end; to conclude
(surname) Shimoba

下塵


下尘

see styles
xià chén
    xia4 chen2
hsia ch`en
    hsia chen
 gejin
The lower gati, the hells, hungry ghosts, animals.

下士

see styles
xià shì
    xia4 shi4
hsia shih
 kashi
    かし
lowest-ranked noncommissioned officer (e.g. corporal in the army or petty officer, third class in the navy)
noncommissioned officer
inferior disciple

下宮

see styles
 shimomiya
    しもみや
building of a Shinto shrine complex built upon the lowest ground; (place-name, surname) Shimomiya

下山

see styles
xià shān
    xia4 shan1
hsia shan
 nizayama
    にざやま
to go down a hill; (of the sun or moon) to set
(n,vs,vi) (ant: 登山) descending a mountain; descent; (place-name) Nizayama

下工

see styles
xià gōng
    xia4 gong1
hsia kung
 shimoku
    しもく
to knock off (at the end of a day's work); to finish work
(place-name) Shimoku

下床

see styles
xià chuáng
    xia4 chuang2
hsia ch`uang
    hsia chuang
 ashō
to descend to the floor

下座

see styles
xià zuò
    xia4 zuo4
hsia tso
 shimoza
    しもざ
lower seat; seat at bottom of the table; (surname) Shimoza
descend from the head seat

下廚


下厨

see styles
xià chú
    xia4 chu2
hsia ch`u
    hsia chu
to go to the kitchen (to prepare a meal); to cook

下弦

see styles
xià xián
    xia4 xian2
hsia hsien
 kagen
    かげん
last quarter, aka third quarter (phase of the moon)
(See 上弦) last quarter moon; third quarter moon; waning half-moon

下情

see styles
xià qíng
    xia4 qing2
hsia ch`ing
    hsia ching
 kajou / kajo
    かじょう
feelings of the masses; my situation (humble speech)
condition of the common people
feelings of ordinary people

下意

see styles
 kai
    かい
the feelings of the people

下手

see styles
xià shǒu
    xia4 shou3
hsia shou
 shimode
    しもで
to start; to put one's hand to; to set about; the seat to the right of the main guest
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) (ant: 上手・じょうず・1) unskillful; poor; awkward; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) imprudent; untactful; (place-name) Shimode

下放

see styles
xià fàng
    xia4 fang4
hsia fang
 kahou / kaho
    かほう
to delegate; to decentralize; to demote a party cadre to work on the shop floor or in the countryside
(hist) (See 下放運動・かほううんどう) movements for sending young people to the countryside in China (1937, 1957, 1968)

下文

see styles
xià wén
    xia4 wen2
hsia wen
 kudashibumi
    くだしぶみ
edict from a senior official in government or military which had the status of a binding official document
a sentence below

下方

see styles
xià fāng
    xia4 fang1
hsia fang
 shimogata
    しもがた
underneath; below; the underside; world of mortals; to descend to the world of mortals (of gods)
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (See 上方・じょうほう) lower region; lower part; region below; (place-name) Shimogata

下旬

see styles
xià xún
    xia4 xun2
hsia hsün
 gejun
    げじゅん
last third of the month
(See 上旬,中旬) last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month

下期

see styles
xià qī
    xia4 qi1
hsia ch`i
    hsia chi
 shimoki
    しもき
next period (week, month or quarter etc)
(See 上期) second half of the (fiscal) year

下架

see styles
xià jià
    xia4 jia4
hsia chia
to take down from the shelves (e.g. a contaminated product)

下校

see styles
 gekou / geko
    げこう
(n,vs,vi) leaving school (at the end of the day); getting out of school; coming home from school

下棒

see styles
xià bàng
    xia4 bang4
hsia pang
 abō
To lay on the cudgel, beat; syn. for the 德山 Te Shan monastery, whose Chan sect abbot instilled intelligence with his staff.

下欄

see styles
 karan
    からん
text at the foot of a page, document, screen, etc.

下殿

see styles
 shimodono
    しもどの
leaving the palace; (surname) Shimodono

下民

see styles
 gemin; kamin
    げみん; かみん
(1) the lower classes; the masses; the common people; (2) (derogatory term) underclass; riffraff

下浣

see styles
xià huàn
    xia4 huan4
hsia huan
last ten days of the lunar month

下海

see styles
xià hǎi
    xia4 hai3
hsia hai
to go out to sea; to enter the sea (to swim etc); (fig.) to take the plunge (e.g. leave a secure job, or enter prostitution etc)

下湯

see styles
 shimoyu
    しもゆ
(1) sitz bath; sitting bath; bath for the lower half of the body; (2) lower pool (e.g. in an onsen); lower bath; (surname) Shimoyu

下火

see styles
xià huǒ
    xia4 huo3
hsia huo
 shimoppi
    しもっぴ
burning low; waning; declining; (place-name) Shimoppi
下炬 To apply the torch; syn. for setting alight the funeral pyre of a monk.

下炬

see styles
xià jù
    xia4 ju4
hsia chü
 ako
light the fire

下無

see styles
 shimomu
    しもむ
(See 姑洗,十二律) (in Japan) 5th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. F sharp)

下焦

see styles
xià jiāo
    xia4 jiao1
hsia chiao
 kashou / kasho
    かしょう
(TCM) lower burner, the part of the body within the pelvic cavity (below the navel, including the kidneys, bladder and intestines)
lower jiao (in traditional Chinese medicine); lower burner

下片

see styles
xià piàn
    xia4 pian4
hsia p`ien
    hsia pien
to stop screening a movie; to end the run of a movie

下界

see styles
xià jiè
    xia4 jie4
hsia chieh
 gekai
    げかい
lower bound (math.); world of mortals; (of gods) to descend to the world of mortals
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) the world; the earth; (2) {Buddh} this world (as opposed to heaven)
The lower, or human world 人界.

下祭

see styles
xià jì
    xia4 ji4
hsia chi
 asai
place offerings on the altar

下種


下种

see styles
xià zhǒng
    xia4 zhong3
hsia chung
 shimodane
    しもだね
(adj-na,n,adj-no) (1) low-life; sleazebag; boor; (2) person of humble rank; humble person; peasant; menial; churl; petty official; (place-name) Shimodane
To sow the seed; to preach, or teach. Tiantai defines three periods: (1) 種 when the seed of Buddha's teaching is sown in the heart; (2) 熟 when it ripens; (3) 脫 when it is stripped or harvested, i. e when one abandons all things.

下緒

see styles
 sageo
    さげお
cord for attaching a sword scabbard tightly to the obi; sword strap; sword knot

下線


下线

see styles
xià xiàn
    xia4 xian4
hsia hsien
 kasen
    かせん
to go offline; (of a product) to roll off the assembly line; downline (person below oneself in a pyramid scheme)
underline; underscore

下聘

see styles
xià pìn
    xia4 pin4
hsia p`in
    hsia pin
to send the betrothal gifts; (fig.) to conclude a marriage

下臺


下台

see styles
xià tái
    xia4 tai2
hsia t`ai
    hsia tai
to go off the stage; to fall from position of prestige; to step down (from office etc); to disentangle oneself; to get off the hook
See: 下台

下蠟


下蜡

see styles
xià là
    xia4 la4
hsia la
 gerō
Inferior candles. The 上蠟 and 下蠟 superior and inferior candles are senior and junior monks; those of longer and shorter service; but see 上臈.

下衆


下众

see styles
xià zhòng
    xia4 zhong4
hsia chung
 geshu
    げす
(adj-na,n,adj-no) (1) low-life; sleazebag; boor; (2) person of humble rank; humble person; peasant; menial; churl; petty official
The seven lower orders of disciples, who with the monks and nuns in full orders make the 九衆.

下行

see styles
xià xíng
    xia4 xing2
hsia hsing
 kakou / kako
    かこう
(of trains) down (i.e. away from the capital); (of river boats) to travel downstream; to issue (a document) to lower bureaucratic levels; (of writing on the page) vertical, proceeding from top to bottom
(noun or adjectival noun) descending

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

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This page contains 100 results for "The Old Way - Old School" 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 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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