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假借

see styles
jiǎ jiè
    jia3 jie4
chia chieh
to make use of; to use something as pretext; under false pretenses; under the guise of; masquerading as; lenient; tolerant; loan character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters); character acquiring meanings by phonetic association; also called phonetic loan

假我

see styles
jiǎ wǒ
    jia3 wo3
chia wo
 ke ga
The empirical ego of the five skandhas.

偏旁

see styles
piān páng
    pian1 pang2
p`ien p`ang
    pien pang
 henbou / henbo
    へんぼう
component of a Chinese character (as the radical or the phonetic part)
(1) left and right kanji radicals; (2) (colloquialism) kanji radical positions

健者

see styles
 shitatakamono
    したたかもの
(1) strong-willed person; old hand; shrewd rascal; wily fox; desperate character; formidable woman; (2) strong man; brave man

傲骨

see styles
ào gǔ
    ao4 gu3
ao ku
lofty and unyielding character

僧正

see styles
sēng zhèng
    seng1 zheng4
seng cheng
 soujou / sojo
    そうじょう
high Buddhist priest
The Director or Pope of monks; an office under Wudi, A.D. 502‐550, of the Liang dynasty, for the control of the monks. Wendi, 560-7, of the Ch'en dynasty appointed a 大僧統 or Director over the monks in his capital.

僻字

see styles
 hekiji
    へきじ
(rare) rare character; rare kanji

儭著


儭着

see styles
chèn zhāo
    chen4 zhao1
ch`en chao
    chen chao
 qīnjaku
to dress one's self in

克制

see styles
kè zhì
    ke4 zhi4
k`o chih
    ko chih
to restrain; to control; restraint; self-control

入主

see styles
rù zhǔ
    ru4 zhu3
ju chu
to invade and take control of (a territory); to take the helm at (an organization); (of a company) to take control of (another company)

入戲


入戏

see styles
rù xì
    ru4 xi4
ju hsi
(of an actor) to inhabit one's role; to become the character; (of an audience) to get involved in the drama

內我


内我

see styles
nèi wǒ
    nei4 wo3
nei wo
 naiga
The antarātman or ego within, one's own soul or self, in contrast with bahirātman 外我 an external soul, or personal, divine ruler.

內空


内空

see styles
nèi kōng
    nei4 kong1
nei k`ung
    nei kung
 naikū
Empty within, i. e. no soul or self within.

全角

see styles
 zenkaku
    ぜんかく
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (See 半角) em; em quad (printing); full-width character

八字

see styles
bā zì
    ba1 zi4
pa tzu
 yaji
    やじ
the character 8 or 八; birthdate characters used in fortune-telling
(surname) Yaji
The eight leading characters of the 聖行 chapter in the Nirvāṇa sūtra 生滅滅巳寂滅爲樂, the teaching of the sūtra is death, or nirvāṇa, as entry into joy.

八慢

see styles
bā màn
    ba1 man4
pa man
 hachiman
The eight kinds of pride, māna, arrogance, or self-conceit, 如慢 though inferior, to think oneself equal to others (in religion); 慢慢 to think oneself superior among manifest superiors; 不如慢 to think oneself not so much inferior among manifest superiors; 增上慢 to think one has attained more than is the fact, or when it is not the fact; 我慢 self-superiority, or self-sufficiency; 邪慢 pride in false views, or doings; 憍慢 arrogance; 大慢 extreme arrogance.

八戒

see styles
bā jiè
    ba1 jie4
pa chieh
 hakkai; hachikai
    はっかい; はちかい
the eight precepts (Buddhism)
{Buddh} (See 五戒) the eight precepts (the five precepts with the addition of prohibitions against lying in a luxurious bed, self-decoration, song and dance, and eating after noon)
(八戒齋) The first eight of the ten commandments, see 戒; not to kill; not to take things not given; no ignoble (i.e. sexual) conduct; not to speak falsely; not to drink wine; not to indulge in cosmetics, personal adornments, dancing, or music; not to sleep on fine beds, but on a mat on the ground; and not to eat out of regulation hours, i.e. after noon. Another group divides the sixth into two―against cosmetics and adornments and against dancing and music; the first eight are then called the eight prohibitory commands and the last the 齋 or fasting commandment. Also 八齋戒; 八關齋 (八支齋) ; cf. 八種勝法.

八穢


八秽

see styles
bā huì
    ba1 hui4
pa hui
 hachie
Eight things unclean to a monk: buying land for self, not for Buddha or the fraternity; ditto cultivating; ditto laying by or storing up; ditto keeping servants (or slaves); keeping animals (for slaughter); treasuring up gold, etc.; ivory and ornaments; utensils for private use.

八識


八识

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bā shì
    ba1 shi4
pa shih
 hasshiki; hachishiki
    はっしき; はちしき
{Buddh} eight consciousnesses (one for each of the five senses, consciousness of the mind, self-consciousness and store consciousness)
The eight parijñāna, or kinds of cognition, perception, or consciousness. They are the five senses of cakṣur-vijñāna, śrotra-v., ghrāna-v., jihvā-v., and kāya-v., i.e. seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, and touch. The sixth is mano-vijñāna, the mental sense, or intellect, v. 末那. It is defined as 意 mentality, apprehension, or by some as will. The seventh is styled kliṣṭa-mano-vijñāna 末那識 discriminated from the last as 思量 pondering, calculating; it is the discriminating and constructive sense, more than the intellectually perceptive; as infected by the ālaya-vijñāna., or receiving "seeds" from it, it is considered as the cause of all egoism and individualizing, i.e. of men and things, therefore of all illusion arising from assuming the seeming as the real. The eighth is the ālaya-vijñāna, 阿頼耶識 which is the storehouse, or basis from which come all "seeds"of consciousness. The seventh is also defined as the ādāna 阿陀那識 or "laying hold of" or "holding on to" consciousness.

公人

see styles
 mikindo
    みきんど
public character; (personal name) Mikindo

公孫


公孙

see styles
gōng sūn
    gong1 sun1
kung sun
 kouson / koson
    こうそん
two-character surname Gongsun
(surname, given name) Kōson

公理

see styles
gōng lǐ
    gong1 li3
kung li
 masatoshi
    まさとし
self-evident truth; (math.) axiom
(noun - becomes adjective with の) axiom; maxim; self-evident truth; (male given name) Masatoshi

六行

see styles
liù xíng
    liu4 xing2
liu hsing
 rokugyō
Among Buddhists the term means the practice of the 六度 six pāramitās; it is referred, among outsiders, to the six austerities of the six kinds of heretics: (1) 自餓 starvation; (2) 投淵 naked cave-dwelling (or, throwing oneself down precipices); (3) 赴火 self-immolation, or self-torturing by fire; (4) 自坐 sitting naked in public; (5) 寂默 dwelling in silence among graves; (6) 牛狗 living as animals.

共性

see styles
gòng xìng
    gong4 xing4
kung hsing
overall character

兼利

see styles
jiān lì
    jian1 li4
chien li
 kanetoshi
    かねとし
(s,m) Kanetoshi
Mutual benefit; to benefit self and others.

内乞

see styles
nèi qǐ
    nei4 qi3
nei ch`i
    nei chi
The bhikṣu monk who seeks control from within himself, i. e. by mental processes, as compared with the 外乞 the one who aims at control by physical discipline. e. g. fasting, etc.

内字

see styles
 naiji
    ないじ
{comp} internal character

内省

see styles
 naisei / naise
    ないせい
(noun, transitive verb) introspection; reflection on one's self

冷字

see styles
lěng zì
    leng3 zi4
leng tzu
obscure word; unfamiliar character

出世

see styles
chū shì
    chu1 shi4
ch`u shih
    chu shih
 shutsuse
    しゅつせ
to be born; to come into being; to withdraw from worldly affairs
(n,vs,vi) success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence; (surname) Shutsuse
(1) Appearance in the world e. g. the Buddha's appearing. (2) To leave the world; a monk or nun. (3) Beyond, or outside this world, not of this world; of nirvana character.

分身

see styles
fēn shēn
    fen1 shen1
fen shen
 bunshin(p); funjin(ok)
    ぶんしん(P); ふんじん(ok)
(of one who has supernatural powers) to replicate oneself so as to appear in two or more places at the same time; a derivative version of sb (or something) (e.g. avatar, proxy, clone, sockpuppet); to spare some time for a separate task; to cut a corpse into pieces; to pull a body apart by the four limbs; parturition
(1) other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); representation of oneself; (2) {Buddh} incarnations of Buddha
Parturition: in Buddhism it means a Buddha's power to reproduce himself ad infinitum and anywhere.

切磋

see styles
qiē cuō
    qie1 cuo1
ch`ieh ts`o
    chieh tso
 sessa
    せっさ
to compare notes; to learn from one another
(noun/participle) polishing (stones); polishing (character)

划子

see styles
huá zi
    hua2 zi5
hua tzu
rowboat; small boat; oar; paddle; thin rod used to control a curtain etc

初文

see styles
chū wén
    chu1 wen2
ch`u wen
    chu wen
archaic (and simpler) form of a Chinese character

別字


别字

see styles
bié zì
    bie2 zi4
pieh tzu
 betsuji
    べつじ
mispronounced or wrongly written character
different letter; different character; different spelling

別形

see styles
 bekkei / bekke
    べっけい
another form (of a character)

利己

see styles
lì jǐ
    li4 ji3
li chi
 toshimi
    としみ
personal profit; to benefit oneself
(ant: 利他) self-interest; (given name) Toshimi

制す

see styles
 seisu / sesu
    せいす
(transitive verb) (See 制する・1) to control; to command; to get the better of

制伏

see styles
zhì fú
    zhi4 fu2
chih fu
 seifuku
to overpower; to overwhelm; to subdue; to check; to control
to subdue

制圧

see styles
 seiatsu / seatsu
    せいあつ
(noun, transitive verb) gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy; supremacy

制導


制导

see styles
zhì dǎo
    zhi4 dao3
chih tao
to control (the course of something); to guide (a missile)

制御

see styles
zhì yù
    zhi4 yu4
chih yü
 seigyo
    せいぎょ
(noun/participle) control; governing; checking; suppression; repression; restraint; mastery; management
to tame

制振

see styles
 seishin / seshin
    せいしん
(noun/participle) vibration control (in earthquake-resistant construction)

制服

see styles
zhì fú
    zhi4 fu2
chih fu
 seifuku / sefuku
    せいふく
to subdue; to check; to bring under control; (in former times) what one is allowed to wear depending on social status; uniform (army, party, school etc); livery (for company employees); CL:套[tao4]
uniform

制欲

see styles
 seiyoku / seyoku
    せいよく
(noun/participle) control of passions; control of appetite

制止

see styles
zhì zhǐ
    zhi4 zhi3
chih chih
 seishi / seshi
    せいし
to curb; to put a stop to; to stop; to check; to limit
(noun, transitive verb) control; check; restraint; inhibition
restraint

制球

see styles
 seikyuu / sekyu
    せいきゅう
{baseb} (See 制球力) (pitcher's) control

制禦

see styles
 seigyo / segyo
    せいぎょ
(noun/participle) control; governing; checking; suppression; repression; restraint; mastery; management

制震

see styles
 seishin / seshin
    せいしん
(noun/participle) vibration control (in earthquake-resistant construction)

制馭

see styles
 seigyo / segyo
    せいぎょ
(noun/participle) control; governing; checking; suppression; repression; restraint; mastery; management

削字

see styles
 sakuji
    さくじ
(noun/participle) (1) designing a font; (2) creating a new character not currently available

剋己


克己

see styles
kè jǐ
    ke4 ji3
k`o chi
    ko chi
 katsumi
    かつみ
self-restraint; discipline; selflessness
(personal name) Katsumi

剛烈


刚烈

see styles
gāng liè
    gang1 lie4
kang lieh
resolute and upright in character; unyielding; staunch

助字

see styles
 joji
    じょじ
auxiliary character (in kanbun)

助辞

see styles
 joji
    じょじ
(1) {ling} (See 助詞) particle (in Japanese); (2) {ling} (See 助詞,助動詞・1) auxiliary word (in Japanese; particles and auxiliary verbs); (3) {ling} (See 助字・じょじ) auxiliary character (in kanbun)

勁草


劲草

see styles
jìng cǎo
    jing4 cao3
ching ts`ao
    ching tsao
 keisou / keso
    けいそう
tough upright grass; (fig.) a staunch character who is loyal despite danger and hardship
wind-resistant blade of grass; resistant idea (metaphorically); (personal name) Keisou

動翼

see styles
 douyoku / doyoku
    どうよく
(1) {aviat} flight control surface; (2) turbine blade

匪躬

see styles
 hikyuu / hikyu
    ひきゅう
self-sacrificing service

区点

see styles
 kuten
    くてん
{comp} Japanese character set row and column index

區位


区位

see styles
qū wèi
    qu1 wei4
ch`ü wei
    chü wei
geographical location; (computing) row-cell (i.e. the row 區|区[qu1] and cell 位[wei4] used to specify a character in a CJK character set)

十住

see styles
shí zhù
    shi2 zhu4
shih chu
 jū jū
The ten stages, or periods, in bodhisattva-wisdom, prajñā 般若, are the 十住; the merits or character attained are the 十地 q.v. Two interpretations may be given. In the first of these, the first four stages are likened to entry into the holy womb, the next four to the period of gestation, the ninth to birth, and the tenth to the washing or baptism with the water of wisdom, e.g. the baptism of a Kṣatriya prince. The ten stages are (1) 發心住 the purposive stage, the mind set upon Buddhahood; (2) 治地住 clear understanding and mental control; (3) 修行住 unhampered liberty in every direction; (4) 生貴住 acquiring the Tathāgata nature or seed; (5) 方便具足住 perfect adaptability and resemblance in self-development and development of others; (6) 正心住 the whole mind becoming Buddha-like; (7) 不退住 no retrogression, perfect unity and constant progress; (8) 童眞住 as a Buddha-son now complete; (9) 法王子住 as prince of the law; (10) 灌頂住 baptism as such, e.g. the consecration of kings. Another interpretation of the above is: (1) spiritual resolve, stage of śrota-āpanna; (2) submission to rule, preparation for Sakṛdāgāmin stage; (3) cultivation of virtue, attainment of Sakṛdāgāmin stage; (4) noble birth, preparation for the anāgāmin stage; (5) perfect means, attainment of anāgāmin stage; (6) right mind, preparation for arhatship; (7) no-retrogradation, the attainment of arhatship; (8) immortal youth, pratyekabuddhahood; (9) son of the law-king, the conception of bodhisattvahood; (10) baptism as the summit of attainment, the conception of Buddhahood.

十來


十来

see styles
shí lái
    shi2 lai2
shih lai
 torai
    とらい
(female given name) Torai
(十來偈) The ten rhymes in "lai", a verse which expresses the Buddhist doctrine of moral determinism, i.e. that the position anyone now occupies is solely the result of his character in past lives; heredity and environment having nothing to do with his present condition, for, whether in prince or beggar, it is the reward of past deeds. The upright from the forbearing come,
The poor from the mean and greedy come,
Those of high rank from worshippers come,
The low and common from the Prideful come,
Those who are dumb from slanderers come,
The blind and deaf from unbelievers come,
The long-lived from the merciful come,
The short-lived from life, takers come,
The deficient in faculties from command-breakers come,
The complete in faculties from command-keepers come.
端正者忍辱中來.
貧窮着樫貧中來.
高位者禮拜中來.
下賤者橋慢中來.
瘖啞者誹謗中來.
盲聾者不信中來.
長壽者慈悲中來.
短命者殺生中來.
諸根不具者破戒中來.
六根具足者持戒中來.

十問


十问

see styles
shí wèn
    shi2 wen4
shih wen
 jūmon
The ten questions to the Buddha, put into the mouth of Vajrapāṇi, which, with the answers given, form the basis of the 大日經. What is (or are) (1) the nature of the bodhi-mind? (2) its form or forms? (3) the mental stages requisite to attainment? (4) the difference between them? (5) the time required? (6) the character of the merits attained? (7) the activities or practices necessary? (8) the way of such practices? (9) the condition of the uncultivated and cultivated mind? (10) the difference between it and that of the follower of Yoga?

十地

see styles
shí dì
    shi2 di4
shih ti
 juuji / juji
    じゅうじ
{Buddh} dasabhumi (forty-first to fiftieth stages in the development of a bodhisattva); (place-name) Jūji
daśabhūmi; v. 十住. The "ten stages" in the fifty-two sections of the development of a bodhisattva into a Buddha. After completing the十四向 he proceeds to the 十地. There are several groups. I. The ten stages common to the Three Vehicles 三乘 are: (1) 乾慧地 dry wisdom stage, i. e. unfertilized by Buddha-truth, worldly wisdom; (2) 性地 the embryo-stage of the nature of Buddha-truth, the 四善根; (3) 八人地 (八忍地), the stage of the eight patient endurances; (4) 見地 of freedom from wrong views; (5) 薄地 of freedom from the first six of the nine delusions in practice; (6) 離欲地 of freedom from the remaining three; (7) 巳辨地 complete discrimination in regard to wrong views and thoughts, the stage of an arhat; (8) 辟支佛地 pratyeka-buddhahood, only the dead ashes of the past left to sift; (9) 菩薩地 bodhisattvahood; (10) 佛地 Buddhahood. v. 智度論 78. II. 大乘菩薩十地 The ten stages of Mahāyāna bodhisattva development are: (1) 歡喜地 Pramuditā, joy at having overcome the former difficulties and now entering on the path to Buddhahood; (2) 離垢地 Vimalā, freedom from all possible defilement, the stage of purity; (3) 發光地 Prabhākarī, stage of further enlightenment; (4) 焰慧地 Arciṣmatī, of glowing wisdom; (5) 極難勝地 Sudurjayā, mastery of utmost or final difficulties; (6) 現前地 Abhimukhī, the open way of wisdom above definitions of impurity and purity; (7) 遠行地 Dūraṁgamā, proceeding afar, getting above ideas of self in order to save others; (8) 不動地 Acalā, attainment of calm unperturbedness; (9) 善慧地 Sādhumatī, of the finest discriminatory wisdom, knowing where and how to save, and possessed of the 十力 ten powers; (10) 法雲地 Dharmamegha, attaining to the fertilizing powers of the law-cloud. Each of the ten stages is connected with each of the ten pāramitās, v. 波. Each of the 四乘 or four vehicles has a division of ten. III. The 聲聞乘十地 ten Śrāvaka stages are: (1) 受三歸地 initiation as a disciple by receiving the three refuges, in the Buddha, Dharma, and Saṅgha; (2) 信地 belief, or the faith-root; (3) 信法地 belief in the four truths; (4) 内凡夫地 ordinary disciples who observe the 五停心觀, etc.; (5) 學信戒 those who pursue the 三學 three studies; (6) 八人忍地 the stage of 見道 seeing the true Way; (7) 須陀洹地 śrota-āpanna, now definitely in the stream and assured of nirvāṇa; (8) 斯陀含地 sakrdāgāmin, only one more rebirth; (9) 阿那含地 anāgāmin, no rebirth; and (10) 阿羅漢地 arhatship. IV. The ten stages of the pratyekabuddha 緣覺乘十地 are (1) perfect asceticism; (2) mastery of the twelve links of causation; (3) of the four noble truths; (4) of the deeper knowledge; (5) of the eightfold noble path; (6) of the three realms 三法界; (7) of the nirvāṇa state; (8) of the six supernatural powers; (9) arrival at the intuitive stage; (10) mastery of the remaining influence of former habits. V. 佛乘十地 The ten stages, or characteristics of a Buddha, are those of the sovereign or perfect attainment of wisdom, exposition, discrimination, māra-subjugation, suppression of evil, the six transcendent faculties, manifestation of all bodhisattva enlightenment, powers of prediction, of adaptability, of powers to reveal the bodhisattva Truth. VI. The Shingon has its own elaborate ten stages, and also a group 十地十心, see 十心; and there are other groups.

十字

see styles
shí zì
    shi2 zi4
shih tzu
 tsuji
    つじ
cross road; cross-shaped; crucifix; the character ten
cross; cross shape; (personal name) Tsuji

十宗

see styles
shí zōng
    shi2 zong1
shih tsung
 jūshū
The ten schools of Chinese Buddhism: I. The (1) 律宗 Vinaya-discipline, or 南山|; (2) 倶舍 Kośa, Abhidharma, or Reality (Sarvāstivādin) 有宗; (3) 成實宗 Satyasiddhi sect founded on this śāstra by Harivarman; (4) 三論宗 Mādhyamika or 性空宗; (5) 法華宗 Lotus, "Law-flower" or Tiantai 天台宗; (6) 華嚴Huayan or法性 or賢首宗; ( 7) 法相宗 Dharmalakṣana or 慈恩宗 founded on the唯識論 (8) 心宗 Ch'an or Zen, mind-only or intuitive, v. 禪宗 ; (9) 眞言宗 (Jap. Shingon) or esoteric 密宗 ; (10) 蓮宗 Amitābha-lotus or Pure Land (Jap. Jōdo) 淨士宗. The 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 9th are found in Japan rather than in China, where they have ceased to be of importance. II. The Hua-yen has also ten divisions into ten schools of thought: (1) 我法倶有 the reality of self (or soul) and things, e.g. mind and matter; (2) 法有我無 the reality of things but not of soul; (3) 法無去來 things have neither creation nor destruction; (4) 現通假實 present things are both apparent and real; (5) 俗妄眞實 common or phenomenal ideas are wrong, fundamental reality is the only truth; (6) things are merely names; (7) all things are unreal 空; (8) the bhūtatathatā is not unreal; (9) phenomena and their perception are to be got rid of; (10) the perfect, all-inclusive, and complete teaching of the One Vehicle. III. There are two old Japanese divisions: 大乘律宗, 倶舎宗 , 成實 宗 , 法和宗 , 三論宗 , 天台宗 , 華嚴宗 , 眞言宗 , 小乘律宗 , and 淨土宗 ; the second list adds 禪宗 and omits 大乘律宗. They are the Ritsu, Kusha, Jōjitsu, Hossō, Sanron, Tendai, Kegon, Shingon, (Hīnayāna) Ritsu, and Jōdo; the addition being Zen.

十恩

see styles
shí ēn
    shi2 en1
shih en
 jūon
Ten kinds of the Buddha's grace: his (1) initial resolve to universalize (his salvation); (2) self-sacrifice (in previous lives); (3) complete altruism; (4) his descent into all the six states of existence for their salvation; (5) relief of the living from distress and mortality; (6) profound pity; (7) revelation of himself in human and glorified form; (8) teaching in accordance with the capacity of his hearers, first hīnayāna, then māhayāna doctrine; (9) revealing his nirvāṇa to stimulate his disciples; (10) pitying thought for all creatures, in that dying at 80 instead of at 100 he left twenty years of his own happiness to his disciples; and also the tripiṭaka for universal salvation.

十智

see styles
shí zhì
    shi2 zhi4
shih chih
 jū chi
The ten forms of understanding. I. Hīnayāna: (1) 世俗智 common understanding; (2) 法智 enlightened understanding, i.e. on the Four Truths in this life; (3) 類智 ditto, applied to the two upper realms 上二界; (4), (5), (6), (7) understanding re each of the Four Truths separately, both in the upper and lower realms, e.g. 苦智; (8) 他心智 understanding of the minds of others; (9) 盡智 the understanding that puts an end to all previous faith in or for self, i.e. 自信智; (10) 無生智 nirvāṇa wisdom; v. 倶舍論 26. II. Mahāyāna. A Tathāgatas ten powers of understanding or wisdom: (1) 三世智 perfect understanding of past, present, and future; (2) ditto of Buddha Law; (3) 法界無礙智 unimpeded understanding of the whole Buddha-realm; (4) 法界無邊智 unlimited, or infinite understanding of the whole Buddha-realm; (5) 充滿一切智 understanding of ubiquity; (6) 普照一切世間智 understanding of universal enlightenment; (7) 住持一切世界智 understanding of omnipotence, or universal control; (8) 知一切衆生智 understanding of omniscience re all living beings; (9) 知一切法智 understanding of omniscience re the laws of universal salvation; (10) 知無邊諸佛智 understanding of omniscience re all Buddha wisdom. v. 華嚴経 16. There are also his ten forms of understanding of the "Five Seas" 五海 of worlds, living beings, karma, passions, and Buddhas.

半字

see styles
bàn zì
    ban4 zi4
pan tzu
 hanji
Half a character'; a letter of the alphabet. Hīnayāna is likened to half-word, Mahāyāna to a 滿字 complete word; hence 半字教 is Hīnayāna.

卑下

see styles
bēi xià
    bei1 xia4
pei hsia
 hige
    ひげ
base; low
(noun, transitive verb) self-abasement; self-depreciation; humility
inferior

卑屈

see styles
bēi qū
    bei1 qu1
pei ch`ü
    pei chü
 hikutsu
    ひくつ
(noun or adjectival noun) servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling; spineless
mean

卑慢

see styles
bēi màn
    bei1 man4
pei man
 himan
(下慢) The pride of regarding self as little inferior to those who far surpass one; one of the 七慢.

協管


协管

see styles
xié guǎn
    xie2 guan3
hsieh kuan
to assist in managing (e.g. traffic police or crowd control); to steward

南宮


南宫

see styles
nán gōng
    nan2 gong1
nan kung
 minamimiya
    みなみみや
two-character surname Nangong; Nangong, county-level city in Xingtai 邢臺|邢台[Xing2tai2], Hebei
(surname) Minamimiya

南郭

see styles
nán guō
    nan2 guo1
nan kuo
 nankaku
    なんかく
two-character surname Nanguo
(personal name) Nankaku

単字

see styles
 tanji
    たんじ
individual character; individual letter; one character; one letter

占拠

see styles
 senkyo
    せんきょ
(noun, transitive verb) (See 占領・2) occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)

印字

see styles
 inji
    いんじ
(noun, transitive verb) (1) printing (text or symbols); typing; (2) printed character; typed character; (3) character carved onto a seal

原形

see styles
yuán xíng
    yuan2 xing2
yüan hsing
 genkei / genke
    げんけい
original shape; true appearance (under the disguise); true character
original form; base form

双喜

see styles
 souki / soki
    そうき
(represented by the 囍 character) double happiness (Chinese ornamental symbol)

反切

see styles
fǎn qiè
    fan3 qie4
fan ch`ieh
    fan chieh
 hansetsu
    はんせつ
traditional system expressing the phonetic value of a Chinese character using two other characters, the first for the initial consonant, the second for the rhyme and tone
fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
The system of indicating the initial and final sounds of a character by two others, ascribed to Sun Yen 孫炎 in the third century A D., arising out of the translit. of Sanskrit terms in Buddhist translation.

反賊


反贼

see styles
fǎn zéi
    fan3 zei2
fan tsei
 hanzoku
    はんぞく
(imperial China) rebel; traitor; (post-1949) enemy of the state; counter-revolutionary; (slang) dissident (used self-referentially, esp. in pro-democracy circles)
rebel

収拾

see styles
 shuushuu / shushu
    しゅうしゅう
(noun, transitive verb) control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order

取る

see styles
 toru
    とる
(transitive verb) (1) to take; to pick up; to grab; to catch; to hold; (transitive verb) (2) to pass; to hand; to give; (transitive verb) (3) to get; to obtain; to acquire; to win; to receive; to earn; to take (e.g. a vacation); (transitive verb) (4) to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, attitude, etc.); to choose; (transitive verb) (5) to remove; to get rid of; to take off; (transitive verb) (6) to take away; to steal; to rob; (transitive verb) (7) (See 摂る) to eat; to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins); (transitive verb) (8) to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather; to extract (e.g. juice); to catch (e.g. fish); to harvest (a crop); (transitive verb) (9) to take up (time, space); to occupy; to spare; to set aside; (transitive verb) (10) to secure; to reserve; to save; to put aside; to keep; (transitive verb) (11) to take (e.g. a joke); to interpret; to understand; to make out; to grasp; (transitive verb) (12) to record; to take down; (transitive verb) (13) to subscribe to (e.g. a newspaper); to take; to buy; to get; (transitive verb) (14) to order; to have delivered; (transitive verb) (15) to charge; to fine; to take (tax); (transitive verb) (16) to take (e.g. a wife); to take on (e.g. an apprentice); to adopt; to accept; (transitive verb) (17) to take control of; to take (the rudder); (transitive verb) (18) to compete (in sumo, cards, etc.); to play

取我

see styles
qǔ wǒ
    qu3 wo3
ch`ü wo
    chü wo
 shuga
attachment to self

取締


取缔

see styles
qǔ dì
    qu3 di4
ch`ü ti
    chü ti
 torishimari
    とりしまり
to suppress; to crack down on; to prohibit
control; management; supervision

口訣


口诀

see styles
kǒu jué
    kou3 jue2
k`ou chüeh
    kou chüeh
 kuketsu
mnemonic chant; rhyme for remembering (arithmetic tables, character stroke order etc)
Orally transmitted decisions or instructions.

古字

see styles
gǔ zì
    gu3 zi4
ku tzu
 furuji
    ふるじ
ancient character; archaic form of a Chinese character
ancient character (esp. Chinese); ancient writing; (surname) Furuji

古音

see styles
gǔ yīn
    gu3 yin1
ku yin
 koon
    こおん
ancient (esp. pre-Qin) pronunciation of a Chinese character; classical speech sounds
ko-on; ancient reading; reading of a kanji based on Zhou, Han and Wei dynasty Chinese

司空

see styles
sī kōng
    si1 kong1
ssu k`ung
    ssu kung
 shikuu / shiku
    しくう
two-character surname Sikong
(hist) (See 六卿) Minister of Works (Zhou dynasty China); (surname) Shikuu

合體


合体

see styles
hé tǐ
    he2 ti3
ho t`i
    ho ti
to combine; combination; composite character (i.e. a synonym of 合體字|合体字[he2 ti3 zi4]); (of clothes) to be a good fit
See: 合体

同名

see styles
tóng míng
    tong2 ming2
t`ung ming
    tung ming
 doumei(p); doumyou / dome(p); domyo
    どうめい(P); どうみょう
of the same name; homonymous; self-titled (album)
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) same name; (2) (どうめい only) {biol} homonym
synonymous

同字

see styles
 douji / doji
    どうじ
the same character

名乗

see styles
 nanori
    なのり
(irregular okurigana usage) (noun/participle) (1) giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; (2) name readings of kanji; (place-name) Nanori

名告

see styles
 nanori
    なのり
(irregular okurigana usage) (noun/participle) (1) giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; (2) name readings of kanji

名宣

see styles
 nanori
    なのり
(irregular kanji usage) self-introduction (of a character in noh theatre)

吳用


吴用

see styles
wú yòng
    wu2 yong4
wu yung
Wu Yong, character of 水滸傳|水浒传[Shui3 hu3 Zhuan4], nicknamed Resourceful Star 智多星[Zhi4 duo1 xing1]

吾我

see styles
wú wǒ
    wu2 wo3
wu wo
 goga
self

呼延

see styles
hū yán
    hu1 yan2
hu yen
two-character surname Huyan

命梵

see styles
mìng fàn
    ming4 fan4
ming fan
 myōbon
Life and honour, i. e. perils to life and perils to noble character.

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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.

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