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    li4
li
 riyuu / riyu
    りゆう
to stand; to set up; to establish; to lay down; to draw up; at once; immediately
(personal name) Riyū
Set up, establish, stand, stand up.

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    du3
tu
 chiku
    ちく
variant of 篤|笃[du3]
(surname) Chiku
Indian. 竺土; 天竺; 竺India.


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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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diàn
    dian4
tien
 takamushiro
    たかむしろ
fine woven grass mat
bamboo mat

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fěn
    fen3
fen
 minegishi
    みねぎし
powder; cosmetic face powder; food prepared from starch; noodles or pasta made from any kind of flour; to turn to powder; (dialect) to whitewash; white; pink; (suffix) fan (abbr. for 粉絲|粉丝[fen3 si1]); to be a fan of
(1) flour; meal; powder; dust; (2) (こな only) (slang) heroin; (personal name) Minegishi
Flour, meal, powder.

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    ba1
pa
a round flat cake (dialect)

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qiǔ
    qiu3
ch`iu
    chiu
dry rations (for a journey); (dialect) (of noodles etc) to become mush (from overcooking); (coll.) embarrassing; embarrassment


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líng
    ling2
ling
 rin
    りん
damask; thin silk
(1) (kana only) figure; design; (2) twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; (3) (kana only) style (of writing); figure (of speech); (4) (kana only) design; plot; plan; (5) (kana only) minor market fluctuation; technical correction; (6) (kana only) (abbreviation) cat's cradle; (7) (kana only) (abbreviation) lease rod (in a loom); (female given name) Rin

綿


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mián
    mian2
mien
 watazaki
    わたざき
silk floss; continuous; soft; weak; mild-mannered (dialect)
cotton; (surname) Watazaki
cotton

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chēng
    cheng1
ch`eng
    cheng
(dialect) cooking pot; variant of 鐺|铛[cheng1]

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huāng
    huang1
huang
region between heart and diaphragm

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    ge4
ko
 kaku
    かく
used in 膈應|膈应[ge4 ying5]
(rare) diaphragm; vicinity of the diaphragm

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chuái
    chuai2
ch`uai
    chuai
(dialect) grossly overweight; obese


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zhuān
    zhuan1
chuan
(dialect) gizzard

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qǐng
    qing3
ch`ing
    ching
Indian mallow (Abutilon theophrasti); Indian hemp (cannabis)

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mǎo
    mao3
mao
type of water plant; (dialect) loess hills


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zhòu
    zhou4
chou
(dialect) to wrap with straw; classifier for a bundle (of bowls, dishes etc) tied with straw

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diào
    diao4
tiao
bamboo basket

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    li2
li
chenopodiaceae

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hòng
    hong4
hung
(literary) luxuriant; flourishing; (literary) bud; (dialect) long stem of certain vegetables

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diào
    diao4
tiao
Sambucu javinica

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ǒu
    ou3
ou
 
    はす
root of lotus
(kana only) sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus
The water-lily root, arrowroot.

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    qu2
ch`ü
    chü
Dianthus superbus

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diāo
    diao1
tiao
Pomponia maculatiocollis

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míng
    ming2
ming
boring insect; snout moth's larva (Aphomia gullaris or Plodia interpuncuella or Heliothus armigera etc), major agricultural pest


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jiǎn
    jian3
chien
(dialect) fold or pleat (in clothing)


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é
    e2
o
 ga
    なまり
error; false; to extort
(1) (kana only) accent (of one's speech); (2) dialect; provincialism; patois; (3) corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
error


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huà
    hua4
hua
 hasuike
    はすいけ
dialect; language; spoken words; speech; talk; words; conversation; what sb said; CL:種|种[zhong3],席[xi2],句[ju4],口[kou3],番[fan1]
(counter) counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.; (personal name) Hasuike
Words, language, talk.


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kuáng
    kuang2
k`uang
    kuang
 kō
to deceive; to dupe; falsehood; lie; (dialect) to amuse
Imposition, deception, lying.

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diāo
    diao1
tiao
 ten
    てん
sable or marten (genus Martes)
(1) (kana only) Japanese marten (Martes melampus); (2) marten (any arboreal weasel-like mammal of genus Martes)


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dǎn
    dan3
tan
(old barbarian dialects) to pay a fine in atonement; river; Taiwan pr. [tan4]

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diǎn
    dian3
tien
to stand on tiptoe; Taiwan pr. [dian4]

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diān
    dian1
tien
to fall forward (variant of 顛|颠[dian1])


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zhé
    zhe2
che
 wadachi
    わだち
rut; track of a wheel (Taiwan pr. [che4]); (coll.) the direction of traffic; a rhyme (of a song, poem etc); (dialect) (usu. after 有[you3] or 沒|没[mei2]) way; idea
rut; wheel track; furrow; groove; footsteps; wake; (surname, female given name) Wadachi


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biàn
    bian4
pien
 ben
    べん
to dispute; to debate; to argue; to discuss
(out-dated kanji) (1) speech; tongue; talk; eloquence; (suffix noun) (2) dialect; brogue; accent
To discuss, argue, discourse.

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chén
    chen2
ch`en
    chen
 yoshi
    よし
5th earthly branch: 7-9 a.m., 3rd solar month (5th April-4th May), year of the Dragon; ancient Chinese compass point: 120°
(1) the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); (2) (obsolete) (See 辰の刻) hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); (3) (obsolete) east-southeast; (4) (obsolete) third month of the lunar calendar; (given name) Yoshi
Hour; time; the celestial bodies.

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yǒu
    you3
yu
 yuu / yu
    ゆう
10th earthly branch: 5-7 p.m., 8th solar month (8th September-7th October), year of the Rooster; ancient Chinese compass point: 270° (west)
(1) the Rooster (tenth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Cock; the Chicken; the Bird; (2) (obsolete) (See 酉の刻) hour of the Rooster (around 6pm, 5-7pm, or 6-8pm); (3) (obsolete) west; (4) (obsolete) eight month of the lunar calendar; (personal name) Yū

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liàng
    liang4
liang
 ryou / ryo
    りょう
capacity; quantity; amount; to estimate; abbr. for 量詞|量词[liang4 ci2], classifier (in Chinese grammar); measure word
(n,n-suf) (1) quantity; amount; volume; capacity; portion (of food); (2) (See 度量・1) generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; (3) pramana (means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge; in Indian philosophy); (surname, female given name) Ryō
pramāṇa. Measure, capacity, length, ability; to measure, deliberate; a syllogism in logic, v. 比量. A syllogism, consisting of 宗 pratijñā, proposition; 因 hetu, reason; 喩 udāharaṇa, example; but the syllogism varies in the number of its avayava, or members. There are other divisions from 2 to 6, e.g. 現量 and 比量 direct or sense inferences, and comparative or logical inferences; to these are added 聖教量 arguments based on authority; 譬喩量 analogy; 義准 postulation, or general assent; and 無體 negation, or non-existence.


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liào
    liao4
liao
see 釕銱兒|钌铞儿[liao4 diao4 r5]; Taiwan pr. [liao3]


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diào
    diao4
tiao
 hitoshi
    ひとし
to fish with a hook and line; to angle
(1) fishing; angling; (2) (kana only) (abbreviation) change (e.g. for a purchase); (noun/participle) (3) (slang) trolling; writing false posts online; (s,m) Hitoshi
To angle, fish.


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tián
    tian2
t`ien
    tien
 den
(dialect) coin; money
gold and silver ornamentation


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xuàn
    xuan4
hsüan
 gen
    げん
stick-like implement inserted into the handles of a tripod cauldron in ancient times in order to lift the cauldron; commonly used in Korean names, transcribed as "hyun"
(1) bowstring; (2) string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); (3) bail (arched pot handle); (4) diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu; (personal name) Gen


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diào
    diao4
tiao
see 釕銱兒|钌铞儿[liao4 diao4 r5]

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pàn
    pan4
p`an
    pan
(dialect) handle of a cup, kettle or other vessel


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    lu4
lu
 roku
diary; record; to hit; to copy
record


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zhèng
    zheng4
cheng
(dialect) (bound form) shiny; gleaming; Taiwan pr. [zheng1]


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zhōng
    zhong1
chung
 shou / sho
    しょう
a (large) bell (CL:架[jia4]); clock (CL:座[zuo4]); amount of time; o'clock (CL:點|点[dian3],分[fen1],秒[miao3]) (as in 三點鐘|三点钟[san1 dian3 zhong1] "three o'clock" or "three hours" or 五分鐘|五分钟[wu3 fen1 zhong1] "five minutes" etc)
(See 鉦) bell (often a large hanging bell); chime; (surname) Shou
ghaṇṭā, 犍稚 a bell, a chime.


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jué
    jue2
chüeh
(dialect) (bound form) mattock; hoe


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huò
    huo4
huo
 kaku
wok (dialect); cauldron (old)
Caldron, rice pan.


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zuàn
    zuan4
tsuan
 san
    たがね
drill; auger; diamond
(1) (kana only) chisel; (2) (kana only) burin; graver; engraving tool; (3) (kana only) gad; jumper; mining tool
To bore, pierce; an awl.


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    pi4
p`i
    pi
 hyaku
to open (a door); to open up (for development); to dispel; to refute; to repudiate; (bound form) penetrating; incisive
To open; translit. pi, v. 毘.

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diàn
    dian4
tien
dangerous; also pr. [yan2]


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    li4
li
 rei
(bound form) a person in servitude; low-ranking subordinate; (bound form) to be subordinate to; (bound form) clerical script (the style of characters intermediate between ancient seal and modern regular characters)
To control; retainers.

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diāo
    diao1
tiao
 akira
    あきら
to carve; to engrave; shrewd; bird of prey
(male given name) Akira

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diàn
    dian4
tien
indigo pigment

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qiū
    qiu1
ch`iu
    chiu
crupper; leather strap; (dialect) to draw back; to shrink

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diān
    dian1
tien
 ten
variant of 顛|颠[dian1]
Overturn, upset, upside down; the forehead, top.


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diān
    dian1
tien
 touma / toma
    とうま
top (of the head); apex; to fall forwards; inverted; to jolt
(personal name) Touma


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sāo
    sao1
sao
 sō
(bound form) to disturb; to disrupt; flirty; coquettish; abbr. for 離騷|离骚[Li2 Sao1]; (literary) literary writings; poetry; foul-smelling (variant of 臊[sao1]); (dialect) (of certain domestic animals) male
Trouble, sad; poetic, learned; translit. su, s.

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diàn
    dian4
tien
black horse


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diāo
    diao1
tiao
 chou / cho
    ちょう
porgy; pagrus major
(kana only) sea bream (esp. Pagrus major); porgy; (personal name) Chō


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qiū
    qiu1
ch`iu
    chiu
 kajika
    かじか
loach (family Cobitidae); used in 鯕鰍|鲯鳅[qi2 qiu1] (mahi-mahi, a fish unrelated to the loaches)
(kana only) (ktb:) (See 鰤) young Japanese amberjack (Seriola quinqueradiata); (female given name) Kajika


𫚕

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shī
    shi1
shih
 buri; buri
    ブリ; ぶり
yellowtail (Seriola qinqueradiata)
(kana only) Japanese amberjack (species of yellowtail, Seriola quinqueradiata)


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diāo
    diao1
tiao
bird of prey
See:


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diǎn
    dian3
tien
 ten
to touch briefly; to tap; to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list); to order (food etc); to select; to mention; to bring up (a topic or person); to hint at; to imply; to administer (eye medicine etc) in drops; to light (a fire, a lamp etc); to ignite; to nod (one's head) in agreement; to beckon by moving (one's hand) up and down; point; dot; spot; speck; dot stroke in Chinese characters; (math.) decimal point; point in time or space; (after a number) o'clock; a small amount; a bit; (after a verb or adjective) a bit more; classifier for small amounts
To dot, touch, punctuate, light, nod; the stroke of a clock; to check off; a speck, dot, drop, etc.

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dǐng
    ding3
ting
 tei / te
    てい
ancient cooking cauldron with two looped handles and three or four legs; pot (dialect); to enter upon a period of (classical); Kangxi radical 206; one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes
(hist) three-legged bronze vessel (used in ancient China); (given name) Tei

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hōu
    hou1
hou
to snore; thirsty from excessively salty or sweet food; (dialect) very; extremely

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    ba3
pa
(dialect) poo; (dialect) to shit

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qiú
    qiu2
ch`iu
    chiu
(dialect) penis; dick


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zhòu
    zhou4
chou
(dialect) stubborn

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lǎo
    lao3
lao
round-bottomed wicker basket; (dialect) to lift; to carry on one's shoulder


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sǒng
    song3
sung
(literary) to stand upright; (dialect) to push; to shove

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làng
    lang4
lang
(dialect) to dry (something) in the sun; to dry (something) in the air

B層

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 biisou / biso
    ビーそう
(derogatory term) (slang) low-IQ people who are easily influenced by mass media; sheeple

DI

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 dii ai; diiai(sk) / di ai; diai(sk)
    ディー・アイ; ディーアイ(sk)
(1) diffusion index; (2) discomfort index; (3) drug information

G點


G点

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g diǎn
    g dian3
g tien
G-spot

HD

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 eichi dii; eichidii(sk); ecchidii(sk) / echi di; echidi(sk); ecchidi(sk)
    エイチ・ディー; エイチディー(sk); エッチディー(sk)
(1) HD; high definition; (2) {comp} hard disk; (3) {med} (See 血液透析) hemodialysis; (can be adjective with の) (4) heavy-duty; (suffix noun) (5) (in a company name) (See ホールディングス) Holdings

IF

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 ai efu; aiefu(sk)
    アイ・エフ; アイエフ(sk)
(1) {electr} (See 中間周波数) intermediate frequency; (2) {biochem} (See インターフェロン) interferon; (3) (See インパクトファクター) impact factor (of an academic journal); (4) {comp} (See インタフェース) interface; (5) {finc} (See インデックスファンド) index fund

IR

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 ai aaru; aiaaru(sk) / ai aru; aiaru(sk)
    アイ・アール; アイアール(sk)
(1) (See 情報検索) information retrieval; IR; (2) investor relations; (3) (See 統合型リゾート) integrated resort; (4) (See 赤外線) infrared radiation; infrared; (5) (See イソプレンゴム) isoprene rubber

PD

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 pii dii; piidii(sk) / pi di; pidi(sk)
    ピー・ディー; ピーディー(sk)
(1) (See プロデューサー) producer (film, TV, etc.); (2) (See プログラムディレクター) program director; (3) {med} (See 腹膜透析) peritoneal dialysis; (4) {med} (See パニック障害) panic disorder; (5) (See パブリックドメイン) public domain; (6) (See 物的流通) physical distribution

げー

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 gee
    ゲー
{music} (See ト・2) 7th note in the diatonic scale (ger:); sol; so; G; (surname) Ge

ホキ

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 hoki
    ホキ
hoki (Macruronus novaezelandiae); blue grenadier

ホヤ

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 hoya
    ホヤ
(kana only) sea squirt; ascidian; (personal name) Hoya

まや

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 maya
    マヤ
Maya (ancient Indian tribe in Central America); (female given name) Maya; Maia

一夏

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yī xià
    yi1 xia4
i hsia
 hitoka
    ひとか
{Buddh} (See 安居・あんご) one summer (during which a monk attends a summer retreat); (female given name) Hitoka
The summer retreat in India of, 90 days, from the 16th of the 4th moon to the 15th of the 7th; v. 雨.

一躍

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 ichiyaku
    いちやく
(adv,n,vs) (1) suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; overnight; (noun/participle) (2) (orig. meaning) one bound; one leap

一點


一点

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yī diǎn
    yi1 dian3
i tien
 itten
a bit; a little bit; (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit; (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er; a point (in a discussion etc); (calligraphy) dot stroke (、); one o'clock (abbr. for 一點鍾|一点钟[yi1 dian3 zhong1])
a single speck

丁鯛


丁鲷

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dīng diāo
    ding1 diao1
ting tiao
tench

丁點


丁点

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dīng diǎn
    ding1 dian3
ting tien
tiny bit

七有

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qī yǒu
    qi1 you3
ch`i yu
    chi yu
 shichiu
七生 The seven stages of existence in a human world, or in any 欲界 desire-world. Also (1) in the hells, (2) as animals, (3) hungry ghosts, (4) gods, (5) men, (6) karma 業, and (7) in the intermediate stage.

万才

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 manzai
    まんざい
(out-dated kanji) two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit); comic dialogue; (int,n) (1) crying "banzai" (or raising one's hands in the banzai gesture); (2) something worthy of celebration; (3) (archaism) long time; (4) (archaism) eternal life (and prosperity); (interjection) (5) banzai (a celebratory cheer); hurrah (hooray, hurray); (int,n) (1) crying "banzai" (or raising one's hands in the banzai gesture); (2) something worthy of celebration; (3) giving up; (4) (archaism) long time; (5) (archaism) eternal life (and prosperity); (interjection) (6) banzai (a celebratory cheer); hurrah (hooray, hurray); (place-name, surname) Manzai

三力

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sān lì
    san1 li4
san li
 sanriki
The three powers, of which there are various groups: (1) (a) personal power; (6) tathāgata-power; (c) power of the Buddha-nature within. (2) (a) power of a wise eye to see the Buddha-medicine (for evil); (b) of diagnosis of the ailment; (c) of suiting and applying the medicine to the disease. (3) (a) the power of Buddha; (b) of samādhi; (c) of personal achievement or merit.

三季

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sān jì
    san1 ji4
san chi
 miki
    みき
(female given name) Miki
The "three seasons" of an Indian year— spring, summer, and winter; a year.

三心

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sān xīn
    san1 xin1
san hsin
 sanshin
    さんしん
(given name) Sanshin
The three minds, or hearts; various groups are given: (1) Three assured ways of reaching the Pure Land, by (a) 至誠心 perfect sincerity; (b) 深 profound resolve for it; (c) 廻向接發願心 resolve on demitting one's merits to others. (2) (a) 根本心 The 8th or ālaya-vijñāna mind, the storehouse, or source of all seeds of good or evil; (b) 依本 the 7th or mano-vijñāna mind, the mediating cause of all taint; (c) 起事心 the ṣaḍāyatana-vijñāna mind, the immediate influence of the six senses. (3) (a) 入心 (b) 住心 (c) 出心 The mind entering into a condition, staying there, departing. (4) A pure, a single, and an undistracted mind. There are other groups.

三教

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sān jiào
    san1 jiao4
san chiao
 mitsunori
    みつのり
the Three Doctrines (Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism)
(1) Shinto, Buddhism and Confucianism; the three religions; (2) Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism; (3) Buddhism, Shinto and Christianity; (given name) Mitsunori
The three teachings, i.e. 儒, 佛 (or 釋), and 道Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism; or, 孔, 老, 釋 Confucianism, Taoism (aIso known as 神敎), and Buddhism. In Japan they are Shinto, Confucianism, and Buddhism. In Buddhism the term is applied to the three periods of Śākyamuni's own teaching, of which there are several definitions: (1) The Jiangnan 南中 School describe his teaching as (a) 漸progressive or gradual; (b) 頓 immediate, i.e. as one whole, especially in the 華嚴經; and (c) 不定 or indeterminate. (2) 光統 Guangtong, a writer of the Iater Wei dynasty, describes the three as (a) 漸 progressive for beginners, i.e. from impermanence to permanence, from the void to reality, etc.; (b) 頓 immediate for the more advanced; and (c) 圓complete, to the most advanced, i.e. the Huayan as above. (3) The 三時敎q.v. (4) The 南山 Southern school deals with (a) the 性空of Hīnayāna; (b) 相空of Mahāyāna; and (c) 唯識圓 the perfect idealism. v. 行事鈔中 4. Tiantai accepts the division of 漸, 頓, and 不定 for pre-Lotus teaching, but adopts 漸 gradual, 頓 immediate, and 圓 perfect, with the Lotus as the perfect teaching; it also has the division of 三藏敎 , 通敎 , and 別敎 q.v.

三有

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sān yǒu
    san1 you3
san yu
 san'u
The three kinds of bhava, or existence; idem 三界 q. v. The three states of mortal existence in the trailokya, i. e. in the realms of desire, of form, and beyond form. Another definition is 現有 present existence, or the present body and mind; 當有 in a future state; 中有 antara-bhava, in the intermediate state. 三有對 The three sets of limitation on freedom: (a) direct resistance or opposition; (b) environment or condition; (c) attachment. 三有爲法 The three active) functioning dharmas: (1) pratigha, matter or form, i. e. that which has ' substantial resistance'; (2) mind; and (3) 非色非心 entities neither of matter nor mind; cf. 七十五法. 三有爲相 The three forms of all phenomena, birth, stay (i. e. 1ife), death; utpāda, sthiti, and nirvana.

三炮

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sān pào
    san1 pao4
san p`ao
    san pao
(Northeastern dialect) simple-minded person

三神

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 mitsugami
    みつがみ
(1) {Shinto} the three gods of creation; (2) five-grain guardian gods; (surname) Mitsugami

三觀


三观

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sān guān
    san1 guan1
san kuan
 sangan
(neologism) the three core personal values: worldview (世界觀|世界观[shi4 jie4 guan1]), view of life (人生觀|人生观[ren2 sheng1 guan1]) and value system (價值觀|价值观[jia4 zhi2 guan1])
The three studies, meditations, or insights. The most general group is that of Tiantai: (a) 空觀 study of all as void, or immaterial; (b) 假觀 of all as unreal, transient, or temporal; (c) 中觀 as the via media inclusive of both. The Huayan group is 眞空觀, 理事無礙觀 and 周遍含容觀, see 華嚴經:法界觀. The 南山 group is 性空觀, 相空觀, and 唯識觀. The 慈恩 group is 有觀, 空觀 and 中觀.

三轉


三转

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sān zhuǎn
    san1 zhuan3
san chuan
 santen
(三轉法輪) The three turns of the law-wheel when the Buddha preached in the Deer Park: (a) 示轉 indicative, i.e. postulation and definition of the 四諦; (b) 勸轉 hortative, e.g. 苦當知 suffering should be diagnosed; (c) 證轉 evidential, e.g. I have overcome suffering, etc.

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

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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

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