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國家重點學科


国家重点学科

see styles
guó jiā zhòng diǎn xué kē
    guo2 jia1 zhong4 dian3 xue2 ke1
kuo chia chung tien hsüeh k`o
    kuo chia chung tien hsüeh ko
National Key Disciplines (disciplines recognized as important and supported by PRC central government, including medicine, science, chemistry, engineering, commerce and law)

Variations:
山場
ヤマ場

 yamaba
    やまば
climax; peak; critical moment; most important stage; turning point

Variations:
抜擢
抜てき

 batteki; battaku(抜擢)
    ばってき; ばったく(抜擢)
(noun, transitive verb) selection (from many people for an important position); exceptional promotion

有眼不識泰山


有眼不识泰山

see styles
yǒu yǎn bù shí tài shān
    you3 yan3 bu4 shi2 tai4 shan1
yu yen pu shih t`ai shan
    yu yen pu shih tai shan
lit. to have eyes but fail to recognize Mt Tai (idiom); fig. to fail to recognize sb important or sb's great talent; to be blind to the fact

Variations:
盛り砂
盛砂

 morizuna
    もりずな
ceremonial piles of sand (placed on both sides of an entrance to greet an important personage)

盧倶多婆拖部


卢倶多婆拖部

see styles
lú jù duō pó tuō bù
    lu2 ju4 duo1 po2 tuo1 bu4
lu chü to p`o t`o pu
    lu chü to po to pu
 Rugutabata bu
Lokottaravādinaḥ, superior to the world, an important sect of the Mahāsāṅghikāḥ.

インポータント

see styles
 inpootanto
    インポータント
important

ビッグニュース

see styles
 biggunyuusu / biggunyusu
    ビッグニュース
important news (wasei: big news)

ひとかどの人物

see styles
 hitokadonojinbutsu
    ひとかどのじんぶつ
(exp,n) somebody (important); someone

ひとかどの人間

see styles
 hitokadononingen
    ひとかどのにんげん
(exp,n) somebody (important); someone

Variations:
主立つ
重立つ

 omodatsu
    おもだつ
(v5t,vi) (See 主立った) to be main; to be principal; to be important; to be conspicuous; to be prominent

大きな顔をする

see styles
 ookinakaoosuru
    おおきなかおをする
(exp,vs-i) (idiom) to look as if one is important; to swagger around

大事の前の小事

see styles
 daijinomaenoshouji / daijinomaenoshoji
    だいじのまえのしょうじ
(expression) (1) (proverb) don't put the trivial ahead of the important; don't sweat the small stuff; don't bother with the details (before embarking on a great enterprise); (expression) (2) (proverb) read the fine print; be careful of the small things (before embarking on a great enterprise)

後生一生の頼み

see styles
 goshouisshounotanomi / goshoisshonotanomi
    ごしょういっしょうのたのみ
(expression) extremely important or once in a lifetime request

此処ぞ(rK)

 kokozo
    ここぞ
(expression) (kana only) (usu. as 〜という時, 〜というところ, 〜とばかり, etc.) now is the (important) time; this is the (critical) moment; this is when it matters; this is the place

砍頭不過風吹帽


砍头不过风吹帽

see styles
kǎn tóu bù guò fēng chuī mào
    kan3 tou2 bu4 guo4 feng1 chui1 mao4
k`an t`ou pu kuo feng ch`ui mao
    kan tou pu kuo feng chui mao
to regard decapitation as no more important than the wind blowing off your hat (idiom)

Variations:
肝心要
肝腎要

 kanjinkaname
    かんじんかなめ
(adj-no,adj-na,n) crucial; key; most important; main (point)

重要無形文化財

see styles
 juuyoumukeibunkazai / juyomukebunkazai
    じゅうようむけいぶんかざい
important intangible cultural asset

ナイルティラピア

see styles
 nairutirapia
    ナイルティラピア
Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus niloticus) (larger member of the family Cichlidae, important to aquaculture since ancient Egypt)

ビッグ・ニュース

 biggu nyuusu / biggu nyusu
    ビッグ・ニュース
important news (wasei: big news)

一眼二足三胆四力

see styles
 ichigannisokusantanshiriki
    いちがんにそくさんたんしりき
(expression) {MA} firstly vision, secondly footwork, thirdly courage, fourthly technique (the most important aspects of kendo)

三度の飯より好き

see styles
 sandonomeshiyorisuki
    さんどのめしよりすき
(expression) very fond of; more fond of than eating; so fond of that someone would rather not eat than go without; more important than three meals a day

Variations:
偉い
豪い

 erai(p); erai; erai
    えらい(P); エライ; エラい
(adjective) (1) great; excellent; admirable; remarkable; distinguished; important; celebrated; famous; eminent; (adjective) (2) (kana only) very troublesome; awful; terrible; (adjective) (3) (kana only) tiring; tough; (adverb) (4) (kana only) (ksb:) very; extremely

Variations:
問う
訪う

 tou / to
    とう
(surname, transitive verb) (1) to ask; to inquire; (surname, transitive verb) (2) to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to pursue (question of responsibility); to charge with; (surname, transitive verb) (3) (used in neg. form) (See 問わず) to care about; to regard as important; (surname, transitive verb) (4) (usu. in passive form) to call into question; to doubt; to question

Variations:


 toki
    とき
(1) (刻 signifies a time of day; 秋 signifies an important time) time; hour; moment; (n,adv) (2) (時 only) occasion; case; (3) (時 only) chance; opportunity; season; (4) (時 only) the times; the age; the day; (5) (時 only) {gramm} tense

Variations:
第一
第1

 daiichi / daichi
    だいいち
(adj-no,n) (1) first; foremost; number one; (adj-no,n) (2) most important; (adj-no,n) (3) best; greatest; most; (adverb) (4) above all; besides; in any case; to begin with

Variations:
肝心
肝腎

 kanjin
    かんじん
(adj-na,adj-no,n) essential; important; crucial; vital; main

Variations:
首脳
主脳

 shunou / shuno
    しゅのう
(1) (esp. 首脳) head; leader; top; (2) (archaism) (esp. 主脳) important part

ナイル・ティラピア

 nairu tirapia
    ナイル・ティラピア
Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus niloticus) (larger member of the family Cichlidae, important to aquaculture since ancient Egypt)

三度のめしよりすき

see styles
 sandonomeshiyorisuki
    さんどのめしよりすき
(expression) very fond of; more fond of than eating; so fond of that someone would rather not eat than go without; more important than three meals a day

三度のめしより好き

see styles
 sandonomeshiyorisuki
    さんどのめしよりすき
(expression) very fond of; more fond of than eating; so fond of that someone would rather not eat than go without; more important than three meals a day

三度の食事より好き

see styles
 sandonoshokujiyorisuki
    さんどのしょくじよりすき
(expression) (See 三度の飯より好き・さんどのめしよりすき) very fond of; more fond of than eating; so fond of that someone would rather not eat than go without; more important than three meals a day

Variations:
主立った
重立った

 omodatta
    おもだった
(can act as adjective) (See 主立つ) chief; leading; important; prominent

人は見目よりただ心

see styles
 hitohamitameyoritadakokoro
    ひとはみためよりただこころ
(expression) (proverb) a gentle spirit is more important than looks; handsome is as handsome does

Variations:
利き所
利きどころ

 kikidokoro
    ききどころ
(1) effective spot (e.g. in acupuncture); pressure point; (2) key point (e.g. of a problem); important point

Variations:
勿体ぶる
勿体振る

 mottaiburu
    もったいぶる
(v5r,vi) (kana only) to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity

Variations:
厨子
廚子(oK)

 zushi
    ずし
(1) miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); (2) (See 厨子棚) cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); (3) (See 厨子甕) carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors (in Okinawa)

Variations:
厨子
廚子(sK)

 zushi
    ずし
(1) miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); (2) (See 厨子棚) cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); (3) (See 厨子甕) carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors (in Okinawa)

Variations:
四大大会
4大大会

 yondaitaikai
    よんだいたいかい
the four most important tournaments in a particular sport; grand slam tournaments; majors

Variations:
威張り屋
威張りや

 ibariya
    いばりや
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (often as 威張り屋さん) arrogant person; overbearing person; self-important person; braggart; boaster

櫛の歯が抜けたよう

see styles
 kushinohaganuketayou / kushinohaganuketayo
    くしのはがぬけたよう
(expression) (unorthodox version of 櫛の歯が欠けたよう) (See 櫛の歯が欠けたよう) missing important things here and there; full of gaps

櫛の歯が欠けたよう

see styles
 kushinohagakaketayou / kushinohagakaketayo
    くしのはがかけたよう
(expression) missing important things here and there; full of gaps; as if the teeth of a comb were missing

重要無形民俗文化財

see styles
 juuyoumukeiminzokubunkazai / juyomukeminzokubunkazai
    じゅうようむけいみんぞくぶんかざい
(See 重要無形文化財) important intangible folk culture asset

Variations:

縡(oK)

 koto
    こと
(1) (kana only) thing; matter; (2) (kana only) incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; (3) (kana only) circumstances; situation; state of affairs; (4) (kana only) work; business; affair; (5) (kana only) after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; (suffix noun) (6) (kana only) (See 事・ごと・1) nominalizing suffix; (suffix noun) (7) (kana only) (See 事・ごと・2) pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; (8) (kana only) (as AことB (A = alias, B = real name)) alias; also known as; otherwise known as; or; (9) (kana only) (as 〜ことはない) necessity; need; (10) (kana only) (as 〜ことだ) you should ...; I advise that you ...; it's important to ...

Variations:
大寄せ
大寄(io)

 ooyose
    おおよせ
(1) {go} starting an important maneuver at the end of a game; (2) calling many prostitutes and entertainers and having a big party

Variations:
物を言う
ものを言う

 monooiu
    ものをいう
(exp,v5u) (1) to speak (of something); (exp,v5u) (2) to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful; to be important; to matter; to mean everything

Variations:
主なる
重なる(oK)

 omonaru
    おもなる
(pre-noun adjective) main; principal; important

Variations:
主なる
重なる(rK)

 omonaru
    おもなる
(exp,adj-pn) (form) main; principal; chief; leading; important

Variations:
主立つ
重立つ
主だつ

 omodatsu
    おもだつ
(v5t,vi) (usu. prenominal as 〜た) (See 主だった) to be main; to be principal; to be important

Variations:
大事なところ
大事な所

 daijinatokoro
    だいじなところ
(exp,n) (euph) private parts; important parts

Variations:
大所
大どころ(sK)

 oodokoro; oodoko
    おおどころ; おおどこ
wealthy family; important person; bigwig

Variations:
最も重要
もっとも重要

 mottomojuuyou / mottomojuyo
    もっともじゅうよう
(exp,adj-na) most important; central; matters most; overriding; top

Variations:
目鼻が付く
目鼻がつく

 mehanagatsuku
    めはながつく
(exp,v5k) (idiom) to complete most of something; to take a concrete shape; for the most important parts to be done; the nose and eyes are in place

Variations:
キーツール
キー・ツール

 kiitsuuru; kii tsuuru / kitsuru; ki tsuru
    キーツール; キー・ツール
important tool (eng: key tool)

Variations:
三拍子揃う
三拍子そろう

 sanbyoushisorou / sanbyoshisoro
    さんびょうしそろう
(exp,v5u) to meet all three important conditions; to be a triple threat; to be ideal

Variations:
偉い
豪い(rK)

 erai(p); erai(sk); erai(sk)
    えらい(P); エライ(sk); エラい(sk)
(adjective) (1) great; excellent; admirable; commendable; laudable; honorable; wonderful; outstanding; extraordinary; (adjective) (2) distinguished; important; high-ranking; powerful; eminent; famous; (adjective) (3) (kana only) awful; terrible; serious; tremendous; great; mighty; severe; (adjective) (4) (kana only) tiring; tough; hard; (adverb) (5) (kana only) (ksb:) very; extremely

Variations:
目ぼしい
目星い(sK)

 meboshii / meboshi
    めぼしい
(adjective) (kana only) notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding

Variations:
肝心
肝腎(rK)

 kanjin
    かんじん
(adj-na,adj-no,n) essential; important; crucial; vital; main

Variations:
要項
要頂(sK)

 youkou / yoko
    ようこう
important points; main points; gist; list of requirements

Variations:


魄(rK)

 tamashii(p); tama / tamashi(p); tama
    たましい(P); たま
(1) soul; spirit; mind; (2) willpower; vitality; (3) something as important as one's own life; something invaluable; (suf,n) (4) (usu. as ~だましい) (See 大和魂) inherent spirit of something; state of mind

Variations:
いざという時
いざと言う時

 izatoiutoki
    いざというとき
(exp,n,adv) (See いざ) at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove

Variations:
ひとかどの人物
一角の人物

 hitokadonojinbutsu
    ひとかどのじんぶつ
(exp,n) someone (important); person of importance

Variations:
ひとかどの人間
一角の人間

 hitokadononingen
    ひとかどのにんげん
(exp,n) (See 一角の人物) someone (important); person of importance

Variations:
一丁目一番地
1丁目1番地

 icchoumeichibanchi / icchomechibanchi
    いっちょうめいちばんち
(exp,n) (idiom) first and foremost; most important thing to do first; top priority; plot 1, block 1

Variations:
利き所
利きどころ(sK)

 kikidokoro
    ききどころ
(1) (rare) effective spot (e.g. in acupuncture); pressure point; (2) (rare) key point (e.g. of a problem); important point

Variations:
勿体ぶる
勿体振る(rK)

 mottaiburu
    もったいぶる
(v5r,vi) (kana only) to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity

Variations:
和敬清寂
和敬静寂(iK)

 wakeiseijaku / wakesejaku
    わけいせいじゃく
(yoji) harmony, respect, purity and tranquility; the four most important elements of the tea ceremony

Variations:
大物
大もの(sK)

 oomono
    おおもの
(1) important person; influential figure; big shot; big name; bigwig; heavyweight; (2) big thing; big one; big game; big catch; whopper; valuable thing

Variations:
年寄り
年寄
年より

 toshiyori
    としより
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) (sensitive word) old person; elderly person; senior citizen; (2) {sumo} trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; (3) senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); (4) important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

Variations:
書き出す
書出す
書きだす

 kakidasu
    かきだす
(transitive verb) (1) to begin to write; to start writing; (transitive verb) (2) to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); (transitive verb) (3) to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); (transitive verb) (4) {comp} to export; to write (to file)

Variations:
キーパーソン
キー・パーソン

 kiipaason; kii paason / kipason; ki pason
    キーパーソン; キー・パーソン
key person; important person

Variations:
ネタバレ
ネタばれ
ねたばれ

 netabare; netabare; netabare
    ネタバレ; ネタばれ; ねたばれ
(noun/participle) (colloquialism) (See ねた・1,ばれる・1) spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story

Variations:
一宮
一の宮
一ノ宮
一之宮

 ichinomiya
    いちのみや
(1) (hist) most important provincial shrine; (2) (archaism) (See 一の御子) first-born imperial prince

Variations:
二ノ宮
二の宮
二之宮
二宮

 ninomiya
    にのみや
(1) (hist) (See 一の宮・2) second most important provincial shrine; (2) (archaism) (See 一の宮・2) second-born imperial prince

Variations:
大きい
巨きい(sK)

 ookii / ooki
    おおきい
(adjective) (1) big; large; great; (adjective) (2) loud; (adjective) (3) extensive; spacious; (adjective) (4) important; decisive; valuable; (adjective) (5) older; grown-up

Variations:
大寄せ
大ヨセ
大寄(io)

 ooyose
    おおよせ
(1) {go} (See ヨセ・1) starting an important maneuver at the end of a game; (2) calling many prostitutes and entertainers and having a big party

Variations:
高ぶる
昂る
昂ぶる(io)

 takaburu
    たかぶる
(v5r,vi) (1) to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to become worked up; (v5r,vi) (2) to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous; to be self-important

Variations:
御歴歴
御歴々
お歴歴
お歴々

 orekireki
    おれきれき
dignitaries; very important persons; VIPs

Variations:
ビッグニュース
ビッグ・ニュース

 biggunyuusu; biggu nyuusu / biggunyusu; biggu nyusu
    ビッグニュース; ビッグ・ニュース
(See 大ニュース) big news; important news

Variations:
チェックポイント
チェック・ポイント

 chekkupointo; chekku pointo
    チェックポイント; チェック・ポイント
(1) important point (wasei: check point); point to check; point not to miss; (2) checkpoint

Variations:
ネタバレ
ネタばれ
ねたばれ(rk)

 netabare; netabare; netabare(rk)
    ネタバレ; ネタばれ; ねたばれ(rk)
(n,vs,vi) (colloquialism) (See ネタ・1,バレる・1) spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story

Variations:
主だった
主立った
重立った(rK)

 omodatta
    おもだった
(pre-noun adjective) chief; leading; prominent; principal; main; important

Variations:
喉元
のど元(sK)
喉もと(sK)

 nodomoto
    のどもと
(1) throat; (2) important part

Variations:
高ぶる
昂ぶる
昂る
亢ぶる(sK)

 takaburu
    たかぶる
(v5r,vi) (1) to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to become worked up; (v5r,vi) (2) to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous; to be self-important

Variations:
メジャー
メージャー
メイジャー

 mejaa(p); meejaa; meijaa / meja(p); meeja; meja
    メジャー(P); メージャー; メイジャー
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) (ant: マイナー・1) major; large; important; famous; mainstream; (2) (abbreviation) (See メジャーリーグ) the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; (3) {music} (See 長調・ちょうちょう) major (key, scale, etc.); (4) (oil) major; (5) (abbreviation) major record label

Variations:
聞き所
聞きどころ
聴き所
聴きどころ

 kikidokoro
    ききどころ
important part (to listen to); the point (of a speech); interesting part; best part (of a piece of music or performance)

Variations:
お高くとまる
お高く止まる
お高く留まる

 otakakutomaru
    おたかくとまる
(exp,v5r) to assume an air of importance; to be self-important; to put on airs

Variations:
家柄より芋茎
家柄より芋がら
家柄より芋幹

 iegarayoriimogara / iegarayorimogara
    いえがらよりいもがら
(expression) (proverb) (joc) having food on the table is more important than having a high social standing; taro stems over family status

Variations:
ツボを押さえる
つぼを押さえる
壺を押さえる

 tsubooosaeru(tsuboo押saeru); tsubooosaeru(tsuboo押saeru, 壺o押saeru)
    ツボをおさえる(ツボを押さえる); つぼをおさえる(つぼを押さえる, 壺を押さえる)
(exp,v1) to grasp the important points; to hit the right points

Variations:
拾い読み
ひろい読み(sK)
拾読み(sK)

 hiroiyomi
    ひろいよみ
(noun, transitive verb) (1) reading only the important parts; reading here and there; skimming through; browsing; (noun, transitive verb) (2) reading word by word; reading only the parts one can understand

Variations:
主だった
主立った
重立った(rK)
重だった(sK)

 omodatta
    おもだった
(pre-noun adjective) chief; leading; prominent; principal; main; important

Variations:
三度の飯より好き
三度のめしより好き
三度のめしよりすき

 sandonomeshiyorisuki
    さんどのめしよりすき
(expression) very fond of; more fond of than eating; so fond of that someone would rather not eat than go without; more important than three meals a day

Variations:
お高くとまる
お高く止まる
お高く留まる
御高くとまる(sK)

 otakakutomaru
    おたかくとまる
(exp,v5r) to assume an air of importance; to be self-important; to put on airs

Variations:
聴きどころ
聴き所
聞き所
聞きどころ(sK)
聴き処(sK)

 kikidokoro
    ききどころ
important part (to listen to); the point (of a speech); interesting part; best part (of a piece of music or performance)

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

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This page contains 94 results for "Important" 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

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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).



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