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被く

see styles
 kazuku; kazuku
    かずく; かづく
(Godan verb with "ku" ending) (1) (kana only) (archaism) to wear on the head; (Godan verb with "ku" ending) (2) to have cloth, clothing, etc. bestowed upon one by their lord or master; to wear such cloth on the left shoulder; (Godan verb with "ku" ending) (3) to be injured

見背


见背

see styles
jiàn bèi
    jian4 bei4
chien pei
(formal, tactful) (of an elder) to pass away

親局

see styles
 oyakyoku
    おやきょく
(1) (See キー局) key station (broadcasting); flagship station; (2) {comp} master station

親方

see styles
 oyakata(p); oyagata
    おやかた(P); おやがた
(1) (おやかた only) (honorific or respectful language) (See 子方・こかた・2) master; boss; chief; foreman; supervisor; (2) (おやかた only) (honorific or respectful language) {sumo} stable master; (3) (おやかた only) (honorific or respectful language) craftsman; artisan; (4) (archaism) foster parent; (personal name) Oyakata

訓迪


训迪

see styles
xùn dí
    xun4 di2
hsün ti
 kunteki
    くんてき
guidance; to instruct; pedagogy
(rare) guide; master; teacher

詞宗

see styles
 shisou / shiso
    しそう
master poet

詩伯

see styles
 shihaku
    しはく
(archaism) master poet (esp. of Chinese poetry)

詩宗

see styles
 shisou / shiso
    しそう
master poet

詩豪

see styles
 shigou / shigo
    しごう
(archaism) master poet

詰め

see styles
 zume
    づめ
    tsume
    つめ
(n,suf) (1) stuffing; packing; (2) end (esp. the foot of a bridge); (3) lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; (4) tea master; (5) endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); (6) (abbreviation) sweet eel sauce; (7) (archaism) middle-aged woman; (suffix noun) (8) appointment to a particular workplace; (9) using as the sole ground of judgement (judgment); (10) continuing; keep doing for period of time

調御


调御

see styles
diào yù
    diao4 yu4
tiao yü
 jōgo
To tame and control as a master does a wild elephant or horse, or as the Buddha brings the passions of men under control, hence he is termed 調御丈夫 and 調御師 Puruṣa-damya-sārathi.

論家


论家

see styles
lùn jiā
    lun4 jia1
lun chia
 ronge
treatise master(s)

論師


论师

see styles
lùn shī
    lun4 shi1
lun shih
 ronshi
treatise master

賢主

see styles
 kenshu
    けんしゅ
wise master

賢兄

see styles
 kenkei / kenke
    けんけい
(pronoun) wise elder brother; polite reference to another's older brother, or to one's senior

追腹

see styles
 oibara
    おいばら
following one's master into death by committing ritual suicide (seppuku)

逆罪

see styles
nì zuì
    ni4 zui4
ni tsui
 gyakuzai
    ぎゃくざい
(1) (hist) crime of killing one's master or parent (Edo period); (2) {Buddh} very grave sin
heinous crime

達士

see styles
 tasshi
    たっし
expert; skilled hand; master; (personal name) Tatsuji

達者


达者

see styles
dá zhě
    da2 zhe3
ta che
 tassha
    たっしゃ
(adjectival noun) (1) in good health; healthy; well; fit; robust; strong; (adjectival noun) (2) skilled; proficient; adept; (3) (See 達人) master; expert; (place-name) Tatsusha
adept

遺弟


遗弟

see styles
yí dì
    yi2 di4
i ti
 yuitei
The disciples left behind by a deceased master.

郁迦

see styles
yù jiā
    yu4 jia1
yü chia
 Ikuka
Ugra, an elder of Śrāvastī, whose name is given to a sutra.

郎君

see styles
láng jun
    lang2 jun1
lang chün
 roukun / rokun
    ろうくん
my husband and master (archaic); playboy of rich family; pimp
(1) (honorific or respectful language) (obsolete) young man; boy; son (of one's master, employer, etc.); (2) (obsolete) (usu. as a term of address) husband; (masculine speech) lover; dear; darling

酒匠

see styles
 sakashou / sakasho
    さかしょう
(See 利酒師) master of sake; sake sommelier

長老


长老

see styles
zhǎng lǎo
    zhang3 lao3
chang lao
 chourou / choro
    ちょうろう
elder; term of respect for a Buddhist monk
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) elder; senior; (2) {Buddh} senior monk; (3) dean; presbyter; patriarch; (surname) Nagao
Senior, venerable, title for aged and virtuous monks; also an abbot.

長者


长者

see styles
zhǎng zhě
    zhang3 zhe3
chang che
 chouja(p); chousha; chouza / choja(p); chosha; choza
    ちょうじゃ(P); ちょうしゃ; ちょうざ
senior; older person
(1) (ちょうじゃ only) millionaire; (2) one's superior; one's elder; one's senior; (3) (archaism) virtuous and gentle person; (4) (ちょうじゃ only) (archaism) female owner of a whorehouse in a post town; (5) (ちょうじゃ only) (archaism) (See 宿駅) chief of a post town; (place-name, surname) Chōjiya
揭利呵跋底; 疑叻賀鉢底 gṛhapati. A householder; one who is just, straightforward, truthful, honest, advanced in age, and wealthy; an elder.

門生


门生

see styles
mén shēng
    men2 sheng1
men sheng
 monsei / monse
    もんせい
disciple; student (of a famous master)
pupil; student; follower; (place-name) Kadou

閻魔


阎魔

see styles
yán mó
    yan2 mo2
yen mo
 enma
    えんま
(Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell
{Buddh} Yama (King of Hell who judges the dead); Enma; (dei) Yama (king of the world of the dead, who judges the dead); Emma; Yan; Yomna
閻王 閻羅; (閻魔王); 閻摩羅; 閻老 Yama, also v. 夜; 閻羅王 Yama. (1) In the Vedas the god of the dead, with whom the spirits of the departed dwell. He was son of the Sun and had a twin sister Yamī or Yamuna. By some they were looked upon as the first human pair. (2) In later Brahmanic mythology, one of the eight Lokapālas, guardian of the South and ruler of the Yamadevaloka and judge of the dead. (3) In Buddhist mythology, the regent of the Nārakas, residing south of Jambudvīpa, outside of the Cakravālas, in a palace of copper and iron. Originally he is described as a king of Vaiśālī, who, when engaged in a bloody war, wished he were master of hell, and was accordingly reborn as Yama in hell together with his eighteen generals and his army of 80,000 men, who now serve him in purgatory. His sister Yamī deals with female culprits. Three times in every twenty-four hours demon pours into Yama's mouth boiling copper (by way of punishment), his subordinates receiving the same dose at the same time, until their sins are expiated, when he will be reborn as Samantarāja 普王. In China he rules the fifth court of purgatory. In some sources he is spoken of as ruling the eighteen judges of purgatory.

阿哥

see styles
ā gē
    a1 ge1
a ko
(familiar) elder brother

随順

see styles
 zuijun
    ずいじゅん
(n,vs,vi) obeying meekly; faithfully following (one's master)

隨教


随教

see styles
suí jiào
    sui2 jiao4
sui chiao
 zuikyō
to follow the teaching (of a certain master)

靜主


静主

see styles
jìng zhǔ
    jing4 zhu3
ching chu
The elder presiding over a company of monks in mediation.

飯綱

see styles
 izuna
    いづな
(1) (See 管狐・1) izuna; pipe fox; fox-like spirit kept inside a bamboo tube and used by its master to perform divinations and curses; (2) (abbreviation) (See 飯綱使い) keeper of an izuna; (surname) Iizuna

馬勝


马胜

see styles
mǎ shèng
    ma3 sheng4
ma sheng
 bashou / basho
    ばしょう
(given name) Bashou
馬師 Aśvajit. Horse-breaker or Horse-master. The name of several persons, including one of the first five disciples.

駅長

see styles
 ekichou / ekicho
    えきちょう
station master

駕馭


驾驭

see styles
jià yù
    jia4 yu4
chia yü
to urge on (of horse); to drive; to steer; to handle; to manage; to master; to dominate

高手

see styles
gāo shǒu
    gao1 shou3
kao shou
 takate
    たかて
expert; past master; dab hand
(surname) Takate

魯班


鲁班

see styles
lǔ bān
    lu3 ban1
lu pan
Lu Ban, legendary master craftsman, called the father of Chinese carpentry

MBA

see styles
 emu bii ee; emubiiee(sk) / emu bi ee; emubiee(sk)
    エム・ビー・エー; エムビーエー(sk)
(1) master of business administration; MBA; (2) military base agreement

M理論

see styles
 emuriron
    エムりろん
M-theory ("master theory" that unifies the five superstring theories)

アニキ

see styles
 aniki
    アニキ
(1) (familiar language) (honorific or respectful language) elder brother; (2) one's senior; (3) older man; man older than oneself

おネエ

see styles
 onee
    おネエ
(1) (abbreviation) elder sister; (2) (kana only) (slang) effeminate man (often homosexual or transsexual)

お詰め

see styles
 otsume
    おつめ
(1) lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; (2) tea master

お館様

see styles
 oyakatasama
    おやかたさま
(archaism) (honorific or respectful language) lord; master

くせ者

see styles
 kusemono
    くせもの
(1) ruffian; villain; knave; thief; suspicious fellow; (2) peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; stubborn fellow; (3) tricky thing; something that is more than it seems; (4) expert; master; highly skilled person; (5) goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre; specter

マスタ

see styles
 masuta
    マスタ
(noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru) (1) to master; to learn; (2) proprietor; manager; bar-owner; (3) master (e.g. arts, science)

ろにん

see styles
 ronin
    ろにん
(ik) (1) ronin; wandering samurai without a master to serve; (2) out of work; (3) waiting for another chance to enter a university

七光り

see styles
 nanahikari
    ななひかり
benefiting from the influence of a master or parent

上がる

see styles
 agaru
    あがる
(v5r,vi) (1) to rise; to go up; to come up; to ascend; to be raised; (2) to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to go in; (3) to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; (4) to get out (of water); to come ashore; (5) to increase; (6) to improve; to make progress; (7) to be promoted; to advance; (8) to be made (of profit, etc.); (9) to occur (esp. of a favourable result); (10) to be adequate (to cover expenses, etc.); (11) to be finished; to be done; to be over; (12) (of rain) to stop; to lift; (13) to stop (working properly); to cut out; to give out; to die; (14) to win (in a card game, etc.); (15) to be spoken loudly; (16) to get stage fright; (17) to be offered (to the gods, etc.); (18) (humble language) to go; to visit; (19) (honorific or respectful language) to eat; to drink; (20) to be listed (as a candidate); (21) to serve (in one's master's home); (22) to go north; (suf,v5r) (23) indicates completion

上座部

see styles
shàng zuò bù
    shang4 zuo4 bu4
shang tso pu
 jouzabu / jozabu
    じょうざぶ
Theravada school of Buddhism
Sthaviravada (early Buddhist movement)
他毘梨典部; 他鞞羅部 Sthavirāḥ; Sthaviranikāya; or Āryasthāvirāḥ. The school of the presiding elder, or elders. The two earliest sections of Buddhism were this (which developed into the Mahāsthavirāḥ) and the Mahāsānghikāḥ or 大衆部. At first they were not considered to be different schools, the 上座部 merely representing the intimate and older disciples of Śākyamuni and the 大衆 being the rest. It is said that a century later under Mahādeva 大天 a difference of opinion arose on certain doctrines. Three divisions are named as resulting, viz. Mahāvihāravāsinaḥ, Jetavanīyāḥ, and Abhayagiri-vāsinaḥ. These were in Ceylon. In course of time the eighteen Hīnayāna sects were developed. From the time of Aśoka four principal schools are counted as prevailing: Mahāsāṅghika, Sthavira, Mūlasarvāstivda, and Saṁmitīya. The following is a list of the eleven sects reckoned as of the 上座部: 說一切有部; 雪山; 犢子; 法上; 賢冑; 正量; 密林山; 化地; 法藏; 飮光; and 經量部. The Sthaviravādin is reputed as nearest to early Buddhism in its tenets, though it is said to have changed the basis of Buddhism from an agnostic system to a realistic philosophy.

下がり

see styles
 sagari
    さがり
(1) (ant: 上がり・1) fall; decline; lowering; hanging down; drooping; slanting (downward); (2) {sumo} string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt; (3) (usu. as お下がり) (See お下がり・1,お下がり・2) food offering to the gods; leftovers; hand-me-downs; (4) leaving (one's master's place for home); (n-suf,n) (5) a little after ...

不自在

see styles
bù zì zai
    bu4 zi4 zai5
pu tzu tsai
 fu jizai
uneasy; ill at ease
Not independent, not one's own master, under governance.

主キー

see styles
 shukii / shuki
    しゅキー
{comp} master key

主人公

see styles
zhǔ rén gōng
    zhu3 ren2 gong1
chu jen kung
 shujinkou / shujinko
    しゅじんこう
hero (of a novel or film); main protagonist
(1) protagonist; main character; hero; heroine; (2) (honorific or respectful language) (See 主人・1) head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
the master

主人翁

see styles
zhǔ rén wēng
    zhu3 ren2 weng1
chu jen weng
master (of the house); main character in a novel etc; hero or heroine

主倒し

see styles
 shuudaoshi; shuutaoshi / shudaoshi; shutaoshi
    しゅうだおし; しゅうたおし
(archaism) harming one's master; causing trouble to one's master

主寝室

see styles
 shushinshitsu
    しゅしんしつ
main bedroom; master bedroom

主思い

see styles
 shuuomoi / shuomoi
    しゅうおもい
worrying about one's master's affairs; one who so worries

主持ち

see styles
 shuumochi / shumochi
    しゅもち
serving a master; employee

主殺し

see styles
 shuugoroshi / shugoroshi
    しゅうごろし
(1) murder of one's master; (2) murderer of his master

二脇士


二胁士

see styles
èr xié shì
    er4 xie2 shi4
erh hsieh shih
 ni kyōshi
二挾侍 The two attendants by the side of Amitābha, i.e. 觀音 Guanyin and 大勢至 Mahāsthāmaprāpta; also the two by Yaoshi, the Master of Medicine, i.e. 日光 sunlight and 月光 moonlight; also the two by Śākyamuni, i.e. 文殊 Mañjuśrī and 普賢 Samantabhadra.

伯邑考

see styles
bó yì kǎo
    bo2 yi4 kao3
po i k`ao
    po i kao
Bo Yikao, eldest son of King Wen of Zhou 周文王[Zhou1 Wen2 wang2] and the elder brother of King Wu 周武王[Zhou1 Wu3 wang2] who was the founder of the Zhou Dynasty 周朝[Zhou1 chao2] of ancient China

使い手

see styles
 tsukaite
    つかいて
(1) user; consumer; employer; (2) master (e.g. of swordsmanship); (3) prodigal; spendthrift

依止師


依止师

see styles
yī zhǐ shī
    yi1 zhi3 shi1
i chih shih
 eji shi
依止阿闍梨 The ācārya, or master of a junior monk.

修する

see styles
 shuusuru; shusuru / shusuru; shusuru
    しゅうする; しゅする
(vs-s,vt) (1) to study; to complete (a course); to cultivate; to master; (vs-s,vt) (2) to fix; to correct; to repair; (vs-s,vt) (3) to conduct (a Buddhist service)

修める

see styles
 osameru
    おさめる
(transitive verb) (1) to study; to complete (a course); to cultivate; to master; (transitive verb) (2) to order (one's life); (transitive verb) (3) to repair (a fault one has committed)

修士号

see styles
 shuushigou / shushigo
    しゅうしごう
master's degree

修証義

see styles
 shushougi / shushogi
    しゅしょうぎ
(work) Shushogi (compilation of Great Master Dogen's ideas, put together by the Soto Zen school); (wk) Shushogi (compilation of Great Master Dogen's ideas, put together by the Soto Zen school)

倒座兒


倒座儿

see styles
dào zuò r
    dao4 zuo4 r5
tao tso r
the north-facing room opposite the master's in a siheyuan 四合院[si4 he2 yuan4]

兄さん

see styles
 niisan(p); anisan / nisan(p); anisan
    にいさん(P); あにさん
(1) (honorific or respectful language) (See お兄さん・1) older brother; elder brother; (2) brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); (3) (familiar language) (usu. vocative) young man; buddy; fella; laddie

兄弟子

see styles
 anideshi
    あにでし
(See 弟弟子) senior pupil (of the same master); senior disciple; senior student; senior member

八股文

see styles
bā gǔ wén
    ba1 gu3 wen2
pa ku wen
 hakkobun
    はっこぶん
eight-part essay one had to master to pass the imperial exams in Ming and Qing dynasties
eight-legged essay (classical Chinese style of essay writing)

六成就

see styles
liù chéng jiù
    liu4 cheng2 jiu4
liu ch`eng chiu
    liu cheng chiu
 roku jōjū
Six perfections (some say five, some seven) found in the opening phrase of each sutra: (1) 'Thus' implies perfect faith; (2) ' have I heard, ' perfect hearing; (3) 'once, 'the perfect time; (4) 'the Buddha, ' the perfect lord or master; (5) 'on Mt. Gṛdhrakūṭa, ' the perfect place; (6) 'with the great assembly of bhikṣus, ' the perfect assembly.

兵法者

see styles
 heihousha / hehosha
    へいほうしゃ
(1) tactician; strategist; (2) master swordsman

再従兄

see styles
 saijuukei / saijuke
    さいじゅうけい
elder second cousin

冱える

see styles
 saeru
    さえる
(v1,vi) (1) to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be vivid; to be crisp; (2) to be clear-headed; to be alert; to be on the ball; to be wide awake; (3) to look upbeat; to be perky; to be cheerful; (4) to master (a skill); to excel at; to cleanly execute; (5) to be satisfying; (6) to become frigid; to become intensely cold

冴える

see styles
 saeru
    さえる
(v1,vi) (1) to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be vivid; to be crisp; (2) to be clear-headed; to be alert; to be on the ball; to be wide awake; (3) to look upbeat; to be perky; to be cheerful; (4) to master (a skill); to excel at; to cleanly execute; (5) to be satisfying; (6) to become frigid; to become intensely cold

利酒師

see styles
 kikisakeshi
    ききさけし
(See 酒匠) master of sake; sake advisor

化御衆


化御众

see styles
huà yù zhòng
    hua4 yu4 zhong4
hua yü chung
 kegyo shu
to be master of the multitude

十二燈


十二灯

see styles
shí èr dēng
    shi2 er4 deng1
shih erh teng
 jūni tō
The twelve lamps used in the cult of the Master of Healing 藥師.

十二神

see styles
shí èr shén
    shi2 er4 shen2
shih erh shen
 juunijin / junijin
    じゅうにじん
(place-name) Jūnijin
(十二神明王) The twelve spirits connected with the cult of 藥師 the Master of Healing. Also 十二神將. They are associated with the twelve hours of the day, of which they are guardian spirits. Their names are as follows: 宮 (or 金) 毘羅 Kumbhīra; 伐折羅 Vajra; 迷企羅 Mihira; 安底羅 Aṇḍīra; 頞儞羅 Anila; 珊底羅 Śaṇḍila; 因陀羅 Indra; 波夷羅Pajra; 摩虎羅 Mahoraga; 眞達羅 Kinnara; 招杜羅 Catura; and 毘羯羅 Vikarāla.

十二願


十二愿

see styles
shí èr yuàn
    shi2 er4 yuan4
shih erh yüan
 jūni gan
(十二大願 or 十二上願) The twelve vows of the Master of Healing; v. 藥師.

原盤権

see styles
 genbanken
    げんばんけん
master license (recording)

原聲帶


原声带

see styles
yuán shēng dài
    yuan2 sheng1 dai4
yüan sheng tai
soundtrack; master tape

受業師


受业师

see styles
shòu yè shī
    shou4 ye4 shi1
shou yeh shih
 jugōshi
ordaining master

可大師


可大师

see styles
kě dà shī
    ke3 da4 shi1
k`o ta shih
    ko ta shih
 Ka Daishi
Great Master (Hui-)Ke

司会者

see styles
 shikaisha
    しかいしゃ
chairman; moderator; toastmaster; master of ceremonies; chairperson; host (of a TV show, etc.)

合い鍵

see styles
 aikagi
    あいかぎ
(1) duplicate key; (2) pass key; master key; skeleton key

合かぎ

see styles
 aikagi
    あいかぎ
(1) duplicate key; (2) pass key; master key; skeleton key

名人肌

see styles
 meijinhada / mejinhada
    めいじんはだ
artist's temperament; master's temperament

名取り

see styles
 natori
    なとり
(1) accredited master (of a performing art); (2) being famous; being popular; (3) famous person

坊の主

see styles
 bounoaruji / bonoaruji
    ぼうのあるじ
master of the priests quarters

夏敬渠

see styles
xià jìng qú
    xia4 jing4 qu2
hsia ching ch`ü
    hsia ching chü
Xia Jingqu (1705-1787), Qing novelist, author of monumental novel 野叟曝言[Ye3 sou3 Pu4 yan2] Humble Words of a Rustic Elder

大伯子

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dà bǎi zi
    da4 bai3 zi5
ta pai tzu
(coll.) husband's elder brother

大先生

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 daisensei / daisense
    だいせんせい
(n,n-suf) great teacher; great master; great author; great doctor

大宗師


大宗师

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dà zōng shī
    da4 zong1 shi1
ta tsung shih
 daisōshi
great master

大弟子

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dà dì zǐ
    da4 di4 zi3
ta ti tzu
 dai daishi
sthavira, a chief disciple, the Fathers of the Buddhist church; an elder; an abbot; a priest licensed to preach and become an abbot; also 上坐.

大旦那

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 oodanna
    おおだんな
master; head of household; man of the house; principal supporter of a temple

大法師


大法师

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dà fǎ shī
    da4 fa3 shi1
ta fa shih
 dai hosshi
a great Dharma-master

大論師


大论师

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dà lùn shī
    da4 lun4 shi1
ta lun shih
 dai ronshi
Mahāvādin, Doctor of the Śāstras, a title given to eminent teachers, especially of the Sāṅkhya and Vaiseṣika schools.

太上皇

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tài shàng huáng
    tai4 shang4 huang2
t`ai shang huang
    tai shang huang
Taishang Huang; Retired Emperor; father of the reigning emperor; fig. puppet master

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

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