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節祭

see styles
 bushimatsuri
    ぶしまつり
traditional festival in Kiryū City, Saitama

簡繁


简繁

see styles
jiǎn fán
    jian3 fan2
chien fan
simple versus traditional (Chinese characters)

簡體


简体

see styles
jiǎn tǐ
    jian3 ti3
chien t`i
    chien ti
simplified form of Chinese characters, as opposed to traditional form 繁體|繁体[fan2 ti3]

粵繡


粤绣

see styles
yuè xiù
    yue4 xiu4
yüeh hsiu
Guangdong embroidery, one of the four major traditional styles of Chinese embroidery (the other three being 蘇繡|苏绣[Su1 xiu4], 湘繡|湘绣[Xiang1 xiu4] and 蜀繡|蜀绣[Shu3 xiu4])

糖瓜

see styles
táng guā
    tang2 gua1
t`ang kua
    tang kua
malt sugar candy, a traditional offering to the kitchen god Zaoshen 灶神

糸竹

see styles
 shichiku
    しちく
(traditional Japanese) musical instruments

紅型

see styles
 bingata
    びんがた
method of dyeing, developed in Okinawa, in which a single stencil is used to produce richly polychromatic designs; traditional dyed cloth from Okinawa

紅花


红花

see styles
hóng huā
    hong2 hua1
hung hua
 benika
    べにか
safflower (Carthamus tinctorius)
(1) red flower; (2) safflower (esp. as an ingredient in traditional Chinese medicine); (female given name) Benika

細辛


细辛

see styles
xì xīn
    xi4 xin1
hsi hsin
 saishin
    さいしん
Manchurian wild ginger (family Asarum)
(See 薄葉細辛) Siebold's wild ginger (esp. its dried root or rhizome, used as an antitussive and analgesic in traditional Chinese medicine)

経絡

see styles
 keiraku / keraku
    けいらく
(1) meridian (in traditional Chinese medicine); (2) thread of connection; chain of reasoning

経脈

see styles
 keimyaku / kemyaku
    けいみゃく
meridian flow (in traditional Chinese medicine)

結納


结纳

see styles
jié nà
    jie2 na4
chieh na
 yuinou / yuino
    ゆいのう
to make friends; to form friendship
(1) traditional Japanese engagement ceremony involving ritual gift exchange between families; (2) (See 結納品) ceremonial engagement gifts

絲竹


丝竹

see styles
sī zhú
    si1 zhu2
ssu chu
 shichiku
traditional Chinese musical instruments; music
stringed and woodwind instruments

絵暦

see styles
 egoyomi
    えごよみ
(See 盲暦) traditional Japanese calendar with pictures; traditional Japanese calendar expressed with pictures for use by illiterates

絵絹

see styles
 eginu
    えぎぬ
{art} sized silk canvas (used for traditional Japanese painting)

經筵


经筵

see styles
jīng yán
    jing1 yan2
ching yen
place where the emperor listened to lectures (traditional)

網元

see styles
 amimoto
    あみもと
(1) (hist) (See 網子・あみこ) traditional fishing master (provided equipment and sometimes lodging in exchange for labor); fishermen's boss; (2) (archaism) center part of a fishing net; (surname) Amimoto

網子

see styles
 amiko; ago
    あみこ; あご
(hist) (See 網元・1) traditional fisherman (provided labor to a master in exchange for equipment and sometimes lodging); employed fisherman

縫腋

see styles
 houeki / hoeki
    ほうえき
(1) (See 襴,闕腋) stitched side of some traditional Japanese clothing; clothing with such a stitched side; (2) robe with a round collar, stitched sides and a ran, worn by the emperor and high-ranking officials

繁体

see styles
 hantai
    はんたい
(abbreviation) (See 繁体字) traditional Chinese character; unsimplified Chinese character

繁簡


繁简

see styles
fán jiǎn
    fan2 jian3
fan chien
 hankan
    はんかん
complicated and simple; traditional and simplified form of Chinese characters
complexity and simplicity

繁體


繁体

see styles
fán tǐ
    fan2 ti3
fan t`i
    fan ti
traditional form of Chinese, as opposed to simplified form 簡體|简体[jian3 ti3]

翎子

see styles
líng zi
    ling2 zi5
ling tzu
peacock feathers on an official's hat displaying his rank (traditional); pheasant tail feathers on warriors' helmets (opera)

耳当

see styles
 jitou / jito
    じとう
(archaism) earplug (traditional jewellery worn in the earlobe, popular in Han-dynasty China)

聘問


聘问

see styles
pìn wèn
    pin4 wen4
p`in wen
    pin wen
international exchange of visits; to visit as envoy; to visit as family representative for purpose of marriage arrangement (traditional culture)

胡同

see styles
hú tòng
    hu2 tong4
hu t`ung
    hu tung
 fuuton; kodou / futon; kodo
    フートン; こどう
lane; alley; CL:條|条[tiao2]
hutong (narrow street or alley in a traditional residential area of a Chinese city, esp. Beijing) (chi:)

脇立

see styles
 wakidate
    わきだて
(hist) side-decoration elements on a traditional Japanese helmet

脈診


脉诊

see styles
mài zhěn
    mai4 zhen3
mai chen
 myakushin
    みゃくしん
(TCM) diagnosis based on the patient's pulse; to make such a diagnosis
diagnostic sphygmopalpation (in traditional Chinese medicine); medical diagnosis performed by feeling one's pulse

脉診

see styles
 myakushin
    みゃくしん
diagnostic sphygmopalpation (in traditional Chinese medicine); medical diagnosis performed by feeling one's pulse

舊學


旧学

see styles
jiù xué
    jiu4 xue2
chiu hsüeh
old learning; Chinese traditional teaching as opposed to material from the West

舞衣

see styles
 maui
    まうい
(1) (rare) clothes worn in traditional Japanese dance; (2) {noh} costume worn by goddesses and dragon girls; (female given name) Maui

艪杭

see styles
 rogui
    ろぐい
fulcrum peg (fitted into the cavity in an oar as part of a traditional oarlock)

艪臍

see styles
 robeso
    ろべそ
(obscure) fulcrum peg (fitted into the cavity in an oar as part of a traditional oarlock)

艶歌

see styles
 enka
    えんか
(1) enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad; (2) troubadour

花燭


花烛

see styles
huā zhú
    hua1 zhu2
hua chu
 kaori
    かおり
wedding candles; a pair of large, red, ornately decorated candles placed in the bridal chamber during a traditional Chinese wedding night, symbolizing the union of the couple; (botany) anthurium
(personal name) Kaori

花笠

see styles
 hanagasa
    はながさ
hanagasa; conical hat adorned with flowers; used in Japanese traditional performing arts; (surname) Hanagasa

芸事

see styles
 geigoto / gegoto
    げいごと
traditional performing arts (e.g. shamisen, koto, dance, etc.); accomplishments

芸人

see styles
 geinin / genin
    げいにん
(1) (TV) comedian; (2) performer (esp. of a traditional art); entertainer; (3) (rare) talented person; accomplished person

草履

see styles
 zouri(p); jouri(ok) / zori(p); jori(ok)
    ぞうり(P); じょうり(ok)
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals

草碼


草码

see styles
cǎo mǎ
    cao3 ma3
ts`ao ma
    tsao ma
the ten numerals 〡,〢,〣,〤,〥,〦,〧,〨,〩,十 nowadays mainly used in traditional trades such as Chinese medicine

菊石

see styles
 kikuishi
    きくいし
ammonite (traditional name); (surname) Kikuishi

落語

see styles
 rakugo
    らくご
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)

蒙求

see styles
méng qiú
    meng2 qiu2
meng ch`iu
    meng chiu
(traditional title of first readers); primary education; teaching the ignorant; light to the barbarian

蒙藥


蒙药

see styles
měng yào
    meng3 yao4
meng yao
traditional Mongolian medicine (or drug)

蒲黄

see styles
 hoou / hoo
    ほおう
(See 蒲) cattail pollen (used in traditional Chinese medicine)

蔀戸

see styles
 shitomido
    しとみど
{archit} latticed shutters (in traditional Japanese and Chinese architecture)

蕭牆


萧墙

see styles
xiāo qiáng
    xiao1 qiang2
hsiao ch`iang
    hsiao chiang
(literary) screen wall shielding an entrance in traditional Chinese architecture

薤白

see styles
 gaihaku
    がいはく
(See ラッキョウ・1) dried Chinese onion bulb (used in traditional Chinese medicine)

薬膳

see styles
 yakuzen
    やくぜん
medicinal cooking (based on traditional Chinese medicine)

蘇繡


苏绣

see styles
sū xiù
    su1 xiu4
su hsiu
Suzhou embroidery, one of the four major traditional styles of Chinese embroidery (the other three being 湘繡|湘绣[Xiang1 xiu4], 粵繡|粤绣[Yue4 xiu4] and 蜀繡|蜀绣[Shu3 xiu4])

虛歲


虚岁

see styles
xū suì
    xu1 sui4
hsü sui
one's age, according to the traditional Chinese method of reckoning (i.e. the number of Chinese calendar years in which one has lived) – In this system, a person's age at birth is one, and increases by one at the beginning of the first solar term 立春[Li4 chun1] each year, rather than on one's birthday.; contrasted with 實歲|实岁[shi2 sui4]

蜀繡


蜀绣

see styles
shǔ xiù
    shu3 xiu4
shu hsiu
Sichuan embroidery, one of the four major traditional styles of Chinese embroidery (the other three being 蘇繡|苏绣[Su1 xiu4], 湘繡|湘绣[Xiang1 xiu4] and 粵繡|粤绣[Yue4 xiu4])

衛道


卫道

see styles
wèi dào
    wei4 dao4
wei tao
to defend traditional values

袂糞

see styles
 tamotokuso
    たもとくそ
dust, etc. that gathers in the bottoms of sleeves (esp. in Japanese traditional clothing)

袖丈

see styles
 sodetake
    そでたけ
(1) length of a sleeve (of Western clothing); (2) height of a sleeve (of traditional Japanese clothing)

袖下

see styles
 sodeshita
    そでした
(1) (archaism) bottom of the sleeve; (2) height of the sleeve (of traditional Japanese clothing); (3) (See 袖の下) secret; secret bribe; (surname) Sodeshita

袖山

see styles
 sodeyama
    そでやま
(1) top crease of a sleeve (of traditional Japanese clothing); (2) sleeve cap (of Western clothing); (place-name, surname) Sodeyama

袢天

see styles
 hanten
    はんてん
(irregular kanji usage) (1) traditional short winter coat resembling a haori without gussets; (2) livery coat

袢纏

see styles
 hanten
    はんてん
(1) traditional short winter coat resembling a haori without gussets; (2) livery coat

被窩


被窝

see styles
bèi wō
    bei4 wo1
pei wo
(traditional bedding) quilt wrapped around the body as a tube; (contemporary) bedding; bed cover

袷袢

see styles
qiā pàn
    qia1 pan4
ch`ia p`an
    chia pan
(loanword) chapan, a traditional collarless coat worn in Central Asian countries

裾着

see styles
 susotsuki
    すそつき
horizontally-wrapped fabric forming the bottom part of some traditional Japanese clothing

西洋

see styles
xī yáng
    xi1 yang2
hsi yang
 seiyou / seyo
    せいよう
the West (Europe and North America); countries of the Indian Ocean (traditional)
(See 東洋・1) the West; the Occident; Western countries; (surname) Seiyou

評彈


评弹

see styles
píng tán
    ping2 tan2
p`ing t`an
    ping tan
pingtan, a traditional Suzhou narrative art that combines storytelling and ballad singing, typically performed by two artists; also used as a collective term for 評話|评话[ping2 hua4] (spoken storytelling) and 彈詞|弹词[tan2 ci2] (sung storytelling)

譜本

see styles
 fuhon
    ふほん
book of traditional Japanese music

豹尾

see styles
 hyoubi / hyobi
    ひょうび
(See 八将神) Hyōbi; one of the eight gods of the traditional calendar

賢慧


贤慧

see styles
xián huì
    xian2 hui4
hsien hui
 kene
    けんえ
(of a wife) wise and kind; perfect in her traditional roles
(given name) Ken'e

赤口

see styles
 akakuchi
    あかくち
(See 六曜) day that is unlucky except between the auspicious hours of 11am and 1pm (in the traditional calendar); (surname) Akakuchi

赤札

see styles
 akafuda
    あかふだ
(1) red tag (esp. one attached to sold goods or discounted products); red label; (2) {cards} swords (playing card suit in traditional Japanese gambling decks)

身屋

see styles
 moya
    もや
    muya
    むや
(out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (1) (archit) purlin (structural beam in a roof); purline; (2) main building (of a manor); (3) central room (in traditional palatial-style architecture)

身舎

see styles
 moya
    もや
(1) (archit) purlin (structural beam in a roof); purline; (2) main building (of a manor); (3) central room (in traditional palatial-style architecture)

車轅


车辕

see styles
chē yuán
    che1 yuan2
ch`e yüan
    che yüan
shaft of a traditional animal-drawn vehicle (cart, carriage, wagon etc), connecting the harness to the vehicle body

辰星

see styles
chén xīng
    chen2 xing1
ch`en hsing
    chen hsing
 shinsei / shinse
    しんせい
Mercury in traditional Chinese astronomy; see also 水星[shui3 xing1]
(1) {astron} celestial bodies; stars; (2) {astron} bright star used for timekeeping (e.g. Sirius); (3) (hist) {astron} Mercury (in ancient Chinese astronomy); (4) {astron} Chinese "room" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

農曆


农历

see styles
nóng lì
    nong2 li4
nung li
the traditional Chinese calendar; the lunar calendar

送灶

see styles
sòng zào
    song4 zao4
sung tsao
seeing off the kitchen god 灶神[Zao4 shen2] (traditional rite)

道袍

see styles
dào páo
    dao4 pao2
tao p`ao
    tao pao
Taoist robe; traditional men's gown

遣水

see styles
 yarimizu
    やりみず
(irregular okurigana usage) (1) stream (in a Japanese garden); narrow stream flowing through a traditional garden (esp. in a Heian period villa); (2) watering (potted plants, bonsai, etc.); (surname) Yarimizu

還暦

see styles
 kanreki
    かんれき
kanreki; one's 60th birthday (or 61st in the traditional age reckoning system) when one has lived through a full sexagenary cycle

邦楽

see styles
 hougaku / hogaku
    ほうがく
(See 洋楽) Japanese music (esp. traditional Japanese music)

釣殿

see styles
 tsuridono
    つりどの
buildings on the east and west side of the southern pond (in traditional palatial-style architecture)

鍾き

see styles
 shouki / shoki
    しょうき
(1) Shoki the Plague-Queller; Zhong Kui (traditional Chinese deity said to prevent plagues and ward off evil beings); vanquisher of ghosts and evil beings, and reputedly able to command 80,000 demons; (2) Shoki (WWII fighter aircraft)

鍾馗


钟馗

see styles
zhōng kuí
    zhong1 kui2
chung k`uei
    chung kuei
 shouki / shoki
    しょうき
Zhong Kui (mythological figure, supposed to drive away evil spirits); (fig.) a person with the courage to fight against evil
(1) Shoki the Plague-Queller; Zhong Kui (traditional Chinese deity said to prevent plagues and ward off evil beings); vanquisher of ghosts and evil beings, and reputedly able to command 80,000 demons; (2) Shoki (WWII fighter aircraft)

長押

see styles
 nageshi
    なげし
beam running between columns in traditional Japanese architecture, esp. within Japanese-style rooms; (surname) Nageshi

長歌

see styles
 chouka; nagauta / choka; nagauta
    ちょうか; ながうた
(1) (See 短歌) traditional Japanese poem with verses of five and seven morae repeated at least three times, usu. ending with a verse of seven; (2) (ながうた only) (See 長唄) long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Kyoto in the late 16th century)

長着

see styles
 nagagi
    ながぎ
long kimono; ankle-length traditional Japanese garment

長衫


长衫

see styles
cháng shān
    chang2 shan1
ch`ang shan
    chang shan
 chousan; chonsan; choosan; chansan / chosan; chonsan; choosan; chansan
    ちょうさん; チョンサン; チョーサン; チャンサン
long gown; cheongsam; traditional Asian dress for men or (in Hong Kong) women's qipao
(kana only) (See チャイナドレス) cheongsam; mandarin gown; mandarin dress
long jacket

長袍


长袍

see styles
cháng páo
    chang2 pao2
ch`ang p`ao
    chang pao
 chōhō
chang pao (traditional Chinese men's robe); gown; robe; CL:件[jian4]
full-sleeved gown

門廊


门廊

see styles
mén láng
    men2 lang2
men lang
 monrou / monro
    もんろう
stoop; parvis; portico; patio; veranda
(See 中門・1,寝殿造り) corridor connecting an annex to a pond-side building (in traditional palatial-style architecture)

闕腋

see styles
 ketsueki
    けつえき
    ketteki
    けってき
(1) (abbreviation) unstitched, open side of some traditional Japanese clothing; clothing with such an open side; (2) robe worn by military officials with a round collar, unstitched open sides and no ran

陣皮

see styles
 chinpi
    ちんぴ
(irregular kanji usage) dried citrus peel (esp. of a satsuma mandarin) used as seasoning and in traditional Chinese medicine; chenpi

雀茶

see styles
 suzumecha
    すずめちゃ
(hist) light brown (traditional Japanese color name)

雙六

see styles
 sugoroku
    すごろく
    suguroku
    すぐろく
(out-dated kanji) sugoroku; traditional Japanese board game played with dice; (out-dated kanji) (out-dated or obsolete kana usage) sugoroku; traditional Japanese board game played with dice

青札

see styles
 aofuda
    あおふだ
(1) (See 青切符・2) blue tag; blue card; blue ticket; (2) {cards} batons (playing card suit in traditional Japanese gambling decks)

韓屋

see styles
 hanoku; hanoku; hano
    ハノク; ハンオク; ハノッ
hanok (kor:); traditional Korean house

頸上

see styles
 kubikami
    くびかみ
neckband; round upright collar (on some traditional Japanese clothing)

頸紙

see styles
 kubikami
    くびかみ
neckband; round upright collar (on some traditional Japanese clothing)

首上

see styles
 kubikami
    くびかみ
neckband; round upright collar (on some traditional Japanese clothing)

首紙

see styles
 kubikami
    くびかみ
neckband; round upright collar (on some traditional Japanese clothing)

香道

see styles
 koudou / kodo
    こうどう
traditional incense-smelling ceremony; (given name) Kōdō

馬油

see styles
 baayu; maayu / bayu; mayu
    バーユ; マーユ
horse oil; extract of horse subcutaneous fat, used in cosmetics and traditional medicine

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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