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 kotoo
    ことお
(1) medicine; the healing art; healing; curing; (n,n-suf) (2) doctor; (given name) Kotoo

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cuò
    cuo4
ts`o
    tso
to lay in place; to put; to place a coffin in a temporary location pending burial

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    wu2
wu
 gou / go
    ごう
Japanese variant of 吳|吴[Wu2]
(1) Wu (region in China, south of the lower Yangtze); (2) (hist) Wu (kingdom in China during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms era; 902-937 CE); Southern Wu; (3) (hist) (See 三国・2) Wu (kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms era; 222-280 CE); Eastern Wu; Sun Wu; (4) (hist) Wu (kingdom in China during the Spring and Autumn era; 11th century-473 BCE); (surname) Gou
Wu

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ǎn
    an3
an
 on
    おん
(interjection) oh!; (dialect) to stuff something in one's mouth; (used in buddhist transliterations) om
(interjection) (See オーム) om (ritual chant in Hinduism, etc.); aum
oṃ; auṃ; 'a word of solemn affirmation and respectful assent (sometimes translated by yes, verily, so be it, and in this sense compared with Amen). 'M. W. It is 'the mystic name for the Hindu triad', and has other significations. It was adopted by Buddhists, especially by the Tantric school, as a mystic spell, and as an object of meditation. It forms the first syllable of certain mystical combinations, e. g. 唵?呢叭 061971 吽 oṃ maṇi padme huṃ, which is a formula of the Lamaistic branch, said to be a prayer to Padmapani; each of the six syllables having its own mystic power of salvation from the lower paths of transmigration, etc.; the formula is used in sorcery, auguries, etc.; other forms of it are 唵?呢鉢頭迷吽; 唵麽抳鉢訥銘吽.

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huí
    hui2
hui
 meguri
    めぐり
to circle; to go back; to turn around; to answer; to return; to revolve; Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims); time; classifier for acts of a play; section or chapter (of a classic book)
(counter) (1) counter for occurrences; (2) a time; an instance; (3) inning (baseball); round; game; (n,n-suf) (4) (colloquialism) episode; chapter; instalment; (5) (abbreviation) (See 回族) Hui (people); (6) (abbreviation) (See 回教) Islam; (surname) Meguri
turn

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yáng
    yang2
yang
clay sheep buried with the dead

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gòu
    gou4
kou
 yoshimi
    よしみ
dirt; disgrace
{Buddh} (See 煩悩・2) klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering); (personal name) Yoshimi
mala. Dust, impurity, dregs; moral impurity; mental impurity. Whatever misleads or deludes the mind; illusion; defilement; the six forms are vexation, malevolence, hatred, flattery, wild talk, pride; the seven are desire, false views, doubt, presumption, arrogance, inertia, and meanness.

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fēng
    feng1
feng
landmark used during the Song Dynasty (960-1279 AD)


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    tu2
t`u
    tu
 nuri
    ぬり
to apply (paint etc); to smear; to daub; to blot out; to scribble; to scrawl; (literary) mud; street
(suffix) (kana only) covered with; stained; smeared; (surname) Nuri
To smear, rub on.


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zhǒng
    zhong3
chung
 mori
    もり
burial mound (variant of 冢[zhong3])
(1) mound; heap; hillock; (2) burial mound; tomb; tumulus; barrow; (surname) Mori
A tomb, mound, cemetery; śmaśāna, v. 舍.


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chén
    chen2
ch`en
    chen
 chiri
    ちり
dust; dirt; earth
(1) dust; (2) trash; garbage; rubbish; dirt; (3) (usu. as 塵ほども...ない) negligible amount; tiny bit; (4) hustle and bustle (of life); worldly cares; impurities of the world; (5) (abbreviation) {sumo} (See 塵手水) ritual gestures indicating that a fight will be clean
guṇa, in Sanskrit inter alia means 'a secondary element', 'a quality', 'an attribute of the five elements', e.g. 'ether has śabda or sound for its guṇa and the ear for its organ'. In Chinese it means 'dust, small particles; molecules, atoms, exhalations'. It may be intp. as an atom, or matter, which is considered as defilement; or as an active, conditioned principle in nature, minute, subtle, and generally speaking defiling to pure mind; worldly, earthly, the world. The six guṇas or sensation-data are those of sight, sound, smell, taste, touch, and thought.

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biàn
    bian4
pien
 hen
    へん
Japanese variant of 變|变[bian4]
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) strange; odd; peculiar; weird; curious; queer; eccentric; funny; suspicious; fishy; (2) unexpected; (3) change; (4) incident; disturbance; disaster; accident; (prefix noun) (5) (music) flat

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duō
    duo1
to
 masaru
    まさる
many; much; more; a lot of; too many; in excess; (after a numeral) ... odd; how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. [duo2]); (bound form) multi-; poly-
(n,pref) multi-; (given name) Masaru
bahu: bhūri. Many; all; translit. ta.

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yāo
    yao1
yao
 yō
(bound form) to die prematurely (also pr. [yao3]); (literary) (of vegetation) luxuriant
young

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fèng
    feng4
feng
 matsuri
    まつり
to offer (tribute); to present respectfully (to superior, ancestor, deity etc); to esteem; to revere; to believe in (a religion); to wait upon; to accept orders (from superior)
(female given name) Matsuri
To receive respectfully; honoured by, have the honour to, be favoured by, serve, offer.

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shì
    shi4
shih
(literary) majestic; magnificent; (literary) rich, deep red; (literary) angry; furious

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    ke4
k`o
    ko
 kiyaku
    きやく
customer; visitor; guest; classifier for servings or portions (when ordering food)
(1) guest; visitor; (2) customer; client; shopper; spectator; audience; tourist; sightseer; passenger; (counter) (3) counter for containers used to entertain guests; (surname) Kiyaku
A guest, visitor, traveller, outsider, merchant.

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shī
    shi1
shih
 shi
    しかばね
(literary) person representing the deceased (during burial ceremonies); (literary) to put a corpse on display (after execution); variant of 屍|尸[shi1]
corpse; (1) corpse; (2) kanji "corpse" radical
A corpse: to manage: u. f. 尸羅.

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chǐ
    chi3
ch`ih
    chih
 seki
    せき
a Chinese foot; one-third of a meter; a ruler; a tape-measure; one of the three acupoints for measuring pulse in Chinese medicine; CL:支[zhi1],把[ba3]
(1) shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); (2) rule; measure; scale; (3) length; (surname) Seki
foot

尿

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suī
    sui1
sui
 nyou(p); yubari(ok); ibari(ok); yumari(ok); bari(ok); shii(ok); shishi(ok); shito(ok) / nyo(p); yubari(ok); ibari(ok); yumari(ok); bari(ok); shi(ok); shishi(ok); shito(ok)
    にょう(P); ゆばり(ok); いばり(ok); ゆまり(ok); ばり(ok); しい(ok); しし(ok); しと(ok)
(coll.) urine
(しい,しし, and しと were primarily children's words) urine
Urine, urinate.

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ē
    e1
o
(dialect) to excrete (urine or feces)

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 yuri
    ゆり
(surname) Yuri

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huǎng
    huang3
huang
 poro
    ぽろ
shop sign; (literary) window curtain
(1) canopy (esp. the cloth or canvas used for it); awning; top (of a convertible); hood; (2) helmet cape; cloth covering one's back to protect against arrows during battle; (kana only) curtain; hanging; bunting; (place-name) Poro

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tài
    tai4
t`ai
    tai
extravagant; luxurious

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    nu4
nu
 ikari
    いかり
anger; fury; flourishing; vigorous
(surname) Ikari
to become angry

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biē
    bie1
pieh
to choke; to stifle; to restrain; to hold back; to hold in (urine); to hold (one's breath)

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mào
    mao4
mao
 tsutomu
    つとむ
to be hardworking; luxuriant; splendid
(male given name) Tsutomu

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    wu4
wu
 bo
    ぼ
fifth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; fifth in order; letter "E" or Roman "V" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; penta
5th in rank; fifth sign of the Chinese calendar; (place-name) Bo
wu, mou; nourishing; the fifth of the ten 'stems'.

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    ti2
t`i
    ti
 hisage
    ひさげ
to carry (hanging down from the hand); to lift; to put forward; to mention; to raise (an issue); upwards character stroke; lifting brush stroke (in painting); scoop for measuring liquid
(kana only) ceremonial sake decanter with a spout and semicircular handle; (place-name) Hisage
To raise, mention, bring forward, summon, lead.

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zhèng
    zheng4
cheng
 matsurigoto
    まつりごと
political; politics; government
(form) rule; government; administration; (surname) Matsurigoto
Government, administration, policy, politics.

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    fu1
fu
 shiki
    しき
to spread; to lay out; to apply (powder, ointment etc); sufficient (to cover); enough
(suffix) suffix indicating room size (following a number of tatami mats and a counter); (n-suf,n-pref,n) (1) spreading; laying out; covering; (2) (abbreviation) security deposit; (3) (abbreviation) Japanese mattress; (surname) Shiki
Diffuse, spread, promulgate, announce.

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    qi2
ch`i
    chi
 hitoshi
    ひとし
old variant of 齊|齐[qi2]
Qi (kingdom in China during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Period of the Warring States); Ch'i; (male given name) Hitoshi

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    hu2
hu
 teruo
    てるお
ancient measuring vessel; fifty liters; dry measure for grain equal to five dou 五斗 (before Tang, ten pecks)
(1) measure of volume (approx. 180.39 liters, 6.37 cub. ft.); (2) measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters); (personal name) Teruo
droṇa, a tub, or wooden vessel; a measure of capacity. A square wooden vessel, a bushel, a picul.

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jiào
    jiao4
chiao
(old) instrument to even out the grain in a measuring vessel; to proofread; to collate

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páng
    pang2
p`ang
    pang
 tsukuri
    つくり
one side; other; different; lateral component of a Chinese character (such as 刂[dao1], 亻[ren2] etc)
(e.g. 彡 in 形) (See 偏) right-hand radical of a character
A side, beside, adjoining, near.

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wàng
    wang4
wang
 hikaru
    ひかる
prosperous; flourishing; (of flowers) blooming; (of fire) roaring
(female given name) Hikaru

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chāng
    chang1
ch`ang
    chang
 masaru
    まさる
(bound form) prosperous; flourishing
(given name) Masaru


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tán
    tan2
t`an
    tan
 kumori
    くもり
dark clouds
cloudiness; cloudy weather; shadow; (surname) Kumori
Clouds covering the sun, spreading clouds; translit. dh in dharma 曇摩, 曇磨, 曇無; v. 達 and 法. Dharma is also the initial character for a number of names of noted Indian monks, e.g. 曇磨毱多; 達摩瞿諦; 曇無德 Dharmagupta, founder of a school, the 曇無德部 which flourished in Ceylon A.D 400. Also Dharmajātayaśas, Dharmakāla, Dharmākara, Dharmamitra, Dharmanandi, Dharmapriya, Dharmarakṣa, Dharmaruci, Dharmasatva, Dharmayaśas, etc.

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    qi1
ch`i
    chi
 ki
    き
a period of time; phase; stage; classifier for issues of a periodical, courses of study; time; term; period; to hope; Taiwan pr. [qi2]
(1) time; moment; limit; (2) time of death; last moment; (3) (archaism) midnight in red-light districts during the Edo period; (surname) Ki
A set time; a limit of time; times, seasons; to expect.

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 eburi
    えぶり
(place-name) Eburi

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gàng
    gang4
kang
 yuzuriha
    ゆづりは
variant of 槓|杠[gang4]
(personal name) Yuzuriha

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 masuzaki
    ますざき
(1) measuring container; measure; (2) box (seating at a theatre, etc.); (3) square on a grid; cell of a grid; (surname) Masuzaki

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    yi2
i
shadbush or shadberry (genus Amelanchier); name for a stable during the Han Dynasty

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guā
    gua1
kua
Juniperus chinensis; measuring-frame

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tóng
    tong2
t`ung
    tung
 hisa
    ひさ
tree name (variously Paulownia, Firmiana or Aleurites)
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree; (surname, female given name) Hisa

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 yanagi
    やなぎ
(1) measuring container; measure; (2) box (seating at a theatre, etc.); (3) square on a grid; cell of a grid; (surname) Yanagi

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gěng
    geng3
keng
 kyō
branch; stem; stalk; CL:根[gen1]; to block; to hinder; (neologism that evolved from 哏[gen2], initially in Taiwan, during the first decade of the 21st century) memorable creative idea (joke, catchphrase, meme, neologism, witty remark etc); prominent feature of a creative work (punchline of a joke, trope in a drama, special ingredient in a dish, riff in a pop song etc)
illness


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    qi2
ch`i
    chi
 go
    ご
variant of 棋[qi2]
go (board game of capturing territory)

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 yuzuriha
    ゆずりは
(place-name) Yuzuriha


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zhēn
    zhen1
chen
(old) privet (genus Ligustrum); (bound form) (old) wooden support placed at the ends of a wall during construction; (fig.) mainstay; pillar; backbone

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dié
    die2
tieh
 yuzuriha
    ゆずりは
small dish; window
(kana only) false daphne (Daphniphyllum macropodum); yuzuriha; (surname, female given name) Yuzuriha

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xùn
    xun4
hsün
 junji
    じゅんじ
to be buried with the dead; to die for a cause
(personal name) Junji


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bìn
    bin4
pin
 mogari; karimogari(rk)
    もがり; かりもがり(rk)
a funeral; to encoffin a corpse; to carry to burial
(archaism) delayed interment (so that mourners can pay their respects)

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duàn
    duan4
tuan
 dan
    だん
paragraph; section; segment; stage (of a process); classifier for stories, periods of time, lengths of thread etc
(n,ctr) (1) step; stair; rung; (flight of) steps; (n,ctr) (2) shelf; layer; tier; (3) grade; level; class; (n,ctr) (4) dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.); rank; (5) paragraph; passage; (n,ctr) (6) column (of print); (n,ctr) (7) act (in kabuki, joruri, etc.); section; scene; (8) row of the multiplication table (e.g. five times table); (9) stage (in a process); phase; occasion; time; moment; situation; (10) (form) (as ...の段) matter; occasion; (11) (as ...どころの段ではない, ...という段じゃない, etc.) degree; extent; (counter) (12) counter for breaks in written language or speech; (place-name, surname) Dan
A piece; a section, paragraph. piṇda, a ball, lump, especially of palatable food, sustenance.

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huàn
    huan4
huan
 kan
    かん
to wash; to rinse; any of three 10-day division of the month (during Tang dynasty); Taiwan pr. [huan3]; also pr. [wan3]
(given name) Kan
to wash

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táo
    tao2
t`ao
    tao
 tō
to wash (rice, sand etc in water to remove impurities); to dredge; to scoop out (sediment or waste); (dialect) to hunt for and buy (bargains or second-hand goods); (dialect) naughty; mischievous
To scour, swill, wash, cleanse; tricky, playful.

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    pi4
p`i
    pi
luxuriant (of water plants)

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mǎn
    man3
man
 minoru
    みのる
Japanese variant of 滿|满
(1) being full; (2) (See 数え) (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); (prefix) (3) (before a number) full (years, months, etc.); (4) (abbreviation) (See 満州・1) Manchuria; (personal name) Minoru

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sōu
    sou1
sou
to urinate

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    zi1
tzu
 masa
    まさ
to grow; to nourish; to increase; to cause; juice; taste; (dialect) to spout; to spurt
(personal name) Masa
more and more

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suì
    sui4
sui
 hiuchi
    ひうち
(bound form) material or tool used to light a fire by means of friction or the sun's rays; (bound form) beacon fire (alarm signal in border regions), esp. one lit during daytime to produce smoke
hand drilling (to start a fire); hand drill; (place-name, surname) Hiuchi
flame

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wán
    wan2
wan
to play; to have fun; to trifle with; toy; something used for amusement; curio or antique (Taiwan pr. [wan4]); to keep something for entertainment


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liú
    liu2
liu
 ruri
    るり
old variant of 琉[liu2]
(female given name) Ruri

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    li2
li
 ruri
    るり
colored glaze; glass
(surname, female given name) Ruri

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guā
    gua1
kua
 uri
    うり
melon; gourd; squash; (slang) a piece of gossip
melon; gourd; (surname, female given name) Uri
Gourd, melon, etc.

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lín
    lin2
lin
hernia; urinary hesitancy; erroneous variant of 痲[ma2]

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    ji4
chi
furious; hydrophobia; madness

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lóng
    long2
lung
 ryū
infirmity; retention of urine
phlegm

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shèng
    sheng4
sheng
 yoshi
    よし
flourishing; vigorous; magnificent; extensively
(n,n-suf,ctr) (1) serving (of food); helping; (2) (abbreviation) chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce; (given name) Yoshi
abundant


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yàn
    yan4
yen
 suzuri
    すずり
ink-stone
inkstone; (surname) Suzuri


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    qi2
ch`i
    chi
 go
    ご
variant of 棋[qi2]
go (board game of capturing territory)

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    di4
ti
tellurium (chemistry)

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    fu2
fu
 harae
    はらえ
    harai
    はらい
to cleanse; to remove evil; ritual for seeking good fortune and avoiding disaster
purification; exorcism

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zhù
    zhu4
chu
 yoshi
    よし
to pray for; to wish (sb bon voyage, happy birthday etc); person who invokes the spirits during sacrificial ceremonies
(1) {Shinto} (See 宮司,禰宜・1,神主・2) junior Shinto priest; (2) (polite language) (rare) {Shinto} Shinto priest; generic title for a member of the Shinto priesthood; (surname) Yoshi
To invoke, either to bless or curse.

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    ji4
chi
 matsuri
    まつり
to offer a sacrifice to (gods or ancestors); (in classical novels) to recite an incantation to activate a magic weapon; to wield (something magic); (bound form) ceremony; (Tw) (bound form) (celebratory) festival
festival; feast; (surname, female given name) Matsuri
Sacrifice, sacrificial.

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    xi4
hsi
 misogi
    みそぎ
semiannual ceremony of purification
(noun/participle) {Shinto} purification ceremony (performed with water); ritual purification; ablutions; (female given name) Misogi

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xiù
    xiu4
hsiu
 minoru
    みのる
(bound form) refined; elegant; graceful; beautiful; (bound form) superior; excellent; (loanword) show; (literary) to grow; to bloom; (of grain crops) to produce ears
(on a scale measuring quality, results, etc.; higher than 優) preeminence; supremacy; distinction; excellence; (given name) Minoru

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    ni4
ni
early-maturing rice

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    mu4
mu
 boku
    ぼく
solemn; reverent; calm; burial position in an ancestral tomb (old); old variant of 默
(surname, given name) Boku

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    ku1
k`u
    ku
 iwaya
    いわや
cave; hole
(kana only) caves dug as tombs in and around Kamakura during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods; cavern; grotto; (surname) Iwaya
gūha. A cave.

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qiàn
    qian4
ch`ien
    chien
luxuriant growth of bamboo

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 ryou / ryo
    りょう
    karite
    かりて
    kate
    かて
(out-dated or obsolete kana usage) food; provisions; (1) food; provisions; (2) nourishment; source of encouragement


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liáng
    liang2
liang
 haze
    はぜ
grain; food; provisions; agricultural tax paid in grain
(out-dated or obsolete kana usage) food; provisions; (1) food; provisions; (2) nourishment; source of encouragement; (surname) Haze
provisions

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bǐng
    bing3
ping
 kasuri
    かすり
Ikat, a type of woven silk; Kasuri
splash pattern (e.g. on a kimono); dye pattern; kasuri


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    di4
ti
(archaic) to bind up inextricably; (bound form) to form an enduring union; to establish (an alliance, a friendship, a nation etc)

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    yu2

 tsuchisuri; sunazuri
    つちすり; すなずり
fat on belly; fertile; rich
(archaism) (See 砂ずり・すなずり・2) fat underbelly of a fish

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péng
    peng2
p`eng
    peng
luxuriant growth

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qiān
    qian1
ch`ien
    chien
green; luxuriant growth

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    fu2
fu
luxuriance of vegetation

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rǎn
    ran3
jan
luxuriant growth; passing (of time)

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bāo
    bao1
pao
 hou / ho
    ほう
bud; flower calyx; luxuriant; profuse
{bot} bract; (given name) Hou
to wrap

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    fu2
fu
luxuriant growth

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mào
    mao4
mao
 motegi
    もてぎ
luxuriant; (chemistry) cyclopentadiene
(surname) Motegi
Flourishing.

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chǎi
    chai3
ch`ai
    chai
aromatic plant, possibly Dahurian angelica 白芷[bai2 zhi3] (archaic)

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chá
    cha2
ch`a
    cha
stubble (crop residue); stubble (hair growth); classifier for a batch of something produced during a particular cycle: a crop; something just said or mentioned

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xún
    xun2
hsün
 jun
    じゅん
(archaic) name of a plant mentioned in ancient texts; name of a state that existed during the Zhou dynasty in present-day Shanxi
(surname) Jun

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    yu4
luxuriance of growth

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jīng
    jing1
ching
 sei / se
    せい
leek flower; lush; luxuriant
(given name) Sei

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    gu1
ku
 komo
    こも
Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia), now rare in the wild, formerly harvested for its grain, now mainly cultivated for its edible stem known as 茭白筍|茭白笋[jiao1 bai2 sun3], which is swollen by a smut fungus; variant of 菇[gu1]
(1) (abbreviation) woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); (2) beggar; (3) (archaism) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)

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    qi1
ch`i
    chi
Celosia argentea; luxuriant

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

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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

This dictionary uses the EDICT and CC-CEDICT dictionary files.
EDICT data is the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, and is used in conformance with the Group's license.

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).



Combined, these cover 1,007,753 Japanese, Chinese, and Buddhist characters, words, idioms, names, placenames, and short phrases.

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