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三假施設


三假施设

see styles
sān jiǎ shī shè
    san1 jia3 shi1 she4
san chia shih she
 sanke shisetsu
三攝提The three fallacious postulates in regard to 法, 受, and 名.

三又槍魚

see styles
 mitsumatayariuo; mitsumatayariuo
    みつまたやりうお; ミツマタヤリウオ
(kana only) Pacific blackdragon (Idiacanthus antrostomus)

三品悉地

see styles
sān pǐn xī dì
    san1 pin3 xi1 di4
san p`in hsi ti
    san pin hsi ti
 sanbon shitji
The three esoteric kinds of siddhi, i.e. complete attainment, supreme felicity. They are 上 superior, to be born in the 密嚴國 Vairocana Pure-land; 中 in one of the other Pure-lands among which is the Western Paradise; and 下 in the 修羅宮 Sun Palaces among the devas. Also styled 三品成就.

三師七證


三师七证

see styles
sān shī qī zhèng
    san1 shi1 qi1 zheng4
san shih ch`i cheng
    san shih chi cheng
 sanshi shichishō
The three superior monks and a minimum of seven witnesses required for an ordination to full orders; except in outlandish places, when two witnesses are valid.

三段オチ

see styles
 sandanochi
    さんだんオチ
three-part joke, where the first two parts are similar and mundane, while the third is the punchline (e.g. How do you get to my place? Go down to the corner, turn left, and get lost.); rule of three (in comedy writing)

三段落ち

see styles
 sandanochi
    さんだんおち
three-part joke, where the first two parts are similar and mundane, while the third is the punchline (e.g. How do you get to my place? Go down to the corner, turn left, and get lost.); rule of three (in comedy writing)

三無產品


三无产品

see styles
sān wú chǎn pǐn
    san1 wu2 chan3 pin3
san wu ch`an p`in
    san wu chan pin
product lacking one or more of three requirements such as production license, inspection certificate, and manufacturer's name and location

三瓦兩舍


三瓦两舍

see styles
sān wǎ liǎng shè
    san1 wa3 liang3 she4
san wa liang she
places of pleasure (like brothels, tea houses etc)

三處傳心


三处传心

see styles
sān chù chuán xīn
    san1 chu4 chuan2 xin1
san ch`u ch`uan hsin
    san chu chuan hsin
 san sho denshin
The three places where Śākyamuni is said to have transmitted his mind or thought direct and without speech to Kāśyapa: at the 靈山 by a smile when plucking a flower; at the 多子塔 when he shared his seat with him; finally by putting his foot out of his coffin.

三處木叉


三处木叉

see styles
sān chù mù chā
    san1 chu4 mu4 cha1
san ch`u mu ch`a
    san chu mu cha
 san sho mokusha
The mokṣa of the three places, i.e. moral control over body, mouth, and mind.

三趾翠鳥


三趾翠鸟

see styles
sān zhǐ cuì niǎo
    san1 zhi3 cui4 niao3
san chih ts`ui niao
    san chih tsui niao
(bird species of China) black-backed dwarf kingfisher (Ceyx erithaca)

三面大黑

see styles
sān miàn dà hēi
    san1 mian4 da4 hei1
san mien ta hei
 Sanmen daikoku
The three-faced great black deva, Mahākāla v. 摩, with angry mien, a form of Maheśvara, or Śiva, as destroyer. Another interpretation says he is a union of Mahākāla, Vaiśravaṇa, and a Gandharva.

上がり場

see styles
 agariba
    あがりば
landing; landing place

下駄の雪

see styles
 getanoyuki
    げたのゆき
(exp,n) (idiom) (derogatory term) (usu. in ref. to the smaller party in a coalition government) hanger-on; lackey; sycophant; snow stuck under a geta sandal

不ぞろい

see styles
 fuzoroi
    ふぞろい
(noun or adjectival noun) unevenness; irregularity; lack of uniformity

不倫不類


不伦不类

see styles
bù lún bù lèi
    bu4 lun2 bu4 lei4
pu lun pu lei
out of place; inappropriate; incongruous

不分上下

see styles
bù fēn shàng xià
    bu4 fen1 shang4 xia4
pu fen shang hsia
not to know one's place

不分皂白

see styles
bù fēn zào bái
    bu4 fen1 zao4 bai2
pu fen tsao pai
not distinguishing black or white (idiom); not to distinguish between right and wrong

不加牛奶

see styles
bù jiā niú nǎi
    bu4 jia1 niu2 nai3
pu chia niu nai
without milk; black (of tea, coffee etc)

不完全葉


不完全叶

see styles
bù wán quán yè
    bu4 wan2 quan2 ye4
pu wan ch`üan yeh
    pu wan chüan yeh
(botany) an incomplete leaf – one that lacks a lamina, petiole, or stipule

不届き者

see styles
 futodokimono
    ふとどきもの
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine

不服水土

see styles
bù fú shuǐ tǔ
    bu4 fu2 shui3 tu3
pu fu shui t`u
    pu fu shui tu
(of a stranger) not accustomed to the climate of a new place; not acclimatized

不真面目

see styles
 fumajime
    ふまじめ
(noun or adjectival noun) (yoji) unsteadiness; lack of sincerity

不見天日


不见天日

see styles
bù jiàn tiān rì
    bu4 jian4 tian1 ri4
pu chien t`ien jih
    pu chien tien jih
all black, no daylight (idiom); a world without justice

不透明感

see styles
 futoumeikan / futomekan
    ふとうめいかん
sense of uncertainty; lack of clarity; indecisiveness

不通箇所

see styles
 futsuukasho / futsukasho
    ふつうかしょ
tied-up places (spots)

丟烏紗帽


丢乌纱帽

see styles
diū wū shā mào
    diu1 wu1 sha1 mao4
tiu wu sha mao
lit. to lose one's black hat; to be sacked from an official post

中國文聯


中国文联

see styles
zhōng guó wén lián
    zhong1 guo2 wen2 lian2
chung kuo wen lien
abbr. for 中國文學藝術界聯合會|中国文学艺术界联合会, China Federation of Literary and Art Circles (CFLAC)

乗っける

see styles
 nokkeru
    のっける
(transitive verb) (colloquialism) to place on (something)

乗り入る

see styles
 noriiru / noriru
    のりいる
(Godan verb with "ru" ending) to ride into (a place); to drive into (a place)

九有情居

see styles
jiǔ yǒu qíng jū
    jiu3 you3 qing2 ju1
chiu yu ch`ing chü
    chiu yu ching chü
 ku ujō ko
(or 九有情處), 九衆生居, 九居, 九門, see also 九有, 九地, 九禪 and 九定; the nine happy abodes or states of sentient beings of the 長阿含經 9; they are the 七識住seven abodes or stages of perception or consciousness to which are added the fifth and ninth below: (1) 欲界之人天 the world and the six deva-heavens of desire in which there is variety of bodies (or personalities) and thinking (or ideas); (2) 梵衆天the three brahma heavens where bodies differ but thinking is the same, the first dhyāna heaven; (3) 極光淨天 the three bright and pure heavens where bodies are identical but thinking diners, the second dhyāna heaven; (4) 遍淨天the three universally pure heavens where bodies and thinking are the same, the third dhyāna heaven; (5) 無想天 the no-thinking or no-thought heaven, the highest of the four dhyāna heavens; (6) 空無邊處 limitless space, the first of the formless realms; (7) 識無邊處 limitless percepton, the second ditto; (8) 無所有處 nothingness, the place beyond things, the third ditto; and (9) 非想非非想beyond thought or non-thought, the fourth ditto.

乳汁漏出

see styles
 nyuujuuroushutsu / nyujuroshutsu
    にゅうじゅうろうしゅつ
galactorrhea

乳酸桿菌

see styles
 nyuusankankin / nyusankankin
    にゅうさんかんきん
lactobacillus

乳酸球菌

see styles
 nyuusankyuukin / nyusankyukin
    にゅうさんきゅうきん
streptococcus; lactococcus

乳酸発酵

see styles
 nyuusanhakkou / nyusanhakko
    にゅうさんはっこう
lactic fermentation; lactic acid fermentation

乳酸飲料

see styles
 nyuusaninryou / nyusaninryo
    にゅうさんいんりょう
lactic-acid drink

了如指掌

see styles
liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng
    liao3 ru2 zhi3 zhang3
liao ju chih chang
to know something like the back of one's hand (idiom); to know (a person, a place etc) inside out

予防医学

see styles
 yobouigaku / yoboigaku
    よぼういがく
preventive medicine; prophylactic

事故多発

see styles
 jikotahatsu
    じこたはつ
(expression) (on signage, etc.) accidents frequent; accident-prone zone; accident blackspot

二十一點


二十一点

see styles
èr shí yī diǎn
    er4 shi2 yi1 dian3
erh shih i tien
blackjack (card game)

二處三會


二处三会

see styles
èr chù sān huì
    er4 chu4 san1 hui4
erh ch`u san hui
    erh chu san hui
 nisho san'e
The two places from which the Buddha is supposed to have preached the Lotus Sūtra, i.e. the Vulture Peak, the sky, and again the Vulture Peak; the three assemblies are (1) those he addressed from the Peak, chapters 1 to the middle of the eleventh chapter; (2) those addressed from the sky, to the end of the twenty-second chapter; and (3) again those on the Vulture Peak, from the twenty-third chapter to the end.

二部五部

see styles
èr bù wǔ bù
    er4 bu4 wu3 bu4
erh pu wu pu
 nibu gobu
The two are the divisions which took place immediately after the Buddha's death into (a) the elder monks or intimate disciples, and (b) the general body of disciples, styled respectively 上座 and 大衆 q.v.; the five are the divisions, which are said to have occurred a century later, into Dharma-guptah 曇無德, Mulasarvastivadah 薩婆多, Mahisasakah 彌沙塞, Kasyapiyah迦葉遣 and Vatsiputriya 姿麤富羅.

五事妄語


五事妄语

see styles
wǔ shì wàng yǔ
    wu3 shi4 wang4 yu3
wu shih wang yü
 goji mō go
The five things fallaciously explained by Mahādeva, as stated in the Kathāvatthu.

五体投地

see styles
 gotaitouchi / gotaitochi
    ごたいとうち
(noun/participle) (yoji) {Buddh} prostration; placing knees, hands and forehead on the ground to show utmost respect

五停四念

see styles
wǔ tíng sì niàn
    wu3 ting2 si4 nian4
wu t`ing ssu nien
    wu ting ssu nien
 gojō shinen
idem 五停心觀 and 四念處 i. e. the five meditations for settling the mind and ridding it of the five errors of desire, hate, ignorance, the self, and a wayward or confused mind; the five meditations are 不淨觀, 慈悲觀, 因緣觀, 界分別觀 and 數息觀 i. e. the vileness of all things, pity for all, causality, right discrimination, breathing; some substitute meditation on the Buddha in place of the fourth; another division puts breathing first, and there are other differences.

五明後日

see styles
 goasatte
    ごあさって
(n,adv) four days from now (five days in some places)

五智如來


五智如来

see styles
wǔ zhì rú lái
    wu3 zhi4 ru2 lai2
wu chih ju lai
 gochi nyorai
五智五佛; 五佛; 五如來 The five Dhyāni-Buddhas, or Wisdom-Tathāgatas of the Vajradhātu 金剛界, idealizations of five aspects of wisdom; possibly of Nepalese origin. The Wisdom Buddha represents the dharmakāya or Buddha-mind, also the Dharma of the triratna, or trinity. Each evolves one of the five colours, one of the five senses, a Dhyani-bodhisattva in two forms onegracious, the other fierce, and a Mānuṣi-Buddha; each has his own śakti, i. e. feminine energy or complement; also his own bīja, or germ-sound 種子or 印 seal, i. e. 眞言 real or substantive word, the five being for 大日 aṃ, for 阿閦 hūṃ, for 寶生 ? hrīḥ, for 彌陀 ? aḥ, for 不 空 ? āḥ. The five are also described as the emanations or forms of an Ādi-Buddha, Vajrasattva; the four are considered by others to be emanations or forms of Vairocana as theSupreme Buddha. The five are not always described as the same, e. g. they may be 藥師 (or 王) Bhaiṣajya, 多寶 Prabhūtaratna, Vairocana, Akṣobhya, andeither Amoghasiddhi or Śākyamuni. Below is a classified list of the generally accepted five with certain particulars connected with them, butthese differ in different places, and the list can only be a general guide. As to the Dhyāni-bodhisattvas, each Buddha evolves three forms 五佛生五菩薩, 五金剛, 五忿怒, i. e. (1) a bodhisattva who represents the Buddha's dharmakāya, or spiritual body; (2) a vajra ordiamond form who represents his wisdom in graciousness; and (3) a fierce or angry form, the 明王 who represents his power against evil. (1) Vairocanaappears in the three forms of 轉法輪菩薩 Vajra-pāramitā Bodhisattva, 遍照金剛 Universally Shining Vajrasattva, and 不動明王 Ārya-Acalanātha Rāja; (2) Akṣobhya's three forms are 虛空藏 Ākāśagarbha, 如意 complete power, and 軍荼利明王 Kuṇḍalī-rāja; (3 ) Ratnasaṃbhava's are 普賢 Samantabhadra, 薩埵Sattvavajra, and 孫婆 or 降三世明王 Trailokyavijayarāja; (4) Amitābha's are 觀世音 Avalokiteśvara, 法金剛 Dharmarāja, and 馬頭明王 Hayagrīva, thehorse-head Dharmapāla; (5) Amoghasiddhi's are 彌勒 Maitreya, 業金剛Karmavajra, and 金剛夜叉 Vajrayakṣa. The above Bodhisattvas differ from those in the following list:
NameChinesePositionElementSenseColor
Vairocana大日centreethersightwhite
Akṣobhya阿閦eastearthsoundblue
Ratnasaṃbhava寶生southfiresmellyellow
Amitābha彌陀westwatertastered
Amoghasiddhi不空northairtouchgreen
GermAnimalDhyani-BodhisattvaBuddha
aṃlionSamantabhadra 普賢Krakucchanda
hūṃelephantVajrapāṇi 金剛力士Kanakamuni
?aḥhorseRatnapāṇi 寶手Kāśyapa
? hrīḥgoose or peacockAvalokiteśvara 觀音Śākyamuni
?āḥgaruḍaVisvapāṇi?Maitreya


Arrival of the five wise Buddhas

五根色:

wǔ gēn
    wu3 gen1
wu ken
faith, white; zeal, red; memory yellow; meditation, blue; and wisdom, black. These are represented inter alia in the 五色線 (or 五色縷, or 五色綖, or 五色繩) the five-colored emblematic cord; this cord is also a brahman's sign worn on the shoulder and forbidden by the Buddha.

五種不還


五种不还

see styles
wǔ zhǒng bù huán
    wu3 zhong3 bu4 huan2
wu chung pu huan
 goshu fugen
The five kinds of anāgāmins 那含, who never return to the desire-realm: (1) 中般 the anāgāmin who enters on the intermediate stage between the realm of desire and the higher realm of form; (2) 生般 who is born into the form world and soon overcomes the remains of illusion; (3) 有行般 who diligently works his way through the final stages; (4) 無行般 whose final departure is delayed through lack of aid and slackness; (5) 上流般 who proceeds from lower to higher heavens into nirvana. Also 五種那含 and 五種般 the 般 being 'Parinirvāṇa'.

五處加持


五处加持

see styles
wǔ chù jiā chí
    wu3 chu4 jia1 chi2
wu ch`u chia ch`ih
    wu chu chia chih
 gosho kaji
Ceremonial touching of the five places on the body— brow, right and left shoulders, heart, and throat.

亜間氷期

see styles
 akanpyouki / akanpyoki
    あかんぴょうき
{geol} interstadial (period of higher temperatures during a glacial period); interstade

交換可能

see styles
 koukankanou / kokankano
    こうかんかのう
(adjectival noun) exchangeable; convertible; transferable; replaceable

交換需要

see styles
 koukanjuyou / kokanjuyo
    こうかんじゅよう
demand for replacement; request for replacement; need for replacement

人傑地靈


人杰地灵

see styles
rén jié dì líng
    ren2 jie2 di4 ling2
jen chieh ti ling
illustrious hero, spirit of the place (idiom); a place derives reflected glory from an illustrious son

人去樓空


人去楼空

see styles
rén qù lóu kōng
    ren2 qu4 lou2 kong1
jen ch`ü lou k`ung
    jen chü lou kung
lit. the occupants have gone and the place is now empty (idiom); fig. (of a dwelling) empty; deserted

人外魔境

see styles
 jingaimakyou / jingaimakyo
    じんがいまきょう
ominous place outside the human world; mysterious place where no human being lives; uninhabited area

人才派遣

see styles
 jinzaihaken
    じんざいはけん
(irregular kanji usage) temporary employee placement

人文景觀


人文景观

see styles
rén wén jǐng guān
    ren2 wen2 jing3 guan1
jen wen ching kuan
place of cultural interest

人材派遣

see styles
 jinzaihaken
    じんざいはけん
temporary employee placement

人財派遣

see styles
 jinzaihaken
    じんざいはけん
(irregular kanji usage) temporary employee placement

什麼地方


什么地方

see styles
shén me dì fang
    shen2 me5 di4 fang5
shen me ti fang
somewhere; someplace; where

今ひとつ

see styles
 imahitotsu
    いまひとつ
(exp,adv) (1) (kana only) (colloquialism) one more; another; the other; (2) not quite; not very good; lacking

付け替え

see styles
 tsukekae
    つけかえ
replacement

付替える

see styles
 tsukekaeru
    つけかえる
(transitive verb) to renew; to replace; to change for; to attach anew

仙山瓊閣


仙山琼阁

see styles
xiān shān qióng gé
    xian1 shan1 qiong2 ge2
hsien shan ch`iung ko
    hsien shan chiung ko
jeweled palace in the fairy mountain

仙洞御所

see styles
 sendougosho / sendogosho
    せんどうごしょ
(archaism) palace of a retired emperor; (place-name) Sendougosho

代替父母

see styles
dài tì fù mǔ
    dai4 ti4 fu4 mu3
tai t`i fu mu
    tai ti fu mu
in place of sb's parents; in loco parentis (law)

代用漢字

see styles
 daiyoukanji / daiyokanji
    だいようかんじ
(e.g. 両 for 輛) (See 常用漢字) substitute kanji; jōyō kanji used in place of a non-jōyō kanji

代行バス

see styles
 daikoubasu / daikobasu
    だいこうバス
replacement bus

以暴易暴

see styles
yǐ bào yì bào
    yi3 bao4 yi4 bao4
i pao i pao
to replace one tyranny by another; to use violence against violence

休み茶屋

see styles
 yasumijaya
    やすみぢゃや
(ik) wayside teahouse; tea house used as a resting place

会社ごろ

see styles
 kaishagoro
    かいしゃごろ
extortionist that blackmail corporations; corporate shakedown artist

位置づけ

see styles
 ichizuke
    いちづけ
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location

位置付け

see styles
 ichizuke
    いちづけ
    ichitsuke
    いちつけ
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location

位置感覚

see styles
 ichikankaku
    いちかんかく
(1) proprioception; kinaesthesia; position sense; (2) sense of location; sense of the geography of a place

住みつく

see styles
 sumitsuku
    すみつく
(v5k,vi) to settle (in a place); to settle down

住み心地

see styles
 sumigokochi
    すみごこち
comfort (in living place)

住み着く

see styles
 sumitsuku
    すみつく
(v5k,vi) to settle (in a place); to settle down

住定菩薩


住定菩萨

see styles
zhù dìng pú sà
    zhu4 ding4 pu2 sa4
chu ting p`u sa
    chu ting pu sa
 jūjō (no) bosatsu
A bodhisattva firmly fixed, or abiding in certainty. After a bodhisattva has completed three great asaṁkhyeyakalpas he has still one hundred great kalpas to complete. This period is called abiding in fixity or firmness, divided into six kinds: certainty of being born in a good gati, in a noble family, with a good body, a man, knowing the abiding places of his transmigrations, knowing the abiding character of his good works.

何処いら

see styles
 dokoira
    どこいら
(pn,adj-no) (kana only) where; what place

何処何処

see styles
 dokodoko
    どこどこ
(pronoun) (kana only) (See 何処其処・どこそこ) such-and-such a place

何処其処

see styles
 dokosoko
    どこそこ
(pronoun) (kana only) such-and-such a place

何所いら

see styles
 dokoira
    どこいら
(pn,adj-no) (kana only) where; what place

作業現場

see styles
 sagyougenba / sagyogenba
    さぎょうげんば
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (See 勤務地) job site; workplace

俗気芬々

see styles
 zokukefunpun
    ぞくけふんぷん
(adj-t,adv-to) (yoji) of low (vulgar) taste; lacking class

俗気芬芬

see styles
 zokukefunpun
    ぞくけふんぷん
(adj-t,adv-to) (yoji) of low (vulgar) taste; lacking class

俗臭芬々

see styles
 zokushuufunpun / zokushufunpun
    ぞくしゅうふんぷん
(adj-t,adv-to) (yoji) of low taste (vulgar); lacking class

俗臭芬芬

see styles
 zokushuufunpun / zokushufunpun
    ぞくしゅうふんぷん
(adj-t,adv-to) (yoji) of low taste (vulgar); lacking class

保護処分

see styles
 hogoshobun
    ほごしょぶん
disposing of a case by placing an offender on probation or under supervision

倒持泰阿

see styles
dào chí tài ē
    dao4 chi2 tai4 e1
tao ch`ih t`ai o
    tao chih tai o
lit. to present the handle of a sword to another (idiom); fig. to relinquish power to another; to place oneself at another's mercy

倶利伽羅


倶利伽罗

see styles
jù lì qié luó
    ju4 li4 qie2 luo2
chü li ch`ieh lo
    chü li chieh lo
 kurikara
    くりから
(place-name) Kurikara
A kind of black dragon; also 倶力迦 (倶力迦羅); 倶哩迦 (or 倶哩劒); 古力迦; 加梨加; 迦羅迦; 律迦, etc. It is one of the symbols of 不動明王, connected with his sword.

偵察要員

see styles
 teisatsuyouin / tesatsuyoin
    ていさつよういん
{baseb} player put on starting list to be replaced by another when the opponent's pitcher is known

偷梁換柱


偷梁换柱

see styles
tōu liáng huàn zhù
    tou1 liang2 huan4 zhu4
t`ou liang huan chu
    tou liang huan chu
lit. to steal a rafter and replace it with a column; to replace the original with a fake; to perpetrate a fraud (idiom)

偽薬効果

see styles
 giyakukouka / giyakukoka
    ぎやくこうか
(See プラシーボ効果・プラシーボこうか) placebo effect

催乳激素

see styles
cuī rǔ jī sù
    cui1 ru3 ji1 su4
ts`ui ju chi su
    tsui ju chi su
prolactin

僕んとこ

see styles
 bokuntoko
    ぼくんとこ
(exp,n) (colloquialism) (kana only) at my place

元に戻す

see styles
 motonimodosu
    もとにもどす
(exp,v5s) to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute

先ず以て

see styles
 mazumotte
    まずもって
(adverb) (kana only) first of all; in the first place

先もって

see styles
 mazumotte
    まずもって
(irregular okurigana usage) (adverb) (kana only) first of all; in the first place

先以って

see styles
 mazumotte
    まずもって
(irregular okurigana usage) (adverb) (kana only) first of all; in the first place

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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