There are 10317 total results for your Grace From Heaven - Grace From God search. I have created 104 pages of results for you. Each page contains 100 results...
<...4041424344454647484950...>| Characters | Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
大爆笑 see styles |
daibakushou / daibakusho だいばくしょう |
thunderous roar of laughter (from multiple people); loud burst of laughter; explosive laughter |
大猿王 see styles |
daienou / daieno だいえんおう |
(personal name) Great Monkey King (as in Hanuman from the Ramayana tales (manga)) |
大環境 大环境 see styles |
dà huán jìng da4 huan2 jing4 ta huan ching |
the environment (from a macro perspective); the broader context; the bigger picture |
大盤雞 大盘鸡 see styles |
dà pán jī da4 pan2 ji1 ta p`an chi ta pan chi |
dapanji or "big plate chicken", a kind of spicy chicken stew originating from Xinjiang |
大赤華 大赤华 see styles |
dà chì huā da4 chi4 hua1 ta ch`ih hua ta chih hua daishakuke |
mahāmañjūṣaka 摩訶曼珠沙 or rubia cordifolia, from which madder is made. |
大躍進 大跃进 see styles |
dà yuè jìn da4 yue4 jin4 ta yüeh chin daiyakushin だいやくしん |
Great Leap Forward (1958-1960), Mao's attempt to modernize China's economy, which resulted in economic devastation, and millions of deaths from famine caused by misguided policies (1) (hist) Great Leap Forward (failed attempt to industrialize China and increase agricultural production; 1958-1960); (noun/participle) (2) significant breakthrough; great strides |
大辯天 大辩天 see styles |
dà biàn tiān da4 bian4 tian1 ta pien t`ien ta pien tien Daiben ten |
Sarasvatī 大辯才天 (大辯才女); 大辯功德天 (大辯才功德天); 薩羅婆縛底; 薩羅酸底 A river, 'the modern Sursooty'; the goddess of it, who 'was persuaded to descend from heaven and confer her invention of language and letters on the human race by the sage Bhārata, whence one of her names is Bharatī'; sometimes assumes the form of a swan; eloquence, or literary elegance is associated with her. Cf. M. W. Known as the mother of speech, eloquence, letters, and music. Chinese texts describe this deity sometimes as male, but generally as female, and under several forms. As 'goddess of music and poetry' she is styled 妙 (or 美 ) 音天; 妙音樂天; 妙音佛母. She is represented in two forms, one with two arms and a lute, another with eight arms. Sister of Yama. 'A consort of both Brahmā and Mañjuśrī,' Getty. In Japan, when with a lute, Benten is a form of Saravastī, colour white, and riding a peacock. Tib. sbyaṅs-can-ma, or ṅag-gi-lha-mo; M. kele-yin iikin tegri; J. ben-zai-ten, or benten. |
大逃港 see styles |
dà táo gǎng da4 tao2 gang3 ta t`ao kang ta tao kang |
exodus to Hong Kong (from mainland China, 1950s-1970s) |
大運河 大运河 see styles |
dà yùn hé da4 yun4 he2 ta yün ho daiunga だいうんが |
the Grand Canal, 1800 km from Beijing to Hangzhou, built starting from 486 BC (place-name) Da Yunhe (Grand Canal, China); Grand Canal (Venice); Canal Grande |
大陸妹 大陆妹 see styles |
dà lù mèi da4 lu4 mei4 ta lu mei |
(in Taiwan, Hong Kong or Macao) girl from the mainland; (Tw) Fushan lettuce 福山萵苣|福山莴苣[Fu2 shan1 wo1 ju4] |
大陸客 大陆客 see styles |
dà lù kè da4 lu4 ke4 ta lu k`o ta lu ko |
(Tw) tourist from mainland China; illegal immigrant from mainland China |
大集經 大集经 see styles |
dà jí jīng da4 ji2 jing1 ta chi ching Daijikkyō |
Mahāsaṃghata-sūtra 大方等大集經 The sūtra of the great assembly of Bodhisattvas from 十方 every direction, and of the apocalpytic sermons delivered to them by the Buddha; 60 juan, tr. in parts at various times by various translators. There are several works connected with it and others independent, e.g. 大集須彌藏經, 大集日藏經 (and 大集月藏經) , 大集經賢 護, 大集會正法經, 大集譬喩王經, etc. |
大黑天 see styles |
dà hēi tiān da4 hei1 tian1 ta hei t`ien ta hei tien Daikoku ten |
Mahākāla 摩訶迦 (or 謌) 羅 the great black deva 大黑神. Two interpretations are given. The esoteric cult describes the deva as the masculine form of Kālī, i.e. Durgā, the wife of Śiva; with one face and eight arms, or three faces and six arms, a necklace of skulls, etc. He is worshipped as giving warlike power, and fierceness; said also to be an incarnation of Vairocana for the purpose of destroying the demons; and is described as 大時 the "great time" (-keeper) which seems to indicate Vairocana, the sun. The exoteric cult interprets him as a beneficent deva, a Pluto, or god of wealth. Consequently he is represented in two forms, by the one school as a fierce deva, by the other as a kindly happy deva. He is shown as one of the eight fierce guardians with trident, generally blue-black but sometimes white; he may have two elephants underfoot. Six arms and hands hold jewel, skull cup, chopper, drum, trident, elephant-goad. He is the tutelary god of Mongolian Buddhism. Six forms of Mahākāla are noted: (1) 比丘大黑 A black-faced disciple of the Buddha, said to be the Buddha as Mahādeva in a previous incarnation, now guardian of the refectory. (2) 摩訶迦羅大黑女 Kālī, the wife of Śiva. (3) 王子迦羅大黑 The son of Śiva. (4) 眞陀大黑 Cintāmaṇi, with the talismanic pearl, symbol of bestowing fortune. (5) 夜叉大黑 Subduer of demons. (6) 摩迦羅大黑 Mahākāla, who carries a bag on his back and holds a hammer in his right hand. J., Daikoku; M., Yeke-gara; T., Nag-po c'en-po. |
大黒天 see styles |
daikokuten だいこくてん |
(1) {Buddh} Mahakala (incarnation of Mahesvara); (2) Daikokuten (god of wealth); (place-name) Daikokuten |
大黒鼠 see styles |
daikokunezumi; daikokunezumi だいこくねずみ; ダイコクネズミ |
(1) white rat; (2) white rat that serves Daikoku (god of wealth) |
大𥻗子 see styles |
dà chá zi da4 cha2 zi5 ta ch`a tzu ta cha tzu |
gruel made from coarsely ground maize |
天と地 see styles |
tentochi てんとち |
(expression) heaven and earth; top and bottom |
天の恵 see styles |
tennomegumi てんのめぐみ |
(irregular okurigana usage) (expression) God's gift; God's blessing; grace of God; godsend |
天一神 see styles |
nakagami なかがみ tenichijin てんいちじん |
Ten'ichijin; Nakagami; god of fortune in Onmyodo who descends to the northeast on the 46th day of the sexagenary cycle and completes a clockwise circuit, spending five days on each cardinal point and six days on each ordinal point, returning to heaven from the north on the 30th day of the next sexagenary cycle; travelling in the direction of Ten'ichijin is considered unlucky |
天上界 see styles |
tiān shàng jiè tian1 shang4 jie4 t`ien shang chieh tien shang chieh tenjoukai / tenjokai てんじょうかい |
celestial world; heaven; (place-name) Tenjōkai heavenly realm |
天下り see styles |
amakudari あまくだり |
(noun/participle) (1) retiring high-ranking government officials taking a lucrative job in a private or semi-private corporation; (2) command (from superior to inferior, government to private sector, etc.); order; imposition; (3) descent from heaven |
天下る see styles |
amakudaru あまくだる |
(v5r,vi) to descend from heaven |
天保暦 see styles |
tenpoureki / tenporeki てんぽうれき |
(hist) Tenpō calendar; Japan's last lunisolar calendar, in use from 1844 to 1872 |
天前配 see styles |
tiān qián pèi tian1 qian2 pei4 t`ien ch`ien p`ei tien chien pei |
soul mates; before heaven match |
天台宗 see styles |
tiān tái zōng tian1 tai2 zong1 t`ien t`ai tsung tien tai tsung tendaishuu / tendaishu てんだいしゅう |
Tiantai school of Buddhism Tendai sect (of Buddhism); (personal name) Tendaishuu The Tiantai, or Tendai, sect founded by 智顗 Zhiyi. It bases its tenets on the Lotus Sutra 法華經 with the 智度論, 涅盤經, and 大品經; it maintains the identity of the Absolute and the world of phenomena, and attempts to unlock the secrets of all phenomena by means of meditation. It flourished during the Tang dynasty. Under the Sung, when the school was decadent, arose 四明 Ciming, under whom there came the division of 山家 Hill or Tiantai School and 山外 the School outside, the latter following 悟恩 Wuen and in time dying out; the former, a more profound school, adhered to Ciming; it was from this school that the Tiantai doctrine spread to Japan. The three principal works of the Tiantai founder are called 天台三部, i. e. 玄義 exposition of the deeper meaning of the Lotus; 文句 exposition of its text; and 止觀 meditation; the last was directive and practical; it was in the line of Bodhidharma, stressing the 'inner light'. |
天地人 see styles |
tenchijin てんちじん |
heaven, earth and man |
天地鏡 天地镜 see styles |
tiān dì jìng tian1 di4 jing4 t`ien ti ching tien ti ching tenchi kyō |
The mirror of heaven and earth, i. e. the Prajñāpāramitā-sūtra, see 般若經. |
天德甁 see styles |
tiān dé píng tian1 de2 ping2 t`ien te p`ing tien te ping tentoku byō |
The vase of divine virtue, i.e. bodhi; also a sort of cornucopia.; The vase of deva virtue, i. e. the bodhi heart, because all that one desires comes from it, e. g. the 如意珠 the talismanic pearl. Cf. 天意樹. |
天明調 see styles |
tenmeichou / tenmecho てんめいちょう |
(1) (See 天明・2,蕉風) style of haikai or haiku from the Tenmei era (based on a return to the style of Basho); (2) (See 狂歌) style of comical tanka from the Tenmei era (popularized by Oota Nampo) |
天曉得 天晓得 see styles |
tiān xiǎo de tian1 xiao3 de5 t`ien hsiao te tien hsiao te |
Heaven knows! |
天梯山 see styles |
tiān tī shān tian1 ti1 shan1 t`ien t`i shan tien ti shan Tendai san |
The ladder-to-heaven hill or monastery, i. e. 天台 Tiantai mountain in Chekiang. |
天気雨 see styles |
tenkiame てんきあめ |
(See 狐の嫁入り・1) sun shower; sudden rain from a blue sky |
天然呆 see styles |
tiān rán dāi tian1 ran2 dai1 t`ien jan tai tien jan tai |
(loanword from Japanese "tennen boke") space cadet; muddleheaded |
天王山 see styles |
tennouzan; tenouzan / tennozan; tenozan てんのうざん; てんおうざん |
(from the site of the crucial Battle of Yamazaki in 1582) strategic point; crucial time; watershed; crunch; (personal name) Tennouyama |
天道様 see styles |
tentousama / tentosama てんとうさま |
the sun; providence; god |
天長節 天长节 see styles |
tiān zhǎng jié tian1 zhang3 jie2 t`ien chang chieh tien chang chieh tenchousetsu / tenchosetsu てんちょうせつ |
(hist) (See 天皇誕生日) Emperor's Birthday (national holiday held from 1868 to 1948) emperor's birthday |
天降り see styles |
amakudari あまくだり |
(noun/participle) (1) retiring high-ranking government officials taking a lucrative job in a private or semi-private corporation; (2) command (from superior to inferior, government to private sector, etc.); order; imposition; (3) descent from heaven |
天降る see styles |
amakudaru あまくだる |
(v5r,vi) to descend from heaven |
天龍人 天龙人 see styles |
tiān lóng rén tian1 long2 ren2 t`ien lung jen tien lung jen |
(Tw) (slang) privileged people oblivious to the hardships of others; Taipei residents or urban dwellers who consider themselves superior to others (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 天竜人 "Tenryūjin", an arrogant, privileged group in the manga "One Piece") |
太平楽 see styles |
taiheiraku / taiheraku たいへいらく |
(noun or adjectival noun) (from the name of a gagaku piece) (See 雅楽) happy-go-lucky |
太織り see styles |
futoori ふとおり |
thick silk cloth; coarse silk cloth; silk cloth made from coarse fibers (futoito, tamaito or noshiito) |
太陽族 see styles |
taiyouzoku / taiyozoku たいようぞく |
(hist) (from Ishihara Shintarou's 1955 novel 「太陽の季節」 (Season of the Sun)) dissolute postwar youths |
太陽餅 太阳饼 see styles |
tài yáng bǐng tai4 yang2 bing3 t`ai yang ping tai yang ping |
suncake (small round cake made with flaky pastry and a maltose filling, originally from Taichung, Taiwan) |
失血死 see styles |
shikketsushi しっけつし |
(noun/participle) dying from blood loss; bleeding to death; hemorrhaging to death |
Variations: |
ebisu えびす |
(1) (archaism) (See 蝦夷・1) peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu); (2) provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city); (3) brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan); (4) (derogatory term) foreigner; barbarian |
奈河橋 奈河桥 see styles |
nài hé qiáo nai4 he2 qiao2 nai ho ch`iao nai ho chiao naka kyō |
The bridge in one of the hells, from which certain sinners always fall. |
奉書紙 see styles |
houshogami / hoshogami ほうしょがみ |
(See 奉書・1) hosho paper; traditional white, uncreased Japanese paper made from high-quality mulberry wood |
女人定 see styles |
nǚ rén dìng nv3 ren2 ding4 nü jen ting nyonin jō |
v. 女子出定. |
奴さん see styles |
yakkosan やっこさん |
(pronoun) (1) (derogatory or familiar) he; she; him; her; (2) samurai's attendant (in a var. of origami); (3) type of popular song accompanied by dance from the Edo period |
奴智鮫 see styles |
dochizame; dochizame どちざめ; ドチザメ |
(kana only) banded houndshark (Triakis scyllium, found in the northwest Pacific from southern Siberia to Taiwan) |
奶頭樂 奶头乐 see styles |
nǎi tóu lè nai3 tou2 le4 nai t`ou le nai tou le |
(calque of "tittytainment") low-brow entertainment that distracts the poor from their circumstances; mindless entertainment |
好んで see styles |
kononde このんで |
(adverb) (See 好む) by (from) choice; by (for) preference; of one's own accord; of one's (own) free will; on purpose; deliberately; intentionally |
好家伙 see styles |
hǎo jiā huo hao3 jia1 huo5 hao chia huo |
my God!; oh boy!; man! |
好朋友 see styles |
hǎo péng you hao3 peng2 you5 hao p`eng yu hao peng yu |
good friend; (slang) a visit from Aunt Flo (menstrual period) |
如實智 如实智 see styles |
rú shí zhì ru2 shi2 zhi4 ju shih chih nyojitsu chi |
Knowledge of reality, i. e. of all things whether whole or divided, universal or particular, as distinguished from their seeming; Buddha-omniscience. |
如意棒 see styles |
nyoibou / nyoibo にょいぼう |
(from the 16th century Chinese novel "Journey to the West") magic staff |
如意珠 see styles |
rú yì zhū ru2 yi4 zhu1 ju i chu nyoiju |
cintāmaṇi, a fabulous gem, the philosopher's stone, the talisman-pearl capable of responding to every wish, said to be obtained from the dragon-king of the sea, or the head of the great fish, Makara, or the relics of a Buddha. It is also called 如意寳 (如意寳珠); 如意摩尼. |
如意身 see styles |
rú yì shēn ru2 yi4 shen1 ju i shen |
ṛddhi, magic power exempting the body from physical limitations, v. 大教 and 神足. |
妙法堂 see styles |
miào fǎ táng miao4 fa3 tang2 miao fa t`ang miao fa tang myōhō dō |
善法堂 The hall of wonderful dharma, situated in the south-west corner of the Trāyastriṃśas heaven, v. 忉, where the thirty-three devas discuss whether affairs are according to law or truth or the contrary. |
妥壩縣 妥坝县 see styles |
tuǒ bà xiàn tuo3 ba4 xian4 t`o pa hsien to pa hsien |
former county from 1983 in Chamdo prefecture 昌都地區|昌都地区[Chang1 du1 di4 qu1], Tibet; divided into Qamdo, Zhag'yab and Jomdo counties in 1999 |
始まる see styles |
hajimaru はじまる |
(v5r,vi) (1) to begin; to start; to commence; (v5r,vi) (2) to happen (again); to begin (anew); (v5r,vi) (3) to date (from); to originate (in) |
始新世 see styles |
shǐ xīn shì shi3 xin1 shi4 shih hsin shih shishinsei / shishinse ししんせい |
Eocene (geological epoch from 55m-34m years ago) Eocene epoch |
始新紀 始新纪 see styles |
shǐ xīn jì shi3 xin1 ji4 shih hsin chi |
Eocene (geological epoch from 55m-34m years ago) |
姜石年 see styles |
jiāng shí nián jiang1 shi2 nian2 chiang shih nien |
Jiang Shinian (c. 2000 BC), birth name of Shennong 神農|神农[Sheng2 nong2] Farmer God, first of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] and creator of agriculture in China |
姫小松 see styles |
himekomatsu ひめこまつ |
(1) Japanese white pine (Pinus parviflora); (2) (See 子の日の松) small pine (esp. one pulled from the ground during "ne-no-hi-no-asobi"); (surname) Himekomatsu |
媽媽桑 妈妈桑 see styles |
mā ma sāng ma1 ma5 sang1 ma ma sang |
mama-san, middle-aged woman who runs a brothel, bar etc (loanword from Japanese); madam |
媽賣批 妈卖批 see styles |
mā mài pī ma1 mai4 pi1 ma mai p`i ma mai pi |
(vulgar) your mom's a prostitute (from Sichuan pronunciation of 媽賣屄|妈卖屄[ma1 mai4 bi1]) |
嬌嬌女 娇娇女 see styles |
jiāo jiāo nǚ jiao1 jiao1 nu:3 chiao chiao nü |
pampered girl from an affluent family |
子供向 see styles |
zǐ gōng xiàng zi3 gong1 xiang4 tzu kung hsiang |
(of a game, movie etc) intended for children (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 子供向け "kodomo-muke") |
子合國 子合国 see styles |
zǐ hé guó zi3 he2 guo2 tzu ho kuo Shigōkoku |
Kukyar, Kokyar, or Kukejar, a country west of Khotan, 1,000 li from Kashgar, perhaps Yarkand. |
子飼い see styles |
kogai こがい |
(1) rearing from infancy; (2) training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate) |
孔雀女 see styles |
kǒng què nǚ kong3 que4 nu:3 k`ung ch`üeh nü kung chüeh nü |
(Internet slang) spoiled city girl from a rich family |
孤立牌 see styles |
koritsuhai こりつはい |
{mahj} (See 浮き牌) isolated tile; lone honor tile, or a suited tile separated by two or more ranks from other complete or incomplete melds |
学生鞄 see styles |
gakuseikaban / gakusekaban がくせいかばん |
school bag (usu. handheld or hung from the shoulder); schoolbag |
孫の手 see styles |
magonote まごのて |
(from 麻姑の手) (See 麻姑・1) backscratcher |
宅トレ see styles |
takutore たくトレ |
(slang) (from 自宅 + 筋トレ) working out at home |
宇賀神 see styles |
ugajin; ukajin うがじん; うかじん |
god of harvests and wealth (syncretized with Saraswati, and often taking the form of a heavenly woman, a white snake or a fox); (surname) Ugami |
宇迦魂 see styles |
ukenomitama うけのみたま ukanomitama うかのみたま ukatama うかたま |
the god of foodstuffs (esp. of rice) |
守護神 守护神 see styles |
shǒu hù shén shou3 hu4 shen2 shou hu shen shugojin; shugoshin しゅごじん; しゅごしん |
protector God; patron saint guardian deity |
守門天 守门天 see styles |
shǒu mén tiān shou3 men2 tian1 shou men t`ien shou men tien shumon ten |
or 守門尊 The deva gate-guardian of a temple. |
守門尊 守门尊 see styles |
shǒu mén zūn shou3 men2 zun1 shou men tsun shumon son |
gate guardian god |
安土地 see styles |
ān tǔ dì an1 tu3 di4 an t`u ti an tu ti antochi |
To tranquillize the land, or a plot of land, by freeing it from harmful influences. |
安培計 安培计 see styles |
ān péi jì an1 pei2 ji4 an p`ei chi an pei chi |
ammeter (loanword from "ampere meter") |
安太歲 安太岁 see styles |
ān tài suì an1 tai4 sui4 an t`ai sui an tai sui |
to propitiate the god of the current year, Tai Sui 太歲|太岁[Tai4 sui4] |
宋太祖 see styles |
sòng tài zǔ song4 tai4 zu3 sung t`ai tsu sung tai tsu |
Emperor Taizu of Song, posomethingumous title of the founding Song emperor Zhao Kuangyin 趙匡胤|赵匡胤 (927-976), reigned from 960 |
宋楚瑜 see styles |
sòng chǔ yú song4 chu3 yu2 sung ch`u yü sung chu yü |
James Soong (1942-), Taiwanese politician expelled from Guomindang in 2000 when he founded People First Party 親民黨|亲民党 |
宋武帝 see styles |
sòng wǔ dì song4 wu3 di4 sung wu ti |
Emperor Wu of Song (363-422), personal name Liu Yu 劉裕|刘裕[Liu2 Yu4], founder of Song of the Southern dynasties 劉宋|刘宋[Liu2 Song4], broke away from Eastern Jin in 420, reigned 420-422 |
官幣社 see styles |
kanpeisha / kanpesha かんぺいしゃ |
(obsolete) shrine receiving offerings from the Bureau of Divinities (pre-Meiji) or the Imperial Household Department (post-Meiji) |
宝捜し see styles |
takarasagashi たからさがし |
(1) treasure hunting; (2) lucky dip; game involving finding hidden prizes from a sand box, barrel of leaves, etc. |
宝探し see styles |
takarasagashi たからさがし |
(1) treasure hunting; (2) lucky dip; game involving finding hidden prizes from a sand box, barrel of leaves, etc. |
客単価 see styles |
kyakutanka きゃくたんか |
average amount from one customer |
宮内官 see styles |
kunaikan くないかん |
court officer (from the Imperial Household Department) |
寂靜法 寂静法 see styles |
jí jìng fǎ ji2 jing4 fa3 chi ching fa jakujō hō |
Ceremonies for restoring peace from calamity. |
寂靜門 寂静门 see styles |
jí jìng mén ji2 jing4 men2 chi ching men jakujō mon |
Nirvāṇa, or the absolute 一切諸法, as the door of release from trouble and suffering. |
寅さん see styles |
torasan とらさん |
(person) Tora-san (leading character from Japanese movie series "Otoko wa Tsurai yo") |
富樓那 富楼那 see styles |
fù lóu nà fu4 lou2 na4 fu lou na Fūruna |
Pūrṇa; also富樓那彌多羅尼子 and other similar phonetic forms; Pūrṇamaitrāyaṇīputra, or Maitrāyaṇīputra, a disciple of Śākyamuni, son of Bhava by a slave girl, often confounded with Maitreya. The chief preacher among the ten principal disciples of Śākyamuni; ill-treated by his brother, engaged in business, saved his brothers from shipwreck by conquering Indra through samādhi; built a vihāra for Śākyamuni; expected to reappear as 法明如來 Dharmaprabhāsa Buddha. |
寒梅粉 see styles |
kanbaiko かんばいこ |
flour made from cooked glutinous rice |
寒水石 see styles |
kansuiseki かんすいせき |
whitish marble (from northern Ibaraki); white limestone |
察哈爾 察哈尔 see styles |
chá hā ěr cha2 ha1 er3 ch`a ha erh cha ha erh |
Chahar Province (former province in North China existing from 1912-1936) |
實報土 实报土 see styles |
shí bào tǔ shi2 bao4 tu3 shih pao t`u shih pao tu jitsuhōdo |
The land of Buddha-reward in Reality free from all barriers, that of the bodhisattva, the third of the four 'lands' of Tiantai. A Buddha-kṣetra. |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
<...4041424344454647484950...>
This page contains 100 results for "Grace From Heaven - Grace From God" 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
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.
Just because a word appears here does not mean it is appropriate for a tattoo, your business name, etc. Please consult a professional before doing anything stupid with this data.
We do offer Chinese and Japanese Tattoo Services. We'll also be happy to help you translate something for other purposes.
No warranty as to the correctness, potential vulgarity, or clarity is expressed or implied. We did not write any of these definitions (though we occasionally act as a contributor/editor to the CC-CEDICT project). You are using this dictionary for free, and you get what you pay for.
The following titles are just to help people who are searching for an Asian dictionary to find this page.