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善男善女 see styles |
zennanzennyo ぜんなんぜんにょ |
(yoji) {Buddh} pious men and women; religious people; the faithful |
喜新厭舊 喜新厌旧 see styles |
xǐ xīn yàn jiù xi3 xin1 yan4 jiu4 hsi hsin yen chiu |
lit. to like the new, and hate the old (idiom); fig. enamored with new people (e.g. new girlfriend), bored with the old |
囘頭換面 囘头换面 see styles |
huí tóu huàn miàn hui2 tou2 huan4 mian4 hui t`ou huan mien hui tou huan mien etokanmen |
when you turn your head, your face turns |
四不壞淨 四不坏淨 see styles |
sì bú huài jìng si4 bu2 huai4 jing4 ssu pu huai ching shi fue jō |
(or 四不壞信) The four objects of unfailing purity (or faith), i. e. the three precious ones (triratna) and the 戒 moral law. |
四事法門 四事法门 see styles |
sì shì fǎ mén si4 shi4 fa3 men2 ssu shih fa men shiji hōmon |
Four methods of a bodhisattva's preparation for preaching the Law— entry into meditation: into wisdom; into complete moral self-control; and into clear discernment, or reasoning, 辯才門. |
四信五行 see styles |
sì xìn wǔ xíng si4 xin4 wu3 xing2 ssu hsin wu hsing shishin gogyō |
The four right objects of faith and the five right modes of procedure; the 眞如 bhūtatathatā and the 三寳 Three Precious Ones are the four; the five are almsgiving, morality, patience, zeal (or progress), and 觀 meditation. |
四十九僧 see styles |
sì shí jiǔ sēng si4 shi2 jiu3 seng1 ssu shih chiu seng shijūku sō |
and 四十九燈. The service to 藥師 the Master of Healing, when forty-nine lamps are displayed and forty-nine monks engaged; seven of his images are used, seven of the lamps being placed before each image. |
四大名著 see styles |
sì dà míng zhù si4 da4 ming2 zhu4 ssu ta ming chu |
the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature, namely: A Dream of Red Mansions 紅樓夢|红楼梦[Hong2 lou2 Meng4], Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4], Water Margin 水滸傳|水浒传[Shui3 hu3 Zhuan4], Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4] |
四大奇書 see styles |
shidaikisho しだいきしょ |
Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature (Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Journey to the West, Water Margin, and The Plum in the Golden Vase) |
四天上下 see styles |
sì tiān shàng xià si4 tian1 shang4 xia4 ssu t`ien shang hsia ssu tien shang hsia shiten jōge |
In the upper regions there are the four heavens of the four deva-kings; below are the people of the four continents. |
四当五落 see styles |
yontougoraku / yontogoraku よんとうごらく |
(expression) sleep four hours and pass, sleep five hours and fail (when cramming for university entrance exams) |
四教三密 see styles |
sì jiào sān mì si4 jiao4 san1 mi4 ssu chiao san mi shikyō sanmitsu |
Now a 眞言 Shingon term; the 四教 are the Tiantai four schools of 顯 open or exoteric teaching; the 三密 are the Shingon esoteric teaching in which the three 身口意 body, mouth, and mind have special functions. |
四教三觀 四教三观 see styles |
sì jiào sān guān si4 jiao4 san1 guan1 ssu chiao san kuan shikyō sangan |
The Tiantai four main doctrinal divisions as above and its three kinds of meditation. |
四枯四榮 四枯四荣 see styles |
sì kū sì róng si4 ku1 si4 rong2 ssu k`u ssu jung ssu ku ssu jung shiko shiei |
When the Buddha died, of the eight śāla trees surrounding him four are said to have withered while four continued in full leaf— a sign that the four doctrines of 苦 suffering, 空 the void, 無常 impermanence, and 無我 impersonality were to perish and those of 常 permanence, 葉 joy, 我 personality, and 淨 purity, the transcendent bodhisattva doctrines, were to flourish. |
四法三願 四法三愿 see styles |
sì fǎ sān yuàn si4 fa3 san1 yuan4 ssu fa san yüan shihō sangan |
idem 四法 #4; the three vows are the seventeenth, eighteenth, and eleventh of Amitābha. |
四海兄弟 see styles |
shikaikeitei / shikaikete しかいけいてい |
(expression) (yoji) people in the whole world being all brothers; universal brotherhood |
四目相對 四目相对 see styles |
sì mù xiāng duì si4 mu4 xiang1 dui4 ssu mu hsiang tui |
(of two people) to look into each other's eyes |
四重圓壇 四重圆坛 see styles |
sì chóng yuán tán si4 chong2 yuan2 tan2 ssu ch`ung yüan t`an ssu chung yüan tan shijū endan |
四重曼荼羅 The Garbhadhātu maṇḍala of one central and three surrounding courts. The occupants are described as 四重聖衆 the sacred host of the four courts. |
四門遊觀 四门遊观 see styles |
sì mén yóu guān si4 men2 you2 guan1 ssu men yu kuan shimon yūkan |
The four distresses observed during his wanderings by the Buddha when a prince— birth, age, disease, death. |
四階成道 四阶成道 see styles |
sì jiē chéng dào si4 jie1 cheng2 dao4 ssu chieh ch`eng tao ssu chieh cheng tao shikai jōdō |
(or 四階成佛) The four Hīnayāna steps for attaining Buddhahood, i. e. the myriad deeds of the three asaṃkhyeya kalpas; the continually good karma of a hundred great kalpas; in the final body the cutting off of the illusions of the lower eight states; and the taking of one's seat on the bodhi-plot for final enlightenment, and the cutting off of the thirty-four forms of delusive thought. |
国利民福 see styles |
kokuriminpuku こくりみんぷく |
(yoji) national interests and the people's welfare |
国民不在 see styles |
kokuminfuzai こくみんふざい |
(expression) out of touch with the voters; indifferent to the concerns of the people |
国民主権 see styles |
kokuminshuken こくみんしゅけん |
sovereignty of the people |
国民全体 see styles |
kokuminzentai こくみんぜんたい |
whole nation; entire nation; all the people |
国民新党 see styles |
kokuminshintou / kokuminshinto こくみんしんとう |
Kokumin Shinto; People's New Party (Japanese political party) |
国民生活 see styles |
kokuminseikatsu / kokuminsekatsu こくみんせいかつ |
life of the people; people's lives; citizens' livelihoods |
国民銀行 see styles |
kokuminginkou / kokuminginko こくみんぎんこう |
(company) People's Bank (China); (c) People's Bank (China) |
国語教育 see styles |
kokugokyouiku / kokugokyoiku こくごきょういく |
Japanese language education (for Japanese people); teaching of Japanese |
國土世間 国土世间 see styles |
guó tǔ shì jiān guo2 tu3 shi4 jian1 kuo t`u shih chien kuo tu shih chien kokudo seken |
The world of countries on which people depend for existence. |
國弱民窮 国弱民穷 see styles |
guó ruò mín qióng guo2 ruo4 min2 qiong2 kuo jo min ch`iung kuo jo min chiung |
the country weakened and the people empoverished (idiom) |
國泰民安 国泰民安 see styles |
guó tài mín ān guo2 tai4 min2 an1 kuo t`ai min an kuo tai min an |
the country prospers, the people at peace (idiom); peace and prosperity |
國破家亡 国破家亡 see styles |
guó pò jiā wáng guo2 po4 jia1 wang2 kuo p`o chia wang kuo po chia wang |
the country ruined and the people starving (idiom) |
圓伊三點 圆伊三点 see styles |
yuán yī sān diǎn yuan2 yi1 san1 dian3 yüan i san tien en i santen |
circle with three dots inside |
圓融三諦 圆融三谛 see styles |
yuán róng sān dì yuan2 rong2 san1 di4 yüan jung san ti enyū sandai |
The three dogmas of 空假中 as combined, as one and the same, as a unity, according to the Tiantai inclusive or perfect school. The universal 空 apart from the particular 假 is an abstraction. The particular apart from the universal is unreal. The universal realizes its true nature in the particular, and the particular derives its meaning from the universal. The middle path 中 unites these two aspects of one reality. |
圖窮匕見 图穷匕见 see styles |
tú qióng bǐ xiàn tu2 qiong2 bi3 xian4 t`u ch`iung pi hsien tu chiung pi hsien |
lit. the assassin's dagger, concealed in a map scroll, is suddenly revealed when the map is unrolled (referring to the attempted assassination of Ying Zheng 嬴政[Ying2 Zheng4] by Jing Ke 荊軻|荆轲[Jing1 Ke1] in 227 BC) (idiom); fig. malicious intent suddenly becomes apparent |
圖阿雷格 图阿雷格 see styles |
tú ā léi gé tu2 a1 lei2 ge2 t`u a lei ko tu a lei ko |
Tuareg (nomadic people of the Sahara) |
在米邦人 see styles |
zaibeihoujin / zaibehojin ざいべいほうじん |
Japanese people residing in the United States |
地利人和 see styles |
dì lì rén hé di4 li4 ren2 he2 ti li jen ho |
favorable geographical and social conditions (idiom); good location and the people satisfied |
地獄に仏 see styles |
jigokunihotoke じごくにほとけ |
(expression) (idiom) (See 地獄で仏に会ったよう) manna from heaven; an oasis in the desert; godsend; good fortune when one needed it most; meeting a good Samaritan in one's hour of need; (meeting) Buddha in hell |
坐り蒲団 see styles |
suwarifuton すわりふとん |
(archaism) (See 座布団) zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular) |
坐禪人力 坐禅人力 see styles |
zuò chán rén lì zuo4 chan2 ren2 li4 tso ch`an jen li tso chan jen li zazennin riki |
the power of people's meditation |
垣を作る see styles |
kakiotsukuru かきをつくる |
(exp,v5r) (1) (idiom) to put up an (emotional) wall (between two people); to become distant; (exp,v5r) (2) (idiom) to form a wall (of people) |
塗固める see styles |
nurikatameru ぬりかためる |
(Ichidan verb) to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer) |
境界般若 see styles |
jìng jiè bō rě jing4 jie4 bo1 re3 ching chieh po je kyōgai hannya |
External world prajñā, or wisdom of all things; prajñā is subjective, all things are its objective. |
増す増す see styles |
masumasu ますます |
(adverb) (kana only) increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less |
墮文字法 堕文字法 see styles |
duò wén zì fǎ duo4 wen2 zi4 fa3 to wen tzu fa da monji hō |
a teaching that traps people in language |
壽數已盡 寿数已尽 see styles |
shòu shù yǐ jǐn shou4 shu4 yi3 jin3 shou shu i chin |
to die (when one's predestined life span is up) |
変換ミス see styles |
henkanmisu へんかんミス |
(See 誤変換) selecting the wrong kanji (when typing); kanji typo; misconversion |
外貌協會 外貌协会 see styles |
wài mào xié huì wai4 mao4 xie2 hui4 wai mao hsieh hui |
the "good-looks club": people who attach great importance to a person's appearance (pun on 外貿協會|外贸协会 foreign trade association) |
外題学問 see styles |
gedaigakumon げだいがくもん |
(yoji) putting on a knowing air when one only knows the title of the book (play, etc.); pretending to understand the nature of something when one only knows its name |
多管閒事 多管闲事 see styles |
duō guǎn xián shì duo1 guan3 xian2 shi4 to kuan hsien shih |
meddling in other people's business |
多面待ち see styles |
tamenmachi ためんまち |
{mahj} many-sided wait (for one's last tile); complex wait; wait for three or more types of tiles which will finish one's hand |
多音節詞 多音节词 see styles |
duō yīn jié cí duo1 yin1 jie2 ci2 to yin chieh tz`u to yin chieh tzu |
polysyllabic word; Chinese word made up of three or more characters |
夜目遠目 see styles |
yometoome よめとおめ |
(yoji) seen in the dark or at a distance; (a woman) looking prettier when seen in the dark or at a distance |
大光明王 see styles |
dà guāng míng wáng da4 guang1 ming2 wang2 ta kuang ming wang Dai kōmyō ō |
The Great-Light Ming-wang, Śākyamuni in a previous existence, when king of Jambudvīpa, at Benares. There his white elephant, stirred by the sight of a female elephant, ran away with him into the forest, where he rebuked his mahout, who replied, "I can only control the body not the mind, only a Buddha can control the mind." Thereupon the royal rider made his resolve to attain bodhi and become a Buddha. Later, he gave to all that asked, finally even his own head to a Brahman who demanded it, at the instigation of an enemy king. |
大円鏡智 see styles |
daienkyouchi / daienkyochi だいえんきょうち |
{Buddh} adarsa-jnana (great-perfect-mirror wisdom, wisdom clearly elucidating all things) |
大和三山 see styles |
yamatosanzan やまとさんざん |
(See 大和・2) Three Mountains of Yamato (Mt. Miminashi, Mt. Kagu, and Mt. Unebi) |
大圓鏡智 大圆镜智 see styles |
dà yuán jìng zhì da4 yuan2 jing4 zhi4 ta yüan ching chih dai enkyō chi |
Great perfect mirror wisdom, i.e. perfect all-reflecting Buddha-wisdom. |
大定智悲 see styles |
dà dìng zhì bēi da4 ding4 zhi4 bei1 ta ting chih pei dai jō chi hi |
Great insight, great wisdom, great pity, the three virtues 三德for Buddha by which he achieves enlightenment and wisdom and saves all beings. |
大悲普現 大悲普现 see styles |
dà bēi pǔ xiàn da4 bei1 pu3 xian4 ta pei p`u hsien ta pei pu hsien daihi fugen |
Great pity universally manifested, i.e. Guanyin, who in thirty-three manifestations meets every need. |
大慧刀印 see styles |
dà huì dāo yìn da4 hui4 dao1 yin4 ta hui tao yin daie tōin |
The sign of the great wisdom sword, the same esoteric sign as the 寳甁印 and 塔印 There are two books, the abbreviated titles of which are 大慧語錄 and its supplement the 大慧武庫. |
大方便智 see styles |
dà fāng biàn zhì da4 fang1 bian4 zhi4 ta fang pien chih dai hōben chi |
the wisdom using great expedient means |
大有人在 see styles |
dà yǒu rén zài da4 you3 ren2 zai4 ta yu jen tsai |
there are plenty of such people |
大砲三門 see styles |
taihousanmon / taihosanmon たいほうさんもん |
three cannons |
大聲疾呼 大声疾呼 see styles |
dà shēng jí hū da4 sheng1 ji2 hu1 ta sheng chi hu |
to call loudly (idiom); to get people's attention; to make one's views known See: 大声疾呼 |
大自在天 see styles |
dà zì zài tiān da4 zi4 zai4 tian1 ta tzu tsai t`ien ta tzu tsai tien daijizaiten だいじざいてん |
{Buddh} Mahesvara (Shiva in the Buddhist pantheon) Maheśvara, 摩醯首濕伐羅 or Śiva, lord of the present chiliocosm, or universe; he is described under two forms, one as the prince of demons, the other as divine, i.e. 毘舍闍 Piśācamaheśvara and 淨居 Śuddhāvāsa- or Śuddhodanamaheśvara. As Piśāca, head of the demons, he is represented with three eyes and eight arms, and riding on a white bull; a bull or a linga being his symbol. The esoteric school takes him for the transformation body of Vairocana, and as appearing in many forms, e.g. Viṣṇu, Nārāyana (i.e. Brahmā), etc. His wife (śakti) is Bhīmā, or 大自在天婦. As Śuddhāvāsa, or Pure dwelling, he is described as a bodhisattva of the tenth or highest degree, on the point of entering Buddhahood. There is dispute as to whether both are the same being, or entirely different. The term also means the sixth or highest of the six desire heavens. |
大般若偈 see styles |
dà bō rě jié da4 bo1 re3 jie2 ta po je chieh dai hannya ge |
verse from Great Perfection of Wisdom Sūtra |
大般若経 see styles |
daihannyakyou / daihannyakyo だいはんにゃきょう |
{Buddh} Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra |
大般若經 大般若经 see styles |
dà bō rè jīng da4 bo1 re4 jing1 ta po je ching Dai hannya kyō |
The Mahā-prajñāpāramitā-sūtra. |
大衆文化 see styles |
taishuubunka / taishubunka たいしゅうぶんか |
mass culture; pop culture; popular culture; culture of the people (as opposed to the elite) |
大輪金剛 大轮金刚 see styles |
dà lún jīn gāng da4 lun2 jin1 gang1 ta lun chin kang Dairin kongō |
One of the thirty-three bodhisattvas in the 金剛手 court of the Garbhadhātu group, destroyer of delusion. Also 大輪明王. |
大黒頭巾 see styles |
daikokuzukin だいこくずきん |
bouffant cloth cap (traditionally worn by old people and monks) |
大齡青年 大龄青年 see styles |
dà líng qīng nián da4 ling2 qing1 nian2 ta ling ch`ing nien ta ling ching nien |
young people in their late 20s or older who are still unmarried |
天の益人 see styles |
amanomasuhito あまのますひと |
(archaism) people; subjects; populace |
天下万民 see styles |
tenkabanmin てんかばんみん |
the whole nation; all the people in the land |
天主三目 see styles |
tiān zhǔ sān mù tian1 zhu3 san1 mu4 t`ien chu san mu tien chu san mu tenshu sanmoku |
three eyes of Mahêśvara |
天叢雲剣 see styles |
amanomurakumonotsurugi; amenomurakumonotsurugi あまのむらくものつるぎ; あめのむらくものつるぎ |
(See 三種の神器・1) Ama-no-Murakumo no Tsurugi (heavenly gathering of clouds sword; one of the three Imperial regalia); Ame-no-Murakumo no Tsurugi |
天台三教 see styles |
tiān tái sān jiào tian1 tai2 san1 jiao4 t`ien t`ai san chiao tien tai san chiao Tentai sangyō |
The three modes of Śākyamuni's teaching as explained by the Tiantai sect: (1) the sudden, or immediate teaching, by which the learner is taught the whole truth at once 頓教; (2) the gradual teaching 漸教; (3) the undetermined or variable method-whereby he is taught what he is capable of receiving 不定. Another category is 漸 gradual, 頓 direct, and 圓 perfect, the last being found in the final or complete doctrine of the 法華經 Lotus Sutra. Another is: (1) 三藏教 the Tripiṭaka doctrine, i. e. the orthodox Hīnayāna; (2) 通教 intermediate, or interrelated doctrine, i. e. Hīnayāna-cum-Mahāyāna; (3) 別教 differentiated or separated doctrine, i. e. the early Mahāyāna as a cult or development, as distinct from Hīnayāna. |
天声人語 see styles |
tenseijingo / tensejingo てんせいじんご |
(translation of "vox populi, vox Dei" (the people's voice is the voice of God)) Tensei Jingo (daily column in the Asahi Shimbun) |
天狗俳諧 see styles |
tenguhaikai てんぐはいかい |
(See 天狗・1) parlour game in which three people each write one line of a 5-7-5 poem (without seeing the other lines; often producing humorous results); tengu haiku |
天竺三時 天竺三时 see styles |
tiān zhú sān shí tian1 zhu2 san1 shi2 t`ien chu san shih tien chu san shih tenjiku sanji |
(or 天竺三際). The three seasons of an Indian year: Grīṣma, the hot season, from first month, sixteenth day, to fifth month, fifteenth; Varṣākāla, the rainy season, fifth month, sixteenth, the to ninth month, fifteenth; Hemanta, the cold season, ninth month, sixteenth, to first month, fifteenth. These three are each divided into two, making six seasons, or six periods: Vasanta and grīṣma, varṣākāla and śarad, hemanta and śiśira. The twelve months are Caitra, Vaiśākha, Jyaiṣṭha, Āṣāḍha, Śrāvaṇa, Bhādrapada, Āśvavuja, Kārttika, Mārgaśīrṣa, Pauṣa, Māgha, and Phālguna. |
天竺三際 天竺三际 see styles |
tiān zhú sān jì tian1 zhu2 san1 ji4 t`ien chu san chi tien chu san chi tenjiku sansai |
three seasons of the Indian year |
天耳智通 see styles |
tiān ěr zhì tōng tian1 er3 zhi4 tong1 t`ien erh chih t`ung tien erh chih tung tenni chitsū |
wisdom of divine hearing |
天須菩提 天须菩提 see styles |
tiān xū pú tí tian1 xu1 pu2 ti2 t`ien hsü p`u t`i tien hsü pu ti Ten Shubodai |
Deva Subhūti, one of three Subhūtis, disciples of the Buddha; said to have been so called because of his love of fine clothing and purity of life. |
天龍夜叉 天龙夜叉 see styles |
tiān lóng yè chā tian1 long2 ye4 cha1 t`ien lung yeh ch`a tien lung yeh cha tenryū yasa |
devas, nāgas, yakṣas. |
奇貨可居 奇货可居 see styles |
qí huò kě jū qi2 huo4 ke3 ju1 ch`i huo k`o chü chi huo ko chü kikakakyo きかかきょ kikaokubeshi きかおくべし |
rare commodity worth hoarding; object for profiteering (expression) (yoji) You must seize every golden opportunity; Strike while the iron is hot; When you find a rare good buy, seize upon it for a future sale at a much higher price |
奇麗好き see styles |
kireizuki / kirezuki きれいずき |
(noun or adjectival noun) love of cleanliness; liking to keep things clean; tidiness (of people); neatness |
奮い起す see styles |
furuiokosu ふるいおこす |
(irregular okurigana usage) (transitive verb) to muster (e.g. courage); to gather; to collect; to pluck up |
好人好事 see styles |
hǎo rén hǎo shì hao3 ren2 hao3 shi4 hao jen hao shih |
admirable people and exemplary deeds |
如來智慧 如来智慧 see styles |
rú lái zhì huì ru2 lai2 zhi4 hui4 ju lai chih hui nyorai chie |
wisdom of the Tathāgata |
如來智眼 如来智眼 see styles |
rú lái zhì yǎn ru2 lai2 zhi4 yan3 ju lai chih yen nyorai chigen |
wisdom-eye of the Tathāgata |
妖言惑眾 妖言惑众 see styles |
yāo yán huò zhòng yao1 yan2 huo4 zhong4 yao yen huo chung |
to mislead the public with rumors (idiom); to delude the people with lies |
妙方便慧 see styles |
miào fāng biàn huì miao4 fang1 bian4 hui4 miao fang pien hui myō hōben e |
marvelous expedient wisdom |
妨功害能 see styles |
fáng gōng hài néng fang2 gong1 hai4 neng2 fang kung hai neng |
to constrain and limit successful, capable people |
委細面談 see styles |
isaimendan いさいめんだん |
(expression) details when I see you |
嫁雞隨雞 嫁鸡随鸡 see styles |
jià jī suí jī jia4 ji1 sui2 ji1 chia chi sui chi |
If you marry a chicken, follow the chicken (idiom); A woman should follow whatever her husband orders.; We must learn to accept the people around us. |
子供の頃 see styles |
kodomonokoro こどものころ |
(exp,adj-no) as a child; when one was a child; childhood |
孔雀明王 see styles |
kǒng qiǎo míng wáng kong3 qiao3 ming2 wang2 k`ung ch`iao ming wang kung chiao ming wang kujakumyouou / kujakumyoo くじゃくみょうおう |
{Buddh} Mahamayuri (deity usu. depicted riding a peacock) Peacock king, ' a former incarnation of Śākyamuni, when as a peacock he sucked from a rock water of miraculous healing power; now one of the mahārāja bodhisattvas, with four arms, who rides on a peacock; his full title is 佛母大金曜孔雀明王. There is another 孔雀王 with two arms. |
孟母三遷 see styles |
moubosansen / mobosansen もうぼさんせん |
(expression) (yoji) (See 孟母三遷の教え・もうぼさんせんのおしえ) the importance of creating an environment conducive to a child's learning; Mencius' mother, three moves |
孤軍奮戰 孤军奋战 see styles |
gū jun fèn zhàn gu1 jun1 fen4 zhan4 ku chün fen chan |
lit. lone army putting up a brave fight (idiom); fig. (of a person or group of people) struggling hard without support |
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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