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ヨグソミネバリ

see styles
 yogusominebari
    ヨグソミネバリ
(kana only) Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa)

ヨドバシカメラ

see styles
 yodobashikamera
    ヨドバシカメラ
(company) Yodobashi Camera (Japanese electronics retail chain); (c) Yodobashi Camera (Japanese electronics retail chain)

Variations:
わかし
ワカシ

 wakashi; wakashi
    わかし; ワカシ
(ktb:) (See 鰤) young Japanese amberjack

Variations:
一弦琴
一絃琴

 ichigenkin
    いちげんきん
single-stringed Japanese zither

Variations:
一絃琴
一弦琴

 ichigenkin
    いちげんきん
single-stringed Japanese zither

Variations:
万葉集
萬葉集

 manyoushuu / manyoshu
    まんようしゅう
Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry)

三省堂国語辞典

see styles
 sanseidoukokugojiten / sansedokokugojiten
    さんせいどうこくごじてん
(work) Sanseido Kokugo Jiten (Japanese dictionary published by Sanseido); (wk) Sanseido Kokugo Jiten (Japanese dictionary published by Sanseido)

中日ドラゴンズ

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 chuunichidoragonzu / chunichidoragonzu
    ちゅうにちドラゴンズ
(org) Chunichi Dragons (Japanese pro baseball team); (o) Chunichi Dragons (Japanese pro baseball team)

全日本聾唖連盟

see styles
 zennihonrouarenmei / zennihonroarenme
    ぜんにほんろうあれんめい
(o) Japanese Federation of the Deaf; JFD

Variations:
公魚
若鷺

 wakasagi; wakasagi
    わかさぎ; ワカサギ
(kana only) Japanese pond smelt (Hypomesus nipponensis)

出し巻きたまご

see styles
 dashimakitamago
    だしまきたまご
(food term) rolled Japanese-style omelette

南極地域観測隊

see styles
 nankyokuchiikikansokutai / nankyokuchikikansokutai
    なんきょくちいきかんそくたい
(hist) Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition

占察善惡業報經


占察善恶业报经

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zhàn chá shà ne yè bào jīng
    zhan4 cha2 sha4 ne4 ye4 bao4 jing1
chan ch`a sha ne yeh pao ching
    chan cha sha ne yeh pao ching
 Sensatsu zen'aku gyōhōkyō
Sūtra on the Divination of the Effect of Good and Evil Actions

Variations:
同田貫
胴田貫

 doutanuki / dotanuki
    どうたぬき
(1) Eiroku-period swordsmithing school, named for a place in the old Higo province; (2) sword of the Dotanuki school, usually thicker and heavier than regular Japanese swords; (3) in fiction, a heavier variant of Japanese sword

Variations:
和名抄
倭名鈔

 wamyoushou / wamyosho
    わみょうしょう
(abbreviation) (See 倭名類聚鈔・わみょうるいじゅしょう) Wamyōruijushō (famous Heian-period Japanese dictionary)

Variations:
和綴じ
和とじ

 watoji
    わとじ
(noun - becomes adjective with の) Japanese-style bookbinding

善勇猛如理觀察


善勇猛如理观察

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shàn yǒng měng rú lǐ guān chá
    shan4 yong3 meng3 ru2 li3 guan1 cha2
shan yung meng ju li kuan ch`a
    shan yung meng ju li kuan cha
 zen yōmōn yori kansatsu
to skillfully and boldly contemplate according to reality

善淸淨法界所顯


善淸淨法界所显

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shàn qīng jìng fǎ jiè suǒ xiǎn
    shan4 qing1 jing4 fa3 jie4 suo3 xian3
shan ch`ing ching fa chieh so hsien
    shan ching ching fa chieh so hsien
 zen shōjō hokkai shoken
skillful appearance of the pure experiential realm

国立国語研究所

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 kokuritsukokugokenkyuujo / kokuritsukokugokenkyujo
    こくりつこくごけんきゅうじょ
(org) National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics; NINJAL; Kokken; (o) National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics; NINJAL; Kokken

外国語指導助手

see styles
 gaikokugoshidoujoshu / gaikokugoshidojoshu
    がいこくごしどうじょしゅ
assistant language teacher; ALT; foreign national serving as an assistant teacher of English in a Japanese classroom

大分トリニータ

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 ooitatoriniita / ooitatorinita
    おおいたトリニータ
(org) Oita Trinita (Japanese pro soccer team); (o) Oita Trinita (Japanese pro soccer team)

大日本帝国陸軍

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 dainipponteikokurikugun / dainippontekokurikugun
    だいにっぽんていこくりくぐん
(hist) Imperial Japanese Army (1872-1945)

Variations:
娑羅樹
沙羅樹

 saraju; sharaju
    さらじゅ; しゃらじゅ
(1) (See 夏椿) Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia); (2) (See 娑羅双樹・1) sal (tree) (Shorea robusta); saul

Variations:
山ねずみ
山鼠

 yamanezumi; yamanezumi
    やまねずみ; ヤマネズミ
(1) (rare) (kana only) (See ウッドチャック) woodchuck; groundhog; (2) (rare) (kana only) (See ヤマネ) Japanese dormouse

Variations:
山法師
山帽子

 yamaboushi; yamaboushi / yamaboshi; yamaboshi
    やまぼうし; ヤマボウシ
(kana only) kousa dogwood (Cornus kousa); Japanese flowering dogwood

Variations:
山鳴
山鳴らし

 yamanarashi; yamanarashi
    やまならし; ヤマナラシ
(kana only) Japanese aspen (Populus tremula var. sieboldii)

Variations:
川獺

河獺

 kawauso; uso(獺); oso(獺); datsu(獺); kawauso
    かわうそ; うそ(獺); おそ(獺); だつ(獺); カワウソ
(1) (kana only) otter (Lutra lutra); (2) (kana only) Japanese river otter (Lutra lutra whiteleyi)

Variations:

巻き

 maki
    まき
(1) roll (e.g. of cloth); (2) winding (e.g. watch); (3) volume (of book); (4) speeding up; (5) (rare) heel (of a Japanese sandal)

広島東洋カープ

see styles
 hiroshimatouyoukaapu / hiroshimatoyokapu
    ひろしまとうようカープ
(org) Hiroshima Toyo Carp (Japanese pro baseball team); (o) Hiroshima Toyo Carp (Japanese pro baseball team)

Variations:
広辞林
廣辞林

 koujirin / kojirin
    こうじりん
(work) Kōjirin (Japanese dictionary published by Sanseido)

Variations:

廂(rK)

 hisashi
    ひさし
(1) (kana only) (See 軒・のき・1) awning (over a window, doorway, etc.); eaves (of a roof); (2) {archit} narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; (3) (kana only) visor (of a cap); brim; peak; (4) (abbreviation) (See 庇髪) classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle

Variations:
庇髪
ひさし髪

 hisashigami
    ひさしがみ
(rare) classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle

Variations:
弁財船
弁才船

 bezaisen; benzaisen
    べざいせん; べんざいせん
(See 千石船) large Japanese junk

Variations:
御座る
ご座る

 gozaru
    ござる
(v4r,vi) (polite language) (archaism) (abbreviation) (kana only) (usu. ございます in modern Japanese) (See 御座在る) to be

拉葡日対訳辞書

see styles
 raponichitaiyakujisho
    ラポにちたいやくじしょ
(work) Dictionarium Latino Lusitanicum ac Iaponicum (1595 Latin-Portuguese-Japanese dictionary); (wk) Dictionarium Latino Lusitanicum ac Iaponicum (1595 Latin-Portuguese-Japanese dictionary)

Variations:
振り

 furi
    ふり
(n,ctr) (1) swing; shake; wave; swinging; (2) (kana only) appearance; behaviour; (3) (kana only) (oft. after a noun+の or verb in the dictionary form) (See 振りをする) pretence (pretense); show; pretending (to); (noun - becomes adjective with の) (4) (kana only) going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction; (5) move (dance); postures; (6) (kana only) (oft. as フリ) (See 前振り・2) lead in (e.g. to a running joke, asking a question); lead up; (7) unsewn part of a hanging sleeve on a traditional Japanese woman's garment; (suf,ctr) (8) counter for swords, blades, etc.; (9) (archaism) not wearing underwear or pants

新明解国語辞典

see styles
 shinmeikaikokugojiten / shinmekaikokugojiten
    しんめいかいこくごじてん
(work) Shinmeikai Kokugo Jiten (Japanese dictionary published by Sanseido); (wk) Shinmeikai Kokugo Jiten (Japanese dictionary published by Sanseido)

Variations:
日不見
日見ず

 himizu; himizu
    ひみず; ヒミズ
(kana only) Japanese shrew mole (Urotrichus talpoides)

日本二十六聖人

see styles
 nihonnijuurokuseijin / nihonnijurokusejin
    にほんにじゅうろくせいじん
(hist) Twenty-Six Martyrs of Japan; group of Japanese and foreign Catholics who were crucified in 1597 in Nagasaki

日本列島改造論

see styles
 nihonrettoukaizouron / nihonrettokaizoron
    にほんれっとうかいぞうろん
A Plan for Remodeling the Japanese Archipelago (1972 LDP policy proposal)

日本国語大辞典

see styles
 nihonkokugodaijiten
    にほんこくごだいじてん
(work) Nihon Kokugo Daijiten (Japanese dictionary published by Shogakukan); (wk) Nihon Kokugo Daijiten (Japanese dictionary published by Shogakukan)

日本学校保健会

see styles
 nihongakkouhokenkai / nihongakkohokenkai
    にほんがっこうほけんかい
(org) Japanese Society of School Health; (o) Japanese Society of School Health

日本寄生虫学会

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 nipponkiseichuugakkai / nipponkisechugakkai
    にっぽんきせいちゅうがっかい
(org) Japanese Society of Parasitology; (o) Japanese Society of Parasitology

日本式ローマ字

see styles
 nihonshikiroomaji
    にほんしきローマじ
Nihon-shiki romanization (of Japanese)

日本放射光学会

see styles
 nipponhoushakougakkai / nipponhoshakogakkai
    にっぽんほうしゃこうがっかい
(org) Japanese Society for Synchrotron Radiation Research; (o) Japanese Society for Synchrotron Radiation Research

日本歯科医学会

see styles
 nipponshikaigakkai
    にっぽんしかいがっかい
(org) Japanese Association for Dental Science; (o) Japanese Association for Dental Science

日本登山医学会

see styles
 nippontozanigakukai
    にっぽんとざんいがくかい
(org) Japanese Society of Mountain Medicine; (o) Japanese Society of Mountain Medicine

日本経済新聞社

see styles
 nihonkeizaishinbunsha / nihonkezaishinbunsha
    にほんけいざいしんぶんしゃ
(company) Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Japanese newspaper company); (c) Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Japanese newspaper company)

日本考古学協会

see styles
 nipponkoukogakukyoukai / nipponkokogakukyokai
    にっぽんこうこがくきょうかい
(org) Japanese Archaeological Association; (o) Japanese Archaeological Association

日本蝮(rK)

 nihonmamushi; nihonmamushi
    にほんまむし; ニホンマムシ
(kana only) (See マムシ) Japanese copperhead (Gloydius blomhoffii); mamushi pit-viper

日本語ワープロ

see styles
 nihongowaapuro / nihongowapuro
    にほんごワープロ
Japanese word-processing

日本語教育学会

see styles
 nihongokyouikugakkai / nihongokyoikugakkai
    にほんごきょういくがっかい
(org) Society for Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language; NKG; (o) Society for Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language; NKG

日本語能力試験

see styles
 nihongonouryokushiken / nihongonoryokushiken
    にほんごのうりょくしけん
Japanese Language Proficiency Test; JLPT

日本農作業学会

see styles
 nipponnousagyougakkai / nipponnosagyogakkai
    にっぽんのうさぎょうがっかい
(org) Japanese Society of Farm Work Research; JSFWR; (o) Japanese Society of Farm Work Research; JSFWR

日本高血圧学会

see styles
 nipponkouketsuatsugakkai / nipponkoketsuatsugakkai
    にっぽんこうけつあつがっかい
(org) Japanese Society of Hypertension; JSH; (o) Japanese Society of Hypertension; JSH

Variations:
木曽馬
木曾馬

 kisouma / kisoma
    きそうま
Kiso horse (Japanese indigenous horse breed); kisouma

Variations:

厚朴
朴柏

 hoo(朴, 厚朴); hoogashiwa(ok)
    ほお(朴, 厚朴); ほおがしわ(ok)
(See 朴の木) Japanese bigleaf magnolia (Magnolia obovata)

Variations:

酢桃
酸桃

 sumomo; sumomo
    すもも; スモモ
(kana only) Japanese plum (Prunus salicina); Chinese plum

Variations:

吾妻
吾嬬

 azuma; azuma(ok)
    あずま; あづま(ok)
(1) (archaism) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); eastern provinces; (2) (archaism) east; (3) (abbreviation) (See 東琴) wagon; yamatogoto; six-stringed native Japanese zither; (4) (吾妻, 吾嬬 only) my spouse

根本業不相應染


根本业不相应染

see styles
gēn běn yè bù xiāng yìng rǎn
    gen1 ben3 ye4 bu4 xiang1 ying4 ran3
ken pen yeh pu hsiang ying jan
 konpongō fusōō zen
defilement in which the mind is not associated with fundamental karma

Variations:

山毛欅

 buna; buna
    ぶな; ブナ
(kana only) Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech

横浜Fマリノス

see styles
 yokohamaefumarinosu
    よこはまエフマリノス
(o) Yokohama F-Marinos (Japanese pro soccer team)

Variations:

山毛欅

 buna; buna
    ぶな; ブナ
(kana only) Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech

Variations:
水の華
水の花

 mizunohana
    みずのはな
(exp,n) (1) (See 青粉・3) algal bloom; water bloom; (exp,n) (2) lotus flower; (exp,n) (3) (archaism) (feminine speech) (See スズキ) Japanese sea bass

永平元禪師淸規


永平元禅师淸规

see styles
yǒng píng yuán chán shī qīng guī
    yong3 ping2 yuan2 chan2 shi1 qing1 gui1
yung p`ing yüan ch`an shih ch`ing kuei
    yung ping yüan chan shih ching kuei
 Eihei Gan zenji shōki
Pure Rules of the Zen Master Gen of Eihei

Variations:
波波迦
波々迦

 hahaka
    ははか
(archaism) (See 上溝桜) Japanese bird cherry (Prunus grayana)

Variations:
浅蜊
蛤仔

 asari; asari
    あさり; アサリ
(kana only) Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam

清水エスパルス

see styles
 shimizuesuparusu
    しみずエスパルス
(org) Shimizu S-Pulse (Japanese pro soccer team); (o) Shimizu S-Pulse (Japanese pro soccer team)

Variations:
満州国
満洲国

 manshuukoku / manshukoku
    まんしゅうこく
(hist) Manchukuo (Japanese Manchurian puppet state; 1932-1945)

Variations:
瀬戸茅
背戸茅

 setogaya; setogaya
    せとがや; セトガヤ
(kana only) Japanese foxtail (Alopecurus japonicus)

狆ころ(rK)

 chinkoro
    ちんころ
(1) (kana only) (colloquialism) puppy dog; (2) (kana only) (colloquialism) (See 狆) Japanese chin; Japanese spaniel

Variations:
独楽鼠
高麗鼠

 komanezumi
    こまねずみ
Japanese dancing mouse (Mus musculus musculus)

Variations:

猨(oK)

 mashira; mashi(ok)
    ましら; まし(ok)
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; non-human primate

玉筋魚(rK)

 ikanago; ikanago
    いかなご; イカナゴ
(kana only) Japanese sand lance (Ammodytes personatus); Pacific sandeel

Variations:
甘味所
甘味処

 kanmidokoro; amamidokoro
    かんみどころ; あまみどころ
cafe featuring Japanese-style sweets

産業経済新聞社

see styles
 sangyoukeizaishinbunsha / sangyokezaishinbunsha
    さんぎょうけいざいしんぶんしゃ
(company) Sankei Shimbun (Japanese newspaper company); (c) Sankei Shimbun (Japanese newspaper company)

社会福祉協議会

see styles
 shakaifukushikyougikai / shakaifukushikyogikai
    しゃかいふくしきょうぎかい
(org) Japanese Council of Social Welfare; (o) Japanese Council of Social Welfare

Variations:

竈(oK)

 kamado; hettsui; kamado
    かまど; へっつい; カマド
(kana only) kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove

索爾茲伯里石環


索尔兹伯里石环

see styles
suǒ ěr zī bó lǐ shí huán
    suo3 er3 zi1 bo2 li3 shi2 huan2
so erh tzu po li shih huan
Stonehenge; Salisbury stone circle

Variations:
締め

 shime(p); shime
    しめ(P); シメ
(1) tying up; binding; fastening; tightening; (2) total; sum; (3) conclusion (e.g. of a gathering); end; finish; rounding off; (4) final meal after a drinking party; (5) {food} dish made after eating a hot pot by adding rice or noodles to the leftover broth; (6) (abbreviation) (See 締め切り・1) deadline; closing; cut-off; (7) {MA} choking technique (in judo); stranglehold; (8) (written as 〆 over the sealable flap of an envelope) closure mark; (counter) (9) counter for bundles (of wood, cotton, etc.); (counter) (10) (See 半紙) counter for reams of 2000 sheets of Japanese writing paper

羅葡日対訳辞書

see styles
 raponichitaiyakujisho
    らぽにちたいやくじしょ
(work) Dictionarium Latino Lusitanicum, Ac Iaponicum (1595 trilingual Latin-Portuguese-Japanese dictionary); (wk) Dictionarium Latino Lusitanicum, Ac Iaponicum (1595 trilingual Latin-Portuguese-Japanese dictionary)

聖護院旧仮皇居

see styles
 seigoinkyuukarikoukyo / segoinkyukarikokyo
    せいごいんきゅうかりこうきょ
(place-name) remains of a former temporary residence of the Japanese Emperor in Kyoto Shougoin-Nakamachi

能見心不相應染


能见心不相应染

see styles
néng jiàn xīn bù xiāng yìng rǎn
    neng2 jian4 xin1 bu4 xiang1 ying4 ran3
neng chien hsin pu hsiang ying jan
 nōken shinfusōō zen
defilement in which the mind is not associated with the subjectively viewing mind

Variations:
脇明け
腋明け

 wakiake
    わきあけ
(1) (See 闕腋の袍) robe worn by military officials with a round collar, unstitched open sides, and no wrapped fabric along the bottom; (2) (See 八つ口) small opening in the side of traditional Japanese clothing (where the sleeve meets the bodice, below the armpit); clothing with such an opening (usu. worn by women or children)

Variations:
自然薯
自然生

 jinenjo; jinenjou(自然生) / jinenjo; jinenjo(自然生)
    じねんじょ; じねんじょう(自然生)
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)

Variations:
花薄
花すすき

 hanasusuki
    はなすすき
(See 薄・すすき) Japanese pampas grass in ear

Variations:

芹子
水芹

 seri; seri
    せり; セリ
(kana only) Java water dropwort (Oenanthe javanica); Japanese parsley

Variations:

芽子

 hagi(p); hagi
    はぎ(P); ハギ
(1) (kana only) bush clover; Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza); (2) (See 襲の色目) dark red exterior with blue interior (color combination worn in autumn); (3) (萩 only) Hagi (city in Yamaguchi)

Variations:



 yomogi; yomogi
    よもぎ; ヨモギ
(1) (kana only) Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps); (2) (kana only) mugwort (any plant of genus Artemisia); wormwood; sagebrush

西武ライオンズ

see styles
 seiburaionzu / seburaionzu
    せいぶライオンズ
(org) Seibu Lions (Japanese pro baseball team); (o) Seibu Lions (Japanese pro baseball team)

訓令式ローマ字

see styles
 kunreishikiroomaji / kunreshikiroomaji
    くんれいしきローマじ
(See ヘボン式ローマ字) kunrei-shiki romanization (government-authorized system of romanizing Japanese); kunrei system

Variations:
谷地鼠
野地鼠

 yachinezumi; yachinezumi
    やちねずみ; ヤチネズミ
(1) (kana only) Japanese red-backed vole (Myodes andersoni); (2) red-backed vole (any rodent of genus Myodes)

貝独楽(rK)

 beigoma; beegoma; baigoma; beegoma; beigoma / begoma; beegoma; baigoma; beegoma; begoma
    べいごま; べえごま; ばいごま; ベーゴマ; ベイゴマ
(kana only) spinning top (traditionally made of Japanese Babylon shell)

負のスパイラル

see styles
 funosupairaru
    ふのスパイラル
(exp,n) (ant: 正のスパイラル) downward spiral; negative spiral; vicious circle

Variations:
赤秀
雀榕

 akou; akou / ako; ako
    あこう; アコウ
(kana only) Japanese sea fig (Ficus superba var. japonica)

Variations:
越天楽
越殿楽

 etenraku
    えてんらく
Etenraku (Japanese court music composition)

Variations:

蹲い
蹲踞

 tsukubai
    つくばい
stone wash basin found in Japanese gardens

Variations:
辣韮

辣韭

 rakkyou; rakkyo; rakkyou; rakkyo / rakkyo; rakkyo; rakkyo; rakkyo
    らっきょう; らっきょ; ラッキョウ; ラッキョ
(1) (kana only) Japanese leek (Allium chinense); Chinese onion; (2) (kana only) (abbreviation) sour-sweet pickle of Japanese leek

Variations:
野ウサギ
野兎

 nousagi(野usagi); nousagi(野兎); yato(野兎); nousagi / nosagi(野usagi); nosagi(野兎); yato(野兎); nosagi
    のウサギ(野ウサギ); のうさぎ(野兎); やと(野兎); ノウサギ
(1) (のウサギ, のうさぎ, ノウサギ only) Japanese hare (Lepus brachyurus); (2) (See 家兎・かと) wild rabbit

金融機関コード

see styles
 kinyuukikankoodo / kinyukikankoodo
    きんゆうきかんコード
(abbreviation) (See 統一金融機関コード) Japanese Bankers Association bank code (4-digit routing number)

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

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This page contains 100 results for "enso - japanese zen circle" 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.

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