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生化二身 see styles |
shēng huà èr shēn sheng1 hua4 er4 shen1 sheng hua erh shen shōke nishin |
The physical body of Buddha and his transformation body capable of any form; the nirmāṇakāya in its two forms of 應 and 化. |
生死二身 see styles |
shēng sǐ èr shēn sheng1 si3 er4 shen1 sheng ssu erh shen shōji nishin |
The physical body and the spiritual body of the Buddha: the nirmāṇakāya and dharmakāya. |
生滅滅已 生灭灭已 see styles |
shēng miè miè yǐ sheng1 mie4 mie4 yi3 sheng mieh mieh i shoumetsumetsui / shometsumetsui しょうめつめつい |
(expression) (yoji) {Buddh} going beyond life and death and entering Nirvana arising and ceasing are extinguished |
生病老死 see styles |
seibyouroushi / sebyoroshi せいびょうろうし |
{Buddh} birth, illness, old age and death |
生者必滅 生者必灭 see styles |
shēng zhě bì miè sheng1 zhe3 bi4 mie4 sheng che pi mieh shoujahitsumetsu / shojahitsumetsu しょうじゃひつめつ |
(yoji) {Buddh} all living things must die all who are born must perish |
生肇融叡 生肇融睿 see styles |
shēng zhào róng ruì sheng1 zhao4 rong2 rui4 sheng chao jung jui shō chō yū ei |
Four great disciples of Kumārajīva, the Indian Buddhajīva or 道生 Tao-sheng and the three Chinese 僧肇 Seng-chao, 道融 Tao-jung, and 僧叡 Seng-jui. |
申瑟知林 see styles |
shēn sè zhī lín shen1 se4 zhi1 lin2 shen se chih lin shinshichi rin |
申怒林 (申怒波林) ; 杖林 yaṣṭi-vana, grove of staves, said to have grown from the staff with which a heretic measured the Buddha and which he threw away because the more he measured the higher the Buddha grew. |
界外理教 see styles |
jiè wài lǐ jiào jie4 wai4 li3 jiao4 chieh wai li chiao kaige (no) rikyō |
Tiantai's 圓教 the school of the complete Buddha-teaching, i. e. that of Tiantai, which concerns itself with the śūnya doctrines of the infinite, beyond the realms of reincarnation, and the development of the bodhisattva in those realms. |
発菩提心 see styles |
hotsubodaishin ほつぼだいしん |
(yoji) {Buddh} deciding to embrace Buddhism; deciding to seek enlightenment; seeking to have religious awakening |
白傘佛頂 白伞佛顶 see styles |
bái sǎn fó dǐng bai2 san3 fo2 ding3 pai san fo ting byakusan butchō |
(or 白蓋佛頂) The white umbrella or canopy over the head of Buddha, indicating him as a cakravarti, or wheel-king. |
白葡萄酒 see styles |
shirobudoushu / shirobudoshu しろぶどうしゅ |
white wine |
白衣明妃 see styles |
byakuemyouhi / byakuemyohi びゃくえみょうひ |
{Buddh} Pandara |
百八煩悩 see styles |
hyakuhachibonnou / hyakuhachibonno ひゃくはちぼんのう |
(yoji) {Buddh} (See 煩悩・2) the 108 kleshas; the 108 afflictions |
百即百生 see styles |
bǎi jí bǎi shēng bai3 ji2 bai3 sheng1 pai chi pai sheng |
Of 100 who call on the Buddha 100 will be saved, all will live. |
百威啤酒 see styles |
bǎi wēi pí jiǔ bai3 wei1 pi2 jiu3 pai wei p`i chiu pai wei pi chiu |
Budweiser beer |
百尺竿頭 百尺竿头 see styles |
bǎi chǐ gān tóu bai3 chi3 gan1 tou2 pai ch`ih kan t`ou pai chih kan tou hyakusekikantou; hyakushakukantou / hyakusekikanto; hyakushakukanto ひゃくせきかんとう; ひゃくしゃくかんとう |
to be at the highest level of enlightenment (Buddhist expression) (yoji) the highest state of one's enlightenment; the highest level one can attain the tip of a hundred-foot pole |
盂蘭盆会 see styles |
urabone うらぼんえ |
(See 盂蘭盆) Bon festival (Buddhist ceremony held around July 15); Feast of Lanterns |
盂蘭盆會 盂兰盆会 see styles |
yú lán pén huì yu2 lan2 pen2 hui4 yü lan p`en hui yü lan pen hui urabon e うらぼんえ |
Feast of All Souls (fifteenth day of seventh lunar month) (Buddhism) (yoji) Bon festival; Feast of Lanterns; Buddhist ceremony held on July 15; ullambana ullambana |
盂蘭盆経 see styles |
urabonkyou / urabonkyo うらぼんきょう |
{Buddh} Ullambana Sutra; Yulanpen Sutra |
盛者必衰 see styles |
joushahissui; shoushahissui; shoujahissui; seijahissui / joshahissui; shoshahissui; shojahissui; sejahissui じょうしゃひっすい; しょうしゃひっすい; しょうじゃひっすい; せいじゃひっすい |
(expression) (yoji) {Buddh} (from the Humane King Sutra) even the prosperous inevitably decay; sic transit gloria mundi; all that's fair must fade |
盧舎那仏 see styles |
rushanabutsu るしゃなぶつ |
(rare) (See 毘盧遮那仏) Vairocana-Buddha |
盲亀浮木 see styles |
moukifuboku / mokifuboku もうきふぼく |
(yoji) {Buddh} (See 盲亀の浮木) unlikely event; rare occurrence |
相武台下 see styles |
soubudaishita / sobudaishita そうぶだいした |
(personal name) Soubudaishita |
看破紅塵 看破红尘 see styles |
kàn pò hóng chén kan4 po4 hong2 chen2 k`an p`o hung ch`en kan po hung chen |
(idiom) to see through the illusions of the material world (often a precursor to becoming a Buddhist monk or nun); to become disillusioned with human society |
眞如內熏 眞如内熏 see styles |
zhēn rú nèi xūn zhen1 ru2 nei4 xun1 chen ju nei hsün shinnyo naikun |
The internal perfuming or influence of the bhūtatathatā, or Buddha-spirituality. |
眞發明性 眞发明性 see styles |
zhēn fā míng xìng zhen1 fa1 ming2 xing4 chen fa ming hsing shin hotsumyō shō |
The spirit of true enlightenment, i.e. the discipline of the mind for the development of the fundamental spiritual or Buddha-nature. |
真言神道 see styles |
shingonshintou / shingonshinto しんごんしんとう |
(See 両部神道) Shingon Shinto; any branch of Shinto based on Shingon Buddhist teachings |
石門心学 see styles |
sekimonshingaku せきもんしんがく |
(hist) (See 心学・2) Sekimon Shingaku; Edo-period moral philosophy that blended Buddhist, Shinto and Confucian ethical teachings |
破邪顕正 see styles |
hajakenshou; hajakensei / hajakensho; hajakense はじゃけんしょう; はじゃけんせい |
(yoji) {Buddh} crushing evil and spreading the truth |
破闇滿願 破闇满愿 see styles |
pò àn mǎn yuàn po4 an4 man3 yuan4 p`o an man yüan po an man yüan haan mangan |
To destroy darkness or ignorance and fulfill the Buddha-vow. i.e. that of Amitābha. |
破顏微笑 破颜微笑 see styles |
pò yán wēi xiào po4 yan2 wei1 xiao4 p`o yen wei hsiao po yen wei hsiao hagan mishō |
To break into a smile, the mark of Kāśyapa's enlightenment when Buddha announced on Vulture Peak that he had a teaching which was propagated from mind to mind, a speech taken as authoritative by the Institutional School. |
祖師西来 see styles |
soshiseirai / soshiserai そしせいらい |
{Buddh} the coming of Bodhidharma from western India to China |
祖父谷峠 see styles |
sobudanitouge / sobudanitoge そぶだにとうげ |
(place-name) Sobudanitōge |
祗管打坐 see styles |
shikantaza しかんたざ |
(Buddhist term) shikantaza (zazen meditation in which one focuses on sitting without actively seeking enlightenment) |
神仏分離 see styles |
shinbutsubunri しんぶつぶんり |
(hist) {Shinto;Buddh} (See 神仏習合) separation of Buddhism and Shintoism (government policy during the beginning of the Meiji period) |
神仏判然 see styles |
shinbutsuhanzen しんぶつはんぜん |
(hist) (See 神仏分離) separation of Buddhism and Shintoism (government policy during the beginning of the Meiji period) |
神仏混淆 see styles |
shinbutsukonkou / shinbutsukonko しんぶつこんこう |
(yoji) mixture (synthesis) of Buddhism and Shintoism |
神仏習合 see styles |
shinbutsushuugou / shinbutsushugo しんぶつしゅうごう |
{Shinto;Buddh} Shinto-Buddhist syncretism |
神仏隔離 see styles |
shinbutsukakuri しんぶつかくり |
(hist) (rare) separation of Buddhism and Shintoism |
神様仏様 see styles |
kamisamahotokesama かみさまほとけさま |
God and Buddha; Gods and Buddhas; one's guardian angel |
神社仏閣 see styles |
jinjabukkaku じんじゃぶっかく |
(Shinto) shrines and (Buddhist) temples |
福相法身 see styles |
fú xiāng fǎ shēn fu2 xiang1 fa3 shen1 fu hsiang fa shen |
The Buddha-dharmakāya as blessedness, in contrast with it as wisdom. |
禪門五宗 禅门五宗 see styles |
chán mén wǔ zōng chan2 men2 wu3 zong1 ch`an men wu tsung chan men wu tsung zenmon goshū |
the five schools of Chan Buddhism Five Chan schools, viz. 臨濟宗; 潙仰宗; 雲門宗; 法眼宗, and 曹洞宗; the fourth was removed to Korea; the second disappeared; the other three remained, the first being most successful; in the Sung it divided into the two sects of 楊岐 and 黃龍. Cf. 楞 13 Laṅkāvatāra Sutra. |
稱名雜行 称名杂行 see styles |
chēng míng zá xíng cheng1 ming2 za2 xing2 ch`eng ming tsa hsing cheng ming tsa hsing shōmyō zōgyō |
To worship a variety of Buddhas, etc., instead of cleaving to Amitābha alone. |
究竟法身 see styles |
jiū jìng fǎ shēn jiu1 jing4 fa3 shen1 chiu ching fa shen kukyō hosshin |
The supreme dharmakāya, the highest conception of Buddha as the absolute. |
空即是色 see styles |
kuusokuzeshiki / kusokuzeshiki くうそくぜしき |
(yoji) {Buddh} (See 色即是空) emptiness is form; illusion of the reality of matter |
空無辺処 see styles |
kuumuhensho / kumuhensho くうむへんしょ |
{Buddh} (See 無色界・むしきかい) Kumuhensho; lowest heaven of Mushikikai; realm of non-form |
立地成佛 see styles |
lì dì chéng fó li4 di4 cheng2 fo2 li ti ch`eng fo li ti cheng fo |
to become a Buddha on the spot (idiom); instant rehabilitation; to repent and be absolved of one's crimes |
等活地獄 等活地狱 see styles |
děng huó dì yù deng3 huo2 di4 yu4 teng huo ti yü toukatsujigoku / tokatsujigoku とうかつじごく |
{Buddh} (See 八大地獄・はちだいじごく) Sañjīva (one of the Eight Greater Hells); hell of being torn to pieces and revived over and over The first of the eight hot hells, in which the denizens are chopped, stabbed, ground, and pounded, but by a cool wind are brought back to life, to undergo renewed torment. Also 更活. |
精進料理 see styles |
shoujinryouri / shojinryori しょうじんりょうり |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) vegetarian cuisine originally derived from the dietary restrictions of Buddhist monks |
精進袱紗 see styles |
shoujinbukusa / shojinbukusa しょうじんぶくさ |
{Buddh} cloth used as a gift for ceremonies |
紇差怛羅 纥差怛罗 see styles |
hé chā dá luó he2 cha1 da2 luo2 ho ch`a ta lo ho cha ta lo kishatara |
kṣetra, a land, country, especially a Buddha-realm, cf. 刹. |
結跏趺坐 结跏趺坐 see styles |
jié jiā fū zuò jie2 jia1 fu1 zuo4 chieh chia fu tso kekkafu za けっかふざ |
(yoji) sitting with crossed legs; the lotus position (結跏) The Buddha's sitting posture with legs crossed and soles upward, left over right being the attitude for subduing demons, right over left for blessing, the hands being placed one above the other in similar order. Also, said to be paryaṅkabandha, or utkuṭukāsana, sitting on the hams like ascetics in meditation. |
緊縮財政 see styles |
kinshukuzaisei / kinshukuzaise きんしゅくざいせい |
reduced budget; budgetary austerities |
緣理斷九 缘理断九 see styles |
yuán lǐ duàn jiǔ yuan2 li3 duan4 jiu3 yüan li tuan chiu enri danku |
By the consideration of the tenth realm only, i.e. the Buddha-realm, to cut off the illusion of the nine other realms of time and sense. |
緣覺法界 缘觉法界 see styles |
yuán jué fǎ jiè yuan2 jue2 fa3 jie4 yüan chüeh fa chieh engaku hokkai |
The pratyekabuddha realm, one of the ten Tiantai categories of intelligent beings. |
緣覺菩提 缘觉菩提 see styles |
yuán jué pú tí yuan2 jue2 pu2 ti2 yüan chüeh p`u t`i yüan chüeh pu ti engaku bodai |
The pratyekabuddha form of enlightenment, for self. |
縁を結ぶ see styles |
enomusubu えんをむすぶ |
(exp,v5b) (1) to become related (through marriage, adoption, etc.); (exp,v5b) (2) {Buddh} (See 結縁・けちえん) to form a connection (with Buddha) |
罪障消滅 see styles |
zaishoushoumetsu / zaishoshometsu ざいしょうしょうめつ |
{Buddh} expiation of sins |
罽膩吒王 罽腻咤王 see styles |
jì nì zhà wáng ji4 ni4 zha4 wang2 chi ni cha wang Keijita Ō |
Caṇḍa-Kaniṣka, 吒王; the Scythian king, conqueror of northern India and Central Asia, noted for violence, the seizure of Aśvaghoṣa, and, later, patronage of Buddhism. |
羅睺羅多 罗睺罗多 see styles |
luó huó luó duō luo2 huo2 luo2 duo1 lo huo lo to Ragorata |
Rāhulatta, of Kapila, the sixteenth Patriarch, "who miraculously transported himself to the kingdom of Śrāvastī, where he saw on the Hiraṇyavatī the shadow of five Buddhas"; a sage, Saṅghanandi, was there in meditation and him he appointed as his successor. |
美人坯子 see styles |
měi rén pī zi mei3 ren2 pi1 zi5 mei jen p`i tzu mei jen pi tzu |
a beauty in the bud |
美人胚子 see styles |
měi rén pēi zi mei3 ren2 pei1 zi5 mei jen p`ei tzu mei jen pei tzu |
(coll.) girl who shows signs of becoming a beauty; budding beauty |
羽布ダム see styles |
habudamu はぶダム |
(place-name) Habu Dam |
耐乏予算 see styles |
taibouyosan / taiboyosan たいぼうよさん |
austerity budget; belt-tightening budget |
耶輸陀羅 耶输陀罗 see styles |
yé shū tuó luó ye2 shu1 tuo2 luo2 yeh shu t`o lo yeh shu to lo Yashudara |
(耶輸陀); 耶輸多羅. 耶戍達羅 Yaśodharā; the wife of Śākyamuni, mother of Rāhula, who became a nun five years after her husband's enlightenment. She is to become the Buddha Raśmi-śata-sahasra-paripūrṇa-dhvaja; v. Lotus Sutra. Her name was also Gopā, 瞿波; 劬毘那 is perhaps Gopī. |
聖德太子 圣德太子 see styles |
shèng dé tài zǐ sheng4 de2 tai4 zi3 sheng te t`ai tzu sheng te tai tzu Shōtoku Taishi |
Prince Shōtoku Taiji (574-621), major Japanese statesman and reformer of the Asuka period 飛鳥時代|飞鸟时代[Fei1 niao3 Shi2 dai4], proponent of state Buddhism, portrayed as Buddhist saint Shōtoku Taishi |
聖観世音 see styles |
shoukanzenon / shokanzenon しょうかんぜのん |
(Buddhist term) Aryavalokitesvara (manifestation of Avalokitesvara) |
肉食妻帯 see styles |
nikujikisaitai にくじきさいたい |
(noun/participle) (yoji) meat and matrimony (Buddhism); Buddhist priest eating meat dishes and being married |
胎内潜り see styles |
tainaikuguri たいないくぐり |
(1) going through a cave, grass ring or the interior of a large Buddhistic statue, etc. (symbolizing rebirth); (2) narrow grotto (into which a person can barely fit) |
脫珍著弊 脱珍着弊 see styles |
tuō zhēn zhāo bì tuo1 zhen1 zhao1 bi4 t`o chen chao pi to chen chao pi datchin chakuhei |
To doff jewels and don rags, as did the Buddha, on leaving home, but it is intp. as a kenosis, the putting off of his celestial body for an incarnate, earthly body. |
臨終正念 临终正念 see styles |
lín zhōng zhèng niàn lin2 zhong1 zheng4 nian4 lin chung cheng nien rinjuushounen / rinjushonen りんじゅうしょうねん |
(yoji) {Buddh} holding the proper state of mindfulness at the moment of death to hold the proper state of mindfulness at the moment of death |
自利利他 see styles |
zì lì lì tā zi4 li4 li4 ta1 tzu li li t`a tzu li li ta jiri rita |
Self-profit profit others', i. e. the essential nature and work of a bodhisattva, to benefit himself and benefit others, or himself press forward in the Buddhist life in order to carry others forward. Hīnayāna is considered to be self-advancement, self-salvation by works or discipline; Bodhisattva Buddhism as saving oneself in order to save others, or making progress and helping others to progress, bodhisattvism being essentially altruistic. |
自力回向 see styles |
jirikiekou / jirikieko じりきえこう |
{Buddh} attempting to reach enlightenment only through merit one has accumulated by oneself |
自受法樂 自受法乐 see styles |
zì shòu fǎ lè zi4 shou4 fa3 le4 tzu shou fa le jiju hōraku |
The dharma-delights a Buddha enjoys in the自受用身 state. |
自受用土 see styles |
zì shòu yòng tǔ zi4 shou4 yong4 tu3 tzu shou yung t`u tzu shou yung tu ji juyō to |
The third of the four buddhakṣetra or Buddha-domains, that in which there is complete response to his teaching and powers; v. 佛土. |
自性三寶 自性三宝 see styles |
zì xìng sān bǎo zi4 xing4 san1 bao3 tzu hsing san pao jishō sanbō |
The triratna, each with its own characteristic, Buddha being wisdom 覺; the Law correctness 正; and the Order purity 淨. |
自然悟道 see styles |
zì rán wù dào zi4 ran2 wu4 dao4 tzu jan wu tao jinen godō |
Enlightenment by the inner light, independent of external teaching; to become Buddha by one's own power, e. g. Śākyamuni who is called 自然釋迦. |
自誓受戒 see styles |
zì shì shòu jiè zi4 shi4 shou4 jie4 tzu shih shou chieh jisei jukai |
To make the vows and undertake the commandments oneself (before the image of a Buddha), i. e. self-ordination when unable to obtain ordination from the ordained. |
自證聖智 自证圣智 see styles |
zì zhèng shèng zhì zi4 zheng4 sheng4 zhi4 tzu cheng sheng chih jishō shōchi |
pratyātmāryajñāna, personal apprehension of Buddha-truth. |
自身自佛 see styles |
zì shēn zì fó zi4 shen1 zi4 fo2 tzu shen tzu fo jishin jibutsu |
One's own body is Buddha. |
舍羅婆迦 舍罗婆迦 see styles |
shè luó pó jiā she4 luo2 po2 jia1 she lo p`o chia she lo po chia sharabaka |
śrāvaka; a hearer, disciple, 聲聞 q. v. (1) He who has heard ( the voice of Buddha). All the personal disciples of Śākyamuni, the chief disciples being called mahāśrāvaka. (2) The lowest degree of saintship, the others being pratyekabuddha, bodhisattva, buddha. |
舞台田橋 see styles |
budaidabashi ぶだいだばし |
(place-name) Budaidabashi |
般舟三昧 see styles |
pán zhōu sān mèi pan2 zhou1 san1 mei4 p`an chou san mei pan chou san mei hanshū zanmai |
(般舟) pratyutpannasamādhi, the samadhi in which the Buddhas of the ten directions are seen as clearly as the stars at night. Also called 常行道 or 常行三昧 the prolonged samadhi, because of the length of time required, either seven or ninety days. Its sutra is the般舟三昧經. |
般若佛母 see styles |
bō rě fó mǔ bo1 re3 fo2 mu3 po je fo mu hannya butsumo |
Wisdom, or salvation through wisdom (prajñā-pāramitā), is the mother or source of all Buddhas. 智度論 34. |
般若心経 see styles |
hannyashingyou / hannyashingyo はんにゃしんぎょう |
{Buddh} Heart Sutra |
色即是空 see styles |
shikisokuzekuu / shikisokuzeku しきそくぜくう |
(yoji) {Buddh} (See 空即是色) form is emptiness; matter is void; all is vanity |
花の下紐 see styles |
hananoshitahimo はなのしたひも |
(poetic term) (rare) (See つぼみ・1) flower bud |
花まつり see styles |
hanamatsuri はなまつり |
Buddha's birthday festival (April 8th); Vesak |
花芽形成 see styles |
kagakeisei / kagakese かがけいせい |
flower bud formation |
芸芸眾生 芸芸众生 see styles |
yún yún zhòng shēng yun2 yun2 zhong4 sheng1 yün yün chung sheng |
every living being (Buddhism); the mass of common people |
芽がでる see styles |
megaderu めがでる |
(exp,v1) (1) to bud; to sprout; to germinate; (2) to have luck on one's side; to get lucky |
芽が出る see styles |
megaderu めがでる |
(exp,v1) (1) to bud; to sprout; to germinate; (2) to have luck on one's side; to get lucky |
芽を出す see styles |
meodasu めをだす |
(exp,v5s) to sprout; to put forth buds |
芽を摘む see styles |
meotsumu めをつむ |
(exp,v5m) to nip something in the bud; to nip the buds |
芽条変異 see styles |
gajouheni / gajoheni がじょうへんい |
{bot} (See 枝変わり) bud mutation; bud sport |
芽生える see styles |
mebaeru めばえる |
(v1,vi) to bud; to sprout |
苦しい懐 see styles |
kurushiifutokoro / kurushifutokoro くるしいふところ |
(exp,n) tight budget |
苦集滅道 苦集灭道 see styles |
kǔ jí miè dào ku3 ji2 mie4 dao4 k`u chi mieh tao ku chi mieh tao kujuumetsudou; kujumetsudou; kushumetsudou / kujumetsudo; kujumetsudo; kushumetsudo くじゅうめつどう; くじゅめつどう; くしゅめつどう |
the Four Noble Truths (Budd.), namely: all life is suffering 苦[ku3], the cause of suffering is desire 集[ji2], emancipation comes only by eliminating passions 滅|灭[mie4], the way 道[dao4] to emancipation is the Eight-fold Noble Way 八正道[ba1 zheng4 dao4]; also called 四諦|四谛[si4 di4] {Buddh} (See 四諦) Suffering, Source of Suffering Desire, The Cessation of Suffering, The Way Leading to the Cessation of Suffering (The Four Noble Truths of Buddhism) The four axioms or truths: i. e. duḥkha, pain; samudaya, as above; nirodha, the extinguishing of pain and reincarnation; mārga, the way to such extinction; cf. 四諦. |
草木成佛 see styles |
cǎo mù chéng fó cao3 mu4 cheng2 fo2 ts`ao mu ch`eng fo tsao mu cheng fo sōmoku jōbutsu |
Even inanimate things, e.g. grass and tree, are Buddha, all being of the 一如 q.v., a T'ien-tai and Chen-yen (Shingon) doctrine. |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
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This page contains 100 results for "Bud" 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
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