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和訓

see styles
 wakun
    わくん
Japanese reading of a Chinese character; (given name) Wakun

哀家

see styles
āi jiā
    ai1 jia1
ai chia
I, me (self-referring by a widowed empress etc, used in historical novels and operas)

品德

see styles
pǐn dé
    pin3 de2
p`in te
    pin te
 hontoku
moral character
virtue

品性

see styles
pǐn xìng
    pin3 xing4
p`in hsing
    pin hsing
 hinsei / hinse
    ひんせい
nature; characteristic; moral character
character

品控

see styles
pǐn kòng
    pin3 kong4
p`in k`ung
    pin kung
quality control (QC), abbr. for 品質控制|品质控制

品格

see styles
pǐn gé
    pin3 ge2
p`in ko
    pin ko
 hinkaku
    ひんかく
one's character; fret (on fingerboard of lute or guitar)
dignity; quality; grace; panache; level

品管

see styles
pǐn guǎn
    pin3 guan3
p`in kuan
    pin kuan
quality control

品節


品节

see styles
pǐn jié
    pin3 jie2
p`in chieh
    pin chieh
character; moral integrity

品質


品质

see styles
pǐn zhì
    pin3 zhi4
p`in chih
    pin chih
 hinshitsu
    ひんしつ
character; intrinsic quality (of a person); quality (of a product or service, or as in "quality of life", "air quality" etc)
quality (of a product or a service)

哈密

see styles
hā mì
    ha1 mi4
ha mi
 Gōmitsu
see 哈密市[Ha1mi4 Shi4]
Hami, 'an ancient city and kingdom in Central Asia north-east of lake Lop in Lat. 43゜3 N., Long, 93°10 E.' Eitel. From Han to Tang times known as I-wu 伊吾, now called Kumul by Turki Mohammadans. For more than 1500 years, owing to its location and supply of water, Hami was a bridgehead for the expansion and control of the outposts of the Chinese empire in Central Asia.

善玉

see styles
 zendama
    ぜんだま
(1) (See 悪玉) good person; good guy; (2) (hist) (orig. meaning) character with a round white head on which the character "good" is written (common in Edo-period prints)

喬志

see styles
 takashi
    たかし
pride; self-conceit; (given name) Takashi

單姓

see styles
dān xìng
    dan1 xing4
tan hsing
single-character surname

單字


单字

see styles
dān zì
    dan1 zi4
tan tzu
single Chinese character; (Tw) word (of a foreign language)

嘘字

see styles
 usoji
    うそじ
incorrect character

嘴欠

see styles
zuǐ qiàn
    zui3 qian4
tsui ch`ien
    tsui chien
(coll.) unable to control one's tongue; prone to say something nasty

嚴把


严把

see styles
yán bǎ
    yan2 ba3
yen pa
to be strict; to enforce vigorously (procedures, quality control etc)

嚴控


严控

see styles
yán kòng
    yan2 kong4
yen k`ung
    yen kung
to strictly control (abbr. for 嚴格控制|严格控制[yan2 ge2 kong4 zhi4])

四六

see styles
 shiroku
    しろく
(1) four and six (minutes, etc.); (2) twenty-four (product of four and six); (3) (abbreviation) (See 四六判) shirokuban (paper size of 127x188mm); (4) (abbreviation) (See 四六文) elegant classical Chinese prose employing antitheses using four and six-character compound words; (given name) Shiroku

四取

see styles
sì qǔ
    si4 qu3
ssu ch`ü
    ssu chü
 shishu
catuḥ-parāmarśa, the four attachments, i. e. desire, (unenlightened) views, (fakir) morals, and ideas arising from the conception of the self. Also, the possible delusions of the 四住地. Also, seeking fame in the four quarters.

回車


回车

see styles
huí chē
    hui2 che1
hui ch`e
    hui che
to turn a vehicle around; (computing) "carriage return" character; the "Enter" key; to hit the "Enter" key

因性

see styles
yīn xìng
    yin1 xing4
yin hsing
 inshō
causative; having the character of causation

因相

see styles
yīn xiàng
    yin1 xiang4
yin hsiang
 insō
Causation; one of the three forms or characteristics of the ālayavijñāna, the character of the origin of all things.

国柄

see styles
 kunitsuka
    くにつか
national character; regional character; (surname) Kunitsuka

國字


国字

see styles
guó zì
    guo2 zi4
kuo tzu
Chinese character (Hanzi); the native script used to write a nation's language
See: 国字

土吉

see styles
 tsuchiyoshi
    つちよし
earth form of "good luck" character

圭角

see styles
 keikaku / kekaku
    けいかく
(1) rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness; harshness; sharpness; (2) (orig. meaning) edges (of a gem)

地和

see styles
dì hú
    di4 hu2
ti hu
 chiihoo / chihoo
    チーホー
(mahjong) earthly hand; a hand that is completed by a non-dealer on their first draw; (mahjong) to obtain an earthly hand
{mahj} blessing of earth (chi:); winning with a self-drawn tile in the first turn

地盤


地盘

see styles
dì pán
    di4 pan2
ti p`an
    ti pan
 jiban(p); chiban
    じばん(P); ちばん
domain; territory under one's control; foundation of a building; base of operations; crust of earth
(1) ground; crust (earth); bed (gravel, river, etc.); (2) foundation (building, etc.); base; (3) constituency; power base; support (electoral); footing; foothold

地金

see styles
 chikane
    ちかね
(1) ore; unprocessed metal; ground metal; (2) (one's) true character; (surname) Chikane

坦然

see styles
tǎn rán
    tan3 ran2
t`an jan
    tan jan
 tannen
calm; undisturbed
self-possessed

垂れ

see styles
 tare(p); dare; tare; dare
    たれ(P); だれ; タレ; ダレ
(1) (kana only) (oft. ダレ in compounds) sauce (esp. soy or mirin-based dipping sauce); (2) (たれ only) hanging; something hanging (flap, lappet, etc.); (3) (たれ only) (kendo) loin guard; (4) (たれ only) kanji radical enclosing the top-left corner of a character; (suffix noun) (5) (たれ, タレ only) (kana only) (derogatory term) (used after a noun or na-adjective; also ったれ) -ass; -head

執事


执事

see styles
zhí shi
    zhi2 shi5
chih shih
 shitsuji
    しつじ
paraphernalia of a guard of honor
(1) steward; butler; (2) court official; (3) {Christn} deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
To manage, control ; a manager.

執御


执御

see styles
zhí yù
    zhi2 yu4
chih yü
 shūgyo
to control

執我


执我

see styles
zhí wǒ
    zhi2 wo3
chih wo
 shūga
attach to as a self

執障


执障

see styles
zhí zhàng
    zhi2 zhang4
chih chang
 shūshō
The holding on to the reality of self and things and the consequent hindrance to entrance into nirvana.

塑造

see styles
sù zào
    su4 zao4
su tsao
 sozou / sozo
    そぞう
to model; to mold; (fig.) to create (a character, a market, an image etc); (fig.) (literature) to portray (in words)
molding; moulding; modeling; modelling

塔台

see styles
tǎ tái
    ta3 tai2
t`a t`ai
    ta tai
control tower

壁役

see styles
 kabeyaku
    かべやく
(1) {baseb} catchers who warm up pitchers in the bullpen; (2) tank (character that soaks up damage for the rest of the party in an MMORPG)

壞鳥


坏鸟

see styles
huài niǎo
    huai4 niao3
huai niao
sinister person; unsavory character; broken (not in working order)

声点

see styles
 shouten / shoten
    しょうてん
tone mark; mark placed in one of the four corners of a Chinese character to indicate the tone

売名

see styles
 baimei / baime
    ばいめい
self-advertisement

変字

see styles
 henji
    へんじ
conversion; converted character

変質

see styles
 henshitsu
    へんしつ
(n,vs,vi) (1) alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation; (2) perversion (esp. sexual)

夏侯

see styles
xià hóu
    xia4 hou2
hsia hou
two-character surname Xiahou

外乞

see styles
wài qǐ
    wai4 qi3
wai ch`i
    wai chi
 gekotsu
The mendicant monk who seeks self-control by external means, e. g. abstinence from food, as contrasted with the 内乞 who seeks it by spiritual methods.

外字

see styles
 gaiji
    がいじ
(1) {comp} external character; user-defined character; character not included in the JIS character set; (2) (See 常用漢字,人名用漢字) kanji not included in the jōyō or jinmeiyō lists; (3) foreign letters (esp. of a Western language); foreign writing

外我

see styles
wài wǒ
    wai4 wo3
wai wo
 gega
An external Ego, e. g. a Creator or ruler of the world, such as Siva.

外道

see styles
wài dào
    wai4 dao4
wai tao
 gedou / gedo
    げどう
(1) {Buddh} (See 内道) tirthika; non-Buddhist teachings; non-Buddhist; (2) heterodoxy; unorthodoxy; heresy; heretic; (3) (oft. used as a pejorative) demon; devil; fiend; brute; wretch; (4) type of fish one did not intend to catch; (person) Gedō
Outside doctrines; non-Buddhist; heresy, heretics; the Tīrthyas or Tīrthikas; there are many groups of these: that of the 二天三仙 two devas and three sages, i. e. the Viṣṇuites, the Maheśvarites (or Śivaites), and the followers of Kapila, Ulūka, and Ṛṣabha. Another group of four is given as Kapila, Ulūka, Nirgrantha-putra (Jainas), and Jñātṛ (Jainas). A group of six, known as the外道六師 six heretical masters, is Pūraṇa-Kāśyapa, Maskari-Gośālīputra, Sañjaya-Vairāṭīputra, Ajita-Keśakambala, Kakuda-Kātyāyana, and Nirgrantha-Jñātṛputra; there are also two other groupings of six, one of them indicative of their various forms of asceticism and self-torture. There are also groups of 13, 1, 20, 30, 95, and 96 heretics, or forms of non-Buddhist doctrine, the 95 being divided into 11 classes, beginning with the Saṃkhyā philosophy and ending with that of no-cause, or existence as accidental.

大乘

see styles
dà shèng
    da4 sheng4
ta sheng
 oonori
    おおのり
Mahayana, the Great Vehicle; Buddhism based on the Mayahana sutras, as spread to Central Asia, China and beyond; also pr. [Da4 cheng2]
(surname) Oonori
Mahāyāna; also called 上乘; 妙乘; 勝乘; 無上乘; 無上上乘; 不惡乘; 無等乘, 無等等乘; 摩訶衍 The great yāna, wain, or conveyance, or the greater vehicle in comparison with the 小乘 Hīnayāna. It indicates universalism, or Salvation for all, for all are Buddha and will attain bodhi. It is the form of Buddhism prevalent in Tibet, Mongolia, China, Korea, Japan, and in other places in the Far East. It is also called Northern Buddhism. It is interpreted as 大教 the greater teaching as compared with 小教 the smaller, or inferior. Hīnayāna, which is undoubtedly nearer to the original teaching of the Buddha, is unfairly described as an endeavour to seek nirvana through an ash-covered body, an extinguished intellect, and solitariness; its followers are sravakas and pratyekabuddhas (i.e. those who are striving for their own deliverance through ascetic works). Mahāyāna, on the other hand, is described as seeking to find and extend all knowledge, and, in certain schools, to lead all to Buddhahood. It has a conception of an Eternal Buddha, or Buddhahood as Eternal (Adi-Buddha), but its especial doctrines are, inter alia, (a) the bodhisattvas 菩薩 , i.e. beings who deny themselves final Nirvana until, according to their vows, they have first saved all the living; (b) salvation by faith in, or invocation of the Buddhas or bodhisattvas; (c) Paradise as a nirvana of bliss in the company of Buddhas, bodhisattvas, saints, and believers. Hīnayāna is sometimes described as 自利 self-benefiting, and Mahāyāna as 自利利他 self-benefit for the benefit of others, unlimited altruism and pity being the theory of Mahāyāna. There is a further division into one-yana and three-yanas: the trīyāna may be śrāvaka, pratyeka-buddha, and bodhisattva, represented by a goat, deer, or bullock cart; the one-yāna is that represented by the Lotus School as the one doctrine of the Buddha, which had been variously taught by him according to the capacity of his hearers, v. 方便. Though Mahāyāna tendencies are seen in later forms of the older Buddhism, the foundation of Mahāyāna has been attributed to Nāgārjuna 龍樹. "The characteristics of this system are an excess of transcendental speculation tending to abstract nihilism, and the substitution of fanciful degrees of meditation and contemplation (v. Samādhi and Dhyāna) in place of the practical asceticism of the Hīnayāna school."[Eitel 68-9.] Two of its foundation books are the 起信論and the 妙法蓮華經 but a larnge numberof Mahāyāna sutras are ascribed to the Buddha。.

大字

see styles
 ooji
    おおじ
(1) large character; (2) (e.g. 壱, 弐, etc.) alternative kanji used for numbers (esp. in financial contexts); (surname) Ooji

大我

see styles
dà wǒ
    da4 wo3
ta wo
 taiga
    たいが
the collective; the whole; (Buddhism) the greater self
(female given name) Taiga
The greater self, or the true personality 眞我. Hīnayāna is accused of only knowing and denying the common idea of a self, or soul, whereas there is a greater self, which is a nirvana self. It especially refers to the Great Ego, the Buddha, but also to any Buddha ;v.大目經1, etc., and 涅槃經 23.

大教

see styles
dà jiào
    da4 jiao4
ta chiao
 daikyō
The great teaching. (1) That of the Buddha. (2) Tantrayāna. The mahātantra, yoga, yogacarya, or tantra school which claims Samantabhadra as its founder. It aims at ecstatic union of the individual soul with the world soul, Iśvara. From this result the eight great powers of Siddhi (aṣṭa-mahāsiddhi), namely, ability to (1) make one's body lighter (laghiman); (2) heavier (gaiman); (3) smaller (aṇiman); (4) larger (mahiman) than anything in the world ; (5) reach any place (prāpti) ; (6) assume any shape (prākāmya) ; (7) control all natural laws (īśitva) ; (8) make everything depend upon oneself; all at will (v.如意身 and 神足). By means of mystic formulas (Tantras or dhāraṇīs), or spells (mantras), accompanied by music and manipulation of the hands (mūdra), a state of mental fixity characterized neither by thought nor the annihilation of thought, can be reached. This consists of six-fold bodily and mental happiness (yoga), and from this results power to work miracles. Asaṅga compiled his mystic doctrines circa A.D. 500. The system was introduced into China A.D. 647 by Xuanzang's translation of the Yogācārya-bhūmi-śāstra 瑜伽師地論 ; v. 瑜. On the basis of this, Amoghavajra established the Chinese branch of the school A.D. 720 ; v. 阿目. This was popularized by the labours of Vajrabodhi A.D. 732 ; v. 金剛智.

大牌

see styles
dà pái
    da4 pai2
ta p`ai
    ta pai
strong card; honor card (card games); very popular or successful person; self-important

大白

see styles
dà bái
    da4 bai2
ta pai
 daihaku
    だいはく
to be revealed; to come out (of the truth); chalk (for whitening walls); (old) wine cup; (neologism c. 2021) healthcare worker or volunteer in full-body PPE (esp. during the COVID-19 pandemic) (from the 2014 Disney version of the Marvel Comics character Baymax, whose Chinese name is 大白)
large cup; (place-name) Daihaku

大節


大节

see styles
dà jié
    da4 jie2
ta chieh
 daisetsu
    だいせつ
major festival; important matter; major principle; high moral character
(given name) Daisetsu
key point

天機


天机

see styles
tiān jī
    tian1 ji1
t`ien chi
    tien chi
 tenki
    てんき
mystery known only to heaven (archaic); inscrutable twist of fate; fig. top secret
(1) secret of nature; profound secret; (2) disposition; character; nature; (3) emperor's health; emperor's well-being
Natural capacity; the nature bestowed by Heaven.

天王

see styles
tiān wáng
    tian1 wang2
t`ien wang
    tien wang
 tennou / tenno
    てんのう
emperor; god; Hong Xiuquan's self-proclaimed title; see also 洪秀全[Hong2 Xiu4 quan2]
(1) {Buddh} heavenly king; (2) (See 牛頭天王) Gozu Tenno (deity said to be the Indian god Gavagriva); (place-name, surname) Tennou
Maharāja-devas; 四天王 Caturmahārāja. The four deva kings in the first or lowest devaloka, on its four sides. E. 持國天王 Dhṛtarāṣṭra. S. 增長天王 Virūḍhaka. W. 廣目天王 Virūpākṣa. N. 多聞天王 Dhanada, or Vaiśravaṇa. The four are said to have appeared to 不空 Amogha in a temple in Xianfu, some time between 742-6, and in consequence he introduced their worship to China as guardians of the monasteries, where their images are seen in the hall at the entrance, which is sometimes called the 天王堂 hall of the deva-kings. 天王 is also a designation of Siva the 大白在, i. e. Maheśvara 摩醯首羅, the great sovereign ruler.

天領

see styles
 tenryou / tenryo
    てんりょう
(1) (hist) shogun's demesne; area under direct control of the shogun; (2) (hist) imperial lands; area under direct control of the Emperor; (place-name) Tenryō

太史

see styles
tài shǐ
    tai4 shi3
t`ai shih
    tai shih
 futoshi
    ふとし
two-character surname Taishi
(male given name) Futoshi

失態


失态

see styles
shī tài
    shi1 tai4
shih t`ai
    shih tai
 shittai
    しったい
to forget one's manners; to forget oneself; to lose self-control (in a situation)
mismanagement; fault; error; failure; disgrace; discredit

失手

see styles
shī shǒu
    shi1 shou3
shih shou
a slip; miscalculation; unwise move; accidentally; by mistake; to lose control; to be defeated

失控

see styles
shī kòng
    shi1 kong4
shih k`ung
    shih kung
to go out of control

奪取


夺取

see styles
duó qǔ
    duo2 qu3
to ch`ü
    to chü
 dasshu
    だっしゅ
to seize; to capture; to wrest control of
(noun, transitive verb) usurpation; taking back; dispossession

奴家

see styles
nú jiā
    nu2 jia1
nu chia
(old) your servant (humble self-reference by young female)

好鳥


好鸟

see styles
hǎo niǎo
    hao3 niao3
hao niao
person of good character; nice person; bird with a melodious voice or beautiful plumage

妙應


妙应

see styles
miào yìng
    miao4 ying4
miao ying
 myōō
The miraculous response, or self-manifestation of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas.

妙覺


妙觉

see styles
miào jué
    miao4 jue2
miao chüeh
 myōgaku
The wonderful enlightenment of Mahāyāna, or self-enlightenment to enlighten others.

始覺


始觉

see styles
shǐ jué
    shi3 jue2
shih chüeh
 shigaku
The initial functioning of mind or intelligence as a process of 'becoming', arising from 本覺 which is Mind or Intelligence, self-contained, unsullied, and considered as universal, the source of all enlightenment. The 'initial intelligence' or enlightenment arises from the inner influence 薰 of the Mind and from external teaching. In the 'original intelligence' are the four values adopted and made transcendent by the Nirvāṇa-sūtra, viz. 常, 樂, 我, 淨 Perpetuity, joy, personality, and purity; these are acquired through the 始覺 process of enlightenment. Cf. 起信論 Awakening of Faith.

字串

see styles
zì chuàn
    zi4 chuan4
tzu ch`uan
    tzu chuan
(computing) character string (Tw)

字体

see styles
 jitai
    じたい
(1) form of a character (e.g. simplified, traditional); (2) (See 書体・1) type; typeface; font

字元

see styles
zì yuán
    zi4 yuan2
tzu yüan
character (computing) (Tw)

字典

see styles
zì diǎn
    zi4 dian3
tzu tien
 jiten
    じてん
Chinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a 詞典|词典[ci2 dian3], which has entries for words of one or more characters); (coll.) dictionary; CL:本[ben3]
character dictionary; kanji dictionary

字凧

see styles
 jidako
    じだこ
kite with a (kanji or kana) character written on it

字彙


字汇

see styles
zì huì
    zi4 hui4
tzu hui
 jii / ji
    じい
(computer) character repertoire; glossary, lexicon
dictionary of Chinese characters

字形

see styles
zì xíng
    zi4 xing2
tzu hsing
 jikei / jike
    じけい
form of a Chinese character; variant of 字型[zi4 xing2]
character style; character form

字書


字书

see styles
zì shū
    zi4 shu1
tzu shu
 jisho
    じしょ
character book (i.e. school primer)
(1) dictionary of Chinese characters; kanji dictionary; (2) (See 辞書・1) dictionary

字林

see styles
zì lín
    zi4 lin2
tzu lin
 jirin
    じりん
Zilin, Chinese character dictionary with 12,824 entries from ca. 400 AD
kanji dictionary

字根

see styles
zì gēn
    zi4 gen1
tzu ken
component of a Chinese character; (linguistics) word root; etymon

字樣


字样

see styles
zì yàng
    zi4 yang4
tzu yang
model or template character; written slogan or phrase; mention (e.g. "air mail" 航空 on a letter, "first draft" 初稿 on a document etc)

字母

see styles
zì mǔ
    zi4 mu3
tzu mu
 jibo
    じぼ
letter (of the alphabet); CL:個|个[ge4]
(1) letter (of an alphabet); syllabic character; (2) (See 母型) matrix; printing type; (3) {ling} (See 三十六字母) representative character of a Middle Chinese initial consonant
The Sanskrit alphabet of 42, 47, or 50 letters, the 'Siddham' 悉曇 consisting of 35 體文 consonants and 12 摩多 vowels. The 字母表 deals with the alphabet in 1 juan. The 字母品 is an abbreviation of 文殊問經字母品.

字源

see styles
zì yuán
    zi4 yuan2
tzu yüan
 jigen
    じげん
etymology (of a non-Chinese word); origin of a character
(1) origin of a character; (2) composition of a Chinese character; (3) Chinese character from which a kana character is derived

字画

see styles
 jikaku
    じかく
strokes in a Chinese character; stroke count of a Chinese character

字畫


字画

see styles
zì huà
    zi4 hua4
tzu hua
the strokes of a character; calligraphy and painting
See: 字画

字眼

see styles
zì yǎn
    zi4 yan3
tzu yen
 jigan
    じがん
wording
decisive character (Chinese poetry)

字碼


字码

see styles
zì mǎ
    zi4 ma3
tzu ma
character code

字種

see styles
 jishu
    じしゅ
character class (e.g. distinct kanji character and its alternative written forms)

字符

see styles
zì fú
    zi4 fu2
tzu fu
character (computing)

字義


字义

see styles
zì yì
    zi4 yi4
tzu i
 jigi
    じぎ
meaning of a character
meaning of a word; meaning of the kanji (that make up a word)

字號


字号

see styles
zì hao
    zi4 hao5
tzu hao
character size; font size; fame; reputation; shop; name of a shop
See: 字号

字調


字调

see styles
zì diào
    zi4 diao4
tzu tiao
tone of a character

字間

see styles
 jikan
    じかん
character spacing; space between letters or characters

字集

see styles
zì jí
    zi4 ji2
tzu chi
character set

字音

see styles
zì yīn
    zi4 yin1
tzu yin
 jion
    じおん
phonetic value of a character
(See 音読み,字訓) Chinese-derived reading of a kanji

字頭


字头

see styles
zì tóu
    zi4 tou2
tzu t`ou
    tzu tou
single-character headword (in a dictionary); first character of a Chinese word; the top part (esp. a radical) of a Chinese character; the initial of a Chinese syllable

孤調


孤调

see styles
gū diào
    gu1 diao4
ku tiao
 kochō
Self-arranging, the Hīnayāna method of salvation by individual effort.

宇文

see styles
yǔ wén
    yu3 wen2
yü wen
 ubun
    うぶん
a branch of the Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑[Xian1bei1] nomadic people; two-character surname Yuwen
(place-name) Ubun

守刀

see styles
 mamorigatana
    まもりがたな
(irregular okurigana usage) sword for self-defense; sword for self-defence

完顏


完颜

see styles
wán yán
    wan2 yan2
wan yen
two-character surname Wanyan

定力

see styles
dìng lì
    ding4 li4
ting li
 jouriki / joriki
    じょうりき
ability to concentrate; willpower; resolve
(place-name) Jōriki
samādhibala. The power of abstract or ecstatic meditation, ability to overcome all disturbing thoughts, the fourth of the five bāla 五力; described also as 攝心 powers of mind-control.

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

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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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