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平生

see styles
píng shēng
    ping2 sheng1
p`ing sheng
    ping sheng
 heizei / heze
    へいぜい
all one's life
(adj-no,n,adv) usual; ordinary; (surname) Heizei
Throughout life; all one's life.

年壽


年寿

see styles
nián shòu
    nian2 shou4
nien shou
 nenju
length of life; life span
age

年月

see styles
nián yuè
    nian2 yue4
nien yüeh
 toshitsuki(p); nengetsu(p)
    としつき(P); ねんげつ(P)
months and year; time; days of one's life
months and years

年譜


年谱

see styles
nián pǔ
    nian2 pu3
nien p`u
    nien pu
 nenpu
    ねんぷ
chronicle (of sb's life)
chronological record

年輪


年轮

see styles
nián lún
    nian2 lun2
nien lun
 nenrin
    ねんりん
annual ring; growth ring
(1) annual tree ring; growth ring; (2) experience in life

幻野

see styles
huàn yě
    huan4 ye3
huan yeh
 genya
The wilderness of illusion, i. e. mortal life.

幽栖

see styles
 yuusei / yuse
    ゆうせい
(noun/participle) living a quiet life in seclusion away from the masses

幽棲

see styles
 yuusei / yuse
    ゆうせい
(noun/participle) living a quiet life in seclusion away from the masses

度世

see styles
dù shì
    du4 shi4
tu shih
 dose
To get through life; to pass safely through this life. Also, to save the world.

座臥

see styles
 zaga
    ざが
(n,adv) daily life; sitting and lying down

廃車

see styles
 haisha
    はいしゃ
(1) decommissioned vehicle; out of service vehicle; end of life vehicle; (2) deregistered vehicle; unregistered vehicle; (noun/participle) (3) deregistering (vehicle); unregistering

延命

see styles
yán mìng
    yan2 ming4
yen ming
 enmei / enme
    えんめい
(n,vs,adj-no) keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support; (surname) Enmei
prolonged life

延壽


延寿

see styles
yán shòu
    yan2 shou4
yen shou
 nobutoshi
    のぶとし
Yanshou county in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[Ha1 er3 bin1], Heilongjiang; to extend life
(personal name) Nobutoshi
Prolonged life, the name of Yanshou, a noted Hangzhou monk of the Song dynasty.

延寿

see styles
 nobuhisa
    のぶひさ
longevity; prolongation of life; (personal name) Nobuhisa

延年

see styles
yán nián
    yan2 nian2
yen nien
 nobutoshi
    のぶとし
to prolong life
longevity; (male given name) Nobutoshi
延壽; 延命; Prolonged life.

延齢

see styles
 enrei / enre
    えんれい
longevity; prolonging one's life

形壽


形寿

see styles
xíng shòu
    xing2 shou4
hsing shou
 gyōju
life

彼岸

see styles
bǐ àn
    bi3 an4
pi an
 higan
    ひがん
the other shore; (Buddhism) paramita
(1) equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held); (2) (abbreviation) (See 彼岸会) Buddhist services during the equinoctial week; (3) {Buddh} (See 此岸) nirvana; (4) (form) opposite bank; opposite shore; shore on the other side
波羅 parā, yonder shore i. e. nirvāṇa. The saṃsāra life of reincarnation is 此岸 this shore; the stream of karma is 中流 the stream between the one shore and the other. Metaphor for an end to any affair. pāramitā (an incorrect etymology, no doubt old) is the way to reach the other shore.; The other shore; nirvāṇa.

往生

see styles
wǎng shēng
    wang3 sheng1
wang sheng
 oujou / ojo
    おうじょう
to be reborn; to live in paradise (Buddhism); to die; (after) one's death
(n,vs,vi) (1) {Buddh} passing on to the next life; (n,vs,vi) (2) death; (n,vs,vi) (3) giving up a struggle; submission; (n,vs,vi) (4) being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed; (5) (rare) (See 圧状・2) coercion
The future life, the life to which anyone is going; to go to be born in the Pure Land of Amitābha. (1) 往相囘向 To transfer one's merits to all beings that they may attain the Pure Land of Amitābha. (2) 還相囘向 Having been born in the Pure Land to return to mortality and by one's merits to bring mortals to the Pure Land.

後世


后世

see styles
hòu shì
    hou4 shi4
hou shih
 gose
    ごせ
later generations
{Buddh} the next world; afterlife; life after death
The 1ife after this; later generations or ages.

後報


后报

see styles
hòu bào
    hou4 bao4
hou pao
 kouhou; gohou / koho; goho
    こうほう; ごほう
(1) later report; further information; further news; (2) (ごほう only) {Buddh} later retribution (for one's deed); later compensation
The retribution received in further incarnation (for the deeds' done in this life).

後塵


后尘

see styles
hòu chén
    hou4 chen2
hou ch`en
    hou chen
 koujin / kojin
    こうじん
lit. trailing dust; fig. sb's footsteps; course in life
(See 後塵を拝する・こうじんをはいする・1) trailing dust; dust left by someone running ahead

後天


后天

see styles
hòu tiān
    hou4 tian1
hou t`ien
    hou tien
 kouten / koten
    こうてん
the day after tomorrow; life after birth (the period in which one develops through experiences, contrasted with 先天[xian1 tian1]); acquired (not innate or congenital); a posteriori
a posteriori; posteriority

徒食

see styles
 toshoku
    としょく
(n,vs,vi) idle life; idleness

得度

see styles
dé dù
    de2 du4
te tu
 tokudo
    とくど
(n,vs,vi) {Buddh} becoming a monk; entering priesthood
To obtain transport across the river of transmigration, to obtain salvation; to enter the monastic life.

得果

see styles
dé guǒ
    de2 guo3
te kuo
 tokuka
To obtain the fruit of deeds or life.

復生


复生

see styles
fù shēng
    fu4 sheng1
fu sheng
 matao
    またお
to be reborn; to recover; to come back to life; to regenerate
(given name) Matao
renewed appearance

復飾


复饰

see styles
fù shì
    fu4 shi4
fu shih
 fukushoku
To return to ordinary garments, i.e. to doff the robe for lay life.

微命

see styles
wēi mìng
    wei1 ming4
wei ming
 mimyō
minute life [forms]

德本

see styles
dé běn
    de2 ben3
te pen
 tokuhon
The root of the moral life, or of religious power; also a name for Amitābha as the root of all virtue.

德母

see styles
dé mǔ
    de2 mu3
te mu
 tokumo
The mother of virtue. i.e. faith which is the root of the religious life.

心命

see styles
xīn mìng
    xin1 ming4
hsin ming
 shinmyō
Mind life, i. e. the life, longevity, or eternity of the dharmakāya or spiritual body, that of mind; also 慧命. v. 智度論 78.

心性

see styles
xīn xìng
    xin1 xing4
hsin hsing
 shinsei / shinse
    しんせい
one's nature; temperament
mind; disposition; nature
Immutable mind-corpus, or mind-nature, the self-existing fundamental pure mind, the all, the Tathāgata-garbha, or 如來藏心; 自性淸淨心; also described in the 起信論 Awakening of Faith as immortal 不生不滅. Another definition identifies 心 with 性 saying 性卽是心, 心卽是佛 the nature is the mind, and mind is Buddha; another, that mind and nature are the same when 悟 awake and understanding, but differ when 迷 in illusion; and further, in reply to the statement that the Buddha-nature is eternal but the mind not eternal, it is said, the nature is like water, the mind like ice, illusion turns nature to mental ice form, awakening melts it back to its proper nature.

性命

see styles
xìng mìng
    xing4 ming4
hsing ming
 shōmyō
life
The life of conscious beings; nature and life.

性福

see styles
xìng fú
    xing4 fu2
hsing fu
(neologism c. 2008) (slang) (coined as a pun on 幸福[xing4 fu2]) satisfied with one's sex life

怨賊


怨贼

see styles
yuàn zéi
    yuan4 zei2
yüan tsei
 onzoku
The robber hatred, hurtful to life and goods.

恆久


恒久

see styles
héng jiǔ
    heng2 jiu3
heng chiu
constant; persistent; long-lasting; eternal
See: 恒久

息慈

see styles
xí cí
    xi2 ci2
hsi tz`u
    hsi tzu
 sokuji
At rest and kind, an old translation of śramaṇa, one who has entered into the life of rest and shows loving-kindness to all.

悠久

see styles
yōu jiǔ
    you1 jiu3
yu chiu
 yuku
    ゆく
long (tradition, history etc)
(adj-no,adj-na,n) eternal; everlasting; perpetual; immemorial; (female given name) Yuku

悪趣

see styles
 akushu
    あくしゅ
{Buddh} (See 三悪趣) world where those who have committed bad deeds in this life go; evil realm

感化

see styles
gǎn huà
    gan3 hua4
kan hua
 kanka
    かんか
corrective influence; to reform (a criminal); redemption (of a sinner); to influence (a malefactor to a better life); to guide sb back to the right path by repeated word and example
(noun, transitive verb) influence (on someone); inspiration

慈水

see styles
cí shuǐ
    ci2 shui3
tz`u shui
    tzu shui
 jisui
Mercy as water fertilizing the life.

慎獨


慎独

see styles
shèn dú
    shen4 du2
shen tu
to preserve a proper behavior in private life
See: 慎独

慧命

see styles
huì mìng
    hui4 ming4
hui ming
 e myō
Wisdom-life, or wisdom as life, wisdom being the basis of spiritual character. A term of address to a monk, also 慧壽, and to a monk by a superior.

憂身

see styles
 ukimi
    うきみ
(irregular okurigana usage) wretched life; life of misery

戀家


恋家

see styles
liàn jiā
    lian4 jia1
lien chia
home-loving; to feel a strong attachment to home life; to begrudge being away from home

成劫

see styles
chéng jié
    cheng2 jie2
ch`eng chieh
    cheng chieh
 joukou; jougou / joko; jogo
    じょうこう; じょうごう
{Buddh} (See 四劫) the kalpa of formation (the first aeon of the universe)
vivarta kalpa, one of the four kalpas, consisting of twenty small kalpas during which worlds and the beings on them are formed. The others are: 住劫 vivarta-siddha kalpa, kalpa of abiding, or existence, sun and moon rise, sexes are differentiated, heroes arise, four castes are formed, social life evolves. 壞劫saṃvarta kalpa, that of destruction, consisting of sixty-four small kalpas when fire, water, and wind destroy everything except the fourth dhyāna. 空劫 saṃvarta-siddha kalpa, i.e. of annihilation. v. 劫波.

房術

see styles
 boujutsu / bojutsu
    ぼうじゅつ
(abbreviation) (See 房中術) Taoist sexual alchemy (supposed to prolong the practitioner's life)

投淵


投渊

see styles
tóu yuān
    tou2 yuan1
t`ou yüan
    tou yüan
 tōen
To cast oneself into an abyss (hoping for eternal life).

投生

see styles
tóu shēng
    tou2 sheng1
t`ou sheng
    tou sheng
reborn (of departed spirit); to be reincarnated; to leave home for a new life

投身

see styles
tóu shēn
    tou2 shen1
t`ou shen
    tou shen
 toushin / toshin
    とうしん
to throw oneself into something
(n,vs,vi) (See 投身自殺) throwing oneself to one's death; precipitating oneself to one's death; leaping to one's death
To cast away, or surrender, one's body, or oneself.

折壽


折寿

see styles
zhé shòu
    zhe2 shou4
che shou
to have one's life shortened (by excesses etc)

拚死

see styles
pàn sǐ
    pan4 si3
p`an ssu
    pan ssu
to risk one's life

拼命

see styles
pīn mìng
    pin1 ming4
p`in ming
    pin ming
to do one's utmost; with all one's might; at all costs; (to work or fight) as if one's life depends on it

拼搶


拼抢

see styles
pīn qiǎng
    pin1 qiang3
p`in ch`iang
    pin chiang
to fight desperately (at the risk of one's life)

拼死

see styles
pīn sǐ
    pin1 si3
p`in ssu
    pin ssu
to go all out for something at risk of one's life

拼殺


拼杀

see styles
pīn shā
    pin1 sha1
p`in sha
    pin sha
to grapple (with the enemy); to fight at the risk of one's life

持ち

see styles
 mochi
    もち
(n,n-suf) (1) having; holding; possessing; owning; using; holder; owner; user; (n,n-suf) (2) (also written as 保ち) wear; durability; life; (n,n-suf) (3) charge; expense; (4) (form) draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie

持犯

see styles
chí fàn
    chi2 fan4
ch`ih fan
    chih fan
 jibon
maintaining and transgressing', i. e. keeping the commandments by 止持 ceasing to do wrong and 作持 doing what is right, e. g. worship, the monastic life, etc.; transgression is also of two kinds, i. e. 作犯 positive in doing evil and 止犯 negative in not doing good.

挺す

see styles
 teisu / tesu
    ていす
(transitive verb) (See 挺する) to put (oneself) forward; to risk (one's life); to volunteer (bravely)

捐命

see styles
juān mìng
    juan1 ming4
chüan ming
to lay down one's life

捐生

see styles
juān shēng
    juan1 sheng1
chüan sheng
to sacrifice one's life

捐軀


捐躯

see styles
juān qū
    juan1 qu1
chüan ch`ü
    chüan chü
to sacrifice one's life

捨命


舍命

see styles
shě mìng
    she3 ming4
she ming
 shamyō
to risk one's life
casting off life

捨身


舍身

see styles
shě shēn
    she3 shen1
she shen
 shashin
    しゃしん
to give one's life
(n,vs,vi) (1) {Buddh} renouncing the flesh or the world; becoming a priest; (n,vs,vi) (2) {Buddh} sacrificing one's life for the sake of mankind or Buddhist teachings
Bodily sacrifice, e.g. by burning, or cutting off a limb, etc.

損保

see styles
 sonpo
    そんぽ
(abbreviation) (See 損害保険) non-life insurance; general insurance; property and casualty insurance

撲救


扑救

see styles
pū jiù
    pu1 jiu4
p`u chiu
    pu chiu
firefighting; to extinguish a fire and save life and property; to dive (of goalkeeper in soccer)

放刁

see styles
fàng diāo
    fang4 diao1
fang tiao
to act wickedly; to bully; to make life difficult for sb by unreasonable actions

救命

see styles
jiù mìng
    jiu4 ming4
chiu ming
 kyuumei / kyume
    きゅうめい
to save sb's life; (interj.) Help!; Save me!
(noun - becomes adjective with の) lifesaving

救活

see styles
jiù huó
    jiu4 huo2
chiu huo
to bring back to life

救生

see styles
jiù shēng
    jiu4 sheng1
chiu sheng
to save a life; life-saving

教判

see styles
jiào pàn
    jiao4 pan4
chiao p`an
    chiao pan
 kyōhan
The various divisions of teaching or doctrine, such as the Tiantai theory of the five periods of Śākyamuni's life, the four classes of doctrine, the four styles of teaching, etc.

散善

see styles
sàn shàn
    san4 shan4
san shan
 sanzen
Goodness cultivated during normal life, not as 定善, i.e. by meditation.

散業


散业

see styles
sàn yè
    san4 ye4
san yeh
 sangō
The good karma acquired in a life of activity.

数奇

see styles
 suuki; sakki / suki; sakki
    すうき; さっき
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful; dramatic; full of ups and downs

文字

see styles
wén zì
    wen2 zi4
wen tzu
 monji
    もんじ
character; script; writing; written language; writing style; phraseology; CL:個|个[ge4]
(1) letter (of an alphabet); character; (2) writing; (place-name, surname) Monji
The letter; letters; literal; the written word is described as the breath and life of the dharmakāya; cf. 嚕 ruta.

文殊

see styles
wén shū
    wen2 shu1
wen shu
 monju
    もんじゅ
Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of keen awareness
(Buddhist term) Manjushri; Manjusri; Bodhisattva that represents transcendent wisdom; (p,s,f) Monju
(文殊師利) Mañjuśrī 滿殊尸利 -later 曼殊室利. 文殊 is also used for Mañjunātha, Mañjudeva, Mañjughoṣa, Mañjuṣvara, et al. T., hjamdpal; J., Monju. Origin unknown; presumably, like most Buddhas and bodhisattvas, an idealization of a particular quality, in his case of Wisdom. Mañju is beautiful, Śrī; good fortune, virtue, majesty, lord, an epithet of a god. Six definitions are obtained from various scriptures: 妙首 (or 頭 ) wonderful or beautiful) head; 普首 universal head; 濡首 glossy head (probably a transliteration); 敬首 revered head; 妙德 wonderful virtue (or power); 妙吉祥 wonderfully auspicious; the last is a later translation in the 西域記. As guardian of wisdom 智慧 he is often placed on Śākyamuni's left, with 普顯 on the right as guardian of law 理, the latter holding the Law, the former the wisdom or exposition of it; formerly they held the reverse positions. He is often represented with five curls or waves to his hair indicating the 五智 q. v. or the five peaks; his hand holds the sword of wisdom and he sits on a lion emblematic of its stern majesty: but he has other forms. He is represented as a youth, i. e. eternal youth. His present abode is given as east of the universe, known as 淸涼山 clear and cool mountain, or a region 寶住 precious abode, or Abode of Treasures, or 寶氏 from which he derives one of his titles, 寶相如來. One of his dhāraṇīs prophesies China as his post-nirvāṇa realm. In past incarnations he is described as being the parent of many Buddhas and as having assisted the Buddha into existence; his title was 龍種上佛 the supreme Buddha of the nāgas, also 大身佛 or 神仙佛; now his title is 歡喜藏摩尼寶精佛 The spiritual Buddha who joyfully cares for the jewel: and his future title is to be 普現佛 Buddha universally revealed. In the 序品 Introductory Chapter of the Lotus Sutra he is also described as the ninth predecessor or Buddha-ancestor of Śākyamuni. He is looked on as the chief of the Bodhisattvas and represents them, as the chief disciple of the Buddha, or as his son 法王子. Hīnayāna counts Śāriputra as the wisest of the disciples, Mahāyāna gives Mañjuśrī the chief place, hence he is also styled 覺母 mother, or begetter of understanding. He is shown riding on either a lion or a peacock, or sitting on a white lotus; often he holds a book, emblem of wisdom, or a blue lotus; in certain rooms of a monastery he is shown as a monk; and he appears in military array as defender of the faith. His signs, magic words, and so on, are found in various sutras. His most famous centre in China is Wu-tai shan in Shansi. where he is the object of pilgrimages, especially of Mongols. The legends about him are many. He takes the place in Buddhism of Viśvakarman as Vulcan, or architect, of the universe. He is one of the eight Dhyāni-bodhisattvas, and sometimes has the image of Akṣobhya in his crown. He was mentioned in China as early as the fourth century and in the Lotus Sutra he frequently appears, especially as the converter of the daughter of the Dragon-king of the Ocean. He has five messengers 五使者 and eight youths 八童子 attending on him. His hall in the Garbhadhātu maṇḍala is the seventh, in which his group numbers twenty-five. His position is northeast. There are numerous sutras and other works with his name as title, e. g. 文殊師利問菩提經 Gayaśīrṣa sūtra, tr. by Kumārajīva 384-417: and its 論 or .Tīkā of Vasubandhu, tr. by Bodhiruci 535. see list in B. N.

斷常


断常

see styles
duàn cháng
    duan4 chang2
tuan ch`ang
    tuan chang
 danjō
End or continuance, annihilation or permanence, death or immortality.

斷見


断见

see styles
duàn jiàn
    duan4 jian4
tuan chien
 danken
ucchedadarśana; the view that death ends life, in contrast with 常見 that body and soul are eternal—both views being heterodox; also world-extinction and the end of causation.

斷送


断送

see styles
duàn sòng
    duan4 song4
tuan sung
to forfeit (future profit, one's life etc); ruined

方外

see styles
fāng wài
    fang1 wai4
fang wai
 hougai / hogai
    ほうがい
(given name) Hougai
Out of the world; the life of a monk.

旁生

see styles
páng shēng
    pang2 sheng1
p`ang sheng
    pang sheng
 bōshō
傍生 Rebirth as an animal. In some parts of China 旁生 means the next life.

日子

see styles
rì zi
    ri4 zi5
jih tzu
 hinoko
    ひのこ
day; a (calendar) date; days of one's life
(number of) days; (female given name) Hinoko

日月

see styles
rì yuè
    ri4 yue4
jih yüeh
 hizuki
    ひづき
the sun and moon; day and month; every day and every month; season; life and livelihood
(1) sun and moon; (2) time; days and months; years; (3) (にちげつ only) Sunday and Monday; (female given name) Hizuki
sun and moon

早う

see styles
 hayou / hayo
    はよう
(adverb) (1) (See 早く・1) early; right away; at once; (2) early time; early stage (in one's life, etc.)

昧死

see styles
mèi sǐ
    mei4 si3
mei ssu
to risk one's life

時代


时代

see styles
shí dài
    shi2 dai4
shih tai
 tokiyo
    ときよ
age; era; epoch; period (in one's life); CL:個|个[ge4]
(1) period; epoch; era; age; (2) the times; those days; (3) oldness; ancientness; antiquity; (4) (abbreviation) (See 時代物・1) antique; period piece; (female given name) Tokiyo
era

時宗


时宗

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shí zōng
    shi2 zong1
shih tsung
 tokimune
    ときむね
Jishū sect (of Buddhism); (surname, given name) Tokimune
六時往生宗 A Japanese sect, whose members by dividing day and night into six periods of worship seek immortality.

晩年

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 bannen
    ばんねん
one's later years; final years (in life)

晩節

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 bansetsu
    ばんせつ
(n,adv) late in life; one's later years

暮し

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 kurashi
    くらし
(n,n-suf) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances

月日

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 tsukihi
    つきひ
(1) time; years; days; (one's) life; (2) (See 日月・1) the Moon and the Sun

月鼠

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yuè shǔ
    yue4 shu3
yüeh shu
 tsuki no nezumi
The moon rat, one of the two rats, black and white, that gnaw the cord of life, i. e. night and day.

有命

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yǒu mìng
    you3 ming4
yu ming
 umyō
existence of life

有常

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yǒu cháng
    you3 chang2
yu ch`ang
    yu chang
 arihide
    ありひで
(personal name) Arihide
eternal

有樂


有乐

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yǒu lè
    you3 le4
yu le
 uraku
to enjoy one's life in delusion

有法

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yǒu fǎ
    you3 fa3
yu fa
 uhō
A thing that exists, not like 'the horns of a hare', which are 無法 non-existent things. Also in logic the subject in contrast with the predicate. e. g. 'sound' is the 有法 or thing, 'is eternal' the 法 or law stated.

有漏

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yǒu lòu
    you3 lou4
yu lou
 uro
āsrava, means 'outflow, discharge'; 'distress, pain, affliction'; it is intp. by 煩惱 kleśa, the passions, distress, trouble, which in turn is intp. as 惑 delusion. Whatever has kleśa, i. e. distress or trouble, is 有漏; all things are of this nature, hence it means whatever is in the stream of births-and-deaths, and also means mortal life or births-and-deaths, i. e. mortality as contrasted with 無漏, which is nirvāṇa.

有生

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yǒu shēng
    you3 sheng1
yu sheng
 yumi
    ゆみ
(1) living thing; (can be adjective with の) (2) animate; (female given name) Yumi
take a life

有結


有结

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yǒu jié
    you3 jie2
yu chieh
 ayu
    あゆ
(female given name) Ayu
The bond of existence, or mortal life.

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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.

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