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たね違い

see styles
 tanechigai
    たねちがい
half-sibling (by a different father); uterine sibling; maternal half-sibling; half-brother; half-sister

なまり節

see styles
 namaribushi
    なまりぶし
boiled and half-dried bonito

パギャル

see styles
 pagyaru
    パギャル
(abbreviation) (slang) (from 中途半端 and ギャル) (See ギャル・1) half-hearted gyaru; young woman who partially adheres to the gyaru fashion trend

ルネット

see styles
 runetto
    ルネット
{archit} lunette (fre:); lunette window; half-moon window

一息半步

see styles
yī xī bàn bù
    yi1 xi1 ban4 bu4
i hsi pan pu
 issoku hanpo
Half a step at a breathing on arising from meditation.

一知半解

see styles
yī zhī bàn jiě
    yi1 zhi1 ban4 jie3
i chih pan chieh
 icchihankai
    いっちはんかい
(idiom) to have a superficial knowledge of a subject; to know a smattering of something
(noun or adjectival noun) (yoji) superficial knowledge; half knowledge

一鱗半爪


一鳞半爪

see styles
yī lín bàn zhǎo
    yi1 lin2 ban4 zhao3
i lin pan chao
lit. one scale and half a claw (idiom); fig. only odd bits and pieces

三僞一眞


三伪一眞

see styles
sān wěi yī zhēn
    san1 wei3 yi1 zhen1
san wei i chen
 sangisshin
The three half-true, or partial revelations of the 小乘, 中乘 and 大乘, and the true one of the Lotus Sūtra.

三心二意

see styles
sān xīn èr yì
    san1 xin1 er4 yi4
san hsin erh i
in two minds about something (idiom); half-hearted; shilly-shallying

上半部分

see styles
shàng bàn bù fèn
    shang4 ban4 bu4 fen4
shang pan pu fen
upper part; top half

上弦の月

see styles
 jougennotsuki / jogennotsuki
    じょうげんのつき
(exp,n) (See 下弦の月) first quarter moon; waxing half-moon

上求本來


上求本来

see styles
shàng qiú běn lái
    shang4 qiu2 ben3 lai2
shang ch`iu pen lai
    shang chiu pen lai
 jōgu honrai
Similar to the first half of 上求菩提下化衆生 Above to seek bodhi, below to save all. 本來 means the original or Buddha-nature, which is the real nature of all beings.

下弦の月

see styles
 kagennotsuki
    かげんのつき
(exp,n) (See 上弦の月) last quarter moon; third quarter moon; waning half-moon

中途半端

see styles
 chuutohanpa / chutohanpa
    ちゅうとはんぱ
(adj-na,adj-no,n) (yoji) halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked; half-cocked; half-hearted; half-arsed; half-assed

中長編み

see styles
 chuunagaami / chunagami
    ちゅうながあみ
half double crochet; HDC

事倍功半

see styles
shì bèi gōng bàn
    shi4 bei4 gong1 ban4
shih pei kung pan
(idiom) to expend twice the effort for half the result

事半功倍

see styles
shì bàn gōng bèi
    shi4 ban4 gong1 bei4
shih pan kung pei
(idiom) to achieve twice the result with half the effort

二つ割り

see styles
 futatsuwari
    ふたつわり
half; cutting in two

二つ折り

see styles
 futatsuori
    ふたつおり
(can be adjective with の) folded in half; doubled

二分の一

see styles
 nibunnoichi
    にぶんのいち
(exp,n) a half; 50%

二分之一

see styles
èr fēn zhī yī
    er4 fen1 zhi1 yi1
erh fen chih i
one half

二分休符

see styles
 nibukyuufu / nibukyufu
    にぶきゅうふ
{music} half rest; minim rest

二分音符

see styles
èr fēn yīn fú
    er4 fen1 yin1 fu2
erh fen yin fu
 nibuonpu; nibunonpu
    にぶおんぷ; にぶんおんぷ
minim (music)
{music} half note; minim

五公五民

see styles
 gokougomin / gokogomin
    ごこうごみん
(hist) land-tax system during the Edo period under which the government took half of the year's crop and the farmers kept the other half

五分咲き

see styles
 gobuzaki
    ごぶざき
(adj-no,n) half-florescent; half-bloomed

五十小劫

see styles
wǔ shí xiǎo jié
    wu3 shi2 xiao3 jie2
wu shih hsiao chieh
 gojū shōkō
The fifty minor kalpas which, in the 涌出 chapter of the Lotus, are supernaturally made to seem as but half a day.

五種不男


五种不男

see styles
wǔ zhǒng bù nán
    wu3 zhong3 bu4 nan2
wu chung pu nan
 goshu funan
The five kinds of 般荼迦 paṇḍakas, i. e. eunuchs, or impotent males: by birth; emasculation; uncontrollable emission; hermaphrodite; impotent for half the month; they are known as 扇搋 Sandha; 留拏 ? Runda; 伊梨沙掌拏 Irṣyāpaṇḍaka; 半擇迦 Paṇḍaka; 博叉 Pakṣapaṇḍaka; there are numerous subdivisions.

似懂非懂

see styles
sì dǒng fēi dǒng
    si4 dong3 fei1 dong3
ssu tung fei tung
to not really understand; to half-understand

八方上下

see styles
bā fāng shàng xià
    ba1 fang1 shang4 xia4
pa fang shang hsia
 happō jōge
The four quarters, the four 維 half-quarters and above and below, i.e. the universe in all directions.

冗談半分

see styles
 joudanhanbun / jodanhanbun
    じょうだんはんぶん
(yoji) half joking; being (only) half serious; (in a) jocular vein

冗談気味

see styles
 joudangimi / jodangimi
    じょうだんぎみ
being somewhat (half) joking; half seriously; half in jest; in a jocular vein

出かかる

see styles
 dekakaru
    でかかる
(v5r,vi) to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue

出懸かる

see styles
 dekakaru
    でかかる
(v5r,vi) to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue

出掛かる

see styles
 dekakaru
    でかかる
(v5r,vi) to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue

劍下分身


剑下分身

see styles
jiàn xià fēn shēn
    jian4 xia4 fen1 shen1
chien hsia fen shen
 kenka ni mi o wakatsu
to cut a body in half with a single swing of a sword

十二火天

see styles
shí èr huǒ tiān
    shi2 er4 huo3 tian1
shih erh huo t`ien
    shih erh huo tien
 jūnikaten
The homa-, or fire-spirits; Whose representations, colours, magic words, signs, symbols, and mode of worship are given in the 大日經疏20. Also 十二火尊; 十二種火法. The twelve fire-spirits are: (1) Indra or Vairocana, the discoverer or source of fire, symbolizing 智 knowledge; (2) the moon 行滿 which progresses to fullness, with mercy as root and enlightenment as fruit, i,e. Buddha; (3) the wind, represented as a half-moon, fanner of fame, of zeal, and by driving away dark clouds, of enlightenment; (4) the red rays of the rising sun, rohitaka, his swords (or rays) indicating 議 wisdom; (5) 沒M004101拏 a form half stern, half smiling, sternly driving away the passions and trials; (6) 忿怒 irate, bellowing with open mouth, showing four teeth, flowing locks, one eye closed; (7) 闍吒羅 fire burning within, i.e. the inner witness, or realization; (8) 迄灑耶 the waster, or destroyer of waste and injurious products within, i.e. inner purification; (9) 意生 the producer at will, capable of all variety, resembling Viśvakarman, the Brahmanic Vulcan; (10) 羯羅微 the fire-eater; (11) untraceable; (12) 謨賀那 the completer, also the subduer of demons.

半ダース

see styles
 handaasu / handasu
    はんダース
(noun - becomes adjective with の) half-dozen; half-a-dozen

半人半獣

see styles
 hanjinhanjuu / hanjinhanju
    はんじんはんじゅう
(can be adjective with の) half-human, half-beast; therianthropic

半値全幅

see styles
 hanchizenhaba
    はんちぜんはば
{physics} full width at half maximum; FWHM

半分冗談

see styles
 hanbunjoudan / hanbunjodan
    はんぶんじょうだん
(exp,n) (talking in a) half-joking manner

半加算器

see styles
 hankasanki
    はんかさんき
{comp} half-adder

半加算機

see styles
 hankasanki
    はんかさんき
{comp} half adder

半壁江山

see styles
bàn bì jiāng shān
    ban4 bi4 jiang1 shan1
pan pi chiang shan
half of the country (esp. when half the country has fallen into enemy hands); vast swathe of territory

半夢半醒


半梦半醒

see styles
bàn mèng bàn xǐng
    ban4 meng4 ban4 xing3
pan meng pan hsing
half-awake; half-asleep

半履帶車


半履带车

see styles
bàn lǚ dài chē
    ban4 lu:3 dai4 che1
pan lü tai ch`e
    pan lü tai che
half-track (vehicle with wheels at the front and continuous tracks in the rear)

半排出期

see styles
bàn pái chū qī
    ban4 pai2 chu1 qi1
pan p`ai ch`u ch`i
    pan pai chu chi
half-life

半推半就

see styles
bàn tuī bàn jiù
    ban4 tui1 ban4 jiu4
pan t`ui pan chiu
    pan tui pan chiu
half willing and half unwilling (idiom); to yield after making a show of resistance

半搗き米

see styles
 hantsukimai
    はんつきまい
half-polished rice

半數以上


半数以上

see styles
bàn shù yǐ shàng
    ban4 shu4 yi3 shang4
pan shu i shang
more than half

半日工作

see styles
bàn rì gōng zuò
    ban4 ri4 gong1 zuo4
pan jih kung tso
part-time work in which one works each day for a half-day, typically a morning or an afternoon

半月半月

see styles
bàn yuè bàn yuè
    ban4 yue4 ban4 yue4
pan yüeh pan yüeh
 hangetsu hangetsu
every half a month

半死半生

see styles
 hanshihanshou / hanshihansho
    はんしはんしょう
(yoji) all but dead; half killed

半減算器

see styles
 hangensanki
    はんげんさんき
{comp} half subtractor

半滿二教


半满二教

see styles
bàn mǎn èr jiào
    ban4 man3 er4 jiao4
pan man erh chiao
 hanman nikyō
the two teachings of half and full word

半生不熟

see styles
bàn shēng bù shóu
    ban4 sheng1 bu4 shou2
pan sheng pu shou
underripe; half-cooked; (fig.) not mastered (of a technique); clumsy; halting

半生菓子

see styles
 hannamagashi
    はんなまがし
(See 生菓子・1) semiperishable sweets; half-dry confectionery

半真半假

see styles
bàn zhēn bàn jiǎ
    ban4 zhen1 ban4 jia3
pan chen pan chia
(idiom) half true and half false

半睡半醒

see styles
 hansuihansei / hansuihanse
    はんすいはんせい
(yoji) half asleep and half awake

半知半解

see styles
 hanchihankai
    はんちはんかい
(yoji) superficial knowledge; half knowledge

半舷上陸

see styles
 hangenjouriku / hangenjoriku
    はんげんじょうりく
half watch ashore; port and starboard liberty; shore leave for half of a ship's crew at once

半表半裡


半表半里

see styles
bàn biǎo bàn lǐ
    ban4 biao3 ban4 li3
pan piao pan li
half outside, half inside; half interior, half exterior

半装軌車

see styles
 hansoukisha / hansokisha
    はんそうきしゃ
half-track (vehicle)

半角カナ

see styles
 hankakukana
    はんかくカナ
half-width kana

半角数字

see styles
 hankakusuuji / hankakusuji
    はんかくすうじ
half-width digit

半角文字

see styles
 hankakumoji
    はんかくもじ
{comp} (See 全角文字,半角カナ・はんかくカナ) half-width character; single-byte character (ASCII, single-byte kana from JIS 201, etc.)

半跏趺坐

see styles
bàn jiā fū zuò
    ban4 jia1 fu1 zuo4
pan chia fu tso
 hanka fuza
    はんかふざ
(yoji) (sitting in) the half lotus position (in Zen meditation)
(半跏坐) A bodhisattva's form of sitting, different from the completely cross-legged form of a Buddha.

半農半漁

see styles
 hannouhangyo / hannohangyo
    はんのうはんぎょ
half-agricultural and half-fishing (village or economy)

半醒半睡

see styles
 hanseihansui / hansehansui
    はんせいはんすい
(yoji) half awake and half asleep

半開半關


半开半关

see styles
bàn kāi bàn guān
    ban4 kai1 ban4 guan1
pan k`ai pan kuan
    pan kai pan kuan
half-open, half closed

半革装丁

see styles
 hankawasoutei / hankawasote
    はんかわそうてい
half-leather binding

単騎待ち

see styles
 tankimachi
    たんきまち
{mahj} waiting for one tile to finish one's pair and one's hand; waiting for half of one's pair with four melds completed

反正一樣


反正一样

see styles
fǎn zhèng yī yàng
    fan3 zheng4 yi1 yang4
fan cheng i yang
whether it's right or wrong doesn't make a lot of difference; six of one and half a dozen of the other; as broad as it is long

同母異父


同母异父

see styles
tóng mǔ yì fù
    tong2 mu3 yi4 fu4
t`ung mu i fu
    tung mu i fu
(of siblings) having the same mother but different fathers; half (brother or sister)

同父異母


同父异母

see styles
tóng fù yì mǔ
    tong2 fu4 yi4 mu3
t`ung fu i mu
    tung fu i mu
(of siblings) having the same father but different mothers; half (brother or sister)

喉元思案

see styles
 nodomotojian
    のどもとじあん
(yoji) superficial (shortsighted) way of thinking; half-baked (foolish, ill-advised) idea

四捨五入


四舍五入

see styles
sì shě wǔ rù
    si4 she3 wu3 ru4
ssu she wu ju
 shishagonyuu / shishagonyu
    ししゃごにゅう
(math.) to round up or down; to round off
(noun, transitive verb) (1) rounding (off; a number); rounding half away from zero; (noun, transitive verb) (2) rounding off (views); converging to a common opinion

夢うつつ

see styles
 yumeutsutsu
    ゆめうつつ
(1) half asleep and half awake; trance; (2) dream and reality

好い加減

see styles
 iikagen / ikagen
    いいかげん
(adjectival noun) (1) (kana only) irresponsible; perfunctory; careless; (2) lukewarm; half-baked; halfhearted; vague; (3) reasonable; moderate (usu. in suggestions or orders); (adverb) (4) considerably; quite; rather; pretty

安土時代

see styles
 azuchijidai
    あづちじだい
(hist) (See 安土桃山時代) Azuchi period (first half of the Azuchi-Momoyama period, 1568-1582)

寝ぼける

see styles
 nebokeru
    ねぼける
(v1,vi) to be half asleep; to be still only half awake

寝惚ける

see styles
 nebokeru
    ねぼける
(v1,vi) to be half asleep; to be still only half awake

實相法界


实相法界

see styles
shí xiàng fǎ jiè
    shi2 xiang4 fa3 jie4
shih hsiang fa chieh
 jissō hokkai
The first half is a Lotus Sūtra term for Reality, the latter half a Huayan term for the same.

延長前半

see styles
 enchouzenhan / enchozenhan
    えんちょうぜんはん
{sports} first half of extra time (in soccer)

延長後半

see styles
 enchoukouhan / enchokohan
    えんちょうこうはん
{sports} second half of extra time (in soccer)

意識朦朧

see styles
 ishikimourou / ishikimoro
    いしきもうろう
(adj-t,adv-to) (yoji) being in a hazy state; being only half conscious; feeling dopey

振分ける

see styles
 furiwakeru
    ふりわける
(transitive verb) (1) to divide in two; to divide in half; (2) to apportion; to divide among; to portion out; to allot; to assign

敷衍了事

see styles
fū yǎn liǎo shì
    fu1 yan3 liao3 shi4
fu yen liao shih
(idiom) to do things half-heartedly; to merely go through the motions

敷衍塞責


敷衍塞责

see styles
fū yǎn sè zé
    fu1 yan3 se4 ze2
fu yen se tse
(idiom) to skimp on the job; to work half-heartedly; not to take the job seriously

斷袖之癖


断袖之癖

see styles
duàn xiù zhī pǐ
    duan4 xiu4 zhi1 pi3
tuan hsiu chih p`i
    tuan hsiu chih pi
lit. cut sleeve (idiom); fig. euphemism for homosexuality, originating from History of Western Han 漢書|汉书: emperor Han Aidi (real name Liu Xin) was in bed with his lover Dong Xian, and had to attend a court audience that morning. Not wishing to awaken Dong Xian, who was sleeping with his head resting on the emperor's long robe sleeve, Aidi used a knife to cut off the lower half of his sleeve.

書き残す

see styles
 kakinokosu
    かきのこす
(transitive verb) to leave a note or document behind; to leave half-written; to leave out

朝三暮四

see styles
zhāo sān mù sì
    zhao1 san1 mu4 si4
chao san mu ssu
 chousanboshi / chosanboshi
    ちょうさんぼし
lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); to change something that is already settled upon; indecisive; to blow hot and cold
(yoji) being preoccupied with immediate (superficial) differences without realizing that there are no differences in substance; six of one and half a dozen of another

未敷蓮華


未敷莲华

see styles
wèi fū lián huá
    wei4 fu1 lian2 hua2
wei fu lien hua
 mifu renge
A half-opened lotus, such as one of the forms of Guanyin holds in the hand.

本迹二門


本迹二门

see styles
běn jī èr mén
    ben3 ji1 er4 men2
pen chi erh men
 honjaku nimon
A division of the Lotus Sutra into two parts, the 迹門 being the first fourteen chapters, the 本門 the following fourteen chapters; the first half is related to the Buddha's earthly life and previous teaching; the second half to the final revelation of the Buddha as eternal and the Bodhisattva doctrines.

本門十妙


本门十妙

see styles
běn mén shí miào
    ben3 men2 shi2 miao4
pen men shih miao
 honmon jūmyō
ten subtle aspects of the second half of the Lotus Sūtra

桃山時代

see styles
 momoyamajidai
    ももやまじだい
(hist) (See 安土桃山時代) Momoyama period (latter half of the Azuchi-Momoyama period, approx. 1583-1600)

樂昌破鏡


乐昌破镜

see styles
lè chāng pò jìng
    le4 chang1 po4 jing4
le ch`ang p`o ching
    le chang po ching
lit. the story of the broken mirror of Princess Lechang 樂昌公主|乐昌公主[Le4 chang1 Gong1 zhu3] (In the tale, the princess and her husband, fearing separation during the turbulence of war, broke a bronze mirror in half. They each kept one half as a token, with the promise to reunite by matching the pieces together. They were indeed separated, but eventually reunited, with the mirror playing a crucial role in their reunion.) (idiom); fig. the reunion of separated lovers or the restoration of a relationship

欧文間隔

see styles
 oubunkankaku / obunkankaku
    おうぶんかんかく
{comp} (See 和字間隔) half-width space

気のない

see styles
 kinonai
    きのない
(exp,adj-i) indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless

気の無い

see styles
 kinonai
    きのない
(exp,adj-i) indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless

浅漬大根

see styles
 asazukedaikon
    あさづけだいこん
{food} (See べったら漬,麹・こうじ) half-dried daikon, salted and picked in kōji

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

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