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    ru3
ju
 joku
    はじ
disgrace; dishonor; to insult; to bring disgrace or humiliation to; to be indebted to; self-deprecating; Taiwan pr. [ru4]
(out-dated or obsolete kana usage) shame; embarrassment; disgrace
shame

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tòng
    tong4
t`ung
    tung
 michiaki
    みちあき
classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc)
(n,n-suf,adj-na) (1) authority; expert; connoisseur; well-informed person; (counter) (2) counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; (noun or adjectival noun) (3) understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; insight; (4) supernatural powers; magical powers; (given name) Michiaki
Permeate, pass through, pervade; perceive, know thoroughly; communicate; current; free, without hindrance, unimpeded universal; e.g. 神通 supernatural, ubiquitous powers. There are categories of 五通, 六通, and 十通, all referring to supernatural powers; the five are (1) knowledge of the supernatural world; (2) deva vision; (3) deva hearing; (4) knowledge of the minds of all others; (5) knowledge of all the transmigrations of self and all others. The six are the above together with perfect wisdom for ending moral hindrance and delusion. The ten are knowing all previous transmigrations, having deva hearing, knowing the minds of others, having deva vision, showing deva powers, manifesting many bodies or forms, being anywhere instantly, power of bringing glory to one's domain, manifesting a body of transformation, and power to end evil and transmigration.

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suì
    sui4
sui
 toguru
    とぐる
to satisfy; to succeed; then; thereupon; finally; unexpectedly; to proceed; to reach
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) end; final; (2) end of life; death; (adverb) (3) never; not at all; (personal name) Toguru
to achieve


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yuàn
    yuan4
yüan
 tooshi
    とおし
to distance oneself from (classical)
(can be adjective with の) (archaism) distant; (given name) Tooshi
Far, distant, far removed.


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shì
    shi4
shih
 teki
    てき
to fit; suitable; proper; just (now); comfortable; well; to go; to follow or pursue
(adverb) (kana only) casually; unexpectedly; accidentally; by chance; (adj-no,adj-na,n) (kana only) occasional; rare; (given name) Teki
To go to, reach; happen; follow, accord with; suddenly, now, then.

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nuó
    nuo2
no
 na
    な
(archaic) many; beautiful; how; old variant of 挪[nuo2]
(surname) Na
Where ? How ? What ? That. Translit. na, ne, no, nya; cf. 娜, 拏, 曩.

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    bi3
pi
 hina
    ひな
rustic; low; base; mean; to despise; to scorn
countryside; rural areas; (female given name) Hina
I (self-deprecatory)


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lín
    lin2
lin
 chikashi
    ちかし
neighbor; adjacent; close to
(out-dated kanji) (noun - becomes adjective with の) neighbor (neighbour); next to (esp. living next door to); (given name) Chikashi
neighboring

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zhì
    zhi4
chih
 magane
    まがね
old variant of 紩[zhi4]
(1) iron (Fe); (adj-no,n) (2) strong and hard (as iron); (n,n-suf,n-pref) (3) (abbreviation) railway; (n,n-pref) (4) (colloquialism) railway enthusiast; iron; (out-dated kanji) (1) money; (2) metal; (given name) Magane


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tiě
    tie3
t`ieh
    tieh
 tetsu
    てつ
iron (metal); arms; weapons; hard; strong; violent; unshakeable; determined; close; tight (slang)
(out-dated kanji) (1) iron (Fe); (adj-no,n) (2) strong and hard (as iron); (n,n-suf,n-pref) (3) (abbreviation) railway; (n,n-pref) (4) (colloquialism) railway enthusiast; (surname, given name) Tetsu
Iron.


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rùn
    run4
jun
 jun
    じゅん
intercalary; an extra day or month inserted into the lunar or solar calendar (such as February 29)
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (kana only) embolism; intercalation; (personal name) Jun
a household


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lín
    lin2
lin
 rin
    りん
variant of 鄰|邻[lin2]
(noun - becomes adjective with の) neighbor (neighbour); next to (esp. living next door to); (female given name) Rin
Neighbouring, adjacent, near.

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    ci2
tz`u
    tzu
 metori
    めとり
female; Taiwan pr. [ci1]
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (kana only) female (animal); (n-pref,n-suf,n) (1) female; woman; (2) (archaism) wife; (surname) Metori

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fēi
    fei1
fei
 hi
    ひ
to not be; not; wrong; incorrect; non-; un-; in-; de-; to reproach; to blame; (coll.) to insist on; simply must
(1) fault; error; mistake; (2) going poorly; being disadvantageous; being unfavorable; (prefix) (3) un-; non-; an-
Not: un-: without, apart from; wrong.


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sāi
    sai1
sai
 era
    えら
    ago
    あご
variant of 腮[sai1]
(out-dated kanji) (1) (kana only) gills; branchia; (2) (kana only) angle of the mandible; gonial angle; (out-dated kanji) (noun - becomes adjective with の) (kana only) chin; jaw


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è
    e4
o
 gaku
    がく
    ago
    あご
    agito
    あぎと
jaw; palate
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (kana only) chin; jaw; (1) (archaism) chin; jaw; (2) (archaism) gills; branchia


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jià
    jia4
chia
 kago
    かご
to harness; to draw (a cart etc); to drive; to pilot; to sail; to ride; your good self; prefixed word denoting respect (polite 敬辭|敬辞[jing4 ci2])
vehicle; horse-drawn carriage; (place-name) Kago
[horse] carriage

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    mo2
mo
 ma
    ま
(bound form) evil spirit; devil; (prefix) supernatural; magical
(1) demon; devil; evil spirit; evil influence; (suffix noun) (2) (See 覗き魔) -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend; (can be adjective with の) (3) dreaded; terrible; awful; dreadful; (surname) Ma
魔羅 Māra, killing, destroying; 'the Destroyer, Evil One, Devil' (M.W.); explained by murderer, hinderer, disturber, destroyer; he is a deva 'often represented with a hundred arms and riding on an elephant'. Eitel. He sends his daughters, or assumes monstrous forms, or inspires wicked men, to seduce or frighten the saints. He 'resides with legions of subordinates in the heaven Paranirmita Vaśavartin situated on the top of the Kāmadhātu'. Eitel. Earlier form 磨; also v. 波 Pāpīyān. He is also called 他化自在天. There are various categories of māras, e.g. the skandha-māra, passion-māra, etc.

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hēi
    hei1
hei
 kuroyanagi
    くろやなぎ
Japanese variant of 黑
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) black; (2) {go} black stone; (3) guilt; guilty person; (surname) Kuroyanagi


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yín
    yin2
yin
 haguki
    はぐき
gums (of the teeth)
(noun - becomes adjective with の) gums; teethridge


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    qu3
ch`ü
    chü
 mushiba
    むしば
decayed teeth; dental caries
(noun - becomes adjective with の) cavity; tooth decay; decayed tooth; caries


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è
    e4
o
 ago
    あご
palate; roof of the mouth
(out-dated kanji) (noun - becomes adjective with の) (kana only) chin; jaw
gums

3N

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 suriien / surien
    スリーエン
(in ref. to ノークレーム、 ノーリターン、ノーキャンセル) no complaints, no returns, no cancellations

A1

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 eewan
    エーワン
(noun - becomes adjective with の) A1; top class; best quality goods

A級

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 eekyuu / eekyu
    エーきゅう
(noun - becomes adjective with の) class-A; A class; A grade

B級

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 biikyuu / bikyu
    ビーきゅう
(noun - becomes adjective with の) class-B; B class; B grade; second rate

HD

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 eichi dii; eichidii(sk); ecchidii(sk) / echi di; echidi(sk); ecchidi(sk)
    エイチ・ディー; エイチディー(sk); エッチディー(sk)
(1) HD; high definition; (2) {comp} hard disk; (3) {med} (See 血液透析) hemodialysis; (can be adjective with の) (4) heavy-duty; (suffix noun) (5) (in a company name) (See ホールディングス) Holdings

NG

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n g
    n g
n g
 enu jii; enujii(sk) / enu ji; enuji(sk)
    エヌ・ジー; エヌジー(sk)
(loanword from Japanese "NG", an initialism for "no good") (film and TV) blooper; to do a blooper
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) (colloquialism) no good; not allowed; not acceptable; (2) outtake; blooper; retake

S級

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 esukyuu / esukyu
    エスきゅう
(n-pref,adj-no,n) superior; special class; higher than A class; extraordinary

いで

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 ide
    イデ
(interjection) (archaism) oh no; well; er; (personal name) Ide

いや

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 iya
    いや
(interjection) (1) why; oh; exclamation of surprise; (2) no!; quit it!; stop!

ウソ

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 uso
    ウソ
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) lie; fib; falsehood; untruth; (2) mistake; error; (3) unwise move; bad decision; (interjection) (4) (colloquialism) No way!; Unbelievable!; Really?!; (kana only) Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula); Japanese bullfinch

ウニ

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 uni
    ウニ
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (kana only) sea urchin; sea urchin eggs

おう

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 ou / o
    おう
(interjection) (1) oh!; good heavens!; (2) ugh! oh no!; (3) ah!; agh!; the penny drops!

おお

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 oo
    おお
(interjection) (1) oh!; good heavens!; (2) ugh! oh no!; (3) ah!; agh!; the penny drops!

お主

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 onushi
    おぬし
(pn,adj-no) (archaism) you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)

お久

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 ohisa
    おひさ
(expression) (abbreviation) (slang) (kana only) (See お久しぶり) it's been a long time; long time no see

お前

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 omee
    おめえ
    omae
    おまえ
    omai
    おまい
(pn,adj-no) (1) (familiar language) (masculine speech) you (formerly honorific, now sometimes derog. term referring to an equal or inferior); (2) presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.); (pn,adj-no) (familiar language) (masculine speech) you (formerly honorific, now sometimes derog. term referring to an equal or inferior)

お宅

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 otaku
    おたく
(1) (honorific or respectful language) your house; your home; your family; (2) (honorific or respectful language) your husband; (3) (honorific or respectful language) your organization; (pn,adj-no) (4) (honorific or respectful language) you (referring to someone of equal status with whom one is not especially close)

お宝

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 otakara
    おたから
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) (polite language) treasure; (2) picture of a treasure ship; (3) money; cash

お得

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 otoku
    おとく
(adj-na,adj-no) economical; bargain; good value; good-value

お徳

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 otoku
    おとく
(adj-na,adj-no) economical; bargain; good value; good-value

お次

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 otsugi
    おつぎ
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) (polite language) (honorific or respectful language) next; next person; (2) room adjoining a noble's parlor

かえ

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 gae
    ガエ
(particle) (familiar language) marks yes-no question; (personal name) Gae

カ氏

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 kashi
    カし
(noun - becomes adjective with の) degrees Fahrenheit

ギ酸

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 gisan
    ギさん
(1) formic acid; (can be adjective with の) (2) formic

けぇ

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 kee
    けぇ
(particle) (familiar language) (ksb:) (used at sentence-end; indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical)) (See かい) yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?

コー

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 goo
    ゴー
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) (See ゴーサイン) (ant: ストップ) go (signal, sign); (2) going (somewhere); (personal name) Gau; Gault; Got

しか

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 shika
    シカ
(particle) (with neg. verb or adjective) nothing but; except; no more than; (female given name) Shika

〆切

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 shimekiri
    しめきり
(1) deadline; closing; cut-off; end; (2) cofferdam; (adj-no,n) (3) closed (door, window, etc.)

スジ

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 suji
    スジ
(1) muscle; tendon; sinew; (2) vein; artery; (3) fiber; fibre; string; (4) line; stripe; streak; (5) reason; logic; (6) plot; storyline; (7) lineage; descent; (8) school (e.g. of scholarship or arts); (9) aptitude; talent; (10) source (of information, etc.); circle; channel; (11) well-informed person (in a transaction); (12) logical move (in go, shogi, etc.); (13) (shogi) ninth vertical line; (14) seam on a helmet; (15) (abbreviation) gristly fish paste (made of muscle, tendons, skin, etc.); (16) (archaism) social position; status; (n-suf,n,adj-no) (17) on (a river, road, etc.); along; (suf,ctr) (18) counter for long thin things; counter for roads or blocks when giving directions; (19) (archaism) (Edo period) counter for hundreds of mon (obsolete unit of currency); (given name) Suji

だ円

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 daen
    だえん
(noun - becomes adjective with の) ellipse

どM

see styles
 doemu
    どエム
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (colloquialism) extreme masochist; very masochistic

どS

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 doesu
    どエス
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (colloquialism) extreme sadist; very sadistic

にも

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 nimo
    ニモ
(expression) (1) also; too; not ... either; as well; even; (expression) (2) (after the volitional or dictionary form of verb) (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise; (female given name) Nimo

ヌル

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 nuru
    ヌル
(noun - becomes adjective with の) null; (surname) Nur; Noor

ノー

see styles
 noo
    ノー
(interjection) (1) (See イエス) no; (prefix noun) (2) no; without; not needed; not allowed; (personal name) Nau

のう

see styles
 nou / no
    ノウ
know; knowing; understanding

ハエ

see styles
 bae
    バエ
(1) (kana only) fly (of infraorder Muscomorpha); (2) (derogatory term) person of no worth; pisher; scrub; (place-name) Valle

ヒ素

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 hiso
    ヒそ
(noun - becomes adjective with の) arsenic (As)

ホモ

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 homo
    ホモ
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) (abbreviation) (derogatory term) (See ホモセクシュアル) homo; homosexual (esp. a male); homosexuality (esp. male-male); (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) (abbreviation) (See ホモ接合体) homozygote; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (3) (abbreviation) (See ホモジナイズ) homogenization; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (4) Homo (genus of primates incl. modern humans) (lat:)

まう

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 mau
    マウ
(aux-v,v5u) (osb:) (after the -te form of a verb, indicates completion (and sometimes reluctance, accidentality, regret, etc.)) (See 仕舞う・4) to finish ...; to do ... completely; (place-name) Mau; Mhow (India)

ま上

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 maue
    まうえ
(noun - becomes adjective with の) just above; right overhead

めっ

see styles
 me
    めっ
(interjection) no!; don't!; tsk!; used to scold small children and pets

やだ

see styles
 yada
    やだ
(interjection) (1) (See いやだ) not a chance; not likely; no way; (2) fault; defect; weak point

やや

see styles
 yaya
    やや
(interjection) (1) oh!; oh my!; dear me!; (interjection) (2) (ksb:) (from いや+や) (See やだ・1) not a chance; not likely; no way; no; (interjection) (3) (ksb:) (See やだ・2) oh no; yuck; eew; (female given name) Yaya

ワニ

see styles
 wani
    ワニ
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) (kana only) crocodile; alligator; crocodilian; (2) (archaism) shark

んん

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 nn
    んん
(interjection) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) hm; um; (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (See ううん・2) nuh-uh; no

一介

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 katsusuke
    かつすけ
(adj-no,n) a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant; (given name) Katsusuke

一位

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 kazunori
    かずのり
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) first place; first rank; unit's position; (2) (kana only) Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata); (male given name) Kazunori

一元

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yī yuán
    yi1 yuan2
i yüan
 hitomoto
    ひともと
(math.) single-variable; univariate
(noun - becomes adjective with の) unitary; (surname) Hitomoto

一切

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yī qiè
    yi1 qie4
i ch`ieh
    i chieh
 issai
    いっさい
everything; every; all
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) all; everything; entirety; the whole; (adverb) (2) (with neg. verb) absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; without exception; (place-name) Issai
sarva. All, the whole; 普, 遍, 具.

一向

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yī xiàng
    yi1 xiang4
i hsiang
 hitomukai
    ひとむかい
a period of time in the recent past; (indicating a period of time up to the present) all along; the whole time
(adverb) (1) (See 一向に・1) completely; absolutely; totally; (adverb) (2) (in a negative sentence) (not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (adverb) (3) earnestly; intently; determinedly; (4) (abbreviation) (See 一向宗) Jōdo Shinshū; (surname) Hitomukai
One direction, each direction; with single mind, the mind fixed in one direction undistracted; e.g. 一向淸淨無有女人 (The land of that Buddha is) everywhere pure; no women are there.

一定

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yī dìng
    yi1 ding4
i ting
 kazusada
    かずさだ
surely; certainly; necessarily; fixed; a certain (extent etc); given; particular; must
(vs,vt,vi) (1) to fix; to settle; to standardize; to regularize; (can be adjective with の) (2) constant; definite; uniform; defined; certain; prescribed; (given name) Kazusada

一対

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 ittsui
    いっつい
(noun - becomes adjective with の) pair; couple

一己

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yī jǐ
    yi1 ji3
i chi
 kazumi
    かづみ
oneself
(noun - becomes adjective with の) personal; private; oneself; (female given name) Kazumi

一帯

see styles
 ittai
    いったい
(1) whole area; whole region; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) stretch (of land); tract; belt; zone

一廉

see styles
 kazutoshi
    かずとし
(n-adv,adj-no) (1) (kana only) a cut above the rest; superior; respectable; full-fledged; something uncommon; (2) one field; one matter; (adverb) (3) suitably; reasonably; (male given name) Kazutoshi

一律

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yī lǜ
    yi1 lu:4
i lü
 ichiritsu
    いちりつ
same; identical; uniformly; all; without exception
(adj-no,adj-na,adv,n) uniform; even; across-the-board; equal

一徹

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 ittetsu
    いってつ
(adj-na,adj-no,n) obstinate; stubborn; inflexible; (given name) Ittetsu

一意

see styles
yī yì
    yi1 yi4
i i
 hitoi
    ひとい
focus; with complete devotion; stubbornly
(1) one meaning; one thought; (adverb) (2) (See 一意専心) wholeheartedly; single-mindedly; devotedly; (adj-no,adj-na) (3) {comp} unique; (personal name) Hitoi

一我

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yī wǒ
    yi1 wo3
i wo
 ichiga
a unitary self

一抹

see styles
 ichimatsu
    いちまつ
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) a touch (of sadness, unease, etc.); a tinge (of); a hint (of); a wreath (of smoke, cloud, etc.); (2) a smear (of paint, ink, etc.); one stroke (of a brush)

一握

see styles
 ichiaku
    いちあく
(noun - becomes adjective with の) a handful (of)

一時


一时

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yī shí
    yi1 shi2
i shih
 kazutoki
    かずとき
a period of time; a while; for a short while; temporary; momentary; at the same time
(n,adv) (1) one o'clock; (n,adv) (2) once; at one time; formerly; before; (n,adv,adj-no) (3) (in weather forecasts, indicates that a given condition will hold for less than one-quarter of the forecast period) for a time; for a while; for the time being; for the present; for the moment; temporarily; (4) (See 一時に) a time; one time; once; (personal name) Kazutoki
ekasmin samaye (Pali: ekaṃ samayaṃ); "on one occasion,' part of the usual opening phrase of a sūtra— "Thus have I heard, once,' etc. A period, e.g. a session of expounding a sūtra.

一杯

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 ippai
    いっぱい
(adj-na,adv,n,adj-no) (1) amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); (2) full; (3) one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; (adv,adj-no,adj-na) (4) (kana only) fully; to capacity; (5) (kana only) a lot; much; (n-suf,n-adv) (6) (kana only) all of ...; the entire ...

一様

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 ichiyou / ichiyo
    いちよう
(adj-na,adj-no,n) (1) (ant: 多様) uniform; equal; even; the same; identical; (adj-na,adj-no,n) (2) common; ordinary; usual

一泊

see styles
 ippaku
    いっぱく
(n,vs,adj-no) stopping one night

一環

see styles
 kazuwa
    かずわ
(1) link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); (can be adjective with の) (2) {bot} monocyclic; (personal name) Kazuwa

一瓶

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 hitobin
    ひとびん
(noun - becomes adjective with の) one bottle

一生

see styles
yī shēng
    yi1 sheng1
i sheng
 motonaru
    もとなる
all one's life; throughout one's life
(n,adj-no,adv) (1) whole life; a lifetime; all through life; one existence; a generation; an age; the whole world; the era; (can be adjective with の) (2) (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life; (given name) Motonaru
All one's life, a whole life time.

一眼

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yī yǎn
    yi1 yan3
i yen
 ichigan
    いちがん
a glance; a quick look; a glimpse
(noun - becomes adjective with の) one eye; single lens (e.g. camera)

一端

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yī duān
    yi1 duan1
i tuan
 ippashi
    いっぱし
(adj-no,adv) (kana only) fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
one part

一等

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yī děng
    yi1 deng3
i teng
 ittō
    いっとう
first class; grade A
(noun - becomes adjective with の) first-class; first-rank; A1; the most; the best
Equal, all equal; of the first stage; a grade, rank, step.

一緒

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 kazuo
    かずお
(n-adv,n,adj-no) (1) together; (2) at the same time; (3) same; identical; (personal name) Kazuo

一腹

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 ippuku
    いっぷく
(noun - becomes adjective with の) being born of the same mother

一般

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yī bān
    yi1 ban1
i pan
 ippan
    いっぱん
same; ordinary; so-so; common; general; generally; in general
(adj-no,n) (1) general; universal; (adj-no,n) (2) (ant: 特殊) ordinary; average; common; non-celebrity; (adj-no,n) (3) (archaism) the same; no different; (just) as if
same

一花

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 himika
    ひみか
(1) one flower; single flower; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) success; prosperity; (female given name) Himika

一軸

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 ichijiku
    いちじく
(can be adjective with の) uniaxial; (surname) Ichijiku

一連


一连

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yī lián
    yi1 lian2
i lien
 ichiren
    いちれん
in a row; in succession; running
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) series; chain; sequence; (2) two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); (3) verse; stanza

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.
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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).



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