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設多圖盧


设多图卢

see styles
shè duō tú lú
    she4 duo1 tu2 lu2
she to t`u lu
    she to tu lu
 Setsutazuro
Satadru, 'an ancient kingdom of northern India, noted for its mineral wealth. Exact position unknown.' Eitel. Also, the River Sutlej.

資治通鑒


资治通鉴

see styles
zī zhì tōng jiàn
    zi1 zhi4 tong1 jian4
tzu chih t`ung chien
    tzu chih tung chien
A Mirror for the Wise Ruler (or Comprehensive Mirror for Aid in Government), a vast chronological general history, written by 司馬光|司马光[Si1 ma3 Guang1] Sima Guang (1019-1089) and collaborators during the Northern Song in 1084, covering the period 403 BC-959 AD, 294 scrolls

迦膩色伽


迦腻色伽

see styles
jiā nì sè qié
    jia1 ni4 se4 qie2
chia ni se ch`ieh
    chia ni se chieh
 Kanishikya
(迦膩伽) Kaniṣka, king of 月支 theYuezhi, i.e. of Tukhāra and the Indo-Scythians, ruler of Gandhāra innorthern Punjab, who conquered northern India and as far as Bactria. Hebecame a patron of Buddhism, the greatest after Aśoka. His date is vaiouslygiven; Keith says 'probably at the close of the first century A.D. ' It isalso put at A.D. 125-165. He convoked 'the third (or fourth) synod' inKashmir, of 500 leading monks, under the presidency of 世友Vasumitra, whenthe canon was revised and settled; this he is said to have had engraved onbrass and placed in a stūpa .

達爾文港


达尔文港

see styles
dá ěr wén gǎng
    da2 er3 wen2 gang3
ta erh wen kang
Port Darwin (the port of Darwin, the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia)

長樂公主


长乐公主

see styles
cháng lè gōng zhǔ
    chang2 le4 gong1 zhu3
ch`ang le kung chu
    chang le kung chu
Princess Changle of Western Wei of the Northern dynasties 西魏[Xi1 Wei4], given in marriage c. 545 to Bumin Khan 土門|土门[Tu3 men2]

馬耳東風


马耳东风

see styles
mǎ ěr dōng fēng
    ma3 er3 dong1 feng1
ma erh tung feng
 bajitoufuu / bajitofu
    ばじとうふう
lit. the east wind blowing in a horse's ear (idiom); fig. words one pays no heed to
(yoji) utter indifference; talking to the wall; praying to deaf ears

鳳頭麥雞


凤头麦鸡

see styles
fèng tóu mài jī
    feng4 tou2 mai4 ji1
feng t`ou mai chi
    feng tou mai chi
(bird species of China) northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)

黒豆の木

see styles
 kuromamenoki
    くろまめのき
(kana only) bog bilberry (Vaccinium uliginosum); northern bilberry

アカイエカ

see styles
 akaieka
    アカイエカ
(kana only) common house mosquito (Culex pipiens); northern house mosquito

アカクラゲ

see styles
 akakurage
    アカクラゲ
(kana only) northern sea nettle (Chrysaora melanaster)

オットセイ

see styles
 ottosei / ottose
    オットセイ
(kana only) fur seal (esp. the northern fur seal, Callorhinus ursinus); Alaskan fur seal

オナガガモ

see styles
 onagagamo
    オナガガモ
(kana only) northern pintail (Anas acuta)

カムルチー

see styles
 kamuruchii / kamuruchi
    カムルチー
northern snakehead (species of fish, Channa argus) (kor: kamultchi)

カムルチイ

see styles
 kamuruchii / kamuruchi
    カムルチイ
northern snakehead (species of fish, Channa argus) (kor: kamultchi)

かんむり座

see styles
 kanmuriza
    かんむりざ
Corona Borealis (constellation); the Northern Crown

バタマリバ

see styles
 batamariba
    バタマリバ
(personal name) Batammariba (tribe in northern Togo)

マンティス

see styles
 mantisu
    マンティス
mantis

ユスラヤシ

see styles
 yusurayashi
    ユスラヤシ
(kana only) Alexander palm (Archontophoenix alexandrae); Alexandra palm; king Alexander palm; king palm; northern bangalow palm

ユスラ椰子

see styles
 yusurayashi; yusurayashi
    ユスラやし; ユスラヤシ
(kana only) Alexander palm (Archontophoenix alexandrae); Alexandra palm; king Alexander palm; king palm; northern bangalow palm

丑の刻参り

see styles
 ushinokokumairi
    うしのこくまいり
(exp,n) cursing ritual where one visits a shrine at 2am and nails a doll representing a person to a tree, praying for said person's death

丑の時参り

see styles
 ushinotokimairi
    うしのときまいり
(exp,n) (See 丑の刻参り) cursing ritual where one visits a shrine at 2am and nails a doll representing a person to a tree, praying for said person's death

北アルプス

see styles
 kitaarupusu / kitarupusu
    きたアルプス
(place-name) Northern Alps (Japan); Hida Mountains

北キプロス

see styles
 kitakipurosu
    きたキプロス
Northern Cyprus (de facto state)

北国赤海老

see styles
 hokkokuakaebi; hokkokuakaebi
    ほっこくあかえび; ホッコクアカエビ
(kana only) (See 甘えび・あまえび) northern shrimp (Pandalus borealis); sweet shrimp; northern pink prawn; red shrimp; Maine shrimp

北岸沿いに

see styles
 hokuganzoini
    ほくがんぞいに
(adverb) along the north coast; along the northern sea shore

北方七曜衆


北方七曜众

see styles
běi fāng qī yào zhòng
    bei3 fang1 qi1 yao4 zhong4
pei fang ch`i yao chung
    pei fang chi yao chung
 hoppō shichiyōshu
The seven northern constellations from 胃 wei to 虛 xu are represented in the Garbhadhātu by their seven devas. Cf. 北辰.

北方限界線

see styles
 hoppougenkaisen / hoppogenkaisen
    ほっぽうげんかいせん
Northern Limit Line; North Limit Line; NLL; demarcation line in the Yellow Sea between North Korea and South Korea

北本涅槃經


北本涅槃经

see styles
běi běn niè pán jīng
    bei3 ben3 nie4 pan2 jing1
pei pen nieh p`an ching
    pei pen nieh pan ching
 Hoppon nehan gyō
The northern version of the Nirvana Sutra, in forty juan.

北派螳螂拳

see styles
běi pài táng láng quán
    bei3 pai4 tang2 lang2 quan2
pei p`ai t`ang lang ch`üan
    pei pai tang lang chüan
Beipai Tanglang Quan - "Northern Praying Mantis" (Chinese Martial Art)

北馬里亞納


北马里亚纳

see styles
běi mǎ lǐ yà nà
    bei3 ma3 li3 ya4 na4
pei ma li ya na
Northern Mariana Islands

十六國春秋


十六国春秋

see styles
shí liù guó chūn qiū
    shi2 liu4 guo2 chun1 qiu1
shih liu kuo ch`un ch`iu
    shih liu kuo chun chiu
history of the Sixteen Kingdoms 304-439 by Cui Hong 崔鴻|崔鸿, written towards the end of Wei of the Northern Dynasties 北魏, 100 scrolls

南北朝時代

see styles
 nanbokuchoujidai / nanbokuchojidai
    なんぼくちょうじだい
(1) (hist) Nanbokuchō period (of Japan; 1336-1392); period of the Northern and Southern courts; (2) (hist) period of the Northern and Southern dynasties (of China; 5th-6th centuries CE)

吉野朝時代

see styles
 yoshinochoujidai / yoshinochojidai
    よしのちょうじだい
(hist) (See 南北朝時代・1) Yoshino period (Japan's Northern and Southern Courts period, esp. from the viewpoint of the legitimacy of the Southern Court, 1336-1392)

嘴細啄木鳥

see styles
 hashibosokitsutsuki; hashibosokitsutsuki
    はしぼそきつつき; ハシボソキツツキ
(kana only) northern flicker (species of bird, incl. the yellow-shafted flicker and the red-shafted flicker, Colaptes auratus)

大般涅槃經


大般涅槃经

see styles
dà bān niè pán jīng
    da4 ban1 nie4 pan2 jing1
ta pan nieh p`an ching
    ta pan nieh pan ching
 Dai nehan kyō
(Buddhism) Mahāyāna Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra, aka the Nirvana Sutra, of which two major Chinese translations are extant, influential in the development of East Asian Buddhism
The Mahā-parinirvāṇa sūtras, commonly called the 涅槃經 Nirvāṇa sūtras, said to have been delivered by Śākyamuni just before his death. The two Hīnayāna versions are found in the 長阿含遊行經. The Mahāyāna has two Chinese versions, the northern in 40 juan, and the southern, a revision of the northern version in 36 juan. Faxian's version is styled 大般泥洹經 6 juan. Treatises on the sūtra are 大般涅槃經後分 2 juan tr. by Jñānabhadra; 大般涅槃經疏 33 juan; 大般涅槃經論 1 juan by Vasubandhu, tr. by Bodhidharma.

大西洋黒鮪

see styles
 taiseiyoukuromaguro; taiseiyoukuromaguro / taiseyokuromaguro; taiseyokuromaguro
    タイセイヨウクロマグロ; たいせいようくろまぐろ
(kana only) Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus); northern bluefin tuna

後光厳天皇

see styles
 gokougontennou / gokogontenno
    ごこうごんてんのう
(person) Emperor Go-Kōgon (of the Northern Court); Go-Kōgon Tenno (1338-1374 CE, reigning: 1352-1371 CE)

後円融天皇

see styles
 goenyuutennou / goenyutenno
    ごえんゆうてんのう
(person) Emperor Go-En'yū (of the Northern Court); Go-En'yū Tenno (1358-1393 CE, reigning: 1371-1382 CE)

拘蘇摩補羅


拘苏摩补罗

see styles
jū sū mó bǔ luó
    ju1 su1 mo2 bu3 luo2
chü su mo pu lo
 Kusomafura
Kusumapura, city of flower-palaces; two are named, Pāṭaliputra, ancient capital of Magadha, the modern Patna; and Kanyākubja, Kanauj (classical Canogyza), a noted city in northern Hindustan; v. 羯.

柴達木盆地


柴达木盆地

see styles
chái dá mù pén dì
    chai2 da2 mu4 pen2 di4
ch`ai ta mu p`en ti
    chai ta mu pen ti
Tsaidam or Qaidam basin (Mongolian: salt marsh), depression northeast of the Plateau of Tibet, located between the Qilian Shan and the Kunlun Shan at the northern margin of the Tibetan Plateau.

準噶爾盆地


准噶尔盆地

see styles
zhǔn gá ěr pén dì
    zhun3 ga2 er3 pen2 di4
chun ka erh p`en ti
    chun ka erh pen ti
Junggar Basin, northern Xinjiang

烏鐸迦漢荼


乌铎迦汉荼

see styles
wū duó jiā hàn tú
    wu1 duo2 jia1 han4 tu2
wu to chia han t`u
    wu to chia han tu
 Utakakanda
? Uṭabhāṇḍa, or Uḍakhāṇḍa, an ancient city of Gandhāra, on the northern bank of the Indus, identified with Ohind; Eitel gives it as 'the modern Attok'.

猩々紅冠鳥

see styles
 shoujoukoukanchou / shojokokancho
    しょうじょうこうかんちょう
(kana only) northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis); common cardinal

猩猩紅冠鳥

see styles
 shoujoukoukanchou / shojokokancho
    しょうじょうこうかんちょう
(kana only) northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis); common cardinal

筏蘇蜜呾羅


筏苏蜜呾罗

see styles
fá sū mì dá luó
    fa2 su1 mi4 da2 luo2
fa su mi ta lo
 Bassomittara
(or 伐蘇蜜呾羅 or 婆蘇蜜呾羅) (or 筏蘇蜜呾多羅); 婆須蜜; 和須蜜多; 世友 Vasumitra, described as a native of northern India, converted from riotous living by Micchaka, 'was a follower of the Sarvāstivādaḥ school,' became president of the last synod for the revision of the Canon under Kaniṣka, q.v., was seventh patriarch, and 'wrote the Abhidharma-prakaraṇa-pāda-śāstra' (Eitel).

紅茶きのこ

see styles
 kouchakinoko / kochakinoko
    こうちゃきのこ
kombucha; drink of northern Chinese origin made by fermentation of sweetened tea

菩提を弔う

see styles
 bodaiotomurau
    ぼだいをとむらう
(exp,v5u) {Buddh} to hold a memorial service for the dead, praying for their happiness in the next life by chanting sutras

貝爾法斯特


贝尔法斯特

see styles
bèi ěr fǎ sī tè
    bei4 er3 fa3 si1 te4
pei erh fa ssu t`e
    pei erh fa ssu te
Belfast, capital of Northern Ireland

鬱多羅究留


郁多罗究留

see styles
yù duō luó jiū liú
    yu4 duo1 luo2 jiu1 liu2
yü to lo chiu liu
Uttarakuru, also 鬱多羅拘樓; 鬱多羅鳩婁; 郁多羅拘樓; 郁恒羅拘瑠; 郁恒羅越; 郁軍越, etc. The northern of the four continents around Meru, square in shape, inhabited by square-faced people; explained by 高上作 superior to or higher than other continents, 勝 superior, 勝生 superior life, because human life there was supposed to last a thousand years and food was produced without human effort. Also, the dwelling of gods and saints in Brahmanic cosmology; one of the Indian 'nine divisions of the world, the country of the northern Kurus. situated in the north of India, and described as the countπy of eternal beatitude.' M. W.

黃土不露天


黄土不露天

see styles
huáng tǔ bù lù tiān
    huang2 tu3 bu4 lu4 tian1
huang t`u pu lu t`ien
    huang tu pu lu tien
a slogan used in reference to a project to improve greenery in some parts of Northern China

Variations:
黄砂
黄沙

 kousa; ousa(ik) / kosa; osa(ik)
    こうさ; おうさ(ik)
(1) yellow sand; yellow dust; Asian dust; dust carried on high winds from Mongolia, northern China, and Kazakhstan; (2) (See 黄土・1) loess; (3) (See 砂漠) desert

クジャクシダ

see styles
 kujakushida
    クジャクシダ
(kana only) northern maidenhair (Adiantum pedatum)

クジャクソウ

see styles
 kujakusou / kujakuso
    クジャクソウ
(1) (kana only) marigold (esp. the French marigold, Tagetes patula); (2) plains coreopsis (Coreopsis tinctoria); (3) northern maidenhair (Adiantum pedatum)

クロマメノキ

see styles
 kuromamenoki
    クロマメノキ
(kana only) bog bilberry (Vaccinium uliginosum); northern bilberry

チゴハヤブサ

see styles
 chigohayabusa
    チゴハヤブサ
(kana only) northern hobby (Falco subbuteo)

ハシグロアビ

see styles
 hashiguroabi
    ハシグロアビ
(kana only) common loon (Gavia immer); great northern diver; great northern loon

ハシビロガモ

see styles
 hashibirogamo
    ハシビロガモ
(kana only) northern shoveler (species of duck, Anas clypeata); northern shoveller

フルマカモメ

see styles
 furumakamome
    フルマカモメ
(kana only) northern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis)

ベルファスト

see styles
 berufasuto
    ベルファスト
Belfast (Northern Ireland, UK); (place-name) Belfast (UK)

北ヨーロッパ

see styles
 kitayooroppa
    きたヨーロッパ
Northern Europe

北宋四大部書


北宋四大部书

see styles
běi sòng sì dà bù shū
    bei3 song4 si4 da4 bu4 shu1
pei sung ssu ta pu shu
Four great compilations of Northern Song dynasty, namely: Extensive records of the Taiping era (978) 太平廣記|太平广记, Imperial readings of the Taiping era 太平御覽|太平御览, Prime tortoise of the record bureau 冊府元龜|册府元龟, Finest blossoms in the garden of literature 文苑英華|文苑英华

北方交通大学

see styles
 hoppoukoutsuudaigaku / hoppokotsudaigaku
    ほっぽうこうつうだいがく
(org) Northern Jiaotong University; (o) Northern Jiaotong University

北方対策本部

see styles
 hoppoutaisakuhonbu / hoppotaisakuhonbu
    ほっぽうたいさくほんぶ
(org) Northern Territories Affairs Administration; (o) Northern Territories Affairs Administration

北方民族大學


北方民族大学

see styles
běi fāng mín zú dà xué
    bei3 fang1 min2 zu2 da4 xue2
pei fang min tsu ta hsüeh
Northern Nationalities University NNU at Yingchuan, Ningxia (former Northwestern Second College for Nationalities)

北方領土問題

see styles
 hoppouryoudomondai / hopporyodomondai
    ほっぽうりょうどもんだい
Northern Territories dispute; Kuril Islands dispute

奉請法身方便


奉请法身方便

see styles
fèng qǐng fǎ shēn fāng biàn
    feng4 qing3 fa3 shen1 fang1 bian4
feng ch`ing fa shen fang pien
    feng ching fa shen fang pien
 bujō hōshin hōben
praying for the Buddha-nature in self and others for entry in the Pure Land

婆羅吸摩補羅


婆罗吸摩补罗

see styles
pó luó xī mó bǔ luó
    po2 luo2 xi1 mo2 bu3 luo2
p`o lo hsi mo pu lo
    po lo hsi mo pu lo
 Barakyūmahora
Brahmapura. "An ancient kingdom of Northern India, the dynastic title of which was entailed upon the female line exclusively"; hence styled 女國. Said to be Garhwal.

手を合わせる

see styles
 teoawaseru
    てをあわせる
(exp,v1) (1) to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; (exp,v1) (2) (idiom) to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone

永良部大蝙蝠

see styles
 erabuookoumori; erabuookoumori / erabuookomori; erabuookomori
    えらぶおおこうもり; エラブオオコウモリ
(kana only) northern Ryukyu fruit bat (Pteropus dasymallus dasymallus)

Variations:
田鳧
田計里

 tageri; tageri
    たげり; タゲリ
(kana only) northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus); green plover; pewit; peewit

白いんげん豆

see styles
 shiroingenmame
    しろいんげんまめ
cannellini bean; white kidney bean; navy bean; haricot bean; great northern bean

白カツオドリ

see styles
 shirokatsuodori
    しろカツオドリ
(kana only) northern gannet (Morus bassanus)

Variations:
蝦蛄
青竜蝦

 shako; shako
    しゃこ; シャコ
(kana only) mantis shrimp (any marine crustacean of order Stomatopoda, esp. the species Oratosquilla oratoria)

えぞナキウサギ

see styles
 ezonakiusagi
    えぞナキウサギ
(kana only) Ochotona hyperborea yesoensis (subspecies of northern pika)

オナガフクロウ

see styles
 onagafukurou / onagafukuro
    オナガフクロウ
(kana only) northern hawk owl (Surnia ulula)

キタナキウサギ

see styles
 kitanakiusagi
    キタナキウサギ
(kana only) northern pika (Ochotona hyperborea)

シロカツオドリ

see styles
 shirokatsuodori
    シロカツオドリ
(kana only) northern gannet (Morus bassanus)

ハシグロヒタキ

see styles
 hashigurohitaki
    ハシグロヒタキ
(kana only) northern wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)

Variations:
プレー
プレイ

 puree; purei / puree; pure
    プレー; プレイ
praying; prayer

マルヒゲオオセ

see styles
 maruhigeoose
    マルヒゲオオセ
northern wobbegong (Orectolobus wardi, an Australian species of carpet shark)

ヨーロッパ土竜

see styles
 yooroppamogura; yooroppamogura
    ヨーロッパもぐら; ヨーロッパモグラ
(kana only) European mole (Talpa europaea); common mole; northern mole

北アイルランド

see styles
 kitaairurando / kitairurando
    きたアイルランド
Northern Ireland; (place-name) Kitaairurando

北マリアナ諸島

see styles
 kitamarianashotou / kitamarianashoto
    きたマリアナしょとう
(place-name) Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Variations:
北回り
北廻り

 kitamawari
    きたまわり
northern route

北本大般涅槃經


北本大般涅槃经

see styles
běi běn dà bān niè pán jīng
    bei3 ben3 da4 ban1 nie4 pan2 jing1
pei pen ta pan nieh p`an ching
    pei pen ta pan nieh pan ching
 Hoppon dai hatsu nehan kyō
Northern Edition of the Nirvāṇa Sūtra

北馬里亞納群島


北马里亚纳群岛

see styles
běi mǎ lǐ yà nà qún dǎo
    bei3 ma3 li3 ya4 na4 qun2 dao3
pei ma li ya na ch`ün tao
    pei ma li ya na chün tao
Northern Mariana Islands

大アメリカ鼯鼠

see styles
 ooamerikamomonga; ooamerikamomonga
    おおアメリカももんが; オオアメリカモモンガ
(kana only) northern flying squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus)

毘訖羅摩阿迭多


毘讫罗摩阿迭多

see styles
pí qì luó mó ā dié duō
    pi2 qi4 luo2 mo2 a1 die2 duo1
p`i ch`i lo mo a tieh to
    pi chi lo mo a tieh to
 Bikiramaaitta
Vikramāditya, Valour-sun, intp. as surpassing the sun, a celebrated king who drove out the Sakas, or Scythians, and ruled over northern India from 57 B. C., patron of literature and famous benefactor of Buddhism. Also 馝柯羅摩阿迭多.

Variations:
海馬
胡獱

 todo; todo
    とど; トド
(kana only) Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus); northern sea lion

Variations:
甘えび
甘海老

 amaebi; amaebi
    あまえび; アマエビ
(kana only) (See 北国赤海老) northern shrimp (Pandalus borealis); sweet shrimp; northern pink prawn; red shrimp; Maine shrimp

白インゲンマメ

see styles
 shiroingenmame
    しろインゲンマメ
cannellini bean; white kidney bean; navy bean; haricot bean; great northern bean

Variations:
膃肭臍
膃肭獣

 ottosei; ottosei / ottose; ottose
    おっとせい; オットセイ
(kana only) fur seal (esp. the northern fur seal, Callorhinus ursinus); Alaskan fur seal

Variations:
螳螂拳
蟷螂拳

 tourouken / toroken
    とうろうけん
{MA} praying mantis style

Variations:
雨乞い
雨請い

 amagoi
    あまごい
(noun/participle) praying for rain

魏晋南北朝時代

see styles
 gishinnanbokuchoujidai / gishinnanbokuchojidai
    ぎしんなんぼくちょうじだい
Wei, Jin, and Southern and Northern Dynasties period (China, 220-589 CE)

イギリス連合王国

see styles
 igirisurengououkoku / igirisurengookoku
    イギリスれんごうおうこく
(org) United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; UK; (o) United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; UK

Variations:
かんむり座
冠座

 kanmuriza
    かんむりざ
{astron} Corona Borealis (constellation); the Northern Crown

キタゾウアザラシ

see styles
 kitazouazarashi / kitazoazarashi
    キタゾウアザラシ
(kana only) northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris)

シロインゲンマメ

see styles
 shiroingenmame
    シロインゲンマメ
cannellini bean; white kidney bean; navy bean; haricot bean; great northern bean

ツマグロカジカ属

see styles
 tsumagurokajikazoku
    ツマグロカジカぞく
Gymnocanthus (genus of northern demersal fish)

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

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