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馬背


马背

see styles
mǎ bèi
    ma3 bei4
ma pei
 umanose
    うまのせ
horse's back; (traditional Chinese architecture) roof with a low-slung curved ridgelines and geometric shapes on the upper gable walls at the ends of the roof ridges
(rare) horse's back; (place-name) Umanose

高機

see styles
 takabata; takahata
    たかばた; たかはた
traditional Japanese treadle-operated tall loom

鯛車

see styles
 taiguruma
    たいぐるま
traditional sea bream-shaped toy car

鳥兜

see styles
 torikabuto
    とりかぶと
(1) (kana only) aconite (esp. species Aconitum japonicum); wolfsbane; monkshood; (2) traditional bugaku hat

鳥甲

see styles
 torikabuto
    とりかぶと
(1) (kana only) aconite (esp. species Aconitum japonicum); wolfsbane; monkshood; (2) traditional bugaku hat

鹿茸

see styles
lù róng
    lu4 rong2
lu jung
 rokujou / rokujo
    ろくじょう
young deer antler prior to ossification (used in TCM)
pilose antler (used in traditional Chinese medicine); velvet antler

黄鐘

see styles
 koushou / kosho
    こうしょう
(1) {music} (See 壱越,十二律) 1st note of the traditional Chinese chromatic scale (approx. D); (2) eleventh lunar month

黑店

see styles
hēi diàn
    hei1 dian4
hei tien
lit. inn that kills and robs guests (esp. in traditional fiction); fig. a scam; protection racket; daylight robbery

黒焼

see styles
 kuroyaki
    くろやき
(irregular okurigana usage) (noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) charring; something charred; (2) traditional medicine made from charred ingredients

JTC

see styles
 jee tii shii; jei tii shii(sk); jeetiishii(sk); jeitiishii(sk) / jee ti shi; je ti shi(sk); jeetishi(sk); jetishi(sk)
    ジェー・ティー・シー; ジェイ・ティー・シー(sk); ジェーティーシー(sk); ジェイティーシー(sk)
(abbreviation) (colloquialism) (abbr. of Japanese Traditional Company) traditional Japanese company; company with a traditionally Japanese corporate culture

カルタ

see styles
 karuta
    カルタ
(kana only) karuta (por: carta); traditional Japanese playing cards

ごいた

see styles
 goita
    ごいた
goita; traditional game played with tiles or cards resembling shogi pieces

つる鋸

see styles
 tsurunoko
    つるのこ
traditional Japanese woodworking saw; bow saw

ど演歌

see styles
 doenka
    どえんか
quintessential enka; enka with age-old lyrical themes set to a haunting traditional-style melody

ハギス

see styles
 hagisu
    ハギス
haggis (traditional Scottish dish made from a sheep's offal cooked in the animal's stomach)

マタギ

see styles
 matagi
    マタギ
(kana only) traditional winter hunters in Tohoku; matagi

ヨイク

see styles
 yoiku
    ヨイク
{music} joik (traditional Sami song) (fin: joiku); yoik

ルアウ

see styles
 ruau
    ルアウ
luau (traditional Hawaiian party) (haw:)

七巧板

see styles
qī qiǎo bǎn
    qi1 qiao3 ban3
ch`i ch`iao pan
    chi chiao pan
tangram (traditional Chinese block puzzle)

三合土

see styles
sān hé tǔ
    san1 he2 tu3
san ho t`u
    san ho tu
traditional Chinese building material made by mixing three components (typically lime, clay, and sand)

三屜桌


三屉桌

see styles
sān tì zhuō
    san1 ti4 zhuo1
san t`i cho
    san ti cho
three-drawer desk (traditional Chinese piece of furniture)

三度笠

see styles
 sandogasa
    さんどがさ
(See 笠・1) type of traditional Japanese conical hat

三月街

see styles
sān yuè jiē
    san1 yue4 jie1
san yüeh chieh
Third Month Fair, traditional festival of the Bai Nationality 白族[Bai2 zu2]

三盆白

see styles
 sanbonjiro
    さんぼんじろ
(archaism) (See 三盆) traditional high-grade white sugar

三返り

see styles
 mikaeri; sankaeri
    みかえり; さんかえり
(rare) traditional method of stirring soba while cooking

上げ頚

see styles
 agekubi
    あげくび
neckband; round upright collar (on some traditional Japanese clothing)

上げ頸

see styles
 agekubi
    あげくび
neckband; round upright collar (on some traditional Japanese clothing)

両把頭

see styles
 ryouhatou / ryohato
    りょうはとう
(rare) Liangbatou; traditional Manchurian female hairstyle

中國結

see styles
zhōng guó jié
    zhong1 guo2 jie2
chung kuo chieh
traditional Chinese decorative knot

中醫學


中医学

see styles
zhōng yī xué
    zhong1 yi1 xue2
chung i hsüeh
traditional Chinese medicine; TCM
See: 中医学

中門廊

see styles
 chuumonrou / chumonro
    ちゅうもんろう
(See 中門・1,寝殿造り) corridor connecting an annex to a pond-side building (in traditional palatial-style architecture)

乾兒子


干儿子

see styles
gān ér zi
    gan1 er2 zi5
kan erh tzu
adopted son (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)

乾女兒


干女儿

see styles
gān nǚ ér
    gan1 nu:3 er2
kan nü erh
adopted daughter (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)

交杯酒

see styles
jiāo bēi jiǔ
    jiao1 bei1 jiu3
chiao pei chiu
formal exchange of cups of wine between bride and groom as traditional wedding ceremony

京菓子

see styles
 kyougashi / kyogashi
    きょうがし
traditional Kyoto-style confectionery (often used in tea ceremony)

付下げ

see styles
 tsukesage
    つけさげ
method of patterning traditional Japanese clothing (the tops of all of patterns being pointed at the highest part of the shoulder)

代用魚

see styles
 daiyougyo / daiyogyo
    だいようぎょ
substitute fish; using an alternative fish variety instead of a traditional one

以呂波

see styles
 iroha
    いろは
(1) (kana only) traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; (2) fundamentals; the ABCs of ...

伊呂波

see styles
 iroha
    いろは
(1) (kana only) traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; (2) fundamentals; the ABCs of ...; (female given name) Iroha

伝産法

see styles
 densanhou / densanho
    でんさんほう
(abbreviation) {law} (See 伝統的工芸品産業の振興に関する法律) Act on the Promotion of Traditional Craft Industries

伝統的

see styles
 dentouteki / dentoteki
    でんとうてき
(adjectival noun) traditional; customary; conventional

伝統色

see styles
 dentoushoku / dentoshoku
    でんとうしょく
traditional colour (color)

伝統食

see styles
 dentoushoku / dentoshoku
    でんとうしょく
traditional food; ancestral food

伝説的

see styles
 densetsuteki
    でんせつてき
(adjectival noun) legendary; folkloric; traditional

倒插門


倒插门

see styles
dào chā mén
    dao4 cha1 men2
tao ch`a men
    tao cha men
to marry and live with the bride's family (inverting traditional Chinese expectations)

傷寒論

see styles
 shoukanron / shokanron
    しょうかんろん
(work) Shanghan Lun (treatise on traditional Chinese medicine compiled by Zhang Zhongjing); Treatise on Cold Damage Disorders; Treatise on Cold Injury; (wk) Shanghan Lun (treatise on traditional Chinese medicine compiled by Zhang Zhongjing); Treatise on Cold Damage Disorders; Treatise on Cold Injury

光明石

see styles
 koumeiseki; koumyouseki / komeseki; komyoseki
    こうめいせき; こうみょうせき
kōmeiseki; kōmei stone; slightly radioactive stone used in onsens, traditional medicine, etc.

入れ墨

see styles
 irezumi
    いれずみ
(noun/participle) tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing

入れ子

see styles
 ireko
    いれこ
(1) nest (of boxes); nesting; (2) concealed information; (3) adopting a child after one's own has died; child adopted in this manner; (4) cavity in an oar (fitted onto a peg as part of a traditional oarlock)

入れ籠

see styles
 ireko
    いれこ
(1) nest (of boxes); nesting; (2) concealed information; (3) cavity in an oar (fitted onto a peg as part of a traditional oarlock)

八つ口

see styles
 yatsukuchi
    やつくち
small opening in the side of some traditional Japanese clothing (located where the sleeve meets the bodice, below the armpit); (place-name) Yatsukuchi

八品詞

see styles
 hachihinshi
    はちひんし
(rare) {ling} eight parts of speech (in traditional English grammar, etc.)

八将神

see styles
 hasshoujin; hachishoujin / hasshojin; hachishojin
    はっしょうじん; はちしょうじん
(See 陰陽道) the eight gods who preside over the lucky-unlucky directions of the traditional calendar for each year (in Onmyōdō)

八段錦


八段锦

see styles
bā duàn jǐn
    ba1 duan4 jin3
pa tuan chin
eight-section brocade, a traditional eight-part sequence of qigong exercises

八角床

see styles
bā jiǎo chuáng
    ba1 jiao3 chuang2
pa chiao ch`uang
    pa chiao chuang
traditional-style canopy bed

六尺褌

see styles
 rokushakufundoshi
    ろくしゃくふんどし
traditional Japanese G-string for men

前身頃

see styles
 maemigoro
    まえみごろ
front (of a piece of traditional Japanese clothing)

加留多

see styles
 karuta
    かるた
(ateji / phonetic) (kana only) karuta (por: carta); traditional Japanese playing cards

千字文

see styles
qiān zì wén
    qian1 zi4 wen2
ch`ien tzu wen
    chien tzu wen
 senjimon
    せんじもん
Thousand Character Classic, 6th century poem used as a traditional reading primer
(work) The Thousand Character Classic; (wk) The Thousand Character Classic

古早味

see styles
gǔ zǎo wèi
    gu3 zao3 wei4
ku tsao wei
(Tw) traditional style; old-fashioned feel; flavor of yesteryear

合掌造

see styles
 gasshouzukuri / gasshozukuri
    がっしょうづくり
traditional style of Japanese architecture with a steep thatched roof

和彫り

see styles
 wabori
    わぼり
wabori; traditional Japanese tattooing

和楽器

see styles
 wagakki
    わがっき
traditional Japanese musical instrument

和菓子

see styles
 wakako
    わかこ
wagashi; traditional Japanese confectionery; (female given name) Wakako

和装本

see styles
 wasoubon / wasobon
    わそうぼん
(See 和装・わそう・2) book bound in the traditional Japanese style

和食膳

see styles
 washokuzen
    わしょくぜん
tray of traditional Japanese food

喫茶店

see styles
 kissaten(p); kicchaten(rk)
    きっさてん(P); きっちゃてん(rk)
(1) coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe; (2) kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere

嘉留太

see styles
 karuta
    かるた
(ateji / phonetic) (kana only) karuta (por: carta); traditional Japanese playing cards

四合院

see styles
sì hé yuàn
    si4 he2 yuan4
ssu ho yüan
 shigouin / shigoin
    しごういん
courtyard house with a fully enclosed courtyard (type of Chinese residence)
si he yuan (traditional Chinese residential building)

国文法

see styles
 kokubunpou / kokubunpo
    こくぶんぽう
(See 日本文法・にほんぶんぽう,学校文法・がっこうぶんぽう・2) Japanese grammar (esp. traditional)

地方札

see styles
 chihoufuda / chihofuda
    ちほうふだ
{cards} (See 花札) regional pattern of (traditional Japanese) playing cards (such as hanafuda); local playing cards

垂れ纓

see styles
 tareei / taree
    たれえい
hanging tail (of a traditional Japanese hat); drooping tail

塗り笠

see styles
 nurigasa
    ぬりがさ
traditional lacquered conical hat

大和比

see styles
 yamatohi
    やまとひ
(See 白銀比) silver ratio (esp. in traditional Japanese architecture)

大将軍

see styles
 daishougun / daishogun
    だいしょうぐん
(1) commander-in-chief; (2) (See 八将神) Taishōgun (one of the eight gods of the traditional calendar); (place-name) Daishougun

大方廣


大方广

see styles
dà fāng guǎng
    da4 fang1 guang3
ta fang kuang
 daihōkō
mahāvaipulya ; cf. 大方等 The great Vaipulyas, or sutras of Mahāyāna. 方廣 and 方等 are similar in meaning. Vaipulya is extension, spaciousness, widespread, and this is the idea expressed both in 廣 broad, widespread, as opposed to narrow, restricted, and in 等 levelled up, equal everywhere, universal. These terms suggest the broadening of the basis of Buddhism, as is found in Mahāyāna. The Vaipulya works are styled sutras, for the broad doctrine of universalism, very different from the traditional account of his discourses, is put into the mouth of the Buddha in wider, or universal aspect. These sutras are those of universalism, of which the Lotus 法華 is an outstanding example. The form Vaitulya instead of Vaipulya is found in some Kashgar MSS. of the Lotus, suggesting that in the Vetulla sect lies the origin of the Vaipulyas, and with them of Mahāyāna, but the evidence is inadequate.

天文方

see styles
 tenmonkata
    てんもんかた
(hist) Edo-period office in charge of compiling the traditional calendar, astronomical measurements, surveying, translating Western books, etc.

天赦日

see styles
 tenshanichi
    てんしゃにち
auspicious day for any activity (according to the traditional calendar)

太極劍


太极剑

see styles
tài jí jiàn
    tai4 ji2 jian4
t`ai chi chien
    tai chi chien
a kind of traditional Chinese sword-play

奉書紙

see styles
 houshogami / hoshogami
    ほうしょがみ
(See 奉書・1) hosho paper; traditional white, uncreased Japanese paper made from high-quality mulberry wood

妻入り

see styles
 tsumairi
    つまいり
Japanese traditional architectural style where the main entrance is on one or both of the gabled sides

姫初め

see styles
 himehajime
    ひめはじめ
(1) eating the first meal of soft rice (himeii) after the traditional hard rice of New Year (kowaii); (2) first intercourse of the New Year; (3) (slang) loss of virginity; loss of maidenhead

姫始め

see styles
 himehajime
    ひめはじめ
(1) eating the first meal of soft rice (himeii) after the traditional hard rice of New Year (kowaii); (2) first intercourse of the New Year; (3) (slang) loss of virginity; loss of maidenhead

嫁叩き

see styles
 yometataki
    よめたたき
traditional Koshogatsu ceremony where the newly-wed wife is hit on the rump with a sacred wooden pole to ensure her fertility

嫁祝い

see styles
 yomeiwai / yomewai
    よめいわい
traditional Koshogatsu ceremony where the newly-wed wife is hit on the rump with a sacred wooden pole to ensure her fertility

寫意畫


写意画

see styles
xiě yì huà
    xie3 yi4 hua4
hsieh i hua
freehand drawing or painting in traditional Chinese style

小座敷

see styles
 kozashiki
    こざしき
(1) small tatami room; (2) (See 放ち出) extension of the main room of a home (in traditional palatial-style architecture); (3) room smaller than four and a half tatami (in tea ceremony)

尻叩き

see styles
 shiritataki
    しりたたき
(noun/participle) (1) spanking; (2) traditional ceremony where the newly-wed wife, upon entering her new home, was hit on the rump with a straw bundle etc., to ensure her fertility

居酒屋

see styles
jū jiǔ wū
    ju1 jiu3 wu1
chü chiu wu
 izakaya
    いざかや
izakaya (a kind of traditional Japanese pub)
bar; pub; tavern

山卸し

see styles
 yamaoroshi
    やまおろし
mashing of steamed rice, mold and water with wooden poles in traditional sake making

工尺譜


工尺谱

see styles
gōng chě pǔ
    gong1 che3 pu3
kung ch`e p`u
    kung che pu
 koushakufu / koshakufu
    こうしゃくふ
traditional Chinese musical notation using Chinese characters to represent musical notes
{music} Gongche notation; gongchepu

平入り

see styles
 hirairi
    ひらいり
Japanese traditional architectural structure, where the building has its main entrance on the side which runs parallel to the roof's ridge

序破急

see styles
 johakyuu / johakyu
    じょはきゅう
artistic modulations in traditional Japanese performances; opening, middle and climax (end)

従来型

see styles
 juuraigata / juraigata
    じゅうらいがた
(adj-no,n) existing (type, style, form); traditional; conventional; legacy (software, etc.)

御茶子

see styles
 ochako
    おちゃこ
female usher at traditional Kansai theatrical events

心字池

see styles
 shinjiike / shinjike
    しんじいけ
lake shaped like the kanji "heart" character (traditional Japanese gardens)

慣習的

see styles
 kanshuuteki / kanshuteki
    かんしゅうてき
(adjectival noun) customary; conventional; traditional; usual

戌の日

see styles
 inunohi
    いぬのひ
(exp,n) day of the Dog (in the traditional calendar; associated with safe childbirth)

成木責

see styles
 narikizeme
    なりきぜめ
(irregular okurigana usage) traditional Koshogatsu ceremony where one person beats a fruit tree (usu. persimmon tree) with a pole while threatening to cut it down if it does not provide a plentiful harvest, with another person responding "I will, I will" for the tree

手まり

see styles
 temari
    てまり
traditional Japanese handball game

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

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