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先行ゼロ

see styles
 senkouzero / senkozero
    せんこうゼロ
{comp} leading zero

先行指数

see styles
 senkoushisuu / senkoshisu
    せんこうしすう
leading indicator

先行文字

see styles
 senkoumoji / senkomoji
    せんこうもじ
leading character

先走一步

see styles
xiān zǒu yī bù
    xian1 zou3 yi1 bu4
hsien tsou i pu
to leave first (courteous expression used to excuse oneself); (euphemism) to predecease; to die first (e.g. before one's spouse)

先頭位置

see styles
 sentouichi / sentoichi
    せんとういち
{comp} lead position; first position (in a string)

先頭打者

see styles
 sentoudasha / sentodasha
    せんとうだしゃ
{baseb} lead-off man

先頭部隊

see styles
 sentoubutai / sentobutai
    せんとうぶたい
(See 先遣部隊) advance troops; vanguard; advance contingent; leading unit

先頭集団

see styles
 sentoushuudan / sentoshudan
    せんとうしゅうだん
leading group (of runners in a marathon, etc.); leading pack

光桿司令


光杆司令

see styles
guāng gǎn sī lìng
    guang1 gan3 si1 ling4
kuang kan ssu ling
commander without any soldiers; (fig.) leader without a team; solo entrepreneur

光風霽月


光风霁月

see styles
guāng fēng jì yuè
    guang1 feng1 ji4 yue4
kuang feng chi yüeh
 koufuuseigetsu / kofusegetsu
    こうふうせいげつ
lit. light breeze and clear moon (idiom); period of peace and prosperity; noble and benevolent character
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (yoji) serenity

党執行部

see styles
 toushikkoubu / toshikkobu
    とうしっこうぶ
party leadership

党首討論

see styles
 toushutouron / toshutoron
    とうしゅとうろん
debate between party leaders (in the Japanese Diet)

兩袖清風


两袖清风

see styles
liǎng xiù qīng fēng
    liang3 xiu4 qing1 feng1
liang hsiu ch`ing feng
    liang hsiu ching feng
lit. both sleeves flowing in the breeze (idiom); having clean hands; uncorrupted; unsoiled by corrupt practices

八不正觀


八不正观

see styles
bā bù zhèng guān
    ba1 bu4 zheng4 guan1
pa pu cheng kuan
 happu shōkan
Meditation on the eight negations 八不. These eight, birth, death, etc., are the 八迷 eight misleading ideas, or 八計 eight wrong calculations. No objection is made to the terms in the apparent, or relative, sense 俗諦, but in the real or absolute sense 眞諦 these eight ideas are incorrect, and the truth lies between them ; in the relative, mortality need not be denied, but in the absolute we cannot speak of mortality or immortality. In regard to the relative view, beings have apparent birth and apparent death from various causes, but are not really born and do not really die, i.e. there is the difference of appearance and reality. In the absolute there is no apparent birth and apparent death. The other three pairs are similarly studied.

八方美人

see styles
 happoubijin / happobijin
    はっぽうびじん
(1) (yoji) (oft. used derogatively) everybody's friend; people pleaser; person who is affable to everybody; flunky; (2) (yoji) flawlessly beautiful woman; flawless beauty

八波羅夷


八波罗夷

see styles
bā bō luó yí
    ba1 bo1 luo2 yi2
pa po lo i
 hachi harai
or 八重罪 The eight pārājika, in relation to the sins of a nun; for the first four see 四波羅夷; (5) libidinous contact with a male; (6) any sort of improper association (leading to adultery); (7) concealing the misbehaviour (of an equal, or inferior); (8) improper dealings with a monk.

八相成道

see styles
bā xiàng chéng dào
    ba1 xiang4 cheng2 dao4
pa hsiang ch`eng tao
    pa hsiang cheng tao
 hassō jōdō
the eight stages of the Buddha's life (Buddhism)
(八相) also 八相示現 Eight aspects of the Buddha's life, which the 起信論 gives as: (1) descent into and abode in the Tuṣita heaven; (2) entry into his mother's womb; (3) abode there visibly preaching to the devas; (4) birth from mother's side in Lumbinī; (5) leaving home at 19 (or 25) as a hermit; (6) after six years' suffering attaining enlightenment; (7) rolling the Law-wheel, or preaching; (8) at 80 entering nirvāṇa. The 四教義 group of Tiantai is slightly different — descent from Tuṣita, entry into womb, birth, leaving home, subjection of Māra, attaining perfect wisdom, preaching, nirvana. See also the two 四相, i.e. 四本相 and 四隨相.

八艘飛び

see styles
 yasoutobi / yasotobi
    やそうとび
{sumo} leap up from the initial charge in order to surprise the opponent

公衆回線

see styles
 koushuukaisen / koshukaisen
    こうしゅうかいせん
{comp} public line (as opposed to a private or leased line)

公諸同好


公诸同好

see styles
gōng zhū tóng hào
    gong1 zhu1 tong2 hao4
kung chu t`ung hao
    kung chu tung hao
to share pleasure in the company of others (idiom); shared enjoyment with fellow enthusiasts

六ヶ敷い

see styles
 mutsukashii / mutsukashi
    むつかしい
    muzukashii / muzukashi
    むずかしい
(ateji / phonetic) (out-dated kanji) (adjective) (1) difficult; hard; troublesome; complicated; serious (disease, problem, etc.); (2) fussy; particular; fastidious; hard to please; displeased; (3) gloomy; glum; sullen; serious (look); (4) (archaism) dirty; unclean; filthy; detestable; (5) (archaism) unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky

六借しい

see styles
 mutsukashii / mutsukashi
    むつかしい
    muzukashii / muzukashi
    むずかしい
(ateji / phonetic) (out-dated kanji) (adjective) (1) difficult; hard; troublesome; complicated; serious (disease, problem, etc.); (2) fussy; particular; fastidious; hard to please; displeased; (3) gloomy; glum; sullen; serious (look); (4) (archaism) dirty; unclean; filthy; detestable; (5) (archaism) unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky

六方會談


六方会谈

see styles
liù fāng huì tán
    liu4 fang1 hui4 tan2
liu fang hui t`an
    liu fang hui tan
Six-Party Talks (2003–2007) on North Korea's nuclear program, involving China, the US, North Korea, South Korea, Japan and Russia

六種震動


六种震动

see styles
liù zhǒng zhèn dòng
    liu4 zhong3 zhen4 dong4
liu chung chen tung
 rokushu shindō
The six earthquakes, or earth-shakings, also 六種動相, of which there are three different categories. I, Those at the Buddha's conception, birth, enlightenment, first preaching, when Māra besought him to live, and at his nirvana; some omit the fifth and after 'birth' add 'leaving home '. II. The six different kinds of shaking of the chiliocosm, or universe, when the Buddha entered into the samādhi of joyful wandering, see 大品般若經 1, i. e. east rose and west sank, and so on with w. e., n. s., s. n., middle and borders, borders and middle. III. Another group is shaking, rising, waving, reverberating, roaring, arousing, the first three referring to motion, the last three to sounds; see the above 般若經; which in later translations gives shaking, rising, reverberating, beating, roaring, crackling.

六者会合

see styles
 rokushakaigou / rokushakaigo
    ろくしゃかいごう
(ev) six-party talks (regarding the North Korean nuclear weapons program); (ev) six-party talks (regarding the North Korean nuclear weapons program)

六者協議

see styles
 rokushakyougi / rokushakyogi
    ろくしゃきょうぎ
(ev) six-party talks (regarding the North Korean nuclear weapons program); (ev) six-party talks (regarding the North Korean nuclear weapons program)

其れこそ

see styles
 sorekoso
    それこそ
(adverb) (1) (kana only) especially; particularly; (adverb) (2) (kana only) surely; clearly; unmistakably; (adverb) (3) (kana only) as if; as though; just like

内耳神経

see styles
 naijishinkei / naijishinke
    ないじしんけい
{anat} vestibulocochlear nerve; auditory nerve

円満解決

see styles
 enmankaiketsu
    えんまんかいけつ
amicable settlement; settling the case leaving no parties dissatisfied

再度弁論

see styles
 saidobenron
    さいどべんろん
(noun/participle) repleading; pleading again

冠紋柳鶯


冠纹柳莺

see styles
guān wén liǔ yīng
    guan1 wen2 liu3 ying1
kuan wen liu ying
(bird species of China) Claudia's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus claudiae)

冰清玉潔


冰清玉洁

see styles
bīng qīng yù jié
    bing1 qing1 yu4 jie2
ping ch`ing yü chieh
    ping ching yü chieh
clear as ice and clean as jade (idiom); spotless; irreproachable; incorruptible

冱え冱え

see styles
 saezae
    さえざえ
(adv-to,adv,vs) clearly; brightly; crisply

冴え冴え

see styles
 saezae
    さえざえ
(adv-to,adv,vs) clearly; brightly; crisply

冴え渡る

see styles
 saewataru
    さえわたる
(v5r,vi) (1) to be clear; to be distinct; to be precise; (2) to be skillful; to be skilful; to be deft; (3) to be well-executed; (4) to get cold; to freeze over

冴え行く

see styles
 saeyuku
    さえゆく
(v5k-s,vi) to clear gradually; to get cold gradually

冴え輝く

see styles
 saekagayaku
    さえかがやく
(Godan verb with "ku" ending) to shine clearly

冴え返る

see styles
 saekaeru
    さえかえる
(v5r,vi) (1) to be very clear; (2) to be keenly cold; to be cold and clear

冷温停止

see styles
 reionteishi / reonteshi
    れいおんていし
cold shutdown (nuclear reactor)

凈身出戶


净身出户

see styles
jìng shēn chū hù
    jing4 shen1 chu1 hu4
ching shen ch`u hu
    ching shen chu hu
to leave a marriage with nothing (no possessions or property)

処分保留

see styles
 shobunhoryuu / shobunhoryu
    しょぶんほりゅう
(noun/participle) {law} releasing without indictment

凭れ掛る

see styles
 motarekakaru
    もたれかかる
(v5r,vi) (1) (kana only) to lean on; to recline on; (2) (kana only) to rely on; to depend on

出かける

see styles
 dekakeru
    でかける
(v1,vi) (1) to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to start; to set out; (2) to be about to leave; to be just going out

出がらし

see styles
 degarashi
    でがらし
(adj-no,n) used up (tea leaves, coffee grounds); insipid (tea, coffee made from such leaves or grounds); watery

出し放す

see styles
 dashihanasu
    だしはなす
(Godan verb with "su" ending) to leave on; to leave running; to leave lying around; to leave (a faucet) open

出ていく

see styles
 deteiku / deteku
    でていく
(Godan verb - iku/yuku special class) to go out and away; to leave

出てゆく

see styles
 deteyuku
    でてゆく
(Godan verb - iku/yuku special class) to go out and away; to leave

出で立つ

see styles
 idetatsu
    いでたつ
(v5t,vi) to start; to leave

出て行く

see styles
 deteyuku
    でてゆく
    deteiku / deteku
    でていく
(Godan verb - iku/yuku special class) to go out and away; to leave

出世間道


出世间道

see styles
chū shì jiān dào
    chu1 shi4 jian1 dao4
ch`u shih chien tao
    chu shih chien tao
 shusseken dō
or 出世間法. The way of leaving the world, i. e. of enlightenment, idem 菩提道; the spiritual law.

出其不意

see styles
chū qí bù yì
    chu1 qi2 bu4 yi4
ch`u ch`i pu i
    chu chi pu i
to do something when least expected (idiom); to catch sb off guard

出勤時間

see styles
 shukkinjikan
    しゅっきんじかん
(1) time for reporting to work; (2) time one leaves home to go to work

出国審査

see styles
 shukkokushinsa
    しゅっこくしんさ
departure inspection (when leaving a country)

出掛ける

see styles
 dekakeru
    でかける
(v1,vi) (1) to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to start; to set out; (2) to be about to leave; to be just going out

出涸らし

see styles
 degarashi
    でがらし
(adj-no,n) used up (tea leaves, coffee grounds); insipid (tea, coffee made from such leaves or grounds); watery

出産休暇

see styles
 shussankyuuka / shussankyuka
    しゅっさんきゅうか
(See 産休) post-birth maternity leave; eight weeks of compulsory leave following childbirth, plus an optional further six weeks

出離煩惱


出离烦恼

see styles
chū lí fán nǎo
    chu1 li2 fan2 nao3
ch`u li fan nao
    chu li fan nao
 shutsuri bonnō
to leave the passions and delusions of life, an intp. of nirvana.

分星掰兩


分星掰两

see styles
fēn xīng bāi liǎng
    fen1 xing1 bai1 liang3
fen hsing pai liang
punctilious; clear and detailed

分解掃除

see styles
 bunkaisouji / bunkaisoji
    ぶんかいそうじ
(noun/participle) overhaul; taking apart and cleaning

分陀利迦

see styles
fēn tuó lì jiā
    fen1 tuo2 li4 jia1
fen t`o li chia
    fen to li chia
 fundarika
(also see 分陀利) puṇḍarīka, 芬陀; 分荼利迦, 分荼利華, 奔荼利迦, 奔荼利華; 本拏哩迦; the 白蓮花 white lotus (in full bloom). It is also termed 百葉華 (or 八葉華) hundred (or eight) leaf flower. For Saddharma-puṇḍarīka, the Lotus Sutra, v. 妙法蓮華經. The eighth and coldest hell is called after this flower, because the cold lays bare the bones of the wicked, so that they resemble the whiteness of this lotus. It is also called 隨色花; when a bud, it is known as 屈摩羅; and when fading, as 迦摩羅.

切り払う

see styles
 kiriharau
    きりはらう
(transitive verb) to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off

切り拓く

see styles
 kirihiraku
    きりひらく
(transitive verb) to clear (land); to open up; to cut through

切り解く

see styles
 kirihodoku
    きりほどく
(transitive verb) to cut open a tied bundle; releasing prisoners

切り進む

see styles
 kirisusumu
    きりすすむ
(Godan verb with "mu" ending) to cleave; to saw through; to hack apart

切り開き

see styles
 kirihiraki
    きりひらき
clearing (land); excavating

切り開く

see styles
 kirihiraku
    きりひらく
(transitive verb) to clear (land); to open up; to cut through

切れ上る

see styles
 kireagaru
    きれあがる
(v5r,vi) to turn up (at the edge); to leave a clean aftertaste

切磋琢磨

see styles
qiē cuō zhuó mó
    qie1 cuo1 zhuo2 mo2
ch`ieh ts`o cho mo
    chieh tso cho mo
 sessatakuma
    せっさたくま
lit. cutting and polishing (idiom); fig. to learn by exchanging ideas or experiences
(noun/participle) (1) (yoji) cultivating one's character by studying hard; diligent application; (2) (yoji) mutual encouragement (to improve)

別境心所


别境心所

see styles
bié jìng xīn suǒ
    bie2 jing4 xin1 suo3
pieh ching hsin so
 bekkyō shinsho
vibhāvanā; the ideas, or mental states, which arise according to the various objects or conditions toward which the mind is directed, e.g. if toward a pleasing object, then desire arises.

別太客氣


别太客气

see styles
bié tài kè qi
    bie2 tai4 ke4 qi5
pieh t`ai k`o ch`i
    pieh tai ko chi
lit. no excessive politeness; Don't mention it!; You're welcome!; Please don't stand on ceremony.

制限酵素

see styles
 seigenkouso / segenkoso
    せいげんこうそ
restriction enzyme; restriction endonuclease

前車之鑑


前车之鉴

see styles
qián chē zhī jiàn
    qian2 che1 zhi1 jian4
ch`ien ch`e chih chien
    chien che chih chien
lit. a warning taken from the overturned cart ahead (idiom); fig. lesson learned by observing others' failures

割ぽう着

see styles
 kappougi / kappogi
    かっぽうぎ
coverall apron (esp. for cooking, cleaning, and household chores); cook's apron

割り切り

see styles
 warikiri
    わりきり
(See 割り切る・わりきる・1) clear solution; clean decision

割り切る

see styles
 warikiru
    わりきる
(transitive verb) (1) to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; (2) to divide

割勘負け

see styles
 warikanmake
    わりかんまけ
(slang) "loser" of a meal paid for by dutch treat (i.e. the person who eats the least)

劍林地獄


剑林地狱

see styles
jiàn lín dì yù
    jian4 lin2 di4 yu4
chien lin ti yü
 kenrin jigoku
Asipattra, (or劍樹地獄) the hell of the forest of swords, or sword-leaf trees.

力を抜く

see styles
 chikaraonuku
    ちからをぬく
(exp,v5k) to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp

功高蓋主


功高盖主

see styles
gōng gāo gài zhǔ
    gong1 gao1 gai4 zhu3
kung kao kai chu
lit. one's accomplishments overshadow the authority of the sovereign (idiom); fig. to be so influential that one rivals one's leader

加持供物

see styles
jiā chí gōng wù
    jia1 chi2 gong1 wu4
chia ch`ih kung wu
    chia chih kung wu
 kaji kumotsu
To repeat tantras over offerings, in order to prevent demons from taking them or making them unclean.

助人為樂


助人为乐

see styles
zhù rén wéi lè
    zhu4 ren2 wei2 le4
chu jen wei le
pleasure from helping others (idiom)

勃然變色


勃然变色

see styles
bó rán biàn sè
    bo2 ran2 bian4 se4
po jan pien se
to suddenly change color showing displeasure, bewilderment etc

勝ち越し

see styles
 kachikoshi
    かちこし
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (See 勝ち越す・1) having more wins than losses; taking the lead

勝ち越す

see styles
 kachikosu
    かちこす
(v5s,vi) (1) to have more wins than losses; to lead someone (by no. of matches); (2) to take the lead over an opponent (in points)

勝手放題

see styles
 kattehoudai / kattehodai
    かってほうだい
(n,adj-na,adj-no) at one's sweet will; doing whatever one pleases; however one pleases

医食同源

see styles
 ishokudougen / ishokudogen
    いしょくどうげん
(expression) (yoji) a balanced diet leads to a healthy body; healthy food both prevents and cures sickness

十二因緣


十二因缘

see styles
shí èr yīn yuán
    shi2 er4 yin1 yuan2
shih erh yin yüan
 jūni innen
Dvādaśaṅga pratītyasamutpāda; the twelve nidānas; v. 尼 and 因; also 十二緣起; 因緣有支; 因緣率連; 因緣棘園; 因緣輪; 因緣重城; 因緣觀; 支佛觀. They are the twelve links in the chain of existence: (1) 無明avidyā, ignorance, or unenlightenment; (2) 行 saṃskāra, action, activity, conception, "dispositions," Keith; (3) 識 vijñāna, consciousness; (4) 名色 nāmarūpa, name and form; (5) 六入 ṣaḍāyatana, the six sense organs, i.e. eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind; (6) 觸 sparśa, contact, touch; (7) 受 vedanā, sensation, feeling; (8) 愛 tṛṣṇā, thirst, desire, craving; (9) 取 upādāna, laying hold of, grasping; (10) 有 bhava, being, existing; (11) 生 jāti, birth; (12) 老死 jarāmaraṇa, old age, death. The "classical formula" reads "By reason of ignorance dispositions; by reason of dispositions consciousness", etc. A further application of the twelve nidānas is made in regard to their causaton of rebirth: (1) ignorance, as inherited passion from the beginningless past ; (2) karma, good and evil, of past lives; (3) conception as a form of perception; (4) nāmarūpa, or body and mind evolving (in the womb); (5) the six organs on the verge of birth; (6) childhood whose intelligence is limited to sparśa, contact or touch; (7) receptivity or budding intelligence and discrimination from 6 or 7 years; (8) thirst, desire, or love, age of puberty; (9) the urge of sensuous existence; (10) forming the substance, bhava, of future karma; (11) the completed karma ready for rebirth; (12) old age and death. The two first are associated with the previous life, the other ten with the present. The theory is equally applicable to all realms of reincarnation. The twelve links are also represented in a chart, at the centre of which are the serpent (anger), boar (ignorance, or stupidity), and dove (lust) representing the fundamental sins. Each catches the other by the tail, typifying the train of sins producing the wheel of life. In another circle the twelve links are represented as follows: (1) ignorance, a blind woman; (2) action, a potter at work, or man gathering fruit; (3) consciousness, a restless monkey; (4) name and form, a boat; (5) sense organs, a house; (6) contact, a man and woman sitting together; (7) sensation, a man pierced by an arrow; (8) desire, a man drinking wine; (9) craving, a couple in union; (10) existence through childbirth; (11) birth, a man carrying a corpse; (12) disease, old age, death, an old woman leaning on a stick. v. 十二因緣論 Pratītya-samutpāda śāstra.

十二因縁

see styles
 juuniinnen / juninnen
    じゅうにいんねん
{Buddh} the twelve nidanas (continuum of twelve phases that lead to suffering)

十八檀林

see styles
 juuhachidanrin / juhachidanrin
    じゅうはちだんりん
(See 浄土宗,関東・1) eighteen centers of Buddhist learning (of the Pure Land sect in the Kanto region)

十善正法

see styles
shí shàn zhèng fǎ
    shi2 shan4 zheng4 fa3
shih shan cheng fa
 jūzen shōbō
(十善) The ten good characteristics, or virtues, defined as the non-committal of the 十惡 ten evils, q. v. Tiantai has two groups, one of ceasing 止 to do evil, the other of learning to do well 行.

千両役者

see styles
 senryouyakusha / senryoyakusha
    せんりょうやくしゃ
(yoji) star (actor); prima donna; leading figure

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

半途而廢


半途而废

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bàn tú ér fèi
    ban4 tu2 er2 fei4
pan t`u erh fei
    pan tu erh fei
to give up halfway (idiom); leave something unfinished

半革装丁

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

卒業検定

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 sotsugyoukentei / sotsugyokente
    そつぎょうけんてい
driving school qualifying test (can lead to waiver of a formal test)

南中三教

see styles
nán zhōng sān jiào
    nan2 zhong1 san1 jiao4
nan chung san chiao
 nanchū sangyō
The three modes of Śākyamuni's teaching as expounded by the teachers south of the Yangtze after the Ch'i dynasty A.D. 479-501. (1) The 漸教 gradual method, leading the disciples step by step to nirvana. (2) The 頓教 immediate method, by which he instructed the Bodhisattvas, revealing the whole truth. (3) The 不定教 undetermined method, by which the teaching is adapted to each individual or group.

単純明快

see styles
 tanjunmeikai / tanjunmekai
    たんじゅんめいかい
(noun or adjectival noun) (yoji) simple and clear; plain and simple

博学力行

see styles
 hakugakuryokkou / hakugakuryokko
    はくがくりょっこう
wide learning and energetic activity

博聞多識


博闻多识

see styles
bó wén duō shí
    bo2 wen2 duo1 shi2
po wen to shih
learned and erudite; knowledgeable and experienced

博聞強記


博闻强记

see styles
bó wén qiáng jì
    bo2 wen2 qiang2 ji4
po wen ch`iang chi
    po wen chiang chi
 hakubunkyouki / hakubunkyoki
    はくぶんきょうき
have wide learning and a retentive memory; have encyclopedic knowledge
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (yoji) (rare) being widely read and having a highly retentive memory

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

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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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