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Variations:

玉子

 tamago
    たまご
(1) (卵 only) eggs; egg; spawn; roe; (2) (oft. 玉子 in cooking) (hen's) egg; (3) (卵 only) (as ...の卵) a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); budding ...; (4) (卵 only) beginning; origin; infancy

Variations:
双葉
二葉

 futaba
    ふたば
(1) seed leaves (of a dicot); cotyledons; bud; sprout; (2) early stages; very beginning

Variations:

公(rK)

 kimi
    きみ
(pronoun) (1) (familiar language) (sometimes considered male language; referring to someone of equal or lower status) you; buddy; pal; (2) (orig. meaning) monarch; ruler; sovereign; (one's) master; (pronoun) (3) (君 only) (polite language) (obsolete) he; she

四天王寺国際仏教大学

see styles
 shitennoujikokusaibukkyoudaigaku / shitennojikokusaibukkyodaigaku
    してんのうじこくさいぶっきょうだいがく
(org) Shitennōji International Buddhist University; (o) Shitennōji International Buddhist University

国際仏教学大学院大学

see styles
 kokusaibukkyougakudaigakuindaigaku / kokusaibukkyogakudaigakuindaigaku
    こくさいぶっきょうがくだいがくいんだいがく
(org) International College for Postgraduate Buddhist Studies; (o) International College for Postgraduate Buddhist Studies

地獄で仏に会ったよう

see styles
 jigokudehotokeniattayou / jigokudehotokeniattayo
    じごくでほとけにあったよう
(exp,adv) (idiom) with great relief; as if meeting a friend in need; as if having met a Buddha in hell

日本国現報善悪霊異記

see styles
 nihonkokugenhouzenakuryouiki / nihonkokugenhozenakuryoiki
    にほんこくげんほうぜんあくりょういき
(work) Nihon Ryōiki (Heian-period collection of Buddhist stories); (wk) Nihon Ryōiki (Heian-period collection of Buddhist stories)

Variations:
木の芽漬け
木の芽漬

 kinomezuke; konomezuke
    きのめづけ; このめづけ
{food} pickled buds of chocolate vine, Japanese pepper tree, etc.

Variations:
浜辺葡萄
浜辺ぶどう

 hamabebudou; hamabebudou / hamabebudo; hamabebudo
    はまべぶどう; ハマベブドウ
(kana only) sea grape (Coccoloba uvifera); baygrape

Variations:
甲州葡萄
甲州ブドウ

 koushuubudou / koshubudo
    こうしゅうぶどう
Kōshū (grape variety)

Variations:
白葡萄酒
白ブドウ酒

 shirobudoushu(白葡萄酒); shirobudoushu(白budou酒) / shirobudoshu(白葡萄酒); shirobudoshu(白budo酒)
    しろぶどうしゅ(白葡萄酒); しろブドウしゅ(白ブドウ酒)
white wine

Variations:

禪(oK)

 zen
    ぜん
(1) (abbreviation) {Buddh} (See 禅那・ぜんな) dhyana (profound meditation); (2) (abbreviation) (See 禅宗) Zen (Buddhism)

経口ブドウ糖負荷試験

see styles
 keikoubudoutoufukashiken / kekobudotofukashiken
    けいこうブドウとうふかしけん
oral glucose tolerance test; OGTT

Variations:
胎内くぐり
胎内潜り

 tainaikuguri
    たいないくぐり
(1) going through a cave, grass ring or the interior of a large Buddhistic statue, etc. (symbolizing rebirth); (2) narrow grotto (into which a person can barely fit)

Variations:
萌え木
萌木(io)

 moegi
    もえぎ
young tree sprouts; young tree buds

Variations:
葡萄の木
ブドウの木

 budounoki(葡萄no木); budounoki(budouno木) / budonoki(葡萄no木); budonoki(budono木)
    ぶどうのき(葡萄の木); ブドウのき(ブドウの木)
grapevine

Variations:

莟(rK)

 tsubomi
    つぼみ
(1) (flower) bud; (2) promising young person; budding beauty

Variations:
赤葡萄酒
赤ブドウ酒

 akabudoushu(赤葡萄酒); akabudoushu(赤budou酒) / akabudoshu(赤葡萄酒); akabudoshu(赤budo酒)
    あかぶどうしゅ(赤葡萄酒); あかブドウしゅ(赤ブドウ酒)
red wine

Variations:



 michi
    みち
(1) road; path; street; lane; passage; (2) route; way; (3) distance; journey; (4) road (e.g. to victory); course; (5) way (of living, proper conduct, etc.); moral principles; (6) teachings (esp. Confucian or Buddhist); dogma; (7) field (e.g. of medicine); subject; speciality; (8) means; way; method

頑張る(ateji)

 ganbaru
    がんばる
(v5r,vi) (1) to persevere; to persist; to keep at it; to hang on; to hold out; to do one's best; (v5r,vi) (2) to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); (v5r,vi) (3) to remain in a place; to stick to one's post; to refuse to budge

Variations:
願掛け
願かけ
願掛

 gankake; gangake(願掛ke, 願掛)
    がんかけ; がんがけ(願掛け, 願掛)
(n,vs,vi) making a prayer (to a god or Buddha)

アーカイブデータセット

see styles
 aakaibudeetasetto / akaibudeetasetto
    アーカイブデータセット
(computer terminology) archive data set

アクティブディスプレイ

see styles
 akutibudisupurei / akutibudisupure
    アクティブディスプレイ
active display

アクティブディフェンス

see styles
 akutibudifensu
    アクティブディフェンス
active defense; active defence

アクティブディレクトリ

see styles
 akutibudirekutori
    アクティブディレクトリ
(computer terminology) Active Directory

アクティブデスクトップ

see styles
 akutibudesukutoppu
    アクティブデスクトップ
(computer terminology) Active Desktop

Variations:
アヒンサー
アヒムサー

 ahinsaa; ahimusaa / ahinsa; ahimusa
    アヒンサー; アヒムサー
{Buddh} (See 不殺生) ahimsa (principle of non-violence in Jainism, Buddhism, Hinduism, etc.) (san: ahimsā); abstinence from taking life

Variations:
あほだら経
阿呆陀羅経

 ahodarakyou / ahodarakyo
    あほだらきょう
(pun on あほだら and 陀羅尼経) (See あほだら・1) mock Buddhist sutra; type of fast-paced humorous singing mimicking the chanting of a Buddhist sutra, usually with lyrics satirizing current events; ahodarakyō

アンティグァバーブーダ

see styles
 antiguabaabuuda / antiguababuda
    アンティグアバーブーダ
(place-name) Antigua and Barbuda

イブンアブドアルハカム

see styles
 ibunabudoaruhakamu
    イブンアブドアルハカム
(surname) Ibn Abd al-Hakam

Variations:
お勤め
御勤め(sK)

 otsutome
    おつとめ
(1) (polite language) one's business; (2) reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; (3) bargain; discount; (4) (archaism) money paid to a prostitute or geisha

Variations:
お布施
御布施(sK)

 ofuse
    おふせ
(noun/participle) (1) (polite language) {Buddh} (See 布施・1) alms-giving; charity; (noun/participle) (2) (polite language) {Buddh} (See 布施・2) offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.); (noun/participle) (3) (colloquialism) financially supporting one's favorite celebrity (by buying merchandise, attending events, etc.)

Variations:
お釈迦さん
御釈迦さん

 oshakasan
    おしゃかさん
(See お釈迦様・おしゃかさま) Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha (5th century BCE?)

Variations:
お陰
お蔭
御陰
御蔭

 okage
    おかげ
(1) (kana only) grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); blessing; (2) (kana only) assistance; help; aid; (3) (kana only) (See おかげで) effects; influence

サージャントメージャー

see styles
 saajantomeejaa / sajantomeeja
    サージャントメージャー
sergeant-major (Abudefduf saxatilis)

サブダクション・ゾーン

 sabudakushon zoon
    サブダクション・ゾーン
subduction zone

トリグベハルブダンリー

see styles
 torigubeharubudanrii / torigubeharubudanri
    トリグベハルブダンリー
(person) Trygve Halvdan Lie

ナンブーディリーパッド

see styles
 nanbuudiriipaddo / nanbudiripaddo
    ナンブーディリーパッド
(personal name) Namboodiripad

Variations:
のの
のんの
のんのん

 nono; nonno; nonnon
    のの; のんの; のんのん
(child. language) (archaism) God; Buddha; sun; moon

プリザーブド・フラワー

 purizaabudo furawaa / purizabudo furawa
    プリザーブド・フラワー
preserved flower

ヘイストオブデンベルフ

see styles
 heisutoobudenberufu / hesutoobudenberufu
    ヘイストオブデンベルフ
(place-name) Heist-op-den-Berg

Variations:
わらしべ長者
藁稭長者

 warashibechousha / warashibechosha
    わらしべちょうしゃ
(work) Straw Millionaire (Japanese Buddhist folk tale)

Variations:
三途川
葬頭川(rK)

 souzugawa / sozugawa
    そうずがわ
{Buddh} (See 三途の川) Sanzu River (Japanese Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx); River of Three Crossings

中部電力川越火力発電所

see styles
 chuubudenryokugawagoekaryokuhatsudensho / chubudenryokugawagoekaryokuhatsudensho
    ちゅうぶでんりょくがわごえかりょくはつでんしょ
(place-name) Chuubudenryokugawagoe Thermal Power Station

中部電力碧南火力発電所

see styles
 chuubudenryokuhekinankaryokuhatsudensho / chubudenryokuhekinankaryokuhatsudensho
    ちゅうぶでんりょくへきなんかりょくはつでんしょ
(place-name) Chuubudenryokuhekinan Thermal Power Station

Variations:
五門禅
五門禪(oK)

 gomonzen
    ごもんぜん
{Buddh} five approaches to meditation; five objects of meditation

Variations:
仏跳牆
佛跳牆(oK)

 bucchoushou; facchuuchon; footiャochiァn / bucchosho; facchuchon; footiャochiァn
    ぶっちょうしょう; ファッチューチョン; フォーティャオチァン
{food} Buddha Jumps Over the Wall (var. of shark fin soup); Buddha's Temptation; fotiaoqiang

Variations:
作麼生
什麼生
怎麼生

 somosan
    そもさん
(interjection) {Buddh} (when posing a question in a Zen dialogue) consider the following; can you answer this?

Variations:
兜率天
都率天
都卒天

 tosotsuten
    とそつてん
{Buddh} (See 六欲天) Tusita heaven (one of the six heavens of the desire realm); Tushita

Variations:
内緒
内証
内所

 naisho(p); naishou(内証) / naisho(p); naisho(内証)
    ないしょ(P); ないしょう(内証)
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; secret; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); (noun - becomes adjective with の) (3) (ないしょう only) {Buddh} inner realization; personal enlightenment; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (4) (内所 only) kitchen

Variations:
勤め
務め

 tsutome
    つとめ
(1) service; duty; business; responsibility; task; (2) Buddhist religious services

Variations:
多聞天
多門天(iK)

 tamonten
    たもんてん
{Buddh} Vaisravana (one of the Four Heavenly Kings)

Variations:
天竜八部衆
天龍八部衆

 tenryuuhachibushuu / tenryuhachibushu
    てんりゅうはちぶしゅう
{Buddh} the eight legions (devas, nagas, yaksas, gandharvas, asuras, garudas, kimnaras, mahoragas)

Variations:
奥の院
奥之院(oK)

 okunoin
    おくのいん
{Buddh} inner sanctuary; inner shrine; sanctum sanctorum; holy of holies; place behind main hall of a temple enshrining temple founder, miraculous Buddhas, hidden statues, etc.

Variations:

阿魔(sK)

 ama(p); ama(sk)
    あま(P); アマ(sk)
(1) Buddhist nun; (2) Catholic nun; sister; (3) (derogatory term) (dated) (kana only) (usu. written as アマ; also as 阿魔) bitch; (4) (slang) (abbr. of 尼崎) Amagasaki (city in Hyogo Prefecture); (5) (net-sl) Amazon (online retailer)

平時不燒香,臨時抱佛腳


平时不烧香,临时抱佛脚

píng shí bù shāo xiāng , lín shí bào fó jiǎo
    ping2 shi2 bu4 shao1 xiang1 , lin2 shi2 bao4 fo2 jiao3
p`ing shih pu shao hsiang , lin shih pao fo chiao
    ping shih pu shao hsiang , lin shih pao fo chiao
lit. to never burn incense when all's well, but clutch Buddha's feet in a crisis (proverb); fig. to neglect preparation until the last moment, then act in panic

Variations:
持仏堂
持佛堂(oK)

 jibutsudou / jibutsudo
    じぶつどう
(See 仏間) hall or room where a private Buddha statue or ancestor tablets are kept

Variations:
盂蘭盆
うら盆(sK)

 urabon
    うらぼん
Bon festival (Buddhist ceremony held around July 15); Feast of Lanterns

Variations:
真言宗
眞言宗(sK)

 shingonshuu / shingonshu
    しんごんしゅう
{Buddh} Shingon sect

知らぬ仏より馴染みの鬼

see styles
 shiranuhotokeyorinajiminooni
    しらぬほとけよりなじみのおに
(expression) (proverb) better the devil you know than the devil you don't know; better the ogre you know than the Buddha you don't

Variations:
知恵
智恵
智慧

 chie
    ちえ
(1) wisdom; wit; sagacity; sense; intelligence; (2) {Buddh} (usu. 智慧) prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)

Variations:

江に(ateji)

 en(縁); enishi(縁); eni; e(縁)
    えん(縁); えにし(縁); えに; え(縁)
(1) fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); (2) relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; link; connection; (3) family ties; affinity; (4) (えん only) opportunity; chance (to meet someone and start a relationship); (5) (えん only) {Buddh} (See 因・2) pratyaya (indirect conditions, as opposed to direct causes); (6) (えん only) (also written as 椽) narrow open-air veranda

Variations:
羅漢斎
羅漢菜
羅漢齋

 rakansai
    らかんさい
{food} Buddha's delight (vegetarian dish)

Variations:
花祭り
花まつり
花祭

 hanamatsuri
    はなまつり
Buddha's birthday festival (April 8th); Vesak

葷酒山門に入るを許さず

see styles
 kunshusanmonniiruoyurusazu / kunshusanmonniruoyurusazu
    くんしゅさんもんにいるをゆるさず
(expression) (proverb) {Buddh} bringing pungent vegetables or liquor inside the temple is prohibited

Variations:
薩婆訶
娑婆訶
蘇婆訶

 sowaka; sobaka
    そわか; そばか
{Buddh} (marks the end of a mantra) svāhā; well said; so be it

Variations:
観世音
觀世音(oK)

 kanzeon
    かんぜおん
(See 観音) Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion

Variations:
観自在
觀自在(oK)

 kanjizai
    かんじざい
{Buddh} (See 観音・かんのん) Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion

Variations:
讃談
讃歎
讚談
讚歎

 sandan
    さんだん
(noun/participle) (1) {Buddh} praising Buddha; sermon; (noun/participle) (2) {Buddh} (See 五念門) praise (second of the five gates of mindfulness); (noun/participle) (3) {Buddh} style of Buddhistic song of praise, usually praising Buddha, the Bodhisattva, the Buddhistic teachings, etc.; (noun/participle) (4) (archaism) rumor; rumour; hearsay

Variations:
貪瞋痴
貪瞋癡(oK)

 tonjinchi
    とんじんち
{Buddh} (from 貪欲, 瞋恚 and 愚痴) (See 煩悩・2,三毒) the three kilesas that poison the heart of man (greed, hatred and delusion)

Variations:
都合がつく
都合が付く

 tsugougatsuku / tsugogatsuku
    つごうがつく
(exp,v5k) to be possible (in terms of time, money, etc.); to be able (to do); to fit (schedule, budget)

Variations:
阿しゅく如来
阿閦如来

 ashukunyorai
    あしゅくにょらい
Akshobhya (one of the Five Wisdom Buddhas)

アブドゥルラフマンワヒド

see styles
 abudodorurafumanwahido
    アブドゥルラフマンワヒド
(person) Abdurrahman Wahid

アブドラアーマドバダウィ

see styles
 abudoraaamadobadai / abudoraamadobadai
    アブドラアーマドバダウィ
(person) Abdullah Ahmad Badawi

アンティグァ・バーブーダ

 antigua baabuuda / antigua babuda
    アンティグア・バーブーダ
(place-name) Antigua and Barbuda

エグゼクティブデシジョン

see styles
 eguzekutibudeshijon
    エグゼクティブデシジョン
(work) Executive Decision (film); (wk) Executive Decision (film)

Variations:
おっさん
オッサン

 ossan(p); ossan
    おっさん(P); オッサン
(1) (derogatory term) (familiar language) middle-aged man; (2) (familiar language) Buddhist priest

Variations:
お兄さん
御兄さん

 oniisan / onisan
    おにいさん
(1) (honorific or respectful language) (See 兄さん・1) older brother; elder brother; (2) (vocative) (See 兄さん・3) young man; buddy; fella; laddie

Variations:
お坊さん
御坊さん

 obousan / obosan
    おぼうさん
(1) (familiar language) (honorific or respectful language) (See 坊さん・1) Buddhist priest; monk; (2) (familiar language) (honorific or respectful language) (See お坊っちゃん・おぼっちゃん・1) son (of others)

サージャント・メージャー

 saajanto meejaa / sajanto meeja
    サージャント・メージャー
sergeant-major (Abudefduf saxatilis)

Variations:
だぶだぶ
ダブダブ

 dabudabu(p); dabudabu
    だぶだぶ(P); ダブダブ
(adj-na,adj-no,adv,adv-to,vs) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (See ぶかぶか・1,ゆったり・2,たぶたぶ・2) loose (of clothing); baggy; (adv,adv-to,vs) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) flabby; saggy; (adv,adv-to,adj-na,vs) (3) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) sloshing; slopping; overflowing; (adv,adv-to) (4) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) plenty (of pouring a liquid); drowning (e.g. in a sauce)

タンクーアブダルラーマン

see styles
 tankuuabudaruraaman / tankuabudaruraman
    タンクーアブダルラーマン
(person) Tunku Abdul Rahman

パナマニアンサージャント

see styles
 panamaniansaajanto / panamaniansajanto
    パナマニアンサージャント
Panamic sergeant major (Abudefduf troschelii); Panama sergeant major; Panamanian sergeant

Variations:
はみ出す
食み出す

 hamidasu
    はみだす
(v5s,vi) (1) to protrude; to stick out; to jut out; to hang out; to bulge out; (v5s,vi) (2) to be forced out; to be pushed out; to be crowded out; (v5s,vi) (3) to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond; to exceed

Variations:
ブダペスト
ブダペシュト

 budapesuto; budapeshuto
    ブダペスト; ブダペシュト
Budapest (Hungary)

モリブデン酸アンモニウム

see styles
 moribudensananmoniumu
    モリブデンさんアンモニウム
ammonium molybdate

Variations:
ラブドール
ラブ・ドール

 rabudooru; rabu dooru
    ラブドール; ラブ・ドール
{tradem} sex doll (wasei: love doll)

Variations:
仏壇
仏檀(sK)

 butsudan
    ぶつだん
Buddhist (household) altar

Variations:
仏教
佛教(oK)

 bukkyou / bukkyo
    ぶっきょう
Buddhism

Variations:
刹那
殺那(iK)

 setsuna
    せつな
(n,adv) (1) moment (san: ksana); instant; (2) {Buddh} (orig. meaning) kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1-75 second); shortest possible interval of time

Variations:
坊主
房主(oK)

 bouzu(p); bonzu / bozu(p); bonzu
    ぼうず(P); ぼんず
(1) (ぼんず is dialectal) Buddhist priest; bonze; (2) close-cropped hair; crew cut; person with a shorn head; (3) (familiar language) (derogatory term) boy; sonny; lad; (4) {fish} (See おでこ・3) not catching anything; (5) {hanaf} (See 花札) the August 20-point card

Variations:
坊主
房主(rK)

 bouzu(p); bonzu / bozu(p); bonzu
    ぼうず(P); ぼんず
(1) (ぼんず is dialectal) Buddhist priest; bonze; (2) close-cropped hair; crew cut; person with a shorn head; (3) (familiar language) (derogatory term) boy; sonny; lad; (4) {fish} (See おでこ・3) not catching anything; getting skunked; (5) {hanaf} (See 花札) the August 20-point card

大毘盧遮那成仏神変加持経

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 daibirushanajoubutsujinbenkajikyou / daibirushanajobutsujinbenkajikyo
    だいびるしゃなじょうぶつじんべんかじきょう
{Buddh} Mahavairocana Sutra; Mahavairocana Tantra

Variations:
悟り
覚り(rK)

 satori
    さとり
(1) comprehension; understanding; (2) {Buddh} enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori

Variations:
愚痴
愚癡(oK)

 guchi(p); guchi
    ぐち(P); グチ
(1) idle complaint; grumble; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) {Buddh} moha (ignorance, folly)

Variations:
数珠
珠数(rK)

 juzu(p); zuzu
    じゅず(P); ずず
{Buddh} rosary; string of prayer beads

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旌(rK)

 hata
    はた
(1) flag; (2) (幡 only) {Buddh} (See 幡・ばん) pataka (banner); (3) (旗 only) banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)

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煩悩
煩惱(oK)

 bonnou / bonno
    ぼんのう
(1) worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; (2) {Buddh} klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)

Variations:
現在
見在(rK)

 genzai
    げんざい
(n,adv,adj-no) (1) the present; present time; now; (suffix noun) (2) (after a time, date, etc.) as of; (3) {gramm} present tense; (4) {Buddh} (See 現世・1) this world; this life; (vs,vi) (5) to actually exist; to exist right now; to exist right in front of one

Variations:
観音
觀音(oK)

 kannon
    かんのん
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion

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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