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あ段

see styles
 adan
    あだん
(linguistics terminology) row of syllables on the Japanese syllabary table that ends with the vowel sound "a"

い段

see styles
 idan
    いだん
(linguistics terminology) row of syllables on the Japanese syllabary table that ends with the vowel sound "i"

ウソ

see styles
 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

う段

see styles
 udan
    うだん
(linguistics terminology) row of syllables on the Japanese syllabary table that ends with the vowel sound "u"

え段

see styles
 edan
    えだん
(linguistics terminology) row of syllables on the Japanese syllabary table that ends with the vowel sound "e"

お数

see styles
 okazu
    おかず
(1) (kana only) side dish; okazu; side dish (meat, fish, pickles, etc.) accompanying the rice in a typical Japanese meal; (2) (kana only) food for thought (esp. in the context of conversation, or material for assisting arousal during masturbation); (3) (kana only) fill; fill-in (drumming)

お段

see styles
 odan
    おだん
(linguistics terminology) row of syllables on the Japanese syllabary table that ends with the vowel sound "o"

お菜

see styles
 osai
    おさい
    okazu
    おかず
(1) (kana only) side dish; okazu; side dish (meat, fish, pickles, etc.) accompanying the rice in a typical Japanese meal; (2) (kana only) fill; fill-in (drumming); (1) (kana only) side dish; okazu; side dish (meat, fish, pickles, etc.) accompanying the rice in a typical Japanese meal; (2) (kana only) food for thought (esp. in the context of conversation, or material for assisting arousal during masturbation); (3) (kana only) fill; fill-in (drumming)

カバ

see styles
 kaba
    カバ
(noun/participle) (1) cover (e.g. book); coverage; (noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru) (2) to compensate for (a loss); to offset (a weakness); to back up; (3) kava (Piper methysticum); cava; kavakava; (4) cava; Spanish sparkling wine; (kana only) hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius); (kana only) birch (esp. Japanese white birch); (personal name) Cava

カ行

see styles
 gagyou / gagyo
    ガぎょう
classification for Japanese verb with the dictionary form ending in "gu"; "ga" column or row of the kana syllabary

サ行

see styles
 zagyou / zagyo
    ザぎょう
classification for Japanese verb with the dictionary form ending in "zu"; "za" column or row of the kana syllabary

して

see styles
 shite
    して
(particle) (1) (See からして・1,として・1,にして・1) by (indicating means of action); as (a group, etc.); (particle) (2) (as 〜をして in modern Japanese) indicates the agent in a causative construction; (prt,conj) (3) (after the ren'youkei form of an adjective or the auxiliary verb ず) acts as a connective indicating a state or condition; (prt,adv) (4) (after an adverb or particle) adds emphasis; (conjunction) (5) (dated) and; so; then; (place-name) Cide

タ行

see styles
 dagyou / dagyo
    ダぎょう
classification for Japanese verb with the dictionary form ending in "dzu"; "da" column or row of the kana syllabary

ツミ

see styles
 tsumi
    ツミ
(kana only) Japanese sparrowhawk (Accipiter gularis)

ナ変

see styles
 nahen
    ナへん
(abbreviation) (See ナ行変格活用) irregular conjugation (inflection, declension) of verbs ending in "nu" (in written Japanese)

ヌ行

see styles
 nugyou / nugyo
    ヌぎょう
classification for Japanese verb with the dictionary form ending in "nu"; "na" column or row of the kana syllabary

ハ行

see styles
 pagyou / pagyo
    パぎょう
classification for Japanese verb with the dictionary form ending in "pu"; "pa" column or row of the kana syllabary

ボケ

see styles
 boke
    ボケ
(n,suf) (1) (kana only) idiot; fool; touched in the head (from); out of it (from); space case; (2) (kana only) funny man (of a comedy duo); (in comedy) silly or stupid line; (3) Alzheimer's (impol); (kana only) bokeh; blur; lack of focus; unsharpness; (kana only) Japanese quince (Chaenomeles speciosa); flowering quince; (place-name) Boke (Guinea)

マダ

see styles
 mada
    マダ
(rare) (See 科の木・しなのき) Japanese linden (Tilia japonica)

マ行

see styles
 magyou / magyo
    マぎょう
classification for Japanese verb with the dictionary form ending in "mu"; "ma" column or row of the kana syllabary

ムベ

see styles
 mube
    ムベ
(kana only) Japanese staunton-vine (Stauntonia hexaphylla)

ヤ行

see styles
 yagyou / yagyo
    ヤぎょう
the "ya" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ya, yu, yo)

ラ変

see styles
 rahen
    ラへん
(abbreviation) (See ラ行変格活用) irregular conjugation (inflection, declension) of a limited number of verbs ending in "ru" (in written Japanese)

ラ行

see styles
 ragyou / ragyo
    ラぎょう
classification for Japanese verb with the dictionary form ending in "ru"; "ra" column or row of the kana syllabary

レ点

see styles
 reten
    レてん
(1) (See 返り点) mark indicating that the order of the adjacent characters is to be reversed (for reading kanbun in Japanese word order); (2) check mark; tick mark

一世

see styles
yī shì
    yi1 shi4
i shih
 issei / isse
    いっせい
generation; period of 30 years; one's whole lifetime; lifelong; age; era; times; the whole world; the First (of numbered European kings)
(1) generation; lifetime; (2) the age; the day; (n,n-suf) (3) the first (e.g. Elizabeth I); (4) issei; first-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); (female given name) Hitoyo
one life

一位

see styles
 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

一卷

see styles
yī juǎn
    yi1 juan3
i chüan
 ikkan
one scroll

一巻

see styles
 ichimaki
    いちまき
one entire scroll

一點


一点

see styles
yī diǎn
    yi1 dian3
i tien
 itten
a bit; a little bit; (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit; (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er; a point (in a discussion etc); (calligraphy) dot stroke (、); one o'clock (abbr. for 一點鍾|一点钟[yi1 dian3zhong1])
a single speck

丁数

see styles
 chousuu / chosu
    ちょうすう
(1) number of leaves (in a book, esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); number of sheets; (2) (See 偶数) even number

丁種

see styles
 teishu / teshu
    ていしゅ
being unfit for duty in the former Japanese military (due to failing the conscription physical); person who is unfit for military duty

七味

see styles
 shichimi
    しちみ
(1) seven delicious flavors (flavours); (2) (abbreviation) (See 七味唐辛子) blend of seven spices (cayenne, sesame, Japanese pepper, citrus peel, etc.); shichimi; (surname) Nanaaji

七子

see styles
qī zǐ
    qi1 zi3
ch`i tzu
    chi tzu
 fumiko
    ふみこ
(female given name) Fumiko
The parable in the Nirvana Sutra of the sick son whose parents, though they love all their sons equally, devote themselves to him. So does the Buddha specially care for sinners. The seven sons are likened to mankind, devas, sravakas, pratyeka-buddhas, and the three kinds of bodhisattvas of the 藏, 通 and 別教.

七宗

see styles
qī zōng
    qi1 zong1
ch`i tsung
    chi tsung
 hichisou / hichiso
    ひちそう
(place-name) Hichisou
The seven Japanese sects of 律 Ritsu (or Risshū), 法相 Hossō, 論 Sanron 華嚴Kegon, 天台 Tendai, 眞言 Shingon, and 禪Zen.

七情

see styles
qī qíng
    qi1 qing2
ch`i ch`ing
    chi ching
 shichijou / shichijo
    しちじょう
seven emotional states; seven affects of traditional Chinese medical theory and therapy, namely: joy 喜[xi3], anger 怒[nu4], anxiety 憂|忧[you1], thought 思[si1], grief 悲[bei1], fear 恐[kong3], fright 驚|惊[jing1]; seven relations
(1) seven emotions (in The Book of Rites: joy, anger, sorrow, fear, love, hate, desire); seven emotions (in Buddhism: joy, anger, sorrow, pleasure, love, hate, desire); (2) seven effects (of a traditional Chinese medicine); (surname) Shichijō
The seven emotions : pleasure, anger, sorrow, joy, love, hate, desire.

七竃

see styles
 nanakamado
    ななかまど
(kana only) Japanese rowan (Sorbus commixta)

七竈

see styles
 nanakamado
    ななかまど
(kana only) Japanese rowan (Sorbus commixta)

七色

see styles
 nanairo; shichishoku
    なないろ; しちしょく
(1) seven colours (of the rainbow); prismatic colors; (2) (なないろ only) (abbreviation) (See 七色唐辛子) blend of seven spices (cayenne, sesame, Japanese pepper, citrus peel, etc.); (f,p) Nanairo

万葉

see styles
 manyou; mannyou / manyo; mannyo
    まんよう; まんにょう
(1) (abbreviation) (See 万葉集) Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry); (2) (archaism) thousands of leaves; (3) (archaism) thousands of years; all ages; eternity; (female given name) Mitsuyo

三井

see styles
sān jǐng
    san1 jing3
san ching
 yasuhiro
    やすひろ
Mitsui (Japanese company)
(male given name) Yasuhiro

三位

see styles
sān wèi
    san1 wei4
san wei
 sanmi; sani
    さんみ; さんい
(1) (esp. さんい) third place; third rank; (2) (esp. さんみ) third rank (in the Japanese court system); (3) {Christn} (esp. さんみ) Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit; (surname) Mitsui
three stages

三公

see styles
 sankou / sanko
    さんこう
three lords (highest ranking officials in the old Imperial Chinese or Japanese governments); (given name) Mitsuhiro

三共

see styles
 sankyou / sankyo
    さんきょう
(1) (company) Sankyo (Japanese pharmaceutical company); (2) (surname) Sankyō; (surname) Mitomo

三尺

see styles
 sanjaku
    さんじゃく
3 Japanese feet; waistband; belt; cloth girdle; (place-name) Sacchaku

三惑

see styles
sān huò
    san1 huo4
san huo
 sanwaku; sannaku
    さんわく; さんなく
{Buddh} three mental disturbances
A Tiantai classification of the three delusions, also styled 三煩惱; 三漏; 三垢; 三結; trials or temptations, leakages, uncleannesses, and bonds. The first of the following three is common to all disciples, the two last to bodhisattvas. They arise from (a) 見, 思, 惑 things seen and thought, i.e. illusions from imperfect perception, with temptation to love, hate, etc.; to be rid of these false views and temptations is the discipline and nirvāṇa of ascetic or Hīnayāna Buddhists. Mahāyāna proceeds further in and by its bodhisattva aims, which produce their own difficulties, i.e. (b) 塵沙惑 illusion and temptation through the immense variety of duties in saving men; and (c) 無明惑 illusions and temptations that arise from failure philosophically to understand things in their reality.

三想

see styles
sān xiǎng
    san1 xiang3
san hsiang
 sansō
The three evil thoughts are the last, desire, hate, malevolence; the three good thoughts are 怨想 thoughts of (love to) enemies, 親想 the same to family and friends, 中人想 the same to those who are neither enemies nor friends, i.e. to all; v. 智度論 72.

三毒

see styles
sān dú
    san1 du2
san tu
 sandoku
    さんどく
{Buddh} (See 煩悩・2) the three kleshas that poison the heart of man (desire, ill will and ignorance)
The three poisons, also styled 三根; 三株; they are 貪 concupiscence, or wrong desire, 瞋 anger, hate, or resentment, and 痴 stupidity, ignorance, unintelligence, or unwillingness to accept Buddha-truth; these three are the source of all the passions and delusions. They represent in part the ideas of love, hate, and moral inertia. v. 智度論 19, 31.

三洋

see styles
sān yáng
    san1 yang2
san yang
 sanyou / sanyo
    さんよう
Sanyō, Japanese electronics company
(1) (company) Sanyo; (2) (surname) San'you; (personal name) Mihiro

三浦

see styles
sān pǔ
    san1 pu3
san p`u
    san pu
 mirau
    みらう
Miura (Japanese surname and place name)
(surname) Mirau

三盆

see styles
 sanbon
    さんぼん
(See 和三盆) fine high-grade Japanese refined sugar

三線

see styles
 sansen
    さんせん
(See 三味線) shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute

三葉

see styles
 miwa
    みわ
(1) (kana only) mitsuba (Cryptotaenia japonica); Japanese honewort; Japanese honeywort; Japanese chervil; Japanese parsley; (adj-no,n) (2) three-leaved; trefoil; (female given name) Miwa

三鳥

see styles
 sanchou / sancho
    さんちょう
(1) {food} chicken, goose and pheasant; (2) (archaism) (orig. meaning) cuckoo, Japanese bush warbler and wagtail

上声

see styles
 joushou / josho
    じょうしょう
(1) rising tone (in Chinese); (2) (of a Japanese accent) having a high, flat tone

上款

see styles
shàng kuǎn
    shang4 kuan3
shang k`uan
    shang kuan
addressee; name of recipient on painting or scroll

上田

see styles
shàng tián
    shang4 tian2
shang t`ien
    shang tien
 jouden / joden
    じょうでん
Ueda (Japanese surname and place name)
high rice field; very fertile rice field; (surname) Jōda

上野

see styles
shàng yě
    shang4 ye3
shang yeh
 kouzuke / kozuke
    こうずけ
Ueno, district in Taitō Ward, Tokyo; Ueno (Japanese surname)
(hist) Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture); (place-name) Wano

上頚

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

上頸

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

下馱


下驮

see styles
xià tuó
    xia4 tuo2
hsia t`o
    hsia to
geta (Japanese clogs)

下駄

see styles
 geta(p); geta
    げた(P); ゲタ
(1) geta; traditional Japanese wooden sandal; (2) {print} (printed as 〓, resembling the teeth of a geta) (See 伏せ字・2) turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character; (3) {go} (esp. ゲタ) net; geta; (surname) Shimoda

不鯛

see styles
 budai
    ぶだい
(kana only) Japanese parrotfish (Calotomus japonicus)

中島


中岛

see styles
zhōng dǎo
    zhong1 dao3
chung tao
 nakajima
    なかじま
Nakajima or Nakashima (Japanese surname and place name)
island in a pond or river; (place-name) Nagajima

中川

see styles
zhōng chuān
    zhong1 chuan1
chung ch`uan
    chung chuan
 nokaga
    のかが
Nakagawa (Japanese surname and place name)
(surname) Nokaga

中日

see styles
zhōng rì
    zhong1 ri4
chung jih
 nakabi
    なかび
China-Japan
middle day (of a sumo tournament, theatrical run, etc.); (o) Chunichi Dragons (Japanese baseball team) (abbreviation)

中村

see styles
zhōng cūn
    zhong1 cun1
chung ts`un
    chung tsun
 yoneji
    よねじ
Nakamura (Japanese surname)
(surname) Yoneji

中野

see styles
zhōng yě
    zhong1 ye3
chung yeh
 nakanozaki
    なかのざき
Nakano (Japanese surname and place name)
(surname) Nakanozaki

丸山

see styles
wán shān
    wan2 shan1
wan shan
 maruyama
    まるやま
Maruyama (Japanese surname and place name)
(place-name, surname) Maruyama

丹頂

see styles
 tanchou; tanchou / tancho; tancho
    たんちょう; タンチョウ
(1) (kana only) red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis); Japanese crane; (2) red-cap oranda (goldfish); (3) Tanchō (koi variety); (4) having a red crest or patch on the head (of a bird, fish, etc.); (place-name, surname) Tanchō

久保

see styles
jiǔ bǎo
    jiu3 bao3
chiu pao
 hisayoshi
    ひさよし
Kubo (Japanese surname)
(male given name) Hisayoshi

乙女

see styles
yǐ nǚ
    yi3 nu:3
i nü
 otome
    をとめ
(slang) maiden; young lady (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 乙女 "otome", used esp. to refer to romantic media and games aimed at women)
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old; (female given name) Otome; Wotome

乙腦


乙脑

see styles
yǐ nǎo
    yi3 nao3
i nao
Japanese encephalitis (abbr. for 乙型腦炎|乙型脑炎[yi3xing2 nao3yan2])

乙遊


乙游

see styles
yǐ yóu
    yi3 you2
i yu
otome game – a romance simulation game targeted at women, typically featuring female protagonists and multiple male love interests (abbr. for 乙女遊戲|乙女游戏[yi3nu:3 you2xi4])

九結


九结

see styles
jiǔ jié
    jiu3 jie2
chiu chieh
 kyūketsu
The nine bonds that bind men to mortality: love, hate, pride, ignorance, (wrong)views, possessions (or grasping), doubt, envy, meanness (or selfishness). They are the 六隨眠 plus grasping, envy, and meanness.

九道

see styles
jiǔ dào
    jiu3 dao4
chiu tao
 kudō
idem 九有情居.; The nine truths, or postulates: impermanence; suffering; voidness (or unreality of things); no permanent ego, or soul; love of existence or possessions, resulting in suffering; the opposite (or fear of being without them), also resulting in suffering; the cutting off of suffering and its cause; nirvāṇa with remainder still to be worked out; complete nirvāṇa.

乾竹

see styles
 karatake
    からたけ
(1) (kana only) Japanese timber bamboo (Phyllostachys bambsoides); giant timber bamboo; madake; (2) Henon bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra var. henonis)

二愛


二爱

see styles
èr ài
    er4 ai4
erh ai
 futae
    ふたえ
(female given name) Futae
The two kinds of love, 欲愛 ordinary human love springing from desire; 法愛 bodhisattva or religious love, i.e. desiring to save all creatures.

五專


五专

see styles
wǔ zhuān
    wu3 zhuan1
wu chuan
 gosen
The five special things, or five devotions, observance of any one of which, according to the Japanese 眞宗 Shin sect, ensures rebirth in the Pure Land; they are 專禮, 專讀, 專觀, 專名, or 專讚嘆 either worship, reading, meditation, invocation, or praise.

五果

see styles
wǔ guǒ
    wu3 guo3
wu kuo
 goka
    ごか
(1) five fruits (peach, Japanese plum, apricot, jujube, Japanese chestnut); (2) (Buddhist term) five types of effect in cause-and-effect relationships; (3) (Buddhist term) five effects of ignorance and formations on one's current life
The five fruits, or effects; there are various groups, e. g. I. (1) 異熟果 fruit ripening divergently, e. g. pleasure and goodness are in different categories; present organs accord in pain or pleasure with their past good or evil deeds; (2) 等流果 fruit of the same order, e. g. goodness reborn from previous goodness; (3) 土用果 present position and function fruit, the rewards of moral merit in previous lives; (4) 增上果 superior fruit, or position arising from previous earnest endeavor and superior capacity: (5) 離繋果 fruit of freedom from all bonds, nirvana fruit. II. Fruit, or rebirth: (1) 識 conception (viewed psychologically); (2) 名色 formation mental and physical; (3) 六處 the six organs of perception complete; (4) 觸 their birth and contact with the world; (5) 受 consciousness. III. Five orders of fruit, with stones, pips, shells (as nuts), chaff-like (as pine seeds), and with pods.

五福

see styles
wǔ fú
    wu3 fu2
wu fu
 gofuku
    ごふく
(from the Book of Documents) the five blessings (health, wealth, longevity, love of virtue and dying a natural death); (place-name, surname) Gofuku
five blessings

五菓

see styles
 goka
    ごか
five fruits (peach, Japanese plum, apricot, jujube, Japanese chestnut)

五菜

see styles
 gosai
    ごさい
(1) the five vegetables (garlic chive, Japanese leek, green onion, wasabi and mame); (2) (meal of) five dishes

五葉


五叶

see styles
wǔ shě
    wu3 she3
wu she
 goyou / goyo
    ごよう
(abbreviation) (See 五葉松) Japanese white pine (favored for gardens and bonsai); goyoumatsu; (given name) Goyou
five petals

五體


五体

see styles
wǔ tǐ
    wu3 ti3
wu t`i
    wu ti
 gotai
    ごたい
the five styles in Japanese calligraphy
and 五體投地 v. 五輪.

井上

see styles
jǐng shàng
    jing3 shang4
ching shang
 miyamoto
    みやもと
Inoue (Japanese surname, pr. "ee-no-oo-ay")
(personal name) Miyamoto

井守

see styles
 imori
    いもり
(kana only) newt (esp. the Japanese fire belly newt, Cynops pyrrhogaster); (surname) Imori

京城

see styles
jīng chéng
    jing1 cheng2
ching ch`eng
    ching cheng
 keijou / kejo
    けいじょう
capital of a country
(1) imperial palace; (2) capital; metropolis; (3) (hist) (See ソウル) Keijō (name given to Seoul during the Japanese occupation); (place-name) Keijō (name given to Seoul during the Japanese occupation)

今井

see styles
jīn jǐng
    jin1 jing3
chin ching
 imai
    いまい
Imai (Japanese surname)
(place-name, surname) Imai

今村

see styles
jīn cūn
    jin1 cun1
chin ts`un
    chin tsun
 imamura
    いまむら
Imamura (Japanese name)
(place-name, surname) Imamura

仏和

see styles
 futsuwa
    ふつわ
French-Japanese (e.g. dictionary)

令和

see styles
lìng hé
    ling4 he2
ling ho
 reiwa / rewa
    れいわ
Reiwa, Japanese era name, corresponding to the reign (2019-) of emperor Naruhito 德仁[De2 ren2]
Reiwa era (May 1, 2019-); (female given name) Rewa

令法

see styles
 ryoubu; ryoubu / ryobu; ryobu
    りょうぶ; リョウブ
Japanese clethra; tree clethra; clethra barbinervis; (female given name) Ryōbu

仮字

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 kana
    かな
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)

伊和

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 iwa
    いわ
Italian-Japanese (e.g. dictionary); (p,s,g) Iwa

伊富

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 itomi
    いとみ
Japanese huchen (Hucho perryi) (salmonoid fish found in Hokkaido that grows up to 1.5 meters); (surname) Itomi

伊当

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 itou / ito
    いとう
Japanese huchen (Hucho perryi) (salmonoid fish found in Hokkaido that grows up to 1.5 meters); (place-name) Itou

伊藤

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yī téng
    yi1 teng2
i t`eng
    i teng
 toiu
    という
Itō or Itoh, Japanese surname; Ito-Yokado (supermarket) (abbr. for 伊藤洋華堂|伊藤洋华堂[Yi1teng2 Yang2hua2tang2])
(surname) Toiu

伏竜

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 fukuryuu / fukuryu
    ふくりゅう
suicide divers (part of the Japanese Special Attack Units during WWII)

伏龍

see styles
 fukuryuu / fukuryu
    ふくりゅう
suicide divers (part of the Japanese Special Attack Units during WWII)

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

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This page contains 100 results for "Love - Japanese Calligraphy Scroll" in Chinese and/or Japanese.



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.
EDICT data is the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, and is used in conformance with the Group's license.

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).



Combined, these cover 1,007,753 Japanese, Chinese, and Buddhist characters, words, idioms, names, placenames, and short phrases.

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