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jiāo
    jiao1
chiao
suburbs; outskirts

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láng
    lang2
lang
 rou / ro
    ろう
(arch.) minister; official; noun prefix denoting function or status; a youth
(suffix) (1) (太郎, 次郎, 三郎, etc., used in men's names) nth son; (2) lang; official title in ancient China; (3) (archaism) man; young man; (4) (archaism) (addressed by women) my husband; my lover; (suffix) (5) (archaism) nth child (male and female); (surname) Rou

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guō
    guo1
kuo
 kouri / kori
    こうり
outer city wall
(1) district; quarter; (2) enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; (3) red-light district; (surname) Kōri


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zōu
    zou1
tsou
 ruu / ru
    るう
surname Zou; vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC) in the southeast of Shandong
(surname) Ruu

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suān
    suan1
suan
 san
    さん
sour; tart; sick at heart; grieved; sore; aching; pedantic; impractical; to make sarcastic remarks about sb; an acid
(1) acid; (2) sourness; sour taste
vinegar

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lèi
    lei4
lei
pour out libation; sprinkle


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shì
    shi4
shih
 toki
    とき
to explain; to release; Buddha (abbr. for 釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼[Shi4 jia1 mou2 ni2]); Buddhism
(surname) Toki
To separate out, set free, unloose, explain; Buddhism, Buddhist; translit. śa, śi; also ḍ, ḍh.


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xián
    xian2
hsien
 kutsuwa
    くつわ
bit (of a bridle); to hold in the mouth; to harbor (feelings); to link; to accept; rank; title
bit (i.e. attached to a bridle)


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liàn
    lian4
lien
 kusari
    くさり
chain; cable (unit of length: 100 fathoms, about 185 m); chain (unit of length: 66 feet, about 20 m); to chain; to enchain
chain; chains


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    di2
ti
 kabura
    かぶら
arrow or arrowhead (old)
(1) (abbreviation) (See 蕪) turnip-shaped whistle made of hollowed-out wood or deer horn (attached to an arrow to sound when fired); (2) (See 鏑矢) arrow with such a whistle attached; (surname) Kabura


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màn
    man4
man
 kote; kote
    こて; コテ
side of coin without words; trowel
(1) (kana only) flat-iron; (2) (kana only) soldering iron; (3) (kana only) crimper; curling tongs; (4) (kana only) trowel


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niè
    nie4
nieh
(bound form) tweezers; to use tweezers (to grasp, pick up, or pull out etc, depending on whether the following resultative verb is 住[zhu4] or 起[qi3] or 出[chu1] etc)


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shǎn
    shan3
shan
 sen
    せん
to dodge; to duck out of the way; to beat it; shaken (by a fall); to sprain; to pull a muscle; lightning; spark; a flash; to flash (across one's mind); to leave behind; (Internet slang) (of a display of affection) "dazzlingly" saccharine
(female given name) Sen
Flash; get out of the way.


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kāi
    kai1
k`ai
    kai
 hiraku
    ひらく
to open (transitive or intransitive); (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start; to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run; to boil; to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc); (directional complement) away; off; carat (gold); abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文|开尔文[Kai1er3wen2]; abbr. for 開本|开本[kai1ben3], book format
(surname, given name) Hiraku
To open, begin, institute, unfold, disclose; dismiss; write out; unloose; to heat, boil.


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xián
    xian2
hsien
 kan
    かん
enclosure; (variant of 閒|闲[xian2]) idle; unoccupied; leisure
spare time; free time; leisure; (female given name) Nodoka
To bar, a barrier; to shut out; trained.


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jiàn
    jian4
chien
 ma
    ま
gap; to separate; to thin out (seedlings); to sow discontent
(1) time; pause; (2) space; (3) room; (personal name) Mamine
A crevice, interval, space, room; separate, intermission; between, during, in; to divide, interfere, intervene.


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làng
    lang4
lang
(literary) vast; spacious; (literary) lofty; (literary) tall door; (literary) dry moat outside a city wall

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qiān
    qian1
ch`ien
    chien
 sen
    せん
road leading north and south
(numeric) 1,000; thousand

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ē
    e1
o
 a
    あ
(literary) to flatter; to curry favor with
(1) (See 阿字・あじ) first Sanskrit alphabet letter; (2) (abbreviation) (See 阿弗利加・アフリカ) Africa; (3) (abbreviation) Awa (old province of Japan); (prefix) (4) (familiar language) (archaism) prefixed to names to show intimacy; (surname) Hodo
M077477 羅陀補羅 Anurādhapura, a northern city of Ceylon, at which tradition says Buddhism was introduced into the island; cf. Abhayagiri, 阿跋.; M077477 樓馱 v. 阿那律Aniruddha.; a or ā, अ, आ. It is the first letter of the Sanskrit Siddham alphabet, and is also translit. by 曷, 遏, 安, 頞, 韻, 噁, etc. From it are supposed to be born all the other letters, and it is the first sound uttered by the human mouth. It has therefore numerous mystical indications. Being also a negation it symbolizes the unproduced, the impermanent, the immaterial; but it is employed in many ways indicative of the positive. Amongst other uses it indicates Amitābha, from the first syllable in that name. It is much in use for esoteric purposes.

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chú
    chu2
ch`u
    chu
 jo
    じょ
to get rid of; to remove; to exclude; to eliminate; to wipe out; to divide; except; not including
{math} (See 割り算・わりざん) division; (place-name) Nozoki
Get rid of.


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    li2
li
 ri
    り
to leave; to part from; to be away from; (in giving distances) from; without (something); independent of; one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing fire; ☲
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south); (surname) Mato
To leave, part from, apart from. abandon; translit. li, le, r, re, rai.

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fēi
    fei1
fei
 hi
    ひ
to not be; not; wrong; incorrect; non-; un-; in-; de-; to reproach; to blame; (coll.) to insist on; simply must
(1) fault; error; mistake; (2) going poorly; being disadvantageous; being unfavorable; (prefix) (3) un-; non-; an-
Not: un-: without, apart from; wrong.

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qiào
    qiao4
ch`iao
    chiao
 saya; saya
    さや; サヤ
scabbard; sheath
(1) scabbard; sheath; (2) (kana only) cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; sleeve; (3) (kana only) {bus} (See サヤ取り・2) margin (between two prices); spread; markup; commission; (4) enclosure; outer fence; (place-name) Saya


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hán
    han2
han
 kan
    かん
Han, one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States 戰國七雄|战国七雄; Korea from the fall of the Joseon dynasty in 1897; Korea, esp. South Korea 大韓民國|大韩民国; surname Han
(1) (abbreviation) (See 大韓民国) Republic of Korea; South Korea; (2) (hist) Han (ancient Chinese state); (surname) Han


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bān
    ban1
pan
to promulgate; to send out; to issue; to grant or confer


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dòu
    dou4
tou
to set out food


𬳶

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jiōng
    jiong1
chiung
(literary) (of a horse) stout; sturdy


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tái
    tai2
t`ai
    tai
tired; worn out horse


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    wu4
wu
(bound form) to rush about; to strive for


see styles
téng
    teng2
t`eng
    teng
 noboru
    のぼる
(bound form) to gallop; to prance; (bound form) to soar; to hover; to make room; to clear out; to vacate; (verb suffix indicating repeated action)
(given name) Noboru
To mount, rise; translit. tang.


see styles
cān
    can1
ts`an
    tsan
outside horses of a team of 4


see styles

    qu1
ch`ü
    chü
 ku
to expel; to urge on; to drive; to run quickly
To drive out or away, expel, urge.


see styles
chǎn
    chan3
ch`an
    chan
(literary) to ride a horse without a saddle

see styles
qià
    qia4
ch`ia
    chia
ilium; outermost bone of the pelvic girdle; Taiwan pr. [ka4]

see styles

    li4
li
 reki
    れき
ancient ceramic three-legged vessel used for cooking with cord markings on the outside and hollow legs
(rare) Chinese kettle with three legs

see styles
kuí
    kui2
k`uei
    kuei
 rui
    るい
chief; head; outstanding; exceptional; stalwart
(noun/participle) charging ahead of others; the first to charge; pioneer; forerunner; harbinger; (female given name) Rui


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guī
    gui1
kuei
 sake(p); shake; sake(p); shake
    さけ(P); しゃけ; サケ(P); シャケ
trout; salmon
(1) salmon (Salmonidae spp.); (2) chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta); dog salmon


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    bi1
pi
the ponyfishes, aka slipmouths (Leiognathidae, a family of fishes in the order Perciformes); Taiwan pr. [bi4]


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zūn
    zun1
tsun
 masu; masu
    ます; マス
trout; barbel; Taiwan pr. [zun4]
(kana only) trout; sea trout; (surname) Masu


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bāo
    bao1
pao
(of a bucktooth) to protrude; to stick out


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è
    e4
o
 ago
    あご
palate; roof of the mouth
(out-dated kanji) (noun - becomes adjective with の) (kana only) chin; jaw
gums

BL

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 bii eru; biieru / bi eru; bieru
    ビー・エル; ビーエル
(1) (abbreviation) (from the 和製英語 boys love) (See ボーイズラブ) comics or novels about male homosexuality, targeted at young women; BL; (2) (See 船荷証券) bill of lading; BL

CP

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c p
    c p
c p
 shii pii; shiipii(sk) / shi pi; shipi(sk)
    シー・ピー; シーピー(sk)
an imagined romantic relationship between two characters in fiction (or in real life) that one wishes for or fantasizes about (abbr. of "coupling")
(1) (See コマーシャルペーパー) commercial paper; CP; (2) (See 共産党) communist party; CP; (3) (See 脳性麻痺) cerebral palsy; cerebral paralysis; CP; (4) (See カウンターパーチェス) counterpurchase; (5) (See クリーナープロダクション) cleaner production; (6) (See コンプライアンスプログラム) compliance program; (7) {physics} charge parity; C parity; CP; (8) (See カップリング・2) shipping; pairing of characters in a romantic relationship (in fan fiction, manga, etc.)

GL

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 jii eru; jiieru(sk) / ji eru; jieru(sk)
    ジー・エル; ジーエル(sk)
(abbreviation) (from the 和製英語 girls love) (See ガールズラブ) comics or novels about female homosexuality

IO

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 ai oo; aioo(sk)
    アイ・オー; アイオー(sk)
{comp} input-output

K国

see styles
 keikoku / kekoku
    ケイこく
(net-sl) (derogatory term) South Korea

NG

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n g
    n g
n g
 enu jii; enujii(sk) / enu ji; enuji(sk)
    エヌ・ジー; エヌジー(sk)
(loanword from Japanese "NG", an initialism for "no good") (film and TV) blooper; to do a blooper
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) (colloquialism) no good; not allowed; not acceptable; (2) outtake; blooper; retake

OB

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 oo bii; oobii(sk) / oo bi; oobi(sk)
    オー・ビー; オービー(sk)
(1) (See オールドボーイ) old boy; alumnus; graduate; former member; former employee; former player; (2) {golf} out of bounds

OK

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 okkee(p); ookee(p); okkee(sk); okkei(sk); okke(sk); okkei(sk); ookee(sk); ookei(sk); okke(sk); okke(sk) / okkee(p); ookee(p); okkee(sk); okke(sk); okke(sk); okke(sk); ookee(sk); ooke(sk); okke(sk); okke(sk)
    オッケー(P); オーケー(P); おっけー(sk); オッケイ(sk); オッケ(sk); おっけい(sk); おーけー(sk); オーケイ(sk); オッケィ(sk); おっけ(sk)
(int,n,vs,vt,vi) (1) OK; okay; (2) fine (without); not needed; unnecessary; all right

Q勁


Q劲

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q jìn
    q jin4
q chin
springy mouthfeel

Q彈


Q弹

see styles
q tán
    q tan2
q t`an
    q tan
(of a food's mouthfeel) springy; firm; al dente

YH

see styles
 wai ecchi; waiecchi(sk)
    ワイ・エッチ; ワイエッチ(sk)
(abbreviation) (See ユースホステル) youth hostel

オチ

see styles
 ochi
    オチ
(1) slip; omission; (2) outcome; final result; the end; (3) (kana only) punch line (of a joke)

コム

see styles
 gomu
    ゴム
{comp} computer output microfilm system; COM; (place-name) Ghom; Gomm; Gomme

さあ

see styles
 saa / sa
    さあ
(conj,int) (1) come; come now; come along; go on; hurry up; (2) well; who knows; I don't know...; uh; hmm; (3) (said when surprised or happy) well now; let's see; there we go; all right; (4) about that; you see

せず

see styles
 sezu
    せず
(expression) (form) (neg. continuative form of する) (See せずに) without doing; (personal name) Saisse; Seth

たん

see styles
 dan
    ダン
{baseb} (See ダウン・5) (number of) outs (eng: down); (personal name) Dan; Dann; Dens; Donne; Dun; Dunn; Dunne

つべ

see styles
 tsube
    つべ
(net-sl) (abbreviation) (See ようつべ) YouTube

てん

see styles
 den
    デン
(1) den; wild animal dwelling; (2) den (e.g. of thieves); hiding place; hideout; (3) den; small snug room; (personal name) Den

トレ

see styles
 tore
    トレ
(suffix noun) (abbreviation) (See トレーニング・1,筋トレ) training; practice; workout; (personal name) Dolet; Dore; Doret

なか

see styles
 naka
    ナカ
(abbreviation) (rare) {hanaf} (See 胴中・2) second player (out of three); player that goes after the dealer; (place-name) Naga (Philippines)

ナン

see styles
 nan
    ナン
naan (hin:); nan; flatbread in Central and South Asian cuisine; (personal name) Nan; Nunn

ノー

see styles
 noo
    ノー
(interjection) (1) (See イエス) no; (prefix noun) (2) no; without; not needed; not allowed; (personal name) Nau

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)

ほれ

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 hore
    ほれ
(interjection) look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!

むむ

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 mumu
    むむ
(interjection) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (expressing mild surprise or doubt) hum; hmm; (interjection) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (See ふふ) hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); (interjection) (3) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (indicating agreement) (See うんうん・1) uh-huh; (interjection) (4) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (deep in thought) mm; hmm; (interjection) (5) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (calling attention) well; (female given name) Mumu

もし

see styles
 moshi
    もし
(interjection) excuse me! (when calling out to someone); (female given name) Moji

ヤボ

see styles
 yabo
    ヤボ
(noun or adjectival noun) boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive; thoughtless; dumb

より

see styles
 yori
    より
(particle) (1) than; (particle) (2) rather than; instead of; over; above; (particle) (3) from; out of; since; at; on (and after); (particle) (4) (with neg. sentence; as よりほかに...ない, よりしかたがない, etc.) except; but; other than; (adverb) (5) more; (female given name) Yori

んな

see styles
 nna
    んな
(pre-noun adjective) (colloquialism) (abbreviation) (See そんな・1) such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of

一々

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 ichiichi / ichichi
    いちいち
(adv,n) (1) (kana only) one-by-one; separately; (2) (kana only) every single; each and every; without omission; fully; in detail

一一

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yī yī
    yi1 yi1
i i
 kazuhiro
    かずひろ
one by one; one after another
(adv,n) (1) (kana only) one-by-one; separately; (2) (kana only) every single; each and every; without omission; fully; in detail; (male given name) Kazuhiro
One by one, each, every one, severally.

一先

see styles
 hitomazu
    ひとまず
(adverb) (kana only) for the present; once; in outline

一円

see styles
 ichien
    いちえん
(1) one yen; (suf,adv) (2) throughout (an area); whole district; (place-name, surname) Ichien

一切

see styles
yī qiè
    yi1 qie4
i ch`ieh
    i chieh
 issai
    いっさい
everything; every; all
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) all; everything; entirety; the whole; (adverb) (2) (with neg. verb) absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; without exception; (place-name) Issai
sarva. All, the whole; 普, 遍, 具.

一口

see styles
yī kǒu
    yi1 kou3
i k`ou
    i kou
 imoarai
    いもあらい
readily; flatly (deny, admit and so on); a mouthful; a bite
(1) mouthful; morsel; bite; (2) gulp; sip; draft; draught; (3) one word; in short; (4) one share; one contribution; (surname) Imoarai
one mouth[ful]

一喝

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yī hē
    yi1 he1
i ho
 ikkatsu
    いっかつ
(noun, transitive verb) (1) sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; (noun, transitive verb) (2) (See 喝・かつ・1) rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
A call, shout, deafening shout.

一回

see styles
 ikkai
    いっかい
(adverbial noun) once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat; one inning

一地

see styles
yī dì
    yi1 di4
i ti
 ichiji
    いちぢ
(personal name) Ichiji
The one ground; the same ground; the Buddha-nature of all living beings i.e. as all the plants grow out of the one ground, so all good character and works grow from the one Buddha-nature.

一声

see styles
 issei; hitokoe / isse; hitokoe
    いっせい; ひとこえ
voice; cry; shout; (given name) Issei

一変

see styles
 ippen
    いっぺん
(n,vs,vt,vi) complete change; about-face

一律

see styles
yī lǜ
    yi1 lu:4
i lü
 ichiritsu
    いちりつ
same; identical; uniformly; all; without exception
(adj-no,adj-na,adv,n) uniform; even; across-the-board; equal

一息

see styles
yī xī
    yi1 xi1
i hsi
 hitoiki
    ひといき
(1) one breath; (2) time of one breath; (3) pause; break; rest; breather; (4) (as 一息に) (doing in) one go; doing without stopping; (5) small amount of effort; a little more effort
A breath, i.e. inspiration-cum-expiration; a rest, or cessation.

一戦

see styles
 issen
    いっせん
(n,vs,vi) battle; game; bout

一手

see styles
yī shǒu
    yi1 shou3
i shou
 hitote
    ひとて
a skill; mastery of a trade; by oneself; without outside help
(1) one's own effort; doing single-handedly; (2) a game (of go, shogi, etc.); a match; (3) a dance; a (musical) composition; (4) a company (e.g. of soldiers); a group; a party; (5) one hand
one hand

一概

see styles
yī gài
    yi1 gai4
i kai
all; without any exceptions; categorically

一死

see styles
 isshi
    いっし
(1) dying; laying down one's life; (2) {baseb} one out

一献

see styles
 ikkon
    いっこん
(1) one cup (of sake); (2) (going out for, treating someone to) a drink; small drinking party

一現

see styles
 ichigen
    いちげん
(irregular kanji usage) first visit to inn, restaurant, etc. without an introduction

一生

see styles
yī shēng
    yi1 sheng1
i sheng
 isshou / issho
    いっしょう
all one's life; throughout one's life
(n,adj-no,adv) (1) whole life; a lifetime; all through life; one existence; a generation; an age; the whole world; the era; (can be adjective with の) (2) (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life; (given name) Motonaru
All one's life, a whole life time.

一直

see styles
yī zhí
    yi1 zhi2
i chih
 icchoku
    いっちょく
straight (in a straight line); continuously; always; all the way through
{baseb} lining out to first base; (given name) Kazunao

一空

see styles
yī kōng
    yi1 kong1
i k`ung
    i kung
 ikkuu / ikku
    いっくう
leaving none left; (sold etc) out
(given name) Ikkuu
All is empty, or of the void, non-material.

一筆

see styles
 ippitsu; hitofude
    いっぴつ; ひとふで
(1) one stroke (of a brush); (2) a few lines (of writing); note; short letter; (dropping) a line; (3) writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); (4) parcel (of land); (5) (いっぴつ only) same handwriting; (surname) Hitofude

一荘

see styles
 iichan / ichan
    イーチャン
{mahj} (See 半荘) one full game (consisting of east, south, west, and north rounds) (chi: yīzhuāng); (given name) Issō

一行

see styles
yī xíng
    yi1 xing2
i hsing
 ikkou / ikko
    いっこう
party; delegation
(1) party; group; troop; company; (2) one act; one action; one deed; (personal name) Motoyuki
One act (of body, mouth, or mind); holding to one course; devoted. Yixing, A.D. 672-717, a celebrated monk whose secular name was 張遂 Zhang Sui, posthumous title 大慧禪師; he was versed in mathematics and astronomy, a reformer of the Chinese calendar, and author of several works.

一襲


一袭

see styles
yī xí
    yi1 xi2
i hsi
an outfit of (clothing)

一識


一识

see styles
yī shì
    yi1 shi4
i shih
 isshiki
One sense or perception; the one individual intelligence or soul which uses the various senses, likened to a monkey which climbs in and out of the various windows of a house— a Satyasiddhi and Sautrāntika doctrine. Also, a Vairocana maṇḍala.

一転

see styles
 itten
    いってん
(n,vs,vi) (1) one turn; spinning around; (n,vs,vt,vi,adv) (2) complete change; reversal; (an) about-face; sudden transformation; (given name) Itten

一門


一门

see styles
yī mén
    yi1 men2
i men
 ichimon
    いちもん
(1) family; clan; kin; (2) sect; school; adherents; followers; disciples; (3) {sumo} group of related sumo stables; (surname) Hitokado
The one door out of mortality into nirvāṇa, i.e. the Pure-land door.

丁々

see styles
 toutou / toto
    とうとう
    chouchou / chocho
    ちょうちょう
(adv,n) clashing of swords; felling of trees; ringing of an ax

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

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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