Due to a military deployment, shipping will happen once a week until November 20th. News and More Info

Free Chinese & Japanese Online Dictionary

If you enter English words, search is Boolean mode:
Enter fall to get just entries with fall in them.
Enter fall* to get results including "falling" and "fallen".
Enter +fall -season -autumn to make sure fall is included, but not entries with autumn or season.

Key:

Mandarin Chinese information.
Old Wade-Giles romanization used only in Taiwan.
Japanese information.
Buddhist definition. Note: May not apply to all sects.
 Definition may be different outside of Buddhism.

There are 559 total results for your Popular search in the dictionary. I have created 6 pages of results for you. Each page contains 100 results...

<123456
Characters Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

Variations:
人気が出る
人気がでる

 ninkigaderu
    にんきがでる
(exp,v1) to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on

Variations:
受けが良い
受けがよい

 ukegayoi
    うけがよい
(exp,adj-i) (ant: 受けが悪い) popular (with)

Variations:
売り出す
売出す

 uridasu
    うりだす
(transitive verb) (1) to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to begin selling; to market; (v5s,vi) (2) to become popular

Variations:
好評につき
好評に付き

 kouhyounitsuki / kohyonitsuki
    こうひょうにつき
(expression) due to popular demand; by popular demand

Variations:
巷で話題
ちまたで話題

 chimatadewadai
    ちまたでわだい
(exp,adj-no) much-talked-about; recently popular; in vogue

Variations:
御家流
お家流(sK)

 oieryuu / oieryu
    おいえりゅう
(See 青蓮院流) Oie school of calligraphy (based on the gyōsho style; popular in the Edo period); Sonen school; Shorenin school

Variations:
捲りカルタ
捲りかるた

 mekurikaruta; mekurikaruta
    めくりカルタ; メクリカルタ
(1) (kana only) mekuri karuta; deck of 48 (later 49) cards or the fishing game played with it, esp. popular in the late Edo period; (2) (kana only) (See 花札) hanafuda

Variations:
浪花節
難波節(rK)

 naniwabushi
    なにわぶし
naniwabushi; variety of sung narrative popular during the Edo period

Variations:
町中華
街中華(sK)

 machichuuka / machichuka
    まちちゅうか
simple, inexpensive Chinese restaurant; popular no-frills Chinese restaurant; hole-in-the-wall Chinese restaurant

Variations:
盛ん
旺ん
壮ん

 sakan
    さかん
(adjectival noun) (1) prosperous; flourishing; thriving; successful; (adjectival noun) (2) popular; widespread; (adjectival noun) (3) active; lively; energetic; vigorous; brisk; strong; (adjectival noun) (4) enthusiastic; eager; hearty; frequent; repeated

走自己的路,讓人家去說


走自己的路,让人家去说

zǒu zì jǐ de lù , ràng rén jiā qù shuō
    zou3 zi4 ji3 de5 lu4 , rang4 ren2 jia1 qu4 shuo1
tsou tzu chi te lu , jang jen chia ch`ü shuo
    tsou tzu chi te lu , jang jen chia chü shuo
Go your own way, let others say what they like. (popular modern cliche); Do it my way.

Variations:
都々逸
都都逸
都々一

 dodoitsu
    どどいつ
(hist) dodoitsu; unrhymed non-metrical Japanese popular love song or limerick in the 7-7-7-5 syllable pattern

Variations:
震災刈り
しんさい刈り

 shinsaikari
    しんさいかり
(joc) (was popular after the 1923 Great Kantō Earthquake) (See ツーブロック) undercut (hairstyle)

Variations:
うた沢節
歌沢節
哥沢節

 utazawabushi
    うたざわぶし
(歌沢節 was used especially by the Tora school that emphasized voice; 哥沢節 was used especially by the Shiba school that emphasized shamisen) (See うた沢) slow-paced style of shamisen music with vocal accompaniment (popular during the late Edo period)

ポピュラー・ミュージック

 popyuraa myuujikku / popyura myujikku
    ポピュラー・ミュージック
popular music

Variations:
一軍
1軍(sK)

 ichigun
    いちぐん
(1) an army; (2) the whole army; the entire force; (3) {sports} (See 二軍) first team; first-string players; (4) (colloquialism) the cool kids; the popular kids

Variations:
世論
輿論(rK)

 yoron(p); seron(世論)(p); seiron(世論) / yoron(p); seron(世論)(p); seron(世論)
    よろん(P); せろん(世論)(P); せいろん(世論)
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus

Variations:
合の子弁当
合いの子弁当

 ainokobentou / ainokobento
    あいのこべんとう
children's lunch box of cooked rice and a Western-style side dish (popular late Meiji and Taisho periods)

Variations:
島田髷
島田まげ(sK)

 shimadamage; shimadawage
    しまだまげ; しまだわげ
(See 島田・しまだ) pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure

Variations:
引く手あまた
引く手数多

 hikuteamata
    ひくてあまた
being very popular; being in great demand

Variations:
いい子になる
好い子になる

 iikoninaru / ikoninaru
    いいこになる
(exp,v5r) to make oneself popular without any regard to others; to take all the credit to oneself; to turn out well (of a child)

Variations:
めくり札
捲り札
メクリ札

 mekurifuda
    めくりふだ
(1) {cards} draw pile; (2) (See めくりカルタ・1) mekuri karuta (card game popular in the late Edo period)

Variations:
やりらふぃー
やりらふぃ〜

 yarirafii; yarirafi〜 / yarirafi; yarirafi〜
    やりらふぃー; やりらふぃ〜
(slang) (from the lyrics of a popular song) clubber (nor: jeg vil at vi); frequenter of nightclubs; partygoer

Variations:
やりらふぃー
やりらふぃ~

 yarirafii; yarirafi~ / yarirafi; yarirafi~
    やりらふぃー; やりらふぃ~
(slang) (from the lyrics of a popular song) clubber (nor: jeg vil at vi); frequenter of nightclubs; partygoer

Variations:
万人受け
万人うけ(sK)

 banninuke
    ばんにんうけ
(exp,n,vs) being universally acceptable; being suitable for all; being popular with many people

Variations:
マダムキラー
マダム・キラー

 madamukiraa; madamu kiraa / madamukira; madamu kira
    マダムキラー; マダム・キラー
ladykiller who seduces married women (wasei: madam killer); handsome young man who is popular among married women

Variations:
ブレイク
ブレーク

 bureiku(p); bureeku(p) / bureku(p); bureeku(p)
    ブレイク(P); ブレーク(P)
(n,vs,vi) (1) (See 休憩) break (rest); (n,vs,vi) (2) {sports} break (tennis, boxing, snooker, etc.); (n,vs,vi) (3) becoming popular; becoming a hit

Variations:
人気No.1
人気ナンバーワン

 ninkinanbaawan / ninkinanbawan
    にんきナンバーワン
(adj-no,n) most popular (item on a menu, etc.)

Variations:
人気が出る
人気がでる(sK)

 ninkigaderu
    にんきがでる
(exp,v1) to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on

Variations:
盛んになる
盛んに成る(sK)

 sakanninaru
    さかんになる
(exp,v5r) (See 盛ん・1) to prosper; to flourish; to thrive; to become popular; to become widespread

Variations:
スリザーリンク
スリザー・リンク

 surizaarinku; surizaa rinku / surizarinku; suriza rinku
    スリザーリンク; スリザー・リンク
slither link (popular Japanese number puzzle)

Variations:
売れっ子
売れっ妓(ateji)

 urekko
    うれっこ
(売れっ妓 was sometimes used for geisha) popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite

Variations:
流行っ子
流行りっ子
はやりっ子

 hayarikko
    はやりっこ
(1) (rare) popular person; star; favourite; favorite; (2) (rare) (also written 流行っ妓, 流行りっ妓) popular geisha

Variations:
耳当
耳璫
耳とう
珥璫
珥とう

 jitou / jito
    じとう
(archaism) earplug (traditional jewellery worn in the earlobe, popular in Han dynasty China)

Variations:
ポピュラー
ポピュラ

 popyuraa(p); popyura(sk) / popyura(p); popyura(sk)
    ポピュラー(P); ポピュラ(sk)
(adjectival noun) (1) popular; well-liked; (adjectival noun) (2) common; frequent; popular; (3) (abbreviation) (See ポピュラーミュージック) popular music; pop music

Variations:
受けのいい
受けの良い
受けのよい

 ukenoii(受kenoii, 受keno良i); ukenoyoi(受keno良i, 受kenoyoi) / ukenoi(受kenoi, 受keno良i); ukenoyoi(受keno良i, 受kenoyoi)
    うけのいい(受けのいい, 受けの良い); うけのよい(受けの良い, 受けのよい)
(exp,adj-ix) popular

Variations:
大流行り
大はやり
大流行(io)

 oohayari
    おおはやり
(n,vs,vi,adj-no) (1) big craze; boom; popular trend; huge popularity; (n,vs,vi,adj-no) (2) widespread contagion; large outbreak

宇牟須牟骨牌(ateji)(oK)

 unsunkaruta; unsunkaruta; unsunkaruta
    うんすんかるた; ウンスンカルタ; うんすんカルタ
(kana only) (See 天正カルタ) unsun karuta (card game popular in the Muromachi and early Edo periods) (por: um sum carta)

Variations:
流行り歌
流行り唄
流行唄
流行歌

 hayariuta
    はやりうた
popular song

Variations:
アンコールアワー
アンコール・アワー

 ankooruawaa; ankooru awaa / ankooruawa; ankooru awa
    アンコールアワー; アンコール・アワー
time slot for reruns of popular TV shows (wasei: encore hour)

Variations:
ポピュラーソング
ポピュラー・ソング

 popyuraasongu; popyuraa songu / popyurasongu; popyura songu
    ポピュラーソング; ポピュラー・ソング
popular song

Variations:
盛ん
旺ん(rK)
壮ん(rK)

 sakan
    さかん
(adjectival noun) (1) prosperous; flourishing; thriving; successful; (adjectival noun) (2) popular; widespread; (adjectival noun) (3) active; lively; energetic; vigorous; brisk; strong; (adjectival noun) (4) enthusiastic; eager; hearty; frequent; repeated

Variations:
羽振りが良い
羽振りがよい
はぶりが良い

 haburigayoi
    はぶりがよい
(exp,adj-i) (See 羽振りがいい・はぶりがいい,羽振り・2) influential; powerful; popular; prosperous (when modifying a noun); doing well

Variations:
羽振りの良い
羽振りのよい
はぶりの良い

 haburinoyoi
    はぶりのよい
(adjective) (See 羽振りのいい・はぶりのいい,羽振りが良い・はぶりがよい) powerful; influential; prosperous; popular

Variations:
受ける
請ける
承ける
享ける

 ukeru(p); ukeru
    うける(P); ウケる
(transitive verb) (1) to receive; to get; (transitive verb) (2) to catch (e.g. a ball); (transitive verb) (3) to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); (transitive verb) (4) to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to suffer (an injury); to feel (influence); (transitive verb) (5) to undergo (e.g. surgery); to take (a test); to accept (a challenge); (transitive verb) (6) (esp. 受ける, 享ける) to be given (e.g. life, talent); (v1,vi) (7) (colloquialism) (kana only) (esp. ウケる) to find funny; to find humorous; to be amused (by); (transitive verb) (8) (esp. 受ける, 享ける) to follow; to succeed; to be descended from; (transitive verb) (9) to face (south, etc.); (transitive verb) (10) {ling} (esp. 受ける, 承ける) to be modified by; (transitive verb) (11) (esp. 請ける; now primarily used in compound words) (See 請け出す・1) to obtain (a pawned item, etc.) by paying a fee; (v1,vi) (12) (kana only) (esp. ウケる, うける) to be well-received; to become popular; to go down well

Variations:
受けがいい
受けが良い
ウケが良い
受けがよい

 ukegaii(ukega良i); ukegaii(受kegaii, 受kega良i); ukegayoi(受kega良i, 受kegayoi); ukegayoi(ukega良i) / ukegai(ukega良i); ukegai(受kegai, 受kega良i); ukegayoi(受kega良i, 受kegayoi); ukegayoi(ukega良i)
    ウケがいい(ウケが良い); うけがいい(受けがいい, 受けが良い); うけがよい(受けが良い, 受けがよい); ウケがよい(ウケが良い)
(exp,adj-ix) (ant: 受けが悪い) popular (with); in favour (with); well received

Variations:
受けのいい
受けの良い
ウケの良い
受けのよい

 ukenoii(受kenoii, 受keno良i); ukenoyoi(受keno良i, 受kenoyoi); ukenoii(ukeno良i); ukenoyoi(ukeno良i) / ukenoi(受kenoi, 受keno良i); ukenoyoi(受keno良i, 受kenoyoi); ukenoi(ukeno良i); ukenoyoi(ukeno良i)
    うけのいい(受けのいい, 受けの良い); うけのよい(受けの良い, 受けのよい); ウケのいい(ウケの良い); ウケのよい(ウケの良い)
(exp,adj-ix) (kana only) popular

Variations:
都々逸
都都逸
都々一(rK)
都都一(rK)

 dodoitsu
    どどいつ
(hist) dodoitsu; unrhymed non-metrical Japanese popular love song or limerick in the 7-7-7-5 syllable pattern

Variations:
ポピュラーミュージック
ポピュラー・ミュージック

 popyuraamyuujikku; popyuraa myuujikku / popyuramyujikku; popyura myujikku
    ポピュラーミュージック; ポピュラー・ミュージック
(See ポピュラー音楽) popular music; pop music

Variations:
引っ張りだこ
引っ張りダコ
引っ張り凧
引っ張り蛸

 hipparidako(引張ridako, 引張ri凧, 引張ri蛸); hipparidako(引張ridako)
    ひっぱりだこ(引っ張りだこ, 引っ張り凧, 引っ張り蛸); ひっぱりダコ(引っ張りダコ)
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) being very popular; being in great demand; (2) octopus dried on skewers

Variations:
流行り歌
流行り唄
流行唄
流行歌
はやり歌(sK)

 hayariuta
    はやりうた
popular song

Variations:
羽振りがいい
羽振りが良い
羽振りがよい
はぶりが良い

 haburigaii(羽振rigaii, 羽振riga良i); haburigayoi(羽振riga良i, 羽振rigayoi, haburiga良i) / haburigai(羽振rigai, 羽振riga良i); haburigayoi(羽振riga良i, 羽振rigayoi, haburiga良i)
    はぶりがいい(羽振りがいい, 羽振りが良い); はぶりがよい(羽振りが良い, 羽振りがよい, はぶりが良い)
(exp,adj-ix) influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well

Variations:
羽振りのいい
羽振りの良い
羽振りのよい
はぶりの良い

 haburinoii(羽振rinoii, 羽振rino良i, haburino良i); haburinoyoi(羽振rino良i, 羽振rinoyoi, haburino良i) / haburinoi(羽振rinoi, 羽振rino良i, haburino良i); haburinoyoi(羽振rino良i, 羽振rinoyoi, haburino良i)
    はぶりのいい(羽振りのいい, 羽振りの良い, はぶりの良い); はぶりのよい(羽振りの良い, 羽振りのよい, はぶりの良い)
(exp,adj-ix) (See 羽振りがいい) influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well

Variations:
シティポップ
シティーポップ
シティ・ポップ
シティー・ポップ

 shitipoppu; shitiipoppu; shiti poppu; shitii poppu / shitipoppu; shitipoppu; shiti poppu; shiti poppu
    シティポップ; シティーポップ; シティ・ポップ; シティー・ポップ
{music} city pop; Japanese music genre popular in the 1980s

Variations:
ケサランパサラン
ケセランパセラン
ケセランパサラン
テンサラバサラ

 kesaranpasaran; keseranpaseran; keseranpasaran; tensarabasara
    ケサランパサラン; ケセランパセラン; ケセランパサラン; テンサラバサラ
(1) flock from a vine-seed weed, used for face powder, and believed to promote desire and happiness; (2) animal from popular folklore with a white fluffy down made from dandelions and a rabbit's tail resembling a fluffy hairball

Variations:
フレンチポップス
フレンチポップ
フレンチ・ポップス
フレンチ・ポップ

 furenchipoppusu; furenchipoppu; furenchi poppusu; furenchi poppu
    フレンチポップス; フレンチポップ; フレンチ・ポップス; フレンチ・ポップ
French popular music; French pop

Variations:
羽振りがいい
羽振りが良い
羽振りがよい(sK)
はぶりが良い(sK)

 haburigaii; haburigayoi(羽振riga良i) / haburigai; haburigayoi(羽振riga良i)
    はぶりがいい; はぶりがよい(羽振りが良い)
(exp,adj-ix) influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well

Variations:
八幡の藪知らず
八幡の不知藪(rK)
八幡の薮知らず(sK)
八幡の薮不知(sK)

 yawatanoyabushirazu
    やわたのやぶしらず
(exp,n) (1) Yawata no Yabushirazu (bamboo grove in Chiba; impossible to find one's way out of according to popular legend); (exp,n) (2) (rare) thicket from which one cannot escape; maze; (exp,n) (3) (rare) getting lost; being unable to find a way out

Variations:
引っ張りだこ
引っ張り凧(rK)
引っ張り蛸(rK)
引っ張りダコ(sK)
ひっぱり凧(sK)
引っぱりだこ(sK)

 hipparidako
    ひっぱりだこ
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) being very popular; being in great demand; (2) {food} octopus dried on skewers

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

<123456

This page contains 59 results for "Popular" 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.

Just because a word appears here does not mean it is appropriate for a tattoo, your business name, etc. Please consult a professional before doing anything stupid with this data.

We do offer Chinese and Japanese Tattoo Services. We'll also be happy to help you translate something for other purposes.

No warranty as to the correctness, potential vulgarity, or clarity is expressed or implied. We did not write any of these definitions (though we occasionally act as a contributor/editor to the CC-CEDICT project). You are using this dictionary for free, and you get what you pay for.

The following titles are just to help people who are searching for an Asian dictionary to find this page.

Japanese Kanji Dictionary

Free Asian Dictionary

Chinese Kanji Dictionary

Chinese Words Dictionary

Chinese Language Dictionary

Japanese Chinese Dictionary