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一字三禮 一字三礼 see styles |
yī zì sān lǐ yi1 zi4 san1 li3 i tzu san li ichiji sanrai |
Three homages at every word one copies of the sūtras. |
一字半句 see styles |
ichijihanku いちじはんく |
a single word; (not even) a word; (not even) a syllable |
一帯一路 see styles |
ittaiichiro / ittaichiro いったいいちろ |
The Belt and Road Initiative (Chinese development strategy); One Belt, One Road |
一年ごと see styles |
ichinengoto いちねんごと |
(adverb) every (one) year |
一強皆弱 see styles |
ikkyoukaijaku / ikkyokaijaku いっきょうかいじゃく |
(expression) (yoji) one strong, everyone else weak |
一應俱全 一应俱全 see styles |
yī yīng jù quán yi1 ying1 ju4 quan2 i ying chü ch`üan i ying chü chüan |
with everything needed available |
一挙一動 see styles |
ikkyoichidou / ikkyoichido いっきょいちどう |
(yoji) one's every action; every single move |
一挨一拶 see styles |
ichiaiissatsu / ichiaissatsu いちあいいっさつ |
(archaism) (See 挨拶・7) dialoging (with another Zen practitioner to ascertain their level of enlightenment) |
一文不值 see styles |
yī wén bù zhí yi1 wen2 bu4 zhi2 i wen pu chih |
worthless (idiom); no use whatsoever |
一日一日 see styles |
ichinichiichinichi / ichinichichinichi いちにちいちにち |
(adv,adv-to) (1) gradually; day by day; (2) every day; each day |
一日三時 一日三时 see styles |
yī rì sān shí yi1 ri4 san1 shi2 i jih san shih ichinichi sanji |
The three divisions of a day, morning, noon, evening. |
一日置き see styles |
ichinichioki いちにちおき |
(n,adv) every other day |
一日署長 see styles |
ichinichishochou / ichinichishocho いちにちしょちょう |
chief for the day (PR event in which a celebrity heads a police, fire, etc. department for a day) |
一朝一夕 see styles |
yī zhāo yī xī yi1 zhao1 yi1 xi1 i chao i hsi icchouisseki / icchoisseki いっちょういっせき |
lit. one morning and one evening (idiom); fig. in a short period of time; overnight (yoji) in a day; in a brief space of time |
一木一草 see styles |
ichibokuissou / ichibokuisso いちぼくいっそう |
(yoji) a single tree or blade of grass; every stick and stone (of a place) |
一杯一杯 see styles |
ippaiippai / ippaippai いっぱいいっぱい |
(adj-na,n-adv,n) (1) (yoji) one cup after another; cup by cup; (2) (kana only) to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; the best one can do; breaking even |
一炮打響 一炮打响 see styles |
yī pào - dǎ xiǎng yi1 pao4 - da3 xiang3 i p`ao - ta hsiang i pao - ta hsiang |
(idiom) to hit the jackpot with a single shot; to achieve success at one's first try |
一無是處 一无是处 see styles |
yī wú shì chù yi1 wu2 shi4 chu4 i wu shih ch`u i wu shih chu |
(idiom) not one good point; everything about it is wrong |
一番太鼓 see styles |
ichibandaiko いちばんだいこ |
beating of a drum as a signal to announce the opening (beginning) of an event (theatrical performance, festival, etc.) |
一病不起 see styles |
yī bìng bù qǐ yi1 bing4 bu4 qi3 i ping pu ch`i i ping pu chi |
to fall gravely ill, never to recover (idiom) |
一石返し see styles |
issekigaeshi いっせきがえし |
reversing a single stone (othello) |
一竅不通 一窍不通 see styles |
yī qiào bù tōng yi1 qiao4 bu4 tong1 i ch`iao pu t`ung i chiao pu tung |
lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head); I don't understand a word (idiom); it's all Greek to me |
一筆不苟 一笔不苟 see styles |
yī bǐ bù gǒu yi1 bi3 bu4 gou3 i pi pu kou |
lit. not even one stroke is negligent (idiom); fig. to write characters (calligraphy) in which every stroke is placed perfectly |
一粒万倍 see styles |
ichiryuumanbai / ichiryumanbai いちりゅうまんばい |
(expression) (yoji) a single seed can eventually produce a great harvest; even the smallest beginning can generate a greatest profit; watch the pennies, and the pounds will look after themselves |
一網打盡 一网打尽 see styles |
yī wǎng dǎ jìn yi1 wang3 da3 jin4 i wang ta chin |
lit. to catch everything in the one net (idiom); fig. to scoop up the whole lot; to capture them all in one go |
一舉一動 一举一动 see styles |
yī jǔ - yī dòng yi1 ju3 - yi1 dong4 i chü - i tung |
(idiom) every movement; each and every move |
一般生活 see styles |
ippanseikatsu / ippansekatsu いっぱんせいかつ |
everyday life |
一般見識 一般见识 see styles |
yī bān jiàn shi yi1 ban1 jian4 shi5 i pan chien shih |
(idiom) to lower oneself to (sb's) level |
一視同人 see styles |
isshidoujin / isshidojin いっしどうじん |
(yoji) loving every human being with impartiality; universal brotherhood; universal benevolence |
一言一動 一言一动 see styles |
yī yán yī dòng yi1 yan2 yi1 dong4 i yen i tung |
(one's) every word and deed (idiom) |
一言一句 see styles |
ichigonikku いちごんいっく |
(yoji) every single word and phrase; word by word |
一言一行 see styles |
yī yán yī xíng yi1 yan2 yi1 xing2 i yen i hsing ichigenikkou / ichigenikko いちげんいっこう |
every word and action (idiom) (yoji) every word and act; just a word or an act |
一言半句 see styles |
ichigenhanku; ichigonhanku いちげんはんく; いちごんはんく |
(yoji) a single word; (not even) a word; (not even) a syllable |
一言居士 see styles |
ichigenkoji; ichigonkoji いちげんこじ; いちごんこじ |
(yoji) person who is ready to comment on every subject; ready critic |
一言隻句 see styles |
ichigonsekiku; ichigonsekku いちごんせきく; いちごんせっく |
every single word and phrase; each and every word |
一語一句 see styles |
ichigoikku いちごいっく |
(yoji) every single word and phrase; each and every word |
一貫教育 see styles |
ikkankyouiku / ikkankyoiku いっかんきょういく |
integrated education; integrated school system; system where students can progress from elementary through secondary levels without entrance examinations |
一軒一軒 see styles |
ikkenikken いっけんいっけん |
(1) each house; every house; (adverb) (2) house to house; door to door |
一道法門 一道法门 see styles |
yī dào fǎ mén yi1 dao4 fa3 men2 i tao fa men ichidōhōmon |
The "a' school (Shingon) which takes a as the alpha (and even omega) of all wisdom; the way by which all escape mortality. |
一部始終 see styles |
ichibushijuu / ichibushiju いちぶしじゅう |
(yoji) full particulars; all the details; the whole story; everything (about); from beginning to end |
一顰一笑 一颦一笑 see styles |
yī pín yī xiào yi1 pin2 yi1 xiao4 i p`in i hsiao i pin i hsiao ippinisshou; ichibinisshou / ippinissho; ichibinissho いっぴんいっしょう; いちびんいっしょう |
every frown and every smile (yoji) one's mood; one's caprice; a smile or a frown |
一點一滴 一点一滴 see styles |
yī diǎn yī dī yi1 dian3 yi1 di1 i tien i ti |
bit by bit; every little bit |
一齣一齣 see styles |
hitokomahitokoma ひとこまひとこま |
(n,adv) frame by frame; every frame |
丁か半か see styles |
choukahanka / chokahanka ちょうかはんか |
even or odd |
七つの海 see styles |
nanatsunoumi / nanatsunomi ななつのうみ |
the seven seas |
七の和音 see styles |
shichinowaon しちのわおん |
(exp,n) {music} (See セブンス) seventh chord |
七上八下 see styles |
qī shàng bā xià qi1 shang4 ba1 xia4 ch`i shang pa hsia chi shang pa hsia |
at sixes and sevens; perturbed state of mind; in a mess |
七不可避 see styles |
qī bù kě bì qi1 bu4 ke3 bi4 ch`i pu k`o pi chi pu ko pi shichi fukahi |
The seven unavoidables— rebirth, old age, sickness, death, punishment (for sin), happiness (for goodness), consequences (cause and effect 因緣). |
七不思議 see styles |
nanafushigi ななふしぎ |
(1) (See 世界の七不思議) seven wonders (of a particular area); (2) (joc) total mystery; enigma; conundrum |
七事隨身 七事随身 see styles |
qī shì suí shēn qi1 shi4 sui2 shen1 ch`i shih sui shen chi shih sui shen shichiji zuishin |
The seven appurtenances of a monk— the three garments, bowl, censer, duster (or fly-brush), stool (niṣīdana), paper, and material for washing. |
七人の侍 see styles |
shichininnosamurai しちにんのさむらい |
(work) Seven Samurai (film by Akira Kurosawa); (wk) Seven Samurai (film by Akira Kurosawa) |
七佛藥師 七佛药师 see styles |
qī fó yào shī qi1 fo2 yao4 shi1 ch`i fo yao shih chi fo yao shih shichibutsu yakushi |
The seven healing Buddhas, also 七躬醫王, of whom there are two descriptions, one representing them as at various places in the eastern regions of space; another gives five in the east and two in the south. |
七分三分 see styles |
shichibusanbu しちぶさんぶ |
seven to three (chances) |
七分之一 see styles |
qī fēn zhī yī qi1 fen1 zhi1 yi1 ch`i fen chih i chi fen chih i |
one seventh |
七分搗き see styles |
shichibuzuki しちぶづき |
seventy percent polished rice |
七十三尊 see styles |
qī shí sān zūn qi1 shi2 san1 zun1 ch`i shih san tsun chi shih san tsun shichijūsan son |
The "Diamond world' maṇḍala, or pantheon, of the esoteric sect, containing seventy-three honoured ones. |
七十二天 see styles |
qī shí èr tiān qi1 shi2 er4 tian1 ch`i shih erh t`ien chi shih erh tien shichijūni ten |
The seventy-two devas, namely, sixty-nine devas, the lord of Tai Shan, the god of the five roads, and 大吉祥天 Mahāśrī . |
七十二字 see styles |
qī shí èr zì qi1 shi2 er4 zi4 ch`i shih erh tzu chi shih erh tzu shichijūni ji |
Brahma obtained seventy-two words with which to save the world, but failing he swallowed seventy, leaving one at each side of his mouth 阿 and 漚 , i.e. 無 and 有 things are, things are not, being and non-being. |
七十五法 see styles |
qī shí wǔ fǎ qi1 shi2 wu3 fa3 ch`i shih wu fa chi shih wu fa shichijū go hō |
The seventy-five dharmas of the Abhidharmakośa-bhāsya, which classifies all phenomena under seventy-five categories or elements, divided into five groups; cf. 五根, 五境, 無表色. (1) Material 色法 rūpāṇi, 11 . (2) Mind 心法 cittam, 1. (3) Mental qualities 心所有法 citta-saṃprayukta-saṃskārāḥ, 46. (4) Non-mental 心不相應行法 cittaviprayukta-saṃskārāḥ, 14. These are the seventy-two Sarvastivadin divisions (v. Keith, B. I. , p. 201 ). (5) In addition there are three unconditioned or non-phenomenal elements 無爲法 asaṃskṛta dharma, 3 (v. Keith, p. 160) . |
七十古希 see styles |
shichijuukoki / shichijukoki しちじゅうこき |
(expression) (from Du Fu) men seldom live to be seventy; few people live to be seventy |
七十年代 see styles |
qī shí nián dài qi1 shi2 nian2 dai4 ch`i shih nien tai chi shih nien tai |
the seventies; the 1970s |
七台河市 see styles |
qī tái hé shì qi1 tai2 he2 shi4 ch`i t`ai ho shih chi tai ho shih |
Qitaihe, prefecture-level city, Heilongjiang province |
七嘴八舌 see styles |
qī zuǐ bā shé qi1 zui3 ba1 she2 ch`i tsui pa she chi tsui pa she |
lively discussion with everybody talking at once |
七堂伽藍 七堂伽蓝 see styles |
qī táng qié lán qi1 tang2 qie2 lan2 ch`i t`ang ch`ieh lan chi tang chieh lan shichidougaran / shichidogaran しちどうがらん |
(yoji) complete seven-structured temple compound seven-hall temple |
七大私学 see styles |
shichidaishigaku しちだいしがく |
(See 大学別曹) seven boarding schools established in Kyoto by noble families during the early Heian period |
七寶樹林 七宝树林 see styles |
qī bǎo shù lín qi1 bao3 shu4 lin2 ch`i pao shu lin chi pao shu lin shichihō jurin |
The grove of jewel trees, or trees of the seven precious things―a part of the "Pure-land", or Paradise. |
七層架構 七层架构 see styles |
qī céng jià gòu qi1 ceng2 jia4 gou4 ch`i ts`eng chia kou chi tseng chia kou |
seven layer architecture (OSI) |
七年之癢 七年之痒 see styles |
qī nián zhī yǎng qi1 nian2 zhi1 yang3 ch`i nien chih yang chi nien chih yang |
seven-year itch |
七年戦争 see styles |
shichinensensou / shichinensenso しちねんせんそう |
(hist) Seven Years' War (1756-1763) |
七手八腳 七手八脚 see styles |
qī shǒu bā jiǎo qi1 shou3 ba1 jiao3 ch`i shou pa chiao chi shou pa chiao |
(idiom) with everyone lending a hand (eagerly but somewhat chaotically) |
七扭八歪 see styles |
qī niǔ bā wāi qi1 niu3 ba1 wai1 ch`i niu pa wai chi niu pa wai |
misshapen; crooked; uneven (idiom) |
七摩怛里 see styles |
qī mó dá lǐ qi1 mo2 da2 li3 ch`i mo ta li chi mo ta li shichi matari |
saptamātṛ. The seven divine mothers, or personified energies of the principal deities; they are associated with the worship of the god Śiva, and attend on his son Skanda or Kārttikeya, to whom at first only seven Mātṛs were assigned, but in the later mythology an innumerable number, who are sometimes represented as having displaced the original divine mothers M.W. Their names are given as (1) Cāmuṇḍā 遮文茶 or 左問拏 (2) Gaurī嬌吠哩; (3) Vaiṣṇavī 吠瑟拏微 (4) Kaumārī 嬌麼哩; (5) Indrāṇī, Aindrī, or Māhendrī 燕捺利 or 印捺哩; (6) Raudrī 勞捺哩; and (7) Vārāhī 末羅呬弭; cf. 七母天. |
七支念誦 七支念诵 see styles |
qī zhī niàn sòng qi1 zhi1 nian4 song4 ch`i chih nien sung chi chih nien sung shichishi nenshō |
A method of invocation in which only seven kinds of signs and magical words are required. It is explained in the 七支念誦隨行法 part of the Vairocana Sutra. |
七政四餘 七政四余 see styles |
qī zhèng sì yú qi1 zheng4 si4 yu2 ch`i cheng ssu yü chi cheng ssu yü |
seven heavenly bodies and four imaginary stars (in astrology and feng shui) |
七星瓢虫 see styles |
nanahoshitentou / nanahoshitento ななほしてんとう |
(kana only) seven-spot ladybird; seven-spotted ladybug (Coccinella septempunctata) |
七星瓢蟲 七星瓢虫 see styles |
qī xīng piáo chóng qi1 xing1 piao2 chong2 ch`i hsing p`iao ch`ung chi hsing piao chung |
seven-spotted ladybug (Coccinella septempunctata) See: 七星瓢虫 |
七滅諍法 七灭诤法 see styles |
qī miè zhēng fǎ qi1 mie4 zheng1 fa3 ch`i mieh cheng fa chi mieh cheng fa shichi metsujō hō |
saptādhikaraṇa-śamatha. Seven rules given in the Vinaya for settling disputes among the monks. Disputes arise from causes : from arguments; from discovery of misconduct; judgment and punishment of such; the correctness or otherwise of a religious observance. The seven rules are : 現前毘尼 saṃmukha-vinaya, face to face evidence, or appeal to the law; 憶念毘尼 smṛti-vinaya, witness or proof; 不痴毘尼 amūḍha-vinaya, irresponsibility, e.g. lunacy; 自言毘尼 tatsvabhavaiṣīya-vinaya, voluntary confession; 多語毘尼 pratijñākāraka-vinaya, decision by majority vote; 罪處所毘尼 yadbhūyasikīya-vinaya, condemnation of unconfessed sin by the 白四 or jñapticaturthin method, i.e. to make a statement and ask thrice for judgment; 草覆地毘尼 tṛṇastāraka-vinaya. , i.e. covering the mud with straw, i.e. in protracted disputes the appointment by each side of an elder to spread the straw of the law over the mud of the dispute. |
七珍万宝 see styles |
shicchinmanpou; shicchinmanbou(ok) / shicchinmanpo; shicchinmanbo(ok) しっちんまんぽう; しっちんまんぼう(ok) |
(yoji) the seven treasures and many other precious things; all the treasures in the world |
七生報国 see styles |
shichishouhoukoku / shichishohokoku しちしょうほうこく |
(yoji) unfailing devotion to one's country; serving one's country for seven lives |
七種がゆ see styles |
nanakusagayu ななくさがゆ |
rice gruel containing the seven plants of spring |
七種不淨 七种不淨 see styles |
qī zhǒng bù jìng qi1 zhong3 bu4 jing4 ch`i chung pu ching chi chung pu ching shichishu fujō |
seven kinds of uncleanness, derived from the parental seed, parental intercourse, the womb, the prenatal blood of the mother, birth, one's own flesh, one's own putrid corpse. |
七種布施 七种布施 see styles |
qī zhǒng bù shī qi1 zhong3 bu4 shi1 ch`i chung pu shih chi chung pu shih shichishu fuse |
The seven kinds of almsgiving—to callers, travelers, the sick, their nurses, monasteries, regular food (to monks), general alms; v. 七有, etc. |
七種無上 七种无上 see styles |
qī zhǒng wú shàng qi1 zhong3 wu2 shang4 ch`i chung wu shang chi chung wu shang shichi shumujō |
The seven peerless qualities of a Buddha:―his body 身 with its thirty-two signs and eighty-four marks; his way 道 of universal mercy; his perfect insight or doctrine 見; his wisdom 智; his supernatural power 神 力; his ability to overcome hindrances 斷障, e.g. illusion, karma, and suffering; and his abiding place 住 i.e. Nirvana. Cf. 七勝事. |
七種無常 七种无常 see styles |
qī zhǒng wú cháng qi1 zhong3 wu2 chang2 ch`i chung wu ch`ang chi chung wu chang shichishumujō |
sapta-anitya. The seven impermanences, a non-Buddhist nihilistic doctrine discussed in the 楞 伽 經 4. |
七種生死 七种生死 see styles |
qī zhǒng shēng sǐ qi1 zhong3 sheng1 si3 ch`i chung sheng ssu chi chung sheng ssu shichishu shōji |
The seven kinds of mortality, chiefly relating to bodhisattva incarnation. |
七種禮佛 七种礼佛 see styles |
qī zhǒng lǐ fó qi1 zhong3 li3 fo2 ch`i chung li fo chi chung li fo shichishu raibutsu |
Seven degrees of worshipping Buddha, ranging from the merely external to the highest grade. |
七種自性 七种自性 see styles |
qī zhǒng zì xìng qi1 zhong3 zi4 xing4 ch`i chung tzu hsing chi chung tzu hsing shichishu jishō |
The seven characteristics of a Buddha's nature, v. 自性. |
七竅生煙 七窍生烟 see styles |
qī qiào shēng yān qi1 qiao4 sheng1 yan1 ch`i ch`iao sheng yen chi chiao sheng yen |
lit. spouting smoke through the seven orifices (idiom); fig. to seethe with anger |
七級浮屠 七级浮屠 see styles |
qī jí fú tú qi1 ji2 fu2 tu2 ch`i chi fu t`u chi chi fu tu |
seven floor pagoda |
七老八十 see styles |
qī lǎo bā shí qi1 lao3 ba1 shi2 ch`i lao pa shih chi lao pa shih |
in one's seventies (age); very old (of people) |
七臺河市 七台河市 see styles |
qī tái hé shì qi1 tai2 he2 shi4 ch`i t`ai ho shih chi tai ho shih |
Qitaihe, prefecture-level city in Heilongjiang Province 黑龍江省|黑龙江省[Hei1long2jiang1 Sheng3] |
七草がゆ see styles |
nanakusagayu ななくさがゆ |
rice gruel containing the seven plants of spring |
七菩提分 see styles |
qī pú tí fēn qi1 pu2 ti2 fen1 ch`i p`u t`i fen chi pu ti fen shichi bodai bun |
saptabodhyaṅga, also 七菩提寶, 七覺分, 七覺支, 七等覺支. Seven characteristics of bodhi; the sixth of the 七科七道品 in the seven categories of the bodhipakṣika dharma, v. 三十七菩提分 it represents seven grades in bodhi,viz,(1)擇法覺支(or 擇法菩提分 and so throughout), dharma-pravicaya-saṃbodhyaṇga, discrimination of the true and the fa1se : (2) 精進 vīrya-saṃbodhyaṇga, zeal, or undeflected progress;(3) 喜prīti-saṃbodhyaṇga., joy, delight; (4) 輕安 or 除 praśrabdhi-saṃbodhyaṇga. Riddance of all grossness or weight of body or mind, so that they may be light, free, and at ease; (5) 念 smrti-saṃbodhyaṇga, power of remembering the various states passed through in contemplation; (6) 定 samādhi-saṃbodhyaṇga.the power to keep the mind in a given realm undiverted; (7) 行捨 or 捨 upekṣā-saṃbodhyaṇga or upekṣaka, complete abandonment, auto-hypnosis, or indifference to all disturbances of the sub-conscious or ecstatic mind. |
七處八會 七处八会 see styles |
qī chù bā huì qi1 chu4 ba1 hui4 ch`i ch`u pa hui chi chu pa hui shichisho hachie |
The eight assemblies in seven different places, at which the sixty sections of the 華嚴經 Avataṃsaka-sūtra are said to have been preached; the same sutra in eighty sections is accredited to the 七處九會. 七處平等相 One of the thirty-two signs on the Budda's body—the perfection of feet, hands, shoulders, and head. |
七衆溺水 七众溺水 see styles |
qī zhòng niào shuǐ qi1 zhong4 niao4 shui3 ch`i chung niao shui chi chung niao shui shichi shu deki sui |
The seven types who fall into the waters of this life—the first is drowned, the seventh is a Buddha; the seven are icchantika, men amd devas, ordinary believers, śrāvakas, pratyekabuddhas, bodhisattvas, and Buddhas; also ca11ed 七衆人. |
七言律詩 七言律诗 see styles |
qī yán lǜ shī qi1 yan2 lu:4 shi1 ch`i yen lü shih chi yen lü shih shichigonrisshi しちごんりっし |
verse form consisting of 8 lines of 7 syllables, with rhyme on alternate lines (abbr. to 七律[qi1lu:4]) poem of eight lines, each of seven (Chinese) characters |
七言絶句 see styles |
shichigonzekku しちごんぜっく |
poem of four lines, each of seven (Chinese) characters |
七識十名 七识十名 see styles |
qī shì shí míng qi1 shi4 shi2 ming2 ch`i shih shih ming chi shih shih ming shichishiki jūmyō |
The ten names of the seventh vijñāna, v. manas 未那識. |
七賢七聖 七贤七圣 see styles |
qī xián qī shèng qi1 xian2 qi1 sheng4 ch`i hsien ch`i sheng chi hsien chi sheng shichi ken shichi shō |
The 七聖 are the seven developments of holiness, which follow the 七賢. In the Huayan 華嚴school they are called 七士夫, 七大夫 or七聖人. Cf. 倶舍論25. |
七轉九例 七转九例 see styles |
qī zhuǎn jiǔ lì qi1 zhuan3 jiu3 li4 ch`i chuan chiu li chi chuan chiu li shichiten kurei |
The seven Sanskrit cases and nine conjugations. The former are also styled 七聲 and 七例 subanta 蘇漫 (or 盤多); sometimes with the Vocative called 八轉彈. The九例 or tiṅanta 丁彦多 are also styled 二九韻, i.e. nine parasmai and nine ātmane. |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
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This page contains 100 results for "Eve" 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
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