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開遮


开遮

see styles
kāi zhē
    kai1 zhe1
k`ai che
    kai che
 kaisha
The adversatives, permit 開 or prohibit 遮; also 開廢.

間隔


间隔

see styles
jiàn gé
    jian4 ge2
chien ko
 kankaku
    かんかく
gap; interval; compartment; to divide; to separate; to leave a gap of (two weeks, three meters etc)
(1) space; interval; (2) {comp} space character; whitespace
Interval, intermission, but it is chiefly used for during, while, the period of an event. Cf. 無間 avīci.

闡提


阐提

see styles
chǎn tí
    chan3 ti2
ch`an t`i
    chan ti
 sendai
v. 一闡提 icchantika, intp. as unable to become Buddha (a) because of unbelief, or abandoned character; (b) because of a bodhisattva vow.

院号

see styles
 ingou / ingo
    いんごう
(1) (honorific or respectful language) former emperor (or his empress, imperial princesses, etc.); (2) (See 院・7) posthumous Buddhist name containing the character "in"

雄長


雄长

see styles
xióng zhǎng
    xiong2 zhang3
hsiung chang
 ochou / ocho
    おちょう
fierce and ambitious character; formidable person
(surname) Ochō

集韻


集韵

see styles
jí yùn
    ji2 yun4
chi yün
Jiyun, Chinese rime dictionary with 53,525 single-character entries, published in 11th century

雙喜


双喜

see styles
shuāng xǐ
    shuang1 xi3
shuang hsi
double happiness; the combined symmetric character 囍 (similar to 喜喜) as symbol of good luck, esp. marriage

雙拼


双拼

see styles
shuāng pīn
    shuang1 pin1
shuang p`in
    shuang pin
(computing) double pinyin (input method where the user types no more than two keystrokes per character, one for the initial and one for the final)

離婁

see styles
 rirou / riro
    りろう
(personal name) Lilou (character with superior eyesight that appears in ancient Chinese folklore); Lizhu

離微


离微

see styles
lí wēi
    li2 wei1
li wei
 rimi
Apart from all the phenomenal; li is intp. as spirit, wei as its subtle, mysterious functioning; li is also intp. as nirvana in character, wei as prajñā , or intelligence, knowledge, discrimination.

離朱

see styles
 rishu
    りしゅ
(personal name) Lizhu (character with superior eyesight that appears in ancient Chinese folklore); Lilou

難字

see styles
 nanji
    なんじ
difficult character; complicated kanji

青髯

see styles
 aohige
    あおひげ
use of blue eyebrow pencil to indicate a character has shaved his cheeks (in kabuki)

靜息


静息

see styles
jìng xī
    jing4 xi1
ching hsi
A tr. of Yama, he who restrains, curbs, controls, keep in check.

音符

see styles
yīn fú
    yin1 fu2
yin fu
 onpu
    おんぷ
(music) note; phonetic component of a Chinese character; phonetic symbol; phonogram
(1) musical note; note symbol; (2) phonetic symbol (incl. the kanji and kana-doubling symbols, vowel-lengthening symbol, etc.); (3) (See 意符) part of a kanji for which the role is primarily to represent the pronunciation (as opposed to the meaning); (female given name) Onpu

音讀


音读

see styles
yīn dú
    yin1 du2
yin tu
reading or phonetic value of a character; (Japanese linguistics) on-reading, a pronunciation of a kanji derived from its pronunciation in a Sinitic language at the time it was imported from China (Note: An on-reading of a character is distinguished from its kun-reading(s) 訓讀|训读[xun4 du2]. For example, 山 has an on-reading "san" and a kun-reading "yama".)

音韻


音韵

see styles
yīn yùn
    yin1 yun4
yin yün
 onin
    おんいん
music; rhyme and rhythm; initial, 音[yin1], and final and tone, 韻|韵[yun4], of a Chinese character; phoneme
(1) {ling} (See 音素) phoneme; (2) vocal sound; tone (quality); timbre; (3) initial and final (in Chinese syllable structure)
tone

韻尾


韵尾

see styles
yùn wěi
    yun4 wei3
yün wei
 inbi
    いんび
(phonology) coda, the part of a syllable that follows its vocalic nucleus (e.g. "u" in kòu or "n" in běn)
yunwei (secondary vowel or consonant following the primary vowel of a Chinese character)

頭陀


头陀

see styles
tóu tuó
    tou2 tuo2
t`ou t`o
    tou to
 zuda
itinerant monk (loanword from Sanskrit)
dhūta, also 杜多; 杜荼 shaken, shaken off, cleansed. To get rid of the trials of life; discipline to remove them and attain nirvāṇa. There are twelve relating to release from ties to clothing, food, and dwelling: (1) garments of cast-off rags; (2) only the three garments; (3) eat only food begged; (4) only breakfast and the noon meal; (5) no food between them; (6) limited amount; (7) dwelling as a hermit; (8) among tombs; (9) under a tree; (10) under the open sky; (11) anywhere; (12) sitting and not lying down. There are other groups.

願行


愿行

see styles
yuàn xíng
    yuan4 xing2
yüan hsing
To vow and perform the discipline the vow involves.

類篇


类篇

see styles
lèi piān
    lei4 pian1
lei p`ien
    lei pien
Leipian, Chinese character dictionary with 31,319 entries, compiled by Sima Guang 司馬光|司马光[Si1 ma3 Guang1] et al in 11th century

顯密


显密

see styles
xiǎn mì
    xian3 mi4
hsien mi
Exoteric and esoteric; the 眞言 Shingon, or True-word sect, is the esoteric sect, which exercises occult rites of Yoga character, and considers all the other sects as exoteric.

風紀


风纪

see styles
fēng jì
    feng1 ji4
feng chi
 fuuki / fuki
    ふうき
standard of behavior; moral standards; discipline
public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior

風調


风调

see styles
fēng diào
    feng1 diao4
feng tiao
character (of a person, verse, object etc); style

風骨


风骨

see styles
fēng gǔ
    feng1 gu3
feng ku
strength of character; vigorous style (of calligraphy)

飛雪


飞雪

see styles
fēi xuě
    fei1 xue3
fei hsüeh
 hisetsu
    ひせつ
Flying Snow, a character in "Hero"
blizzard; snowdrift; (female given name) Hisetsu

驅龍


驱龙

see styles
qū lóng
    qu1 long2
ch`ü lung
    chü lung
Dragon-expeller, a term for an arhat of high character and powers, who can drive away evil nāgas.

骨頭


骨头

see styles
gǔ tou
    gu3 tou5
ku t`ou
    ku tou
bone; CL:根[gen1],塊|块[kuai4]; moral character; bitterness; Taiwan pr. [gu2 tou5]

高士

see styles
gāo shì
    gao1 shi4
kao shih
 koushi / koshi
    こうし
man of noble character; (s,m) Takashi
Eminent scholar; old tr. for Bodhisattva.

高貴


高贵

see styles
gāo guì
    gao1 gui4
kao kuei
 kouki / koki
    こうき
grandeur; noble
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) noble; high and noble; exalted; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) noble (character); refined; dignified; (noun or adjectival noun) (3) precious; expensive; valuable; (surname) Takaki
noble

高風

see styles
 koufuu / kofu
    こうふう
noble character; (surname) Takakaze

鹿戒

see styles
lù jiè
    lu4 jie4
lu chieh
Deer morals i.e. to live, as some ascetics, like deer.

黃信


黄信

see styles
huáng xìn
    huang2 xin4
huang hsin
Huang Xin, character in The Water Margin

點畫


点画

see styles
diǎn huà
    dian3 hua4
tien hua
strokes of a Chinese character
See: 点画

黨性


党性

see styles
dǎng xìng
    dang3 xing4
tang hsing
the spirit or character of a political party

齋法


斋法

see styles
zhāi fǎ
    zhai1 fa3
chai fa
The rule of not eating after noon; also the discipline of the order, or the establishment.

龍貓


龙猫

see styles
lóng māo
    long2 mao1
lung mao
chinchilla; Totoro (anime character)

ANK

see styles
 anku
    アンク
{comp} alphabetic, numeric, and kana (character set)

NPC

see styles
 enu pii shii; enupiishii(sk) / enu pi shi; enupishi(sk)
    エヌ・ピー・シー; エヌピーシー(sk)
(See ノンプレイヤーキャラクター) non-player character; NPC

あて字

see styles
 ateji
    あてじ
(1) kanji used as a phonetic symbol, instead of for the meaning; phonetic-equivalent character; substitute character; (2) kanji used for their meaning, irrespective of reading

ウルト

see styles
 uruto
    ウルト
{vidg} ult (most powerful ability available to a character)

ギコ猫

see styles
 gikoneko
    ギコねこ
(char) Giko Neko (Japanese ASCII-art character); Giko Cat; (ch) Giko Neko; Giko Cat (famous Japanese ASCII-art character)

クッパ

see styles
 kuppa
    クッパ
gukbap (Korean rice soup) (kor:); (ch) Bowser (Nintendo character)

くの字

see styles
 kunoji
    くのじ
(1) the hiragana character "ku"; (adj-no,n) (2) chevron-shaped; dogleg-shaped

コスる

see styles
 kosuru
    コスる
(v5r,vi) (slang) (See コスプレ) to cosplay; to dress up in costume (as a character from an anime, manga, etc.)

つち吉

see styles
 tsuchiyoshi
    つちよし
earth form of "good luck" character

への字

see styles
 henoji
    へのじ
(See への字に結んだ口) mouth shaped like a kana "he" character; mouth turned down at the corners

ペン字

see styles
 penji
    ペンじ
pen writing; character written with a pen

ほわん

see styles
 howan
    ほわん
(product) Howan (Sanrio character); (place-name) Huang

モテる

see styles
 moderu
    モデル
(1) model; dummy; mock-up; (2) model (profession); fashion model; (3) model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; (4) model (e.g. mathematical); (5) model (for a fictional character, place, etc.); inspiration; (6) {math} model (in model theory); (personal name) Modell

リョナ

see styles
 ryona
    リョナ
(net-sl) (from 猟奇 and オナニー) ryona; sexual fetish wherein a (usu. female) character is subjected to abuse (in manga, anime, etc.)

ワリオ

see styles
 wario
    ワリオ
(char) Wario (Nintendo character); (ch) Wario (Nintendo character)

一丁字

see styles
 itteiji; icchouji / itteji; icchoji
    いっていじ; いっちょうじ
single letter; single character

一人物

see styles
 ichijinbutsu
    いちじんぶつ
(1) person to be reckoned with; person of importance; (2) one person; one character; someone

一相智

see styles
yī xiàng zhì
    yi1 xiang4 zhi4
i hsiang chih
 issō chi
The wisdom that all is bhūtatathatā and a unity.

一致字

see styles
yī zhì zì
    yi1 zhi4 zi4
i chih tzu
(orthography) consistent words (e.g. "dean", "bean", and "lean", where "-ean" is pronounced the same in each case); consistent characters (e.g. 搖|摇[yao2], 遙|遥[yao2] and 謠|谣[yao2], which share a phonetic component that reliably indicates that the pronunciation of the character is yáo)

七変化

see styles
 shichihenge; shichihenge
    しちへんげ; シチヘンゲ
(1) {kabuki} dance in which the dancer quickly changes his clothes seven times; (2) (kana only) (See ランタナ) lantana (plant, flower); (3) (See アジサイ) hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); (personal name) character from Cutie Honey (anime); Yamato Nadeshiko Shichihenge (anime, manga title); Shichihenge Tanuki Goten (1954 movie)

三不退

see styles
sān bù tuì
    san1 bu4 tui4
san pu t`ui
    san pu tui
 sanfutai
Never receding from 位 position attained; from a right course of 行 action; from pursuing a right line of 念 thought, or mental discipline. These are duties of every bodhisattva, and have numerous interpretations.; The three non-backslidings, i.e. from position attained, from line of action pursued, and in dhyāna.

三佛性

see styles
sān fó xìng
    san1 fo2 xing4
san fo hsing
 san busshō
The three kinds of Buddha-nature: (1) 自性住佛性 the Buddha-nature which is in all living beings, even those in the three evil paths (gati). (2) 引出佛性 the Buddha-nature developed by the right discipline. (3) 至得果佛性 the final or perfected Buddha-nature resulting from the development of the original potentiality.

不壞相


不坏相

see styles
bù huài xiàng
    bu4 huai4 xiang4
pu huai hsiang
 fue sō
indestructible in one's character

不律儀


不律仪

see styles
bù lǜ yí
    bu4 lv4 yi2
pu lü i
 furitsu gi
Practices not in accord with the rule: immoral or subverted rules, i. e. to do evil, or prevent good; heretical rules and practices.

与太郎

see styles
 yotarou / yotaro
    よたろう
(1) (archaism) slow witted fellow; counter-hero; liar; (2) (archaism) lie; nonsense; (3) (See 落語) Yotaro (rakugo character); (male given name) Yotarō

中テン

see styles
 nakaten
    なかテン
    chuuten / chuten
    ちゅうテン
middle dot (typographical symbol used between parallel terms, names in katakana, etc.); full-stop mark at mid-character height; interpoint (interword separation)

中の人

see styles
 nakanohito
    なかのひと
(exp,n) (1) person inside a cartoon body suit; (exp,n) (2) voice actor (of a particular character); (exp,n) (3) insider; person on the inside

中ぽつ

see styles
 nakapotsu
    なかぽつ
middle dot (typographical symbol used between parallel terms, names in katakana, etc.); full-stop mark at mid-character height; interpoint (interword separation)

中紀委


中纪委

see styles
zhōng jì wěi
    zhong1 ji4 wei3
chung chi wei
Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), organization within the CCP which investigates corruption and other wrongdoing among Party cadres; abbr. for 中共中央紀律檢查委員會|中共中央纪律检查委员会

主人公

see styles
zhǔ rén gōng
    zhu3 ren2 gong1
chu jen kung
 shujinkou / shujinko
    しゅじんこう
hero (of a novel or film); main protagonist
(1) protagonist; main character; hero; heroine; (2) (honorific or respectful language) (See 主人・1) head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
the master

主人翁

see styles
zhǔ rén wēng
    zhu3 ren2 weng1
chu jen weng
master (of the house); main character in a novel etc; hero or heroine

九方便

see styles
jiǔ fāng biàn
    jiu3 fang1 bian4
chiu fang pien
 ku hōben
The nine suitable stages in religious service; cf. 大日經, 7; 作禮 salutation to the universal Triratna; 出罪 repentance and confession; 歸依 trust (in the Triratna); 施身 giving of self (to the Tathāgata); 發菩提心 vowing to devote the mind to bodhi; 隨喜 rejoicing (in all good); 勸請 beseeching (all Tathāgatas to rain down the saving law); 奉請法身 praying for the Buddha-nature in self and others for entry in the Pure Land; 迴向 demitting the good produced by the above eight methods, to others, universally, past, present, and future. This form of service is generally performed before engaging in esoteric observances. The verses in which these nine stages are presented are of a commendably devotional character.

二種性


二种性

see styles
èr zhǒng xìng
    er4 zhong3 xing4
erh chung hsing
 nishu shō
Two kinds of seed-nature, the character of the ālaya seed and its development: (1) (a) 性種子 The original good seed-nature; (b) 習種子 the seed-nature in practice or development. (2) (a) 本性住種性 The immanent abiding original good seed-nature; (b) 習所成種性 the seed productive according to its ground. (3) (a) 聖種性 The seed-nature of the saints, by which they attain nirvana; (b) 愚夫種性 the seed-nature in the foolish and ignorant.

二重性

see styles
èr chóng xìng
    er4 chong2 xing4
erh ch`ung hsing
    erh chung hsing
 nijuusei / nijuse
    にじゅうせい
dualism; two sided; double nature
duality; dual nature; duplexity; two-fold character

二面性

see styles
 nimensei / nimense
    にめんせい
dual nature; bilateral character; two-facedness; two-sidedness

五百問


五百问

see styles
wǔ bǎi wèn
    wu3 bai3 wen4
wu pai wen
 gohyaku mon
(五百問事) The 500 questions of Mahā-maudgalyāyana to the Buddha on discipline.

人国記

see styles
 jinkokuki; jinkokki
    じんこくき; じんこっき
biographical notes and character sketches of prominent individuals, arranged according to place of birth or origin

人文字

see styles
 hitomoji
    ひともじ
arranging a group of people so as to form a character or spell out a message

人望家

see styles
 jinbouka / jinboka
    じんぼうか
popular character

人格的

see styles
 jinkakuteki
    じんかくてき
(adjectival noun) in terms of one's personality; personal; character (flaw, etc.)

人物像

see styles
 jinbutsuzou / jinbutsuzo
    じんぶつぞう
statue; picture; picture revealing character

人物評

see styles
 jinbutsuhyou / jinbutsuhyo
    じんぶつひょう
personal criticism; character sketch

人相學


人相学

see styles
rén xiàng xué
    ren2 xiang4 xue2
jen hsiang hsüeh
physiognomy (judgment of a person's fate, character etc, based on facial features)
See: 人相学

伏せ字

see styles
 fuseji
    ふせじ
(1) symbol used in place of a censored word (e.g. blank, circle, X, asterisk); (2) turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character

体質的

see styles
 taishitsuteki
    たいしつてき
(adjectival noun) constitutional; relating to character, structure, nature, etc.

作り字

see styles
 tsukuriji
    つくりじ
(1) (archaism) native Japanese kanji (esp. used during the Edo period); (2) made-up kanji; Chinese character of one's own creation; (3) creating a character with a group of people

俗體字


俗体字

see styles
sú tǐ zì
    su2 ti3 zi4
su t`i tzu
    su ti tzu
nonstandard form of a Chinese character

假借字

see styles
jiǎ jiè zì
    jia3 jie4 zi4
chia chieh tzu
loan character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters); character acquiring meanings by phonetic association; also called phonetic loan

假借義


假借义

see styles
jiǎ jiè yì
    jia3 jie4 yi4
chia chieh i
the meaning of a phonetic loan character 假借字[jia3 jie4 zi4] acquired from a similar-sounding word (e.g. 而[er2] originally meant "beard" but acquired the meaning "and")

健か者

see styles
 shitatakamono
    したたかもの
(1) strong-willed person; old hand; shrewd rascal; wily fox; desperate character; formidable woman; (2) strong man; brave man

光頭強


光头强

see styles
guāng tóu qiáng
    guang1 tou2 qiang2
kuang t`ou ch`iang
    kuang tou chiang
Logger Vick (Boonie Bears character); nickname for bald people

兔斯基

see styles
tù sī jī
    tu4 si1 ji1
t`u ssu chi
    tu ssu chi
Tuzki, a Chinese cartoon rabbit character used in emoticons and stickers, created in 2006

八字形

see styles
bā zì xíng
    ba1 zi4 xing2
pa tzu hsing
shape resembling the character 八 or 8; V-shape; splayed; figure of eight

八字眉

see styles
bā zì méi
    ba1 zi4 mei2
pa tzu mei
sloping eyebrows, formed like character for "eight"

八字鬍


八字胡

see styles
bā zì hú
    ba1 zi4 hu2
pa tzu hu
mustache shaped like character 八

八文字

see styles
 hachimonji
    はちもんじ
(in) the shape of the character hachi (eight); (surname) Yatsumonji

具尸羅


具尸罗

see styles
jù shī luó
    ju4 shi1 luo2
chü shih lo
 gushira
endowed with moral discipline

具戒地

see styles
jù jiè dì
    ju4 jie4 di4
chü chieh ti
 gukai chi
The second of the bodhisattva ten stages in which all the rules are kept.

判子絵

see styles
 hankoe
    はんこえ
(manga slang) drawing every character in a similar way; same face syndrome

別解脫


别解脱

see styles
bié jiě tuō
    bie2 jie3 tuo1
pieh chieh t`o
    pieh chieh to
 betsu gedatsu
code of discipline

化の皮

see styles
 bakenokawa
    ばけのかわ
(irregular okurigana usage) masking one's true character; disguise; sheep's clothing

十惱亂


十恼乱

see styles
shí nǎo luàn
    shi2 nao3 luan4
shih nao luan
 jū nōran
The ten disturbers of the religious life: a domineering (spirit); heretical ways; dangerous amusements; a butcher's or other low occupation; asceticism (or selfish hīnayāna salvation); (the condition of a) eunuch; lust; endangering (the character by improper intimacy); contempt; breeding animals, etc. (for slaughter).

千人力

see styles
 senninriki
    せんにんりき
(1) strength of a thousand men; (2) cloth with the character for "strength" written by a thousand men (soldier's charm)

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.

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