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苦心

see styles
kǔ xīn
    ku3 xin1
k`u hsin
    ku hsin
 kushin
    くしん
painstaking effort; to take a lot of trouble; laborious at pains
(n,vs,vi) pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor

苦活

see styles
kǔ huó
    ku3 huo2
k`u huo
    ku huo
bitter work; sweated labor

苦練


苦练

see styles
kǔ liàn
    ku3 lian4
k`u lien
    ku lien
to train hard; to practice diligently; hard work; blood, sweat, and tears

苦行

see styles
kǔ xíng
    ku3 xing2
k`u hsing
    ku hsing
 kugyou / kugyo
    くぎょう
ascetic practice
(n,vs,vi) (1) penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism; (n,vs,vi) (2) difficult work; strenuous task
duṣkara-caryā, undergoing difficulties, hardships, or sufferings; also tapas, burning, torment; hence asceticism, religious austerity, mortification.

草子

see styles
 soushi / soshi
    そうし
(1) written work (esp. a bound text, as opposed to a scroll); (2) a text written entirely in kana; (3) graphic novel (esp. one created between the 12th and 19th centuries); (4) notebook (for practicing kana, drawing pictures, etc.); (5) rough draft; (given name) Soushi

草枕

see styles
 kusamakura
    くさまくら
(work) Kusamakura (1906 novel by Natsume Sōseki); The Three-Cornered World; Grass Pillow; (wk) Kusamakura (1906 novel by Natsume Sōseki); The Three-Cornered World; Grass Pillow

草紙


草纸

see styles
cǎo zhǐ
    cao3 zhi3
ts`ao chih
    tsao chih
 soushi / soshi
    そうし
rough straw paper; toilet paper; brown paper
(1) written work (esp. a bound text, as opposed to a scroll); (2) a text written entirely in kana; (3) graphic novel (esp. one created between the 12th and 19th centuries); (4) notebook (for practicing kana, drawing pictures, etc.); (5) rough draft

荒地

see styles
huāng dì
    huang1 di4
huang ti
 arechi
    あれち
wasteland; uncultivated land
(1) (surname) Arechi; (2) (work) The Wasteland (poem by T.S. Eliot); (surname) Arechi; (wk) The Wasteland (poem by T.S. Eliot)

荒廢


荒废

see styles
huāng fèi
    huang1 fei4
huang fei
to abandon (cultivated fields); no longer cultivated; to lie waste; wasted; to neglect (one's work or study)

荒業

see styles
 arawaza
    あらわざ
(1) physical labor; physical labour; manual work; heavy work; (2) drastic move (e.g. hold or strike in martial arts); power technique; display of power

葉隠

see styles
 hagakure
    はがくれ
(work) Hagakure (treatise on bushido as told to Tashiro Tsuramoto by Yamamoto Tsunetomo, 1716); (wk) Hagakure (treatise on bushido as told to Tashiro Tsuramoto by Yamamoto Tsunetomo, 1716)

著書


著书

see styles
zhù shū
    zhu4 shu1
chu shu
 chosho
    ちょしょ
to write a book
(written) work; book; writings

著述

see styles
zhù shù
    zhu4 shu4
chu shu
 chojutsu
    ちょじゅつ
writing; to write; to compile
(noun, transitive verb) writing; book; (literary) work

薄酬

see styles
bó chóu
    bo2 chou2
po ch`ou
    po chou
small reward (for work); meager remuneration

薪水

see styles
xīn shuǐ
    xin1 shui3
hsin shui
 shinsui
    しんすい
salary; wage
(1) fuel and water; firewood and water; (2) gathering firewood and drawing water; kitchen work; housework

蘊魔


蕴魔

see styles
yùn mó
    yun4 mo2
yün mo
 unma
The evil spirit (or spirits) that works (or work) through the five skandhas.

處女


处女

see styles
chǔ nǚ
    chu3 nu:3
ch`u nü
    chu nü
virgin; maiden; maiden (voyage etc); virgin (land); (a novelist's) first (work)

號子


号子

see styles
hào zi
    hao4 zi5
hao tzu
work chant; prison cell; type; sort; mark; sign; signal; (Tw) brokerage firm

融梗

see styles
róng gěng
    rong2 geng3
jung keng
(neologism c. 2018) to incorporate ideas or material from sb else's creative work in one's own work

蠱物

see styles
 majimono
    まじもの
(noun/participle) (1) (archaism) (See 蠱) charmed and cursed; (noun/participle) (2) something that bewilders; something that leads one astray; the work of demons

表現


表现

see styles
biǎo xiàn
    biao3 xian4
piao hsien
 hyougen / hyogen
    ひょうげん
to show; to show off; to display; to manifest; expression; manifestation; show; display; performance (at work etc); behavior
(noun, transitive verb) (1) expression; representation; description; (2) {math} representation (of a group)

補作

see styles
 hosaku
    ほさく
adding something to or altering a finished work of art; something added or altered in this manner

言泉

see styles
 gensen
    げんせん
(work) Gensen (Japanese dictionary; publ. 1921-29); (wk) Gensen (Japanese dictionary; publ. 1921-29)

言海

see styles
 genkai
    げんかい
(work) Genkai (Japanese dictionary; publ. 1886); (wk) Genkai (Japanese dictionary; publ. 1886)

計酬

see styles
jì chóu
    ji4 chou2
chi ch`ou
    chi chou
to calculate the payment for the work sb has done (based on hours completed or items produced etc)

討人


讨人

see styles
tǎo rén
    tao3 ren2
t`ao jen
    tao jen
(old) girl trafficked into a brothel to work as prostitute

記工


记工

see styles
jì gōng
    ji4 gong1
chi kung
to record work points 工分[gong1 fen1]

評分


评分

see styles
píng fēn
    ping2 fen1
p`ing fen
    ping fen
to grade; to mark (student's work); grade; score (of student's work)

試工


试工

see styles
shì gōng
    shi4 gong1
shih kung
to work for a trial period; worker on probation

試手


试手

see styles
shì shǒu
    shi4 shou3
shih shou
to work for a trial period; worker on probation

詩畫


诗画

see styles
shī huà
    shi1 hua4
shih hua
poetry and pictorial art; work of art combining pictures and poetry

誤工


误工

see styles
wù gōng
    wu4 gong1
wu kung
to be late for or absent from work; to disrupt one's work; to cause a holdup in the work; loss of working time; a holdup

請負

see styles
 ukeoi
    うけおい
contract (for work); contracting; undertaking

論藏


论藏

see styles
lùn zàng
    lun4 zang4
lun tsang
 ronzō
Thesaurus of discussions or discourses, the Abhidharma Piṭaka, one of the three divisions of the Tripiṭaka. It comprises the philosophical works. The first compilation is accredited to Mahā-Kāśyapa, disciple of Buddha, but the work is of a later period. The Chinese version is in three sections: 大乘論 the Mahāyāna philosophy; 小乘論 the Hīnayāna philosophy; 宋元續入藏諸論 The Song and Yuan Addenda, A.D. 960-1368.

論衡

see styles
 ronkou / ronko
    ろんこう
(work) Lunheng (collection of Chinese classic texts written by Wang Chong); (wk) Lunheng (collection of Chinese classic texts written by Wang Chong)

諸著


诸着

see styles
zhū zhāo
    zhu1 zhao1
chu chao
 shojaku
All attachments: the ordinary man is attached to life, the arhat to nirvāṇa, the bodhisattva to his saving work.

謀る

see styles
 tabakaru
    たばかる
(transitive verb) (1) (kana only) to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; to take in; to dupe; to deceive; (v5r,vi) (2) (archaism) to think up a plan; to think over a plan; (v5r,vi) (3) (archaism) to discuss; to consult

謀生


谋生

see styles
móu shēng
    mou2 sheng1
mou sheng
to seek one's livelihood; to work to support oneself; to earn a living

謹呈

see styles
 kintei / kinte
    きんてい
(noun, transitive verb) (when giving a gift, esp. if one's own work) humbly presenting; respectfully presenting

謹慎


谨慎

see styles
jǐn shèn
    jin3 shen4
chin shen
 kinshin
    きんしん
cautious; prudent
(n,vs,vi) (1) self restraint; moderating one's own behavior; penitence; discipline; (n,vs,vi) (2) confinement (esp. to one's home); house arrest; (n,vs,vi) (3) (See 謹慎処分) suspension (from work or school)

譯著


译著

see styles
yì zhù
    yi4 zhu4
i chu
translated work

象嵌

see styles
 zougan / zogan
    ぞうがん
(noun/participle) inlay (work); inlaying

象眼

see styles
 zougan / zogan
    ぞうがん
(noun/participle) inlay (work); inlaying

負う

see styles
 ou / o
    おう
(transitive verb) (1) to carry on one's back; to bear; to shoulder; (transitive verb) (2) to take (responsibility); to assume; to accept; to bear (the blame, costs, etc.); to have (a duty, obligation, etc.); to become responsible for; to be burdened with (work, debt, etc.); (transitive verb) (3) to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound); to receive; to incur (a loss, damage, etc.); (transitive verb) (4) (as ...に負う) to owe (a debt of gratitude to); to be indebted to; (transitive verb) (5) to have (something) behind one; to be backed by

賞析


赏析

see styles
shǎng xī
    shang3 xi1
shang hsi
understanding and enjoying (a work of art)

賞鑒


赏鉴

see styles
shǎng jiàn
    shang3 jian4
shang chien
to appreciate (a work of art)

賣力


卖力

see styles
mài lì
    mai4 li4
mai li
to work hard; to do one's very best; to throw oneself into the task at hand

賣命


卖命

see styles
mài mìng
    mai4 ming4
mai ming
to work tirelessly; to give one's all; to slave away; to throw away one's life; to sacrifice oneself (usu. for an unworthy cause)

賣笑


卖笑

see styles
mài xiào
    mai4 xiao4
mai hsiao
to work as a good-time girl; to prostitute oneself

贋作

see styles
 gansaku
    がんさく
(noun, transitive verb) fake (work); counterfeit

起工

see styles
 kikou / kiko
    きこう
(n,vs,vt,vi) setting to work

超勤

see styles
 choukin / chokin
    ちょうきん
(abbreviation) (See 超過勤務) overtime (work)

超時


超时

see styles
chāo shí
    chao1 shi2
ch`ao shih
    chao shih
to exceed the time limit; (to work) overtime; (computing) timeout

趕工


赶工

see styles
gǎn gōng
    gan3 gong1
kan kung
to work against the clock; to hurry with work to get it done in time

趕腳


赶脚

see styles
gǎn jiǎo
    gan3 jiao3
kan chiao
to work as a carter or porter; to transport goods for a living (esp. by donkey)

足目

see styles
zú mù
    zu2 mu4
tsu mu
 Sokumoku
Eyes in his feet,' name of Akṣapāda Gotama, to whom is ascribed the beginning of logic; his work is seen 'in five books of aphorisms on the Nyāya.' Keith.

跑車


跑车

see styles
pǎo chē
    pao3 che1
p`ao ch`e
    pao che
racing bicycle; racing car; sports car; to drive a vehicle (such as a truck or taxi) for a living; (of a conductor or attendant) to work on a train; (mining) (of a cable-car) to slip away (in an accident)

跟包

see styles
gēn bāo
    gen1 bao1
ken pao
to work as footman; to do odd jobs; to understudy (an opera actor)

路上

see styles
lù shang
    lu4 shang5
lu shang
 rojou / rojo
    ろじょう
on the road; on the way; en route
(work) On the Road (novel by Jack Kerouac); (wk) On the Road (novel by Jack Kerouac)

蹲點


蹲点

see styles
dūn diǎn
    dun1 dian3
tun tien
(of a cadre etc) to work for a period of time with a grassroots unit to gain firsomethingand experience; (dialect) taking a crap

躲懶


躲懒

see styles
duǒ lǎn
    duo3 lan3
to lan
to shy away from work; to get by without attending duty

車工


车工

see styles
chē gōng
    che1 gong1
ch`e kung
    che kung
lathe work; lathe operator

輟工


辍工

see styles
chuò gōng
    chuo4 gong1
ch`o kung
    cho kung
to stop work

輟業


辍业

see styles
chuò yè
    chuo4 ye4
ch`o yeh
    cho yeh
to give up work; to give up one's profession

輪空


轮空

see styles
lún kōng
    lun2 kong1
lun k`ung
    lun kung
(sports) bye; to get a bye; (of an employee) to be not scheduled at work for a period of time (when working shifts)

轉托


转托

see styles
zhuǎn tuō
    zhuan3 tuo1
chuan t`o
    chuan to
to pass on a task; to delegate one's work; to pass the buck

轉業


转业

see styles
zhuǎn yè
    zhuan3 ye4
chuan yeh
to change one's profession; to transfer to civilian work

辛苦

see styles
xīn kǔ
    xin1 ku3
hsin k`u
    hsin ku
 shinku
    しんく
exhausting; hard; tough; arduous; to work hard; to go to a lot of trouble; hardship(s)
(n,vs,vi) hardship; toil; trouble

辦事


办事

see styles
bàn shì
    ban4 shi4
pan shih
 hanji
to handle (affairs); to work
To transact affairs, attend to, arrange.

辦公


办公

see styles
bàn gōng
    ban4 gong1
pan kung
to handle official business; to work (esp. in an office)

農活


农活

see styles
nóng huó
    nong2 huo2
nung huo
farm work

近作

see styles
 kinsaku
    きんさく
recent work; (given name) Kinsaku

近業

see styles
 kingyou / kingyo
    きんぎょう
recent work

近著

see styles
 kincho
    きんちょ
recent work

返崗


返岗

see styles
fǎn gǎng
    fan3 gang3
fan kang
to resume one's former position (after being laid off); to return to work (after taking leave)

返工

see styles
fǎn gōng
    fan3 gong1
fan kung
to do poorly done work over again; (Guangdong dialect) to go to work

迦旃

see styles
jiā zhān
    jia1 zhan1
chia chan
 Kasen
(迦旃延子) Kātyāyana; Mahākātyāyana; Mahākātyāyanīputra; one of the ten noted disciples of Śākyamuni. The foundation work of the Abhidharma philosophy; viz. the Abhidharma-jñāna-prasthāna-śāstra, has been attributed to him, but it is by an author of the same name 300 to 500 years later. Other forms are 迦多桁那; 迦多桁尼子(or 迦多演尼子); 迦底耶夜那; 迦氈延 (尼子). There are others of the same name; e. g. the seventh of the ten non-Buddhist philosophers, perhaps Kakuda Kātyāyana, associated with mathematics, but spoken of as 'a violent adversary of Śākyamuni.' M. W.

迦羅


迦罗

see styles
jiā luó
    jia1 luo2
chia lo
 kara
    から
(place-name) Gaya (4th-6th century confederacy of chiefdoms in the Nakdong River valley of southern Korea)
kalā, 哥羅; 歌羅; a minute part, an atom; the hundredth part lengthwise of a human hair; also a sixteenth part of anything. Also kāla (and 迦攞), a definite time, a division of time; the time of work, study, etc., as opposed to leisure time. kāla, among other meanings, also means black, for which 迦羅迦 kālaka is sometimes used, e.g. the black nāga.

述職


述职

see styles
shù zhí
    shu4 zhi2
shu chih
to report on one's work or duties (to a supervisor)

迷作

see styles
 meisaku / mesaku
    めいさく
(joc) (pun on 名作) (See 名作) odd but somehow interesting work of art

迹化

see styles
jī huà
    ji1 hua4
chi hua
 shakuke
Teaching or lessons derived from external events, i.e. of the Buddha's life and work, shown in the first fourteen sections of the Lotus Sutra; the second fourteen sections of that work are called 本化 his direct teaching. The lessons from the external indications are called 迹化十妙 the ten marvellous indications, cf. 十妙.

退勤

see styles
 taikin
    たいきん
(n,vs,vi) (See 出勤) leaving work; clocking out

退社

see styles
 taisha
    たいしゃ
(n,vs,vi) (1) resignation; leaving office; (n,vs,vi) (2) (ant: 出社) leaving work (e.g. at the end of the day)

通う

see styles
 kayou / kayo
    かよう
(v5u,vi) (1) to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to run between (e.g. bus, train, etc.); to ply between; (v5u,vi) (2) to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to commute; to frequent; (v5u,vi) (3) (See 血が通う・1,心が通う) to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought); (v5u,vi) (4) to resemble

通勤

see styles
tōng qín
    tong1 qin2
t`ung ch`in
    tung chin
 tsuukin / tsukin
    つうきん
commuting
(n,vs,vi) commuting to work

通用

see styles
tōng yòng
    tong1 yong4
t`ung yung
    tung yung
 tsuuyou / tsuyo
    つうよう
to use anywhere, anytime (card, ticket etc); to be used by everyone (language, textbook etc); (of two or more things) interchangeable
(n,vs,vi) (1) (common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; circulation; currency; validity (e.g. of a ticket); (vs,vi) (2) to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to apply; to be valid; to pass (for); to do well; to get by; (n,vs,vi) (3) (See 通用口) going in and out; entrance and exit
having the same basis

速業

see styles
 hayawaza
    はやわざ
quick work; (clever) feat

造る

see styles
 tsukuru
    つくる
(transitive verb) (1) to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct; (2) to prepare (food term); to brew (alcohol); (3) to raise; to grow; to cultivate; to train; (4) to till; (5) to draw up (a document); to make out; to prepare; to write; (6) to create (an artistic work, etc.); to compose; (7) to coin (a phrase); to organize; to organise; to establish; to found; (8) to have (a child); (9) to make up (one's face, etc.); (10) to fabricate (an excuse, etc.); (11) to form (a line, etc.); (12) to set (a record); (13) to commit (a sin, etc.)

連作

see styles
 rensaku
    れんさく
(noun, transitive verb) (1) planting a field with the same crop each year; repeated cultivation; monocropping; (noun, transitive verb) (2) collaborative literary work; story made up by several writers working on it in turn; (noun, transitive verb) (3) series (of novels); cycle (of poems, songs); sequence; (personal name) Rensaku

進城


进城

see styles
jìn chéng
    jin4 cheng2
chin ch`eng
    chin cheng
to go to town; to enter a big city (to live or work)

進行


进行

see styles
jìn xíng
    jin4 xing2
chin hsing
 nobuyuki
    のぶゆき
(of a process etc) to proceed; to be in progress; to be underway; (of people) to carry out; to conduct (an investigation or discussion etc); (of an army etc) to be on the march; to advance
(n,vs,vi) (1) moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; (n,vs,vt,vi) (2) progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; making headway; (n,vs,vi) (3) progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); (4) {music} progression (e.g. chord progression); (given name) Nobuyuki

逸文

see styles
 itsubun
    いつぶん
(1) lost work; lost writings; (2) partially lost work; literary fragment; work that survives through quotations; (3) work of a superior quality

遅出

see styles
 osode
    おそで
(n,vs,vi) (1) (ant: 早出・1) leaving late (for work); (2) (See 遅番) late shift

運轉


运转

see styles
yùn zhuǎn
    yun4 zhuan3
yün chuan
 unten
to work; to operate; to revolve; to turn around
to revolve

過勤

see styles
 kakin
    かきん
(abbreviation) (See 超過勤務) overtime work

過激


过激

see styles
guò jī
    guo4 ji1
kuo chi
 kageki
    かげき
drastic; extreme; aggressive
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) (ant: 穏健) extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); (noun or adjectival noun) (2) strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding

遺教


遗教

see styles
yí jiào
    yi2 jiao4
i chiao
 yuikyō
work or plans left as a legacy; the views of the departed; posomethingumous orders or teachings
遺化; 遺法; 遺訓 Doctrine, or transforming teaching, handed down or bequeathed (by a Buddha).

遺書


遗书

see styles
yí shū
    yi2 shu1
i shu
 isho
    いしょ
posomethingumous writing; testament; suicide note; ancient literature
(1) note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; will; testament; (2) posthumous work

遺業

see styles
 igyou / igyo
    いぎょう
(1) work left uncompleted at death; (2) work one accomplished during one's lifetime

邦題

see styles
 houdai / hodai
    ほうだい
Japanese title (given to foreign work)

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