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見諦


见谛

see styles
jiàn dì
    jian4 di4
chien ti
 kentai
The realization of correct views, i. e. the Hīnayāna stage of one who has entered the stream of holy living; the Mahāyāna stage after the first Bodhisattva stage.

見長


见长

see styles
jiàn cháng
    jian4 chang2
chien ch`ang
    chien chang
 minaga
    みなが
to excel at (typically used after the area of expertise) (Example: 以研究見長|以研究见长[yi3 yan2 jiu1 jian4 chang2] to be known for one's research)
(place-name) Minaga

視る

see styles
 miru
    みる
(transitive verb) (1) to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe; (2) to look over; to look on; to assess; to examine; to judge; (3) (kana only) to look after; to keep an eye on; to take care of; (4) to view (e.g. flowers, movie); (aux-v,v1) (5) (kana only) to try; to try out; to test; (6) (kana only) to see that...; to find that...

親炙


亲炙

see styles
qīn zhì
    qin1 zhi4
ch`in chih
    chin chih
 shinsha; shinseki
    しんしゃ; しんせき
to be enlightened by direct contact with sb
(n,vs,vi) (form) being influenced by (someone) after developing a close association

観る

see styles
 miru
    みる
(transitive verb) (1) to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe; (2) to look over; to look on; to assess; to examine; to judge; (3) (kana only) to look after; to keep an eye on; to take care of; (4) to view (e.g. flowers, movie); (aux-v,v1) (5) (kana only) to try; to try out; to test; (6) (kana only) to see that...; to find that...

覺岸


觉岸

see styles
jué àn
    jue2 an4
chüeh an
 kakugan
The shore of enlightenment, which Buddha has reached after crossing the sea of illusion.

觀樹


观树

see styles
guān shù
    guan1 shu4
kuan shu
 kan ju
Contemplating the tree (of knowledge, as Śākyamuni is said to have done after his enlightenment).

訖竟


讫竟

see styles
qì jìng
    qi4 jing4
ch`i ching
    chi ching
 kikkyō
after having (done)

記事


记事

see styles
jì shì
    ji4 shi4
chi shih
 kiji
    きじ
to keep a record of events; record; to start to form memories (after one's infancy)
article; news story; report; account

詐晴


诈晴

see styles
zhà qíng
    zha4 qing2
cha ch`ing
    cha ching
to clear up (of weather after rain)

認親


认亲

see styles
rèn qīn
    ren4 qin1
jen ch`in
    jen chin
to acknowledge sb as one's relative; to acknowledge kinship; (old) to visit new in-laws after a marriage

読後

see styles
 dokugo
    どくご
(n,adv) after reading a book

課餘


课余

see styles
kè yú
    ke4 yu2
k`o yü
    ko yü
after school; extracurricular

調理


调理

see styles
tiáo lǐ
    tiao2 li3
t`iao li
    tiao li
 chouri / chori
    ちょうり
to nurse one's health; to recuperate; to take care of; to look after; to discipline; to educate; to train; to prepare food; (dialect) to make fun of; (medicine) to opsonize
(noun, transitive verb) cooking; food preparation

調馴


调驯

see styles
tiáo xùn
    tiao2 xun4
t`iao hsün
    tiao hsün
to look after and train (animals)

謝孝


谢孝

see styles
xiè xiào
    xie4 xiao4
hsieh hsiao
to visit friends to thank them after a funeral

象る

see styles
 katadoru
    かたどる
(v5r,vi) (1) to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to pattern after; to imitate; (2) to symbolise

豢養


豢养

see styles
huàn yǎng
    huan4 yang3
huan yang
to keep (an animal); to look after the needs of (a person or an animal); (fig.) to keep (a spy, lackey etc) in one's pay

貉絨


貉绒

see styles
háo róng
    hao2 rong2
hao jung
precious fur obtained from skin of raccoon dog after removing hard bristle

責了

see styles
 sekiryou / sekiryo
    せきりょう
(expression) (abbreviation) leaving the remaining corrections up to the printer after having finished proofreading; OK with corrections

賃餅

see styles
 chinmochi
    ちんもち
rice cakes made after the customer has paid for them

走動


走动

see styles
zǒu dòng
    zou3 dong4
tsou tung
to walk around; to move about; to stretch one's legs; to go for a walk; to be mobile (e.g. after an illness); to visit one another; to socialize; to pay a visit (go to the toilet)

起來


起来

see styles
qi lai
    qi5 lai5
ch`i lai
    chi lai
(after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state; indicating an upward movement (e.g. after 站[zhan4]); indicating completion; (after a perception verb, e.g. 看[kan4]) expressing preliminary judgment; also pr. [qi3lai5]

越え

see styles
 goe
    ごえ
(suffix) (after the name of a mountain, province, etc.) (crossing) over ...

趣求

see styles
qù qiú
    qu4 qiu2
ch`ü ch`iu
    chü chiu
 shugu
to seek after

足る

see styles
 taru
    たる
(v5r,vi) (1) (See 足りる・1) to be sufficient; to be enough; (v5r,vi) (2) (in the form に足る after a verb) to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to deserve; (v5r,vi) (3) to do (the job); to serve; to answer

足下

see styles
zú xià
    zu2 xia4
tsu hsia
 sokka
    そっか
you (used to a superior or between persons of the same generation); below the foot
(1) (See 足元・1) at one's feet; underfoot; (2) written after the addressee's name in a formal letter to show respect; (pronoun) (3) (honorific or respectful language) (obsolete) (used to address someone of equal or lower status) thou; you
beneath one's feet

跟著


跟着

see styles
gēn zhe
    gen1 zhe5
ken che
to follow after; immediately afterwards

路隊

see styles
lù duì
    lu4 dui4
lu tui
a supervised line of schoolchildren walking in procession along public streets, esp. primary school students returning home after school

身後


身后

see styles
shēn hòu
    shen1 hou4
shen hou
the time after one's death; a place behind sb; (fig.) one's social background

載漪


载漪

see styles
zài yī
    zai4 yi1
tsai i
Zai Yi (1856-1922), Manchu imperial prince and politician, disgraced after supporting the Boxers

輩出


辈出

see styles
bèi chū
    bei4 chu1
pei ch`u
    pei chu
 haishutsu
    はいしゅつ
to come forth in large numbers
(n,vs,vt,vi) producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other

輪番


轮番

see styles
lún fān
    lun2 fan1
lun fan
 rinban
    りんばん
in turn; one after another
(noun - becomes adjective with の) rotation (e.g. of a duty); taking turns
to take turns

轉戰


转战

see styles
zhuǎn zhàn
    zhuan3 zhan4
chuan chan
to fight in one place after another

轉次


转次

see styles
zhuǎn cì
    zhuan3 ci4
chuan tz`u
    chuan tzu
 tenji
one after another

辛い

see styles
 zurai; zurai(ik)
    づらい; ずらい(ik)
(suf,adj-i) (kana only) (after -masu stem of a verb) (See 辛い・つらい・2) difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...

辛丑

see styles
xīn chǒu
    xin1 chou3
hsin ch`ou
    hsin chou
 kanotoushi; shinchuu / kanotoshi; shinchu
    かのとうし; しんちゅう
thirty-eighth year H2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1961 or 2021; cf 辛丑條約|辛丑条约, Protocol of Beijing of 1901 ending the 8-nation intervention after the Boxer uprising
(See 干支・1) Metal Ox (38th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1961, 2021, 2081)

込む

see styles
 komu
    こむ
(v5m,vi) (1) (usu. 混む) (See 混む) to be crowded; to be packed; to be congested; to be thronged (with); (v5m,vi) (2) (See 手の込んだ) to be complex; to be intricate; (suffix) (3) (after -masu stem of verb) to go into; to go in; to put into; (suffix) (4) (after -masu stem of verb) to become (completely); (suffix) (5) (after -masu stem of verb) to do thoroughly; to do sufficiently; (suffix) (6) (after -masu stem of verb) to remain (silent, seated, etc.); to stay ...

返る

see styles
 kaeru
    かえる
(v5r,vi) (1) to return; to come back; to go back; (2) to turn over; (suf,v5r) (3) (after the -masu stem of a verb) (to become) extremely; (to become) completely

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)

迦葉


迦叶

see styles
jiā shě
    jia1 she3
chia she
 kashou / kasho
    かしょう
(person) Kasyapa (Hindu sage); Kashou
(迦葉波) kāśyapa, 迦攝 (迦攝波) inter alia 'a class of divine beings similar to or equal to prajāpati'; the father 'of gods, demons, men, fish, reptiles, and all animals'; also 'a constellation'. M.W. It is intp. as 'drinking light', i.e. swallowing sun and moon, but without apparent justification. (1) One of the seven or ten ancient Indian sages. (2) Name of a tribe or race. (3) Kāśyapa Buddha, the third of the five buddhas of the present kalpa, the sixth of the seven ancient buddhas. (4) Mahākāśyapa, a brahman of Magadha, who became one of the principal disciples of Śākyamuni, and after his death became leader of the disciples, 'convoked and directed the first synod, whence his title Ārya Sthavira (上坐, lit. chairman) is derived.' Eitel. He is accounted the chief of the ascetics before the enlightenment; the first compiler of the canon and the first patriarch. (5) There were five Kāśyapas, disciples of the Buddha, Mahā-Kāśyapa, Uruvilā-Kāśyapa, Gayā-Kāśyapa, Nadī-Kāśyapa, and Daśabala-Kāśyapa; the second, third, and fourth are said to have been brothers. (6) A bodhisattva, whose name heads a chapter in the Nirvana Sutra. (7) 迦葉摩騰 Kāśyapa-Mātaṅga, the monk who with Gobharana, or Dharmarakṣa, i.e. Zhu Falan 竺法蘭, according to Buddhist statements, brought images and scriptures to China with the commissioners sent by Mingdi, arriving in Luoyang A.D. 67.

追う

see styles
 ou / o
    おう
(transitive verb) (1) to chase; to run after; to pursue; (2) to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); (3) to drive out; to oust; to expel; (4) to drive (e.g. a herd); (5) to be pressed (e.g. for time)

追捕

see styles
zhuī bǔ
    zhui1 bu3
chui pu
 tsuibu; tsuifu; tsuifuku; tsuiho
    ついぶ; ついふ; ついふく; ついほ
to pursue; to be after; to hunt down
(noun/participle) (archaism) chasing down and capturing (a criminal, etc.)

追熟

see styles
 tsuijuku
    ついじゅく
(n,vs,vt,vi) {agric} climacteric; ripening after harvest

追緝


追缉

see styles
zhuī jī
    zhui1 ji1
chui chi
to pursue; to be after; to hunt down (the perpetrator of a crime, an escaped prisoner etc)

追認


追认

see styles
zhuī rèn
    zhui1 ren4
chui jen
 tsuinin
    ついにん
to recognize something after the event; posomethingumous recognition; to ratify; to endorse retroactively
(noun, transitive verb) ratification; confirmation

追賜

see styles
 tsuishi
    ついし
(noun/participle) being granted a court rank after death

追趕


追赶

see styles
zhuī gǎn
    zhui1 gan3
chui kan
to pursue; to chase after; to accelerate; to catch up with; to overtake

退学

see styles
 taigaku
    たいがく
(n,vs,vi) (1) dropping out of school; withdrawal from school; (n,vs,vi) (2) expulsion from school; dismissal; (n,vs,vi) (3) (dated) leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course

逐う

see styles
 ou / o
    おう
(transitive verb) (1) to chase; to run after; to pursue; (2) to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); (3) to drive out; to oust; to expel; (4) to drive (e.g. a herd); (5) to be pressed (e.g. for time)

逐個


逐个

see styles
zhú gè
    zhu2 ge4
chu ko
one by one; one after another

逐年

see styles
zhú nián
    zhu2 nian2
chu nien
 chikunen
    ちくねん
year after year; with each passing year; over the years
(adverb) annually; year by year

通い

see styles
 gayoi
    がよい
(suffix) (after a noun) regularly going to ...; frequenting ...; commuting to ...

造像

see styles
zào xiàng
    zao4 xiang4
tsao hsiang
 zouzou / zozo
    ぞうぞう
(noun/participle) (rare) creating a statue (esp. a Buddhist statue)
To make an image; the first one made of the Buddha is attributed to Udayana, king of Kauśāmbī, a contemporary of Śākyamuni, who is said to have made an image of him, after his death, in sandalwood, 5 feet high.

連串


连串

see styles
lián chuàn
    lian2 chuan4
lien ch`uan
    lien chuan
one after the other; a succession of; a series of

連夜


连夜

see styles
lián yè
    lian2 ye4
lien yeh
 renya
    れんや
that very night; through the night; for several nights in a row
(n,adv) every evening; night after night

連年


连年

see styles
lián nián
    lian2 nian2
lien nien
 rennen
    れんねん
successive years; over many years
(n,adv) every year; year after year

連発

see styles
 renpatsu
    れんぱつ
(n,vs,vt,vi) (1) occurring in succession; doing in succession; series (of incidents); spate; (noun, transitive verb) (2) firing in rapid succession; volley of shots; (noun, transitive verb) (3) volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream; firing (questions); cracking (jokes) one after another

進求


进求

see styles
jìn qiú
    jin4 qiu2
chin ch`iu
    chin chiu
 shin gu
seeks after

進路


进路

see styles
jìn lù
    jin4 lu4
chin lu
 shinji
    しんじ
way of proceeding; approach (to a task etc)
(1) route; course; path; (2) one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school); (given name) Shinji

過ぎ

see styles
 sugi
    すぎ
(n,n-suf) (1) past; after; (n,n-suf) (2) (kana only) too (much); over- (e.g. eating)

過後


过后

see styles
guò hòu
    guo4 hou4
kuo hou
after the event

過節


过节

see styles
guò jié
    guo4 jie2
kuo chieh
to celebrate a festival; after the celebrations (i.e. once the festival is over)

遵求

see styles
zūn qiú
    zun1 qiu2
tsun ch`iu
    tsun chiu
 jungu
to seek after

遺す

see styles
 nokosu
    のこす
(transitive verb) (See 残す・のこす・4) to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath

遺嘱

see styles
 ishoku
    いしょく
(rare) dying wish (to be carried out after one's death)

遺留


遗留

see styles
yí liú
    yi2 liu2
i liu
 iryuu / iryu
    いりゅう
to leave behind; to hand down
(noun, transitive verb) (1) leaving behind (after death); bequest; (noun, transitive verb) (2) leaving behind; forgetting

遺老


遗老

see styles
yí lǎo
    yi2 lao3
i lao
elderly loyalist of a former dynasty; former official who remains loyal after a dynastic change

還生


还生

see styles
huán shēng
    huan2 sheng1
huan sheng
 genshō
To return to life; to be reborn in this world; to be reborn from the Hīnayāna nirvana in order to be able to attain to Mahāyāna buddhahood; also, restoration to the order, after repentance for sin.

還陽


还阳

see styles
huán yáng
    huan2 yang2
huan yang
to come back to life (after death)

郫縣


郫县

see styles
pí xiàn
    pi2 xian4
p`i hsien
    pi hsien
Pi County, established during the Qin dynasty after the conquest of the ancient Shu Kingdom, historically known for its cultural heritage, strategic location, and culinary contributions, administratively reorganized in 2016 as Pidu District 郫都區|郫都区[Pi2 du1 Qu1], a suburban district of Chengdu, Sichuan

郭泉

see styles
guō quán
    guo1 quan2
kuo ch`üan
    kuo chüan
Guo Quan, formerly Professor of Nanjing Normal University, sacked after founding New People's Party of China 中國新民黨|中国新民党

酌定

see styles
zhuó dìng
    zhuo2 ding4
cho ting
to decide after intense deliberation

酌核

see styles
zhuó hé
    zhuo2 he2
cho ho
to verify after consultation

酒後


酒后

see styles
jiǔ hòu
    jiu3 hou4
chiu hou
after drinking; under the influence of alcohol

酒鬱

see styles
 sakeutsu
    さけうつ
(colloquialism) post-drinking depression; booze blues; hangxiety; beer fear; feeling of depression or anxiety after drinking alcohol

釋迦


释迦

see styles
shì jiā
    shi4 jia1
shih chia
 shaka
    しゃか
sugar apple (Annona squamosa)
(personal name) Shaka
(釋迦婆) Śakra.; Śākya. the clan or family of the Buddha, said to be derived from śāka, vegetables, but intp. in Chinese as powerful, strong, and explained by 能 powerful, also erroneously by 仁charitable, which belongs rather to association with Śākyamuni. The clan, which is said to have wandered hither from the delta of the Indus, occupied a district of a few thousand square miles lying on the slopes of the Nepalese hills and on the plains to the south. Its capital was Kapilavastu. At the time of Buddha the clan was under the suzerainty of Kośala, an adjoining kingdom Later Buddhists, in order to surpass Brahmans, invented a fabulous line of five kings of the Vivartakalpa headed by Mahāsammata 大三末多; these were followed by five cakravartī, the first being Mūrdhaja 頂生王; after these came nineteen kings, the first being Cetiya 捨帝, the last Mahādeva 大天; these were succeeded by dynasties of 5,000, 7,000, 8,000, 9,000, 10,000, 15,000 kings; after which long Gautama opens a line of 1,100 kings, the last, Ikṣvāku, reigning at Potala. With Ikṣvāku the Śākyas are said to have begun. His four sons reigned at Kapilavastu. 'Śākyamuni was one of his descendants in the seventh generation.' Later, after the destruction of Kapilavastu by Virūḍhaka, four survivors of the family founded the kingdoms of Udyana, Bamyam, Himatala, and Sāmbī. Eitel.

金鵄

see styles
 kinshi
    きんし
(leg) golden kite (which landed on the tip of Emperor Jimmu's bow after he had defeated Nagasunehiko)

銷假


销假

see styles
xiāo jià
    xiao1 jia4
hsiao chia
to report back after a period of absence

錢莊


钱庄

see styles
qián zhuāng
    qian2 zhuang1
ch`ien chuang
    chien chuang
old-style money shop (a type of private bank that first appeared in the Ming dynasty, flourished in the Qing, and was phased out after 1949); (in recent times) informal financial company, often operating at the edges of what is legal

鑒真


鉴真

see styles
jiàn zhēn
    jian4 zhen1
chien chen
Jianzhen or Ganjin (688-763), Tang dynastic Buddhist monk, who crossed to Japan after several unsuccessful attempts, influential in Japanese Buddhism

長庚


长庚

see styles
cháng gēng
    chang2 geng1
ch`ang keng
    chang keng
Classical Chinese name for planet Venus in the west after dusk

閃婚


闪婚

see styles
shǎn hūn
    shan3 hun1
shan hun
to get married soon after meeting (abbr. for 閃電結婚|闪电结婚[shan3 dian4 jie2 hun1]) (neologism c. 2005)

閃離


闪离

see styles
shǎn lí
    shan3 li2
shan li
to get divorced shortly after marriage; to resign shortly after getting employed

開戒


开戒

see styles
kāi jiè
    kai1 jie4
k`ai chieh
    kai chieh
to end abstinence; to resume (drinking) after a break; to break (a taboo)

開服


开服

see styles
kāi fú
    kai1 fu2
k`ai fu
    kai fu
to start the servers (for an online game, typically after the system has been shut down for maintenance, upgrade etc)

開葷


开荤

see styles
kāi hūn
    kai1 hun1
k`ai hun
    kai hun
 kaikun
to eat meat after having maintained a vegetarian diet; (fig.) to do something as a novel experience
開素 To abandon vegetarianism, as is permitted in case of sickness.

閻浮


阎浮

see styles
yán fú
    yan2 fu2
yen fu
 enbu
瞻部 Jambu (at present the rose-apple, the Eugenia Jambolana), described as a lofty tree giving its name to 閻浮提 Jambudvīpa, 'one of the seven continents or rather large islands surrounding the mountain Meru; it is so named either from the Jambu trees abounding in it, or from an enormous Jambu tree on Mount Meru visible like a standard to the whole continent'; 'the central division of the world.' M.W. With Buddhists it is the southern of the four continents, shaped like a triangle resembling the triangular leaves of the Jambu tree, and called after a forest of such trees on Meru.

闍樓


阇楼

see styles
shé lóu
    she2 lou2
she lou
 jarō
jarāyu, a placenta, an after-birth.

關照


关照

see styles
guān zhào
    guan1 zhao4
kuan chao
to take care; to keep an eye on; to look after; to tell; to remind

限り

see styles
 kagiri
    かぎり
(1) limit; limits; bounds; (2) degree; extent; scope; (n,n-suf) (3) the end; the last; (n,adv) (4) (after an adjective, verb, or noun) as long as ...; as far as ...; as much as ...; to the limits of ...; all of ...; (n,adv) (5) (after neg. verb) unless ...; (6) (usu. as 〜の限りではない) (not) included in ...; (not) part of ...; (7) (usu. adj+限り) being very much (in a certain state); extreme amount (of a feeling, etc.); (n-suf,n,adv) (8) ... only (e.g. "one time only", "today only"); (9) (archaism) end of one's life; final moments; death; (10) (archaism) funeral; burial

陪床

see styles
péi chuáng
    pei2 chuang2
p`ei ch`uang
    pei chuang
to look after a hospitalized loved one

陸続

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 rikuzoku
    りくぞく
(adj-t,adv-to) one after another; in succession; in a row

陸續


陆续

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lù xù
    lu4 xu4
lu hsü
in turn; successively; one after the other; bit by bit

隠居

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 kagei / kage
    かげい
(n,vs,vi) (1) retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); (2) (usu. ご隠居(さん)) retired person; retiree; (n,vs,vi) (3) (hist) surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII); (personal name) Kagei

隨後


随后

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suí hòu
    sui2 hou4
sui hou
soon after

隨手


随手

see styles
suí shǒu
    sui2 shou3
sui shou
 zuishu
conveniently; without extra trouble; while doing it; in passing
continuing after

隨逐


随逐

see styles
suí zhú
    sui2 zhu2
sui chu
 zuichiku
To attach oneself to and follow, e.g. Buddha.

雙減


双减

see styles
shuāng jiǎn
    shuang1 jian3
shuang chien
(PRC) Double Reduction Policy, announced in 2021, aiming to ease pressure on K-12 students by reducing homework and banning for-profit after-school academic classes

難い

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 gatai
    がたい
(suf,adj-i) (kana only) (after the -masu stem of a verb) (See 難い・かたい,難い・にくい) very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...

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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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