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Romanization
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矢枕

see styles
 yamakura
    やまくら
(rare) {sports} thumb joint where an arrow rests (archery)

矢跡

see styles
 yaato / yato
    やあと
(rare) (See 矢・や・2) wedge marks in stone (usu. remaining from stone-splitting, now used for visual effect)

石匕

see styles
 sekihi
    せきひ
(rare) (See 石匙) stone knife (Jomon-period tool, shaped like a rice spoon)

石帯

see styles
 sekitai
    せきたい
(rare) special leather belt used in ceremonial court dress, covered in black lacquer and decorated with stones and jewels

石牢

see styles
 ishirou / ishiro
    いしろう
(rare) jail made by placing bars across a cave entrance; cave prison

石痳

see styles
 sekirin
    せきりん
(rare) {med} (See 尿石症) urolithiasis

砕石

see styles
 wareishi / wareshi
    われいし
(1) crushed stone; macadam; (noun, transitive verb) (2) (rare) crushing (rock); (place-name) Wareishi

砧声

see styles
 chinsei / chinse
    ちんせい
(rare) (See 砧) sound of fulling blocks pounding cloth

砲廓

see styles
 houkaku / hokaku
    ほうかく
(rare) armored enclosure for guns on a warship; casemate

破倫

see styles
 harin
    はりん
(rare) (See 不倫) immorality (oft. sexual)

破牢

see styles
 harou / haro
    はろう
(n,vs,vi) (rare) breaking out of prison; jailbreak

破窓

see styles
 hasou / haso
    はそう
(rare) broken window

硬券

see styles
 kouken / koken
    こうけん
(rare) (See 軟券) train ticket printed on thick paper

碁客

see styles
 gokaku
    ごかく
(rare) (See 碁打ち,棋客) go player

碑陰

see styles
 hiin / hin
    ひいん
(1) (rare) back of a stone monument; (2) (rare) inscription on the back of a stone monument

碩老

see styles
 sekirou / sekiro
    せきろう
(rare) wise and learned elder

碼頭


码头

see styles
mǎ tou
    ma3 tou5
ma t`ou
    ma tou
 maatoo / matoo
    マートー
wharf; dock; quay; pier
(rare) wharf (chi: mǎtou); dock; landing place

磨淬

see styles
 masai
    まさい
(rare) polishing one's sword; improving one's talents or knowledge

祓串

see styles
 haraegushi
    はらえぐし
(rare) (See 玉串・1) tamagushi used at Ise Shrine's purification ceremonies

祕本


秘本

see styles
mì běn
    mi4 ben3
mi pen
a treasured rare book
See: 秘本

祖考

see styles
 sokou / soko
    そこう
(1) (rare) deceased grandfather; deceased father and grandfather; (2) (rare) distant ancestor; forefather

神亀

see styles
 jinki
    じんき
(1) (しんき only) (rare) mysterious turtle (an omen of good luck); (2) Jinki era (724.2.4-729.8.5); Shinki era; (surname) Jinki

禁秘

see styles
 kinpi
    きんぴ
(rare) secrecy; confidentiality

福草

see styles
 fukukusa
    ふくくさ
(rare) lucky grass; (surname) Fukukusa

私徳

see styles
 shitoku
    しとく
(rare) (See 公徳) personal morals; personal virtues

私産

see styles
 shisan
    しさん
(rare) (See 私有財産) private property

秋暑

see styles
 shuusho / shusho
    しゅうしょ
(rare) lingering heat (in autumn)

秋簾

see styles
 akisudare
    あきすだれ
(rare) bamboo screen still in place in autumn

秋鯵

see styles
 akiaji
    あきあじ
(rare) horse mackerel caught in autumn

秋鰹

see styles
 akigatsuo
    あきがつお
(rare) bonito caught in autumn

秘恋

see styles
 hiren; himegoi
    ひれん; ひめごい
(rare) secret love

秘籍

see styles
mì jí
    mi4 ji2
mi chi
rare book; cheat code (video games)

秘記

see styles
 hiki
    ひき
(rare) secret records; secret document; secret notes

称え

see styles
 tonae
    となえ
(rare) given name; title; appellation

稀代

see styles
 mareyo
    まれよ
(adj-no,adj-na,n) uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless; (female given name) Mareyo

稀奇

see styles
xī qí
    xi1 qi2
hsi ch`i
    hsi chi
rare; strange

稀書

see styles
 kisho
    きしょ
rare book

稀罕

see styles
xī han
    xi1 han5
hsi han
rare; uncommon; rare thing; rarity; to value as a rarity; to cherish; Taiwan pr. [xi1han3]

稀覯

see styles
 kikou / kiko
    きこう
(adj-no,n) rare

稲粟

see styles
 touzoku / tozoku
    とうぞく
(rare) rice and millet

稲雀

see styles
 inasuzume
    いなすずめ
(rare) sparrows flocking on ripening rice fields

穀価

see styles
 kokka
    こっか
(rare) price of grain

空株

see styles
 karakabu; kuukabu / karakabu; kukabu
    からかぶ; くうかぶ
(rare) fictitious stock

空桶

see styles
 karaoke
    からおけ
(1) (rare) empty bucket; (2) (joc) (See カラオケ) karaoke

窃用

see styles
 setsuyou / setsuyo
    せつよう
(noun/participle) (rare) using without permission; using information obtained in the course of one's duties

窒死

see styles
 chisshi
    ちっし
(noun/participle) (rare) death from suffocation

立拝

see styles
 rippai
    りっぱい
(noun/participle) (rare) (See 跪拝,坐拝) standing and worshipping; worshipping while standing up

符売

see styles
 puubai / pubai
    ぷうばい
(noun/participle) (slang) (rare) reselling train tickets on the black market

符鉤

see styles
 fukou / fuko
    ふこう
(rare) {music} (See 符尾・2) tail (of a note)

筍虫

see styles
 takenokomushi
    たけのこむし
(rare) (See 馬蠅) horse botfly larva

筐筥

see styles
 kyoukyo / kyokyo
    きょうきょ
(rare) woven bamboo box

算筆

see styles
 sanpitsu
    さんぴつ
(rare) writing and arithmetic

算籌

see styles
 sanchuu / sanchu
    さんちゅう
(rare) (See 算木) sticks used for counting

節介

see styles
 setsusuke
    せつすけ
(noun or adjectival noun) (rare) (See お節介・1) meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; interference; officiousness; (given name) Setsusuke

節会

see styles
 sechie
    せちえ
(rare) seasonal court banquet

篤農

see styles
 tokunou / tokuno
    とくのう
(abbreviation) (rare) (See 篤農家) exemplary farmer

簒位

see styles
 sani
    さんい
(noun, transitive verb) (rare) usurpation

簒立

see styles
 sanritsu
    さんりつ
(noun/participle) (rare) usurping a throne

籬垣


篱垣

see styles
lí yuán
    li2 yuan2
li yüan
 masegaki
    ませがき
fence; hedge
(rare) short roughly woven fence

粥柱

see styles
 kayubashira
    かゆばしら
(rare) mochi added to rice gruel (15th of the first month)

精習

see styles
 seishuu / seshu
    せいしゅう
(rare) (See 練習) calligraphy practice (esp. intensive or diligent); calligraphy exercises

糠子

see styles
 nukago
    ぬかご
(rare) (See 糠蚊) biting midge (any insect of family Ceratopogonidae); no-see-um

紅帽

see styles
 koubou / kobo
    こうぼう
(rare) red hat

細縄

see styles
 hosonawa
    ほそなわ
(rare) cord

細読

see styles
 saidoku
    さいどく
(rare) (See 精読) careful reading; close reading

終駅

see styles
 shuueki / shueki
    しゅうえき
(rare) (See 終着駅) terminal station

経函

see styles
 kyoukan / kyokan
    きょうかん
(rare) sutra box

絮雪

see styles
 josetsu
    じょせつ
(rare) willow flower

絹猿

see styles
 kinuzaru; kinuzaru
    きぬざる; キヌザル
(kana only) (rare) (See マーモセット) common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus)

綜芸

see styles
 sougei; shugei / soge; shuge
    そうげい; しゅげい
(rare) synthesis of varied arts

綱鳥

see styles
 tsunadori
    つなどり
(rare) (See ホトトギス) lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

網具

see styles
 amigu
    あみぐ
(rare) fishing net; fishing net accessories

網石

see styles
 amiishi / amishi
    あみいし
(rare) stone(surname) used to weigh down a fishing net

網鳥

see styles
 amidori
    あみどり
(rare) (See 時鳥) lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

緇素


缁素

see styles
zī sù
    zi1 su4
tzu su
 shiso
    しそ
(rare) priests and laymen
black and white (robes)

縷言

see styles
 rugen
    るげん
(noun/participle) (rare) detailed explanation

縷述


缕述

see styles
lǚ shù
    lu:3 shu4
lü shu
 rujutsu
    るじゅつ
to relate in detail
(noun, transitive verb) (rare) detailed explanation

繞く

see styles
 shimaku
    しまく
(transitive verb) (rare) to enclose; to surround

繭価

see styles
 mayuka; kenka
    まゆか; けんか
(rare) price of a cocoon

纂述

see styles
 sanjutsu
    さんじゅつ
(noun, transitive verb) (rare) gathering and writing up material

纏縛


缠缚

see styles
chán fú
    chan2 fu2
ch`an fu
    chan fu
 tenbaku
    てんばく
(noun/participle) (1) (rare) binding firmly; restraining; restricting; confining; entangling; (noun/participle) (2) (rare) {Buddh} (See 煩悩・ぼんのう・2) being bound by evil desires; klesha; (3) (rare) family; dependents; household
Bondage; to bind; also the 十纏 and 四縛 q.v.

罅裂

see styles
 karetsu
    かれつ
(rare) (See ひび割れ) crack; crevice; fissure

罅隙

see styles
xià xì
    xia4 xi4
hsia hsi
 kageki; kogeki
    かげき; こげき
gap; crack; rift
(rare) crack; slit; crevice; crevasse

罕有

see styles
hǎn yǒu
    han3 you3
han yu
to rarely have; rare

罕見


罕见

see styles
hǎn jiàn
    han3 jian4
han chien
rare; rarely seen

罰室

see styles
 basshitsu
    ばっしつ
(rare) punishment room; penal cell

羝羊

see styles
 teiyou / teyo
    ていよう
(1) (rare) (See 牡羊) ram (sheep); (2) (idiom) (rare) someone who lives their life by instinct

義弟

see styles
 gitei(p); otouto(gikun) / gite(p); ototo(gikun)
    ぎてい(P); おとうと(gikun)
(1) brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (2) (rare) younger stepbrother

義爪

see styles
 gisou / giso
    ぎそう
(rare) (See ピック・1) plectrum

義甲

see styles
 gikou / giko
    ぎこう
(rare) plectrum

翅翼

see styles
 shiyoku
    しよく
(rare) wing (of a bird, etc.)

翻倒

see styles
fān dǎo
    fan1 dao3
fan tao
 hontou / honto
    ほんとう
to overturn; to overthrow; to capsize; to collapse
(noun/participle) (rare) turning upside-down

翻印

see styles
fān yìn
    fan1 yin4
fan yin
 honin
    ほんいん
to reprint (generally without authorization)
(rare) (See 翻刻) reprinting

耽楽

see styles
 tanraku
    たんらく
(noun/participle) (rare) indulging in pleasure; giving oneself up to enjoyment

聖告

see styles
 seikoku / sekoku
    せいこく
(rare) (abbreviation) {Christn} (See 受胎告知) Annunciation

聖爵

see styles
 seishaku / seshaku
    せいしゃく
(rare) {Christn} (See カリス) chalice

聖菓

see styles
 seika / seka
    せいか
(rare) (See クリスマスケーキ・1) Christmas cake

聖遷

see styles
 seisen / sesen
    せいせん
(rare) (See ヒジュラ) Hegira; Hejira; Hijra

肉冠

see styles
ròu guān
    rou4 guan1
jou kuan
 nikukan; nikkan
    にくかん; にっかん
comb (fleshy crest on a bird's head)
(rare) (See とさか) comb; cockscomb; crest

肉髯

see styles
 nikuzen
    にくぜん
(rare) (See 肉垂れ) wattle (of a bird's neck)

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

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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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