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関西大学

see styles
 kansaidaigaku
    かんさいだいがく
(org) Kansai University; (o) Kansai University

関西電力

see styles
 kansaidenryoku
    かんさいでんりょく
(company) Kansai Electric Power; KEPCO; (c) Kansai Electric Power; KEPCO

阿落刹婆

see styles
ā luò chà pó
    a1 luo4 cha4 po2
a lo ch`a p`o
    a lo cha po
 arakusetsuba
rākṣāsa, 阿落迦婆 demons, evil spirts; rākṣāsī are female demons, but are also said to be protectresses, cf. 羅叉婆.

除細動器

see styles
 josaidouki / josaidoki
    じょさいどうき
defibrillator

除細動機

see styles
 josaidouki / josaidoki
    じょさいどうき
(irregular kanji usage) defibrillator

雨降り花

see styles
 amefuribana
    あめふりばな
flower that is said to cause rain if picked (convolvulus, etc.)

鞍馬天狗

see styles
 kuramatengu
    くらまてんぐ
(See 天狗・1) Kurama tengu; tengu of Kyoto's Mount Kurama, said to have taught the art of war to Minamoto no Yoshitsune

高精細度

see styles
 kouseisaido / kosesaido
    こうせいさいど
(can be adjective with の) high definition

インサイト

see styles
 insaido
    インサイド
(1) (ant: アウトサイド・1) inside; (2) {baseb} inside (corner)

エコサイド

see styles
 ekosaido
    エコサイド
ecocide

えんがちょ

see styles
 engacho
    えんがちょ
(1) (child. language) crossed fingers and word said to call someone to be avoided as 'dirty'; (noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru) (2) to cross one's fingers (to ward off 'dirt')

オキサイド

see styles
 okisaido
    オキサイド
(n,n-pref,suf) oxide

オフサイド

see styles
 ofusaido
    オフサイド
{sports} offside

オンサイト

see styles
 onsaido
    オンサイド
on-side

かと言って

see styles
 katoitte
    かといって
(expression) (kana only) having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still

サイイド朝

see styles
 saiidochou / saidocho
    サイイドちょう
(hist) Sayyid dynasty (of India; 1414-1451)

サイディス

see styles
 saidisu
    サイディス
(personal name) Sidis

サイドカー

see styles
 saidokaa / saidoka
    サイドカー
sidecar

サイドバー

see styles
 saidobaa / saidoba
    サイドバー
{comp} sidebar

サイドプル

see styles
 saidopuru
    サイドプル
(place-name) Saidpur (Bangladesh)

サイドメン

see styles
 saidomen
    サイドメン
sidemen; supporting musicians (in a jazz band, rock group, etc.)

シーサイド

see styles
 shiisaido / shisaido
    シーサイド
seaside

スーサイド

see styles
 suusaido / susaido
    スーサイド
suicide

スイサイド

see styles
 suisaido
    スイサイド
suicide

デモサイド

see styles
 demosaido
    デモサイド
democide; the murder of any person or people by a government

ノーサイド

see styles
 noosaido
    ノーサイド
(sports) no side (rugby); end of game

ノータイム

see styles
 nootaimu
    ノータイム
(exp,int) (1) (sports) time in (wasei: no time); said by a referee at the end of a time out; (expression) (2) making a move immediately in a timed game (shogi, go, etc.)

ハイサイド

see styles
 haisaido
    ハイサイド
highside (motorcycle crash); highsider

バウサイド

see styles
 bausaido
    バウサイド
bow side

Variations:
ベー
べー

 bee; bee
    ベー; べー
(interjection) (abbreviation) (said when taunting sb by sticking out one's tongue) (See あっかんべー・1) bleh

ヘビサイド

see styles
 hebisaido
    ヘビサイド
(personal name) Heaviside

メサイード

see styles
 mesaiido / mesaido
    メサイード
(place-name) Mesaieed (area in Qatar)

ワンサイド

see styles
 wansaido
    ワンサイド
one-sided

一周回って

see styles
 isshuumawatte / isshumawatte
    いっしゅうまわって
(expression) (1) when you really think about it; on reflection; in actual fact; when all is said and done; all things considered; in the end; (expression) (2) once again (fashionable, popular, etc.); back (in style)

三昧月輪相


三昧月轮相

see styles
sān mèi yuè lún xiàng
    san1 mei4 yue4 lun2 xiang4
san mei yüeh lun hsiang
 zanmai getsurin sō
月輪三昧 The candra-maṇḍala, i.e. moon-wheel or disc samādhi; Nāgārjuna is said to have entered it and taken his departure as a cicada after delivering the Law (or patriarchate) to Kāṇadeva.

丑の刻参り

see styles
 ushinokokumairi
    うしのこくまいり
(exp,n) cursing ritual where one visits a shrine at 2am and nails a doll representing a person to a tree, praying for said person's death

丑の時参り

see styles
 ushinotokimairi
    うしのときまいり
(exp,n) (See 丑の刻参り) cursing ritual where one visits a shrine at 2am and nails a doll representing a person to a tree, praying for said person's death

二十五圓通


二十五圆通

see styles
èr shí wǔ yuán tōng
    er4 shi2 wu3 yuan2 tong1
erh shih wu yüan t`ung
    erh shih wu yüan tung
 nijūgo enzū
The twenty-five kinds of perfect understanding of the truth; they refer to the 六塵, 六根, 六識, and 七大; disciples of the Buddha are said each to have acquired a special knowledge of one of these twenty-five and to have been recognized as its authority, e. g. Guanyin of the ear, Dignāga of sound, etc.

五十二身像

see styles
wǔ shí èr shēn xiàng
    wu3 shi2 er4 shen1 xiang4
wu shih erh shen hsiang
 gojūni shinzō
The maṇḍala of Amitābha with his fifty-two attendant Bodhisattvas and Buddhas. Also known as 阿彌陀佛五十菩薩像 or 五十 ニ 尊 or 五通曼荼羅; said to have been communicated to 五通菩薩 in India at the 鷄頭磨寺.

五同緣意識


五同缘意识

see styles
wǔ tóng yuán yì shì
    wu3 tong2 yuan2 yi4 shi4
wu t`ung yüan i shih
    wu tung yüan i shih
 go dōen ishiki
One of the four kinds of 意識 q. v.; the mental concept of the perceptions of the five senses. 五味 The five flavours, or stages of making ghee, which is said to be a cure for all ailments; it is a Tiantai illustration of the five periods of the Buddha's teaching: (1) M000190 |ksira, fresh milk, his first preaching, i. e. that of the 華嚴經 Avatamsaka, for śrāvakas and pratyeka-buddhas; (2) 酪 |dadhi, coagulated milk, cream, the 阿含經 Agamas, for Hīnayāna generally; (3) 生酥 | navanita, curdled, the 方等經 Vaipulyas, for the Mahāyāna 通經(4) 涅槃經 |ghola, butter, the 般若經 Prajna, for the Mahāyāna 別教; (5) 醍醐 |sarpirmandla, clarified butter, ghee, the 法華 Lotus and 涅槃經 Nirvana sutras, for the Mahāyāna 圓教; see also 五時教, and v. 涅槃經 14. Also, the ordinary five flavours -sour, bitter, sweet, pungent, and salty.

伊帝目多伽

see styles
yī dì mù duō qié
    yi1 di4 mu4 duo1 qie2
i ti mu to ch`ieh
    i ti mu to chieh
 itaimokutaka
(or 伊帝日多伽 or 伊帝越多伽) ityuktas, so said, or reported; itivṛttakam, so occurring; the Buddha's discourses arising out of events; intp. as 本事 q. v. personal events, or Jātaka stories, one of the twelve classes of Buddhist literature, i. e. 十二部經 biographical narratives.

何不食肉糜

see styles
hé bù shí ròu mí
    he2 bu4 shi2 rou4 mi2
ho pu shih jou mi
lit. "Why don't they eat meat?" (said by Emperor Hui of Jin 晉惠帝|晋惠帝[Jin4 Hui4 di4] when told that his people didn't have enough rice to eat); fig. (of people from higher class etc) to be oblivious to other people's plight

優波尼沙土


优波尼沙土

see styles
yōu bō ní shā tǔ
    you1 bo1 ni2 sha1 tu3
yu po ni sha t`u
    yu po ni sha tu
 Upanishado
(or 優波尼沙陀) Upaniṣad, also (婆波尼曇; certain philosophical or mystical writings by various authors at various periods 'attached to the Brāhmaṇas, the aim of which is the ascertainment of the secret of the Veda (they are more than a hundred in number, and are said to have been the source of the six darśanas, or systems of philosophy)'. M.W. The best known is the Bṛhad-āraṇyaka.

利潤最大化

see styles
 rijunsaidaika
    りじゅんさいだいか
(noun/participle) profit maximization; profit maximisation

効用最大化

see styles
 kouyousaidaika / koyosaidaika
    こうようさいだいか
(noun/participle) utility maximization; utility maximisation

南都七大寺

see styles
 nantoshichidaiji
    なんとしちだいじ
the seven great temples of Nara (Daian-ji, Gango-ji, Horyu-ji, Kofuku-ji, Saidai-ji, Todai-ji, Yakushi-ji); (personal name) Nantoshichidaiji

口が過ぎる

see styles
 kuchigasugiru
    くちがすぎる
(exp,v1) to say something better left unsaid; to go too far (by saying something rude)

Variations:
同所
同処

 dousho / dosho
    どうしょ
the same place; the same address; the said place

Variations:
吾妹
我妹

 wagimo
    わぎも
(familiar language) (masculine speech) (archaism) (said of a wife, lover or close female friend) my love; my dear; darling

啞撇釋該而


哑撇释该而

see styles
yǎ piē shì gāi ér
    ya3 pie1 shi4 gai1 er2
ya p`ieh shih kai erh
    ya pieh shih kai erh
 abeishagaiji
abhiṣeka, 'consecrate me by sprinkling, ' said in prayer.

四處十六會


四处十六会

see styles
sì chù shí liù huì
    si4 chu4 shi2 liu4 hui4
ssu ch`u shih liu hui
    ssu chu shih liu hui
 shisho jūroku e
The sixteen assemblies, or addresses in the four places where the 大般若經 complete Prajñāpāramitā Sutra is said to have been delivered.

国際開発庁

see styles
 kokusaikaihatsuchou / kokusaikaihatsucho
    こくさいかいはつちょう
(org) US Agency for International Development; USAID; (o) US Agency for International Development; USAID

大和西大寺

see styles
 yamatosaidaiji
    やまとさいだいじ
(personal name) Yamatosaidaiji

大梵如意天

see styles
dà fàn rú yì tiān
    da4 fan4 ru2 yi4 tian1
ta fan ju i t`ien
    ta fan ju i tien
 Daibon nyoi ten
idem 大梵天 The term is incorrectly said by Chinese interpreters to mean freedom from sexual desire. He is associated with Vairocana, and with fire. v. also 尸棄.

大般涅槃經


大般涅槃经

see styles
dà bān niè pán jīng
    da4 ban1 nie4 pan2 jing1
ta pan nieh p`an ching
    ta pan nieh pan ching
 Dai nehan kyō
(Buddhism) Mahāyāna Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra, aka the Nirvana Sutra, of which two major Chinese translations are extant, influential in the development of East Asian Buddhism
The Mahā-parinirvāṇa sūtras, commonly called the 涅槃經 Nirvāṇa sūtras, said to have been delivered by Śākyamuni just before his death. The two Hīnayāna versions are found in the 長阿含遊行經. The Mahāyāna has two Chinese versions, the northern in 40 juan, and the southern, a revision of the northern version in 36 juan. Faxian's version is styled 大般泥洹經 6 juan. Treatises on the sūtra are 大般涅槃經後分 2 juan tr. by Jñānabhadra; 大般涅槃經疏 33 juan; 大般涅槃經論 1 juan by Vasubandhu, tr. by Bodhidharma.

天の浮き橋

see styles
 amanoukihashi / amanokihashi
    あまのうきはし
(archaism) Ama no Ukihashi (the heavenly floating bridge; by which gods are said to descend from the heavens to the earth)

天鼓雷音佛

see styles
tiān gǔ léi yīn fó
    tian1 gu3 lei2 yin1 fo2
t`ien ku lei yin fo
    tien ku lei yin fo
 Tenko raion butsu
鼓音如來 Divyadundubhimeghanirghosa. One of the five Buddhas in the Garbhadhātu maṇḍala, on the north of the central group; said to be one of the dharmakāya of Sakyamuai, his 等流身 or universal emanation body; and is known as 不動尊 corresponding with Akṣobhya, cf. 五智如來 and 大日經疏 4.

妙在不言中

see styles
miào zài bù yán zhōng
    miao4 zai4 bu4 yan2 zhong1
miao tsai pu yen chung
the charm lies in what is left unsaid (idiom)

孫陀羅難陀


孙陀罗难陀

see styles
sūn tuó luó nán tuó
    sun1 tuo2 luo2 nan2 tuo2
sun t`o lo nan t`o
    sun to lo nan to
 Sondarananda
Sundarananda, or Sunanda, said to be younger brother of Śākyamuni, his wife being the above Sundarī; thus called to distinguish him from Ānanda.

宜なるかな

see styles
 mubenarukana; ubenarukana
    むべなるかな; うべなるかな
(expression) (kana only) quite right; indeed; truly; well said

寶積長者子


宝积长者子

see styles
bǎo jī zhǎng zhě zǐ
    bao3 ji1 zhang3 zhe3 zi3
pao chi chang che tzu
 hōshaku chōja shi
The sons of the elders of Vaiśālī, who are said to have offered canopies of the seven precious things to Śākyamuni in praise of his teaching.

屈屈吒播陀


屈屈咤播陀

see styles
qū qū zhà bò tuó
    qu1 qu1 zha4 bo4 tuo2
ch`ü ch`ü cha po t`o
    chü chü cha po to
 Kukutahada
(or屈屈吒波陀) Kukkuṭapādagiri; Cock's foot, a mountain said to be 100 li east of the bodhi tree, and, by Eitel, 7 miles south-east of Gayā, where Kāśyapa entered into nirvāṇa; also known as 窶盧播陀山 tr. by 尊足 'honoured foot'. The legend is that these three sharply rising peaks, on Kāśyapa entering, closed together over him. Later, when Mañjuśrī ascended, he snapped his fingers, the peaks opened, Kāśyapa gave him his robe and entered nirvāṇa by fire. 屈叱阿濫摩 Kukkuṭa-ārāma, a monastery built on the above mountain by Aśoka, cf. 西域記 8.

布如鳥伐耶


布如鸟伐耶

see styles
bù rú niǎo fá yé
    bu4 ru2 niao3 fa2 ye2
pu ju niao fa yeh
 Funyochōbatsuiya
Puṇyopāya, or 那提 Nadī. A monk of Central India, said to have brought over 1, 500 texts of the Mahāyāna and Hīnayāna schools to China A. D. 655. In 656 he was sent to 崑崙山 Pulo Condore Island in the China Sea for some strange medicine. Tr. three works, one lost by A. D. 730.

憚啄家瑟多


惮啄家瑟多

see styles
dàn zhuó jiā sè duō
    dan4 zhuo2 jia1 se4 duo1
tan cho chia se to
 tantakeshita
dantakāṣṭha, tooth stick, said to be chewed as a dentifrice; also, to be the name of a tree grown from a toothpick of the Buddha.

摩訶僧祇部


摩诃僧祇部

see styles
mó hē sēng qí bù
    mo2 he1 seng1 qi2 bu4
mo ho seng ch`i pu
    mo ho seng chi pu
 Makasōgi bu
Mahāsāṅghikāḥ, or Mahāsaṅghanikāya; 大衆部 one of the four branches of the Vaibhāṣika, said to have been formed after the second synod in opposition to the Sthavirās, marking the first division in the Buddhist church. Followers of Mahākāśyapa. After the third synod this school split into five sects: Pūrvaśāila, Avaraśāila, Haimavatā, Lokottaravādinas, Prajñāptivādinas.

摩訶目犍連


摩诃目犍连

see styles
mó hē mù jiān lián
    mo2 he1 mu4 jian1 lian2
mo ho mu chien lien
 Makamokkenren
Mahāmaudgalyāyana, v. 目, one of the chief disciples of Śākyamuni, at whose left his image is placed, Śāriputra being on the right. Mahāsthāmaprāpta is said to be a form of Maudgalyāyana.

摩醯因陀羅


摩醯因陀罗

see styles
mó xì yīn tuó luó
    mo2 xi4 yin1 tuo2 luo2
mo hsi yin t`o lo
    mo hsi yin to lo
 Makeiindara
(or 摩訶因陀羅) Mahendra, younger brother of Aśoka, who, on repenting of his dissolute life, became an arhat and is said to have founded Buddhism in Ceylon.

斉田国太郎

see styles
 saidakunitarou / saidakunitaro
    さいだくにたろう
(person) Saida Kunitarō

最大公約数

see styles
 saidaikouyakusuu / saidaikoyakusu
    さいだいこうやくすう
{math} greatest common divisor; GCD

最大積載量

see styles
 saidaisekisairyou / saidaisekisairyo
    さいだいせきさいりょう
maximum carrying capacity; maximum payload

最大節約法

see styles
 saidaisetsuyakuhou / saidaisetsuyakuho
    さいだいせつやくほう
{biol} maximum parsimony method

柴達木盆地


柴达木盆地

see styles
chái dá mù pén dì
    chai2 da2 mu4 pen2 di4
ch`ai ta mu p`en ti
    chai ta mu pen ti
Tsaidam or Qaidam basin (Mongolian: salt marsh), depression northeast of the Plateau of Tibet, located between the Qilian Shan and the Kunlun Shan at the northern margin of the Tibetan Plateau.

殊致阿羅婆


殊致阿罗婆

see styles
shū zhì ā luó pó
    shu1 zhi4 a1 luo2 po2
shu chih a lo p`o
    shu chih a lo po
 Shuchiaraba
Jyotīrasa, tr. as光味 flavor of light, said to be the proper name of Kharoṣṭha, v. 佉.

浅井田ダム

see styles
 asaidadamu
    あさいだダム
(place-name) Asaida Dam

温良恭倹譲

see styles
 onryoukyoukenjou / onryokyokenjo
    おんりょうきょうけんじょう
(n,exp) (orig. said of Confucius) cordial, obedient, respectful, modest, and moderate

火浣布袈裟

see styles
huǒ huàn bù jiā shā
    huo3 huan4 bu4 jia1 sha1
huo huan pu chia sha
 kakanpu (no) kesa
An asbestos cassock; also a non-inflammable robe said to be made of the hair of the 火鼠 fire-rat.

煩惱卽菩提


烦恼卽菩提

see styles
fán nǎo jí pú tí
    fan2 nao3 ji2 pu2 ti2
fan nao chi p`u t`i
    fan nao chi pu ti
 bonnō soku bodai
The passions, or moral afflictions, are bodhi, i.e. the one is included in the other; it is a Tiantai term, and said to be the highest expression of Mahāyāna thought; cf. 卽.

牛角娑羅林


牛角娑罗林

see styles
niú jué suō luó lín
    niu2 jue2 suo1 luo2 lin2
niu chüeh so lo lin
 Gokaku sara rin
Ox-horns śāla grove, said to be a couple of śāla or teak trees shaped like ox-horns, which grew near Kuśinagara, under which the Buddha preached the Nirvana Sutra. He is reported to have entered nirvana in a grove of eight śāla trees standing in pairs.

瑜伽師地論


瑜伽师地论

see styles
yú qié shī dì lùn
    yu2 qie2 shi1 di4 lun4
yü ch`ieh shih ti lun
    yü chieh shih ti lun
 Yuga shiji ron
Yogācāryabhūmi-śāstra, the work of Asaṅga, said to have been dictated to him in or from the Tuṣita heaven by Maitreya, tr. by Xuanzang, is the foundation text of this school, on which there are numerous treatises, the 瑜伽師地論釋 being a commentary on it by Jinaputra, tr. by Xuanzang.

瓢箪から駒

see styles
 hyoutankarakoma / hyotankarakoma
    ひょうたんからこま
(expression) something very unexpected; something said as a joke actually happening; a horse comes from a gourd

申し添える

see styles
 moushisoeru / moshisoeru
    もうしそえる
(transitive verb) (humble language) (See 言い添える・いいそえる) to add (to what was said before); to say in addition

異丁苯丙酸


异丁苯丙酸

see styles
yì dīng běn bǐng suān
    yi4 ding1 ben3 bing3 suan1
i ting pen ping suan
Ibuprofen or Nurofen; nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), trade names Advil, Motrin, Nuprin etc, used as analgesic and antipyretic, e.g. for arthritis sufferers; also called 布洛芬

Variations:
竜宮
龍宮

 ryuuguu / ryugu
    りゅうぐう
Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Tarō (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)

翳羅鉢呾羅


翳罗钵呾罗

see styles
yì luó bō dá luó
    yi4 luo2 bo1 da2 luo2
i lo po ta lo
 Eirahatara
Elāpattra, a nāga who is said to have consulted Śākyamuni about rebirth in a higher sphere; also, a palm-tree formerly destroyed by that nāga.

Variations:
蒼竜
蒼龍

 souryou; souryuu / soryo; soryu
    そうりょう; そうりゅう
(1) (See 青竜・1) blue dragon; (2) (See 青竜・2) Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens); (3) {astron} (See 二十八宿) seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the eastern heavens; (4) large horse with a bluish-leaden coat; (5) shape of an old pine tree

西大寺一宮

see styles
 saidaijiichinomiya / saidaijichinomiya
    さいだいじいちのみや
(place-name) Saidaijiichinomiya

西大寺中野

see styles
 saidaijinakano
    さいだいじなかの
(place-name) Saidaijinakano

西大寺五明

see styles
 saidaijigomyou / saidaijigomyo
    さいだいじごみょう
(place-name) Saidaijigomyou

西大寺北町

see styles
 saidaijikitamachi
    さいだいじきたまち
(place-name) Saidaijikitamachi

西大寺南町

see styles
 saidaijiminamimachi
    さいだいじみなみまち
(place-name) Saidaijiminamimachi

西大寺国見

see styles
 saidaijikunimi
    さいだいじくにみ
(place-name) Saidaijikunimi

西大寺境内

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 saidaijikeidai / saidaijikedai
    さいだいじけいだい
(place-name) Saidaijikeidai

西大寺大橋

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 saidaijioohashi
    さいだいじおおはし
(place-name) Saidaijioohashi

西大寺射越

see styles
 saidaijiikoshi / saidaijikoshi
    さいだいじいこし
(place-name) Saidaijiikoshi

西大寺小坊

see styles
 saidaijikobou / saidaijikobo
    さいだいじこぼう
(place-name) Saidaijikobou

西大寺川口

see styles
 saidaijikawaguchi
    さいだいじかわぐち
(place-name) Saidaijikawaguchi

西大寺新地

see styles
 saidaijishinji
    さいだいじしんじ
(place-name) Saidaijishinji

西大寺新池

see styles
 saidaijishinike
    さいだいじしんいけ
(place-name) Saidaijishin'ike

西大寺新田

see styles
 saidaijishinden
    さいだいじしんでん
(place-name) Saidaijishinden

西大寺新町

see styles
 saidaijishinmachi
    さいだいじしんまち
(place-name) Saidaijishinmachi

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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