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三国人

see styles
 sangokujin; sankokujin(ik)
    さんごくじん; さんこくじん(ik)
(1) national of a third country; (2) (derogatory term) foreigner resident in Japan (esp. Chinese and Korean)

三明智

see styles
sān míng zhì
    san1 ming2 zhi4
san ming chih
 sanmyōchi
trividyā. The three clear conceptions that (1) all is impermanent 無常 anitya; (2) all is sorrowful 苦 duḥkha; (3) all is devoid of a self 無我 anātman.

三法印

see styles
sān fǎ yìn
    san1 fa3 yin4
san fa yin
 sanbouin / sanboin
    さんぼういん
Dharma seals; three marks of existence (suffering, impermanence, non-Self)
idem 三印.

三足烏


三足乌

see styles
sān zú wū
    san1 zu2 wu1
san tsu wu
three-legged Golden Crow that lives in the sun (in northeast Asian and Chinese mythology); Korean: samjog'o

不倒翁

see styles
bù dǎo wēng
    bu4 dao3 weng1
pu tao weng
 futouou / futoo
    ふとうおう
roly-poly toy
(See 起き上がり小法師・おきあがりこぼし) tumbler; self-righting doll

不淨觀


不淨观

see styles
bù jìng guān
    bu4 jing4 guan1
pu ching kuan
 fujō kan
The meditation on the uncleanness of the human body of self and others, e. g. the nine stages of disintegration of the dead body 九想 q.v.; it is a meditation to destroy 貪 desire; other details are: parental seed, womb, the nine excretory passages, the body's component parts, worm-devoured corpse — all unclean.

中二病

see styles
zhōng èr bìng
    zhong1 er4 bing4
chung erh ping
 chuunibyou / chunibyo
    ちゅうにびょう
(neologism) strange behavior characteristic of a teenager going through puberty (loanword from Japanese "chūnibyō")
(slang) (joc) behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; 2nd year of junior high sickness

主体性

see styles
 shutaisei / shutaise
    しゅたいせい
independence of will or action; self-direction; autonomy; initiative; identity

主賓謂


主宾谓

see styles
zhǔ bīn wèi
    zhu3 bin1 wei4
chu pin wei
subject-object-verb SOV or subject-object-predicate sentence pattern (e.g. in Japanese or Korean grammar)

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.

了別我


了别我

see styles
liǎo bié wǒ
    liao3 bie2 wo3
liao pieh wo
 ryōbetsu ga
cognizing a self

二我執


二我执

see styles
èr wǒ zhí
    er4 wo3 zhi2
erh wo chih
 ni gashū
The two reasons for clinging to the idea of the self: (a) 具生我執 the natural, or instinctive cleaving to the idea of a self, or soul; (b) 分別我執 the same idea developed as the result of (erroneous) reasoning. Cf. 二法執.

二我見


二我见

see styles
èr wǒ jiàn
    er4 wo3 jian4
erh wo chien
 ni gaken
two views of self

二無我


二无我

see styles
èr wú wǒ
    er4 wu2 wo3
erh wu wo
 ni muga
The two categories of anātman: — 人無我 no (permanent) human ego, or soul; 法無我 no (permanent) individuality in or independence of self or of things.

二自性

see styles
èr zì xìng
    er4 zi4 xing4
erh tzu hsing
 ni jishō
dual self-nature

五人組

see styles
 goningumi
    ごにんぐみ
(1) five-family unit; five-man group; quintet; (2) (archaism) five-household neighborhood unit (for mutual aid, self-protection, etc.; Edo period); (place-name) Goningumi

五神通

see styles
wǔ shén tōng
    wu3 shen2 tong1
wu shen t`ung
    wu shen tung
 go jinzū
(or 五神變) pañcabhijñā; also 五通 (力) the five supernatural powers. (1 ) 天眼通 (天眼智證通) divyacakṣus ; deva-vision, instantaneous view of anything anywhere in the form-realm. (2) 天耳通 (天耳智證通) divyaśrotra, ability to hear any sound anywhere. (3) 他心通 (他心智證通) paracitta-jñāna, ability to know the thoughts of all other minds. (4) 宿命通 (宿命智證通) pūrvanivāsānusmṛti-jñāna, knowledge of all formed existences of self and others. (5) 神通 (神通智證通) 通; 神足通; 神如意通 ṛddhi-sākṣātkriyā, power to be anywhere or do anything at will. See 智度論 5. Powers similar to these are also attainable by meditation, incantations, and drugs, hence heterodox teachers also may possess them.

人我執


人我执

see styles
rén wǒ zhí
    ren2 wo3 zhi2
jen wo chih
 ningashū
inherently existent self

人我見


人我见

see styles
rén wǒ jiàn
    ren2 wo3 jian4
jen wo chien
 ninga ken
view of attachment to an inherently existent self

人空觀


人空观

see styles
rén kōng guān
    ren2 kong1 guan1
jen k`ung kuan
    jen kung kuan
 ningū kan
The meditation on, or insight into the selflessness of person 人空.

伽倻琴

see styles
jiā yē qín
    jia1 ye1 qin2
chia yeh ch`in
    chia yeh chin
gayageum (Korean 12-stringed zither)

作下劣

see styles
zuò xià liè
    zuo4 xia4 lie4
tso hsia lieh
 sa geretsu
self-deprecation

作願門


作愿门

see styles
zuò yuàn mén
    zuo4 yuan4 men2
tso yüan men
 sagan mon
To make a vow to benefit self and others, and to fulfil the vow so as to be born in the Pure Land of Amitābha. The third of the five doors or ways of entering the Pure Land.

作高勝


作高胜

see styles
zuò gāo shèng
    zuo4 gao1 sheng4
tso kao sheng
 sa kōshō
self-aggrandizement

保身術

see styles
 hoshinjutsu
    ほしんじゅつ
art of self-protection

個體戶


个体户

see styles
gè tǐ hù
    ge4 ti3 hu4
ko t`i hu
    ko ti hu
self-employed; a private firm (PRC usage)

假說我


假说我

see styles
jiǎ shuō wǒ
    jia3 shuo1 wo3
chia shuo wo
 kesetsu ga
provisionally explained self

偉そう

see styles
 erasou; erasoo(sk); erasoo(sk) / eraso; erasoo(sk); erasoo(sk)
    えらそう; エラソー(sk); えらそー(sk)
(adjectival noun) self-important; important-looking; pompous; proud; conceited; snobbish

偉ぶる

see styles
 eraburu
    えらぶる
(v5r,vi) to put on airs; to swagger; to act self-importantly

光明星

see styles
guāng míng xīng
    guang1 ming2 xing1
kuang ming hsing
bright star; name of North Korean space satellite

克己心

see styles
 kokkishin
    こっきしん
spirit of self-denial

全学連

see styles
 zengakuren
    ぜんがくれん
(org) All-Japan Federation of Student Self-Government Associations (abbreviation); Zengakuren; (o) All-Japan Federation of Student Self-Government Associations (abbreviation); Zengakuren

全斗煥


全斗焕

see styles
quán dòu huàn
    quan2 dou4 huan4
ch`üan tou huan
    chüan tou huan
 chondodofan
    チョンドゥファン
Chun Doo Hwan (1931-), South Korean politician, president 1980-1988
(person) Chun Doo-hwan (former President of South Korea; 1931.1.18-1988.2.24)

八變化


八变化

see styles
bā biàn huà
    ba1 bian4 hua4
pa pien hua
 hachi henge
Eight supernatural powers of transformation, characteristics of every Buddha: (1) to shrink self or others, or the world and all things to an atom; (2) to enlarge ditto to fill all space; (3) to make the same light as a feather; (4) to make the same any size or anywhere at will; (5) everywhere and in everything to be omnipotent; (6) to be anywhere at will, either by self-transportation, or bringing the destination to himself, etc; (7) to shake all things (in the six, or eighteen ways); (8) to be one or many and at will pass through the solid or through space, or through fire or water, or transform the four elements at will, e.g. turn earth into water. Also 八神變; 八自在.

公主病

see styles
gōng zhǔ bìng
    gong1 zhu3 bing4
kung chu ping
(neologism c. 1997) (coll.) self-entitlement

六尺棒

see styles
 rokushakubou / rokushakubo
    ろくしゃくぼう
(1) (See 尺・1) 6-shaku-long wooden pole (traditionally used for self-defence, capturing lawbreakers, etc.); (2) (See 天秤棒) carrying pole; shoulder pole

六識身


六识身

see styles
liù shì shēn
    liu4 shi4 shen1
liu shih shen
 rokushiki shin
the [self-] body, comprised of the six consciousnesses

内なる

see styles
 uchinaru
    うちなる
(pre-noun adjective) (See 外なる・そとなる) inner (self, voice, man, etc.); internal (conflict, tension, competition, etc.); interior

冬ソナ

see styles
 fuyusona
    ふゆソナ
(work) Winter Sonata (Korean television drama); (wk) Winter Sonata (Korean television drama)

分別我


分别我

see styles
fēn bié wǒ
    fen1 bie2 wo3
fen pieh wo
 funbetsu ga
imputed self

利己的

see styles
 rikoteki
    りこてき
(adjectival noun) selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested

利有情

see styles
lì yǒu qíng
    li4 you3 qing2
li yu ch`ing
    li yu ching
 ri ujō
to bring improvement to the condition of sentient beings

利自他

see styles
lì zì tā
    li4 zi4 ta1
li tzu t`a
    li tzu ta
 ri jita
the improvement of self and others

力道山

see styles
 rikidouzan / rikidozan
    りきどうざん
(person) Rikidōzan (1924-1963), Korean-Japanese professional wrestler

勞動號


劳动号

see styles
láo dòng hào
    lao2 dong4 hao4
lao tung hao
Nodong, series of North Korean medium range missiles

勢利眼


势利眼

see styles
shì lì yǎn
    shi4 li4 yan3
shih li yen
to be self-interested

十眞如

see styles
shí zhēn rú
    shi2 zhen1 ru2
shih chen ju
 jū shinnyo
The ten aspects of the bhūtatathatā or reality attained by a bodhisattva during his fifty-two stages of development, cf. 十地 and 十障, each of which is associated with one of these zhenru: (1) 遍行眞如 the universality of the zhenru; (2) 最勝眞如 its superiority over all else; (3) 流眞如 its ubiquity; (4) 無攝受眞如 its independence or self-containedness; (5) 無別眞如 subjective indifferentiation; (6) 無染淨眞如 above differences of impurity and purity; (7) 法無別眞如 objective indifferentiation; (8) 不增減眞如 invariable, i.e. can be neither added to nor taken from; (9) 智自在所依 the basis of all wisdom; (10) 業自在等所依眞如 and all power. The above are the 別教 group from the 唯識論 10. Another group, of the 圓教, is the same as the 十如是 q.v.

半島人

see styles
 hantoujin / hantojin
    はんとうじん
(derogatory term) Korean (person)

半島系

see styles
 hantoukei / hantoke
    はんとうけい
(colloquialism) Korean living in Japan; person of Korean descent

南泥灣


南泥湾

see styles
nán ní wān
    nan2 ni2 wan1
nan ni wan
Nanniwan, township 45 km south of Yan'an 延安[Yan2 an1], Shaanxi; "Nanniwan", a song written in 1943 to celebrate the achievements of communist revolutionaries in Nanniwan, where the 359th brigade of the Eighth Route Army reclaimed barren land as part of a campaign to become self-sufficient in food during a blockade by enemy forces

厨二病

see styles
 chuunibyou / chunibyo
    ちゅうにびょう
(slang) (joc) behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; 2nd year of junior high sickness

参鶏湯

see styles
 samugetan
    サムゲタン
samgyetang (Korean dish) (kor:); chicken ginseng soup

參雞湯


参鸡汤

see styles
shēn jī tāng
    shen1 ji1 tang1
shen chi t`ang
    shen chi tang
samgyetang, popular Korean chicken soup with ginseng, spices etc

取乱す

see styles
 torimidasu
    とりみだす
(transitive verb) (1) to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb; to scatter about; (v5s,vi) (2) to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to go to pieces; to be shaken up; to break down; to be flustered; to blow one's cool

名のり

see styles
 nanori
    なのり
(noun/participle) (1) giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; (2) name readings of kanji

名乗り

see styles
 nanori
    なのり
(noun/participle) (1) giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; (2) name readings of kanji

名告り

see styles
 nanori
    なのり
(noun/participle) (1) giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; (2) name readings of kanji

和龍市


和龙市

see styles
hé lóng shì
    he2 long2 shi4
ho lung shih
Helong, county-level city in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州[Yan2 bian1 Chao2 xian3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Jilin

商品糧


商品粮

see styles
shāng pǐn liáng
    shang1 pin3 liang2
shang p`in liang
    shang pin liang
commodity grain (grain produced as a commodity rather than for self-sufficiency)

單身汪


单身汪

see styles
dān shēn wāng
    dan1 shen1 wang1
tan shen wang
(Internet slang) person who is neither married nor in a relationship (used self-deprecatingly)

單身狗


单身狗

see styles
dān shēn gǒu
    dan1 shen1 gou3
tan shen kou
(Internet slang) person who is neither married nor in a relationship (used self-deprecatingly)

囘心戒


回心戒

see styles
huí xīn jiè
    hui2 xin1 jie4
hui hsin chieh
 eshin kai
Commandments bestowed on the converted, or repentant.

四煩惱


四烦恼

see styles
sì fán nǎo
    si4 fan2 nao3
ssu fan nao
 shi bonnō
The four delusions in reference to the ego: 我痴 ignorance in regard to the ego; 我見 holding to the ego idea; 我慢 self-esteem, egotism, pride; 我愛 self-seeking, or desire, both the latter arising from belief in the ego. Also 四惑.

四種我


四种我

see styles
sì zhǒng wǒ
    si4 zhong3 wo3
ssu chung wo
 shishu no ga
four kinds of self

四自侵

see styles
sì zì qīn
    si4 zi4 qin1
ssu tzu ch`in
    ssu tzu chin
 shi jishin
The four self-raidings, or self-injuries — in youth not to study from morn till night; in advancing years not to cease sexual intercourse; wealthy and not being charitable; not accepting the Buddha's teaching.

回墨印

see styles
huí mò yìn
    hui2 mo4 yin4
hui mo yin
self-inking stamp

固有詞


固有词

see styles
gù yǒu cí
    gu4 you3 ci2
ku yu tz`u
    ku yu tzu
native words (i.e. not derived from Chinese, in Korean and Japanese etc)

圖們市


图们市

see styles
tú mén shì
    tu2 men2 shi4
t`u men shih
    tu men shih
Tumen, county-level city in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州[Yan2 bian1 Chao2 xian3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Jilin

執我性


执我性

see styles
zhí wǒ xìng
    zhi2 wo3 xing4
chih wo hsing
 shū gashō
attachment to the nature of a self

執有我


执有我

see styles
zhí yǒu wǒ
    zhi2 you3 wo3
chih yu wo
 shū uga
to attach to the existence of a self

外なる

see styles
 sotonaru
    そとなる
(pre-noun adjective) (See 内なる) outer (self, etc.); external (conflict, tension, competition, etc.)

大善利

see styles
dà shàn lì
    da4 shan4 li4
ta shan li
 daizenri
The great benefit that results from goodness, also expressed as 大善大利 implying the better one is the greater the resulting benefit.

大浦洞

see styles
dà pǔ dòng
    da4 pu3 dong4
ta p`u tung
    ta pu tung
Taepodong, North Korean rocket series

大自在

see styles
dà zì zài
    da4 zi4 zai4
ta tzu tsai
 daijizai
    だいじざい
{Buddh} complete freedom; great freedom; great unhinderedness
Īśvara, self-existent, sovereign, independent, absolute, used of Buddhas and bodhisattvas.

大賣場


大卖场

see styles
dà mài chǎng
    da4 mai4 chang3
ta mai ch`ang
    ta mai chang
hypermarket; large warehouse-like self-service retail store

大長今


大长今

see styles
dà cháng jīn
    da4 chang2 jin1
ta ch`ang chin
    ta chang chin
Dae Jang Geum, a 2003 Korean historical drama TV series

天道教

see styles
 tendoukyou / tendokyo
    てんどうきょう
Cheondoism; Chondoism; Korean religion

女磨き

see styles
 onnamigaki
    おんなみがき
women's beauty improvement; female grooming

姑奶奶

see styles
gū nǎi nai
    gu1 nai3 nai5
ku nai nai
paternal great-aunt (father's father's sister); (respectful form of address for a married woman used by members of her parents' family) married daughter; (brassy self-reference used by a woman in an altercation) I; me; this lady here; (coll.) form of address for an unmarried girl or woman, expressing affection or reproach

婆娑羅

see styles
 basara; bashara
    ばさら; ばしゃら
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) acting without restraint; self-indulgence; wild license; eccentricity; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) being pretentious; putting on airs; foppery; dandyism; coxcombry; gaudiness

孟思誠


孟思诚

see styles
mèng sī chéng
    meng4 si1 cheng2
meng ssu ch`eng
    meng ssu cheng
Maeng Saseong (1360-1438), Korean politician of the Goryeo-Joseon transition, famous for his honesty and wisdom

守り刀

see styles
 mamorigatana
    まもりがたな
sword for self-defense; sword for self-defence

安圖縣


安图县

see styles
ān tú xiàn
    an1 tu2 xian4
an t`u hsien
    an tu hsien
Antu County in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州[Yan2 bian1 Chao2 xian3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Jilin

安重根

see styles
ān zhòng gēn
    an1 zhong4 gen1
an chung ken
 anjungun
    あんじゅんぐん
An Jung-geun or Ahn Joong-keun (1879-1910), Korean independence activist, famous as assassin of Japanese prime minister ITŌ Hirobumi 伊藤博文[Yi1 teng2 Bo2 wen2] in 1909
(person) An Jungun (1879-1910.3.26)

宿命通

see styles
sù mìng tōng
    su4 ming4 tong1
su ming t`ung
    su ming tung
 shukumyoutsuu / shukumyotsu
    しゅくみょうつう
(Buddhism) recollection of past lives; wisdom of past lives (one of six supernatural powers of Buddhas and arhats)
{Buddh} (See 六神通) knowledge of previous lifetimes (one of the six supernormal Buddhist powers)
(宿命智通) pūrvanivāsānusmṛti-(jñāna); buddha-knowledge of all forms of previous existence of self and others; one of the 六通 (六神通).

富樓沙


富楼沙

see styles
fù lóu shā
    fu4 lou2 sha1
fu lou sha
 furōsha
puruṣa, v. 布; a man, mankind. Man personified as Nārāyaṇa; the soul and source of the universe; soul. Explained by 神我 the spiritual self; the ātman whose characteristic is thought, and which produces, through successive modifications, all forms of existence.

小明槓

see styles
 shouminkan / shominkan
    ショウミンカン
{mahj} (See 加槓,槓) forming a four-of-a-kind by adding a self-drawn tile to an open three-of-a-kind (chi:)

小豆梨

see styles
 azukinashi; azukinashi
    あずきなし; アズキナシ
(kana only) alder-leafed whitebeam (Sorbus alnifolia); Korean whitebeam

尹潽善

see styles
yǐn pǔ shàn
    yin3 pu3 shan4
yin p`u shan
    yin pu shan
Yun Poseon (1897-1990), South Korean Democratic party politician, mayor of Seoul from 1948, president 1960-1962

崔圭夏

see styles
cuī guī xià
    cui1 gui1 xia4
ts`ui kuei hsia
    tsui kuei hsia
 che gyuha
    チェ・ギュハ
Choe Gyuha (1919-2006), South Korean politician, president 1979-1980
(person) Choi Kyu-ha (4th President of South Korea; 1919.7.16-2006.10.22)

布路沙

see styles
bù lù shā
    bu4 lu4 sha1
pu lu sha
 furosha
puruṣa, 布嚕沙; 補盧沙 man, mankind, a man, Man as Nārayāṇa the soul and origin of the universe, the soul, the Soul, Supreme Being, God, see M. W.; intp. as 人 and 丈夫 man, and an adult man, also by 士夫 master or educated man, 'explained by 神我, literally the spiritual self. A metaphysical term; the spirit which together with nature (自性 svabhāva), through the successive modifications (轉變) of guṇa (求那 attributes or qualities), or the active principles (作者), produces all forms of existence (作一切物). ' Eitel.

廣域市


广域市

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guǎng yù shì
    guang3 yu4 shi4
kuang yü shih
metropolitan city, South Korean analog of PRC municipality 直轄市|直辖市[zhi2 xia2 shi4]

延吉市

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yán jí shì
    yan2 ji2 shi4
yen chi shih
Yanji, county-level city, capital of Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州[Yan2 bian1 Chao2 xian3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Jilin

張夏準

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 hajunchan
    ハジュンチャン
(person) Ha-Joon Chang (1963.10.7-) (South Korean economist)

怛鉢那


怛钵那

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dàn bō nà
    dan4 bo1 na4
tan po na
 tahana
tapana, an ego, or self, personal, permanent existence, both 人我 and 法我 q. v.

思密達


思密达

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sī mì dá
    si1 mi4 da2
ssu mi ta
(slang) (used at the end of a sentence to mimic Korean speech) (loanword from Korean verb ending "seumnida"); (jocular) a Korean

意気地

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 ikuji(p); ikiji
    いくじ(P); いきじ
self-respect; self-confidence; guts; backbone; pride; drive; willpower

慎しみ

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 tsutsushimi
    つつしみ
(irregular okurigana usage) modesty; self-control; discretion

成均館


成均馆

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chéng jun guǎn
    cheng2 jun1 guan3
ch`eng chün kuan
    cheng chün kuan
Koryo Seonggyungwan, university dating back to Korean Goryeo dynasty, in Gaesong, North Korea; Sungkyun kwan university, Seoul

我が侭

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 wagamama
    わがまま
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) (kana only) selfishness; egoism; self-indulgence; wilfulness; willfulness; (2) (kana only) disobedience; (3) (kana only) whim

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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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