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Variations:
変わり種
変り種

 kawaridane
    かわりだね
(1) something out of the ordinary; variant; variety; exception; novelty; (2) person with an unusual character or background; unique figure; exceptional type; eccentric; oddball

Variations:
大晦
大つごもり

 ootsugomori
    おおつごもり
(See 大晦日) the last day of the year; New Year's Eve

大般若波羅蜜多經


大般若波罗蜜多经

see styles
dà bō rě bō luó mì duō jīng
    da4 bo1 re3 bo1 luo2 mi4 duo1 jing1
ta po je po lo mi to ching
 Dai hannya haramitta kyō
Mahā-prajñāpāramitā sūtra, said to have been delivered by Śākyamuni in four places at sixteen assemblies, i.e. Gṛidhrakūṭa near Rājagṛha (Vulture Peak); Śrāvastī; Paranirmitavaśavartin, and Veluvana near Rājagṛha (Bamboo Garden). It consists of 600 juan as translated by Xuanzang. Parts of it were translated by others under various titles and considerable differences are found in them. It is the fundamental philosophical work of the Mahāyāna school, the formulation of wisdom, which is the sixth pāramitā.

奇想天外より来る

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 kisoutengaiyorikitaru / kisotengaiyorikitaru
    きそうてんがいよりきたる
(exp,v5r) to think of something bizarre; to suddenly have a whacky idea

奇想天外より落つ

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 kisoutengaiyoriotsu / kisotengaiyoriotsu
    きそうてんがいよりおつ
(exp,v2t-k) (See 奇想天外より来る) to think of something bizarre; to suddenly have a whacky idea

Variations:
子作り
子づくり

 kozukuri
    こづくり
(n,vs,vi) attempting to conceive; trying to have children

学年別漢字配当表

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 gakunenbetsukanjihaitouhyou / gakunenbetsukanjihaitohyo
    がくねんべつかんじはいとうひょう
list of kanji by school year

安居同修之威神力

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ān jū tóng xiū zhī wēi shén lì
    an1 ju1 tong2 xiu1 zhi1 wei1 shen2 li4
an chü t`ung hsiu chih wei shen li
    an chü tung hsiu chih wei shen li
 ango dōshu no jinriki
mighty supernatural power of those who have practiced together during the retreat

Variations:
寄り切る
寄切る

 yorikiru
    よりきる
(Godan verb with "ru" ending) {sumo} to force someone out of the ring

Variations:
小当たり
小当り

 koatari
    こあたり
(noun/participle) (1) sounding someone out; putting out a feeler; testing the waters; (2) small jackpot (esp. pachinko)

屁をひって尻窄め

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 heohitteshiritsubome
    へをひってしりつぼめ
(expression) (proverb) there is no use shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted; squeezing your buttocks after you have farted

山海色味無二無別


山海色味无二无别

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shān hǎi sè wèi wú èr wú bié
    shan1 hai3 se4 wei4 wu2 er4 wu2 bie2
shan hai se wei wu erh wu pieh
 sankai shiki mi mu ni mu betsu
the color of the mountains and the taste of the sea are not two, and have no distinctions

Variations:
工夫
功夫

 kufuu / kufu
    くふう
(noun/participle) (1) scheme; device; scheming; devising; figuring out; coming up with; solving ingeniously; (noun/participle) (2) dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)

Variations:
差し入れ
差入れ

 sashiire / sashire
    さしいれ
(noun, transitive verb) (1) insertion; letter drop; (noun, transitive verb) (2) sending to a prisoner; thing sent to a prisoner; (noun, transitive verb) (3) supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task

Variations:
年々
年年

 nennen(p); toshidoshi
    ねんねん(P); としどし
(n,adv) year by year; annually; every year; from year to year

Variations:
年ごとに
年毎に

 toshigotoni
    としごとに
(adverb) annually; every year

Variations:
年末まで
年末迄

 nenmatsumade
    ねんまつまで
(expression) before the end of this year

Variations:
弾む
勢む

 hazumu
    はずむ
(v5m,vi) (1) to spring; to bound; to bounce; (v5m,vi) (2) to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to get lively; (transitive verb) (3) to pay handsomely; to splurge; to part eagerly with (money, etc.); (v5m,vi) (4) (See 息が弾む・いきがはずむ) to breathe hard; to pant; to be out of breath

Variations:
当たり年
当り年

 ataridoshi
    あたりどし
good year; lucky year; bumper year; banner year

Variations:
影薄い
影うすい

 kageusui
    かげうすい
(exp,adj-i) (See 影が薄い) in the background; not standing out

後ろ髪を引かれる

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 ushirogamiohikareru
    うしろがみをひかれる
(exp,v1) (idiom) to do something with painful reluctance; to have one's hair pulled from behind

後門の虎前門の狼

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 koumonnotorazenmonnoookami / komonnotorazenmonnoookami
    こうもんのとらぜんもんのおおかみ
(expression) (idiom) (See 前門の虎後門の狼・ぜんもんのとらこうもんのおおかみ) between the devil and the deep sea; out of the frying pan into the fire

思うつぼにはまる

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 omoutsubonihamaru / omotsubonihamaru
    おもうつぼにはまる
(exp,v5r) to turn out just as one wished; to play into the hands (of)

恨み骨髄に徹する

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 uramikotsuzuinitessuru
    うらみこつずいにてっする
(exp,vs-s) to have a deep grudge; to bear deep resentment towards someone

Variations:
態々
態態

 wazawaza
    わざわざ
(adverb) (1) (kana only) expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); going to the trouble of (doing); going out of one's way (to do); (adverb) (2) (kana only) (used to criticize someone's actions) intentionally; deliberately

Variations:
成る
為る

 naru
    なる
(v5r,vi) (1) (kana only) to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach; to attain; (v5r,vi) (2) (kana only) to result in; to turn out; to end up; to prove (to be); (v5r,vi) (3) (kana only) (as ...からなる or ...よりなる) to consist of; to be composed of; to be made up of; (v5r,vi) (4) (kana only) to be completed; to be realized; to succeed; to be attained; to be accomplished; (v5r,vi) (5) (kana only) to change (into); to turn (into); to transform; (v5r,vi) (6) (kana only) to come (to do); to begin (to do); to grow (to do); (v5r,vi) (7) (kana only) to come to; to amount to; to add up to; to make; (v5r,vi) (8) (kana only) to play (the part of); to act as; (v5r,vi) (9) (kana only) to be used for; to be useful for; to serve as; (v5r,vi) (10) {shogi} to be promoted; (aux-v,v5r) (11) (honorific or respectful language) (kana only) (as お + masu stem + になる, or ご + noun + になる) to do ...

手がつけられない

see styles
 tegatsukerarenai
    てがつけられない
(exp,adj-i) out of control; out of hand; unmanageable

手が付けられない

see styles
 tegatsukerarenai
    てがつけられない
(exp,adj-i) out of control; out of hand; unmanageable

手のつけられない

see styles
 tenotsukerarenai
    てのつけられない
(exp,adj-i) out of control; out of hand; unmanageable

手の付けられない

see styles
 tenotsukerarenai
    てのつけられない
(exp,adj-i) out of control; out of hand; unmanageable

Variations:
払い出し
払出し

 haraidashi
    はらいだし
paying out

Variations:
払い出す
払出す

 haraidasu
    はらいだす
(transitive verb) to pay (out); to drive away

Variations:
抉る
刳る
剔る

 eguru; kuru(刳ru)
    えぐる; くる(刳る)
(transitive verb) (1) (kana only) to gouge; to hollow out; to bore; to excavate; to scoop out; (transitive verb) (2) (えぐる only) (kana only) to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; (transitive verb) (3) (えぐる only) (kana only) to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light

Variations:
抜き出る
抜出る

 nukideru
    ぬきでる
(v1,vi) (1) (See 抜きん出る・ぬきんでる・1) to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be preeminent; (v1,vi) (2) (See 抜きん出る・ぬきんでる・2) to tower above (the surrounding landscape)

Variations:
抜き差し
抜差し

 nukisashi
    ぬきさし
(noun, transitive verb) (1) addition and deletion; taking out and putting in; plugging and unplugging; (noun, transitive verb) (2) (See 抜き差しならない,抜き差しならぬ) making do; getting by; managing

Variations:
抱く
懐く

 idaku
    いだく
(transitive verb) (1) (form) (See 抱く・だく・1) to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; (transitive verb) (2) to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.); to harbor; to bear (a grudge, ill will, etc.); to entertain (hope, illusions, etc.); to cherish (e.g. an ambition)

Variations:
押し出す
押出す

 oshidasu
    おしだす
(transitive verb) (1) to crowd out; to push out; to squeeze out; (v5s,vi) (2) to start together; to set out en masse; (transitive verb) (3) to highlight; to draw attention to

Variations:
振り出す
振出す

 furidasu
    ふりだす
(transitive verb) (1) to shake out; (transitive verb) (2) to draw a check (bill, draft, etc.); to issue (e.g. money order); (transitive verb) (3) to infuse (e.g. in hot water)

捕らぬ狸の皮算用

see styles
 toranutanukinokawazanyou / toranutanukinokawazanyo
    とらぬたぬきのかわざんよう
(expression) (proverb) don't count your chickens before they're hatched; counting raccoon dog skins before they have been caught

Variations:
掘り出す
掘出す

 horidasu
    ほりだす
(transitive verb) to dig out; to pick up

Variations:
掘削
掘鑿

 kussaku
    くっさく
(noun, transitive verb) digging out; excavation

Variations:
掬う
抄う

 sukuu / suku
    すくう
(transitive verb) (kana only) to scoop; to ladle out

Variations:
敷く
布く

 shiku
    しく
(Godan verb with "ku" ending) (1) to spread out; to lay out; (Godan verb with "ku" ending) (2) to cover; (Godan verb with "ku" ending) (3) to lay (e.g. railway tracks); (Godan verb with "ku" ending) (4) to sit on; (Godan verb with "ku" ending) (5) to take a position; (Godan verb with "ku" ending) (6) (See 法令を敷く) to impose widely (e.g. over a city)

日本語でオーケー

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 nihongodeookee
    にほんごでオーケー
(expression) (slang) you're not making any sense; can I have that in Japanese?

日本語でオッケー

see styles
 nihongodeokkee
    にほんごでオッケー
(expression) (slang) you're not making any sense; can I have that in Japanese?

Variations:
早上がり
早上り

 hayaagari / hayagari
    はやあがり
(noun/participle) (1) finishing early (e.g. work, a game); (noun/participle) (2) (obsolete) (colloquialism) (See 遅上がり) entering elementary school a year earlier than others

早知今日何必當初


早知今日何必当初

see styles
zǎo zhī jīn rì hé bì dāng chū
    zao3 zhi1 jin1 ri4 he2 bi4 dang1 chu1
tsao chih chin jih ho pi tang ch`u
    tsao chih chin jih ho pi tang chu
if I (you, she, he...) had known it would come to this, I (you, she, he...) would not have acted thus (idiom); to regret vainly one's past behavior

明けても暮れても

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 aketemokuretemo
    あけてもくれても
(expression) day in and day out; all the time

Variations:
書き下す
書下す

 kakikudasu
    かきくだす
(transitive verb) (1) to write from top to bottom; (transitive verb) (2) to write out (at a stretch); to write without a pause; (transitive verb) (3) to rewrite classical Chinese in Japanese word order

Variations:
書き残す
書残す

 kakinokosu
    かきのこす
(transitive verb) (1) to leave (a note, will, etc.) behind; (transitive verb) (2) to leave (a manuscript, etc.) unfinished; to leave half-written; (transitive verb) (3) to forget to write; to leave out

Variations:
枯渇
涸渇

 kokatsu
    こかつ
(noun/participle) (1) drying up; running dry; (noun/participle) (2) running out; being exhausted; being drained

Variations:
根合わせ
根合せ

 neawase
    ねあわせ
(hist) (See 物合わせ) neawase; Heian-period game of pulling out sweet flags and competing over whose plant has the longest roots

Variations:
歌会始
歌会始め

 utakaihajime
    うたかいはじめ
Imperial New Year's Poetry Reading; annual New Year's tanka-reading party held at the Imperial Palace

Variations:
歌会始め
歌会始

 utakaihajime
    うたかいはじめ
annual New Year's poetry reading

Variations:
歯ぎしり
歯軋り

 hagishiri
    はぎしり
(n,vs,vi) (1) involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; (n,vs,vi) (2) grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation

Variations:
歯軋り
歯ぎしり

 hagishiri
    はぎしり
(noun/participle) (1) involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; (noun/participle) (2) grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation

死中に活を求める

see styles
 shichuunikatsuomotomeru / shichunikatsuomotomeru
    しちゅうにかつをもとめる
(exp,v1) to search for a way out of a potentially fatal situation; to seek for a way out of a desperate situation

残り物に福がある

see styles
 nokorimononifukugaaru / nokorimononifukugaru
    のこりものにふくがある
(exp,v5r-i) (proverb) (See 残り物には福がある・のこりものにはふくがある) there is unexpected good in what others have left behind; last but not least; there is fortune in leftovers

気はさらさらない

see styles
 kihasarasaranai
    きはさらさらない
(exp,adj-i) have no intention of (doing)

Variations:
気遣う
気づかう

 kizukau
    きづかう
(transitive verb) to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of

Variations:
汲み干す
汲干す

 kumihosu
    くみほす
(transitive verb) to empty out; to drain out; to pump dry

Variations:
泣き潰す
泣潰す

 nakitsubusu
    なきつぶす
(Godan verb with "su" ending) to cry one's eyes out; to weep oneself blind

Variations:
浪人
牢人

 rounin / ronin
    ろうにん
(noun/participle) (1) ronin; masterless samurai; (noun/participle) (2) (浪人 only) high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; (3) (浪人 only) person out of work; jobless person; (4) (浪人 only) (archaism) (orig. meaning) wanderer; drifter

Variations:
浮き出す
浮出す

 ukidasu
    うきだす
(v5s,vi) (1) to surface; to come to the top; (v5s,vi) (2) to stand out (e.g. against a background)

Variations:
浮き出る
浮出る

 ukideru
    うきでる
(v1,vi) (1) to rise to the surface; to surface; (v1,vi) (2) to stand out (e.g. against a background)

深淵に臨むが如し

see styles
 shinenninozomugagotoshi
    しんえんにのぞむがごとし
(expression) like looking out on an abyss; like standing on the edge of an abyss

Variations:
湧く
涌く

 waku
    わく
(v5k,vi) (1) to well (up); to gush out (of water); to spring out; to surge; (v5k,vi) (2) to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to cry; (v5k,vi) (3) to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds); to well up; to arise; (v5k,vi) (4) to hatch; to breed; to propagate; to be infested (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)

Variations:
漏る
洩る

 moru
    もる
(v5r,vi) to leak; to run out

Variations:
潮溜まり
潮溜り

 shiodamari
    しおだまり
tide pool; rocky place where sea water remains after the tide draws out

Variations:
災いする
禍する

 wazawaisuru
    わざわいする
(vs-i,vi) to be one's ruin; to do harm; to cause trouble; to have negative consequences; to bring about a bad outcome

炒り豆に花が咲く

see styles
 irimamenihanagasaku
    いりまめにはながさく
(exp,v5k) (idiom) to come alive (once again); to spring back into life; for flowers to blossom out of a fried bean

無いといけません

see styles
 naitoikemasen
    ないといけません
(expression) (1) (kana only) have to (verb); must (verb); (2) is indispensable; absolutely necessary

無いと行けません

see styles
 naitoikemasen
    ないといけません
(expression) (1) (kana only) have to (verb); must (verb); (2) is indispensable; absolutely necessary

無くちゃいけない

see styles
 nakuchaikenai
    なくちゃいけない
(expression) (1) (kana only) (See 無くてはいけない・なくてはいけない・1) cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; (expression) (2) (kana only) (after negative base of verb) (See 無くてはいけない・なくてはいけない・2) have to do

無くてはいけない

see styles
 nakutehaikenai
    なくてはいけない
(expression) (1) (kana only) cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; (expression) (2) (kana only) (after negative base of verb) have to do

無くてはならない

see styles
 nakutehanaranai
    なくてはならない
(exp,adj-i) (1) (kana only) (See 無い・1) cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; (exp,adj-i) (2) (kana only) (after negative base of verb) (See なければならない) have to do

Variations:
煤掃き
すす掃き

 susuhaki
    すすはき
(See 神・かみ・1,すす払い・2) sweeping the soot from one's house (to welcome the kami of the New Year)

獲らぬ狸の皮算用

see styles
 toranutanukinokawazanyou / toranutanukinokawazanyo
    とらぬたぬきのかわざんよう
(expression) (proverb) don't count your chickens before they're hatched; counting raccoon dog skins before they have been caught

Variations:
現る
表る
顕る

 arawaru
    あらわる
(v2r-s,vi) (1) (archaism) (See 現れる・1) to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to come out; to embody; to materialize; to materialise; (v2r-s,vi) (2) (archaism) (See 現れる・2) to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

生き馬の目を抜く

see styles
 ikiumanomeonuku
    いきうまのめをぬく
(expression) (idiom) to be shrewd; to be sharp; to keep your wits about you; to pluck out the eye of a live horse

Variations:
生まれ年
生れ年

 umaredoshi
    うまれどし
year of one's birth; one's birth year

Variations:
疎外
疏外

 sogai
    そがい
(noun/participle) (1) estrangement; neglect; alienation; (noun/participle) (2) casting out; ostracism; giving the cold shoulder

Variations:
疎抜く
うろ抜く

 uronuku
    うろぬく
(transitive verb) to thin out (e.g. seedlings)

白羽の矢を立てる

see styles
 shirahanoyaotateru
    しらはのやをたてる
(exp,v1) (idiom) (See 白羽の矢が立つ) to select someone (out of many people)

盗人にも三分の理

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 nusubitonimosanbunori
    ぬすびとにもさんぶのり
(expression) (proverb) the wrongdoer never lacks a pretext; even thieves have their reasons; give the devil his due

目から鱗が落ちる

see styles
 mekaraurokogaochiru
    めからうろこがおちる
(exp,v1) to see the light; to be awakened to the truth; to have the scales fall from one's eyes

目のかたきにする

see styles
 menokatakinisuru
    めのかたきにする
(exp,vs-i) to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for

目の届かない所に

see styles
 menotodokanaitokoroni
    めのとどかないところに
(exp,adv) out of sight; out of eyeshot

真綿で首を絞める

see styles
 mawatadekubioshimeru
    まわたでくびをしめる
(exp,v1) to drag things out; to creep up slowly on the point; to strangle (execute) slowly with a silk cord (instead of quickly with a rope)

Variations:
着潰す
着つぶす

 kitsubusu
    きつぶす
(Godan verb with "su" ending) to wear out (clothing)

Variations:
知る
識る

 shiru
    しる
(transitive verb) (1) to know; to be aware (of); to be conscious (of); to learn (of); to find out; to discover; (transitive verb) (2) to sense; to feel; to notice; to realize; (transitive verb) (3) to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to appreciate; (transitive verb) (4) to remember; to be familiar with; to be acquainted with; (transitive verb) (5) to experience; to go through; to know (e.g. hardship); (transitive verb) (6) to get acquainted with (a person); to get to know; (transitive verb) (7) (usu. with neg. sentence) to have to do with; to be concerned with; to be one's concern; to be one's responsibility

神経をすり減らす

see styles
 shinkeiosuriherasu / shinkeosuriherasu
    しんけいをすりへらす
(exp,v5s) to fray one's nerves; to wear out one's nerves; to frazzle one's nerves; to be a nervous wreck

秋の鹿は笛に寄る

see styles
 akinoshikahafueniyoru
    あきのしかはふえによる
(exp,v5r) (proverb) people may bring about their demise for love; it is easy to have one's weak points taken advantage of; in autumn (during mating season), deer come forth when they hear (a hunter's) whistle

Variations:
突き立つ
突立つ

 tsukitatsu
    つきたつ
(v5t,vi) (1) to stick (in); (v5t,vi) (2) to stick out; to rise sharply; to stand tall; (v5t,vi) (3) to stand (doing nothing)

笛吹けども踊らず

see styles
 fuefukedomoodorazu
    ふえふけどもおどらず
(expression) (idiom) (from Matthew 11:17) we have piped unto you and ye have not danced; people ignoring one's invitation or effort to do something together

管を以て天を窺う

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 kudaomottetenoukagau / kudaomottetenokagau
    くだをもっててんをうかがう
(exp,v5u) (idiom) (See 管窺) to have a narrow view of things; to look at the sky through a tube

Variations:
紙魚
衣魚
蠧魚

 shimi(gikun); togyo(蠧魚)
    しみ(gikun); とぎょ(蠧魚)
(1) (kana only) true bristletail (any insect of order Thysanura, esp. of family Lepismatidae); (2) (See 大和紙魚) Oriental silverfish (Ctenolepisma villosa); (3) (derogatory term) someone who is unable to apply what they have read

Variations:
組み付け
組付け

 kumitsuke
    くみつけ
(1) imposition (printing); laying out page order; (2) assembly (e.g. of components)

Variations:
練る
煉る

 neru
    ねる
(transitive verb) (1) to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); (transitive verb) (2) to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to elaborate; to work out; (transitive verb) (3) to train; to drill; to exercise; (transitive verb) (4) (練る only) to gloss (silk); to soften; to degum; (transitive verb) (5) to tan (leather); (transitive verb) (6) (also written as 錬る) to temper (steel); (v5r,vi) (7) (also written as 邌る) to walk in procession; to parade; to march

聞きおぼえがある

see styles
 kikioboegaaru / kikioboegaru
    ききおぼえがある
(exp,v5r-i) to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar

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.
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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).



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