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Simple Dictionary Definition |
河 see styles |
hé he2 ho hoo; kawa ホー; かわ |
river; CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4] {mahj} discarded tiles (chi:); discards; (surname) Ha River (in north), canal (in south), especially the Yellow River in China and the Ganges 恒河in India. |
泇 see styles |
jiā jia1 chia |
the name of a river that flows through Shandong and Jiangsu |
泓 see styles |
hóng hong2 hung fuchi ふち |
clear; vast and deep; classifier for a body of clear water (surname) Fuchi |
泚 see styles |
cǐ ci3 tz`u tzu |
clear; bright and brilliant |
淆 see styles |
xiáo xiao2 hsiao |
confused and disorderly; mixed; Taiwan pr. [yao2] |
深 see styles |
shēn shen1 shen fukami ふかみ |
deep (lit. and fig.) (ateji / phonetic) (prefix) (1) (honorific or respectful language) august; (2) beautiful; (n,n-suf) growing late; latening; (female given name) Fukami Deep, profound, abstruse. |
渤 see styles |
bó bo2 po |
same as 渤海[Bo2 Hai3], Bohai Sea between Liaoning and Shandong; Gulf of Zhili or Chihli |
渺 see styles |
miǎo miao3 miao byou / byo びょう |
(of an expanse of water) vast; distant and indistinct; tiny or insignificant (adj-t,adv-to) (obsolete) (See 渺々) boundless; limitless; vast; broad broad |
湅 see styles |
liàn lian4 lien |
to boil raw silk (to soften and clean it) |
湣 see styles |
mǐn min3 min |
(ancient character used in posomethingumous titles of monarchs); old variant of 憫|悯[min3] |
溵 see styles |
yīn yin1 yin |
used in place-names, e.g. 溵水 was once the name of the Shahe River 沙河, Henan, and 溵州 was a Tang Dynasty prefecture |
滅 灭 see styles |
miè mie4 mieh metsu |
to extinguish or put out; to go out (of a fire etc); to exterminate or wipe out; to drown Extinguish, exterminate, destroy; a tr. of nirodha, suppression, annihilation; of nirvāṇa, blown out, extinguished, dead, perfect rest, highest felicity, etc.; and of nivṛtti, cessation, disappearance. nirodha is the third of the four axioms: 苦, 集, 滅, 道 pain, its focussing, its cessation (or cure), the way of such cure. Various ideas are expressed as to the meaning of 滅, i.e. annihilation or extinction of existence; or of rebirth and mortal existence; or of the passions as the cause of pain; and it is the two latter views which generally prevail; cf. M017574 10 strokes. |
滋 see styles |
zī zi1 tzu masa まさ |
to grow; to nourish; to increase; to cause; juice; taste; (dialect) to spout; to spurt (personal name) Masa more and more |
滫 see styles |
xiǔ xiu3 hsiu |
(literary) water that was used to rinse rice and has become smelly; befouled water |
滷 卤 see styles |
lǔ lu3 lu |
to stew in soy sauce and spices |
漏 see styles |
lòu lou4 lou ro |
to leak; to divulge; to leave out by mistake; waterclock or hourglass (old) āsrava, 'flowing, running, discharge; distress, pain, affliction.' M.W. It is defined as another term for 煩惱 q.v.; also as the discharge, or outflow, from the organs of sense, wherever those exist, hence it is applied to the passions and their filth; impure efflux from the mind, v. 欲有; also to the leakage or loss thereby of the 正道 truth; also to the stream of transmigration. |
潁 颍 see styles |
yǐng ying3 ying |
grain husk; tip of something short and slender |
潑 泼 see styles |
pō po1 p`o po |
to splash; to spill; rough and coarse; brutish |
潚 㴋 see styles |
xiāo xiao1 hsiao |
sound of rain and wind |
潦 see styles |
liáo liao2 liao |
used in 潦草[liao2 cao3] and 潦倒[liao2 dao3] |
瀟 潇 see styles |
xiāo xiao1 hsiao |
(of water) deep and clear; (of wind and rain) howling and pounding; (of light rain) pattering |
灤 滦 see styles |
luán luan2 luan |
river and county in Hebei Province |
点 see styles |
ten てん |
(1) dot; spot; point; speck; mark; (2) mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; score; points; (3) point (in a game); score; goal; run; (4) {geom} point; (5) point; aspect; matter; detail; part; respect; way; viewpoint; (6) (punctuation) mark (e.g. comma, period, decimal point); dot; (7) "dot" stroke (in a Chinese character); (counter) (8) counter for points, marks, goals, etc.; (counter) (9) counter for goods, items, articles of clothing, works of art, etc.; (female given name) Tomoru |
炾 see styles |
huǎng huang3 huang |
bright and spacious |
焌 see styles |
qū qu1 ch`ü chü |
to extinguish a burning object; to singe something with a smoldering object (e.g. burn a hole in one's trousers with a cigarette); to stir-fry; to pour a mixture of hot oil and flavorings over food |
焿 see styles |
gēng geng1 keng |
variant of 羹[geng1], used in restaurants and night markets in Taiwan |
煎 see styles |
jiān jian1 chien jon; chon ジョン; チョン |
to pan fry; to sauté (kana only) {food} jeon (fried dish of meat, vegetables, etc. coated in flour and egg) (kor:); (given name) Sen To simmer, fry. |
煩 烦 see styles |
fán fan2 fan han はん |
to feel vexed; to bother; to trouble; superfluous and confusing; edgy trouble Trouble, annoyance, perplexity. |
熒 荧 see styles |
yíng ying2 ying gyō |
a glimmer; glimmering; twinkling; fluorescence; phosphorescence; perplexed; dazzled and confused; planet Mars (arch.) Glitter, twinkle. |
熗 炝 see styles |
qiàng qiang4 ch`iang chiang |
to stir-fry then cook with sauce and water; to boil food briefly then dress with soy etc; to choke; to irritate (throat etc) |
熵 see styles |
shāng shang1 shang |
entropy (character created in 1923) |
燴 烩 see styles |
huì hui4 hui |
to braise; to cook (rice etc) with vegetables, meat and water |
爌 see styles |
kuàng kuang4 k`uang kuang |
old variant of 曠|旷[kuang4]; bright and spacious |
爛 烂 see styles |
làn lan4 lan ran らん |
soft; mushy; well-cooked and soft; to rot; to decompose; rotten; worn out; chaotic; messy; utterly; thoroughly; crappy; bad (adj-t,adv-to) (rare) brilliant; bright; (female given name) Ran Glittering, as iridescent fish. |
爰 see styles |
yuán yuan2 yüan koko ここ |
therefore; consequently; thus; hence; thereupon; it follows that; where?; to change (into); ancient unit of weight and money (1) (kana only) here (place physically close to the speaker, place pointed by the speaker while explaining); this place; (2) these last (followed by a duration noun and a past sentence: time period before the present time of the speaker); (3) these next ... (followed by a duration noun and a non past sentence: time period after the present time of the speaker); the next ... |
爵 see styles |
jué jue2 chüeh shaku; saku(ok) しゃく; さく(ok) |
ancient bronze wine holder with 3 legs and loop handle; nobility (1) (hist) jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); (2) peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor); (female given name) Tsukasa |
爻 see styles |
yáo yao2 yao kou / ko こう |
the solid and broken lines of the eight trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], e.g. ☶ (See 卦) yao (line representing yin or yang that comprises one third of a trigram) |
牀 床 see styles |
chuáng chuang2 ch`uang chuang yuka ゆか |
variant of 床[chuang2] (1) floor; (2) stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); (3) dining platform built across a river; (counter) counter for beds; (female given name) Yuka a couch or bed |
牻 see styles |
máng mang2 mang |
(literary) black and white cattle |
狷 see styles |
juàn juan4 chüan |
impetuous; rash; upright (character) |
猱 see styles |
náo nao2 nao |
macaque (zoology); brisk and nimble; to scratch |
玃 see styles |
jué jue2 chüeh |
legendary ape of Sichuan and Yunnan, with a penchant for carrying off girls |
玄 see styles |
xuán xuan2 hsüan fukashi ふかし |
black; mysterious (given name) Fukashi Dark, sombre, black; abstruse, obscure, deep, profound; hence it is used to indicate Daoism, and was afterwards adopted by the Buddhists. |
玊 see styles |
sù su4 su |
jade with a blemish; person who cuts and polishes jade |
珠 see styles |
zhū zhu1 chu megumi めぐみ |
bead; pearl; CL:粒[li4],顆|颗[ke1] (1) ball; sphere; globe; orb; (2) bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; droplet; (3) ball (in sports); (4) pile (of noodles, etc.); (5) bullet; (6) bulb (i.e. a light bulb); (7) lens (of glasses, etc.); (8) bead (of an abacus); (9) (slang) (abbreviation) ball (i.e. a testicle); (10) gem; jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively); pearl; (11) female entertainer (e.g. a geisha); (12) (derogatory term) person (when commenting on their nature); character; (13) item, funds or person used as part of a plot; (n,n-suf) (14) egg; (suffix noun) (15) coin; (16) precious; beautiful; excellent; (female given name) Megumi mani. A pearl; a bead; synonym for buddha-truth. |
班 see styles |
bān ban1 pan han はん |
team; class; grade; (military) squad; work shift; CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier for groups of people and scheduled transport vehicles (n,n-suf) (1) (also read ぱん as a suffix) group; party; team; (n,n-suf) (2) {mil} squad; section A class, rank, band; translit. pan. |
琅 see styles |
láng lang2 lang roukan / rokan ろうかん |
jade-like stone; clean and white; tinkling of pendants (given name) Roukan |
琍 璃 see styles |
lí li2 li |
(phonetic character used in transliteration of foreign names); Taiwan pr. [li4]; variant of 璃[li2] See: 璃 |
琮 see styles |
cóng cong2 ts`ung tsung |
jade tube with round hole and rectangular sides, used ceremonially in ancient times |
璞 see styles |
pú pu2 p`u pu makoto まこと |
unpolished gem unpolished and uncut gem; (given name) Makoto |
瓧 see styles |
xx xx5 xx |
decawatt (old); pr. [shi2 wa3]; single-character equivalent of 十瓦[shi2 wa3] |
瓩 see styles |
qiān wǎ qian1 wa3 ch`ien wa chien wa kiroguramu キログラム |
kilowatt (old); single-character equivalent of 千瓦[qian1 wa3] (kana only) kilogram (fre:); kilogramme |
瓰 see styles |
fēn wǎ fen1 wa3 fen wa |
deciwatt (old); single-character equivalent of 分瓦[fen1 wa3] |
瓱 see styles |
háo wǎ hao2 wa3 hao wa |
milliwatt (old); single-character equivalent of 毫瓦[hao2 wa3] |
瓶 see styles |
píng ping2 p`ing ping hei / he へい |
bottle; vase; pitcher; CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier for wine and liquids (archaism) jar or vase with a long narrow neck; (personal name) Kameji |
瓸 see styles |
bǎi wǎ bai3 wa3 pai wa |
hectowatt (old); single-character equivalent of 百瓦 |
由 see styles |
yóu you2 yu yoshitsugu よしつぐ |
to follow; from; because of; due to; by; via; through; (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ... (1) reason; significance; cause; (2) piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...; (personal name) Yoshitsugu From; by: a cause, motive; to allow, let; translit. yo, yu; e. g. 由乾; 由乾陀羅 由乾陁羅, Yugaṃdhara, idem 踰健達羅. |
畚 see styles |
běn ben3 pen fugo; mokko; mokkou; ishimi / fugo; mokko; mokko; ishimi ふご; もっこ; もっこう; いしみ |
a basket or pan used for earth, manure etc implement for carrying heavy loads, generally made of bamboo and woven grass or rope |
略 see styles |
lüè lu:e4 lu:e ryaku りゃく |
brief; sketchy; outline; summary; to omit; (bound form before a single-character verb) a bit; somewhat; slightly; plan; strategy; to capture (territory) (n,n-suf) (1) abbreviation; omission; (2) outline; gist; (3) plan; strategy; scheme To mark off, define: abridge, outline, sketch; summarize in general; rather, somewhat. |
番 see styles |
fān fan1 fan ban ばん |
(bound form) foreign (non-Chinese); barbarian; classifier for processes or actions that take time and effort; (classifier) a kind; a sort; (classifier) (used after the verb 翻[fan1] to indicate how many times a quantity doubles, as in 翻一番[fan1 yi1 fan1] "to double") (n,n-suf) (1) number (in a series); (2) (one's) turn; (3) watch; guard; lookout; (suffix noun) (4) rank; standing; position; (n,n-suf) (5) {sumo} bout; match; (suffix noun) (6) pieces (in a collection); (surname) Ban Barbarian, foreign; a time, a turn. |
畫 画 see styles |
huà hua4 hua ga |
to draw; to paint; picture; painting (CL:幅[fu2],張|张[zhang1]); to draw (a line) (variant of 劃|划[hua4]); stroke of a Chinese character (variant of 劃|划[hua4]); (calligraphy) horizontal stroke (variant of 劃|划[hua4]) Draw, paint, picture, sketch; devise, fix. |
疳 see styles |
gān gan1 kan kan かん |
rickets (1) (in Chinese medicine) infantile neurosis characterized by crying at night and convulsions; (2) (See 癇) temper; nerves |
登 see styles |
dēng deng1 teng minoru みのる |
to scale (a height); to ascend; to mount; to publish or record; to enter (e.g. in a register); to press down with the foot; to step or tread on; to put on (shoes or trousers) (dialect); to be gathered and taken to the threshing ground (old) (given name) Minoru Ascend, advance, start; attain, ripen; to note, fix. |
皆 see styles |
jiē jie1 chieh mina みな |
all; each and every; in all cases (adv,n) (1) (kana only) all; everyone; everybody; (2) (kana only) everything; (female given name) Mina All. |
盃 杯 see styles |
bēi bei1 pei sakazuki さかづき |
variant of 杯[bei1]; trophy cup; classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup (1) sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; (suf,ctr) (2) counter for cupfuls; (3) counter for ships, octopuses and squid; sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; (place-name) Sakazuki |
盆 see styles |
pén pen2 p`en pen bon ぼん |
basin; flower pot; unit of volume equal to 12 斗[dou3] and 8 升[sheng1], approx 128 liters; CL:個|个[ge4] (1) tray; (2) family; household; (3) (abbreviation) (See 盂蘭盆) Obon; Bon Festival; Lantern Festival; Festival of the Dead; (4) (slang) gambler's den; (personal name) Suezawa Bowl, basin, tub. |
盎 see styles |
àng ang4 ang ō |
ancient earthenware container with a big belly and small mouth; (literary) brimming; abundant A bowl; abundant; translit. ang. |
盟 see styles |
méng meng2 meng mei / me めい |
oath; pledge; union; to ally; league, a subdivision corresponding to prefecture in Inner Mongolia (1) (obsolete) (See 盟を結ぶ) alliance; (n,n-suf) (2) aimag; league; administrative subdivision in Mongolia and Inner Mongolia; (female given name) Mei |
監 监 see styles |
jiàn jian4 chien gen げん |
supervisor (n,n-suf) (1) (archaism) special Nara-period administrative division for areas containing a detached palace (Yoshino and Izumi); (2) (archaism) (See 大宰府) secretary; third highest-ranking officials in the Dazaifu; (surname) Kanzaki To survey, examine; a palace-eunuch; the Academy; to superintend, oversee; warden of a jail, warder, jail. |
直 see styles |
zhí zhi2 chih hita ひた |
straight; to straighten; fair and reasonable; frank; straightforward; (indicates continuing motion or action); vertical; vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters (prefix) (kana only) earnestly; immediately; exactly; (surname) Masami Straight, upright, direct; to arrange. |
相 see styles |
xiàng xiang4 hsiang sou / so そう |
appearance; portrait; picture; government minister; (physics) phase; (literary) to appraise (esp. by scrutinizing physical features); to read sb's fortune (by physiognomy, palmistry etc) (1) aspect; appearance; look; (2) physiognomy (as an indication of one's fortune); (3) {gramm} aspect; (4) {physics;chem} phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous); (given name) Tasuku lakṣana 攞乞尖拏. Also, nimitta. A 'distinctive mark, sign', 'indication, characteristic', 'designation'. M. W. External appearance; the appearance of things; form; a phenomenon 有爲法 in the sense of appearance; mutual; to regard. The four forms taken by every phenomenon are 生住異滅 rise, stay, change, cease, i. e. birth, life, old age, death. The Huayan school has a sixfold division of form, namely, whole and parts, together and separate, integrate and disintegrate. A Buddha or Cakravartī is recognized by his thirty-two lakṣana , i. e. his thirty-two characteristic physiological marks. |
眳 see styles |
míng ming2 ming |
space between the eyebrows and the eyelashes |
眷 see styles |
juàn juan4 chüan ken けん |
(bound form) one's family, esp. wife and children; (literary) to regard with love and affection; to feel concern for (given name) Ken Regard, love; wife; family; relatives; retainers. |
睠 眷 see styles |
juàn juan4 chüan |
(literary) to regard with love and affection; to feel concern for (variant of 眷[juan4]) See: 眷 |
矨 see styles |
yǐng ying3 ying |
short and small |
碾 see styles |
niǎn nian3 nien |
stone roller; roller and millstone; to grind; to crush; to husk |
磊 see styles |
lěi lei3 lei rei / re れい |
lumpy; rock pile; uneven; fig. sincere; open and honest (personal name) Rei |
磔 see styles |
zhé zhe2 che taku たく |
old term for the right-falling stroke in Chinese characters (e.g. the last stroke of 大[da4]), now called 捺[na4]; sound made by birds (onom.); (literary) to dismember (form of punishment); to spread (See 永字八法) eighth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; stroke that falls rightwards and fattens at the bottom |
祆 see styles |
xiān xian1 hsien ken |
Ahura Mazda, the creator deity in Zoroastrianism Xian, commonly but incorrectly written 祅 a Western Asian name for Heaven, or the 天神 God of Heaven, adopted by the Zoroastrians and borrowed later by the Manicheans; also intp. as Maheśvara. |
祇 只 see styles |
qí qi2 ch`i chi tada |
god of the earth To revere, venerate; only; translit. j in 祇園精舍; 祇樹給孤獨園 The vihāra and garden Jetavana, bought by Anāthapiṇḍaka from prince Jeta and given to Śākyamuni.; The Earth-Spirit; repose; vast; translit. j, g. |
祈 see styles |
qí qi2 ch`i chi motomu もとむ |
to implore; to pray; to request (given name) Motomu yācñā. Pray; prayer is spoken of as absent from Hīnayāna, and only known in Mahāyāna, especially in the esoteric sect. |
祓 see styles |
fú fu2 fu harae はらえ harai はらい |
to cleanse; to remove evil; ritual for seeking good fortune and avoiding disaster purification; exorcism |
祭 see styles |
jì ji4 chi matsuri まつり |
to offer a sacrifice to (gods or ancestors); memorial ceremony; (in classical novels) to recite an incantation to activate a magic weapon; (lit. and fig.) to wield festival; feast; (surname, female given name) Matsuri Sacrifice, sacrificial. |
禽 see styles |
qín qin2 ch`in chin kin とり |
generic term for birds and animals; birds; to capture (old) (1) bird; (2) bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry bird |
稹 see styles |
zhěn zhen3 chen |
to accumulate; fine and close |
穿 see styles |
chuān chuan1 ch`uan chuan haku はく |
to wear; to put on; to dress; to bore through; to pierce; to perforate; to penetrate; to pass through; to thread (female given name) Haku To bore, pierce; to thread; to don, put on. To bore a well and gradually discover water, likened to the gradual discovery of the Buddha-nature. |
窅 see styles |
yǎo yao3 yao |
sunken eyes; deep and hollow; remote and obscure; variant of 杳[yao3] |
窕 see styles |
tiǎo tiao3 t`iao tiao utsuro うつろ |
quiet and secluded; gentle, graceful, and elegant (place-name) Utsuro |
窟 see styles |
kū ku1 k`u ku iwaya いわや |
cave; hole (kana only) caves dug as tombs in and around Kamakura during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods; cavern; grotto; (surname) Iwaya gūha. A cave. |
窩 窝 see styles |
wō wo1 wo |
nest; pit or hollow on the human body; lair; den; place; to harbor or shelter; to hold in check; to bend; classifier for litters and broods |
窮 穷 see styles |
qióng qiong2 ch`iung chiung kyū |
poor; destitute; to use up; to exhaust; thoroughly; extremely; (coll.) persistently and pointlessly Poor, impoverished, exhausted; to exhaust, investigate thoroughly. |
端 see styles |
duān duan1 tuan hashi(p); haji; hana はし(P); はじ; はな |
end; extremity; item; port; to hold something level with both hands; to carry; regular (1) end (e.g. of street); tip; point; edge; margin; (2) beginning; start; first; (3) odds and ends; scrap; odd bit; least; (female given name) Mizuki Beginning, coming forth, elementary principles; a point either beginning or end; straight, proper. |
竽 see styles |
yú yu2 yü u う |
free reed wind instrument similar to the sheng 笙[sheng1], used in ancient China (hist) yu; free reed wind instrument used in ancient China and Nara-period Japan |
筈 see styles |
guā gua1 kua hazu はず |
arrow end (1) (kana only) expectation that something took place, will take place or was in some state; it should be so; bound to be; expected to be; must be; (2) nock (of a bow); (3) nock (of an arrow); (4) (sumo) nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); (5) wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out |
等 see styles |
děng deng3 teng ra ら |
to wait for; to await; by the time; when; till; and so on; etc.; et al.; (bound form) class; rank; grade; (bound form) equal to; same as; (used to end an enumeration); (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (suffix) (1) (kana only) pluralizing suffix; (suffix) (2) (kana only) (See あちら,いくら・1) or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; (suffix) (3) (kana only) (after the stem of an adjective) (See 清ら) nominalizing suffix; (s,m,f) Hitoshi To pair; parallel, equal, of like order; a class, grade, rank; common; to wait; sign of plural. In Buddhist writings it is also used for 'equal everywhere', 'equally everywhere', 'universal'. |
箇 个 see styles |
gè ge4 ko ko つ |
variant of 個|个[ge4] (out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (counter) (kana only) counter for the hito-futa-mi counting system (forming hitotsu, futatsu, mitsu, and misoji, yasoji, etc.); (counter) (1) counter for articles; (2) counter for military units; (3) individual; (counter) counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); a noun read using its on-yomi Each, every. |
箢 see styles |
yuān yuan1 yüan |
used in 箢箕[yuan1 ji1] and 箢篼[yuan1 dou1]; Taiwan pr. [wan3] |
篆 see styles |
zhuàn zhuan4 chuan ten てん |
seal (of office); seal script (a calligraphic style); the small seal 小篆 and great seal 大篆; writing in seal script (See 篆書) seal-engraving style (of writing Chinese characters); seal script |
簋 see styles |
guǐ gui3 kuei |
ancient bronze food vessel with a round mouth and two or four handles; round basket of bamboo |
米 see styles |
mǐ mi3 mi yone よね |
rice; CL:粒[li4]; meter (classifier) (1) (because 米 can be deconstructed into 八十八) 88 years old; (2) (archaism) (See 米・こめ・1) rice; (surname) Yonehama śāli, rice, i. e. hulled rice. The word śālihas been wrongly used for śarīra, relics, and for both words 舍利 has been used. |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
This page contains 100 results for "Character and Self-Control" in Chinese and/or Japanese.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
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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).
Combined, these cover 1,007,753 Japanese, Chinese, and Buddhist characters, words, idioms, names, placenames, and short phrases.
Just because a word appears here does not mean it is appropriate for a tattoo, your business name, etc. Please consult a professional before doing anything stupid with this data.
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No warranty as to the correctness, potential vulgarity, or clarity is expressed or implied. We did not write any of these definitions (though we occasionally act as a contributor/editor to the CC-CEDICT project). You are using this dictionary for free, and you get what you pay for.
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