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ライムギ

see styles
 raimugi
    ライムギ
rye (Secale cereale)

ラベイカ

see styles
 rabeika / rabeka
    ラベイカ
(rare) (also written as 羅面弦) (See レベック) rebec (por: rabeca); rebeck

リコール

see styles
 rigooru
    リゴール
(noun, transitive verb) recall; (personal name) Rigord

一縷一觸


一缕一触

see styles
yī lǚ yī chù
    yi1 lv3 yi1 chu4
i lü i ch`u
    i lü i chu
 ichiru ichisoku
A thread, a butt'; the dragon which snatched a thread of a monk's robe and was consequently protected from a dangerous bird; the ox which butted a monk's robe and became a monk at its next transmigration; e.g. the virtue of the robe.

一角仙人

see styles
yī jué xiān rén
    yi1 jue2 xian1 ren2
i chüeh hsien jen
 ikkakusenin
    いっかくせんいん
(person) Ikkaku Sen'in
Ekaśṛṅga ṛṣi; also 獨角仙人 The unicorn ṛṣi, an ascetic born of a deer; ensnared by a woman, he lost his power, and became a minister of state; he is one of the previous incarnations of Śākyamuni.

三時年限


三时年限

see styles
sān shí nián xiàn
    san1 shi2 nian2 xian4
san shih nien hsien
 sanji nengen
The three periods of Buddhism— 1,000 years of 正法 pure or orthodox doctrine, 1,000 years of 像法 resemblance to purity, and 10,000 years of 末法 decay. Other definitions are 正 and 像 500 years each, or 正 1,000 and 像 500, or 正 500 and 像 1,000.

三歸受法


三归受法

see styles
sān guī shòu fǎ
    san1 gui1 shou4 fa3
san kuei shou fa
 sanki juhō
The receiving of the Law, or admission of a lay disciple, after recantation of his previous wrong belief and sincere repetition to the abbot or monk of the three refuges 三歸.

三種慈悲


三种慈悲

see styles
sān zhǒng cí bēi
    san1 zhong3 ci2 bei1
san chung tz`u pei
    san chung tzu pei
 sanshu jihi
(or 三種緣慈) The three reasons of bodhisattva's pity — because all beings are like helpless infants; because of his knowledge of all laws and their consequences; without external cause, i.e. because of his own nature.

三種淸淨


三种淸淨

see styles
sān zhǒng qīng jìng
    san1 zhong3 qing1 jing4
san chung ch`ing ching
    san chung ching ching
 sanshu shōjō
The three purities of a bodhisattva— a mind free from all impurity, a body pure because never to be reborn save by transformation, an appearance 相 perfectly pure and adorned.

不増不減

see styles
 fuzoufugen / fuzofugen
    ふぞうふげん
{Buddh} nothing increases or decreases (because all things are void)

不精ひげ

see styles
 bushouhige / bushohige
    ぶしょうひげ
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow

不絕如縷


不绝如缕

see styles
bù jué rú lǚ
    bu4 jue2 ru2 lu:3
pu chüeh ju lü
hanging by a thread; very precarious; almost extinct; (of sound) linger on faintly

不逞の輩

see styles
 futeinoyakara / futenoyakara
    ふていのやから
lawless people; gang; malcontents; recalcitrants

世紀末的

see styles
 seikimatsuteki / sekimatsuteki
    せいきまつてき
(adjectival noun) (See 世紀末・1) fin-de-siècle; decadent

中臣の祓

see styles
 nakatominoharae
    なかとみのはらえ
(archaism) grand purification ceremony (so-called because it was overseen by the Nakatomi family)

乘人之危

see styles
chéng rén zhī wēi
    cheng2 ren2 zhi1 wei1
ch`eng jen chih wei
    cheng jen chih wei
to take advantage of sb's precarious position

乙種射線


乙种射线

see styles
yǐ zhǒng shè xiàn
    yi3 zhong3 she4 xian4
i chung she hsien
beta ray (electron stream from radioactive decay)

乳酪蛋糕

see styles
rǔ lào dàn gāo
    ru3 lao4 dan4 gao1
ju lao tan kao
cheesecake

予防原則

see styles
 yobougensoku / yobogensoku
    よぼうげんそく
precautionary principle; precautionary approach

予防措置

see styles
 yobousochi / yobosochi
    よぼうそち
preventive measure; precautionary measure; precaution

二十億耳


二十亿耳

see styles
èr shí yì ěr
    er4 shi2 yi4 er3
erh shih i erh
 Nijūoku ni
Sroṇakoṭīviṁśa. Defined as the most zealous of Śākyamuni's disciples, who became an arhat. Having lived in a heaven for ninety-one kalpas, where his feet did not touch the ground, he was born with hair on his soles two inches long, an omen which led his father and brothers to endow him with twenty kotis of ounces of gold, hence this name. v. 智度論 22.

五濁增時


五浊增时

see styles
wǔ zhuó zēng shí
    wu3 zhuo2 zeng1 shi2
wu cho tseng shih
 gojoku zō-no-toki
The period of increasing turbidity or decay; see 五濁.

五種灌頂


五种灌顶

see styles
wǔ zhǒng guàn dǐng
    wu3 zhong3 guan4 ding3
wu chung kuan ting
 goshu kanjō
The five abhiṣecanī baptisms of the esoteric school— for ordaining ācāryas, teachers, or preachers of the Law: for admitting disciples: for putting an end to calamities or suffering for sins; for advancement, or success; and for controlling (evil spirits ) or getting rid of difficulties, cf. 五種修法. Also, baptism of light: of sweet dew (i. e. perfume): of the 'germ-word' as seed; of the five baptismal signs of wisdom made on the forehead, shoulders, heart, and throat, indicating the five Dhyāni-Buddhas; and of the ' true word' on the breast.

人倫退廃

see styles
 jinrintaihai
    じんりんたいはい
(yoji) decline (decay, corruption) of ethical standards

人倫頽廃

see styles
 jinrintaihai
    じんりんたいはい
(yoji) decline (decay, corruption) of ethical standards

以人廢言


以人废言

see styles
yǐ rén fèi yán
    yi3 ren2 fei4 yan2
i jen fei yen
to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on preference between advisers rather than the merits of the case

何にしろ

see styles
 nannishiro
    なんにしろ
(expression) (See 何しろ・なにしろ・1,何にせよ・なんにせよ) at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because

何にせよ

see styles
 nanniseyo
    なんにせよ
(expression) (See 何しろ・なにしろ・1) at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because

何故なら

see styles
 nazenara
    なぜなら
(conjunction) (kana only) because; the reason is; if you want to know why

作家買い

see styles
 sakkagai
    さっかがい
(colloquialism) buying a book, manga, etc. because one is a fan of the author

倒れ掛る

see styles
 taorekakaru
    たおれかかる
(v5r,vi) (1) to topple over and lean at a precarious angle; to fall onto something and lean against it; (2) to be on the point of collapse; to be about to fall; to begin to fall

假名菩薩


假名菩萨

see styles
jiǎ míng pú sà
    jia3 ming2 pu2 sa4
chia ming p`u sa
    chia ming pu sa
 kemyō bosatsu
One who may be called a bodhisattva because he has attained the 十信 q. v.

僧伽難提


僧伽难提

see styles
sēng qien án tí
    seng1 qien2 an2 ti2
seng qien an t`i
    seng qien an ti
 Sōgyanandai
Saṅghanandi, a prince of Śrāvastī, lived in a cave, was discovered by Rāhulata, became the sixteenth patriarch.

優樓頻螺


优楼频螺

see styles
yōu lóu pín luó
    you1 lou2 pin2 luo2
yu lou p`in lo
    yu lou pin lo
 Urubinra
Uruvilvā, papaya tree; name of the forest near Gayā where Śākyamuni practised austere asceticism before his enlightenment. Also 優樓頻蠡 (or 優樓毘蠡); 烏盧頻螺 (or 烏盧頻羅); 漚樓頻螺, 優樓頻螺迦葉 and other forms; Uruvilvā Kāśyapa; 'one of the principal disciples of Śākyamuni, so called because he practised asceticism in the Uruvilvā forest,' or 'because he had on his breast a mark resembling the fruit of the' papaya. He 'is to reappear as Buddha Samantaprabhāsa'. Eitel.

免許返納

see styles
 menkyohennou / menkyohenno
    めんきょへんのう
voluntarily giving up one's driver's license (e.g. because of old age)

准看護婦

see styles
 junkangofu
    じゅんかんごふ
(now deprecated) (See 准看護師) (female) assistant nurse; practical nurse

分陀利迦

see styles
fēn tuó lì jiā
    fen1 tuo2 li4 jia1
fen t`o li chia
    fen to li chia
 fundarika
(also see 分陀利) puṇḍarīka, 芬陀; 分荼利迦, 分荼利華, 奔荼利迦, 奔荼利華; 本拏哩迦; the 白蓮花 white lotus (in full bloom). It is also termed 百葉華 (or 八葉華) hundred (or eight) leaf flower. For Saddharma-puṇḍarīka, the Lotus Sutra, v. 妙法蓮華經. The eighth and coldest hell is called after this flower, because the cold lays bare the bones of the wicked, so that they resemble the whiteness of this lotus. It is also called 隨色花; when a bud, it is known as 屈摩羅; and when fading, as 迦摩羅.

切り放す

see styles
 kirihanasu
    きりはなす
(transitive verb) to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember

切り離す

see styles
 kirihanasu
    きりはなす
(transitive verb) to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember

前癌状態

see styles
 zenganjoutai / zenganjotai
    ぜんがんじょうたい
precancerous state; premalignant state

前途未卜

see styles
qián tú wèi bǔ
    qian2 tu2 wei4 bu3
ch`ien t`u wei pu
    chien tu wei pu
hanging in the balance; the future is hard to forecast; ¿Qué serà?; who knows what the future holds?

勤続疲労

see styles
 kinzokuhirou / kinzokuhiro
    きんぞくひろう
(joc) (pun on 金属疲労) worsened performance because of long service; malfunctioning resulting from continuous long-term operation

十二角形

see styles
shí èr jiǎo xíng
    shi2 er4 jiao3 xing2
shih erh chiao hsing
 juunikakukei; juunikakkei / junikakuke; junikakke
    じゅうにかくけい; じゅうにかっけい
dodecagon
{geom} dodecagon

十二邊形


十二边形

see styles
shí èr biān xíng
    shi2 er4 bian1 xing2
shih erh pien hsing
dodecagon

十二面体

see styles
 juunimentai / junimentai
    じゅうにめんたい
{math} dodecahedron

十二面體


十二面体

see styles
shí èr miàn tǐ
    shi2 er4 mian4 ti3
shih erh mien t`i
    shih erh mien ti
dodecahedron
See: 十二面体

十個一組

see styles
 jikkohitokumi
    じっこひとくみ
    jikkoichikumi
    じっこいちくみ
(computer terminology) decade

十六王子

see styles
shí liù wáng zǐ
    shi2 liu4 wang2 zi3
shih liu wang tzu
 jūroku ōji
(十六王子佛); 十六沙彌 The sixteen princes in the Lotus Sūtra who became Buddhas after hearing their father preach it.

十種不淨


十种不淨

see styles
shí zhǒng bù jìng
    shi2 zhong3 bu4 jing4
shih chung pu ching
 jusshu fujō
The deluded, e.g. the hīnayānists, because of their refusal to follow the higher truth, remain in the condition of reincarnation and are impure in ten ways: in body, mouth, mind, deed, state, sitting, sleeping, practice, converting others, their expectations.

十種競技

see styles
 jisshukyougi / jisshukyogi
    じっしゅきょうぎ
decathlon

十項全能


十项全能

see styles
shí xiàng quán néng
    shi2 xiang4 quan2 neng2
shih hsiang ch`üan neng
    shih hsiang chüan neng
decathlon

危如朝露

see styles
wēi rú zhāo lù
    wei1 ru2 zhao1 lu4
wei ju chao lu
precarious as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence

危如累卵

see styles
wēi rú lěi luǎn
    wei1 ru2 lei3 luan3
wei ju lei luan
precarious as pile of eggs (idiom); ready to fall and break at any moment; in a dangerous state

危若朝露

see styles
wēi ruò zhāo lù
    wei1 ruo4 zhao1 lu4
wei jo chao lu
precarious as morning dew (idiom); unlikely to last out the day

卷羽鵜鶘


卷羽鹈鹕

see styles
juǎn yǔ tí hú
    juan3 yu3 ti2 hu2
chüan yü t`i hu
    chüan yü ti hu
(bird species of China) Dalmatian pelican (Pelecanus crispus)

口說無憑


口说无凭

see styles
kǒu shuō wú píng
    kou3 shuo1 wu2 ping2
k`ou shuo wu p`ing
    kou shuo wu ping
(idiom) you can't rely on a verbal agreement; just because sb says something, doesn't mean it's true

味噌っ歯

see styles
 misoppa
    みそっぱ
decayed (baby) tooth

呼び返す

see styles
 yobikaesu
    よびかえす
(transitive verb) to call back; to recall

哀毀骨立


哀毁骨立

see styles
āi huǐ gǔ lì
    ai1 hui3 gu3 li4
ai hui ku li
 aikikotsuritsu
    あいきこつりつ
(idiom) (literary) to become emaciated due to grief (usu. due to the death of a parent)
(yoji) losing weight and becoming bony because of grief

四六時中

see styles
 shirokujichuu / shirokujichu
    しろくじちゅう
(adv,n) (yoji) (because 4 x 6 = 24) around the clock; day and night

四惡比丘


四恶比丘

see styles
sì è bǐ qiū
    si4 e4 bi3 qiu1
ssu o pi ch`iu
    ssu o pi chiu
 shiaku biku
The four wicked bhikṣus who threw over the teaching of their Buddha 大莊嚴 Dazhuangyan after his nirvana; these suffered in the deepest hells, came forth purified, but have not been able to attain perfection because of their past unbelief; v. 佛藏經往古品. Also four disobedient bhikṣus who through much purgation ultimately became the Buddhas of the four points of the compass, 阿閦, 寳相, 無量壽, and 微妙聲.

因噎廢食


因噎废食

see styles
yīn yē fèi shí
    yin1 ye1 fei4 shi2
yin yeh fei shih
lit. not eating for fear of choking (idiom); fig. to cut off one's nose to spite one's face; to avoid something essential because of a slight risk

因孕而婚

see styles
yīn yùn ér hūn
    yin1 yun4 er2 hun1
yin yün erh hun
(idiom) to marry because of an unplanned pregnancy

因愛成恨


因爱成恨

see styles
yīn ài chéng hèn
    yin1 ai4 cheng2 hen4
yin ai ch`eng hen
    yin ai cheng hen
hatred caused by love (idiom); to grow to hate someone because of unrequited love for that person

固陋頑迷

see styles
 korouganmei / koroganme
    ころうがんめい
(noun or adjectival noun) (yoji) obstinate; stubborn; hard-headed; pigheaded; incapable of making sound judgements because of a narrow, inflexible and obstinate mentality

地獄天子


地狱天子

see styles
dì yù tiān zǐ
    di4 yu4 tian1 zi3
ti yü t`ien tzu
    ti yü tien tzu
 jigoku tenshi
The immediate transformation of one in hell mto a deva because he had in a previous life known of the merit and power of the 華嚴 Huayen sutra.

地震対策

see styles
 jishintaisaku
    じしんたいさく
precautions against earthquake; anti-earthquake measures; antiearthquake procedures; earthquake countermeasures

壊変毎秒

see styles
 kaihenmaibyou / kaihenmaibyo
    かいへんまいびょう
(obsolete) {physics} (See ベクレル) decays per second; disintegrations per second; dps

多災多難


多灾多难

see styles
duō zāi duō nàn
    duo1 zai1 duo1 nan4
to tsai to nan
to be plagued with misfortunes; precarious

大漁貧乏

see styles
 tairyoubinbou / tairyobinbo
    たいりょうびんぼう
impoverishment of fishermen because of a bumper catch; decline in fishermen's income caused by the sharply lower fish prices as a result of an overabundant catch

大興機場


大兴机场

see styles
dà xīng jī chǎng
    da4 xing1 ji1 chang3
ta hsing chi ch`ang
    ta hsing chi chang
Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX), nicknamed 海星機場|海星机场[hai3 xing1 ji1 chang3] because its terminal looks like a huge starfish

大通結緣


大通结缘

see styles
dà tōng jié yuán
    da4 tong1 jie2 yuan2
ta t`ung chieh yüan
    ta tung chieh yüan
 daitsū ketsuen
The basis or condition laid 84,000 kalpas ago (by Mahābhijña-jñānābhibhū 大通智勝佛 in his teaching of the Lotus scriptures to 16 disciples who became incarnate as 16 Buddhas) for the subsequent teaching of the Lotus scriptures by Śākyamuni, the last of the 16 incarnations, to his disciples.

天台九神

see styles
tiān tái jiǔ shén
    tian1 tai2 jiu3 shen2
t`ien t`ai chiu shen
    tien tai chiu shen
 Tentai kujin
The nine patriarchs of the Tiantai sect: 龍樹 Nāgārjuna; 慧文 Hui-wen of the 北齊 Northern Qi dynasty; 慧思 Huici of 南嶽 Nanyue; 智者 (or 智顗) Zhizhe, or Zhiyi; 灌頂 Guanding of 章安 Changan; 法華 Fahua; 天宮 Tiangung; 左溪 Zuoxi; and 湛然 Zhanran of 荊溪. The ten patriarchs 十祖 are the above nine with 道邃 Daosui considered a patriarch in Japan, because he was the teacher of Dengyo Daishi who brought the Tendai system to that country in the ninth century. Some name Huiwen and Huici as the first and second patriarchs of the school of thought developed by Zhiyi at Tiantai; v. 天台宗.

天気予報

see styles
 tenkiyohou / tenkiyoho
    てんきよほう
weather forecast; weather report

天氣預報


天气预报

see styles
tiān qì yù bào
    tian1 qi4 yu4 bao4
t`ien ch`i yü pao
    tien chi yü pao
weather forecast

天須菩提


天须菩提

see styles
tiān xū pú tí
    tian1 xu1 pu2 ti2
t`ien hsü p`u t`i
    tien hsü pu ti
 Ten Shubodai
Deva Subhūti, one of three Subhūtis, disciples of the Buddha; said to have been so called because of his love of fine clothing and purity of life.

奪い返す

see styles
 ubaikaesu
    うばいかえす
(Godan verb with "su" ending) to take back; to recapture

如臨大敵


如临大敌

see styles
rú lín dà dí
    ru2 lin2 da4 di2
ju lin ta ti
lit. as if meeting a great enemy (idiom); fig. cautious; with great preoccupation; with strict precaution

嫁き遅れ

see styles
 ikiokure
    いきおくれ
woman who missed the chance of getting married (because she is too old)

安全措施

see styles
ān quán cuò shī
    an1 quan2 cuo4 shi1
an ch`üan ts`o shih
    an chüan tso shih
safety measure; precaution; (coll.) (euphemism) contraception; protection

安全措置

see styles
 anzensochi
    あんぜんそち
safety measure; safety precaution

実況中継

see styles
 jikkyouchuukei / jikkyochuke
    じっきょうちゅうけい
live coverage; on-the-spot telecast

小鹿亂撞


小鹿乱撞

see styles
xiǎo lù luàn zhuàng
    xiao3 lu4 luan4 zhuang4
hsiao lu luan chuang
fig. restless, because of fear or strong emotions

少見多怪


少见多怪

see styles
shǎo jiàn duō guài
    shao3 jian4 duo1 guai4
shao chien to kuai
lit. a person who has seen little of the world will be astonished by certain things (idiom); fig. to be taken aback by something because of one's lack of sophistication; naive; unworldly

尼御台所

see styles
 amamidaidokoro
    あまみだいどころ
(archaism) (honorific title) minister or general's wife who became a nun

崩壊系列

see styles
 houkaikeiretsu / hokaikeretsu
    ほうかいけいれつ
{physics} decay chain; decay series

希臘陸亀

see styles
 girisharikugame
    ギリシャりくがめ
(kana only) European tortoise; Greek tortoise (Testudo graeca)

彈宅迦林


弹宅迦林

see styles
dàn zhái jiā lín
    dan4 zhai2 jia1 lin2
tan chai chia lin
 Dantakarin
The forest of Daṇḍaka, destroyed by a ṛṣi because the king had carried off the ṛṣi's wife, saying a ṛṣi had no need for one.

往事如風


往事如风

see styles
wǎng shì rú fēng
    wang3 shi4 ru2 feng1
wang shih ju feng
the past is vanished like the wind; gone beyond recall

後を追う

see styles
 atooou / atooo
    あとをおう
(exp,v5u) (1) to pursue; (2) to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself (because one misses or longs to be with a loved one); (3) to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)

忍辱太子

see styles
rěn rù tài zǐ
    ren3 ru4 tai4 zi3
jen ju t`ai tzu
    jen ju tai tzu
 ninniku taishi
The patient prince, of Vārāṇaśī (Benares), who gave a piece of his flesh to heal his sick parents, which was efficacious because he had never given way to anger.

思いだす

see styles
 omoidasu
    おもいだす
(transitive verb) to recall; to remember; to recollect

思いつく

see styles
 omoitsuku
    おもいつく
(v5k,vt,vi) (1) to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to be struck with an idea; (2) to remember; to recall

思い付く

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 omoitsuku
    おもいつく
(v5k,vt,vi) (1) to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to be struck with an idea; (2) to remember; to recall

思い出す

see styles
 omoidasu
    おもいだす
(transitive verb) to recall; to remember; to recollect

思い回す

see styles
 omoimawasu
    おもいまわす
(transitive verb) to ponder; to recall

思い寄る

see styles
 omoiyoru
    おもいよる
(v5r,vi) (1) to recall; to hit upon ...; to occur to (one); (v5r,vi) (2) to feel the call of ...

思い当る

see styles
 omoiataru
    おもいあたる
(v5r,vi) to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of; to strike on; to hit on an answer; to seize the crux of a problem

思い起す

see styles
 omoiokosu
    おもいおこす
(transitive verb) to recall; to remember

恋い籠る

see styles
 koikomoru
    こいこもる
(v4r,vi) (archaism) to cause heartache because of a (hidden) love; to be miserable because of love

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

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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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