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国字

see styles
 kokuji
    こくじ
(1) official writing system of a country; official script; (2) kana (as opposed to kanji); Japanese syllabary; (3) kanji created in Japan (as opposed to China); Japanese-made kanji

国学

see styles
 kokugaku
    こくがく
(1) study of classical Japanese literature and culture; (2) (hist) provincial school (established under the ritsuryō system for educating children of district governors); (3) (hist) school (of a provincial capital during the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties)

国書

see styles
 kokusho
    こくしょ
(1) diplomatic message sent by a head of state; sovereign letter; (2) book written in Japanese (as opposed to Chinese, etc.); Japanese book; national literature (of Japan)

国漢

see styles
 kokkan
    こっかん
Japanese and Chinese literature

国産

see styles
 kokusan
    こくさん
(adj-no,n) domestically produced; domestic; Japanese-made

国訓

see styles
 kokkun
    こっくん
Japanese reading of a kanji (esp. in ref. to readings that do not correspond to the orig. Chinese meaning of the kanji)

国訳

see styles
 kokuyaku
    こくやく
(noun/participle) (rare) (See 和訳) translation from a foreign language into Japanese

国語

see styles
 kokugo
    こくご
(1) national language; (2) (See 国語科) Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); (3) one's native language; mother tongue; (4) native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)

国電

see styles
 kokuden
    こくでん
city electric train service operated by (former) Japanese National Railways

国鱒

see styles
 kunimasu; kunimasu
    くにます; クニマス
(kana only) Oncorhynchus nerka kawamurae (rare Japanese subspecies of sockeye salmon)

圈圈

see styles
quān quan
    quan1 quan5
ch`üan ch`üan
    chüan chüan
to draw a circle; cliques; circles

圈子

see styles
quān zi
    quan1 zi5
ch`üan tzu
    chüan tzu
circle; ring; (social) circle

圈定

see styles
quān dìng
    quan1 ding4
ch`üan ting
    chüan ting
to highlight something by drawing a circle around it; (fig.) to designate; to delineate

國恥


国耻

see styles
guó chǐ
    guo2 chi3
kuo ch`ih
    kuo chih
national humiliation, refers to Japanese incursions into China in the 1930s and 40s, and more especially to Mukden railway incident of 18th September 1931 九一八事變|九一八事变 and subsequent Japanese annexation of Manchuria

圍坐


围坐

see styles
wéi zuò
    wei2 zuo4
wei tso
to sit in a circle; seated around (a narrator)

圍觀


围观

see styles
wéi guān
    wei2 guan1
wei kuan
to stand in a circle and watch

圏点

see styles
 kenten
    けんてん
(symbols such as o and `) (See 傍点・1) emphasis mark (used in Japanese text in a way similar to underlining)

圓周


圆周

see styles
yuán zhōu
    yuan2 zhou1
yüan chou
circumference; circle

圓圈


圆圈

see styles
yuán quān
    yuan2 quan1
yüan ch`üan
    yüan chüan
circle

圓弧


圆弧

see styles
yuán hú
    yuan2 hu2
yüan hu
arc (segment of a circle)

圓心


圆心

see styles
yuán xīn
    yuan2 xin1
yüan hsin
 enshin
center of circle
The perfect mind, the mind that seeks perfection, i.e. nirvāṇa.

圓環


圆环

see styles
yuán huán
    yuan2 huan2
yüan huan
ring (any circular object); (math.) annulus; (Tw) traffic circle; rotary

圓相


圆相

see styles
yuán xiàng
    yuan2 xiang4
yüan hsiang
 ensō
a drawing of a circle

土竜

see styles
 mogura
    もぐら
(gikun reading) (out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (kana only) mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii); (gikun reading) (kana only) mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii); (out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (kana only) mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii); (given name) Mogura

地潜

see styles
 jimuguri
    じむぐり
(kana only) Japanese forest rat snake (Euprepiophis conspicillatus, Elaphe conspicillata); burrowing rat snake

坂井

see styles
bǎn jǐng
    ban3 jing3
pan ching
 sakanoi
    さかのい
Sakai (Japanese surname and place name)
(place-name) Sakanoi

坂本

see styles
bǎn běn
    ban3 ben3
pan pen
 sanshiesu
    さんしえす
Sakamoto (Japanese surname)
(surname) Sanshiesu

坐敷

see styles
 zashiki
    ざしき
(irregular kanji usage) (1) tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; (2) dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)

坐蒲

see styles
zuò pú
    zuo4 pu2
tso p`u
    tso pu
 zafu
    ざふ
(Buddhist term) round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
padded cushion

垂示

see styles
chuí shì
    chui2 shi4
ch`ui shih
    chui shih
 suishi; suiji
    すいし; すいじ
(1) instruction; teaching; explanation; (2) {Buddh} Zen priest's sermon
垂語 To make an announcement.

垂纓

see styles
 tareei / taree
    たれえい
    suiei / suie
    すいえい
hanging tail (of a traditional Japanese hat); drooping tail

垢嘗

see styles
 akaname
    あかなめ
akaname; Japanese creature said to lick filth in bathrooms

塔中

see styles
 tatsuchuu / tatsuchu
    たつちゅう
(Buddhist term) sub-temple, esp. a Zen one founded to commemorate the death of a high priest; (place-name) Tatsuchuu

塔頭


塔头

see styles
tǎ tóu
    ta3 tou2
t`a t`ou
    ta tou
 tōtō
    たっちゅう
(Buddhist term) sub-temple, esp. a Zen one founded to commemorate the death of a high priest
stūpa hall

塩噌

see styles
 enso
    えんそ
(1) salt and miso; (2) (archaism) everyday food

塩素

see styles
 enso
    えんそ
chlorine (Cl)

塩酢

see styles
 enso
    えんそ
(1) salt and vinegar; (2) (archaism) everyday food

增田

see styles
zēng tián
    zeng1 tian2
tseng t`ien
    tseng tien
Masuda (Japanese surname)

墨跡


墨迹

see styles
mò jì
    mo4 ji4
mo chi
 bokuseki
    ぼくせき
ink marks; original calligraphy or painting of famous person
writing (especially of a Zen monk); penmanship

墨蹟

see styles
 bokuseki
    ぼくせき
writing (especially of a Zen monk); penmanship

壁咚

see styles
bì dōng
    bi4 dong1
pi tung
(slang) to kabedon; to corner (sb in whom one has a romantic interest) against a wall (loanword from Japanese 壁ドン "kabedon")

士官

see styles
shì guān
    shi4 guan1
shih kuan
 shikan
    しかん
warrant officer; petty officer; noncommissioned officer (NCO); Japanese military officer
{mil} officer

壱越

see styles
 ichikotsu
    いちこつ
{music} (See 黄鐘・こうしょう・1,十二律) fundamental tone in the traditional Japanese 12-tone scale (approx. D)

変徴

see styles
 henchi
    へんち
{music} (See 徴・ち) note a semitone below the fourth degree of the Chinese and Japanese pentatonic scale

夏柑

see styles
 natsukan
    なつかん
(See 夏みかん) natsumikan (Citrus natsudaidai); Japanese summer orange

夏椿

see styles
 natsutsubaki; natsutsubaki
    なつつばき; ナツツバキ
(kana only) Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia)

夏橙

see styles
 natsudaidai; natsudaidai
    なつだいだい; ナツダイダイ
(See 夏みかん) natsumikan (Citrus natsudaidai); Japanese summer orange

外曲

see styles
 gaikyoku
    がいきょく
{music} (See 本曲・1) arrangement (of a traditional Japanese piece of music) for shakuhachi, kokyū, koto, etc.

外線


外线

see styles
wài xiàn
    wai4 xian4
wai hsien
 gaisen
    がいせん
(military) line of troops encircling an enemy position; (telephony) outside line; (basketball) outside the three-point line
outside telephone line; outer circle

夜坐

see styles
 yaza
    やざ
(1) (Buddhist term) nocturnal seated Zen meditation (esp. around 8 pm); (2) sitting at night

夜座

see styles
 yaza
    やざ
(1) (Buddhist term) nocturnal seated Zen meditation (esp. around 8 pm); (2) sitting at night

大丸

see styles
 daimaru
    だいまる
(1) (surname) Daimaru; (2) (company) Daimaru (Japanese department store chain); (surname) Daimaru; (c) Daimaru (Japanese department store chain)

大佐

see styles
 oosa
    おおさ
{mil} (だいさ used by Imperial Japanese Navy) colonel; (navy) captain; (place-name, surname) Oosa

大円

see styles
 daien
    だいえん
(1) large circle; (2) {math} (See 小円・2) great circle (of a sphere); (given name) Daien

大刀

see styles
dà dāo
    da4 dao1
ta tao
 daitou / daito
    だいとう
broadsword; large knife; machete
(1) (Japanese) long sword; large sword; (2) guandao; Chinese glaive; (surname) Daitou

大和

see styles
dà hé
    da4 he2
ta ho
 yamatozaki
    やまとざき
Yamato, an ancient Japanese province, a period of Japanese history, a place name, a surname etc; Daiwa, a Japanese place name, business name etc
(1) Yamato; ancient province corresponding to modern-day Nara Prefecture; (2) (ancient) Japan; (can act as adjective) (3) Japanese; (surname) Yamatozaki

大喪

see styles
 taisou / taiso
    たいそう
(1) (abbreviation) (See 大喪の礼・たいそうのれい) funeral service of a Japanese emperor; (2) (archaism) Imperial mourning

大圏

see styles
 taiken
    たいけん
great circle

大圓


大圆

see styles
dà yuán
    da4 yuan2
ta yüan
 daien
    だいえん
great circle (in spherical geometry)
(personal name) Daien
great and round

大坂

see styles
dà bǎn
    da4 ban3
ta pan
 daizaka
    だいざか
Japanese surname Osaka; old variant of 大阪[Da4ban3] (Osaka, city in Japan), used prior to the Meiji era
(archaism) large hill; (1) Osaka; (2) (archaism) large hill; (place-name) Daizaka

大塚


大冢

see styles
dà zhǒng
    da4 zhong3
ta chung
 otsuka
    おつか
Ōtsuka (Japanese surname)
(surname) Otsuka

大尉

see styles
dà wèi
    da4 wei4
ta wei
 taii(p); daii / tai(p); dai
    たいい(P); だいい
captain (army rank); senior captain
{mil} (だいい used by Imperial Japanese Navy) captain (Army, US Marine Corps, USAF); lieutenant (Navy); flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)

大幅

see styles
dà fú
    da4 fu2
ta fu
 oohaba
    おおはば
a big margin; substantially
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) big; large; drastic; substantial; (2) full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing); (surname) Oohaba

大愚

see styles
dà yú
    da4 yu2
ta yü
 taigu
    たいぐ
idiot; ignorant fool
great folly or fool
The "greatly ignorant", name of a monastery and title of its patriarch, of the Ch'an (Zen) or intuitive school.

大日

see styles
dà rì
    da4 ri4
ta jih
 dainichi
    だいにち
Mahavairocana (Tathagata); Great Sun; Supreme Buddha of Sino-Japanese esoteric Buddhism; (place-name, surname) Dainichi
Vairocana, or Mahāvairocana 大日如來; 遍照如來; 摩訶毘盧遮那; 毘盧遮那; 大日覺王 The sun, "shining everywhere" The chief object of worship of the Shingon sect in Japan, "represented by the gigantic image in the temple at Nara." (Eliot.) There he is known as Dai-nichi-nyorai. He is counted as the first, and according to some, the origin of the five celestial Buddhas (dhyāni-buddhas, or jinas). He dwells quiescent in Arūpa-dhātu, the Heaven beyond form, and is the essence of wisdom (bodhi) and of absolute purity. Samantabhadra 普賢 is his dhyāni-bodhisattva. The 大日經 "teaches that Vairocana is the whole world, which is divided into Garbhadhātu (material) and Vajradhātu (indestructible), the two together forming Dharmadhātu. The manifestations of Vairocana's body to himself―that is, Buddhas and Bodhisattvas ―are represented symbolically by diagrams of several circles ". Eliot. In the 金剛界 or vajradhātu maṇḍala he is the center of the five groups. In the 胎藏界 or Garbhadhātu he is the center of the eight-leaf (lotus) court. His appearance, symbols, esoteric word, differ according to the two above distinctions. Generally he is considered as an embodiment of the Truth 法, both in the sense of dharmakāya 法身 and dharmaratna 法寳. Some hold Vairocana to be the dharmakāya of Śākyamuni 大日與釋迦同一佛 but the esoteric school denies this identity. Also known as 最高顯廣眼藏如來, the Tathagata who, in the highest, reveals the far-reaching treasure of his eye, i.e. the sun. 大日大聖不動明王 is described as one of his transformations. Also, a śramaņa of Kashmir (contemporary of Padma-saṃbhava); he is credited with introducing Buddhism into Khotan and being an incarnation of Mañjuśrī; the king Vijaya Saṃbhava built a monastery for him.

大映

see styles
 daiei / daie
    だいえい
(company) Daiei (Japanese movie studio); (c) Daiei (Japanese movie studio)

大瀬

see styles
 ose
    おせ
(kana only) Japanese wobbegong (Orectolobus japonicus); Japanese carpet shark; fringe shark; (surname) Ose

大發


大发

see styles
dà fā
    da4 fa1
ta fa
Daihatsu, Japanese car company

大福

see styles
dà fú
    da4 fu2
ta fu
 daifuku
    だいふく
a great blessing; daifuku, a traditional Japanese sweet consisting of a soft, chewy outer layer made of glutinous rice (mochi) and a sweet filling, commonly red bean paste (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 大福 "daifuku")
(1) great fortune; good luck; (2) (abbreviation) {food} (See 大福餅) rice cake stuffed with bean jam; (place-name, surname) Daifuku
greatly meritorious

大西

see styles
dà xī
    da4 xi1
ta hsi
 daisei / daise
    だいせい
Ōnishi (Japanese surname)
(place-name) Daisei

大野

see styles
dà yě
    da4 ye3
ta yeh
 tomono
    ともの
Ōno (Japanese surname and place name)
large field; (surname) Tomono

天蚕

see styles
 yamamayu
    やままゆ
    tensan
    てんさん
(kana only) Japanese oak silkmoth (Antheraea yamamai)

太政

see styles
 oomatsurigoto
    おおまつりごと
(archaism) (Japanese) imperial government

太田

see styles
tài tián
    tai4 tian2
t`ai t`ien
    tai tien
 futoda
    ふとだ
Ohta or Ōta (Japanese surname)
(surname) Futoda

女将

see styles
 okami(gikun); joshou; nyoshou / okami(gikun); josho; nyosho
    おかみ(gikun); じょしょう; にょしょう
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn, restaurant, or shop); landlady; hostess; mistress; female innkeeper

妻入

see styles
 tsumairi
    つまいり
(irregular okurigana usage) Japanese traditional architectural style where the main entrance is on one or both of the gabled sides

姫椿

see styles
 himetsubaki
    ひめつばき
(1) (kana only) Chinese guger tree (Schima wallichii); (2) (See 山茶花) sasanqua (Camellia sasanqua); (3) (archaism) (See 鼠黐) Japanese privet (Ligustrum japonicum); (place-name) Himetsubaki

姫鼠

see styles
 himenezumi; himenezumi
    ひめねずみ; ヒメネズミ
(kana only) small Japanese field mouse (Apodemus argenteus)

娑羅


娑罗

see styles
suō luó
    suo1 luo2
so lo
 sara
    さら
(1) sal (tree) (Shorea robusta); saul; (2) Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia); (female given name) Sara
沙羅 śāla, sāla; the Sāl tree, 娑羅樹 Shorea robusta, the teak tree.

娜娜

see styles
nà nà
    na4 na4
na na
Nana (name); Nana (1880 novel by Émile Zola); Nana (Japanese manga series)

孕女

see styles
 ubume
    うぶめ
(1) Ubume; birthing woman ghost in Japanese folklore; (2) (obscure) woman in late pregnancy; woman on the point of giving birth

字訓

see styles
 jikun
    じくん
the Japanese reading of a kanji

字音

see styles
zì yīn
    zi4 yin1
tzu yin
 jion
    じおん
phonetic value of a character
(See 音読み) Japanese pronunciation of a kanji (based on adopted Chinese pronunciations)

宅男

see styles
zhái nán
    zhai2 nan2
chai nan
 takuo
    たくお
a guy who stays at home all the time, typically spending a lot of time playing online games (derived from Japanese "otaku")
(personal name) Takuo

安倍

see styles
ān bèi
    an1 bei4
an pei
 yasumasu
    やすます
Abe (Japanese surname)
(surname) Yasumasu

安藤

see styles
ān téng
    an1 teng2
an t`eng
    an teng
 yasuzuka
    やすずか
Andō (Japanese surname)
(personal name) Yasuzuka

安貞


安贞

see styles
ān zhēn
    an1 zhen1
an chen
 yasusada
    やすさだ
Antei (Japanese reign name, 1227-1229)
Antei era (1227.12.10-1229.3.5); (given name) Yasusada

宋音

see styles
 souon / soon
    そうおん
(See 唐音・とうおん,宋・そう・1) sō-on; Song reading; on reading of a kanji based on Song dynasty and later Chinese (esp. in words related to Zen Buddhism)

宍色

see styles
 shishiiro / shishiro
    ししいろ
(hist) (traditional Japanese color name) salmon pink; meat color

宗派

see styles
zōng pài
    zong1 pai4
tsung p`ai
    tsung pai
 shuuha / shuha
    しゅうは
sect
(1) sect; denomination; (2) school (e.g. of poetry)
Sects (of Buddhism). In India, according to Chinese accounts, the two schools of Hīnayāna became divided into twentysects. Mahāyāna had two main schools, the Mādhyamika, ascribed to Nāgārjunaand Āryadeva about the second century A. D., and the Yogācārya, ascribed toAsaṅga and Vasubandhu in the fourth century A. D. In China thirteen sectswere founded: (1) 倶舍宗 Abhidharma or Kośa sect, representing Hīnayāna,based upon the Abhidharma-kosa-śāstra or 倶舍論. (2) 成實宗 Satyasiddhi sect, based on the 成實論 Satyasiddhi-śāstra,tr. by Kumārajīva; no sect corresponds to it in India; in China and Japan itbecame incorporated in the 三論宗. (3) 律宗 Vinaya or Discipline sect, basedon 十誦律, 四分律, 僧祗律, etc. (4) 三論宗 The three śāstra sect, based on theMādhyamika-śāstra 中觀論 of Nāgārjuna, theSata-śāstra 百論 of Āryadeva, and theDvādasa-nikāya-śāstra 十二門論 of Nāgārjuna; this schooldates back to the translation of the three śāstras by Kumārajīva in A. D. 409. (5) 涅槃宗 Nirvāṇasect, based upon the Mahāparinirvāṇa-sūtra 涅槃經 tr. byDharmaraksa in 423; later incorporated in Tiantai, with which it had much incommon. (6) 地論宗 Daśabhūmikā sect, based on Vasubandhu's work on the tenstages of the bodhisattva's path to Buddhahood, tr. by Bodhiruci 508,absorbed by the Avataṃsaka school, infra. (7) 淨土宗 Pure-land or Sukhāvatīsect, founded in China by Bodhiruci; its doctrine was salvation throughfaith in Amitābha into the Western Paradise. (8) 禪宗 dhyāna, meditative or intuitional sect, attributed toBodhidharma about A. D. 527, but it existed before he came to China. (9) 攝論宗, based upon the 攝大乘論 Mahāyāna-saṃparigraha-śāstra byAsaṅga, tr. by Paramārtha in 563, subsequently absorbed by the Avataṃsakasect. (10) 天台宗 Tiantai, based on the 法華經 SaddharmapuṇḍarīkaSūtra, or the Lotus of the Good Law; it is aconsummation of the Mādhyamika tradition. (11) 華嚴宗 Avataṃsaka sect, basedon the Buddhāvataṃsaka-sūtra, or Gandha-vyūha 華嚴經 tr. in 418. (12) 法相宗 Dharmalakṣaṇa sect, established after thereturn of Xuanzang from India and his trans. of the important Yogācāryaworks. (13) 眞言宗 Mantra sect, A. D. 716. In Japan twelve sects are named:Sanron, Hossō, Kegon, Kusha, Jōjitsu, Ritsu, Tendai, Shingon; these areknown as the ancient sects, the two last being styled mediaeval; therefollow the Zen and Jōdo; the remaining two are Shin and Nichiren; at presentthere are the Hossō, Kegon, Tendai, Shingon, Zen, Jōdo, Shin, and Nichirensects.

宗門


宗门

see styles
zōng mén
    zong1 men2
tsung men
 muneto
    むねと
(religious) denomination; sect; (given name) Muneto
Originally the general name for sects. Later appropriated to itself by the 禪 Chan (Zen) or Intuitional school, which refers to the other schools as 教門 teaching sects, i. e. those who rely on the written word rather than on the 'inner light'.

定食

see styles
dìng shí
    ding4 shi2
ting shih
 teishoku / teshoku
    ていしょく
set meal (esp. in a Japanese restaurant)
set meal; special (of the day)

実梅

see styles
 miume
    みうめ
Japanese apricot; ume

宮崎


宫崎

see styles
gōng qí
    gong1 qi2
kung ch`i
    kung chi
 miyazaki
    みやざき
Miyazaki (Japanese surname and place name)
Miyazaki (city, prefecture); (place-name, surname) Miyazaki

富士

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fù shì
    fu4 shi4
fu shih
 fujisaki
    ふじさき
Fuji (Japanese company)
(abbreviation) (See 富士山) Mount Fuji; (surname) Fujisaki
a rich man

寒天

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hán tiān
    han2 tian1
han t`ien
    han tien
 kanten
    かんてん
chilly weather; (loanword from Japanese) agar-agar
(1) freezing weather; cold weather; (2) {food} agar-agar; vegetable gelatin

將棋


将棋

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jiàng qí
    jiang4 qi2
chiang ch`i
    chiang chi
Japanese chess (shōgi)
See: 将棋

小円

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 koen
    こえん
(1) small circle; (2) {math} (See 大円・2) small circle (of a sphere); (given name) Koen

小川

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xiǎo chuān
    xiao3 chuan1
hsiao ch`uan
    hsiao chuan
 kogawa
    こがわ
Ogawa (Japanese surname)
stream; brook; creek; (place-name, surname) Kogawa

小杉

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 kozuki
    こずき
(1) (abbreviation) (archaism) small cedar; (2) (See 小杉原) thin Japanese paper (used as tissue during the Edo period); (surname) Kozuki

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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.
EDICT data is the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, and is used in conformance with the Group's license.

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.

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