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シングルトラック

see styles
 shingurutorakku
    シングルトラック
single-track

シングルハンダー

see styles
 shinguruhandaa / shinguruhanda
    シングルハンダー
single-hander (yachting); single-handed sailing

シングルブレスト

see styles
 shinguruburesuto
    シングルブレスト
(abbreviation) single-breasted suit

シングルユーザー

see styles
 shinguruyuuzaa / shinguruyuza
    シングルユーザー
(computer terminology) single user

Variations:
すっぱり
すぱり

 suppari; supari
    すっぱり; すぱり
(adv,adv-to) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; totally; wholly; resolutely; decisively; flatly; firmly; without hesitation; (adv,adv-to) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow

ディアテッサロン

see styles
 diatessaron
    ディアテッサロン
(rare) diatessaron (the four Gospels woven into a single narrative)

デジタル一眼レフ

see styles
 dejitaruichiganrefu
    デジタルいちがんレフ
(abbreviation) (See デジタル一眼レフカメラ) digital single-lens reflex camera; DSLR

ニュー・シングル

 nyuu shinguru / nyu shinguru
    ニュー・シングル
(1) new single (by a recording artist); (2) person of marriageable age who remains single (e.g. to focus on their career) (wasei:)

Variations:
ひとり親
一人親

 hitorioya
    ひとりおや
single parent; one parent

ポーションタイプ

see styles
 pooshontaipu
    ポーションタイプ
(noun - becomes adjective with の) single-serving container (coffee capsule, jam, tea, etc.) (wasei: portion type)

マキシ・シングル

 makishi shinguru
    マキシ・シングル
(music) maxi single

ラズベリー・パイ

 razuberii pai / razuberi pai
    ラズベリー・パイ
(product name) Raspberry Pi (single-board computer)

ワンイシュー政党

see styles
 wanishuuseitou / wanishuseto
    ワンイシューせいとう
(rare) single-issue party

ワンナイト・ラブ

 wannaito rabu
    ワンナイト・ラブ
single sexual encounter (wasei: one night love); one-night stand

一念心中具足三諦


一念心中具足三谛

see styles
yī niàn xīn zhōng jù zú sān dì
    yi1 nian4 xin1 zhong1 ju4 zu2 san1 di4
i nien hsin chung chü tsu san ti
 ichinen shinchū gusoku santai
threefold truth is fully included in a single moment of thought

Variations:
一本
1本

 ippon
    いっぽん
(1) (See 本・ほん・5) one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one goal, home run, etc.; one telephone call; (2) one version; (3) one book; a certain book; (4) {MA} ippon; one point; a blow; (5) (See 半玉・はんぎょく) geisha; (suffix noun) (6) (after a noun, usu. as 〜一本で, 〜 一本に, etc.) single-minded focus on ...

Variations:
一本やり
一本槍

 ipponyari
    いっぽんやり
(n,n-suf) (1) (idiom) (after a noun) sticking to one thing (method, principle, objective, etc.); never deviating from; persisting with; focusing solely on; devotion to; single spear; (2) (idiom) one's sole talent; one's only forte

Variations:
一跨ぎ
一またぎ

 hitomatagi
    ひとまたぎ
(1) (kana only) one stride; single stride; (2) (kana only) short distance

Variations:
個食
孤食
こ食

 koshoku
    こしょく
(1) meal with family members eating separate foods; (2) eating alone (without one's family); (3) (個食, こ食 only) food sold in single servings

単記非移譲式投票

see styles
 tankihiijoushikitouhyou / tankihijoshikitohyo
    たんきひいじょうしきとうひょう
single non-transferable vote; SNTV

Variations:
売り切り
売切り

 urikiri
    うりきり
(1) clearance (e.g. clearance sale); selling off; selling out; sellout; (2) selling (accepting only a single payment); (3) bond transaction not subject to repurchase

打って一丸となる

see styles
 utteichigantonaru / uttechigantonaru
    うっていちがんとなる
(exp,v5r) to be united; to act as a single body

Variations:
独鈷
独古
独股

 tokko; dokko
    とっこ; どっこ
(1) {Buddh} single-pronged vajra; tokko; dokko; copper or iron implement, pointed at both ends, used in esoteric Buddhist rituals; (2) cloth of a tokko pattern

百日の説法屁一つ

see styles
 hyakunichinoseppouhehitotsu / hyakunichinoseppohehitotsu
    ひゃくにちのせっぽうへひとつ
(expression) (idiom) (proverb) single mistake which ruins all one's hard work; one blunder rendering a long period of effort useless; one fart in a hundred days of sermons

Variations:
盛り切り
盛切り

 morikiri
    もりきり
single helping (e.g. of rice)

Variations:
組文字
組み文字

 kumimoji
    くみもじ
{comp} (e.g. ドル, メートル, 株式会社) block of multiple characters arranged in a space equivalent to that of a single character

オオテンジクザメ属

see styles
 ootenjikuzamezoku
    オオテンジクザメぞく
Nebrius (genus of a single species of nurse shark)

シルバー・シングル

 shirubaa shinguru / shiruba shinguru
    シルバー・シングル
silver single

シングル・キャスト

 shinguru kyasuto
    シングル・キャスト
(computer terminology) single cast

シングル・キャッチ

 shinguru kyacchi
    シングル・キャッチ
(baseb) one-handed catch (wasei: single catch); single-handed catch

シングル・クォート

 shinguru kooto
    シングル・クォート
(computer terminology) single quote

シングル・クリック

 shinguru kurikku
    シングル・クリック
(computer terminology) single click

シングル・ステップ

 shinguru suteppu
    シングル・ステップ
(computer terminology) single step (debugging mode)

シングル・スペース

 shinguru supeesu
    シングル・スペース
(computer terminology) single space

シングル・ブレスト

 shinguru buresuto
    シングル・ブレスト
(abbreviation) single-breasted suit

シングル・ユーザー

 shinguru yuuzaa / shinguru yuza
    シングル・ユーザー
(computer terminology) single user

シングルサインオン

see styles
 shingurusainon
    シングルサインオン
(computer terminology) single sign-on

シングルセッション

see styles
 shingurusesshon
    シングルセッション
{comp} single-session

シングルプレーヤー

see styles
 shingurupureeyaa / shingurupureeya
    シングルプレーヤー
(sports) golfer with a single-figure handicap (wasei: single player)

シングルリンク手順

see styles
 shingururinkutejun
    シングルリンクてじゅん
{comp} single-link protocol

Variations:
つぼ湯
壺湯
壷湯

 tsuboyu
    つぼゆ
small (usu. round) bathtub for a single person (in a bathhouse or hot spring)

Variations:
ばっさり
バッサリ

 bassari; bassari
    ばっさり; バッサリ
(adv,adv-to) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; (adv,adv-to) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.); completely

パラサイトシングル

see styles
 parasaitoshinguru
    パラサイトシングル
single person who earns enough to live alone but prefers to live rent-free with his or her parents (wasei: parasite single)

ポーション・タイプ

 pooshon taipu
    ポーション・タイプ
(noun - becomes adjective with の) single-serving container (coffee capsule, jam, tea, etc.) (wasei: portion type)

Variations:
一攫千金
一獲千金

 ikkakusenkin
    いっかくせんきん
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (yoji) getting rich quick; making a killing; making a fortune at a single stroke

Variations:
一獲千金
一攫千金

 ikkakusenkin
    いっかくせんきん
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (yoji) getting rich quick; making a killing; making a fortune at a single stroke

Variations:
一言
ひと言

 hitokoto(p); ichigen(一言); ichigon(一言)
    ひとこと(P); いちげん(一言); いちごん(一言)
(n,vs,vt,vi) single word; a few words; brief comment

Variations:
一輪
1輪(sK)

 ichirin
    いちりん
(1) single flower; (2) one wheel; (3) (poetic term) full moon

Variations:
一重まぶた
一重瞼

 hitoemabuta
    ひとえまぶた
(See 二重まぶた・ふたえまぶた) single-edged eyelid; eyelid with an epicanthic fold; upper eyelid with no fold

単精度浮動小数点数

see styles
 tanseidofudoushousuutensuu / tansedofudoshosutensu
    たんせいどふどうしょうすうてんすう
{comp} single precision floating point number

子ども部屋おじさん

see styles
 kodomobeyaojisan
    こどもべやおじさん
(exp,n) parasite single male

Variations:
抜き出す
ぬき出す

 nukidasu
    ぬきだす
(transitive verb) (1) to pick out; to single out; to select; (transitive verb) (2) to extract; to draw out; to pull out; to distill

星星之火,可以燎原

xīng xing zhī huǒ , kě yǐ liáo yuán
    xing1 xing5 zhi1 huo3 , ke3 yi3 liao2 yuan2
hsing hsing chih huo , k`o i liao yüan
    hsing hsing chih huo , ko i liao yüan
a single spark can start a huge blaze (idiom); an insignificant cause can have a massive effect

Variations:
独り相撲
一人相撲

 hitorizumou / hitorizumo
    ひとりずもう
(expression) (1) (yoji) fighting (tilting at) windmills; working oneself up even though there really isn't anything to fight at; (expression) (2) single-person mimicking a wrestling match

百害あって一利なし

see styles
 hyakugaiatteichirinashi / hyakugaiattechirinashi
    ひゃくがいあっていちりなし
(expression) all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; a hundred harms and not a single gain

百害あって一利無し

see styles
 hyakugaiatteichirinashi / hyakugaiattechirinashi
    ひゃくがいあっていちりなし
(expression) all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; a hundred harms and not a single gain

Variations:
言々句々
言言句句

 gengenkuku
    げんげんくく
every single word and phrase; each and every word

起きて半畳寝て一畳

see styles
 okitehanjouneteichijou / okitehanjonetechijo
    おきてはんじょうねていちじょう
(expression) (proverb) one should be satisfied without desiring more wealth and rank than necessary; waking, half a tatami mat; sleeping, a single tatami mat

Variations:
頓服
屯服(sK)

 tonpuku
    とんぷく
(noun, transitive verb) {pharm} dose of medicine to be taken only once; medicine ordered for a single use

シングル・サインオン

 shinguru sainon
    シングル・サインオン
(computer terminology) single sign-on

シングル・プレーヤー

 shinguru pureeyaa / shinguru pureeya
    シングル・プレーヤー
(sports) golfer with a single-figure handicap (wasei: single player)

シングルジャストロー

see styles
 shingurujasutoroo
    シングルジャストロー
(expression) single-just-low (description of a small truck)

シングルモーダルAI

see styles
 shingurumoodarueeai
    シングルモーダルエーアイ
{comp} (See マルチモーダルAI) single modal AI; single modal artificial intelligence

パラサイト・シングル

 parasaito shinguru
    パラサイト・シングル
single person who earns enough to live alone but prefers to live rent-free with his or her parents (wasei: parasite single)

Variations:
一人部屋
ひとり部屋

 hitoribeya
    ひとりべや
single room; own room

冰凍三尺,非一日之寒


冰冻三尺,非一日之寒

bīng dòng sān chǐ , fēi yī rì zhī hán
    bing1 dong4 san1 chi3 , fei1 yi1 ri4 zhi1 han2
ping tung san ch`ih , fei i jih chih han
    ping tung san chih , fei i jih chih han
three feet of ice does not form in a single day (idiom); Rome wasn't built in a day

Variations:
只管
一向

 hitasura
    ひたすら
(adv,adj-na) (kana only) (See 一向・ひたぶる) intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart

Variations:

蟲(oK)

 mushi
    むし
(1) insect; bug; cricket; moth; (2) worm; roundworm; (3) (from a traditional belief of an internal insect) (See 虫を殺す) thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; (4) (See 虫気) nervousness; fretfulness; (5) (See 本の虫) person devoted to one thing; single-minded person; (6) valve core; (7) (kana only) {hanaf} (See 虫札) mushi (type of game played with a stripped deck)

デジタル一眼レフカメラ

see styles
 dejitaruichiganrefukamera
    デジタルいちがんレフカメラ
digital single-lens reflex camera; DSLR camera

Variations:
プチッ
プチっ

 puchi; puchi(sk)
    プチッ; プチっ(sk)
(adverb taking the "to" particle) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (See ポチッ・1) with a click (of a button or switch); (adv-to,vs) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) with a snap; crisply; (adv-to,vs) (3) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (See ポチッ・2) one (small protrusion, hole, etc.); single; (adverb taking the "to" particle) (4) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (See プチ) shortly; briefly; small

Variations:
ポチッ
ぽちっ
ポチっ

 pochi; pochi; pochi
    ポチッ; ポチっ; ぽちっ
(adverb taking the "to" particle) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) with a click (of a button or switch); (adv-to,vs) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) one (small protrusion, hole, etc.); single

Variations:
一々
一一

 ichiichi / ichichi
    いちいち
(n,adv) (1) (kana only) one-by-one; separately; (n,adv) (2) (kana only) every single; each and every; without omission; fully; in detail

Variations:
一途に
一図に(oK)

 ichizuni
    いちずに
(adverb) wholeheartedly; single-mindedly; earnestly; intently; determinedly

千里の行も足下に始まる

see styles
 senrinokoumosokkanihajimaru / senrinokomosokkanihajimaru
    せんりのこうもそっかにはじまる
(exp,v5r) (proverb) (See 千里の道も一歩から) a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

Variations:
単細胞
單細胞(oK)

 tansaibou / tansaibo
    たんさいぼう
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) single cell; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) (colloquialism) simple-minded person; one-track-minded person

Variations:
単細胞
單細胞(sK)

 tansaibou / tansaibo
    たんさいぼう
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) {biol} single cell; (adj-no,n) (2) (colloquialism) simple-minded; one-track-minded

Variations:
寄せ書き
寄書き
寄書

 yosegaki
    よせがき
(n,vs,vi) collection of words or drawings by several people on a single sheet of paper

寧拆十座廟,不毀一樁婚


宁拆十座庙,不毁一桩婚

nìng chāi shí zuò miào , bù huǐ yī zhuāng hūn
    ning4 chai1 shi2 zuo4 miao4 , bu4 hui3 yi1 zhuang1 hun1
ning ch`ai shih tso miao , pu hui i chuang hun
    ning chai shih tso miao , pu hui i chuang hun
rather destroy ten temples than a single marriage (idiom)

小選挙区比例代表並立制

see styles
 shousenkyokuhireidaihyouheiritsusei / shosenkyokuhiredaihyoheritsuse
    しょうせんきょくひれいだいひょうへいりつせい
electoral system comprised of single-seat constituencies and proportionally represented multiple-seat constituencies

Variations:
拾い上げる
拾いあげる

 hiroiageru
    ひろいあげる
(transitive verb) (1) (See 取り上げる・1) to pick up; (transitive verb) (2) to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out

Variations:
1Day
1デー
1デイ

 wandee(1Day, 1dee); wandei(1Day, 1dei) / wandee(1Day, 1dee); wande(1Day, 1de)
    ワンデー(1Day, 1デー); ワンデイ(1Day, 1デイ)
(adj-no,n) (1) one-day; (adj-no,n) (2) single-use (contact lenses, etc.); daily-disposable

シングルクォーテーション

see styles
 shingurukooteeshon
    シングルクォーテーション
(computer terminology) single quotation (mark); apostrophe

シングルモルトウイスキー

see styles
 shingurumorutouisukii / shingurumorutoisuki
    シングルモルトウイスキー
single malt whisky; single malt whiskey

シングルユーザーシステム

see styles
 shinguruyuuzaashisutemu / shinguruyuzashisutemu
    シングルユーザーシステム
(computer terminology) single-user system

Variations:
ひとり親家庭
一人親家庭

 hitorioyakatei / hitorioyakate
    ひとりおやかてい
single-parent family; one-parent family; single-parent household

Variations:
ピンプラグ
ピン・プラグ

 pinpuragu; pin puragu
    ピンプラグ; ピン・プラグ
(single-pin) connector (e.g. RCA, 3.5mm audio) (wasei: pin plug); jack plug

Variations:
ワンフロア
ワン・フロア

 wanfuroa; wan furoa
    ワンフロア; ワン・フロア
one floor (of a building); single floor

Variations:
一撃のもとに
一撃の下に

 ichigekinomotoni
    いちげきのもとに
(exp,adv) with a single blow; with one stroke

Variations:
一本建税率
一本建て税率

 ippondatezeiritsu / ippondatezeritsu
    いっぽんだてぜいりつ
single-rate tariff (system)

Variations:
一点張り
一点張(sK)

 ittenbari
    いってんばり
(1) persistence; single-mindedness; sticking to one point; focusing on one thing; (2) (orig. meaning) always making the same bet

Variations:
一途
一図(oK)

 ichizu
    いちず
(adj-na,n,n-suf) wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward; devoted to; doing nothing but

Variations:
八打ち
八つ打ち
8打ち

 yatsuuchi / yatsuchi
    やつうち
eight-strand braid (rope); single braid

Variations:
刹那
殺那(iK)

 setsuna
    せつな
(n,adv) (1) moment (san: ksana); instant; (2) {Buddh} (orig. meaning) kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1-75 second); shortest possible interval of time

千金の裘は一狐の腋に非ず

see styles
 senkinnokyuuhaikkonoekiniarazu / senkinnokyuhaikkonoekiniarazu
    せんきんのきゅうはいっこのえきにあらず
(expression) (proverb) to rule a country requires many great men; an expensive fur coat will not be made with a single fox

単一接続コンセントレータ

see styles
 tanitsusetsuzokukonsentoreeta
    たんいつせつぞくコンセントレータ
{comp} single attachment concentrator

Variations:
女手一つで
女手ひとつで

 onnadehitotsude
    おんなでひとつで
(expression) (usu. followed by 育てる) (See 男手一つで) single-handedly (usu. of a female raising children); on one's own; as a single mother

Variations:
専門
專門(sK)

 senmon
    せんもん
(1) speciality; specialty; special subject of study; area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) major; (2) sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on; doing exclusively; sticking to

Variations:
焼き鳥
焼鳥

 yakitori
    やきとり
(1) yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; (2) (obsolete) grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); (3) {mahj} failing to win a single hand during a half-game

Variations:
片手桶
片手おけ(sK)

 katateoke
    かたておけ
single-handled pail

Variations:
物相
盛相
盛っ相
盛糟

 mossou; mosso(ok) / mosso; mosso(ok)
    もっそう; もっそ(ok)
(1) cylindrical box used to measure rice; (2) shape for forming rice; (3) (abbreviation) (See 物相飯) single serving of rice (esp. as prison food)

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.
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.

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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