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事務職員

see styles
 jimushokuin
    じむしょくいん
administrative staff; business clerk; clerical force; clerical officer; clerical personnel; clerical staff; office employee; office personnel; office worker

事大思想

see styles
 jidaishisou / jidaishiso
    じだいしそう
admiration of the powerful

事改めて

see styles
 kotoaratamete
    ことあらためて
(expression) anew

事業本部

see styles
 jigyouhonbu / jigyohonbu
    じぎょうほんぶ
corporate headquarters; (company) group

事業活動

see styles
 jigyoukatsudou / jigyokatsudo
    じぎょうかつどう
business activities; business conduct; business operations

事無巨細


事无巨细

see styles
shì wú jù xì
    shi4 wu2 ju4 xi4
shih wu chü hsi
lit. things are not separated according to their size (idiom); fig. to deal with any matter, regardless of its importance

二の字点

see styles
 ninojiten
    にのじてん
(See 踊り字) iteration mark used to represent repetition of the previous kanji (to be read using its kun'yomi)

二世議員

see styles
 niseigiin / nisegin
    にせいぎいん
(See 世襲議員) second-generation Diet member; second-generation politician; Diet member who succeeded a parent

二人三脚

see styles
 nininsankyaku
    ににんさんきゃく
(1) (yoji) three-legged race; (2) (yoji) cooperation with singleness of purpose (e.g. between companies); operating in tandem

二十八祖

see styles
èr shí bā zǔ
    er4 shi2 ba1 zu3
erh shih pa tsu
 nijūhasso
The twenty-eight Buddhist patriarchs as stated by the Mahāyānists. The Tiantai school reckons twenty-three, or twenty-four, with the addition of Śaṇakavāsa, contemporary with his predecessors, but the Chan school reckons twenty-eight: (1) Mahākāśyapa, 摩訶迦葉 (摩訶迦葉波); (2) Ānanda, 阿難; (3) Śāṇakavāsa, 商那和修; 4) Upagupta, 優婆毱多; (5) Dhṛṭaka, 提多迦; (6) Mikkaka, or Miccaka, or Micchaka, 彌遮迦; (7) Vasumitra, 婆須蜜; (8) Buddhanandi, 佛陀難提; (9) Buddhamitra, 伏駄蜜多; (10) Pārśva, or Pārśvika, 波栗溼縛or 脇尊者; (11) Puṇyayaśas 那尊耶舍; (12) Aśvaghoṣa, 馬鳴大士; (13) Kapimala, 迦毘摩羅; (14) Nāgārjuna, 龍樹; (15) Kāṇadeva, 迦那提婆; (16) Rāhulata, 羅睺羅多; (17) Saṅghanandi, 僧伽難提; (18) Gayāśata, 伽耶舍多; (19) Kumārata, 鳩摩羅多; (20) Jayata, 闍夜多; (21) Vasubandhu, 婆修盤頭; (22) Manorhita, 摩撃羅; (23) Haklena, 鶴輸勒; (24) Ārasiṁha, 師子尊者; (25) Basiasita, 婆舍新多; (26) Puṇyamitra, 不如密多; (27) Prajñātāra, 般若多羅; (28) Bodhidharma, 菩提達磨.

二村忠美

see styles
 futamuratadami
    ふたむらただみ
(person) Futamura Tadami

二次函數


二次函数

see styles
èr cì hán shù
    er4 ci4 han2 shu4
erh tz`u han shu
    erh tzu han shu
quadratic function

二次方程

see styles
èr cì fāng chéng
    er4 ci4 fang1 cheng2
erh tz`u fang ch`eng
    erh tzu fang cheng
(math.) quadratic equation

二次曲線


二次曲线

see styles
èr cì qū xiàn
    er4 ci4 qu1 xian4
erh tz`u ch`ü hsien
    erh tzu chü hsien
 nijikyokusen
    にじきょくせん
quadratic curve (geometry); conic
quadratic curve

二次関数

see styles
 nijikansuu / nijikansu
    にじかんすう
{math} quadratic function

二段構え

see styles
 nidangamae
    にだんがまえ
keeping an alternative up one's sleeve; two-stage preparation

二河白道

see styles
èr hé bái dào
    er4 he2 bai2 dao4
erh ho pai tao
 nigabyakudou / nigabyakudo
    にがびゃくどう
(expression) (yoji) {Buddh} the road to paradise is a white road between two rivers, one of water (wrath) and one of fire (greed)
The two rivers and the white path, i.e. the path leading to life between the rivers of desire and hatred, which are compared to water and fire.

二種涅槃


二种涅槃

see styles
èr zhǒng niè pán
    er4 zhong3 nie4 pan2
erh chung nieh p`an
    erh chung nieh pan
 nishu nehan
Two nirvanas: (1) 有餘涅槃 also 有餘依 That with a remnant; the cause 因 has been annihilated, but the remnant of the effect 果 still remains, so that a saint may enter this nirvana during life, but have to continue to live in this mortal realm till the death of his body. (2) 無餘涅槃 or 無餘依 Remnantless nirvāṇa, without cause and effect, the connection with the chain of mortal life being ended, so that the saint enters upon perfect nirvāṇa on the death of the body; cf. 智度論 31. Another definition is that Hīnayāna has further transmigration, while Mahāyāna maintains final nirvana. "Nothing remnaining" is differently interpreted in different schools, by some literally, but in Mahāyāna generally, as meaning no further mortal suffering, i.e. final nirvāṇa.

二號人物


二号人物

see styles
èr hào rén wù
    er4 hao4 ren2 wu4
erh hao jen wu
second best person; second-rate person

二項演算

see styles
 nikouenzan / nikoenzan
    にこうえんざん
{math} binary operation; dyadic operation

互通有無


互通有无

see styles
hù tōng yǒu wú
    hu4 tong1 you3 wu2
hu t`ung yu wu
    hu tung yu wu
(idiom) mutual exchange of assistance; to benefit from each other's strengths and make up each other's shortfalls; to reciprocate with material assistance; to scratch each other's back

五七一代

see styles
wǔ qī yī dài
    wu3 qi1 yi1 dai4
wu ch`i i tai
    wu chi i tai
generation of 1957; refers to Mao's anti-rightist purge of 1957

五位三昧

see styles
wǔ wèi sān mèi
    wu3 wei4 san1 mei4
wu wei san mei
 goi zanmai
五種三昧 The five kinds of samādhi: (1) On mortality, the 四禪 and 八定; (2) śrāvaka on the four axioms; (3) pratyekabuddha on the twelve nidānas; (4) bodhisattva on the 六度 and the 萬行; (5) Buddha on the one Buddha-vehicle, which includes all others; v. 五乘.

五体投地

see styles
 gotaitouchi / gotaitochi
    ごたいとうち
(noun/participle) (yoji) {Buddh} prostration; placing knees, hands and forehead on the ground to show utmost respect

五佛五身

see styles
wǔ fó wǔ shēn
    wu3 fo2 wu3 shen1
wu fo wu shen
 gobutsu goshin
A Shingon term for the five Buddhas in their five manifestations: Vairocana as eternal and pure dharmakāya; Akṣobhya as immutable and sovereign; Ratnasaṃbhava as bliss and glory; Amitābha as wisdom in action; Śākyamuni as incarnation and nirmāṇakāya.

五四運動


五四运动

see styles
wǔ sì yùn dòng
    wu3 si4 yun4 dong4
wu ssu yün tung
 goshiundou / goshiundo
    ごしうんどう
May Fourth Movement; Chinese national renewal movement that started with 4th May 1919 protest against the Treaty of Versailles
May Fourth Movement (anti-imperialist student demonstration in Beijing on May 4, 1919)

五支作法

see styles
wǔ zhī zuò fǎ
    wu3 zhi1 zuo4 fa3
wu chih tso fa
 goshi sahō
(or 五分作法) The five parts (avayava) of a syllogism: 立宗 pratijñā, the proposition; 辯因 hetu, the reason; 引喩 udāharaṇa, the example; 合 upanaya, the application; and 結 nigamana, the summing up, or conclusion. These are also expressed in other terms, e. g. 立義; 因; 譬如; 合譬;, and 決定.

五智如來


五智如来

see styles
wǔ zhì rú lái
    wu3 zhi4 ru2 lai2
wu chih ju lai
 gochi nyorai
五智五佛; 五佛; 五如來 The five Dhyāni-Buddhas, or Wisdom-Tathāgatas of the Vajradhātu 金剛界, idealizations of five aspects of wisdom; possibly of Nepalese origin. The Wisdom Buddha represents the dharmakāya or Buddha-mind, also the Dharma of the triratna, or trinity. Each evolves one of the five colours, one of the five senses, a Dhyani-bodhisattva in two forms onegracious, the other fierce, and a Mānuṣi-Buddha; each has his own śakti, i. e. feminine energy or complement; also his own bīja, or germ-sound 種子or 印 seal, i. e. 眞言 real or substantive word, the five being for 大日 aṃ, for 阿閦 hūṃ, for 寶生 ? hrīḥ, for 彌陀 ? aḥ, for 不 空 ? āḥ. The five are also described as the emanations or forms of an Ādi-Buddha, Vajrasattva; the four are considered by others to be emanations or forms of Vairocana as theSupreme Buddha. The five are not always described as the same, e. g. they may be 藥師 (or 王) Bhaiṣajya, 多寶 Prabhūtaratna, Vairocana, Akṣobhya, andeither Amoghasiddhi or Śākyamuni. Below is a classified list of the generally accepted five with certain particulars connected with them, butthese differ in different places, and the list can only be a general guide. As to the Dhyāni-bodhisattvas, each Buddha evolves three forms 五佛生五菩薩, 五金剛, 五忿怒, i. e. (1) a bodhisattva who represents the Buddha's dharmakāya, or spiritual body; (2) a vajra ordiamond form who represents his wisdom in graciousness; and (3) a fierce or angry form, the 明王 who represents his power against evil. (1) Vairocanaappears in the three forms of 轉法輪菩薩 Vajra-pāramitā Bodhisattva, 遍照金剛 Universally Shining Vajrasattva, and 不動明王 Ārya-Acalanātha Rāja; (2) Akṣobhya's three forms are 虛空藏 Ākāśagarbha, 如意 complete power, and 軍荼利明王 Kuṇḍalī-rāja; (3 ) Ratnasaṃbhava's are 普賢 Samantabhadra, 薩埵Sattvavajra, and 孫婆 or 降三世明王 Trailokyavijayarāja; (4) Amitābha's are 觀世音 Avalokiteśvara, 法金剛 Dharmarāja, and 馬頭明王 Hayagrīva, thehorse-head Dharmapāla; (5) Amoghasiddhi's are 彌勒 Maitreya, 業金剛Karmavajra, and 金剛夜叉 Vajrayakṣa. The above Bodhisattvas differ from those in the following list:
NameChinesePositionElementSenseColor
Vairocana大日centreethersightwhite
Akṣobhya阿閦eastearthsoundblue
Ratnasaṃbhava寶生southfiresmellyellow
Amitābha彌陀westwatertastered
Amoghasiddhi不空northairtouchgreen
GermAnimalDhyani-BodhisattvaBuddha
aṃlionSamantabhadra 普賢Krakucchanda
hūṃelephantVajrapāṇi 金剛力士Kanakamuni
?aḥhorseRatnapāṇi 寶手Kāśyapa
? hrīḥgoose or peacockAvalokiteśvara 觀音Śākyamuni
?āḥgaruḍaVisvapāṇi?Maitreya


Arrival of the five wise Buddhas

五種三歸


五种三归

see styles
wǔ zhǒng sān guī
    wu3 zhong3 san1 gui1
wu chung san kuei
 goshu sanki
The five modes of trisarana, or formulas of trust in the Triratna, taken by those who (1) 翻邪 turn from heresy; (2) take the five commandments; (3) the eight commandments; (4) the ten commandments; (5) the complete commandments.

五種不翻


五种不翻

see styles
wǔ zhǒng bù fān
    wu3 zhong3 bu4 fan1
wu chung pu fan
 goshu fuhon
The five kinds of terms which Xuanzang did not translate but transliterated— the esoteric (such as 陀羅尼); those with several meanings (such as 薄伽梵); those without equivalent in China (such as 閻浮樹); old-established terms (such as 阿耨菩提); and those which would be less impressive when translated.

五種散亂


五种散乱

see styles
wǔ zhǒng sàn luàn
    wu3 zhong3 san4 luan4
wu chung san luan
 goshu sanran
The five kinds of mental aberration: (1) the five senses themselves not functioning properly; (2) external distraction, or inability to concentrate the attention; (3) internal distraction, or mental confusion; (4) distraction caused by ideas of mean and mine, personality, possession, etc. (5) confusion of thought produced by Hīnayāna ideas.

五解脫輪


五解脱轮

see styles
wǔ jiě tuō lún
    wu3 jie3 tuo1 lun2
wu chieh t`o lun
    wu chieh to lun
 go gedatsu rin
The five wheels of liberation, or salvation, i. e. the five maṇḍalas in which are the Five Dhyāni-Buddhas, see 五智如來; also called五大月輪 and五輪塔婆.

五體投地


五体投地

see styles
wǔ tǐ tóu dì
    wu3 ti3 tou2 di4
wu t`i t`ou ti
    wu ti tou ti
 gotai tōji
to prostrate oneself in admiration (idiom); to adulate sb
throwing five parts of the body to the ground

井之洞谷

see styles
 inoboratani
    いのぼらたに
(place-name) Inoboratani

井原哲夫

see styles
 iharatetsuo
    いはらてつお
(person) Ihara Tetsuo (1939-)

井原高忠

see styles
 iharatakatada
    いはらたかただ
(person) Ihara Takatada (1929.6.6-)

井村達男

see styles
 imuratatsuo
    いむらたつお
(person) Imura Tatsuo (1938.3.30-)

亜成層圏

see styles
 aseisouken / asesoken
    あせいそうけん
(noun - becomes adjective with の) substratosphere

亜間氷期

see styles
 akanpyouki / akanpyoki
    あかんぴょうき
{geol} interstadial (period of higher temperatures during a glacial period); interstade

亡命之徒

see styles
wáng mìng zhī tú
    wang2 ming4 zhi1 tu2
wang ming chih t`u
    wang ming chih tu
runaway (idiom); desperate criminal; fugitive

亡命文学

see styles
 boumeibungaku / bomebungaku
    ぼうめいぶんがく
exile literature

亡羊の嘆

see styles
 bouyounotan / boyonotan
    ぼうようのたん
(exp,n) (idiom) bemoaning the frustration of reaching truth (for surplus of academic paths); being at a loss

交換殺人

see styles
 koukansatsujin / kokansatsujin
    こうかんさつじん
murder swap; murder exchange; murder of each other's targets by co-conspirators

交流電源

see styles
 kouryuudengen / koryudengen
    こうりゅうでんげん
(See オルタネーター) alternator; AC generator

交淺言深


交浅言深

see styles
jiāo qiǎn yán shēn
    jiao1 qian3 yan2 shen1
chiao ch`ien yen shen
    chiao chien yen shen
(idiom) to talk intimately while being comparative strangers

京郊日報


京郊日报

see styles
jīng jiāo rì bào
    jing1 jiao1 ri4 bao4
ching chiao jih pao
Beijing Suburbs Daily, newspaper in operation 1980-2018

人でなし

see styles
 hitodenashi
    ひとでなし
(noun or adjectival noun) brute; miscreant; ungrateful fellow

人で無し

see styles
 hitodenashi
    ひとでなし
(noun or adjectival noun) brute; miscreant; ungrateful fellow

人事管理

see styles
rén shì guǎn lǐ
    ren2 shi4 guan3 li3
jen shih kuan li
 jinjikanri
    じんじかんり
personnel management
personnel management; personnel administration

人事考課

see styles
 jinjikouka / jinjikoka
    じんじこうか
(yoji) merit (ability, efficiency) rating; employee performance evaluation

人事行政

see styles
 jinjigyousei / jinjigyose
    じんじぎょうせい
personnel administration

人工呼吸

see styles
rén gōng hū xī
    ren2 gong1 hu1 xi1
jen kung hu hsi
 jinkoukokyuu / jinkokokyu
    じんこうこきゅう
artificial respiration (medicine)
artificial respiration

人形使い

see styles
 ningyouzukai / ningyozukai
    にんぎょうづかい
    ningyoutsukai / ningyotsukai
    にんぎょうつかい
puppet operator; puppet manipulator; puppeteer

人形回し

see styles
 ningyoumawashi / ningyomawashi
    にんぎょうまわし
puppet operator

人形遣い

see styles
 ningyouzukai / ningyozukai
    にんぎょうづかい
    ningyoutsukai / ningyotsukai
    にんぎょうつかい
puppet operator; puppet manipulator; puppeteer

人権宣言

see styles
 jinkensengen
    じんけんせんげん
Declaration of the Rights of Man (during the French Revolution; 1789)

人民戰爭


人民战争

see styles
rén mín zhàn zhēng
    ren2 min2 zhan4 zheng1
jen min chan cheng
people's war, military strategy advocated by Mao whereby a large number of ordinary citizens provide support in a campaign

人道作戦

see styles
 jindousakusen / jindosakusen
    じんどうさくせん
humanitarian operation

人間不在

see styles
 ningenfuzai
    にんげんふざい
being devoid of consideration for human beings

人間宣言

see styles
 ningensengen
    にんげんせんげん
(hist) Declaration of Humanity (wherein Hirohito renounced the imperial claim to divinity; January 1, 1946)

今村谷口

see styles
 imamurataniguchi
    いまむらたにぐち
(surname) Imamurataniguchi

仕出かす

see styles
 shidekasu
    しでかす
(transitive verb) (kana only) to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of

仕出来す

see styles
 shidekasu
    しでかす
(transitive verb) (kana only) to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of

付け焼刃

see styles
 tsukeyakiba
    つけやきば
(1) thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; (2) re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)

付之一炬

see styles
fù zhī yī jù
    fu4 zhi1 yi1 ju4
fu chih i chü
to put to the torch (idiom); to commit to the flames; to burn something down deliberately

付之度外

see styles
fù zhī dù wài
    fu4 zhi1 du4 wai4
fu chih tu wai
to think nothing of doing something (idiom); to do something without considering the risks; to leave out of consideration

付焼き刃

see styles
 tsukeyakiba
    つけやきば
(1) thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; (2) re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)

仙ノ倉谷

see styles
 sennokuratani
    せんのくらたに
(personal name) Sennokuratani

代代相傳


代代相传

see styles
dài dài xiāng chuán
    dai4 dai4 xiang1 chuan2
tai tai hsiang ch`uan
    tai tai hsiang chuan
passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down

代理処罰

see styles
 dairishobatsu
    だいりしょばつ
{law} proxy punishment (system of punishment under the laws of a country to which a perpetrator has fled)

令外の官

see styles
 ryougenokan / ryogenokan
    りょうげのかん
(archaism) government position (or office) not specified in the administrative code of the ritsuryo

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

以死明志

see styles
yǐ sǐ míng zhì
    yi3 si3 ming2 zhi4
i ssu ming chih
to demonstrate one's sincerity by dying

以華制華


以华制华

see styles
yǐ huá zhì huá
    yi3 hua2 zhi4 hua2
i hua chih hua
use Chinese collaborators to subdue the Chinese (imperialist policy)

仮名文学

see styles
 kanabungaku
    かなぶんがく
kana literature; works written in kana in the Heian period

仮想企業

see styles
 kasoukigyou / kasokigyo
    かそうきぎょう
{comp} virtual corporation; VC

仮言命法

see styles
 kagenmeihou / kagenmeho
    かげんめいほう
{phil} hypothetical imperative

仰々しい

see styles
 gyougyoushii / gyogyoshi
    ぎょうぎょうしい
(adjective) exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured

仰仰しい

see styles
 gyougyoushii / gyogyoshi
    ぎょうぎょうしい
(adjective) exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured

仲裁々判

see styles
 chuusaisaiban / chusaisaiban
    ちゅうさいさいばん
arbitration

仲裁裁判

see styles
 chuusaisaiban / chusaisaiban
    ちゅうさいさいばん
arbitration

仲裁裁定

see styles
 chuusaisaitei / chusaisaite
    ちゅうさいさいてい
settlement by arbitration

仲間ぼめ

see styles
 nakamabome
    なかまぼめ
mutual admiration; logrolling

仲間褒め

see styles
 nakamabome
    なかまぼめ
mutual admiration; logrolling

任期満了

see styles
 ninkimanryou / ninkimanryo
    にんきまんりょう
expiration of term of office

企業会計

see styles
 kigyoukaikei / kigyokaike
    きぎょうかいけい
corporate accounting

企業体質

see styles
 kigyoutaishitsu / kigyotaishitsu
    きぎょうたいしつ
corporate character; corporate culture; corporate philosophy

企業倒産

see styles
 kigyoutousan / kigyotosan
    きぎょうとうさん
corporate bankruptcy

企業倫理

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 kigyourinri / kigyorinri
    きぎょうりんり
corporate ethics

企業債務

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 kigyousaimu / kigyosaimu
    きぎょうさいむ
corporate debt

企業再生

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 kigyousaisei / kigyosaise
    きぎょうさいせい
corporate reconstruction; corporate rejuvenation; corporate revitalization; corporate revival

企業努力

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 kigyoudoryoku / kigyodoryoku
    きぎょうどりょく
business efforts; corporate efforts

企業収益

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 kigyoushuueki / kigyoshueki
    きぎょうしゅうえき
corporate earnings; corporate profits

企業情報

see styles
 kigyoujouhou / kigyojoho
    きぎょうじょうほう
corporate information

企業戦士

see styles
 kigyousenshi / kigyosenshi
    きぎょうせんし
corporate warrior (exceptionally dedicated and hard-working employee)

企業戦略

see styles
 kigyousenryaku / kigyosenryaku
    きぎょうせんりゃく
{bus} corporate strategy

企業投資

see styles
 kigyoutoushi / kigyotoshi
    きぎょうとうし
corporate spending

企業整備

see styles
 kigyouseibi / kigyosebi
    きぎょうせいび
curtailment of business operations

企業業績

see styles
 kigyougyouseki / kigyogyoseki
    きぎょうぎょうせき
corporate earnings; corporate performance

企業活動

see styles
 kigyoukatsudou / kigyokatsudo
    きぎょうかつどう
corporate activities; business operations

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.

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