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般茶迦

see styles
pán chá jiā
    pan2 cha2 jia1
p`an ch`a chia
    pan cha chia
 hanchaka
[Note: The middle character is erroneous; it should be 荼. Same with the next entry.] paṇḍaka. The general name for eunuchs. The five classes with various degrees of sexual impotence: (1) 扇搋 ṣaṇḍha (ṣaṇḍha paṇḍaka); by birth impotent. (2) 留拏 rugṇa or ruṇḍa paṇḍaka; 'maimed, ' i.e. emasculated males. (3) 砂梨沙掌拏 īrṣyā (īrṣyā paṇḍaka); those whose sexual desires are only aroused by jealousy. (4) 半擇迦 paṇḍaka are eunuchs in general, but in this category are described as hermaphrodites. (5) 博叉 pakṣa (pakṣa pāṇḍaka); impotent during one-half of the month. A newer classification distinguishes those with incomplete from those with complete organs; the incomplete being (1) ṣaṇḍha, or jātipaṇḍaka as above; and (2) emasculated males; the complete are the others; the fifth being stimulated when bathing or evacuating. Other forms: 般吒; 半托; 半擇迦 tr. 黃門.

良い線

see styles
 yoisen
    よいせん
(exp,n) more or less right; you are on the right track; getting warm

色づく

see styles
 irozuku
    いろづく
(v5k,vi) (1) to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); (2) to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; (3) to ripen; to grow ripe

色めく

see styles
 iromeku
    いろめく
(v5k,vi) (1) to colour; to color; to be tinged; to brighten; (v5k,vi) (2) to grow lively; to become excited; to be stirred; (v5k,vi) (3) to waver; to show uneasiness; (v5k,vi) (4) to grow amorous; to get sexy

色付く

see styles
 irozuku
    いろづく
(v5k,vi) (1) to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); (2) to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; (3) to ripen; to grow ripe

色直し

see styles
 ironaoshi
    いろなおし
(n,vs,vi) (1) (usu. お〜) (See お色直し) changing one's clothing (of a bride or groom during a wedding reception); (n,vs,vi) (2) redyeing (of clothes, etc.)

芋蔓式

see styles
 imozurushiki
    いもづるしき
(adverb) one after another; in succession

芥子劫

see styles
jiè zǐ jié
    jie4 zi3 jie2
chieh tzu chieh
 keshi kō
A mustard-seed kalpa, i.e. as long as the time it would take to empty a city 100 yojanas square, by extracting a seed once every century.

花大姐

see styles
huā dà jiě
    hua1 da4 jie3
hua ta chieh
common word for ladybug, more formally 瓢蟲|瓢虫[piao2 chong2]

苛立つ

see styles
 iradatsu
    いらだつ
(v5t,vi) to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience

若い頃

see styles
 wakaikoro
    わかいころ
(exp,n,n-adv) one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years

若作り

see styles
 wakazukuri
    わかづくり
(n,adj-no,adj-na) dressing oneself up to look young; altering one's appearance to look young; dressing younger than one's age

苦心談

see styles
 kushindan
    くしんだん
account of the hardships one has encountered

苦法智

see styles
kǔ fǎ zhì
    ku3 fa3 zhi4
k`u fa chih
    ku fa chih
 kuhocchi
The knowledge of the law of suffering and the way of release, one of the 八智. 苦法智忍 q. v.

苦瓜臉


苦瓜脸

see styles
kǔ guā liǎn
    ku3 gua1 lian3
k`u kua lien
    ku kua lien
sour expression on one's face

苦類忍


苦类忍

see styles
kǔ lèi rěn
    ku3 lei4 ren3
k`u lei jen
    ku lei jen
 kurui nin
(苦類智忍) One of the eight forms of endurance arising out of 苦類智, v. 八忍.

茅蓋頭


茅盖头

see styles
máo gài tóu
    mao2 gai4 tou2
mao kai t`ou
    mao kai tou
 bōkaizu
A handful of thatch to cover one's head, a hut, or simple monastery.

茭白筍


茭白笋

see styles
jiāo bái sǔn
    jiao1 bai2 sun3
chiao pai sun
edible stem of Manchurian wild rice 菰[gu1], aka water bamboo

茶せん

see styles
 chasen
    ちゃせん
(1) tea whisk; bamboo whisk for making Japanese tea; (2) hair style where the hair is tied up in a bundle on the back of the head (resembling the shape of a tea whisk)

荒げる

see styles
 arageru
    あらげる
(transitive verb) (unorthodox version of 荒らげる) (See 荒らげる) to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)

荒れる

see styles
 areru
    あれる
(v1,vi) (1) to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); (v1,vi) (2) to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become dilapidated; (v1,vi) (3) to become rough (of skin); to get chapped; (v1,vi) (4) to become unruly; to become violent; to go wild; to get out of control; (v1,vi) (5) to become unsettled (e.g. of one's life); to become disordered

荷ない

see styles
 ninai
    にない
(1) carrying (on one's shoulder); bearing; shouldering; taking responsibility for; (2) (abbreviation) bucket carried on either end of a pole

莊嚴劫


庄严劫

see styles
zhuāng yán jié
    zhuang1 yan2 jie2
chuang yen chieh
 shōgon kō
The glorious kalpa to which the thousand Buddhas, one succeeding another, bring their contribution of adornment.

莫不聞


莫不闻

see styles
mò bù wén
    mo4 bu4 wen2
mo pu wen
there is no-one who doesn't know that

菓子司

see styles
 kashitsukasa; kashishi
    かしつかさ; かしし
Japanese confectionery store (orig. one of high standing, supplying the imperial court, etc.); Japanese confectionery maker

菩提分

see styles
pú tí fēn
    pu2 ti2 fen1
p`u t`i fen
    pu ti fen
 bodai bun
bodhyaṅga, a general term for the thirty-seven 道品, more strictly applied to the 七覺支 q.v., the seven branches of bodhi-illumination. Also 菩提分法.

菩提寺

see styles
pú tí sì
    pu2 ti2 si4
p`u t`i ssu
    pu ti ssu
 bodaiji
    ぼだいじ
one's family temple; temple with one's family grave; (place-name, surname) Bodaiji
bodhi-vihāra, temple of or for enlightenment, a name used for many monasteries; also 菩提所.

菩提門


菩提门

see styles
pú tí mén
    pu2 ti2 men2
p`u t`i men
    pu ti men
 bodai mon
The gate of enlightenment; name for a cemetery.

菩薩乘


菩萨乘

see styles
pú sà shèng
    pu2 sa4 sheng4
p`u sa sheng
    pu sa sheng
 bosatsu jō
One of the 'five vehicles', which teaches the observance of the six pāramitās, the perfecting of the two 利, i.e. 自利利他 the perfecting of self for perfecting others, and the attaining of Buddhahood.

萎ゆ竹

see styles
 nayutake
    なゆたけ
(1) (kana only) (obscure) Simon bamboo (Pleioblastus simonii); (2) any thin, but flexible bamboo

萬元戶


万元户

see styles
wàn yuán hù
    wan4 yuan2 hu4
wan yüan hu
household with savings or annual income of 10,000 yuan or more (considered a large amount in the 1970s, when the term became established)

落ちる

see styles
 ochiru
    おちる
(v1,vi) (1) to fall down; to drop; to fall (e.g. rain); to sink (e.g. sun or moon); to fall onto (e.g. light or one's gaze); to be used in a certain place (e.g. money); (2) to be omitted; to be missing; (3) to decrease; to sink; (4) to fail (e.g. exam or class); to lose (contest, election, etc.); (5) to crash; to degenerate; to degrade; to fall behind; (6) to become indecent (of a conversation); (7) to be ruined; to go under; (8) to fade; to come out (e.g. a stain); to come off (e.g. makeup); to be removed (e.g. illness, possessing spirit, name on a list); (9) to fall (into someone's hands); to become someone's possession; (10) to fall (into a trap); to fall (for a trick); (11) to give in; to give up; to confess; to flee; (12) to fall; to be defeated; to surrender; (13) to come to (in the end); to end in; (14) to fall (in love, asleep, etc.); (15) to swoon (judo); (16) to consent; to understand; (17) (computer terminology) to crash; to freeze; (18) to die; (19) to move to the depths

落ち目

see styles
 ochime
    おちめ
on the wane (e.g. popularity of something); decline of one's fortunes

落とし

see styles
 otoshi
    おとし
(1) (abbreviation) dropping; losing; (2) missing item; something one forgot to write down; (3) trap; (4) wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; (5) conclusion (of a speech, etc.); (6) metallic bowl used to hold the charcoal in a wooden hibachi

落とす

see styles
 otosu
    おとす
(transitive verb) (1) to drop; to lose; to let fall; to shed (light); to cast (one's gaze); to pour in (liquid); to leave behind; (2) to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose; to spend money at a certain place; to omit; to leave out; to secretly let escape; (3) to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to fail (a course); to defeat (in an election); (4) to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice); to lessen (e.g. production or body weight); to worsen (quality); to reduce (e.g. rank or popularity); to speak badly of; to make light of; to fall into straitened circumstances; (5) to fall into (e.g. a dilemma or sin); to make one's own; to have one's bid accepted; to force surrender; to take (e.g. an enemy camp or castle); to forcefully convince; to press for a confession; to deal with; (6) (computer terminology) to download; to copy from a computer to another medium; (7) (martial arts term) to make someone swoon (judo); (8) to finish a story (e.g. with the punch line); (9) to finish (a period, e.g. of fasting)

落行く

see styles
 ochiyuku
    おちゆく
(v5k-s,vi) (1) to flee; to take flight; (2) to be ruined; to go down in the world; (3) to settle down (e.g. in one location)

著眼點


着眼点

see styles
zhuó yǎn diǎn
    zhuo2 yan3 dian3
cho yen tien
place of interest; a place one has one's eye on
See: 着眼点

董必武

see styles
dǒng bì wǔ
    dong3 bi4 wu3
tung pi wu
Dong Biwu (1886-1975), one of the founders of the Chinese communist party

蒲闍尼


蒲阇尼

see styles
pú shé ní
    pu2 she2 ni2
p`u she ni
    pu she ni
 fujani
蒲膳尼 bhojanīya, to be eaten, edible; what is suitable as the fare of monks and nuns, proper food; one list gives wheat, rice (boiled), parched rice, fish, and flesh; another gives cakes (or loaves), porridge, parched grain, flesh, and boiled rice.

蒸れる

see styles
 mureru
    むれる
(v1,vi) (1) to be steamed (properly, e.g. rice); (v1,vi) (2) to be stuffy; to grow musty; to get close; to become sweaty; to feel sticky; to moulder

蓄える

see styles
 takuwaeru
    たくわえる
(transitive verb) (1) to store; to lay in stock; (2) to have a beard; to grow a beard

蓬莱竹

see styles
 houraichiku; houraichiku / horaichiku; horaichiku
    ほうらいちく; ホウライチク
(kana only) hedge bamboo (Bambusa multiplex); golden goddess bamboo

蓮花落


莲花落

see styles
lián huā lào
    lian2 hua1 lao4
lien hua lao
genre of folk song with accompaniment of bamboo clappers

蔓延る

see styles
 habikoru
    はびこる
(v5r,vi) (1) (kana only) to become overgrown; to grow thick; (v5r,vi) (2) (kana only) to spread; to run rampant; to thrive; to prevail; to become powerful

蔣士銓


蒋士铨

see styles
jiǎng shì quán
    jiang3 shi4 quan2
chiang shih ch`üan
    chiang shih chüan
Jiang Shiquan (1725-1784), Qing poet, one of Three great poets of the Qianlong era 乾嘉三大家

蕎麦湯

see styles
 sobayu
    そばゆ
soba water; water left in the pot after one has boiled soba

蕩かす

see styles
 torokasu
    とろかす
(transitive verb) (1) to melt (steel, etc.); to liquefy; to soften; (2) to melt (one's heart); to disarm

薄らぐ

see styles
 usuragu
    うすらぐ
(v5g,vi) to become thin; to fade; to grow pale

薑子牙


姜子牙

see styles
jiāng zǐ yá
    jiang1 zi3 ya2
chiang tzu ya
Jiang Ziya (c. 1100 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), partly mythical sage advisor to King Wen of Zhou 周文王[Zhou1 Wen2 wang2] and purported author of “Six Secret Strategic Teachings” 六韜|六韬[Liu4 tao1], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1]

薑羯羅


薑羯罗

see styles
jiāng jié luó
    jiang1 jie2 luo2
chiang chieh lo
 kyōkara
kaṅkara, "a high number, 100 niyutas." M.W.

藥妝店


药妆店

see styles
yào zhuāng diàn
    yao4 zhuang1 dian4
yao chuang tien
drugstore; pharmacy (one that offers health, beauty, and wellness products in addition to medicines – a type of store popular in Japan, Taiwan and Hong Kong)

蘇州話


苏州话

see styles
sū zhōu huà
    su1 zhou1 hua4
su chou hua
Suzhou dialect, one of the main Wu dialects 吳語|吴语[Wu2 yu3]

蘇美爾


苏美尔

see styles
sū měi ěr
    su1 mei3 er3
su mei erh
Sumer (Šumer), one of the early civilizations of the Ancient Near East

虎に翼

see styles
 toranitsubasa
    とらにつばさ
(expression) (idiom) (See 鬼に金棒) making the strong even stronger

虎落笛

see styles
 mogaribue
    もがりぶえ
winter wind whistling through a bamboo fence

虛宮格


虚宫格

see styles
xū gōng gé
    xu1 gong1 ge2
hsü kung ko
four-square box in which one practices writing a Chinese character

虞世南

see styles
yú shì nán
    yu2 shi4 nan2
yü shih nan
Yu Shinan (558-638), politician of Sui and early Tang periods, poet and calligrapher, one of Four Great Calligraphers of early Tang 唐初四大家[Tang2 chu1 Si4 Da4 jia1]

虫食む

see styles
 mushibamu
    むしばむ
(v5m,vi) (1) to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; (2) to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin; to undermine; to gnaw at (one's heart, body, etc.); to eat into; to destroy

蛮から

see styles
 bankara
    ばんから
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) (kana only) scruffy; unconcerned about one's personal appearance; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) (kana only) rough and uncouth vigor (vigour)

蝦蟆禪


虾蟆禅

see styles
xiā má chán
    xia1 ma2 chan2
hsia ma ch`an
    hsia ma chan
 gama zen
Frog samādhi, which causes one to leap with joy at half-truths.

螺螄粉


螺蛳粉

see styles
luó sī fěn
    luo2 si1 fen3
lo ssu fen
luosifen (rice noodles served in a broth made from river snails and pork bones, often seasoned with stinky fermented bamboo shoots)

血の気

see styles
 chinoke
    ちのけ
(exp,n) (1) blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; (exp,n) (2) hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament

血汚池


血污池

see styles
xiě wū chí
    xie3 wu1 chi2
hsieh wu ch`ih
    hsieh wu chih
 ketsuuchi
The pool, or lake, of blood in one of the hells.

血迷う

see styles
 chimayou / chimayo
    ちまよう
(v5u,vi) to lose one's mind; to lose control of oneself

行かん

see styles
 ikan
    いかん
(expression) (1) (kana only) not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); (expression) (2) (kana only) bad; not good; (expression) (3) (kana only) (See いけない・4) hopeless; beyond hope; (expression) (4) (kana only) (after the -te form of a verb or adjective) (See いけない・2) must not (do, be); should not; ought not to

行き方

see styles
 yukigata
    ゆきがた
    yukikata
    ゆきかた
    ikigata
    いきがた
    ikikata
    いきかた
(one's) whereabouts; (1) way (of going); route; (2) way (of doing); method

行く手

see styles
 yukute
    ゆくて
one's way (ahead); one's path

行く方

see styles
 yukukata
    ゆくかた
(one's) destination

行く末

see styles
 yukusue
    ゆくすえ
(n-adv,n-t) (1) fate; one's future; (2) end of (text) line; line terminator

行專一


行专一

see styles
xíng zhuān yī
    xing2 zhuan1 yi1
hsing chuan i
 gyōsenichi
to concentrate (one's mind)

行詰る

see styles
 yukizumaru
    ゆきづまる
    ikizumaru
    いきづまる
(Godan verb with "ru" ending) to reach the limits; to come to the end of one's tether

術無し

see styles
 subenashi; zuchinashi; zutsunashi
    すべなし; ずちなし; ずつなし
(adj-ku) (archaism) (See 為す術も無い) having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end

衣更え

see styles
 koromogae
    ころもがえ
(noun/participle) (1) seasonal change of clothing; changing (one's) dress for the season; (2) renovation; facelift; changing appearance

衣替え

see styles
 koromogae
    ころもがえ
(noun/participle) (1) seasonal change of clothing; changing (one's) dress for the season; (2) renovation; facelift; changing appearance

衣笠茸

see styles
 kinugasatake; kinugasatake
    きぬがさたけ; キヌガサタケ
(kana only) bamboo fungus (Phallus indusiatus); bamboo pith; long net stinkhorn; crinoline stinkhorn

袂の露

see styles
 tamotonotsuyu
    たもとのつゆ
tears on the sleeves (of one's kimono); weeping copiously

袖香炉

see styles
 sodegouro / sodegoro
    そでごうろ
portable incense burner (ball-shaped and carried in one's clothes)

被さる

see styles
 kabusaru
    かぶさる
(v5r,vi) (1) (kana only) to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to overlap; (v5r,vi) (2) (kana only) to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden

被旅游

see styles
bèi lǚ yóu
    bei4 lu:3 you2
pei lü yu
(coll.) (of a dissident) to be taken on a tour, ostensibly a vacation, but actually a trip organized by the authorities where one's every move is watched

被旅遊


被旅游

see styles
bèi lǚ yóu
    bei4 lu:3 you2
pei lü yu
(coll.) (of a dissident) to be taken on a tour, ostensibly a vacation, but actually a trip organized by the authorities where one's every move is watched

装締師

see styles
 souteishi / soteshi
    そうていし
farrier (person who fits foot irons on horses and cows); hoof (care) specialist

装蹄師

see styles
 souteishi / soteshi
    そうていし
farrier (person who fits foot irons on horses and cows); hoof (care) specialist

裏目る

see styles
 urameru
    うらめる
(v5r,vi) (colloquialism) {mahj} (See 裏目・うらめ・1) to make a mistake (e.g. in choosing one's melds)

裸一貫

see styles
 hadakaikkan
    はだかいっかん
having nothing except one's body; having empty pockets; being penniless

裸単騎

see styles
 hadakatanki
    はだかたんき
{mahj} (See 単騎待ち・たんきまち) waiting for one tile to finish one's pair and one's hand while the rest of one's hand is exposed; waiting for half of one's pair with four melds exposed

褚遂良

see styles
chǔ suì liáng
    chu3 sui4 liang2
ch`u sui liang
    chu sui liang
Chu Suiliang (596-659), one of Four Great Calligraphers of early Tang 唐初四大家[Tang2 chu1 Si4 Da4 jia1]

襟つき

see styles
 eritsuki
    えりつき
(can be adjective with の) (1) collared; having a collar; (2) (archaism) lifestyle; circumstances; what can be observed about one's wealth by looking at one's collar; (3) (obscure) one's collar when wearing multiple kimonos

襟付き

see styles
 eritsuki
    えりつき
(can be adjective with の) (1) collared; having a collar; (2) (archaism) lifestyle; circumstances; what can be observed about one's wealth by looking at one's collar; (3) (obscure) one's collar when wearing multiple kimonos

西遊補


西游补

see styles
xī yóu bǔ
    xi1 you2 bu3
hsi yu pu
one of three Ming dynasty sequels to Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记

見せる

see styles
 miseru
    みせる
(transitive verb) (1) to show; to display; (transitive verb) (2) to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; (transitive verb) (3) to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; (aux-v,v1) (4) (after the -te form of a verb) to make a show of (doing); to do in a conspicuous manner; to do in view of others; (aux-v,v1) (5) (after the -te form of a verb) to resolve to do; to do at any cost; to show others that one will ...

見せ金

see styles
 misegane
    みせがね
displaying money (to prove that one actually has it)

見世面


见世面

see styles
jiàn shì miàn
    jian4 shi4 mian4
chien shih mien
to see the world; to broaden one's horizons

見入る

see styles
 miiru / miru
    みいる
(v5r,vt,vi) (1) to gaze (at); to stare intently (at); to look fixedly (at); to fix one's eyes (on); (v5r,vi) (2) (usu. written as 魅入る) (See 魅入る) to fascinate; to enchant; to possess; to bewitch; to enthrall

見到者


见到者

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jiàn dào zhě
    jian4 dao4 zhe3
chien tao che
 kentōsha
one attained to view

見取使


见取使

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jiàn qǔ shǐ
    jian4 qu3 shi3
chien ch`ü shih
    chien chü shih
 kenshu shi
The trials of delusion and suffering from holding to heterodox doctrines; one of the ten sufferings or messengers.

見取見


见取见

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jiàn qǔ jiàn
    jian4 qu3 jian4
chien ch`ü chien
    chien chü chien
 kenju ken
dṛṣṭiparāmarśa: to hold heterodox doctrines and be obsessed with the sense of the self, v. 五見.

見回る

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 mimawaru
    みまわる
(v5r,vi) to make one's rounds; to patrol

見張る

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 miharu
    みはる
(transitive verb) (1) to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; (2) to open one's eyes wide

見放題

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 mihoudai / mihodai
    みほうだい
unlimited viewing; watching as much as one likes

見直す

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 minaosu
    みなおす
(transitive verb) (1) to look again; (2) to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; (3) to get a better opinion of; to see something in a more positive light; (v5s,vi) (4) to improve; to recover (market, illness, etc.)

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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