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主動


主动

see styles
zhǔ dòng
    zhu3 dong4
chu tung
 shudou / shudo
    しゅどう

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Initiative / Leadership
to take the initiative; to do something of one's own accord; spontaneous; active; opposite: passive 被動|被动[bei4 dong4]; drive (of gears and shafts etc)
leadership

列寧


列宁

see styles
liè níng
    lie4 ning2
lieh ning
 reenin
    れえにん

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Lenin
Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (1870-1924), Russian revolutionary leader
Lenin

友情

see styles
yǒu qíng
    you3 qing2
yu ch`ing
    yu ching
 yuujou / yujo
    ゆうじょう

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Friendship
friendly feelings; friendship
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie; (female given name) Firia

大師


大师

see styles
dà shī
    da4 shi1
ta shih
 daishi
    だいし

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Grand Master / Great Teacher
great master; master
(honorific or respectful language) {Buddh} great teacher (i.e. a buddha, bodhisattva or high monk, esp. Kobo Daishi); (place-name) Daishi
Great teacher, or leader, one of the ten titles of a Buddha.

毛拉

see styles
máo lā
    mao2 la1
mao la

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Maura
Mullah (religious leader in Islam)

菩薩


菩萨

see styles
pú sà
    pu2 sa4
p`u sa
    pu sa
 bosatsu(p); bosachi(ok)
    ぼさつ(P); ぼさち(ok)

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Bodhisattva
Bodhisattva (Buddhism)
(n,n-suf) (1) {Buddh} bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha; (n,n-suf) (2) High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court); (n,n-suf) (3) (See 本地垂迹説) title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory; (surname) Mizoro
bodhisattva, cf. 菩提薩埵. While the idea is not foreign to Hīnayāna, its extension of meaning is one of the chief marks of Mahāyāna. 'The Bodhisattva is indeed the characteristic feature of the Mahāyāna.' Keith. According to Mahāyāna the Hinayanists, i.e. the śrāvaka and pratyekabuddha, seek their own salvation, while the bodhisattva's aim is the salvation of others and of all. The earlier intp. of bodhisattva was 大道心衆生 all beings with mind for the truth; later it became 大覺有情 conscious beings of or for the great intelligence, or enlightenment. It is also intp. in terms of leadership, heroism, etc. In general it is a Mahayanist seeking Buddhahood, but seeking it altruistically; whether monk or layman, he seeks enlightenment to enlighten others, and he will sacrifice himself to save others; he is devoid of egoism and devoted to helping others. All conscious beings having the Buddha-nature are natural bodhisattvas, but require to undergo development. The mahāsattva is sufficiently advanced to become a Buddha and enter nirvāṇa, but according to his vow he remains in the realm of incarnation to save all conscious beings. A monk should enter on the arduous course of discipline which leads to Bodhisattvahood and Buddhahood.

蚩尤

see styles
chī yóu
    chi1 you2
ch`ih yu
    chih yu
 shiyuu / shiyu
    しゆう

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God of Warcraft
Chiyou, legendary tribal leader who was defeated and killed by the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝[Huang2 di4]
(archaism) Chinese god of war

隊長


队长

see styles
duì zhǎng
    dui4 zhang3
tui chang
 taichou / taicho
    たいちょう

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Captain
captain; team leader; CL:個|个[ge4]
commanding officer

領導


领导

see styles
lǐng dǎo
    ling3 dao3
ling tao
 ryoudou / ryodo
    りょうどう

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Leadership
lead; leading; to lead; leadership; leader; CL:位[wei4],個|个[ge4]
(noun/participle) leadership; guidance

ハリス

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 parisu
    パリス

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Harys
(kana only) snell (fishing); leader; trace; cast; (personal name) Paris; Parris

侯賽因


侯赛因

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hóu sài yīn
    hou2 sai4 yin1
hou sai yin

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Hossein
Husain or Hussein (name); Hussein (c. 626-680), Muslim leader whose martyrdom is commemorated at Ashura; Saddam Hussein al Tikriti (1937-2006), dictator of Iraq 1979-2003

影武者

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 kagemusha
    かげむしゃ

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Shadow Warrior
(1) body double (orig. of a military leader); (2) wire puller; someone behind the scenes

指導力

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 shidouryoku / shidoryoku
    しどうりょく

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Leadership / Ability to Lead
leadership skill; leadership ability

諸葛亮


诸葛亮

see styles
zhū gě liàng
    zhu1 ge3 liang4
chu ko liang
 juugaa ryan / juga ryan
    ジューガー・リャン

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Zhuge Liang
Zhuge Liang (181-234), military leader and prime minister of Shu Han 蜀漢|蜀汉 during the Three Kingdoms period; the main hero of the fictional Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义, where he is portrayed as a sage and military genius; (fig.) a mastermind
(person) Zhuge Liang (181-234; Chinese statesman and military strategist)

運動家


运动家

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yùn dòng jiā
    yun4 dong4 jia1
yün tung chia
 undouka / undoka
    うんどうか

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Athlete
athlete; sportsman; activist
(1) (See 活動家) activist; campaigner; crusader (e.g. for women's rights); (2) athlete; sporty person

阿巴斯

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ā bā sī
    a1 ba1 si1
a pa ssu

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Abbas
Abbas (name); Mahmoud Abbas (1935-), also called Abu Mazen, Palestinian leader, Chairman of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) from 2005

バラデロ

see styles
 baradero
    バラデロ
(place-name) Baradero

マデリン

see styles
 maderin
    マデリン

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Madelyn
(personal name) Madeline

切格瓦拉

see styles
qiè gé wǎ lā
    qie4 ge2 wa3 la1
ch`ieh ko wa la
    chieh ko wa la

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Che Guevara
Ernesto Che Guevara (1928-1967), Cuban Revolution leader

卡斯特羅


卡斯特罗

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kǎ sī tè luó
    ka3 si1 te4 luo2
k`a ssu t`e lo
    ka ssu te lo

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Castro
Castro (name); Fidel Castro or Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (1926-2016), Cuban revolutionary leader, prime minister 1959-1976, president 1976-2008

馬可波羅


马可波罗

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mǎ kě bō luó
    ma3 ke3 bo1 luo2
ma k`o po lo
    ma ko po lo

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Marco Polo
Marco Polo (1254-c. 1324), Venetian trader and explorer who traveled the Silk road to China, author of Il Milione (Travels of Marco Polo)

アデレイド

see styles
 adereido / aderedo
    アデレイド

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Adelaide
(place-name) Adelaide

マデリーン

see styles
 maderiin / maderin
    マデリーン

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Madelaine
(female given name) Madeleine; Madeline

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zhǔ
    zhu3
chu
 nushi
    ぬし
owner; master; host; individual or party concerned; God; Lord; main; to indicate or signify; trump card (in card games)
(1) head (of a household, etc.); leader; master; (2) owner; proprietor; proprietress; (3) subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); (4) guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers); long-time resident (or employee, etc.); (5) husband; (pronoun) (6) (familiar language) (See おぬし) you; (given name) Mamoru
Chief, lord, master; to control.

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kòu
    kou4
k`ou
    kou
 kou / ko
    こう
to invade; to plunder; bandit; foe; enemy
(rare) invasion; invader; (surname) Kō

see styles
 shou / sho
    しょう
commander; general; leader; (given name) Masaru


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shī
    shi1
shih
 shi
    し
teacher; master; expert; model; army division; (old) troops; to dispatch troops
(1) teacher; master; mentor; (n,suf) (2) religious leader; (suffix) (3) specialist; (4) (hist) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army); (surname) Morosaki
A host, army; a leader, preceptor, teacher, model; tr. of upādhyāya, an 'under-teacher', generally intp. as a Buddhist monk.

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jiàn
    jian4
chien
 yakata
    やかた
to establish; to found; to set up; to build; to construct
(n,n-suf,n-pref) contract; commitment; (archaism) leader of a fearless tribe; (personal name) Yakata
To found, set up, establish, build.

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    yu3

 u
    う
Yu the Great (c. 21st century BC), mythical leader who tamed the floods; surname Yu
(surname) U

see styles
shùn
    shun4
shun
 hitoshi
    ひとし
Shun (c. 23rd century BC), mythical sage and leader
(male given name) Hitoshi
The legendary Emperor Shun, 2255-2205 B.C.


see styles

    ba4
pa
 ha
    は
variant of 霸[ba4]
(1) (See 覇を唱える) supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; leadership; (2) championship; victory; (female given name) Haru


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zhǎng
    zhang3
chang
 chou / cho
    ちょう
chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop; to increase; to enhance
(1) head; chief; leader; elder; (2) (See 短・1) merit; strong point; (3) superiority; (4) {music} (See 短・2) major; (surname) Michi
chang, long; always; zhang, to grow, rising, senior.

see styles
zhǔ
    zhu3
chu
 shu
leader of herd; stag
A great deer, whose tail is used as a fly-whip; the use of which is forbidden to monks.

ツメ

see styles
 tsume
    ツメ
(expression) (proofreader's mark) (See 詰める・2) close up; (female given name) Tsume

ホス

see styles
 bosu
    ボス
(1) boss; leader; head; (2) {vidg} boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level); (personal name) Boz

ます

see styles
 masu
    ます
(auxiliary verb) (1) (polite language) used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader); (auxiliary verb) (2) (archaism) (humble language) used to indicate respect for those affected by the action; (female given name) Masu

七僧

see styles
qī sēng
    qi1 seng1
ch`i seng
    chi seng
 shichisō
A monastery is supposed to possess the following seven monks: 咒願師 invoker; 導師 leader; 唄師 intoner, or leader of the chanting; 散花師 flower-scatterer; 梵音師 master of sacred words, or Sanskrit; 錫杖師 shaker of the rings on the metal staff, or crozier; 堂達 distributor of missals, etc. Another division is 講師 expounder; 讀師 reader; 咒願師; 三禮師 director of the three ceremonies; 唄師; 散花師; and 堂達.

上首

see styles
shàng shǒu
    shang4 shou3
shang shou
 joushu / joshu
    じょうしゅ
seat of honor; first place
chief; leader; guide
President, or presiding elders.

下來


下来

see styles
xià lai
    xia4 lai5
hsia lai
to come down; (completed action marker); (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.); (indicates continuation from the past towards us); to be harvested (of crops); to be over (of a period of time); to go among the masses (said of leaders)

中寺

see styles
 nakadera
    なかでら
(place-name, surname) Nakadera

丹瑞

see styles
dān ruì
    dan1 rui4
tan jui
General Than Shwe (1933-), Myanmar army officer and politician, leader of the military junta 1992-2011

主導


主导

see styles
zhǔ dǎo
    zhu3 dao3
chu tao
 shudou / shudo
    しゅどう
leading; dominant; prevailing; to lead; to direct; to dominate
(noun, transitive verb) leadership; initiative; spearhead

主脳

see styles
 shunou / shuno
    しゅのう
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) head; leader; leading spirit; (2) (archaism) important part

主腦


主脑

see styles
zhǔ nǎo
    zhu3 nao3
chu nao
leader; the one in control; main (part, character etc)

主謀


主谋

see styles
zhǔ móu
    zhu3 mou2
chu mou
 shubou / shubo
    しゅぼう
mastermind; ringleader; lead plotter
(1) plotting; planning (crime, intrigue); (2) ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)

主領

see styles
 shuryou / shuryo
    しゅりょう
head; chief; boss; leader

人師


人师

see styles
rén shī
    ren2 shi1
jen shih
 ninshi
mentor; role model
A leader or teacher of men.

今寺

see styles
 imadera
    いまでら
(place-name, surname) Imadera

付す

see styles
 fusu
    ふす
(transitive verb) (1) to affix; to append; to attach; (2) to entrust; to refer; to handle (as such); (3) to follow (the leader); (4) to submit (a document, etc.)

代表

see styles
dài biǎo
    dai4 biao3
tai piao
 daihyou / daihyo
    だいひょう
representative; delegate; CL:位[wei4],個|个[ge4],名[ming2]; to represent; to stand for; on behalf of; in the name of
(noun, transitive verb) (1) representation; representative; delegate; delegation; (noun, transitive verb) (2) exemplification; typification; being representative of; being typical of; representative example; exemplar; model; (3) leader; (4) (abbreviation) (See 代表番号) switchboard number; main number

仲卸

see styles
 nakaoroshi
    なかおろし
intermediate wholesaler; middle trader; middleman; broker

仲寺

see styles
 nakadera
    なかでら
(place-name) Nakadera

伯楽

see styles
 hakuraku
    はくらく
(sensitive word) cattle or horse trader; good judge of horses or cattle; (given name) Hakuraku

作家

see styles
zuò jiā
    zuo4 jia1
tso chia
 sakka
    さっか
author; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
author; writer; novelist; artist; (surname) Sakuka
Leader, founder, head of sect, a term used by the 禪 Chan (Zen) or Intuitive school.

來自


来自

see styles
lái zì
    lai2 zi4
lai tzu
to come from (a place); From: (in email header)

例題


例题

see styles
lì tí
    li4 ti2
li t`i
    li ti
 reidai / redai
    れいだい
problem or question solved for illustrative purposes in the classroom; practice question (used in preparation for an exam); sample question
example; exercise (for the reader)

像章

see styles
xiàng zhāng
    xiang4 zhang1
hsiang chang
badge; insignia; lapel badge (e.g. with miniature portrait of great national leader)

元兇

see styles
 genkyou / genkyo
    げんきょう
    gankyou / gankyo
    がんきょう
(out-dated kanji) (1) ringleader; main culprit; (2) main cause; source; (out-dated kanji) (ik) (1) ringleader; main culprit; (2) main cause; source

元凶

see styles
yuán xiōng
    yuan2 xiong1
yüan hsiung
 genkyou / genkyo
    げんきょう
    gankyou / gankyo
    がんきょう
chief offender; main culprit
(1) ringleader; main culprit; (2) main cause; source; (ik) (1) ringleader; main culprit; (2) main cause; source

先導


先导

see styles
xiān dǎo
    xian1 dao3
hsien tao
 sendou / sendo
    せんどう
to lead the way; guide; forerunner; pioneer
(noun, transitive verb) guidance; leadership; leading the way
guide

先達


先达

see styles
xiān dá
    xian1 da2
hsien ta
 sendatsu; sendachi
    せんだつ; せんだち
(literary) our learned predecessors
(1) leader; pioneer; precursor; senior figure; (2) guide; (3) (See 修験道) leader (in Shugendō); (surname) Sendatsu
senior practitioner of the path

先駆

see styles
 senku
    せんく
(n,vs,vi) (1) forerunner; precursor; pioneer; leader; (n,vs,vi) (2) (See 前駆・1) outrider; outriding

党首

see styles
 toushu / toshu
    とうしゅ
party leader

六妄

see styles
liù wàng
    liu4 wang4
liu wang
 rokumō
The six misleaders, i. e. the six senses.

兵權


兵权

see styles
bīng quán
    bing1 quan2
ping ch`üan
    ping chüan
military leadership; military power

冠冕

see styles
guān miǎn
    guan1 mian3
kuan mien
royal crown; official hat; official; leader; chief; elegant and stately

凡例

see styles
fán lì
    fan2 li4
fan li
 hanrei / hanre
    はんれい
notes on the use of a book; guide to the reader
(1) explanatory notes (at the start of a book); introductory remarks; usage guide (e.g. of a dictionary); (2) (See キャプション・1) legend (on maps, drawings, etc.)

刀禰

see styles
 tone
    とね
(1) {Shinto} (used at certain shrines, e.g. Ise, Kamo) priest; (2) (archaism) (See 四等官) member of one of the four administrative ranks in the ritsuryō system; (3) (archaism) government official in charge of a town, esp. in Heian Kyoto; (4) (archaism) prominent member of a town; (5) river boatman; captain of a riverboat; (6) (archaism) (medieval) harbor manager; (7) (archaism) bandit leader; head of a gang of brigands; (surname) Tone

劉邦


刘邦

see styles
liú bāng
    liu2 bang1
liu pang
 ryuuhou / ryuho
    りゅうほう
Liu Bang (256 or 247-195 BC), bandit leader who became first Han emperor Han Gaozu 漢高祖|汉高祖 (reigned 202-195 BC)
(person) Emperor Gaozu of Han (BCE 247-195); Liu Bang

助番

see styles
 sukeban
    すけばん
leader of a female gang; leader of a group of delinquent girls

北寺

see styles
 kitadera
    きたでら
(place-name, surname) Kitadera

十師


十师

see styles
shí shī
    shi2 shi1
shih shih
 jisshi
The ten monks necessary for a full ordination of a monk, i.e. 三師七證 three leaders and seven witnesses.

単于

see styles
 zenu
    ぜんう
(hist) (See 匈奴) Chanyu (supreme leader of the Xiongnu people)

博労

see styles
 bakurou / bakuro
    ばくろう
(sensitive word) cattle or horse trader; good judge of horses or cattle; (place-name) Bakurou

原寺

see styles
 haradera
    はらでら
(surname) Haradera

叛将

see styles
 hanshou / hansho
    はんしょう
rebel leader

吊具

see styles
diào jù
    diao4 ju4
tiao chü
spreader (for pallet, container etc)

吳廣


吴广

see styles
wú guǎng
    wu2 guang3
wu kuang
Wu Guang (died 208 BC), Qin dynasty rebel, leader of the Chen Sheng Wu Guang Uprising 陳勝吳廣起義|陈胜吴广起义[Chen2 Sheng4 Wu2 Guang3 Qi3 yi4]

和寺

see styles
 wadera
    わでら
(surname) Wadera

唄士


呗士

see styles
bài shì
    bai4 shi4
pai shih
 baishi
唄師 Leader of the chanting.

商人

see styles
shāng rén
    shang1 ren2
shang jen
 shounin(p); akindo; akiudo(ok); akyuudo(ok); akibito(ok) / shonin(p); akindo; akiudo(ok); akyudo(ok); akibito(ok)
    しょうにん(P); あきんど; あきうど(ok); あきゅうど(ok); あきびと(ok)
merchant; businessman
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper; (place-name) Akindo
merchant

商屋

see styles
 akinaiya
    あきないや
merchant; merchandiser; shop; shopkeeper; trader

商戶


商户

see styles
shāng hù
    shang1 hu4
shang hu
merchant; trader; businessman; firm

商販


商贩

see styles
shāng fàn
    shang1 fan4
shang fan
trader; peddler

商賈


商贾

see styles
shāng gǔ
    shang1 gu3
shang ku
 shōko
merchant
A trader, one of the vaiśya caste.

嚮導


向导

see styles
xiàng dǎo
    xiang4 dao3
hsiang tao
 kyoudou / kyodo
    きょうどう
guide
(noun, transitive verb) (1) (form) guidance; leading (the way); taking point; conducting; (2) (form) leader; guide; (3) {mil} guide

四唱

see styles
sì chàng
    si4 chang4
ssu ch`ang
    ssu chang
 shishō
The four commanders or leaders; see Lotus Sutra 15.

四姓

see styles
sì xìng
    si4 xing4
ssu hsing
 shisei / shise
    しせい
(1) the four great families of the age (esp. the Minamoto clan, the Taira clan, the Fujiwara clan and the Tachibana clan); (2) (See ヴァルナ) varna (each of the four Hindu castes)
The four Indian 'clans' or castes— brāhmaṇa, kṣatriya, vaiśya, and śūdra, i. e. (1) priestly, (2) military and ruling, (3) farmers and traders, and (4) serfs; born respectively from the mouth, shoulders, flanks, and feet of Brahma.

団長

see styles
 danchou / dancho
    だんちょう
leader of a delegation (body, party)

團建


团建

see styles
tuán jiàn
    tuan2 jian4
t`uan chien
    tuan chien
team building (abbr. for 團隊建設|团队建设[tuan2 dui4 jian4 she4]); building camaraderie within the Chinese Communist Youth League 中國共產主義青年團|中国共产主义青年团[Zhong1 guo2 Gong4 chan3 zhu3 yi4 Qing1 nian2 tuan2]

坂寺

see styles
 sakadera
    さかでら
(surname) Sakadera

士師

see styles
 shishi
    しし
(1) (hist) judge (of ancient China); (2) (hist) (See 士師記) judge (leader of ancient Israel); (surname) Hashi

売人

see styles
 bainin
    ばいにん
trader; smuggler; pusher; drug dealer; drug runner

外敵

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 gaiteki
    がいてき
foreign enemy; outside invader

大哥

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dà gē
    da4 ge1
ta ko
eldest brother; big brother (polite address for a man of about the same age as oneself); gang leader; boss

大士

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dà shì
    da4 shi4
ta shih
 futoshi
    ふとし
(personal name) Futoshi
Mahasattva. 開士 A great being, noble, a leader of men, a bodhisattva; also a śrāvaka, a Buddha; especially one who 自利利他 benefits himself to help others.

大将

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 taishou(p); daishou(ok) / taisho(p); daisho(ok)
    たいしょう(P); だいしょう(ok)
(1) {mil} general; admiral; (2) head; chief; leader; boss; kingpin; (3) (familiar language) (familiar or jocular term for addressing a male) old chap; mate; boss; chief; man; (4) (See 先鋒・せんぽう・2) athlete who competes in the last match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.); (given name) Hiromasa

大禹

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dà yǔ
    da4 yu3
ta yü
Yu the Great (c. 21st century BC) mythical leader who tamed the floods

天寺

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tiān sì
    tian1 si4
t`ien ssu
    tien ssu
 amadera
    あまでら
(surname) Amadera
shrine

奉戴

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 houtai / hotai
    ほうたい
(noun, transitive verb) choosing (a nobleman) as the leader or president of a company or organization

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.
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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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