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| Characters | Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
供養 供养 see styles |
gòng yǎng gong4 yang3 kung yang kuyou / kuyo くよう |
More info & calligraphy: Offering / Puja(noun, transitive verb) memorial service for the dead; holding a service To make offerings of whatever nourishes, e. g. food, goods, incense, lamps, scriptures, the doctrine, etc., any offering for body or mind. |
先輩 先辈 see styles |
xiān bèi xian1 bei4 hsien pei senpai せんぱい |
More info & calligraphy: Senpai / The Elder or Master(See 後輩・こうはい) senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer |
五祖拳 see styles |
wǔ zǔ quán wu3 zu3 quan2 wu tsu ch`üan wu tsu chüan |
More info & calligraphy: Five Ancestors Fist |
宗 see styles |
zōng zong1 tsung motoi もとい |
school; sect; purpose; model; ancestor; clan; to take as one's model (in academic or artistic work); classifier for batches, items, cases (medical or legal), reservoirs (1) (rare) origin; source; (2) (rare) virtuous ancestor; (given name) Motoi Ancestors, ancestral; clan; class, category. kind; school, sect; siddhānta, summary, main doctrine, syllogism, proposition, conclusion, realization. Sects are of two kinds: (1) those founded on principles having historic continuity, as the twenty sects of the Hīnayāna, the thirteen sects of China, and the fourteen sects of Japan: (2) those arising from an individual interpretation of the general teaching of Buddhism, as the sub-sects founded by Yongming 永明 (d. 975), 法相宗, 法性宗, 破相宗, or those based on a peculiar interpretation of one of the recognized sects, as the Jōdo-shinshū 淨土眞宗 found by Shinran-shōnin. There are also divisions of five, six, and ten, which have reference to specific doctrinal differences. Cf. 宗派. |
祔 see styles |
fù fu4 fu |
worship ancestors |
祫 see styles |
xiá xia2 hsia |
triennial sacrifice to ancestors |
祭 see styles |
jì ji4 chi matsuri まつり |
to offer a sacrifice to (gods or ancestors); (in classical novels) to recite an incantation to activate a magic weapon; to wield (something magic); (bound form) ceremony; (Tw) (bound form) (celebratory) festival festival; feast; (surname, female given name) Matsuri Sacrifice, sacrificial. |
醮 see styles |
jiào jiao4 chiao shō |
to perform sacrifice Libations or offerings, especially to ancestors; the offerings of All Souls' Day v. 盂 8; emptied, finished. |
七祖 see styles |
qī zǔ qi1 zu3 ch`i tsu chi tsu shichiso |
(1) The seven founders of the 華嚴 Huayan School, whose names are given as 馬鳴 Aśvaghoṣa, 龍樹 Nāgārjuna 杜順 (i.e. 法順) , Zhiyan 智儼, Fazang 法藏, Chengguan 澄觀 and Zongmi 宗密; (2) the seven founders of the 禪Chan School, i.e. 達磨 or 菩提達磨 Bodhidharma, Huike 慧可, Sengcan 僧璨, Daoxin 道信, Hongren 弘忍, Huineng 慧能 and Heze 荷澤 (or Shenhui 神曾); (3) The seven founders of the 淨土 Pure Land School, i.e. Nagarjuna, 世親 Vasubandhu, Tanluan 曇鸞, Daochuo 道綽, Shandao 善導, Yuanxin 源信 and Yuankong 源空 (or Faran 法然), whose teaching is contained in the Qizushengjiao 七祖聖教. |
上供 see styles |
shàng gòng shang4 gong4 shang kung jōgu |
to make offerings (to gods or ancestors); to offer gifts to superiors in order to win their favor To offer up an offering to Buddha, or to ancestors. |
上輩 上辈 see styles |
shàng bèi shang4 bei4 shang pei jōhai |
ancestors; one's elders Superior, or highest class, idem 上品. |
余徳 see styles |
yotoku よとく |
influence of great virtue; influence of ancestors |
供奉 see styles |
gòng fèng gong4 feng4 kung feng gubu ぐぶ |
to consecrate; to enshrine and worship; an offering (to one's ancestors); a sacrifice (to a god) (noun/participle) (1) accompanying; being in attendance on; (2) (abbreviation) (See 内供奉) inner offerer (any of the 10 high-ranking monks serving at the inner offering hall) To offer; the monk who serves at the great altar. |
先亡 see styles |
xiān wáng xian1 wang2 hsien wang senmō |
ancestors |
先君 see styles |
xiān jun xian1 jun1 hsien chün senkun せんくん |
my late father; my ancestors; the late emperor (1) (form) previous lord; late lord; (2) (form) (one's) late father; (3) (form) ancestor |
先祖 see styles |
xiān zǔ xian1 zu3 hsien tsu senzo せんぞ |
(literary) my deceased grandfather; (literary) ancestors ancestor; forefather; foremother; (surname) Senzo patriarch |
兩祖 两祖 see styles |
liǎng zǔ liang3 zu3 liang tsu ryōso |
two ancestors |
列祖 see styles |
liè zǔ lie4 zu3 lieh tsu resso |
line of ancestors |
厨子 see styles |
chuushi / chushi ちゅうし |
(1) miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); (2) cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); (3) (in Okinawa) carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors; (surname) Chuushi |
咒願 咒愿 see styles |
zhòu yuàn zhou4 yuan4 chou yüan jugan |
Vows, prayers, or formulas uttered in behalf of donors, or of the dead; especially at the All Souls Day's offerings to the seven generations of ancestors. Every word and deed of a bodhisattva should be a dhāraṇī. |
回紇 回纥 see styles |
huí hé hui2 he2 hui ho |
Huihe, ancient name of an ethnic group who were the ancestors of the Uyghurs 維吾爾族|维吾尔族[Wei2wu2er3zu2] and the Yugurs 裕固族[Yu4gu4zu2] |
回鶻 回鹘 see styles |
huí hú hui2 hu2 hui hu kaikotsu かいこつ |
Huihu, ancient name of an ethnic group who were the ancestors of the Uyghurs 維吾爾族|维吾尔族[Wei2wu2er3zu2] and the Yugurs 裕固族[Yu4gu4zu2] (obscure) Uighur; Uigur; Uygur |
墳塋 坟茔 see styles |
fén yíng fen2 ying2 fen ying funei / fune ふんえい |
grave; tomb; graveyard; cemetery; fig. one's native place (where one's ancestors are buried) (archaism) grave; tomb; graveyard |
士族 see styles |
shì zú shi4 zu2 shih tsu shizoku しぞく |
land-owning class, esp. during Wei, Jin and North-South dynasties 魏晉南北朝|魏晋南北朝[Wei4 Jin4 Nan2 Bei3 Chao2] (1) family of samurai lineage; person with samurai ancestors; (2) (hist) (See 族称) shizoku; the second of three official classes in Japan in 1869-1947, consisting of former samurai |
宗廟 宗庙 see styles |
zōng miào zong1 miao4 tsung miao soubyou / sobyo そうびょう |
temple; ancestral shrine ancestral shrine (temple); mausoleum (of one's ancestors); Imperial mausoleum |
尊属 see styles |
sonzoku そんぞく |
{law} (See 卑属) direct ancestors; ascendant |
廚子 厨子 see styles |
chú zi chu2 zi5 ch`u tzu chu tzu zushi ずし |
cook (out-dated kanji) (1) miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); (2) cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); (3) (in Okinawa) carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors |
弔祭 吊祭 see styles |
diào jì diao4 ji4 tiao chi chousai / chosai ちょうさい |
a worship ceremony for the dead; to offer sacrifice (to ancestors); a libation (noun/participle) memorial service |
拜祭 see styles |
bài jì bai4 ji4 pai chi |
to worship; to observe religious rites; to pay one's respects (to one's ancestors etc) |
日種 日种 see styles |
rì zhǒng ri4 zhong3 jih chung nitsushiyu につしゆ |
(surname) Nitsushiyu Sūrya-vaṃśa, one of the five surnames of Śākyamuni, sun-seed or lineage, his first ancestors having been produced by the sun from. 'two stalks of sugar-cane'; v. Ikṣvāku. |
曩祖 see styles |
nǎng zǔ nang3 zu3 nang tsu nōso |
ancestors of old |
本国 see styles |
motokuni もとくに |
(1) (ほんごく only) home country; one's own country; country of origin; (2) (ほんごく only) suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; (3) (ほんごく only) country of one's ancestors; (4) this country; (surname) Motokuni |
父祖 see styles |
fuso ふそ |
ancestors |
甘蔗 see styles |
gān zhe gan1 zhe5 kan che kansho かんしょ |
sugar cane; CL:節|节[jie2] sugar cane; (surname) Kansho Sugar-cane, symbol of many things. A tr. of Ikṣvāku, one of the surnames of Śākyamuni, from a legend that one of his ancestors was born from a sugar-cane. |
発祥 see styles |
hasshou / hassho はっしょう |
(n,vs,vi) (1) origin; (n,vs,vi) (2) (archaism) appearance of an auspicious sign that one will receive a divine mandate to becoming emperor; (n,vs,vi) (3) (archaism) birth of an emperor or his ancestors |
皇宗 see styles |
kousou / koso こうそう |
imperial ancestors |
盆棚 see styles |
bondana ぼんだな |
(See お盆・1) shelf with offerings for welcoming the spirits of one's ancestors during the Bon Festival |
祖傳 祖传 see styles |
zǔ chuán zu3 chuan2 tsu ch`uan tsu chuan soden そでん |
passed on from ancestors; handed down from generation to generation (surname) Soden |
祖先 see styles |
zǔ xiān zu3 xian1 tsu hsien sosen そせん |
ancestors; forebears; (biology) ancestral species; ancient species from which present-day species evolved ancestor |
祖宗 see styles |
zǔ zōng zu3 zong1 tsu tsung sosou / soso そそう |
ancestor; forebear ancestors patriarchal teaching |
祖廟 see styles |
sobyou / sobyo そびょう |
mausoleum containing the remains of one's ancestors |
祖祠 see styles |
zǔ cí zu3 ci2 tsu tz`u tsu tzu |
shrine dedicated to one's ancestors |
祖輩 祖辈 see styles |
zǔ bèi zu3 bei4 tsu pei |
ancestors; forefathers; ancestry |
祭奠 see styles |
jì diàn ji4 dian4 chi tien |
to offer sacrifices (to one's ancestors); to hold or attend a memorial service |
祭拜 see styles |
jì bài ji4 bai4 chi pai |
to offer sacrifice (to one's ancestors) |
祭祀 see styles |
jì sì ji4 si4 chi ssu saishi さいし |
to offer sacrifices to the gods or ancestors (noun, transitive verb) ritual; religious service; festival [non-Buddhist] festivals |
祭祖 see styles |
jì zǔ ji4 zu3 chi tsu |
to offer sacrifices to one's ancestors |
積祖 积祖 see styles |
jī zǔ ji1 zu3 chi tsu |
many generations of ancestors |
老輩 老辈 see styles |
lǎo bèi lao3 bei4 lao pei rouhai / rohai ろうはい |
the older generation; ancestors the aged |
茶事 see styles |
chagoto; chaji; saji ちゃごと; ちゃじ; さじ |
(1) tea gathering (for the tea ceremony); (2) some matter concerning tea; (3) family tea gathering held in memory of deceased ancestors |
補陀 补陀 see styles |
bǔ tuó bu3 tuo2 pu t`o pu to hoda ほだ |
(surname) Hoda 補陁; 補陀落 (補陀落迦) Potala; Potalaka. (1) A sea-port on the Indus, the παταλα of the ancients, identified by some with Thaṭtha, said to be the ancient home of Śākyamuni's ancestors. (2) A mountain south-east of Malakūṭa, reputed as the home of Avalokiteśvara. (3) The island of Pootoo, east of Ningpo, the Guanyin centre. (4) The Lhasa Potala in Tibet; the seat of the Dalai Lama, an incarnation of Avalokiteśvara; cf. 普; also written補怛落迦 (or 補但落迦); 逋多 (逋多羅); 布呾洛加. |
譜代 see styles |
fuyo ふよ |
(1) successive generations; (2) (abbreviation) hereditary daimyo (whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara); (female given name) Fuyo |
譜牒 谱牒 see styles |
pǔ dié pu3 die2 p`u tieh pu tieh |
genealogical record; record of ancestors; family tree |
譜第 see styles |
fudai ふだい |
(1) successive generations; (2) (abbreviation) hereditary daimyo (whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara) |
追遠 追远 see styles |
zhuī yuǎn zhui1 yuan3 chui yüan tsuion |
to honor one's ancestors with sacrificial rituals |
遺徳 see styles |
itoku いとく |
benefit from ancestors' virtue |
遺烈 see styles |
iretsu いれつ |
achievements of one's ancestors |
霊祭 see styles |
reisai / resai れいさい |
(See 魂祭り・たままつり,盂蘭盆) ceremony honouring the spirits of ancestors (esp. the Bon festival) |
顯祖 显祖 see styles |
xiǎn zǔ xian3 zu3 hsien tsu |
ancestors (old) |
香煙 香烟 see styles |
xiāng yān xiang1 yan1 hsiang yen kouen / koen こうえん |
smoke from incense (burned as an offering to one's ancestors); (fig.) continuation of family line; cigarette (CL:支[zhi1],條|条[tiao2],根[gen1],包[bao1],盒[he2]) incense smoke |
魂祭 see styles |
tamamatsuri たままつり |
ceremony honouring the spirits of ancestors (esp. the Bon festival) |
齋祭 斋祭 see styles |
zhāi jì zhai1 ji4 chai chi |
to offer sacrifices (to gods or ancestors) whilst abstaining from meat, wine etc |
上輩子 上辈子 see styles |
shàng bèi zi shang4 bei4 zi5 shang pei tzu |
one's ancestors; past generations; a former incarnation |
佛五姓 see styles |
fó wǔ xìng fo2 wu3 xing4 fo wu hsing butsugoshō |
The five surnames of Buddha before he became enlightened: 瞿曇 Gautama, a branch of the Śākya clan; 甘蔗Ikṣvāku, one of Buddha's ancestors; 日種 Sūryavaṁśa, of the sun race; 舍夷 ? Śāka; 釋迦 Śākya, the name of Buddha's clan. This last is generally used in China. |
厨子甕 see styles |
zushigame ずしがめ |
(called じ〜しか〜み or じ〜しが〜み in Okinawa) (See 厨子・3) decorated pottery container for storing the bones of one's ancestors (Okinawa) |
回老家 see styles |
huí lǎo jiā hui2 lao3 jia1 hui lao chia |
to go back to one's roots; to return to one's native place; by ext. to join one's ancestors (i.e. to die) |
本省人 see styles |
běn shěng rén ben3 sheng3 ren2 pen sheng jen honshoujin / honshojin ほんしょうじん |
people of this province; (in Taiwan) Han Chinese people other than those who moved to Taiwan from mainland China after 1945 and their descendants (1) (See 外省人・1) person from one's own province (in China); (2) (See 外省人・2) person whose ancestors lived in Taiwan before the Kuomintang-related immigration wave |
甘蔗王 see styles |
gān zhè wáng gan1 zhe4 wang2 kan che wang Kansho ō |
懿師摩; 一叉鳩王 King of the sugar-cane; Ikṣvāku Virūḍhaka, said to be one of the ancestors of Śākyamuni, but the name is claimed by others. |
皇霊殿 see styles |
koureiden / koreden こうれいでん |
shrine of imperial ancestors |
皇霊祭 see styles |
koureisai / koresai こうれいさい |
equinoctial ceremony held by the emperor at the shrine of imperial ancestors |
盂蘭盆 盂兰盆 see styles |
yú lán pén yu2 lan2 pen2 yü lan p`en yü lan pen urabon うらぼん |
see 盂蘭盆會|盂兰盆会[Yu2 lan2 pen2 hui4] Bon festival (Buddhist ceremony held around July 15); Feast of Lanterns (盂蘭); 鳥藍婆 (鳥藍婆拏) ullambana 盂蘭 may be another form of lambana or avalamba, "hanging down," "depending," "support"; it is intp. "to hang upside down", or "to be in suspense", referring to extreme suffering in purgatory; but there is a suggestion of the dependence of the dead on the living. By some 盆 is regarded as a Chinese word, not part of the transliteration, meaning a vessel filled with offerings of food. The term is applied to the festival of All Souls, held about the 15th of the 7th moon, when masses are read by Buddhist and Taoist priests and elaborate offerings made to the Buddhist Trinity for the purpose of releasing from purgatory the souls of those who have died on land or sea. The Ullambanapātra Sutra is attributed to Śākyamuni, of course incorrectly; it was first tr. into Chinese by Dharmaraksha, A.D. 266-313 or 317; the first masses are not reported until the time of Liang Wudi, A.D. 538; and were popularized by Amogha (A.D. 732) under the influence of the Yogācārya School. They are generally observed in China, but are unknown to Southern Buddhism. The "idea of intercession on the part of the priesthood for the benefit of" souls in hell "is utterly antagonistic to the explicit teaching of primitive Buddhism'" The origin of the custom is unknown, but it is foisted on to Śākyamuni, whose disciple Maudgalyāyana is represented as having been to purgatory to relieve his mother's sufferings. Śākyamuni told him that only the united efforts of the whole priesthood 十方衆會 could alleviate the pains of the suffering. The mere suggestion of an All Souls Day with a great national day for the monks is sufficient to account for the spread of the festival. Eitel says: "Engrafted upon the narrative ancestral worship, this ceremonial for feeding the ghost of deceased ancestors of seven generations obtained immense popularity and is now practised by everybody in China, by Taoists even and by Confucianists." All kinds of food offerings are made and paper garments, etc., burnt. The occasion, 7th moon, 15th day, is known as the盂蘭會 (or 盂蘭盆會 or 盂蘭齋 or 盂蘭盆齋) and the sutra as 盂蘭經 (or 盂蘭盆經). |
祖鳥類 祖鸟类 see styles |
zǔ niǎo lèi zu3 niao3 lei4 tsu niao lei |
dinosaur ancestors of birds |
精霊棚 see styles |
shouryoudana / shoryodana しょうりょうだな |
shelf with offerings for welcoming the spirits of one's ancestors during the Bon Festival |
霊祭り see styles |
tamamatsuri たままつり |
ceremony honouring the spirits of ancestors (esp. the Bon festival) |
頂生王 顶生王 see styles |
dǐng shēng wáng ding3 sheng1 wang2 ting sheng wang |
Mūrdhaja-rāja, the king born from the crown of the head, name of the first cakravartī ancestors of the Śākya clan; the name is also applied to a former incarnation of Śākyamuni. |
魂祭り see styles |
tamamatsuri たままつり |
ceremony honouring the spirits of ancestors (esp. the Bon festival) |
一佛兩祖 一佛两祖 see styles |
yī fó liǎng zǔ yi1 fo2 liang3 zu3 i fo liang tsu ichibutsu ryōso |
one Buddha and two ancestors |
光前裕後 光前裕后 see styles |
guāng qián yù hòu guang1 qian2 yu4 hou4 kuang ch`ien yü hou kuang chien yü hou |
to bring honor to one's ancestors and benefit future generations (idiom) |
光宗耀祖 see styles |
guāng zōng yào zǔ guang1 zong1 yao4 zu3 kuang tsung yao tsu |
to bring honor to one's ancestors |
大三末多 see styles |
dà sān mò duō da4 san1 mo4 duo1 ta san mo to Daisanmatta |
Mahāsaṃmata. The first of the five kings of the Vivarta kalpa (成劫五王 ), one of the ancestors of the Śākya clan. |
宮中三殿 see styles |
kyuuchuusanden / kyuchusanden きゅうちゅうさんでん |
the palace sanctuary, shrine of imperial ancestors and temple inside the Japanese imperial palace |
數典忘祖 数典忘祖 see styles |
shǔ diǎn wàng zǔ shu3 dian3 wang4 zu3 shu tien wang tsu |
to recount history but omit one's ancestors (idiom); to forget one's roots |
榮宗耀祖 荣宗耀祖 see styles |
róng zōng yào zǔ rong2 zong1 yao4 zu3 jung tsung yao tsu |
to bring honor to one's ancestors (idiom); also written 光宗耀祖 |
皇祖皇宗 see styles |
kousokousou / kosokoso こうそこうそう |
ancestors of the Imperial Family |
秋分の日 see styles |
shuubunnohi / shubunnohi しゅうぶんのひ |
Autumnal Equinox Day (national holiday celebrated by honoring ancestors and remembering the deceased; September 22, 23 or 24); (personal name) Shuubunnohi |
血を引く see styles |
chiohiku ちをひく |
(exp,v5k) to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors |
譜代大名 see styles |
fudaidaimyou / fudaidaimyo ふだいだいみょう |
(hist) hereditary daimyo whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara |
おはか参り see styles |
ohakamairi おはかまいり |
ritual visit to the tomb of one's ancestors (bringing flowers, burning incense, cleansing the tombstone) |
Variations: |
obon おぼん |
(1) Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in July or August; (2) (polite language) (See 盆・1) tray |
位牌を汚す see styles |
ihaiokegasu いはいをけがす |
(exp,v5s) to disgrace one's ancestors; to tarnish the honour of one's ancestors |
Variations: |
fudai ふだい |
(1) successive generations; (2) (hist) (abbreviation) (See 譜代大名) hereditary daimyo whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara |
抉出兩祖腑臟 抉出两祖腑脏 see styles |
jué chū liǎng zǔ fǔ zàng jue2 chu1 liang3 zu3 fu3 zang4 chüeh ch`u liang tsu fu tsang chüeh chu liang tsu fu tsang kessui ryōso fuzō |
to scoop out the guts of the two ancestors |
祖先の霊を祭る see styles |
sosennoreiomatsuru / sosennoreomatsuru そせんのれいをまつる |
(exp,v5r) to perform religious services for the departed souls of one's ancestors |
Variations: |
obon おぼん |
(1) Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; (2) (polite language) (See 盆・1) tray |
Variations: |
zushi ずし |
(1) miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); (2) (See 厨子棚) cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); (3) (See 厨子甕) carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors (in Okinawa) |
Variations: |
zushi ずし |
(1) miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); (2) (See 厨子棚) cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); (3) (See 厨子甕) carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors (in Okinawa) |
Variations: |
sonzoku そんぞく |
{law} (See 卑属) direct ancestors; ascendant |
Variations: |
tamamatsuri たままつり |
(See 霊祭・れいさい,盂蘭盆) ceremony honouring the spirits of ancestors (esp. the Bon festival) |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
This page contains 98 results for "Ancestors" in Chinese and/or Japanese.Information about this dictionary:
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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.
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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).
Combined, these cover 1,007,753 Japanese, Chinese, and Buddhist characters, words, idioms, names, placenames, and short phrases.
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