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Simple Dictionary Definition |
刀 see styles |
dāo dao1 tao katana(p); tou / katana(p); to かたな(P); とう |
More info & calligraphy: Katana(1) sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; (2) (とう only) scalpel; (3) (とう only) (See 彫刻刀・ちょうこくとう) chisel; burin; graver; (4) (とう only) (See 刀銭) knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China); (personal name) Tou sword |
洛 see styles |
luò luo4 lo Raku |
More info & calligraphy: LuoLuoyang 洛陽, the ancient capital of China. |
簡 简 see styles |
jiǎn jian3 chien kan かん |
More info & calligraphy: Simplicity(1) (See 簡にして要を得る) (ant: 繁・1) simplicity; brevity; (2) letter; note; correspondence; (3) bamboo writing strip (in ancient China); (4) (abbreviation) (See 簡体字) simplified Chinese character; (surname) Kan A tablet, memorandum; to abridge; appoint; examine; abrupt, concise, direct. |
金 see styles |
jīn jin1 chin kin きん |
More info & calligraphy: Gold / Metal(1) gold (metal); (2) (See 金色) gold (color); (3) gold (medal); first place (prize); (noun - becomes adjective with の) (4) something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); (5) money; gold coin; (6) (written before an amount of money) sum (of money); (7) (abbreviation) (See 金曜) Friday; (n,ctr) (8) karat (measure of purity of gold); carat; (9) (See 五行・1) metal (fourth phase of Wu Xing); (10) (hist) Jin dynasty (of China; 1115-1234); Chin dynasty; Jurchen dynasty; (11) (abbreviation) {shogi} (See 金将) gold general; (12) (abbreviation) (colloquialism) (See 金玉) testicles; (surname) Kimu; Kim hiraṇya, 伊爛拏 which means cold, any precious metal, semen, etc.; or 蘇伐刺 suvarṇa, which means "of a good or beautiful colour", "golden", "yellow", "gold", "a gold coin", etc. The Chinese means metal, gold, money. |
陳 陈 see styles |
chén chen2 ch`en chen chin ちん |
More info & calligraphy: Chan(1) (hist) Chen (ancient Chinese state; approx. 1045-479 BCE); Ch'en; (2) (hist) Chen dynasty (of China; 557-589 BCE); Ch'en dynasty; (surname) Tran Arrange, marshal, spread, state; old, stale. |
司徒 see styles |
sī tú si1 tu2 ssu t`u ssu tu shito しと |
More info & calligraphy: Stu(hist) (See 六卿) Minister of Civil Administration and Social Welfare (Zhou dynasty China) |
安息 see styles |
ān xī an1 xi1 an hsi ansoku あんそく |
More info & calligraphy: Sleep / Rest / Repose(n,vs,vi) rest; repose (安息國) Parthia, 波斯 modern Persia, from which several monks came to China in the later Han dynasty, such as 安世高 An Shigao, 安玄 Anxuan, 曇無諦 Tan Wudi, 安法欽 An Faqin, 安淸 Anqing.; To rest. |
孫子兵法 孙子兵法 see styles |
sūn zǐ bīng fǎ sun1 zi3 bing1 fa3 sun tzu ping fa |
More info & calligraphy: Sun Tzu - Art of War |
佧 see styles |
kǎ ka3 k`a ka |
ancient name for an ethnic group in China |
刖 see styles |
yuè yue4 yüeh getsu げつ |
to amputate one or both feet (punishment in imperial China) (one of the five mutilating punishments 五刑[wu3 xing2]) (hist) (See 剕) cutting off a foot (one of the five punishments of ancient China) |
剕 see styles |
fèi fei4 fei hi; ashikiri ひ; あしきり |
amputation of limbs as corporal punishment; variant of 腓, calf (hist) (See 五刑・1) cutting off a foot (one of the five punishments of ancient China) |
劓 see styles |
yì yi4 i hanakiri はなきり |
cut off the nose (archaism) (See 五刑・1) cutting off the nose (form of punishment in ancient China) |
史 see styles |
shǐ shi3 shih fuhito; fubito; fumihito ふひと; ふびと; ふみひと |
history; annals; title of an official historian in ancient China (archaism) court historian; (male given name) Fumihito history |
嗕 see styles |
rù ru4 ju |
ancient tribe of northern China |
墨 see styles |
mò mo4 mo boku ぼく |
ink stick; China ink; CL:塊|块[kuai4]; corporal punishment consisting of tattooing characters on the victim's forehead (1) (abbreviation) (See 墨西哥・メキシコ) Mexico; (2) (rare) (See 墨家) Mohism; (3) (archaism) (See 墨・1) ink; (4) (abbreviation) (hist) (See 墨刑) tattooing (as a form of punishment in ancient China); (personal name) Boku Ink; black; dyed black, e.g. 墨衣 black clothes, at one time said to have been the garb of the monk to distinguish him from the ordinary people who wore white. |
宋 see styles |
sòng song4 sung sou / so そう |
surname Song; the Song dynasty (960-1279); Song of the Southern Dynasties (420-479) 南朝宋[Nan2chao2 Song4] (1) (hist) Song dynasty (of China; 960-1279); Sung dynasty; (2) (hist) Liu Song dynasty (of China; 420-479); Liu Sung dynasty; (3) (hist) Song (ancient Chinese state; 11th century-286 BCE); Sung; (surname) Son The Sung dynasty, A.D. 960-1280. |
宰 see styles |
zǎi zai3 tsai tsukasa つかさ |
to slaughter; to butcher; to kill (animals etc); (coll.) to fleece; to rip off; to overcharge; (bound form) to govern; to rule; (bound form) (a title for certain government officials in ancient China) (female given name) Tsukasa rule |
州 see styles |
zhōu zhou1 chou toushuu / toshu とうしゅう |
prefecture; (old) province; (old) administrative division; state (e.g. of US); oblast (Russia); canton (Switzerland) sandbank; sandbar; (n,n-suf) (1) state; province; county; oblast; department (of ancient China); (2) continent; (suffix) (3) (archaism) dear; (given name) Toushuu a region |
布 see styles |
bù bu4 pu nuno(p); fu; nino(ok); ninu(ok) ぬの(P); ふ; にの(ok); にぬ(ok) |
cloth; to declare; to announce; to spread; to make known (1) cloth; fabric; material; textile; (2) (ふ only) (hist) (See 布銭) bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China); (female given name) Yoshi Cloth, to spread; translit. pu, po, pau. |
朔 see styles |
shuò shuo4 shuo saku さく |
beginning; first day of lunar month; north (1) {astron} new moon; (2) first day of the lunar month; (3) (hist) next year's calendar and decrees (in ancient China; distributed by the Emperor at year's end); (given name) Hajime |
札 see styles |
zhá zha2 cha sane さね |
thin piece of wood used a writing tablet (in ancient China); a kind of official document (in former times); letter; note; plague armor platelet; (place-name) Fuda slip of wood |
犩 see styles |
wéi wei2 wei |
ancient yak of southeast China, also known as 犪牛[kui2 niu2] |
禺 see styles |
yù yu4 yü gu |
legendary monkey of ancient China A monkey; begin; the 巳 hour, 9-11 a. m. |
竽 see styles |
yú yu2 yü u う |
free reed wind instrument similar to the sheng 笙[sheng1], used in ancient China (hist) yu; free reed wind instrument used in ancient China and Nara-period Japan |
胡 see styles |
hú hu2 hu ko こ |
non-Han people, esp. from central Asia; reckless; outrageous; what?; why?; to complete a winning hand at mahjong (also written 和[hu2]) barbarian tribes surrounding ancient China; (surname) Fu How? Why? Hun; Turk; random; hemp; long-lived; pepper, etc.; translit. go, hu. |
蜀 see styles |
shǔ shu3 shu shoku しょく |
short name for Sichuan 四川[Si4 chuan1] province; one of the Three Kingdoms 三國|三国[San1 guo2] after the Han dynasty, also called 蜀漢|蜀汉[Shu3 Han4], situated around what is now Sichuan province (1) (See 四川) Sichuan (province in China); (2) (hist) (See 三国・2,蜀漢) Shu (kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms era; 221-263); Shu Han; (3) (hist) Shu (kingdom in ancient China; ??-316 BCE) |
襆 see styles |
fú fu2 fu |
(bound form) a kind of headscarf worn by men in ancient China (variant of 幞[fu2]); variant of 袱[fu2]; Taiwan pr. [pu2] |
越 see styles |
yuè yue4 yüeh masaru まさる |
to exceed; to climb over; to surpass; the more... the more (1) (hist) Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); (2) (abbreviation) (See 越南) Vietnam; (given name) Masaru To step over, pass over, surpass, exceed; similar to 超, with which it is often connected. |
郎 see styles |
láng lang2 lang rou / ro ろう |
(arch.) minister; official; noun prefix denoting function or status; a youth (suffix) (1) (太郎, 次郎, 三郎, etc., used in men's names) nth son; (2) lang; official title in ancient China; (3) (archaism) man; young man; (4) (archaism) (addressed by women) my husband; my lover; (suffix) (5) (archaism) nth child (male and female); (surname) Rou |
酖 see styles |
zhèn zhen4 chen chin ちん |
poisonous; to poison poisonfeather bird; zhenniao; zhen; mythical poisonous bird (of ancient China) |
鴆 鸩 see styles |
zhèn zhen4 chen chin ちん |
legendary bird whose feathers can be used as poison; poisonous; to poison sb poisonfeather bird; zhenniao; zhen; mythical poisonous bird (of ancient China) |
鼎 see styles |
dǐng ding3 ting kanae; tei / kanae; te かなえ; てい |
ancient cooking cauldron with two looped handles and three or four legs; pot (dialect); to enter upon a period of (classical); Kangxi radical 206; one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes (hist) three-legged bronze vessel (used in ancient China); (given name) Tei |
丞相 see styles |
chéng xiàng cheng2 xiang4 ch`eng hsiang cheng hsiang joushou / josho じょうしょう |
the most senior minister of many kingdoms or dynasties (with varying roles); prime minister (hist) prime minister (in ancient China) |
中呂 see styles |
chuuro / churo ちゅうろ |
(1) (in China) 6th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. G); (2) fourth lunar month; (place-name) Chuuro |
九卿 see styles |
jiǔ qīng jiu3 qing1 chiu ch`ing chiu ching kyuukei / kyuke きゅうけい |
the Nine Ministers (in imperial China) (1) (hist) nine ministers (of the ancient Chinese government); (2) (hist) (See 公卿・1) high-ranking court noble; senior court official; kugyō |
九州 see styles |
jiǔ zhōu jiu3 zhou1 chiu chou kyuushuu / kyushu きゅうしゅう |
division of China during earliest dynasties; fig. ancient China; Kyūshū, southernmost of Japan's four major islands Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan); (place-name, surname) Kyūshuu |
九野 see styles |
jiǔ yě jiu3 ye3 chiu yeh kuno くの |
the nine "fields" into which Heaven was anciently divided; the Nine Provinces of ancient China (surname) Kuno |
五刑 see styles |
wǔ xíng wu3 xing2 wu hsing gokei / goke ごけい |
imperial five punishments of feudal China, up to Han times: tattooing characters on the forehead 墨[mo4], cutting off the nose 劓[yi4], amputation of one or both feet 刖[yue4], castration 宮|宫[gong1], execution 大辟[da4 pi4]; Han dynasty onwards: whipping 笞[chi1], beating the legs and buttocks with rough thorns 杖[zhang4], forced labor 徒[tu2], exile or banishment 流[liu2], capital punishment 死[si3] (1) (hist) five punishments (of ancient China: tattooing, cutting off the nose, cutting off a leg, castration or confinement, death); (2) (hist) (See 律令制) five punishments (of the ritsuryō system: light caning, severe caning, imprisonment, exile, death) |
五罪 see styles |
gozai ござい |
(1) (hist) (See 五刑・2) five punishments (of the ritsuryō system: light caning, severe caning, imprisonment, exile, death); (2) (hist) (See 五刑・1) five punishments (of ancient China: tattooing, cutting off the nose, cutting off a leg, castration or confinement, death) |
井田 see styles |
jǐng tián jing3 tian2 ching t`ien ching tien seiden / seden せいでん |
the well-field system of ancient China (place-name) Seiden |
仲呂 see styles |
chuuro / churo ちゅうろ chuuryo / churyo ちゅうりょ |
(1) (in China) 6th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. G); (2) fourth lunar month |
会党 see styles |
kaitou / kaito かいとう |
(hist) secret society of ancient China (often opposed to the government) |
倭人 see styles |
wō rén wo1 ren2 wo jen wajin わじん |
dwarf; (old) (derog.) Japanese person (archaism) Japanese person (term esp. used in ancient China, etc.); (given name) Wajin |
六韜 六韬 see styles |
liù tāo liu4 tao1 liu t`ao liu tao |
“Six Secret Strategic Teachings”, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1], attributed to Jiang Ziya 姜子牙[Jiang1 Zi3 ya2] |
兵家 see styles |
bīng jiā bing1 jia1 ping chia heika / heka へいか |
military strategist in ancient China; military commander; soldier soldier; tactician; strategist; (place-name) Hyōge |
冊封 册封 see styles |
cè fēng ce4 feng1 ts`e feng tse feng sakuhou; sappou / sakuho; sappo さくほう; さっぽう |
to confer a title upon sb; to dub; to crown; to invest with rank or title (hist) bestowing peerage by imperial edict (in ancient China); document bestowing peerage |
刀布 see styles |
toufu / tofu とうふ |
(hist) (See 刀銭,布銭) bronze currency of ancient China (both spade-shaped coins and knife coins) |
刀泉 see styles |
tousen / tosen とうせん |
daojian (bronze coin of ancient China, shaped like an opened straight razor); (given name) Tousen |
刀銭 see styles |
tousen / tosen とうせん |
daojian (bronze coin of ancient China, shaped like an opened straight razor) |
南呂 see styles |
nanryo なんりょ |
(1) (in China) (See 十二律,盤渉) 10th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. B); (2) eighth month of the lunar calendar |
南蛮 see styles |
nanban なんばん |
(1) (hist) (derogatory term) southern barbarians (name used in ancient China for non-Chinese ethnic groups to the south); (2) (hist) South-East Asian countries (in the late-Muromachi and Edo periods); (3) (hist) Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal and their South-East Asian colonies; late-Muromachi and Edo periods); (prefix noun) (4) (hist) foreign (of goods from South-East Asia and Western Europe); exotic (esp. in a Western European or South-East Asian style); (5) (See 唐辛子・1) chili pepper; (6) (abbreviation) {food} (See 南蛮煮・2) nanban; dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions; (7) thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm; in kabuki, dance, puppetry, etc.) |
名相 see styles |
míng xiàng ming2 xiang4 ming hsiang myōsō |
famous prime minister (in ancient China); names and appearances (Buddhism) Name and appearance; everything has a name, e. g. sound, or has appearance, i. e. the visible, v. 名色; both are unreal and give rise to delusion. The name under which Subhūti will be reborn as Buddha. |
吳子 吴子 see styles |
wú zǐ wu2 zi3 wu tzu |
Wuzi, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1], written by Wu Qi 吳起|吴起[Wu2 Qi3] |
呉越 see styles |
goetsu ごえつ |
(hist) (See 呉・4,越・1) Wu and Yue (two rival states in ancient China); (personal name) Goetsu |
和人 see styles |
wajin わじん |
(archaism) you (nuance of either deep affection or contempt); (archaism) Japanese person (term esp. used in ancient China, etc.); (personal name) Wajin |
四夷 see styles |
sì yí si4 yi2 ssu i shii / shi しい |
(derogatory term) (See 東夷・あずまえびす・2,西戎・せいじゅう) Four Barbarians; derogative name for various ancient non-Chinese peoples bordering ancient China; (surname) Shii (四夷戒 or 四夷罪) v. 四波羅夷. |
四民 see styles |
sì mín si4 min2 ssu min shimin しみん |
"the four classes" of ancient China, i.e. scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants (hist) the four social classes (of Edo-period Japan; samurai, farmers, artisans, merchants) four classes of people |
圭璧 see styles |
keiheki / keheki けいへき |
(archaism) ritual jades worn by feudal lords in ancient China |
墨刑 see styles |
mò xíng mo4 xing2 mo hsing bokkei; bokukei / bokke; bokuke ぼっけい; ぼくけい |
corporal punishment consisting of carving and inking characters on the victim's forehead (hist) (See 五刑・1) tattooing (as a form of punishment in ancient China) |
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 |
夜郎 see styles |
yè láng ye4 lang2 yeh lang yarou / yaro やろう |
small barbarian kingdom in southern China during the Han dynasty (place-name) Yelang (China) (ancient state in western Guizhou province) |
大橋 大桥 see styles |
dà qiáo da4 qiao2 ta ch`iao ta chiao oohashi おおはし |
Da Qiao, one of the Two Qiaos, according to Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4], the two great beauties of ancient China large bridge; big bridge; (surname) Kiohashi |
大簇 see styles |
taizoku たいぞく taisou / taiso たいそう |
(1) (in China) 3rd note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. E); (2) first lunar month |
太保 see styles |
tài bǎo tai4 bao3 t`ai pao tai pao taibao タイバオ |
a very high official in ancient China; juvenile delinquents (1) Grand Protector (lowest of the top three civil positions of the Zhou Dynasty); (2) Minister of the Right (official in Nara and Heian periods); (place-name) Taibao (Taiwan) |
太學 太学 see styles |
tài xué tai4 xue2 t`ai hsüeh tai hsüeh |
Imperial College of Supreme Learning, established in 124 BC, and the highest educational institute in ancient China until the Sui Dynasty |
太簇 see styles |
taizoku たいぞく taisou / taiso たいそう |
(1) (in China) 3rd note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. E); (2) first lunar month |
夫餘 夫余 see styles |
fū yú fu1 yu2 fu yü |
Pu'yo, Korean Buyeo (c. 200 BC-494 AD), ancient kingdom in northeast frontier region of China |
夷則 see styles |
isoku いそく |
(1) (See 十二律,鸞鏡) (in China) 9th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. A sharp); (2) seventh lunar month |
夷狄 see styles |
yí dí yi2 di2 i ti iteki いてき |
non-Han tribes in the east and north of ancient China; barbarians barbarians; aliens barbarian tribes |
夾鐘 see styles |
kyoushou / kyosho きょうしょう |
(1) (See 十二律,勝絶) (in China) 4th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. F); (2) second lunar month |
契丹 see styles |
qì dān qi4 dan1 ch`i tan chi tan kittan; keitan; kitai; kitan / kittan; ketan; kitai; kitan きったん; けいたん; キタイ; キタン |
Qidan or Khitan, ethnic group in ancient China, a branch of the Eastern Hu people inhabiting the valley of the Xar Murun River in the upper reaches of the Liao River 遼河|辽河[Liao2 He2] Khitan people; Khitai; Kitan; Kidan |
姑洗 see styles |
kosen こせん |
(1) (See 下無,十二律) (in China) 5th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. F sharp); (2) third lunar month |
孫武 孙武 see styles |
sūn wǔ sun1 wu3 sun wu sonbu そんぶ |
Sun Wu, also known as Sun Tzu 孫子|孙子[Sun1 zi3] (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War” 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1] (person) Sun Tzu (Chinese general and strategist, 544-496 BCE) |
安車 see styles |
ansha あんしゃ |
(hist) horse carriage for old people and women in ancient China |
宗派 see styles |
zōng pài zong1 pai4 tsung p`ai tsung pai shuuha / shuha しゅうは |
sect (1) sect; denomination; (2) school (e.g. of poetry) Sects (of Buddhism). In India, according to Chinese accounts, the two schools of Hīnayāna became divided into twentysects. Mahāyāna had two main schools, the Mādhyamika, ascribed to Nāgārjunaand Āryadeva about the second century A. D., and the Yogācārya, ascribed toAsaṅga and Vasubandhu in the fourth century A. D. In China thirteen sectswere founded: (1) 倶舍宗 Abhidharma or Kośa sect, representing Hīnayāna,based upon the Abhidharma-kosa-śāstra or 倶舍論. (2) 成實宗 Satyasiddhi sect, based on the 成實論 Satyasiddhi-śāstra,tr. by Kumārajīva; no sect corresponds to it in India; in China and Japan itbecame incorporated in the 三論宗. (3) 律宗 Vinaya or Discipline sect, basedon 十誦律, 四分律, 僧祗律, etc. (4) 三論宗 The three śāstra sect, based on theMādhyamika-śāstra 中觀論 of Nāgārjuna, theSata-śāstra 百論 of Āryadeva, and theDvādasa-nikāya-śāstra 十二門論 of Nāgārjuna; this schooldates back to the translation of the three śāstras by Kumārajīva in A. D. 409. (5) 涅槃宗 Nirvāṇasect, based upon the Mahāparinirvāṇa-sūtra 涅槃經 tr. byDharmaraksa in 423; later incorporated in Tiantai, with which it had much incommon. (6) 地論宗 Daśabhūmikā sect, based on Vasubandhu's work on the tenstages of the bodhisattva's path to Buddhahood, tr. by Bodhiruci 508,absorbed by the Avataṃsaka school, infra. (7) 淨土宗 Pure-land or Sukhāvatīsect, founded in China by Bodhiruci; its doctrine was salvation throughfaith in Amitābha into the Western Paradise. (8) 禪宗 dhyāna, meditative or intuitional sect, attributed toBodhidharma about A. D. 527, but it existed before he came to China. (9) 攝論宗, based upon the 攝大乘論 Mahāyāna-saṃparigraha-śāstra byAsaṅga, tr. by Paramārtha in 563, subsequently absorbed by the Avataṃsakasect. (10) 天台宗 Tiantai, based on the 法華經 SaddharmapuṇḍarīkaSūtra, or the Lotus of the Good Law; it is aconsummation of the Mādhyamika tradition. (11) 華嚴宗 Avataṃsaka sect, basedon the Buddhāvataṃsaka-sūtra, or Gandha-vyūha 華嚴經 tr. in 418. (12) 法相宗 Dharmalakṣaṇa sect, established after thereturn of Xuanzang from India and his trans. of the important Yogācāryaworks. (13) 眞言宗 Mantra sect, A. D. 716. In Japan twelve sects are named:Sanron, Hossō, Kegon, Kusha, Jōjitsu, Ritsu, Tendai, Shingon; these areknown as the ancient sects, the two last being styled mediaeval; therefollow the Zen and Jōdo; the remaining two are Shin and Nichiren; at presentthere are the Hossō, Kegon, Tendai, Shingon, Zen, Jōdo, Shin, and Nichirensects. |
宮刑 宫刑 see styles |
gōng xíng gong1 xing2 kung hsing kyuukei / kyuke きゅうけい |
castration (archaic punishment) (hist) (See 五刑・1) second most severe of the five punishments of ancient China (castration for men, confinement for women) |
寇準 寇准 see styles |
kòu zhǔn kou4 zhun3 k`ou chun kou chun koujun / kojun こうじゅん |
Kou Zhun (961-1023), Northern Song politician and poet (person) Kō Zhun (ca. 961-1023); Pingzhong; praised official in ancient China's Northern Song Dynasty |
小学 see styles |
shougaku / shogaku しょうがく |
(1) (abbreviation) (See 小学校) elementary school; primary school; grade school; (2) (hist) school for children over eight years old in ancient China; (3) traditional Chinese philology |
小橋 小桥 see styles |
xiǎo qiáo xiao3 qiao2 hsiao ch`iao hsiao chiao kobayashi こばやし |
Xiao Qiao, one of the Two Qiaos, according to Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4], the two great beauties of ancient China (surname) Kobayashi |
布銭 see styles |
fusen ふせん |
(hist) bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China) |
幞頭 幞头 see styles |
fú tóu fu2 tou2 fu t`ou fu tou |
a kind of headscarf worn by men in ancient China |
応鐘 see styles |
oushou / osho おうしょう |
(1) (See 十二律,上無) (in China) 12th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. C sharp); (2) tenth month of the lunar calendar |
戎羯 see styles |
róng jié rong2 jie2 jung chieh |
ancient ethnic groups in northwestern China |
扶余 see styles |
fuyo ふよ |
(place-name) Buyeo (ancient kingdom bordering China in the north of Korea) |
扶桑 see styles |
fú sāng fu2 sang1 fu sang fusou / fuso ふそう |
Fusang, mythical island of ancient literature, often interpreted as Japan land east of China; Japan; (place-name, surname) Fusou |
扶餘 扶馀 see styles |
fú yú fu2 yu2 fu yü |
variant of 扶餘|扶余 Korean: Buyeo (c. 200 BC-494 AD), ancient kingdom in northeast frontier region of China |
振旦 see styles |
zhèn dàn zhen4 dan4 chen tan Shintan しんだん |
(ancient) China China |
新羅 新罗 see styles |
xīn luó xin1 luo2 hsin lo shiragi; shinra しらぎ; しんら |
Silla, Korean kingdom 57 BC-935 AD; one of the Korean Three Kingdoms from 1st century AD, defeating its rivals Paikche 百濟|百济[Bai3 ji4] and Koguryo 高句麗|高句丽[Gao1 gou1 li2] around 660 in alliance with Tang China; unified Silla 658-935 (hist) (See 三国・3) Silla (ancient Korean kingdom; 57 BCE-935 CE); (surname) Nira Silla |
方士 see styles |
fāng shì fang1 shi4 fang shih houshi; houji / hoshi; hoji ほうし; ほうじ |
alchemist; necromancer (hist) sorcerer (in ancient China); (hermit) wizard; (given name) Tsuneto |
星官 see styles |
xīng guān xing1 guan1 hsing kuan seikan / sekan せいかん |
Chinese constellations (rare) (See 星宿・せいしゅく・2) constellation (in ancient China; important constellations were then used to divide the ecliptic into 28 "mansions") |
李靖 see styles |
lǐ jìng li3 jing4 li ching risei / rise りせい |
Li Jing (570-649 AD), Tang Dynasty general and purported author of "Duke Li of Wei Answering Emperor Taizong of Tang" 唐太宗李衛公問對|唐太宗李卫公问对[Tang2 Tai4 zong1 Li3 Wei4 Gong1 Wen4 dui4], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1] (personal name) Risei |
束髮 束发 see styles |
shù fà shu4 fa4 shu fa |
to tie up one's hair; (literary) (of a boy) to be in one's adolescence (when boys in ancient China would tie up their hair) |
東海 东海 see styles |
dōng hǎi dong1 hai3 tung hai toukai / tokai とうかい |
East China Sea; East Sea (Chinese mythology and ancient geography) (1) Tōkai region; region south of Tokyo on the Pacific Ocean side of Japan; (2) (sensitive word) (See 日本海) East Sea (Korean name for the Sea of Japan); (place-name) Donghae (South Korea) eastern sea |
東胡 东胡 see styles |
dōng hú dong1 hu2 tung hu |
Eastern barbarian; ancient ethnic group of northeast frontier of China |
林鐘 see styles |
rinshou / rinsho りんしょう |
(1) (See 黄鐘・おうしき,十二律) (in China) 8th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. A); (2) sixth lunar month |
梵字 see styles |
fàn zì fan4 zi4 fan tzu bonji ぼんじ |
script used to write Sanskrit (esp. Siddham); (given name) Bonji Brahma letters; saṃskṛtam; Sanskrit: also梵書 The classical Aryan language of India, systematized by scholars, in contradistinction to prākrit, representing the languages as ordinarily spoken. With the exception of a few ancient translations probably from Pali versions, most of the original texts used in China were Sanskrit. Various alphabets have been introduced into China for transliterating Indian texts, the devanāgarī alphabet, which was introduced via Tibet, is still used on charms and in sorcery. Pali is considered by some Chinese writers to be more ancient than Sanskrit both as a written and spoken language. |
棄市 弃市 see styles |
qì shì qi4 shi4 ch`i shih chi shih kishi きし |
public execution (old) (archaism) execution by decapitation, followed by public display of the body (form of punishment in ancient China) |
棄死 see styles |
kishi きし |
(irregular kanji usage) (archaism) execution by decapitation, followed by public display of the body (form of punishment in ancient China) |
泥像 see styles |
deizou / dezo でいぞう |
(rare) (See 泥象・でいしょう) clay figure (buried with the dead in ancient China); earthen statue |
泥象 see styles |
deishou / desho でいしょう |
clay figure (buried with the dead in ancient China); earthen statue |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
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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
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