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Simple Dictionary Definition |
誠 诚 see styles |
chéng / cheng2 ch`eng / cheng jō / まさかつ |
![]() More info & calligraphy: (adv,n) (1) truth; reality; (2) sincerity; honesty; integrity; fidelity; (3) (archaism) that's right (used when recalling forgotten information, suddenly changing the subject, etc.); (personal name) Masakatsu Truthful, true, truth; real; sincere, sincerity.; See under Fourteen Strokes. |
金剛 金刚 see styles |
jīn gāng / jin1 gang1 chin kang kongou / kongo / こんごう |
![]() More info & calligraphy: (1) vajra (indestructible substance); diamond; adamantine; (2) thunderbolt; Indra's weapon; Buddhist symbol of the indestructible truth; (p,s,g) Kongou vajra, 伐闍羅; 跋折羅 (or跋闍羅); 縛曰羅(or 縛日羅) The thunderbolt of Indra, often called the diamond club; but recent research considers it a sun symbol. The diamond, synonym of hardness, indestructibility, power, the least frangible of minerals. It is one of the saptaratna 七寶; adamantine |
歡喜光佛 欢喜光佛 see styles |
huān xǐ guāng fó / huan1 xi3 guang1 fo2 huan hsi kuang fo Kangi Kōbutsu |
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乳 see styles |
rǔ / ru3 ju chichi(p);chi / ちち(P);ち |
breast; milk (1) milk; (2) breast; (3) (ち only) loop; (4) (ち only) (See 梵鐘) decorative bump (on a hanging bell); (female given name) Miruku Milk, which in its five forms illustrates the Tiantai 五時教 five periods of the Buddha's teaching; milk |
冕 see styles |
miǎn / mian3 mien ben / べん |
crown in the form of a horizontal board with hanging decorations; imperial crown (See 冕冠) crown; (given name) Ben |
咣 see styles |
guāng / guang1 kuang |
(onom.) bang; door banging shut |
帷 see styles |
wéi / wei2 wei tobari / とばり |
curtain; screen (kana only) curtain; hanging; bunting; (female given name) Tobari |
常 see styles |
cháng / chang2 ch`ang / chang toko / とこ |
always; ever; often; frequently; common; general; constant (prefix) constant; unchanging; eternal; (female given name) Hisashi nitya; śāśvata. Prolonged, constant, always, unceasing, permanent, perpetual, ever, eternal; normal, ordinary, regular. |
幄 see styles |
wò / wo4 wo tobari / とばり |
tent (kana only) curtain; hanging; bunting |
幌 see styles |
huǎng / huang3 huang horo / ほろ |
shop sign; (literary) window curtain (1) canopy (esp. the cloth or canvas used for it); awning; top (of a convertible); hood; (2) helmet cape; cloth covering one's back to protect against arrows during battle; (kana only) curtain; hanging; bunting; (surname) Horo |
幛 see styles |
zhàng / zhang4 chang |
hanging scroll |
幢 see styles |
zhuàng / zhuang4 chuang hataboko / はたぼこ |
classifier for buildings; carriage curtain (old) (Buddhist term) long-handled Chinese spear bearing a small flag; (1) (Buddhist term) long-handled Chinese spear bearing a small flag; (2) banner; hanging dhvaja; ketu. A pennant, streamer, flag, sign; banner |
性 see styles |
xìng / xing4 hsing narikuse / なりくせ |
nature; character; property; quality; attribute; sexuality; sex; gender; suffix forming adjective from verb; suffix forming noun from adjective, corresponding to -ness or -ity; essence; CL:個|个[ge4] (archaism) (obscure) disposition; nature; character; (surname) Shou svabhāva, prakṛti, pradhāna. The nature intp. as embodied, causative, unchanging; also as independent or self-dependent; fundamental nature behind the manifestation or expression. Also, the Buddha-nature immanent in all beings, the Buddha heart or mind. |
揄 see styles |
yú / yu2 yü yu |
to draw out; to let hanging To draw out, extol. |
提 see styles |
tí / ti2 t`i / ti dai / ひさげ |
to carry (hanging down from the hand); to lift; to put forward; to mention; to raise (an issue); upwards character stroke; lifting brush stroke (in painting); scoop for measuring liquid (kana only) ceremonial sake decanter with a spout and semicircular handle; (place-name) Hisage To raise, mention, bring forward, summon, lead; carry in the hand |
據 据 see styles |
jù / ju4 chü ko |
according to; to act in accordance with; to depend on; to seize; to occupy To lay hold of, tangible, evidential, according to; apprehend |
簨 see styles |
sǔn / sun3 sun |
cross-beam for hanging bells |
簾 帘 see styles |
lián / lian2 lien ren / れん |
hanging screen or curtain (n,ctr) (obscure) (See 簾・すだれ・1) bamboo screen; rattan blind; (female given name) Ren |
絞 绞 see styles |
jiǎo / jiao3 chiao kou / ko / こう |
to twist (strands into a thread); to entangle; to wring; to hang (by the neck); to turn; to wind; classifier for skeins of yarn (hist) death by hanging (punishment in the ritsuryō system) Intertwine, twist, intermingle; to fasten |
縊 缢 see styles |
yì / yi4 i |
(literary) to die by hanging or strangulation |
耷 see styles |
dā / da1 ta |
ears hanging down |
色 see styles |
shǎi / shai3 shai shoku / しょく |
color; dice (counter) counter for colours; (female given name) Shiki rūpa, outward appearance, form, colour, matter, thing; the desirable, especially feminine attraction. It is defined as that which has resistance; or which changes and disappears, i. e. the phenomenal; also as 顯, 形 and 表色 colour and quality, form or the measurable, and mode or action. There are divisions of two, i. e. inner and outer, as the organs and objects of sense; also colour and form; of three, i. e. the visible object, e. g. colour, the invisible object, e. g. sound, the invisible and immaterial; of eleven, i. e. the five organs and five objects of sense and the immaterial object; of fourteen, the five organs and five objects of sense and the four elements, earth, water, fire, air. rūpa is one of the six bāhya-āyatana, the 六塵; also one of the five skandhas, 五蘊, i. e. the 色身. Keith refers to rūpa as 'material form or matter which is underived (no-utpādā) and which is derived (utpādā)', the underived or independent being the tangible; the derived or dependent being the senses, e. g. of hearing; most of their objects, e. g. sound; the qualities or faculties of feminity, masculinity, vitality; intimation by act and speech, space; qualities of matter, e. g. buoyancy and physical nutriment. |
觸 触 see styles |
chù / chu4 ch`u / chu soku / ふれ |
to touch; to make contact with something; to stir up sb's emotions (surname) Fure To butt, strike against; contact. sparśa, touch, contact, collision, the quality of tangibility, feeling, sensation. M.W. Eleven kinds of sensation are given— hot, cold, hard, soft, etc. sparśa is one of the twelve nidānas, cf. 十二因緣, and of the sadāyatana, cf. 六入. It is also used with the meaning of 濁 unclean. |
軸 轴 see styles |
zhòu / zhou4 chou jiku / じく |
see 壓軸戲|压轴戏[ya1 zhou4 xi4]; Taiwan pr. [zhou2] (n,n-suf) (1) axis; shaft; axle; (2) center; centre; focal point; key point; (3) stalk; stem; (4) (See 掛け物・かけもの・1) hanging scroll a roller for a scroll |
釭 see styles |
gāng / gang1 kang |
hanging bowl for lamp or fish |
鐘 钟 see styles |
zhōng / zhong1 chung kane / かね |
clock; o'clock; time as measured in hours and minutes; bell; CL:架[jia4],座[zuo4] (See 鉦) bell (often a large hanging bell); chime; (surname) Shou ghaṇṭā, 犍稚 a bell, a chime; temple bell |
髫 see styles |
tiáo / tiao2 t`iao / tiao |
(literary) hair hanging down in front (children's hairstyle) |
鬑 see styles |
lián / lian2 lien |
hanging temple hair |
鯵 see styles |
aji / あじ | (kana only) horse mackerel (Carangidae spp., esp. the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus); jack mackerel; pompano; scad; (personal name) Aji |
鰺 鲹 see styles |
shēn / shen1 shen aji / あじ |
carangid (zoology) (kana only) horse mackerel (Carangidae spp., esp. the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus); jack mackerel; pompano; scad |
さく see styles |
saku / さく | block (usu. of fish for sashimi); (1) (kana only) capsule (moss sporangium); (2) capsule (type of dehiscent fruit); (female given name) Saku |
三疑 see styles |
sān yí / san1 yi2 san i sangi |
The three doubts— of self, of teacher, of the dharma-truth. |
三義 三义 see styles |
sān yì / san1 yi4 san i sangi / みよし |
Sanyi township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan (surname) Miyoshi three meanings |
上盤 see styles |
uwaban / うわばん | (See 下盤) hanging wall |
下垂 see styles |
xià chuí / xia4 chui2 hsia ch`ui / hsia chui kasui / かすい |
to droop; to sag; to hang down; sagging; drooping; prolapse (medicine) (n,vs,adj-no) drooping; hanging down |
不動 不动 see styles |
bù dòng / bu4 dong4 pu tung fudou / fudo / ふどう |
motionless (adj-no,n) (1) immovable; motionless; firm; unwavering; unshakable; steadfast; (2) (abbreviation) {Buddh} (See 不動明王) Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity; (place-name, surname) Fudou acala; niścala; dhruva. The unmoved, immobile, or motionless; also 無動 the term is used for the unvarying or unchanging, for the pole-star, for fearlessness, for indifference to passion or temptation. It is a special term of Shingon 異言 applied to its most important Bodhisattva, the 不動明王 q. v; unmoving |
不易 see styles |
bù yì / bu4 yi4 pu i fueki / ふえき |
not easy to do something; difficult; unchanging (noun or adjectival noun) constancy; immutable; (given name) Fueki not easy; not simple |
不渝 see styles |
bù yú / bu4 yu2 pu yü |
constant; unchanging; abiding; faithful |
並列 并列 see styles |
bìng liè / bing4 lie4 ping lieh heiretsu / heretsu / へいれつ |
to stand side by side; to be juxtaposed (noun/participle) (1) arranging in a line; standing in a row; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) (See 並列回路・へいれつかいろ,直列・ちょくれつ・1) parallel (electronics, computing, etc.) |
丹切 see styles |
tangiri / たんぎり | (place-name) Tangiri |
丹木 see styles |
tangi / たんぎ | (place-name, surname) Tangi |
丹気 see styles |
tangi / たんぎ | (surname) Tangi |
丹菊 see styles |
tangiku / たんぎく | (surname) Tangiku |
乱菊 see styles |
rangiku / らんぎく | pattern made from chrysanthemums with disordered petals, esp. used on family crests; (female given name) Rangiku |
二如 see styles |
èr rú / er4 ru2 erh ju ninyo |
There are various definitions of the two aspects of the 眞如 bhūtatathatā. (1) (a) 不變眞如 The changeless essence or substance, e.g. the sea; (b) 隨緣眞如 its conditioned or ever-changing forms, as in the phenomenal world, e.g. the waves. (2) (a) 離言眞如 The inexpressible absolute, only mentally conceivable; (6) 依言眞如 aspects of it expressible in words, its ideal reflex. (3) (a) 空眞如 The absolute as the void, e.g. as space, the sky, a clear mirror; (b) 不空眞如 the absolute in manifestation, or phenomenal, e. g. images in the mirror: the womb of the universe in which are all potentialities. (4) (a) 在纏眞如The Buddha-nature in bonds, i.e. all beings in suffering; (b) 出纏真如the Buddha-nature set free by the manifestation of the Buddha and bodhisattvas. (5) (a) 有垢眞如The Buddha-nature defiled, as in unenlightened man, etc., e.g. the water-lily with its roots in the mud; (b) 無垢眞如 the pure Buddha-nature, purifed or bright as the full moon. (6) 安立 and 非安立眞如 similar to the first definition given above; thusness in two aspects |
五繫 五系 see styles |
wǔ xì / wu3 xi4 wu hsi goke |
The five suspended corpses, or dead snakes, hanging from the four limbs and neck of Mara as Papiyan; v. Nirvana sutra 6; five suspensions |
交露 see styles |
jiāo lù / jiao1 lu4 chiao lu kyōro |
A curtain festooned with jewels, resembling hanging dewdrops; jeweled curtain |
仏幕 see styles |
butsumaku / ぶつまく | coloured curtains hanging from the eaves of a Buddhist temple |
低迷 see styles |
dī mí / di1 mi2 ti mi teimei / teme / ていめい |
blurred (landscape etc); low (spirits); in a slump (economy) (noun/participle) hanging low (over); hovering around (price level); low hanging (e.g. clouds); sluggish (e.g. economy); slump; recession |
低雲 see styles |
teiun / teun / ていうん | low-hanging clouds |
倒懸 倒悬 see styles |
dào xuán / dao4 xuan2 tao hsüan touken / token / とうけん |
lit. to hang upside down; fig. in dire straits hanging (someone) upside down Hanging upside down; the condition of certain condemned souls, especially for whom the Ullambana (or Lambana, cf. 盂) festival is held in the seventh month; the phrase is used as a tr. of Ullambana, and as such seems meant for Lambana; hanging upside down |
八方 see styles |
bā fāng / ba1 fang1 pa fang happou / happo / はっぽう |
the eight points of the compass; all directions (1) all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; (2) (See 八方行灯) large hanging lantern; (surname) Yakata lit. eight directions |
八間 see styles |
hachiken / はちけん | (See 釣り行灯,八方・2) large hanging paper lantern; (surname) Hachima |
具体 see styles |
gutai / ぐたい | (can act as adjective) (ant: 抽象・ちゅうしょう) concrete; tangible; material |
具象 see styles |
jù xiàng / ju4 xiang4 chü hsiang gushou / gusho / ぐしょう |
tangible image; concrete; representational (art) (noun/participle) embodying; expressing concretely |
再転 see styles |
saiten / さいてん | (noun/participle) changing directions; turning around |
刻舟 see styles |
kokushuu / kokushu / こくしゅう | (exp,n) (idiom) not getting with the times; being unaware of how things are changing |
動転 see styles |
douten / doten / どうてん | (noun/participle) (1) being upset; being surprised and stunned; (2) transition; changing; moving |
動顛 see styles |
douten / doten / どうてん | (noun/participle) (1) being upset; being surprised and stunned; (2) transition; changing; moving |
勧銀 see styles |
kangin / かんぎん | hypothecary bank |
十二 see styles |
shí èr / shi2 er4 shih erh jūni / とおじ |
twelve; 12 12; twelve; (given name) Tooji dvātriṃśa. Thirty-two. 三十二應 (or 三十二身) The thirty-two forms of Guanyin, and of Puxian, ranging from that of a Buddha to that of a man, a maid, a rakṣas; similar to the thirty-three forms named in the Lotus Sūtra. 三十二相三十二大人相 dvātriṃśadvaralakṣaṇa. The thirty-two lakṣaṇas, or physical marks of a cakravartī, or 'wheel-king', especially of the Buddha, i. e. level feet, thousand-spoke wheel-sign on feet, long slender fingers, pliant hands and feet, toes and fingers finely webbed, full-sized heels, arched insteps, thighs like a royal stag, hands reaching below the knees well-retracted male organ, height and stretch of arms equal, every hair-root dark coloured, body hair graceful and curly, golden-hued body, a 10 ft. halo around him, soft smooth skin, the 七處, i. e. two soles, two palms, two shoulders, and crown well rounded, below the armpits well-filled, lion-shaped body, erect, full shoulders, forty teeth, teeth white even and close, the four canine teeth pure white, lion-jawed, saliva improving the taste of all food, tongue long and broad, voice deep and resonant, eyes deep blue, eyelashes like a royal bull, a white ūrnā or curl between the eyebrows emitting light, an uṣṇīṣa or fleshy protuberance on the crown. These are from the 三藏法數 48, with which the 智度論 4, 涅盤經 28, 中阿含經, 三十ニ相經 generally agree. The 無量義經 has a different list. 三十二相經 The eleventh chapter of the 阿含經. 三十二相經願 The twenty-first of Amitābha's vows, v. 無量壽經. 三十三 trayastriṃśat. Thirty-three. 三十三天忉利天; 憺梨天, 多羅夜登陵舍; 憺利夜登陵奢; 憺利耶憺利奢 Trayastriṃśas. The Indra heaven, the second of the six heavens of form. Its capital is situated on the summit of Mt. Sumeru, where Indra rules over his thirty-two devas, who reside on thirty-two peaks of Sumeru, eight in each of the four directons. Indra's capital is called 殊勝 Sudarśana, 喜見城 Joy-view city. Its people are a yojana in height, each one's clothing weighs 六鐵 (1; 4 oz. ), and they live 1, 000 years, a day and night being equal to 100 earthly years. Eitel says Indra's heaven 'tallies in all its details with the Svarga of Brahminic mythology' and suggests that 'the whole myth may have an astronomical meaning', or be connected, with 'the atmosphere with its phenomena, which strengthens Koeppen's hypothesis explaining the number thirty-three as referring to the eight Vasus, eleven Rudras, twelve Ādityas, and two Aśvins of Vedic mythology'. In his palace called Vaijayanta 'Indra is enthroned with 1, 000 eyes with four arms grasping the vajra. There he revels in numberless sensual pleasures together with his wife Śacī... and with 119, 000 concubines with whom he associates by means of transformation'.; dvādaśa, twelve. |
半切 see styles |
hansetsu / はんせつ hangiri / はんぎり | (noun/participle) (1) cutting in half; (2) painting or calligraphy done on a half-sized piece of paper; (obscure) flat-bottomed wooden bowl for preparing sushi rice |
南儀 see styles |
nangi / なんぎ | (surname) Nangi |
南祇 see styles |
nangi / なんぎ | (surname) Nangi |
南義 see styles |
nangi / なんぎ | (surname) Nangi |
参議 see styles |
sangi / さんぎ | (noun/participle) (1) participation in government; (noun/participle) (2) (See 太政官・2) state councillor (in the ritsuryo system); state councilor; (noun/participle) (3) vice-minister (early Meiji period); (noun/participle) (4) Cabinet Councillor (1937-1943); Cabinet Councilor |
双幅 see styles |
soufuku / sofuku / そうふく | pair of hanging scrolls |
受授 see styles |
juju / じゅじゅ | (irregular kanji usage) (noun/participle) giving and receiving; transferring; transfer; changing hands |
吊し see styles |
tsurushi / つるし | (1) ready-made clothing; off-the-rack clothing; second-hand clothes; hand-me-down; (2) (orig. meaning) (See 吊るす) hanging |
吊り see styles |
tsuri / つり | (1) hanging; suspending; (2) sling |
吊手 see styles |
tsurite / つりて | (1) hanger (e.g. for mosquito net); hanging strap; (2) fisherman; angler |
吊杆 see styles |
diào gān / diao4 gan1 tiao kan |
a boom (i.e. transverse beam for hanging objects) |
吊樓 吊楼 see styles |
diào lóu / diao4 lou2 tiao lou |
house overhanging a river, supported at the rear by stilts; house built in a hilly area, supported by stilts |
吊死 see styles |
diào sǐ / diao4 si3 tiao ssu |
death by hanging; to hang oneself |
吊燈 吊灯 see styles |
diào dēng / diao4 deng1 tiao teng |
hanging lamp |
吊籃 吊篮 see styles |
diào lán / diao4 lan2 tiao lan |
hanging basket (for flowers); gondola (of cable car) |
吊索 see styles |
diào suǒ / diao4 suo3 tiao so |
rope tackle hanging from a mast; crow foot (system of ropes through tackle to hold up an awning) |
吊蘭 吊兰 see styles |
diào lán / diao4 lan2 tiao lan |
hanging orchid (Chlorophytum comosum); bracket plant |
吊鉤 吊钩 see styles |
diào gōu / diao4 gou1 tiao kou |
suspended hook; hanging hook; hanger |
喜幛 see styles |
xǐ zhàng / xi3 zhang4 hsi chang |
celebratory hanging scroll |
回天 see styles |
huí tiān / hui2 tian1 hui t`ien / hui tien kaiten / かいてん |
lit. to reverse the rotation of the sky; fig. to reverse a desperate situation (1) changing the world; turning the tide; (2) torpedo modified as a suicide weapon (used in WWII) |
回頭 回头 see styles |
huí tóu / hui2 tou2 hui t`ou / hui tou kaitou / kaito / かいとう |
to turn round; to turn one's head; later; by and by turning round (a ship); changing course; veering |
垂れ see styles |
tare(p);dare;tare;dare / たれ(P);だれ;タレ;ダレ | (1) (kana only) (oft. ダレ in compounds) sauce (esp. soy or mirin-based dipping sauce); (2) (たれ only) hanging; something hanging (flap, lappet, etc.); (3) (たれ only) (kendo) loin guard; (4) (たれ only) kanji radical enclosing the top-left corner of a character; (suffix noun) (5) (たれ, タレ only) (kana only) (derogatory term) (used after a noun or na-adjective; also ったれ) -ass; -head |
垂下 see styles |
chuí xià / chui2 xia4 ch`ui hsia / chui hsia suika / すいか |
to hang down (n,vs,adj-no) being pendent; hanging down; (personal name) Tareshita |
垂幕 see styles |
chuí mù / chui2 mu4 ch`ui mu / chui mu taremaku / たれまく |
canopy hanging banner; hanging screen; curtain |
垂纓 see styles |
tareei / taree / たれえい suiei / suie / すいえい | hanging tail (of a traditional Japanese hat); drooping tail |
垂髪 see styles |
unai / うない | hair tied behind and hanging down; long flowing hair; (surname) Unai |
壁掛 壁挂 see styles |
bì guà / bi4 gua4 pi kua |
wall hanging |
壁毯 see styles |
bì tǎn / bi4 tan3 pi t`an / pi tan |
tapestry (used as a wall hanging) |
変え see styles |
kae / かえ | changing; change |
変速 see styles |
hensoku / へんそく | (noun/participle) shifting gears; changing gears |
大事 see styles |
dà shì / da4 shi4 ta shih daiji / だいじ |
major event; major political event (war or change of regime); major social event (wedding or funeral); (do something) in a big way; CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1] (adjectival noun) (1) important; serious; crucial; (adjectival noun) (2) valuable; precious; (3) (See 大事・おおごと) serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis; (4) great undertaking; great enterprise; great thing; (adjectival noun) (5) (Tochigi dialect) (See だいじょうぶ・1) safe; OK (因緣) For the sake of a great cause, or because of a great matter―the Buddha appeared, i.e. for changing illusion into enlightenment. The Lotus interprets it as enlightenment; the Nirvana as the Buddha-nature; the 無量壽經 as the joy of Paradise. |
天眞 see styles |
tiān zhēn / tian1 zhen1 t`ien chen / tien chen tenshin / てんま |
(female given name) Tenma bhūtatathatā, permanent reality underlying all phenomena, pure and unchanging e. g. the sea in contrast with the waves; nature, the natural, 天然之眞理, 非人之造作者 natural reality, not of human creation; as it originally is |
好転 see styles |
kouten / koten / こうてん | (noun/participle) changing for the better |
孤調 孤调 see styles |
gū diào / gu1 diao4 ku tiao kochō |
Self-arranging, the Hīnayāna method of salvation by individual effort; self-arranging |
定相 see styles |
dìng xiàng / ding4 xiang4 ting hsiang jōsō |
Fixity, determined, determination, settled, unchanging, nirvāṇa. The appearance of meditation. |
実質 see styles |
jisshitsu / じっしつ | (1) substance; essence; (can be adjective with の) (2) real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial; essential; tangible |
寒菊 see styles |
kangiku;kankiku / かんぎく;カンキク | (kana only) winter chrysanthemum (cultivar of Chrysanthemum indicum) |
寛喜 see styles |
kangi;kanki / かんぎ;かんき | Kangi era (1229.3.5-1232.4.2); Kanki era; (male given name) Hiroki |
實惠 实惠 see styles |
shí huì / shi2 hui4 shih hui |
tangible benefit; material advantages; cheap; economical; advantageous (deal); substantial (discount) |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
This page contains 100 results for "Angi" in Chinese and/or Japanese.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).
Combined, these cover 1,007,753 Japanese, Chinese, and Buddhist characters, words, idioms, names, placenames, and short phrases.
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