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Characters Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

伯母

see styles
bó mǔ
    bo2 mu3
po mu
 uba
    うば
wife of father's elder brother; aunt; (polite form of address for a woman who is about the age of one's mother); CL:個|个[ge4]
aunt; (surname) Uba

叔母

see styles
shū mǔ
    shu1 mu3
shu mu
 shukubo
    しゅくぼ
    oba
    おば
aunt; wife of father's younger brother
aunt

see styles

    gu1
ku
 sachimi
    さちみ
paternal aunt; husband's sister; husband's mother (old); nun; for the time being (literary)
(See 舅) mother-in-law; (personal name) Sachimi
Paternal aunt, husband's sister, a nun; to tolerate; however; leave.

see styles

    yi2
i
mother's sister; aunt

see styles
niáng
    niang2
niang
 musume(p); ko
    むすめ(P); こ
mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate
(1) daughter; (2) girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
Lady, wife, mother, aunt.

佛母

see styles
fó mǔ
    fo2 mu3
fo mu
 butsubo
(1) The mother of the Buddha, Mahāmāyā, 摩耶 Māyā, or Mātṛkā. (2) His aunt who was his foster-mother. (3) The Dharma or Law which produced him. (4) The prajñā-pāramitā, mother or begetter of all Buddhas. (5) Other "Buddha-mothers", e.g. 准提佛母; 孔雀佛母, etc. Cf. 佛眼.

叔婆

see styles
shū pó
    shu1 po2
shu p`o
    shu po
aunt by marriage; husband's aunt; husband's father's younger brother's wife

大姨

see styles
dà yí
    da4 yi2
ta i
aunt (mother's eldest sister); (respectful term of address for a woman who is about the age of one's mother)

大娘

see styles
dà niáng
    da4 niang2
ta niang
(coll.) father's older brother's wife; aunt (polite address)

大媽


大妈

see styles
dà mā
    da4 ma1
ta ma
father's elder brother's wife; aunt (affectionate term for an elderly woman)

姑丈

see styles
gū zhàng
    gu1 zhang4
ku chang
husband of paternal aunt

姑夫

see styles
gū fu
    gu1 fu5
ku fu
father's sister's husband; husband of paternal aunt; uncle

姑姑

see styles
gū gu
    gu1 gu5
ku ku
paternal aunt; CL:個|个[ge4]

姑娘

see styles
gū niang
    gu1 niang5
ku niang
 kuunyan; kuunyan / kunyan; kunyan
    クーニャン; クウニャン
girl; young woman; young lady; daughter; paternal aunt (old); CL:個|个[ge4]
girl (esp. Chinese) (chi: gūniang); young unmarried woman

姑媽


姑妈

see styles
gū mā
    gu1 ma1
ku ma
(coll.) father's married sister; paternal aunt

姑母

see styles
gū mǔ
    gu1 mu3
ku mu
father's sister; paternal aunt

姑父

see styles
gū fu
    gu1 fu5
ku fu
father's sister's husband; husband of paternal aunt; uncle

姨娘

see styles
yí niáng
    yi2 niang2
i niang
maternal aunt; father's concubine (old)

姨媽


姨妈

see styles
yí mā
    yi2 ma1
i ma
(coll.) mother's sister; maternal aunt

姨母

see styles
yí mǔ
    yi2 mu3
i mu
mother's sister; maternal aunt

娘娘

see styles
niáng niang
    niang2 niang5
niang niang
 nyannyan
    ニャンニャン
queen; empress; imperial concubine; Goddess, esp. Xi Wangmu 王母娘娘 or 西王母, Queen Mother of the West; mother; aunt
Niangniang (chi:); Chinese goddess

嬸嬸


婶婶

see styles
shěn shen
    shen3 shen5
shen shen
wife of father's younger brother; aunt

嬸子


婶子

see styles
shěn zi
    shen3 zi5
shen tzu
(coll.) father's younger brother's wife; aunt

嬸母


婶母

see styles
shěn mǔ
    shen3 mu3
shen mu
wife of father's younger brother; aunt

從母


从母

see styles
cóng mǔ
    cong2 mu3
ts`ung mu
    tsung mu
maternal aunt

舅媽


舅妈

see styles
jiù mā
    jiu4 ma1
chiu ma
(coll.) aunt; maternal uncle's wife

舅母

see styles
jiù mǔ
    jiu4 mu3
chiu mu
wife of mother's brother; aunt; maternal uncle's wife

阿姨

see styles
ā yí
    a1 yi2
a i
maternal aunt; step-mother; childcare worker; nursemaid; woman of similar age to one's parents (term of address used by child); CL:個|个[ge4]

八敬戒

see styles
bā jìng jiè
    ba1 jing4 jie4
pa ching chieh
 hakkyōkai
The eight commands given by the Buddha to his foster-mother, i.e. aunt, when she was admitted to the order, and which remain as commands to nuns: (1) even though a hundred years old a nun must pay respect to a monk, however young, and offer her seat to him; (2) must never scold a monk; (3) never accuse, or speak of his misdeeds; but a monk may speak of hers; (4) at his hands obtain reception into the order; (5) confess sin (sexual or other) before the assembly of monks and nuns; (6) ask the fraternity for a monk as preceptor; (7) never share the same summer resort with monks; (8) after the summer retreat she must report and ask for a responsible confessor. Also 八敬法; 八不可越法 (or 八不可過法) ; 八尊重法; v. 四分律 48.

叔丈母

see styles
shū zhàng mǔ
    shu1 zhang4 mu3
shu chang mu
wife's aunt

大伯母

see styles
 oooba
    おおおば
grandaunt; great-aunt

大叔母

see styles
 oooba
    おおおば
grandaunt; great-aunt

大姨媽


大姨妈

see styles
dà yí mā
    da4 yi2 ma1
ta i ma
mother's eldest sister (older than one's mother); (coll.) (euphemism) Aunt Flo (i.e. menstrual period)

大愛道


大爱道

see styles
dà ài dào
    da4 ai4 dao4
ta ai tao
 Daiai dō
Mahā prajāpatī, 摩訶波闍波提 Gautama's aunt and foster-mother, also styled Gotami or Gautami, the first woman received into the order. There are sutras known by her name. 大愛 is also a name for the sea-god.

大生主

see styles
dà shēng zhǔ
    da4 sheng1 zhu3
ta sheng chu
 Daishōshu
Mahāprajāpatī 摩訶波闍婆提, great "lady of the living", the older translation being 大愛道 the great way (or exemplar) of love; also 衆主 head of the community (of nuns), i.e. Gautami the aunt and nurse of Śākyamuni, the first nun. She is to be reborn as a Buddha named Sarvasattvapriyadarśanā.

好朋友

see styles
hǎo péng you
    hao3 peng2 you5
hao p`eng yu
    hao peng yu
good friend; (slang) a visit from Aunt Flo (menstrual period)

姑奶奶

see styles
gū nǎi nai
    gu1 nai3 nai5
ku nai nai
paternal great-aunt (father's father's sister); (respectful form of address for a married woman used by members of her parents' family) married daughter; (brassy self-reference used by a woman in an altercation) I; me; this lady here; (coll.) form of address for an unmarried girl or woman, expressing affection or reproach

姑姥姥

see styles
gū lǎo lao
    gu1 lao3 lao5
ku lao lao
mother's father's sister (coll.); great aunt

姨奶奶

see styles
yí nǎi nai
    yi2 nai3 nai5
i nai nai
father's mother's sister (coll.); great aunt

姨姥姥

see styles
yí lǎo lao
    yi2 lao3 lao5
i lao lao
mother's mother's sister; great-aunt

憍曇彌


憍昙弥

see styles
jiāo tán mí
    jiao1 tan2 mi2
chiao t`an mi
    chiao tan mi
 Kyōtonmi
憍答彌; 倶答彌 Gautamī, feminine of the patronymic Gautama, the family name of Śākyamuni. Gautamī is a name for Mahāprājapatī, his aunt and nurse, who in the Lotus Sūtra is predicted to become Buddha.

比丘尼

see styles
bǐ qiū ní
    bi3 qiu1 ni2
pi ch`iu ni
    pi chiu ni
 bikuni
    びくに
Buddhist nun (loanword from Sanskrit "bhiksuni")
(1) bhikkhuni (fully ordained Buddhist nun) (san: bhiksuni); (2) (hist) travelling female entertainer dressed as a nun (Kamakura, Muromachi periods); (3) (hist) lowly prostitute dressed as a nun (Edo period); (4) (abbreviation) (hist) (See 科負い比丘尼) female servant hired to take the blame for a noblewoman's farts
苾芻尼; 尼姑 bhikṣuṇī. A nun, or almswoman. The first woman to be ordained was the Buddha's aunt Mahāprajāpatī, who had nursed him. In the fourteenth year after his enlightenment the Buddha yielded to persuasion and admitted his aunt and women to his order of religious mendicants, but said that the admission of women would shorten the period of Buddhism by 500 years. The nun, however old, must acknowledge the superiority of every monk; must never scold him or tell his faults; must never accuse him, though he may accuse her; and must in all respects obey the rules as commanded by him. She accepts all the rules for the monks with additional rules for her own order. Such is the theory rather than the practice. The title by which Mahāprajāpatī was addressed was applied to nuns, i. e. ārya, or noble, 阿姨, though some consider the Chinese term entirely native.

波婆利

see styles
bō pó lì
    bo1 po2 li4
po p`o li
    po po li
 Habari
(or 波和利) Pravarī, or perhaps Pravara, woollen or hairy cloth, name of a monastery, the 波婆梨奄婆. Also 波婆利or 波婆離 name of a maternal aunt of Maitreya.

瞿曇彌


瞿昙弥

see styles
jù tán mí
    ju4 tan2 mi2
chü t`an mi
    chü tan mi
 Gudonmi
Gautamī, the feminine of Gautama, especially applied to the aunt and nurse of Śākyamuni, who is also known as Mahāprājapatī, v. 摩.

祖姑母

see styles
zǔ gū mǔ
    zu3 gu1 mu3
tsu ku mu
father's father's sister; great aunt

鉢囉惹


钵囉惹

see styles
bō luó rě
    bo1 luo2 re3
po lo je
 Harasha
(鉢囉惹鉢多曳) Prājapati, 'lord of creatures,' 'bestower of progeny,' 'creator'; tr. as 生主 lord of life, or production, and intp. as Brahmā. Also, v. Mahāprajāpatī, name of the Buddha's aunt and nurse.

アーント

see styles
 aando / ando
    アーンド
aunt; (personal name) Arndt

おばはん

see styles
 obahan
    おばはん
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) (ksb:) aunt; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) middle-aged lady

伯叔祖母

see styles
bó shū zǔ mǔ
    bo2 shu1 zu3 mu3
po shu tsu mu
father's father's brother's wife; great aunt

伯母さん

see styles
 obasan
    おばさん
(honorific or respectful language) (familiar language) (kana only) aunt

伯母者人

see styles
 obajahito
    おばじゃひと
(archaism) aunt

叔母さん

see styles
 obasan
    おばさん
(honorific or respectful language) (familiar language) (kana only) aunt

叔母者人

see styles
 obajahito
    おばじゃひと
(archaism) aunt

波闍波提


波阇波提

see styles
bō shé bō tí
    bo1 she2 bo1 ti2
po she po t`i
    po she po ti
 Pajapadai
Prajāpatī, 波闍鉢提 (波邏闍鉢提) aunt and nurse of the Buddha, v. 摩訶.

人生相談欄

see styles
 jinseisoudanran / jinsesodanran
    じんせいそうだんらん
advice column; agony aunt column

摩訶憍曇彌


摩诃憍昙弥

see styles
mó hē jiāo tán mí
    mo2 he1 jiao1 tan2 mi2
mo ho chiao t`an mi
    mo ho chiao tan mi
 Makakyōdonmi
Mahāgautamī, aunt and nurse of Śākyamuni. Cf. 憍.

摩訶波闍波提


摩诃波阇波提

see styles
mó hē bō shé bō tí
    mo2 he1 bo1 she2 bo1 ti2
mo ho po she po t`i
    mo ho po she po ti
 Makapajapadai
Mahāprajāpatī, title of aunt and nurse of Śākyamuni; reputed as the first abbess; according to the Lotus she is to become a Buddha, under the title of Sarvasattva-priya-darśana. Also摩訶鉢剌闍鉢底; cf. 憍 Gautamī.

一切衆生喜見佛


一切众生喜见佛

see styles
yī qiè zhòng shēng xǐ jiàn fó
    yi1 qie4 zhong4 sheng1 xi3 jian4 fo2
i ch`ieh chung sheng hsi chien fo
    i chieh chung sheng hsi chien fo
 Issai shujō kiken butsu
Sarvasattva-priya-darśana. The Buddha at whose appearance all beings rejoice. (1) A fabulous Bodhisattva who destroyed himself by fire and when reborn burned both arms to cinders, an act described in the Lotus Sūtra as the highest form of sacrifice. Reborn as Bhaiṣajyarāja 藥王. (2) The name under which Buddha's aunt, Mahāprajāpatī, is to be reborn as Buddha.

Variations:
大叔母
大伯母

see styles
 oooba
    おおおば
grandaunt; great-aunt

Variations:
伯母さん
叔母さん

see styles
 obasan
    おばさん
(honorific or respectful language) (familiar language) (kana only) (伯母さん is older than one's parent and 叔母さん is younger) aunt

Variations:
叔母(P)
伯母(P)

see styles
 oba(p); hakubo(伯母); shukubo(叔母)
    おば(P); はくぼ(伯母); しゅくぼ(叔母)
(伯母 can mean older and 叔母 can mean younger than one's parent) (See 伯父・おじ) aunt

Variations:
伯母者人(ateji)
叔母者人(ateji)

see styles
 obajahito
    おばじゃひと
(archaism) (者 is ateji) aunt

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

This page contains 62 results for "Aunt" in Chinese and/or Japanese.



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