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縁起

see styles
 engi(p); inen(ok)
    えんぎ(P); いんえん(ok)
(1) omen; sign of luck; (2) origin; history; causation; (3) (abbreviation) {Buddh} (orig. meaning) (See 因縁生起) dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing

罪緣


罪缘

see styles
zuì yuán
    zui4 yuan2
tsui yüan
 zaien
to cause of sins

罪魁

see styles
zuì kuí
    zui4 kui2
tsui k`uei
    tsui kuei
criminal ringleader; chief culprit; fig. cause of a problem

羅睺


罗睺

see styles
luó hóu
    luo2 hou2
lo hou
 rago; ragou / rago; rago
    らご; らごう
the intersection of the Moon's orbit with the ecliptic in Vedic astronomy (Sanskrit rahu)
Rago; mythological celestial body and-or evil spirit (asura) said to cause eclipses
Rāhu, also羅護; 羅虎; "the demon who is supposed to seize the sun and moon and thus cause eclipses." M.W.

義勇


义勇

see styles
yì yǒng
    yi4 yong3
i yung
 giyuu / giyu
    ぎゆう
courageous in fighting for a just cause
heroism; loyalty and courage; (male given name) Yoshitoshi

義診


义诊

see styles
yì zhěn
    yi4 zhen3
i chen
to provide free medical treatment; to provide medical treatment, donating consultation fees to a charitable cause

義賣


义卖

see styles
yì mài
    yi4 mai4
i mai
to hold a charity bazaar; to sell goods for a good cause

羯磨

see styles
jié mó
    jie2 mo2
chieh mo
 katsuma
    かつま
karma (loanword)
{Buddh} (read as かつま in the Tendai sect, etc.; as こんま in Shingon, Ritsu, etc.) (See 業・ごう・1) karma; (surname) Katsuma
karma; action, work, deed, performance, service, 'duty'; religious action, moral duty; especially a meeting of the monks for the purpose of ordination, or for the confession of sins and absolution, or for expulsion of the unrepentant. There are numerous kinds of karma, or assemblies for such business, ordinarily requiring the presence of four monks, but others five, ten, or twenty. Cf. 業 for definition of karma, deeds or character as the cause of future conditions; also 五蘊 for karma as the fourth skandha.

習因


习因

see styles
xí yīn
    xi2 yin1
hsi yin
 shūin
habit cause

聲援


声援

see styles
shēng yuán
    sheng1 yuan2
sheng yüan
to support (a cause)
See: 声援

肇事

see styles
zhào shì
    zhao4 shi4
chao shih
to cause an accident; to be responsible for an incident; to provoke a disturbance

肇因

see styles
zhào yīn
    zhao4 yin1
chao yin
cause; origin

肇禍


肇祸

see styles
zhào huò
    zhao4 huo4
chao huo
to cause an accident

胡來


胡来

see styles
hú lái
    hu2 lai2
hu lai
to act arbitrarily regardless of the rules; to mess with something; to make a hash of things; to cause trouble

能令

see styles
néng lìng
    neng2 ling4
neng ling
 nourei / nore
    のうれい
(surname) Nourei
cause

致使

see styles
zhì shǐ
    zhi4 shi3
chih shih
to cause; to result in

致死

see styles
zhì sǐ
    zhi4 si3
chih ssu
 chishi
    ちし
to cause death; to be lethal; to be deadly
(noun - becomes adjective with の) lethal; fatal

致病

see styles
zhì bìng
    zhi4 bing4
chih ping
to cause disease; to be pathogenic

致癌

see styles
zhì ái
    zhi4 ai2
chih ai
to cause cancer; carcinogenic

舒緩


舒缓

see styles
shū huǎn
    shu1 huan3
shu huan
to ease (tension); to relax; to cause something to relax; to alleviate; relaxed; easy and unhurried; leisurely; soothing; mild (slope)

苦因

see styles
kǔ yīn
    ku3 yin1
k`u yin
    ku yin
 kuin
affliction
The cause of pain.

苦根

see styles
kǔ gēn
    ku3 gen1
k`u ken
    ku ken
 kukon
underlying cause of poverty
faculty of suffering (or pain)

苦集

see styles
kǔ jí
    ku3 ji2
k`u chi
    ku chi
 ku shu
samudaya, arising, coming together, collection, multitude. The second of the four axioms, that of 'accumulation', that misery is intensified by craving or desire and the passions, which are the cause of reincarnation.

荼毒

see styles
tú dú
    tu2 du2
t`u tu
    tu tu
(literary) to cause great suffering

虧負


亏负

see styles
kuī fù
    kui1 fu4
k`uei fu
    kuei fu
 kipu
deficient; to let sb down; to cause sb suffering
be unfair

要命

see styles
yào mìng
    yao4 ming4
yao ming
to cause sb's death; extremely; terribly; (used in complaining about something) to be a nuisance

要因

see styles
 youin / yoin
    よういん
(noun - becomes adjective with の) main cause; primary factor; (personal name) Toshimoto

觸因


触因

see styles
chù yīn
    chu4 yin1
ch`u yin
    chu yin
 sokuin
Touch, or sensation cause, v. 二十五圓通.

計都


计都

see styles
jì dū
    ji4 du1
chi tu
 keito / keto
    けいと
concept from Vedic astronomy (Sanskrit Ketu), the opposite point to 羅睺|罗睺[luo2 hou2]; imaginary star presaging disaster
Keito; mythological celestial body and-or evil spirit (asura) said to cause eclipses; (female given name) Keito
計部; 鷄都 or 兜 ketu, any bright appearance, comet, ensign, eminent, discernment, etc.; the name of two constellations to the left and right of Aquila.

誘發


诱发

see styles
yòu fā
    you4 fa1
yu fa
to induce; to cause; to elicit; to trigger

誤工


误工

see styles
wù gōng
    wu4 gong1
wu kung
to be late for or absent from work; to disrupt one's work; to cause a holdup in the work; loss of working time; a holdup

謂れ

see styles
 iware
    いわれ
(1) reason; cause; (2) history; origin

貢献

see styles
 kouken / koken
    こうけん
(n,vs,vi) (1) contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); (noun/participle) (2) (hist) paying tribute; tribute

賣命


卖命

see styles
mài mìng
    mai4 ming4
mai ming
to work tirelessly; to give one's all; to slave away; to throw away one's life; to sacrifice oneself (usu. for an unworthy cause)

起す

see styles
 okosu
    おこす
(transitive verb) (1) to raise; to raise up; to set up; to pick up; (2) to wake; to wake up; to waken; to awaken; (3) to cause; to bring about; to lead to; to trigger; to give rise to; to create; to generate (e.g. heat, electricity); to produce; (4) to start; to begin; to launch; to establish; to found; to set up; to open; (5) to plough; to plow; to till; (6) to fall ill with; (7) to transcribe; to write down (what is spoken); (8) to turn over (a card)

趣因

see styles
qù yīn
    qu4 yin1
ch`ü yin
    chü yin
 shuin
to cause of destiny

轟動


轰动

see styles
hōng dòng
    hong1 dong4
hung tung
to cause a sensation; to create a stir in (a place); commotion; controversy

辨因

see styles
biàn yīn
    bian4 yin1
pien yin
 ben in
articulation of the cause

逆喩

see styles
nì yú
    ni4 yu2
ni yü
 gyakuyu
Argument by illustration from effect to cause, e.g. the source of the ocean is the river, of the river the streams, of these the ponds.

逆緣


逆缘

see styles
nì yuán
    ni4 yuan2
ni yüan
 gyakuen
Resisting accessory cause; as goodness is the 順 or accordant cause so evil is the resisting cause of the Buddha way.

逗笑

see styles
dòu xiào
    dou4 xiao4
tou hsiao
to amuse; to cause to smile; amusing

造成

see styles
zào chéng
    zao4 cheng2
tsao ch`eng
    tsao cheng
 zousei / zose
    ぞうせい
to bring about; to create; to cause
(noun, transitive verb) development (of land); preparation (e.g. of ground for housing); reclamation; creation

道緣


道缘

see styles
dào yuán
    dao4 yuan2
tao yüan
 dōen
to cause and conditions of Buddhahood

違誤


违误

see styles
wéi wù
    wei2 wu4
wei wu
to disobey and cause delays; to obstruct and procrastinate

醯都

see styles
xì dū
    xi4 du1
hsi tu
 keizu
hetu, a cause, logical reason.

醸す

see styles
 kamosu
    かもす
(transitive verb) (1) to brew (sake, etc.); (transitive verb) (2) to cause; to bring on; to bring about; to give rise to

重挫

see styles
zhòng cuò
    zhong4 cuo4
chung ts`o
    chung tso
devastating setback; slump (in stock market etc); crushing defeat; to cause a serious setback; to plummet

闖禍


闯祸

see styles
chuǎng huò
    chuang3 huo4
ch`uang huo
    chuang huo
to cause an accident; to make trouble; to get into trouble

非因

see styles
fēi yīn
    fei1 yin1
fei yin
not [a] cause(s)

順接

see styles
 junsetsu
    じゅんせつ
(n,vs,vi) {gramm} use of a conjunction to express cause and effect

風花

see styles
 kazabana; kazahana
    かざばな; かざはな
(1) flurry of snow in a clear sky; (2) winter wind which brings scattered snowflakes or raindrops; (3) (See 風ほろし) skin eruptions cause by a cold or fever; (female given name) Yuki

養因

see styles
yǎng yīn
    yang3 yin1
yang yin
nourishing or strengthening cause

香山

see styles
xiāng shān
    xiang1 shan1
hsiang shan
 koyama
    こやま
Fragrance Hill (a park in Beijing)
(surname) Koyama
the fragrant or incense mountains, so called because the Gandharvas do not drink wine or eat meat, but feed on incense or fragrance and give off fragrant odours. As musicians of Indra, or in the retinue of Dhṛtarāṣtra, they are said to be the same as, or similar to, the Kinnaras. They are, or according to M. W., Dhṛtarāṣtra is associated with soma, the moon, and with medicine. They cause ecstasy, are erotic, and the patrons of marriageable girls; the apsaras are their wives, and both are patrons of dicers.; Gandhamādana. Incense mountain, one of the ten fabulous mountains known to Chinese Buddhism, located in the region of the Anavatapta lake in Tibet; also placed in the Kunlun range. Among its great trees dwell the Kinnaras, Indra's musicians.

騷擾


骚扰

see styles
sāo rǎo
    sao1 rao3
sao jao
to disturb; to cause a commotion; to harass

鬧事


闹事

see styles
nào shì
    nao4 shi4
nao shih
to cause trouble; to create a disturbance

鬼魅

see styles
guǐ mèi
    gui3 mei4
kuei mei
 kimi
    きみ
demon; evil spirit
(archaism) demon; monster; apparition
Imps or demons who cause sickness, especially malaria in certain regions.

魔緣


魔缘

see styles
mó yuán
    mo2 yuan2
mo yüan
Māra-circumstance, or environment, or conditioning cause, i.e. hindering the good.

點醒


点醒

see styles
diǎn xǐng
    dian3 xing3
tien hsing
to point out; to draw sb's attention to something; to cause sb to have a realization

もので

see styles
 monode
    もので
(prt,conj) conjunctive particle indicating a cause or reason

もんで

see styles
 monte
    モンテ
(prt,conj) conjunctive particle indicating a cause or reason; (place-name) Monte; Montet

七種語


七种语

see styles
qī zhǒng yǔ
    qi1 zhong3 yu3
ch`i chung yü
    chi chung yü
 shichishu go
Buddha's seven modes of discourse: 因語 from present cause to future effect; 果語 from present effect to past cause; 因果語 inherent cause and effect; 喩語 illustrative or figurative; 不應説語 spontaneous or parabolic; 世界流語 ordinary or popular; 如意語 unreserved, or as he really thought, e.g. as when he said that all things have the Buddha-nature.

不動法


不动法

see styles
bù dòng fǎ
    bu4 dong4 fa3
pu tung fa
 fudō hō
Prayer for the aid of 不動明王 to end calamity and cause prosperity.

与える

see styles
 ataeru
    あたえる
(transitive verb) (1) to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to grant; to confer; to present; to award; (transitive verb) (2) to provide; to afford; to offer; to supply; (transitive verb) (3) to assign; (transitive verb) (4) to cause; (transitive verb) (5) {comp} to pass (a variable to a function)

世間因


世间因

see styles
shì jiān yīn
    shi4 jian1 yin1
shih chien yin
 seken in
mundane cause(s)

主原因

see styles
 shugenin
    しゅげんいん
principal cause

主要因

see styles
 shuyouin / shuyoin
    しゅよういん
(See 要因) primary factor; main cause

乾闥婆


干闼婆

see styles
gān tà pó
    gan1 ta4 po2
kan t`a p`o
    kan ta po
 kendatsuba
    けんだつば
{Buddh} gandharva (heavenly musicians and protectors of Buddhism)
乾沓婆 or 乾沓和; 健達婆(or 健闥婆); 健達縛; 健陀羅; 彦達縛 gandharva or gandharva kāyikās, spirits on Gandha-mādana 香 山 the fragrant or incense mountains, so called because the Gandharvas do not drink wine or eat meat, but feed on incense or fragrance and give off fragrant odours. As musicians of Indra, or in the retinue of Dhṛtarāṣtra, they are said to be the same as, or similar to, the Kinnaras. They are, or according to M.W., Dhṛtarāṣtra is associated with soma, the moon, and with medicine. They cause ecstasy, are erotic, and the patrons of marriageable girls; the Apsaras are their wives, and both are patrons of dicers.

了因性

see styles
liǎo yīn xìng
    liao3 yin1 xing4
liao yin hsing
 ryōin shō
the revelatory cause of (buddha-) nature

事故る

see styles
 jikoru
    じこる
(v5r,vi) (colloquialism) to have an accident (esp. traffic accident); to cause an accident

二種死


二种死

see styles
èr zhǒng sǐ
    er4 zhong3 si3
erh chung ssu
 nishu (no) shi
The two kinds of death, 命盡死 natural death, and 外緣死 violent death, or death from external cause.

五住地

see styles
wǔ zhù dì
    wu3 zhu4 di4
wu chu ti
 go jūji
(五住) The five fundamental condition of 煩惱 the passions and delusions: wrong views which are common to the trailokya; clinging, or attachment, in the desire-realm; clinging, or attachment, in the form-realm; clinging, or attachment, in the formless realm which is still mortal: the state of unenlightenment or ignorance in the trailokya 三界 which is the root-cause of all distressful delusion, Also 五住地惑.

令乏短

see styles
lìng fá duǎn
    ling4 fa2 duan3
ling fa tuan
 ryō bōtan
to cause decrease

令喜樂


令喜乐

see styles
lìng xǐ lè
    ling4 xi3 le4
ling hsi le
 ryō kigyō
to cause contentment

令愛樂


令爱乐

see styles
lìng ài yào
    ling4 ai4 yao4
ling ai yao
 ryō aigyō
to cause pleasure

令捨離


令舍离

see styles
lìng shě lí
    ling4 she3 li2
ling she li
 ryō shari
cause to abandon

令歡喜


令欢喜

see styles
lìng huān xǐ
    ling4 huan1 xi3
ling huan hsi
 ryō kanki
to cause delight

令永斷


令永断

see styles
lìng yǒng duàn
    ling4 yong3 duan4
ling yung tuan
 ryō yōdan
cause to permanently eliminate

令趣入

see styles
lìng qù rù
    ling4 qu4 ru4
ling ch`ü ju
    ling chü ju
 ryō shunyū
to cause to enter

作生因

see styles
zuò shēng yīn
    zuo4 sheng1 yin1
tso sheng yin
 sashōin
operative cause of [re-]birth [into the Pure Land]

作用因

see styles
 sayouin / sayoin
    さよういん
{phil} (See 質料因,形相因,目的因) efficient cause (one of Aristotle's four fundamental types of answer to the question "why?")

併せる

see styles
 awaseru
    あわせる
(transitive verb) (1) to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); (2) to join together; to unite; to combine; to add up; (3) to face; to be opposite (someone); (4) to compare; to check with; (5) to cause to meet (e.g. an unpleasant fate); (6) to place together; to connect; to overlap; (7) to mix; to combine; (8) to put blade to blade; to fight

依於因


依于因

see styles
yī yú yīn
    yi1 yu2 yin1
i yü yin
 e o in
based on [a] cause

倶有因

see styles
jù yǒu yīn
    ju4 you3 yin1
chü yu yin
 kuu in
sahabhūhetu, mutual causation, the simultaneous causal interaction of a number of things, e.g. earth, water, fire, and air.

傷める

see styles
 itameru
    いためる
(transitive verb) (1) to hurt; to injure; to cause pain; (2) to harm; to damage; to spoil; (3) to worry; to bother; to be grieved over; to afflict; (4) to cause financial loss; to hurt one's pocket

出婁子


出娄子

see styles
chū lóu zi
    chu1 lou2 zi5
ch`u lou tzu
    chu lou tzu
to run into difficulties; to cause trouble

動力因

see styles
 douryokuin / doryokuin
    どうりょくいん
{phil} (See 作用因) efficient cause (one of Aristotle's four fundamental types of answer to the question "why?")

十如是

see styles
shí rú shì
    shi2 ru2 shi4
shih ju shih
 juunyoze / junyoze
    じゅうにょぜ
{Buddh} ten thusnesses (in Tendai)
The ten essential qualities, or characteristics, of thing, according to the 方便chapter of the Lotus sūtra: 相如是 form; 性如是 nature; 體如是 corpus or embodiment; 力如是 powers; 作如是 function; 因如是 primary cause; 果如是 environmental cause; 果如是 effect; 報如是 karmic reward; 本末究竟等 the inseparability, or inevitability of them all.

原動力


原动力

see styles
yuán dòng lì
    yuan2 dong4 li4
yüan tung li
 gendouryoku / gendoryoku
    げんどうりょく
motive force; prime mover; first cause; agent
motive power; driving force

及ぼす

see styles
 oyobosu
    およぼす
(transitive verb) to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend; to have an effect (on)

合せる

see styles
 awaseru
    あわせる
(transitive verb) (1) to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); (2) to join together; to unite; to combine; to add up; (3) to face; to be opposite (someone); (4) to compare; to check with; (5) to cause to meet (e.g. an unpleasant fate); (6) to place together; to connect; to overlap; (7) to mix; to combine; (8) to put blade to blade; to fight

合わす

see styles
 awasu
    あわす
(transitive verb) (1) to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); (2) to join together; to unite; to combine; to add up; (3) to face; to be opposite (someone); (4) to compare; to check with; (5) to cause to meet (e.g. an unpleasant fate); (6) to place together; to connect; to overlap; (7) to mix; to combine; (8) to put blade to blade; to fight

同情者

see styles
tóng qíng zhě
    tong2 qing2 zhe3
t`ung ch`ing che
    tung ching che
 doujousha / dojosha
    どうじょうしゃ
supporter; sympathizer (esp. of political cause); fellow traveler
sympathizer; sympathiser

同類因


同类因

see styles
tóng lèi yīn
    tong2 lei4 yin1
t`ung lei yin
    tung lei yin
 dōrui in
same-type cause

和合因

see styles
hé hé yīn
    he2 he2 yin1
ho ho yin
 wagōin
intermingling cause

唯識觀


唯识观

see styles
wéi shì guān
    wei2 shi4 guan1
wei shih kuan
 yuishiki kan
The three subjects of idealistic refection: that the ego and things are realities; that things are produced by cause and circumstance; that the bhūtatathatā is the only reality. Also called 唯識三性觀, cf. 三性.

四不生

see styles
sì bù shēng
    si4 bu4 sheng1
ssu pu sheng
 shi fushō
That a thing is not born or not produced of itself, of another, of both, of neither; cf. 四句推撿.; Nothing is produced (1) of itself; (2) of another, i. e. of a cause without itself; (3) of both; (4) of no-cause.

因所生

see styles
yīn suǒ shēng
    yin1 suo3 sheng1
yin so sheng
 in sho shō
produced from cause(s)

因果律

see styles
 ingaritsu
    いんがりつ
law of cause and effect; principle of causality

因緣依


因缘依

see styles
yīn yuán yī
    yin1 yuan2 yi1
yin yüan i
 innene
Dependent on cause, or the cause or causes on which anything depends.

因能變


因能变

see styles
yīn néng biàn
    yin1 neng2 bian4
yin neng pien
 in nōhen
The power in a cause to transform itself into an effect a cause that is also an effect, e. g. a seed.

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.
EDICT data is the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, and is used in conformance with the Group's license.

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.

Just because a word appears here does not mean it is appropriate for a tattoo, your business name, etc. Please consult a professional before doing anything stupid with this data.

We do offer Chinese and Japanese Tattoo Services. We'll also be happy to help you translate something for other purposes.

No warranty as to the correctness, potential vulgarity, or clarity is expressed or implied. We did not write any of these definitions (though we occasionally act as a contributor/editor to the CC-CEDICT project). You are using this dictionary for free, and you get what you pay for.

The following titles are just to help people who are searching for an Asian dictionary to find this page.

Japanese Kanji Dictionary

Free Asian Dictionary

Chinese Kanji Dictionary

Chinese Words Dictionary

Chinese Language Dictionary

Japanese Chinese Dictionary