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Simple Dictionary Definition |
二度 see styles |
èr dù er4 du4 erh tu futatabi ふたたび nido にど |
second degree (adverb) again; once more; a second time; (1) two times; twice; (2) two degrees |
程度 see styles |
chéng dù cheng2 du4 ch`eng tu cheng tu teido / tedo ていど |
degree; level; extent (n,adv,n-suf) degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about; approximately |
難度 难度 see styles |
nán dù nan2 du4 nan tu nando なんど |
degree of difficulty degree of difficulty Hard to cross over, to save or be saved. |
零度 see styles |
líng dù ling2 du4 ling tu reido / redo れいど |
zero degree (1) zero degrees (Celsius); freezing point; (2) zero (on a scale) |
高度 see styles |
gāo dù gao1 du4 kao tu takanori たかのり |
height; altitude; elevation; high degree; highly; CL:個|个[ge4] (1) altitude; height; elevation; (adj-na,adj-no) (2) high-degree; high-grade; advanced; sophisticated; strong; (given name) Takanori |
高次 see styles |
gāo cì gao1 ci4 kao tz`u kao tzu takatsugu たかつぐ |
higher degree (e.g. equation in math.) (adj-no,n) (1) high-level; higher-order; (adj-no,n) (2) {math} higher-order; higher-degree; (surname, given name) Takatsugu |
比較級 比较级 see styles |
bǐ jiào jí bi3 jiao4 ji2 pi chiao chi hikakukyuu / hikakukyu ひかくきゅう |
comparative degree {gramm} comparative; comparative degree |
自由度 see styles |
zì yóu dù zi4 you2 du4 tzu yu tu jiyuudo / jiyudo じゆうど |
(number of) degrees of freedom (physics and statistics) degree of freedom |
さ see styles |
za ザ |
(suffix) (1) (nominalizing suffix indicating degree or condition) -ness; (particle) (2) (sentence end, mainly masc.) indicates assertion; (interjection) (3) (See さあ・1) come; come now; (personal name) Zsa |
偌 see styles |
ruò ruo4 jo |
so; such; to such a degree |
分 see styles |
fèn fen4 fen wake わけ |
part; share; ingredient; component (n,n-suf) (1) part; portion; share; (suffix noun) (2) amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); enough (for); (3) one's means; one's place; one's lot; one's social position; (4) one's duty; one's part; (5) condition; state (of affairs); extent; rate (as in "at this rate"); (n,adv) (6) in proportion to; just as much as; to the same degree; (suffix noun) (7) content (e.g. alcohol); percentage; (suffix noun) (8) (See 兄貴分・2) equivalent to (e.g. an old brother); (surname) Wake To divide. separate; a fractional part: a share: a duty. |
商 see styles |
shāng shang1 shang shouzaki / shozaki しょうざき |
commerce; merchant; dealer; to consult; 2nd note in pentatonic scale; quotient (as in 智商[zhi4 shang1], intelligence quotient) (1) {math} (See 積・1) quotient; (2) business; merchant; dealer; (3) (See 五音) second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); (4) (hist) (See 殷) Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty; (surname) Shouzaki To consult arrange; trade, a merchant; translit. śaṇ, saṃ, śa, śā. |
底 see styles |
dǐ di3 ti soko そこ |
background; bottom; base; end (of the month, year etc); remnants; (math.) radix; base (1) {math} base (logarithmic, exponential, number system); radix; (2) {geom} base (triangle, cone, cylinder, etc.); (3) type; kind; extent; degree; (surname) Soko Bottom, basis; translit. t, d, dh. |
度 see styles |
duó duo2 to wataru わたる |
to estimate; Taiwan pr. [duo4] (n,n-suf) (1) degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); (counter) (2) counter for occurrences; (n,n-suf) (3) strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; (n,n-suf) (4) alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; (5) (See 度を過ごす) extent; degree; limit; (6) (See 度を失う) presence of mind; composure; (given name) Wataru pāramitā, 波羅蜜; intp. by 渡 to ferry over; to save. The mortal life of reincarnations is the sea; nirvana is the other shore; v. pāramitā, 波. Also, to leave the world as a monk or nun, such is a 度得 or 度者. |
段 see styles |
duàn duan4 tuan dan だん |
paragraph; section; segment; stage (of a process); classifier for stories, periods of time, lengths of thread etc (n,ctr) (1) step; stair; rung; (flight of) steps; (n,ctr) (2) shelf; layer; tier; (3) grade; level; class; (n,ctr) (4) dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.); rank; (5) paragraph; passage; (n,ctr) (6) column (of print); (n,ctr) (7) act (in kabuki, joruri, etc.); section; scene; (8) row of the multiplication table (e.g. five times table); (9) stage (in a process); phase; occasion; time; moment; situation; (10) (form) (as ...の段) matter; occasion; (11) (as ...どころの段ではない, ...という段じゃない, etc.) degree; extent; (counter) (12) counter for breaks in written language or speech; (place-name, surname) Dan A piece; a section, paragraph. piṇda, a ball, lump, especially of palatable food, sustenance. |
程 see styles |
chéng cheng2 ch`eng cheng hodo ほど |
rule; order; regulations; formula; journey; procedure; sequence (n,adv) (1) (kana only) extent; degree; measure; (2) (kana only) limit; bounds; (3) (kana only) (span of) time; (4) (kana only) (a) distance; (5) (kana only) (as 〜のほど) the state of; the status of; the condition of; (particle) (6) (kana only) about; around; approximately; or so; (particle) (7) (kana only) as much as ...; to the extent of ...; like ...; (particle) (8) (kana only) (oft. as 〜ば...ほど) the more ... the more ...; (surname) Hodo |
第 see styles |
dì di4 ti dai だい |
(prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六[di4-liu4] "sixth"); (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed; (old) residence of a high official; (literary) but; however; (literary) only; just (prefix) prefix for forming ordinal numbers Number, degree, sign of the ordinals; only. |
PU see styles |
p u p u p u |
the degree of suspicion that a woman might, after she marries, cheat on her husband (abbr. for "paternity uncertainty") |
一度 see styles |
yī dù yi1 du4 i tu ittaku いったく |
for a time; at one time; one time; once (adverbial noun) (1) once; one time; on one occasion; (2) temporarily; for a moment; (adverbial noun) (1) once; one time; on one occasion; (2) one degree; one tone; one musical interval; (surname) Ittaku |
一次 see styles |
yī cì yi1 ci4 i tz`u i tzu katsuji かつじ |
first; first time; once; (math.) linear (of degree one) (adj-f,n) (1) first; preliminary; (can act as adjective) (2) primary (sources, industry, etc.); original; (can act as adjective) (3) {math} linear (function, equation); first-order; (given name) Katsuji |
一歩 see styles |
hajime はじめ |
(n-adv,n-t) (1) (a) step; (2) level; stage; (3) small degree; small amount; (female given name) Hajime |
一籌 see styles |
icchuu / icchu いっちゅう |
(a) point; (a) degree |
三乘 see styles |
sān shèng san1 sheng4 san sheng minori みのり |
(surname) Minori Triyāna, the three vehicles, or conveyances which carry living beings across saṁsāra or mortality (births-and-deaths) to the shores of nirvāṇa. The three are styled 小,中, and 大. Sometimes the three vehicles are defined as 聲聞 Śrāvaka, that of the hearer or obedient disciple; 緣覺Pratyeka-buddha, that of the enlightened for self; these are described as 小乘 because the objective of both is personal salvation; the third is 菩薩Bodhisattva, or 大乘 Mahāyāna, because the objective is the salvation of all the living. The three are also depicted as 三車 three wains, drawn by a goat, a deer, an ox. The Lotus declares that the three are really the One Buddha-vehicle, which has been revealed in three expedient forms suited to his disciples' capacity, the Lotus Sūtra being the unifying, complete, and final exposition. The Three Vehicles are differently explained by different exponents, e.g. (1) Mahāyāna recognizes (a) Śrāvaka, called Hīnayāna, leading in longer or shorter periods to arhatship; (b) Pratyeka-buddha, called Madhyamayāna, leading after still longer or shorter periods to a Buddhahood ascetically attained and for self; (c) Bodhisattva, called Mahayana, leading after countless ages of self-sacrifce in saving others and progressive enlightenment to ultimate Buddhahood. (2) Hīnayāna is also described as possessing three vehicles 聲, 緣, 菩 or 小, 中, 大, the 小 and 中 conveying to personal salvation their devotees in ascetic dust and ashes and mental annihilation, the 大 leading to bodhi, or perfect enlightenment, and the Buddha's way. Further definitions of the Triyāna are: (3) True bodhisattva teaching for the 大; pratyeka-buddha without ignorant asceticism for the 中; and śrāvaka with ignorant asceticism for the 小. (4) (a) 一乘 The One-Vehicle which carries all to Buddhahood: of this the 華嚴 Hua-yen and 法華 Fa-hua are typical exponents; (b) 三乘法 the three-vehicle, containing practitioners of all three systems, as expounded in books of the 深密般若; (c) 小乘 the Hīnayāna pure and simple as seen in the 四阿合經 Four Āgamas. Śrāvakas are also described as hearers of the Four Truths and limited to that degree of development; they hear from the pratyeka-buddhas, who are enlightened in the Twelve Nidānas 因緣; the bodhisattvas make the 六度 or six forms of transmigration their field of sacrificial saving work, and of enlightenment. The Lotus Sūtra really treats the 三乘. Three Vehicles as 方便 or expedient ways, and offers a 佛乘 Buddha Vehicle as the inclusive and final vehicle. |
三分 see styles |
sān fēn san1 fen1 san fen mibun みぶん |
somewhat; to some degree (noun, transitive verb) trisection; dividing into three (parts); (place-name) Mibun three parts |
三次 see styles |
sān cì san1 ci4 san tz`u san tzu miyoshi みよし |
third; three times; (math.) degree three, cubic (equation) (adj-no,n) (1) third; (can act as adjective) (2) tertiary; (can act as adjective) (3) {math} cubic (function, equation, etc.); third-order; (place-name, surname) Miyoshi |
中流 see styles |
zhōng liú zhong1 liu2 chung liu chuuru / churu ちゅうる |
midstream (hist) (See 三流・さんる) banishment (to a somewhat distant province); middle-degree punishment of the three banishment punishments under the ritsuryō system In the midst of the stream, i. e. of 生死 mortality, or reincarnations. |
乾湿 see styles |
kanshitsu かんしつ |
degree of humidity |
二次 see styles |
èr cì er4 ci4 erh tz`u erh tzu nitsugi につぎ |
second (i.e. number two); second time; twice; (math.) quadratic (of degree two) (adj-no,n) (1) second; (can act as adjective) (2) secondary; (can act as adjective) (3) {math} quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order; (surname) Nitsugi |
份兒 份儿 see styles |
fèn r fen4 r5 fen r |
degree; extent; allotted share |
位次 see styles |
wèi cì wei4 ci4 wei tz`u wei tzu iji いじ |
place (in numbered sequence); degree on employment scale order of rank; order of seating graded stages |
低い see styles |
hikui(p); hikkui(sk) ひくい(P); ひっくい(sk) |
(adjective) (1) (ant: 高い・1) low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); (adjective) (2) low (position); close to the ground; (adjective) (3) short (height); (adjective) (4) deep (voice); in a low key; low (volume) |
低度 see styles |
teido / tedo ていど |
low degree; low grade; low class |
依地 see styles |
yī dì yi1 di4 i ti eji |
The ground on which one relies; the body, on which sight, hearing, etc., depend; the degree of samādhi attained; cf. 依身. |
修士 see styles |
xiū shì xiu1 shi4 hsiu shih shuuji / shuji しゅうじ |
member of religious order; frater master's (degree); (given name) Shuuji |
修讀 修读 see styles |
xiū dú xiu1 du2 hsiu tu |
to study (in an academic program); to pursue (a degree) |
六通 see styles |
liù tōng liu4 tong1 liu t`ung liu tung rokutsū |
abhijñā, or ṣaḍ abhijñā. The six supernatural or universal powers acquired by a Buddha, also by an arhat through the fourth degree of dhyāna. The 'southern' Buddhists only have the first five, which are also known in China; v. 五神通; the sixth is 漏盡通 (漏盡智證通) āsravakṣaya-jñāna, supernatural consciousness of the waning of vicious propensities. |
其程 see styles |
sorehodo それほど |
(adverb) (kana only) to that degree; to that extent; that much |
分量 see styles |
fèn liang fen4 liang5 fen liang bunryou / bunryo ぶんりょう |
quantity; weight; measure; (fig.) weight (importance, prestige, authority etc); (of written material) density (1) amount; quantity; (noun, transitive verb) (2) measuring; weighing degree; quantity, extent; measure, scale (Skt. pramāṇa). |
到家 see styles |
dào jiā dao4 jia1 tao chia |
perfect; excellent; brought to the utmost degree |
加減 see styles |
matsu まつ |
(n,n-suf) (1) degree; extent; amount; balance; state; condition; (2) (health) condition; state of health; (noun, transitive verb) (3) adjustment; moderation; regulation; (noun, transitive verb) (4) addition and subtraction; (suffix noun) (5) slight sign of ...; slight state of ...; (suffix noun) (6) just right for ...; (personal name) Matsu |
卒論 see styles |
sotsuron そつろん |
(abbreviation) (See 卒業論文) graduation thesis; bachelor's degree thesis |
博士 see styles |
bó shì bo2 shi4 po shih hiroto ひろと |
doctor (as an academic degree); (old) person specialized in a skill or trade; (old) court academician (n,n-suf) doctor; PhD; Dr.; (personal name) Hiroto a scholar |
吐血 see styles |
tù xiě tu4 xie3 t`u hsieh tu hsieh toketsu とけつ |
to cough up blood; (coll.) (used figuratively to indicate an extreme degree of anger or frustration etc) (n,vs,vi) {med} vomiting blood; hematemesis |
地步 see styles |
dì bù di4 bu4 ti pu |
stage; degree (to which a situation has evolved); a (usu. bad) situation; leeway |
変徴 see styles |
henchi へんち |
{music} (See 徴・ち) note a semitone below the fourth degree of the Chinese and Japanese pentatonic scale |
多寡 see styles |
duō guǎ duo1 gua3 to kua taka たか |
number; amount degree (of something); greatness or smallness (of something); quantity; number; amount; size |
多少 see styles |
duō shao duo1 shao5 to shao tashou / tasho たしょう |
how much?; how many?; (phone number, student ID etc) what number? (adv,adj-no) (1) a little; some; somewhat; slightly; to some degree; to some extent; (2) amount; quantity; number how many? |
孝廉 see styles |
xiào lián xiao4 lian2 hsiao lien |
xiaolian, two examination subjects in Han, later a single subject in Ming and Qing; successful second degree candidate |
学位 see styles |
gakui がくい |
(academic) degree |
学士 see styles |
gakushi がくし |
(1) university graduate; bachelor; (2) bachelor's degree; (personal name) Gakushi |
學位 学位 see styles |
xué wèi xue2 wei4 hsüeh wei gakui |
academic degree; place in school stage of training |
學士 学士 see styles |
xué shì xue2 shi4 hsüeh shih |
bachelor's degree; person holding a university degree See: 学士 |
寒暖 see styles |
kandan かんだん |
cold and heat; (degree of) temperature |
幾分 几分 see styles |
jǐ fēn ji3 fen1 chi fen ikubun いくぶん |
somewhat; a bit (adv,n) (1) somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; (2) some; part; portion |
度合 see styles |
watarai わたらい |
degree; extent; (surname) Watarai |
度数 see styles |
dosuu(p); tabikazu / dosu(p); tabikazu どすう(P); たびかず |
(1) frequency; number of times; incidence; (2) (どすう only) degree (e.g. temperature); strength (e.g. alcohol, lens, etc.) |
度日 see styles |
dù rì du4 ri4 tu jih donichi どにち |
to pass one's days; to scratch out a difficult, meager existence degree day |
弧度 see styles |
hú dù hu2 du4 hu tu kodo こど |
radian; arc; curve; curvature degree of curvature |
強弱 强弱 see styles |
qiáng ruò qiang2 ruo4 ch`iang jo chiang jo kyoujaku / kyojaku きょうじゃく |
strong or weak; intensity; amount of force or pressure (1) strength and weakness; (degree of) strength; (2) stress (of a sound); loudness |
徹骨 彻骨 see styles |
chè gǔ che4 gu3 ch`e ku che ku |
to the bone; to the marrow; fig. to a very large degree |
打問 打问 see styles |
dǎ wèn da3 wen4 ta wen |
to inquire about; to give sb the third degree |
拷打 see styles |
kǎo dǎ kao3 da3 k`ao ta kao ta |
to beat a prisoner (to obtain confessions); to give sb the third degree; to torture |
擧人 举人 see styles |
jǔ rén ju3 ren2 chü jen kyonin |
One who has taken his second degree, an M.A. |
攻讀 攻读 see styles |
gōng dú gong1 du2 kung tu |
to major (in a field); to study a specialty to obtain a higher degree |
最小 see styles |
saishou / saisho さいしょう |
(adj-no,n) (ant: 最大) smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal |
次数 see styles |
jisuu / jisu じすう |
{math} degree; order |
次數 次数 see styles |
cì shù ci4 shu4 tz`u shu tzu shu |
number of times; frequency; order number (in a series); power (math.); degree of a polynomial (math.) See: 次数 |
氣量 气量 see styles |
qì liàng qi4 liang4 ch`i liang chi liang |
(lit. quantity of spirit); moral character; degree of forbearance; broad-mindedness or otherwise; tolerance; magnanimity |
熱度 热度 see styles |
rè dù re4 du4 je tu netsudo ねつど |
level of heat; (fig.) zeal; fervor; (coll.) a temperature (i.e. abnormally high body heat) degree of heat; temperature; enthusiasm |
熱量 热量 see styles |
rè liàng re4 liang4 je liang netsuryou / netsuryo ねつりょう |
heat; quantity of heat; calorific value (1) quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (2) (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion |
留め see styles |
tome とめ todome とどめ |
(n,suf) (1) (a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); (2) remaining (e.g. poste-restante); (3) forty-five degree angle; finishing blow; clincher |
略帶 略带 see styles |
lüè dài lu:e4 dai4 lu:e tai |
to have (an attribute) to a small degree; to have a touch of |
病勢 病势 see styles |
bìng shì bing4 shi4 ping shih byousei / byose びょうせい |
degree of seriousness of an illness; patient's condition state of an illness; condition of a patient |
白度 see styles |
hakudo はくど |
(degree of) whiteness |
碩士 硕士 see styles |
shuò shì shuo4 shi4 shuo shih sekiji せきじ |
master's degree; person who has a master's degree; learned person (personal name) Sekiji |
確度 see styles |
kakudo かくど |
degree of accuracy |
称号 see styles |
shougou / shogo しょうごう |
title; name; degree |
等差 see styles |
děng chā deng3 cha1 teng ch`a teng cha tousa / tosa とうさ |
degree of disparity; equal difference (equal) difference |
等級 等级 see styles |
děng jí deng3 ji2 teng chi toukyuu / tokyu とうきゅう |
grade; rank; status (1) grade; class; degree; rank; rating; order; points; (2) {astron} magnitude |
等親 see styles |
toushin / toshin とうしん |
degree of kinship |
絲毫 丝毫 see styles |
sī háo si1 hao2 ssu hao |
the slightest amount or degree; a bit |
緣覺 缘觉 see styles |
yuán jué yuan2 jue2 yüan chüeh engaku |
pratyekabuddha 辟支佛; 辟支迦佛; 鉢剌翳伽陀 (鉢剌翳伽佛陀) In the early translations it was rendered 緣覺, i.e. enlightened through reasoning on the riddle of life, especially as defined in the twelve nidānas. Later it was rendered 獨覺 or individual enlightenment, i.e. one who lives apart from others and attains enlightenment alone, or for himself, in contrast with the altruism of the bodhisattva principle. The term pratyekabuddha is not limited to Buddhists, but is also general for recluses pondering alone over the meaning of life, an illustration being the rhinoceros, which lives in isolation. The non-Buddhist enlightenment is illusion, e.g. from observing the 'flying flowers and falling leaves'; the Buddhist enlightenment arises from pondering over the twelve nidānas. As a degree of saintship it is undefined by early Buddhism, receiving its definition at a later period. |
肩書 see styles |
katagaki かたがき |
title; degree; address (on letter); criminal record |
苟も see styles |
iyashikumo いやしくも |
(adverb) (kana only) any; at all; in the least; even in a slight degree; ever |
著呢 着呢 see styles |
zhe ne zhe5 ne5 che ne |
comes at the end of the sentence to indicate a strong degree; quite; rather |
親疎 see styles |
shinso しんそ |
degree of intimacy |
親等 see styles |
shintou / shinto しんとう |
degree of kinship |
詰り see styles |
tsumari つまり |
(adverb) (1) (kana only) that is to say; that is; in other words; I mean; (2) (kana only) in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run; when all is said and done; what it all comes down to; when you get right down to it; basically; (3) (kana only) clogging; obstruction; stuffing; (degree of) blockage; (4) (kana only) shrinkage; (5) (kana only) end; conclusion; (6) (kana only) (archaism) dead end; corner; (7) (kana only) (archaism) distress; being at the end of one's rope |
輕重 轻重 see styles |
qīng zhòng qing1 zhong4 ch`ing chung ching chung kyōjū |
severity (of the case); degree of seriousness; whether something is slight or serious Light and heavy. |
遠い see styles |
tooi とおい |
(adjective) (1) far; distant; far away; a long way off; in the distance; (adjective) (2) distant (past); remote (in time); remote; far-removed (in time); (adjective) (3) distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); (adjective) (4) far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.); not similar; way off; (adjective) (5) (as 耳が遠い) hard (of hearing); (adjective) (6) (as 目が遠い) nearsighted |
適度 适度 see styles |
shì dù shi4 du4 shih tu tekido てきど |
moderately; appropriate (adj-na,adj-no,n) moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable |
門地 门地 see styles |
mén dì men2 di4 men ti monchi もんち |
variant of 門第|门第[men2di4] degree; lineage; (surname) Monchi |
降幅 see styles |
jiàng fú jiang4 fu2 chiang fu |
degree of reduction (in prices, numbers etc); decline; drop |
限り see styles |
kagiri かぎり |
(1) limit; limits; bounds; (2) degree; extent; scope; (n,n-suf) (3) the end; the last; (n,adv) (4) (after an adjective, verb, or noun) as long as ...; as far as ...; as much as ...; to the limits of ...; all of ...; (n,adv) (5) (after neg. verb) unless ...; (6) (usu. as 〜の限りではない) (not) included in ...; (not) part of ...; (7) (usu. adj+限り) being very much (in a certain state); extreme amount (of a feeling, etc.); (n-suf,n,adv) (8) ... only (e.g. "one time only", "today only"); (9) (archaism) end of one's life; final moments; death; (10) (archaism) funeral; burial |
難易 难易 see styles |
nán yì nan2 yi4 nan i nani なんい |
difficulty; degree of difficulty or ease (relative) difficulty |
雲量 see styles |
unryou / unryo うんりょう |
degree of cloudiness; cloud cover |
震級 震级 see styles |
zhèn jí zhen4 ji2 chen chi |
degree of earthquake (on magnitude scale) |
音度 see styles |
ondo おんど |
{music} scale degree |
鮮度 see styles |
sendo せんど |
(degree of) freshness |
鹹淡 咸淡 see styles |
xián dàn xian2 dan4 hsien tan |
salty and unsalty (flavors); degree of saltiness; brackish (water) |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
This page contains 100 results for "Degree" 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
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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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