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印度

see styles
yìn dù
    yin4 du4
yin tu
 indo
    いんど

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India
India
(ateji / phonetic) (kana only) India; (place-name) India
印特伽; 身毒; 賢豆; 天竺 Indu (meaning 'moon' in Sanskrit), Hindu, Sindhu; see also 信度 and 閻浮 India in general. In the Tang dynasty its territory is described as extending over 90, 000 li in circuit, being bounded on three sides by the sea; north it rested on the Snow mountains 雪山, i. e. Himālayas; wide at the north, narrowing to the south, shaped like a half-moon; it contained over seventy kingdoms, was extremely hot, well watered and damp; from the centre eastwards to 震旦 China was 58, 000 li; and the same distance southwards to 金地國, westwards to 阿拘遮國, and northwards to 小香山阿耨達.

ニブル

see styles
 niburu
    ニブル

More info & calligraphy:

Nivel
{comp} nibble; nybble; nyble; half-byte; tetrade

行百里者半九十

see styles
xíng bǎi lǐ zhě bàn jiǔ shí
    xing2 bai3 li3 zhe3 ban4 jiu3 shi2
hsing pai li che pan chiu shih
lit. ninety li is merely a half of a hundred li journey (idiom); fig. the closer one is to completing a task, the tougher it gets; a task is not done until it's done

see styles
bàn
    ban4
pan
 hanzaki
    はんざき
half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half
(n-pref,n) (1) half; semi-; partial; (suffix noun) (2) half-past; (3) (See 丁・3) odd number; (4) (archaism) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2); (surname) Hanzaki
Half. Used as translit. for pan, pun.

一半

see styles
yī bàn
    yi1 ban4
i pan
 ippan
    いっぱん
half
half; part

上半

see styles
shàng bàn
    shang4 ban4
shang pan
 jouhan / johan
    じょうはん
first half
first half; upper half; (surname) Jōhan

下半

see styles
xià bàn
    xia4 ban4
hsia pan
 kahan
    かはん
second half
lower half

半天

see styles
bàn tiān
    ban4 tian1
pan t`ien
    pan tien
 hanten
    はんてん
half of the day; a long time; quite a while; midair; CL:個|个[ge4]
(1) traditional short winter coat resembling a haori without gussets; (2) livery coat; (3) half the sky; (4) mid-air; middle of the sky

半年

see styles
bàn nián
    ban4 nian2
pan nien
 hantoshi(p); hannen(p)
    はんとし(P); はんねん(P)
half a year
(n,adv) half a year; six months

半截

see styles
bàn jié
    ban4 jie2
pan chieh
 hansetsu
    はんせつ
half (of something); halfway through
(noun/participle) (1) cutting in half; (2) painting or calligraphy done on a half-sized piece of paper

半旗

see styles
bàn qí
    ban4 qi2
pan ch`i
    pan chi
 hanki
    はんき
half-mast; half-staff
flag at half-mast

半月

see styles
bàn yuè
    ban4 yue4
pan yüeh
 hangetsu
    はんげつ
half-moon; fortnight
(1) (はんげつ only) {astron} half-moon; (2) half a month; (3) (はんげつ only) semicircle; (surname, given name) Hangetsu
half a month

半死

see styles
bàn sǐ
    ban4 si3
pan ssu
 hanshi
    はんし
half dead (of torment, hunger, tiredness etc); (tired) to death; (terrified) out of one's wits; (beaten) to within an inch of one's life; (knock) the daylights out of sb
half-dead

半熟

see styles
bàn shú
    ban4 shu2
pan shu
 hanjuku
    はんじゅく
half-cooked; (of vegetables) parboiled; (of steak) medium; (of eggs) soft-boiled
(adj-no,n) (1) half-cooked; half-done; soft-boiled; (adj-no,n) (2) half-ripe; unripe

半生

see styles
bàn shēng
    ban4 sheng1
pan sheng
 hansei / hanse
    はんせい
half a lifetime
half a lifetime; half one's life; one's life so far

半裸

see styles
bàn luǒ
    ban4 luo3
pan lo
 hanra
    はんら
half-naked
half-nakedness

大半

see styles
dà bàn
    da4 ban4
ta pan
 taihan
    たいはん
more than half; greater part; most; probably; most likely
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) majority; more than half; most (of); (n,adv) (2) mostly; largely; mainly; predominately; nearly

弦月

see styles
xián yuè
    xian2 yue4
hsien yüeh
 gengetsu
    げんげつ
half-moon; the 7th and 8th and 22nd and 23rd of the lunar month
(See 上弦の月,下弦の月,半月・1) half-moon; (given name) Gengetsu

後半


后半

see styles
hòu bàn
    hou4 ban4
hou pan
 kouhan / kohan
    こうはん
latter half
(See 前半) second half; latter half
the latter half

一年半

see styles
yī nián bàn
    yi1 nian2 ban4
i nien pan
 ichinenhan
    いちねんはん
a year and a half
one year and a half

下半身

see styles
xià bàn shēn
    xia4 ban4 shen1
hsia pan shen
 kahanshin(p); shimohanshin
    かはんしん(P); しもはんしん
lower half of one's body; Lower Body (Chinese poetry movement of the early 21st century)
(See 上半身) lower half of the body; nether parts

前半生

see styles
qián bàn shēng
    qian2 ban4 sheng1
ch`ien pan sheng
    chien pan sheng
 zenhansei / zenhanse
    ぜんはんせい
first half of one's life
first half of one's life

半身像

see styles
bàn shēn xiàng
    ban4 shen1 xiang4
pan shen hsiang
 hanshinzou / hanshinzo
    はんしんぞう
half-length photo or portrait; bust
half-length statue or portrait; bust

後半生


后半生

see styles
hòu bàn shēng
    hou4 ban4 sheng1
hou pan sheng
 kouhansei / kohanse
    こうはんせい
latter half of one's life
latter half of one's life

半信半疑

see styles
bàn xìn bàn yí
    ban4 xin4 ban4 yi2
pan hsin pan i
 hanshinhangi
    はんしんはんぎ
(idiom) half believing, half doubting; not quite convinced; skeptical
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (yoji) half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous

see styles
xià
    xia4
hsia
 shimo
    しも
down; downwards; below; lower; later; next (week etc); second (of two parts); to decline; to go down; to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc); measure word to show the frequency of an action
(1) (ant: 上・かみ・1) lower reaches (of a river); (2) bottom; lower part; (3) lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); urine; menses; (4) end; far from the imperial palace (i.e. far from Kyoto, esp. of western Japan); (can be adjective with の) (5) dirty (e.g. dirty jokes, etc.); (place-name, surname) Shimo
hīna, adhara. Below, lower, inferior, low; to descend, let down, put down.

see styles
quàn
    quan4
ch`üan
    chüan
 ken
    けん
bond (esp. document split in two, with each party holding one half); contract; deed (i.e. title deeds); ticket; voucher; certificate
(n,n-suf) ticket; coupon; bond; certificate
promissory note

see styles
qián
    qian2
ch`ien
    chien
 misaki
    みさき
front; forward; ahead; first; top (followed by a number); future; ago; before; BC (e.g. 前293年); former; formerly
(1) in front (of); before (e.g. a building); (n,adj-no,adv) (2) before; earlier; previously; prior; ago; (minutes) to (the hour); (noun - becomes adjective with の) (3) (the) front; frontal part; fore; head (e.g. of a line); (4) forward; ahead; (5) (in the) presence (of); in front (of someone); (can be adjective with の) (6) previous (e.g. page); prior (e.g. engagement); first (e.g. half); former (e.g. example); (suffix) (7) (after a noun or the -masu stem of a verb) (See 一人前・1) portion; helping; (8) front (of one's body or clothing); breast (of a coat, kimono, etc.); (9) privates; private parts; (10) (colloquialism) criminal record; previous conviction; (a) prior; (personal name) Misaki
pūrva. Before; former, previous; in front.


see styles
yìn
    yin4
yin
 namaji
    なまじ
(literary) to wish; to prefer to; (literary) to incur damage or loss
(adverb) (1) (kana only) (See 憖い・1) thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; half-heartedly; (adjectival noun) (2) (See 憖い・2) halfway; half-done; incomplete

see styles
táng
    tang2
t`ang
    tang
half congealed; pond


𬉼

see styles
ǒu
    ou3
ou
copious smoke produced by smoldering firewood; half alight; to use the smoke of burning wormwood etc to repel insects

see styles
qián
    qian2
ch`ien
    chien
 kon
used in 犍為|犍为[Qian2 wei4], a country in Sichuan
A gelded bull, an ox; a creature half man, half leopard.

see styles
zhāng
    zhang1
chang
 tamaki
    たまき
jade tablet used in ceremonies, shaped like the left or right half of a "gui" 圭[gui1], also given to male infants to play with
(female given name) Tamaki

see styles
hóu
    hou2
hou
(appears as phonetic ho, especially in words taken from Sanskrit); half-blind (archaic)


see styles

    li3
li
 urasaki
    うらさき
variant of 裡|里[li3]
(1) (ant: 表・おもて・1) opposite side; bottom; other side; side hidden from view; undersurface; reverse side; (2) rear; back; behind; (3) lining; inside; (4) in the shadows; behind the scenes; offstage; behind (someone's) back; (5) more (to something than meets the eye); hidden side (e.g. of one's personality); unknown circumstances; different side; (6) (See 裏付け) proof; (7) (See 裏をかく・1) opposite (of a prediction, common sense, etc.); contrary; (8) inverse (of a hypothesis, etc.); (9) {baseb} (ant: 表・おもて・7) bottom (of an inning); last half (of an inning); (surname) Urasaki
back

see styles
xiàn
    xian4
hsien
half-grown beans; variant of 餡|馅[xian4]

see styles

    li3
li
 amasake
    あまさけ
sweet wine
(food term) sweet half sake; sweet drink made from fermented rice; (place-name) Amasake


see styles
zhī
    zhi1
chih
 sumihiko
    すみひこ
classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc
(counter) (1) counter for ships; (counter) (2) counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); (counter) (3) (archaism) counter for items carried in a bundle (e.g. fish, birds, arrows); (personal name) Sumihiko

see styles
yuè
    yue4
yüeh
ancient unit of volume (half a 合[ge3], equivalent to 50ml); ancient flute

上弦

see styles
shàng xián
    shang4 xian2
shang hsien
 jougen / jogen
    じょうげん
to wind up a watch, clockwork toy etc; to tighten the string of a bow, violin etc; first quarter (phase of the moon)
(See 下弦) first quarter moon; waxing half-moon; (female given name) Jōgen

上期

see styles
shàng qī
    shang4 qi1
shang ch`i
    shang chi
 kamiki
    かみき
previous period (week, month or quarter etc)
(See 下期) first half of the (fiscal) year

下地

see styles
xià dì
    xia4 di4
hsia ti
 shimoji
    しもぢ
to go down to the fields; to get up from bed; to leave one's sickbed; to be born
(1) groundwork; foundation; (2) inclination; aptitude; elementary knowledge (of); grounding (in); (3) undercoat; first coat; (4) (See お下地) soy sauce; (surname) Shimoji
The lower regions of the 九地 q. v.; also the lower half of the 十地 in the fifty-two grades of bodhisattva development.

下弦

see styles
xià xián
    xia4 xian2
hsia hsien
 kagen
    かげん
last quarter, aka third quarter (phase of the moon)
(See 上弦) last quarter moon; third quarter moon; waning half-moon

下期

see styles
xià qī
    xia4 qi1
hsia ch`i
    hsia chi
 shimoki
    しもき
next period (week, month or quarter etc)
(See 上期) second half of the (fiscal) year

下湯

see styles
 shimoyu
    しもゆ
(1) sitz bath; sitting bath; bath for the lower half of the body; (2) lower pool (e.g. in an onsen); lower bath; (surname) Shimoyu

中々

see styles
 nakanaka
    なかなか
(adv,adj-na) (1) (kana only) very; considerably; easily; readily; fairly; quite; highly; rather; (adverb) (2) (kana only) by no means (with negative verb); not readily; (3) middle; half-way point; (can be adjective with の) (4) (kana only) excellent; wonderful; very good

中中

see styles
zhōng zhōng
    zhong1 zhong1
chung chung
 chūchū
    なかなか
middling; average; impartial; (Hong Kong) secondary school that uses Chinese as the medium of instruction ("CMI school")
(adv,adj-na) (1) (kana only) very; considerably; easily; readily; fairly; quite; highly; rather; (adverb) (2) (kana only) by no means (with negative verb); not readily; (3) middle; half-way point; (can be adjective with の) (4) (kana only) excellent; wonderful; very good
middling of the middling

中半

see styles
 nakaba
    なかば
middle; half-finished; (place-name) Nakaba

中場


中场

see styles
zhōng chǎng
    zhong1 chang3
chung ch`ang
    chung chang
 nakaba
    なかば
(historical) middle period of a tripartite provincial exam; half-time; intermission; (sports) midfield; midcourt; (sports) midfielder
(surname) Nakaba

中段

see styles
zhōng duàn
    zhong1 duan4
chung tuan
 nakadan
    なかだん
middle section; middle period; middle area; mid-
half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns (of print) (centre); (place-name, surname) Nakadan

中気

see styles
 chuuki / chuki
    ちゅうき
(1) {med} palsy; paralysis; (2) (See 二十四節気) every second solar term (occurring in the latter half of each month)

中潮

see styles
 nakashio
    なかしお
half tide (e.g. midway between spring and neap tides); (surname) Nakashio

中線


中线

see styles
zhōng xiàn
    zhong1 xian4
chung hsien
 chuusen / chusen
    ちゅうせん
half-way line; median line
{geom} median; midline

中腰

see styles
 nakakoshi
    なかこし
half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position; (surname) Nakakoshi

中點


中点

see styles
zhōng diǎn
    zhong1 dian3
chung tien
midpoint; half-way point
See: 中点

二心

see styles
èr xīn
    er4 xin1
erh hsin
 nishin
    ふたごころ
disloyalty; half-heartedness; duplicity
duplicity; treachery; double-dealing
The two minds, 眞心 the original, simple, pure, natural mind of all creatures, the Buddha-mind, i.e. 如來藏心; and 妄心 the illusion-mind, which results in complexity and confusion. Also, 定心 the meditative mind, or mind fixed on goodness; and the 散心 the scattered, inattentive mind, or mind that is only good at intervals.

交變


交变

see styles
jiāo biàn
    jiao1 bian4
chiao pien
half-period of a wave motion; alternation

仕掛

see styles
 shikake
    しかけ
(1) device; contrivance; mechanism; gadget; (2) trick; trap; calculated manipulation; gambit; (3) (small) scale; half finished; (4) commencement; initiation; (5) set up; laying out; preparation; (6) challenge; attack

仲々

see styles
 nakanaka
    なかなか
(irregular kanji usage) (adv,adj-na) (1) (kana only) very; considerably; easily; readily; fairly; quite; highly; rather; (adverb) (2) (kana only) by no means (with negative verb); not readily; (3) middle; half-way point; (can be adjective with の) (4) (kana only) excellent; wonderful; very good

伴僧

see styles
bàn sēng
    ban4 seng1
pan seng
 bansou / banso
    ばんそう
priests assisting at a Buddhist service
half-monk

冷淡

see styles
lěng dàn
    leng3 dan4
leng tan
 reitan / retan
    れいたん
cold; indifferent
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) cool; indifferent; apathetic; half-hearted; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) cold; cold-hearted; heartless; unkind

切紙

see styles
 kirigami
    きりがみ
    kirikami
    きりかみ
cut paper; paper cut in half; paper scrap; the art of cutting paper (in contrast to origami)

初半

see styles
chū bàn
    chu1 ban4
ch`u pan
    chu pan
 shohan
first half

初座

see styles
 shoza
    しょざ
(See 後座・ござ・2) first half of a tea ceremony (in which the charcoal is set and light food served)

前半

see styles
 zenhan(p); zenpan
    ぜんはん(P); ぜんぱん
(See 後半) first half

前扉

see styles
 maetobira
    まえとびら
(1) front door (of a cabinet, bus, etc.); (2) half-title (of a book); bastard title

前期

see styles
qián qī
    qian2 qi1
ch`ien ch`i
    chien chi
 zenki
    ぜんき
preceding period; early stage
(n,adj-no,adv) (ant: 後期) first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period

北半

see styles
 kitahan
    きたはん
northern half; (place-name) Kitahan

半々

see styles
 hanhan
    はんはん
(noun - becomes adjective with の) half and half; fifty-fifty

半ば

see styles
 nakaba
    なかば
(n-adv,n,n-suf) middle; half; semi; halfway; partly

半人

see styles
 hannin; hanjin
    はんにん; はんじん
(can be adjective with の) (1) (はんにん only) (See 半人前・2) useless; worthless; no good; (2) (often はんじん) half-man (esp. upper body); (3) (はんにん only) (archaism) half day (e.g. when working)

半休

see styles
 hankyuu / hankyu
    はんきゅう
half-holiday; taking half of the day off

半作

see styles
 hansaku
    はんさく
half crop; (given name) Hansaku

半価

see styles
 hanka
    はんか
(noun - becomes adjective with の) half price

半個


半个

see styles
bàn ge
    ban4 ge5
pan ko
half of something

半値

see styles
 hanne
    はんね
(noun - becomes adjective with の) half price

半偈

see styles
bàn jié
    ban4 jie2
pan chieh
 han ge
half-verse

半價


半价

see styles
bàn jià
    ban4 jia4
pan chia
half price

半分

see styles
bàn fēn
    ban4 fen1
pan fen
 hanbu
    はんぶ
a little bit
half minute; (place-name) Hanbu

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

半半

see styles
 hanhan
    はんはん
(noun - becomes adjective with の) half and half; fifty-fifty

半口

see styles
 hankuchi
    はんくち
half share

半可

see styles
 hanka
    はんか
(noun or adjectival noun) insufficiency; half ripe

半周

see styles
 hanshuu / hanshu
    はんしゅう
(1) semicircle; hemicycle; half globe; (vs,vt) (2) to go halfway round (e.g. the earth)

半国

see styles
 hangoku
    はんごく
half a kuni (province)

半場


半场

see styles
bàn chǎng
    ban4 chang3
pan ch`ang
    pan chang
 hanba
    はんば
half of a game or contest; half-court
(place-name, surname) Hanba

半字

see styles
bàn zì
    ban4 zi4
pan tzu
 hanji
Half a character'; a letter of the alphabet. Hīnayāna is likened to half-word, Mahāyāna to a 滿字 complete word; hence 半字教 is Hīnayāna.

半季

see styles
 hanki
    はんき
(n,adv) (1) (See 一季) half-year (sometimes esp. as an Edo-period duration of employment); (n,adv) (2) half of a season

半巾

see styles
 hanhaba
    はんはば
half-width cloth (approx. 18 cm)

半幅

see styles
 hanhaba
    はんはば
half-width cloth (approx. 18 cm)

半座

see styles
bàn zuò
    ban4 zuo4
pan tso
 hanza
    はんざ
(surname) Hanza
half of one's seat

半建

see styles
 handate
    はんだて
(irregular okurigana usage) (adj-no,n) half-erect (e.g. building)

半成

see styles
 hansei / hanse
    はんせい
(n-pref,adj-no,n) semi-; half-

半打

see styles
bàn dá
    ban4 da2
pan ta
half a dozen

半折

see styles
 hansetsu
    はんせつ
(noun/participle) (1) cutting in half; (2) painting or calligraphy done on a half-sized piece of paper

半拉

see styles
bàn lǎ
    ban4 la3
pan la
(coll.) half

半拱

see styles
bàn gǒng
    ban4 gong3
pan kung
semiarch; half arch

半数

see styles
 hansuu / hansu
    はんすう
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) half the number; half (of an amount); (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) {biol} haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont

半數


半数

see styles
bàn shù
    ban4 shu4
pan shu
half the number; half
See: 半数

半日

see styles
 hannichi
    はんにち
(n,adv) half day; (surname) Hannichi

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

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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).



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