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There are 25 total results for your Heart Spirit search.

Characters Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

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xīn
    xin1
hsin
 shin
    しん

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Heart / Mind / Spirit
heart; mind; intention; center; core; CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]
(1) (See 心・こころ・1) heart; mind; spirit; vitality; inner strength; (2) bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); nature; (3) (usu. written as 芯) (See 芯・2) centre; center; core; heart; (4) (See 心臓・1) heart (organ); (5) {astron} (See 二十八宿) Chinese "Heart" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (6) (archaism) (child. language) friend; (given name) Haato
hṛd, hṛdaya 汗栗太 (or 汗栗馱); 紀哩馱 the heart, mind, soul; citta 質多 the heart as the seat of thought or intelligence. In both senses the heart is likened to a lotus. There are various definitions, of which the following are six instances: (1) 肉團心 hṛd, the physical heart of sentient or nonsentient living beings, e. g. men, trees, etc. (2) 集起心 citta, the ālayavijñāna, or totality of mind, and the source of all mental activity. (3) 思量心 manas, the thinking and calculating mind; (4) 緣慮心; 了別心; 慮知心; citta; the discriminating mind; (5) 堅實心 the bhūtatathatā mind, or the permanent mind; (6) 積聚精要心 the mind essence of the sutras.


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    qi4
ch`i
    chi
 ki
    き

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Life Energy / Spiritual Energy
gas; air; smell; weather; to make angry; to annoy; to get angry; vital energy; qi
(out-dated kanji) (1) spirit; mind; heart; (2) nature; disposition; (3) motivation; intention; (4) mood; feelings; (5) ambience; atmosphere; mood
energy

三昧

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sān mèi
    san1 mei4
san mei
 sanmai; zanmai
    さんまい; ざんまい

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Samadhi
Samadhi (Buddhist term)
(1) (さんまい only) {Buddh} samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation) (san:); (suffix noun) (2) (usu. ざんまい) being immersed in; being absorbed in; indulging in; doing to one's heart's content; (suffix noun) (3) (usu. ざんまい) prone to; apt to; (given name) Sanmai
(三昧地) Samādhi, "putting together, composing the mind, intent contemplation, perfect absorption, union of the meditator with the object of meditation." (M. W.) Also 三摩地 (三摩提, 三摩帝, 三摩底). Interpreted by 定 or 正定, the mind fixed and undisturbed; by 正受 correct sensation of the object contemplated; by 調直定 ordering and fixing the mind; by 正心行處 the condition when the motions of the mind are steadied and harmonized with the object; by 息慮凝心 the cessation of distraction and the fixation of the mind; by 等持 the mind held in equilibrium; by 奢摩他, i.e. 止息 to stay the breathing. It is described as concentration of the mind (upon an object). The aim is 解脫, mukti, deliverance from all the trammels of life, the bondage of the passions and reincarnations. It may pass from abstraction to ecstasy, or rapture, or trance. Dhyāna 定 represents a simpler form of contemplation; samāpatti 三摩鉢底 a stage further advanced; and samādhi the highest stage of the Buddhist equivalent for Yoga, though Yoga is considered by some as a Buddhist development differing from samādhi. The 翻譯名義 says: 思專 when the mind has been concentrated, then 志一不分 the will is undivided; when 想寂 active thought has been put to rest, then 氣虛神朗 the material becomes etherealized and the spirit liberated, on which 智 knowledge, or the power to know, has free course, and there is no mystery into which it cannot probe. Cf. 智度論 5, 20, 23, 28; 止觀 2; 大乘義章 2, 9, 1 3, 20, etc. There are numerous kinds and degrees of samādhi.

佛心

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fó xīn
    fo2 xin1
fo hsin
 busshin

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Buddha Heart / Mind of Buddha
Buddha-like heart (full of compassion); spirit of Buddha (awakened to reality and no longer clinging to appearances)
The mind of Buddha, the spiritually enlightened heart. A heart of mercy; a heart abiding in the real, not the seeming; detached from good and evil and other such contrasts.

精神

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jīng shen
    jing1 shen5
ching shen
 seishin / seshin
    せいしん

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Spirit
vigor; vitality; spirited; good-looking
(1) mind; spirit; soul; heart; ethos; (2) attitude; mentality; will; intention; (3) spirit (of a matter); essence; fundamental significance; (given name) Seishin
Vitality; also the pure and spiritual, the subtle, or recondite.

雄心

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xióng xīn
    xiong2 xin1
hsiung hsin
 yuushin; ogokoro / yushin; ogokoro
    ゆうしん; おごころ

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Heroic Spirit / Great Ambition
great ambition; lofty aspiration
heroic spirit; brave heart; aspiration; ambition; (surname) Yūshin

人心

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rén xīn
    ren2 xin1
jen hsin
 jinshin(p); hitogokoro
    じんしん(P); ひとごころ
popular feeling; the will of the people
(1) human nature; human heart; human spirit; kindness; sympathy; (2) (じんしん only) public feeling; people's sentiments; (3) (ひとごころ only) (See 人心地・ひとごこち・1) consciousness; awareness; (given name) Jinshin
minds of men

御心

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 mikokoro
    みこころ
(1) (honorific or respectful language) (another's) spirit; (2) {Christn} God's heart or spirit; Lord's will

心根

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xīn gēn
    xin1 gen1
hsin ken
 kokorone; shinkon
    こころね; しんこん
the innermost depths of one's heart; (Buddhism) manas (the mind)
(1) innermost feelings; heart; motive; (2) (こころね only) nature; disposition; spirit
Manas, or the mind-organ, one of the twenty-five tattva 諦 or postulates of a universe.

心靈


心灵

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xīn líng
    xin1 ling2
hsin ling
 shinryō
bright; smart; quick-witted; heart; thoughts; spirit
The mind spirit, or genius; intelligence; cf. 心燈.

意気

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 iki
    いき
spirit; heart; disposition

意氣

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 iki
    いき
(out-dated kanji) spirit; heart; disposition

正気

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 seiki / seki
    せいき
true character; true heart; true spirit; (given name) Masaki

真髄

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 shinzui
    しんずい
(noun - becomes adjective with の) essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith; pith and marrow

神髄

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 shinzui
    しんずい
(noun - becomes adjective with の) essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith; pith and marrow

工伎鬼

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gōng jì guǐ
    gong1 ji4 gui3
kung chi kuei
 kugi ki
Nata, a dancer; the skilful or wily one, i. e. the heart or mind.

心安神閑


心安神闲

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xīn ān shén xián
    xin1 an1 shen2 xian2
hsin an shen hsien
with one's heart at ease and one's spirit at rest (idiom)

心曠神怡


心旷神怡

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xīn kuàng shén yí
    xin1 kuang4 shen2 yi2
hsin k`uang shen i
    hsin kuang shen i
lit. heart untroubled, spirit pleased (idiom); carefree and relaxed

十金剛心向果


十金刚心向果

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shí jīn gāng xīn xiàng guǒ
    shi2 jin1 gang1 xin1 xiang4 guo3
shih chin kang hsin hsiang kuo
 jū kongōshin kōka
Ten "fruits" that accrue to the resolute "diamond-heart" of a bodhisattva: faith; meditation; refection on the doctrine; thoroughness in contemplation; straight-forward progress to Buddhahood; no retrogression; the Mahāyāna spirit (of universal salvation); freedom from externals (or impressions); wisdom; firm establishment; v. 梵網經, 心地品.

Variations:
気(P)
氣(oK)

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 ki
    き
(1) (See 気が大きい) spirit; mind; heart; (2) (See 気が短い) nature; disposition; (3) (oft. after a verb) (See やる気,気がない・1) intention; mind; will; motivation; (4) (See 気が変わる,気が重い) mood; feelings; (5) (See 気を失う) consciousness; (6) (See 気をつかう) care; attention; consideration; worry; (7) (See 気を引く・1) interest; (8) (the) air; atmosphere; (9) ambience; atmosphere (of); air (of); mood; (10) fragrance; aroma; flavour; taste; (11) qi (in traditional Chinese philosophy and medicine); chi; ki

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真髄(P)
神髄(P)

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 shinzui
    しんずい
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith (and marrow)

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神髄(P)
真髄(P)

see styles
 shinzui
    しんずい
(noun - becomes adjective with の) essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith; pith and marrow

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意気(P)
意氣(oK)

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 iki
    いき
spirit; heart; disposition

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意気(P)
意氣(sK)

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 iki
    いき
spirit; heart; disposition

Variations:
落ちる(P)
墜ちる
落る(io)

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 ochiru
    おちる
(v1,vi) (1) to fall; to drop; to come down; to crash; to collapse; to cave in; to give way; (v1,vi) (2) to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to dip; to go down; (v1,vi) (3) to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to drop; to go down; to decline; to deteriorate; to abate (of wind); (v1,vi) (4) to be inferior (to); to be not as good (as); to fall short (of); (v1,vi) (5) to come off (of dirt, paint, makeup, etc.); to come out (of a stain); to fade (of colour); to be removed (of an illness, possessing spirit, etc.); (v1,vi) (6) to disappear (of excess fat); to become thinner; to become leaner; (v1,vi) (7) to be left out; to be omitted; to be missing; (v1,vi) (8) to fail (an exam); to lose (a contest, election, etc.); to be unsuccessful; (v1,vi) (9) (also written as 堕ちる) to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to sink (so low); (v1,vi) (10) (also written as 堕ちる) to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell); (v1,vi) (11) (See 恋に落ちる,眠りに落ちる) to fall (in love, asleep, etc.); (v1,vi) (12) to fall (into someone's hands); to be accepted (of a bid); to be won (of a tender); to be honoured (of a bill); (v1,vi) (13) to fall into (a trap); to fall for (a trick); (v1,vi) (14) to give in; (v1,vi) (15) to confess; to own up; (v1,vi) (16) to come to (a conclusion, topic, etc.); to arrive at (in the end); (v1,vi) (17) to leave (a city, castle, etc.); to (be defeated and) flee; (v1,vi) (18) (See 腑に落ちない,胸に落ちる) to sink in; to be accepted (in one's heart); (v1,vi) (19) to fall (to the enemy); to be defeated; (v1,vi) (20) to come in (of money); (v1,vi) (21) to fall (upon; of light, a shadow, one's gaze, etc.); (v1,vi) (22) to pass out (in judo); to fall unconscious; (v1,vi) (23) {comp} to go down (of a website, server, etc.); to crash; (v1,vi) (24) (slang) to log out (of an online game, chat room, etc.); to drop out; to leave; to go offline; (v1,vi) (25) to move to deeper water (of a fish in cold weather); (v1,vi) (26) to die (of an animal)

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

This page contains 25 results for "Heart Spirit" in Chinese and/or Japanese.



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