There are 7 total results for your In the Beginning Was the Word search in the dictionary.
| Characters | Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
口 see styles |
kǒu kou3 k`ou kou hamanoguchi はまのぐち |
mouth; classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc); classifier for bites or mouthfuls (1) mouth; (2) opening; hole; gap; orifice; (3) mouth (of a bottle); spout; nozzle; mouthpiece; (4) gate; door; entrance; exit; (5) (See 口を利く・1) speaking; speech; talk (i.e. gossip); (6) (See 口に合う) taste; palate; (7) mouth (to feed); (8) (See 働き口) opening (i.e. vacancy); available position; (9) (See 口がかかる・1) invitation; summons; (10) kind; sort; type; (11) opening (i.e. beginning); (suf,ctr) (12) counter for mouthfuls, shares (of money) and stove burners; (suf,ctr) (13) (often read ふり in museum, etc. contexts) (See 振り・ふり・8) counter for swords, blades, etc.; (surname) Hamanoguchi mukha, the mouth, especially as the organ of speech. 身, 口, 意 are the three media of corruption, body or deed , mouth or word, and mind or thought. |
不生 see styles |
bù shēng bu4 sheng1 pu sheng fushou / fusho ふしょう |
(place-name) Fushou anutpatti; anutpāda. Non-birth: not to be reborn, exempt from rebirth; arhan is mistakenly interpreted as 'not born', meaning not born again into mortal worlds. The 'nir' in nirvana is also erroneously said to mean 'not born'; certain schools say that nothing ever has been born, or created, for all is eternal. The Shingon word 'a' is interpreted as symbolizing the uncreated. The unborn or uncreated is a name for the Tathāgata, who is not born, but eternal ; hence by implication the term means "eternal". ādi, which means"at first, " "beginning","primary", is also interpreted as 不生 uncreated. |
初語 初语 see styles |
chū yǔ chu1 yu3 ch`u yü chu yü shogo しょご |
first word (of an infant) the beginning part of a speech |
申す see styles |
mousu / mosu もうす |
(transitive verb) (1) (humble language) to say; to be called; (transitive verb) (2) (humble language) (after a word beginning with お- or ご-) to do |
Variations: |
manji まんじ |
(1) (卍 is used as a symbol for Buddhist temples on maps) (See ハーケンクロイツ) swastika (esp. counterclockwise form as a Buddhist symbol); fylfot; gammadion; (2) swastika-shaped family crest; (interjection) (3) (卍 only) (net-sl) (usu. at the beginning or; and end of a sentence or word but also by itself; used for emphasis, etc.) wow; yeah; ugh; yuck; awesome; really; let's go |
始めに言葉ありき see styles |
hajimenikotobaariki / hajimenikotobariki はじめにことばありき |
(expression) (quote) (from John 1:1) In the beginning was the Word |
Variations: |
moushiageru / moshiageru もうしあげる |
(transitive verb) (1) (humble language) to say; to tell; to state; to express; to offer; to extend (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (v1,aux-v) (2) (humble language) (after a word beginning with お- or ご-) to do |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
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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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