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内密に

see styles
 naimitsuni
    ないみつに
(adverb) confidentially; privately; off the record

内弟子

see styles
 uchideshi
    うちでし
private pupil; apprentice

内祝い

see styles
 uchiiwai / uchiwai
    うちいわい
(1) gifts for close relatives or friends; (2) private or family celebration

内祝言

see styles
 naishuugen / naishugen
    ないしゅうげん
private wedding

内緒事

see styles
 naishogoto
    ないしょごと
secret; private or confidential matter

内裏様

see styles
 dairisama
    だいりさま
(1) (honorific or respectful language) (See 内裏・1) imperial palace; person living in the imperial palace (esp. the emperor); (2) (polite language) (See 内裏雛) festival dolls representing the emperor and the empress

内裏雛

see styles
 dairibina
    だいりびな
festival dolls representing the emperor and the empress

内覧会

see styles
 nairankai
    ないらんかい
(1) private viewing; private showing; sneak preview; (2) inspection of a newly completed home

冠たる

see styles
 kantaru
    かんたる
(pre-noun adjective) best; matchless; peerless; unparalleled; unrivalled

冬祭り

see styles
 fuyumatsuri
    ふゆまつり
winter festival

処女地

see styles
 shojochi
    しょじょち
(1) virgin territory; virgin soil; uncultivated land; (2) unexplored area (of study, research, etc.)

出し店

see styles
 dashimise
    だしみせ
(ksb:) booth or stall set up on the sidewalk in front of a shop or home (esp. food booths at festivals)

初節供

see styles
 hatsuzekku
    はつぜっく
baby's first annual festival

初節句

see styles
 hatsuzekku
    はつぜっく
baby's first annual festival

利波波

see styles
lì bō bō
    li4 bo1 bo1
li po po
 Ribaba
離波多; 黎婆多; 頡隸伐多 Revata; Raivata. (1) A Brahman hermit; one of the disciples of Śākyamuni, to be reborn as Samanta-prabhāsa. (2) President of the second synod, a native of Sāṅkāśya. (3) A contemporary of Aśoka, mentioned in connection with the third synod. Cf. Eitel.

到着音

see styles
 touchakuon / tochakuon
    とうちゃくおん
arrival chime (of an elevator, train, etc.)

到着駅

see styles
 touchakueki / tochakueki
    とうちゃくえき
station of arrival; destination

前バリ

see styles
 maebari
    まえバリ
(noun/participle) (1) covering private parts (esp. actors during filming); (2) minimal bikini bottom (held only by tiny straps or adhesive tape)

前夜祭

see styles
 zenyasai
    ぜんやさい
event held the night before another event; eve (of a festival) (e.g. Christmas Eve)

前張り

see styles
 maebari
    まえばり
(noun/participle) (1) covering private parts (esp. actors during filming); (2) minimal bikini bottom (held only by tiny straps or adhesive tape); (3) lined hakama that bulge in the front

前貼り

see styles
 maebari
    まえばり
(noun/participle) (1) covering private parts (esp. actors during filming); (2) minimal bikini bottom (held only by tiny straps or adhesive tape)

功德田

see styles
gōng dé tián
    gong1 de2 tian2
kung te t`ien
    kung te tien
 kudoku den
The field of merit and virtue, i. e. the triratna 三寳, to be cultivated by the faithful; it is one of the three fields for cultivating welfare 三福田.

劫波杯

see styles
jié bō bēi
    jie2 bo1 bei1
chieh po pei
 kōhahai
kapāla, a bowl, skull; the drinking bowl of Śiva, a skull filled with blood.

化地部

see styles
huà dì bù
    hua4 di4 bu4
hua ti pu
 Keji bu
Mahīśāsakah, 磨醯奢婆迦部; 彌喜捨婆阿; 彌婆塞部, 正地部 an offshoot from the 說一切有部 or Sarvāstivāda school, supposed to have been founded 300 years after the nirvana. The name Mahisasakah is said to be that of a ruler who 'converted his land' or people; or 正地 'rectified his land'. The doctrines of the school are said to be similar to those of the 大衆部 Mahāsāṅghika; and to have maintained, inter alia, the reality of the present, but not of the past and future; also the doctrine of the void and the non-ego; the production of taint 染 by the five 識 perceptions; the theory of nine kinds of non-activity, and so on. It was also called 法無去來宗 the school which denied reality to past and future.

十乘床

see styles
shí shèng chuáng
    shi2 sheng4 chuang2
shih sheng ch`uang
    shih sheng chuang
 jūjō no yuka
The comfort or ease of progress produced by the ten vehicle meditation 十乘觀 is compared to a couch or divan.

十二天

see styles
shí èr tiān
    shi2 er4 tian1
shih erh t`ien
    shih erh tien
 juuniten / juniten
    じゅうにてん
twelve devas (esp. of the Shingon sect); (place-name) Jūniten
The twelve devas (especially of the Shingon sect): Brahmā; the deva of earth; of the moon; of the sun; Indra; of fire; Yama; of the rakṣas (or demons); of water; of wind; Vaiśramaṇa (wealth); and Maheśvara (Śiva). Also 十二大天衆.

十二獸


十二兽

see styles
shí èr shòu
    shi2 er4 shou4
shih erh shou
 jūnishū
The twelve animals for the "twelve horary branches" with their names, hours, and the Chinese transliterations of their Sanskrit equivalents; v. 大集經 23 and 56. There are also the thirty-six animals, three for each hour. The twelve are: Serpent 蛇 巳, 9-11 a.m. 迦若; Horse 馬午, 11-1 noon 兜羅; Sheep 羊未, 1―3 p.m. 毘梨支迦; Monkey 猴申, 3-5 p.m. 檀尼毘; Cock 鶏酉, 5-7 p.m. 摩迦羅; Dog 大戌, 7-9 p.m. 鳩槃; Boar 豕亥, 9-11 p.m.彌那; Rat 鼠子, 11-1 midnight 彌沙; Ox 牛丑 1-3 a.m. 毘利沙; Tiger (or Lion) 虎寅, 3―5 a.m. 彌倫那; Hare 兎卯, 5-7 a.m. 羯迦吒迦; Dragon 龍辰, 7-9 a.m 絲阿.

十日夜

see styles
 tookanya; tookaya
    とおかんや; とおかや
Harvest festival held on the night of the tenth day of the tenth month (to send the rice paddy gods back to the mountains after harvest)

十日戎

see styles
 tookaebisu
    とおかえびす
(See 恵比寿・えびす) festival held on January 10 in honor of Ebisu, the god of fishing and commerce

千歳飴

see styles
 chitoseame
    ちとせあめ
red and white candy stick sold at children's festivals

半個室

see styles
 hankoshitsu
    はんこしつ
semi-private room; partially secluded space

原函數


原函数

see styles
yuán hán shù
    yuan2 han2 shu4
yüan han shu
antiderivative

參卡爾


参卡尔

see styles
cān kǎ ěr
    can1 ka3 er3
ts`an k`a erh
    tsan ka erh
Ivan Cankar (1876-1918), Slovenian modernist writer

双殻類

see styles
 soukakurui / sokakurui
    そうかくるい
bivalves

収穫祭

see styles
 shuukakusai / shukakusai
    しゅうかくさい
harvest festival

取次ぐ

see styles
 toritsugu
    とりつぐ
(transitive verb) (1) to act as an agent for; to intermediate; (2) to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to receive (a guest at reception); to usher in (a guest); (3) to convey (a message)

取継ぐ

see styles
 toritsugu
    とりつぐ
(irregular kanji usage) (transitive verb) (1) to act as an agent for; to intermediate; (2) to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to receive (a guest at reception); to usher in (a guest); (3) to convey (a message)

可想像

see styles
kě xiǎng xiàng
    ke3 xiang3 xiang4
k`o hsiang hsiang
    ko hsiang hsiang
conceivable

可耕地

see styles
kě gēng dì
    ke3 geng1 di4
k`o keng ti
    ko keng ti
cultivable

同値性

see styles
 douchisei / dochise
    どうちせい
equivalency; equivalency property

同値類

see styles
 douchirui / dochirui
    どうちるい
{math} equivalence class

同日着

see styles
 doujitsuchaku / dojitsuchaku
    どうじつちゃく
same-day arrival

名画座

see styles
 meigaza / megaza
    めいがざ
revival house; repertory cinema; theater showing classic films

命命鳥


命命鸟

see styles
mìng mìng niǎo
    ming4 ming4 niao3
ming ming niao
 myōmyō chō
耆婆耆婆迦 jīvajīvaka; jīvaṃjīva, a bird with two heads, a sweet songster; 生生鳥 or 共命鳥 is the same bird.

哈喇子

see styles
hā lá zi
    ha1 la2 zi5
ha la tzu
(dialect) saliva

哈拉子

see styles
hā lā zi
    ha1 la1 zi5
ha la tzu
(dialect) saliva; also written 哈喇子[ha1 la2 zi5]

唐芥子

see styles
 tougarashi / togarashi
    とうがらし
(1) capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; red pepper; (2) (abbreviation) shichimi pepper

唐辛子

see styles
 tongarashi
    とんがらし
    tougarashi / togarashi
    とうがらし
(1) capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; red pepper; (2) (abbreviation) shichimi pepper

唔好睇

see styles
wú hǎo dì
    wu2 hao3 di4
wu hao ti
unattractive (Cantonese); Mandarin equivalent: 不好看[bu4 hao3 kan4]

唾液腺

see styles
tuò yè xiàn
    tuo4 ye4 xian4
t`o yeh hsien
    to yeh hsien
 daekisen
    だえきせん
salivary gland
salivary gland

商売仇

see styles
 shoubaigataki / shobaigataki
    しょうばいがたき
business rival; professional jealousy

商売敵

see styles
 shoubaigataki / shobaigataki
    しょうばいがたき
business rival; professional jealousy

商羯羅


商羯罗

see styles
shāng jié luó
    shang1 jie2 luo2
shang chieh lo
 Shōkyara
Śaṅkara, 'auspicious' (M. W. ), a name for 'Śiva', and intp. as 骨鏁 bone-chains; name of 商羯羅阿闍梨 Śaṅkaracarya, the celebrated Indian philosopher of the eighth century A. D. who is known as a great opponent of Buddhism.

啤酒節


啤酒节

see styles
pí jiǔ jié
    pi2 jiu3 jie2
p`i chiu chieh
    pi chiu chieh
Beer Festival

嘉年華


嘉年华

see styles
jiā nián huá
    jia1 nian2 hua2
chia nien hua
carnival (loanword)

四天王

see styles
sì tiān wáng
    si4 tian1 wang2
ssu t`ien wang
    ssu tien wang
 shitennou / shitenno
    してんのう
(1) {Buddh} the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); (2) the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
(四大天王) catur-mahārājas, or Lokapālas; the four deva-kings. Indra's external 'generals 'who dwell each on a side of Mount Meru, and who ward off from the world the attacks of malicious spirits, or asuras, hence their name 護世四天王 the four deva-kings, guardians of the world. Their abode is the 四天王天 catur-maharāja-kāyikas; and their titles are: East 持國天 Deva who keeps (his) kingdom; colour white; name Dhṛtarsaṣtra. South 增長天 Deva of increase and growth; blue; name Virūḍhaka. West 廣目天 The broad-eyed (also ugly-eyed) deva (perhaps a form of Siva); red; name Virūpākṣa. North 多聞天 The deva who hears much and is well-versed; yellow; name Vaiśravaṇa, or Dhanada; he is a form of Kuvera, the god of wealth. These are the four giant temple guardians introduced as such to China by Amogha; cf. 四天王經.

四空處


四空处

see styles
sì kōng chù
    si4 kong1 chu4
ssu k`ung ch`u
    ssu kung chu
 shi kūsho
(or四空天) catur-ārūpya brahmalokas; also 四無色界 and see 四空定. The four immaterial or formless heavens, arūpa-dhātu, above the eighteen brahmalokas: (1) 空無邊處 ākāśānantyāyatana, also termed 虛空 處 the state or heaven of boundless space; (2) 識無邊處 vijñānanāntyāyatana, of boundless knowledge; (3) 無所有處 ākiñcanyāyatana, of nothing, or nonexistence; (4) 非想非非想處 naivasanjñānasañjnāyatana, also styled 非有想非無想 the state of neither thinking nor not thinking (which may resemble a state of intuition). Existence in the first state lasts 20, 000 great kalpas, increasing respectively to 40, 000, 60, 000 and 80, 000 in the other three.

園遊會


园游会

see styles
yuán yóu huì
    yuan2 you2 hui4
yüan yu hui
(Tw) garden party; fete (held in a garden or park); carnival; fair

地蔵盆

see styles
 jizoubon / jizobon
    じぞうぼん
Jizo Festival; child-focused religious festival, in which Jizo statues are decorated, esp. in Kyoto; held on August 23-24

均しい

see styles
 hitoshii / hitoshi
    ひとしい
(adjective) equal; similar; like; equivalent

均等論


均等论

see styles
jun děng lùn
    jun1 deng3 lun4
chün teng lun
doctrine of equivalents (patent law)

場所入

see styles
 bashoiri
    ばしょいり
(noun/participle) {sumo} arrival of the wrestlers to the tournament venue

壮行会

see styles
 soukoukai / sokokai
    そうこうかい
(1) farewell party; send-off party; (2) motivational rally

売掛金

see styles
 urikakekin
    うりかけきん
accounts receivable; outstanding sales account

夏祭り

see styles
 natsumatsuri
    なつまつり
summer festival

外分泌

see styles
wài fēn mì
    wai4 fen1 mi4
wai fen mi
 gaibunpitsu; gaibunpi
    がいぶんぴつ; がいぶんぴ
exocrine; external secretion (e.g. saliva)
external secretion

多変数

see styles
 tahensuu / tahensu
    たへんすう
multivariable

夜祭り

see styles
 yomatsuri
    よまつり
night festival

大学祭

see styles
 daigakusai
    だいがくさい
(See 学校祭) university festival; rag day

大梵天

see styles
dà fàn tiān
    da4 fan4 tian1
ta fan t`ien
    ta fan tien
 Daibon ten
Mahābrahman; Brahma; 跋羅吸摩; 波羅賀磨; 梵覽摩; 梵天王; 梵王; 梵. Eitel says: "The first person of the Brahminical Trimūrti, adopted by Buddhism, but placed in an inferior position, being looked upon not as Creator, but as a transitory devatā whom every Buddhistic saint surpasses on obtaining bodhi. Notwithstanding this, the Saddharma-puṇḍarīka calls Brahma 'the father of all living beings'" 一切衆生之父. Mahābrahman is the unborn or uncreated ruler over all, especially according to Buddhism over all the heavens of form, i.e. of mortality. He rules over these heavens, which are of threefold form: (a) Brahma (lord), (b) Brahma-purohitas (ministers), and (c) Brahma-pāriṣadyāh (people). His heavens are also known as the middle dhyāna heavens, i.e. between the first and second dhyānas. He is often represented on the right of the Buddha. According to Chinese accounts the Hindus speak of him (1) as born of Nārāyaṇa, from Brahma's mouth sprang the brahmans, from his arms the kṣatriyas, from his thighs the vaiśyas, and from his feet the śūdras; (2) as born from Viṣṇu; (3) as a trimūrti, evidently that of Brahma, Viṣṇu, and Śiva, but Buddhists define Mahābrahma's dharmakāya as Maheśvara (Śiva), his saṃbhogakāya as Nārāyaṇa, and his nirmāṇakāya as Brahmā. He is depicted as riding on a swan, or drawn by swans.

大汝神

see styles
 oonamuchinokami
    おおなむちのかみ
Okuninushi; deity of magic and medicine later viewed as equivalent to Daikokuten and celebrated at Izumo Grand Shrine

大法鼓

see styles
dà fǎ gǔ
    da4 fa3 gu3
ta fa ku
 daihō ko
The Great Law drum; v. 大法鼓經 Mahābherīhāraka-parivarta; tr. by Gunabhadra A.D. 420‐479.

大神楽

see styles
 ookagura
    おおかぐら
(1) grand kagura performance at Ise; (2) type of performance including the lion dance and juggling; (3) (kana only) Camellia japonica 'Daikagura' (cultivar of Japanese camellia); (place-name) Ookagura

大神王

see styles
dà shén wáng
    da4 shen2 wang2
ta shen wang
 dai jinō
The great deva king, Mahākāla, the great black one, (1) title of Maheśvara, i.e. Śiva; (2) a guardian of monasteries, with black face, in the dining hall; he is said to have been a disciple of Mahādeva, a former incarnation of Śākyamuni.

大祭り

see styles
 oomatsuri
    おおまつり
grand festival

大覚醒

see styles
 daikakusei / daikakuse
    だいかくせい
(hist) Great Awakening (18th century American Christian revival movement)

大黑天

see styles
dà hēi tiān
    da4 hei1 tian1
ta hei t`ien
    ta hei tien
 Daikoku ten
Mahākāla 摩訶迦 (or 謌) 羅 the great black deva 大黑神. Two interpretations are given. The esoteric cult describes the deva as the masculine form of Kālī, i.e. Durgā, the wife of Śiva; with one face and eight arms, or three faces and six arms, a necklace of skulls, etc. He is worshipped as giving warlike power, and fierceness; said also to be an incarnation of Vairocana for the purpose of destroying the demons; and is described as 大時 the "great time" (-keeper) which seems to indicate Vairocana, the sun. The exoteric cult interprets him as a beneficent deva, a Pluto, or god of wealth. Consequently he is represented in two forms, by the one school as a fierce deva, by the other as a kindly happy deva. He is shown as one of the eight fierce guardians with trident, generally blue-black but sometimes white; he may have two elephants underfoot. Six arms and hands hold jewel, skull cup, chopper, drum, trident, elephant-goad. He is the tutelary god of Mongolian Buddhism. Six forms of Mahākāla are noted: (1) 比丘大黑 A black-faced disciple of the Buddha, said to be the Buddha as Mahādeva in a previous incarnation, now guardian of the refectory. (2) 摩訶迦羅大黑女 Kālī, the wife of Śiva. (3) 王子迦羅大黑 The son of Śiva. (4) 眞陀大黑 Cintāmaṇi, with the talismanic pearl, symbol of bestowing fortune. (5) 夜叉大黑 Subduer of demons. (6) 摩迦羅大黑 Mahākāla, who carries a bag on his back and holds a hammer in his right hand. J., Daikoku; M., Yeke-gara; T., Nag-po c'en-po.

天下り

see styles
 amakudari
    あまくだり
(noun/participle) (1) retiring high-ranking government officials taking a lucrative job in a private or semi-private corporation; (2) command (from superior to inferior, government to private sector, etc.); order; imposition; (3) descent from heaven

天中天

see styles
tiān zhōng tiān
    tian1 zhong1 tian1
t`ien chung t`ien
    tien chung tien
 tenchū ten
devaatideva: deva of devas. The name given to Siddhartha (i. e. Śākyamuni) when, on his presentation in the temple of 天王 Maheśvara (Siva), the statues of all the gods prostrated themselves before him.

天神祭

see styles
 tenjinmatsuri
    てんじんまつり
(ev) Tenjin Festival (Osaka); (ev) Tenjin Festival (Osaka)

天穿日

see styles
tiān chuān rì
    tian1 chuan1 ri4
t`ien ch`uan jih
    tien chuan jih
a Hakka festival held on the 20th day of the first lunar month

天耳智

see styles
tiān ěr zhì
    tian1 er3 zhi4
t`ien erh chih
    tien erh chih
 tenni chi
(天耳智通); 天耳智證通 The second of the six abhijñās 六通 by which devas in the form-world, certain arhats through the fourth dhyāna, and others can hear all sounds and understand all languages in the realms of form, with resulting wisdom. For its equivalent interpretation and its 修得 and 報得 v. 天眼.

天降り

see styles
 amakudari
    あまくだり
(noun/participle) (1) retiring high-ranking government officials taking a lucrative job in a private or semi-private corporation; (2) command (from superior to inferior, government to private sector, etc.); order; imposition; (3) descent from heaven

太神楽

see styles
 daikagura
    だいかぐら
(1) grand kagura performance at Ise; (2) type of performance including the lion dance and juggling; (3) (kana only) Camellia japonica 'Daikagura' (cultivar of Japanese camellia)

太鼓台

see styles
 taikodai
    たいこだい
very large float used to carry taiko at festivals

奥御殿

see styles
 okugoten
    おくごてん
noble's private quarters

女伊達

see styles
 onnadate
    おんなだて
(archaism) chivalrous female

女子力

see styles
 joshiryoku
    じょしりょく
(colloquialism) power of femininity; woman's level of motivation in fashion, makeup, taste in clothes, etc.; girliness (as a positive quality)

好敵手

see styles
 koutekishu / kotekishu
    こうてきしゅ
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match

妃子笑

see styles
fēi zi xiào
    fei1 zi5 xiao4
fei tzu hsiao
concubine's smile, a cultivar of lychee

子祭り

see styles
 nematsuri
    ねまつり
festival in honor of Daikokuten

孔明燈


孔明灯

see styles
kǒng míng dēng
    kong3 ming2 deng1
k`ung ming teng
    kung ming teng
sky lantern (miniature hot-air balloon used during festivals)

存活率

see styles
cún huó lǜ
    cun2 huo2 lu:4
ts`un huo lü
    tsun huo lü
(med.) survival rate; (med.) recovery rate

孟宗竹

see styles
mèng zōng zhú
    meng4 zong1 zhu2
meng tsung chu
 mousouchiku; mousoudake; mousouchiku; mousoudake / mosochiku; mosodake; mosochiku; mosodake
    もうそうちく; もうそうだけ; モウソウチク; モウソウダケ
see 毛竹[mao2 zhu2]
(kana only) moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens); tall bamboo cultivated for its edible shoots

学園祭

see styles
 gakuensai
    がくえんさい
school festival; campus festival

学校祭

see styles
 gakkousai / gakkosai
    がっこうさい
(See 学園祭) school festival

学習塾

see styles
 gakushuujuku / gakushujuku
    がくしゅうじゅく
cram school; private tutoring school

学芸会

see styles
 gakugeikai / gakugekai
    がくげいかい
school arts festival

宇治茶

see styles
 ujicha
    うじちゃ
Uji-cha; prized Japanese green tea cultivated around Uji, Kyoto

安德海

see styles
ān dé hǎi
    an1 de2 hai3
an te hai
An Dehai (-1869), the Qing equivalent of Rasputin, all-powerful court eunuch with the dowager empress Cixi 慈禧太后[Ci2 xi3 tai4 hou4], executed in 1869 by her rival Empress Mother Empress Dowager Ci'an 慈安皇太后

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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