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両次 see styles |
ryouji / ryoji りょうじ |
(adj-no,n) (rare) two (times); first and second (e.g. world wars); (given name) Ryōji |
両洋 see styles |
ryouyou / ryoyo りょうよう |
Orient and Occident; Atlantic and Pacific |
両筑 see styles |
ryouchiku / ryochiku りょうちく |
Ryōchiku (the two former provinces of Chikuzen and Chikugo) |
両腰 see styles |
ryougoshi / ryogoshi りょうごし |
katana and wakizashi |
両豊 see styles |
ryouhou / ryoho りょうほう |
(See 豊前,豊後) Ryōhō (the two former provinces of Buzen and Bungo) |
両部 see styles |
ryoubu / ryobu りょうぶ |
(1) {Buddh} two parts; both parts; (2) both realms (i.e. the Diamond Realm and the Womb Realm); (3) (abbreviation) (See 両部神道) Shinto-Buddhist amalgamation; (surname) Ryōbe |
両院 see styles |
ryouin / ryoin りょういん |
both houses of parliament; both upper and lower house |
並且 并且 see styles |
bìng qiě bing4 qie3 ping ch`ieh ping chieh |
and; besides; moreover; furthermore; in addition |
中ソ see styles |
chuuso / chuso ちゅうソ |
(1) China and the Soviet Union; (prefix) (2) Sino-Soviet; Soviet-Chinese |
中上 see styles |
zhōng shàng zhong1 shang4 chung shang nakajou / nakajo なかじょう |
(personal name) Nakajō middling and superior |
中下 see styles |
zhōng xià zhong1 xia4 chung hsia nakashimo なかしも |
(surname) Nakashimo middling and lower [levels] |
中世 see styles |
chuusei / chuse ちゅうせい |
(hist) Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times; (personal name) Nakaze |
中乘 see styles |
zhōng shèng zhong1 sheng4 chung sheng chūjō |
The middle vehicle to nirvana, includes all intermediate or medial systems between Hīnayāna and Mahāyāna. It also corresponds with the state of a pratyekabuddha, who lives chiefly for his own salvation but partly for others, like a man sitting in the middle of a vehicle, leaving scarcely room for others. It is a definition made by Mahayanists unknown to Hīnayāna. |
中保 see styles |
zhōng bǎo zhong1 bao3 chung pao chuuho / chuho ちゅうほ |
middleman and guarantor mediation; (surname) Nakayasu |
中入 see styles |
nakairi なかいり |
(irregular okurigana usage) (noun/participle) (1) intermission during a performance (e.g. variety show, play, sumo, etc.); (2) temporary departure of an actor (between the first and second halves of a noh or kyogen performance, during which time they change costumes, etc.); (surname) Nakairi |
中印 see styles |
zhōng yìn zhong1 yin4 chung yin chuuin / chuin ちゅういん |
China-India China and India; Sino-Indian; (place-name) Nakain Central India, i. e. of the 五印 five Indies, as mentioned by Xuanzang in the 西域記. |
中卷 see styles |
zhōng juǎn zhong1 juan3 chung chüan |
adult squid, typically more than 15 cm long with a slender body and fins in the shape of a big rhombus (Tw) |
中原 see styles |
zhōng yuán zhong1 yuan2 chung yüan chuugen / chugen ちゅうげん |
Central Plain, the middle and lower regions of the Yellow river, including Henan, western Shandong, southern Shanxi and Hebei middle of a field; middle of a country; field of contest; (surname) Nakaraha |
中古 see styles |
zhōng gǔ zhong1 gu3 chung ku chuuko(p); chuuburu / chuko(p); chuburu ちゅうこ(P); ちゅうぶる |
medieval; Middle Ages; Chinese middle antiquity, 3rd to 9th centuries, including Sui and Tang Dynasties; Middle (of a language, e.g. Middle English); used; second-hand (can be adjective with の) (1) used; second-hand; old; (2) (ちゅうこ only) Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period); (surname) Chuuko |
中唄 中呗 see styles |
zhōng bài zhong1 bai4 chung pai chūbai |
Chanting of 梵唄 Buddhist hymns is divided into three kinds 初, 中, and 後. |
中士 see styles |
zhōng shì zhong1 shi4 chung shih chūshi |
medium disciples, i. e. śrāvakas and pratyekabuddhas, who can gain emancipation for themselves, but cannot confer it on others: cf. 下士 and 上士. |
中外 see styles |
zhōng wài zhong1 wai4 chung wai chuugai / chugai ちゅうがい |
Sino-foreign; Chinese-foreign; home and abroad (1) home and abroad; domestic and foreign; (2) inside and outside; interior and exterior; (place-name) Nakasode |
中奥 see styles |
nakaoku なかおく |
area of the Edo castle where the shogun would work and spend his daily life; (place-name, surname) Nakaoku |
中宗 see styles |
zhōng zōng zhong1 zong1 chung tsung nakamune なかむね |
(surname) Nakamune The school or principle of the mean, represented by the 法相宗 Dharmalakṣaṇa school, which divides the Buddha's teaching into three periods, the first in which he preached 有 existence, the second 空 non-existence, the third 中 neither, something 'between' or above them, e. g. a realm of pure spirit, vide the 深密經 Saṃdhinirmocana-sūtra and the Lotus Sutra. |
中宮 see styles |
chuuguu / chugu ちゅうぐう |
(1) (See 三后) the Empress, the Empress Dowager and the Grand Empress Dowager; (2) emperor's second consort; (3) empress; palace of the empress; (4) building of a Shinto shrine built on middle ground; (5) (See 皇居) demesne of the imperial palace; (place-name, surname) Nakamiya |
中小 see styles |
chuushou / chusho ちゅうしょう |
(can be adjective with の) small and medium |
中島 中岛 see styles |
zhōng dǎo zhong1 dao3 chung tao nakajima なかじま |
Nakajima or Nakashima (Japanese surname and place name) island in a pond or river; (place-name) Nagajima |
中川 see styles |
zhōng chuān zhong1 chuan1 chung ch`uan chung chuan nokaga のかが |
Nakagawa (Japanese surname and place name) (surname) Nokaga |
中後 中后 see styles |
zhōng hòu zhong1 hou4 chung hou nakago なかご |
(surname) Nakago middle and latter |
中悔 see styles |
zhōng huǐ zhong1 hui3 chung hui chūke |
Repenting or recanting midway, i. e. doubting and falling away. |
中有 see styles |
zhōng yǒu zhong1 you3 chung yu chuuu / chuu ちゅうう |
{Buddh} (See 中陰,四有) bardo; state (or period) of intermediate existence between one's death and rebirth (in Japan, 49 days) One of the 四有, i. e. the antarā-bhāva or intermediate state of existence between death and reincarnation; hence 中有之旅 is an unsettled being in search of a new habitat or reincarnation; v. 中陰. |
中朝 see styles |
zhōng cháo zhong1 chao2 chung ch`ao chung chao chuuchou / chucho ちゅうちょう |
Sino-Korean; China and North Korea (noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) China and North Korea; Chinese-North Korean; (2) imperial court; (3) Imperial Court (of Japan); (4) middle ages |
中根 see styles |
zhōng gēn zhong1 gen1 chung ken nakane なかね |
(place-name, surname) Nakane Medium capacity, neither clever nor dull, of each of the six organs 六根; there are three powers of each organ 上根, 中根, and 下根. |
中檔 中档 see styles |
zhōng dàng zhong1 dang4 chung tang |
mid-range (in quality and price) |
中正 see styles |
zhōng zhèng zhong1 zheng4 chung cheng chuusei / chuse ちゅうせい |
fair and honest (noun or adjectival noun) impartiality; fairness; (given name) Nakamasa |
中港 see styles |
zhōng gǎng zhong1 gang3 chung kang nakaminato なかみなと |
PRC and Hong Kong (place-name, surname) Nakaminato |
中潮 see styles |
nakashio なかしお |
half tide (e.g. midway between spring and neap tides); (surname) Nakashio |
中焦 see styles |
zhōng jiāo zhong1 jiao1 chung chiao chuushou / chusho ちゅうしょう |
(TCM) middle burner, the part of the body within the abdominal cavity (between the diaphragm and the navel, including the spleen and stomach) middle jiao (in traditional Chinese medicine); middle burner |
中男 see styles |
chuunan / chunan ちゅうなん |
(1) (See 次男・じなん) one's second son; (2) (archaism) (See 少丁) man between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō system); (personal name) Nakao |
中甸 see styles |
zhōng diàn zhong1 dian4 chung tien |
Gyeltang or Gyalthang town and county, former name of Shangri-La County 香格里拉縣|香格里拉县[Xiang1 ge2 li3 la1 Xian4] in Dêqên or Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州|迪庆藏族自治州[Di2 qing4 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], northwest Yunnan |
中神 see styles |
nakajin なかじん |
Ten'ichijin; Nakagami; god of fortune in Onmyodo who descends to the northeast on the 46th day of the sexagenary cycle and completes a clockwise circuit, spending five days on each cardinal point and six days on each ordinal point, returning to heaven from the north on the 30th day of the next sexagenary cycle; travelling in the direction of Ten'ichijin is considered unlucky; (surname) Nakajin |
中胎 see styles |
zhōng tāi zhong1 tai1 chung t`ai chung tai chūtai |
(中胎藏) The central figure of the eight-petalled group of the Garbhadhātu maṇḍala; i. e. the phenomenal Vairocana who has around him four Buddhas and four bodhisattvas, each on a petal. From this maṇḍala spring the four other great maṇḍalas. |
中臺 中台 see styles |
zhōng tái zhong1 tai2 chung t`ai chung tai nakadai なかだい |
China and Taiwan (surname) Nakadai The name of a Buddha in the center of lotus. |
中蘇 see styles |
chuuso / chuso ちゅうそ |
(1) China and the Soviet Union; (prefix) (2) Sino-Soviet; Soviet-Chinese |
中蘊 中蕴 see styles |
zhōng yùn zhong1 yun4 chung yün chuuun / chuun ちゅううん |
{Buddh} (See 中陰) bardo; state (or period) of intermediate existence between one's death and rebirth (in Japan, 49 days) intermediate aggregate |
中西 see styles |
zhōng xī zhong1 xi1 chung hsi nakamura なかむら |
China and the West; Chinese-Western (personal name) Nakamura |
中論 中论 see styles |
zhōng lùn zhong1 lun4 chung lun Chūron |
中觀論 Prāñnyāya-mūla-śāstra-ṭīkā, or Prāṇyamula-śāstra-ṭīkā; the Mādhyamika-śāstra, attributed to the bodhisattvas Nāgārjuna as creator, and Nīlacakṣus as compiler; tr. by Kumārajīva A. D. 409. It is the principal work of the Mādhyamika, or Middle School, attributed to Nāgārjuna. Versions only exist in Chinese and Tibetan; an English translation by Miyamoto exists and publication is promised; a German version is by Walleser. The 中論 is the first and most?? important of the 三論 q. v. The teaching of this School is found additionally in the 順中論; 般若燈論釋大乘中觀釋論 and 中論疏. Cf. 中道. The doctrine opposes the rigid categories of existence and non-existence 假 and 空, and denies the two extremes of production (or creation) and nonproduction and other antitheses, in the interests of a middle or superior way. |
中諦 中谛 see styles |
zhōng dì zhong1 di4 chung ti chuutai / chutai ちゅうたい |
{Buddh} (See 三諦) truth of the middle (all things are in a middle state, being void yet having temporary existence) The third of the 三諦 three postulates of the Tiantai school, i. e. 空, 假, and 中 q. v. |
中財 中财 see styles |
zhōng cái zhong1 cai2 chung ts`ai chung tsai chuusai / chusai ちゅうさい |
Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing (abbr. for 中央財經大學|中央财经大学[Zhong1 yang1 Cai2 jing1 Da4 xue2]) (surname) Chuusai |
中越 see styles |
chuuetsu / chuetsu ちゅうえつ |
(1) Chūetsu (region in Niigata); (2) China and Vietnam; Sino-Vietnamese; (place-name, surname) Nakagoshi |
中部 see styles |
zhōng bù zhong1 bu4 chung pu chuubu / chubu ちゅうぶ |
middle part; central section (1) center; centre; middle; heart; (2) (abbreviation) (See 中部地方) Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures); (place-name, surname) Nakabe |
中野 see styles |
zhōng yě zhong1 ye3 chung yeh nakanozaki なかのざき |
Nakano (Japanese surname and place name) (surname) Nakanozaki |
中門 see styles |
chuumon / chumon ちゅうもん |
(1) (See 寝殿造り,対の屋,釣り殿) gate in the middle of the corridor connecting an annex to a pond-side building (in traditional palatial-style architecture); (2) central gate (between the main gate and main hall of a temple); (3) central gate (separating the inner and outer gardens of a teahouse); (surname) Nakakado |
中阮 see styles |
zhōng ruǎn zhong1 ruan3 chung juan |
zhongruan or alto lute, like pipa 琵琶 but bigger and lower range |
中陰 中阴 see styles |
zhōng yīn zhong1 yin1 chung yin chuuin / chuin ちゅういん |
{Buddh} bardo; state (or period) of intermediate existence between one's death and rebirth (in Japan, 49 days); (place-name) Nakakage The intermediate existence between death and reincarnation, a stage varying from seven to forty-nine days, when the karma-body will certainly be reborn; v. 中有. |
中韓 中韩 see styles |
zhōng hán zhong1 han2 chung han chuukan / chukan ちゅうかん |
China-South Korea China and Korea |
丸優 see styles |
maruyuu / maruyu まるゆう |
tax-free small-sum savings system (often used by the elderly and the disabled); non-tax plan for small savings |
丸山 see styles |
wán shān wan2 shan1 wan shan maruyama まるやま |
Maruyama (Japanese surname and place name) (place-name, surname) Maruyama |
丸香 see styles |
wán xiāng wan2 xiang1 wan hsiang gankō |
Incense balls made of various kinds of ingredients; typifying the aggregation of mortal suffering, and its destruction by the, fires of wisdom. |
丹寨 see styles |
dān zhài dan1 zhai4 tan chai |
Danzhai county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[Qian2 dong1 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou |
丹州 see styles |
tanshuu / tanshu たんしゅう |
(See 丹波,丹後) Tanshū (the two former provinces of Tanba and Tango) |
丹波 see styles |
tanba たんば |
(hist) Tanba (former province located in parts of present-day Kyoto, Hyogo and Osaka prefectures); (surname) Niwa |
丹瑞 see styles |
dān ruì dan1 rui4 tan jui |
General Than Shwe (1933-), Myanmar army officer and politician, leader of the military junta 1992-2011 |
丹碧 see styles |
dān bì dan1 bi4 tan pi tanpeki たんぺき |
red and green red and blue painting |
丹霞 see styles |
dān xiá dan1 xia2 tan hsia |
Mt Danxia in Shaoguan 韶關|韶关[Shao2 guan1], Guangdong; Danxia landform (red conglomerate and sandstone) |
丹靑 see styles |
dān qīng dan1 qing1 tan ch`ing tan ching tanshō |
red and blue painting |
丹青 see styles |
dān qīng dan1 qing1 tan ch`ing tan ching tansei; tanzei / tanse; tanze たんせい; たんぜい |
painting (1) (たんせい only) red and blue; (2) (たんせい only) paints; colors; (3) painting; picture |
主事 see styles |
zhǔ shì zhu3 shi4 chu shih shuji しゅじ |
manager; director; superintendent; overseer viharāsvāmin; controller, director, the four heads of affairs in a monastery 監寺, 維那, 典坐, and 直歳. |
主伴 see styles |
zhǔ bàn zhu3 ban4 chu pan shuban |
Chief and attendant, principal and secondary. |
主僕 主仆 see styles |
zhǔ pú zhu3 pu2 chu p`u chu pu |
master and servant |
主客 see styles |
zhǔ kè zhu3 ke4 chu k`o chu ko shukaku; shukyaku しゅかく; しゅきゃく |
(1) host and guest; (2) the principal and the auxiliary; the principal and the subsidiary; the primary and the subordinate; (3) {phil} subject and object; (4) {gramm} subject and object host and guest |
主従 see styles |
shuujuu; shujuu / shuju; shuju しゅうじゅう; しゅじゅう |
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee |
主從 主从 see styles |
zhǔ cóng zhu3 cong2 chu ts`ung chu tsung |
master-slave (computing); client-server (computing); primary and secondary |
主旨 see styles |
zhǔ zhǐ zhu3 zhi3 chu chih shushi しゅし |
gist; main idea; general tenor; one's judgment meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect |
主次 see styles |
zhǔ cì zhu3 ci4 chu tz`u chu tzu |
the important and the less important; primary and secondary |
主賓 主宾 see styles |
zhǔ bīn zhu3 bin1 chu pin shuhin しゅひん |
guest of honor; host and guests main guest; guest of honor; guest of honour |
主述 see styles |
shujutsu しゅじゅつ |
subject and predicate |
乃至 see styles |
nǎi zhì nai3 zhi4 nai chih naishi ないし |
and even; to go so far as to (conjunction) (1) (kana only) from ... to; between ... and; (conjunction) (2) (kana only) or (1) A translation of antaśas meaning "at least"; and (2) of yāvat, as far as. |
久近 see styles |
jiǔ jìn jiu3 jin4 chiu chin hisachika ひさちか |
(surname, given name) Hisachika length and shortness of time |
之類 之类 see styles |
zhī lèi zhi1 lei4 chih lei |
and so on; and such |
乍浦 see styles |
zhà pǔ zha4 pu3 cha p`u cha pu |
Zhapu town and port on north of Hangzhou Bay 杭州灣|杭州湾 in Zhejiang |
乗る see styles |
noru のる |
(v5r,vi) (1) to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to board; to take; to embark; (2) to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to jump on; to sit on; to mount; (3) to reach; to go over; to pass; (4) to follow; to stay (on track); to go with (the times, etc.); (5) to take part; to participate; to join; (6) to get into the swing (and sing, dance, etc.); (7) to be deceived; to be taken in; (8) to be carried; to be spread; to be scattered; (9) to stick; to attach; to take; to go on |
乗口 see styles |
noriguchi のりぐち |
(irregular okurigana usage) entry (esp. to vehicles); entrance; (irregular okurigana usage) (1) entry (esp. to vehicles); entrance; (2) (archaism) equipage for restraining and mounting horses; (surname) Noriguchi |
乗降 see styles |
joukou / joko じょうこう |
(n,vs,vi) getting on and off; embarking and disembarking |
乗除 see styles |
joujo / jojo じょうじょ |
(noun, transitive verb) multiplication and division |
乘る see styles |
noru のる |
(out-dated kanji) (v5r,vi) (1) to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to board; to take; to embark; (2) to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to jump on; to sit on; to mount; (3) to reach; to go over; to pass; (4) to follow; to stay (on track); to go with (the times, etc.); (5) to take part; to participate; to join; (6) to get into the swing (and sing, dance, etc.); (7) to be deceived; to be taken in; (8) to be carried; to be spread; to be scattered; (9) to stick; to attach; to take; to go on |
乘從 乘从 see styles |
shèng cóng sheng4 cong2 sheng ts`ung sheng tsung jōjū |
a carriage and attendants |
乘戒 see styles |
shèng jiè sheng4 jie4 sheng chieh jōkai |
awakening and discipline |
乘津 see styles |
shèng jīn sheng4 jin1 sheng chin jōshin |
The vehicle and ford to nirvana, i.e. Buddha-truth. |
乘除 see styles |
chéng chú cheng2 chu2 ch`eng ch`u cheng chu |
to multiply and divide |
乘龍 乘龙 see styles |
chéng lóng cheng2 long2 ch`eng lung cheng lung |
to ride the dragon; to die (of emperors and kings) |
乙仲 see styles |
otsunaka おつなか |
(abbreviation) (abbr. of 乙種海運仲立業) chartering broker (arranges customs clearance and shipping details for trade goods); freight forwarding agent |
乙女 see styles |
otome をとめ |
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old; (female given name) Otome; Wotome |
九一 see styles |
kuppin; kuppin くっぴん; クッピン |
{cards} (See おいちょかぶ) scoring combination of a 9 and a 1 in oicho-kabu; (given name) Kuichi |
九世 see styles |
jiǔ shì jiu3 shi4 chiu shih guse |
In past, present, and future worlds, each has its own past, present, and future, hence nine worlds or ages. |
九儀 九仪 see styles |
jiǔ yí jiu3 yi2 chiu i ku gi |
The nine "Indian" ways of showing respect, according to Xuanzang — asking about welfare; bowing the head; holding high the hands; bowing with folded hands; bending the knee; kneeling; hands and knees on the ground; elbows and knees ditto; the whole body prostrate. |
九劫 see styles |
jiǔ jié jiu3 jie2 chiu chieh ku kō |
The nine kalpas; though Śākyamuni and Maitreya started together, the zeal of the first enabled him to become Buddha nine kalpas sooner; see 大賓積經 111. |
九品 see styles |
jiǔ pǐn jiu3 pin3 chiu p`in chiu pin kuhon; kokonoshina くほん; ここのしな |
(1) (abbreviation) {Buddh} (See 浄土・1) nine levels of Amitabha's Pure Land; (2) (くほん only) (See 九品浄土) Amitabha's Pure Land; (3) (くほん only) (See 九品蓮台) nine-tiered lotus leaf platform in Amitabha's Pure Land; (given name) Kuhon Nine classes, or grades, i.e. 上上, 上中, 上下 upper superior, middle superior, lower superior, and so on with 中 and 下. They are applied in many ways, e.g. 上品上生 the highest type of incarnate being, to 下品下生, the lowest, with corresponding karma; see 九品淨土. Each grade may also be subdivided into nine, thus making a list of eighty-one grades, with similar further subdivision ad infinitum. |
九地 see styles |
jiǔ dì jiu3 di4 chiu ti kyuuchi / kyuchi きゅうち |
very low land; (surname) Kuji The nine lands, i.e. the 欲界 realm of desire or sensuous realm the four 色界 realms of form or material forms; and the four 無色界 formless realms, or realms beyond form; v. 九有, 九有情居, 禪 and 定. The nine realms are:—(1) 欲界五趣地; the desire realm with its five gati, i.e. hells, hungry ghosts, animals, men, and devas. In the four form-realms are:— (2) 離生喜樂地 Paradise after earthly life, this is also the first dhyāna, or subject of meditation, 初禪. (3) 定生喜樂地 Paradise of cessation of rebirth, 二禪. (4) 離喜妙樂地 Land of wondrous joy after the previous joys, 三禪. (5) 捨念淸淨地 The Pure Land of abandonment of thought, or recollection (of past delights), 四禪. The four formless, or infinite realms, catur arūpa dhātu, are:—(6) 空無邊處地 ākāśānantyā-yatanam, the land of infinite space; also the first samādhi, 第一定. (7) 識無邊處地 vijñānānamtyāyatanam, the land of omniscience, or infinite perception, 二定. (8) 無所有處地 ākiñcanyāyatana, the land of nothingness, 三定. (9) 非想非非想處地 naivasaṁjñānā-saṁjñāyatana, the land (of knowledge) without thinking or not thinking, or where there is neither consciousness nor unconsciousness, i.e. above either; this is the 四定. Eitel says that in the last four, "Life lasts 20,000 great kalpas in the 1st, 40,000 in the 2nd, 60,000 in the 3rd, and 80,000 great kalpas in the 4th of these heavens." |
九域 see styles |
jiǔ yù jiu3 yu4 chiu yü kuiki |
idem 九地 and 九界. |
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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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