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Simple Dictionary Definition |
理 see styles |
lǐ li3 li wataru わたる |
More info & calligraphy: Science(1) reason; principle; logic; (2) {Buddh} (See 事・じ) general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (3) the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism); (given name) Wataru siddhānta; hetu. Ruling principle, fundamental law, intrinsicality, universal basis, essential element; nidāna, reason; pramāṇa, to arrange, regulate, rule, rectify. |
義 义 see styles |
yì yi4 i yoshimura よしむら |
More info & calligraphy: Justice / Rectitude / Right Decision(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) morality; righteousness; justice; honour (honor); (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) meaning; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (3) {Buddh} teachings; doctrine; (n,n-pref) (4) nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws); (n,n-pref) (5) prosthesis; (surname) Yoshimura The right, proper, righteous; loyal; public-spirited, public; meaning, significance. It is used for the Skt. artha, object, purpose, meaning, etc.; also for abhidheya. |
齊 齐 see styles |
qí qi2 ch`i chi hitoshi ひとし |
More info & calligraphy: Uniform / Complete / Perfect / OrderQi (kingdom in China during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Period of the Warring States); Ch'i; (male given name) Hitoshi Even, level, equal, uniform; complete, perfect; equalize; tranquillize; alike; all; at the same time, altogether. |
れる see styles |
reru れる |
(aux-v,v1) (1) indicates passive voice (incl. the "suffering passive"); (2) indicates the potential form; (3) indicates spontaneous occurrence; (4) (honorific or respectful language) used as an honorific for others' actions |
主動 主动 see styles |
zhǔ dòng zhu3 dong4 chu tung shudou / shudo しゅどう |
More info & calligraphy: Initiative / Leadershipleadership |
學生 学生 see styles |
xué sheng xue2 sheng5 hsüeh sheng gakusei |
More info & calligraphy: Student學人; 學匠; 學徒 A student, a neophyte. |
復古 复古 see styles |
fù gǔ fu4 gu3 fu ku fukko ふっこ |
More info & calligraphy: Retro / Old School(n,vs,vt,vi,adj-no) revival; restoration |
沙巴 see styles |
shā bā sha1 ba1 sha pa |
More info & calligraphy: Sabah |
米奧 see styles |
yoneoku よねおく |
More info & calligraphy: Mio |
自然 see styles |
zì rán zi4 ran2 tzu jan minori みのり |
More info & calligraphy: Nature(n,adv) (dated) occurring naturally (without human influence); (female given name) Minori svayaṃbhū, also 自爾; 法爾 self-existing, the self-existent; Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and others; in Chinese it is 'self-so', so of itself, natural, of course, spontaneous. It also means uncaused existence, certain sects of heretics 自然外道 denying Buddhist cause and effect and holding that things happen spontaneously. |
鳳凰 凤凰 see styles |
fèng huáng feng4 huang2 feng huang houou / hoo ほうおう |
More info & calligraphy: Legendary Phoenix(sometimes erroneously associated with the Egyptian phoenix) (See フェニックス・1) Chinese firebird; Chinese phoenix; (surname, female given name) Houou the phoenix |
牡羊座 see styles |
mǔ yáng zuò mu3 yang2 zuo4 mu yang tso ohitsujiza おひつじざ |
More info & calligraphy: Aries Zodiac Symbol / SignAries (constellation); the Ram |
並 并 see styles |
bìng bing4 ping minemura みねむら |
and; furthermore; also; together with; (not) at all; simultaneously; to combine; to join; to merge (n,n-suf) (1) average; medium; common; ordinary; (2) line; row of (e.g. houses); (3) mid-grade; (4) same level; equal; each (e.g. month); set of (e.g. teeth); (personal name) Minemura |
什 see styles |
shí shi2 shih sousaku / sosaku そうさく |
ten (used in fractions, writing checks etc); assorted; miscellaneous (1) (See 十・1) 10; ten; (2) (archaism) book containing a collection of poems; (personal name) Sousaku A file of ten; sundry, what. |
使 see styles |
shǐ shi3 shih tsukasa つかさ |
to make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; to send; to instruct sb to do something; envoy; messenger (1) messenger; (2) (abbreviation) (See 検非違使) police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); (3) {Buddh} (See 煩悩・2) klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering); (female given name) Tsukasa To send; cause; a messenger; a pursuer, molester, lictor, disturber, troubler, intp. as 煩惱 kleśa, affliction, distress, worldly cares, vexations, and as consequent reincarnation. There are categories of 10, 16, 98, 112, and 128 such troublers, e. g. desire, hate, stupor, pride, doubt, erroneous views, etc., leading to painful results in future rebirths, for they are karma-messengers executing its purpose. Also 金剛童子 q. v. |
僻 see styles |
pì pi4 p`i pi mineo みねお |
(bound form) remote; out of the way; off-center; eccentric (noun or adjectival noun) (1) (archaism) secluded; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) (archaism) leaning to one side; (personal name) Mineo Perverse, base, depraved; partial, prejudiced; rustic, secluded. |
兼 see styles |
jiān jian1 chien kensou / kenso けんそう |
double; twice; simultaneous; holding two or more (official) posts at the same time (conjunction) and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); (personal name) Kensou Both; also; to unite, join, comprehend. |
冗 see styles |
rǒng rong3 jung jou / jo じょう |
extraneous; redundant; superfluous; busy schedule waste; uselessness; redundance |
唄 呗 see styles |
bei bei5 pei bai ばい |
modal particle indicating lack of enthusiasm; modal particle indicating that things should only or can only be done a certain way song; (surname) Bai pāṭha; pāṭhaka; read, recite, intone, chant, hymns in praise of Buddha; 唄匿 is erroneously said to transliterate the Sanskrit root vi-ne and to be the same as 婆陟 (or 婆師), but these are bhāṣa. |
囖 see styles |
luo luo5 lo |
erroneous variant of 囉|啰[luo5] |
壄 野 see styles |
yě ye3 yeh |
erroneous variant of 野[ye3] See: 野 |
妄 see styles |
wàng wang4 wang mō |
absurd; fantastic; presumptuous; rash mithyā; false, untrue, erroneous, wild. |
忛 see styles |
fān fan1 fan |
erroneous variant of 帆[fan1] |
我 see styles |
wǒ wo3 wo ga が |
I; me; my (1) {Buddh} obstinacy; (2) atman; the self; the ego I, my, mine; the ego, the master of the body, compared to the ruler of a country. Composed of the five skandhas and hence not a permanent entity. It is used for ātman, the self, personality. Buddhism takes as a fundamental dogma 無我, i.e. no 常我, no permanent ego, only recognizing a temporal or functional ego. The erroneous idea of a permanent self continued in reincarnation is the source of all illusion. But the Nirvana Sutra definitely asserts a permanent ego in the transcendental world, above the range of reincarnation; and the trend of Mahāyāna supports such permanence; v. 常我樂淨. |
挔 see styles |
lǚ lu:3 lü |
erroneous variant of 旅[lu : 3] |
捙 see styles |
yè ye4 yeh |
erroneous variant of 拽[ye4] |
摿 see styles |
yáo yao2 yao |
erroneous variant of 搖|摇[yao2] |
新 see styles |
xīn xin1 hsin waka わか |
new; newly; meso- (chemistry) (prefix) (1) new; neo-; (2) newness; novelty; (3) (abbreviation) (See 新暦) Gregorian calendar; (4) (hist) Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE); Hsin dynasty; (surname) Waka New, newly, just, opposite of 奮 old. |
梖 see styles |
bèi bei4 pei bai |
pattra; 梖多葉 the palm-leaves used for writing; the梖多樹 is erroneously said to be the borassus flabelliformis, described as 60 or 70 feet high, not deciduous, the bark used for writing. |
梗 see styles |
gěng geng3 keng kyō |
branch; stem; stalk; CL:根[gen1]; to block; to hinder; (neologism that evolved from 哏[gen2], initially in Taiwan, during the first decade of the 21st century) memorable creative idea (joke, catchphrase, meme, neologism, witty remark etc); prominent feature of a creative work (punchline of a joke, trope in a drama, special ingredient in a dish, riff in a pop song etc) illness |
氖 see styles |
nǎi nai3 nai |
neon (chemistry) |
氝 see styles |
nèi nei4 nei |
neon Ne (chemistry) (now written 氖[nai3]) |
淦 see styles |
gàn gan4 kan aka あか |
(archaic) water leaking into a boat; historically, the name of a river in Jiangxi; (neologism) to fuck (euphemistic variant of 幹|干[gan4]) (kana only) bilge water |
潤 润 see styles |
rùn run4 jun yun ゆん |
moist; glossy; sleek; to moisten; to lubricate; to embellish; to enhance; profit; remuneration; (neologism c. 2021) (slang) (loanword from "run") to emigrate (in order to flee adverse conditions) (female given name) Yun Moisten, soak, enrich, fertilize, sleek, smooth, profit. |
焚 see styles |
fén fen2 fen mineoka みねおか |
to burn (personal name) Mineoka To burn, consume by fire. |
痳 see styles |
lín lin2 lin |
hernia; urinary hesitancy; erroneous variant of 痲[ma2] |
祅 see styles |
yāo yao1 yao yō |
evil spirit; goblin; witchcraft; variant of 妖[yao1]; common erroneous variant of 祆[Xian1] Ormazda disaster |
禇 see styles |
chǔ chu3 ch`u chu |
erroneous form of 褚 |
箆 see styles |
mineo みねお |
spatula; (1) (archaism) shaft (of an arrow); (2) (archaism) arrow bamboo (Pseudosasa japonica); (personal name) Mineo |
簗 see styles |
zhù zhu4 chu yana やな |
erroneous variant of 築|筑[zhu4] (fish) weir; fish trap; (surname) Yana |
縦 see styles |
zòng zong4 tsung muneo むねお |
old variant of 縱|纵[zong4] (adverb) (kana only) even if; (adjectival noun) (kana only) selfish; self-indulgent; arbitrary; (1) the vertical; height; (2) front-to-back; length; (3) north-to-south; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (4) vertical (relationship); hierarchy; (5) (weaving) warp; (personal name) Muneo |
腩 see styles |
nǎn nan3 nan |
brisket; belly beef; spongy meat from cow's underside and neighboring ribs; see 牛腩[niu2 nan3] esp. Cantonese; erroneously translated as sirloin |
舛 see styles |
chuǎn chuan3 ch`uan chuan masuzaki ますざき |
mistaken; erroneous; contradictory kanji "dancing legs" radical (radical 136); (surname) Masuzaki |
藏 see styles |
zàng zang4 tsang kura くら |
storehouse; depository; Buddhist or Taoist scripture (surname) Kura Treasury, thesaurus, store, to hide; the Canon. An intp. of piṭaka, a basket, box, granary, collection of writings. The 二藏 twofold canon may be the sutras and the vinaya; or the Hīnayāna and Mahāyāna scriptures. The 三藏 or tripiṭaka consists of the sutras, vinaya, and śāstras (abhidharma). The 四藏 fourfold canon adds a miscellaneous collection. The 五藏 fivefold collection is sutras, vinaya, abhidharma, miscellaneous, and spells, or, instead of the spells, a bodhisattva collection. There is also an esoteric fivefold canon, the first three being the above, the last two being the prājñāpāramitā and the dhāraṇīs. |
蘚 藓 see styles |
xiǎn xian3 hsien koke こけ |
moss; lichen; moss on damp walls; used erroneously for 蘇|苏 (1) (kana only) moss; (2) (kana only) short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.) |
謬 谬 see styles |
miù miu4 miu muu あやまり |
(bound form) false; erroneous; absurd; mu (Greek letter Μ, μ) (irregular okurigana usage) error; mistake; slip; bug an error |
讐 仇 see styles |
chóu chou2 ch`ou chou muneoka むねおか |
variant of 讎|雠[chou2] (1) foe; enemy; rival; (2) resentment; enmity; grudge; (3) harm; injury; (personal name) Muneoka |
貎 猊 see styles |
ní ni2 ni |
wild beast; wild horse; lion; trad. form used erroneously for 貌; simplified form used erroneously for 狻 See: 猊 |
載 载 see styles |
zài zai4 tsai mitsuru みつる |
to carry; to convey; to load; to hold; to fill up; and; also; as well as; simultaneously (numeric) 10^44; hundred tredecillion; (given name) Mitsuru ride (on a vehicle) |
逹 see styles |
dá da2 ta |
erroneous variant of 達|达[da2] |
邪 see styles |
xié xie2 hsieh ja じゃ |
demonic; iniquitous; nefarious; evil; unhealthy influences that cause disease (Chinese medicine); (coll.) strange; abnormal wickedness; evil; wicked person Deflected, erroneous, heterodox, depraved; the opposite of 正; also erroneously used for 耶. |
釢 see styles |
nǎi nai3 nai |
(old) neodymium; neptunium (chemistry) |
釹 钕 see styles |
nǚ nu:3 nü |
neodymium (chemistry) |
閉 闭 see styles |
bì bi4 pi mineo みねお |
to close; to stop up; to shut; to obstruct (personal name) Mineo To close, stop, block. |
雜 杂 see styles |
zá za2 tsa zō |
mixed; miscellaneous; various; to mix Mixed, variegated, heterogeneous, hybrid, confused, disordered. |
駁 驳 see styles |
bó bo2 po buchi ぶち fuchi ふち |
variegated; heterogeneous; to refute; to contradict; to ship by barge; a barge; a lighter (ship) (out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (kana only) spots; speckles; mottles |
䟖 see styles |
zhǐ zhi3 chih |
erroneous variant of 趾[zhi3] |
C位 see styles |
c wèi c wei4 c wei |
(neologism, c. 2015) (coll.) most prominent position (e.g. in a group photo of entertainers) (loanword from "carry" or "center" or "core") |
ずに see styles |
suni スニ |
suni (Neotragus moschatus) |
ねお see styles |
neo ねお |
(n,pref) neo; (female given name) Neo |
一化 see styles |
yī huà yi1 hua4 i hua ichike |
The teaching and influence of a Buddha during one Buddha-period; also the teaching of the whole truth at once; also an instantaneous reform. |
一壁 see styles |
yī bì yi1 bi4 i pi |
at the same time; simultaneously; while |
一斉 see styles |
kazunari かずなり |
(adv,n) simultaneous; all at once; (personal name) Kazunari |
一面 see styles |
yī miàn yi1 mian4 i mien ichimen いちめん |
one side; one aspect; simultaneously... (and...); one's whole face (1) one face; one surface; (2) the whole surface; (3) one aspect; one side; (n,n-adv) (4) (on) the other hand; (5) one broad, flat object; (6) front page (e.g. newspaper); (surname) Ichimen |
一頭 一头 see styles |
yī tóu yi1 tou2 i t`ou i tou ittou / itto いっとう |
one head; a head full of something; one end (of a stick); one side; headlong; directly; rapidly; simultaneously one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle) |
一齊 一齐 see styles |
yī qí yi1 qi2 i ch`i i chi |
at the same time; simultaneously |
三生 see styles |
sān shēng san1 sheng1 san sheng mitsuo みつお |
(surname, given name) Mitsuo The three births, or reincarnations, past, present, future. Tiantai has (a) 種 planting the seed; (b) 熟 ripening; (c) 脫 liberating, stripping, or harvesting, i.e. beginning, development, and reward of bodhi, a process either gradual or instantaneous. Huayan has (a) 見聞生 a past life of seeing and hearing Buddha-truth; (b) 解行生 liberation in the present life; (c) 證入生 realization of life in Buddhahood. This is also called 三生成佛, Buddhahood in the course of three lives. There is also a definition of three rebirths as the shortest term for arhatship, sixty kalpas being the longest. There are other definitions. |
三觀 三观 see styles |
sān guān san1 guan1 san kuan sangan |
(neologism) the three core personal values: worldview (世界觀|世界观[shi4 jie4 guan1]), view of life (人生觀|人生观[ren2 sheng1 guan1]) and value system (價值觀|价值观[jia4 zhi2 guan1]) The three studies, meditations, or insights. The most general group is that of Tiantai: (a) 空觀 study of all as void, or immaterial; (b) 假觀 of all as unreal, transient, or temporal; (c) 中觀 as the via media inclusive of both. The Huayan group is 眞空觀, 理事無礙觀 and 周遍含容觀, see 華嚴經:法界觀. The 南山 group is 性空觀, 相空觀, and 唯識觀. The 慈恩 group is 有觀, 空觀 and 中觀. |
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. |
並發 并发 see styles |
bìng fā bing4 fa1 ping fa |
to happen simultaneously |
並立 并立 see styles |
bìng lì bing4 li4 ping li heiritsu / heritsu へいりつ |
to exist side by side; to exist simultaneously (noun/participle) standing abreast |
並臻 并臻 see styles |
bìng zhēn bing4 zhen1 ping chen |
to arrive simultaneously |
並舉 并举 see styles |
bìng jǔ bing4 ju3 ping chü |
to develop simultaneously; to undertake concurrently |
九流 see styles |
jiǔ liú jiu3 liu2 chiu liu kuru |
the nine schools of thought, philosophical schools of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (770-220 BC), viz Confucians 儒家[Ru2 jia1], Daoists 道家[Dao4 jia1], Yin and Yang 陰陽家|阴阳家[Yin1 yang2 jia1], Legalists 法家[Fa3 jia1], Logicians 名家[Ming2 jia1], Mohists 墨家[Mo4 jia1], Diplomats 縱橫家|纵横家[Zong4 heng2 jia1], Miscellaneous 雜家|杂家[Za2 jia1], and Agriculturalists 農家|农家[Nong2 jia1] 九漏 idem | 孔. |
二修 see styles |
èr xiū er4 xiu1 erh hsiu niś hu |
Two kinds of devotion or practice, 專修 and 雜修 sole or single-minded, and miscellaneous or varied, defined as (1) chief or sole duty, and (2) aids thereto or adjunctive observances. Also 緣修 causative devotion of a bodhisattva in former life, and 眞修 its actual manifestation here. |
二執 二执 see styles |
èr zhí er4 zhi2 erh chih nishū |
The two (erroneous) tenets, or attachments: (1) 我執 or 人執 that of the reality of the ego, permanent personality, the ātman, soul or self. (2) 法執 that of the reality of dharma, things or phenomena. Both are illusions. "All illusion arises from holding to the reality of the ego and of things." |
二天 see styles |
èr tiān er4 tian1 erh t`ien erh tien niten にてん |
(place-name) Niten The two devas. (1) 日天 and 月天Sun-deva and Moon-deva. (2) 同生天A deva born simultaneously with the individual and 同名天 a deva with the same name as the individual; both devas have the duty of watching over the individual. (3) 梵天 and 帝釋天 Brahma and Indra. |
二我 see styles |
èr wǒ er4 wo3 erh wo niga |
(二我見) The two erroneous views of individualism: (a) 人我見 The erroneous view that there is an independent human personality or soul, and (b) 法我見 the like view that anything exists with an independent nature. |
五心 see styles |
wǔ xīn wu3 xin1 wu hsin go shin |
The five conditions of mind produced by objective perception: 卒爾心 immediate or instantaneous, the first impression; 尋求心attention, or inquiry; 決定心conclusion, decision; 染淨心the effect, evil or good; 等流心the production therefrom of other causations. |
交併 交并 see styles |
jiāo bìng jiao1 bing4 chiao ping |
occurring simultaneously |
交集 see styles |
jiāo jí jiao1 ji2 chiao chi |
(of diverse emotions) to occur simultaneously; to intermingle; common ground; points of commonality; overlap; connection; interaction; dealings; (math.) (set theory) intersection |
人我 see styles |
rén wǒ ren2 wo3 jen wo jinga じんが |
oneself and others Personality, the human soul, i.e. the false view, 人我見 that every man has a permanent lord within 常一生宰, which he calls the ātman, soul, or permanent self, a view which forms the basis of all erroneous doctrine. Also styled 人見; 我見; 人執; cf. 二我. |
人礦 人矿 see styles |
rén kuàng ren2 kuang4 jen k`uang jen kuang |
(neologism c. 2023) (slang) the Chinese people, seen as a resource that is exploited for its value to the nation |
任意 see styles |
rèn yì ren4 yi4 jen i nini にんい |
any; arbitrary; at will; at random (adj-no,adj-na,n) (1) optional; voluntary; arbitrary; random; discretionary; facultative; spontaneous; any; (adj-no,adj-na,n) (2) {math} arbitrary; (female given name) Nin'i according to one's wish |
佛系 see styles |
fó xì fo2 xi4 fo hsi |
(neologism c. 2017) (coll.) chill about everything (typically used to describe young people who don't buy into aspirational society) |
併發 并发 see styles |
bìng fā bing4 fa1 ping fa |
to happen simultaneously; (medicine) (of one disease) to be complicated by (another); (of another disease) to erupt simultaneously; (computing) concurrent |
併起 see styles |
heiki / heki へいき |
(noun/participle) occurring simultaneously |
倒逼 see styles |
dào bī dao4 bi1 tao pi |
(neologism c. 2006) (of circumstances) to stimulate (change, esp. innovation, reform etc) |
倶生 see styles |
jù shēng ju4 sheng1 chü sheng gushō |
Natural, spontaneous, inborn as opposed to acquired. |
偏向 see styles |
piān xiàng pian1 xiang4 p`ien hsiang pien hsiang henkou / henko へんこう |
partial towards something; to prefer; to incline; erroneous tendencies (Leftist or Revisionist deviation) (n,vs,vi) propensity; tendency; inclination; deflection |
做為 做为 see styles |
zuò wéi zuo4 wei2 tso wei |
to act as; used erroneously for 作為|作为 |
先後 先后 see styles |
xiān hòu xian1 hou4 hsien hou matsunochi まつのち |
early or late; first and last; priority; in succession; one after another (1) before and after; earlier and later; order; sequence; (n,vs,vi) (2) occurring almost simultaneously; inversion (of order); (3) (abbreviation) {shogi} (from 先手後手) black and white; (place-name) Matsunochi before and after |
內卷 内卷 see styles |
nèi juǎn nei4 juan3 nei chüan |
(embryology) to involute; involution; (neologism c. 2017) (of a society) to become more and more of a rat race; to become increasingly competitive (due to limited resources) |
典居 see styles |
tsuneori つねおり |
(given name) Tsuneori |
兼丘 see styles |
kaneoka かねおか |
(surname) Kaneoka |
兼営 see styles |
kenei / kene けんえい |
(noun, transitive verb) operating or carrying on simultaneously |
兼夫 see styles |
kaneo かねお |
(given name) Kaneo |
兼央 see styles |
kaneo かねお |
(given name) Kaneo |
兼尾 see styles |
kaneo かねお |
(surname) Kaneo |
兼岡 see styles |
kaneoka かねおか |
(surname) Kaneoka |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
This page contains 100 results for "Neo" in Chinese and/or Japanese.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
This dictionary uses the EDICT and CC-CEDICT dictionary files.
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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).
Combined, these cover 1,007,753 Japanese, Chinese, and Buddhist characters, words, idioms, names, placenames, and short phrases.
Just because a word appears here does not mean it is appropriate for a tattoo, your business name, etc. Please consult a professional before doing anything stupid with this data.
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No warranty as to the correctness, potential vulgarity, or clarity is expressed or implied. We did not write any of these definitions (though we occasionally act as a contributor/editor to the CC-CEDICT project). You are using this dictionary for free, and you get what you pay for.
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