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There are 46 total results for your Ponder search in the dictionary.

Characters Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

ポンダー

see styles
 pondaa / ponda
    ポンダー

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Ponder
(personal name) Ponder

see styles
cǔn
    cun3
ts`un
    tsun
to ponder; to speculate; to consider; to guess

咂摸

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zā mo
    za1 mo5
tsa mo
(dialect) to savor; to test the taste of; (fig.) to ponder upon; to mull over

回味

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huí wèi
    hui2 wei4
hui wei
to call to mind and ponder over; aftertaste

寢念


寝念

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qǐn niàn
    qin3 nian4
ch`in nien
    chin nien
 shinnen
to ponder in bed

尋思


寻思

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xún sī
    xun2 si1
hsün ssu
 jinshi
to consider; to ponder
to investigate

忖思

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cǔn sī
    cun3 si1
ts`un ssu
    tsun ssu
to reckon; to consider; to ponder; to estimate

思忖

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sī cǔn
    si1 cun3
ssu ts`un
    ssu tsun
to ponder; to reckon; to turn something over in one's mind

思索

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sī suǒ
    si1 suo3
ssu so
 shisaku
    しさく
to think deeply; to ponder
(noun, transitive verb) speculation; thinking; meditation

思考

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sī kǎo
    si1 kao3
ssu k`ao
    ssu kao
 shikou / shiko
    しこう
to reflect on; to ponder over
(n,vs,vt,vi,adj-no) thought; consideration; thinking

惟忖

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wéi cǔn
    wei2 cun3
wei ts`un
    wei tsun
 yuison
to ponder

推す

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 osu
    おす
(transitive verb) (1) to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to nominate; to support; to back; (transitive verb) (2) to infer (from); to deduce; to gather; to conjecture; to surmise; (transitive verb) (3) to think (something) through; to ponder deeply

沉思

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chén sī
    chen2 si1
ch`en ssu
    chen ssu
to contemplate; to ponder; contemplation; meditation

注念

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zhù niàn
    zhu4 nian4
chu nien
(literary) to ponder

深思

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shēn sī
    shen1 si1
shen ssu
to ponder; to consider

玩味

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wán wèi
    wan2 wei4
wan wei
 ganmi
    がんみ
to ruminate; to ponder subtleties
(noun/participle) relish; appreciation

玩索

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wán suǒ
    wan2 suo3
wan so
to search for subtle traces; to ponder

琢磨

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zuó mo
    zuo2 mo5
tso mo
 takumaro
    たくまろ
to ponder; to mull over; to think through; Taiwan pr. [zhuo2 mo2]
(noun, transitive verb) polish (jewels); cultivation; (personal name) Takumaro

籌思


筹思

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chóu sī
    chou2 si1
ch`ou ssu
    chou ssu
to ponder a solution; to consider (the best move, how to find a way etc)

自忖

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zì cǔn
    zi4 cun3
tzu ts`un
    tzu tsun
to speculate; to ponder

觀念


观念

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guān niàn
    guan1 nian4
kuan nien
 kannen
notion; thought; concept; sense; views; ideology; general impressions
To look into and think over, contemplate and ponder.

證悟


证悟

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zhèng wù
    zheng4 wu4
cheng wu
 shōgo
Mystic insight; conviction by thinking, realization, to prove and ponder.

十法行

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shí fǎ xíng
    shi2 fa3 xing2
shih fa hsing
 jippō gyō
Ten ways of devotion to the Buddhist sutras: to copy them; serve the places where they are kept, as if serving the Buddha's shrine; preach or give them to others; listen attentively to their exposition; read; maintain; discourse on them to others; intone them; ponder over them; observe their lessons.

案じる

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 anjiru
    あんじる
(transitive verb) (1) to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; (2) to investigate; to consider; to plan

案ずる

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 anzuru
    あんずる
(vz,vt) (1) to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; (2) to investigate; to consider; to plan

眞言宗

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zhēn yán zōng
    zhen1 yan2 zong1
chen yen tsung
 Shingon Shū
The True-word or Shingon sect, founded on the mystical teaching 'of all Buddhas,' the 'very words ' of the Buddhas; the especial authority being Vairocana; cf. the 大日 sutra, 金剛頂經; 蘇悉地經, etc. The founding of the esoteric sect is attributed to Vairocana, through the imaginary Bodhisattva Vajrasattva, then through Nāgārjuna to Vajramati and to Amoghavajra, circa A.D. 733; the latter became the effective propagator of the Yogācāra school in China; he is counted as the sixth patriarch of the school and the second in China. The three esoteric duties of body, mouth, and mind are to hold the symbol in the hand, recite the dhāraṇīs, and ponder over the word 'a' 阿 as the principle of the ungenerated, i.e. the eternal.

左思右想

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zuǒ sī yòu xiǎng
    zuo3 si1 you4 xiang3
tso ssu yu hsiang
to turn over in one's mind (idiom); to think through from different angles; to ponder

思い入る

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 omoiiru / omoiru
    おもいいる
(Godan verb with "ru" ending) to ponder; to contemplate

思い回す

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 omoimawasu
    おもいまわす
(transitive verb) to ponder; to recall

思前想後


思前想后

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sī qián xiǎng hòu
    si1 qian2 xiang3 hou4
ssu ch`ien hsiang hou
    ssu chien hsiang hou
to consider past cause and future effect (idiom); to think over the past and future; to ponder over reasons and connection

用心良苦

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yòng xīn liáng kǔ
    yong4 xin1 liang2 ku3
yung hsin liang k`u
    yung hsin liang ku
to ponder earnestly; to give a lot of thought to something

痛定思痛

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tòng dìng sī tòng
    tong4 ding4 si1 tong4
t`ung ting ssu t`ung
    tung ting ssu tung
to think of the pain when the pain is gone (idiom); to ponder about a painful experience

考えこむ

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 kangaekomu
    かんがえこむ
(v5m,vi) to ponder; to brood

考え込む

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 kangaekomu
    かんがえこむ
(v5m,vi) to ponder; to brood

良苦用心

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liáng kǔ yòng xīn
    liang2 ku3 yong4 xin1
liang k`u yung hsin
    liang ku yung hsin
to ponder earnestly; to give a lot of thought to something

閉門思過


闭门思过

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bì mén sī guò
    bi4 men2 si1 guo4
pi men ssu kuo
shut oneself up and ponder over one's mistakes

面壁思過


面壁思过

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miàn bì sī guò
    mian4 bi4 si1 guo4
mien pi ssu kuo
to face the wall and ponder about one's misdeeds; to stand in the corner (punishment); (fig.) to examine one's conscience

Variations:
案じる
按じる

 anjiru
    あんじる
(transitive verb) (1) (案じる only) (See 案ずる・1) to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to worry (about); to fear; (transitive verb) (2) (See 一計を案じる) to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to devise; to consider; to ponder; (transitive verb) (3) to investigate; (transitive verb) (4) (按じる only) to stroke; to rub; to pat; to grasp (the hilt of one's sword)

Variations:
案ずる
按ずる

 anzuru
    あんずる
(vz,vt) (1) (案ずる only) (See 案じる・1) to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to worry (about); to fear; (vz,vt) (2) to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to devise; to consider; to ponder; (vz,vt) (3) to investigate; (vz,vt) (4) (按ずる only) to stroke; to rub; to pat; to grasp (the hilt of one's sword)

Variations:
考え込む
考えこむ

 kangaekomu
    かんがえこむ
(v5m,vi) to ponder; to brood

Variations:
思い巡らす
思いめぐらす

 omoimegurasu
    おもいめぐらす
(transitive verb) to think over; to ponder; to ruminate; to reflect

Variations:
思いを巡らす
思いをめぐらす

 omoiomegurasu
    おもいをめぐらす
(exp,v5s) to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to reflect; to muse; to ruminate

Variations:
考える
勘える
稽える

 kangaeru
    かんがえる
(transitive verb) (1) to think (about, of); to think over; to ponder; to contemplate; to reflect (on); to meditate (on); (transitive verb) (2) to consider; to bear in mind; to allow for; to take into consideration; (transitive verb) (3) to think (that); to believe; to hold (a view); to judge; to conclude; to suspect; (transitive verb) (4) to intend (to do); to think of (doing); to plan; (transitive verb) (5) to predict; to anticipate; to expect; to imagine; (transitive verb) (6) to come up with; to think up; to contrive; to devise; (transitive verb) (7) to consider (as); to regard (as); to look on (as); to take; to view

Variations:
考えを巡らす
考えをめぐらす

 kangaeomegurasu
    かんがえをめぐらす
(exp,v5s) (See 巡らす・めぐらす・3) to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind

Variations:
思いを巡らせる
思いをめぐらせる

 omoiomeguraseru
    おもいをめぐらせる
(exp,v1) to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse; to ruminate

Variations:
巡らす
回らす(rK)
廻らす(rK)
繞らす(sK)

 megurasu
    めぐらす
(transitive verb) (1) to enclose (with); to surround (with); to encircle; (transitive verb) (2) to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); (transitive verb) (3) to think over; to work out; to consider; to ponder; to devise; to plan; (transitive verb) (4) (archaism) to notify (orally or in writing)

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

This page contains 46 results for "Ponder" in Chinese and/or Japanese.



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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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