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There are 59 total results for your Pursuit search in the dictionary.

Characters Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

探求

see styles
tàn qiú
    tan4 qiu2
t`an ch`iu
    tan chiu
 tankyuu / tankyu
    たんきゅう

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Seek / Quest
to seek; to pursue; to investigate
(noun, transitive verb) search; quest; pursuit

自愛


自爱

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zì ài
    zi4 ai4
tzu ai
 jiai
    じあい
self-respect; self-love; self-regard; regard for oneself; to cherish one's good name; to take good care of one's health
(n,vs,vi) (1) (See ご自愛ください) taking care of oneself; (n,vs,vi) (2) self-love
Self-love, cause of all pursuit or seeking, which in turn causes all suffering. All Buddhas put away self-love and all pursuit, or seeking, such elimination being nirvāṇa.

三忍

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sān rěn
    san1 ren3
san jen
 sannin
The tree forms of kṣānti, i.e. patience (or endurance, tolerance). One of the groups is patience under hatred, under physical hardship, and in pursuit of the faith. Another is patience of the blessed in the Pure Land in understanding the truth they hear, patience in obeying the truth, patience in attaining absolute reality; v. 無量壽經. Another is patience in the joy of remembering Amitābha, patience in meditation on his truth, and patience in constant faith in him. Another is the patience of submission, of faith, and of obedience.

三福

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sān fú
    san1 fu2
san fu
 mifuku
    みふく
(place-name, surname) Mifuku
The three (sources of) felicity: (1) The 無量壽經 has the felicity of (a) 世福 filial piety, regard for elders, keeping the ten commandments; (b) 戒福 of keeping the other commandments; (c) 行福 of resolve on complete bodhi and the pursuit of the Buddha-way. (2) The 倶舍論 18, has the blessedness of (a) 施類福 almsgiving, in evoking resultant wealth; (b) 戒類福 observance of the 性戒 (against killing, stealing, adultery, lying) and the 遮戒 (against alcohol, etc.), in obtaining a happy lot in the heavens; (c) 修類福 observance of meditation in obtaining final escape from the mortal round. Cf. 三種淨業.

五刀

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wǔ dāo
    wu3 dao1
wu tao
 gotou / goto
    ごとう
(surname) Gotou
The 'five swords' or slayers who were sent in pursuit of a man who fled from his king, e. g. the five skandhas 五蘊.

修業


修业

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xiū yè
    xiu1 ye4
hsiu yeh
 shiyugyou / shiyugyo
    しゆぎょう
to study at school
(n,vs,vt,vi) pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course; (surname) Shiyugyou
practice; cultivation

八忍

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bā rěn
    ba1 ren3
pa jen
 hachinin
The eight kṣānti, or powers of patient endurance, in the desire-realm and the two realms above it, necessary to acquire the full realization of the truth of the Four Axioms, 四諦; these four give rise to the 四法忍, i.e. 苦, 集, 滅, 道法忍, the endurance or patient pursuit that results in their realization. In the realm of form and the formless, they are called the 四類忍. By patient meditation the 見惑 false or perplexed views will cease, and the八智 eight kinds of jñāna or gnosis be acquired; therefore 智 results from忍 and the sixteen, 八忍八智 (or 觀), are called the 十六心, i.e. the sixteen mental conditions during the stage of 見道, when 惑 illusions or perplexities of view are destroyed. Such is the teaching of the 唯識宗. The 八智 are 苦, 集, 滅,道法智 and 苦, etc. 類智.

勉学

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 bengaku
    べんがく
(n,vs,vt,vi) study; pursuit of knowledge

小眾


小众

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xiǎo zhòng
    xiao3 zhong4
hsiao chung
minority of the population; non-mainstream (activity, pursuit etc); niche (market etc)

市道

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 ichimichi
    いちみち
(1) city road; municipal road; (2) the way of trade; the pursuit of profit; (place-name, surname) Ichimichi

急追

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jí zhuī
    ji2 zhui1
chi chui
 kyuutsui / kyutsui
    きゅうつい
(noun, transitive verb) (being in) hot pursuit
hot pursuit

此道

see styles
cǐ dào
    ci3 dao4
tz`u tao
    tzu tao
such matters; things like this; this line of work; this pursuit; this hobby; this endeavor

猛追

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 moutsui / motsui
    もうつい
(noun, transitive verb) hot pursuit; hot chase

美活

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 bikatsu
    びかつ
(colloquialism) activities in the pursuit of beauty (e.g. using cosmetics, eating healthily)

耽美

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dān měi
    dan1 mei3
tan mei
 tanbi
    たんび
(slang) boys' love, aka BL (genre of homoerotic online literature)
aestheticism; pursuit of beauty; obsession with beautiful things; (personal name) Tanbi

講学

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 kougaku / kogaku
    こうがく
pursuit of learning; study

追撃

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 tsuigeki
    ついげき
(noun, transitive verb) pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase; follow-up attack

追求

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zhuī qiú
    zhui1 qiu2
chui ch`iu
    chui chiu
 tsuikyuu / tsuikyu
    ついきゅう
to pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly; to seek after; to woo
(noun, transitive verb) pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
to pursue

追行

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 tsuikou / tsuiko
    ついこう
(n,vs,vi) pursuit; carrying out

追跡

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 tsuiseki
    ついせき
(n,vs,vt,adj-no) (1) chase; pursuit; tracking; stalking; (n,vs,vt,adj-no) (2) following up; tracing

追蹤


追踪

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zhuī zōng
    zhui1 zong1
chui tsung
 tsuishou / tsuisho
    ついしょう
to track; to trace; to follow up; (HK, Tw) to follow (on social media)
(noun/participle) (See 追跡・1) chase; pursuit; tracking; stalking

三受業


三受业

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sān shòu yè
    san1 shou4 ye4
san shou yeh
 sanjū gō
The karma or results arising from the pursuit of courses that produce pain, pleasure, or freedom from both.

従事者

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 juujisha / jujisha
    じゅうじしゃ
someone engaged in a certain pursuit; practitioner; worker; employee

追撃戦

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 tsuigekisen
    ついげきせん
pursuit battle

追撃機

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 tsuigekiki
    ついげきき
pursuit plane; chase plane

追逐賽


追逐赛

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zhuī zhú sài
    zhui1 zhu2 sai4
chui chu sai
pursuit race; chase

長追い

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 nagaoi
    ながおい
(noun, transitive verb) long pursuit

利潤追求

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 rijuntsuikyuu / rijuntsuikyu
    りじゅんついきゅう
(noun - becomes adjective with の) pursuit of profits; profit-seeking

功を焦る

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 kouoaseru / kooaseru
    こうをあせる
(exp,v5r) to act hastily in pursuit of glory; to hasten after success; to be too eager to succeed

奮起直追


奋起直追

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fèn qǐ zhí zhuī
    fen4 qi3 zhi2 zhui1
fen ch`i chih chui
    fen chi chih chui
to catch up vigorously; to set off in hot pursuit

突っ走る

see styles
 tsuppashiru
    つっぱしる
(v5r,vi) (1) to run swiftly; to speed; to dash; to rush; to race; (v5r,vi) (2) to charge ahead (in pursuit of some goal); to push forward

苦学力行

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 kugakurikkou / kugakurikko
    くがくりっこう
(noun/participle) (yoji) strenuous pursuit of learning under difficulties

草食男子

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 soushokudanshi / soshokudanshi
    そうしょくだんし
(1) (abbreviation) young men who are not competitive as in the traditional male stereotype, including in the avid pursuit of money and sex, and who may also be kind, co-operative and family-oriented; (2) (abbreviation) (slang) men who pretend they aren't interested in women; spineless males; men with no balls

装飾男子

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 soushokudanshi / soshokudanshi
    そうしょくだんし
(irregular kanji usage) (1) (abbreviation) young men who are not competitive as in the traditional male stereotype, including in the avid pursuit of money and sex, and who may also be kind, co-operative and family-oriented; (2) (abbreviation) (slang) men who pretend they aren't interested in women; spineless males; men with no balls

裝飾男子

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 soushokudanshi / soshokudanshi
    そうしょくだんし
(irregular kanji usage) (1) (abbreviation) young men who are not competitive as in the traditional male stereotype, including in the avid pursuit of money and sex, and who may also be kind, co-operative and family-oriented; (2) (abbreviation) (slang) men who pretend they aren't interested in women; spineless males; men with no balls

見利忘義


见利忘义

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jiàn lì wàng yì
    jian4 li4 wang4 yi4
chien li wang i
(idiom) to abandon moral principles in the pursuit of profit

追い抜き

see styles
 oinuki
    おいぬき
pursuit; overtaking

追い捲る

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 oimakuru
    おいまくる
(transitive verb) (1) to disperse; to chase away; (2) to pursue relentlessly; to be in hot pursuit

追跡妄想

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 tsuisekimousou / tsuisekimoso
    ついせきもうそう
{psyanal} persecutory delusion; delusion of pursuit

順樂受業

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shùn lè shòu yè
    shun4 le4 shou4 ye4
shun le shou yeh
karma that is received from the pursuit of behavior that brings pleasure

順苦受業

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shùn kǔ shòu yè
    shun4 ku3 shou4 ye4
shun k`u shou yeh
    shun ku shou yeh
karma received through the pursuit of behavior that brings pain

パシュート

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 pashuuto / pashuto
    パシュート
(1) {sports} pursuit; (2) {sports} (See チームパシュート) team pursuit

幸福追求権

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 koufukutsuikyuuken / kofukutsuikyuken
    こうふくついきゅうけん
right to the pursuit of happiness

追いまくる

see styles
 oimakuru
    おいまくる
(transitive verb) (1) to disperse; to chase away; (2) to pursue relentlessly; to be in hot pursuit

追い捲くる

see styles
 oimakuru
    おいまくる
(irregular okurigana usage) (transitive verb) (1) to disperse; to chase away; (2) to pursue relentlessly; to be in hot pursuit

Variations:
逸遊
佚遊

 itsuyuu / itsuyu
    いつゆう
(rare) (idle pursuit of) pleasure

団体追い抜き

see styles
 dantaioinuki
    だんたいおいぬき
{sports} (See チームパシュート) team pursuit

金に目が眩む

see styles
 kanenimegakuramu
    かねにめがくらむ
(exp,v5m) to be lost in lust for riches; to throw all caution and conscience away in pursuit of riches

金に目がくらむ

see styles
 kanenimegakuramu
    かねにめがくらむ
(exp,v5m) to be lost in lust for riches; to throw all caution and conscience away in pursuit of riches

順不苦不樂受業

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shùn bù kǔ bù lè shòu yè
    shun4 bu4 ku3 bu4 le4 shou4 ye4
shun pu k`u pu le shou yeh
    shun pu ku pu le shou yeh
karma that is received as the result of pursuit of behaviors that bring neither pleasure nor pain

生死涅槃一向背趣

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shēng sǐ niè pán yī xiàng bèi qù
    sheng1 si3 nie4 pan2 yi1 xiang4 bei4 qu4
sheng ssu nieh p`an i hsiang pei ch`ü
    sheng ssu nieh pan i hsiang pei chü
 shōji nehan ikkō haishu
one-sided rejection of saṃsāra and pursuit of nirvāṇa

Variations:
追い抜き
追抜き

 oinuki
    おいぬき
(1) overtaking; passing; (2) {sports} pursuit (event)

Variations:
逸楽
佚楽(rK)

 itsuraku
    いつらく
(form) (idle pursuit of) pleasure

Variations:
追っかけ
追っ掛け

 okkake
    おっかけ
(1) chase; pursuit; (2) chase scene (in a movie); (3) obsessive fan who follows a celebrity around; groupie; (n,adv) (4) in (quick) succession; soon (after)

Variations:
追究
追窮(rK)

 tsuikyuu / tsuikyu
    ついきゅう
(noun, transitive verb) thorough investigation; close inquiry; pursuit (e.g. of the truth)

Variations:
突っ走る
つっ走る(sK)

 tsuppashiru
    つっぱしる
(v5r,vi) (1) to run swiftly; to speed; to dash; to rush; to race; (v5r,vi) (2) to charge ahead (in pursuit of some goal); to push forward

Variations:
金に目がくらむ
金に目が眩む

 kanenimegakuramu
    かねにめがくらむ
(exp,v5m) (See 目が眩む・3) to be lost in lust for riches; to throw all caution and conscience away in pursuit of riches

Variations:
チームパシュート
チーム・パシュート

 chiimupashuuto; chiimu pashuuto / chimupashuto; chimu pashuto
    チームパシュート; チーム・パシュート
{sports} team pursuit (cycling, speed skating)

Variations:
追いまくる
追い捲る
追い捲くる(io)

 oimakuru
    おいまくる
(transitive verb) (1) to disperse; to chase away; (transitive verb) (2) (usu. in the passive, as ~に追いまくられる) to pursue relentlessly; to be in hot pursuit

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

This page contains 59 results for "Pursuit" in Chinese and/or Japanese.



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