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shān
    shan1
shan
 yamamura
    やまむら

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Mountain
mountain; hill (CL:座[zuo4]); (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on
(n,ctr) (1) mountain; hill; (n,ctr) (2) mine; (n,ctr) (3) (mountain) forest; (n,ctr) (4) heap; pile; stack; mountain; (5) protruding or high part of an object; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw); tread (of a tire); (6) climax; peak; critical point; (7) guess; speculation; gamble; (8) (slang) (kana only) (police and crime reporter jargon; usu. written as ヤマ) (criminal) case; crime; (9) mountain climbing; mountaineering; (10) (See 山鉾) festival float (esp. one mounted with a decorative halberd); (11) {cards} (See 山札・1) deck (from which players draw cards); draw pile; stock; (12) {mahj} wall; wall tile; (prefix noun) (13) (before the name of a plant or animal) wild; (personal name) Yamamura
A hill, mountain; a monastery.


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chén
    chen2
ch`en
    chen
 chin
    ちん

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Shim
variant of 沉[chen2]
(surname) Chin
沉 To sink; heavy.


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qiū
    qiu1
ch`iu
    chiu
 ki

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Turtle
used in 龜茲|龟兹[Qiu1 ci2]
Tortoise, turtle. The rareness of meeting a Buddha is compared with the difficulty of a blind sea-turtle finding a log to float on, or a one-eyed tortoise finding a log with a spy-hole through it.


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zhuì
    zhui4
chui
 tsui
to fall; to drop; to weigh down
To fall, sink, settle, slide.


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duò
    duo4
to
 da
to fall; to sink; (fig.) to degenerate
To fall; dilapidated; to fall from a higher to a lower place or condition; a tr. of prāyaścitta, expiation, a section in the Vinaya of ninety offences for which atonement is required.

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tǔn
    tun3
t`un
    tun
to float; to deep-fry


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fàn
    fan4
fan
 hiroshi
    ひろし
variant of 泛[fan4]
(prefix) pan-; (male given name) Hiroshi
to float in the water

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qiān
    qian1
ch`ien
    chien
marsh; float

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chén
    chen2
ch`en
    chen
 jin
to submerge; to immerse; to sink; to keep down; to lower; to drop; deep; profound; heavy
sink


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    mo4
mo
 motsu
drowned; to end; to die; to inundate
Sunk, gone; not; translit. m, mu, mo, mau, ma, bu, v, etc.

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méi
    mei2
mei
 suehiro
    すえひろ
(n,n-suf) (1) discard; (2) death; (3) (abbreviation) rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); (prefix noun) (4) lacking; without; (personal name) Suehiro
sink

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fàn
    fan4
fan
 hiroshi
    ひろし
(bound form) general; non-specific; extensive; pan-; to flood; (literary) to float about; to be suffused with (a color, emotion, odor etc)
(given name) Hiroshi
generalization

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liú
    liu2
liu
 ryuu / ryu
    りゅう
to flow; to disseminate; to circulate or spread; to move or drift; to degenerate; to banish or send into exile; stream of water or something resembling one; class, rate or grade
(hist) (See 五刑・2) exile (second most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments); (surname, given name) Ryū
Flow; float; spread; wander.

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    fu2
fu
 uki
    うき
to float; superficial; floating; unstable; movable; provisional; temporary; transient; impetuous; hollow; inflated; to exceed; superfluous; excessive; surplus
(surname) Uki
Floating, drifting, unsettled.

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jìn
    jin4
chin
 shin
to immerse; to soak; to steep; gradually
to sink


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lún
    lun2
lun
 sazanami
    さざなみ
to sink (into ruin, oblivion); to be reduced to
(surname) Sazanami
ripples


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kōu
    kou1
k`ou
    kou
to sink in (of eyes)

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luò
    luo4
lo
 raku
    らく
to fall or drop; (of the sun) to set; (of a tide) to go out; to lower; to decline or sink; to lag or fall behind; to fall onto; to rest with; to get or receive; to write down; whereabouts; settlement
(irregular okurigana usage) (1) slip; omission; (2) outcome; final result; the end; (3) (kana only) punch line (of a joke); (surname) Raku
Falling leaves: to fall, drop, descend, settle; translit. la, na.

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xiàn
    xian4
hsien
 kan
pitfall; trap; to get stuck; to sink; to cave in; to frame (false charge); to capture (a city in battle); to fall (to the enemy); defect
to fall into


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yáng
    yang2
yang
to soar; to fly; to float; variant of 揚|扬[yang2], to scatter; to spread


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piāo
    piao1
p`iao
    piao
to float (in the air); to flutter; to waft; complacent; frivolous; weak; shaky; wobbly

上市

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shàng shì
    shang4 shi4
shang shih
 kamiichi / kamichi
    かみいち
to hit the market (of a new product); to float (a company on the stock market)
(adj-f,vs) going on the market; placing on the market; (place-name, surname) Kamiichi

上浮

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shàng fú
    shang4 fu2
shang fu
to float up

下る

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 sagaru
    さがる
(irregular okurigana usage) (v5r,vi) (1) to come down; to go down; to fall; to drop; to sink; to get lower; (2) to hang; to dangle; (3) to move back; to step back; to withdraw; to retire; (4) to deteriorate; to fall off; to be downgraded; (5) to get closer to the present day; (6) to go south; (v5r,vi) (1) to descend; to go down; to come down; (2) to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); (3) to pass (of time); (4) to surrender; to capitulate; (5) (often in neg. form) to be less than; to be inferior to; (6) to have the runs; to have diarrhea; (place-name) Sagaru

下沉

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xià chén
    xia4 chen2
hsia ch`en
    hsia chen
to sink down

低陷

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dī xiàn
    di1 xian4
ti hsien
to sink; to settle

傾く

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 kashigu; katagu(ok)
    かしぐ; かたぐ(ok)
(v5g,vi) (1) (See 傾く・1) to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to heel over; to be disposed to; to trend toward; to be prone to; (v5g,vi) (2) (See 傾く・2) to go down (sun); to wane; to sink; to decline

入る

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 iru
    いる
(v5r,vi) (1) (mainly used in fixed expressions and literary language) (See 入る・はいる・1) to enter; to go in; to get in; to come in; (v5r,vi) (2) to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to go down; (v5r,vi) (3) to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve; to reach (e.g. a climax); (suf,v5r) (4) (after -masu stem of verb) (See 感じ入る,聞き入る) to do fully; to do intently; to do sincerely; to do deeply; to feel keenly; (suf,v5r) (5) (after -masu stem of verb) (See 寝入る・1,絶え入る) to (reach a state) completely; (place-name) Iru

凹む

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 hekomu
    へこむ
(v5m,vi) (1) to be dented; to be indented; to yield; to give; to sink; to collapse; to cave in; (v5m,vi) (2) to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to yield; to give in; to give up; (v5m,vi) (3) (colloquialism) (See ヘコむ) to be disheartened; to feel down; to feel depressed; (v5m,vi) (4) to suffer a loss; to lose

堕つ

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 otsu
    おつ
(v2t-k,vi) (1) (archaism) to fall down; to drop; to fall (e.g. rain); to sink (e.g. sun or moon); to fall onto (e.g. light or one's gaze); (2) (archaism) to be omitted; to be missing; (3) (archaism) to crash; to degenerate; to degrade; to fall behind; (4) (archaism) to be removed (e.g. illness, possessing spirit, name on a list); (5) (archaism) to fall (into someone's hands); to become someone's possession; (6) (archaism) to fall; to be defeated; to surrender

塌陷

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tā xiàn
    ta1 xian4
t`a hsien
    ta hsien
to subside; to sink; to cave in

墜つ

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 otsu
    おつ
(v2t-k,vi) (1) (archaism) to fall down; to drop; to fall (e.g. rain); to sink (e.g. sun or moon); to fall onto (e.g. light or one's gaze); (2) (archaism) to be omitted; to be missing; (3) (archaism) to crash; to degenerate; to degrade; to fall behind; (4) (archaism) to be removed (e.g. illness, possessing spirit, name on a list); (5) (archaism) to fall (into someone's hands); to become someone's possession; (6) (archaism) to fall; to be defeated; to surrender

家台

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 yatai
    やたい
(irregular kanji usage) (1) cart (esp. a food cart); stall; stand; (2) festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; dancing platform; (3) stage prop fashioned after a large building; (4) (abbreviation) framework (of a house, etc.); (5) (archaism) house (esp. a small and miserable house)

屋体

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 yatai
    やたい
(1) cart (esp. a food cart); stall; stand; (2) festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; dancing platform; (3) stage prop fashioned after a large building; (4) (abbreviation) framework (of a house, etc.); (5) (archaism) house (esp. a small and miserable house)

屋台

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 yatai
    やたい
(1) cart (esp. a food cart); stall; stand; (2) festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; dancing platform; (3) stage prop fashioned after a large building; (4) (abbreviation) framework (of a house, etc.); (5) (archaism) house (esp. a small and miserable house)

山鉾

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 yamahoko
    やまほこ
festival float mounted with a decorative halberd; (place-name) Yamahoko

引け

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 hike; hike
    ひけ; ヒケ
(1) (See 引け時・ひけどき) close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); retiring; (2) (See 引けを取る・ひけをとる) being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); (3) (abbreviation) (See 引け値) closing price (stockmarket); (4) (esp. ヒケ) sink mark (casting, moulding); shrink mark

彩車


彩车

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cǎi chē
    cai3 che1
ts`ai ch`e
    tsai che
float (in a parade)

懸浮


悬浮

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xuán fú
    xuan2 fu2
hsüan fu
to float (in the air etc); suspension

擊沉


击沉

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jī chén
    ji1 chen2
chi ch`en
    chi chen
to attack and sink (a ship)

曳山

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 hikiyama
    ひきやま
festival float; (personal name) Hikiyama

楽車

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 danjiri
    だんぢり
(kana only) (ksb:) decorative portable shrine; float used in festivals

檀尻

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 danjiri
    だんぢり
(kana only) (ksb:) decorative portable shrine; float used in festivals

水槽

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shuǐ cáo
    shui3 cao2
shui ts`ao
    shui tsao
 suisou / suiso
    すいそう
sink
(1) water tank; cistern; (2) fish tank; aquarium

水池

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shuǐ chí
    shui3 chi2
shui ch`ih
    shui chih
 mizuike
    みずいけ
pond; pool; sink; washbasin
(surname) Mizuike

沈む

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 shizumu
    しずむ
(v5m,vi) (1) to sink; to go under; to submerge; (v5m,vi) (2) to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to descend; (v5m,vi) (3) to feel depressed; to become subdued; to become somber

沈沒


沈没

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shěn mò
    shen3 mo4
shen mo
 chinmotsu
sink

沈淪


沈沦

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shěn lún
    shen3 lun2
shen lun
 chinrin
    ちんりん
(n,vs,vi) (1) (form) sinking into obscurity; coming down in the world; being ruined; (n,vs,vi) (2) (form) sinking deeply
to sink

沈空


沉空

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shěn kōng
    shen3 kong1
shen k`ung
    shen kung
 chin kū
To sink into emptiness, or uselessness.

沉沒


沉没

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chén mò
    chen2 mo4
ch`en mo
    chen mo
to sink

沉淪


沉沦

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chén lún
    chen2 lun2
ch`en lun
    chen lun
to sink into (vice, depravity etc); to pass into oblivion; downfall; passing

沉溺

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chén nì
    chen2 ni4
ch`en ni
    chen ni
(fig.) to indulge in; to wallow in (addiction, vice etc); (literary) to sink into water

沉潭

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chén tán
    chen2 tan2
ch`en t`an
    chen tan
to sink sb to the bottom of a pond (a kind of private punishment, especially for unfaithful wives)

沉箱

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chén xiāng
    chen2 xiang1
ch`en hsiang
    chen hsiang
caisson; sink box

沉落

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chén luò
    chen2 luo4
ch`en lo
    chen lo
to sink; to fall

沉陷

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chén xiàn
    chen2 xian4
ch`en hsien
    chen hsien
to sink; to cave in; (of a building etc) to subside; (fig.) to get lost (in contemplation, daydreams etc)

沒在


没在

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mò zài
    mo4 zai4
mo tsai
 motsuzai
to sink in

没す

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 mossu
    もっす
(Godan verb with "su" ending) (1) (archaism) (See 没する) to sink; to go down; to set; (Godan verb with "su" ending) (2) to pass away; to die; (Godan verb with "su" ending) (3) to disappear; to vanish; (Godan verb with "su" ending) (4) to confiscate

泛ぶ

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 ukabu
    うかぶ
(out-dated kanji) (Godan verb with "bu" ending) (1) to float; to be suspended; (2) to rise to surface; (3) to come to mind; to have inspiration

泯沒


泯没

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mǐn mò
    min3 mo4
min mo
to sink into oblivion; to be lost to memory; to vanish

流し

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 nagashi
    ながし
(1) sink (e.g. in a kitchen); (adj-no,n) (2) cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); (3) washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); (4) back-washing service (in a public bath); (5) floating (something on water); setting adrift; washing away

流す

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 nagasu
    ながす
(transitive verb) (1) to drain; to pour; to run; to let flow; to flush; to shed (blood, tears); to spill; (transitive verb) (2) to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; (transitive verb) (3) to wash away; to carry away; to sweep away; (transitive verb) (4) to broadcast; to play (e.g. music over a loudspeaker); to send (electricity through a wire); (transitive verb) (5) to circulate (a rumour, information, etc.); to spread; to distribute; (v5s,vi) (6) to cruise (of a taxi); to stroll around (in search of customers, an audience, etc.); to go from place to place; (transitive verb) (7) to cancel (a plan, meeting, etc.); to call off; to reject (e.g. a bill); (transitive verb) (8) to forfeit (a pawn); (v5s,vi) (9) to do leisurely (e.g. running, swimming); to do with ease; to do effortlessly; (transitive verb) (10) to exile; to banish; (transitive verb) (11) {baseb} to hit (the ball) to the opposite field; (suf,v5s) (12) (after the -masu stem of a verb) to do inattentively; to do without concentrating; to put little effort into doing; (transitive verb) (13) to cause a miscarriage; to abort

流放

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liú fàng
    liu2 fang4
liu fang
to exile; to banish; to deport; to float (logs) downstream

流蕩


流荡

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liú dàng
    liu2 dang4
liu tang
to float; to tramp; to rove

浮き

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 uki
    うき
float (fishing); buoy

浮く

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 uku
    うく
(v5k,vi) (1) to float; (v5k,vi) (2) (See 浮かぬ顔) to become merry; to be cheerful; (v5k,vi) (3) to become loose; to become unsteady; (v5k,vi) (4) (colloquialism) to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you); to feel out of place; (v5k,vi) (5) to be frivolous; to be uncertain; (v5k,vi) (6) to have (time, money, etc.) left over; to be saved (e.g. money); (v5k,vi) (7) to have no basis; to be unreliable

浮ぶ

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 ukabu
    うかぶ
(Godan verb with "bu" ending) (1) to float; to be suspended; (2) to rise to surface; (3) to come to mind; to have inspiration

浮上

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fú shàng
    fu2 shang4
fu shang
 fujou / fujo
    ふじょう
to float up; to rise to the surface; fig. to rise in the world
(n,vs,vi) (1) surfacing; rising to the surface; (n,vs,vi) (2) emerging; leaping into prominence; (n,vs,vi) (3) rising (of rank)

浮動


浮动

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fú dòng
    fu2 dong4
fu tung
 fudou / fudo
    ふどう
to drift about; to move unsteadily; (fig.) to fluctuate; to rise and fall; to be changeable; (economics) (of a currency or rate etc) to float
(n,vs,vi,adj-no) floating

浮嚢

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 funou / funo
    ふのう
    ukibukuro
    うきぶくろ
(1) swimming belt; swimming float; life buoy; life jacket; (2) swim bladder; air bladder

浮囊

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fú náng
    fu2 nang2
fu nang
 funō
A floating bag, a swimming float, a lifebuoy.

浮沉

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fú chén
    fu2 chen2
fu ch`en
    fu chen
ups and downs (of life etc); to drift along; to sink and emerge

浮泛

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fú fàn
    fu2 fan4
fu fan
to float about; (of a feeling) to show on the face; (of speech, friendship etc) shallow; vague

浮游

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fú yóu
    fu2 you2
fu yu
 fuyuu / fuyu
    ふゆう
to float; to drift; to wander; variant of 蜉蝣[fu2 you2]
(noun/participle) floating; wandering; suspension

浮環

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 ukiwa
    うきわ
swim ring; (rubber) swimming ring; life buoy; life belt; float

浮袋

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 ukibukuro
    うきぶくろ
(1) swimming belt; swimming float; life buoy; life jacket; (2) swim bladder; air bladder

浮起

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fú qǐ
    fu2 qi3
fu ch`i
    fu chi
to float; to emerge

浮輪

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 ukiwa
    うきわ
swim ring; (rubber) swimming ring; life buoy; life belt; float

消沉

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xiāo chén
    xiao1 chen2
hsiao ch`en
    hsiao chen
to sink into despondency; (of morale, willpower etc) to diminish; to plummet

淪沒


沦没

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lún mò
    lun2 mo4
lun mo
to sink; to drown

淪為


沦为

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lún wéi
    lun2 wei2
lun wei
to sink down to; to be reduced to (something inferior)

渾脫


浑脱

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hún tuō
    hun2 tuo1
hun t`o
    hun to
leather float; inflatable raft

湮滅


湮灭

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yān miè
    yan1 mie4
yen mieh
 enmetsu
    えんめつ
    inmetsu
    いんめつ
to sink into oblivion; to bury in obscurity
(noun/participle) (1) (law) destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression; (2) hiding; concealment

溜め

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 tame
    ため
(See 肥溜め) cesspool; sink; manure sink

漂う

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 tadayou / tadayo
    ただよう
(v5u,vi) (1) to drift; to float; (v5u,vi) (2) to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; (v5u,vi) (3) to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); (v5u,vi) (4) to wander; to walk around aimlessly; (v5u,vi) (5) (archaism) to be unsteady; to be unstable; (v5u,vi) (6) (archaism) to falter; to flinch; to wince; (v5u,vi) (7) (archaism) to live in unreliable circumstances

漂泊

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piāo bó
    piao1 bo2
p`iao po
    piao po
 hyouhaku / hyohaku
    ひょうはく
(of a boat) to float; to drift; to lie at anchor; (fig.) to roam; to lead a wandering existence
(n,vs,vi) (1) roaming; drifting about; wandering; (n,vs,vi) (2) drifting (with the current, on the tide, etc.)

漂流

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piāo liú
    piao1 liu2
p`iao liu
    piao liu
 hyouryuu / hyoryu
    ひょうりゅう
to float on the current; to drift along or about; rafting
(n,vs,vi) drifting; drift; being adrift

漂浮

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piāo fú
    piao1 fu2
p`iao fu
    piao fu
to float; to hover; to drift (also fig., to lead a wandering life); to rove; showy; superficial

漂走

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piāo zǒu
    piao1 zou3
p`iao tsou
    piao tsou
to float away; to drift; to be swept off

皮筏

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pí fá
    pi2 fa2
p`i fa
    pi fa
leather float; inflatable raft

瞘瞜


眍䁖

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kōu lou
    kou1 lou5
k`ou lou
    kou lou
to sink in (of eyes)

碳匯


碳汇

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tàn huì
    tan4 hui4
t`an hui
    tan hui
carbon credits; carbon sink

窪む

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 kubomu
    くぼむ
(v5m,vi) to cave in; to become depressed; to sink

練物

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 nerimono
    ねりもの
(1) paste products (incl. sweets, fish paste, etc.); (2) parade float; procession

翻沉

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fān chén
    fan1 chen2
fan ch`en
    fan chen
to capsize and sink

舞車

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 maiguruma
    まいぐるま
(See 山車・だし) festival float; (place-name) Maiguruma

花車


花车

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huā chē
    hua1 che1
hua ch`e
    hua che
 hanaguruma
    はなぐるま
car festooned for celebration
parade float; festival float; (noun or adjectival noun) (1) dainty; delicate; slender; slim and elegant; (2) fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail; (surname) Hanaguruma

落つ

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 otsu
    おつ
(v2t-k,vi) (1) (archaism) to fall down; to drop; to fall (e.g. rain); to sink (e.g. sun or moon); to fall onto (e.g. light or one's gaze); (2) (archaism) to be omitted; to be missing; (3) (archaism) to crash; to degenerate; to degrade; to fall behind; (4) (archaism) to be removed (e.g. illness, possessing spirit, name on a list); (5) (archaism) to fall (into someone's hands); to become someone's possession; (6) (archaism) to fall; to be defeated; to surrender

落る

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 ochiru
    おちる
(irregular okurigana usage) (v1,vi) (1) to fall down; to drop; to fall (e.g. rain); to sink (e.g. sun or moon); to fall onto (e.g. light or one's gaze); to be used in a certain place (e.g. money); (2) to be omitted; to be missing; (3) to decrease; to sink; (4) to fail (e.g. exam or class); to lose (contest, election, etc.); (5) to crash; to degenerate; to degrade; to fall behind; (6) to become indecent (of a conversation); (7) to be ruined; to go under; (8) to fade; to come out (e.g. a stain); to come off (e.g. makeup); to be removed (e.g. illness, possessing spirit, name on a list); (9) to fall (into someone's hands); to become someone's possession; (10) to fall (into a trap); to fall (for a trick); (11) to give in; to give up; to confess; to flee; (12) to fall; to be defeated; to surrender; (13) to come to (in the end); to end in; (14) to fall (in love, asleep, etc.); (15) to swoon (judo); (16) to consent; to understand; (17) (computer terminology) to crash; to freeze; (18) to die; (19) to move to the depths

落水

see styles
luò shuǐ
    luo4 shui3
lo shui
 ochimizu
    おちみず
to fall into water; to sink; overboard; fig. to degenerate; to sink (into depravity); to go to the dogs
(1) waterpower; running water; (n,vs,vi) (2) falling overboard; (n,vs,vi) (3) draining (of a rice paddy before harvest); (place-name, surname) Ochimizu

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

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).



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