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Characters Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

see styles
hǎi
    hai3
hai
 wataru
    わたる

More info & calligraphy:

Ocean / Sea
ocean; sea; CL:個|个[ge4],片[pian4]; great number of people or things; (dialect) numerous
sea; ocean; waters; (male given name) Wataru
sāgara, the ocean, the sea.

寧靜致遠


宁静致远

see styles
níng jìng zhì yuǎn
    ning2 jing4 zhi4 yuan3
ning ching chih yüan

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Tranquility Yields Transcendence
tranquility yields transcendence (idiom); quiet life of profound study; cf Still waters run deep.

ウォーターズ

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 wootaazu / wootazu
    ウォーターズ

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Waters
(personal name) Waters

公海

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gōng hǎi
    gong1 hai3
kung hai
 koukai / kokai
    こうかい
the high seas; international waters
high seas; international waters; (given name) Kōkai

水域

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shuǐ yù
    shui3 yu4
shui yü
 suiiki / suiki
    すいいき
waters; body of water
waters; water area

海域

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hǎi yù
    hai3 yu4
hai yü
 kaiiki / kaiki
    かいいき
sea area; territorial waters; maritime space
area of sea; waters

近海

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jìn hǎi
    jin4 hai3
chin hai
 kinkai
    きんかい
coastal waters; offshore
(noun - becomes adjective with の) coastal waters; adjacent seas

領海


领海

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lǐng hǎi
    ling3 hai3
ling hai
 ryoukai / ryokai
    りょうかい
territorial waters
territorial waters

see styles
pēng
    peng1
p`eng
    peng
noise of waters

see styles
cóng
    cong2
ts`ung
    tsung
gather; flow into (water); sound of waters flowing together

入漁

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 nyuugyo / nyugyo
    にゅうぎょ
(n,vs,vi) fishing in restricted waters

內河

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nèi hé
    nei4 he2
nei ho
river that flows only within a country's borders; inland waterway (esp. for transportation, in contrast to coastal or maritime waters)

内水

see styles
 uchimizu
    うちみず
inland waters; territorial waters; local run-off; (surname) Uchimizu

北洋

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běi yáng
    bei3 yang2
pei yang
 hokuyou / hokuyo
    ほくよう
the Qing Dynasty name for the coastal provinces of Liaoning, Hebei, and Shandong
northern waters; (given name) Hokuyou

大水

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dà shuǐ
    da4 shui3
ta shui
 oomizu
    おおみず
flood
(noun - becomes adjective with の) flood; (surname) Oomizu
great waters

妙音

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miào yīn
    miao4 yin1
miao yin
 myouon / myoon
    みょうおん
exquisite voice; exquisite music; (place-name) Myōon
Wonderful sound. (1) Gadgadasvara, 妙音菩薩 (or 妙音大士) a Bodhisattva, master of seventeen degrees of samādhi, residing in Vairocanaraśmi-pratimaṇḍita, whose name heads chap. 24 of the Lotus Sutra. (2) Sughoṣa, a sister of Guanyin; also a Buddha like Varuṇa controlling the waters 水天德佛, the 743rd Buddha of the present kalpa. (3) Ghoṣa, 瞿沙 an arhat, famous for exegesis, who "restored the eyesight of Dharmavivardhana by washing his eyes with the tears of people who were moved by his eloquence." Eitel.

定水

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dìng shuǐ
    ding4 shui3
ting shui
 sadamizu
    さだみず
(surname) Sadamizu
Calm waters; quieting the waters of the heart (and so beholding the Buddha, as the moon is reflected in still water).

尾生

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wěi shēng
    wei3 sheng1
wei sheng
 bio
    びお
Wei Sheng (legendary character who waited for his love under a bridge until he was drowned in the surging waters); sb who keeps to their word no matter what
(surname) Bio

巡航

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xún háng
    xun2 hang2
hsün hang
 junkou / junko
    じゅんこう
(military) to patrol (airspace or waters); (technical) to cruise; to maintain steady speed
(n,vs,vi) cruise; cruising

恬波

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tián bō
    tian2 bo1
t`ien po
    tien po
calm waters

慈水

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cí shuǐ
    ci2 shui3
tz`u shui
    tzu shui
 jisui
Mercy as water fertilizing the life.

戒海

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jiè hǎi
    jie4 hai3
chieh hai
 kaikai
The rules are pure and purify like the waters of the ocean.

水霜

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 mizujimo; mizushimo
    みずじも; みずしも
(1) frozen dew (in late autumn); (2) (See 羊水) waters (i.e. amniotic fluid discharged shortly before birth)

氷海

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 hiyoukai / hiyokai
    ひようかい
frozen sea; icy waters; (surname) Hiyoukai

汀渚

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tīng zhǔ
    ting1 zhu3
t`ing chu
    ting chu
 teisho / tesho
    ていしょ
shoal; islet in a stream
sand bar; waters edge

沿岸

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yán àn
    yan2 an4
yen an
 engan
    えんがん
coastal area; littoral or riparian
(1) coast; shore; (2) coastal waters; inshore waters; coastal area

沿海

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yán hǎi
    yan2 hai3
yen hai
 enkai
    えんかい
coastal
(1) sea along the coast; coastal waters; inshore waters; (2) coast

湖沼

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hú zhǎo
    hu2 zhao3
hu chao
 koshou / kosho
    こしょう
lakes and marshes
lake; marsh; wetland; inland waters

滄海


沧海

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cāng hǎi
    cang1 hai3
ts`ang hai
    tsang hai
 sōkai
    そうかい
blue waters
the vast ocean

濁流


浊流

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zhuó liú
    zhuo2 liu2
cho liu
 dakuryuu / dakuryu
    だくりゅう
turbid flow; muddy waters; fig. a contemptible person; fig. corrupt or disgraceful social trends
(See 清流) muddy stream

焰水

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yàn shuǐ
    yan4 shui3
yen shui
 ensui
shimmering waters

痴水

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chī shuǐ
    chi1 shui3
ch`ih shui
    chih shui
The turbid waters of ignorance; also to drink the water of delusion.

癡水

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chī shuǐ
    chi1 shui3
ch`ih shui
    chih shui
 chisui
waters of delusion

磯魚

see styles
 isouo / isoo
    いそうお
inshore fish; fish living in rocky coastal waters

秋水

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qiū shuǐ
    qiu1 shui3
ch`iu shui
    chiu shui
 toshimi
    としみ
limpid autumn waters (trad. description of girl's beautiful eyes)
clear autumn water; clear fall water; (female given name) Toshimi

蒼海

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 soukai / sokai
    そうかい
blue waters; (given name) Soukai

試水


试水

see styles
shì shuǐ
    shi4 shui3
shih shui
to run water through a system to test it (for leakages etc); (fig.) to test the waters; to do (something) on a trial basis

雲海


云海

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yún hǎi
    yun2 hai3
yün hai
 kumoumi / kumomi
    くもうみ
sea of clouds; (surname) Kumoumi
Many as the clouds and the waters of the ocean.

領水

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 ryousui / ryosui
    りょうすい
territorial waters

風浪


风浪

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fēng làng
    feng1 lang4
feng lang
 fuurou / furo
    ふうろう
wind and waves; rough waters; (fig.) hardship
(1) (form) wind and waves; rough seas; (2) wind wave

飲泉

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 insen
    いんせん
drinking spring water; taking the waters; onsen water used for medical treatment

八味水

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bā wèi shuǐ
    ba1 wei4 shui3
pa wei shui
 hachimisui
waters with eight tastes

八定水

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bā dìng shuǐ
    ba1 ding4 shui3
pa ting shui
 hachi jō sui
waters with eight attributes

内水面

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 naisuimen
    ないすいめん
inland waters; (place-name) Naisuimen

嚩嚕拏


嚩噜拏

see styles
pó lūn á
    po2 lun1 a2
p`o lun a
    po lun a
 Barona
Varuṇa, the deva of the sky, and of the waters, of the ocean, etc.

大海衆


大海众

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dà hǎi zhòng
    da4 hai3 zhong4
ta hai chung
 dai kaishu
The great ocean congregation; as all waters flowing into the sea become salty, so all ranks flowing into the sangha become of one flavour and lose old differentiations.

水想觀


水想观

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shuǐ xiǎng guān
    shui3 xiang3 guan1
shui hsiang kuan
 suisō kan
meditation on the waters (of the pure land)

汽水域

see styles
 kisuiiki / kisuiki
    きすいいき
brackish waters (of an estuary)

沿岸海

see styles
 engankai
    えんがんかい
coastal waters; marginal sea

温泉権

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 onsenken
    おんせんけん
hot spring rights; right to make use of hot spring waters

試水溫


试水温

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shì shuǐ wēn
    shi4 shui3 wen1
shih shui wen
to test the waters

近海魚

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 kinkaigyo
    きんかいぎょ
fish found in coastal waters

醧忘臺


醧忘台

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yù wàng tái
    yu4 wang4 tai2
yü wang t`ai
    yü wang tai
 yobō dai
The terrace of the potation of forgetfulness, e.g. the waters of Lethe. Also the birds, animals, fish, and creeping things about to be reincarnated as human beings are taken to this terrace and given the drink which produces oblivion of the past.

陸水学

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 rikusuigaku
    りくすいがく
the study of inland waters; limnology

雲水僧


云水僧

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yún shuǐ sēng
    yun2 shui3 seng1
yün shui seng
 unsui sō
clouds and waters monk

七衆溺水


七众溺水

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qī zhòng niào shuǐ
    qi1 zhong4 niao4 shui3
ch`i chung niao shui
    chi chung niao shui
 shichi shu deki sui
The seven types who fall into the waters of this life—the first is drowned, the seventh is a Buddha; the seven are icchantika, men amd devas, ordinary believers, śrāvakas, pratyekabuddhas, bodhisattvas, and Buddhas; also ca11ed 七衆人.

付之東流


付之东流

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fù zhī dōng liú
    fu4 zhi1 dong1 liu2
fu chih tung liu
to commit to the waters (idiom); to lose something irrevocably

八功德水

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bā gōng dé shuǐ
    ba1 gong1 de2 shui3
pa kung te shui
 hachi kudoku sui
waters with eight attributes

八支德水

see styles
bā zhī dé shuǐ
    ba1 zhi1 de2 shui3
pa chih te shui
 hasshi tokusui
waters with eight attributes

公有水面

see styles
 kouyuusuimen / koyusuimen
    こうゆうすいめん
public waters

危険水域

see styles
 kikensuiiki / kikensuiki
    きけんすいいき
(1) dangerous waters; (2) dangerous stretch (of a situation, e.g. an economy); risky area

国際水域

see styles
 kokusaisuiiki / kokusaisuiki
    こくさいすいいき
international waters; high seas

大海十相

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dà hǎi shí xiàng
    da4 hai3 shi2 xiang4
ta hai shih hsiang
 daikai jūsō
The ten aspects of the ocean, the Huayan sutra adds two more to the eight 大海八不思議, i.e. all other waters lose their names in it; its vastness of expanse.

専管水域

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 senkansuiiki / senkansuiki
    せんかんすいいき
waters under one's jurisdiction; territorial waters

山青水靈


山青水灵

see styles
shān qīng shuǐ líng
    shan1 qing1 shui3 ling2
shan ch`ing shui ling
    shan ching shui ling
scenic, with verdant hills and crystal-clear waters

投石問路


投石问路

see styles
tóu shí wèn lù
    tou2 shi2 wen4 lu4
t`ou shih wen lu
    tou shih wen lu
lit. to toss a stone to find out what's ahead (idiom); fig. to test the waters

漁業水域

see styles
 gyogyousuiiki / gyogyosuiki
    ぎょぎょうすいいき
fishing zone; fishery waters

百年河清

see styles
 hyakunenkasei / hyakunenkase
    ひゃくねんかせい
(expression) (yoji) waiting for one hundred years for the waters of the Yellow River to clear; waiting in vain for an unlikely event; waiting for pigs to fly; when the sky falls, we shall catch larks

経済水域

see styles
 keizaisuiiki / kezaisuiki
    けいざいすいいき
economic waters or zone

雲兄水弟


云兄水弟

see styles
yún xiōng shuǐ dì
    yun2 xiong1 shui3 di4
yün hsiung shui ti
 unpin suitei
雲衆水衆 Brothers or men of the clouds and waters, fellow-monks.

雲衆水衆


云众水众

see styles
yún zhòng shuǐ zhòng
    yun2 zhong4 shui3 zhong4
yün chung shui chung
 unshu suishu
brothers of the clouds and waters

青山綠水


青山绿水

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qīng shān lǜ shuǐ
    qing1 shan1 lu:4 shui3
ch`ing shan lü shui
    ching shan lü shui
lit. green hills and clear waters (idiom); fig. picturesque natural scenery

領海侵犯

see styles
 ryoukaishinpan / ryokaishinpan
    りょうかいしんぱん
(noun/participle) intrusion into territorial waters; violation of territorial waters

未知の領域

see styles
 michinoryouiki / michinoryoiki
    みちのりょういき
(exp,n) uncharted territory; unknown waters; unfamiliar terrain

Variations:
滄海
蒼海

 soukai / sokai
    そうかい
(form) the blue sea; blue waters

Variations:
蒼海
滄海

 soukai / sokai
    そうかい
(See 青海原) blue sea; blue waters

トガリメザメ

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 togarimezame
    トガリメザメ
sliteye shark (Loxodon macrorhinus, species of requiem shark found in the tropical waters of the Indo-West Pacific)

ペレス目白鮫

see styles
 peresumejirozame; peresumejirozame
    ペレスめじろざめ; ペレスメジロザメ
(kana only) (See カリビアンリーフシャーク) Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezii, species of requiem shark found in the tropical waters of the western Atlantic Ocean from Florida to Brazil)

Variations:
落ち魚
落魚

 ochiuo
    おちうお
(1) fish going downstream (to spawn); (2) dead fish; (3) fish that moves into deeper waters (to avoid the cold)

オヨギベニハゼ

see styles
 oyogibenihaze
    オヨギベニハゼ
yellow cave goby (Trimma taylori, species found in Indo-Pacific waters); cave dwarfgoby; yellow-speckled pygmy-goby

スクープヘッド

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 sukuupuheddo / sukupuheddo
    スクープヘッド
scoophead (Sphyrna media, species of little-known hammerhead shark found in tropical waters of the western Atlantic and eastern Pacific)

ミナミイソハゼ

see styles
 minamiisohaze / minamisohaze
    ミナミイソハゼ
Eviota japonica (species of pygmy goby found in Japanese waters)

大水沖了龍王廟


大水冲了龙王庙

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dà shuǐ chōng le lóng wáng miào
    da4 shui3 chong1 le5 long2 wang2 miao4
ta shui ch`ung le lung wang miao
    ta shui chung le lung wang miao
lit. surging waters flooded the Dragon King temple (idiom); fig. to fail to recognize a familiar person; a dispute between close people who fail to recognize each other

水淺養不住大魚


水浅养不住大鱼

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shuǐ qiǎn yǎng bù zhù dà yú
    shui3 qian3 yang3 bu4 zhu4 da4 yu2
shui ch`ien yang pu chu ta yü
    shui chien yang pu chu ta yü
lit. shallow waters cannot harbor big fish (idiom); fig. ambitious, talented people cannot reach their full potential in a small organization

ペレスメジロザメ

see styles
 peresumejirozame
    ペレスメジロザメ
(kana only) Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezii, species of requiem shark found in the tropical waters of the western Atlantic Ocean from Florida to Brazil)

Variations:
小当たり
小当り

 koatari
    こあたり
(noun/participle) (1) sounding someone out; putting out a feeler; testing the waters; (2) small jackpot (esp. pachinko)

ジョンウォーターズ

see styles
 jonwootaazu / jonwootazu
    ジョンウォーターズ
(person) John Waters

デーリーウォーターズ

see styles
 deeriiwootaazu / deeriwootazu
    デーリーウォーターズ
(place-name) Daly Waters

深い川は静かに流れる

see styles
 fukaikawahashizukaninagareru
    ふかいかわはしずかにながれる
(exp,v1) (proverb) still waters run deep

鐃准レス鐃緒申鐃緒申

see styles
 鐃准resu鐃潤ji鐃緒申鐃緒申鐃?鐃准resu鐃潤ji鐃緒申鐃緒申鐃? /(n) (uk) (see 鐃緒申鐃緒申咼鐃緒申鐃所ー鐃春wa申鐃純ー鐃緒申) caribbean reef shark (carcharhinus perezii, species of requiem shark found in the tropical waters of the western atlantic ocean from florida to brazil)/en / 鐃准resu鐃潤ji鐃緒申鐃緒申鐃?鐃准resu鐃潤ji鐃緒申鐃緒申鐃? /(n) (uk) (see 鐃緒申鐃緒申咼鐃緒申鐃所ー鐃春wa申鐃純ー鐃緒申) caribbean reef shark (carcharhinus perezi, species of requiem shark fond in the tropical waters of the western atlantic ocean from florida to brazil)/en
    鐃准レス鐃潤じ鐃緒申鐃緒申鐃?鐃准レス鐃潤ジ鐃緒申鐃緒申鐃? /(n) (uk) (See 鐃緒申鐃緒申咼鐃緒申鐃所ー鐃春ワ申鐃純ー鐃緒申) Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezii, species of requiem shark found in the tropical waters of the western Atlantic Ocean from Florida to Brazil)/En
(kana only) (See 鐃緒申鐃緒申咼鐃緒申鐃所ー鐃春ワ申鐃純ー鐃緒申) Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezii, species of requiem shark found in the tropical waters of the western Atlantic Ocean from Florida to Brazil)

静かに流れる川は深い

see styles
 shizukaninagarerukawahafukai
    しずかにながれるかわはふかい
(exp,adj-i) (proverb) still waters run deep

カリビアンリーフシャーク

see styles
 karibianriifushaaku / karibianrifushaku
    カリビアンリーフシャーク
Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezii, species of requiem shark found in the tropical waters of the western Atlantic Ocean from Florida to Brazil)

カリビアン・リーフ・シャーク

 karibian riifu shaaku / karibian rifu shaku
    カリビアン・リーフ・シャーク
Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezii, species of requiem shark found in the tropical waters of the western Atlantic Ocean from Florida to Brazil)

Variations:
カリビアンリーフシャーク
カリビアン・リーフ・シャーク

 karibianriifushaaku; karibian riifu shaaku / karibianrifushaku; karibian rifu shaku
    カリビアンリーフシャーク; カリビアン・リーフ・シャーク
Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezii, species of requiem shark found in the tropical waters of the western Atlantic Ocean from Florida to Brazil)

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

This page contains 94 results for "Waters" in Chinese and/or Japanese.



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