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偶数

see styles
 guusuu / gusu
    ぐうすう
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (See 奇数・きすう) even number

偶數


偶数

see styles
ǒu shù
    ou3 shu4
ou shu
even number
See: 偶数

偷笑

see styles
tōu xiào
    tou1 xiao4
t`ou hsiao
    tou hsiao
to laugh up one's sleeve

偷腥

see styles
tōu xīng
    tou1 xing1
t`ou hsing
    tou hsing
to cheat on one's spouse; to have an affair

偸盜


偸盗

see styles
tōu dào
    tou1 dao4
t`ou tao
    tou tao
 tōtō
Steal, rob; one of the ten sins.

偸蘭


偸兰

see styles
tōu lán
    tou1 lan2
t`ou lan
    tou lan
 chūran
(偸蘭遮耶), 薩偸羅; 因蘭 sthūlātyaya, a great transgression, one of the major transgressions of a monk or nun.

偽托


伪托

see styles
wěi tuō
    wei3 tuo1
wei t`o
    wei to
faking a modern object as an ancient one

傍生

see styles
bāng shēng
    bang1 sheng1
pang sheng
 bōshō
tiryagyoni, 'born of or as an animal' (M. W.); born to walk on one side, i.e. belly downwards, because of sin in past existence.

催婚

see styles
cuī hūn
    cui1 hun1
ts`ui hun
    tsui hun
to urge sb (typically, one's adult child or nephew etc) to get married

傲視


傲视

see styles
ào shì
    ao4 shi4
ao shih
to turn up one's nose; to show disdain for; to regard superciliously

傳名


传名

see styles
chuán míng
    chuan2 ming2
ch`uan ming
    chuan ming
to spread one's reputation

傳心


传心

see styles
chuán xīn
    chuan2 xin1
ch`uan hsin
    chuan hsin
 denshin
To pass from mind to mind, to pass by narration or tradition, to transmit the mind of Buddha as in the Intuitional school, mental transmission.

傳情


传情

see styles
chuán qíng
    chuan2 qing2
ch`uan ch`ing
    chuan ching
to pass on amorous feelings; to send one's love to sb

傳經


传经

see styles
chuán jīng
    chuan2 jing1
ch`uan ching
    chuan ching
to pass on scripture; to teach Confucian doctrine; to pass on one's experience

傳藝


传艺

see styles
chuán yì
    chuan2 yi4
ch`uan i
    chuan i
to impart skills; to pass on one's art

傷身


伤身

see styles
shāng shēn
    shang1 shen1
shang shen
to be harmful to one's health

傾側


倾侧

see styles
qīng cè
    qing1 ce4
ch`ing ts`e
    ching tse
to lean to one side; slanting

傾力


倾力

see styles
qīng lì
    qing1 li4
ch`ing li
    ching li
to do one's utmost

傾囊


倾囊

see styles
qīng náng
    qing1 nang2
ch`ing nang
    ching nang
to empty out one's pocket; (fig.) to give everything one has (to help)

傾注


倾注

see styles
qīng zhù
    qing1 zhu4
ch`ing chu
    ching chu
 keichuu / kechu
    けいちゅう
to throw into
(noun, transitive verb) devoting (oneself) to; concentrating (one's efforts) on

傾盡


倾尽

see styles
qīng jìn
    qing1 jin4
ch`ing chin
    ching chin
to do all one can; to give all one has

傾耳


倾耳

see styles
qīng ěr
    qing1 er3
ch`ing erh
    ching erh
to prick up one's ear; to listen attentively

傾訴


倾诉

see styles
qīng sù
    qing1 su4
ch`ing su
    ching su
to say everything (that is on one's mind)

僅々

see styles
 kinkin
    きんきん
(adverb) merely; no more than

僅僅


仅仅

see styles
jǐn jǐn
    jin3 jin3
chin chin
 kinkin
    きんきん
barely; only; merely; only (this and nothing more)
(adverb) merely; no more than

像法

see styles
xiàng fǎ
    xiang4 fa3
hsiang fa
 zoubou / zobo
    ぞうぼう
{Buddh} age of the copied law (one of the three ages of Buddhism); middle day of the law; age of semblance dharma
saddharma-pratirūpaka; the formal or image period of Buddhism; the three periods are 正像末, those of the real, the formal, and the final; or correct, semblance, and termination. The first period is of 500 years; the second of 1,000 years; the third 3,000 years, when Maitreya is to appear and restore all things. There are varied statements about periods and dates, e.g. there is a division of four periods, that while the Buddha was alive, the early stage after his death, then the formal and the final periods.

僑亭


侨亭

see styles
qiáo tíng
    qiao2 ting2
ch`iao t`ing
    chiao ting
 kyōjō
resides in a town(or country) other than one's own

僑居


侨居

see styles
qiáo jū
    qiao2 ju1
ch`iao chü
    chiao chü
to live far away from one's native place; to reside in a foreign country

僧佉

see styles
sēng qiā
    seng1 qia1
seng ch`ia
    seng chia
 sōkya
saṅkhyā, 僧企耶; intp. 數 number, reckon, calculate; Saṅkhyā, 'one of the great divisions of Hindu philosophy ascribed to the sage Kapila, and so called as 'reckoning up' or 'enumerating' twenty-five Tattvas or true principles, its object being to effect the final liberation of the twenty-fifth (Purusha, the Soul) from the fetters of the phenomenal creation by conveying the correct knowledge of the twenty-four other Tattvas, and rightly discriminating the soul from them.' M.W. Cf. 迦 and 數.

僧殘


僧残

see styles
sēng cán
    seng1 can2
seng ts`an
    seng tsan
 sōzan
saṅghāvaśeṣa; Pali, saṅghādiśeṣa. A sin of an ordained person, requiring open confession before the assembly for absolution, or riddance 殘; failing confession, dismissal from the order. Thirteen of these sins are of sexual thoughts, or their verbal expression, also greed, even for the sake of the order, etc.

僭稱


僭称

see styles
jiàn chēng
    jian4 cheng1
chien ch`eng
    chien cheng
to give sb or something a title one has no authority to give

僭越

see styles
jiàn yuè
    jian4 yue4
chien yüeh
 senetsu
    せんえつ
to usurp; to overstep one's authority
(adjectival noun) presumptuous; arrogant; audacious; forward; insolent

僻む

see styles
 higamu
    ひがむ
(Godan verb with "mu" ending) (1) (kana only) to have a warped view; to be jaundiced; to be prejudiced; (Godan verb with "mu" ending) (2) (kana only) to feel that one has been unfairly treated; (Godan verb with "mu" ending) (3) (kana only) to be jealous; to be envious; to have an inferiority complex

僻在

see styles
 hekizai
    へきざい
(noun/participle) being off to one side; being away off in the country

億倍


亿倍

see styles
yì bèi
    yi4 bei4
i pei
 okubai
a hundred thousand times [more, less, etc.]

億劫


亿劫

see styles
yì jié
    yi4 jie2
i chieh
 okkuu; okukou; okkou(ok) / okku; okuko; okko(ok)
    おっくう; おくこう; おっこう(ok)
(noun or adjectival noun) troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
100,000,000 eons

儉學


俭学

see styles
jiǎn xué
    jian3 xue2
chien hsüeh
to be frugal so that one can pay for one's education

儘に

see styles
 mamani
    ままに
(expression) (kana only) as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")

儘管


尽管

see styles
jǐn guǎn
    jin3 guan3
chin kuan
despite; although; even though; in spite of; unhesitatingly; do not hesitate (to ask, complain etc); (go ahead and do it) without hesitating

償命


偿命

see styles
cháng mìng
    chang2 ming4
ch`ang ming
    chang ming
to pay with one's life

儭著


儭着

see styles
chèn zhāo
    chen4 zhao1
ch`en chao
    chen chao
 qīnjaku
to dress one's self in

元嫁

see styles
 motoyome
    もとよめ
(one's) ex-wife; (one's) former wife

元服

see styles
 genpuku; genbuku
    げんぷく; げんぶく
(noun/participle) (1) (hist) male coming-of-age-ceremony; (noun/participle) (2) (hist) (See 丸髷・1) shaving one's eyebrows, blackening one's teeth, and wearing one's hair in the marumage style (of a newly married woman; Edo period)

元龍


元龙

see styles
yuán lóng
    yuan2 long2
yüan lung
one that has achieved the way; emperor

兄い

see styles
 anii / ani
    あにい
(1) (colloquialism) (familiar language) (See 兄貴・1) elder brother; one's senior; (2) dashing young man; gallant young lad

兄臺


兄台

see styles
xiōng tái
    xiong1 tai2
hsiung t`ai
    hsiung tai
brother (polite appellation for a friend one's age)

兄貴

see styles
 aniki(p); aniki
    あにき(P); アニキ
(1) (familiar language) (honorific or respectful language) elder brother; (2) one's senior; (3) older man; man older than oneself

充電


充电

see styles
chōng diàn
    chong1 dian4
ch`ung tien
    chung tien
 juuden / juden
    じゅうでん
to recharge (a battery); (fig.) to recharge one's batteries (through leisure); to update one's skills and knowledge
(noun/participle) (1) charging (electrically); (noun/participle) (2) electrification

充飢


充饥

see styles
chōng jī
    chong1 ji1
ch`ung chi
    chung chi
to allay one's hunger

先々

see styles
 sakizaki
    さきざき
(n-adv,n-t) (1) distant future; inevitable future; (2) places one goes to

先ず

see styles
 mazu
    まず
(adverb) (1) (kana only) first (of all); firstly; to begin with; before anything else; (adverb) (2) (kana only) probably; most likely; almost certainly; virtually; (adverb) (3) (kana only) more or less (satisfactory); on the whole; reasonably; (adverb) (4) (kana only) anyway; at any rate; for now (at least); for the time being

先代

see styles
 sendai
    せんだい
(1) previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; one's (late) father; (2) predecessor; (3) previous age; previous generation; (female given name) Sakiyo

先先

see styles
 sakizaki
    さきざき
(n-adv,n-t) (1) distant future; inevitable future; (2) places one goes to

先君

see styles
xiān jun
    xian1 jun1
hsien chün
 senkun
    せんくん
my late father; my ancestors; the late emperor
(1) (form) previous lord; late lord; (2) (form) (one's) late father; (3) (form) ancestor

先哲

see styles
xiān zhé
    xian1 zhe2
hsien che
 sentetsu
    せんてつ
the wise and learned individuals of the past
ancient wise men
先達 One who has preceded (me) in understanding, or achievement.

先妣

see styles
xiān bǐ
    xian1 bi3
hsien pi
 senpi
    せんぴ
(literary) my late mother
(form) (See 先考) (one's) late mother

先後


先后

see styles
xiān hòu
    xian1 hou4
hsien hou
 sengo; senkou / sengo; senko
    せんご; せんこう
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

先考

see styles
 senkou / senko
    せんこう
(form) (See 先妣) (one's) late father

先腹

see styles
 sakibara; senpuku; senbara(ok)
    さきばら; せんぷく; せんばら(ok)
(1) (See 後腹・あとばら・3) child from an earlier wife; (2) (さきばら only) (See 追い腹) preceding one's master into death by committing ritual suicide (seppuku)

先隣

see styles
 sakitonari; sakidonari
    さきとなり; さきどなり
next door but one; (a house) two doors away

光一

see styles
 mitsukazu
    みつかず
(1) scoring hand in hanafuda with one 20 point flower card and six 1 point flower cards; (2) something (or someone) that stands out above the rest; (given name) Mitsukazu

光毫

see styles
guāng háo
    guang1 hao2
kuang hao
 kōgō
The ūrṇā, or curl between the Buddha's eyebrows whence streams light that reveals all worlds, one of the thirty-two characteristics of a Buddha.

光臨


光临

see styles
guāng lín
    guang1 lin2
kuang lin
 kourin / korin
    こうりん
(formal) to honor with one's presence; to attend
(honorific or respectful language) (See 降臨・2) arrival; visit; call

光降

see styles
guāng jiàng
    guang1 jiang4
kuang chiang
 kōgō
The honoured one descends, i. e. the Buddha or bodhisattva who is worshipped descends.

党歴

see styles
 toureki / toreki
    とうれき
(1) party history (political); (2) one's history as a party member

入園


入园

see styles
rù yuán
    ru4 yuan2
ju yüan
 nyuuen / nyuen
    にゅうえん
to enter a park or other place for public recreation (typically, one whose name ends in 園|园: a zoo 動物園|动物园[dong4 wu4 yuan2], amusement park 遊樂園|游乐园[you2 le4 yuan2] etc); to enrol in a kindergarten 幼兒園|幼儿园[you4 er2 yuan2]; to start going to kindergarten
(noun/participle) (1) enrollment in kindergarten; enrolment in kindergarten; (2) entering a park, garden, zoo, etc.

入席

see styles
rù xí
    ru4 xi2
ju hsi
to take one's seat

入座

see styles
rù zuò
    ru4 zuo4
ju tso
to take one's seat

入戲


入戏

see styles
rù xì
    ru4 xi4
ju hsi
(of an actor) to inhabit one's role; to become the character; (of an audience) to get involved in the drama

入手

see styles
rù shǒu
    ru4 shou3
ju shou
 nyuushu / nyushu
    にゅうしゅ
to begin (with ...) (typically used in a structure such as 從|从[cong2] + {noun} + 入手[ru4 shou3]: "to begin with {noun}; to take {noun} as one's starting point"); to receive; to obtain; to buy
(noun, transitive verb) acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of); (surname) Irite

入眼

see styles
rù yǎn
    ru4 yan3
ju yen
to appear before one's eyes; pleasing to the eye; nice to look at

入聲


入声

see styles
rù shēng
    ru4 sheng1
ju sheng
entering tone; checked tone; one of the four tones of Middle Chinese
See: 入声

入贅


入赘

see styles
rù zhuì
    ru4 zhui4
ju chui
to go and live with one's wife's family, in effect becoming a member of her family

入魂

see styles
 nyuukon / nyukon
    にゅうこん
(n,vs,adj-no) (1) putting one's heart and soul (into); giving one's all; (noun/participle) (2) breathing a soul into (e.g. a Buddhist statue); (3) (archaism) (See 入魂・じゅこん) intimacy; familiarity

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)

內奸


内奸

see styles
nèi jiān
    nei4 jian1
nei chien
undiscovered traitor; enemy within one's own ranks

內宿


内宿

see styles
nèi sù
    nei4 su4
nei su
 naishuku
Food that has been kept overnight in a monastic bedroom and is therefore one of the 'unclean' foods; v. 內煮.

內我


内我

see styles
nèi wǒ
    nei4 wo3
nei wo
 naiga
The antarātman or ego within, one's own soul or self, in contrast with bahirātman 外我 an external soul, or personal, divine ruler.

內明


内明

see styles
nèi míng
    nei4 ming2
nei ming
 naimyō
adhyatmāvidyā, a treatise on the inner meaning (of Buddhism), one of the 五明 q. v.

內煮


内煮

see styles
nèi zhǔ
    nei4 zhu3
nei chu
 naisha
Cooked food in a monastic bedroom, becoming thereby one of the 'unclean' foods; v. 內宿食.

內緣


内缘

see styles
nèi yuán
    nei4 yuan2
nei yüan
 naien
The condition of perception arising from the five senses; also immediate, conditional, or environmental causes, in contrast with the more remote.

內衣


内衣

see styles
nèi yī
    nei4 yi1
nei i
 nai'e
undergarment; underwear; CL:件[jian4]
antaravāsaka, one of the three regulation garments of a monk, the inner garment.

內證


内证

see styles
nèi zhèng
    nei4 zheng4
nei cheng
 naishō
The witness or realization within: one's own assurance of the truth.

全力

see styles
quán lì
    quan2 li4
ch`üan li
    chüan li
 zenryoku
    ぜんりょく
with all one's strength; full strength; all-out (effort); fully (support)
(noun - becomes adjective with の) all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost

全敗

see styles
 zenpai
    ぜんぱい
(n,vs,vi) {sports} complete defeat; losing all of one's matches; finishing the tournament with no wins

全数

see styles
 zensuu / zensu
    ぜんすう
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) whole number; all; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) total; complete; exhaustive; 100% (inspection, search, etc.); (noun - becomes adjective with の) (3) (See 二倍体) diploid

全霊

see styles
 zenrei / zenre
    ぜんれい
one's whole soul

兩手


两手

see styles
liǎng shǒu
    liang3 shou3
liang shou
 ryōshu
one's two hands; two prongs (of a strategy); both aspects, eventualities etc; skills; expertise
two hands

兩舌


两舌

see styles
liǎng shé
    liang3 she2
liang she
 ryōzetsu
Double tongue. One of the ten forms of evil conduct 十惡業.

八慢

see styles
bā màn
    ba1 man4
pa man
 hachiman
The eight kinds of pride, māna, arrogance, or self-conceit, 如慢 though inferior, to think oneself equal to others (in religion); 慢慢 to think oneself superior among manifest superiors; 不如慢 to think oneself not so much inferior among manifest superiors; 增上慢 to think one has attained more than is the fact, or when it is not the fact; 我慢 self-superiority, or self-sufficiency; 邪慢 pride in false views, or doings; 憍慢 arrogance; 大慢 extreme arrogance.

八苦

see styles
bā kǔ
    ba1 ku3
pa k`u
    pa ku
 hakku
    はっく
the eight distresses - birth, age, sickness, death, parting with what we love, meeting with what we hate, unattained aims, and all the ills of the five skandhas (Buddhism)
{Buddh} the eight kinds of suffering (birth, old age, disease, death, parting from loved ones, meeting disliked ones, not getting what one seeks, pains of the five skandha)
The eight distresses―birth, age, sickness, death, parting with what we love, meeting with what we hate, unattained aims, and all the ills of the five skandhas.

八萬


八万

see styles
bā wàn
    ba1 wan4
pa wan
 hachiman
    はちまん
(surname) Hachiman
An abbreviation for 八萬四 (八萬四千) The number of atoms in the human body is supposed to be 84,000. Hence the term is used for a number of things, often in the general sense of a great number. It is also the age apex of life in each human world. There are the 84,000 stūpas erected by Aśoka, each to accommodate one of the 84.000 relics of the Buddha's body; also the 84,000 forms of illumination shed by Amitābha; the 84,000 excellent physical signs of a Buddha; the 84,000 mortal distresses, i.e. 84,000 煩惱 or 塵勞; also the cure found in the 84,000 methods, i.e. 法藏, 法蘊, 法門, or教門.

八覺


八觉

see styles
bā jué
    ba1 jue2
pa chüeh
 hachikaku
The eight (wrong) perceptions or thoughts, i.e. desire; hate; vexation (with others); 親里 home-sickness; patriotism (or thoughts of the country's welfare); dislike of death; ambition for one's clan or family; slighting or being rude to others. 華嚴經 13.

八論


八论

see styles
bā lùn
    ba1 lun4
pa lun
 hachiron
The eight śāstras ; there are three lists of eight; one non-Buddhist; one by 無着 Asaṅga, founder of the Yoga School; a third by 陳那 Jina Dinnāga. Details are given in the 寄歸傳 4 and 解纜鈔 4.

八識


八识

see styles
bā shì
    ba1 shi4
pa shih
 hasshiki; hachishiki
    はっしき; はちしき
{Buddh} eight consciousnesses (one for each of the five senses, consciousness of the mind, self-consciousness and store consciousness)
The eight parijñāna, or kinds of cognition, perception, or consciousness. They are the five senses of cakṣur-vijñāna, śrotra-v., ghrāna-v., jihvā-v., and kāya-v., i.e. seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, and touch. The sixth is mano-vijñāna, the mental sense, or intellect, v. 末那. It is defined as 意 mentality, apprehension, or by some as will. The seventh is styled kliṣṭa-mano-vijñāna 末那識 discriminated from the last as 思量 pondering, calculating; it is the discriminating and constructive sense, more than the intellectually perceptive; as infected by the ālaya-vijñāna., or receiving "seeds" from it, it is considered as the cause of all egoism and individualizing, i.e. of men and things, therefore of all illusion arising from assuming the seeming as the real. The eighth is the ālaya-vijñāna, 阿頼耶識 which is the storehouse, or basis from which come all "seeds"of consciousness. The seventh is also defined as the ādāna 阿陀那識 or "laying hold of" or "holding on to" consciousness.

八音

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bā yīn
    ba1 yin1
pa yin
 hatton
ancient classification system for musical instruments, based on the material of which the instrument is made (metal 金, stone 石, clay 土, leather 革, silk 絲|丝, wood 木, gourd 匏, bamboo 竹); the eight kinds of sound produced by instruments in these categories; music
The eight tones of a Buddha's voice―beautiful, flexible, harmonious, respect-producing, not effeminate (i.e. manly), unerring, deep and resonant.

公擔


公担

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gōng dàn
    gong1 dan4
kung tan
quintal (100 kg)

公畝


公亩

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gōng mǔ
    gong1 mu3
kung mu
are (1 are = 1⁄100 hectare, or 100 m²)

六依

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liù yī
    liu4 yi1
liu i
 roku e
The six senses on which one relies, or from which knowledge is received; v. 六情.

六入

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liù rù
    liu4 ru4
liu ju
 rokunyuu / rokunyu
    ろくにゅう
{Buddh} six sense organs (eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, and mind)
ṣaḍāyatana; 六阿耶怛那 (or 六阿也怛那) the six entrances, or locations, both the organ and the sensation — eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind; sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch, and perception. The six form one of the twelve nidanas, see 十二因緣. The 六根 are the six organs, the 六境 the six objects, and the 六塵 or guṇas, the six inherent qualities. The later term is 六處 q. v.; The "six entries" ṣaḍāyatana, which form one of the links in the chain of causaton, v. 十二因緣 the preceding link being觸contact, and the succeeding link 識 perception. The six are the qualities and effects of the six organs of sense producing sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch, and thought (or mental presentations). v. also 二入.

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

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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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