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五輪書

see styles
 gorinnosho
    ごりんのしょ

More info & calligraphy:

The Book of Five Rings
(work) The Book of Five Rings (martial arts treatise by Miyamoto Musashi, 1643); (wk) The Book of Five Rings (martial arts treatise by Miyamoto Musashi, 1643)

see styles
méi
    mei2
mei
 mai
    まい
classifier for small objects: coins, badges, rings, carved seals, chess pieces, eggs, fingerprints etc (more formal than 個|个[ge4]); classifier for bombs, missiles, satellites etc; (on product packaging) classifier for flat items (from Japanese 枚 "mai"); (old) stick used as a gag to prevent soldiers from talking while sneaking up on the enemy
(counter) (1) counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); (counter) (2) counter for portions of gyōza or soba; (counter) (3) {sumo} counter for ranks; (counter) (4) {sumo} counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; (counter) (5) counter for fields or rice paddies; (counter) (6) counter for palanquin bearers; (surname, female given name) Mai

see styles

    ju4
chü
cakes made from rice flour twisted into rings

see styles

    yi3
i
rings on the yokes

七僧

see styles
qī sēng
    qi1 seng1
ch`i seng
    chi seng
 shichisō
A monastery is supposed to possess the following seven monks: 咒願師 invoker; 導師 leader; 唄師 intoner, or leader of the chanting; 散花師 flower-scatterer; 梵音師 master of sacred words, or Sanskrit; 錫杖師 shaker of the rings on the metal staff, or crozier; 堂達 distributor of missals, etc. Another division is 講師 expounder; 讀師 reader; 咒願師; 三禮師 director of the three ceremonies; 唄師; 散花師; and 堂達.

九輪


九轮

see styles
jiǔ lún
    jiu3 lun2
chiu lun
 kurin
    くりん
kurin; nine vertically stacked rings on a pagoda finial; (given name) Kurin
The nine wheels or circles on the top of a pagoda, also called 空輪the wheels of space; the nine should only be on the stūpa of a Buddha, others are entitled to as many as eight and a few as one.

五環


五环

see styles
wǔ huán
    wu3 huan2
wu huan
five rings; pentacyclic (chemistry)

五輪


五轮

see styles
wǔ lún
    wu3 lun2
wu lun
 gorin
    ごりん
(1) (See オリンピック) Olympic Games; Olympics; (2) Olympic rings; (p,s,f) Gorin
The five wheels, or things that turn: I. The 五體 or five members, i. e. the knees, the elbows, and the head; when all are placed on the ground it implies the utmost respect. II. The five foundations of the world. first and lowest the wheel or circle of space; above are those of wind; of water; the diamond, or earth; on these rest the nine concentric circles and eight seas. III. The esoteric sect uses the term for the 五大 five elements, earth, water, fire, wind, and space; also for the 五解脫輪 q. v. IV. The five fingers (of a Buddha).

吊環


吊环

see styles
diào huán
    diao4 huan2
tiao huan
 tsuriwa
    つりわ
rings (gymnastics)
(gymnastic) rings

吊輪

see styles
 tsuriwa
    つりわ
(gymnastic) rings

地藏

see styles
dì zàng
    di4 zang4
ti tsang
 jizou / jizo
    じぞう
Kṣitigarbha, the Bodhisattva of the Great Vow (to save all souls before accepting Bodhi); also translated Earth Treasury, Earth Womb, or Earth Store Bodhisattva
(surname) Jizou
Ti-tsang, J. Jizō, Kṣitigarbha, 乞叉底蘗沙; Earth-store, Earth-treasury, or Earthwomb. One of the group of eight Dhvani- Bodhisattvas. With hints of a feminine origin, he is now the guardian of the earth. Though associated with Yama as overlord, and with the dead and the hells, his role is that of saviour. Depicted with the alarum staff with its six rings, he is accredited with power over the hells and is devoted to the saving of all creatures between the nirvana of Śākyamuni and the advent of Maitreya the fifth century he has been especially considered as the deliverer from the hells. His central place in China is at Chiu-hua-shan, forty li south-west of Ch'ing-yang in Anhui. In Japan he is also the protector of travellers by land and his image accordingly appears on the roads; bereaved parents put stones by his images to seek his aid in relieving the labours of their dead in the task of piling stones on the banks of the Buddhist Styx; he also helps women in labour. He is described as holding a place between the gods and men on the one hand and the hells on the other for saving all in distress; some say he is an incarnation of Yama. At dawn he sits immobile on the earth 地 and meditates on the myriads of its beings 藏. When represented as a monk, it may be through the influence of a Korean monk who is considered to be his incarnation, and who came to China in 653 and died in 728 at the age of 99 after residing at Chiu-hua-shan for seventy-five years: his body, not decaying, is said to have been gilded over and became an object of worship. Many have confused 眞羅 part of Korea with 暹羅 Siam. There are other developments of Ti-tsang, such as the 六地藏 Six Ti-tsang, i. e. severally converting or transforming those in the hells, pretas, animals, asuras, men, and the devas; these six Ti-tsang have different images and symbols. Ti-tsang has also six messengers 六使者: Yama for transforming those in hell; the pearl-holder for pretas; the strong one or animals; the devīof mercy for asuras; the devī of the treasure for human beings; one who has charge of the heavens for the devas. There is also the 延命地藏 Yanming Ti-tsang, who controls length of days and who is approached, as also may be P'u-hsien, for that Purpose; his two assistants are the Supervisors of good and evil 掌善 and 掌惡. Under another form, as 勝軍地藏 Ti-tsang is chiefly associated with the esoteric cult. The benefits derived from his worship are many, some say ten, others say twenty-eight. His vows are contained in the 地藏菩薩本願經. There is also the 大乘大集地藏十電經 tr. by Xuanzang in 10 juan in the seventh century, which probably influenced the spread of the Ti-tsang cult.

手印

see styles
shǒu yìn
    shou3 yin4
shou yin
 shuin
handprint; fingerprint; thumbprint
mūdra, mystic positions of the hand; signet-rings, seals; finger-prints.

裸婚

see styles
luǒ hūn
    luo3 hun1
lo hun
lit. naked wedding; no-frills civil wedding ceremony lacking a material foundation: no car, house, reception, rings, or honeymoon

金棒

see styles
 kanabou / kanabo
    かなぼう
(1) metal rod; metal bar; iron rod; crowbar; (2) iron club; iron staff with rings on top (traditionally used by night watchmen); (place-name, surname) Kanabou

錫丈


锡丈

see styles
xí zhàng
    xi2 zhang4
hsi chang
 shakujō
khakkara, a monk's staff partly of metal, especially with metal rings for shaking to make announcement of one's presence, and also used for demon expulsion, etc.

錫杖


锡杖

see styles
xī zhàng
    xi1 zhang4
hsi chang
 shakujou; sakujou(ok) / shakujo; sakujo(ok)
    しゃくじょう; さくじょう(ok)
(Buddhism) khakkhara; staff topped with metal rings, traditionally carried by Buddhist monks
{Buddh} khakkhara (staff topped with metal rings traditionally carried by monks); pewter staff
monk's staff

鐶釧


镮钏

see styles
huán chuàn
    huan2 chuan4
huan ch`uan
    huan chuan
 kansen
Finger-rings and armlets.

魔戒

see styles
mó jiè
    mo2 jie4
mo chieh
 makai
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien 托爾金|托尔金[Tuo1 er3 jin1]
Māra-laws, Māra-rules, i.e. those of monks who seek fame and luxury.

ウルテ

see styles
 urute
    ウルテ
{food} tracheal rings (kor:); cartilage of windpipe

つり輪

see styles
 tsuriwa
    つりわ
(gymnastic) rings

ベル席

see styles
 beruseki
    ベルせき
(noun/participle) (slang) (See 着席) being seated before the school bell rings

ベル着

see styles
 beruchaku
    ベルちゃく
(noun/participle) (slang) (See 着席) being seated before the school bell rings

九連環


九连环

see styles
jiǔ lián huán
    jiu3 lian2 huan2
chiu lien huan
Chinese rings, a brainteaser toy consisting of nine rings interlocked on a looped handle, the objective being to remove the rings from the handle

吊り環

see styles
 tsuriwa
    つりわ
(gymnastic) rings

吊り輪

see styles
 tsuriwa
    つりわ
(gymnastic) rings

四風輪


四风轮

see styles
sì fēng lún
    si4 feng1 lun2
ssu feng lun
 shi fūrin
four rings of wind

托爾金


托尔金

see styles
tuō ěr jīn
    tuo1 er3 jin1
t`o erh chin
    to erh chin
J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973), British philologist and author of fantasy fiction such as Lord of the Rings 魔戒

百八聲


百八声

see styles
bǎi bā shēng
    bai3 ba1 sheng1
pai pa sheng
 hyakkuhasshō
one hundred and eight rings

穿耳僧

see styles
chuān ěr sēng
    chuan1 er3 seng1
ch`uan erh seng
    chuan erh seng
 senni sō
Pierced-ear monks, many of the Indian monks wore ear-rings; Bodhidharma was called 穿耳客 the ear-pierced guest.

錫杖師


锡杖师

see styles
xí zhàng shī
    xi2 zhang4 shi1
hsi chang shih
 shakujō shi
shaker of the rings on the metal staff

馬耳山


马耳山

see styles
mǎ ěr shān
    ma3 er3 shan1
ma erh shan
Aśvakarṇa, v. 頞, one of the seven concentric rings around Meru.

鳳翅鐘

see styles
 houshitou / hoshito
    ほうしとう
wing-rings (weapon)

五環會徽


五环会徽

see styles
wǔ huán huì huī
    wu3 huan2 hui4 hui1
wu huan hui hui
Olympic rings

四重圓壇


四重圆坛

see styles
sì chóng yuán tán
    si4 chong2 yuan2 tan2
ssu ch`ung yüan t`an
    ssu chung yüan tan
 shijū endan
四重曼荼羅 The Garbhadhātu maṇḍala of one central and three surrounding courts. The occupants are described as 四重聖衆 the sacred host of the four courts.

指輪物語

see styles
 yubiwamonogatari
    ゆびわものがたり
(work) The Lord of the Rings (trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien); (wk) The Lord of the Rings (trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien)

四重曼荼羅


四重曼荼罗

see styles
sì chóng màn tú luó
    si4 chong2 man4 tu2 luo2
ssu ch`ung man t`u lo
    ssu chung man tu lo
 shijū mandara
four rings of mandala

Variations:
金棒
鉄棒

 kanabou / kanabo
    かなぼう
(1) metal rod; metal bar; iron rod; crowbar; (2) iron club; iron staff with rings on top (traditionally used by night watchmen)

Variations:


 kuma
    くま
(1) (kana only) corner; nook; recess; (2) (kana only) shade; shadow; dark area; (3) (kana only) dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings; (4) (abbreviation) (See 隈取り・1) shading; gradation; (5) (abbreviation) (See 隈取り・2) kumadori; style of kabuki makeup used for violent roles

ニュートン環

see styles
 nyuutonkan / nyutonkan
    ニュートンかん
Newton's rings (interference pattern seen when a convex lens is placed on another surface)

ペア・リング

 pea ringu
    ペア・リング
couple's ring (wasei: pair ring); set of rings worn by unmarried, unengaged couples

ロードオブザリング

see styles
 roodoobuzaringu
    ロードオブザリング
(wk) The Lord of the Rings (film series)

Variations:
金棒
鉄棒(rK)

 kanabou / kanabo
    かなぼう
(1) metal rod; metal bar; iron rod; crowbar; (2) iron club; iron staff with rings on top (traditionally used by night watchmen)

ロード・オブ・ザ・リング

 roodo obu za ringu
    ロード・オブ・ザ・リング
(wk) The Lord of the Rings (film series)

Variations:
ペアリング
ペア・リング

 pearingu(p); pea ringu
    ペアリング(P); ペア・リング
couple's ring (wasei: pair ring); couple rings

Variations:
ベルサッサ
ベルさっさ

 berusassa; berusassa(sk)
    ベルサッサ; ベルさっさ(sk)
(colloquialism) (dated) (See さっさと・1) rushing off as soon as the bell rings; rushing home upon hearing the end-of-day bell; running to the schoolyard at the lunchtime bell

Variations:
オニオンフライ
オニオン・フライ

 onionfurai; onion furai
    オニオンフライ; オニオン・フライ
{food} fried onion (wasei: onion fry); (fried) onion rings

Variations:
吊り輪
吊り環
吊輪
吊環
つり輪

 tsuriwa
    つりわ
(gymnastic) rings

Variations:
キンコンダッシュ
キンコン・ダッシュ

 kinkondasshu; kinkon dasshu
    キンコンダッシュ; キンコン・ダッシュ
(colloquialism) (dated) (See ベルサッサ) rushing off as soon as the bell rings; rushing home upon hearing the end-of-day bell; running to the schoolyard at the lunchtime bell

Variations:

曲(rK)
阿(rK)
暈(sK)

 kuma; kuma(sk)
    くま; クマ(sk)
(1) (kana only) corner; nook; recess; (2) (kana only) (also written as 暈) shade; shadow; dark area; (3) (kana only) (oft. written as クマ) dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings; (4) (poetic term) bend (in a road, river, etc.); (5) (abbreviation) (See 隈取り・1) shading; gradation; (6) (abbreviation) (See 隈取り・2) kumadori; style of kabuki makeup used for violent roles

Variations:
ロードオブザリング
ロード・オブ・ザ・リング

 roodoobuzaringu; roodo obu za ringu
    ロードオブザリング; ロード・オブ・ザ・リング
(work) The Lord of the Rings (film series)

Variations:
吊り輪
つり輪
吊り環(rK)
吊輪(sK)
吊環(sK)

 tsuriwa
    つりわ
(gymnastic) rings

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

This page contains 51 results for "five rings" in Chinese and/or Japanese.



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