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xiān
    xian1
hsien
 hisa
    ひさ

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Immortal
immortal
(1) (See 仙人・1) hermit; wizard; (2) (See 仙術) wizardry; (personal name) Hisa
僊 ṛṣi, 哩始 an immortal. 仙人; 人仙 the genī, of whom there is a famous group of eight 八仙; an ascetic, a man of the hills, a hermit; the Buddha. The 楞嚴經 gives ten kinds of immortals, walkers on the earth, fliers, wanderers at will, into space, into the deva heavens, transforming themselves into any form, etc. The names of ten ṛṣis, who preceded Śākyamuni, the first being 闍提首那? Jatisena; there is also a list of sixty-eight 大仙 given in the 大孔雀咒經下 A classification of five is 天仙 deva genī, 神仙 spirit genī, 人仙 human genī, 地仙 earth, or cavern genī, and 鬼仙 ghost genī.

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 tai
    たい

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Body / Karada
(n,n-suf) (1) body; physique; posture; (n,n-suf) (2) shape; form; style; (n,n-suf) (3) substance; identity; reality; (n,n-suf) (4) {math} field; (counter) (5) counter for humanoid forms (e.g. dolls, statues, corpses, etc.); (n,n-suf) (6) typeface; type

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sēng
    seng1
seng
 sou / so
    そう

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Sangha / Order of Monks
(bound form) Buddhist monk (abbr. for 僧伽[seng1 qie2])
(1) monk; priest; (2) (abbreviation) (See 僧伽・そうぎゃ) sangha (the Buddhist community); (surname) Sou
僧伽 saṅgha, an assembly, collection, company, society. The corporate assembly of at least three (formerly four) monks under a chairman, empowered to hear confession, grant absolution, and ordain. The church or monastic order, the third member of the triratna. The term 僧 used alone has come to mean a monk, or monks in general. Also僧佉, 僧加, 僧企耶.; A fully ordained monk, i.e. a bhikṣu as contrasted with the śramaņa.


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kǎi
    kai3
k`ai
    kai
 tanoshi
    たのし

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Kaye
(bound form) triumphal music; (Tw) (coll.) generous with money; lavish in spending; chi (Greek letter Χχ)
(given name) Tanoshi

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qiè
    qie4
ch`ieh
    chieh
 setsu
    せつ

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Che
definitely; absolutely (not); (scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right.; Tut!; to grind; (bound form) close to; (bound form) eager; to correspond to; (used to indicate that the fanqie 反切[fan3 qie4] system should be applied to the previous two characters)
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) (See 切に,切なる) eager; earnest; ardent; kind; keen; acute; (interjection) (2) (abbreviation) (also きり) (See 切る・3) OFF (on switch)
To cut, carve; a whole; urgent; the 反切 system of spelling, i. e. the combination of the initial sound of one Chinese word with the final sound of another to indicate the sound of a third, a system introduced by translators of Buddhist works; v. 反.


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guó
    guo2
kuo
 kuniyuki
    くにゆき

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Guo
country; nation; state (CL:個|个[ge4]); (bound form) national
(out-dated kanji) (1) country; state; (2) region; (3) national government; central government; (4) home (i.e. hometown, home country); (5) (archaism) province (of Japan); (6) (archaism) land; earth; (personal name) Kuniyuki
A country, a nation; national.

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xíng
    xing2
hsing
 kata(p); gata
    かた(P); がた

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Kata
mold; type; style; model
(n,n-suf) (1) (がた when a suffix) type; style; model; pattern; (2) mold; mould; model; pattern; template; impression; (3) kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); form; (4) convention; tradition; (standard) form; formula; usage; (5) (set) size; inches (in sizes of displays, disks, image sensors, etc.); (6) (rare) (See 品種・2) (taxonomical) form

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kān
    kan1
k`an
    kan
 tan
    たん

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Kane
(bound form) may; can; (bound form) to endure; to bear; (in 堪輿|堪舆[kan1 yu2]) heaven (contrasted with earth 輿|舆[yu2])
(personal name) Tan
To bear, sustain, be adequate to.


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tán
    tan2
t`an
    tan
 dan
    だん

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Mandala / Altar
altar; platform; rostrum; (bound form) (sporting, literary etc) circles; world
(1) platform; podium; rostrum; pulpit; (2) (ceremonial) mound; (suffix noun) (3) world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (4) (archaism) mandala; (given name) Mayumi
An altar; an open altar. In the esoteric cult it also means a maṇḍala, objects of worship grouped together.


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mèng
    meng4
meng
 yume
    ゆめ

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Dream / Dreams
dream (CL:場|场[chang2],個|个[ge4]); (bound form) to dream
dream; (female given name) Yumemu
A dream, a simile of the things of the world.

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yuàn
    yuan4
yüan
 hime
    ひめ

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Beauty / Beautiful Princess
(bound form) beautiful woman
(out-dated kanji) (1) princess; young lady of noble birth; (n-suf,n) (2) girl; (prefix) (3) small; cute; lesser (in names of species); (4) (archaism) (kyb:) prostitute; (female given name) Hime

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ān
    an1
an
 yasu
    やす

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Calm / Tranquility
(bound form) calm; peaceful; to calm; to set at ease; safe; secure; in good health; content; satisfied (as in 安於|安于[an1 yu2]); to place (sb) in a suitable position (job); to install; to fix; to fit; to bring (a charge against sb); to harbor (certain intentions); ampere (abbr. for 安培[an1 pei2])
(pref,suf) (1) cheap; (prefix) (2) (See 安請け合い) rash; thoughtless; careless; indiscreet; frivolous; (personal name) Yasuji
Peace, tranquil, quiet, pacify; to put, place; where ? how?

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dìng
    ding4
ting
 jou / jo
    じょう

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Samadhi
to fix; to set; to make definite; to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to book (tickets etc); to order (goods etc); to congeal; to coagulate; (literary) definitely
(1) (See 案の定・あんのじょう) certainty; reality; actuality; (prefix noun) (2) (See 定宿) regular; permanent; (3) {Buddh} (See 三昧・さんまい・1,禅定・ぜんじょう・1) samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); (given name) Yasushi
To fix, settle. samādhi. 'Composing the mind'; 'intent contemplation'; 'perfect absorption of thought into the one object of meditation.' M. W. Abstract meditation, the mind fixed in one direction, or field. (1) 散定 scattered or general meditation (in the world of desire). (2) 禪定 abstract meditation (in the realms of form and beyond form). It is also one of the five attributes of the dharmakāya 法身, i. e. an internal state of imperturbability or tranquility, exempt from all external sensations, 超受陰; cf. 三摩提.

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chuān
    chuan1
ch`uan
    chuan
 sakigawa
    さきがわ

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River
(bound form) river; creek; plain; an area of level country
(suffix) the .... river; (suffix used with the names of rivers); (1) river; stream; (suffix) (2) the .... river; (suffix used with the names of rivers); (surname) Sakigawa
A stream, a mountain stream; Ssu-ch'uan province.

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gān
    gan1
kan
 motomu
    もとむ
(bound form) to have to do with; to concern oneself with; one of the ten heavenly stems 天干[tian gan1]; (archaic) shield
(irregular okurigana usage) (n,n-pref) drying; dried; (male given name) Motomu
A shield; a stem, or pole; to offend; to concern; to seek.

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shù
    shu4
shu
 jo
    じょ

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Forgiveness
to forgive
(form) consideration; sympathy; compassion; (personal name) Yutaka

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qíng
    qing2
ch`ing
    ching
 jou / jo
    じょう

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Passions / Feelings / Emotions
(bound form) feelings; emotion; sentiment; passion; (bound form) situation; condition
(1) feelings; emotion; sentiment; (2) compassion; sympathy; (3) passion; affection; love; (4) the way things really are; the actual situation; (personal name) Makoto
The feelings, passions, desires, affections, sensations; sentient; affinities; affairs, facts. Particular affections, duties, or affairs.

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zhěng
    zheng3
cheng
 hitoshi
    ひとし

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In Good Order
(bound form) whole; complete; entire; (before a measure word) whole; (before or after number + measure word) exactly; (bound form) in good order; tidy; neat; (bound form) to put in order; to straighten; (bound form) to repair; to mend; to renovate; (coll.) to fix sb; to give sb a hard time; to mess with sb; (dialect) to tinker with; to do something to
(male given name) Hitoshi

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fěi
    fei3
fei
 hi
    ひ

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Fei
phonetic fei or fi; (literary) (bound form) rich with literary elegance; phi (Greek letter Φφ)
(personal name) Hi

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yuè
    yue4
yüeh
 tsuki
    つき

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Moon
moon; month; monthly; CL:個|个[ge4],輪|轮[lun2]
(1) Moon; (2) month; (3) moonlight; (4) (See 衛星・1) (a) moon; natural satellite; (female given name) Runa
candra, 旅達 (旅達羅); 旂陀羅; 戰達羅; 戰捺羅 the moon, called also 蘇摩 soma, from the fermented juice of asclepias acida used in worship, and later personified in association with the moon. It has many other epithets, e. g. 印度 Indu, incorrectly intp. as marked like a hare; 創夜神 Niśākara, maker of the night; 星宿王 Nakṣatranātha, lord of constellations; 喜懷之頭飾 the crest of Siva; 蓮華王 Kumuda-pati, lotus lord; 白馬主 Śvetavājin, drawn by (or lord of) white horses; 大白光神 Śītāṃśu, the spirit with white rays; 冷光神 Sitamarici, the spirit with cool rays; 鹿形神 Mṛgāṅka, the spirit with marks m form like a deer; 野兎形神 Śaśi, ditto like a hare.

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    mu4
mu
 moku
    もく

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Wood
(bound form) tree; (bound form) wood; unresponsive; numb; wooden
(1) (abbreviation) (See 木曜) Thursday; (2) (See 五行・1) wood (first of the five elements); (female given name) Moku
Wood; a tree; kāṣṭha, a piece of wood, wood, timber.

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běn
    ben3
pen
 hon
    ほん

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Ben
(bound form) root; stem; (bound form) origin; source; (bound form) one's own; this; (bound form) this; the current (year etc); (bound form) original; (bound form) inherent; originally; initially; capital; principal; classifier for books, periodicals, files etc
(1) book; volume; script; (prefix) (2) this; present; current; ... in question; ... at issue; (prefix) (3) main; head; principal; (prefix) (4) real; genuine; regular; proper; (counter) (5) counter for long, cylindrical things; counter for films, TV shows, etc.; counter for goals, home runs, etc.; counter for telephone calls; (surname) Yanakamoto
Radical, fundamental, original, principal, one's own; the Buddha himself, contrasted with 蹟 chi, traces left by him among men to educate them; also a volume of a book.

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lín
    lin2
lin
 hayashi
    はやし

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Small Forest
(bound form) woods; forest; (bound form) circle(s) (i.e. specific group of people); (bound form) a collection (of similar things)
(1) wood; woods; forest; grove; copse; thicket; (2) bunch (of something); cluster; line; collection; (surname, female given name) Rin
A grove, or wood; a band.

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sēn
    sen1
sen
 morihama
    もりはま

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Forest
(bound form) densely wooded; (fig.) (bound form) multitudinous; gloomy; forbidding
(1) forest; (2) shrine grove; (surname) Morihama
Dense, forest-like.

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zhēn
    zhen1
chen
 hari; hagi
    はり; はぎ

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Hazel Tree
(bound form) hazelnut tree (Corylus heterophylla)
(archaism) (See 榛の木) Japanese alder (Alnus japonica); (surname) Hashibami


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    ji1
chi
 hata
    はた

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Opportunity
(bound form) machine; mechanism; (bound form) aircraft; (bound form) an opportunity; (bound form) crucial point; pivot; (bound form) quick-witted; flexible; (bound form) organic
loom; (surname) Hata
The spring, or motive principle, machine, contrivance, artifice, occasion, opportunity; basis, root or germ; natural bent, fundamental quality.


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qiào
    qiao4
ch`iao
    chiao
 koku

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Shell
(bound form) shell; Taiwan pr. [ke2]
Husk, shell.


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wēn
    wen1
wen
 on

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Wyn
warm; lukewarm; to warm up; (bound form) temperature; (bound form) mild; soft; tender; to review (a lesson etc); (TCM) fever; epidemic; pestilence (old variant of 瘟[wen1])
Warm, mild, bland, gentle; acquainted with; to warm.


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shàn
    shan4
shan
 yuzuri
    ゆずり

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Zen / Chan / Meditation
to abdicate
(out-dated kanji) (1) (Buddhist term) dhyana (profound meditation); (2) (abbreviation) Zen (Buddhism); (surname) Yuzuri
To level a place for an altar, to sacrifice to the hills and fountains; to abdicate. Adopted by Buddhists for dhyāna, 禪 or 禪那, i.e. meditation, abstraction, trance. dhyāna is 'meditation, thought, reflection, especially profound and abstract religious contemplation'. M.W. It was intp. as 'getting rid of evil', etc., later as 靜慮 quiet meditation. It is a form of 定, but that word is more closely allied with samādhi, cf. 禪定. The term also connotes Buddhism and Buddhist things in general, but has special application to the 禪宗 q.v. It is one of the six pāramitās, cf. 波. There are numerous methods and subjects of meditation. The eighteen brahmalokas are divided into four dhyāna regions 'corresponding to certain frames of mind where individuals might be reborn in strict accordance with their spiritual state'. The first three are the first dhyāna, the second three the second dhyāna, the third three the third dhyāna, and the remaining nine the fourth dhyāna. See Eitel. According to Childers' Pali Dictionary, 'The four jhānas are four stages of mystic meditation, whereby the believer's mind is purged from all earthly emotions, and detached as it were from his body, which remains plunged in a profound trance.' Seated cross-legged, the practiser 'concentrates his mind upon a single thought. Gradually his soul becomes filled with a supernatural ecstasy and serenity', his mind still reasoning: this is the first jhāna. Concentrating his mind on the same subject, he frees it from reasoning, the ecstasy and serenity remaining, which is the second jhāna. Then he divests himself of ecstasy, reaching the third stage of serenity. Lastly, in the fourth stage the mind becomes indifferent to all emotions, being exalted above them and purified. There are differences in the Mahāyāna methods, but similarity of aim.


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shèng
    sheng4
sheng
 hijiri
    ひじり

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The Saint
holy; sacred; saint; sage
(1) highly virtuous monk; (2) (honorific or respectful language) monk; (3) Buddhist solitary; (4) (See 高野聖・1) Buddhist missionary; (5) saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (6) (archaism) (honorific or respectful language) emperor; (7) (in form 〜の聖) master; expert; (female given name) Mina
ārya; sādhu; a sage; wise and good; upright, or correct in all his character; sacred, holy, saintly.

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    ju2
chü
 kiku(p); kiku
    きく(P); キク

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Chrysanthemum
(bound form) chrysanthemum
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium); (personal name) Kikuji
Chrysanthemum; aster.


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wèi
    wei4
wei
 i
    はりねずみ

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Hedgehog
(bound form) hedgehog
(kana only) hedgehog (any mammal of family Erinaceidae)
hedgehog

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    fu2
fu

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Bat
(bound form) bat

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dié
    die2
tieh
 chou(p); chou / cho(p); cho
    ちょう(P); チョウ

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Butterfly
(bound form) butterfly
butterfly; (female given name) Hirari


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chéng
    cheng2
ch`eng
    cheng
 masakatsu
    まさかつ

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Honesty
(bound form) sincere; authentic; (literary) really; truly
(adv,n) (1) truth; reality; (2) sincerity; honesty; integrity; fidelity; (3) (archaism) that's right (used when recalling forgotten information, suddenly changing the subject, etc.); (personal name) Masakatsu
Truthful, true, truth; real; sincere, sincerity.; See under Fourteen Strokes.

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xiàng
    xiang4
hsiang
 zou(p); zou / zo(p); zo
    ぞう(P); ゾウ

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Elephant
elephant; CL:隻|只[zhi1]; shape; form; appearance; to imitate
elephant (Elephantidae spp.); (surname) Zou
gaja; hastin; also nāga; an elephant; v. 像 14.

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shēn
    shen1
shen
 mi
    み

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Body
body; life; oneself; personally; one's morality and conduct; the main part of a structure or body; pregnant; classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset; Kangxi radical 158
(1) one's body; one's person; (2) oneself; one's appearance; (3) one's place (in society, etc.); one's position; (4) main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.); wood (as opposed to bark); blade (as opposed to its handle); container (as opposed to its lid); (surname) Misaki
kāya; tanu; deha. The body; the self.; Two forms of body; there are numerous pairs, e. g. (1) (a) 分段身 The varied forms of the karmic or ordinary mortal body, or being; (b) 變易身 the transformable, or spiritual body. (2) (a) 生身 The earthly body of the Buddha; (b) 化身 hinirmāṇakāya, which may take any form at will. (3) (a) 生身 his earthly body; (b) 法身 his moral and mental nature—a Hīnayāna definition, but Mahāyāna takes his earthly nirmāṇakāya as the 生身 and his dharmakāya or that and his saṃbhogakāya as 法身. (4) 眞應二身 The dharmakāya and nirmāṇakāya. (5) (a) 實相身 The absolute truth, or light, of the Buddha, i. e. the dharmakāya; (b) 爲物身 the functioning or temporal body. (6) (a) 眞身 the dharmakāya and saṃbhogakāya; (b) 化身 the nirmāṇakāya. (7) (a) 常身 his permanent or eternal body; (b) 無常身 his temporal body. (8) (a) 實身 and 化身 idem 二色身.


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jun
    jun1
chün
 gun
    ぐん

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Army / Military
(bound form) army; military
(1) (See 軍隊) army; armed forces; troops; (2) (See 軍部) military authorities; (3) (See 女性軍・じょせいぐん) team; group; troupe; (personal name) Susumu
An army; military; martial; translit. kuṇ, cf. 君.

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dào
    dao4
tao
 dou / do
    どう

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Daoism / Taoism
road; path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3]); (bound form) way; reason; principle; (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization; (Daoism) the Way; the Dao; to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel); (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words); classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process; (old) circuit (administrative division)
(1) (abbreviation) (See 道・みち・1) road; path; street; route; (2) (See 道・みち・5) way; set of practices; rules for conducting oneself; (3) (abbreviation) (in Japanese schools) (See 道徳教育) moral education; (4) Buddhist teachings; (5) Taoism; (6) administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido); (7) (hist) administrative region of Japan (Tokaido, Tosando, etc.); (8) province (administrative region of Korea); (9) circuit (administrative region of China); (10) (hist) province (Tang-era administrative region of China); (personal name) Wataru
mārga. A way, road; the right path; principle, Truth, Reason, Logos, Cosmic energy; to lead; to say. The way of transmigration by which one arrives at a good or bad existence; any of the six gati, or paths of destiny. The way of bodhi, or enlightenment leading to nirvāṇa through spiritual stages. Essential nirvāṇa, in which absolute freedom reigns. For the eightfold noble path v. 八聖道.; The two Ways: (1) (a) 無礙道 or 無間道 The open or unhindered way, or the way of removing all obstacles or intervention, i. e. all delusion; (b) 解脫道 the way of release, by realization of truth. (2) (a) 難行道 The hard way of "works", i. e. by the six pāramitā and the disciplines. (b) 易行道 the easy way salvation, by the invocation of Amitābha. (3) (a) 有漏道 The way of reincarnation or mortality; (b) 無漏 the enlightened way of escape from the miseries of transmigration. (4) (a) 教道 The way of instruction; (b) 證道 the way of realization. (5) The two lower excretory organs.


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zhèng
    zheng4
cheng
 tei / te
    てい

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Zheng / Tei / Jeong / Trinh
bound form used in 鄭重|郑重[zheng4 zhong4] and 雅鄭|雅郑[ya3 zheng4]
(surname) Tei

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què
    que4
ch`üeh
    chüeh
 suzume(p); suzume
    すずめ(P); スズメ

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Sparrow
(bound form) small bird; sparrow; also pr. [qiao3]
(1) tree sparrow (Passer montanus); (2) talkative person; knowledgeable person; (surname) Chie
a sparrow

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léi
    lei2
lei
 kaminari(p); ikazuchi; ikazuchi(ok); rai
    かみなり(P); いかずち; いかづち(ok); らい

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Thunder
thunder; (bound form) (military) mine, as in 地雷[di4 lei2] land mine; (coll.) to shock; to stun; to astound; (Tw) (coll.) spoiler; (Tw) (coll.) to reveal plot details to (sb)
(1) lightning; thunder; thunderbolt; (2) (かみなり only) god of thunder; god of lightning; (3) (かみなり only) anger; fit of anger; (surname, female given name) Rai
garjita, thunder, thundering.


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diàn
    dian4
tien
 hikaru
    ひかる

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Electricity / Lightning
lightning; electricity; electric (bound form); to get (or give) an electric shock; phone call or telegram etc; to send via telephone or telegram etc
(out-dated kanji) lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt; (female given name) Hikaru
Lightning, symbolizes the impermanent and transient.


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    ti3
t`i
    ti
 tai

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Body / Karada
body; form; style; system; substance; to experience; aspect (linguistics)
Body, limbs; corpus, corporeal; the substance, the essentials; to show respect to, accord with.


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    lu3
lu
 ro
    ろ

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Rue
(bound form) crass; stupid; rude; (used to represent the sounds of "ru", "lu" etc in loanwords)
Lu (Chinese vassal state existing during the Spring and Autumn period); (surname) Rou
Stupid, vulgar, honest.


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jiāo
    jiao1
chiao
 same(p); same(p)
    さめ(P); サメ(P)

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Shark
(bound form) shark
(kana only) shark; (surname) Same

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shǔ
    shu3
shu
 nezumi(p); nezu; nezumi(p)
    ねずみ(P); ねず; ネズミ(P)

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Rat / Mouse
(bound form) rat; mouse
(1) (kana only) mouse; rat; (2) (See 鼠色) dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
muṣa; ākhu; a mouse, rat.


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lóng
    long2
lung
 riyou / riyo
    りよう

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Dragon
Chinese dragon; loong; (fig.) emperor; dragon; (bound form) dinosaur
(out-dated kanji) (1) dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); (2) naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; (personal name) Riyou
A dragon, dragon-like, imperial; tr. for nāga, which means snake, serpent; also elephant, elephantine, serpent-like, etc., cf. 那.

かじ

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 gashi
    がし
(particle) (after imperative form of a verb) as if to say; as though; (personal name) Kazi

けり

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 keri
    けり

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Keru
(auxiliary verb) (1) (archaism) indicates recollection or realization (i.e. of hearsay or the past); can form a poetic past tense; (auxiliary verb) (2) (archaism) indicates continuation from the past to the present; (3) (from the use of the aux. at the end of waka, also written with the ateji 鳧) (See けりが付く,けりを付ける) end; conclusion; (personal name) Gary

れる

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 reru
    れる
(aux-v,v1) (1) indicates passive voice (incl. the "suffering passive"); (2) indicates the potential form; (3) indicates spontaneous occurrence; (4) (honorific or respectful language) used as an honorific for others' actions

三昧

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sān mèi
    san1 mei4
san mei
 sanmai; zanmai
    さんまい; ざんまい

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Samadhi
Samadhi (Buddhist term)
(1) (さんまい only) {Buddh} samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation) (san:); (suffix noun) (2) (usu. ざんまい) being immersed in; being absorbed in; indulging in; doing to one's heart's content; (suffix noun) (3) (usu. ざんまい) prone to; apt to; (given name) Sanmai
(三昧地) Samādhi, "putting together, composing the mind, intent contemplation, perfect absorption, union of the meditator with the object of meditation." (M. W.) Also 三摩地 (三摩提, 三摩帝, 三摩底). Interpreted by 定 or 正定, the mind fixed and undisturbed; by 正受 correct sensation of the object contemplated; by 調直定 ordering and fixing the mind; by 正心行處 the condition when the motions of the mind are steadied and harmonized with the object; by 息慮凝心 the cessation of distraction and the fixation of the mind; by 等持 the mind held in equilibrium; by 奢摩他, i.e. 止息 to stay the breathing. It is described as concentration of the mind (upon an object). The aim is 解脫, mukti, deliverance from all the trammels of life, the bondage of the passions and reincarnations. It may pass from abstraction to ecstasy, or rapture, or trance. Dhyāna 定 represents a simpler form of contemplation; samāpatti 三摩鉢底 a stage further advanced; and samādhi the highest stage of the Buddhist equivalent for Yoga, though Yoga is considered by some as a Buddhist development differing from samādhi. The 翻譯名義 says: 思專 when the mind has been concentrated, then 志一不分 the will is undivided; when 想寂 active thought has been put to rest, then 氣虛神朗 the material becomes etherealized and the spirit liberated, on which 智 knowledge, or the power to know, has free course, and there is no mystery into which it cannot probe. Cf. 智度論 5, 20, 23, 28; 止觀 2; 大乘義章 2, 9, 1 3, 20, etc. There are numerous kinds and degrees of samādhi.

三諦


三谛

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sān dì
    san1 di4
san ti
 santai; sandai
    さんたい; さんだい

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The Three Truths
{Buddh} threefold truth (all things are void; all things are temporary; all things are in the middle state between these two) (in Tendai)
The three dogmas. The "middle" school of Tiantai says 卽空, 卽假. 卽中 i.e. 就是空, 假, 中; (a) by 空śūnya is meant that things causally produced are intheir essential nature unreal (or immaterial) 實空無; (b) 假, though thingsare unreal in their essential nature their derived forms are real; (c) 中;but both are one, being of the one 如 reality. These three dogmas arefounded on a verse of Nāgārjuna's— 因緣所生法, 我說卽是空 亦爲是假名, 亦是中道義 "All causally produced phenomena, I say, areunreal, Are but a passing name, and indicate the 'mean'." There are otherexplanations— the 圓教 interprets the 空 and 假 as 中; the 別教 makes 中 independent. 空 is the all, i.e. the totality of all things, and is spokenof as the 眞 or 實 true, or real; 假 is the differentiation of all thingsand is spoken of as 俗 common, i.e. things as commonly named; 中 is theconnecting idea which makes a unity of both, e.g. "all are but parts of onestupendous whole." The 中 makes all and the all into one whole, unifying thewhole and its parts. 空 may be taken as the immaterial, the undifferentiatedall, the sum of existences, by some as the tathāgatagarbha 如來藏; 假as theunreal, or impermanent, the material or transient form, the temporal thatcan be named, the relative or discrete; 中 as the unifier, which places eachin the other and all in all. The "shallower" 山外 school associated 空 and 中 with the noumenal universe as opposed to the phenomenal and illusoryexistence represented by 假. The "profounder" 山内 school teaches that allthree are aspects of the same.

中道

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zhōng dào
    zhong1 dao4
chung tao
 nakamichi
    なかみち

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The Middle Way
road through the middle; middle road; (place-name, surname) Nakamichi
The 'mean' has various interpretations. In general it denotes the mean between two extremes, and has special reference to the mean between realism and nihilism, or eternal substantial existence and annihilation; this 'mean' is found in a third principle between the two, suggesting the idea of a realm of mind or spirit beyond the terminology of 有 or 無, substance or nothing, or, that which has form, and is therefore measurable and ponderable, and its opposite of total non-existence. See 中論. The following four Schools define the term according to their several scriptures: the 法相 School describes it as the 唯識, v. 唯識中道; the 三論 School as the 八不 eight negations, v. 三論; the Tiantai as 實相 the true reality; and the Huayan as the 法界 dharmadhātu. Four forms of the Mean are given by the 三論玄義.

体術

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 taijutsu
    たいじゅつ

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Tai Jutsu
classical form of martial art

化身

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huà shēn
    hua4 shen1
hua shen
 keshin
    けしん

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Avatar
incarnation; reincarnation; embodiment (of abstract idea); personification
(n,vs,adj-no) {Buddh} incarnation; impersonation; personification; avatar
nirmāṇakāya, 應身, 應化身; 變化身 The third characteristic or power of the trikāya 三身, a Buddha's metamorphosic body, which has power to assume any shape to propagate the Truth. Some interpret the term as connoting pan-Buddha, that all nature in its infinite variety is the phenomenal 佛身 Buddha-body. A narrower interpretation is his appearance in human form expressed by 應身, while 化身 is used for his manifold other forms of appearances.

十戒

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shí jiè
    shi2 jie4
shih chieh
 jukkai
    じゅっかい

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Ten Commandments
the ten commandments (religion)
(1) (Buddhist term) the 10 precepts; (2) Ten Commandments; Decalogue; Decalog; (surname) Jukkai
Śikṣāpada. The ten prohibitions (in Pāli form) consist of five commandments for the layman: (1) not to destroy life 不殺生 pāṇātipātāveramaṇi; (2) not to steal 不倫盜 adinnādānāver; (3) not to commit adultery 不婬慾 abrahmacaryaver.; (4) not to lie 不妄語musāvādāver.; (5) not to take intoxicating liquor 不飮酒 suramereyya-majjapamādaṭṭhānāver. Eight special commandments for laymen consist of the preceding five plus: (6) not to eat food out of regulated hours 不非時食 vikāla-bhojanāver.; (7) not to use garlands or perfumes 不著華鬘好香塗身 mālā- gandha-vilepana-dhāraṇa-maṇḍana-vibhūṣanaṭṭhānā; (8) not to sleep on high or broad beds (chastity) 不坐高廣大牀 uccāsayanā-mahāsayanā. The ten commandments for the monk are the preceding eight plus: (9) not to take part in singing, dancing, musical or theatrical performances, not to see or listen to such 不歌舞倡伎不往觀聽 nacca-gīta-vādita-visūkadassanāver.; (10) to refrain from acquiring uncoined or coined gold, or silver, or jewels 不得捉錢金銀寶物 jātarūpa-rajata-paṭīggahaṇāver. Under the Māhayāna these ten commands for the monk were changed, to accord with the new environment of the monk, to the following: not to kill, not to steal, to avoid all unchastity, not to lie, not to slander, not to insult, not to chatter, not to covet, not to give way to anger, to harbour no scepticism.

四諦


四谛

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sì dì
    si4 di4
ssu ti
 shitai
    したい

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Four Noble Truths (Buddhism)
the Four Noble Truths (Budd.), covered by the acronym 苦集滅道|苦集灭道[ku3 ji2 mie4 dao4]: all life is suffering 苦[ku3], the cause of suffering is desire 集[ji2], emancipation comes only by eliminating passions 滅|灭[mie4], the way 道[dao4] to emancipation is the Eight-fold Noble Way 八正道[ba1 zheng4 dao4]
{Buddh} (See 苦集滅道) The Four Noble Truths
catvāri-ārya-satyāni; 四聖諦; 四眞諦. The four dogmas, or noble truths, the primary and fundamental doctrines of Śākyamuni, said to approximate to the form of medical diagnosis. They are pain or 'suffering, its cause, its ending, the way thereto; that existence is suffering, that human passion (taṇhā, 欲 desire) is the cause of continued suffering, that by the destruction of human passion existence may be brought to an end; that by a life of holiness the destruction of human passion may be attained'. Childers. The four are 苦, 聚 (or 集), 滅, and 道諦, i. e. duḥkha 豆佉, samudaya 三牟提耶, nirodha 尼棲陀, and mārga 末加. Eitel interprets them (1) 'that 'misery' is a necessary attribute of sentient existence'; (2) that 'the 'accumulation' of misery is caused by the passions'; (3) that 'the 'extinction' of passion is possible; (4) mārga is 'the doctrine of the 'path' that leads to the extinction of passion'. (1) 苦 suffering is the lot of the 六趣 six states of existence; (2) 集 is the aggregation (or exacerbation) of suffering by reason of the passions; (3) 滅 is nirvana, the extinction of desire and its consequences, and the leaving of the sufferings of mortality as void and extinct; (4) 道 is the way of such extinction, i. e. the 八正道 eightfold correct way. The first two are considered to be related to this life, the last two to 出世間 a life outside or apart from the world. The four are described as the fundamental doctrines first preached to his five former ascetic companions. Those who accepted these truths were in the stage of śrāvaka. There is much dispute as to the meaning of 滅 'extinction' as to whether it means extinction of suffering, of passion, or of existence. The Nirvana Sutra 18 says that whoever accepts the four dogmas will put an end to births and deaths 若能見四諦則得斷生死 which does not of necessity mean the termination of existence but that of continued transmigration. v. 滅.

孔雀

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kǒng què
    kong3 que4
k`ung ch`üeh
    kung chüeh
 kujaku; kuzaku; kujaku
    くじゃく; くざく; クジャク

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Peacock
peafowl; peacock
(kana only) peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick); (given name) Kujaku
mayūra, 摩裕羅 a peacock; the latter form is also given by Eitel for Mauriya as 'an ancient city on the north-east frontier of Matipura, the residence of the ancient Maurya (Morya) princes. The present Amrouah near Hurdwar'.

師傅


师傅

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shī fu
    shi1 fu5
shih fu
 shifu
    しふ

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Master / Skilled Worker
master; qualified worker; respectful form of address for older men; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
guardian and tutor of a nobleman's child

推拿

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tuī ná
    tui1 na2
t`ui na
    tui na
 suina
    すいな

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Therapeutic Massage
tui na (form of Chinese manual therapy)
tui na (Chinese massage)

杖道

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 joudou / jodo
    じょうどう

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Jodo
(See 杖術) jōdō; form of martial art using a cane staff

滑稽

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huá jī
    hua2 ji1
hua chi
 kokkei / kokke
    こっけい

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Funny / Humorous
comical; funny; amusing (old pr. [gu3 ji1]); huaji, a form of comedy performance popular in Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) funny; comical; humorous; laughable; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) ridiculous; silly; absurd

舞獅


舞狮

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wǔ shī
    wu3 shi1
wu shih

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Lion Dance
lion dance (traditional Chinese dance form)

蒼穹


苍穹

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cāng qióng
    cang1 qiong2
ts`ang ch`iung
    tsang chiung
 soukyuu / sokyu
    そうきゅう

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Blue Sky
the blue dome of heaven
(form) (See 青空) blue sky; (given name) Soukyū

體術

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 taijutsu
    たいじゅつ

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Tai Jutsu
classical form of martial art

五形拳

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 gokeiken / gokeken
    ごけいけん

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Wu Xing Fist
{MA} Wu Xing Fist; Five Form Fist (Dragon, Snake, Tiger, Crane, Leopard)

八卦掌

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bā guà zhǎng
    ba1 gua4 zhang3
pa kua chang
 hakkeshou / hakkesho
    はっけしょう

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Ba Gua Zhang
baguazhang (a form of Chinese boxing)
{MA} eight trigrams palm; ba gua zhang; pa kua chang

太極拳


太极拳

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tài jí quán
    tai4 ji2 quan2
t`ai chi ch`üan
    tai chi chüan
 taikyokuken
    たいきょくけん

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Tai Chi Chuan / Tai Ji Quan
shadowboxing or Taiji, T'aichi or T'aichichuan; traditional form of physical exercise or relaxation; a martial art
{MA} grand ultimate fist; Tai Chi Chuan

欲しい

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 hoshii / hoshi
    ほしい

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I Want You
(adjective) (1) (See 欲しがる) wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; (adj-i,aux-adj) (2) (kana only) (after the -te form of a verb) I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)

白鶴拳


白鹤拳

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bái hè quán
    bai2 he4 quan2
pai ho ch`üan
    pai ho chüan

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White Crane Fist
Baihequan (Fujian White Crane) martial art form

觀世音


观世音

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guān shì yīn
    guan1 shi4 yin1
kuan shih yin
 Kanzeon
    かんぜおん

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Guan Shi Yin: Protector Of Life
Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion or Goddess of Mercy (Sanskrit Avalokiteśvara)
(out-dated kanji) Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
Regarder of the world's sounds, or cries, the so-called Goddess of Mercy; also known as 觀音; 觀世音善薩; 觀自在 (觀世自在); 觀尹; 光世音 (the last being the older form). Avalokiteśvara, v. 阿 8. Originally represented as a male, the images are now generally those of a female figure. The meaning of the term is in doubt; it is intp. as above, but the term 觀自在 (觀世自在) accords with the idea of Sovereign Regarder and is not associated with sounds or cries. Guanyin is one of the triad of Amida, is represented on his left, and is also represented as crowned with Amida; but there are as many as thirty-three different forms of Guanyin, sometimes with a bird, a vase, a willow wand, a pearl, a 'thousand' eyes and hands, etc., and, when as bestower of children, carrying a child. The island of Putuo (Potala) is the chief centre of Guanyin worship, where she is the protector of all in distress, especially of those who go to sea. There are many sūtras, etc., devoted to the cult, but its provenance and the date of its introduction to China are still in doubt. Chapter 25 of the Lotus Sūtra is devoted to Guanyin, and is the principal scripture of the cult; its date is uncertain. Guanyin is sometimes confounded with Amitābha and Maitreya. She is said to be the daughter of king Śubhavyūha 妙莊王, who had her killed by 'stifling because the sword of the executioner broke without hurting her. Her spirit went to hell; but hell changed into paradise. Yama sent her back to life to save his hell, when she was miraculously transported on a Lotus flower to the island of Poo-too'. Eitel.

莫逆の友

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 bakugyakunotomo
    ばくぎゃくのとも

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Extremely Good Friends
(exp,n) (form) very close friend; bosom friend

オーストリア

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 oosutoria
    オーストリア

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Austria
(place-name) Austria (old kana form)


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    ge4
ko
 tsu
    つ
    ji
    ぢ
    chi
    ち
    ko
    こ
    ka
    か
(classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier); (bound form) individual
(out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (counter) (kana only) counter for the hito-futa-mi counting system (forming hitotsu, futatsu, mitsu, and misoji, yasoji, etc.); (counter) (1) counter for articles; (2) counter for military units; (3) individual; (counter) counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); a noun read using its on-yomi

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zuò
    zuo4
tso
 za
    ざ
seat; base; stand; (archaic) suffix used in a respectful form of address, e.g. 师座|师座[shi1 zuo4]; CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier for buildings, mountains and similar immovable objects
(1) seat; place; (2) position; status; (3) gathering; party; company; atmosphere (of a gathering); (4) stand; pedestal; platform; (5) (hist) trade guild; (suffix) (6) attaches to the names of constellations; (suffix) (7) attaches to the names of theatres, cinemas and theatrical troupes; (suf,ctr) (8) (See 里神楽) counter for theatres, deities, Buddhist images, tall mountains, and satokagura songs; (surname) Za
āsana. A seat; throne; classifier of buildings, etc.

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shì
    shi4
shih
 shiki
    しき
type; form; pattern; style
(n,n-suf) (1) way; style; fashion; method; system; form; type; (2) ceremony; rite; ritual; celebration; (3) wedding (ceremony); (4) equation; formula; expression; (5) (hist) (See 律令) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryō legal codes); (given name) Shoku
Style, shape, fashion, kind.

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xíng
    xing2
hsing
 kei / ke
    けい
to appear; to look; form; shape
(suffix) (1) (See 活用形・かつようけい,三角形・さんかくけい) form; tense; (2) (abbreviation) {gramm} (part of speech tag used in dictionaries) (See 形容詞) adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese); (surname) Kata
Form, figure, appearance, the body.

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    wu4
wu
 mono(p); mon; mono
    もの(P); もん; モノ
(bound form) thing; (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself
(1) thing; object; article; stuff; substance; (2) (as 〜のもの, 〜のもん) one's things; possessions; property; belongings; (3) things; something; anything; everything; nothing; (4) quality; (5) reason; the way of things; (6) (kana only) (formal noun often used as 〜ものだ) used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc.; used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense); used to indicate a general tendency; used to indicate something that should happen; (suffix noun) (7) (kana only) item classified as ...; item related to ...; work in the genre of ...; (suffix noun) (8) cause of ...; cause for ...; (prefix) (9) (もの only) (See 物寂しい・ものさびしい) somehow; somewhat; for some reason; (prefix) (10) (もの only) (See 物珍しい・ものめずらしい) really; truly; (surname) Mono
Thing, things in general, beings, living beings, matters; "substance," cf. 陀羅驃 dravya.


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    ci2
tz`u
    tzu
 shi
    し
word; statement; speech; lyrics; a form of lyric poetry, flourishing in the Song dynasty 宋朝|宋朝[Song4 chao2] (CL:首[shou3])
(1) words; writing; lyrics; (2) (See 填詞) ci (form of Chinese poetry); (3) (See 辞・3) independent word; (female given name) Kotoba
An expression, phrase, word.

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xiàn
    xian4
hsien
 sachiyo
    さちよ
to limit; to restrict; (bound form) limit; bound
(irregular okurigana usage) (1) end; finish; stop; (2) bounds; limits; (3) delivery date (of a futures contract); (4) finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in joruri or kabuki); final performance of the day (in vaudeville); (suf,ctr) (5) counter for slices (esp. thick slices); counter for cuts (e.g. fish, meat); (particle) (6) (kana only) only; just; (7) (kana only) since; after; (8) (kana only) remaining (in a particular state); (personal name) Sachiyo
Limit, boundary, to fix.

俗字

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sú zì
    su2 zi4
su tzu
 zokuji
    ぞくじ
nonstandard form of a Chinese character
informal variant of a Chinese character; popular form of a Chinese character

外形

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wài xíng
    wai4 xing2
wai hsing
 gaikei / gaike
    がいけい
figure; shape; external form; contour
externals; external form

夫子

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fū zǐ
    fu1 zi3
fu tzu
 fuushi / fushi
    ふうし
Master (old form of address for teachers, scholars); (used sarcastically) pedant
(1) (honorific or respectful language) (term of address formerly used in China) teacher; wise man; sage; master; (2) (honorific or respectful language) (See 孔子) Confucius; (3) the person concerned; you; he; she; (female given name) Tsumako

字形

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zì xíng
    zi4 xing2
tzu hsing
 jikei / jike
    じけい
form of a Chinese character; variant of 字型[zi4 xing2]
character style; character form

形式

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xíng shì
    xing2 shi4
hsing shih
 keishiki / keshiki
    けいしき
outer appearance; form; shape; formality; CL:個|个[ge4]
(1) form (as opposed to substance); (2) format; form; style; manner; (3) formality; form; (4) {phil} mode; form; (5) {math} form (bilinear, quadratic, etc.)

形態


形态

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xíng tài
    xing2 tai4
hsing t`ai
    hsing tai
 keitai / ketai
    けいたい
shape; form; pattern; morphology
form; shape; figure

形成

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xíng chéng
    xing2 cheng2
hsing ch`eng
    hsing cheng
 keisei / kese
    けいせい
to form; to take shape
(noun, transitive verb) (1) formation; molding; making (up); taking form; giving form to; (noun, transitive verb) (2) {med} repair (e.g. with plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty

形質


形质

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xíng zhì
    xing2 zhi4
hsing chih
 keishitsu / keshitsu
    けいしつ
form; structure; design
form and nature

律詩


律诗

see styles
lǜ shī
    lu:4 shi1
lü shih
 risshi
    りっし
regular verse; strict poetic form with eight lines of 5, 6 or 7 syllables and even lines rhyming
lüshi; form of Chinese poetry with eight lines of seven or five characters

成形

see styles
chéng xíng
    cheng2 xing2
ch`eng hsing
    cheng hsing
 jōgyō
    せいけい
to take shape; shaping; forming
(noun/participle) (1) cast; mold; mould; casting; molding; moulding; compacting (e.g. in metallurgy); (2) forming; shaping; fashioning
take form

本字

see styles
běn zì
    ben3 zi4
pen tzu
 honji
    ほんじ
original form of a Chinese character
(1) kanji (as opposed to kana); (2) original form of a Chinese character (as opposed to a simplified or abbreviated form); (3) Chinese character from which another Chinese character derives

格式

see styles
gé shì
    ge2 shi4
ko shih
 kakushiki; kyakushiki
    かくしき; きゃくしき
form; specification; format
(1) formality; social rules; (2) social status; social standing; (3) (archaism) (usu. きゃくしき) (See 律令) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryō)

構成


构成

see styles
gòu chéng
    gou4 cheng2
kou ch`eng
    kou cheng
 kousei / kose
    こうせい
to constitute; to form; to compose; to make up; to configure (computing)
(noun, transitive verb) composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization; organisation

波形

see styles
bō xíng
    bo1 xing2
po hsing
 hakei; namigata / hake; namigata
    はけい; なみがた
wave form
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) wavy form; ripply shape; (2) (はけい only) {physics} waveform; (surname) Namigata

消化

see styles
xiāo huà
    xiao1 hua4
hsiao hua
 shouka / shoka
    しょうか
to digest (food); (fig.) to absorb (information etc); to assimilate; to process
(noun, transitive verb) (1) digestion (of food); (noun, transitive verb) (2) digestion (of information); assimilation; thorough understanding; (noun, transitive verb) (3) consumption; absorption; using up; meeting (e.g. a quota); completion; (n,vs,vi) (4) (archaism) (orig. meaning) losing one's form and turning into something else
extinguish

狂言

see styles
kuáng yán
    kuang2 yan2
k`uang yen
    kuang yen
 kyougen / kyogen
    きょうげん
ravings; delirious utterances; kyōgen (a form of traditional Japanese comic theater)
(1) {noh} (See 本狂言,間狂言) kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; (2) {kabuki} kabuki play; kabuki performance; (3) make-believe; ruse; trick

生成

see styles
shēng chéng
    sheng1 cheng2
sheng ch`eng
    sheng cheng
 seisei / sese
    せいせい
to generate; to produce; to form; to be formed; to come into being; to be born with; to be blessed with
(n,vs,vt,vi) creation; generation; formation; derivation; (given name) Seijō
formation

組閣


组阁

see styles
zǔ gé
    zu3 ge2
tsu ko
 sokaku
    そかく
to form a cabinet
(n,vs,vt,vi) formation of a cabinet

結成


结成

see styles
jié chéng
    jie2 cheng2
chieh ch`eng
    chieh cheng
 kessei / kesse
    けっせい
to form; to forge (alliances etc)
(noun, transitive verb) formation; combination; (female given name) Yuna
firmly conclude

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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

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