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僧 see styles |
sēng seng1 seng sou / so そう |
More info & calligraphy: Sangha / Order of Monks(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. |
定 see styles |
dìng ding4 ting jou / jo じょう |
More info & calligraphy: Samadhi(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. |
理 see styles |
lǐ li3 li ri り |
More info & calligraphy: Science(1) reason; principle; logic; (2) {Buddh} (See 事・じ) general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (3) the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism); (given name) Wataru siddhānta; hetu. Ruling principle, fundamental law, intrinsicality, universal basis, essential element; nidāna, reason; pramāṇa, to arrange, regulate, rule, rectify. |
禪 禅 see styles |
shàn shan4 shan yuzuri ゆずり |
More info & calligraphy: Zen / Chan / Meditation(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. |
蕭 萧 see styles |
xiāo xiao1 hsiao shou / sho しょう |
More info & calligraphy: Siu(1) Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps, Artemisia indica var. maximowiczii); (2) general term for plants in the Artemisia genus; mugwort; sagebrush; wormwood; (surname) Shou gloomy |
金 see styles |
jīn jin1 chin kin きん |
More info & calligraphy: Gold / Metal(1) gold (metal); (2) (See 金色) gold (color); (3) gold (medal); first place (prize); (noun - becomes adjective with の) (4) something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); (5) money; gold coin; (6) (written before an amount of money) sum (of money); (7) (abbreviation) (See 金曜) Friday; (n,ctr) (8) karat (measure of purity of gold); carat; (9) (See 五行・1) metal (fourth phase of Wu Xing); (10) (hist) Jin dynasty (of China; 1115-1234); Chin dynasty; Jurchen dynasty; (11) (abbreviation) {shogi} (See 金将) gold general; (12) (abbreviation) (colloquialism) (See 金玉) testicles; (surname) Kimu; Kim hiraṇya, 伊爛拏 which means cold, any precious metal, semen, etc.; or 蘇伐刺 suvarṇa, which means "of a good or beautiful colour", "golden", "yellow", "gold", "a gold coin", etc. The Chinese means metal, gold, money. |
銀 银 see styles |
yín yin2 yin ginji ぎんじ |
More info & calligraphy: Silver(out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) silver (Ag); (2) silver coin; money; (3) silver medal; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (4) silver colour; silver color; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) silver (Ag); (2) silver coin; money; (3) silver medal; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (4) silver colour; silver color; (5) (shogi) (abbreviation) silver general; (out-dated kanji) (1) money; (2) metal; (personal name) Ginji rūpya. Silver; money. |
鬼 see styles |
guǐ gui3 kuei oni(p); ki おに(P); き |
More info & calligraphy: Ghost Demon(1) ogre; demon; oni; (2) (See 亡魂) spirit of a deceased person; (3) (おに only) ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); (4) (おに only) (See 鬼ごっこ・おにごっこ) it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); (5) (き only) {astron} (See 二十八宿,朱雀・すざく・2) Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (prefix) (6) (おに only) (slang) (See 超・1) very; extremely; super-; (surname) Miniwa preta 薜荔多, departed, dead; a disembodied spirit, dead person, ghost; a demon, evil being; especially a 餓鬼 hungry ghost. They are of many kinds. The Fan-i ming i classifies them as poor, medium, and rich; each again thrice subdivided: (1) (a) with mouths like burning torches; (b) throats no bigger than needles; (c) vile breath, disgusting to themselves; (2) (a) needle-haired, self-piercing; (b) hair sharp and stinking; (c) having great wens on whose pus they must feed. (3) (a) living on the remains of sacrifices; (b) on leavings in general; (c) powerful ones, yakṣas, rākṣasas, piśācas, etc. All belong to the realm of Yama, whence they are sent everywhere, consequently are ubiquitous in every house, lane, market, mound, stream, tree, etc. |
中道 see styles |
zhōng dào zhong1 dao4 chung tao nakamichi なかみち |
More info & calligraphy: The Middle WayThe '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. |
印度 see styles |
yìn dù yin4 du4 yin tu indo いんど |
More info & calligraphy: India(ateji / phonetic) (kana only) India; (place-name) India 印特伽; 身毒; 賢豆; 天竺 Indu (meaning 'moon' in Sanskrit), Hindu, Sindhu; see also 信度 and 閻浮 India in general. In the Tang dynasty its territory is described as extending over 90, 000 li in circuit, being bounded on three sides by the sea; north it rested on the Snow mountains 雪山, i. e. Himālayas; wide at the north, narrowing to the south, shaped like a half-moon; it contained over seventy kingdoms, was extremely hot, well watered and damp; from the centre eastwards to 震旦 China was 58, 000 li; and the same distance southwards to 金地國, westwards to 阿拘遮國, and northwards to 小香山阿耨達. |
將軍 将军 see styles |
jiāng jun jiang1 jun1 chiang chün |
More info & calligraphy: Chinese or Korean Army General |
岳飛 岳飞 see styles |
yuè fēi yue4 fei1 yüeh fei gakuhi がくひ |
More info & calligraphy: Yue Fei(personal name) Gakuhi |
張飛 张飞 see styles |
zhāng fēi zhang1 fei1 chang fei chouhi / chohi ちょうひ |
More info & calligraphy: Zhang Fei(personal name) Chōhi |
智慧 see styles |
zhì huì zhi4 hui4 chih hui tomoe ともえ |
More info & calligraphy: Wisdom(1) wisdom; wit; sagacity; sense; intelligence; (2) (Buddhist term) prajna (insight leading to enlightenment); (female given name) Tomoe jñāna as 智 knowledge and prajñā as 慧 discernment, i.e. knowledge of things and realization of truth; in general knowledge and wisdom; but sometimes implying mental and moral wisdom. |
瑜伽 see styles |
yú jiā yu2 jia1 yü chia yuga ゆが |
More info & calligraphy: Yoga{Buddh} (See ヨーガ) yoga; (surname) Yuga yoga; also 瑜誐; 遊迦; a yoke, yoking, union, especially an ecstatic union of the individual soul with a divine being, or spirit, also of the individual soul with the universal soul. The method requires the mutual response or relation of 境, 行, 理, 果 and 機; i.e. (1) state, or environment, referred to mind; (2) action, or mode of practice; (3) right principle; (4) results in enlightenment; (5) motivity, i.e. practical application in saving others. Also the mutual relation of hand, mouth, and mind referring to manifestation, incantation, and mental operation; these are known as 瑜伽三密, the three esoteric (means) of Yoga. The older practice of meditation as a means of obtaining spiritual or magical power was distorted in Tantrism to exorcism, sorcery, and juggling in general. |
菩薩 菩萨 see styles |
pú sà pu2 sa4 p`u sa pu sa bosatsu(p); bosachi(ok) ぼさつ(P); ぼさち(ok) |
More info & calligraphy: Bodhisattva(n,n-suf) (1) {Buddh} bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha; (n,n-suf) (2) High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court); (n,n-suf) (3) (See 本地垂迹説) title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory; (surname) Mizoro bodhisattva, cf. 菩提薩埵. While the idea is not foreign to Hīnayāna, its extension of meaning is one of the chief marks of Mahāyāna. 'The Bodhisattva is indeed the characteristic feature of the Mahāyāna.' Keith. According to Mahāyāna the Hinayanists, i.e. the śrāvaka and pratyekabuddha, seek their own salvation, while the bodhisattva's aim is the salvation of others and of all. The earlier intp. of bodhisattva was 大道心衆生 all beings with mind for the truth; later it became 大覺有情 conscious beings of or for the great intelligence, or enlightenment. It is also intp. in terms of leadership, heroism, etc. In general it is a Mahayanist seeking Buddhahood, but seeking it altruistically; whether monk or layman, he seeks enlightenment to enlighten others, and he will sacrifice himself to save others; he is devoid of egoism and devoted to helping others. All conscious beings having the Buddha-nature are natural bodhisattvas, but require to undergo development. The mahāsattva is sufficiently advanced to become a Buddha and enter nirvāṇa, but according to his vow he remains in the realm of incarnation to save all conscious beings. A monk should enter on the arduous course of discipline which leads to Bodhisattvahood and Buddhahood. |
關羽 关羽 see styles |
guān yǔ guan1 yu3 kuan yü |
More info & calligraphy: Guan Yu |
麒麟 see styles |
qí lín qi2 lin2 ch`i lin chi lin kirin きりん |
More info & calligraphy: Kirin / Giraffe / Mythical Creature(1) (kana only) giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); (2) qilin (Chinese unicorn); (3) Kirin (brand of beer); (surname, female given name) Kirin Male and female unicorns; the qilin in general. |
蘇萊曼 苏莱曼 see styles |
sū lái màn su1 lai2 man4 su lai man |
More info & calligraphy: Sulaiman |
馬歇爾 马歇尔 see styles |
mǎ xiē ěr ma3 xie1 er3 ma hsieh erh |
More info & calligraphy: Marchelle |
一般 see styles |
yī bān yi1 ban1 i pan ippan いっぱん |
same; ordinary; so-so; common; general; generally; in general (adj-no,n) (1) general; universal; (adj-no,n) (2) (ant: 特殊) ordinary; average; common; non-celebrity; (adj-no,n) (3) (archaism) the same; no different; (just) as if same |
大凡 see styles |
dà fán da4 fan2 ta fan ooyoso おおよそ |
generally; in general (adverb) (1) (kana only) about; roughly; approximately; (2) (kana only) generally; on the whole; as a rule; (3) (kana only) completely; quite; entirely; altogether; totally; not at all (with neg. verb); (noun - becomes adjective with の) (4) (kana only) outline; gist |
大概 see styles |
dà gài da4 gai4 ta kai taigai たいがい |
roughly; probably; rough; approximate; about; general idea (adverb) (1) generally; mainly; usually; normally; mostly; for the most part; (adj-no,adv,n) (2) nearly all; almost all; most; (3) gist; summary; outline; main idea; (n,adj-no,adv) (4) (See 大概にする) staying within bounds; not overdoing (something); not getting carried away; not going too far; being moderate; (adverb) (5) probably; perhaps; in all likelihood; (adverb) (6) considerably; greatly; really |
大略 see styles |
dà lüè da4 lu:e4 ta lu:e tairyaku たいりゃく |
a broad outline; the general idea; roughly (1) outline; summary; gist; (n,adv) (2) roughly; generally; approximately; (3) (obsolete) great ingenuity; excellent resourcefulness roughly |
大赦 see styles |
dà shè da4 she4 ta she taisha たいしゃ |
amnesty; general pardon amnesty; general pardon; (male given name) Daijirō |
常識 常识 see styles |
cháng shí chang2 shi2 ch`ang shih chang shih joushiki / joshiki じょうしき |
common sense; general knowledge; CL:門|门[men2] common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice; social etiquette |
普通 see styles |
pǔ tōng pu3 tong1 p`u t`ung pu tung futsuu / futsu ふつう |
common; ordinary; general; average (adj-no,adj-na) (1) normal; ordinary; regular; usual; common; average; (adverb) (2) normally; ordinarily; usually; generally; commonly; (3) (abbreviation) (See 普通列車) local train; train that stops at every station Universal, reaching everywhere, common to all. |
普遍 see styles |
pǔ biàn pu3 bian4 p`u pien pu pien fuhen ふへん |
universal; general; widespread; common (adj-no,n,vs) universal; general; ubiquitous; omnipresent 普循 Universal, everywhere, on all sides. |
概況 概况 see styles |
gài kuàng gai4 kuang4 kai k`uang kai kuang gaikyou / gaikyo がいきょう |
general situation; summary outlook; general situation |
概論 概论 see styles |
gài lùn gai4 lun4 kai lun gairon がいろん |
outline; introduction; survey; general discussion (noun/participle) introduction; outline; general remarks |
總覽 总览 see styles |
zǒng lǎn zong3 lan3 tsung lan souran / soran そうらん |
a general overview (out-dated kanji) (n,vs,adj-no) guide; general survey; conspectus; comprehensive bibliography |
通例 see styles |
tōng lì tong1 li4 t`ung li tung li tsuurei / tsure つうれい |
general rule; standard practice (noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) custom; general rule; convention; (adverb) (2) usually; generally; normally; as a rule |
通則 通则 see styles |
tōng zé tong1 ze2 t`ung tse tung tse tsuusoku / tsusoku つうそく |
general rule; general principle general rule; common rule; common provisions; (personal name) Michinori |
一般性 see styles |
yī bān xìng yi1 ban1 xing4 i pan hsing ippansei / ippanse いっぱんせい |
general; generality generality |
幹事長 干事长 see styles |
gàn shi zhǎng gan4 shi5 zhang3 kan shih chang kanjichou / kanjicho かんじちょう |
secretary-general chief secretary (usu. of a party); secretary-general |
一般原則 一般原则 see styles |
yī bān yuán zé yi1 ban1 yuan2 ze2 i pan yüan tse ippangensoku いっぱんげんそく |
general principle general principles; broad principles |
普通教育 see styles |
pǔ tōng jiào yù pu3 tong1 jiao4 yu4 p`u t`ung chiao yü pu tung chiao yü futsuukyouiku / futsukyoiku ふつうきょういく |
general education general education |
事 see styles |
shì shi4 shih ji じ |
matter; thing; item; work; affair; CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1],回[hui2] {Buddh} (See 理・2) individual concrete phenomenon (as opposed to a general principle); (male given name) Tsutomu artha 日迦他 (迦 being an error for 遏); affair, concern, matter; action, practice; phenomena; to serve. It is 'practice' or the thing, affair, matter, in contrast with 理 theory, or the underlying principle. |
仕 see styles |
shì shi4 shih shi し |
to serve as an official; an official; the two chess pieces in Chinese chess guarding the "general" or "king" 將|将[jiang4] official; civil service; (given name) Tsukou |
公 see styles |
gōng gong1 kung kou / ko こう |
public; collectively owned; common; international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar); make public; fair; just; Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]; honorable (gentlemen); father-in-law; male (animal) (1) (See 私) public affair; government matter; the state; the government; the public; (n,n-suf) (2) duke; prince; (suffix) (3) (after the name of a high-ranking person) Sir; Lord; (suffix) (4) (after a person, animal, etc.) familiar or derogatory suffix; (given name) Hiromu Public, general, official; a duke, grandparent, gentleman; just, fair. |
共 see styles |
gòng gong4 kung domo ども |
common; general; to share; together; total; altogether; abbr. for 共產黨|共产党[Gong4 chan3 dang3], Communist party (suffix) (1) (humble language) (kana only) first-person plural (or singular); (suffix) (2) (derogatory term) (kana only) second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to); (given name) Tomoni All altogether, both, same, in common. |
受 see styles |
shòu shou4 shou ju じゅ |
to receive; to accept; to suffer; subjected to; to bear; to stand; pleasant; (passive marker); (LGBT) bottom {Buddh} (See 五蘊,十二因縁) vedana (sensation); (place-name) Uke To receive, be, bear; intp. of vedana, 'perception,' 'knowledge obtained by the senses, feeling, sensation.' M. W. It is defined as mental reaction to the object, but in general it means receptivity, or sensation; the two forms of sensation of physical and mental objects are indicated. It is one of the five skandhas; as one of the twelve nidānas it indicates the incipient stage of sensation in the embryo. |
宗 see styles |
zōng zong1 tsung sou / so そう |
school; sect; purpose; model; ancestor; clan; to take as one's model (in academic or artistic work); classifier for batches, items, cases (medical or legal), reservoirs (1) (rare) origin; source; (2) (rare) virtuous ancestor; (given name) Motoi Ancestors, ancestral; clan; class, category. kind; school, sect; siddhānta, summary, main doctrine, syllogism, proposition, conclusion, realization. Sects are of two kinds: (1) those founded on principles having historic continuity, as the twenty sects of the Hīnayāna, the thirteen sects of China, and the fourteen sects of Japan: (2) those arising from an individual interpretation of the general teaching of Buddhism, as the sub-sects founded by Yongming 永明 (d. 975), 法相宗, 法性宗, 破相宗, or those based on a peculiar interpretation of one of the recognized sects, as the Jōdo-shinshū 淨土眞宗 found by Shinran-shōnin. There are also divisions of five, six, and ten, which have reference to specific doctrinal differences. Cf. 宗派. |
将 see styles |
shou / sho しょう |
commander; general; leader; (given name) Masaru |
巾 see styles |
jīn jin1 chin kin きん |
towel; general purpose cloth; women's headcovering (old); Kangxi radical 50 napkin; cloth; (surname) Haba |
帥 帅 see styles |
shuài shuai4 shuai sochi; sotsu そち; そつ |
(bound form) commander-in-chief; (bound form) to lead; to command; handsome; graceful; dashing; elegant; (coll.) cool!; sweet!; (Chinese chess) general (on the red side, equivalent to a king in Western chess) (See 大宰府) director of the Dazaifu; (given name) Tsukasa |
常 see styles |
cháng chang2 ch`ang chang toko とこ |
always; ever; often; frequently; common; general; constant (prefix) constant; unchanging; eternal; (female given name) Hisashi nitya; śāśvata. Prolonged, constant, always, unceasing, permanent, perpetual, ever, eternal; normal, ordinary, regular. |
幕 see styles |
mù mu4 mu maku まく |
curtain or screen; canopy or tent; headquarters of a general; act (of a play) (1) curtain; (n,ctr) (2) act (in a play); (3) falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); (4) end; close; (5) case; occasion; role (to play); part; place; (6) {sumo} (See 幕内) makuuchi; top division; (surname) Maku |
廓 see styles |
kuò kuo4 k`uo kuo kuruwa くるわ |
(bound form) extensive; vast; (bound form) outline; general shape; (bound form) to expand; to extend (1) district; quarter; (2) enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; (3) red-light district; (pref,suf) (4) wide and empty; (surname) Kuruwa Wide, spacious, open, vacant. |
摠 see styles |
zǒng zong3 tsung sō |
general; in every case; to hold to roll up |
時 时 see styles |
shí shi2 shih doki どき |
o'clock; time; when; hour; season; period (suffix noun) (1) (after noun or -masu stem of verb) (See 食事時) time for ...; time to ...; (suffix noun) (2) (See 売り時) good time to ...; opportunity to ...; (suffix noun) (3) (See 花見時) season; (surname) Tozaki Time, hour, period; constantly; as kāla, time in general, e.g. year, month, season, period; as samaya, it means kṣaṇa, momentary, passing; translit. ji. |
普 see styles |
pǔ pu3 p`u pu fu ふ |
general; popular; everywhere; universal (abbreviation) (See 普通預金・2) ordinary bank account; (personal name) Fukatsu viśva; universal, all; pervasive, ubiquitous; translit. po, pa, pu. |
概 see styles |
gài gai4 kai gai がい |
(bound form) general; approximate; without exception; categorically; (bound form) bearing; deportment (1) appearance; look; aspect; (2) (rare) (See 気概・きがい) strong spirit; mettle; (personal name) Kaiji strickle |
泛 see styles |
fàn fan4 fan hiroshi ひろし |
(bound form) general; non-specific; extensive; pan-; to flood; (literary) to float about; to be suffused with (a color, emotion, odor etc) (given name) Hiroshi generalization |
物 see styles |
wù 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. |
琴 see styles |
qín qin2 ch`in chin kin きん |
guqin 古琴[gu3 qin2] (a type of zither); musical instrument in general qin (7-stringed Chinese zither); guqin; (female given name) Kotomi lute |
略 see styles |
lüè lu:e4 lu:e ryaku りゃく |
brief; sketchy; outline; summary; to omit; (bound form before a single-character verb) a bit; somewhat; slightly; plan; strategy; to capture (territory) (n,n-suf) (1) abbreviation; omission; (2) outline; gist; (3) plan; strategy; scheme To mark off, define: abridge, outline, sketch; summarize in general; rather, somewhat. |
総 see styles |
zǒng zong3 tsung sou / so そう |
Japanese variant of 總|总 (prefix) whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.); (personal name) Nobu |
總 总 see styles |
zǒng zong3 tsung souzaki / sozaki そうざき |
general; overall; to sum up; in every case; always; invariably; anyway; after all; eventually; sooner or later; surely; (after a person's name) abbr. for 總經理|总经理[zong3 jing1 li3] or 總編|总编[zong3 bian1] etc (surname) Souzaki sādhāraṇa. Altogether, all, whole, general; certainly. |
芔 see styles |
huì hui4 hui |
a general term for plants |
蒿 see styles |
hāo hao1 hao yomogi よもぎ |
celery wormwood (Artemisia carvifolia); to give off; to weed (1) Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps, Artemisia indica var. maximowiczii); (2) general term for plants in the Artemisia genus; mugwort; sagebrush; wormwood |
蓬 see styles |
péng peng2 p`eng peng yomogi よもぎ |
fleabane (family Asteraceae); disheveled; classifier for luxuriant plants, smoke, ashes, campfires: clump, puff (1) Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps, Artemisia indica var. maximowiczii); (2) general term for plants in the Artemisia genus; mugwort; sagebrush; wormwood; (surname, female given name) Yomogi mugwort or raspberry found growing sporadically among hemp |
量 see styles |
liàng liang4 liang ryou / ryo りょう |
capacity; quantity; amount; to estimate; abbr. for 量詞|量词[liang4 ci2], classifier (in Chinese grammar); measure word (n,n-suf) (1) quantity; amount; volume; capacity; portion (of food); (2) (See 度量・1) generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; (3) pramana (means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge; in Indian philosophy); (surname, female given name) Ryō pramāṇa. Measure, capacity, length, ability; to measure, deliberate; a syllogism in logic, v. 比量. A syllogism, consisting of 宗 pratijñā, proposition; 因 hetu, reason; 喩 udāharaṇa, example; but the syllogism varies in the number of its avayava, or members. There are other divisions from 2 to 6, e.g. 現量 and 比量 direct or sense inferences, and comparative or logical inferences; to these are added 聖教量 arguments based on authority; 譬喩量 analogy; 義准 postulation, or general assent; and 無體 negation, or non-existence. |
鳷 see styles |
zhī zhi1 chih |
general term for jay; Garrulus lidthi |
ＧＥ see styles |
jiiii / jii ジーイー |
(company) General Electric; GE; (c) General Electric; GE |
ＧＭ see styles |
jiiemu / jiemu ジーエム |
(company) General Motors; GM; (c) General Motors; GM |
一体 see styles |
ittai いったい |
(adverb) (1) (before an interrogative, forms an emphatic question) (what) the heck; (why) in the world; (who) on earth; (2) one object; one body; unity; (3) one form; one style; (4) one Buddhist image (or carving, etc.); (n,adv) (5) (See 一体に) generally; in general |
一将 see styles |
isshou / issho いっしょう |
{mil} general; (given name) Kazumasa |
一普 see styles |
yī pǔ yi1 pu3 i p`u i pu ippu |
A company; a general assembly of monks in a monastery. |
一渡 see styles |
ichiwatari いちわたり |
(adverb) briefly; in general; roughly; from beginning to end; through (e.g. glancing, flipping); (surname) Ichiwatari |
一財 see styles |
ichizai いちざい |
(abbreviation) (See 一般財団法人・いっぱんざいだんほうじん) general incorporated foundation |
万屋 see styles |
yorozuya よろずや |
(1) general merchant; (2) Jack of all trades; (surname) Yorozuya |
三品 see styles |
sān pǐn san1 pin3 san p`in san pin mihin みひん |
(surname) Mihin The general meaning is 上, 中, 下 superior, medium, inferior. |
三照 see styles |
sān zhào san1 zhao4 san chao sanshō |
The three shinings; the sun first shining on the hill-tops, then the valleys and plains. So, according to Tiantai teaching of the Huayan sūtra, the Buddha's doctrine had three periods of such shining: (a) first, he taught the Huayan sūtra, transforming his chief disciples into bodhisattvas; (b) second, the Hīnayāna sūtras in general to śrāvakas and pratyeka-buddhas in the Lumbinī garden; (c) third, the 方等 sūtras down to the 涅槃經 for all the living. See the 六十華嚴經 35, where the order is five, i.e. bodhisattvas, pratyekabuddhas, śrāvakas, lay disciples, and all creatures. |
三觀 三观 see styles |
sān guān san1 guan1 san kuan sangan |
The three studies, meditations, or insights. The most general group is that of Tiantai: (a) 空觀 study of all as void, or immaterial; (b) 假觀 of all as unreal, transient, or temporal; (c) 中觀 as the via media inclusive of both. The Huayan group is 眞空觀, 理事無礙觀 and 周遍含容觀, see 華嚴經:法界觀. The 南山 group is 性空觀, 相空觀, and 唯識觀. The 慈恩 group is 有觀, 空觀 and 中觀. |
上將 上将 see styles |
shàng jiàng shang4 jiang4 shang chiang |
general; admiral; air chief marshal |
上達 上达 see styles |
shàng dá shang4 da2 shang ta joutatsu / jotatsu じょうたつ |
to reach the higher authorities (n,vs,vi) (1) improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; (n,vs,vt,vi) (2) (See 上通) (ant: 下達) communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank; (given name) Jōtatsu excellent |
不覺 不觉 see styles |
bù jué bu4 jue2 pu chüeh fukaku |
unconsciously Unenlightened, uncomprehending, without 'spiritual' insight, the condition of people in general, who mistake the phenomenal for the real, and by ignorance beget karma, reaping its results in the mortal round of transmigration; i. e. people generally. |
世人 see styles |
shì rén shi4 ren2 shih jen sejin; yohito せじん; よひと |
people (in general); people around the world; everyone the people; the public; the world people of the world |
並て see styles |
nabete なべて |
(irregular okurigana usage) (adverb) (kana only) in general; generally; usually |
中将 see styles |
chuujou / chujo ちゅうじょう |
{mil} lieutenant general; vice-admiral; (place-name) Chuujō |
中將 中将 see styles |
zhōng jiàng zhong1 jiang4 chung chiang |
lieutenant general; vice admiral; air marshal See: 中将 |
中軍 see styles |
chuugun / chugun ちゅうぐん |
centrally placed troops (usu. under general's direct command); (surname) Chuugun |
中辦 中办 see styles |
zhōng bàn zhong1 ban4 chung pan |
General Office of the Central Committee of the CCP (abbr. for 中共中央辦公廳|中共中央办公厅[Zhong1 gong4 Zhong1 yang1 Ban4 gong1 ting1]) |
丹瑞 see styles |
dān ruì dan1 rui4 tan jui |
General Than Shwe (1933-), Myanmar army officer and politician, leader of the military junta 1992-2011 |
主旨 see styles |
zhǔ zhǐ zhu3 zhi3 chu chih shushi しゅし |
gist; main idea; general tenor; one's judgment meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect |
事變 事变 see styles |
shì biàn shi4 bian4 shih pien |
incident; unforeseen event; events (in general) |
二教 see styles |
èr jiào er4 jiao4 erh chiao nikyō |
Dual division of the Buddha's teaching. There are various definitions: (1) Tiantai has (a) 顯教 exoteric or public teaching to the visible audience, and (b) 密教 at the same time esoteric teaching to an audience invisible to the other assembly. (2) The 眞言 Shingon School by "exoteric" means all the Buddha's preaching, save that of the 大日經 which it counts esoteric. (3) (a) 漸教 and (b) 頓教 graduated and immediate teaching, terms with various uses, e.g. salvation by works Hīnayāna, and by faith, Mahāyāna, etc.; they are applied to the Buddha's method, to the receptivity of hearers and to the teaching itself. (4) Tiantai has (a) 界内教 and (b) 界外教 teachings relating to the 三界 or realms of mortality and teachings relating to immortal realms. (5) (a) 半字教 and (b) 滿字教 Terms used in the Nirvāṇa sūtra, meaning incomplete word, or letter, teaching and complete word teaching, i.e. partial and complete, likened to Hīnayāna and Mahāyāna. (6) (a) 捃收教 and (b) 扶律談常教 of the Nirvāṇa sūtra, (a) completing those who failed to hear the Lotus; (b) "supporting the law, while discoursing on immortality," i.e. that the keeping of the law is also necessary to salvation. (7) Tiantai's division of (a) 偏教 and (b) 圓教 the partial teaching of the 藏, 通, and schools as contrasted with the perfect teaching of the 圓 school. (8) Tiantai's division of (a) 構教 and (6) 實教 temporary and permanent, similar to the last two. (9) (a) 世間教 The ordinary teaching of a moral life here; (b) 出世間教 the teaching of Buddha-truth of other-worldly happiness in escape from mortality. (10) (a) 了義教 the Mahāyāna perfect or complete teaching, and (b) 不了義教 Hīnayāna incompleteness. (11) The Huayan division of (a) 屈曲教 indirect or uneven teaching as in the Lotus and Nirvāṇa sūtras, and (b) 平道教 direct or levelled up teaching as in the Huayan sūtra. (12) The Huayan division of (a) 化教 all the Buddha's teaching for conversion and general instruction, and (b) 制教 his rules and commandments for the control and development of his order. |
五乘 see styles |
wǔ shèng wu3 sheng4 wu sheng gojō |
The five vehicles conveying to the karma reward which differs according to the vehicle: they are generally summed up as (1) 入乘 rebirth among men conveyed by observing the five commandments; (2) 天乘 among the devas by the ten forms of good action; (3) 聲聞乘 among the śrāvakas by the four noble truths; (4) 緣覺乘 among pratyekabuddhas by the twelve nidānas; (5) 菩薩乘 among the Buddhas and bodhisattvas by the six pāramitās 六度 q. v. Another division is the various vehicles of bodhisattvas; pratyekabuddhas; śrāvakas; general; and devas-and-men. Another is Hīnayāna Buddha, pratyekabuddhas, śrāvakas, the gods of the Brahma heavens, and those of the desire-realm. Another is Hīnayāna ordinary disciples: śrāvakas: pratyekabuddhas; bodhisattvas; and the one all-inclusive vehicle. And a sixth, of Tiantai, is for men; devas; śrāvakas-cum-pratyekabuddhas; bodhisattvas: and the Buddha-vehicle. The esoteric cult has: men, corresponding with earth; devas, with water: śrāvakas, with fire: pratyekabuddhas, with wind; and bodhisattvas, with 空 the 'void'. |
什器 see styles |
shí qì shi2 qi4 shih ch`i shih chi juuki / juki じゅうき |
various kinds of everyday utensils utensil; appliance; furniture things in general |
什寶 什宝 see styles |
shí bǎo shi2 bao3 shih pao jūhō |
things in general |
什物 see styles |
shí wù shi2 wu4 shih wu juumotsu / jumotsu じゅうもつ |
furniture; fixtures; utensil; treasure Things (in general), oddments. |
代将 see styles |
daishou / daisho だいしょう |
brigadier general; commodore |
任安 see styles |
rén ān ren2 an1 jen an |
Ren An (-c. 90 BC), Han Dynasty general, also called Ren Shaoqing 任少卿 |
伯顏 伯颜 see styles |
bà yán ba4 yan2 pa yen |
Bayan (name); Bayan of the Baarin (1236-1295), Mongol Yuan general under Khubilai Khan, victorious over the Southern Song 1235-1239; Bayan of the Merkid (-1340), Yuan dynasty general and politician |
佛身 see styles |
fó shēn fo2 shen1 fo shen busshin |
buddhakāya, a general term for the trikāya, or threefold embodiment of Buddha. There are numerous categories or forms of the buddhakāya. |
你我 see styles |
nǐ wǒ ni3 wo3 ni wo |
you and I; everyone; all of us (in society); we (people in general) |
侍者 see styles |
shì zhě shi4 zhe3 shih che jisha じしゃ |
attendant; waiter attendant; valet; altar boy; acolyte An attendant, e. g. as Ānanda was to the Buddha; assistants in general, e. g. the incense-assistant in a temple. |
信度 see styles |
xìn dù xin4 du4 hsin tu Shindo |
Sindhu, Sindh, Scinde, 辛頭 the country of 信度河 the Indus, one of the 'four great rivers.' Sindhu is a general name for India, but refers especially to the kingdom along the banks of the river Indus, whose capital was Vichavapura. |
偏將 偏将 see styles |
piān jiàng pian1 jiang4 p`ien chiang pien chiang |
deputy general |
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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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