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    wu2
wu
 non
    のん

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Nothing / Nothingness
not to have; no; none; not; to lack; un-; -less
(1) nothing; naught; nought; nil; zero; (prefix) (2) un-; non-; (prefix) (1) un-; non-; (2) bad ...; poor ...; (female given name) Non
Sanskrit a, or before a vowel an, similar to English un-, in- in a negative sense; not no, none, non-existent, v. 不, 非, 否; opposite of 有.

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kòng
    kong4
k`ung
    kung
 kuu / ku
    くう
to empty; vacant; unoccupied; space; leisure; free time
(1) empty air; sky; (2) {Buddh} shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); emptiness; (3) (abbreviation) (See 空軍) air force; (noun or adjectival noun) (4) fruitlessness; meaninglessness; (noun or adjectival noun) (5) (See 五大・1) void (one of the five elements); (can be adjective with の) (6) {math} empty (e.g. set); (female given name) Ron
śūnya, empty, void, hollow, vacant, nonexistent. śūnyatā, 舜若多, vacuity, voidness, emptiness, non-existence, immateriality, perhaps spirituality, unreality, the false or illusory nature of all existence, the seeming 假 being unreal. The doctrine that all phenomena and the ego have no reality, but are composed of a certain number of skandhas or elements, which disintegrate. The void, the sky, space. The universal, the absolute, complete abstraction without relativity. There are classifications into 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 11, 13, 16, and 18 categories. The doctrine is that all things are compounds, or unstable organisms, possessing no self-essence, i.e. are dependent, or caused, come into existence only to perish. The underlying reality, the principle of eternal relativity, or non-infinity, i.e. śūnya, permeates all phenomena making possible their evolution. From this doctrine the Yogācārya school developed the idea of the permanent reality, which is Essence of Mind, the unknowable noumenon behind all phenomena, the entity void of ideas and phenomena, neither matter nor mind, but the root of both.

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qiàn
    qian4
ch`ien
    chien
 kake
    かけ
to owe; to lack; (literary) to be deficient in; (bound form) yawn; to raise slightly (a part of one's body)
lack; deficiency; vacancy; (1) (kana only) yawn; yawning (and stretching); (2) kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76); (place-name) Kake
To owe: debt; deficient; to bend, bow, yawn, etc.; the Sanskrit sign अ said to imply 大空不可得 space, great and unattainable or immeasurable.

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quē
    que1
ch`üeh
    chüeh
 ken
    けつ
deficiency; lack; scarce; vacant post; to run short of
(out-dated kanji) lack; deficiency; vacancy
Broken; deficient, lacking; a vacancy, a post.

不足

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bù zú
    bu4 zu2
pu tsu
 fusoku
    ふそく
insufficient; lacking; deficiency; not enough; inadequate; not worth; cannot; should not
(n,vs,vi,adj-na) (1) insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; lack; scarcity; deficit; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
dissatisfied

失調


失调

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shī tiáo
    shi1 tiao2
shih t`iao
    shih tiao
 shicchou / shiccho
    しっちょう
imbalance; to become dysfunctional; to lack proper care (after an illness etc)
(1) lack of harmony; lack of balance; lack of coordination; malfunction; (2) {med} ataxia

睡眠不足

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shuì mián bù zú
    shui4 mian2 bu4 zu2
shui mien pu tsu
 suiminbusoku
    すいみんぶそく
lack of sleep; sleep deficit
lack of sleep; sleep deprivation


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kuì
    kui4
k`uei
    kuei
 hitsu
to lack; lacking; empty; exhausted
deficiencies

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zhuó
    zhuo2
cho
to join together; to lack; narrow and shallow


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bei
    bei5
pei
 bai
    ばい
modal particle indicating lack of enthusiasm; modal particle indicating that things should only or can only be done a certain way
song; (surname) Bai
pāṭha; pāṭhaka; read, recite, intone, chant, hymns in praise of Buddha; 唄匿 is erroneously said to transliterate the Sanskrit root vi-ne and to be the same as 婆陟 (or 婆師), but these are bhāṣa.

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duǎn
    duan3
tuan
 mijika
    みじか
short; brief; to lack; weak point; fault
(pref,suf) short; brief; (personal name) Iyama
short

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zuì
    zui4
tsui
 tsumi
    つみ
guilt; crime; fault; blame; sin
(n,adj-na,adj-no) (1) crime; sin; wrongdoing; indiscretion; (2) penalty; sentence; punishment; (3) fault; responsibility; culpability; (noun or adjectival noun) (4) thoughtlessness; lack of consideration
That which is blameworthy and brings about bad karma; entangled in the net of wrong-doing; sin, crime.

ボケ

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 boke
    ボケ
(n,suf) (1) (kana only) idiot; fool; touched in the head (from); out of it (from); space case; (2) (kana only) funny man (of a comedy duo); (in comedy) silly or stupid line; (3) Alzheimer's (impol); (kana only) bokeh; blur; lack of focus; unsharpness; (kana only) Japanese quince (Chaenomeles speciosa); flowering quince; (place-name) Boke (Guinea)

七慢

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qī màn
    qi1 man4
ch`i man
    chi man
 shichiman
The seven pretensions or arrogances 慢 asserting superiority over inferiors and equality with equals, 過慢 superiority over equals and equality with superiors, 慢過慢 superiority over manifest superiors, 我慢 egotism or overweening pride, 增上慢 vaunting assertion of possessing the Truth, 卑慢 vaunting one's inferiority (or false humility), and 邪慢 vaunting lack of virtue for virtue.

不乏

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bù fá
    bu4 fa2
pu fa
there is no lack of

不備


不备

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bù bèi
    bu4 bei4
pu pei
 fubi
    ふび
unprepared; off guard
(n,adj-na,adj-no) (1) defect; deficiency; imperfection; inadequacy; lack; (expression) (2) (valediction of a letter) Yours in haste
not equipped

不孝

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bù xiào
    bu4 xiao4
pu hsiao
 fukou(p); fukyou / fuko(p); fukyo
    ふこう(P); ふきょう
unfilial
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) undutifulness to one's parents; lack of filial piety; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) (ふきょう only) (archaism) (See 八虐) (the crime of) cursing one's parents; (noun or adjectival noun) (3) (ふきょう only) (archaism) disowning one's child
unfilial

不徳

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 futoku
    ふとく
(noun or adjectival noun) lack of virtue; immorality; vice; depravity; unworthiness

不慚


不惭

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bù cán
    bu4 can2
pu ts`an
    pu tsan
 fuzan
lack of conscience

不才

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bù cái
    bu4 cai2
pu ts`ai
    pu tsai
 fusai
    ふさい
untalented; I; me (humble)
lack of talent; incompetency

不敏

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bù mǐn
    bu4 min3
pu min
 fubin
    ふびん
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) slowness; inertness; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) inability; lack of talent; dullness; stupidity
not clever

不整

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 fusei / fuse
    ふせい
(noun - becomes adjective with の) irregularity; unevenness; asymmetry; lack of uniformity

不斉

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 fusei / fuse
    ふせい
(noun - becomes adjective with の) irregularity; unevenness; asymmetry; lack of uniformity

不明

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bù míng
    bu4 ming2
pu ming
 fumei / fume
    ふめい
not clear; unknown; to fail to understand
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) unclear; obscure; indistinct; uncertain; ambiguous; (adj-no,suf) (2) unknown; unidentified; (3) ignorance; lack of wisdom; lack of insight; (female given name) Fumi
unclear

不許


不许

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bù xǔ
    bu4 xu3
pu hsü
 fukyo
    ふきょ
not to allow; must not; can't
(See 不許可) no permission; lack of approval
not assented to

冷漠

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lěng mò
    leng3 mo4
leng mo
cold and detached towards sb; lack of regard; indifference; neglect

失真

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shī zhēn
    shi1 zhen1
shih chen
to lack fidelity; (signal) distortion

妄挙

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 boukyo / bokyo
    ぼうきょ
unreasonable actions; lack of discrimination

守株

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 shushu
    しゅしゅ
(noun, transitive verb) lack of innovation; stupidity

平手

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píng shǒu
    ping2 shou3
p`ing shou
    ping shou
 hirate
    ひらて
(sports) draw; tie
(1) palm; open hand; (2) {shogi} playing on equal terms; lack of handicap; (surname) Hirade

憋氣


憋气

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biē qì
    bie1 qi4
pieh ch`i
    pieh chi
to hold one's breath; to feel suffocated (for lack of air); choked with bottled-up resentment

或缺

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huò quē
    huo4 que1
huo ch`üeh
    huo chüeh
to lack; to do without

拋荒


抛荒

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pāo huāng
    pao1 huang1
p`ao huang
    pao huang
to lie idle (of arable land); fig. rusty because of lack of practice

暈け

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 boke; boke
    ぼけ; ボケ
(kana only) blur; lack of focus; unsharpness

曚昧

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méng mèi
    meng2 mei4
meng mei
 mōmai
    もうまい
(out-dated kanji) (noun or adjectival noun) ignorance; (lack of) enlightenment or civilization (civilisation); unenlightened; uncivilized; uncivilised
ignorance of the mind

欠く

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 kaku
    かく
(transitive verb) (1) to chip; to nick; to break; to crack; (2) to lack

欠如

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 ketsujo
    けつじょ
(n,vs,vi) lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation

欠落

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 ketsuraku
    けつらく
(n,vs,vi) lack; absence; omission

毫無


毫无

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háo wú
    hao2 wu2
hao wu
not in the least; to completely lack

流会

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 ryuukai / ryukai
    りゅうかい
(n,vs,vi) cancelling a meeting; adjournment of a meeting (due to lack of attendance)

浅才

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 sensai
    せんさい
incompetence; lack of ability

湿る

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 shimeru(p); shitoru
    しめる(P); しとる
(v5r,vi) (1) to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; (v5r,vi) (2) (しめる only) (often as 湿って or 湿った) to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits; to feel depressed

無人


无人

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wú rén
    wu2 ren2
wu jen
 mujin(p); bunin; munin
    むじん(P); ぶにん; むにん
unmanned; uninhabited
(adj-no,n) (1) (ant: 有人) unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; deserted; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) (ぶにん, むにん only) (むにん only adj-no) shorthandedness; lack of help; (given name) Mujin
absence of individual existence

無序


无序

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wú xù
    wu2 xu4
wu hsü
disorderly; irregular; lack of order

無後


无后

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wú hòu
    wu2 hou4
wu hou
 mugo
to lack male offspring
nothing after

無恆


无恒

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wú héng
    wu2 heng2
wu heng
 mu gō
to lack patience
inconstant

無慚


无惭

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wú cán
    wu2 can2
wu ts`an
    wu tsan
 muzan
    むざん
(noun or adjectival noun) cruelty; atrocity; cold-bloodedness; tragedy; misery
ahrīka, without shame, shameless.

無断

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 mudan
    むだん
(n,n-pref) (1) absence of permission; lack of permission; (n,n-pref) (2) absence of (advance) notice; lack of notice

無策

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 musaku
    むさく
(n,adj-no,adj-na) lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means

無著


无着

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wú zhuó
    wu2 zhuo2
wu cho
 muchaku
    むちゃく
(of income etc) to be unassured; to lack a reliable source
(person) Asanga (approx. 310-390 CE)
Unattached, not in bondage to anything. Name of Asaṅga, brother of Vasubandhu, and others.

無行


无行

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wú xíng
    wu2 xing2
wu hsing
 mugyō
lack of practices

無雪

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 musetsu
    むせつ
(1) (rare) disappearance of snow (i.e. due to melting); (2) (rare) lack of snow (i.e. snow not falling)

甘え

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 amae
    あまえ
(See 甘える・あまえる) lack of self-reliance; depending on others

發紺


发绀

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fā gàn
    fa1 gan4
fa kan
cyanosis (blue skin due to lack of oxygen in blood)

白紙

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 hakushi(p); shirakami
    はくし(P); しらかみ
(1) white paper; flyleaf; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) blank paper; (3) clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; (4) (See 白紙に戻す) scratch; beginning; (surname) Shirakami

皆無


皆无

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jiē wú
    jie1 wu2
chieh wu
 kaimu
    かいむ
(adj-na,adj-no,n) nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
all lack...

眩暈


眩晕

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xuàn yùn
    xuan4 yun4
hsüan yün
 memai
    めまい
    genun
    げんうん
vertigo; dizziness; fainting; feeling of swaying, head spinning, lack of balance or floating (e.g. from a stroke); Taiwan pr. [xuan4 yun1]
(n,vs,adj-no) (kana only) dizziness; giddiness; vertigo

矇昧

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 moumai / momai
    もうまい
(out-dated kanji) (noun or adjectival noun) ignorance; (lack of) enlightenment or civilization (civilisation); unenlightened; uncivilized; uncivilised

短欠

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duǎn qiàn
    duan3 qian4
tuan ch`ien
    tuan chien
to fall short in one's payments; to lack; to be short of

窩工


窝工

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wō gōng
    wo1 gong1
wo kung
(of workers) to have no work to do; to be underutilized (due to lack of supplies, poor organization by management etc)

缺乏

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quē fá
    que1 fa2
ch`üeh fa
    chüeh fa
to lack; to be short of

缺失

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quē shī
    que1 shi1
ch`üeh shih
    chüeh shih
lack; deficiency; shortcoming; flaw; defect; to be deficient; to lack

缺少

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quē shǎo
    que1 shao3
ch`üeh shao
    chüeh shao
lack; shortage of; shortfall; to be short (of); to lack

缺糧


缺粮

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quē liáng
    que1 liang2
ch`üeh liang
    chüeh liang
to lack food supplies

缺角

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quē jiǎo
    que1 jiao3
ch`üeh chiao
    chüeh chiao
(of a square shape, such as a house plan) to have a corner missing; (fig.) to lack something; missing piece

缺貨


缺货

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quē huò
    que1 huo4
ch`üeh huo
    chüeh huo
lack of supplies; unavailable goods

脫銷


脱销

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tuō xiāo
    tuo1 xiao1
t`o hsiao
    to hsiao
to sell out; to run out (of supplies); deficient; lack of supplies

腐る

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 kusaru
    くさる
(v5r,vi) (1) to rot; to go bad; to decay; to spoil; to fester; to decompose; to turn sour (e.g. milk); (v5r,vi) (2) to corrode; to weather; to crumble; (v5r,vi) (3) to become useless; to blunt; to weaken (from lack of practice); (v5r,vi) (4) to become depraved; to be degenerate; to be morally bankrupt; to be corrupt; (v5r,vi) (5) (See 気が腐る・きがくさる) to be depressed; to be dispirited; to feel discouraged; to feel down; (aux-v,v5r) (6) (kana only) (ksb:) (after the -masu stem of a verb; indicates scorn or disdain for another's action) (See やがる) to have the audacity to; to be bastard enough to; (v5r,vi) (7) (archaism) to lose a bet; (v5r,vi) (8) (archaism) to be drenched; to become sopping wet

菲才

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 hisai
    ひさい
lack of ability; incompetence; incapacity

落籍

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luò jí
    luo4 ji2
lo chi
 rakuseki
    らくせき
to settle in (a place); to take up permanent residence; (literary) to strike sb's name from a register
(noun/participle) (1) lack of registration (in the census register); (noun/participle) (2) (See 身請け) buying a geisha or prostitute her contractual freedom

蒙昧

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méng mèi
    meng2 mei4
meng mei
 moumai / momai
    もうまい
uncultured; uncivilized; God-forsaken; ignorant; illiterate
(noun or adjectival noun) ignorance; (lack of) enlightenment or civilization (civilisation); unenlightened; uncivilized; uncivilised

要否

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 youhi / yohi
    ようひ
necessity (or lack thereof)

貧乏


贫乏

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pín fá
    pin2 fa2
p`in fa
    pin fa
 hinbō
    びんぼう
impoverished; lacking; deficient; limited; meager; impoverishment; lack; deficiency
(noun or adjectival noun) poverty; destitute; poor
poor

貧困


贫困

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pín kùn
    pin2 kun4
p`in k`un
    pin kun
 hinkon
    ひんこん
impoverished; poverty
(n,adj-na,adj-no) (1) poverty; penury; need; destitution; (n,adj-na,adj-no) (2) shortage; lack; want

違紀


违纪

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wéi jì
    wei2 ji4
wei chi
lack of discipline; to break a rule; to violate discipline; to breach a principle

酣暢


酣畅

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hān chàng
    han1 chang4
han ch`ang
    han chang
unrestrained; cheerful lack of inhibition, esp. for drinking or sleeping; to drink with abandon

酸欠

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 sanketsu
    さんけつ
(abbreviation) (See 酸素欠乏) oxygen deficiency; oxygen shortage; lack of oxygen

金欠

see styles
 kinketsu
    きんけつ
(colloquialism) having no money; lack of money

闕く

see styles
 kaku
    かく
(transitive verb) (1) to chip; to nick; to break; to crack; (2) to lack

隔膜

see styles
gé mó
    ge2 mo2
ko mo
 kakumaku
    かくまく
diaphragm (anatomy); distant (socially aloof); divided by lack of mutual comprehension; nonexpert
partition; diaphragm

難民


难民

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nàn mín
    nan4 min2
nan min
 nanmin
    なんみん
refugee
(1) refugee; displaced person; (suffix noun) (2) (See 買い物難民) person inconvenienced by (lack of something, etc.); person unable to satisfactorily (marry, shop, etc.); person who is stuck (in a place or situation)

非器

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fēi qì
    fei1 qi4
fei ch`i
    fei chi
 hiki
    ひき
(archaism) inability; incapability; lack of calibre
A vessel unfit for Buddha or Buddhism, e.g. a woman's body, which is unclean, v. Lotus Sutra 提襲 chapter 12.

非才

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 hisai
    ひさい
lack of ability; incompetence; incapacity

黄口

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 koukou / koko
    こうこう
(in ref. to the yellow beak of a chick) greenhorn; youthfulness and lack of experience

あっそ

see styles
 asso
    あっそ
(interjection) (usu. indicates a lack of interest) (See ふん・1) oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm

おま語

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 omago
    おまご
(net-sl) (abbr. of お前の国にも売ってやる、ただしお前の国の言語抜きで) (See おま国) lack of Japanese language support for Japanese-made content (esp. video games)

くすみ

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 kusumi
    くすみ
(noun - becomes adjective with の) dullness (esp. of the skin); lack of luster; dirt; soil; contamination; (female given name) Kusumi

不信仰

see styles
 fushinkou / fushinko
    ふしんこう
lack of faith; unbelief; impiety; infidelity

不信任

see styles
 fushinnin
    ふしんにん
non-confidence; lack of confidence

不勉強

see styles
 fubenkyou / fubenkyo
    ふべんきょう
idleness; lack of application; lazy study habits

不器用

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 bukiyou / bukiyo
    ぶきよう
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) clumsy; awkward; unskillfulness; lack of ability; (2) tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); gauche; (3) (archaism) mean; cowardly; base

不器量

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 bukiryou / bukiryo
    ぶきりょう
    fukiryou / fukiryo
    ふきりょう
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) ugliness; homeliness; (2) lack of ability; incompetence

不均一

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 fukinitsu
    ふきんいつ
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) lack of uniformity; unevenness; inequality; disproportion; (can act as adjective) (2) {chem} heterogeneous; nonuniform

不均等

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 fukintou / fukinto
    ふきんとう
(noun or adjectival noun) lack of uniformity; unevenness; imbalance; inequality; disproportion

不均衡

see styles
 fukinkou / fukinko
    ふきんこう
(noun or adjectival noun) imbalance; lack of balance; lopsidedness; disproportion; inequality; disparity

不存在

see styles
 fusonzai
    ふそんざい
(noun - becomes adjective with の) non-existence; absence; lack

不意気

see styles
 buiki
    ぶいき
(noun or adjectival noun) vulgarity; lack of refinement

不揃い

see styles
 fuzoroi
    ふぞろい
    fusoroi
    ふそろい
(noun or adjectival noun) unevenness; irregularity; lack of uniformity

不熱心

see styles
 funesshin
    ふねっしん
(noun or adjectival noun) indifference; lack of enthusiasm; inattentiveness

不統一

see styles
 futouitsu / futoitsu
    ふとういつ
(noun or adjectival noun) lack of unity; inconsistency; disharmony

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

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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

This dictionary uses the EDICT and CC-CEDICT dictionary files.
EDICT data is the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, and is used in conformance with the Group's license.

Chinese Buddhist terms come from Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms by William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous. This is commonly referred to as "Soothill's'". It was first published in 1937 (and is now off copyright so we can use it here). Some of these definitions may be misleading, incomplete, or dated, but 95% of it is good information. Every professor who teaches Buddhism or Eastern Religion has a copy of this on their bookshelf. We incorporated these 16,850 entries into our dictionary database ourselves (it was lot of work).



Combined, these cover 1,007,753 Japanese, Chinese, and Buddhist characters, words, idioms, names, placenames, and short phrases.

Just because a word appears here does not mean it is appropriate for a tattoo, your business name, etc. Please consult a professional before doing anything stupid with this data.

We do offer Chinese and Japanese Tattoo Services. We'll also be happy to help you translate something for other purposes.

No warranty as to the correctness, potential vulgarity, or clarity is expressed or implied. We did not write any of these definitions (though we occasionally act as a contributor/editor to the CC-CEDICT project). You are using this dictionary for free, and you get what you pay for.

The following titles are just to help people who are searching for an Asian dictionary to find this page.

Japanese Kanji Dictionary

Free Asian Dictionary

Chinese Kanji Dictionary

Chinese Words Dictionary

Chinese Language Dictionary

Japanese Chinese Dictionary