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miào
    miao4
miao
 myou / myo
    みょう

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Clever / Superb / Wonderful
clever; wonderful
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) strange; weird; odd; curious; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) wonder; mystery; miracle; excellence; (noun or adjectival noun) (3) cleverness; adroitness; knack; skill; (surname) Myō
su, sat, mañju, sūkṣma. Wonderful, beautiful, mystic, supernatural, profound, subtle, mysterious. su means good, excellent, surpassing, beautiful, fine, easy. sat means existing, real, good. mañju means beautiful, lovely, charming. Intp. in Chinese as 不可思議 beyond thought or discussion; 絕待 special, outstanding; 無比 incomparable; 精微深遠 subtle and profound.

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 yuzuru
    ゆずる

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Zen / Chan / Meditation
(1) (Buddhist term) dhyana (profound meditation); (2) (abbreviation) Zen (Buddhism); (female given name) Yuzuru


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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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    mo4
mo
 moku

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Silence
silent; to write from memory
Dark, secret, silent, profound.

幽玄

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yōu xuán
    you1 xuan2
yu hsüan
 yuugen / yugen
    ゆうげん

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Mysterious
(noun or adjectival noun) mysterious profundity; quiet beauty; the subtle and profound; yūgen; (personal name) Yūgen
subtle

深刻

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shēn kè
    shen1 ke4
shen k`o
    shen ko
 misa
    みさ

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Intense / Serious / Deep / Profound
profound; deep; deep-going
(noun or adjectival noun) serious; severe; grave; acute; (female given name) Misa

入木三分

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rù mù sān fēn
    ru4 mu4 san1 fen1
ju mu san fen

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Profound / Powerful Words
written in a forceful hand; penetrating; profound

寧靜致遠


宁静致远

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níng jìng zhì yuǎn
    ning2 jing4 zhi4 yuan3
ning ching chih yüan

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Tranquility Yields Transcendence
tranquility yields transcendence (idiom); quiet life of profound study; cf Still waters run deep.

鏡花水月


镜花水月

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jìng huā shuǐ yuè
    jing4 hua1 shui3 yue4
ching hua shui yüeh
 kyoukasuigetsu / kyokasuigetsu
    きょうかすいげつ

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Flower in the Mirror, Moon on Water
lit. flowers in a mirror and the moon reflected in the lake (idiom); fig. an unrealistic rosy view; viewing things through rose-tinted spectacles; also written 水月鏡花|水月镜花
(yoji) flowers reflected on a mirror and the moon reflected on the water's surface; something that is visible but having no substance; the subtle and profound beauty of poems that cannot be described in words

深厚

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shēn hòu
    shen1 hou4
shen hou
 shinkou; jinkou / shinko; jinko
    しんこう; じんこう
deep; profound
(noun or adjectival noun) (form) deeply sincere; profound; heartfelt
deep-rooted

深遠


深远

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shēn yuǎn
    shen1 yuan3
shen yüan
 shinen
    しんえん
far-reaching; profound and long-lasting
(noun or adjectival noun) profound; deep; unfathomable; esoteric
profound

深重

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shēn zhòng
    shen1 zhong4
shen chung
 jinjuu; shinchou / jinju; shincho
    じんじゅう; しんちょう
very serious; grave; profound
(adjectival noun) profound; weighty; deep; serious; grave
deep and grave

深長


深长

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shēn cháng
    shen1 chang2
shen ch`ang
    shen chang
 fukosa
    ふこさ
profound (meaning, implications etc)
(noun or adjectival noun) profound; (place-name) Fukosa

意味深長


意味深长

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yì wèi shēn cháng
    yi4 wei4 shen1 chang2
i wei shen ch`ang
    i wei shen chang
 imishinchou / imishincho
    いみしんちょう
profound; significant; meaningful
(noun or adjectival noun) (yoji) with profound (often hidden) meaning; being suggestive; pregnant with significance

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míng
    ming2
ming
 mei / me
    めい
dark; deep; stupid; the underworld
(female given name) Mei
Darkness, obscurity; deep. Hades; used chiefly in the sense of 無知 ignorance, profound, secret, invisible, e.g. as opposed to 顯 open, manifest.

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chōng
    chong1
ch`ung
    chung
 fukashi
    ふかし
(surname) Fukashi
profound

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hòu
    hou4
hou
 makoto
    まこと
thick; deep or profound; kind; generous; rich or strong in flavor; to favor; to stress
(suffix) thickness; (given name) Makoto
thick

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yòu
    you4
yu
 yutaka
    ゆたか
to forgive; to help; profound
(given name) Yutaka

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wēi
    wei1
wei
 honoka
    ほのか
tiny; miniature; slightly; profound; abtruse; to decline; one millionth part of; micro-; Taiwan pr. [wei2]
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) minuteness; (numeric) (2) one millionth; (female given name) Honoka
sūkṣma. Minute, small, slight; abstruse, subtle; disguised; not; used in the sense of a molecule seven times larger than 極微 an atom; translit. vi, bi.

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chén
    chen2
ch`en
    chen
 jin
to submerge; to immerse; to sink; to keep down; to lower; to drop; deep; profound; heavy
sink

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    wu4
wu
abstruse; profound

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shēn
    shen1
shen
 fukami
    ふかみ
(lit. and fig.) deep
(ateji / phonetic) (prefix) (1) (honorific or respectful language) august; (2) beautiful; (n,n-suf) growing late; latening; (female given name) Fukami
Deep, profound, abstruse.


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yuān
    yuan1
yüan
 buchi
    ぶち
deep pool; deep; profound
(1) deep pool; deep water; abyss; (2) depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death); (surname) Buchi
abyss

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ào
    ao4
ao
 oku
    おく
deep bay; cove; harbor
open sea; (personal name) Oku
The south-west corner of a hall where the lares were kept; secluded, deep, profound, mysterious.

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shú
    shu2
shu
 munekazu
    むねかず
ripe; mature; thoroughly cooked; done; familiar; acquainted; experienced; skilled; (of sleep etc) deep; profound; also pr. [shou2]
(adj-na,adv) (kana only) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) completely; really; thoroughly; deeply; severely; intently; (personal name) Munekazu
Ripe.

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xuán
    xuan2
hsüan
 fukashi
    ふかし
black; mysterious
(given name) Fukashi
Dark, sombre, black; abstruse, obscure, deep, profound; hence it is used to indicate Daoism, and was afterwards adopted by the Buddhists.

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yǎo
    yao3
yao
 you / yo
    よう
(literary) deep; profound; dim (variant of 杳[yao3])
(female given name) Yō


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diào
    diao4
tiao
(literary) distant; deep; profound

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miǎo
    miao3
miao
profound; remote

三心

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sān xīn
    san1 xin1
san hsin
 sanshin
    さんしん
(given name) Sanshin
The three minds, or hearts; various groups are given: (1) Three assured ways of reaching the Pure Land, by (a) 至誠心 perfect sincerity; (b) 深 profound resolve for it; (c) 廻向接發願心 resolve on demitting one's merits to others. (2) (a) 根本心 The 8th or ālaya-vijñāna mind, the storehouse, or source of all seeds of good or evil; (b) 依本 the 7th or mano-vijñāna mind, the mediating cause of all taint; (c) 起事心 the ṣaḍāyatana-vijñāna mind, the immediate influence of the six senses. (3) (a) 入心 (b) 住心 (c) 出心 The mind entering into a condition, staying there, departing. (4) A pure, a single, and an undistracted mind. There are other groups.

五智

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wǔ zhì
    wu3 zhi4
wu chih
 gochi
    ごち
(place-name, surname) Gochi
The five kinds of wisdom of the 眞言宗 Shingon School. Of the six elements 六大 earth, water, fire, air (or wind), ether (or space) 曇空, and consciousness (or mind 識 ), the first five form the phenomenal world, or Garbhadhātu, the womb of all things 胎藏界, the sixth is the conscious, or perceptive, or wisdom world, the Vajradhātu 金剛界, sometimes called the Diamond realm. The two realms are not originally apart, but one, and there is no consciousness without the other five elements. The sixth element, vijñāna, is further subdivided into five called the 五智 Five Wisdoms: (1) 法界體性智 dharmadhātu-prakṛti-jñāna, derived from the amala-vijñāna, or pure 識; it is the wisdom of the embodied nature of the dharmadhātu, defined as the six elements, and is associated with Vairocana 大日, in the centre, who abides in this samādhi; it also corresponds to the ether 空 element. (2) 大圓鏡智 adarśana-jñāna, the great round mirror wisdom, derived from the ālaya-vijñāna, reflecting all things; corresponds to earth, and is associated with Akṣobhya and the east. (3) 平等性智 samatā-jñāna, derived from mano-vijñāna, wisdom in regard to all things equally and universally; corresponds to fire, and is associated with Ratnasaṃbhava and the south. (4) 妙觀察智 pratyavekṣaṇa-jñāna, derived from 意識, wisdom of profound insight, or discrimination, for exposition and doubt-destruction; corresponds to water, and is associated with Amitābha and the west. (5) 成所作智 kṛtyānuṣṭhāna-jñāna, derived from the five senses, the wisdom of perfecting the double work of self-welfare and the welfare of others; corresponds to air 風 and is associated with Amoghasiddhi and the north. These five Dhyāni-Buddhas are the 五智如來. The five kinds of wisdom are the four belonging to every Buddha, of the exoteric cult, to which the esoteric cult adds the first, pure, all-refecting, universal, all-discerning, and all-perfecting.

優奧


优奥

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yōu ào
    you1 ao4
yu ao
 uō
excellent and profound

冥思

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míng sī
    ming2 si1
ming ssu
 myōshi
冥慮 The unfathomable thought or care of the buddhas and bodhisattvas, beyond the realization of men.

冥慮


冥虑

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míng lǜ
    ming2 lv4
ming lü
 myōryo
profound thought

十恩

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shí ēn
    shi2 en1
shih en
 jūon
Ten kinds of the Buddha's grace: his (1) initial resolve to universalize (his salvation); (2) self-sacrifice (in previous lives); (3) complete altruism; (4) his descent into all the six states of existence for their salvation; (5) relief of the living from distress and mortality; (6) profound pity; (7) revelation of himself in human and glorified form; (8) teaching in accordance with the capacity of his hearers, first hīnayāna, then māhayāna doctrine; (9) revealing his nirvāṇa to stimulate his disciples; (10) pitying thought for all creatures, in that dying at 80 instead of at 100 he left twenty years of his own happiness to his disciples; and also the tripiṭaka for universal salvation.

厚み

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 atsumi
    あつみ
thickness; profound; (surname) Atsumi

厚味

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 atsumi
    あつみ
thickness; profound; (surname) Atsumi

厚重

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hòu zhòng
    hou4 zhong4
hou chung
 atsue
    あつえ
thick; heavy; thickset (body); massive; generous; extravagant; profound; dignified
(female given name) Atsue

又玄

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yòu xuán
    you4 xuan2
yu hsüan
 yū gen
even more profound

四智

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sì zhì
    si4 zhi4
ssu chih
 shichi
The four forms of wisdom of a Buddha according to the 法相 Dharmalakṣana school: (1) 大圓鏡智 the great mirror wisdom of Akṣobhya; (2) 平等性智 the universal wisdom of Ratnaketu; (3) 妙觀察智 the profound observing wisdom of Amitābha; (4) 成所作智 the perfecting wisdom of Amoghasiddhi. There are various other groups.

天機


天机

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tiān jī
    tian1 ji1
t`ien chi
    tien chi
 tenki
    てんき
mystery known only to heaven (archaic); inscrutable twist of fate; fig. top secret
(1) secret of nature; profound secret; (2) disposition; character; nature; (3) emperor's health; emperor's well-being
Natural capacity; the nature bestowed by Heaven.

奧妙


奥妙

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ào miào
    ao4 miao4
ao miao
marvelous; mysterious; profound; marvel; wonder
See: 奥妙

妙中

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miào zhōng
    miao4 zhong1
miao chung
 taenaka
    たえなか
(surname) Taenaka
The profound medium (madhya); the universal life essence, the absolute, the bhūtatathatā which expresses the unity of all things, i.e. the doctrine held by Tiantai as distinguished from the 別教 which holds the madhya doctrine but emphasizes the dichotomy of the 空 transcendental and 假 phenomenal.

妙假

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miào jiǎ
    miao4 jia3
miao chia
 myōke
The profound meaning of phenomena of Tiantai, that they are the bhūtatathatā (e.g. water and wave) as distinguished from the 別教 view; cf. 妙中.

妙因

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miào yīn
    miao4 yin1
miao yin
 myōin
The profound cause, the discipline of the bodhisattva, i.e. chastity, and the six pāramitās, etc., as producing the Buddha-fruit.

妙宗

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miào zōng
    miao4 zong1
miao tsung
 myōshū
Profound principles; the Lotus school.

妙心

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miào xīn
    miao4 xin1
miao hsin
 myōshin
The mind or heart wonderful and profound beyond human thought. According to Tiantai the 別教 limited this to the mind 眞心 of the Buddha, while the 圓教 universalized it to include the unenlightened heart 妄心 of all men.

妙教

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miào jiào
    miao4 jiao4
miao chiao
 myōkyō
Admirable, profound teaching; i.e. that of the Lotus Sutra.

妙無


妙无

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miào wú
    miao4 wu2
miao wu
 myōmu
asat, the mystery of non-existence.

妙玄

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miào xuán
    miao4 xuan2
miao hsüan
 myougen / myogen
    みょうげん
(surname) Myōgen
Wonderful and profound; an abbreviation for妙法蓮華經玄義 the Tiantai commentary on the Lotus Sutra.

妙行

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miào xíng
    miao4 xing2
miao hsing
 myoukou / myoko
    みょうこう
(female given name) Myōkou
The profound act by which a good karma is produced, e.g. faith; v. 一行一切行.

孤愁

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 koshuu / koshu
    こしゅう
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (form) profound loneliness; deep loneliness

幽婉

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 yuuen / yuen
    ゆうえん
(noun or adjectival noun) modest and beautiful; profound and elegant

幽微

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yōu wēi
    you1 wei1
yu wei
 yuubi / yubi
    ゆうび
faint; subtle (of sound, scent etc); profound; mysterious; dim
(adjectival noun) dim; indistinct

幽艶

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 yuuen / yuen
    ゆうえん
(noun or adjectival noun) modest and beautiful; profound and elegant

幽邃

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yōu suì
    you1 sui4
yu sui
 yuusui / yusui
    ゆうすい
profound and unfathomable
(noun or adjectival noun) retired and quiet; secluded
an unfathomably deep (place)

幽雅

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yōu yǎ
    you1 ya3
yu ya
 yuuga / yuga
    ゆうが
serene and elegant (of a place); ethereal (of music)
(noun or adjectival noun) profound elegance; refinement; (given name) Yūga

感得

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gǎn dé
    gan3 de2
kan te
 kantoku
    かんとく
(noun, transitive verb) (1) (profound) realization; awareness; appreciation; becoming (spiritually) awakened (to); (noun, transitive verb) (2) one's faith being transmitted to a deity and one's wish then being granted; (noun, transitive verb) (3) (archaism) obtaining (something) unexpectedly
to attain

極覺


极觉

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jí jué
    ji2 jue2
chi chüeh
 gokkaku
Profound enlightenment, utmost awareness.

沉痛

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chén tòng
    chen2 tong4
ch`en t`ung
    chen tung
grief; remorse; deep in sorrow; bitter (anguish); profound (condolences)

沉邃

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chén suì
    chen2 sui4
ch`en sui
    chen sui
deep and profound

洪淵


洪渊

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hóng yuān
    hong2 yuan1
hung yüan
vast and profound

深い

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 fukai
    ふかい
(adjective) (1) (ant: 浅い・1) deep; (adjective) (2) profound; (adjective) (3) dense; thick; (adjective) (4) close (relationship); (adjective) (5) intense; strong; (adjective) (6) late

深事

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shēn shì
    shen1 shi4
shen shih
 shin ji
profound matter

深奥

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shēn ào
    shen1 ao4
shen ao
 shinou / shino
    しんおう
(1) depths (of an art, one's mind, etc.); heart; inner mysteries; (adjectival noun) (2) profound; deep; esoteric; abstruse
深妙; 深密; 深秘 Deep, profound, abstruse.

深奧


深奥

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shēn ào
    shen1 ao4
shen ao
profound; abstruse; recondite; profoundly
See: 深奥

深妙

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shēn miào
    shen1 miao4
shen miao
 jinmyō
profound

深定

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shēn dìng
    shen1 ding4
shen ting
 jinjou / jinjo
    じんじょう
(given name) Jinjō
profound concentration

深密

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shēn mì
    shen1 mi4
shen mi
 shinmitsu
dense; thick
profound [teaching]

深廣


深广

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shēn guǎng
    shen1 guang3
shen kuang
 shinkō
deep and wide; vast; profound (influence etc)
deeply and broadly

深心

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shēn xīn
    shen1 xin1
shen hsin
 shinshin
A mind profoundly engrossed (in Buddha-truth, or thought, or illusion, etc. ).

深意

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 shini
    しんい
deep or profound meaning

深慧

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shēn huì
    shen1 hui4
shen hui
 shin'e
profound wisdom

深智

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shēn zhì
    shen1 zhi4
shen chih
 michi
    みち
(female given name) Michi
Profound knowledge or wisdom.

深沉

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shēn chén
    shen1 chen2
shen ch`en
    shen chen
deep; profound; (of a person) reserved; undemonstrative; (of a voice, sound etc) deep; low-pitched

深法

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shēn fǎ
    shen1 fa3
shen fa
 jinbō
(深法門) Profound truth, or method.

深深

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shēn shēn
    shen1 shen1
shen shen
 fukabuka
    ふかぶか
    shinshin
    しんしん
deep; profound
(adverb taking the "to" particle) very deeply; (adj-t,adv-to) (1) silent (esp. of the passing of the night); (2) piercing (cold)

深理

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shēn lǐ
    shen1 li3
shen li
 miri
    みり
(female given name) Miri
Profound principle, law, or truth.

深甚

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 shinjin
    しんじん
(adj-na,adj-no) (form) profound (respect, gratitude, etc.); deep; careful (consideration)

深秘

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shēn mì
    shen1 mi4
shen mi
 shinhi
profound

深細


深细

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shēn xì
    shen1 xi4
shen hsi
 shinsai
profound and subtle

深經


深经

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shēn jīng
    shen1 jing1
shen ching
 jinkyō
深藏 The profound sutras, or texts, those of Mahāyāna.

深義


深义

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shēn yì
    shen1 yi4
shen i
 shingi
profound import

深藏

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shēn cáng
    shen1 cang2
shen ts`ang
    shen tsang
 fukakura
    ふかくら
to be deeply hidden; to lie deep (in some place)
(surname) Fukakura
profound scriptures

深行

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shēn xíng
    shen1 xing2
shen hsing
 jingyō
Deep or deepening progress, that above the initial bodhisattva stage.

深要

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shēn yào
    shen1 yao4
shen yao
 shinyō
profound essential points

淵博


渊博

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yuān bó
    yuan1 bo2
yüan po
erudite; profound; learned; extremely knowledgeable

淵慮


渊虑

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yuān lǜ
    yuan1 lu:4
yüan lü
profound thoughts or ideas

淵泓


渊泓

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yuān hóng
    yuan1 hong2
yüan hung
vast and profound

淵海


渊海

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yuān hǎi
    yuan1 hai3
yüan hai
(lit.) abyss and ocean; (fig.) vast and profound

淵深


渊深

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yuān shēn
    yuan1 shen1
yüan shen
profound (knowledge); erudite

淵詣


渊诣

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yuān yì
    yuan1 yi4
yüan i
deep and profound meaning

淵謀


渊谋

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yuān móu
    yuan1 mou2
yüan mou
profound or erudite plans

淵遠


渊远

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yuān yuǎn
    yuan1 yuan3
yüan yüan
deep; profound

淵默


渊默

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yuān mò
    yuan1 mo4
yüan mo
profound silence

淺略


浅略

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qiǎn lüè
    qian3 lve4
ch`ien lve
    chien lve
 senryaku
Superficial, simple, not profound.

潭奧


潭奥

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tán ào
    tan2 ao4
t`an ao
    tan ao
profound; deep

潭恩

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tán ēn
    tan2 en1
t`an en
    tan en
 tanon
Profound grace, or favour.

濃重


浓重

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nóng zhòng
    nong2 zhong4
nung chung
dense; thick; strong; rich (colors); heavy (aroma); deep (friendship); profound (effect)

灼見


灼见

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zhuó jiàn
    zhuo2 jian4
cho chien
to see clearly; deep insight; profound view

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

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Information about this dictionary:

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.

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