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五色 see styles |
wǔ sè wu3 se4 wu se goshiki; goshoku ごしき; ごしょく |
multicolored; the rainbow; garish (1) five colors (usu. red, blue, yellow, white and black); five colours; (can be adjective with の) (2) many kinds; varied; (3) (See 瓜) melon; gourd; (place-name, surname) Goshiki The five primary colors, also called 五正色 (or 五大色): 靑 blue, 黃 yellow, 赤 red, 白 white, 黑 black. The 五間色 or compound colors are 緋 crimson, 紅, scarlet, 紫 purple, 綠 green, 磂黃 brown. The two sets correspond to the cardinal points as follows: east, blue and green; west, white, and crimson; south, red and scarlet; north, black and purple; and center, yellow and brown. The five are permutated in various ways to represent various ideas. |
五苦 see styles |
wǔ kǔ wu3 ku3 wu k`u wu ku goku |
The five forms of suffering: I. (1) Birth, age, sickness, death; (2) parting with those loved; (3) meeting with the hated or disliked; (4) inability to obtain the desired; (5) the five skandha sufferings, mental and physical. II. Birth, age, sickness, death, and the shackles (for criminals). III. The sufferings of the hells, and as hungry ghosts, animals, asuras, and human beings. |
五菜 see styles |
gosai ごさい |
(1) the five vegetables (garlic chive, Japanese leek, green onion, wasabi and mame); (2) (meal of) five dishes |
五葉 五叶 see styles |
wǔ shě wu3 she3 wu she goyou / goyo ごよう |
(abbreviation) (See 五葉松) Japanese white pine (favored for gardens and bonsai); goyoumatsu; (given name) Goyou five petals |
五葷 五荤 see styles |
wǔ hūn wu3 hun1 wu hun gokun ごくん |
(Buddhism etc) the five forbidden pungent vegetables: leek, scallion, garlic, rape and coriander (See 五辛) five pungent roots (in Buddhism or Taoism) idem 五辛. |
五蓋 五盖 see styles |
wǔ gài wu3 gai4 wu kai gogai |
The five covers, i. e. mental and moral hindrances— desire, anger, drowsiness, excitability, doubt. |
五衆 五众 see styles |
wǔ zhòng wu3 zhong4 wu chung goshū |
idem 五蘊. Also, the five groups, i. e. monks, nuns, nun-candidates, and male and female novices. |
五見 五见 see styles |
wǔ jiàn wu3 jian4 wu chien gomi ごみ |
(surname) Gomi The five wrong views: (1) 身見 satkāya-dṛṣṭi, i. e. 我見 and 我所見 the view that there is a real self, an ego, and a mine and thine: (2) 邊見 antar-grāha, extreme views. e. g. extinction or permanence; (3) 邪見 mithyā, perverse views, which, denying cause and effect, destroy the foundations of morality; (4) 見取見 dṛṣṭi-parāmarśa, stubborn perverted views, viewing inferior things as superior, or counting the worse as the better; (5) 戒禁取見 śīla-vrata-parāmarśa, rigid views in favour of rigorous ascetic prohibitions, e. g. covering oneself with ashes. Cf. 五利使. |
五覺 五觉 see styles |
wǔ jué wu3 jue2 wu chüeh gokaku |
The five bodhi, or states of enlightenment, as described in the 起信論 Awakening of Faith; see also 五菩提 for a different group. (1) 本覺 Absolute eternal wisdom, or bodhi; (2) 始覺 bodhi in its initial stages, or in action, arising from right observances; (3) 相似覺 bodhisattva. attainment of bodhi in action, in the 十信; (4) 隨分覺 further bodhisattva-enlightenment according to capacity, i. e. the stages 十住, 十行, and 十廻向; (5) 究竟覺 final or complete enlightenment, i. e. the stage of 妙覺, which is one with the first, i. e. 本覺. The 本覺 is bodhi in the potential, 始覺 is bodhi in the active state, hence (2), (3), (4), and (5) are all the latter, but the fifth has reached the perfect quiescent stage of original bodhi. |
五觀 五观 see styles |
wǔ guān wu3 guan1 wu kuan gokan |
The five meditations referred to in the Lotus Sutra 25: (1) 眞 on the true, idem 空觀, to meditate on the reality of the void or infinite, in order to be rid of illusion in views and thoughts; (2) 淸淨觀 on purity, to be rid of any remains of impurity connected with the temporal, idem 假觀; (3) 廣大智慧觀 on the wider and greater wisdom, idem 中觀, by study of the 'middle' way; (4) 悲觀 on pitifulness, or the pitiable condition of the living, and by the above three to meditate on their salvation; (5) 慈觀 on mercy and the extension of the first three meditations to the carrying of joy to all the living. |
五識 五识 see styles |
wǔ shì wu3 shi4 wu shih goshiki |
The five parijñānas, perceptions or cognitions; ordinarily those arising from the five senses, i. e. of form-and-color, sound, smell, taste, and touch. The 起信論 Awakening of Faith has a different set of five steps in the history of cognition; (1) 業識 initial functioning of mind under the influence of the original 無明 unenlightenment or state of ignorance; (2) 轉識 the act of turning towards the apparent object for its observation; (3) 現識 observation of the object as it appears; (4) 知識 the deductions derived from its appearance; (5) 相續識 the consequent feelings of like or dislike, pleasure or pain, from which arise the delusions and incarnations. |
五趣 see styles |
wǔ qù wu3 qu4 wu ch`ü wu chü goshu |
The five gati, i. e. destinations, destinies: the hells, hungry ghosts, animals, human beings, devas; cf. 五惡趣 and 五道. |
五輪 五轮 see styles |
wǔ lún wu3 lun2 wu lun gorin ごりん |
(1) (See オリンピック) Olympic Games; Olympics; (2) Olympic rings; (p,s,f) Gorin The five wheels, or things that turn: I. The 五體 or five members, i. e. the knees, the elbows, and the head; when all are placed on the ground it implies the utmost respect. II. The five foundations of the world. first and lowest the wheel or circle of space; above are those of wind; of water; the diamond, or earth; on these rest the nine concentric circles and eight seas. III. The esoteric sect uses the term for the 五大 five elements, earth, water, fire, wind, and space; also for the 五解脫輪 q. v. IV. The five fingers (of a Buddha). |
五辛 see styles |
wǔ xīn wu3 xin1 wu hsin goshin ごしん |
see 五葷|五荤[wu3 hun1] (See 五葷) five pungent roots (in Buddhism or Taoism) The five forbidden pungent roots, 五葷 garlic, three kinds of onions, and leeks; if eaten raw they are said to cause irritability of temper, and if eaten cooked, to act as an aphrodisiac; moreover, the breath of the eater, if reading the sutras, will drive away the good spirits. |
五逆 see styles |
wǔ nì wu3 ni4 wu ni gogyaku ごぎゃく |
(1) {Buddh} five cardinal sins (killing one's father, killing one's mother, killing an arhat, shedding the blood of a Buddha, causing a schism within the sangha); (2) (hist) crime of killing one's master, father, grandfather, mother, or grandmother pañcānantarya; 五無間業 The five rebellious acts or deadly sins, parricide, matricide, killing an arhat, shedding the blood of a Buddha, destroying the harmony of the sangha, or fraternity. The above definition is common both to Hīnayāna and Mahāyāna. The lightest of these sins is the first; the heaviest the last. II. Another group is: (1) sacrilege, such as destroying temples, burning sutras, stealing a Buddha's or a monk's things, inducing others to do so, or taking pleasure therein; (2) slander, or abuse of the teaching of śrāvaka s, pratyekabuddhas, or bodhisattvas; (3) ill-treatment or killing of a monk; (4) any one of the five deadly sins given above; (5) denial of the karma consequences of ill deeds, acting or teaching others accordingly, and unceasing evil life. III. There are also five deadly sins, each of which is equal to each of the first set of five: (1) violation of a mother, or a fully ordained nun; (2) killing a bodhisattva in a sangha; (5) destroying a Buddha's stūpa. IV. The five unpardonable sin of Devadatta who (1) destroyed the harmony of the community; (2) injured Śākyamuni with a stone, shedding his blood; (3) induced the king to let loose a rutting elephant to trample down Śākyamuni; (4) killed a nun; (5) put poison on his finger-nails and saluted Śākyamuni intending to destroy him thereby. |
五邉 see styles |
wǔ biān wu3 bian1 wu pien gohen |
The five alternatives, i. e. (things) exist; do not exist; both exist and non-exist; neither exist nor non-exist: neither non-exist nor are without non-existence. |
五部 see styles |
wǔ bù wu3 bu4 wu pu gohe ごへ |
(place-name) Gohe The five classes, or groups I. The 四諦 four truths, which four are classified as 見道 or theory, and 修道 practice, e. g. the eightfold path. II. The five early Hīnayāna sects, see 一切有部 or Sarvastivadah. III. The five groups of the Vajradhātu maṇḍala. |
五金 see styles |
wǔ jīn wu3 jin1 wu chin |
metal hardware (nuts and bolts); the five metals: gold, silver, copper, iron and tin 金銀銅鐵錫|金银铜铁锡[jin1 yin2 tong2 tie3 xi1] |
五陰 五阴 see styles |
wǔ yīn wu3 yin1 wu yin goon ごおん |
(archaism) {Buddh} (See 五蘊) the five skandhas (matter, sensation, perception, mental formations and consciousness); the five aggregates 五衆 see 五蘊. 陰 is the older term. |
五障 see styles |
wǔ zhàng wu3 zhang4 wu chang goshou / gosho ごしょう |
(1) {Buddh} five hindrances (that prevent a woman from becoming a Buddha, a Brahmā, a Shakra, a devil king, or a wheel-turning king); five obstructions to women's attainment; (2) {Buddh} five hindrances (that impede ascetic practices; sensory desire, ill-will, sloth and torpor, restlessness and worry, doubt) The five hindrances, or obstacles; also 五礙; 五雲. I. Of women, i. e. inability to become Brahma-kings, Indras, Māra-kings, Caikravarti-kings, or Buddhas. II. The hindrances to the five 五力 powers, i. e. (self-) deception a bar to faith, as sloth is to zeal, anger to remembrance, hatred to meditaton, and discontent to wisdom. III. The hindrances of (1) the passion-nature, e. g. original sin; (2) of karma caused in previous lives; (3) the affairs of life; (4) no friendly or competent preceptor; (5) partial knowledge. |
五霸 see styles |
wǔ bà wu3 ba4 wu pa |
the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period 春秋[Chun1 qiu1] |
五食 see styles |
wǔ shí wu3 shi2 wu shih gojiki |
The five kinds of spiritual food by which roots of goodness are nourished: correct thoughts; delight in the Law; pleasure in meditation; firm resolve, or vows of self-control; and deliverance from the karma of illusion. |
五香 see styles |
wǔ xiāng wu3 xiang1 wu hsiang gokou / goko ごこう |
five spice seasoned; incorporating the five basic flavors of Chinese cooking (sweet, sour, bitter, savory, salty) (place-name, surname) Gokou The incense composed of five ingredients (sandalwood, aloes, cloves, saffron, and camphor) offered by the esoteric sects in building their altars and in performing their rituals. Cf. 五分香. |
五體 五体 see styles |
wǔ tǐ wu3 ti3 wu t`i wu ti gotai ごたい |
the five styles in Japanese calligraphy and 五體投地 v. 五輪. |
五黄 see styles |
goou / goo ごおう |
(See 九星) fifth of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Saturn and central); (given name) Goou |
井宿 see styles |
chichiriboshi ちちりぼし |
(astron) Chinese "Well" constellation (one of the 28 mansions) |
井底 see styles |
seitei / sete せいてい |
well bottom; narrow place |
井戸 see styles |
ido いど |
water well; (surname) Idosaki |
井桁 see styles |
igeta いげた |
(1) well curb consisting of wooden beams crossed at the ends; (2) pattern resembling the symbol #; parallel crosses; (3) (See 番号記号) number sign; hash; (surname) Ikou |
井水 see styles |
seisui / sesui せいすい |
well water; (surname) Imizu |
井河 see styles |
jǐng hé jing3 he2 ching ho igawa いがわ |
(surname) Igawa Like the well and the river', indicating the impermanence of life. The 'well ' refers to the legend of the man who running away from a mad elephant fell into a well; the 'river ' to a great tree growing on the river bank yet blown over by the wind. |
井泉 see styles |
seisen / sesen せいせん |
(water) well; (personal name) Izumi |
井田 see styles |
jǐng tián jing3 tian2 ching t`ien ching tien seiden / seden せいでん |
the well-field system of ancient China (place-name) Seiden |
井筒 see styles |
izutsu いづつ |
(1) well curb; well kerb; (2) family crest design based on a square wooden well curb; (surname) Itou |
井綱 see styles |
izuna いづな |
well rope; (surname) Izuchi |
井繩 井绳 see styles |
jǐng shéng jing3 sheng2 ching sheng |
rope for drawing water from a well |
井華 井华 see styles |
jǐng huā jing3 hua1 ching hua shōka |
The flower of the water, i. e. that drawn from the well in the last watch of the night, at which time the water is supposed not to produce animal life. |
井蛙 see styles |
seia / sea せいあ |
frog in a well; someone with a narrow perspective; (given name) Seia |
亜欧 see styles |
aou / ao あおう |
Asia and Europe; Eurasia |
亞伯 亚伯 see styles |
yà bó ya4 bo2 ya po |
Abe (short form for Abraham); Abel, a figure of Jewish, Christian and Muslim mythologies |
亞所 亚所 see styles |
yà suǒ ya4 suo3 ya so |
Azor (son of Eliakim and father of Zadok in Matthew 1:13-14) |
亞撒 亚撒 see styles |
yà sā ya4 sa1 ya sa |
Asa (?-870 BC), third king of Judah and fifth king of the House of David (Judaism) |
亢直 see styles |
kàng zhí kang4 zhi2 k`ang chih kang chih |
upright and unyielding (literary) |
交安 see styles |
jiāo ān jiao1 an1 chiao an |
road traffic safety (abbr. for 交通安全) |
交拜 see styles |
jiāo bài jiao1 bai4 chiao pai |
to bow to one another; to kneel and kowtow to one another; formal kowtow as part of traditional wedding ceremony |
交直 see styles |
kouchoku / kochoku こうちょく |
{elec} alternating current and direct current; AC-DC |
交蘆 交芦 see styles |
jiāo lú jiao1 lu2 chiao lu kyōro |
束蘆 A tripod of three rushes or canes— an illustration of the mutuality of cause and effect, each cane depending on the other at the point of intersection. |
交點 交点 see styles |
jiāo diǎn jiao1 dian3 chiao tien kyōten |
meeting point; point of intersection To hand over and check (as in the case of an inventory). |
亨通 see styles |
hēng tōng heng1 tong1 heng t`ung heng tung koutsuu / kotsu こうつう |
to go smoothly; prosperous; going well doing well; prosperous |
享受 see styles |
xiǎng shòu xiang3 shou4 hsiang shou kyouju / kyoju きょうじゅ |
to enjoy; to live it up; pleasure; CL:種|种[zhong3] (noun, transitive verb) enjoyment (of freedom, beauty, etc.); reception (of a right, privilege, rank, etc.); having to receive and make one's own |
京地 see styles |
kyouchi / kyochi きょうち |
former capital region (i.e. Kyoto and its environs); (surname) Kyōchi |
京壁 see styles |
kyoukabe / kyokabe きょうかべ |
{archit} kyokabe; Kyoto-style wall made from clay, sand and straw |
京廣 京广 see styles |
jīng guǎng jing1 guang3 ching kuang |
Beijing and Guangdong |
京津 see styles |
jīng jīn jing1 jin1 ching chin keishin / keshin けいしん |
Beijing and Tianjin (1) Kyoto-Otsu; Kyoto and Otsu; (2) (archaism) Kyoto-Settsu; Kyoto and Settsu; (place-name) Keishin |
京浜 see styles |
keihin / kehin けいひん |
Tokyo and Yokohama; (place-name) Tokyo-Yokohama |
京滋 see styles |
keiji / keji けいじ |
Kyoto-Shiga; Kyoto and Shiga; (place-name) Keiji |
京滬 京沪 see styles |
jīng hù jing1 hu4 ching hu |
Beijing and Shanghai |
京烏 see styles |
kyougarasu / kyogarasu きょうがらす |
(1) (archaism) Kyoto merchant; (2) (archaism) (See 京雀) well-informed and loose-lipped Kyotoite |
京畿 see styles |
jīng jī jing1 ji1 ching chi keiki / keki けいき |
capital city and its surrounding area (1) (See 畿内) territories in the vicinity of Kyoto; (2) territories in the vicinity of the imperial palace |
京童 see styles |
kyouwarabe; kyouwaranbe; kyouwarawa / kyowarabe; kyowaranbe; kyowarawa きょうわらべ; きょうわらんべ; きょうわらわ |
(1) Kyoto's children; (2) Kyoto's young people, who are noisy and gossiping on the least pretext |
京葉 see styles |
keiyou / keyo けいよう |
Tokyo and Chiba; (place-name) Keiyou |
亮麗 亮丽 see styles |
liàng lì liang4 li4 liang li |
bright and beautiful |
人々 see styles |
hitobito ひとびと ninnin にんにん |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) each person; people; men and women; everybody |
人丁 see styles |
rén dīng ren2 ding1 jen ting |
number of people in a family; population; (old) adult males; male servants |
人人 see styles |
rén rén ren2 ren2 jen jen ninnin ひとびと |
everyone; every person (noun - becomes adjective with の) each person; people; men and women; everybody people |
人傑 人杰 see styles |
rén jié ren2 jie2 jen chieh jinketsu じんけつ |
outstanding talent; wise and able person; illustrious individual great person; outstanding talent; hero |
人執 人执 see styles |
rén zhí ren2 zhi2 jen chih ninshū |
The (false) tenet of a soul, or ego, or permanent individual, i.e. that the individual is real, the ego an independent unit and not a mere combination of the five skandhas produced by cause and in effect disintegrating; v. 我執. |
人士 see styles |
rén shì ren2 shi4 jen shih jinshi じんし |
person; figure; public figure (1) gentleman; well-bred man; well-educated man; (2) people; (male given name) Hitoshi |
人天 see styles |
rén tiān ren2 tian1 jen t`ien jen tien ninden; jinten; ninten にんでん; じんてん; にんてん |
{Buddh} earth and heaven; human and heavenly beings Men and devas. |
人我 see styles |
rén wǒ ren2 wo3 jen wo jinga じんが |
oneself and others Personality, the human soul, i.e. the false view, 人我見 that every man has a permanent lord within 常一生宰, which he calls the ātman, soul, or permanent self, a view which forms the basis of all erroneous doctrine. Also styled 人見; 我見; 人執; cf. 二我. |
人法 see styles |
rén fǎ ren2 fa3 jen fa ninpō |
Men and things; also, men and the Buddha's law, or teaching. |
人獣 see styles |
jinjuu / jinju じんじゅう |
(1) humans and animals; humans and beasts; (2) (See 人面獣心) beast in human form |
人球 see styles |
rén qiú ren2 qiu2 jen ch`iu jen chiu |
person who is passed back and forth, with nobody willing to look after them (e.g. a child of divorced parents); (esp.) patient who gets shuttled from hospital to hospital, each of which refuses to admit the patient for treatment |
人畜 see styles |
jinchiku じんちく |
men and animals |
人精 see styles |
rén jīng ren2 jing1 jen ching |
sophisticate; man with extensive experience; child prodigy; Wunderkind (i.e. brilliant child); spirit within a person (i.e. blood and essential breath 血氣|血气 of TCM) |
人馬 人马 see styles |
rén mǎ ren2 ma3 jen ma jinba じんば |
men and horses; troops; group of people; troop; staff; centaur (1) (See 人馬一体・じんばいったい) man and horse; rider and horse; (2) (See ケンタウロス) centaur |
人鬼 see styles |
rén guǐ ren2 gui3 jen kuei ninki |
Men and disembodied spirits, or demons; disembodied ghosts. |
什肇 see styles |
shí zhào shi2 zhao4 shih chao jūjū |
The 什 is Kumārajīva and the 肇 his disciple 僧肇 Sengzhao. |
仁侠 see styles |
ninkyou / ninkyo にんきょう jinkyou / jinkyo じんきょう |
(adj-na,n,adj-no) chivalry; generosity; heroism; chivalrous spirit; helping the weak and fighting the strong |
仁厚 see styles |
rén hòu ren2 hou4 jen hou masaatsu / masatsu まさあつ |
kindhearted; tolerant; honest and generous (personal name) Masaatsu |
仁尊 see styles |
rén zūn ren2 zun1 jen tsun ninson |
Benevolent and honored, or kindly honored one, i. e. Buddha. |
仁智 see styles |
jinchi じんち |
benevolence and wisdom; (male given name) Yoshinori |
仁王 see styles |
rén wáng ren2 wang2 jen wang niwa にわ |
the two guardian Deva kings; (personal name) Niwa The benevolent king, Buddha; the name Śākya is intp. as 能仁 able in generosity. Also an ancient king, probably imaginary, of the 'sixteen countries' of India, for whom the Buddha is said to have dictated the 仁王經, a sutra with two principal translations into Chinese, the first by Kumārajīva styled 仁王般若經 or 佛說仁王般若波羅蜜經 without magical formulae, the second by Amogha (不空) styled 仁王護國般若波羅蜜經, etc., into which the magical formulae were introduced; these were for royal ceremonials to protect the country from all kinds of calamities and induce prosperity. |
仁義 仁义 see styles |
rén yi ren2 yi5 jen i jingi じんぎ |
affable and even-tempered (1) humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; (2) duty; (3) (perhaps derived from 辞儀) (See 辞儀・じんぎ・1,仁義を切る) formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (4) (gang's) moral code; (male given name) Miyoshi humaneness and rightness |
仇怨 see styles |
chóu yuàn chou2 yuan4 ch`ou yüan chou yüan |
hatred and desire for revenge |
今古 see styles |
kinko きんこ |
now and anciently |
今昔 see styles |
jīn xī jin1 xi1 chin hsi konjaku(p); konseki こんじゃく(P); こんせき |
past and present; yesterday and today past and present present and past |
今様 see styles |
imayou / imayo いまよう |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) modern style; contemporary style; current fashion; (2) (abbreviation) (See 今様歌) verse form from the Heian and Kamakura periods consisting of 4 lines each divided into two parts of 7 and 5 syllables |
介鱗 see styles |
kairin かいりん |
fish and shellfish |
仏伊 see styles |
futsui ふつい |
France and Italy; French-Italian |
仏女 see styles |
butsujo ぶつじょ |
woman interested in Buddhism and Buddhist images |
仏工 see styles |
bukkou / bukko ぶっこう |
maker of Buddhist images and altar fittings |
仏独 see styles |
futsudoku ふつどく |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) France and Germany; Franco-German |
仏神 see styles |
busshin; butsujin ぶっしん; ぶつじん |
(See 神仏・1) Buddha and gods |
仏米 see styles |
futsubei / futsube ふつべい |
France and the United States; French-American; Franco-American |
仏英 see styles |
futsuei / futsue ふつえい |
France and the United Kingdom; French-British; French-English |
仏間 see styles |
butsuma ぶつま |
Buddhist family chapel; altar room |
他信 see styles |
tā xìn ta1 xin4 t`a hsin ta hsin tashin |
Thaksin Shinawatra (1949-), Thai businessman and politician, prime minister 2001-2006 having faith in other |
他己 see styles |
tā jǐ ta1 ji3 t`a chi ta chi tako |
Another and oneself; both he and I. |
他所 see styles |
tā suǒ ta1 suo3 t`a so ta so tasho よそ |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) (kana only) another place; somewhere else; strange parts; (2) (kana only) outside (one's family or group); those people; (3) (kana only) unrelated matter; (1) another place; somewhere else; elsewhere; (2) (archaism) moving (to another place) otherwise |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
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This page contains 100 results for "safety and well-being of the family" in Chinese and/or Japanese.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.
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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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