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123>| Characters | Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
哲 see styles |
zhé zhe2 che tetsu てつ |
More info & calligraphy: Tetsu / Wise Sage(1) sage; wise man; philosopher; disciple; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) sagacity; wisdom; intelligence; (given name) Yutaka discerning |
明 see styles |
míng ming2 ming mei / me めい |
More info & calligraphy: Light / Bright(1) (ant: 暗) brightness; (2) discernment; insight; an eye (for); (3) (See 明を失う) eyesight; vision; (prefix) (4) (abbreviation) (See 明治) nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30); (surname) Meishuu vidyā, knowledge. ming means bright, clear, enlightenment, intp. by 智慧 or 聰明 wisdom, wise; to understand. It represents Buddha-wisdom and its revelation; also the manifestation of a Buddha's light or effulgence; it is a term for 眞言 because the 'true word' can destroy the obscurity of illusion; the 'manifestation' of the power of the object of worship; it means also dhāraṇīs or mantras of mystic wisdom. Also, the Ming dynasty A. D. 1368-1644. |
智 see styles |
zhì zhi4 chih masaru まさる |
More info & calligraphy: Wisdom(1) wisdom; (2) (Buddhist term) jnana (higher knowledge); (given name) Masaru jñāna 若那; 闍那 Knowledge; wisdom; defined as 於事理決斷也 decision or judgment as to phenomena or affairs and their principles, of things and their fundamental laws. There are numerous categories, up to 20, 48, and 77, v. 一智; 二智 and others. It is also used as a tr. of prajñā, cf. 智度. |
聖 圣 see styles |
shèng sheng4 sheng hijiri ひじり |
More info & calligraphy: The Saint(1) highly virtuous monk; (2) (honorific or respectful language) monk; (3) Buddhist solitary; (4) (See 高野聖・1) Buddhist missionary; (5) saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (6) (archaism) (honorific or respectful language) emperor; (7) (in form 〜の聖) master; expert; (female given name) Mina ārya; sādhu; a sage; wise and good; upright, or correct in all his character; sacred, holy, saintly. |
賢 贤 see styles |
xián xian2 hsien ken けん |
More info & calligraphy: Wise and Virtuous(noun or adjectival noun) (archaism) intelligence; genius; scholarship; virtue; (male given name) Masaru Wise and virtuous, sage, second rank to a 聖 saint; good, excellent in character, virtuous. |
君子 see styles |
jun zǐ jun1 zi3 chün tzu kunshi くんし |
More info & calligraphy: Nobleman(1) man of virtue; wise man; (true) gentleman; (2) person of high rank; (3) (See 四君子) the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo); (female given name) Kunshi superior man |
布施 see styles |
bù shī bu4 shi1 pu shih fuse ふせ |
More info & calligraphy: Dana: Almsgiving and Generosity(n,vs,vi) (1) {Buddh} alms-giving; charity; (n,vs,vi) (2) {Buddh} offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.); (surname) Fuho dāna 檀那; the sixth pāramitā, almsgiving, i. e. of goods, or the doctrine, with resultant benefits now and also hereafter in the forms of reincarnation, as neglect or refusal will produce the opposite consequences. The 二種布施 two kinds of dāna are the pure, or unsullied charity, which looks for no reward here but only hereafter; and the sullied almsgiving whose object is personal benefit. The three kinds of dāna are goods, the doctrine, and courage, or fearlessness. The four kinds are pens to write the sutras, ink, the sutras themselves, and preaching. The five kinds are giving to those who have come from a distance, those who are going to a distance, the sick, the hungry, those wise in the doctrine. The seven kinds are giving to visitors, travellers, the sick, their nurses, monasteries, endowments for the sustenance of monks or nuns, and clothing and food according to season. The eight kinds are giving to those who come for aid, giving for fear (of evil), return for kindness received, anticipating gifts in return, continuing the parental example of giving, giving in hope of rebirth in a particular heaven, in hope of an honoured name, for the adornment of the heart and life. 倶舍論 18. |
淑女 see styles |
shū nǚ shu1 nu:3 shu nü shukujo しゅくじょ |
More info & calligraphy: Wise Woman(1) lady; (2) (net-sl) (female) pervert; (female given name) Kiyome |
聖人 圣人 see styles |
shèng rén sheng4 ren2 sheng jen seijin / sejin せいじん |
More info & calligraphy: Holy Man / Saint(1) {Christn} saint; (2) (orig. meaning) wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; sage; (3) (See 清酒) refined sake; (male given name) Masato is the opposite of the 凡人 common, or unenlightened man. |
賢女 see styles |
kenjo; kennyo(ok) けんじょ; けんにょ(ok) |
More info & calligraphy: Wise Woman |
賢弟 贤弟 see styles |
xián dì xian2 di4 hsien ti kentei / kente けんてい |
More info & calligraphy: Wise Younger Brother(pronoun) wise younger brother; polite reference to another's younger brother, or to one's junior; (personal name) Kentei |
賢明 贤明 see styles |
xián míng xian2 ming2 hsien ming kenmei / kenme けんめい |
More info & calligraphy: Wisdom / Intelligence(noun or adjectival noun) wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent; (given name) Yoshimitsu wise |
見賢思齊 见贤思齐 see styles |
jiàn xián sī qí jian4 xian2 si1 qi2 chien hsien ssu ch`i chien hsien ssu chi |
More info & calligraphy: Learn from Wisdom |
君子豹変す see styles |
kunshihyouhensu / kunshihyohensu くんしひょうへんす |
More info & calligraphy: A Wise Man Changes His Mind (but a fool never will) |
先哲 see styles |
xiān zhé xian1 zhe2 hsien che sentetsu せんてつ |
the wise and learned individuals of the past ancient wise men 先達 One who has preceded (me) in understanding, or achievement. |
哲人 see styles |
zhé rén zhe2 ren2 che jen tetsujin てつじん |
wise man wise man; philosopher; sage; (personal name) Norihito |
智者 see styles |
zhì zhě zhi4 zhe3 chih che chisha ちしゃ |
sage; wise man; clever and knowledgeable person (out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (1) sage; wise man; wise person; man of wisdom; (2) (Buddhist term) buddha; bodhisattva; enlightened priest; (surname) Chisha The knower, or wise man; a name for 智顗 q.v. |
英明 see styles |
yīng míng ying1 ming2 ying ming eimei / eme えいめい |
wise; brilliant (noun or adjectival noun) intelligent; wise; bright; brilliant; clear-sighted; (given name) Hideharu |
明哲保身 see styles |
míng zhé bǎo shēn ming2 zhe2 bao3 shen1 ming che pao shen meitetsuhoshin / metetsuhoshin めいてつほしん |
a wise man looks after his own hide (idiom); to put one's own safety before matters of principle (yoji) wisdom and self-protection; wise and skilled in the art of self-protection |
聰 聪 see styles |
cōng cong1 ts`ung tsung sou / so そう |
(literary) acute (of hearing); (bound form) clever; intelligent; sharp (given name) Sou Quick at hearing, sharp, clever, astute, wise, 聰明. |
まき see styles |
magi マギ |
{Christn} Magi; Three Wise Men; (female given name) Maki |
ゐせ see styles |
ise ゐせ |
(given name) Ise; Wise |
七賢 七贤 see styles |
qī xián qi1 xian2 ch`i hsien chi hsien shichiken しちけん |
(1) (See 七賢人) the Seven Wise Men (of Confucius's Analects); (2) (See 竹林の七賢) Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove (七賢位) Also七方便位, 七加行位 The seven grades or steps in virtue preceding the entry into見道faultless wisdom, or faultlessness in its first realization. These seven are preliminary to the七聖 (七聖位). Both are grades of the倶舍 Kośa school of Hīnayāna. |
三力 see styles |
sān lì san1 li4 san li sanriki |
The three powers, of which there are various groups: (1) (a) personal power; (6) tathāgata-power; (c) power of the Buddha-nature within. (2) (a) power of a wise eye to see the Buddha-medicine (for evil); (b) of diagnosis of the ailment; (c) of suiting and applying the medicine to the disease. (3) (a) the power of Buddha; (b) of samādhi; (c) of personal achievement or merit. |
三子 see styles |
sān zǐ san1 zi3 san tzu mine みね |
(female given name) Mine The three sons, one filial, wise, and competent; one unfilial but clever and competent; one unfilial stupid, and incompetent; types respectively of bodhisattvas, śrāvakas, and icchahtikas, 涅槃經 33. |
三猿 see styles |
sān yuán san1 yuan2 san yüan sanen; sanzaru さんえん; さんざる |
(See 見猿,言わ猿,聞か猿) three wise monkeys (who "see no evil, hear no evil, and speak no evil") The three monkeys, one guarding its eyes, another its ears, a third its mouth. |
世故 see styles |
shì gu shi4 gu5 shih ku seiko; seko / seko; seko せいこ; せこ |
sophisticated; worldly-wise worldly affairs; (surname) Seko |
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 |
佛頂 佛顶 see styles |
fó dǐng fo2 ding3 fo ting butchō |
Śākyamuni in the third court of the Garbhadhātu is represented as the佛頂尊 in meditation as Universal Wise Sovereign. The 五佛頂q.v. Five Buddhas are on his left representing his Wisdom. The three 佛頂 on his right are called 廣大佛頂, 極廣大佛頂, and 無邊音聲佛頂; in all they are the eight 佛頂.; A title of the esoteric sect for their form of Buddha, or Buddhas, especially of Vairocana of the Vajradhātu and Śākyamuni of the Garbhadhātu groups. Also, an abbreviation of a dhāraṇī as is | | | 經 of a sutra, and there are other | | | scriptures. |
佳言 see styles |
kagen かげん |
good words; wise saying |
俐巧 see styles |
rikou / riko りこう |
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) clever; intelligent; wise; bright; sharp; sensible; smart; shrewd; (2) well-behaved (of kids, animals, etc); obedient; good; (3) (archaism) good (with words) |
利口 see styles |
rikou / riko りこう |
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) clever; intelligent; wise; bright; sharp; sensible; smart; shrewd; (2) well-behaved (of kids, animals, etc); obedient; good; (3) (archaism) good (with words) |
利巧 see styles |
rikou / riko りこう |
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) clever; intelligent; wise; bright; sharp; sensible; smart; shrewd; (2) well-behaved (of kids, animals, etc); obedient; good; (3) (archaism) good (with words) |
前賢 see styles |
zenken ぜんけん |
wise men of the past |
叡智 see styles |
ruì zhì rui4 zhi4 jui chih eichi / echi えいち |
wisdom; intelligence; intellect; (female given name) Eichi wise |
名君 see styles |
meikun / mekun めいくん |
wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord |
名言 see styles |
míng yán ming2 yan2 ming yen meigen / megen めいげん |
saying; famous remark wise saying; famous saying; witty remark verbal expressions |
善策 see styles |
shàn cè shan4 ce4 shan ts`e shan tse zensaku ぜんさく |
wise policy; best policy (given name) Zensaku |
嘉言 see styles |
yoshinobu よしのぶ |
good words; wise saying; (given name) Yoshinobu |
夫子 see styles |
fū zǐ fu1 zi3 fu tzu fuushi / fushi ふうし |
Master (old form of address for teachers, scholars); (used sarcastically) pedant (1) (honorific or respectful language) (term of address formerly used in China) teacher; wise man; sage; master; (2) (honorific or respectful language) (See 孔子) Confucius; (3) the person concerned; you; he; she; (female given name) Tsumako |
妄語 妄语 see styles |
wàng yǔ wang4 yu3 wang yü mougo / mogo もうご |
to tell lies; to talk nonsense (noun/participle) lie; falsehood The commandment against lying. either as slander, or false boasting, or deception; for this the 智度論 gives ten evil results on reincarnation: (1) stinking breath; (2) good spirits avoid him, as also do men; (3) none believes him even when telling the truth; (4) wise men never admit him to their deliberations: etc. |
実事 see styles |
jitsugoto; jitsuji じつごと; じつじ |
(1) fact; (a) truth; (2) (じつごと only) (in kabuki) realistic portrayal of an ordinary event (by a wise man) |
巧い see styles |
umai うまい |
(adjective) (1) (kana only) skillful; skilful; clever; expert; wise; successful; (2) (kana only) delicious; appetizing; appetising; tasty; (3) (kana only) fortunate; splendid; promising |
得策 see styles |
tokusaku とくさく |
good policy; wise policy; best plan |
徹る see styles |
tooru とおる |
(v5r,vi) (1) to go by; to go past; to go along; to travel along; to pass through; to use (a road); to take (a route); to go via; to go by way of; (2) to run (between); to operate (between); to connect; (3) to go indoors; to go into a room; to be admitted; to be shown in; to be ushered in; to come in; (4) to penetrate; to pierce; to skewer; to go through; to come through; (5) to permeate; to soak into; to spread throughout; (6) to carry (e.g. of a voice); to reach far; (7) to be passed on (e.g. of a customer's order to the kitchen); to be relayed; to be conveyed; (8) to pass (a test, a bill in the House, etc.); to be approved; to be accepted; (9) to go by (a name); to be known as; to be accepted as; to have a reputation for; (10) to be coherent; to be logical; to be reasonable; to be comprehensible; to be understandable; to make sense; (11) to get across (e.g. of one's point); to be understood; (12) to be straight (e.g. wood grain); (13) (archaism) to be well-informed; to be wise; (suf,v5r) (14) to do ... completely; to do ... thoroughly |
心慧 see styles |
xīn huì xin1 hui4 hsin hui shine |
wisdom, i. e. mind or heart wisdom, e. g. 身戒心慧 controlled in body and wise in mind. |
忠告 see styles |
zhōng gào zhong1 gao4 chung kao chuukoku / chukoku ちゅうこく |
to give sb a word of advice; advice; counsel; a wise word (n,vs,vt,adj-no) advice; warning |
悟明 see styles |
wù míng wu4 ming2 wu ming gomei / gome ごめい |
(given name) Gomei enlightened and wise |
悧巧 see styles |
rikou / riko りこう |
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) clever; intelligent; wise; bright; sharp; sensible; smart; shrewd; (2) well-behaved (of kids, animals, etc); obedient; good; (3) (archaism) good (with words) |
慧心 see styles |
huì xīn hui4 xin1 hui hsin keishin / keshin けいしん |
(given name) Keishin wise thoughts |
慧者 see styles |
huì zhě hui4 zhe3 hui che esha |
wise one |
慧見 慧见 see styles |
huì jiàn hui4 jian4 hui chien emi えみ |
(female given name) Emi Wise views, or insight into wisdom, the views of wisdom. |
慧雅 see styles |
huì yǎ hui4 ya3 hui ya ega |
wise and elegant |
才略 see styles |
cái lüè cai2 lu:e4 ts`ai lu:e tsai lu:e sairyaku さいりゃく |
ability and sagacity wise planning |
拂士 see styles |
bì shì bi4 shi4 pi shih |
attendant to the emperor; wise counselor |
支謙 支谦 see styles |
zhī qiān zhi1 qian1 chih ch`ien chih chien shiken しけん |
(personal name) Shiken Chih-ch'ien; name of a Yueh-chih monk said to have come to Loyang at the end of the Han dynasty and under the Wei; tall, dark, emaciated, with light brown eyes; very learned and wise. |
敖黠 see styles |
áo xiá ao2 xia2 ao hsia gōkatsu |
arrogant and wise (?) |
旨い see styles |
umai うまい |
(adjective) (1) (kana only) skillful; skilful; clever; expert; wise; successful; (2) (kana only) delicious; appetizing; appetising; tasty; (3) (kana only) fortunate; splendid; promising |
明主 see styles |
míng zhǔ ming2 zhu3 ming chu meishu / meshu めいしゅ |
wise ruler; (surname) Myōshu wise and honest ruler |
明君 see styles |
akikimi あききみ |
wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord; (personal name) Akikimi |
明哲 see styles |
meitetsu / metetsu めいてつ |
(noun or adjectival noun) wisdom; sagacity; wise man; (given name) Meitetsu |
明智 see styles |
míng zhì ming2 zhi4 ming chih meichi / mechi めいち |
sensible; wise; judicious; sagacious sagacity; wisdom; intelligence; (surname) Meichi learned |
明父 see styles |
míng fù ming2 fu4 ming fu ajichi あぢち |
(surname) Ajichi a wise father |
智人 see styles |
zhì rén zhi4 ren2 chih jen norito のりと |
Homo sapiens (personal name) Norito wise person |
智心 see styles |
zhì xīn zhi4 xin1 chih hsin tomomi ともみ |
(female given name) Tomomi The mind of knowledge; a wise mind. |
智相 see styles |
zhì xiàng zhi4 xiang4 chih hsiang chisō |
Wise mien or appearance, the wisdom-light shining from the Buddha's face; also human intelligence. |
智象 see styles |
zhì xiàng zhi4 xiang4 chih hsiang chizō |
prajñā, or Wisdom, likened to an elephant, a title of Buddha, famous monks, the Nirvāṇa-sūtra, the Prajñā-pāramitā sūtra, etc. |
智辯 智辩 see styles |
zhì biàn zhi4 bian4 chih pien chiben ちべん |
(personal name) Chiben Wisdom and dialectic power; wise discrimination; argument from knowledge. |
有道 see styles |
yǒu dào you3 dao4 yu tao yuudou; yuutou / yudo; yuto ゆうどう; ゆうとう |
to have attained the Way; (of a government or a ruler) enlightened; wise and just being good; being virtuous; virtuous person; (given name) Yūdō to embody the way |
格言 see styles |
gé yán ge2 yan2 ko yen kakugen かくげん |
maxim (noun - becomes adjective with の) saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb wise sayings |
武丁 see styles |
wǔ dīng wu3 ding1 wu ting butei / bute ぶてい |
Wu Ding (c. 14th century BC), legendary founder and wise ruler of Shang dynasty (personal name) Butei |
爲智 为智 see styles |
wéi zhì wei2 zhi4 wei chih ichi |
to be wise |
畏い see styles |
kashikoi かしこい |
(adjective) wise; clever; smart |
益友 see styles |
yì yǒu yi4 you3 i yu ekiyuu / ekiyu えきゆう |
helpful friend; wise companion good friend; useful friend |
睿智 see styles |
ruì zhì rui4 zhi4 jui chih eichi / echi えいち |
wise and farsighted wisdom; intelligence; intellect |
知者 see styles |
zhī zhě zhi1 zhe3 chih che chisha ちしゃ |
(out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (1) sage; wise man; wise person; man of wisdom; (2) (Buddhist term) buddha; bodhisattva; enlightened priest The knower, the cognizer, the person within who perceives. |
碩老 see styles |
sekirou / sekiro せきろう |
(rare) wise and learned elder |
練達 练达 see styles |
liàn dá lian4 da2 lien ta rentatsu れんたつ |
experienced; sophisticated; worldly-wise (n,vs,vi) expert(ise); skill; dexterity |
聖哲 圣哲 see styles |
shèng zhé sheng4 zhe2 sheng che seitetsu / setetsu せいてつ |
sage wise man; (given name) Seitetsu |
聖賢 圣贤 see styles |
shèng xián sheng4 xian2 sheng hsien seiken / seken せいけん |
a sage; wise and holy man; virtuous ruler; Buddhist lama; wine saints and sages; (given name) Masakatsu the wise |
聞慧 闻慧 see styles |
wén huì wen2 hui4 wen hui bun'e |
Hearing the word and becoming wise in it; wisdom obtained from hearing. |
聰悟 聪悟 see styles |
cōng wù cong1 wu4 ts`ung wu tsung wu sōgo |
wise |
聰慧 聪慧 see styles |
cōng huì cong1 hui4 ts`ung hui tsung hui sōe |
bright; intelligent wise |
聰敏 聪敏 see styles |
cōng mǐn cong1 min3 ts`ung min tsung min sōbin |
bright; sharp; quick-witted Wise, clever. |
至言 see styles |
zhì yán zhi4 yan2 chih yen shigen しげん |
apt remark; wise saying Perfect words, words of complete explanation. |
英邁 see styles |
eimai / emai えいまい |
(noun or adjectival noun) wise and great |
見猿 see styles |
mizaru みざる |
(See 三猿) see-no-evil monkey (one of the three wise monkeys) |
諸賢 诸贤 see styles |
zhū xián zhu1 xian2 chu hsien shoken しょけん |
(all of) you or them; various wise individuals; gentlemen you |
賢い see styles |
kashikoi かしこい |
(adjective) wise; clever; smart |
賢主 see styles |
kenshu けんしゅ |
wise master |
賢人 贤人 see styles |
xián rén xian2 ren2 hsien jen kenjin けんじん |
great person of the past; venerable forebear; the great and the good (1) wise person; virtuous person; sage; (2) (See 濁り酒) unrefined sake; (personal name) Yoshihito A wise and virtuous man. |
賢兄 see styles |
kenkei / kenke けんけい |
(pronoun) wise elder brother; polite reference to another's older brother, or to one's senior |
賢哲 see styles |
kentetsu けんてつ |
wise man; (personal name) Masanori |
賢妻 贤妻 see styles |
xián qī xian2 qi1 hsien ch`i hsien chi kensai けんさい |
(old) perfect wife; you, my beloved wife wise (house)wife |
賢愚 see styles |
kengu けんぐ |
the wise and the foolish |
賢慧 贤慧 see styles |
xián huì xian2 hui4 hsien hui kene けんえ |
(of a wife) wise and kind; perfect in her traditional roles (given name) Ken'e |
賢慮 see styles |
kenryo けんりょ |
a wise idea; polite reference to another's consideration |
賢母 see styles |
kenbo けんぼ |
wise mother |
賢猛 贤猛 see styles |
xián měng xian2 meng3 hsien meng kenmō |
wise and brave |
賢答 see styles |
kentou / kento けんとう |
wise answer; intelligent reply |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
This page contains 100 results for "wise" 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
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