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苦海無邊, 回頭是岸 can be translated almost directly as “The sea of bitterness has no bounds, turn your head to see the shore.”
Often this proverb refers to how Buddhist enlightenment can allow one to shed off the abyss of worldly suffering. But it can apply to other religions. If you find yourself trapped in the hardship of this worldly life, take a new turn, and seek a path to salvation.
思い切り can be translated as “with all one's strength,” “with all one's heart,” “to the limits of your heart,” or “to the end of your heart/emotions.”
The character breakdown:
思い (omoi) thought; mind; heart; feelings; emotion; sentiment; love; affection; desire; wish; hope; expectation; imagination; experience
切り (kiri) bounds; limits.
Note: Because this selection contains some special Japanese Hiragana characters, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your Bounds search...
| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
埒 see styles |
liè lie4 lieh rachi らち |
(literary) equal; enclosure; dike; embankment; Taiwan pr. [le4] bounds; limits; (surname) Rachi |
埓 see styles |
rachi らち |
bounds; limits; (surname) Rachi |
程 see styles |
chéng cheng2 ch`eng cheng hodo ほど |
rule; order; regulations; formula; journey; procedure; sequence (n,adv) (1) (kana only) extent; degree; measure; (2) (kana only) limit; bounds; (3) (kana only) (span of) time; (4) (kana only) (a) distance; (5) (kana only) (as 〜のほど) the state of; the status of; the condition of; (particle) (6) (kana only) about; around; approximately; or so; (particle) (7) (kana only) as much as ...; to the extent of ...; like ...; (particle) (8) (kana only) (oft. as 〜ば...ほど) the more ... the more ...; (surname) Hodo |
限 see styles |
xiàn xian4 hsien sachiyo さちよ |
to limit; to restrict; (bound form) limit; bound (irregular okurigana usage) (1) end; finish; stop; (2) bounds; limits; (3) delivery date (of a futures contract); (4) finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in joruri or kabuki); final performance of the day (in vaudeville); (suf,ctr) (5) counter for slices (esp. thick slices); counter for cuts (e.g. fish, meat); (particle) (6) (kana only) only; just; (7) (kana only) since; after; (8) (kana only) remaining (in a particular state); (personal name) Sachiyo Limit, boundary, to fix. |
OB see styles |
oo bii; oobii(sk) / oo bi; oobi(sk) オー・ビー; オービー(sk) |
(1) (See オールドボーイ) old boy; alumnus; graduate; former member; former employee; former player; (2) {golf} out of bounds |
三界 see styles |
sān jiè san1 jie4 san chieh mikai みかい |
(1) {Buddh} (See 欲界,色界,無色界) the three realms of existence; (2) (abbreviation) {Buddh} (See 三千大千世界) the whole universe (of a billion worlds) that Buddha enlightened; (3) {Buddh} (See 三世・さんぜ・1) past, present and future existences; (suffix) (4) far-off ...; distant ...; (surname) Mikai Trailokya or Triloka; the three realms; also 三有. It is the Buddhist metaphysical equivalent for the Brahmanic cosmological bhuvanatraya, or triple world of bhūr, bhuvaḥ, and svar, earth, atmosphere, and heaven. The Buddhist three are 欲, 色, and 無色界, i.e. world of sensuous desire, form, and formless world of pure spirit. (a) 欲界 Kāmadhātu is the realm of sensuous desire, of 婬 and 食 sex and food; it includes the six heavens of desire, the human world, and the hells. (b) 色界 Rūpadhātu is the realm of form, meaning 質礙 that which is substantial and resistant: it is above the lust-world and contains (so to speak) bodies, palaces, things, all mystic and wonderful一a semi-material conception like that in Revelation; it is represented in the 四禪天, or Brahmalokas. (c) 無色界 Arūpadhātu, or ārūpyadhātu, is the formless realm of pure spirit, where there are no bodies, places, things, at any rate none to which human terms would apply, but where the mind dwells in mystic contemplation; its extent is indefinable, but it is, conceived of in four stages, i,e. 四空處 the four "empty" regions, or regions of space in the immaterial world, which are 四無色 the four "formless" realms, or realms beyond form; being above the realm of form, their bounds cannot be defined. v. 倶舍論世間品. |
出格 see styles |
chū gé chu1 ge2 ch`u ko chu ko shukkaku しゅっかく |
to overstep the bounds of what is proper; to take something too far; (of a measuring device) to go off the scale {ling} elative |
出界 see styles |
chū jiè chu1 jie4 ch`u chieh chu chieh |
to cross a border; (sport) to go out of bounds |
出線 出线 see styles |
chū xiàn chu1 xian4 ch`u hsien chu hsien |
(sports) to go out of bounds; to go over the line; to qualify for the next round of competition; (Tw) (fig.) to make the grade; to achieve success |
出軌 出轨 see styles |
chū guǐ chu1 gui3 ch`u kuei chu kuei |
to be derailed; to go off the rails; (fig.) to overstep the bounds; (fig.) to have an extramarital affair |
切り see styles |
kiri きり |
(1) end; finish; stop; (2) bounds; limits; (3) delivery date (of a futures contract); (4) finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in joruri or kabuki); final performance of the day (in vaudeville); (suf,ctr) (5) counter for slices (esp. thick slices); counter for cuts (e.g. fish, meat); (particle) (6) (kana only) only; just; (7) (kana only) since; after; (8) (kana only) remaining (in a particular state) |
地界 see styles |
dì jiè di4 jie4 ti chieh jizakai じざかい |
boundary; bounds of the earth; (place-name) Jizakai The realm of earth, one of the four elements, v. 地大. |
埒内 see styles |
rachinai らちない |
within bounds; within the pale |
埒外 see styles |
rachigai らちがい |
out of bounds; beyond the pale |
境界 see styles |
jìng jiè jing4 jie4 ching chieh kyoukai / kyokai きょうかい |
boundary; state; realm boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier Sphere, region, realm, as 境. |
大概 see styles |
dà gài da4 gai4 ta kai taigai たいがい |
roughly; probably; rough; approximate; about; general idea (adverb) (1) generally; mainly; usually; normally; mostly; for the most part; (adj-no,adv,n) (2) nearly all; almost all; most; (3) gist; summary; outline; main idea; (n,adj-no,adv) (4) (See 大概にする) staying within bounds; not overdoing (something); not getting carried away; not going too far; being moderate; (adverb) (5) probably; perhaps; in all likelihood; (adverb) (6) considerably; greatly; really |
失格 see styles |
shī gé shi1 ge2 shih ko shikkaku しっかく |
to overstep the rules; to go out of bounds; disqualification; to lose face; disqualified (noun/participle) (1) disqualification; elimination; incapacity; (noun/participle) (2) being unfit for one's role; being a failure |
怒涛 see styles |
dotou / doto どとう |
(1) surging waves; raging billows; (2) leaps and bounds; (given name) Dotou |
怒濤 see styles |
dotou / doto どとう |
(1) surging waves; raging billows; (2) leaps and bounds |
慢翰 see styles |
màn hàn man4 han4 man han mankan |
beyond all bounds |
本分 see styles |
běn fèn ben3 fen4 pen fen honbun ほんぶん |
(to play) one's part; one's role; one's duty; (to stay within) one's bounds; dutiful; keeping to one's role one's duty; one's part; (place-name) Honbun original share |
界線 界线 see styles |
jiè xiàn jie4 xian4 chieh hsien |
limits; bounds; dividing line |
禁足 see styles |
jìn zú jin4 zu2 chin tsu kinsoku きんそく |
to forbid sb to go out; to confine to one location (e.g. student, soldier, prisoner, monk etc); to ground (as disciplinary measure); to gate; to curfew; restriction on movement; ban on visiting a place; out of bounds; off limits; caveat (noun, transitive verb) confinement (indoors, to quarters, etc.) no stepping out |
越職 越职 see styles |
yuè zhí yue4 zhi2 yüeh chih |
to exceed one's authority; to go beyond the bounds of one's job |
越軌 越轨 see styles |
yuè guǐ yue4 gui3 yüeh kuei |
to run off the track; to step out of line; to overstep the bounds of propriety |
限り see styles |
kagiri かぎり |
(1) limit; limits; bounds; (2) degree; extent; scope; (n,n-suf) (3) the end; the last; (n,adv) (4) (after an adjective, verb, or noun) as long as ...; as far as ...; as much as ...; to the limits of ...; all of ...; (n,adv) (5) (after neg. verb) unless ...; (6) (usu. as 〜の限りではない) (not) included in ...; (not) part of ...; (7) (usu. adj+限り) being very much (in a certain state); extreme amount (of a feeling, etc.); (n-suf,n,adv) (8) ... only (e.g. "one time only", "today only"); (9) (archaism) end of one's life; final moments; death; (10) (archaism) funeral; burial |
限度 see styles |
xiàn dù xian4 du4 hsien tu gendo げんど |
limitation; limit limit; bounds |
際限 see styles |
saigen さいげん |
limits; end; bounds |
非份 see styles |
fēi fèn fei1 fen4 fei fen |
improper; presumptuous; assuming; overstepping one's bounds; also written 非分[fei1 fen4] |
非分 see styles |
fēi fèn fei1 fen4 fei fen hibun |
improper; presumptuous; assuming; overstepping one's bounds; also written 非份[fei1 fen4] undeserved |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Bounds | 邦茲 邦兹 | bāng zī / bang1 zi1 / bang zi / bangzi | pang tzu / pangtzu | |
| Bounds | バウンズ | baunzu | ||
| In the Abyss of Infinite Bitterness - Turn to the Shore | 苦海無邊回頭是岸 苦海无边回头是岸 | kǔ hǎi wú biān huí tóu shì àn ku3 hai3 wu2 bian1 hui2 tou2 shi4 an4 ku hai wu bian hui tou shi an kuhaiwubianhuitoushian | k`u hai wu pien hui t`ou shih an kuhaiwupienhuitoushihan ku hai wu pien hui tou shih an |
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| With all the strength of your heart | 思い切り | omoi kiri / omoikiri | ||
| In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. | ||||
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