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Simple Dictionary Definition |
平ら see styles |
taira たいら |
(adjectival noun) (1) flat; level; even; smooth; (adjectival noun) (2) calm; tranquil; placid; composed; stable; (adjectival noun) (3) (usu. as お平らに) relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable; (suffix noun) (4) (after a place name, usu. だいら) (See 平・だいら) plateau; tableland; plain; (place-name) Taira |
幽境 see styles |
yuukyou / yukyo ゆうきょう |
solitude; secluded place |
幽寂 see styles |
yōu jì you1 ji4 yu chi yuujaku / yujaku ゆうじゃく |
(of a place) isolated and quiet (noun or adjectival noun) quiet; sequestered |
幽禁 see styles |
yōu jìn you1 jin4 yu chin |
to place under house arrest; to imprison |
幽邃 see styles |
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 see styles |
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 |
床笫 see styles |
chuáng zǐ chuang2 zi3 ch`uang tzu chuang tzu |
bed and bamboo sleeping mat; (fig.) bed as a place for intimacy |
府中 see styles |
fuchuu / fuchu ふちゅう |
(1) provincial capital (under the ritsuryō system); provincial office; (2) public place of imperial rule; (surname) Funaka |
座右 see styles |
zayuu; zau / zayu; zau ざゆう; ざう |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) (by) one's side; place close to one's person; place within arm's reach; (2) (honorific or respectful language) used in letters to refer to the recipient indirectly or written beside an addressee's name to show respect |
座所 see styles |
zasho ざしょ |
throne; (the place of) a nobleman's seat |
廻廊 see styles |
kairou / kairo かいろう |
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship) |
式場 see styles |
shikijou / shikijo しきじょう |
ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony; (surname) Shikiba |
強拉 强拉 see styles |
qiǎng lā qiang3 la1 ch`iang la chiang la |
to drag (sb) along (to a place); to yank |
当地 see styles |
touchi / tochi とうち |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) this place; here; (place-name) Touchi |
当所 see styles |
tousho / tosho とうしょ |
this place; this office; (place-name) Tousho |
形勝 形胜 see styles |
xíng shèng xing2 sheng4 hsing sheng keishou / kesho けいしょう |
(of a location) strategic; advantageous (noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) picturesque scenery; place of scenic beauty; (2) advantageous position; strategic location |
彼処 see styles |
kashiko かしこ asoko あそこ asuko あすこ ashiko あしこ ako あこ |
(pn,adj-no) (1) (kana only) there (place physically distant from both speaker and listener); over there; that place; yonder; (2) (colloquialism) genitals; (3) that far (something psychologically distant from both speaker and listener); that much; that point; (pn,adj-no) (1) (kana only) there (place physically distant from both speaker and listener); over there; that place; yonder; (2) (colloquialism) genitals; (3) that far (something psychologically distant from both speaker and listener); that much; that point; (out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (pn,adj-no) (1) (kana only) there (place physically distant from both speaker and listener); over there; that place; yonder; (2) that far (something psychologically distant from both speaker and listener); that much; that point |
彼所 see styles |
bǐ suǒ bi3 suo3 pi so hisho かしこ |
(pn,adj-no) (1) (kana only) there (place physically distant from both speaker and listener); over there; that place; yonder; (2) (colloquialism) genitals; (3) that far (something psychologically distant from both speaker and listener); that much; that point; (out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (pn,adj-no) (1) (kana only) there (place physically distant from both speaker and listener); over there; that place; yonder; (2) that far (something psychologically distant from both speaker and listener); that much; that point that |
彼處 彼处 see styles |
bǐ chù bi3 chu4 pi ch`u pi chu hisho |
that place |
往く see styles |
yuku ゆく iku いく |
(out-dated kanji) (v5k-s,vi) (1) to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to head (towards); to be transported (towards); to reach; (2) to proceed; to take place; (3) to pass through; to come and go; (4) to walk; (5) to do (in a specific way); (6) to stream; to flow; (auxiliary verb) (7) to continue; (v5k-s,vi) (8) (kana only) to have an orgasm; to come; to cum; (9) (kana only) (slang) to trip; to get high; to have a drug-induced hallucination |
待合 see styles |
machiai まちあい |
(noun/participle) (1) rendezvous; meeting; assignation; (2) area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony; (3) (abbreviation) waiting room; (4) (archaism) (abbreviation) meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc.; (surname) Machiai |
後置 后置 see styles |
hòu zhì hou4 zhi4 hou chih kouchi / kochi こうち |
to place after (e.g. in grammar); postposition (n,vs,adj-no) (1) {comp} back-end; (n,vs,adj-no) (2) postposition |
御地 see styles |
onchi おんち |
(honorific or respectful language) (in formal correspondence) your place; place where you live |
御手 see styles |
yù shǒu yu4 shou3 yü shou mitarashi みたらし |
the emperor's hand; variant of 馭手|驭手[yu4 shou3] (1) (polite language) hand; arm; (2) (honorific or respectful language) handwriting; penmanship; (interjection) (3) 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand); (personal name) Mitarashi |
忌詞 see styles |
imikotoba いみことば |
(1) taboo word; (2) euphemism (used in place of a taboo word) |
忍土 see styles |
rěn tǔ ren3 tu3 jen t`u jen tu nindo |
The place of patience or endurance, this world. |
急所 see styles |
kyuujo / kyujo きゅうじょ |
{go} vital point; critical place to make a move |
恥部 see styles |
chibu ちぶ |
(1) private parts; privates; genitalia; secret place; (2) disgraceful thing; shame; embarrassment; underbelly |
情定 see styles |
qíng dìng qing2 ding4 ch`ing ting ching ting |
to exchange vows with (sb); to exchange vows at (a time or place) |
憑弔 凭吊 see styles |
píng diào ping2 diao4 p`ing tiao ping tiao |
to visit a place for the memories; to pay homage to (the deceased) |
戀念 恋念 see styles |
liàn niàn lian4 nian4 lien nien |
to have a sentimental attachment to (a place); to miss (one's ancestral home etc); to be nostalgic about |
戀慕 恋慕 see styles |
liàn mù lian4 mu4 lien mu renbo |
to be enamored of; to have tender feelings for; to be sentimentally attached to (a person or place) thoughts of yearning |
成田 see styles |
chéng tián cheng2 tian2 ch`eng t`ien cheng tien naruda なるだ |
Narita (Japanese surname and place name) (place-name, surname) Naruda |
戒場 戒场 see styles |
jiè cháng jie4 chang2 chieh ch`ang chieh chang kaiba かいば |
(place-name) Kaiba The place where monks are given the commandments. |
所場 see styles |
shoba; shoba しょば; ショバ |
(kana only) (slang) (場所 reversed) place (to run a business, e.g. street stall) |
所存 see styles |
suǒ cún suo3 cun2 so ts`un so tsun shozon しょぞん |
opinion; intention; thought place where it exists |
所居 see styles |
suǒ jū suo3 ju1 so chü sho kyo |
residence; dwelling; dwelling place abode |
所柄 see styles |
tokorogara ところがら |
character of a particular place |
所止 see styles |
suǒ zhǐ suo3 zhi3 so chih sho shi |
place of lodging |
所縁 see styles |
yukari ゆかり |
(n,n-suf,adj-no) (kana only) related to (some person or place); affinity; connection; (female given name) Yukari |
所趣 see styles |
suǒ qù suo3 qu4 so ch`ü so chü shoshu |
place to which one is proceeding |
払う see styles |
harau はらう |
(transitive verb) (1) to pay (e.g. money, bill); (transitive verb) (2) to brush off; to wipe away; to clear away; to dust off; to cut off (e.g. branches); (transitive verb) (3) to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); (transitive verb) (4) to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; (transitive verb) (5) to pay (e.g. attention); to show (e.g. respect, concern); (transitive verb) (6) to make (e.g. effort, sacrifice); to expend; to exert; (transitive verb) (7) to move out (of one's own place); to vacate; (transitive verb) (8) to sweep (e.g. one's legs); to knock aside; (transitive verb) (9) to make a sweeping stroke (in Japanese calligraphy); (transitive verb) (10) to reset (an abacus) |
抑々 see styles |
somosomo そもそも |
(adverbial noun) (1) (kana only) in the first place; to begin with; from the start; originally; ab initio; (conjunction) (2) (kana only) ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?"); (noun - becomes adjective with の) (3) (kana only) beginning; start |
抑抑 see styles |
somosomo そもそも |
(adverbial noun) (1) (kana only) in the first place; to begin with; from the start; originally; ab initio; (conjunction) (2) (kana only) ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?"); (noun - becomes adjective with の) (3) (kana only) beginning; start |
拉魯 拉鲁 see styles |
lā lǔ la1 lu3 la lu |
Lhalu, Tibetan name and place name; Lhalu Tsewang Dorje (1915-2011), Tibetan pro-Chinese politician; Lhalu suburb of Lhasa |
拝所 see styles |
uganju うがんじゅ |
(See 礼拝所) place of worship (in Okinawa) |
拼房 see styles |
pīn fáng pin1 fang2 p`in fang pin fang |
to rent a place with sb else to share the costs |
指代 see styles |
zhǐ dài zhi3 dai4 chih tai |
to refer to; to be used in place of |
掛錫 挂锡 see styles |
guà xí gua4 xi2 kua hsi ke shaku |
To hang up one's staff, similar to掛搭; to dwell in a place. |
揚水 see styles |
yousui / yosui ようすい |
(n,vs,vt,vi) pumping up water (e.g. to a high place for energy storage) |
換る see styles |
kawaru かわる |
(v5r,vi) (1) to succeed; to relieve; to replace; (2) to take the place of; to substitute for; to take over for; to represent; (3) to be exchanged; to change (places with); to switch |
換牙 换牙 see styles |
huàn yá huan4 ya2 huan ya |
to grow replacement teeth (zoology); to grow permanent teeth in place of milk teeth |
搜索 see styles |
sōu suǒ sou1 suo3 sou so |
to search (a place); to search (a database); to search for (something) |
撤下 see styles |
chè xià che4 xia4 ch`e hsia che hsia |
to withdraw; to remove (from a place); to remove from office |
攤點 摊点 see styles |
tān diǎn tan1 dian3 t`an tien tan tien |
place for a vendor's stall |
支提 see styles |
zhī tí zhi1 ti2 chih t`i chih ti shitei |
支帝; 支徵; 支陀; 脂帝. Newer forms are 制多; 制底 (制底耶); 制地, i. e. 刹, 塔, 廟 caitya. A tumulus, a mausoleum; a place where the relics of Buddha were collected, hence a place where his sutras or images are placed. Eight famous Caityas formerly existed: Lumbinī, Buddha-gayā, Vārāṇasī, Jetavana, Kanyākubja, Rājagṛha 王舍城, Vaiśālī, and the Śāla grove in Kuśinagara. Considerable difference of opinion exists as to the exact connotation of the terms given, some being referred to graves or stūpas, others to shrines or temples, but in general the meaning is stūpas, shrines, and any collection of objects of worship. |
收容 see styles |
shōu róng shou1 rong2 shou jung |
to provide a place to stay; to house; to accommodate; (of an institution etc) to take in; to accept |
放還 放还 see styles |
fàng huán fang4 huan2 fang huan |
to release (a hostage); to put back in place |
故山 see styles |
kozan こざん |
one's native place; (surname) Koyama |
故郷 see styles |
kokyou / kokyo こきょう |
(See 故郷・ふるさと・1) hometown; birthplace; native place; one's old home |
故鄉 故乡 see styles |
gù xiāng gu4 xiang1 ku hsiang |
home; homeland; native place; CL:個|个[ge4] |
敖包 see styles |
áo bāo ao2 bao1 ao pao |
(loanword from Mongolian) road or boundary marker made of piled up earth or stones, formerly worshipped as the dwelling place of spirits |
整備 整备 see styles |
zhěng bèi zheng3 bei4 cheng pei seibi / sebi せいび |
preparedness; to bring something to a state of readiness (noun, transitive verb) (1) maintenance; servicing; (noun, transitive verb) (2) putting in place; development; improvement; preparation; provision; equipping; outfitting |
敵地 敌地 see styles |
dí dì di2 di4 ti ti tekichi てきち |
enemy territory enemy territory; hostile place |
數論 数论 see styles |
shù lùn shu4 lun4 shu lun Suron |
number theory (math.) The śāstras of the Sarvāstivādins; also Kaplila, called數論外道; 數論師 founder of the Sāṅkhyā philosophy; v. 僧伽, 劫, and 迦. It is an attempt to place all concepts in twenty-five categories, with puruṣa at the head and the others in ordered progress. Inter alia it also teaches 'the eternity and multiplicity of souls' (Eitel). Vasubandhu wrote in criticism of the system. |
文殊 see styles |
wén shū wen2 shu1 wen shu monju もんじゅ |
Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of keen awareness (Buddhist term) Manjushri; Manjusri; Bodhisattva that represents transcendent wisdom; (p,s,f) Monju (文殊師利) Mañjuśrī 滿殊尸利 -later 曼殊室利. 文殊 is also used for Mañjunātha, Mañjudeva, Mañjughoṣa, Mañjuṣvara, et al. T., hjamdpal; J., Monju. Origin unknown; presumably, like most Buddhas and bodhisattvas, an idealization of a particular quality, in his case of Wisdom. Mañju is beautiful, Śrī; good fortune, virtue, majesty, lord, an epithet of a god. Six definitions are obtained from various scriptures: 妙首 (or 頭 ) wonderful or beautiful) head; 普首 universal head; 濡首 glossy head (probably a transliteration); 敬首 revered head; 妙德 wonderful virtue (or power); 妙吉祥 wonderfully auspicious; the last is a later translation in the 西域記. As guardian of wisdom 智慧 he is often placed on Śākyamuni's left, with 普顯 on the right as guardian of law 理, the latter holding the Law, the former the wisdom or exposition of it; formerly they held the reverse positions. He is often represented with five curls or waves to his hair indicating the 五智 q. v. or the five peaks; his hand holds the sword of wisdom and he sits on a lion emblematic of its stern majesty: but he has other forms. He is represented as a youth, i. e. eternal youth. His present abode is given as east of the universe, known as 淸涼山 clear and cool mountain, or a region 寶住 precious abode, or Abode of Treasures, or 寶氏 from which he derives one of his titles, 寶相如來. One of his dhāraṇīs prophesies China as his post-nirvāṇa realm. In past incarnations he is described as being the parent of many Buddhas and as having assisted the Buddha into existence; his title was 龍種上佛 the supreme Buddha of the nāgas, also 大身佛 or 神仙佛; now his title is 歡喜藏摩尼寶精佛 The spiritual Buddha who joyfully cares for the jewel: and his future title is to be 普現佛 Buddha universally revealed. In the 序品 Introductory Chapter of the Lotus Sutra he is also described as the ninth predecessor or Buddha-ancestor of Śākyamuni. He is looked on as the chief of the Bodhisattvas and represents them, as the chief disciple of the Buddha, or as his son 法王子. Hīnayāna counts Śāriputra as the wisest of the disciples, Mahāyāna gives Mañjuśrī the chief place, hence he is also styled 覺母 mother, or begetter of understanding. He is shown riding on either a lion or a peacock, or sitting on a white lotus; often he holds a book, emblem of wisdom, or a blue lotus; in certain rooms of a monastery he is shown as a monk; and he appears in military array as defender of the faith. His signs, magic words, and so on, are found in various sutras. His most famous centre in China is Wu-tai shan in Shansi. where he is the object of pilgrimages, especially of Mongols. The legends about him are many. He takes the place in Buddhism of Viśvakarman as Vulcan, or architect, of the universe. He is one of the eight Dhyāni-bodhisattvas, and sometimes has the image of Akṣobhya in his crown. He was mentioned in China as early as the fourth century and in the Lotus Sutra he frequently appears, especially as the converter of the daughter of the Dragon-king of the Ocean. He has five messengers 五使者 and eight youths 八童子 attending on him. His hall in the Garbhadhātu maṇḍala is the seventh, in which his group numbers twenty-five. His position is northeast. There are numerous sutras and other works with his name as title, e. g. 文殊師利問菩提經 Gayaśīrṣa sūtra, tr. by Kumārajīva 384-417: and its 論 or .Tīkā of Vasubandhu, tr. by Bodhiruci 535. see list in B. N. |
斎宮 see styles |
saiguu / saigu さいぐう |
(hist) unmarried imperial princess serving at the Ise Grand Shrine in place of the Emperor; (place-name) Saikuu |
斎王 see styles |
saiou / saio さいおう |
(hist) unmarried imperial princess serving at the Ise Grand Shrine or the Kamo Shrine in place of the Emperor; (place-name) Saiou |
方便 see styles |
fāng biàn fang1 bian4 fang pien houben / hoben ほうべん |
convenient; suitable; to facilitate; to make things easy; having money to spare; (euphemism) to relieve oneself (1) means; expedient; instrument; (2) {Buddh} upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching); (surname) Houben upāya. Convenient to the place, or situation, suited to the condition, opportune, appropriate; but 方 is interpreted as 方法 method, mode, plan, and 便 as 便用 convenient for use, i. e. a convenient or expedient method; also 方 as 方正 and 便 as 巧妙, which implies strategically correct. It is also intp. as 權道智 partial, temporary, or relative (teaching of) knowledge of reality, in contrast with 般若智 prajñā, and 眞實 absolute truth, or reality instead of the seeming. The term is a translation of 傴和 upāya, a mode of approach, an expedient, stratagem, device. The meaning is— teaching according to the capacity of the hearer, by any suitable method, including that of device or stratagem, but expedience beneficial to the recipient is understood. Mahāyāna claims that the Buddha used this expedient or partial method in his teaching until near the end of his days, when he enlarged it to the revelation of reality, or the preaching of his final and complete truth; Hīnayāna with reason denies this, and it is evident that the Mahāyāna claim has no foundation, for the whole of its 方等 or 方廣 scriptures are of later invention. Tiantai speaks of the 三乘 q. v. or Three Vehicles as 方便 expedient or partial revelations, and of its 一乘 or One Vehicle as the complete revelation of universal Buddhahood. This is the teaching of the Lotus Sutra, which itself contains 方便 teaching to lead up to the full revelation; hence the terms 體内 (or 同體 ) 方便, i. e. expedient or partial truths within the full revelation, meaning the expedient part of the Lotus, and 體外方便 the expedient or partial truths of the teaching which preceded the Lotus; see the 方便品 of that work, also the second chapter of the 維摩經. 方便 is also the seventh of the ten pāramitās. |
於此 于此 see styles |
yú cǐ yu2 ci3 yü tz`u yü tzu oshi |
in that place |
施行 see styles |
shī xíng shi1 xing2 shih hsing segyou / segyo せぎょう |
to put in place; to put into practice; to take effect (noun, transitive verb) {Buddh} giving alms (to monks or the poor); almsgiving The practice of charity. |
旁邊 旁边 see styles |
páng biān pang2 bian1 p`ang pien pang pien |
side; adjacent place |
旅先 see styles |
tabisaki たびさき |
destination; place one stays during a trip |
旅所 see styles |
tabisho たびしょ |
(See 御旅所) place where the sacred palanquin is lodged during a festival |
日立 see styles |
rì lì ri4 li4 jih li hitachi ひたち |
Hitachi, Ltd. (place) (surname) (company) Hitachi; (p,s,c) Hitachi |
日赤 see styles |
nisseki にっせき |
(1) (organization) Japanese Red Cross Society (abbreviation); (2) (place) Nisseki; (o) Japanese Red Cross Society (abbreviation); (place-name) Nisseki |
旧里 see styles |
furusato ふるさと kyuuri / kyuri きゅうり |
(1) (kana only) home town; birthplace; native place; one's old home; (2) (archaism) ruins; historic remains; (kana only) home town; birthplace; native place; one's old home |
旮旯 see styles |
gā lá ga1 la2 ka la |
corner; nook; recess; out-of-the-way place |
昆卡 see styles |
kūn kǎ kun1 ka3 k`un k`a kun ka |
Cuenca (place name and surname) |
明處 明处 see styles |
míng chù ming2 chu4 ming ch`u ming chu myōsho |
clear place; out in the open The regions or realms of study which produce wisdom, five in number, v. 五明 (五明處). |
是處 是处 see styles |
shì chù shi4 chu4 shih ch`u shih chu zesho |
whatever place |
時空 时空 see styles |
shí kōng shi2 kong1 shih k`ung shih kung jikuu / jiku じくう |
time and place; world of a particular locale and era; (physics) space-time {physics} space-time; spacetime |
景勝 see styles |
keishou / kesho けいしょう |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) picturesque scenery; place of scenic beauty; (place-name) Keishou |
暗所 see styles |
ansho あんしょ |
dark place; unlit spot; darkness |
暗處 暗处 see styles |
àn chù an4 chu4 an ch`u an chu |
secret place |
替る see styles |
kawaru かわる |
(v5r,vi) (1) to succeed; to relieve; to replace; (2) to take the place of; to substitute for; to take over for; to represent; (3) to be exchanged; to change (places with); to switch |
最奥 see styles |
saiou / saio さいおう |
deep inside; innermost place |
會場 会场 see styles |
huì chǎng hui4 chang3 hui ch`ang hui chang aiba あいば |
meeting place; place where people gather; CL:個|个[ge4] (surname) Aiba |
會所 会所 see styles |
huì suǒ hui4 suo3 hui so |
office of an association; meeting place; clubhouse; club See: 会所 |
末席 see styles |
mò xí mo4 xi2 mo hsi masseki; basseki まっせき; ばっせき |
end seat; place for less senior person (1) lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; (2) lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class) |
末座 see styles |
mò zuò mo4 zuo4 mo tso matsuza まつざ |
end seat; final place (for less senior person) lowest seat |
末等 see styles |
mattou / matto まっとう |
last place (game, race, lottery, etc.) |
本地 see styles |
běn dì ben3 di4 pen ti honji; honchi ほんじ; ほんち |
local; this locality (1) (archaism) {Buddh} (See 垂迹) true form of a buddha; (2) (ほんち only) land of origin; (surname) Motoji Native place, natural position, original body; also the 本身; 本法身; or 本地身 fundamental person or embodiment of a Buddha or bodhisattva, as distinct from his temporal manifestation. |
本場 see styles |
honba ほんば |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) home (of something); place famous for its ...; center (e.g. of manufacture); best place (for); (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) place of origin; birthplace; cradle; (3) morning session; last session in the morning; (surname) Honba |
本處 本处 see styles |
běn chù ben3 chu4 pen ch`u pen chu honsho |
here; this place original location |
本貫 see styles |
honkan; hongan ほんかん; ほんがん |
(hist) dwelling place (ritsuryō period); hometown |
本鄉 本乡 see styles |
běn xiāng ben3 xiang1 pen hsiang |
home village; one's native place |
村鎮 村镇 see styles |
cūn zhèn cun1 zhen4 ts`un chen tsun chen |
hamlet (place) |
来住 see styles |
raijuu / raiju らいじゅう |
(n,vs,vi) coming and residing (in a place); coming to live; settling; (surname) Raijuu |
来所 see styles |
raisho らいしょ |
(noun/participle) (appropriate for any place ending with 〜所) coming to an office, laboratory, etc. |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
This page contains 100 results for "place" 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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