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xíng
    xing2
hsing
 kata(p); gata
    かた(P); がた

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Kata
mold; type; style; model
(n,n-suf) (1) (がた when a suffix) type; style; model; pattern; (2) mold; mould; model; pattern; template; impression; (3) kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); form; (4) convention; tradition; (standard) form; formula; usage; (5) (set) size; inches (in sizes of displays, disks, image sensors, etc.); (6) (rare) (See 品種・2) (taxonomical) form

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huā
    hua1
hua
 ririka
    りりか

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Flower
flower; blossom; CL:朵[duo3],支[zhi1],束[shu4],把[ba3],盆[pen2],簇[cu4]; fancy pattern; florid; to spend (money, time); (coll.) lecherous; lustful
(1) flower; blossom; bloom; petal; (2) cherry blossom; (3) beauty; (4) blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); (5) ikebana; (6) (abbreviation) Japanese playing cards; (7) (the) best; (female given name) Ririka
華 puṣpa, a flower, flowers; especially the lotus, and celestial flowers. 花座 The lotus throne on which buddhas and bodhisattvas sit.

規律


规律

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guī lǜ
    gui1 lu:4
kuei lü
 kiritsu
    きりつ

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Discipline
rule (e.g. of science); law of behavior; regular pattern; rhythm; discipline
(1) order; observance; discipline; (2) rules; law; regulations
order

不拘一格

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bù jū yī gé
    bu4 ju1 yi1 ge2
pu chü i ko

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Unbridled Creativity
not stick to one pattern

ローレット

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 rooretto
    ローレット

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Laurette
(See ナーリング) knurling (fre:); ridged pattern usu. on circular or cylindrical objects; (female given name) Laurette

格子

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gé zi
    ge2 zi5
ko tzu
 koushi / koshi
    こうし
lattice; check (pattern of squares)
(1) lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating; trellis; (2) (abbreviation) (See 格子戸) lattice door; (3) (abbreviation) (See 格子縞) check(ed) pattern; plaid; (female given name) Rakuko

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zhǔn
    zhun3
chun
 jun
    じゅん
to allow; to grant; in accordance with; in the light of
(prefix) semi-; quasi-; associate; (female given name) Jun
To permit, grant, acknowledge; used for 準 in 准提 q.v.

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rèn
    ren4
jen
 yaiba
    やいば
edge of blade
(1) blade; sword; (2) (See 刃文・はもん) forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; (3) sharpness; (4) (rare) (See 籾) unhulled rice; (personal name) Jinji
A blade, a sword; to kill.


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    ze2
tse
 soku
    そく
(literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then; (bound form) standard; norm; (bound form) principle; (literary) to imitate; to follow; classifier for written items
(suf,ctr) (1) counter for rules; (2) (rare) rule; regulation; (surname, given name) Nori
Pattern, rule; then, therefore.

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jiù
    jiu4
chiu
 shuu / shu
    しゅう
(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then; (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after; (same as 就是[jiu4 shi4]) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly; only; as little as; as much as; as many as; to approach; to move towards; to undertake; to engage in; (often followed by 著|着[zhe5]) taking advantage of; (of food) to go with; with regard to; concerning; (pattern: 就[jiu4] ... 也[ye3] ...) even if ... still ...; (pattern: 不[bu4] ... 就[jiu4] ...) if not ... then must be ...
(surname) Shuu
then, thereupon

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shì
    shi4
shih
 shiki
    しき
type; form; pattern; style
(n,n-suf) (1) way; style; fashion; method; system; form; type; (2) ceremony; rite; ritual; celebration; (3) wedding (ceremony); (4) equation; formula; expression; (5) (hist) (See 律令) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryō legal codes); (given name) Shoku
Style, shape, fashion, kind.

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 moku
    もく
figure (pattern in wood); (surname, given name) Moku

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    ge2
ko
 kyaku
    きゃく
square; frame; rule; (legal) case; style; character; standard; pattern; (grammar) case; (classical) to obstruct; to hinder; (classical) to arrive; to come; (classical) to investigate; to study exhaustively
(hist) (See 律令) amendment (to ritsuryō); (given name) Wataru
A rule, line, pattern; reach, research, science.

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kǎi
    kai3
k`ai
    kai
 kai
    かい
model; pattern; regular script (calligraphic style)
(1) (See 楷書・かいしょ) regular script (of Chinese characters); square style; block style; standard style; (2) Chinese pistache (Pistacia chinensis); (female given name) Nori

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    mu2
mu
 baku
    ばく
mold; die; matrix; pattern
wooden printing block; (surname) Baku


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yàng
    yang4
yang
 yō
manner; pattern; way; appearance; shape; classifier: kind, type
form

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měi
    mei3
mei
ripple pattern

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    ju3
chü
 ku
    く
carpenter's square; rule; regulation; pattern; to carve
{astron} quadrature; (female given name) Noriko
A carpenter's square, a rule; translit. ku, cf. 姑, 拘, 鳩.

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zhāng
    zhang1
chang
 shou / sho
    しょう
chapter; section; clause; movement (of symphony); seal; badge; regulation; order
(1) chapter; section; (n,n-suf) (2) medal; badge; insignia; (female given name) Yuki
A section, chapter; finished, elegant; essay, document; rule, according to pattern.


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fàn
    fan4
fan
 han
    はん
pattern; model; example
example; model; (surname, given name) Han
Pattern, rule, method.


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wén
    wen2
wen
 mon
    もん
line; trace; mark; pattern; grain (of wood etc)
(family) crest; coat of arms; (female given name) Mon

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bǐng
    bing3
ping
 kasuri
    かすり
Ikat, a type of woven silk; Kasuri
splash pattern (e.g. on a kimono); dye pattern; kasuri


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líng
    ling2
ling
 rin
    りん
damask; thin silk
(1) (kana only) figure; design; (2) twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; (3) (kana only) style (of writing); figure (of speech); (4) (kana only) design; plot; plan; (5) (kana only) minor market fluctuation; technical correction; (6) (kana only) (abbreviation) cat's cradle; (7) (kana only) (abbreviation) lease rod (in a loom); (female given name) Rin


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gǎo
    gao3
kao
 shima
    しま
plain white silk
(n,n-suf,adj-no) (1) stripe; bar; streak; (2) (also formerly written as 島 and 嶋) (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors); (surname) Shima


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    xi2
hsi
 souen / soen
    そうえん
(bound form) to raid; to attack; (bound form) to continue the pattern; to perpetuate; (literary) classifier for suits of clothing or sets of bedding
(1) pile; heap; layers (e.g. of clothing); set (e.g. of boxes); course (e.g. of stones); (counter) (2) counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); (3) layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; (4) (abbreviation) combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours); (personal name) Souen

調


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tiáo
    tiao2
t`iao
    tiao
 chou / cho
    ちょう
to harmonize; to reconcile; to blend; to suit well; to adjust; to regulate; to season (food); to provoke; to incite
(n,n-suf) (1) {music} key; (n,n-suf) (2) {music} mode (in gagaku); (suffix noun) (3) time; tempo; rhythm; (suffix noun) (4) meter (of a poem); metre; (suffix noun) (5) style; form; mood; pattern; (6) (hist) tax in kind (paid with locally produced goods; under the ritsuryō system); (male given name) Mitsugu
To harmonize, blend; regulate, control; to change about, exchange; a song, tune.


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hào
    hao4
hao
 shinogi
    しのぎ
bright; place name; stove
(1) (kana only) ridge on the side of a sword blade; (2) (kana only) {archit} ridged pattern; (personal name) Kō


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jiàn
    jian4
chien
 miru
    みる
bronze mirror (used in ancient times); to reflect; to mirror; something that serves as a warning or a lesson; to examine; to scrutinize
model; pattern; (female given name) Miru
A mirror 明鑑; to note, survey, 鑑察.


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jiàn
    jian4
chien
 kan
    かがみ
variant of 鑑|鉴[jian4]
model; pattern
to discriminate

さし

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 sashi
    さし
(See 霜降り・2) marble pattern (in beef); (personal name) Zazie

一套

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yī tào
    yi1 tao4
i t`ao
    i tao
suit; a set; a collection; of the same kind; the same old stuff; set pattern of behavior

七宝

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 shippou; shichihou / shippo; shichiho
    しっぽう; しちほう
(1) {Buddh} the seven treasures (gold, silver, pearls, agate, crystal, coral, lapis lazuli); (2) (abbreviation) (See 七宝焼き) cloisonne ware; (3) (しっぽう only) (abbreviation) (See 七宝つなぎ) shippō pattern (of overlapping circles); (4) (しっぽう only) shippō emblem; (surname) Nanahou

三尊

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sān zūn
    san1 zun1
san tsun
 sanzon; sanson
    さんぞん; さんそん
(1) (さんぞん only) {Buddh} Buddha triad; image of a Buddha attended by two Bodhisattvas; (2) (さんぞん only) {Buddh} (See 三宝) The Three Jewels; Buddha, the teachings of Buddha, and the community of monks and nuns; (3) (さんぞん only) (See 三尊天井) head and shoulders (stock price, etc. chart pattern); (4) the three people one must esteem: master, father, teacher
The three honoured ones: Buddha, the Law, the Ecclesia or Order. Others are: Amitābha, Avalokiteśvara, and Mahāsthāmaprāpta, who, according to the Pure-land sect, come to welcome the dying invoker. Another group is Bhaiṣajya, Vairocana, and Candraprabha; and another, Śākyamunī, Mañjuśrī, and Samantabhadra.

三毛

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 mike; mike
    みけ; ミケ
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) calico (pattern); tortoiseshell-and-white; (2) (abbreviation) (See 三毛猫・みけねこ) calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat; (surname) Miyake

下敷

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 shimoshiki
    しもしき
(1) desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; underlay; (2) being pinned under; being caught under; being trapped under; being buried under; being crushed beneath; (3) model; pattern; (surname) Shimoshiki

不了

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bù liǎo
    bu4 liao3
pu liao
 furyō
(as a resultative verb suffix) unable to (do something); (pattern: {verb} + 個|个[ge5] + ~) without end; incessantly
Not to bring to a finish, not to make plain, not plain, not to understand, incomprehensible.

中柄

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 chuugara / chugara
    ちゅうがら
medium size; medium pattern; medium stature; (surname) Nakagara

乱菊

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 rangiku
    らんぎく
pattern made from chrysanthemums with disordered petals (esp. used on family crests); (female given name) Rangiku

亀綾

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 kameaya
    かめあや
(1) (See 羽二重) high-quality glossy white habutai silk; (2) raw silk twill fabric with fine diamond pattern

亀鑑

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 kikan
    きかん
pattern; example; model; paragon; mirror; (given name) Kikan

井桁

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 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

儀刑

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 gikei / gike
    ぎけい
model; pattern; copy

儀型

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 gikei / gike
    ぎけい
model; pattern; copy

儀形

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 gikei / gike
    ぎけい
model; pattern; copy

典型

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diǎn xíng
    dian3 xing2
tien hsing
 tenkei / tenke
    てんけい
model; typical case; archetype; typical; representative
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype; perfect example

冬型

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 fuyugata
    ふゆがた
(1) (abbreviation) (See 冬型気圧配置) atmospheric pressure pattern in winter; winter pressure pattern; (can be adjective with の) (2) wintery; characteristic of winter

刃文

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 hamon
    はもん
temper pattern of a sword blade

刷る

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 suru
    する
(transitive verb) (1) to print; (2) to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold

千筋

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 sensuji
    せんすじ
striped pattern (textiles, pottery)

印花

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yìn huā
    yin4 hua1
yin hua
tax stamp; to print a pattern or design on fabric

原型

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yuán xíng
    yuan2 xing2
yüan hsing
 genkei / genke
    げんけい
model; prototype; archetype
(noun - becomes adjective with の) prototype; model; pattern; archetypal

友禅

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 yuuzen / yuzen
    ゆうぜん
(abbreviation) (See 友禅染) type of dyeing method or pattern; silk printed by the Yuzen process; (personal name) Yūzen

句型

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jù xíng
    ju4 xing2
chü hsing
sentence pattern (in grammar)

句式

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jù shì
    ju4 shi4
chü shih
sentence pattern; sentence structure; syntax

合式

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hé shì
    he2 shi4
ho shih
 goushiki / goshiki
    ごうしき
conforming to a pattern; up to standard; variant of 合適|合适[he2shi4]
formal; regular; valid; categorical

同型

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 doukei / doke
    どうけい
(noun - becomes adjective with の) isomorphism; same shape; same type; same pattern

同形

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 doukei / doke
    どうけい
(noun - becomes adjective with の) isomorphism; same shape; same type; same pattern

和柄

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 wagara
    わがら
traditional Japanese pattern; traditional Japanese design

唐草

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 karakusa
    からくさ
(1) (abbreviation) (See 唐草模様) arabesque pattern; (2) (See 馬肥やし・1) toothed medick (Medicago polymorpha)

図柄

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 zugara
    ずがら
design; pattern

圖案


图案

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tú àn
    tu2 an4
t`u an
    tu an
design; pattern

地紋

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 jimon
    じもん
woven pattern

坐繰

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 zaguri
    ざぐり
(irregular okurigana usage) (1) reeling by hand (esp. silk); hand filature; (noun/participle) (2) counter sinking (making conical depression so screw-heads don't protrude above surface); spot facing (machining a flat space for bolt head, etc.); spotfacing; (3) hollowing out (e.g. wooden chair seat, scallop pattern on roof, etc.)

型式

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xíng shì
    xing2 shi4
hsing shih
 katashiki(p); keishiki / katashiki(p); keshiki
    かたしき(P); けいしき
type; pattern; version; style
model (e.g. of a vehicle); type

型態


型态

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xíng tài
    xing2 tai4
hsing t`ai
    hsing tai
form; shape; type; style; pattern

型紙

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 katagami
    かたがみ
(1) pattern paper (for dressmaking); (2) stencil

大海

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dà hǎi
    da4 hai3
ta hai
 taikai(p); ooumi / taikai(p); oomi
    たいかい(P); おおうみ
sea; ocean
(1) ocean; large sea; (2) (おおうみ only) fabric pattern; (personal name) Honda
mahāsamudra-sāgara 摩訶三母捺羅婆誐羅 The Ocean.

套路

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tào lù
    tao4 lu4
t`ao lu
    tao lu
sequence of movements in martial arts; routine; pattern; standard method

定式

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dìng shì
    ding4 shi4
ting shih
 teishiki; joushiki / teshiki; joshiki
    ていしき; じょうしき
joseki (fixed opening pattern in go game)
(noun - becomes adjective with の) formula; prescribed form; established formality

小紋

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 komon
    こもん
fine pattern; (female given name) Komon

州浜

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 suhama
    すはま
(1) sandy beach; sandbar that projects into the ocean, particularly in a wavy form; (2) designs and objects with a wavy pattern; (3) sweet mochi cake; (surname) Suhama

巴瓦

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 tomoegawara
    ともえがわら
comma-pattern tile

市松

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 ichimatsu
    いちまつ
(1) (abbreviation) (See 市松模様) check (pattern); (2) (abbreviation) (See 市松人形) ichimatsu doll; (surname, given name) Ichimatsu

師表


师表

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shī biǎo
    shi1 biao3
shih piao
 shihyou / shihyo
    しひょう
paragon of virtue and learning; exemplary character
model; pattern; paragon; leader; teacher

常模

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cháng mó
    chang2 mo2
ch`ang mo
    chang mo
norm (typically observed pattern)

座繰

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 zaguri
    ざぐり
(irregular okurigana usage) (1) reeling by hand (esp. silk); hand filature; (noun/participle) (2) counter sinking (making conical depression so screw-heads don't protrude above surface); spot facing (machining a flat space for bolt head, etc.); spotfacing; (3) hollowing out (e.g. wooden chair seat, scallop pattern on roof, etc.)

弁慶

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 benkei / benke
    べんけい
(1) strong person; person putting on a brave front; (2) bamboo tube with holes drilled in it (used as a stand for kitchen utensils, fans, etc.); (3) (abbreviation) checks; plaid; checked pattern; (surname, given name) Benkei

形態


形态

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xíng tài
    xing2 tai4
hsing t`ai
    hsing tai
 keitai / ketai
    けいたい
shape; form; pattern; morphology
form; shape; figure

態樣


态样

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tài yàng
    tai4 yang4
t`ai yang
    tai yang
form; pattern

抜く

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 nuku
    ぬく
(transitive verb) (1) to pull out; to draw out; to extract; to unplug; to weed; (transitive verb) (2) to omit; to leave out; to go without; to skip; (suf,v5k) (3) (after the -masu stem of a verb) to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to do completely; to do severely; (transitive verb) (4) to let out (e.g. air from a tyre); to drain (e.g. water from a bath); to empty; (transitive verb) (5) to pick out; to choose; to select; to extract; (transitive verb) (6) to pilfer; to steal; (transitive verb) (7) to remove; to get rid of; to take out; (transitive verb) (8) to pass; to overtake; to outstrip; to get ahead of; (transitive verb) (9) (also written 貫く) to pierce; to break through; to go through; (transitive verb) (10) to cut out (a shape); to create (a pattern) by dying the surrounding area; (transitive verb) (11) to seize; to capture; to reduce; (transitive verb) (12) to scoop (a story); (transitive verb) (13) to take out (an opponent's stones; in go); (Godan verb with "ku" ending) (14) (slang) (vulgar) to masturbate (of a male); to ejaculate (while masturbating); (Godan verb with "ku" ending) (15) (slang) to take (a photo); to record (video)

提花

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tí huā
    ti2 hua1
t`i hua
    ti hua
Jacquard weave (machine weaving leaving protruding pattern)

摺る

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 suru
    する
(transitive verb) (1) to print; (2) to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold

擦文

see styles
 satsumon
    さつもん
brush-mark pattern (scraped into the surface of earthenware with wood)

文型

see styles
 bunkei / bunke
    ぶんけい
{gramm} sentence pattern

文様

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 monyou / monyo
    もんよう
pattern; design

文目

see styles
 ayame
    あやめ
pattern; design; distinction; (female given name) Ayame

斑文

see styles
 hanmon
    はんもん
(noun - becomes adjective with の) speckles; spotted pattern

斑毛

see styles
 buchige
    ぶちげ
(noun - becomes adjective with の) leopard (horse coat pattern)

斑紋


斑纹

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bān wén
    ban1 wen2
pan wen
 hanmon
    はんもん
stripe; streak
(noun - becomes adjective with の) speckles; spotted pattern

新柄

see styles
 shingara
    しんがら
new pattern; (place-name) Niigara

方式

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fāng shì
    fang1 shi4
fang shih
 houshiki / hoshiki
    ほうしき
way; manner; style; mode; pattern; CL:個|个[ge4]
form; method; system; formula

方格

see styles
fāng gé
    fang1 ge2
fang ko
checked pattern; square box character (in Chinese text) indicating an illegible character

方眼

see styles
 hougan / hogan
    ほうがん
(See 方眼紙・ほうがんし) regular square mesh pattern; square lattice; grid; (personal name) Hougan

星彩

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 seisai / sesai
    せいさい
(1) asterism (gemmology); optical star pattern in polished gemstones; (2) (orig. meaning) starlight; (female given name) Sena

星群

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xīng qún
    xing1 qun2
hsing ch`ün
    hsing chün
 seigun / segun
    せいぐん
(astronomy) asterism
{astron} (See アステリズム) asterism; pattern of stars which do not form a constellation

晶格

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jīng gé
    jing1 ge2
ching ko
crystal lattice (the regular 3-dimensional pattern formed by atoms in a crystal)

木型

see styles
 kigata
    きがた
wooden form; wooden model; wooden pattern

格局

see styles
gé jú
    ge2 ju2
ko chü
structure; pattern; layout

框框

see styles
kuàng kuang
    kuang4 kuang5
k`uang k`uang
    kuang kuang
a frame; a circle; set pattern; convention; restriction

構造


构造

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gòu zào
    gou4 zao4
kou tsao
 kouzou / kozo
    こうぞう
structure; composition; tectonic (geology); CL:個|个[ge4]
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern

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

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This page contains 100 results for "pattern" 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.
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.

Just because a word appears here does not mean it is appropriate for a tattoo, your business name, etc. Please consult a professional before doing anything stupid with this data.

We do offer Chinese and Japanese Tattoo Services. We'll also be happy to help you translate something for other purposes.

No warranty as to the correctness, potential vulgarity, or clarity is expressed or implied. We did not write any of these definitions (though we occasionally act as a contributor/editor to the CC-CEDICT project). You are using this dictionary for free, and you get what you pay for.

The following titles are just to help people who are searching for an Asian dictionary to find this page.

Japanese Kanji Dictionary

Free Asian Dictionary

Chinese Kanji Dictionary

Chinese Words Dictionary

Chinese Language Dictionary

Japanese Chinese Dictionary