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一切煩惱不隨縛智


一切烦恼不随缚智

see styles
yī qiè fán nǎo bù suí fú zhì
    yi1 qie4 fan2 nao3 bu4 sui2 fu2 zhi4
i ch`ieh fan nao pu sui fu chih
    i chieh fan nao pu sui fu chih
 issai bonnō fu zuibaku chi
cognition that is not bound to all afflictions

一切煩惱習氣永斷


一切烦恼习气永断

see styles
yī qiè fán nǎo xí qì yǒng duàn
    yi1 qie4 fan2 nao3 xi2 qi4 yong3 duan4
i ch`ieh fan nao hsi ch`i yung tuan
    i chieh fan nao hsi chi yung tuan
 issai bonnō jikke yōdan
all habituated tendencies of affliction are permanently eliminated

一切種子阿賴耶識


一切种子阿赖耶识

see styles
yī qiè zhǒng zǐ ā lài yé shì
    yi1 qie4 zhong3 zi3 a1 lai4 ye2 shi4
i ch`ieh chung tzu a lai yeh shih
    i chieh chung tzu a lai yeh shih
 issai shuji araiyashiki
store consciousness that contains all seeds

一切種極微細煩惱


一切种极微细烦恼

see styles
yī qiè zhǒng jí wēi xì fán nǎo
    yi1 qie4 zhong3 ji2 wei1 xi4 fan2 nao3
i ch`ieh chung chi wei hsi fan nao
    i chieh chung chi wei hsi fan nao
 issai shu goku misai bonnō
all of the most extremely subtle hindrances

一切衆生悉有佛性


一切众生悉有佛性

see styles
yī qiè zhòng shēng xī yǒu fó xìng
    yi1 qie4 zhong4 sheng1 xi1 you3 fo2 xing4
i ch`ieh chung sheng hsi yu fo hsing
    i chieh chung sheng hsi yu fo hsing
 issai shujō shitsū busshō
all sentient beings possess Buddha-nature

一切衆生有如來藏


一切众生有如来藏

see styles
yī qiè zhòng shēng yǒu rú lái zàng
    yi1 qie4 zhong4 sheng1 you3 ru2 lai2 zang4
i ch`ieh chung sheng yu ju lai tsang
    i chieh chung sheng yu ju lai tsang
 issai shūjō u nyorai zō
all sentient beings possess the womb of the thus-come-one

一切衆生皆悉成佛


一切众生皆悉成佛

see styles
yī qiè zhòng shēng jiē xī chéng fó
    yi1 qie4 zhong4 sheng1 jie1 xi1 cheng2 fo2
i ch`ieh chung sheng chieh hsi ch`eng fo
    i chieh chung sheng chieh hsi cheng fo
 issai shujō kaishitsu jōbutsu
all beings accomplish Buddhahood

一切衆生皆有佛性


一切众生皆有佛性

see styles
yī qiè zhòng shēng jiē yǒu fó xìng
    yi1 qie4 zhong4 sheng1 jie1 you3 fo2 xing4
i ch`ieh chung sheng chieh yu fo hsing
    i chieh chung sheng chieh yu fo hsing
 issai shūjō kaiu busshō
all sentient beings without exception possess the Buddha-nature

一切衆生離諸惡趣


一切众生离诸恶趣

see styles
yī qiè zhòng shēng lí zhū è qù
    yi1 qie4 zhong4 sheng1 li2 zhu1 e4 qu4
i ch`ieh chung sheng li chu o ch`ü
    i chieh chung sheng li chu o chü
 issai shujō rishoakushu
sarvasattva-pāpa-prahāṇa. A samādhi on a world free from all the evil destinies.

一切行相一切智智

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yī qiè xíng xiàng yī qiè zhì zhì
    yi1 qie4 xing2 xiang4 yi1 qie4 zhi4 zhi4
i ch`ieh hsing hsiang i ch`ieh chih chih
    i chieh hsing hsiang i chieh chih chih
 issai gyōsō issai chichi
all mental functions and all omniscience

一切過患及與功德


一切过患及与功德

see styles
yī qiè guò huàn jí yǔ gōng dé
    yi1 qie4 guo4 huan4 ji2 yu3 gong1 de2
i ch`ieh kuo huan chi yü kung te
    i chieh kuo huan chi yü kung te
 issai kakan kyū yo kudoku
all faults and merits

一卽一切一切卽一

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yī jí yī qiè yī qiè jí yī
    yi1 ji2 yi1 qie4 yi1 qie4 ji2 yi1
i chi i ch`ieh i ch`ieh chi i
    i chi i chieh i chieh chi i
 issoku issai issai soku ichi
One is all and all is one.' Expressing the essential unity of all things; a tenet of the Huayan and Tiantai schools.

一命を取りとめる

see styles
 ichimeiotoritomeru / ichimeotoritomeru
    いちめいをとりとめる
(exp,v1) to escape death; to be saved from death

一命を取り留める

see styles
 ichimeiotoritomeru / ichimeotoritomeru
    いちめいをとりとめる
(exp,v1) to escape death; to be saved from death

一定ビットレート

see styles
 itteibittoreeto / ittebittoreeto
    いっていビットレート
{comp} (See 固定ビットレート) constant bit rate; CBR

一家人不說兩家話


一家人不说两家话

see styles
yī jiā rén bù shuō liǎng jiā huà
    yi1 jia1 ren2 bu4 shuo1 liang3 jia1 hua4
i chia jen pu shuo liang chia hua
lit. family members speak frankly with one another, not courteously, as if they were from two different families (idiom); fig. people don't need to be deferential when they ask a family member for help; people from the same family should stick together (and good friends likewise)

一富士二鷹三茄子

see styles
 ichifujinitakasannasubi
    いちふじにたかさんなすび
(expression) (proverb) best is Fuji, second is a hawk, third is an eggplant (of auspicious things to see in a dream, esp. one's first dream of the year)

一念心中具足三諦


一念心中具足三谛

see styles
yī niàn xīn zhōng jù zú sān dì
    yi1 nian4 xin1 zhong1 ju4 zu2 san1 di4
i nien hsin chung chü tsu san ti
 ichinen shinchū gusoku santai
threefold truth is fully included in a single moment of thought

一把眼淚一把鼻涕


一把眼泪一把鼻涕

see styles
yī bǎ yǎn lèi yī bǎ bí tì
    yi1 ba3 yan3 lei4 yi1 ba3 bi2 ti4
i pa yen lei i pa pi t`i
    i pa yen lei i pa pi ti
with one's face covered in tears (idiom)

一把鑰匙開一把鎖


一把钥匙开一把锁

see styles
yī bǎ yào shi kāi yī bǎ suǒ
    yi1 ba3 yao4 shi5 kai1 yi1 ba3 suo3
i pa yao shih k`ai i pa so
    i pa yao shih kai i pa so

More info & calligraphy:

One Key Opens One Lock
One key opens one lock.; There is a different solution for each problem. (idiom)

一攫千金を夢見る

see styles
 ikkakusenkinoyumemiru
    いっかくせんきんをゆめみる
(exp,v1) to dream of making a fortune at one stroke; to dream of getting rich quickly

一日不作一日不食

see styles
yī rì bù zuò yī rì bù shí
    yi1 ri4 bu4 zuo4 yi1 ri4 bu4 shi2
i jih pu tso i jih pu shih
 ichinichi nasazareba ichinichi kurawazu
a day without work is a day without food

一時的ウィンドウ

see styles
 ichijitekiindou / ichijitekindo
    いちじてきウィンドウ
{comp} transient window

一時運転見合わせ

see styles
 ichijiuntenmiawase
    いちじうんてんみあわせ
(exp,n) temporary suspension of (train) service

一畑電鉄北松江線

see styles
 ichibatadentetsukitamatsuesen
    いちばたでんてつきたまつえせん
(place-name) Ichibatadentetsukitamatsuesen

一癖も二癖もある

see styles
 hitokusemofutakusemoaru
    ひとくせもふたくせもある
(exp,v5r-i) to be hard to deal with; to be sinister-looking; to be idiosyncratic

一癖も二癖も有る

see styles
 hitokusemofutakusemoaru
    ひとくせもふたくせもある
(exp,v5r-i) to be hard to deal with; to be sinister-looking; to be idiosyncratic

一眼二足三胆四力

see styles
 ichigannisokusantanshiriki
    いちがんにそくさんたんしりき
(expression) {MA} firstly vision, secondly footwork, thirdly courage, fourthly technique (the most important aspects of kendo)

一筋縄でいかない

see styles
 hitosujinawadeikanai / hitosujinawadekanai
    ひとすじなわでいかない
(expression) not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means

一筋縄で行かない

see styles
 hitosujinawadeikanai / hitosujinawadekanai
    ひとすじなわでいかない
(expression) not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means

一箪の食一瓢の飲

see styles
 ittannoshiippyounoin / ittannoshippyonoin
    いったんのしいっぴょうのいん
(exp,n) (idiom) (from the Analects of Confucius) simple food and drink; being content with a frugal life; a bamboo dish of rice and a gourd of drink

一般化構造体要素

see styles
 ippankakouzoutaiyouso / ippankakozotaiyoso
    いっぱんかこうぞうたいようそ
{comp} generalized structure element

一般化線形モデル

see styles
 ippankasenkeimoderu / ippankasenkemoderu
    いっぱんかせんけいモデル
{math} generalized linear model

一般区切り子機能

see styles
 ippankugirishikinou / ippankugirishikino
    いっぱんくぎりしきのう
{comp} general delimiter role

一般命令演算機構

see styles
 ippanmeireienzankikou / ippanmereenzankiko
    いっぱんめいれいえんざんきこう
{comp} general instruction unit (computer)

一色一香無非中道


一色一香无非中道

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yī sè yī xiāng wú fēi zhōng dào
    yi1 se4 yi1 xiang1 wu2 fei1 zhong1 dao4
i se i hsiang wu fei chung tao
 isshiki ikkō muhi chūdō
An atom or an odour is a complete microcosm of the 中道 middle way or golden mean; the Mean is found in all things.

一読の価値がある

see styles
 ichidokunokachigaaru / ichidokunokachigaru
    いちどくのかちがある
(expression) to be worth reading

一読の価値が有る

see styles
 ichidokunokachigaaru / ichidokunokachigaru
    いちどくのかちがある
(expression) to be worth reading

一過性脳虚血発作

see styles
 ikkaseinoukyoketsuhossa / ikkasenokyoketsuhossa
    いっかせいのうきょけつほっさ
{med} transient ischemic attack; TIA

一部のすきもない

see styles
 ichibunosukimonai
    いちぶのすきもない
(irregular kanji usage) (exp,adj-i) impeccable

もう一寸(sK)

see styles
 mouchotto / mochotto
    もうちょっと
(expression) (kana only) (See もう少し) a bit more; a bit longer

Variations:
十一(P)
11

see styles
 juuichi(p); juuichi / juichi(p); juichi
    じゅういち(P); ジュウイチ
(numeric) (1) (じゅういち only) eleven; 11; (2) jack (playing card); (3) (kana only) (ateji derived from its call) Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo

Variations:
画一(P)
劃一

see styles
 kakuitsu
    かくいつ
(noun or adjectival noun) uniformity; standardization; standardisation

Variations:
第一(P)
第1

see styles
 daiichi / daichi
    だいいち
(adj-no,n) (1) first; foremost; number one; (adj-no,n) (2) most important; (adj-no,n) (3) best; greatest; most; (adverb) (4) above all; besides; in any case; to begin with

Variations:
1割(P)
一割

see styles
 ichiwari
    いちわり
ten percent

Variations:
1等(P)
一等

see styles
 ittou / itto
    いっとう
(noun - becomes adjective with の) first-class; first-rank; A1; the most; the best

Variations:
あと一歩
後一歩

see styles
 atoippo
    あといっぽ
(exp,adv) (1) (See 今一つ・いまひとつ・1) one more; another; the other; (exp,adv) (2) (See 今一つ・いまひとつ・2) not quite; not very good

Variations:
ごく一部
極一部

see styles
 gokuichibu
    ごくいちぶ
(exp,n) very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit

Variations:
ただ一度
唯一度

see styles
 tadaichido
    ただいちど
(exp,n,adv) only once

Variations:
ひとり親
一人親

see styles
 hitorioya
    ひとりおや
single parent; one parent

Variations:
ひと泳ぎ
一泳ぎ

see styles
 hitooyogi
    ひとおよぎ
(noun/participle) a swim

Variations:
ひと浴び
一浴び

see styles
 hitoabi
    ひとあび
(noun/participle) quick bath; quick shower; quick dip (e.g. in the sea)

Variations:
ひと騒動
一騒動

see styles
 hitosoudou / hitosodo
    ひとそうどう
disturbance; kerfuffle

Variations:
丸一年
まる一年

see styles
 maruichinen
    まるいちねん
the whole year; all the year

Variations:
今一度
いま一度

see styles
 imaichido
    いまいちど
(exp,adv) once more

Variations:
今一歩
いま一歩

see styles
 imaippo
    いまいっぽ
(exp,adv) (1) (See 今一つ・いまひとつ・1) one more; another; the other; (exp,adv) (2) (See 今一つ・いまひとつ・2) not quite; (exp,adv) (3) close run; just falling short of success

Variations:
何一つ
何ひとつ

see styles
 nanihitotsu
    なにひとつ
(adverb) (usu. in neg. phrases) (not) one

Variations:
午後一
午後イチ

see styles
 gogoichi(午後); gogoichi(午後ichi)
    ごごいち(午後一); ごごイチ(午後イチ)
(n,adv) (colloquialism) first thing in the afternoon

Variations:
胸一つ
胸ひとつ

see styles
 munehitotsu
    むねひとつ
(1) one's heart; (2) at one's discretion; in one's hands

Variations:
靴一足
くつ一足

see styles
 kutsuissoku
    くついっそく
pair of shoes

あほうの一つ覚え

see styles
 ahounohitotsuoboe / ahonohitotsuoboe
    あほうのひとつおぼえ
(expression) (idiom) one who knows little often repeats it

アクセス制御一覧

see styles
 akusesuseigyoichiran / akusesusegyoichiran
    アクセスせいぎょいちらん
{comp} access control list

アデノシン一燐酸

see styles
 adenoshinichirinsan
    アデノシンいちりんさん
adenosine monophosphate (AMP)

アメリカ第一主義

see styles
 amerikadaiichishugi / amerikadaichishugi
    アメリカだいいちしゅぎ
America First (US policy)

イタリア統一運動

see styles
 itariatouitsuundou / itariatoitsundo
    イタリアとういつうんどう
(See リソルジメント) Italian unification movement; Risorgimento

テモテへの手紙一

see styles
 temotehenotegamiichi / temotehenotegamichi
    テモテへのてがみいち
First Epistle to Timothy (book of the Bible)

デジタル一眼レフ

see styles
 dejitaruichiganrefu
    デジタルいちがんレフ
(abbreviation) (See デジタル一眼レフカメラ) digital single-lens reflex camera; DSLR

万国規格統一協会

see styles
 bankokukikakutouitsukyoukai / bankokukikakutoitsukyokai
    ばんこくきかくとういつきょうかい
(org) International Federation of National Standardization (pronoun); (o) International Federation of National Standardization (pronoun)

三乘眞實一乘方便


三乘眞实一乘方便

see styles
sān shèng zhēn shí yī shèng fāng biàn
    san1 sheng4 zhen1 shi2 yi1 sheng4 fang1 bian4
san sheng chen shih i sheng fang pien
 sanjō shinjitsu ichijō hōben
The 三乘家 consider the Triyāna as real, and the "one vehicle" of the Lotus School as merely tactical, or an expedient form of expression.

九死に一生を得る

see styles
 kyuushiniisshouoeru / kyushinisshooeru
    きゅうしにいっしょうをえる
(exp,v1) (idiom) to have a narrow escape from death

二十一浜トンネル

see styles
 nijuuichihamatonneru / nijuichihamatonneru
    にじゅういちはまトンネル
(place-name) Nijuuichihama Tunnel

人は一代名は末代

see styles
 hitohaichidainahamatsudai
    ひとはいちだいなはまつだい
(expression) (proverb) the worthy will be remembered; humans (last) one generation; names (last) forever

入一切法第一義智


入一切法第一义智

see styles
rù yī qiè fǎ dì yī yì zhì
    ru4 yi1 qie4 fa3 di4 yi1 yi4 zhi4
ju i ch`ieh fa ti i i chih
    ju i chieh fa ti i i chih
 nyū issai hō daiichigi chi
enters into the cognition of the ultimate truth of all phenomena

八十日間世界一周

see styles
 hachijuunichikansekaiisshuu / hachijunichikansekaisshu
    はちじゅうにちかんせかいいっしゅう
(work) Around the World in Eighty Days (1873 novel by Jules Verne); (wk) Around the World in Eighty Days (1873 novel by Jules Verne)

利益安樂一切有情


利益安乐一切有情

see styles
lì yì ān lè yī qiè yǒu qíng
    li4 yi4 an1 le4 yi1 qie4 you3 qing2
li i an le i ch`ieh yu ch`ing
    li i an le i chieh yu ching
 riyaku anraku issai ujō
comfort and benefit for all sentient beings

十方三世一切諸佛


十方三世一切诸佛

see styles
shí fāng sān shì yī qiè zhū fó
    shi2 fang1 san1 shi4 yi1 qie4 zhu1 fo2
shih fang san shih i ch`ieh chu fo
    shih fang san shih i chieh chu fo
 jippō sanze issai sho butsu
all buddhas of the ten directions and three times

千番に一番の兼合

see styles
 senbanniichibannokaneai / senbannichibannokaneai
    せんばんにいちばんのかねあい
(expression) (obscure) something so difficult that one doesn't know if there's even a 1 in 1000 chance of success

南宇和郡一本松町

see styles
 minamiuwagunipponmatsuchou / minamiuwagunipponmatsucho
    みなみうわぐんいっぽんまつちょう
(place-name) Minamiuwagun'ipponmatsuchō

同一労働同一賃金

see styles
 douitsuroudoudouitsuchingin / doitsurododoitsuchingin
    どういつろうどうどういつちんぎん
(principle of) equal pay for equal work

四一二反革命政變


四一二反革命政变

see styles
sì yī èr fǎn gé mìng zhèng biàn
    si4 yi1 er4 fan3 ge2 ming4 zheng4 bian4
ssu i erh fan ko ming cheng pien
counterrevolutionary coup of 12th April 1927, Chiang Kai-shek's coup against the communists in Shanghai

多一事不如少一事

see styles
duō yī shì bù rú shǎo yī shì
    duo1 yi1 shi4 bu4 ru2 shao3 yi1 shi4
to i shih pu ju shao i shih
it is better to avoid unnecessary trouble (idiom); the less complications the better

太秦安井一町田町

see styles
 uzumasayasuiicchoudenchou / uzumasayasuicchodencho
    うずまさやすいいっちょうでんちょう
(place-name) Uzumasayasuiicchōdenchou

嵯峨清滝一華表町

see styles
 sagakiyotakiikkahyouchou / sagakiyotakikkahyocho
    さがきよたきいっかひょうちょう
(place-name) Sagakiyotakiikkahyouchō

嵯峨鳥居本一華表

see styles
 sagatoriimotoikkahyou / sagatorimotoikkahyo
    さがとりいもといっかひょう
(place-name) Sagatoriimotoikkahyou

愚者も千慮に一得

see styles
 gushamosenryoniittoku / gushamosenryonittoku
    ぐしゃもせんりょにいっとく
(expression) (proverb) (See 愚者一得) even fools can give good counsel

打って一丸となる

see styles
 utteichigantonaru / uttechigantonaru
    うっていちがんとなる
(exp,v5r) to be united; to act as a single body

攝持一切菩提道戒


摄持一切菩提道戒

see styles
shè chí yī qiè pú tí dào jiè
    she4 chi2 yi1 qie4 pu2 ti2 dao4 jie4
she ch`ih i ch`ieh p`u t`i tao chieh
    she chih i chieh pu ti tao chieh
 shōj iissai bodaidō kai
precepts related to the cultivation of good phenomena

於一切法而得自在


于一切法而得自在

see styles
yú yī qiè fǎ ér dé zì zài
    yu2 yi1 qie4 fa3 er2 de2 zi4 zai4
yü i ch`ieh fa erh te tzu tsai
    yü i chieh fa erh te tzu tsai
 o issai hō jitoku jizai
attains full mastery over all dharmas

日ノ岡一切経谷町

see styles
 hinookaissaikyoudanichou / hinookaissaikyodanicho
    ひのおかいっさいきょうだにちょう
(place-name) Hinookaissaikyōdanichō

春光町一区十一条

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 shunkouchouikkujuuichijou / shunkochoikkujuichijo
    しゅんこうちょういっくじゅういちじょう
(place-name) Shunkouchōikkujuuichijō

春光町三区十一条

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 shunkouchousankujuuichijou / shunkochosankujuichijo
    しゅんこうちょうさんくじゅういちじょう
(place-name) Shunkouchōsankujuuichijō

春光町二区十一条

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 shunkouchounikujuuichijou / shunkochonikujuichijo
    しゅんこうちょうにくじゅういちじょう
(place-name) Shunkouchōnikujuuichijō

曉一切音方便總持


晓一切音方便总持

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xiǎo yī qiè yīn fāng biàn zǒng chí
    xiao3 yi1 qie4 yin1 fang1 bian4 zong3 chi2
hsiao i ch`ieh yin fang pien tsung ch`ih
    hsiao i chieh yin fang pien tsung chih
 gyō issai on hōben sōji
(Skt. sarvarutakauśalyâvartā)

曉了一切諸音總持


晓了一切诸音总持

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xiǎo liǎo yī qiè zhū yīn zǒng chí
    xiao3 liao3 yi1 qie4 zhu1 yin1 zong3 chi2
hsiao liao i ch`ieh chu yin tsung ch`ih
    hsiao liao i chieh chu yin tsung chih
 gyōryō issai shoon sōji
sarvarutakauśalyâvartā

東一榔頭西一棒子


东一榔头西一棒子

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dōng yī láng tóu xī yī bàng zi
    dong1 yi1 lang2 tou2 xi1 yi1 bang4 zi5
tung i lang t`ou hsi i pang tzu
    tung i lang tou hsi i pang tzu
banging away clumsily in all directions with no overall vision

松坂第一トンネル

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 matsuzakadaiichitonneru / matsuzakadaichitonneru
    まつざかだいいちトンネル
(place-name) Matsuzakadaiichi Tunnel

板子一枚下は地獄

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 itagoichimaishitahajigoku
    いたごいちまいしたはじごく
(expression) (proverb) there is only the thickness of the boat's planking between one and perdition; on a boat, one is only an inch or two from a watery grave

根本說一切有部律


根本说一切有部律

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gēn běn shuō yī qiè yǒu bù lǜ
    gen1 ben3 shuo1 yi1 qie4 you3 bu4 lv4
ken pen shuo i ch`ieh yu pu lü
    ken pen shuo i chieh yu pu lü
 Konpon setsu issaiubu ritsu
Mūla-Sarvâstivāda-vinaya

棄於衆生一切惡趣


弃于众生一切恶趣

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qì yú zhòng shēng yī qiè è qù
    qi4 yu2 zhong4 sheng1 yi1 qie4 e4 qu4
ch`i yü chung sheng i ch`ieh o ch`ü
    chi yü chung sheng i chieh o chü
 ki o shūjō issai akushu
sarva-sattva-apāya

榛名神社一之鳥居

see styles
 harunajinjaichinotorii / harunajinjaichinotori
    はるなじんじゃいちのとりい
(place-name) Harunajinjaichinotorii

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

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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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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).



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