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五孝 see styles |
gokou / goko ごこう |
(surname) Gokou |
五宅 see styles |
gotaku ごたく |
(given name) Gotaku |
五宗 see styles |
wǔ zōng wu3 zong1 wu tsung goshū |
The five great schools of Mahāyāna, i. e. 天台, 華嚴法相, 三論, and 律宗. There are other classes, or groups. |
五官 see styles |
wǔ guān wu3 guan1 wu kuan gokan ごかん |
five sense organs of TCM (nose, eyes, lips, tongue, ears 鼻目口舌耳); facial features the five sense organs; (place-name) Gokan The five controlling powers, v. 五大使, birth, old age, sickness, death, and the (imperial) magistrate. |
五宝 see styles |
gohou / goho ごほう |
(surname, given name) Gohou |
五実 see styles |
izumi いづみ |
(female given name) Izumi |
五宮 see styles |
gomiya ごみや |
(surname) Gomiya |
五家 see styles |
wǔ jiā wu3 jia1 wu chia goke ごけ |
(surname) Goke five houses |
五寧 see styles |
gonei / gone ごねい |
(surname) Gonei |
五寨 see styles |
wǔ zhài wu3 zhai4 wu chai |
Wuzhai county in Xinzhou 忻州[Xin1 zhou1], Shanxi |
五寳 see styles |
gohou / goho ごほう |
(surname) Gohou |
五寶 五宝 see styles |
wǔ bǎo wu3 bao3 wu pao gohou / goho ごほう |
(personal name) Gohou The five precious things, syn. all the precious things. There are several groups, e. g. — gold, silver, pearls, cowries, and rubies; or, coral, crystal, gold, silver, and cowries; or, gold, silver, pearls, coral, and amber; etc. |
五專 五专 see styles |
wǔ zhuān wu3 zhuan1 wu chuan gosen |
The five special things, or five devotions, observance of any one of which, according to the Japanese 眞宗 Shin sect, ensures rebirth in the Pure Land; they are 專禮, 專讀, 專觀, 專名, or 專讚嘆 either worship, reading, meditation, invocation, or praise. |
五居 see styles |
wǔ jū wu3 ju1 wu chü goko |
idem 五淨居天. |
五屋 see styles |
goya ごや |
(surname) Goya |
五山 see styles |
wǔ shān wu3 shan1 wu shan gosan; gozan ごさん; ござん |
(rare) five most important temples of a region; (surname) Goyama Five mountains and monasteries: (1) in India, sacred because of their connection with the Buddha: 鞞婆羅跋怒 Vaibhāra-vana; 薩多般那求呵 Saptaparṇaguhā; 因陀羅勢羅求呵 Indraśailaguhā; 薩簸恕魂直迦鉢婆羅 Sarpiṣ kuṇḍikā-prāgbhāra; 耆闍崛 Gṛdhrakūṭa; (2) in China, established during the Five Dynasties and the Southern Sung dynasty, on the analogy of those in India; three at Hangzhou at 徑山 Jingshan, 北山 Beishan, and 南山 Nanshan and two at Ningbo at 阿育王山 King Aśoka Shan and 太白山 Taiboshan. Later the Yuan dynasty established one at 全陵 Chin Ling, the 天界大龍翔隻慶寺 which became chief of these under the Ming dynasty. |
五岳 see styles |
gogaku ごがく |
(given name) Gogaku |
五峯 see styles |
gomine ごみね |
(surname) Gomine |
五峰 see styles |
wǔ fēng wu3 feng1 wu feng gohou / goho ごほう |
abbr. for 五峰土家族自治縣|五峰土家族自治县[Wu3 feng1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4], Wufeng Tujia Autonomous County in Hubei; Wufeng township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xin1 zhu2 Xian4], northwest Taiwan (given name) Gohou |
五島 see styles |
godou / godo ごどう |
(surname) Godou |
五崎 see styles |
gosaki ごさき |
(surname) Gosaki |
五嵐 see styles |
igarashi いがらし |
(surname) Igarashi |
五嶋 see styles |
gotou / goto ごとう |
(surname) Gotou |
五嶌 see styles |
gotou / goto ごとう |
(surname) Gotou |
五嶺 五岭 see styles |
wǔ lǐng wu3 ling3 wu ling gorei / gore ごれい |
the five ranges separating Hunan and Jiangxi from south China, esp. Guangdong and Guangxi, namely: Dayu 大庾嶺|大庾岭[Da4 yu3 ling3], Dupang 都龐嶺|都庞岭[Du1 pang2 ling3], Qitian 騎田嶺|骑田岭[Qi2 tian2 ling3], Mengzhu 萌渚嶺|萌渚岭[Meng2 zhu3 ling3] and Yuecheng 越城嶺|越城岭[Yue4 cheng2 ling3] (place-name) Nanling Mountains (China); Wuling |
五嶽 五岳 see styles |
wǔ yuè wu3 yue4 wu yüeh |
Five Sacred Mountains of the Daoists, namely: Mt Tai 泰山[Tai4 Shan1] in Shandong, Mt Hua 華山|华山[Hua4 Shan1] in Shaanxi, Mt Heng 衡山[Heng2 Shan1] in Hunan, Mt Heng 恆山|恒山[Heng2 Shan1] in Shanxi, Mt Song 嵩山[Song1 Shan1] in Henan |
五川 see styles |
gogawa ごがわ |
(personal name) Gogawa |
五州 see styles |
goshuu / goshu ごしゅう |
(given name) Goshuu |
五己 see styles |
itsumi いつみ |
(personal name) Itsumi |
五巳 see styles |
itsumi いつみ |
(personal name) Itsumi |
五市 see styles |
goichi ごいち |
(given name) Goichi |
五帝 see styles |
wǔ dì wu3 di4 wu ti gotai |
the Five Legendary Emperors, usually taken to be the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝[Huang2 di4], Zhuanxu 顓頊|颛顼[Zhuan1 xu1], Di Ku 帝嚳|帝喾[Di4 Ku4], Tang Yao 唐堯|唐尧[Tang2 Yao2] and Yu Shun 虞舜[Yu2 Shun4] five emperors |
五師 五师 see styles |
wǔ shī wu3 shi1 wu shih goshi ごし |
(surname) Goshi The five masters or teachers, i. e. respectively of the sutras, the vinaya, the śāstras, the abhidharma, and meditation. A further division is made of 異世五師 and 同世五師. The first, i. e. of different periods, are Mahākāśyapa, Ānanda, Madhyāntika, Śāṇavāsa, and Upagupta; another group connected with the Vinaya is Upāli, Dāsaka, Sonaka, Siggava, and Moggaliputra Tissva. The 同世 or five of the same period are variously stated: the Sarvāstivādins say they were the five immediate disciples of Upagupta, i. e. Dharmagupta, etc.; see 五部. |
五常 see styles |
wǔ cháng wu3 chang2 wu ch`ang wu chang gojou / gojo ごじょう |
the five cardinal virtues in traditional Chinese ethics: benevolence 仁[ren2], justice 義|义[yi4], propriety 禮|礼[li3], wisdom 智[zhi4] and honor 信[xin4]; alternative term for 五倫|五伦[wu3lun2], the five cardinal relationships; alternative term for 五行[wu3xing2], the five elements the five cardinal Confucian virtues (justice, politeness, wisdom, fidelity and benevolence); (place-name) Gojō five constant [virtues] |
五幡 see styles |
itsuhata いつはた |
(place-name) Itsuhata |
五幣 see styles |
gohei / gohe ごへい |
(surname) Gohei |
五幤 see styles |
gohei / gohe ごへい |
(surname) Gohei |
五平 see styles |
gohei / gohe ごへい |
(g,p) Gohei |
五度 see styles |
wǔ dù wu3 du4 wu tu godo ごど |
five degrees; fifth (basic musical interval, doh to soh) {music} fifth (interval) The five means of transportation over the sea of mortality to salvation; they are the five pāramitās 五波羅蜜— almsgiving, commandment-keeping, patience under provocation, zeal, and meditation. |
五座 see styles |
goza ござ |
(surname) Goza |
五庵 see styles |
goan ごあん |
(place-name) Goan |
五弊 see styles |
gohei / gohe ごへい |
(surname) Gohei |
五弓 see styles |
gokyuu / gokyu ごきゅう |
(surname) Gokyū |
五弥 see styles |
kazuya かずや |
(given name) Kazuya |
五形 see styles |
wǔ xíng wu3 xing2 wu hsing gogyou / gogyo ごぎょう |
Wuxing - "Five Animals" - Martial Art (kana only) Jersey cudweed (species of cottonweed, Gnaphalium affine) |
五彦 see styles |
yukihiko ゆきひこ |
(male given name) Yukihiko |
五彩 see styles |
wǔ cǎi wu3 cai3 wu ts`ai wu tsai gosai ごさい |
five (main) colors (white, black, red, yellow, and blue); multicolored the five colours: green, yellow, red, white and black; the five colors; five-coloured porcelain; five-colored porcelain; (female given name) Saaya |
五影 see styles |
goei / goe ごえい |
(surname) Goei |
五律 see styles |
wǔ lǜ wu3 lv4 wu lü goritsu |
The doctrines of the 五部 q. v. |
五得 see styles |
gotoku ごとく |
(surname) Gotoku |
五徳 see styles |
gotoku ごとく |
(1) the five virtues (esp. in Confucianism); (2) tripod; three or four-legged kettle stand; (3) family crest in the shape of a three-legged kettle stand; (surname) Gotoku |
五德 see styles |
wǔ dé wu3 de2 wu te gotoku |
The five virtues, of which there are various definitions. The five virtues required in a confessor at the annual confessional ending the rainy retreat are: freedom from predilections, from anger, from fear, not easily deceived, discernment of shirkers of confession. Another group is the five virtues for a nurse of the sick, and there are others. |
五心 see styles |
wǔ xīn wu3 xin1 wu hsin go shin |
The five conditions of mind produced by objective perception: 卒爾心 immediate or instantaneous, the first impression; 尋求心attention, or inquiry; 決定心conclusion, decision; 染淨心the effect, evil or good; 等流心the production therefrom of other causations. |
五忍 see styles |
wǔ rěn wu3 ren3 wu jen gonin |
The five stages of bodhisattva-kṣānti, patience or endurance according to the 別教: (1) 伏忍the causes of passion and illusion controlled but not finally cut off, the condition of 十住, 十行, and 十廻向; (2) 信忍 firm belief, i. e. from the 初地 to the 三地; (3) 順忍 patient progress towards the end of all mortality, i. e. 四地 to 六地; (4) 無生忍 patience for full apprehension, of the truth of no rebirth, 七地 to 九地; and (5) 寂滅忍 the patience that leads to complete nirvana, 十地 to 妙覺; cf. 五位. |
五性 see styles |
wǔ xìng wu3 xing4 wu hsing goshō |
The five different natures as grouped by the 法相宗 Dharmalakṣana sect; of these the first and second, while able to attain to non-return to mortality, are unable to reach Buddhahood; of the fourth some may, others may not reach it; the fifth will be reborn as devas or men: (1) śrāvakas for arhats; (2) pratyekabuddhas for pratyekabuddha-hood; (3) bodhisattvas for Buddhahood; (4) indefinite; (5) outsiders who have not the Buddha mind. The Sutra of Perfect Enlightenment 圓覺經 has another group, i. e. the natures of (1) ordinary good people; (2) śrāvakas and pratyekabuddhas; (3) bodhisattvas; (4) indefinite; (5) heretics. |
五恵 see styles |
itsue いつえ |
(female given name) Itsue |
五悔 see styles |
wǔ huǐ wu3 hui3 wu hui gokai |
The five stages in a penitential service. Tiantai gives: (1) confession of past sins and forbidding them for the future; (2) appeal to the universal Buddhas to keep the law-wheel rolling; (3) rejoicing over the good in self and others; (4) 廻向 offering all one's goodness to all the living and to the Buddha-way; (5) resolve, or vows, i. e. the 四弘誓. The Shingon sect 眞言宗 divides the ten great vows of Samantabhadra 普賢 into five 悔, the first three vows being included under 歸命 or submission; the fourth is repentance; the fifth rejoicing; the sixth, seventh, and eighth appeal to the Buddhas; the ninth and tenth, bestowal of acquired merit. |
五悪 see styles |
goaku ごあく |
{Buddh} (See 五戒) the five sins (murder, theft, adultery, falsehood, and alcohol) |
五情 see styles |
wǔ qíng wu3 qing2 wu ch`ing wu ching gojou / gojo ごじょう |
the five passions (anger, joy, hatred, desire and grief) The feelings, or passions, which are stirred by the 五根 five senses. |
五惑 see styles |
wǔ huò wu3 huo4 wu huo gowaku |
The five delusions, idem 五鈍使. |
五惡 五恶 see styles |
wǔ è wu3 e4 wu o goaku |
The five sins— killing, stealing, adultery, lying, drinking intoxicants. Cf. 五戒. |
五感 see styles |
gokan ごかん |
the five senses |
五慧 see styles |
itsue いつえ |
(female given name) Itsue |
五慳 五悭 see styles |
wǔ qiān wu3 qian1 wu ch`ien wu chien goken |
The five kinds of selfishness, or meanness: monopolizing (1) an abode; (2) an almsgiving household; (3) alms received; (4) praise; (5) knowledge of the truth, e. g. of a sutra. |
五成 see styles |
gosei / gose ごせい |
(given name) Gosei |
五戒 see styles |
wǔ jiè wu3 jie4 wu chieh gokai ごかい |
More info & calligraphy: Five Preceptspañca-veramaṇī; the first five of the ten commandments, against killing, stealing, adultery, lying, and intoxicating liquors. 不殺生; 不偸盜; 不邪婬; 不妄語; 不飮酒 They are binding on laity, male and female, as well as on monks and nuns. The observance of these five ensures rebirth in the human realm. Each command has five spirits to guard its observer 五戒二十五神. |
五戸 see styles |
gonohe ごのへ |
(place-name, surname) Gonohe |
五所 see styles |
gosho ごしょ |
(place-name, surname) Gosho |
五拾 see styles |
goji ごじっ |
(place-name) Goji |
五指 see styles |
wǔ zhǐ wu3 zhi3 wu chih goshi ごし |
the five fingers of one's hand (1) the five fingers; (2) leading five; top five |
五摂 see styles |
goshou / gosho ごしょう |
(surname) Goshou |
五支 see styles |
wǔ zhī wu3 zhi1 wu chih Goshi |
Pañcakaṅga; Pañcakāṅga |
五教 see styles |
wǔ jiào wu3 jiao4 wu chiao gokyō |
The five division of Buddhism according to the Huayan School, of which there are two That of 杜順 Dushun down to 賢首 Xianshou is (1) 小乘教 Hīnayāna which interprets nirvana as annihilation; (2) 大乘始教 the primary stage of Mahāyāna, with two sections the 相始教 and 空 始教 or realistic and idealistic, (3) 大乘終教 Mahāyāna in its final stage, teaching the 眞如 and universal Buddhahood; (4) 頓教 the immediate, direct, or intuitive school, e. g. by right concentration of thought, or faith, apart from 'works'; (5) 圓教 the complete or perfect teaching of the Huayan, combining all the rest into one all-embracing vehicle. The five are now differentiated into 十宗 ten schools. The other division, by 圭峯 Guifeng of the same school, is (1) 人天教 rebirth as human beings for those who keep the five commandments and as devas those who keep the 十善 as 相始教 above; (4) 大乘破相教 as 空始教 above; and (5) 一乘顯性教 the one vehicle which reveals the universal Buddha-nature; it includes (3), (4), and (5) of the first group. See also 五時教. |
五敷 see styles |
goshiki ごしき |
(surname) Goshiki |
五數 五数 see styles |
wǔ shù wu3 shu4 wu shu goshu |
five objects |
五斗 see styles |
gotou / goto ごとう |
(surname) Gotou |
五料 see styles |
goryou / goryo ごりょう |
(place-name) Goryō |
五新 see styles |
goshin ごしん |
(place-name) Goshin |
五方 see styles |
wǔ fāng wu3 fang1 wu fang |
the five regions: the east, south, west, north and center; all parts; China and the lands beyond its frontiers |
五日 see styles |
itsukaichi いつかいち |
(1) the fifth day of the month; (2) five days; (place-name) Itsukaichi |
五旬 see styles |
wǔ xún wu3 xun2 wu hsün gojun |
pañca-bhijñā. The five supernatural or magical powers; six is the more common number in Chinese texts, five is the number in Ceylon; v. 五神通. |
五明 see styles |
wǔ míng wu3 ming2 wu ming gomyou / gomyo ごみょう |
(hist) the five sciences of ancient India (grammar and composition, arts and mathematics, medicine, logic, and philosophy); (surname) Gomei pañca-vidyā, the five sciences or studies of India: (1) śabda, grammar and composition; śilpakarmasthāna, the arts and mathematics; cikitsā, medicine; hetu, logic; adhyātma, philosophy, which Monier Williams says is the 'knoowledge of the supreme spirit, or of ātman', the basis of the four Vedas; the Buddhists reckon the Tripiṭṭaka and the 十二部教 as their 内明, i. e. their inner or special philosophy. |
五星 see styles |
wǔ xīng wu3 xing1 wu hsing gosei / gose ごせい |
the five visible planets, namely: Mercury 水星, Venus 金星, Mars 火星, Jupiter 木星, Saturn 土星 (1) (hist) the five planets (in ancient Chinese astronomy; Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, Venus and Mercury); (2) five stars; (personal name) Gosei The five planets, Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, Venus, and Mercury; also 五執. |
五時 五时 see styles |
wǔ shí wu3 shi2 wu shih goji |
(五時教) The five periods or divisions of Śākyamuni's teaching. According to Tiantai they are (1) 華嚴時 the Avataṃsaka or first period in three divisions each of seven days, after his enlightenment, when he preached the content, of this sutra; (2) 鹿苑時 the twelve years of his preaching the Āgamas 阿含 in the Deer Park; (3) 方等時 the eight years of preaching Mahāyāna-cum-Hīnayāna doctrines, the vaipulya period; (4) 般若時 the twenty-two years of his preaching the prajñā or wisdom sutras; (5) 法華涅槃時 the eight years of his preaching the Lotus Sutra and, in a day and a night, the Nirvana Sutra. According to the Nirvana School (now part of the Tiantai) they are (1) 三乘別教 the period when the differentiated teaching began and the distinction of the three vehicles, as represented by the 四諦 Four Noble Truths for śrāvakas, the 十二因緣 Twelve Nidānas for pratyekabuddhas, and the 六度 Six Pāramitās for bodhisattvas; (2) 三乘通教 the teaching common to all three vehicles, as seen in the 般若經; (3) 抑揚教 the teaching of the 維摩經, the 思益梵天所問經, and other sutras olling the bodhisattva teaching at the expense of that for śrāvakas; (4) 同歸教 the common objective teaching calling all three vehicles, through the Lotus, to union in the one vehicle; (5) 常住教 the teaehmg of eternal life i. e. the revelation through the Nirvana sutra of the eternity of Buddhahood; these five are also called 有相; 無相; 抑揚; 曾三歸—; and 圓常. According to 劉虬 Liu Chiu of the 晉 Chin dynasty, the teaching is divided into 頓 immediate and 漸 gradual attainment, the latter having five divisions called 五時教 similar to those of the Tiantai group. According to 法寶 Fabao of the Tang dynasty the five are (1) 小乘; (2) 般着 or 大乘; (3) 深密 or 三乘; (4) 法華 or 一乘; (5) 涅槃 or 佛性教. |
五智 see styles |
wǔ zhì wu3 zhi4 wu chih gochi ごち |
(place-name, surname) Gochi The five kinds of wisdom of the 眞言宗 Shingon School. Of the six elements 六大 earth, water, fire, air (or wind), ether (or space) 曇空, and consciousness (or mind 識 ), the first five form the phenomenal world, or Garbhadhātu, the womb of all things 胎藏界, the sixth is the conscious, or perceptive, or wisdom world, the Vajradhātu 金剛界, sometimes called the Diamond realm. The two realms are not originally apart, but one, and there is no consciousness without the other five elements. The sixth element, vijñāna, is further subdivided into five called the 五智 Five Wisdoms: (1) 法界體性智 dharmadhātu-prakṛti-jñāna, derived from the amala-vijñāna, or pure 識; it is the wisdom of the embodied nature of the dharmadhātu, defined as the six elements, and is associated with Vairocana 大日, in the centre, who abides in this samādhi; it also corresponds to the ether 空 element. (2) 大圓鏡智 adarśana-jñāna, the great round mirror wisdom, derived from the ālaya-vijñāna, reflecting all things; corresponds to earth, and is associated with Akṣobhya and the east. (3) 平等性智 samatā-jñāna, derived from mano-vijñāna, wisdom in regard to all things equally and universally; corresponds to fire, and is associated with Ratnasaṃbhava and the south. (4) 妙觀察智 pratyavekṣaṇa-jñāna, derived from 意識, wisdom of profound insight, or discrimination, for exposition and doubt-destruction; corresponds to water, and is associated with Amitābha and the west. (5) 成所作智 kṛtyānuṣṭhāna-jñāna, derived from the five senses, the wisdom of perfecting the double work of self-welfare and the welfare of others; corresponds to air 風 and is associated with Amoghasiddhi and the north. These five Dhyāni-Buddhas are the 五智如來. The five kinds of wisdom are the four belonging to every Buddha, of the exoteric cult, to which the esoteric cult adds the first, pure, all-refecting, universal, all-discerning, and all-perfecting. |
五更 see styles |
wǔ gēng wu3 geng1 wu keng gokou / goko ごこう |
fifth of the five night watch periods 03:00-05:00 (old) (archaism) the five night watches; fifth watch of the night (approx. 3am to 5am); (surname) Gokou The five night watches; also the fifth watch. |
五書 see styles |
gosho ごしょ |
Pentateuch |
五月 see styles |
wǔ yuè wu3 yue4 wu yüeh mei / me めい |
More info & calligraphy: The Month of May(1) (obsolete) fifth month of the lunar calendar; (2) (kana only) satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum); (adverbial noun) May; (female given name) Mei |
五朔 see styles |
gosaku ごさく |
(given name) Gosaku |
五朗 see styles |
gorou / goro ごろう |
(male given name) Gorou |
五木 see styles |
goki ごき |
(place-name) Goki |
五未 see styles |
itsumi いつみ |
(personal name) Itsumi |
五本 see styles |
gohon ごほん |
five (long cylindrical things); (surname) Gomoto |
五村 see styles |
gomura ごむら |
(place-name) Gomura |
五束 see styles |
gosoku ごそく |
(place-name) Gosoku |
五条 see styles |
gojou / gojo ごじょう |
(place-name, surname) Gojō |
五来 see styles |
gorai ごらい |
(surname) Gorai |
五東 see styles |
gotou / goto ごとう |
(surname, given name) Gotou |
五林 see styles |
gorin ごりん |
(place-name, surname) Gorin |
五果 see styles |
wǔ guǒ wu3 guo3 wu kuo goka ごか |
(1) five fruits (peach, Japanese plum, apricot, jujube, Japanese chestnut); (2) (Buddhist term) five types of effect in cause-and-effect relationships; (3) (Buddhist term) five effects of ignorance and formations on one's current life The five fruits, or effects; there are various groups, e. g. I. (1) 異熟果 fruit ripening divergently, e. g. pleasure and goodness are in different categories; present organs accord in pain or pleasure with their past good or evil deeds; (2) 等流果 fruit of the same order, e. g. goodness reborn from previous goodness; (3) 土用果 present position and function fruit, the rewards of moral merit in previous lives; (4) 增上果 superior fruit, or position arising from previous earnest endeavor and superior capacity: (5) 離繋果 fruit of freedom from all bonds, nirvana fruit. II. Fruit, or rebirth: (1) 識 conception (viewed psychologically); (2) 名色 formation mental and physical; (3) 六處 the six organs of perception complete; (4) 觸 their birth and contact with the world; (5) 受 consciousness. III. Five orders of fruit, with stones, pips, shells (as nuts), chaff-like (as pine seeds), and with pods. |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
This page contains 100 results for "五" 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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