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ポスト団塊ジュニア

see styles
 posutodankaijunia
    ポストだんかいジュニア
third-generation baby-boomer (people born between 1975 and 1982)

Variations:
一席ぶつ
一席打つ

 issekibutsu
    いっせきぶつ
(v5t,vi) to give an address (before a large number of people); to give a forceful speech

Variations:
万人受け
万人うけ

 banninuke
    ばんにんうけ
(exp,n,vs) being universally acceptable; being suitable for all; being popular with many people

Variations:
万歳
萬歳(oK)

 manzai
    まんざい
(See 漫才) door-to-door manzai; form of comedy originally performed at people's homes by entertainers during the New Year festivities; precursor to modern day manzai

Variations:
三人乗り
3人乗り

 sanninnori
    さんにんのり
three people on the same vehicle (usu. bike)

中國人民解放軍海軍


中国人民解放军海军

see styles
zhōng guó rén mín jiě fàng jun hǎi jun
    zhong1 guo2 ren2 min2 jie3 fang4 jun1 hai3 jun1
chung kuo jen min chieh fang chün hai chün
Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN)

中國人民解放軍空軍


中国人民解放军空军

see styles
zhōng guó rén mín jiě fàng jun kōng jun
    zhong1 guo2 ren2 min2 jie3 fang4 jun1 kong1 jun1
chung kuo jen min chieh fang chün k`ung chün
    chung kuo jen min chieh fang chün kung chün
People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF)

Variations:
二人して
2人して

 futarishite
    ふたりして
(expression) together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)

Variations:
二人乗り
2人乗り

 futarinori
    ふたりのり
two people riding together (on a bike, etc.); riding double

人の褌で相撲を取る

see styles
 hitonofundoshidesumouotoru / hitonofundoshidesumootoru
    ひとのふんどしですもうをとる
(exp,v5r) (idiom) to profit at someone else's expense; to rob Peter to pay Paul; to take risks with other people's money

人を人とも思わない

see styles
 hitoohitotomoomowanai
    ひとをひとともおもわない
(expression) disdaining everybody; not caring an ounce about other people's feelings

Variations:
人並み
人並

 hitonami
    ひとなみ
(adj-no,adj-na,n) ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people

Variations:
人前
人まえ

 hitomae
    ひとまえ
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others

人外有人,天外有天

rén wài yǒu rén , tiān wài yǒu tiān
    ren2 wai4 you3 ren2 , tian1 wai4 you3 tian1
jen wai yu jen , t`ien wai yu t`ien
    jen wai yu jen , tien wai yu tien
in the wider world there are people more talented than oneself (idiom)

Variations:
人影
人かげ

 hitokage(p); jinei(人影) / hitokage(p); jine(人影)
    ひとかげ(P); じんえい(人影)
(1) figure of a person; figures of people; (2) shadow of a person

Variations:
人心恟々
人心恟恟

 jinshinkyoukyou / jinshinkyokyo
    じんしんきょうきょう
(adj-t,adv-to) (archaism) the people being panic-stricken (in alarm)

Variations:
人慣れる
人馴れる

 hitonareru
    ひとなれる
(v1,vi) to become accustomed to people

人民社会主義共和国

see styles
 jinminshakaishugikyouwakoku / jinminshakaishugikyowakoku
    じんみんしゃかいしゅぎきょうわこく
people's socialist republic

十年樹木,百年樹人


十年树木,百年树人

shí nián shù mù , bǎi nián shù rén
    shi2 nian2 shu4 mu4 , bai3 nian2 shu4 ren2
shih nien shu mu , pai nien shu jen
(idiom) it takes ten years to grow trees, but a hundred years to cultivate people

Variations:
双璧
双壁(iK)

 souheki / soheki
    そうへき
(1) (two) matchless things; (two) matchless people; (2) (orig. meaning) pair of bright jewels

Variations:
同族嫌悪
同属嫌悪

 douzokukeno / dozokukeno
    どうぞくけんお
disliking people similar to oneself

Variations:
大勢
大ぜい

 oozei(p); taizei / ooze(p); taize
    おおぜい(P); たいぜい
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) crowd of people; great number of people; (n,adv) (2) in great numbers

Variations:
宗教2世
宗教二世

 shuukyounisei / shukyonise
    しゅうきょうにせい
second-generation believers; people following their parents' religion

山外有山,天外有天

shān wài yǒu shān , tiān wài yǒu tiān
    shan1 wai4 you3 shan1 , tian1 wai4 you3 tian1
shan wai yu shan , t`ien wai yu t`ien
    shan wai yu shan , tien wai yu tien
(idiom) however good something is, there is always something better; in the wider world there are people more talented than oneself

Variations:
岡目八目
傍目八目

 okamehachimoku
    おかめはちもく
(1) (yoji) bystander's vantage point; outsider's better grasp of the situation; (2) (yoji) onlookers see more of the game than the players do; people watching a game of go see eight moves further ahead

Variations:
差し
指し

 sashi; sashi
    さし; サシ
(1) between (e.g. two people); face to face; (2) hindrance; impediment; (3) (kana only) {noh} arrhythmic section of recitative; (4) {hanaf;mahj} playing with only 2 players; (prefix) (5) prefix used for stress or emphasis; (counter) (6) counter for traditional dance songs

Variations:
延べ人数
のべ人数

 nobeninzuu / nobeninzu
    のべにんずう
(1) (See 延べ人員・1) total number of man-days; (2) (See 延べ人員・2) total number of people (personnel, passengers, etc.)

恋に上下の隔てなし

see styles
 koinijougenohedatenashi / koinijogenohedatenashi
    こいにじょうげのへだてなし
(expression) (proverb) love makes people equal; love is a leveler; love is blind

情けは人の為ならず

see styles
 nasakehahitonotamenarazu
    なさけはひとのためならず
(expression) (proverb) the good you do for others is good you do yourself; compassion is not for other people's benefit

Variations:
掛け
懸け

 gake
    がけ
(suf,adj-no) (1) (after an article of clothing) -clad; (suf,adj-no) (2) (kana only) (after a -masu stem) in the midst of; (suf,adj-no) (3) (after a number in the ichi, ni counting system) tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); (suf,adj-no) (4) (after a number in the hitotsu, futatsu counting system) times (i.e. multiplied by); (suf,adj-no) (5) (after a number of people) able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)

水の流れと人の行方

see styles
 mizunonagaretohitonoyukue
    みずのながれとひとのゆくえ
(expression) (proverb) life is unpredictable; the flow of water and where people are headed (are equally unpredictable)

水能載舟,亦能覆舟


水能载舟,亦能覆舟

shuǐ néng zài zhōu , yì néng fù zhōu
    shui3 neng2 zai4 zhou1 , yi4 neng2 fu4 zhou1
shui neng tsai chou , i neng fu chou
lit. water may keep the boat afloat but may also sink it (proverb); fig. the people can support a regime or overturn it; if something is used properly, one can benefit from it, otherwise it can do harm; things can be double-edged

渡る世間に鬼はない

see styles
 watarusekennionihanai
    わたるせけんにおにはない
(expression) all people aren't evil; don't distrust everyone; there is kindness to be found everywhere

渡る世間に鬼は無い

see styles
 watarusekennionihanai
    わたるせけんにおにはない
(expression) all people aren't evil; don't distrust everyone; there is kindness to be found everywhere

災害用伝言ダイヤル

see styles
 saigaiyoudengondaiyaru / saigaiyodengondaiyaru
    さいがいようでんごんダイヤル
disaster emergency message dial (171); emergency messaging service; voicemail service used to report and check the safety status of people affected by a disaster

Variations:
版籍奉還
藩籍奉還

 hansekihoukan / hansekihokan
    はんせきほうかん
(hist) (yoji) return of the land and people from the feudal lords to the Emperor

物以類聚,人以群分


物以类聚,人以群分

wù yǐ lèi jù , rén yǐ qún fēn
    wu4 yi3 lei4 ju4 , ren2 yi3 qun2 fen1
wu i lei chü , jen i ch`ün fen
    wu i lei chü , jen i chün fen
Similar things group together, similar people fit together (idiom); Birds of a feather flock together.

特別養護老人ホーム

see styles
 tokubetsuyougoroujinhoomu / tokubetsuyogorojinhoomu
    とくべつようごろうじんホーム
(See 特養) intensive-care old people's home

白人コンプレックス

see styles
 hakujinkonpurekkusu
    はくじんコンプレックス
white person complex; admiration for the appearance and lifestyle of the people in Europe, the US, etc.

Variations:
百人斬り
百人切り

 hyakuningiri
    ひゃくにんぎり
(1) slaying 100 enemies with one's sword; (2) (slang) bedding 100 people; having sex with countless people

Variations:
百花繚乱
百花撩乱

 hyakkaryouran / hyakkaryoran
    ひゃっかりょうらん
(n,adj-t) (yoji) a gathering of many beautiful women (talented people); simultaneous emergence of many talents and achievements; hundred flowers blooming in profusion

眼見為實,耳聽為虛


眼见为实,耳听为虚

yǎn jiàn wéi shí , ěr tīng wéi xū
    yan3 jian4 wei2 shi2 , er3 ting1 wei2 xu1
yen chien wei shih , erh t`ing wei hsü
    yen chien wei shih , erh ting wei hsü
to believe what one sees, not what one hears (idiom). Don't believe what people tell you until you see if for yourself.; It ain't necessarily so.

老吾老,以及人之老

lǎo wú lǎo , yǐ jí rén zhī lǎo
    lao3 wu2 lao3 , yi3 ji2 ren2 zhi1 lao3
lao wu lao , i chi jen chih lao
to honor old people as we do our own aged parents

Variations:
老老介護
老々介護

 rouroukaigo / rorokaigo
    ろうろうかいご
old people providing care for old people (parents, siblings, in-laws, etc.)

老驥伏櫪,志在千里


老骥伏枥,志在千里

lǎo jì fú lì , zhì zài qiān lǐ
    lao3 ji4 fu2 li4 , zhi4 zai4 qian1 li3
lao chi fu li , chih tsai ch`ien li
    lao chi fu li , chih tsai chien li
lit. an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 miles (idiom); fig. old people may still cherish high aspirations

老鼠過街,人人喊打


老鼠过街,人人喊打

lǎo shǔ guò jiē , rén rén hǎn dǎ
    lao3 shu3 guo4 jie1 , ren2 ren2 han3 da3
lao shu kuo chieh , jen jen han ta
lit. when a rat crosses the street, people chase it down (idiom); fig. everyone detests a lowlife

Variations:
蠢動
惷動(sK)

 shundou / shundo
    しゅんどう
(n,vs,vi) (1) wriggling; squirming; writhing; (n,vs,vi) (2) maneuvering (behind the scenes; of insignificant people); manoeuvring; planning mischief

陰陽師身の上知らず

see styles
 onyoujiminoueshirazu / onyojiminoeshirazu
    おんようじみのうえしらず
(expression) (proverb) people don't know themselves as well as they know others; even if you know what will happen to others, you don't know what will happen to yourself; a fortune teller can't tell their own future

飲みニュケーション

see styles
 nominyukeeshon
    のみニュケーション
communicating while drinking (usu. with colleagues); communicating through drinking together; boozing with work people

アダルト・チルドレン

 adaruto chirudoren
    アダルト・チルドレン
(1) (colloquialism) people psychologically traumatized from being raised in an abusive or dysfunctional family (e.g. by alcoholic parents) (wasei: adult children); (2) immature adults; childish adults

Variations:
オイラト
オイラート

 oirato; oiraato / oirato; oirato
    オイラト; オイラート
Oirat (people); Oirats

Variations:
ごぼう抜き
牛蒡抜き

 gobounuki / gobonuki
    ごぼうぬき
(1) pulling something out (in a stroke); plucking out; (2) forcibly removing one after another (e.g. demonstrators); (3) overtaking multiple people (in a spurt); pulling ahead

スーパースプレッダー

see styles
 suupaasupureddaa / supasupuredda
    スーパースプレッダー
super spreader (carrier of a viral disease who spreads the virus to a large number of other people)

タウン・ウォッチング

 taun wocchingu
    タウン・ウォッチング
observing people, shops, etc. while strolling around town (wasei: town watching)

ただしイケメンに限る

see styles
 tadashiikemennikagiru / tadashikemennikagiru
    ただしイケメンにかぎる
(expression) (net-sl) (joc) (used to poke fun at people describing their ideal partner) but he has to be handsome; that said, only if he's a looker

テンション・ピープル

 tenshon piipuru / tenshon pipuru
    テンション・ピープル
people between whom there is tension (wasei: tension people)

ノーマライゼーション

see styles
 noomaraizeeshon
    ノーマライゼーション
normalization; offering people with disabilities the same conditions as other people

パーティー・ピープル

 paatii piipuru / pati pipuru
    パーティー・ピープル
(slang) party people; clubbers; frequenters of nightclubs

ハンガリー人民共和国

see styles
 hangariijinminkyouwakoku / hangarijinminkyowakoku
    ハンガリーじんみんきょうわこく
(place-name) (former) Hungarian People's Republic; HPR

Variations:
バントゥー
バンツー

 bantotoo; bantsuu / bantotoo; bantsu
    バントゥー; バンツー
Bantu (people)

ファイヤー・ストーム

 faiyaa sutoomu / faiya sutoomu
    ファイヤー・ストーム
(large number of people, esp. students) singing and dancing around a bonfire at night (wasei: fire storm)

ブルガリア人民共和国

see styles
 burugariajinminkyouwakoku / burugariajinminkyowakoku
    ブルガリアじんみんきょうわこく
(place-name) (former) People's Republic of Bulgaria; PRB

Variations:
マラータ
マラーター

 maraata; maraataa / marata; marata
    マラータ; マラーター
Maratha; Mahratta; member of the Hindu people of Maharashtra (esp. a member of the royal or military caste)

Variations:
ミニバン
ミニ・バン

 miniban; mini ban
    ミニバン; ミニ・バン
minivan; people carrier

ラオス人民民主共和国

see styles
 raosujinminminshukyouwakoku / raosujinminminshukyowakoku
    ラオスじんみんみんしゅきょうわこく
Lao People's Democratic Republic

ワン・ボックス・カー

 wan bokkusu kaa / wan bokkusu ka
    ワン・ボックス・カー
minivan (wasei: one box car); people-mover; 6-8 seat automobile with sliding door or doors

不是一家人不進一家門


不是一家人不进一家门

see styles
bù shì yī jiā rén bù jìn yī jiā mén
    bu4 shi4 yi1 jia1 ren2 bu4 jin4 yi1 jia1 men2
pu shih i chia jen pu chin i chia men
people who don't belong together, don't get to live together (idiom); marriages are predestined; people marry because they share common traits

中国人民対外友好協会

see styles
 chuugokujinmintaigaiyuukoukyoukai / chugokujinmintaigaiyukokyokai
    ちゅうごくじんみんたいがいゆうこうきょうかい
(org) Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries; (o) Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries

中國人民對外友好協會


中国人民对外友好协会

see styles
zhōng guó rén mín duì wài yǒu hǎo xié huì
    zhong1 guo2 ren2 min2 dui4 wai4 you3 hao3 xie2 hui4
chung kuo jen min tui wai yu hao hsieh hui
Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC)

中國人民政治協商會議


中国人民政治协商会议

see styles
zhōng guó rén mín zhèng zhì xié shāng huì yì
    zhong1 guo2 ren2 min2 zheng4 zhi4 xie2 shang1 hui4 yi4
chung kuo jen min cheng chih hsieh shang hui i
CPPCC (Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference)

中國人民武裝警察部隊


中国人民武装警察部队

see styles
zhōng guó rén mín wǔ zhuāng jǐng chá bù duì
    zhong1 guo2 ren2 min2 wu3 zhuang1 jing3 cha2 bu4 dui4
chung kuo jen min wu chuang ching ch`a pu tui
    chung kuo jen min wu chuang ching cha pu tui
Chinese People's Armed Police Force (PAP, aka CAPF)

人を見たら泥棒と思え

see styles
 hitoomitaradoroboutoomoe / hitoomitaradorobotoomoe
    ひとをみたらどろぼうとおもえ
(expression) (proverb) don't trust strangers; always assume the worst (of people)

他人の褌で相撲を取る

see styles
 taninnofundoshidesumouotoru / taninnofundoshidesumootoru
    たにんのふんどしですもうをとる
(exp,v5r) to profit at someone else's expense; to rob Peter to pay Paul; to take risks with other people's money

Variations:
他人様
人様
人さま

 hitosama
    ひとさま
other people; others

Variations:
余所
他所

 yoso
    よそ
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) (kana only) (See 他所・たしょ・1) another place; somewhere else; strange parts; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) (kana only) (ant: 内・うち・6) outside (one's family or group); someone else; other people; (3) (kana only) (as 〜をよそに, 〜をよそにして, etc.) (See よそにする) not caring for; being indifferent to; taking little notice of; ignoring; neglecting

兄たり難く弟たり難し

see styles
 keitarigatakuteitarigatashi / ketarigatakutetarigatashi
    けいたりがたくていたりがたし
(expression) (idiom) both people are superb in skill (and thus it is hard to rank them)

墨に染まれば黒くなる

see styles
 suminisomarebakurokunaru
    すみにそまればくろくなる
(exp,v5r) (proverb) people are formed by their surroundings; walk with the wise and become wise; associate with fools and get in trouble; that which is dyed with ink becomes black

情けは人のためならず

see styles
 nasakehahitonotamenarazu
    なさけはひとのためならず
(expression) (proverb) the good you do for others is good you do yourself; compassion is not for other people's benefit

日耳曼(ateji)

 geruman
    ゲルマン
(can act as adjective) (kana only) Germanic (people, language, culture, etc.) (ger: Germane)

朱に交われば赤くなる

see styles
 shunimajiwarebaakakunaru / shunimajiwarebakakunaru
    しゅにまじわればあかくなる
(exp,v5r) (proverb) people will take on the characteristics of those who surround them; spend time with the wise and you will become wise, but the friends of fools will suffer; when mixing with vermillion, one becomes red

正確處理人民內部矛盾


正确处理人民内部矛盾

see styles
zhèng què chǔ lǐ rén mín nèi bù máo dùn
    zheng4 que4 chu3 li3 ren2 min2 nei4 bu4 mao2 dun4
cheng ch`üeh ch`u li jen min nei pu mao tun
    cheng chüeh chu li jen min nei pu mao tun
On the correct handling of internal contradictions among the people, Mao Zedong's tract of 1957

物も言い様で角が立つ

see styles
 monomoiiyoudekadogatatsu / monomoiyodekadogatatsu
    ものもいいようでかどがたつ
(exp,v5t) (idiom) Harsh words make the going rough; People may be offended (or not) by the way you speak

Variations:
相合駕籠
相合い駕籠

 aiaikago
    あいあいかご
(archaism) two people riding in a palanquin together (esp. a man and a woman)

Variations:

組み

 kumi
    くみ
(n,n-suf) (1) (pronounced ぐみ as a suffix) class (of students); (n,n-suf,ctr) (2) group (of people); party; team; crew; (n,n-suf) (3) lot; bunch; set; (n,n-suf) (4) crime family; organized-crime syndicate; (n,n-suf,ctr) (5) set (of items); assortment; deck (of cards); pack; (6) {print} typesetting; composition

Variations:

紲(rK)

 kizuna(p); kizuna
    きずな(P); きづな
(1) bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; relationship; connection; link; (2) tether; fetters

縁は異なもの味なもの

see styles
 enhainamonoajinamono
    えんはいなものあじなもの
(expression) (proverb) (See 縁は異なもの) inscrutable and interesting are the ways people are brought together

衣食足りて礼節を知る

see styles
 ishokutaritereisetsuoshiru / ishokutariteresetsuoshiru
    いしょくたりてれいせつをしる
(exp,v5r) (proverb) well-fed, well-bred; the poor can't afford manners; only when basic needs for living are met can people spare the effort to be polite

Variations:
諸人
もろ人(sK)

 morobito; shonin; shojin; morohito(ok)
    もろびと; しょにん; しょじん; もろひと(ok)
many people; everyone; all sorts of people

Variations:
通り物
通物(io)

 toorimono
    とおりもの
(See 通り魔・2) demon who brings misfortune to houses or people he passes by

那木巴爾·恩赫巴亞爾


那木巴尔·恩赫巴亚尔

nǎ mù bā ěr · ēn hè bā yà ěr
    na3 mu4 ba1 er3 · en1 he4 ba1 ya4 er3
na mu pa erh · en ho pa ya erh
Nambaryn Enkhbayar (1958-), Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party politician, president of Mongolia 2005-2009

鐃循ッテワ申肇奪鐃?

 鐃循ttewa申肇奪鐃?
    鐃循ッテワ申肇奪鐃?
(sensitive word) (See 鐃緒申鐃緒申族) Hottentot (former name of the Khoi people)

Variations:
鐃循ワ申族
鐃緒申族

 鐃循wa申鐃緒申鐃緒申
    鐃循ワ申鐃緒申鐃緒申
Hoa (people); Vietnamese Chinese (people)

Variations:
うどの大木
独活の大木

 udonotaiboku
    うどのたいぼく
(exp,n) (idiom) good for nothing (of large people); big but useless

Variations:
お三方
御三方(sK)

 osankata
    おさんかた
(honorific or respectful language) three people

Variations:
この方
此の方(rK)

 konohou / konoho
    このほう
(pronoun) (1) this; this one; this way; (pronoun) (2) (archaism) (masculine speech) (used when talking with people of lower status) (See その方・2) I; we

Variations:
ざらにいる
ザラにいる

 zaraniiru; zaraniiru / zaraniru; zaraniru
    ざらにいる; ザラにいる
(exp,v1) (See ざらにある) to be common (of people); to be found everywhere

スーパー・スプレッダー

 suupaa supureddaa / supa supuredda
    スーパー・スプレッダー
super spreader (carrier of a viral disease who spreads the virus to a large number of other people)

Variations:
バカが移る
馬鹿が移る

 bakagautsuru(bakaga移ru); bakagautsuru(馬鹿ga移ru)
    バカがうつる(バカが移る); ばかがうつる(馬鹿が移る)
(exp,v5r) (colloquialism) to catch 'the stupid' (e.g. from talking to stupid people, watching mindless TV, etc.)

Variations:
ほじくり出す
穿り出す

 hojikuridasu
    ほじくりだす
(transitive verb) (1) to pick something out (nose, hole, etc.); (transitive verb) (2) to pry (into people's private affairs)

レクリエーションゲーム

see styles
 rekurieeshongeemu
    レクリエーションゲーム
organized games and activities for groups of children, old people, etc. (wasei: recreation game)

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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