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性行

see styles
xìng xíng
    xing4 xing2
hsing hsing
 seikou / seko
    せいこう
sexual activity
character and conduct

悟淨


悟净

see styles
wù jìng
    wu4 jing4
wu ching
Sha Wujing, character from the Journey to the West

悪玉

see styles
 akudama; akutama
    あくだま; あくたま
bad character; bad person; villain; baddie

情操

see styles
qíng cāo
    qing2 cao1
ch`ing ts`ao
    ching tsao
 jousou / joso
    じょうそう
sentiments; feelings; disposition of mind; moral character
sensibility (artistic, moral); (good) taste; sentiment

惡叉


恶叉

see styles
è chā
    e4 cha1
o ch`a
    o cha
 akusha
akṣa, 'a seed of which rosaries are made (in compound words, like Indrāksha, Rudrāksha); a shrub producing that seed (Eleocarpus ganitrus).' M. W. It is called the 惡叉聚 because its seeds are said to be formed in triplets, and illustrate the simultaneous character of 惑行苦 illusion, action, and suffering; another version is that the seeds fall in clusters, and illustrate numbers, or numerous; they are also known as 金剛子.

意符

see styles
yì fú
    yi4 fu2
i fu
 ifu
    いふ
semantic component of a phono-semantic character (e.g. component 刂[dao1] in 刻[ke4])
(See 音符・3) part of a kanji for which the role is primarily to represent the meaning (as opposed to the pronunciation)

愚公

see styles
 gukou / guko
    ぐこう
(char) Yu Gong (main character in the 4th century BC Chinese fable "The Foolish Old Man Removes the Mountains"); Yúgōng; Yukong; (ch) Yu Gong (main character in the 4th century BC Chinese fable "The Foolish Old Man Removes the Mountains"); Yúgōng; Yukong

慕容

see styles
mù róng
    mu4 rong2
mu jung
a branch of the Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑[Xian1bei1] nomadic people; two-character surname Murong

慧命

see styles
huì mìng
    hui4 ming4
hui ming
 e myō
Wisdom-life, or wisdom as life, wisdom being the basis of spiritual character. A term of address to a monk, also 慧壽, and to a monk by a superior.

懸曠


悬旷

see styles
xuán kuàng
    xuan2 kuang4
hsüan k`uang
    hsüan kuang
 genkō
Hanging and widespread, e.g. sun and sky, the mystery and extensiveness (or all-embracing character of buddha-truth).

或體


或体

see styles
huò tǐ
    huo4 ti3
huo t`i
    huo ti
variant Chinese character; alternative form of a Chinese character

所柄

see styles
 tokorogara
    ところがら
character of a particular place

抵牾

see styles
dǐ wǔ
    di3 wu3
ti wu
 modoki
    もどき
to conflict with; to contradict; contradiction
(out-dated kanji) (suffix noun) (1) (kana only) -like; pseudo-; mock ...; imitation ...; in the style of ...; (2) comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (3) (archaism) criticism; censure

指事

see styles
zhǐ shì
    zhi3 shi4
chih shih
 shiji
    しじ
ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters); Chinese character indicating an idea, such as up and down; also known as self-explanatory character
{ling} indicative (kanji whose shape is based on logical representation of an abstract idea); logogram
Zhishi

推し

see styles
 oshi
    おし
(n,adj-no,n-suf) (1) (colloquialism) (See 推す・1) being a fan of; being a supporter of; pushing for; (2) (slang) one's favourite (member of an idol group, character in an anime, player in a team, etc.)

擬き

see styles
 modoki
    もどき
(suffix noun) (1) (kana only) -like; pseudo-; mock ...; imitation ...; in the style of ...; (2) comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (3) (archaism) criticism; censure

敖廣


敖广

see styles
áo guǎng
    ao2 guang3
ao kuang
Ao Guang, Dragon King of the East Sea, character in Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4]

教相

see styles
jiào xiàng
    jiao4 xiang4
chiao hsiang
 kyōsō
The particular teaching of a sect.

数字

see styles
 suuji / suji
    すうじ
(1) numeral; digit; numeric character; (2) figure; number; (3) a few characters

敵性

see styles
 tekisei / tekise
    てきせい
hostile nature; inimical character

文讀


文读

see styles
wén dú
    wen2 du2
wen tu
literary (rather than colloquial) pronunciation of a Chinese character

文靜


文静

see styles
wén jìng
    wen2 jing4
wen ching
(of a person's manner or character) gentle and quiet

斜字

see styles
 shaji
    しゃじ
oblique letter; slanting character

斜鉤


斜钩

see styles
xié gōu
    xie2 gou1
hsieh kou
(downwards-right concave hooked character stroke)

新字

see styles
 shinji
    しんじ
(1) newly created character; (2) newly introduced (kanji) character (in a textbook); (3) (abbreviation) (See 新字体) new character form; shinjitai; simplified form of kanji used in Japan since 1946; (surname) Araji

方格

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

會意


会意

see styles
huì yì
    hui4 yi4
hui i
combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书[liu4 shu1] of forming Chinese characters); Chinese character that combines the meanings of existing elements; also known as joint ideogram or associative compound; to comprehend without being told explicitly; to cotton on; knowing (smile, glance etc)
See: 会意

月旦

see styles
 gettan
    げったん
(n,adv) (1) first day of the month; (2) (abbreviation) (See 月旦評) character sketch; comments on personalities; commentary

本体

see styles
 hontai
    ほんたい
(1) substance; true form; true character; (2) main part; main unit; body (of a machine); (3) object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); (4) {phil} noumenon; (5) (abbreviation) (See 本体価格) base price; pre-tax price

本性

see styles
běn xìng
    ben3 xing4
pen hsing
 honshou(p); honsei / honsho(p); honse
    ほんしょう(P); ほんせい
natural instincts; nature; inherent quality
true character; real nature
The spirit one possesses by nature; hence, the Buddha-nature; the Buddha-nature within; one's own nature.

本有

see styles
běn yǒu
    ben3 you3
pen yu
 honyuu / honyu
    ほんゆう
(noun/participle) innateness; innate feature (or character, etc.); (surname) Motoari
Originally or fundamentally existing; primal existence; the source and substance of all phenomena; also the present life; also the eighth 八識, i. e. ālaya-vijñāna.

本色

see styles
běn shǎi
    ben3 shai3
pen shai
 honshoku
    ほんしょく
natural color
one's real character

本質


本质

see styles
běn zhì
    ben3 zhi4
pen chih
 honshitsu
    ほんしつ
essence; nature; innate character; intrinsic quality
(noun - becomes adjective with の) essence; true nature; substance; reality
Original substance, the substance itself; any real object of the senses.

本領


本领

see styles
běn lǐng
    ben3 ling3
pen ling
 honryou / honryo
    ほんりょう
skill; ability; capability; CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4]
(1) characteristic quality; special character; one's real ability; one's specialty; (2) one's function; one's duty; (3) fief; inherited estate; (place-name) Honryō

李俊

see styles
lǐ jun
    li3 jun4
li chün
Li Jun, fictional character from 水滸傳|水浒传[Shui3 hu3 Zhuan4]

李逵

see styles
lǐ kuí
    li3 kui2
li k`uei
    li kuei
 riki
    りき
Li Kui, character in the novel Water Margin 水滸全傳|水浒全传[Shui3 hu3 quan2 zhuan4]
(person) Li Kui (character in The Water Margin by Shi Nai'an)

東郭


东郭

see styles
dōng guō
    dong1 guo1
tung kuo
 toukaku / tokaku
    とうかく
two-character surname Dongguo
(given name) Tōkaku

根性

see styles
gēn xìng
    gen1 xing4
ken hsing
 konjou / konjo
    こんじょう
one's true nature (Buddhism)
(1) willpower; guts; determination; grit; spirit; (2) character; nature; disposition; personality
Nature and character; the nature of the powers of any sense.

格調


格调

see styles
gé diào
    ge2 diao4
ko tiao
 kakuchou / kakucho
    かくちょう
style (of art or literature); form; one's work style; moral character
tone (of speech, writing, etc.); style

梟雄


枭雄

see styles
xiāo xióng
    xiao1 xiong2
hsiao hsiung
 kyouyuu / kyoyu
    きょうゆう
ambitious and ruthless character; formidable person
ringleader; accomplished villain

梵女

see styles
fàn nǚ
    fan4 nv3
fan nü
 bonnyo
A noble woman, a woman of high character.

槽點


槽点

see styles
cáo diǎn
    cao2 dian3
ts`ao tien
    tsao tien
(slang) an aspect that invites ridicule (e.g. a film's plot inconsistencies or unrealistic character behavior)

標徴

see styles
 hyouchou / hyocho
    ひょうちょう
(noun/participle) (1) appearing on the surface; (2) symbol; sign; (3) (biol) distinguishing mark; diagnostic character

標格


标格

see styles
biāo gé
    biao1 ge2
piao ko
style; character

標注


标注

see styles
biāo zhù
    biao1 zhu4
piao chu
to mark out; to tag; to put a sign on something explaining or calling attention to; to annotate (e.g. a character with its pinyin)

橫折


横折

see styles
héng zhé
    heng2 zhe2
heng che
(horizontal-starting right angle character stroke)

歐陽


欧阳

see styles
ōu yáng
    ou1 yang2
ou yang
 ouyou / oyo
    おうよう
two-character surname Ouyang
(surname) Ouyou

正体

see styles
 shoutai / shotai
    しょうたい
(1) true character; true form; true colors; identity; truth (of a mystery, phenomenon, etc.); origin; (2) consciousness; one's senses

正気

see styles
 seiki / seki
    せいき
true character; true heart; true spirit; (given name) Masaki

正音

see styles
zhèng yīn
    zheng4 yin1
cheng yin
 seion / seon
    せいおん
standard pronunciation; to correct sb's pronunciation
correct Chinese (on) pronunciation of a character; (given name) Masane

正體


正体

see styles
zhèng tǐ
    zheng4 ti3
cheng t`i
    cheng ti
 shōtai
standard form (of a Chinese character); plain font style (as opposed to bold or italic); printed style (as opposed to cursive); (Tw) traditional (i.e. unsimplified) characters
substance

歪み

see styles
 yugami; igami(ok)
    ゆがみ; いがみ(ok)
(1) contortion; distortion; warp; bend; skew; (2) kink (in one's character); twist

民風


民风

see styles
mín fēng
    min2 feng1
min feng
 minpuu / minpu
    みんぷう
popular customs; folkways; the character of the people of a nation (or region etc)
national customs

気稟

see styles
 kihin
    きひん
innate character; temperament; disposition

気質

see styles
 kishitsu
    きしつ
    katagi
    かたぎ
(n,n-suf) spirit; character; trait; temperament; turn of mind; disposition

気風

see styles
 kifuu / kifu
    きふう
character; traits; ethos

氣量


气量

see styles
qì liàng
    qi4 liang4
ch`i liang
    chi liang
(lit. quantity of spirit); moral character; degree of forbearance; broad-mindedness or otherwise; tolerance; magnanimity

氣韻


气韵

see styles
qì yùn
    qi4 yun4
ch`i yün
    chi yün
(of literature, art) distinct style; flavor; spirit; character

水冠

see styles
shuǐ guàn
    shui3 guan4
shui kuan
 suikan
A monk's hat shaped like the character 'water' in front.

油滑

see styles
yóu huá
    you2 hua2
yu hua
oily; greasy; unctuous; slippery (character)

法將


法将

see styles
fǎ jiàng
    fa3 jiang4
fa chiang
 hōshō
Dharma-generals, i.e. monks of high character and leadership.

洪爐


洪炉

see styles
hóng lú
    hong2 lu2
hung lu
great furnace (metaphor for a place where character is forged)

涵養


涵养

see styles
hán yǎng
    han2 yang3
han yang
 kanyou / kanyo
    かんよう
to cultivate (personal qualities); (of forests etc) to support; to provide a suitable environment for the replenishment of (natural resources: groundwater, animals, plants etc)
(noun/participle) (1) cultivation (esp. character, virtue, moral sentiment); fostering; training; (2) penetration (e.g. surface water into an aquifer)

淫声

see styles
 insei / inse
    いんせい
(1) screams produced during sex; (2) bawdy song; song of low character

淳于

see styles
chún yú
    chun2 yu2
ch`un yü
    chun yü
two-character surname Chunyu

源氏

see styles
 genji
    げんじ
(1) Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); (2) the Minamoto family; (place-name, surname) Genji

演活

see styles
yǎn huó
    yan3 huo2
yen huo
(of an actor) to bring (one's character) to life; to act brilliantly

為手

see styles
 narite
    なりて
    shite
    して
(irregular okurigana usage) candidate; suitable person; (1) doer; performer; (2) (kana only) protagonist (in noh or kyogen); hero; leading part; main character

無字


无字

see styles
wú zì
    wu2 zi4
wu tzu
 muji
    むじ
{Buddh} (See 狗子仏性) the one-character reply ("no") offered by Zhaozhou to the question "Does a dog have Buddha nature?"
without letters

無表


无表

see styles
wú biǎo
    wu2 biao3
wu piao
 muhyō
avijñapti. Unconscious, latent, not expressed, subjective, e.g. 'the taking of a religious vow impresses on a man's character a peculiar bent,' Keith. This is internal and not visible to others. It has a 'quasi-material' basis styled 無表色 or 無作色 which has power to resist evil. It is the Sarvāstivādin view, though certain other schools repudiated the material basis and defined it as mental. This invisible power may be both for good and evil, and may perhaps be compared to 'animal magnetism' or hypnotic powers. It means occult: power whether for higher spiritual ends or for base purposes.

熟字

see styles
shú zì
    shu2 zi4
shu tzu
 jukuji
    じゅくじ
familiar words; known Chinese character
(See 熟語・1) kanji compound

燕雀

see styles
yàn què
    yan4 que4
yen ch`üeh
    yen chüeh
 enjaku
    えんじゃく
(bird species of China) brambling (Fringilla montifringilla); (fig.) small fry
(1) (See 鴻鵠・1) small bird (like a swallow or sparrow); (2) (See 鴻鵠・2) small-minded person; person lacking in character

牴牾

see styles
dǐ wǔ
    di3 wu3
ti wu
 modoki
    もどき
    teigo / tego
    ていご
variant of 抵牾[di3 wu3]
(out-dated kanji) (suffix noun) (1) (kana only) -like; pseudo-; mock ...; imitation ...; in the style of ...; (2) comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (3) (archaism) criticism; censure; (noun/participle) crossing each other; running counter to; differing; clashing

犯諱


犯讳

see styles
fàn huì
    fan4 hui4
fan hui
to use the tabooed name 名諱|名讳[ming2 hui4] of hierarchical superiors (old); to violate a taboo; to use a taboo word or character

猫娘

see styles
 nekomusume
    ねこむすめ
catgirl; character who looks, acts, etc. like a cat; (personal name) Nekomusume

猫耳

see styles
 nekomimi; nekomimi
    ねこみみ; ネコミミ
(1) cat ears; (2) catgirl (female character with cat ears; in manga, anime, etc.); (3) ears with soft earwax that has a slight smell

獨孤

see styles
dú gū
    du2 gu1
tu ku
two-character surname Dugu

王英

see styles
wáng yīng
    wang2 ying1
wang ying
Wang Ying (character in the "Water Margin")

理性

see styles
lǐ xìng
    li3 xing4
li hsing
 risei / rise
    りせい
reason; rationality; rational
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
Absolute nature, immutable reality, fundamental principle or character.

生字

see styles
shēng zì
    sheng1 zi4
sheng tzu
new character (in textbook); character that is unfamiliar or not yet studied

申屠

see styles
shēn tú
    shen1 tu2
shen t`u
    shen tu
two-character surname Shentu

略筆

see styles
 ryakuhitsu
    りゃくひつ
(noun, transitive verb) (1) outline; synopsis; summary; (noun, transitive verb) (2) writing a character (e.g. kanji) in a simplified form; simplified character

畫軸


画轴

see styles
huà zhóu
    hua4 zhou2
hua chou
character scroll; scroll painting

異字

see styles
 iji
    いじ
(1) different character; other character; (2) variant character; different written form of a character

異文


异文

see styles
yì wén
    yi4 wen2
i wen
 ibun
    いぶん
variant character; loan word; variant written form (for the same word); different edition
variant (in a manuscript or book); part of a text that differs from other versions

異讀


异读

see styles
yì dú
    yi4 du2
i tu
variant pronunciation (when the same character has more than one reading)

異體


异体

see styles
yì tǐ
    yi4 ti3
i t`i
    i ti
 i tai
variant form (of a Chinese character)
separate essence

畳字

see styles
 jouji / joji
    じょうじ
(See 踊り字) iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character)

疑字

see styles
 giji
    ぎじ
character of questionable form

白字

see styles
bái zì
    bai2 zi4
pai tzu
wrongly written or mispronounced character

白寿

see styles
 hakuju
    はくじゅ
(from viewing the character 白 as 百 (100) minus 一 (1)) 99th birthday

白讀


白读

see styles
bái dú
    bai2 du2
pai tu
colloquial (rather than literary) pronunciation of a Chinese character

百里

see styles
bǎi lǐ
    bai3 li3
pai li
 yuri
    ゆり
two-character surname Baili
(female given name) Yuri

皇甫

see styles
huáng fǔ
    huang2 fu3
huang fu
 kouhou / koho
    こうほう
two-character surname Huangfu
(surname) Kōhou

盛德

see styles
shèng dé
    sheng4 de2
sheng te
splendid virtue; majestic moral character; great kindness

盛氣


盛气

see styles
shèng qì
    sheng4 qi4
sheng ch`i
    sheng chi
grand and heroic; exuberant character

省筆

see styles
 shouhitsu; seihitsu / shohitsu; sehitsu
    しょうひつ; せいひつ
(n,vs,vi) (1) omission (of words and passages); abbreviation; (n,vs,vi) (2) writing a character in a simplified form; omitting strokes from a kanji

眞如

see styles
zhēn rú
    zhen1 ru2
chen ju
 shinnyo
    しんにょ
(surname) Shinnyo
bhūtatathatā, 部多多他多. The眞 is intp. as 眞實 the real, 如 as 如常 thus always or eternally so; i.e. reality as contrasted with 虛妄 unreality, or appearance, and 不變不改 unchanging or immutable as contrasted with form and phenomena. It resembles the ocean in contrast with the waves. It is the eternal, impersonal, unchangeable reality behind all phenomena. bhūta is substance, that which exists; tathatā is suchness, thusness, i.e. such is its nature. The word is fundamental to Mahāyāna philosophy, implying the absolute, the ultimate source and character of all phenomena, it is the All. It is also called 自性淸淨心 self-existent pure Mind; 佛性 Buddha-nature; 法身 dharmakāya; 如來藏 tathāgata-garbha, or Buddha-treasury; 實相 reality; 法界 Dharma-realm; 法性Dharma-nature; 圓成實性 The complete and perfect real nature, or reality. There are categories of 1, 2, 3, 7, 10, and 12 in number: (1) The undifferentiated whole. (2) There are several antithetical classes, e.g. the unconditioned and the conditioned; the 空 void, static, abstract, noumenal, and the 不 空 not-void, dynamic, phenomenal; pure, and affected (or infected); undefiled (or innocent), i.e. that of Buddhas, defiled, that of all beings; in bonds and free; inexpressible, and expressible in words. (3) 無相 Formless; 無生 uncreated; 無性 without nature, i.e. without characteristics or qualities, absolute in itself. Also, as relative, i.e. good, bad, and indeterminate. (7, 10, 12) The 7 are given in the 唯識論 8; the 10 are in two classes, one of the 別教 cf. 唯識論 8; the other of the 圓教, cf. 菩提心義 4; the 12 are given in the Nirvana Sutra.

破体

see styles
 hatai
    はたい
in calligraphy, an abbreviated or mistaken form of a character, or a work written in more than one calligraphic style

破讀


破读

see styles
pò dú
    po4 du2
p`o tu
    po tu
pronunciation of a character other than the standard; lit. broken reading

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

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.

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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.

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