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<12345678910...>Characters | Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
切韻 切韵 see styles |
qiè yùn qie4 yun4 ch`ieh yün chieh yün setsuin せついん |
see 反切[fan3 qie4] qieyun (ancient Chinese dictionary arranged by rhyme, displaying characters' meanings and representing their pronunciation with fanqie) |
刺史 see styles |
cì shǐ ci4 shi3 tz`u shih tzu shih shishi しし |
provincial governor (old) (hist) governor (of an ancient Chinese province) |
前古 see styles |
zenko ぜんこ |
old times; ancient days; (surname) Zenko |
前言 see styles |
qián yán qian2 yan2 ch`ien yen chien yen zengen ぜんげん |
preface; foreword; introduction; preamble; earlier remarks; earlier words; (literary) words of the ancient thinkers (noun/participle) previous remarks |
勝絶 see styles |
shousetsu; shouzetsu / shosetsu; shozetsu しょうせつ; しょうぜつ |
(1) (archaism) (See 十二律,夾鐘) (in Japan) 4th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. F); (noun/participle) (2) (usu. しょうぜつ) excellence (of scenery, etc.) |
匈奴 see styles |
xiōng nú xiong1 nu2 hsiung nu kyoudo; funnu / kyodo; funnu きょうど; フンヌ |
Xiongnu, a people of the Eastern Steppe who created an empire that flourished around the time of the Qin and Han dynasties (hist) Xiongnu (ancient Central Asian nomadic people associated with the Huns) |
北羅 北罗 see styles |
běi luó bei3 luo2 pei lo kitara きたら |
(surname) Kitara Valabhī. Northern Lāṭa. 'An ancient kingdom and city on the Eastern coast of Gujerat.' Eitel. |
南呂 see styles |
nanryo なんりょ |
(1) (in China) (See 十二律,盤渉) 10th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. B); (2) eighth month of the lunar calendar |
南羅 南罗 see styles |
nán luó nan2 luo2 nan lo Nanra |
Southern Lāra; Mālava, an ancient kingdom in Central India; head quarters of heretical in the present Malwa. |
南蛮 see styles |
nanban なんばん |
(1) (hist) (derogatory term) southern barbarians (name used in ancient China for non-Chinese ethnic groups to the south); (2) (hist) South-East Asian countries (in the late-Muromachi and Edo periods); (3) (hist) Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal and their South-East Asian colonies; late-Muromachi and Edo periods); (prefix noun) (4) (hist) foreign (of goods from South-East Asia and Western Europe); exotic (esp. in a Western European or South-East Asian style); (5) (See 唐辛子・1) chili pepper; (6) (abbreviation) {food} (See 南蛮煮・2) nanban; dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions; (7) thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm; in kabuki, dance, puppetry, etc.) |
占城 see styles |
chanpa; senjou / chanpa; senjo チャンパ; せんじょう |
(hist) (kana only) Champa (former kingdom(surname) in central Vietnam); (place-name) (ancient Vietnamese kingdom) |
占婆 see styles |
zhàn pó zhan4 po2 chan p`o chan po chanpaa / chanpa チャンパー |
(place-name) (ancient Vietnamese kingdom) campaka |
双調 see styles |
soujou / sojo そうじょう |
(1) {music} (See 十二律,仲呂・1) (in Japan) 6th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. G); (2) {music} (See 六調子) sōjō mode (one of the six main gagaku modes) |
古い see styles |
furui ふるい |
(adjective) old (not person); aged; ancient; antiquated; stale; threadbare; outmoded; obsolete article |
古え see styles |
inishie いにしえ |
antiquity; ancient times |
古ロ see styles |
koro こロ |
(abbreviation) (See 古代ローマ) ancient Rome |
古事 see styles |
koji こじ |
(1) historical event; ancient event; (2) tradition; folklore; legend; origin |
古佛 see styles |
gǔ fó gu3 fo2 ku fo furu botoke |
ancient Buddha |
古來 古来 see styles |
gǔ lái gu3 lai2 ku lai |
since ancient times; it has ever been the case that See: 古来 |
古儀 古仪 see styles |
gǔ yí gu3 yi2 ku i kogi こぎ |
ancient rites; (surname) Furugi ancient precedent |
古制 see styles |
kosei / kose こせい |
ancient establishment; ancient laws |
古刹 see styles |
kosatsu こさつ |
ancient temple |
古則 古则 see styles |
gǔ zé gu3 ze2 ku tse kosoku |
ancient precedent |
古句 see styles |
koku こく |
ancient expression; old poem |
古國 古国 see styles |
gǔ guó gu3 guo2 ku kuo |
ancient country |
古城 see styles |
gǔ chéng gu3 cheng2 ku ch`eng ku cheng kojou / kojo こじょう |
ancient city old castle; old fortress; (place-name) Furujiro an ancient city |
古堡 see styles |
gǔ bǎo gu3 bao3 ku pao |
ancient castle |
古墳 古坟 see styles |
gǔ fén gu3 fen2 ku fen kofun こふん |
(hist) ancient burial mound; barrow; tumulus old graves |
古式 see styles |
koshiki こしき |
old style; ancient rites |
古意 see styles |
koi こい |
ancient ways; the feelings of the ancients |
古方 see styles |
gǔ fāng gu3 fang1 ku fang kohou / koho こほう |
ancient prescription old method; (surname) Kogata |
古書 古书 see styles |
gǔ shū gu3 shu1 ku shu kosho こしょ |
ancient book; old book (1) old book; rare book; classic; (2) (See 古本・1) secondhand book; used book |
古期 see styles |
koki こき |
(prefix noun) old; ancient |
古本 see styles |
furuhon(p); furubon; kohon ふるほん(P); ふるぼん; こほん |
(1) secondhand book; (2) (こほん only) ancient book; antiquarian books; (surname) Furumoto |
古来 see styles |
korai こらい |
(adv,adj-no,n) from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial; (surname) Fururai |
古格 see styles |
gǔ gé gu3 ge2 ku ko kokaku こかく |
convention; usage; old customs; old etiquette ancient precedent |
古楽 see styles |
kogaku こがく |
ancient (early) music |
古画 see styles |
koga こが |
ancient painting |
古筝 see styles |
kosou / koso こそう |
Guzheng (type of ancient Chinese zither) |
古箏 古筝 see styles |
gǔ zhēng gu3 zheng1 ku cheng kosou / koso こそう |
guzheng (large zither with 13 to 25 strings, developed from the guqin 古琴[gu3qin2] during Tang and Song times) Guzheng (type of ancient Chinese zither) |
古籍 see styles |
gǔ jí gu3 ji2 ku chi koseki こせき |
ancient text; antique books (surname) Koseki |
古義 古义 see styles |
gǔ yì gu3 yi4 ku i kogi こぎ |
ancient meaning; original or etymological meaning of a word old meaning; old interpretation |
古老 see styles |
gǔ lǎo gu3 lao3 ku lao korou / koro ころう |
ancient; old; age-old old people; seniors; elders; old-timer |
古聖 see styles |
kosei / kose こせい |
ancient sage |
古裝 古装 see styles |
gǔ zhuāng gu3 zhuang1 ku chuang |
ancient costume; period costume (in movies etc) |
古記 see styles |
koki こき |
ancient records; (male given name) Hisanori |
古詩 古诗 see styles |
gǔ shī gu3 shi1 ku shih koshi こし |
old verse; Classical Chinese poem ancient poems |
古説 see styles |
kosetsu こせつ |
ancient belief |
古諺 古谚 see styles |
gǔ yàn gu3 yan4 ku yen kogen こげん |
ancient proverb; old saying obsolete word; old proverb |
古賢 see styles |
koken こけん |
ancient sage |
古路 see styles |
gǔ lù gu3 lu4 ku lu furumichi ふるみち |
(surname) Furumichi ancient path |
古轍 古辙 see styles |
gǔ zhé gu3 zhe2 ku che kotetsu |
ancient precedent |
古鏡 古镜 see styles |
gǔ jìng gu3 jing4 ku ching kokyou / kokyo こきょう |
(given name) Kokyō ancient mirror |
司南 see styles |
sī nán si1 nan2 ssu nan |
ancient Chinese compass |
名相 see styles |
míng xiàng ming2 xiang4 ming hsiang myōsō |
famous prime minister (in ancient China); names and appearances (Buddhism) Name and appearance; everything has a name, e. g. sound, or has appearance, i. e. the visible, v. 名色; both are unreal and give rise to delusion. The name under which Subhūti will be reborn as Buddha. |
吳子 吴子 see styles |
wú zǐ wu2 zi3 wu tzu |
Wuzi, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1], written by Wu Qi 吳起|吴起[Wu2 Qi3] |
呉越 see styles |
goetsu ごえつ |
(hist) (See 呉・4,越・1) Wu and Yue (two rival states in ancient China); (personal name) Goetsu |
呾蜜 see styles |
dá mì da2 mi4 ta mi Tamitsu |
Termed, or Tirmez, or Tirmidh. 'An ancient kingdom and city on the Oxus in Lat. 37° 5 N., Long. 67 ° 6 E.' Eitel. |
和人 see styles |
wajin わじん |
(archaism) you (nuance of either deep affection or contempt); (archaism) Japanese person (term esp. used in ancient China, etc.); (personal name) Wajin |
和国 see styles |
wakoku わこく |
Yamato; ancient Japan; name by which Chinese rulers used to call Japan; (place-name) Wakoku |
哈密 see styles |
hā mì ha1 mi4 ha mi Gōmitsu |
Hami, prefecture-level city in Xinjiang Hami, 'an ancient city and kingdom in Central Asia north-east of lake Lop in Lat. 43゜3 N., Long, 93°10 E.' Eitel. From Han to Tang times known as I-wu 伊吾, now called Kumul by Turki Mohammadans. For more than 1500 years, owing to its location and supply of water, Hami was a bridgehead for the expansion and control of the outposts of the Chinese empire in Central Asia. |
唐子 see styles |
karako からこ |
(1) boy or doll dressed in ancient Chinese clothes; (2) (hist) hairstyle inspired by a karako doll (esp. for girls; Edo period); (given name) Toushi |
唐楽 see styles |
tougaku / togaku とうがく |
(1) Tang-era Chinese music; (2) (See 雅楽,林邑楽) tōgaku; style of gagaku based on Tang-era Chinese music and ancient Indian song and dance |
喝捍 see styles |
hē hàn he1 han4 ho han Katsukan |
Gahan, an ancient kingdom, also called 東安國, i.e. Eastern Parthia, west of Samarkand, now a district of Bukhara. |
四夷 see styles |
sì yí si4 yi2 ssu i shii / shi しい |
(derogatory term) (See 東夷・あずまえびす・2,西戎・せいじゅう) Four Barbarians; derogative name for various ancient non-Chinese peoples bordering ancient China; (surname) Shii (四夷戒 or 四夷罪) v. 四波羅夷. |
四民 see styles |
sì mín si4 min2 ssu min shimin しみん |
"the four classes" of ancient China, i.e. scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants (hist) the four social classes (of Edo-period Japan; samurai, farmers, artisans, merchants) four classes of people |
回紇 回纥 see styles |
huí hé hui2 he2 hui ho |
Huihe, ancient name of an ethnic group who were the ancestors of the Uyghurs 維吾爾族|维吾尔族[Wei2wu2er3zu2] and the Yugurs 裕固族[Yu4gu4zu2] |
回鶻 回鹘 see styles |
huí hú hui2 hu2 hui hu kaikotsu かいこつ |
Huihu, ancient name of an ethnic group who were the ancestors of the Uyghurs 維吾爾族|维吾尔族[Wei2wu2er3zu2] and the Yugurs 裕固族[Yu4gu4zu2] (obscure) Uighur; Uigur; Uygur |
因明 see styles |
yīn míng yin1 ming2 yin ming inmyou / inmyo いんみょう |
(See 五明) hetuvidya (ancient Indian logic for determining right from wrong, truth from falsehood, etc.) Hetuvidya, 醯都費陀, the science of cause, logical reasoning, logic, with its syllogistic method of the proposition, the reason, the example. The creation of this school of logic is attributed to Akṣapāda, probably a name for the philosopher Gautama (not Śākyamuni). The 因明論 or Hetu-vidyā-śāstra is one of the 五明論 pañcavidya-śāstras, a treatise explaining causality, or the nature of truth and error. |
國學 国学 see styles |
guó xué guo2 xue2 kuo hsüeh kokugakuin こくがくいん |
Chinese national culture; studies of ancient Chinese civilization; the Imperial College (history) (personal name) Kokugakuin |
土雲 see styles |
tsuchigumo つちぐも |
tsuchigumo (people of ancient Japan who were not subjects of the Yamato court) |
圭璧 see styles |
keiheki / keheki けいへき |
(archaism) ritual jades worn by feudal lords in ancient China |
垓下 see styles |
gāi xià gai1 xia4 kai hsia gaiga がいが |
ancient place name, in Anhui province (place-name) Gaixia (ancient Chinese battleground in Anhui Province) |
墓道 see styles |
mù dào mu4 dao4 mu tao |
path leading to a grave; tomb passage; aisle leading to the coffin chamber of an ancient tomb |
墨刑 see styles |
mò xíng mo4 xing2 mo hsing bokkei; bokukei / bokke; bokuke ぼっけい; ぼくけい |
corporal punishment consisting of carving and inking characters on the victim's forehead (hist) (See 五刑・1) tattooing (as a form of punishment in ancient China) |
墳典 坟典 see styles |
fén diǎn fen2 dian3 fen tien bunten |
ancient books |
墳籍 坟籍 see styles |
fén jí fen2 ji2 fen chi bunshaku |
ancient books |
士師 see styles |
shishi しし |
(1) (hist) judge (of ancient China); (2) (hist) (See 士師記) judge (leader of ancient Israel); (surname) Hashi |
夔州 see styles |
kuí zhōu kui2 zhou1 k`uei chou kuei chou |
Kuizhou, ancient area of modern Fengjie County 奉節縣|奉节县[Feng4 jie2 Xian4], Chongqing |
多寶 多宝 see styles |
duō bǎo duo1 bao3 to pao Tahō |
(多寳) (多寳如來, 多寶如來) Prabhūtaratna, abundant treasures, or many jewels. The Ancient Buddha, long in nirvana, who appears in his stūpa to hear the Buddha preach the Lotus doctrine, by his presence revealing, inter alia, that nirvana is not annihilation, and that the Lotus doctrine is the Buddha-gospel; v. Lotus Sutra 寳塔品. |
夜郎 see styles |
yè láng ye4 lang2 yeh lang yarou / yaro やろう |
small barbarian kingdom in southern China during the Han dynasty (place-name) Yelang (China) (ancient state in western Guizhou province) |
大倭 see styles |
yamato やまと |
(1) Japan; (2) Yamato; ancient province corresponding to modern-day Nara Prefecture; (surname) Yamato |
大呂 see styles |
tairyo; tairo たいりょ; たいろ |
(1) {music} (See 十二律,断吟) second note of the ancient Chinese chromatic scale (approx. D sharp); (2) twelfth lunar month; (place-name, surname) Ooro |
大夏 see styles |
dà xià da4 xia4 ta hsia haruka はるか |
Han Chinese name for an ancient Central Asia country (female given name) Haruka |
大宛 see styles |
dà yuān da4 yuan1 ta yüan |
ancient state of central Asia |
大橋 大桥 see styles |
dà qiáo da4 qiao2 ta ch`iao ta chiao oohashi おおはし |
Da Qiao, one of the Two Qiaos, according to Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4], the two great beauties of ancient China large bridge; big bridge; (surname) Kiohashi |
大簇 see styles |
taizoku たいぞく taisou / taiso たいそう |
(1) (in China) 3rd note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. E); (2) first lunar month |
天帝 see styles |
tiān dì tian1 di4 t`ien ti tien ti tentei / tente てんてい |
God of heaven; Celestial emperor (1) Shangdi (supreme deity in ancient Chinese religion); (2) {Christn} God; (3) {Buddh} (See 帝釈天・たいしゃくてん) Shakra (king of heaven in Hindu mythology); Indra King, or emperor of Heaven, i. e. 因陀羅 Indra, i. e. 釋 (釋迦); 釋迦婆; 帝 (帝釋); Śakra, king of the devaloka 忉利天, one of the ancient gods of India, the god of the sky who fights the demons with his vajra, or thunderbolt. He is inferior to the trimūrti, Brahma, Viṣṇu, and Śiva, having taken the place of Varuṇa, or sky. Buddhism adopted him as its defender, though, like all the gods, he is considered inferior to a Buddha or any who have attained bodhi. His wife is Indrāṇī. |
太保 see styles |
tài bǎo tai4 bao3 t`ai pao tai pao taibao タイバオ |
a very high official in ancient China; juvenile delinquents (1) Grand Protector (lowest of the top three civil positions of the Zhou Dynasty); (2) Minister of the Right (official in Nara and Heian periods); (place-name) Taibao (Taiwan) |
太古 see styles |
tài gǔ tai4 gu3 t`ai ku tai ku taiko たいこ |
immemorial (noun - becomes adjective with の) ancient times; prehistoric times; (surname) Tako Taego |
太學 太学 see styles |
tài xué tai4 xue2 t`ai hsüeh tai hsüeh |
Imperial College of Supreme Learning, established in 124 BC, and the highest educational institute in ancient China until the Sui Dynasty |
太牢 see styles |
tài láo tai4 lao2 t`ai lao tai lao |
(in ancient times) sacrificial animal (cow, sheep or pig) |
太簇 see styles |
taizoku たいぞく taisou / taiso たいそう |
(1) (in China) 3rd note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. E); (2) first lunar month |
夫餘 夫余 see styles |
fū yú fu1 yu2 fu yü |
Pu'yo, Korean Buyeo (c. 200 BC-494 AD), ancient kingdom in northeast frontier region of China |
夷則 see styles |
isoku いそく |
(1) (See 十二律,鸞鏡) (in China) 9th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. A sharp); (2) seventh lunar month |
夷曲 see styles |
hinaburi ひなぶり |
(1) appearing rustic; (2) ancient song played at the court; (3) comical tanka |
夷洲 see styles |
yí zhōu yi2 zhou1 i chou |
name of an ancient barbarian country, possibly Taiwan |
夷狄 see styles |
yí dí yi2 di2 i ti iteki いてき |
non-Han tribes in the east and north of ancient China; barbarians barbarians; aliens barbarian tribes |
夷陵 see styles |
yí líng yi2 ling2 i ling |
Yiling, ancient name of Yichang 宜昌[Yi2 chang1]; Yiling, a district of Yichang city 宜昌市[Yi2 chang1 shi4], Hubei |
夾鐘 see styles |
kyoushou / kyosho きょうしょう |
(1) (See 十二律,勝絶) (in China) 4th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. F); (2) second lunar month |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
This page contains 100 results for "ancient" 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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