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至沙 see styles |
zhì shā zhi4 sha1 chih sha Shisha |
帝沙 Tiṣya, an ancient Buddha. The father of Śāriputra. A son of Śuklodana. |
舊書 旧书 see styles |
jiù shū jiu4 shu1 chiu shu |
second-hand book; old book; ancient book |
舍人 see styles |
shè rén she4 ren2 she jen toneri とねり |
ancient office title; rich and important person (out-dated kanji) (gikun reading) (1) servant; valet; footman; (2) (archaism) someone who works in close quarters with the emperor or imperial family; (3) (archaism) low-ranking official who works for the imperial family or nobility (under the Rituryo system); (4) (archaism) ox-tender for oxcarts; horse boy; (5) honorary junior official of the Imperial Household Department's Board of Ceremonies involved in miscellaneous duties related to ceremonies; (out-dated kanji) (1) servant; valet; footman; (2) (archaism) someone who works in close quarters with the emperor or imperial family; (3) (archaism) low-ranking official who works for the imperial family or nobility (under the Rituryo system); (4) (archaism) ox-tender for oxcarts; horse boy; (5) honorary junior official of the Imperial Household Department's Board of Ceremonies involved in miscellaneous duties related to ceremonies; (personal name) Toneri |
舍衞 舍卫 see styles |
shè wèi she4 wei4 she wei Shae |
Śrāvastī, 舍婆提; 室羅伐 (室羅伐悉底); 尸羅跋提; 捨羅婆悉帝耶; intp as 聞物 the city of famous things, or men, or the famous city; it was a city and ancient kingdom 500 li northwest of Kapilavastu, now Rapetmapet south of Rapti River (M. W. says Sāhet-Māhet). It is said to have been in 北憍薩羅 norhern Kośala, distinct from the southern kingdom of that name. It was a favourite resort of Śākyamuni, the 祗園 Jetavana being there. |
艨艟 see styles |
méng chōng meng2 chong1 meng ch`ung meng chung moudou / modo もうどう |
ancient leatherclad warship warship |
艨衝 艨冲 see styles |
méng chōng meng2 chong1 meng ch`ung meng chung |
ancient leatherclad warship; same as 艨艟 |
芍陂 see styles |
què bēi que4 bei1 ch`üeh pei chüeh pei |
Quebei, the ancient name of an irrigation reservoir constructed during the Spring and Autumn period in present-day Anhui, still operational and now known as 安豐塘|安丰塘[An1feng1 Tang2] |
莒國 莒国 see styles |
jǔ guó ju3 guo2 chü kuo |
the state of Ju, ancient Dongyi state |
華陀 华陀 see styles |
huà tuó hua4 tuo2 hua t`o hua to kada かだ |
Hua Tuo (c. 140-208), ancient Chinese physician from the Eastern Han period (given name) Kada |
葷粥 荤粥 see styles |
xūn yù xun1 yu4 hsün yü |
Xunyu, an ethnic group of northern China in ancient times |
蒲甘 see styles |
pú gān pu2 gan1 p`u kan pu kan |
Bagan (Pagan), ancient capital of Myanmar (Burma) |
藍摩 蓝摩 see styles |
lán mó lan2 mo2 lan mo Ranma |
藍莫 Rāma; Rāmagrāma, an ancient kingdom and city of Northern India between Kapilavastu and Kuśinagara. |
藩鎮 藩镇 see styles |
fān zhèn fan1 zhen4 fan chen hanchin はんちん |
lit. fence town; buffer region (between enemies); Tang dynasty system of provincial administration under a provincial governor 節度使|节度使[jie2 du4 shi3] (hist) (See 節度使) jiedushi (regional military governor in ancient China) |
虎符 see styles |
hǔ fú hu3 fu2 hu fu |
tiger tally (a two-piece object made in the shape of a tiger, used in ancient China as proof of authority. One half of a tally could be issued to a military officer and this would be matched with the other half when verification was required.) |
蛇矛 see styles |
shé máo she2 mao2 she mao |
ancient spear-like weapon with a wavy spearhead like a snake's body |
蝌蚪 see styles |
kē dǒu ke1 dou3 k`o tou ko tou kato かと otamajakushi おたまじゃくし |
tadpole; CL:隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2] (1) tadpole; (2) ancient seal-script character; (1) tadpole; (2) musical note |
蝦夷 虾夷 see styles |
xiā yí xia1 yi2 hsia i emishi(p); ezo; emishi えみし(P); えぞ; エミシ |
Emishi or Ebisu, ethnic group of ancient Japan, thought to be related to modern Ainus (1) (hist) Emishi; Ezo; non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; (2) (えぞ only) (hist) (See 蝦夷地・1) Yezo; Hokkaido, Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands; (personal name) Emishi |
衣冠 see styles |
yī guān yi1 guan1 i kuan ikan いかん |
hat and clothes; attire kimono and ancient head-dress |
補陀 补陀 see styles |
bǔ tuó bu3 tuo2 pu t`o pu to hoda ほだ |
(surname) Hoda 補陁; 補陀落 (補陀落迦) Potala; Potalaka. (1) A sea-port on the Indus, the παταλα of the ancients, identified by some with Thaṭtha, said to be the ancient home of Śākyamuni's ancestors. (2) A mountain south-east of Malakūṭa, reputed as the home of Avalokiteśvara. (3) The island of Pootoo, east of Ningpo, the Guanyin centre. (4) The Lhasa Potala in Tibet; the seat of the Dalai Lama, an incarnation of Avalokiteśvara; cf. 普; also written補怛落迦 (or 補但落迦); 逋多 (逋多羅); 布呾洛加. |
複姓 复姓 see styles |
fù xìng fu4 xing4 fu hsing fukusei / fukuse ふくせい |
two-character surname (such as 司馬|司马[Si1ma3] or 諸葛|诸葛[Zhu1ge3]) (1) two-character surname (in China); compound surname; (2) (hist) family name consisting of two combined names (in ancient Japan) |
西戎 see styles |
xī róng xi1 rong2 hsi jung seijuu / seju せいじゅう |
the Xirong, an ancient ethnic group of Western China from the Zhou Dynasty onwards; Xionites (Central Asian nomads) (hist) Xirong; Rong; inhabitants of the extremities of China as early as the Shang dynasty (1765-1122 BCE); barbarians to the west |
觱慄 觱栗 see styles |
bì lì bi4 li4 pi li |
ancient bamboo reed instrument; Chinese shawm (probably related to central Asian zurna) |
觱篥 see styles |
bì lì bi4 li4 pi li |
ancient bamboo reed instrument; Chinese shawm (probably related to central Asian zurna) |
訪古 访古 see styles |
fǎng gǔ fang3 gu3 fang ku |
to search for ancient relics |
護衛 护卫 see styles |
hù wèi hu4 wei4 hu wei goei / goe ごえい |
to guard; to protect; bodyguard (for officials in ancient times) (noun, transitive verb) guard; convoy; escort |
讓畔 让畔 see styles |
ràng pàn rang4 pan4 jang p`an jang pan |
to be accommodating in negotiating the boundary of one's field; (fig.) (of farmers in ancient times) to be good-hearted and honest |
質子 质子 see styles |
zhì zǐ zhi4 zi3 chih tzu tadako ただこ |
proton (positively charged nuclear particle); a prince sent to be held as a hostage in a neighbouring state in ancient China (female given name) Tadako |
赤米 see styles |
akagome; akamai あかごめ; あかまい |
(1) rice that has browned (due to age); (2) variety of low-quality foreign rice; (3) red rice (ancient variety of rice); red-kerneled rice; (personal name) Akayone |
赭時 赭时 see styles |
zhě shí zhe3 shi2 che shih Shaji |
Tchadj or Tchāsch'; Kingdom of stone or stones. An ancient place 'in Turkestan on the Sir; the modern Tashkend'. Eitel. |
赭衣 see styles |
zhě yī zhe3 yi1 che i |
convict's garb in ancient times; convict |
辰星 see styles |
chén xīng chen2 xing1 ch`en hsing chen hsing shinsei / shinse しんせい |
Mercury in traditional Chinese astronomy; see also 水星[shui3 xing1] (1) {astron} celestial bodies; stars; (2) {astron} bright star used for timekeeping (e.g. Sirius); (3) (hist) {astron} Mercury (in ancient Chinese astronomy); (4) {astron} Chinese "room" constellation (one of the 28 mansions) |
近古 see styles |
jìn gǔ jin4 gu3 chin ku kinko きんこ |
near ancient history (often taken to mean Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing times) early modern age |
迦葉 迦叶 see styles |
jiā shě jia1 she3 chia she kashou / kasho かしょう |
(person) Kasyapa (Hindu sage); Kashou (迦葉波) kāśyapa, 迦攝 (迦攝波) inter alia 'a class of divine beings similar to or equal to prajāpati'; the father 'of gods, demons, men, fish, reptiles, and all animals'; also 'a constellation'. M.W. It is intp. as 'drinking light', i.e. swallowing sun and moon, but without apparent justification. (1) One of the seven or ten ancient Indian sages. (2) Name of a tribe or race. (3) Kāśyapa Buddha, the third of the five buddhas of the present kalpa, the sixth of the seven ancient buddhas. (4) Mahākāśyapa, a brahman of Magadha, who became one of the principal disciples of Śākyamuni, and after his death became leader of the disciples, 'convoked and directed the first synod, whence his title Ārya Sthavira (上坐, lit. chairman) is derived.' Eitel. He is accounted the chief of the ascetics before the enlightenment; the first compiler of the canon and the first patriarch. (5) There were five Kāśyapas, disciples of the Buddha, Mahā-Kāśyapa, Uruvilā-Kāśyapa, Gayā-Kāśyapa, Nadī-Kāśyapa, and Daśabala-Kāśyapa; the second, third, and fourth are said to have been brothers. (6) A bodhisattva, whose name heads a chapter in the Nirvana Sutra. (7) 迦葉摩騰 Kāśyapa-Mātaṅga, the monk who with Gobharana, or Dharmarakṣa, i.e. Zhu Falan 竺法蘭, according to Buddhist statements, brought images and scriptures to China with the commissioners sent by Mingdi, arriving in Luoyang A.D. 67. |
通宝 see styles |
tsuuhou / tsuho つうほう |
(archaism) (used primarily on ancient Japanese coins) currency; (given name) Michitaka |
遐跡 遐迹 see styles |
xiá jì xia2 ji4 hsia chi geshaku |
stories of ancient people distant traces |
道台 see styles |
dào tái dao4 tai2 tao t`ai tao tai |
taotai; ancient official title |
達嚫 达嚫 see styles |
dá chèn da2 chen4 ta ch`en ta chen dasshin |
(達嚫拏) dakṣiṇā, a gift or fee; acknowledgment of a gift; the right hand (which receives the gift); the south. Eitel says it is an ancient name for Deccan, 'situated south of Behar,' and that it is 'often confounded with 大秦國 the eastern Roman empire'. Also 達 M036979 (or 達親 or 達櫬); 噠嚫; 大嚫; 檀嚫. |
遠古 远古 see styles |
yuǎn gǔ yuan3 gu3 yüan ku |
antiquity; ancient times |
遺存 遗存 see styles |
yí cún yi2 cun2 i ts`un i tsun |
historical remains; things that have survived since ancient times; (of such things) to survive |
遺書 遗书 see styles |
yí shū yi2 shu1 i shu isho いしょ |
posomethingumous writing; testament; suicide note; ancient literature (1) note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; will; testament; (2) posthumous work |
遺構 see styles |
ikou / iko いこう |
(archaeological) remains; remnants (of ancient structures); ancient foundation |
避諱 避讳 see styles |
bì hui bi4 hui5 pi hui hiki ひき |
to avoid a taboo word or topic; to refrain from; to avoid (hist) avoiding using a name (naming taboo in ancient China) |
那揭 see styles |
nà qì na4 qi4 na ch`i na chi Nakei |
(那揭羅喝羅) Nagara; Nagarahāra. 曩哦囉賀囉 'An ancient kingdom and city on the southern bank of the Cabool River about 30 miles west of Jellalabad (Lat. 34°28 N., Long. 70°30 E. ). The Nagara of Ptolemy.' Eitel. |
郊祀 see styles |
jiāo sì jiao1 si4 chiao ssu |
pair of annual sacrificial ceremonies held by the emperor in ancient times: one in the southern suburbs of the capital (bringing offerings to Heaven) and another in the northern suburbs (with offerings to Earth) |
郎中 see styles |
láng zhōng lang2 zhong1 lang chung |
doctor (Chinese medicine); ancient official title; companions (respectful) |
郷学 see styles |
gougaku; kyougaku / gogaku; kyogaku ごうがく; きょうがく |
village school (esp. in Edo-era Japan, and ancient Korea and China) |
鄧析 邓析 see styles |
dèng xī deng4 xi1 teng hsi |
Deng Xi (545-501 BC), Chinese philosopher and rhetorician, the first lawyer of ancient China |
釋讀 释读 see styles |
shì dú shi4 du2 shih tu |
to read and interpret ancient texts; to decipher |
重農 重农 see styles |
zhòng nóng zhong4 nong2 chung nung |
to stress the importance of agriculture (in ancient philosophy) |
針砭 针砭 see styles |
zhēn biān zhen1 bian1 chen pien |
to critique; to voice concerns about; ancient form of acupuncture using sharp stones as needles |
鋼叉 钢叉 see styles |
gāng chā gang1 cha1 kang ch`a kang cha |
pitchfork; garden fork; restraining pole (used by police); military fork (of ancient times) |
錦囊 锦囊 see styles |
jǐn náng jin3 nang2 chin nang |
silk brocade bag, used in ancient times to hold poetry manuscripts and other precious items; (fig.) tip (a piece of practical advice) |
鐵菱 铁菱 see styles |
tiě líng tie3 ling2 t`ieh ling tieh ling |
(military) caltrop (spiky metal device laid on the ground to create a hazard for enemy horses or troops in ancient times) |
鑊沙 镬沙 see styles |
huò shā huo4 sha1 huo sha Washa |
烏鎩 Ōsh, or Ūsh, 'an ancient kingdom north of the Śītā, probably the present Ingachar'; possibly Uch-Turfān or Yangishahr, 依耐 or 英吉沙爾. |
長安 长安 see styles |
cháng ān chang2 an1 ch`ang an chang an nagayasu ながやす |
Chang'an (ancient name of Xi'an 西安[Xi1 an1]) capital of China during Tang Dynasty 唐朝[Tang2 chao2]; now 長安區|长安区[Chang2 an1 Qu1], a district of Xi'an (place-name, surname) Nagayasu |
防人 see styles |
sakimori; boujin / sakimori; bojin さきもり; ぼうじん |
(1) (hist) soldiers garrisoned at strategic posts in Kyushu in ancient times; (2) (ぼうじん only) (hist) Chinese soldiers stationed to protect remote regions of the country during the Tang dynasty; (given name) Sakimori |
陀歷 陀历 see styles |
tuó lì tuo2 li4 t`o li to li Dareki |
Darada, 'the country of the ancient Dardae mentioned by Strabo and Pliny. The region near Dardu Lat. 35° 11 N., Long. 73° 54 E.' Eitel. |
陣笠 see styles |
jingasa じんがさ |
(1) ancient soldier's hat; (2) (abbreviation) (See 陣笠連・1) common soldier; (3) (abbreviation) (See 陣笠連・2) rank and file (of a political party) |
陳倉 陈仓 see styles |
chén cāng chen2 cang1 ch`en ts`ang chen tsang |
ancient name of Baoji City 寶雞市|宝鸡市[Bao3 ji1 Shi4], Shaanxi; Chencang district of Baoji City |
隷書 see styles |
reisho / resho れいしょ |
clerical script (ancient, highly angular style of kanji) |
隼人 see styles |
hayato; haito; hayahito(ok) はやと; はいと; はやひと(ok) |
(1) (hist) (See 大和・1) Hayato; ethnic group which lived in Kyūshū in ancient times and opposed the state of Yamato; (2) (はやと only) man from Kagoshima; (personal name) Hayahito |
雑家 see styles |
zakka ざっか |
(hist) syncretism (in ancient Chinese philosophy); syncretist |
離婁 see styles |
rirou / riro りろう |
(personal name) Lilou (character with superior eyesight that appears in ancient Chinese folklore); Lizhu |
離朱 see styles |
rishu りしゅ |
(personal name) Lizhu (character with superior eyesight that appears in ancient Chinese folklore); Lilou |
露臺 露台 see styles |
lù tái lu4 tai2 lu t`ai lu tai |
balcony; patio; flat roof; terrace; deck (unroofed platform); outdoor stage; ancient imperial celestial observation terrace See: 露台 |
韃靼 鞑靼 see styles |
dá dá da2 da2 ta ta dattan だったん |
Tartar (various northern tribes in ancient China); Tatar (Turkic ethnic group in central Asia) (hist) Tartary (various tribes that historically inhabited the area north of China); (place-name) Tartary |
韓衣 see styles |
karakoromo からころも |
ancient Chinese clothes |
韻書 韵书 see styles |
yùn shū yun4 shu1 yün shu insho いんしょ |
rime dictionary (ancient type of Chinese dictionary that collates characters by tone and rhyme rather than by radical) rime dictionary; rhyme dictionary; Chinese dictionary arranged by finals |
響箭 响箭 see styles |
xiǎng jiàn xiang3 jian4 hsiang chien |
whistling arrow (used in ancient times as a signal) |
頌古 see styles |
sòng gǔ song4 gu3 sung ku |
to attach one's own verse to an ancient precedent |
頭巾 头巾 see styles |
tóu jīn tou2 jin1 t`ou chin tou chin zukin ずきん |
cloth head covering worn by men in ancient times; headscarf (typically worn by women); kerchief; turban (1) headgear (esp. one made of cloth); hood; kerchief; cap; skullcap; hat; (2) (See 頭襟) tokin (headgear worn by yamabushi); (surname) Zukin |
飛撾 飞挝 see styles |
fēi zhuā fei1 zhua1 fei chua |
ancient weapon with a tip like a grappling hook, thrown at enemy combatants in order to capture them |
餶飿 馉饳 see styles |
gǔ duò gu3 duo4 ku to |
a kind of wonton made in ancient times |
駢體 骈体 see styles |
pián tǐ pian2 ti3 p`ien t`i pien ti |
parallel prose (ancient literary style) |
驊騮 see styles |
karyuu / karyu かりゅう |
(rare) (from a famous horse in ancient China) fine horse; swift horse |
骨朵 see styles |
gǔ duǒ gu3 duo3 ku to |
club (ancient stick-like weapon with a melon-shaped enlargement at the tip); (flower) bud |
高昌 see styles |
gāo chāng gao1 chang1 kao ch`ang kao chang takamasa たかまさ |
(given name) Takamasa 高車Karakhojo, the ancient town of Kao-ch'ang, which lay 30 li east of Turfan in Turkestan, formerly an important Buddhist centre, whence came scriptures and monks to China. |
魚麗 鱼丽 see styles |
yú lì yu2 li4 yü li |
"fish" battle formation in ancient times: chariots in front, infantry behind; The Fish Enter the Trap (title of Ode 170 in the Shijing) |
鮮卑 鲜卑 see styles |
xiān bēi xian1 bei1 hsien pei senpi せんぴ |
Xianbei or Xianbi, group of northern nomadic peoples Xianbei (ancient nomadic tribe of northern Asia) |
鳧鐘 see styles |
fushou / fusho ふしょう |
(1) temple bell; (2) (See すい賓,十二律) (in Japan) 7th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. G sharp) |
鴻溝 鸿沟 see styles |
hóng gōu hong2 gou1 hung kou |
(fig.) gulf; chasm; wide gap; (originally) the Hong Canal in Henan, which in ancient times formed the border between enemies Chu 楚[Chu3] and Han 漢|汉[Han4] |
鵾雞 鹍鸡 see styles |
kūn jī kun1 ji1 k`un chi kun chi |
bird mentioned in ancient texts, resembling a crane |
鸞鏡 see styles |
rankyou; rankei / rankyo; ranke らんきょう; らんけい |
(1) (See 鸞鳥) mirror with a mythical Chinese bird carved into the back; (2) (らんけい only) (See 夷則,十二律) (in Japan) 9th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. A sharp) |
黥く see styles |
mesaku めさく |
(v4k) (archaism) to tattoo a criminal around the eye (form of punishment in ancient Japan) |
黥面 see styles |
qíng miàn qing2 mian4 ch`ing mien ching mien geimen / gemen げいめん |
to tattoo the face (punishment in ancient times) face tattoo; facial tattoo |
黨項 党项 see styles |
dǎng xiàng dang3 xiang4 tang hsiang |
Tangut branch of the Qiang 羌 ethnic group; ancient ethnic group who made up the Xixia dynasty 西夏 1038-1227 |
鼓噪 see styles |
gǔ zào gu3 zao4 ku tsao |
(in ancient times) to beat the drums and yell (at the moment of launching into battle); to create a clamor; to make a din; to kick up a fuss about |
龐貝 庞贝 see styles |
páng bèi pang2 bei4 p`ang pei pang pei |
Pompeii, ancient Roman town near Naples, Italy |
龜玆 龟玆 see styles |
guī zī gui1 zi1 kuei tzu |
Kuchā, also 庫車; 屈支 (or屈茨); 丘玆; 倶支 An ancient kingdom and city in Eastern Turkestan, 41°45' N., 83°E. It is recorded as the native place of Kumārajīva. |
龜茲 龟兹 see styles |
qiū cí qiu1 ci2 ch`iu tz`u chiu tzu Kyūji |
ancient Central Asian city state, flourished in first millennium AD, in modern Aksu 阿克蘇地區|阿克苏地区, Xinjiang Kucha |
アコラ see styles |
agora アゴラ |
(1) agora (public open space in ancient Greece) (grc:); (2) {comp} Agora (programming language); (place-name) Akola (India) |
キタラ see styles |
kitara キタラ |
kithara (ancient Greek musical instrument) (gre:); cithara; (personal name) Ghitalla |
き鳳鏡 see styles |
kihoukyou / kihokyo きほうきょう |
(obscure) intricately inscribed ancient bronze or iron mirror featuring a pair of firebirds |
すい賓 see styles |
suihin すいひん |
(1) (in China) 7th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. G sharp); (2) fifth lunar month |
セネト see styles |
seneto セネト |
senet (ancient Egyptian board game); senat |
ラテン see styles |
raten ラテン |
(1) (abbreviation) (kana only) Latin (language); (can act as adjective) (2) (abbreviation) (kana only) Latin-American; Latin; Latino; (3) (kana only) Latin; Roman; relating to the literature, culture, etc. of ancient Rome |
丈夫國 丈夫国 see styles |
zhàng fū guó zhang4 fu1 guo2 chang fu kuo Jōbu koku |
The country of virile men, Puruṣapura 富婁沙富羅, ancient capital of Gandhāra, the modern Peshawar; birthplace of 天親 Vasubandhu. |
三伐持 see styles |
sān fá chí san1 fa2 chi2 san fa ch`ih san fa chih Sanbaji |
Saṃvaji; the heretical people of Vṛji, an ancient kingdom north of the Ganges, south-east of Nepal. (Eitel.). |
三菩伽 see styles |
sān pú qié san1 pu2 qie2 san p`u ch`ieh san pu chieh Sanboga |
Saṃbhoga or Saṃbhūta. An ancient ṛṣi of Mathurā. |
三角琴 see styles |
sankakugoto さんかくごと |
trigon (ancient triangular harp); sambuca |
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
This dictionary uses the EDICT and CC-CEDICT dictionary files.
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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).
Combined, these cover 1,007,753 Japanese, Chinese, and Buddhist characters, words, idioms, names, placenames, and short phrases.
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