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代 see styles |
dài dai4 tai daisaki だいさき |
More info & calligraphy: Dynasty(n,n-suf) (1) charge; cost; price; (n,n-suf) (2) generation; age; (school) year; cohort; reign; (n,n-suf) (3) {geol} era; (n,n-suf) (4) (after someone's name or title) a representative of; on behalf of; for (someone); (n,n-suf) (5) (used after a phone number) (See 代表電話番号) switchboard number; (counter) (6) counter for decades of ages, eras, etc.; (counter) (7) counter for generations (of inheritors to a throne, etc.); (counter) (8) (abbreviation) (See 代理申請会社) proxy application company; (9) (abbreviation) (used in dictionaries, etc.) (See 代名詞・1) pronoun; (surname) Daisaki Instead of, in place of, acting for, for; e. g. 代香 to offer incense in place of another; a generation, v. 世代. |
平 see styles |
píng ping2 p`ing ping yoshi よし |
More info & calligraphy: Balance / Peace(prefix) (abbreviation) (See 平成) nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30); (surname) Yoshi Even, level, tranquil; ordinary. |
明 see styles |
míng ming2 ming meishuu / meshu めいしゅう |
More info & calligraphy: Light / Bright(1) (ant: 暗) brightness; (2) discernment; insight; an eye (for); (3) (See 明を失う) eyesight; vision; (prefix) (4) (abbreviation) (See 明治) nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30); (surname) Meishuu vidyā, knowledge. ming means bright, clear, enlightenment, intp. by 智慧 or 聰明 wisdom, wise; to understand. It represents Buddha-wisdom and its revelation; also the manifestation of a Buddha's light or effulgence; it is a term for 眞言 because the 'true word' can destroy the obscurity of illusion; the 'manifestation' of the power of the object of worship; it means also dhāraṇīs or mantras of mystic wisdom. Also, the Ming dynasty A. D. 1368-1644. |
道 see styles |
dào dao4 tao wataru わたる |
More info & calligraphy: Daoism / Taoism(1) (abbreviation) (See 道・みち・1) road; path; street; route; (2) (See 道・みち・5) way; set of practices; rules for conducting oneself; (3) (abbreviation) (in Japanese schools) (See 道徳教育) moral education; (4) Buddhist teachings; (5) Taoism; (6) administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido); (7) (hist) administrative region of Japan (Tokaido, Tosando, etc.); (8) province (administrative region of Korea); (9) circuit (administrative region of China); (10) (hist) province (Tang-era administrative region of China); (personal name) Wataru mārga. A way, road; the right path; principle, Truth, Reason, Logos, Cosmic energy; to lead; to say. The way of transmigration by which one arrives at a good or bad existence; any of the six gati, or paths of destiny. The way of bodhi, or enlightenment leading to nirvāṇa through spiritual stages. Essential nirvāṇa, in which absolute freedom reigns. For the eightfold noble path v. 八聖道.; The two Ways: (1) (a) 無礙道 or 無間道 The open or unhindered way, or the way of removing all obstacles or intervention, i. e. all delusion; (b) 解脫道 the way of release, by realization of truth. (2) (a) 難行道 The hard way of "works", i. e. by the six pāramitā and the disciplines. (b) 易行道 the easy way salvation, by the invocation of Amitābha. (3) (a) 有漏道 The way of reincarnation or mortality; (b) 無漏 the enlightened way of escape from the miseries of transmigration. (4) (a) 教道 The way of instruction; (b) 證道 the way of realization. (5) The two lower excretory organs. |
エラ see styles |
era エラ |
More info & calligraphy: Era |
時光 时光 see styles |
shí guāng shi2 guang1 shih kuang tokimitsu ときみつ |
More info & calligraphy: Time(surname, given name) Tokimitsu |
永久 see styles |
yǒng jiǔ yong3 jiu3 yung chiu haruku はるく |
More info & calligraphy: Eternal / Long-Lasting(n,adj-na,adj-no) (1) eternity; permanence; perpetuity; (2) (hist) Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3); (female given name) Haruku |
イェラ see styles |
era イェラ |
More info & calligraphy: Yella |
エイラ see styles |
eira / era エイラ |
More info & calligraphy: Ayra |
ハブリー see styles |
haburii / haburi ハブリー |
More info & calligraphy: Hubley |
世 see styles |
shì shi4 shih toki とき |
life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime; epoch; descendant; noble (counter) (1) counter for generations; (suffix noun) (2) {geol} epoch; (personal name) Toki yuga. An age, 1, 000th part of a kalpa.loka, the world. 世 originally meant a human generation, a period of thirty years; it is used in Buddhism both foryuga, a period of time ever flowing, andloka, the world, worldly, earthly. The world is that which is to be destroyed; it is sunk in the round of mortality, or transmigration; and conceals, or is a veil over reality. |
㍽ see styles |
dà zhèng da4 zheng4 ta cheng hiromasa ひろまさ |
Taishō, Japanese era name, corresponding to the reign (1912-1926) of emperor Yoshihito 嘉仁[Jia1 ren2] (hist) Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era; (personal name) Hiromasa |
㍻ see styles |
píng chéng ping2 cheng2 p`ing ch`eng ping cheng heisei / hese へいせい |
Heisei, Japanese era name, corresponding to the reign (1989-2019) of emperor Akihito 明仁[Ming2 ren2] Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30); (place-name) Heisei |
㍾ see styles |
míng zhì ming2 zhi4 ming chih meiji / meji めいじ |
Meiji, Japanese era name, corresponding to the reign (1868-1912) of the Meiji emperor (hist) Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30); (p,s,g) Meiji |
㍼ see styles |
zhāo hé zhao1 he2 chao ho terukazu てるかず |
Shōwa, Japanese era name, corresponding to the reign (1925-1989) of emperor Hirohito 裕仁[Yu4 ren2] (1) (hist) Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); (adjectival noun) (2) (colloquialism) reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned; quaint; old-school; (given name) Terukazu |
一世 see styles |
yī shì yi1 shi4 i shih hitoyo ひとよ |
generation; period of 30 years; one's whole lifetime; lifelong; age; era; times; the whole world; the First (of numbered European kings) (1) generation; lifetime; (2) the age; the day; (n,n-suf) (3) the first (e.g. Elizabeth I); (4) issei; first-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); (female given name) Hitoyo one life |
世代 see styles |
shì dài shi4 dai4 shih tai yoyo よよ |
for many generations; generation; era; age generation; (female given name) Yoyo A generation, a lifetime; the world. |
令和 see styles |
lìng hé ling4 he2 ling ho rewa れわ |
Reiwa, Japanese era name, corresponding to the reign (2019-) of emperor Naruhito 德仁[De2 ren2] Reiwa era (May 1, 2019-); (female given name) Rewa |
元年 see styles |
yuán nián yuan2 nian2 yüan nien mototoshi もととし |
first year of an emperor's reign; first year of an era; first year of a significant time period (1) first year (of an imperial era); (2) year something (important) first happened or began; (personal name) Mototoshi |
前世 see styles |
qián shì qian2 shi4 ch`ien shih chien shih zensei / zense ぜんせい |
previous generations; previous incarnation (Buddhism) antiquity; the previous era 前生 Former life or lives. |
季世 see styles |
jì shì ji4 shi4 chi shih tokise ときせ |
final phase; end of a historical era degenerate age; corrupt world; (female given name) Tokise |
年代 see styles |
nián dài nian2 dai4 nien tai nendai ねんだい |
a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties); age; era; period; CL:個|个[ge4] age; era; period; date; (place-name, surname) Nendai |
時代 时代 see styles |
shí dài shi2 dai4 shih tai tokiyo ときよ |
age; era; epoch; period (in one's life); CL:個|个[ge4] (1) period; epoch; era; age; (2) the times; those days; (3) oldness; ancientness; antiquity; (4) (abbreviation) (See 時代物・1) antique; period piece; (female given name) Tokiyo era |
末葉 末叶 see styles |
mò yè mo4 ye4 mo yeh matsuha まつは |
final years; end (of a decade, era etc) (1) (form) end (of an era, century); close; (2) (form) (See 末孫) descendant; (female given name) Matsuha |
祭文 see styles |
jì wén ji4 wen2 chi wen saibun; saimon さいぶん; さいもん |
funeral oration; eulogy; elegiac address address to the gods; type of song which spread from mountain hermits to the laity during the Kamakura era 齋文. The prayer or statement read and burnt at a funeral. |
紀元 纪元 see styles |
jì yuán ji4 yuan2 chi yüan masamoto まさもと |
calendar era; epoch (1) era; (2) CE (Common Era); AD (Anno Domini); (given name) Masamoto |
紀年 纪年 see styles |
jì nián ji4 nian2 chi nien noritoshi のりとし |
to number the years; calendar era; annals; chronicle years (since the start of an era); (male given name) Noritoshi |
都督 see styles |
dū dū du1 du1 tu tu totoku ととく |
(army) commander-in-chief (archaic); provincial military governor and civil administrator during the early Republic of China era (1911-1949 AD) governor-general |
中生代 see styles |
zhōng shēng dài zhong1 sheng1 dai4 chung sheng tai chuuseidai / chusedai ちゅうせいだい |
Mesozoic (geological era 250-65m years ago, covering Triassic 三疊紀|三叠纪, Jurassic 侏羅紀|侏罗纪 and Cretaceous 白堊紀|白垩纪) Mesozoic era |
古生代 see styles |
gǔ shēng dài gu3 sheng1 dai4 ku sheng tai koseidai / kosedai こせいだい |
Paleozoic, geological era 545-250m years ago, covering Cambrian 寒武紀|寒武纪, Ordovician 奧陶紀|奥陶纪, Silurian 志留紀|志留纪, Devonian 泥盆紀|泥盆纪, Carboniferous 石炭紀|石炭纪, Permian 二疊紀|二叠纪 (noun - becomes adjective with の) Paleozoic era |
太古代 see styles |
tài gǔ dài tai4 gu3 dai4 t`ai ku tai tai ku tai taikodai たいこだい |
Archaeozoic (geological era before 2500m years ago) Archaeozoic (Archeozoic) Era |
新生代 see styles |
xīn shēng dài xin1 sheng1 dai4 hsin sheng tai shinseidai / shinsedai しんせいだい |
new generation Cenozoic era |
新紀元 新纪元 see styles |
xīn jì yuán xin1 ji4 yuan2 hsin chi yüan shinkigen しんきげん |
new era; new epoch new era; new epoch |
紀元前 纪元前 see styles |
jì yuán qián ji4 yuan2 qian2 chi yüan ch`ien chi yüan chien kigenzen きげんぜん |
before the common era (BC) (n,adv) pre-era; BC; BCE |
亜 see styles |
yà ya4 ya mitsuru みつる |
Japanese variant of 亞|亚 (prefix) (1) sub-; second-rate; inferior; (prefix) (2) {chem} -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; (3) (abbreviation) (See 亜細亜・アジア) Asia; (4) (abbreviation) (See 亜爾然丁・アルゼンチン) Argentina; (5) (abbreviation) (See 亜剌比亜・アラビア) Arabia; (6) (abbreviation) (obsolete) (used in Meiji era, now replaced by 米) (See 亜米利加・アメリカ・1,米・べい) America; American person; (given name) Mitsuru |
令 see styles |
lìng ling4 ling reiji / reji れいじ |
to order; to command; an order; warrant; writ; to cause; to make something happen; virtuous; honorific title; season; government position (old); type of short song or poem (n,n-suf) (1) command; order; dictation; (prefix) (2) (See 令和) nth year in the Reiwa era (May 1, 2019-); (personal name) Reiji cause |
元 see styles |
yuán yuan2 yüan motoyasu もとやす |
currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan); (bound form) first; original; primary; (bound form) basic; fundamental; (bound form) constituent; part; (prefix) meta-; (math.) argument; variable; era (of a reign); (Tw) (geology) eon (kana only) (See 元・げん・3) yuan (monetary unit of China) (chi: yuán); (given name) Motoyasu Beginning, first, original, head; dollar; Mongol (dynasty). |
呉 see styles |
wú wu2 wu gou / go ごう |
Japanese variant of 吳|吴[Wu2] (1) Wu (region in China, south of the lower Yangtze); (2) (hist) Wu (kingdom in China during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms era; 902-937 CE); Southern Wu; (3) (hist) (See 三国・2) Wu (kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms era; 222-280 CE); Eastern Wu; Sun Wu; (4) (hist) Wu (kingdom in China during the Spring and Autumn era; 11th century-473 BCE); (surname) Gou Wu |
年 see styles |
nián nian2 nien minoru みのる |
year; CL:個|个[ge4] (1) (See 年に一度) year; (counter) (2) counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); (3) (abbreviation) (See 年季・1) period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); (given name) Minoru A year, years. |
昭 see styles |
zhāo zhao1 chao masaharu まさはる |
bright; clear; manifest; to show clearly (prefix) (abbreviation) (See 昭和・1) nth year in the Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); (personal name) Masaharu Bright, illustrious. |
紀 纪 see styles |
jì ji4 chi motoi もとい |
order; discipline; age; era; period; to chronicle (n,n-suf) (1) {geol} period; (2) (abbreviation) (See 日本書紀) Nihon Shoki (second oldest work of Japanese history, compiled in 720 CE); Nihongi; Chronicles of Japan; (3) (abbreviation) (hist) Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures); (personal name) Motoi To record; regulate; a year, a period (of twelve years). |
蜀 see styles |
shǔ shu3 shu shoku しょく |
short name for Sichuan 四川[Si4 chuan1] province; one of the Three Kingdoms 三國|三国[San1 guo2] after the Han dynasty, also called 蜀漢|蜀汉[Shu3 Han4], situated around what is now Sichuan province (1) (See 四川) Sichuan (province in China); (2) (hist) (See 三国・2,蜀漢) Shu (kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms era; 221-263); Shu Han; (3) (hist) Shu (kingdom in ancient China; ??-316 BCE) |
顋 腮 see styles |
sāi sai1 sai era えら ago あご |
variant of 腮[sai1] (out-dated kanji) (1) (kana only) gills; branchia; (2) (kana only) angle of the mandible; gonial angle; (out-dated kanji) (noun - becomes adjective with の) (kana only) chin; jaw |
鰓 鳃 see styles |
sāi sai1 sai era えら agito あぎと |
gills of fish (1) (kana only) gills; branchia; (2) (kana only) angle of the mandible; gonial angle; (1) (archaism) chin; jaw; (2) (archaism) gills; branchia |
一生 see styles |
yī shēng yi1 sheng1 i sheng motonaru もとなる |
all one's life; throughout one's life (n,adj-no,adv) (1) whole life; a lifetime; all through life; one existence; a generation; an age; the whole world; the era; (can be adjective with の) (2) (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life; (given name) Motonaru All one's life, a whole life time. |
万寿 see styles |
mansu まんす |
(hist) Manju era (1024.7.13-1028.7.25); (given name) Mansu |
万延 see styles |
manen まんえん |
(hist) Man'en era (1860.3.18-1861.2.19) |
万治 see styles |
reiji / reji れいじ |
(hist) Manji era (1658.7.23-1661.4.25); (given name) Reiji |
与力 see styles |
yoriki よりき |
(noun/participle) feudal era police rank; (place-name) Yoriki |
世紀 世纪 see styles |
shì jì shi4 ji4 shih chi toshinori としのり |
century; CL:個|个[ge4] (1) century; (2) era; (can be adjective with の) (3) of the century (e.g. fight of the century); (given name) Toshinori |
中三 see styles |
masami まさみ |
highest ranking prostitute in Yoshiwara (from the Houreki era onward); (given name) Masami |
中葉 中叶 see styles |
zhōng yè zhong1 ye4 chung yeh nakaba なかば |
mid- (e.g. mid-century); middle period (n,adv) (1) about the middle (of an era); (2) {anat} middle lobe (right lung); median lobe (prostate); (surname) Nakaba |
久安 see styles |
hisayasu ひさやす |
(hist) Kyūan era (1145.7.22-1151.1.26); (place-name, surname) Hisayasu |
久寿 see styles |
hisatoshi ひさとし |
(hist) Kyūju era (1154.10.28-1156.4.27); (male given name) Hisatoshi |
乾元 see styles |
kengen けんげん |
(hist) Kengen era (1302.11.21-1303.8.5) |
乾隆 see styles |
qián lóng qian2 long2 ch`ien lung chien lung kenryuu / kenryu けんりゅう |
Qianlong Emperor (1711-1799), sixth Qing emperor, princely title 寶親王|宝亲王[Bao3 Qin1 wang2], personal name 弘曆|弘历[Hong2 li4], reigned 1735-1799 (hist) Qianlong era (of emperor Gaozong of Qing; 1735-1796) |
亜国 see styles |
akoku あこく |
(1) (See アルゼンチン) Argentina; (2) (obsolete) (used in Meiji era) (See 米国) (United States of) America; (place-name) Argentina |
享保 see styles |
kiyouho / kiyoho きようほ |
(hist) Kyōhō era (1716.6.22-1736.4.28); (surname) Kiyouho |
享和 see styles |
yukikazu ゆきかず |
(hist) Kyōwa era (1801.2.5-1804.2.11); (personal name) Yukikazu |
享徳 see styles |
takanori たかのり |
(hist) Kyōtoku era (1452.7.25-1455.7.25); (personal name) Takanori |
享禄 see styles |
kyouroku / kyoroku きょうろく |
(hist) Kyōroku era (1528.8.20-1532.7.29) |
仁和 see styles |
rén hé ren2 he2 jen ho hitokazu ひとかず |
Renhe district of Panzhihua city 攀枝花市[Pan1 zhi1 hua1 shi4], south Sichuan (hist) Ninna era (885.2.21-889.4.27); (given name) Hitokazu gentle |
仁安 see styles |
hitoyasu ひとやす |
(hist) Nin'an era (1166.8.27-1169.4.8); (given name) Hitoyasu |
仁寿 see styles |
yoshihisa よしひさ |
(hist) Ninju era (851.4.28-854.11.30); (personal name) Yoshihisa |
仁平 see styles |
hitohei / hitohe ひとへい |
(hist) Ninpei era (1151.1.26-1154.10.28); (surname) Hitohei |
仁治 see styles |
yoshiharu よしはる |
(hist) Ninji era (1240.7.16-1243.2.26); (given name) Yoshiharu |
佛紀 佛纪 see styles |
fó jì fo2 ji4 fo chi bukki |
Buddhist era |
保元 see styles |
yasumoto やすもと |
(hist) Hōgen era (1156.4.27-1159.4.20); (surname, given name) Yasumoto |
保安 see styles |
bǎo ān bao3 an1 pao an hoyasu ほやす |
to ensure public security; to ensure safety (for workers engaged in production); public security; security guard (hist) Hōan era (1120.4.10-1124.4.3); (surname) Hoyasu |
保延 see styles |
yasunobu やすのぶ |
Hōen era (1135.4.27-1141.7.10); (given name) Yasunobu |
保甲 see styles |
bǎo jiǎ bao3 jia3 pao chia |
historical communal administrative and self-defence system created during the Song Dynasty and revived during the Republican Era, in which households are grouped in jia 甲[jia3] and jia are grouped in bao 保[bao3] |
元中 see styles |
motonaka もとなか |
Genchū era (of the Southern Court; 1384.4.28-1392.10.5); (surname) Motonaka |
元久 see styles |
yoshihisa よしひさ |
(hist) Genkyū era (1204.2.20-1206.4.27); (given name) Yoshihisa |
元亀 see styles |
genki げんき |
(hist) Genki era (1570.4.23-1573.7.28) |
元亨 see styles |
mototaka もとたか |
(hist) Genkō era (1321.2.23-1324.12.9); (given name) Mototaka |
元仁 see styles |
motohito もとひと |
(hist) Gennin era (1224.11.20-1225.4.20); (personal name) Motohito |
元号 see styles |
gengou / gengo げんごう |
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name |
元和 see styles |
motokazu もとかず |
(hist) Genna era (1615.7.13-1624.2.30); Genwa era; (given name) Motokazu |
元弘 see styles |
motohiro もとひろ |
(hist) Genkō era (1331.8.9-1334.1.29); (given name) Motohiro |
元徳 see styles |
motonori もとのり |
(hist) Gentoku era (1329.8.29-1331.8.9); (given name) Motonori |
元応 see styles |
genou / geno げんおう |
(hist) Gen'ō era (1319.4.28-1321.2.23) |
元慶 元庆 see styles |
yuán qìng yuan2 qing4 yüan ch`ing yüan ching motoyoshi もとよし |
(hist) Gangyō era (877.4.16-885.2.21); Genkei era; (personal name) Motoyoshi great good luck |
元文 see styles |
motobumi もとぶみ |
(hist) Genbun era (1736.4.28-1741.2.27); (personal name) Motobumi |
元暦 see styles |
genryaku げんりゃく |
(hist) Genryaku era (1184.4.16-1185.8.14) |
元永 see styles |
motonaga もとなが |
(hist) Gen'ei era (1118.4.3-1120.4.10); (place-name, surname) Motonaga |
元治 see styles |
motoharu もとはる |
(hist) Genji era (1864.2.20-1865.4.7); (surname, given name) Motoharu |
元禄 see styles |
genroku げんろく |
(hist) Genroku era (1688.9.30-1704.3.13); (surname) Genroku |
光緒 光绪 see styles |
guāng xù guang1 xu4 kuang hsü mitsuo みつお |
reign name of penultimate Qing emperor Guangxu or Guang-hsu (1875-1908) Guangxu era (of emperor Dezong of Qing; 1875-1908); (personal name) Mitsuo |
公元 see styles |
gōng yuán gong1 yuan2 kung yüan kinmoto きんもと |
CE (Common Era); Christian Era; AD (Anno Domini) (given name) Kinmoto |
初年 see styles |
chū nián chu1 nian2 ch`u nien chu nien hatsutoshi はつとし |
early years (n,adv) first year; early years (of a reign or era); (personal name) Hatsutoshi |
劃期 see styles |
kakki かっき |
transition from one epoch to another; change of era |
北玉 see styles |
kitatama きたたま |
{sumo} (See 北玉時代) era at the turn of 1960s into 70s dominated by grand champions Kitanofuji and Tamanoumi |
参勤 see styles |
sankin さんきん |
(noun/participle) (1) going to serve one's lord; (2) (abbreviation) daimyo's alternating Edo residence; official attendance service (by a daimyo in the Edo era) |
参覲 see styles |
sankin さんきん |
(ateji / phonetic) (noun/participle) (1) going to serve one's lord; (2) (abbreviation) daimyo's alternating Edo residence; official attendance service (by a daimyo in the Edo era) |
同治 see styles |
tóng zhì tong2 zhi4 t`ung chih tung chih douchi / dochi どうち |
reign name of Qing emperor (1861-1875) (hist) Dongzhi era (of emperor Muzong of Qing; 1861-1875) |
周文 see styles |
shuubun / shubun しゅうぶん |
(person) Shuubun (Muromachi-era Japanese artist) |
和銅 see styles |
wadou / wado わどう |
(hist) Wadō era (708.1.11-715.9.2); (place-name) Wadou |
咸豊 see styles |
kanpou / kanpo かんぽう |
(hist) Xianfeng era (of emperor Wenzong of Qing; 1850-1861) |
唐代 see styles |
táng dài tang2 dai4 t`ang tai tang tai toudai / todai とうだい |
Tang dynasty (618-907) (hist) (See 唐・1) Tang period (China; 618-907); Tang era |
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 |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
This page contains 100 results for "Era" 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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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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