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樹陰


树阴

see styles
shù yīn
    shu4 yin1
shu yin
 juin
    じゅいん
    kokage
    こかげ
shade (of a tree)
shade of tree; bower

樹高

see styles
 jukou / juko
    じゅこう
tree height; (surname) Kidaka

樹齢

see styles
 jurei / jure
    じゅれい
age of a tree

樺桜

see styles
 kabazakura
    かばざくら
    kaniwazakura
    かにわざくら
(1) (kana only) ornamental variety of double weeping rosebud cherry; (2) any cherry tree with birch-like bark; (3) (archaism) Japanese bird cherry (Prunus grayana); (1) any cherry tree with birch-like bark; (2) (archaism) Japanese bird cherry (Prunus grayana)

橘樹


橘树

see styles
jú shù
    ju2 shu4
chü shu
 tachibana
    たちばな
orange tree
(surname) Tachibana

檀茸

see styles
tán róng
    tan2 rong2
t`an jung
    tan jung
 danjō
fruit of the sandalwood tree

櫟樹


栎树

see styles
lì shù
    li4 shu4
li shu
oak tree

欒樹

see styles
 mokugenji
    もくげんじ
(kana only) goldenrain tree (Koelreuteria paniculata)

欲鉤


欲钩

see styles
yù gōu
    yu4 gou1
yü kou
 yokukō
The hook of desire; the bodhisattva attracts men through desire, and then draws them to the enlightenment of Buddha.

歐榛


欧榛

see styles
ōu zhēn
    ou1 zhen1
ou chen
common hazel (tree) (Corylus avellana)

正覚

see styles
 shougaku / shogaku
    しょうがく
{Buddh} perfect enlightenment; (surname) Masame

母樹

see styles
 boju
    ぼじゅ
seed tree; mother tree

毒樹


毒树

see styles
dú shù
    du2 shu4
tu shu
 dokuju
Poison tree, an evil monk.

毒荏

see styles
 dokue; dokue
    どくえ; ドクエ
(kana only) (See 油桐・あぶらぎり) Japanese tungoil tree (Vernicia cordata)

毛錐


毛锥

see styles
máo zhuī
    mao2 zhui1
mao chui
writing brush (old); Castanopsis fordii, a species of evergreen tree common in the south of China whose calybia (nuts) resemble the tip of a writing brush

沈香


沉香

see styles
shěn xiāng
    shen3 xiang1
shen hsiang
 jinkou; jinko / jinko; jinko
    じんこう; じんこ
(1) agarwood; aloeswood; gharuwood; eaglewood; agalloch; agallochum; (2) aquilaria tree; lign aloes
(沈水香) aguru, the tree and incense of that name.

沉香

see styles
chén xiāng
    chen2 xiang1
ch`en hsiang
    chen hsiang
 jinkō
Chinese eaglewood; agarwood tree; lignum aloes (Aquilaria agallocha)
fragment aloe-wood

沙羅


沙罗

see styles
shā luó
    sha1 luo2
sha lo
 seira / sera
    せいら
(1) sal (tree) (Shorea robusta); saul; (2) Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia); (female given name) Seira
sāla, or śāla, 裟羅 the Sāl or Śal tree; the teak tree; the Shorea (or Valeria) Robusta; a tree in general.

油柑

see styles
 yukan; yukan
    ゆかん; ユカン
(kana only) emblic myrobalan (Phyllanthus emblica); emblic; myrobalan; Indian gooseberry; Malacca tree; amla; amalika

油桐

see styles
yóu tóng
    you2 tong2
yu t`ung
    yu tung
 aburagiri; aburagiri
    あぶらぎり; アブラギリ
Chinese wood-oil tree (Vernicia fordii)
(kana only) Japanese tungoil tree (Vernicia cordata)

法樹


法树

see styles
fǎ shù
    fa3 shu4
fa shu
 noriki
    のりき
(given name) Noriki
The dharma-tree which bears nirvāṇa-fruit.

法蔵

see styles
 houzou / hozo
    ほうぞう
(1) {Buddh} Buddhist teachings; Buddhist scriptures; (2) {Buddh} Dharmakara; Amitabha Buddha in a pre-enlightenment incarnation; (place-name) Houzou; (person) Fazang; Fa-tsang (643-712)

洋槐

see styles
yáng huái
    yang2 huai2
yang huai
black locust tree (Robinia pseudoacacia)

涅槃

see styles
niè pán
    nie4 pan2
nieh p`an
    nieh pan
 nehan
    ねはん
nirvana (Buddhism)
(1) {Buddh} nirvana; supreme enlightenment; (2) {Buddh} death; death of Buddha
nirvāṇa, 'blown out, gone out, put out, extinguished'; 'liberated-from existence'; 'dead, deceased, defunct.' 'Liberation, eternal bliss'; '(with Buddhists and Jainas) absolute extinction or annihilation, complete extinction of individual existence.' M.W. Other forms are 涅槃那; 泥日; 泥洹; 泥畔 Originally translated 滅 to extinguish, extinction, put out (as a lamp or fire), it was also described as 解脫 release, 寂滅 tranquil extinction; 無爲 inaction, without effort, passiveness; 不生 no (re)birth; 安樂 calm joy; 滅度transmigration to 'extinction'. The meaning given to 'extinction' varies, e.g. individual extinction; cessation of rebirth; annihilation of passion; extinction of all misery and entry into bliss. While the meaning of individual extinction is not without advocates, the general acceptation is the extinction or end of all return to reincarnation with its concomitant suffering, and the entry into bliss. Nirvāṇa may be enjoyed in the present life as an attainable state, with entry into parinirvāṇa, or perfect bliss to follow. It may be (a) with a 'remainder', i.e. the cause but not all the effect (karma), of reincarnation having been destroyed; (b) without 'remainder', both cause and effect having been extinguished. The answer of the Buddha as to the continued personal existence of the Tathāgata in nirvāṇa is, in the Hīnayāna canon, relegated 'to the sphere of the indeterminates' (Keith), as one of the questions which are not essential to salvation. One argument is that flame when blown out does not perish but returns to the totality of Fire. The Nirvāṇa Sutra claims for nirvāṇa the ancient ideas of 常樂我淨 permanence, bliss, personality purity in the transcendental realm. Mahāyāna declares that Hīnayāna by denying personality in the transcendental realm denies the existence of the Buddha. In Mahāyāna final nirvāṇa is transcendental, and is also used as a term for the absolute. The place where the Buddha entered his earthly nirvāṇa is given as Kuśinagara, cf. 拘.

淨覺


淨觉

see styles
jìng jué
    jing4 jue2
ching chüeh
 jōkaku
Pure enlightenment.

淨道


净道

see styles
jìng dào
    jing4 dao4
ching tao
 jōdō
The pure enlightenment of Buddha.

漆樹


漆树

see styles
qī shù
    qi1 shu4
ch`i shu
    chi shu
 shitsuju; urushi(gikun)
    しつじゅ; うるし(gikun)
lac tree (Rhus vernicifera)
(rare) (See ウルシ・2) Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum)

漸悟

see styles
 zengo
    ぜんご
(noun/participle) {Buddh} (See 頓悟) gradual enlightenment

烏桕


乌桕

see styles
wū jiù
    wu1 jiu4
wu chiu
Tallow tree; Sapium sebiferum

牒譜


牒谱

see styles
dié pǔ
    die2 pu3
tieh p`u
    tieh pu
genealogy; family tree; same as 譜牒|谱牒

牡丹

see styles
mǔ dan
    mu3 dan5
mu tan
 botan; boutan; botan / botan; botan; botan
    ぼたん; ぼうたん; ボタン
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa)
(1) (kana only) tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan; (2) (ぼたん only) wild boar (meat); (p,s,f) Botan

猿酒

see styles
 saruzake; mashirazake
    さるざけ; ましらざけ
monkey booze; sake-like liquid produced by the fermentation of fruits left by monkeys in tree caches or hollows in rocks

獨覺


独觉

see styles
dú jué
    du2 jue2
tu chüeh
 dokukaku
pratyekabuddha, v. 緣 one who seeks his own enlightenment.

玄覺


玄觉

see styles
xuán jué
    xuan2 jue2
hsüan chüeh
 genkaku
    げんかく
(personal name) Genkaku
Hsüan-chio, a Wenchow monk, also named 明道 Ming-tao, who had a large following; he is said to have attained to enlightenment in one night, hence is known as 一宿覺.

玉串

see styles
 tamagushi
    たまぐし
(out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (1) (Shinto) branch of a sacred tree (esp. sakaki) with paper or cotton strips attached (used as an offering); (2) sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); (personal name) Tamagushi

玉籤

see styles
 tamagushi
    たまぐし
    tamakushi
    たまくし
(out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (1) (Shinto) branch of a sacred tree (esp. sakaki) with paper or cotton strips attached (used as an offering); (2) sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica)

珍木

see styles
 chinboku
    ちんぼく
unusual tree; rare tree; strange tree

珙桐

see styles
gǒng tóng
    gong3 tong2
kung t`ung
    kung tung
dove tree (Davidia involucrata)

現證


现证

see styles
xiàn zhèng
    xian4 zheng4
hsien cheng
 genshō
The immediate realization of enlightenment, or nirvana; abhisamaya, inner realization; pratyakṣa, immediate perception, evidence of the eye or other organ.

理智

see styles
lǐ zhì
    li3 zhi4
li chih
 richi
    りち
reason; intellect; rationality; rational
intellect; intelligence; (female given name) Richi
Principle and gnosis (or reason); the noumenal in essence and in knowledge; the truth in itself and in knowledge; li is also the fundamental principle of the phenomenon under observation, chih the observing wisdom; one is reality, the other the knower or knowing; one is the known object, the other the knower, the knowing, or what is known; each is dependent on the other, chih depends on lili is revealed by chih. Also knowledge or enlightenment in its essence or purity, free from incarnational influences.

生木

see styles
 namaki
    なまき
(1) live tree; (2) green wood; unseasoned wood; (surname) Naruki

生漆

see styles
shēng qī
    sheng1 qi1
sheng ch`i
    sheng chi
 kiurushi
    きうるし
raw lacquer
(See 漆樹・2) unrefined sap of the lacquer tree

異記


异记

see styles
yì jì
    yi4 ji4
i chi
 i ki
mistaken prediction [of enlightenment]

發心


发心

see styles
fā xīn
    fa1 xin1
fa hsin
 hosshin
Mental initiation or initiative, resolve, make up the mind to; to start out for bodhi, or perfect enlightenment; to show kindness of heart, give alms.

皮剥

see styles
 kawahagi
    かわはぎ
(1) (kana only) thread-sail filefish (Stephanolepis cirrhifer); (2) skinning (an animal); stripping (a tree of its bark); barking; skinner; barker

盤錯


盘错

see styles
pán cuò
    pan2 cuo4
p`an ts`o
    pan tso
intertwined (of tree roots or branches); fig. an intricate matter

盧梭


卢梭

see styles
lú suō
    lu2 suo1
lu so
Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778), Enlightenment philosopher

眞明

see styles
zhēn míng
    zhen1 ming2
chen ming
 masaaki / masaki
    まさあき
(given name) Masaaki
True knowledge or enlightenment (in regard to reality in contrast with appearance).

真弓

see styles
 mayumi; mayumi
    まゆみ; マユミ
(kana only) Japanese spindle tree (Euonymus sieboldianus); (p,s,f) Mayumi

着雪

see styles
 chakusetsu
    ちゃくせつ
(n,vs,vi) accretion of snow (on power lines, tree branches, etc.); snow sticking to surfaces

矇昧

see styles
 moumai / momai
    もうまい
(out-dated kanji) (noun or adjectival noun) ignorance; (lack of) enlightenment or civilization (civilisation); unenlightened; uncivilized; uncivilised

矮樹


矮树

see styles
ǎi shù
    ai3 shu4
ai shu
 waiju
    わいじゅ
short tree; bush; shrub
low or short tree

石木

see styles
 ishiki
    いしき
stone tree; (given name) Sekiboku

石鉢

see styles
shí bō
    shi2 bo1
shih po
 ishibachi
    いしばち
(surname) Ishibachi
The four heavy stone begging bowls handed by the four devas to the Buddha on his enlightenment, which he miraculously received one piled on the other.

研枝

see styles
yán zhī
    yan2 zhi1
yen chih
 kenshi
sap-bearing tree

神木

see styles
shén mù
    shen2 mu4
shen mu
 shinboku; kanki(ok); kamuki(ok); kamiki(ok)
    しんぼく; かんき(ok); かむき(ok); かみき(ok)
Shenmu County in Yulin 榆林[Yu2 lin2], Shaanxi
(1) sacred tree; (2) (しんぼく only) support pillars of the traditional fire festival bonfires; (surname) Shinboku

神樹

see styles
 shinju
    しんじゅ
god tree (Ailanthus); (female given name) Miki

祥草

see styles
xiáng cǎo
    xiang2 cao3
hsiang ts`ao
    hsiang tsao
 shōsō
The felicitous herb, or grass, that on which the Buddha sat when he attained enlightenment.

福分

see styles
fú fen
    fu2 fen5
fu fen
 fukuwake
    ふくわけ
one's happy lot; good fortune
(surname) Fukuwake
the part of the path to enlightenment that is based on merit

福木

see styles
 fukugi; fukugi
    ふくぎ; フクギ
(kana only) fukugi (Garcinia subelliptica); happiness tree; (place-name) Fukunoki

福田

see styles
fú tián
    fu2 tian2
fu t`ien
    fu tien
 fuguda
    ふぐだ
field for growing happiness; domain for practices leading to enlightenment (Buddhism)
(surname) Fuguda
The field of blessedness, i.e. any sphere of kindness, charity, or virtue; there are categories of 2, 3, 4, and 8, e.g. that of study and that of charity; parents, teachers, etc.; the field of poverty as a monk, etc.

禾偏

see styles
 nogihen
    のぎへん
grain stalk radical at left (radical 115); two-branch tree radical at left

秦皮

see styles
 toneriko
    とねりこ
ash tree (Fraxinus mandshurica)

種芸

see styles
 shugei / shuge
    しゅげい
(noun/participle) (See 樹芸) arboriculture; tree growing

立つ

see styles
 tatsu
    たつ
(v5t,vi) (1) to stand (up); to rise; to get to one's feet; to stand on end (e.g. of hairs); to stick up; (v5t,vi) (2) to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); (v5t,vi) (3) to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to take up (a position, post, etc.); to position oneself; (v5t,vi) (4) to leave (to do something); (v5t,vi) (5) (oft. written as 発つ) to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start; (v5t,vi) (6) to get stuck (into; of an arrow, thorn etc.); to pierce; (v5t,vi) (7) to develop (of a haze, waves, etc.); to form (of steam, bubbles, etc.); to appear (of a rainbow, clouds, etc.); to rise (of smoke, waves, etc.); to begin to blow (of a wind, breeze, etc.); (v5t,vi) (8) to spread (of a rumour, reputation, etc.); to be become widely known; (v5t,vi) (9) to stand (for election); to run; (v5t,vi) (10) (also written as 起つ) to take action; to act; to rise (up); to rouse oneself; (v5t,vi) (11) to be established (of a policy, plan, objective, etc.); to be formed; (v5t,vi) (12) to be valid (of an argument, logic, etc.); to hold up; to hold water; to stand up (e.g. of evidence); to be logical; to be reasonable; (v5t,vi) (13) to be sustained (of a living, business, etc.); to be maintained; to survive; to be preserved (of one's reputation, honour, etc.); to be saved; (v5t,vi) (14) to start (of a season); to begin; (v5t,vi) (15) to be held (of a market); (v5t,vi) (16) to shut (of a door, shoji, etc.); to be shut; to be closed; (v5t,vi) (17) to be (the result of a division)

立木

see styles
 tsuiki
    ついき
standing tree; standing timber; (surname) Tsuiki

等妙

see styles
děng miào
    deng3 miao4
teng miao
 tō myō
The two supreme forms of Buddha-enlightenment 等覺 and 妙覺, being the 51st and 52nd stages of the Mahāyāna 階位. A Buddha is known as等妙覺王, king of these two forms of universal and supernatural illumination.

等覺


等觉

see styles
děng jué
    deng3 jue2
teng chüeh
 tōgaku
samyak-saṃbodhi; absolute universal enlightenment, omniscience, a quality of and term for a Buddha; also the 51st stage in the enlightenment of a bodhisattva, the attainment of the Buddha, enlightenment which precedes 妙覺.

節榑

see styles
 fushikure
    ふしくれ
knotty wood or tree

節目


节目

see styles
jié mù
    jie2 mu4
chieh mu
 fushime
    ふしめ
program; item (on a program); CL:臺|台[tai2],個|个[ge4],套[tao4]
(1) turning point; critical juncture; (2) knot (in a tree, etc.)

粘木

see styles
zhān mù
    zhan1 mu4
chan mu
amonang tree (Ixonanthes chinensis)

糸桜

see styles
 itozakura
    いとざくら
droopy-branch cherry tree; (given name) Shiou

系図

see styles
 keizu / kezu
    けいず
family tree; pedigree; genealogy

系譜


系谱

see styles
xì pǔ
    xi4 pu3
hsi p`u
    hsi pu
 keifu / kefu
    けいふ
genealogy; lineage; family tree; pedigree
dharma lineage

紅梅

see styles
 koubai(p); beniume(ik) / kobai(p); beniume(ik)
    こうばい(P); べにうめ(ik)
red-blossomed plum tree; red Japanese apricot; (p,s,f) Kōbai

紅樹


红树

see styles
hóng shù
    hong2 shu4
hung shu
 kouju / koju
    こうじゅ
red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle); CL:棵[ke1]
(1) mangrove (esp. the black mangrove, Bruguiera gymnorrhiza); (2) tree with red leaves or flowers; (given name) Kōju

紕い

see styles
 mayoi
    まよい
(1) hesitation; bewilderment; doubt; indecision; (2) (Buddhist term) inability to reach enlightenment

絍婆

see styles
rèn pó
    ren4 po2
jen p`o
    jen po
 ninba
任婆 nimba, the Neemb tree, which has a small bitter fruit like the 苦棟; its leaves in India are 'chewed at funeral ceremonies'. M. W.

綠蔭


绿荫

see styles
lǜ yìn
    lu:4 yin4
lü yin
shade (of a tree)

綠陰


绿阴

see styles
lǜ yīn
    lu:4 yin1
lü yin
tree shade; shady

緋桜

see styles
 hizakura; hizakura
    ひざくら; ヒザクラ
(See 緋寒桜) Taiwan cherry (Prunus campanulata); winter cherry tree; (surname) Hizakura

緑化

see styles
 ryokka(p); ryokuka
    りょっか(P); りょくか
(noun, transitive verb) greening (i.e. planting to increase greenery); tree planting; afforestation

緑燕

see styles
 midoritsubame; midoritsubame
    みどりつばめ; ミドリツバメ
(kana only) tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)

緣覺


缘觉

see styles
yuán jué
    yuan2 jue2
yüan chüeh
 engaku
pratyekabuddha 辟支佛; 辟支迦佛; 鉢剌翳伽陀 (鉢剌翳伽佛陀) In the early translations it was rendered 緣覺, i.e. enlightened through reasoning on the riddle of life, especially as defined in the twelve nidānas. Later it was rendered 獨覺 or individual enlightenment, i.e. one who lives apart from others and attains enlightenment alone, or for himself, in contrast with the altruism of the bodhisattva principle. The term pratyekabuddha is not limited to Buddhists, but is also general for recluses pondering alone over the meaning of life, an illustration being the rhinoceros, which lives in isolation. The non-Buddhist enlightenment is illusion, e.g. from observing the 'flying flowers and falling leaves'; the Buddhist enlightenment arises from pondering over the twelve nidānas. As a degree of saintship it is undefined by early Buddhism, receiving its definition at a later period.

練磨


练磨

see styles
liàn mó
    lian4 mo2
lien mo
 renma
    れんま
(noun/participle) training; practice; practising; cultivation
To drill and grind, three bodhisattava conditions for maintaining progress: the fixing of attention on those who have attained enlightenment; the examination of one's purpose; and the realization of the power at work in others; v. 三退屈.

縁覚

see styles
 engaku
    えんがく
{Buddh} pratyekabuddha (one who achieves enlightenment without a teacher)

翡翠

see styles
fěi cuì
    fei3 cui4
fei ts`ui
    fei tsui
 hisui
    ひすい
jadeite; tree kingfisher
(1) kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis); (2) jade (gem); (3) beautiful lustrous colour similar to that of the kingfisher's feathers; kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis); (female given name) Hisui

老木

see styles
 rouboku / roboku
    ろうぼく
old tree; (place-name) Rouki

老本

see styles
lǎo běn
    lao3 ben3
lao pen
 oimoto
    おいもと
capital; assets; savings; nest egg; (fig.) reputation; laurels (to rest upon); old edition of a book; (tree) trunk
(surname) Oimoto

老松

see styles
 roushou / rosho
    ろうしょう
old pine tree; (wk) Oimatsu (noh play); Oimatsu (song title)

老梅

see styles
 roubai / robai
    ろうばい
old plum tree; (personal name) Roubai

老樹

see styles
 rouju / roju
    ろうじゅ
old tree

耒偏

see styles
 sukihen
    すきへん
kanji "plow" or "three-branch tree" radical

聖性


圣性

see styles
shèng xìng
    sheng4 xing4
sheng hsing
 shōshō
The holy nature, according to the Abhidharma-kośa 倶舍論, of the passionless life; according to the Vijñānamātrasiddhi 唯識論, of enlightenment and wisdom.

聖明


圣明

see styles
shèng míng
    sheng4 ming2
sheng ming
 takaaki / takaki
    たかあき
enlightened sage; brilliant master (flattering words applied to ruler)
(given name) Takaaki
Holy enlightenment; or the enlightenment of saints.

聖果


圣果

see styles
shèng guǒ
    sheng4 guo3
sheng kuo
 seira / sera
    せいら
(female given name) Seira
The holy fruit, or fruit of the saintly life, i.e. bodhi, nirvāṇa.

聖樹

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 seiju / seju
    せいじゅ
(1) holy tree; sacred tree; (2) (See クリスマスツリー) Christmas tree; (given name) Masaki

聖覺


圣觉

see styles
shèng jué
    sheng4 jue2
sheng chüeh
 seikaku
enlightenment of saints

肉桂

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ròu guì
    rou4 gui4
jou kuei
 nikkei; nikki; nikkei / nikke; nikki; nikke
    にっけい; にっき; ニッケイ
Chinese cinnamon (Cinnamomum cassia)
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) cinnamon; (2) (kana only) cinnamon tree (Cinnamomum sieboldii)

股木

see styles
 mataki
    またき
forked tree; forked branch; (surname) Mataki

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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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