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qiǎng
    qiang3
ch`iang
    chiang
 kyou / kyo
    きょう

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Strong / Powerful / Force
to force; to compel; to strive; to make an effort
(suffix) (1) (ant: 弱・1) a little over; a little more than; (2) (ant: 弱・2) strength; the strong; (suffix) (3) powerhouse; one of the biggest; one of the most powerful; (suffix) (4) (after a number on the Japan Meteorological Agency seismic intensity scale; e.g. 5強) (ant: 弱・3) -upper (seismic intensity); (personal name) Tsuyomi
Strong, forceful, violent; to force; to strengthen.

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guǐ
    gui3
kuei
 oni(p); ki
    おに(P); き

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Ghost Demon
disembodied spirit; ghost; devil; (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc; sly; crafty; resourceful (variant of 詭|诡[gui3]); one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy
(1) ogre; demon; oni; (2) (See 亡魂) spirit of a deceased person; (3) (おに only) ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); (4) (おに only) (See 鬼ごっこ・おにごっこ) it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); (5) (き only) {astron} (See 二十八宿,朱雀・すざく・2) Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (prefix) (6) (おに only) (slang) (See 超・1) very; extremely; super-; (surname) Miniwa
preta 薜荔多, departed, dead; a disembodied spirit, dead person, ghost; a demon, evil being; especially a 餓鬼 hungry ghost. They are of many kinds. The Fan-i ming i classifies them as poor, medium, and rich; each again thrice subdivided: (1) (a) with mouths like burning torches; (b) throats no bigger than needles; (c) vile breath, disgusting to themselves; (2) (a) needle-haired, self-piercing; (b) hair sharp and stinking; (c) having great wens on whose pus they must feed. (3) (a) living on the remains of sacrifices; (b) on leavings in general; (c) powerful ones, yakṣas, rākṣasas, piśācas, etc. All belong to the realm of Yama, whence they are sent everywhere, consequently are ubiquitous in every house, lane, market, mound, stream, tree, etc.

強い

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 tsuyoi
    つよい

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Tsuyoi
(adjective) (1) strong; potent; competent; domineering; tough; (adjective) (2) strong; brawny; powerful; healthy; rugged; (adjective) (3) good (at); skilled; knowledgeable; (adjective) (4) (as 〜に強い) being able to handle; know how to deal (with); durable (against); resistant (to); resilient; (adjective) (5) firm; rigid; solid; (adjective) (6) intense; strong; fierce; high; (adjective) (7) dependable; trustworthy

強力


强力

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qiáng lì
    qiang2 li4
ch`iang li
    chiang li
 kyouryoku / kyoryoku
    きょうりょく

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Herculean Strength
powerful
(noun or adjectival noun) powerful; strong; (surname) Gouriki
strength

強大


强大

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qiáng dà
    qiang2 da4
ch`iang ta
    chiang ta
 kyoudai / kyodai
    きょうだい

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Mighty / Powerful / Strong
big and strong; formidable; powerful
(noun or adjectival noun) mighty; powerful

盛大

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shèng dà
    sheng4 da4
sheng ta
 seidai / sedai
    せいだい

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Shanda
grand; majestic; magnificent
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) grand; magnificent; lavish; large scale; prosperous; thriving; lively; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) forceful; powerful; vigorous; (given name) Seidai

富強


富强

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fù qiáng
    fu4 qiang2
fu ch`iang
    fu chiang
 fukyou; fuukyou / fukyo; fukyo
    ふきょう; ふうきょう
rich and powerful
(adj-na,adj-no,n) wealth and power; rich and powerful

強兵


强兵

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qiáng bīng
    qiang2 bing1
ch`iang ping
    chiang ping
 kyouhei / kyohe
    きょうへい
strong soldiers; make the military powerful (political slogan)
powerful army; strengthening of the military; (personal name) Gouhei

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    pi1
p`i
    pi
multitudinous; powerful


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    ju4
chü
 geki
    げき
theatrical work (play, opera, TV series etc); dramatic (change, increase etc); acute; severe
(1) drama; play; (2) (abbreviation) (abbr of 劇薬) powerful drug
strict


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jìng
    jing4
ching
 tsuyoshi
    つよし
stalwart; sturdy; strong; powerful
(male given name) Tsuyoshi

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zhěn
    zhen3
chen
(of a bow) impactful; powerful


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chòng
    chong4
ch`ung
    chung
 shou / sho
    しょう
powerful; vigorous; pungent; towards; in view of
(1) important point (e.g. on a route); (2) important role (responsibility, etc.); (3) {astron} (See 合・ごう・4) opposition; (personal name) Katsuhiro


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    fa2
fa
 batsu
    ばつ
powerful individual, family or group; clique; (loanword) valve
(n,n-suf) clique; clan; faction; (personal name) Isao; Isawo

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xióng
    xiong2
hsiung
 yuu / yu
    ゆう
male; staminate; grand; imposing; powerful; mighty; person or state having great power and influence
(1) male; man; (2) excellence; greatness; best (of); great person; leading figure; (personal name) Yūji
hero


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zǎng
    zang3
tsang
powerful horse


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kuí
    kui2
k`uei
    kuei
(of a horse) powerful; strong

万能

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 bannou(p); mannou(ok) / banno(p); manno(ok)
    ばんのう(P); まんのう(ok)
(adj-no,n) (1) all-purpose; utility; universal; (adj-no,n) (2) all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent; all-round (e.g. athlete); (place-name) Mannou

伍奢

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wǔ shē
    wu3 she1
wu she
Wu She (-522 BC), powerful minister of Chu and father of Wu Zixu 伍子胥

健筆

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 kenpitsu
    けんぴつ
powerful pen; facile pen

側近

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 sokkin
    そっきん
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer

利し

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 toshi
    とし
(adj-ku) (1) (archaism) sharp; (2) (archaism) intense; strong; powerful; (3) (archaism) quick; rapid; fast; (4) (archaism) keen; sharp; clever

劇剤

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 gekizai
    げきざい
powerful medicine; violent poison

劇薬

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 gekiyaku
    げきやく
powerful medicine; strong poison

力強


力强

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lì qiáng
    li4 qiang2
li ch`iang
    li chiang
 rikigō
powerful

力泳

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 rikiei / rikie
    りきえい
(n,vs,vi) powerful swimming

勇猛

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yǒng měng
    yong3 meng3
yung meng
 yuumou; yuumyou(ok) / yumo; yumyo(ok)
    ゆうもう; ゆうみょう(ok)
bold and powerful; brave and fierce
(noun or adjectival noun) daring; brave; bold; valiant; intrepid; dauntless
vigor

勢族


势族

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shì zú
    shi4 zu2
shih tsu
influential family; powerful clan

勢要


势要

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shì yào
    shi4 yao4
shih yao
influential figure; powerful person

土豪

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tǔ háo
    tu3 hao2
t`u hao
    tu hao
 dogou / dogo
    どごう
local tyrant; local strong man; (slang) nouveau riche
powerful local clan; local strongman; (surname) Dogou

大兵

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dà bīng
    da4 bing1
ta ping
 daihyou / daihyo
    だいひょう
soldier; large army; powerful army; (old) large-scale war
great stature; large build

大敵

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 taiteki
    たいてき
great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy

大用

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dà yòng
    da4 yong4
ta yung
 daiyou; taiyou / daiyo; taiyo
    だいよう; たいよう
to put sb in powerful position; to empower
(1) (だいよう only) (rare) (See 大便) feces; excrement; (2) (rare) large effect; (personal name) Dayou
great function

太歲


太岁

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tài suì
    tai4 sui4
t`ai sui
    tai sui
Tai Sui, God of the year; archaic name for the planet Jupiter 木星[Mu4 xing1]; nickname for sb who is the most powerful in an area

奧援


奥援

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ào yuán
    ao4 yuan2
ao yüan
hidden ally; powerful support; support; backup

威猛

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wēi měng
    wei1 meng3
wei meng
bold and powerful

威霊

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 irei / ire
    いれい
(1) powerful spirit; (2) power of the emperor

富豪

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fù háo
    fu4 hao2
fu hao
 fugou / fugo
    ふごう
rich and powerful person
wealthy person; millionaire

帝網


帝网

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dì wǎng
    di4 wang3
ti wang
 taimō
(帝釋網) ? Indra-jala. The net of Indra, hanging in Indra's 宮 hall, out of which all things can be produced; also the name of an incantation considered all-powerful.

幫閑


帮闲

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bāng xián
    bang1 xian2
pang hsien
to hang on to and serve the rich and powerful by literary hack work etc

強勁


强劲

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qiáng jìng
    qiang2 jing4
ch`iang ching
    chiang ching
strong; powerful; robust

強勢


强势

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qiáng shì
    qiang2 shi4
ch`iang shih
    chiang shih
 kyousei / kyose
    きょうせい
strong; powerful; (linguistics) emphatic; intensive
{ling} stress; accent; emphasis

強国

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 kyoukoku / kyokoku
    きょうこく
strong nation; powerful country

強國


强国

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qiáng guó
    qiang2 guo2
ch`iang kuo
    chiang kuo
powerful country; great power

強度


强度

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qiáng dù
    qiang2 du4
ch`iang tu
    chiang tu
 kyoudo / kyodo
    きょうど
strength; intensity; CL:個|个[ge4]
(1) strength; intensity; (can be adjective with の) (2) strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear); extreme

強敵


强敌

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qiáng dí
    qiang2 di2
ch`iang ti
    chiang ti
 kyouteki / kyoteki
    きょうてき
powerful enemy
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy

強盛


强盛

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qiáng shèng
    qiang2 sheng4
ch`iang sheng
    chiang sheng
 kyousei; goujou / kyose; gojo
    きょうせい; ごうじょう
rich and powerful
(noun or adjectival noun) (archaism) might; mighty
powerful

強者


强者

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qiáng zhě
    qiang2 zhe3
ch`iang che
    chiang che
 kyousha / kyosha
    きょうしゃ
(ant: 弱者) strong person; the strong; the powerful
the strong

強隊


强队

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qiáng duì
    qiang2 dui4
ch`iang tui
    chiang tui
a powerful team (sports)

強震


强震

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qiáng zhèn
    qiang2 zhen4
ch`iang chen
    chiang chen
 kyoushin / kyoshin
    きょうしん
powerful earthquake; abbr. for 強烈地震|强烈地震
severe earthquake

捷し

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 toshi
    とし
(adj-ku) (1) (archaism) sharp; (2) (archaism) intense; strong; powerful; (3) (archaism) quick; rapid; fast; (4) (archaism) keen; sharp; clever

攀附

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pān fù
    pan1 fu4
p`an fu
    pan fu
to climb (of climbing plants); to creep; to cling on to; fig. to seek connection (with the rich and powerful); social climbing

政所

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 mandokoro; madokoro; matsurigotodokoro
    まんどころ; まどころ; まつりごとどころ
(1) official in charge of the administration of domains and general affairs of powerful noble families (from the middle of the Heian period); (2) (honorific or respectful language) (abbreviation) (See 北の政所) titled lady (legal wife of an important official); (3) government office related to finances (Kamakura and Muromachi periods); (4) clerk working for large temples and shrines; (place-name, surname) Mandokoro

敏し

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 toshi
    とし
(adj-ku) (1) (archaism) sharp; (2) (archaism) intense; strong; powerful; (3) (archaism) quick; rapid; fast; (4) (archaism) keen; sharp; clever

曹魏

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cáo wèi
    cao2 wei4
ts`ao wei
    tsao wei
 sougi / sogi
    そうぎ
Cao Wei, the most powerful of the Three Kingdoms, established as a dynasty in 220 by Cao Pi 曹丕, son of Cao Cao, replaced by Jin dynasty in 265
(hist) (See 魏・1) Cao Wei (kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms period; 220-266); Wei

有力

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yǒu lì
    you3 li4
yu li
 yuuryoku / yuryoku
    ゆうりょく
powerful; forceful; vigorous
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) (See 有力者) influential; prominent; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) (See 有力候補) strong; likely; plausible; potent
possessing power

有勢


有势

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yǒu shì
    you3 shi4
yu shih
 usei
powerful

有權


有权

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yǒu quán
    you3 quan2
yu ch`üan
    yu chüan
to have the right to; to be entitled to; to have authority; powerful

柄臣

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bǐng chén
    bing3 chen2
ping ch`en
    ping chen
powerful official; big shot

桓桓

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huán huán
    huan2 huan2
huan huan
mighty; powerful

極臭


极臭

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jí xiù
    ji2 xiu4
chi hsiu
 gokushū
extremely powerful odor

権官

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 kenkan
    けんかん
(1) powerful official; powerful office; influential position; (2) (See 兼官) holding of concurrent (official) posts; concurrent post; one's second post

権臣

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 kenshin
    けんしん
influential vassal; powerful retainer; powerful courtier

権門

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 kenmon
    けんもん
powerful family

洪流

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hóng liú
    hong2 liu2
hung liu
a powerful current; a flood (often fig., e.g. a flood of ideas)

浩蕩


浩荡

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hào dàng
    hao4 dang4
hao tang
 koutou / koto
    こうとう
vast and mighty (of river or ocean); broad and powerful
(adj-t,adv-to) (rare) vast; wide; spacious; extensive

王導


王导

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wáng dǎo
    wang2 dao3
wang tao
Wang Dao (276-339), powerful official of Jin dynasty and brother of general Wang Dun 王敦, regent of Jin from 325

王敦

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wáng dūn
    wang2 dun1
wang tun
Wang Dun (266-324), powerful general of Jin dynasty and brother of civil official Wang Dao 王導|王导, subsequently rebellious warlord 322-324

疾し

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 toshi
    とし
(adj-ku) (1) (archaism) sharp; (2) (archaism) intense; strong; powerful; (3) (archaism) quick; rapid; fast; (4) (archaism) keen; sharp; clever

盛者

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 shouja; jousha; shousha; seisha; seija / shoja; josha; shosha; sesha; seja
    しょうじゃ; じょうしゃ; しょうしゃ; せいしゃ; せいじゃ
prosperous person; powerful person

神人

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shén rén
    shen2 ren2
shen jen
 shinjin; jinin
    しんじん; じにん
God; deity
(1) (しんじん only) gods and men; (2) (しんじん only) godlike person; person as powerful as a god; person as refined as a god; (3) (archaism) low-ranking Shinto priest; (surname) Kamihito
Gods, or spirits, and men.

精強

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 seikyou / sekyo
    せいきょう
(noun or adjectival noun) powerful; (personal name) Seigou

聆し

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 toshi
    とし
(adj-ku) (1) (archaism) sharp; (2) (archaism) intense; strong; powerful; (3) (archaism) quick; rapid; fast; (4) (archaism) keen; sharp; clever

背景

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bèi jǐng
    bei4 jing3
pei ching
 haikei / haike
    はいけい
background; backdrop; context; (fig.) powerful backer; CL:種|种[zhong3]
(1) background; scenery; backdrop; setting; (2) background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; context; (3) backing; support (from behind the scenes)

能人

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néng rén
    neng2 ren2
neng jen
 yoshito
    よしと
capable person; Homo habilis, extinct species of upright East African hominid
(personal name) Yoshito
An able man, i.e. Buddha as the all-powerful man able to transform the world.

膝元

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 hizamoto
    ひざもと
(1) near one's knee; (2) under the protection of (e.g. one's parents); under the care of; (3) territory of a powerful person

膝許

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 hizamoto
    ひざもと
(1) near one's knee; (2) under the protection of (e.g. one's parents); under the care of; (3) territory of a powerful person

芬烈

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fēn liè
    fen1 lie4
fen lieh
 funretsu
powerful fragrance

豪家

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 gouka / goka
    ごうか
wealthy and powerful family

豪富

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háo fù
    hao2 fu4
hao fu
 gōfu
rich and powerful; rich and influential person; big shot
the wealthy

豪放

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háo fàng
    hao2 fang4
hao fang
 gouhou / goho
    ごうほう
bold and unconstrained; powerful and free
(noun or adjectival noun) largehearted; frank; unaffected

豪族

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háo zú
    hao2 zu2
hao tsu
 gouzoku / gozoku
    ごうぞく
powerful family; powerful clan
powerful family

豪門


豪门

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háo mén
    hao2 men2
hao men
rich and powerful (families); aristocratic; big shots

財閥


财阀

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cái fá
    cai2 fa2
ts`ai fa
    tsai fa
 zaibatsu
    ざいばつ
tycoon; magnate; powerful corporation; conglomerate
(1) (hist) zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group; (2) (colloquialism) rich person

趙高


赵高

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zhào gāo
    zhao4 gao1
chao kao
 choukou / choko
    ちょうこう
Zhao Gao (?-207 BC), one of the most vile, corrupt and powerful eunuchs in Chinese history, responsible for the fall of Qin Dynasty
(personal name) Chōkou

那伽

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nà qié
    na4 qie2
na ch`ieh
    na chieh
 naka
    なか
(female given name) Naka
nāga. Snake, dragon, elephant. It is tr. by 龍 dragon and by 象 elephant. (1) As dragon it represents the chief of the scaly reptiles; it can disappear or be manifest, increase or decrease, lengthen or shrink; in spring it mounts in the sky and in winter enters the earth. The dragon is of many kinds. Dragons are regarded as beneficent, bringing the rains and guarding the heavens (again Draco); they control rivers and lakes, and hibernate in the deep. nāga and mahānāga are titles of a Buddha, (also of those freed from reincarnation) because of his powers, or because like the dragon he soars above earthly desires and ties. One of his former reincarnations was a powerful poisonous dragon which, out of pity, permitted itself to be skinned alive and its flesh eaten by worms. (2) A race of serpent-worshippers.

那吒


那咤

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nà zhà
    na4 zha4
na cha
 Nata
Naṭa, said to be the eldest son of Vaiśravaṇa, and represented with three faces, eight arms, a powerful demon-king.

釋迦


释迦

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shì jiā
    shi4 jia1
shih chia
 shaka
    しゃか
sugar apple (Annona squamosa)
(personal name) Shaka
(釋迦婆) Śakra.; Śākya. the clan or family of the Buddha, said to be derived from śāka, vegetables, but intp. in Chinese as powerful, strong, and explained by 能 powerful, also erroneously by 仁charitable, which belongs rather to association with Śākyamuni. The clan, which is said to have wandered hither from the delta of the Indus, occupied a district of a few thousand square miles lying on the slopes of the Nepalese hills and on the plains to the south. Its capital was Kapilavastu. At the time of Buddha the clan was under the suzerainty of Kośala, an adjoining kingdom Later Buddhists, in order to surpass Brahmans, invented a fabulous line of five kings of the Vivartakalpa headed by Mahāsammata 大三末多; these were followed by five cakravartī, the first being Mūrdhaja 頂生王; after these came nineteen kings, the first being Cetiya 捨帝, the last Mahādeva 大天; these were succeeded by dynasties of 5,000, 7,000, 8,000, 9,000, 10,000, 15,000 kings; after which long Gautama opens a line of 1,100 kings, the last, Ikṣvāku, reigning at Potala. With Ikṣvāku the Śākyas are said to have begun. His four sons reigned at Kapilavastu. 'Śākyamuni was one of his descendants in the seventh generation.' Later, after the destruction of Kapilavastu by Virūḍhaka, four survivors of the family founded the kingdoms of Udyana, Bamyam, Himatala, and Sāmbī. Eitel.

重磅

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zhòng bàng
    zhong4 bang4
chung pang
(of a bomb) powerful; (of news) impactful; significant; (of fabric) heavy-duty

鋭し

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 toshi
    とし
(adj-ku) (1) (archaism) sharp; (2) (archaism) intense; strong; powerful; (3) (archaism) quick; rapid; fast; (4) (archaism) keen; sharp; clever

門閥


门阀

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mén fá
    men2 fa2
men fa
 monbatsu
    もんばつ
rich and powerful family
lineage; pedigree; good family

雄健

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xióng jiàn
    xiong2 jian4
hsiung chien
 taketsuyo
    たけつよ
vigorous; robust; powerful
(personal name) Taketsuyo

雄勁

see styles
 yuukei / yuke
    ゆうけい
(noun or adjectival noun) vigorous; powerful; (personal name) Taketsuyo

雄藩

see styles
 yuuhan / yuhan
    ゆうはん
(hist) influential feudal domain; powerful clan

雄風


雄风

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xióng fēng
    xiong2 feng1
hsiung feng
 yuufuu / yufu
    ゆうふう
vigor; virility; dynamism; (literary) powerful wind
strong breeze; (given name) Yūfū

霸主

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bà zhǔ
    ba4 zhu3
pa chu
a powerful chief of the princes of the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC); overlord; hegemon

鬼神

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guǐ shén
    gui3 shen2
kuei shen
 kishin(p); kijin(p); onigami
    きしん(P); きじん(P); おにがみ
supernatural beings
fierce god; (surname) Onikami
Ghosts and spirits, a general term which includes the spirits of the dead, together with demons and the eight classes of spirits, such as devas, etc. 鬼 is intp. as 威 causing fear, 神 as 能 potent, powerful.

魏國


魏国

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wèi guó
    wei4 guo2
wei kuo
Wei State (407-225 BC), one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States 戰國七雄|战国七雄; Wei State or Cao Wei 曹魏 (220-265), the most powerful of the Three Kingdoms

ウルト

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 uruto
    ウルト
{vidg} ult (most powerful ability available to a character)

お膝下

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 ohizamoto
    おひざもと
home territory of a powerful figure; Imperial Court; businessman's turf; Shogun's headquarters

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.
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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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