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業物

see styles
 wazamono
    わざもの
sharp sword

業田


业田

see styles
yè tián
    ye4 tian2
yeh t`ien
    yeh tien
 gouda / goda
    ごうだ
(surname) Gouda
The field of karma; the life in which the seeds of future harvest are sown.

榮華


荣华

see styles
róng huá
    rong2 hua2
jung hua
 eiga
glory and splendor
Glory, the glory of life, viewed as transient.

樂住


乐住

see styles
lè zhù
    le4 zhu4
le chu
 rakujū
an easy or comfortable life

樂著


乐着

see styles
lè zhù
    le4 zhu4
le chu
 rakujaku
The bond of pleasure binding to the phenomenal life.

横手

see styles
 yokote(p); yokode
    よこて(P); よこで
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) side; beside; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) feature of a sword blade; (place-name, surname) Yokote

横顔

see styles
 yokogao
    よこがお
(1) profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (2) (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)

正宗

see styles
zhèng zōng
    zheng4 zong1
cheng tsung
 masamune
    まさむね
orthodox school; fig. traditional; old school; authentic; genuine
(1) famous sword; sword blade by Masamune; (2) (colloquialism) sake; Japanese rice wine; brand of sake from Nada region during Tenpō era (1830-1844); (surname, given name) Masamune
correct doctrine

正生

see styles
zhèng shēng
    zheng4 sheng1
cheng sheng
 masami
    まさみ
starring male role in a Chinese opera
(personal name) Masami
reality of the present life

正眼

see styles
zhèng yǎn
    zheng4 yan3
cheng yen
 shō gen
    せいがん
facing directly (with one's eyes); (to look sb) in the eyes
aiming at the eye (with a sword)
correct eye; true eye

此世

see styles
cǐ shì
    ci3 shi4
tz`u shih
    tzu shih
 shise
此生 This world, or life.

此岸

see styles
cǐ àn
    ci3 an4
tz`u an
    tzu an
 shigan
    しがん
{Buddh} (See 彼岸・3) this world; this life
This shore, the present life.

此生

see styles
cǐ shēng
    ci3 sheng1
tz`u sheng
    tzu sheng
 shishō
this life

武力

see styles
wǔ lì
    wu3 li4
wu li
 buryoku
    ぶりょく
military force
armed might; military power; the sword; force

歩む

see styles
 ayumu
    あゆむ
(v5m,vi) (1) to walk; to go on foot; (v5m,vi) (2) to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to lead (a life); to experience; (v5m,vi) (3) to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.); to embark (on the road to ...)

歸俗


归俗

see styles
guī sú
    gui1 su2
kuei su
 kizoku
To return to lay life.

歸命


归命

see styles
guī mìng
    gui1 ming4
kuei ming
 kimyō
南無 namas, namah, namo; to devote one's life (to the Buddha, etc.); to entrust one's life; to obey Buddha's teaching.

歸隊


归队

see styles
guī duì
    gui1 dui4
kuei tui
to return to one's unit; to go back to one's station in life

歹命

see styles
dǎi mìng
    dai3 ming4
tai ming
(Tw) to have been dealt a hard lot in life (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [pháinn-miā])

死刀

see styles
sǐ dāo
    si3 dao1
ssu tao
 shitō
The (sharp) sword of death.

死命

see styles
sǐ mìng
    si3 ming4
ssu ming
 shimei / shime
    しめい
doom; death; desperately
fate; life or death

死士

see styles
sǐ shì
    si3 shi4
ssu shih
person willing to sacrifice his life (for a good cause)

死活

see styles
sǐ huó
    si3 huo2
ssu huo
 shikatsu
    しかつ
life or death; fate; no matter what; anyway; for the life of me
(noun - becomes adjective with の) life and death; life or death

死生

see styles
sǐ shēng
    si3 sheng1
ssu sheng
 shisei; shishou / shise; shisho
    しせい; ししょう
life or death; critical (event)
(See 生死・1) life and death
Death and life, mortality, transmigration; v. 生死.

死線


死线

see styles
sǐ xiàn
    si3 xian4
ssu hsien
 shisen
    しせん
deadline (loanword)
(1) borderline between life and death; verge of death; (2) deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)

死闘

see styles
 shitou / shito
    しとう
(n,vs,vi) life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death

殉節


殉节

see styles
xùn jié
    xun4 jie2
hsün chieh
to sacrifice one's life by loyalty (to one's prince, one's husband etc)

殊死

see styles
shū sǐ
    shu1 si3
shu ssu
to behead; capital punishment; desperate struggle; life-and-death

残喘

see styles
 zanzen
    ざんぜん
(archaism) the remainder of one's life

残生

see styles
 zansei / zanse
    ざんせい
the remainder of one's life

段平

see styles
 danbira
    だんびら
broadsword; sword; (surname) Danpei

殺法

see styles
 sappou / sappo
    さっぽう
way of murdering; killing method; way of using a sword

殺生


杀生

see styles
shā shēng
    sha1 sheng1
sha sheng
 sesshou / sessho
    せっしょう
to take the life of a living creature
(noun/participle) (1) killing; destruction of life; (adjectival noun) (2) cruel; heartless; callous; brutal; (female given name) Setsuna
To take life, kill the living, or any conscious being; the taking of human life offends against the major commands, of animal life against the less stringent commands. Suicide also leads to severe penalties.

殺陣

see styles
 tate; satsujin
    たて; さつじん
sword fight (in a film, play, etc.); stage combat; fight scene

比丘

see styles
bǐ qiū
    bi3 qiu1
pi ch`iu
    pi chiu
 biku
    びく
Buddhist monk (loanword from Sanskrit "bhiksu")
bhikkhu (fully ordained Buddhist monk) (san: bhiksu)
比呼; 苾芻; 煏芻 bhikṣu, a religious mendicant, an almsman, one who has left home, been fully ordained, and depends on alms for a living. Some are styled 乞士 mendicant scholars, all are 釋種 Śākya-seed, offspring of Buddha. The Chinese characters are clearly used as a phonetic equivalent, but many attempts have been made to give meanings to the two words, e. g. 比 as 破 and 丘 as 煩惱, hence one who destroys the passions and delusions, also 悕能 able to overawe Māra and his minions; also 除饉 to get rid of dearth, moral and spiritual. Two kinds 内乞 and 外乞; both indicate self-control, the first by internal mental or spiritual methods, the second by externals such as strict diet. 苾芻 is a fragrant plant, emblem of the monastic life.

民画

see styles
 minga
    みんが
picture depicting everyday life; folk art

水棲


水栖

see styles
shuǐ qī
    shui3 qi1
shui ch`i
    shui chi
 suisei / suise
    すいせい
aquatic; living in water
(noun - becomes adjective with の) aquatic (life); living in the water

水生

see styles
shuǐ shēng
    shui3 sheng1
shui sheng
 mizuki
    みずき
aquatic (plant, animal)
(noun - becomes adjective with の) aquatic (life); living in the water; (female given name) Mizuki

水靈


水灵

see styles
shuǐ líng
    shui3 ling2
shui ling
(of fruit etc) fresh; (of a person etc) full of life; healthy-looking; (of eyes) moist and bright; lustrous

氷刃

see styles
 hyoujin / hyojin
    ひょうじん
sharp, glistening sword; (female given name) Hime

永寿

see styles
 eiju / eju
    えいじゅ
long life; longevity; (given name) Nagatoshi

永牢

see styles
 eirou / ero
    えいろう
life imprisonment

沈復


沈复

see styles
shěn fù
    shen3 fu4
shen fu
Shen Fu (1763-c. 1810), Qing dynasty writer, author of Six Records of a Floating Life 浮生六記|浮生六记[Fu2 Sheng1 Liu4 Ji4]

沒命


没命

see styles
méi mìng
    mei2 ming4
mei ming
to lose one's life; to die; recklessly; desperately

河竹

see styles
 kawatake
    かわたけ
(1) bamboo growing along a river bank; (2) Japanese timber bamboo (Phyllostachys bambsoides); giant timber bamboo; madake; (3) Simon bamboo (Pleioblastus simonii); (4) (archaism) prostitute; the life of a prostitute; (surname) Kawatake

治生

see styles
zhì shēng
    zhi4 sheng1
chih sheng
 harumi
    はるみ
(female given name) Harumi
A living, that by which one maintains life.

法劍


法剑

see styles
fǎ jiàn
    fa3 jian4
fa chien
 hōken
The sword of Buddha-truth, able to cut off the functioning of illusion.

法命

see styles
fǎ mìng
    fa3 ming4
fa ming
 hō myō
The wisdom-life of the dharmakāya, intp. as 法身慧命. The age or lifetime of a monk.

法楽

see styles
 houraku / horaku
    ほうらく
(1) {Buddh} pleasures of a pious life; (2) entertainment for or dedicated to a deity or Buddha; (3) pastime; entertainment; amusement; pleasure; (4) free admission

泥塔

see styles
ní tǎ
    ni2 ta3
ni t`a
    ni ta
 deitō
Paste pagoda; a mediaeval Indian custom was to make a small pagoda five or six inches high of incense, place scriptures in and make offerings to it. The esoterics adopted custom, and worshipped for the purpose of prolonging life and ridding themselves of sins, or sufferings.

洋剣

see styles
 youken / yoken
    ようけん
(See 洋刀・ようとう) Western sword (esp. sabre)

活く

see styles
 iku
    いく
(v2k-k,v4k,vi) (1) (archaism) to live; to exist; (v2k-s,vt) (2) (archaism) to bring to life

活命

see styles
huó mìng
    huo2 ming4
huo ming
 katsumei
life; to survive; to save a life; to scrape a living
Life, living; to revive.

活好

see styles
huó hǎo
    huo2 hao3
huo hao
 katsuyoshi
    かつよし
to live (one's life) well; (slang) to be good in bed
(male given name) Katsuyoshi

活殺

see styles
 kassatsu
    かっさつ
life or death

活気

see styles
 kakki
    かっき
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life; animation; (female given name) Katsuki

流寓

see styles
 ryuuguu / ryugu
    りゅうぐう
(noun/participle) living a roaming life; wandering and settling in a foreign land

浪花

see styles
làng huā
    lang4 hua1
lang hua
 namibana
    なみばな
spray; ocean spray; spindrift; fig. happenings from one's life; CL:朵[duo3]
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region); (surname) Namibana

浮世

see styles
fú shì
    fu2 shi4
fu shih
 ukiyo
    うきよ
(Buddhism) the world of the living
(1) fleeting life; this transient world; floating world; (2) sad world; world of grief and worry; (surname, female given name) Ukiyo

浮嚢

see styles
 funou / funo
    ふのう
    ukibukuro
    うきぶくろ
(1) swimming belt; swimming float; life buoy; life jacket; (2) swim bladder; air bladder

浮沉

see styles
fú chén
    fu2 chen2
fu ch`en
    fu chen
ups and downs (of life etc); to drift along; to sink and emerge

浮環

see styles
 ukiwa
    うきわ
swim ring; (rubber) swimming ring; life buoy; life belt; float

浮生

see styles
 fusei / fuse
    ふせい
transient life

浮袋

see styles
 ukibukuro
    うきぶくろ
(1) swimming belt; swimming float; life buoy; life jacket; (2) swim bladder; air bladder

浮輪

see styles
 ukiwa
    うきわ
swim ring; (rubber) swimming ring; life buoy; life belt; float

浮雲


浮云

see styles
fú yún
    fu2 yun2
fu yün
 fu un
    ふうん
floating clouds; fleeting; transient
(out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (1) drifting cloud; floating cloud; (2) instability
A drifting cloud, e.g. this life, the body, etc.

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.

淡泊

see styles
dàn bó
    dan4 bo2
tan po
 tanbaku
    たんぱく
living a simple life
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; (2) frank; candid; ingenuous; indifferent
tranquil

淨命


净命

see styles
jìng mìng
    jing4 ming4
ching ming
 jōmyō
Pure livelihood, 正命, i.e. that of the monk. Also the life of a pure or unperturbed mind.

清恬

see styles
qīng tián
    qing1 tian2
ch`ing t`ien
    ching tien
pure and quiet (of life); tranquil and comfortable

清福

see styles
qīng fú
    qing1 fu2
ch`ing fu
    ching fu
 seifuku / sefuku
    せいふく
carefree and comfortable life (esp. in retirement)
happiness; (surname, given name) Kiyofuku

減劫


减劫

see styles
jiǎn jié
    jian3 jie2
chien chieh
 genkō
The decreasing kalpas in which the period of life is gradually reduced, as the 增減 are the kalpas of increase; together they form twenty kalpas, ten diminishing and ten increasing; but there are other definitions.

漂浮

see styles
piāo fú
    piao1 fu2
p`iao fu
    piao fu
to float; to hover; to drift (also fig., to lead a wandering life); to rove; showy; superficial

演活

see styles
yǎn huó
    yan3 huo2
yen huo
(of an actor) to bring (one's character) to life; to act brilliantly

漱流

see styles
shù liú
    shu4 liu2
shu liu
to rinse one's mouth with river water; (fig.) to live a hermit's life

潤業


润业

see styles
rùn yè
    run4 ye4
jun yeh
 ningō
Fertilized karma, the original karma fertilized by the passions and distresses of life.

潤生


润生

see styles
rùn shēng
    run4 sheng1
jun sheng
 mitsuo
    みつお
(male given name) Mitsuo
The fertilization of the natural conditions which produce rebirth, especially those of the three kinds of attachment in the hour of death, love of body, of home, and of life.

濁世


浊世

see styles
zhuó shì
    zhuo2 shi4
cho shih
 dakuse; dakusei; jokuse / dakuse; dakuse; jokuse
    だくせ; だくせい; じょくせ
the world in chaos; troubled times; the mortal world (Buddhism)
{Buddh} this corrupt or degenerate world; this world or life; the world of mankind
An impure world in its five stages, v. 五濁.

灌頂


灌顶

see styles
guàn dǐng
    guan4 ding3
kuan ting
 kanjou; kanchou / kanjo; kancho
    かんじょう; かんちょう
(1) {Buddh} baptism-like ceremony performed by the buddhas on a bodhisattva who attains buddhahood; (2) {Buddh} baptism-like ceremony for conferring onto someone precepts, a mystic teaching, etc. (in esoteric Buddhism); (3) {Buddh} pouring water onto a gravestone; (4) teaching esoteric techniques, compositions, etc. (in Japanese poetry or music)
abhiṣecana; mūrdhābhiṣikta; inauguration or consecration by sprinkling, or pouring water on the head; an Indian custom on the investiture of a king, whose head was baptized with water from the four seas and from the rivers in his domain; in China it is administered as a Buddhist rite chiefly to high personages, and for ordination purposes. Amongst the esoterics it is a rite especially administered to their disciples; and they have several categories of baptism, e.g. that of ordinary disciples, of teacher, or preacher, of leader, of office-bearer; also for special causes such as relief from calamity, preparation for the next life, etc.

無命


无命

see styles
wú mìng
    wu2 ming4
wu ming
 mumyō
lacking life

無期


无期

see styles
wú qī
    wu2 qi1
wu ch`i
    wu chi
 muki
    むき
unspecified period; in the indefinite future; no fixed time; indefinite sentence (i.e. life imprisonment)
(adj-no,n) (1) (ant: 有期) indefinite; unlimited; (2) (abbreviation) (See 無期懲役) life imprisonment

無諍


无诤

see styles
wú zhēng
    wu2 zheng1
wu cheng
 mujō
Without strife, debate, or contradiction; passionless; abiding in the 'empty' or spiritual life without debate, or without striving with others.

煉丹


炼丹

see styles
liàn dān
    lian4 dan1
lien tan
 rentan
    れんたん
to concoct pills of immortality
elixir of life (prepared from cinnabar in ancient China)

爛崽


烂崽

see styles
làn zǎi
    lan4 zai3
lan tsai
(dialect) hooligan; low-life

片刃

see styles
 kataba; kataha
    かたば; かたは
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (See 諸刃・もろは・1) single edge (e.g. sword blade); single bevel (e.g. kitchen knife)

牛皮

see styles
niú pí
    niu2 pi2
niu p`i
    niu pi
 gohi
    ぎゅうひ
cowhide; leather; fig. flexible and tough; boasting; big talk
cowhide; oxhide
ox hide— mortal happiness injures the wisdom-life of gods and men, just as ox hide shrinks and crushes a man who is wrapped in it and placed under the hot sun.

犧牲


牺牲

see styles
xī shēng
    xi1 sheng1
hsi sheng
 gisei
to sacrifice one's life; to sacrifice (something valued); beast slaughtered as a sacrifice
sacrificial animals

犬死

see styles
 inujini
    いぬじに
(irregular okurigana usage) (noun/participle) (sensitive word) dying in vain; wasteful sacrifice of life

獻出


献出

see styles
xiàn chū
    xian4 chu1
hsien ch`u
    hsien chu
to offer; to give (as tribute); to devote (one's life); to sacrifice (oneself)

現報


现报

see styles
xiàn bào
    xian4 bao4
hsien pao
 genpō
Present-life recompense for good or evil done in the present life.

現生


现生

see styles
xiàn shēng
    xian4 sheng1
hsien sheng
 gensei / gense
    げんせい
(noun/participle) living in the present
The present life.

現益


现益

see styles
xiàn yì
    xian4 yi4
hsien i
 genyaku
Benefit in the present life.

生く

see styles
 iku
    いく
(v2k-k,v4k,vi) (1) (archaism) to live; to exist; (v2k-s,vt) (2) (archaism) to bring to life

生保

see styles
 seiho / seho
    せいほ
(1) (abbreviation) (See 生命保険) life insurance; (2) (abbreviation) (See 生活保護・せいかつほご) livelihood protection; public assistance; welfare; (place-name) Shoubo

生前

see styles
shēng qián
    sheng1 qian2
sheng ch`ien
    sheng chien
 seizen / sezen
    せいぜん
(of a deceased) during one's life; while living
(n,adv) while alive; during one's lifetime
prior to birth

生執


生执

see styles
shēng zhí
    sheng1 zhi2
sheng chih
 shōshū
attachment to life

生報


生报

see styles
shēng bào
    sheng1 bao4
sheng pao
 shōhō
Life's retribution, i. e. the deeds done in this life produce their results in the next reincarnation.

生平

see styles
shēng píng
    sheng1 ping2
sheng p`ing
    sheng ping
 oidaira
    おいだいら
life (a person's whole life); in one's entire life
(surname) Oidaira

生彩

see styles
 seisai / sesai
    せいさい
(1) brilliance; luster; lustre; colorfulness; colourfulness; (2) vividness; life

生態


生态

see styles
shēng tài
    sheng1 tai4
sheng t`ai
    sheng tai
 seitai / setai
    せいたい
ecology
(1) ecology; life and habits (of an animal); (2) mode of life; way of living

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

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This page contains 100 results for "Life-Saving Sword" 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.
EDICT data is the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, and is used in conformance with the Group's license.

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.

Just because a word appears here does not mean it is appropriate for a tattoo, your business name, etc. Please consult a professional before doing anything stupid with this data.

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No warranty as to the correctness, potential vulgarity, or clarity is expressed or implied. We did not write any of these definitions (though we occasionally act as a contributor/editor to the CC-CEDICT project). You are using this dictionary for free, and you get what you pay for.

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