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There are 16 total results for your Present Moment search.

Characters Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

今から

see styles
 imakara
    いまから

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From this Moment Forward
(adverb) (See 今まで) from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth

今を生きる

see styles
 imaoikiru
    いまをいきる

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Live For The Day / Seize The Day
(exp,v1) to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day

一時


一时

see styles
yī shí
    yi1 shi2
i shih
 ichiji
    いちじ
a period of time; a while; for a short while; temporary; momentary; at the same time
(n,adv) (1) one o'clock; (n,adv) (2) once; at one time; formerly; before; (n,adv,adj-no) (3) (in weather forecasts, indicates that a given condition will hold for less than one-quarter of the forecast period) for a time; for a while; for the time being; for the present; for the moment; temporarily; (4) (See 一時に) a time; one time; once; (personal name) Kazutoki
ekasmin samaye (Pali: ekaṃ samayaṃ); "on one occasion,' part of the usual opening phrase of a sūtra— "Thus have I heard, once,' etc. A period, e.g. a session of expounding a sūtra.

中今

see styles
 nakaima
    なかいま
(archaism) the present (esp. as a privileged moment in eternity); (surname) Nakaima

在り

see styles
 ari
    あり
(adj-no,n) (1) (kana only) existing (at the present moment); (noun or adjectival noun) (2) (colloquialism) (kana only) alright; acceptable; passable; (vr,vi) (3) (kana only) to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have

已生

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yǐ shēng
    yi3 sheng1
i sheng
 ishō
部多 bhūta. Become, the moment just come into existence, the present moment; being, existing; a being, ghost, demon; a fact; an element, of which the Hindus have five— earth, water, fire, air, ether; the past.

当座

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 touza / toza
    とうざ
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) (for) the time being; (for) the present; (for) the moment; (can be adjective with の) (2) immediate; present; current; (3) (for) some time (after); (4) (abbreviation) (See 当座預金) checking account; current account; (surname) Touza

有り

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 ari
    あり
(adj-no,n) (1) (kana only) existing (at the present moment); (noun or adjectival noun) (2) (colloquialism) (kana only) alright; acceptable; passable; (vr,vi) (3) (kana only) to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have

此刻

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cǐ kè
    ci3 ke4
tz`u k`o
    tzu ko
this moment; now; at present

現下


现下

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xiàn xià
    xian4 xia4
hsien hsia
 genka
    げんか
now; at this moment
(1) the present time; (can be adjective with の) (2) current

現在


现在

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xiàn zài
    xian4 zai4
hsien tsai
 genzai
    げんざい
now; at present; at the moment; modern; current; nowadays
(n-adv,n-t) now; current; present; present time; as of
Now, at present, the present.

今現在


今现在

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jīn xiàn zài
    jin1 xian4 zai4
chin hsien tsai
 imagenzai
    いまげんざい
(exp,n,adv) just now; at this moment; at this point of time
the present

刹那三世

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chàn à sān shì
    chan4 a4 san1 shi4
ch`an a san shih
    chan a san shih
 setsuna sanze
The moments past, present, future.

Variations:
在り
有り

see styles
 ari
    あり
(adj-no,n) (1) (kana only) (See 在る・ある・1) existing (at the present moment); (noun or adjectival noun) (2) (colloquialism) (kana only) alright; acceptable; passable; (vr,vi) (3) (kana only) (See 在る・ある・1,在る・ある・2) to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have

Variations:
今ほど
今程

see styles
 imahodo
    いまほど
(expression) (1) (usu. with negative sentence) as (much as) it is now; as much as the present; (expression) (2) just now; a moment ago

Variations:
只今(P)
ただ今
唯今(rK)

see styles
 tadaima
    ただいま
(interjection) (1) (kana only) (abbreviation) (See ただいま帰りました) I'm home!; I'm back!; it's me!; (adv,n) (2) (kana only) now; at present; at the moment; (adverb) (3) (kana only) just now; a moment ago; (adverb) (4) (kana only) at once; right away; in a minute; shortly; soon

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

This page contains 16 results for "Present Moment" 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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