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丁 see styles |
dīng ding1 ting tei; hinoto / te; hinoto てい; ひのと |
More info & calligraphy: Dinh(1) (てい only) (See 甲乙丙丁) fourth rank; fourth class; fourth party (in a contract, etc.); (2) (esp. ひのと) fourth sign of the Chinese calendar; (3) (てい only) (abbreviation) (rare) (See 丁抹・デンマーク) Denmark; (surname) Rei |
丑 see styles |
chǒu chou3 ch`ou chou ushi うし |
More info & calligraphy: Chou(1) the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac); (2) (obsolete) (See 丑の刻) hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am); (3) (obsolete) north-northeast; (4) (obsolete) twelfth month of the lunar calendar; (personal name) Chuu |
刀 see styles |
dāo dao1 tao katana(p); tou / katana(p); to かたな(P); とう |
More info & calligraphy: Katana(1) sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; (2) (とう only) scalpel; (3) (とう only) (See 彫刻刀・ちょうこくとう) chisel; burin; graver; (4) (とう only) (See 刀銭) knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China); (personal name) Tou sword |
土 see styles |
tǔ tu3 t`u tu ni に |
More info & calligraphy: Earth(archaism) soil (esp. reddish soil); (place-name) Do Bhū; bhūmi; pṛthivī. Earth, locality, local, vulgar. |
律 see styles |
lǜ lu:4 lü ritsu りつ |
More info & calligraphy: Ritsu(1) law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; (2) {Buddh} vinaya (rules for the monastic community); (3) (abbreviation) (See 律宗) Ritsu (school of Buddhism); (4) (abbreviation) (See 律詩) lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (5) (also りち) (musical) pitch; (6) (See 十二律,呂・2) six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale; (7) (abbreviation) (See 律旋) Japanese seven-tone gagaku scale, similar to Dorian mode (corresponding to: re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do); (n,n-suf,ctr) (8) step (in traditional Eastern music, corresponding to a Western semitone); (personal name) Ritsuji vinaya, from vi-ni, to 1ead, train: discipline: v. 毘奈耶; other names are Prātimokṣa, śīla, and upalakṣa. The discipline, or monastic rules; one of the three divisions of the Canon, or Tripiṭaka, and said to have been compiled by Upāli. |
洛 see styles |
luò luo4 lo Raku |
More info & calligraphy: LuoLuoyang 洛陽, the ancient capital of China. |
石 see styles |
shí shi2 shih seki せき |
More info & calligraphy: Stone / Rock(counter) (1) counter for jewels in a watch; (counter) (2) counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product; (surname) Tsuruishi Stone, rock. |
磬 see styles |
qìng qing4 ch`ing ching kei / ke けい |
More info & calligraphy: Khánhsounding stone; qing; ancient Chinese chime shaped like a chevron (inverted 'v'), orig. of stone, today often metal, in Japan primarily used at Buddhist temples; (given name) Kei A piece of flat stone or metal, used as a gong, or for musical percussion. |
簡 简 see styles |
jiǎn jian3 chien kan かん |
More info & calligraphy: Simplicity(1) (See 簡にして要を得る) (ant: 繁・1) simplicity; brevity; (2) letter; note; correspondence; (3) bamboo writing strip (in ancient China); (4) (abbreviation) (See 簡体字) simplified Chinese character; (surname) Kan A tablet, memorandum; to abridge; appoint; examine; abrupt, concise, direct. |
辛 see styles |
xīn xin1 hsin kara から |
More info & calligraphy: Sheen(counter) (colloquialism) counter for spiciness of food (e.g. curry); (surname) Shinkou sharp |
郝 see styles |
hǎo hao3 hao |
More info & calligraphy: Hao |
金 see styles |
jīn jin1 chin kin きん |
More info & calligraphy: Gold / Metal(1) gold (metal); (2) (See 金色) gold (color); (3) gold (medal); first place (prize); (noun - becomes adjective with の) (4) something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); (5) money; gold coin; (6) (written before an amount of money) sum (of money); (7) (abbreviation) (See 金曜) Friday; (n,ctr) (8) karat (measure of purity of gold); carat; (9) (See 五行・1) metal (fourth phase of Wu Xing); (10) (hist) Jin dynasty (of China; 1115-1234); Chin dynasty; Jurchen dynasty; (11) (abbreviation) {shogi} (See 金将) gold general; (12) (abbreviation) (colloquialism) (See 金玉) testicles; (surname) Kimu; Kim hiraṇya, 伊爛拏 which means cold, any precious metal, semen, etc.; or 蘇伐刺 suvarṇa, which means "of a good or beautiful colour", "golden", "yellow", "gold", "a gold coin", etc. The Chinese means metal, gold, money. |
陳 陈 see styles |
chén chen2 ch`en chen chin ちん |
More info & calligraphy: Chan(1) (hist) Chen (ancient Chinese state; approx. 1045-479 BCE); Ch'en; (2) (hist) Chen dynasty (of China; 557-589 BCE); Ch'en dynasty; (surname) Tran Arrange, marshal, spread, state; old, stale. |
鬼 see styles |
guǐ gui3 kuei oni(p); ki おに(P); き |
More info & calligraphy: Ghost Demon(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. |
古德 see styles |
gǔ dé gu3 de2 ku te kotoku |
More info & calligraphy: Goode |
古道 see styles |
gǔ dào gu3 dao4 ku tao kodou; furumichi / kodo; furumichi こどう; ふるみち |
More info & calligraphy: The Old Way / Old School(1) old road; ancient road; (2) (こどう only) ancient methods; ancient moral teachings; the way of learning; (place-name, surname) Furumichi |
司徒 see styles |
sī tú si1 tu2 ssu t`u ssu tu shito しと |
More info & calligraphy: Stu(hist) (See 六卿) Minister of Civil Administration and Social Welfare (Zhou dynasty China) |
孔雀 see styles |
kǒng què kong3 que4 k`ung ch`üeh kung chüeh kujaku; kuzaku; kujaku くじゃく; くざく; クジャク |
More info & calligraphy: Peacock(kana only) peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick); (given name) Kujaku mayūra, 摩裕羅 a peacock; the latter form is also given by Eitel for Mauriya as 'an ancient city on the north-east frontier of Matipura, the residence of the ancient Maurya (Morya) princes. The present Amrouah near Hurdwar'. |
安息 see styles |
ān xī an1 xi1 an hsi ansoku あんそく |
More info & calligraphy: Sleep / Rest / Repose(n,vs,vi) rest; repose (安息國) Parthia, 波斯 modern Persia, from which several monks came to China in the later Han dynasty, such as 安世高 An Shigao, 安玄 Anxuan, 曇無諦 Tan Wudi, 安法欽 An Faqin, 安淸 Anqing.; To rest. |
巾幗 巾帼 see styles |
jīn guó jin1 guo2 chin kuo |
More info & calligraphy: Woman |
木馬 木马 see styles |
mù mǎ mu4 ma3 mu ma mokuba もくば |
More info & calligraphy: Wood Horse(1) wooden horse; rocking horse; (2) (See 跳馬) vaulting horse; horse used in gymnastics; (3) the horse (ancient torture device that one was forced to straddle with rocks hanging from the feet); (given name) Mokuba wooden horse |
あらん see styles |
aran アラン |
Alan (member of an ancient Scythian people); (male given name) Alan; Allan; Alain; Alun |
古武道 see styles |
kobudou / kobudo こぶどう |
More info & calligraphy: Kobudo |
特洛伊 see styles |
tè luò yī te4 luo4 yi1 t`e lo i te lo i |
More info & calligraphy: Troy |
五斗米道 see styles |
wǔ dǒu mǐ dào wu3 dou3 mi3 dao4 wu tou mi tao gotobeidou / gotobedo ごとべいどう |
More info & calligraphy: The Way of Five Pecks of Rice(hist) (See 天師道) Way of the Five Pecks of Rice (ancient Chinese Daoist movement later known as The Way of the Celestial Masters) |
孫子兵法 孙子兵法 see styles |
sūn zǐ bīng fǎ sun1 zi3 bing1 fa3 sun tzu ping fa |
More info & calligraphy: Sun Tzu - Art of War |
古 see styles |
gǔ gu3 ku furuhama ふるはま |
ancient; old; paleo- (1) used item; secondhand item; (prefix noun) (2) old; used; previous; antiquity; ancient times; (surname) Furuhama Ancient, antique, old; of old. |
尊 see styles |
zūn zun1 tsun son そん |
senior; of a senior generation; to honor; to respect; honorific; classifier for cannons and statues; ancient wine vessel (1) zun (ancient Chinese wine vessel, usu. made of bronze); (prefix) (2) (archaism) (honorific or respectful language) honorific prefix referring to the listener; (suf,ctr) (3) counter for buddhas; (female given name) Mikoto To honour. ārya; honoured, honourable. |
爵 see styles |
jué jue2 chüeh shaku; saku(ok) しゃく; さく(ok) |
ancient bronze wine holder with 3 legs and loop handle; nobility (1) (hist) jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); (2) peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor); (female given name) Tsukasa |
竽 see styles |
yú yu2 yü u う |
free reed wind instrument similar to the sheng 笙[sheng1], used in ancient China (hist) yu; free reed wind instrument used in ancient China and Nara-period Japan |
鐸 铎 see styles |
duó duo2 to taku; suzu; nurite(ok); nute(ok); sanaki(ok) たく; すず; ぬりて(ok); ぬて(ok); さなき(ok) |
large ancient bell (1) (See 鈴) duo (ancient Chinese bell with a clapper and a long handle); (2) (たく only) (See 風鈴) large wind bell; (given name) Taku A bell with a clapper; translit. da. |
鞠 see styles |
jū ju1 chü mari まり |
to incline (one's torso); to bow; leather ball used in ancient times; (literary) to bring up; to rear; Taiwan pr. [ju2] (1) ball (for sport, games, etc.); (2) kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan; (surname, female given name) Mari To nourish, exhaust, address; a ball; translit. ku, gu. |
鼎 see styles |
dǐng ding3 ting kanae; tei / kanae; te かなえ; てい |
ancient cooking cauldron with two looped handles and three or four legs; pot (dialect); to enter upon a period of (classical); Kangxi radical 206; one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes (hist) three-legged bronze vessel (used in ancient China); (given name) Tei |
上古 see styles |
shàng gǔ shang4 gu3 shang ku jouko / joko じょうこ |
the distant past; ancient times; antiquity; early historical times ancient times; (surname) Jōko |
先賢 先贤 see styles |
xiān xián xian1 xian2 hsien hsien senken せんけん |
(literary) ancient sage ancient sage prior worthies |
古人 see styles |
gǔ rén gu3 ren2 ku jen kojin こじん |
people of ancient times; the ancients; extinct human species such as Homo erectus or Homo neanderthalensis; (literary) deceased person ancient people; (personal name) Furuhito the ancients |
古今 see styles |
gǔ jīn gu3 jin1 ku chin kokon(p); kokin(ok) ここん(P); こきん(ok) |
then and now; ancient and modern (noun - becomes adjective with の) ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present; (surname) Kokon Ancient and modern. |
古代 see styles |
gǔ dài gu3 dai4 ku tai kodai こだい |
ancient times (noun - becomes adjective with の) ancient times; distant past; antiquity; (surname) Furuyo |
古史 see styles |
gǔ shǐ gu3 shi3 ku shih koshi こし |
ancient history ancient history |
古字 see styles |
gǔ zì gu3 zi4 ku tzu koji こじ |
ancient character; archaic form of a Chinese character ancient character (esp. Chinese); ancient writing; (surname) Furuji |
古昔 see styles |
gǔ xī gu3 xi1 ku hsi koseki こせき |
(literary) ancient times; in olden days ancient times ancient |
古訓 古训 see styles |
gǔ xùn gu3 xun4 ku hsün kokun こくん |
old adage; ancient teaching (1) ancient precepts; ancient teachings; (2) old reading (of kanji or kanbun) |
古語 古语 see styles |
gǔ yǔ gu3 yu3 ku yü kogo こご |
ancient language; old expression (1) archaic word; obsolete word; archaism; (2) old saying; old adage; (3) old language; ancient language |
古都 see styles |
gǔ dū gu3 du1 ku tu koto こと |
ancient capital ancient city; former capital; (female given name) Miyako |
古音 see styles |
gǔ yīn gu3 yin1 ku yin koon こおん |
ancient (esp. pre-Qin) pronunciation of a Chinese character; classical speech sounds ko-on; ancient reading; reading of a kanji based on Zhou, Han and Wei dynasty Chinese |
大和 see styles |
dà hé da4 he2 ta ho yamatozaki やまとざき |
Yamato, an ancient Japanese province, a period of Japanese history, a place name, a surname etc; Daiwa, a Japanese place name, business name etc (1) Yamato; ancient province corresponding to modern-day Nara Prefecture; (2) (ancient) Japan; (can act as adjective) (3) Japanese; (surname) Yamatozaki |
月支 see styles |
yuè zhī yue4 zhi1 yüeh chih Gasshi げっし |
the Yuezhi, an ancient people of central Asia during the Han dynasty (also written 月氏[Yue4 zhi1]) Yuezhi; Rouzhi; an ancient Central Asian people (月支國) The Yuezhi, or 'Indo-Scythians', 月氏 (國) and a country they at one time occupied, i. e. 都貨羅 Tukhara, Tokharestan, or Badakshan. Driven out from the northern curve of the Yellow River by the Huns, circa 165 B. C., they conquered Bactria 大夏, the Punjab, Kashmir, 'and the greater part of India. ' Their expulsion from the north of Shansi was the cause of the famous journey of Zhangqian of the Han dynasty and the beginning of Chinese expansion to the north-west. Kanishka, king of the Yuezhi towards the end of the first century A. D., became the great protector and propagator of Buddhism. |
月氏 see styles |
yuè zhī yue4 zhi1 yüeh chih Gesshi げっし |
ancient people of central Asia during the Han dynasty Yuezhi; Rouzhi; an ancient Central Asian people Yuezhi |
蹴鞠 see styles |
cù jū cu4 ju1 ts`u chü tsu chü kemari; shuukiku / kemari; shukiku けまり; しゅうきく |
cuju, ancient Chinese football (soccer) kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan |
雲梯 云梯 see styles |
yún tī yun2 ti1 yün t`i yün ti untei / unte うんてい |
(military) ladder used for scaling the walls of a fortified place (i.e. for escalading) in ancient times; firefighters' extension ladder; stone steps on a mountain (1) overhead ladder; horizontal ladder; monkey bars; (2) yunti (scaling ladder used for escalade in ancient China); (surname) Unade |
震旦 see styles |
zhèn dàn zhen4 dan4 chen tan Shindan しんだん |
ancient Indian name for China (ancient) China Cīna, name of China in ancient India; also 振旦; 眞旦; 神旦 intp. as the place where the sun rises, but a translit. of Cīnaṣṭhāna. |
古代史 see styles |
gǔ dài shǐ gu3 dai4 shi3 ku tai shih kodaishi こだいし |
ancient history ancient history |
六韜三略 六韬三略 see styles |
liù tāo sān lüè liu4 tao1 san1 lu:e4 liu t`ao san lu:e liu tao san lu:e rikutousanryaku / rikutosanryaku りくとうさんりゃく |
"Six Secret Strategic Teachings" 六韜|六韬[Liu4 tao1] and "Three Strategies of Huang Shigong" 三略[San1 lu:e4], two of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1], attributed to Jiang Ziya 姜子牙[Jiang1 Zi3 ya2] (1) (yoji) The Six Secret Teachings and The Three Strategies of Huang Shigong (two ancient Chinese military treatises); (2) (yoji) secrets (of the art of war, etc.); mysteries |
丆 see styles |
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one of the characters used in kwukyel (phonetic "myeon"), an ancient Korean writing system |
丙 see styles |
bǐng bing3 ping hei(p); hinoe / he(p); hinoe へい(P); ひのえ |
third of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; third in order; letter "C" or Roman "III" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; ancient Chinese compass point: 165°; propyl (1) (へい only) (See 甲乙丙丁) third rank; third class; third person (in a contract, etc.); (2) (esp. ひのえ) third sign of the Chinese calendar; (personal name) Minezaki Fire, heat, south; the third of the ten stems. |
丷 see styles |
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one of the characters used in kwukyel, an ancient Korean writing system |
乊 see styles |
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one of the characters used in kwukyel (phonetic "ho"), an ancient Korean writing system |
乢 see styles |
gài gai4 kai tawa たわ |
ancient variant of 蓋|盖[gai4]; ancient variant of 丐[gai4] (surname) Tawa |
乥 see styles |
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one of the characters used in kwukyel (phonetic "hol"), an ancient Korean writing system |
亥 see styles |
hài hai4 hai i い |
12th earthly branch: 9-11 p.m., 10th solar month (7th November-6th December), year of the Boar; ancient Chinese compass point: 330° (1) the Boar (twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Pig; (2) (obsolete) (See 亥の刻) hour of the Boar (around 10pm, 9-11pm, or 10pm to 12 midnight); (3) (obsolete) north-northwest; (4) (obsolete) tenth month of the lunar calendar; (personal name) Gai |
亪 see styles |
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one of the characters used in kwukyel (phonetic "ye"), an ancient Korean writing system |
亽 see styles |
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one of the characters used in kwukyel (phonetic "ra"), an ancient Korean writing system |
仒 see styles |
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one of the characters used in kwukyel (phonetic "eo" or "sya"), an ancient Korean writing system |
仞 see styles |
rèn ren4 jen jin じん |
(measure) ren (ancient Chinese measure of height, depth, etc.; between 1-3 meters) |
仭 see styles |
mitsuru みつる |
ren (ancient Chinese measure of height, depth, etc.; between 1-3 meters); (given name) Mitsuru |
伎 see styles |
jì ji4 chi takumi たくみ |
artistry; talent; skill; (in ancient times) female entertainer (irregular kanji usage) technique; art; skill; (personal name) Takumi Skill; 伎巧; 伎藝. |
伝 see styles |
yún yun2 yün den でん |
to summon; to propagate; to transmit (1) legend; tradition; (2) biography; life; (3) method; way; (4) horseback transportation and communication relay system used in ancient Japan; (surname) Fu |
佧 see styles |
kǎ ka3 k`a ka |
ancient name for an ethnic group in China |
佩 see styles |
pèi pei4 p`ei pei hai はい |
to respect; to wear (belt etc) (1) ancient oriental belt decoration; (suf,ctr) (2) counter for swords to wear; put on; wrap around |
侯 see styles |
hóu hou2 hou kou / ko こう |
marquis, second of the five orders of ancient Chinese nobility 五等爵位[wu3deng3 jue2wei4]; nobleman; high official (n,n-suf) (1) (hist) (See 五等爵) marquis; second highest rank of the five ranks of nobility; (n,n-suf) (2) (hist) daimyo; (surname) Hou |
倭 see styles |
wō wo1 wo yamato やまと |
dwarf; Japanese (derog.) (old) (1) (mathematics term) sum; (2) harmony; peace; (n,n-pref,adj-no) (3) Japan; Japanese-style; (1) Yamato; ancient province corresponding to modern-day Nara Prefecture; (2) (ancient) Japan; (can act as adjective) (3) Japanese; (surname, given name) Yamato |
兕 see styles |
sì si4 ssu |
animal cited in ancient texts, resembling a buffalo (some say rhinoceros or female rhinoceros) |
刖 see styles |
yuè yue4 yüeh getsu げつ |
to amputate one or both feet (punishment in imperial China) (one of the five mutilating punishments 五刑[wu3 xing2]) (hist) (See 剕) cutting off a foot (one of the five punishments of ancient China) |
剕 see styles |
fèi fei4 fei hi; ashikiri ひ; あしきり |
amputation of limbs as corporal punishment; variant of 腓, calf (hist) (See 五刑・1) cutting off a foot (one of the five punishments of ancient China) |
劓 see styles |
yì yi4 i hanakiri はなきり |
cut off the nose (archaism) (See 五刑・1) cutting off the nose (form of punishment in ancient China) |
匕 see styles |
bǐ bi3 pi shaji しゃじ saji さじ kai かい |
dagger; ladle; ancient type of spoon (out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (kana only) spoon |
匴 see styles |
suǎn suan3 suan |
bamboo utensil used for washing rice in ancient times; bamboo container for a hat used in the capping ceremony 冠禮|冠礼[guan4 li3] in ancient times |
午 see styles |
wǔ wu3 wu uma うま |
7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of the Horse; ancient Chinese compass point: 180° (south) (1) the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); (2) (obsolete) (See 午の刻) hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); (3) (obsolete) south; (4) (obsolete) fifth month of the lunar calendar; (personal name) Kogoe Noon. |
卪 see styles |
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one of the characters used in kwukyel, an ancient Korean writing system |
卮 see styles |
zhī zhi1 chih shi し sakazuki さかづき |
goblet zhi (large bowl-shaped ancient Chinese cup with two handles); sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages |
卯 see styles |
mǎo mao3 mao u(p); bou / u(p); bo う(P); ぼう |
mortise (slot cut into wood to receive a tenon); 4th earthly branch: 5-7 a.m., 2nd solar month (6th March-4th April), year of the Rabbit; ancient Chinese compass point: 90° (east); variant of 鉚|铆[mao3]; to exert one's strength (1) the Rabbit (fourth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Hare; (2) (See 卯の刻) hour of the Rabbit (around 6am, 5-7am, or 6-8am); (3) (obsolete) east; (4) (obsolete) second month in the lunar calendar; (personal name) Bou |
厼 see styles |
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one of the characters used in kwukyel (phonetic "keum"), an ancient Korean writing system |
叒 see styles |
ruò ruo4 jo |
old variant of 若[ruo4]; obedient; ancient mythical tree |
史 see styles |
shǐ shi3 shih fuhito; fubito; fumihito ふひと; ふびと; ふみひと |
history; annals; title of an official historian in ancient China (archaism) court historian; (male given name) Fumihito history |
吟 see styles |
yín yin2 yin gin ぎん |
to chant; to recite; to moan; to groan; cry (of certain animals and insects); song (ancient poem) (1) recitation (of a poem); chanting; singing; (2) composition (of a poem); composed poem; (n,n-suf) (3) classical Chinese poetry form; (n,suf) (4) stress of sound in noh song; (female given name) Gin Chant, hum, mutter. |
呂 吕 see styles |
lǚ lu:3 lü ryo りょ |
pitchpipe, pitch standard, one of the twelve semitones in the traditional tone system (1) (abbreviation) {music} bass range (in Japanese music); (2) (See 十二律,律・6) six even-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale; (3) (See 呂旋) Japanese seven-tone gagaku scale similar to Mixolydian mode (corresp. to: re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do); (surname) Roi |
嗊 唝 see styles |
hǒng hong3 hung |
used in the title of an ancient song, 囉嗊曲|啰唝曲[Luo2 hong3 Qu3] |
嗕 see styles |
rù ru4 ju |
ancient tribe of northern China |
嘂 see styles |
jiào jiao4 chiao |
old variant of 叫[jiao4]; ancient musical instrument similar to ocarina |
囆 see styles |
chài chai4 ch`ai chai |
(used in an ancient given name) |
圭 see styles |
guī gui1 kuei misaki みさき |
jade tablet, square at the base and rounded or pointed at the top, held by the nobility at ceremonies; sundial; (ancient unit of volume) a tiny amount; a smidgen; a speck (female given name) Misaki |
坤 see styles |
kūn kun1 k`un kun kon こん |
one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing earth; female principle; ☷; ancient Chinese compass point: 225° (southwest) kun (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: earth, southwest); (given name) Mamoru earth |
墨 see styles |
mò mo4 mo boku ぼく |
ink stick; China ink; CL:塊|块[kuai4]; corporal punishment consisting of tattooing characters on the victim's forehead (1) (abbreviation) (See 墨西哥・メキシコ) Mexico; (2) (rare) (See 墨家) Mohism; (3) (archaism) (See 墨・1) ink; (4) (abbreviation) (hist) (See 墨刑) tattooing (as a form of punishment in ancient China); (personal name) Boku Ink; black; dyed black, e.g. 墨衣 black clothes, at one time said to have been the garb of the monk to distinguish him from the ordinary people who wore white. |
墳 坟 see styles |
fén fen2 fen tsuka |
grave; tomb; CL:座[zuo4]; embankment; mound; ancient book A grave 墳墓. |
壎 see styles |
xūn xun1 hsün |
ancient porcelain wind-instrument |
壬 see styles |
rén ren2 jen jin; mizunoe じん; みずのえ |
ninth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; ninth in order; letter "I" or Roman "IX" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; ancient Chinese compass point: 345°; nona 9th in rank; ninth sign of the Chinese calendar; (surname) Mibu |
壭 see styles |
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one of the characters used in kwukyel (phonetic "san"), an ancient Korean writing system |
壷 see styles |
tsubosaki つぼさき |
(out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (1) jar; pot; vase; (2) dice cup; (3) depression (i.e. the basin of a waterfall); (4) (archaism) target (when aiming an arrow); (5) (kana only) (figurative) bull's-eye; (6) (kana only) key point (of a conversation, etc.); (7) (kana only) acupuncture point; moxibustion point; (8) (kana only) nodes on a fingerboard (of a shamisen, etc.); hu (ancient Chinese vessel shaped like a vase, usually used to store alcohol); (surname) Tsubosaki |
壺 壶 see styles |
hú hu2 hu tsubosaki つぼさき |
pot; classifier for bottled liquid (out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (1) jar; pot; vase; (2) dice cup; (3) depression (i.e. the basin of a waterfall); (4) (archaism) target (when aiming an arrow); (5) (kana only) (figurative) bull's-eye; (6) (kana only) key point (of a conversation, etc.); (7) (kana only) acupuncture point; moxibustion point; (8) (kana only) nodes on a fingerboard (of a shamisen, etc.); hu (ancient Chinese vessel shaped like a vase, usually used to store alcohol); (surname) Tsubosaki |
姓 see styles |
xìng xing4 hsing sei(p); shou(ok); sou(ok) / se(p); sho(ok); so(ok) せい(P); しょう(ok); そう(ok) |
family name; surname; to be surnamed ... (1) surname; family name; (2) (せい only) (See 姓・かばね・1) hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing) family |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
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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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