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There are 63 total results for your taisho search.

Characters Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

大笑

see styles
dà xiào
    da4 xiao4
ta hsiao
 taishou / taisho
    たいしょう

More info & calligraphy:

Roar of Laughter / Big Laughs
to laugh heartily; a belly laugh
(n,vs,vi) loud laughter; hearty laugh

see styles
dà zhèng
    da4 zheng4
ta cheng
 taishou / taisho
    たいしょう
Taishō, Japanese era name, corresponding to the reign (1912-1926) of emperor Yoshihito 嘉仁[Jia1 ren2]
(hist) Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era; (personal name) Hiromasa

嘉仁

see styles
jiā rén
    jia1 ren2
chia jen
 yoshihito
    よしひと
Yoshihito, personal name of the Taishō 大正[Da4 zheng4] emperor of Japan (1879-1926), reigned 1912-1926
(male given name) Yoshihito

大将

see styles
 taishou(p); daishou(ok) / taisho(p); daisho(ok)
    たいしょう(P); だいしょう(ok)
(1) {mil} general; admiral; (2) head; chief; leader; boss; kingpin; (3) (familiar language) (familiar or jocular term for addressing a male) old chap; mate; boss; chief; man; (4) (See 先鋒・せんぽう・2) athlete who competes in the last match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.); (given name) Hiromasa

大暑

see styles
dà shǔ
    da4 shu3
ta shu
 taisho
    たいしょ
Dashu or Great Heat, 12th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 23rd July-6th August
(1) blistering heat; (2) (See 二十四節気) "major heat" solar term (approx. July 23)

大書

see styles
 taisho
    たいしょ
(noun, transitive verb) writing in large letters

大詔

see styles
 taishou / taisho
    たいしょう
imperial rescript

大賞

see styles
 taishou / taisho
    たいしょう
big prize; first prize

太初

see styles
tài chū
    tai4 chu1
t`ai ch`u
    tai chu
 taisho
    たいしょ
the absolute beginning
beginning of the world

太祥

see styles
 taishou / taisho
    たいしょう
(given name) Taishou

対処

see styles
 taisho
    たいしょ
(n,vs,vi) dealing with; coping with

対照

see styles
 taishou / taisho
    たいしょう
(noun/participle) contrast; antithesis; comparison

対症

see styles
 taishou / taisho
    たいしょう
specific (e.g. antibody)

対称

see styles
 taishou / taisho
    たいしょう
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) symmetry; (2) {gramm} (See 二人称) second person

対象

see styles
 taishou / taisho
    たいしょう
(noun - becomes adjective with の) target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)

対蹠

see styles
 taisho; taiseki
    たいしょ; たいせき
(can act as adjective) {math} antipodal; diametrical opposition

對生


对生

see styles
duì shēng
    dui4 sheng1
tui sheng
 taishō
(botany) opposite leaf arrangement; paired leaf arrangement
born facing each other

對障


对障

see styles
duì zhàng
    dui4 zhang4
tui chang
 taishō
to counteract hindrances

書生


书生

see styles
shū shēng
    shu1 sheng1
shu sheng
 shosei / shose
    しょせい
scholar; intellectual; egghead
(1) (dated) (Meiji and Taishō-era term) student; (2) student who performs housework in exchange for meals and lodging; houseboy (attending school or university)

洋館

see styles
 youkan / yokan
    ようかん
Western-style house (esp. one built in the Meiji or Taisho periods)

耐暑

see styles
 taisho
    たいしょ
(usu. prenom.) (See 耐寒) resistance to heat

諦承

see styles
 taishou / taisho
    たいしょう
(given name) Taishou

退所

see styles
 taisho
    たいしょ
(n,vs,vi) leaving (a facility, clinic, office, research institute, etc.); retiring

隊商

see styles
 taishou / taisho
    たいしょう
caravan (of merchants)

體性


体性

see styles
tǐ xìng
    ti3 xing4
t`i hsing
    ti hsing
 taishō
disposition
ātmakatva; dharmatā; the essential, or substantial nature of anything, self-substance.

Variations:

see styles
 tii / ti
    ティー
(1) T; t; (2) (See トン) ton; tonne; (3) (See ターミナル) (airport) terminal; (4) (abbreviation) (colloquialism) (See Tシャツ,白ティー) T-shirt; tee; (5) (abbreviation) (See タテ目) long grain (paper); (prefix) (6) (See 大正) nth year in the Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25)

カフェ

see styles
 kafue
    カフエ
(1) cafe (fre:); coffeehouse; (2) hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period); (place-name) Kafue (Zambia)

円タク

see styles
 entaku
    えんタク
(abbr. of 一円タクシー) one-yen taxi (in the Taisho and Showa periods); taxi

大正区

see styles
 taishouku / taishoku
    たいしょうく
(place-name) Taishō Ward (Osaka)

大正琴

see styles
 taishougoto / taishogoto
    たいしょうごと
Nagoya harp; Taishō koto; Japanese harp with two to five strings

普通文

see styles
 futsuubun / futsubun
    ふつうぶん
(1) normal style of writing; modern Japanese text; (2) text written in literary style with mixed kanji and kana (until the Taisho era)

桃割れ

see styles
 momoware
    ももわれ
hairstyle of Meiji and Taisho era, featuring a bun resembling a halved peach

無體性


无体性

see styles
wú tǐ xìng
    wu2 ti3 xing4
wu t`i hsing
    wu ti hsing
 mu taishō
no essence

論體性


论体性

see styles
lùn tǐ xìng
    lun4 ti3 xing4
lun t`i hsing
    lun ti hsing
 ron taishō
the debate in itself

近代語

see styles
 kindaigo
    きんだいご
(1) (See 中世) modern Japanese (as spoken since the Middle Ages); (2) Japanese spoken during the Meiji period (sometimes including the late Edo period and-or the Taishō period)

銘酒屋

see styles
 meishuya / meshuya
    めいしゅや
seller of high-quality sake; (Meiji or Taisho era) brothel

カッフェ

see styles
 kaffe
    カッフェ
(1) cafe (fre:); coffeehouse; (2) hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)

カフェー

see styles
 kafee
    カフェー
(1) cafe (fre:); coffeehouse; (2) hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)

キャフェ

see styles
 kyafe
    キャフェ
(1) cafe (fre:); coffeehouse; (2) hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)

以爲體性


以为体性

see styles
yǐ wéi tǐ xìng
    yi3 wei2 ti3 xing4
i wei t`i hsing
    i wei ti hsing
 i i taishō
to construe to be an essence

大正の代

see styles
 taishounoyo / taishonoyo
    たいしょうのよ
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era

大正大学

see styles
 taishoudaigaku / taishodaigaku
    たいしょうだいがく
(org) Taisho University; (o) Taisho University

大正天皇

see styles
 taishoutennou / taishotenno
    たいしょうてんのう
Emperor Taishō (1879-1926, reigned 1912-1926); Emperor Yoshihito; (person) Emperor Taishou; Taishou Tenno (1879-1926 CE, reigning: 1912-1926 CE)

大正政変

see styles
 taishouseihen / taishosehen
    たいしょうせいへん
(hist) Taishō Political Crisis (1913)

大正時代

see styles
 taishoujidai / taishojidai
    たいしょうじだい
(hist) Taishō period (1912-1926); Taisho period

對障辨脫


对障辨脱

see styles
duì zhàng biàn tuō
    dui4 zhang4 bian4 tuo1
tui chang pien t`o
    tui chang pien to
 taishō bendatsu
explanation of the counteractive measures that are applied in the removal of specific types of hindrances

市区改正

see styles
 shikukaisei / shikukaise
    しくかいせい
shiku-kaisei city planning; city renewal that occurred in the Taisho and Meiji eras

桂園時代

see styles
 keienjidai / keenjidai
    けいえんじだい
(hist) Keien period (between the end of the Russo-Japanese War and the Taisho Political Crisis, approx. 1905-1912)

法身體性


法身体性

see styles
fǎ shēn tǐ xìng
    fa3 shen1 ti3 xing4
fa shen t`i hsing
    fa shen ti hsing
 hōshin taishō
The embodiment, totality, or nature of the dharmakāya. In Hīnayāna the Buddha-nature in its 理 or absolute side is described as not discussed, being synonymous with the 五分 five divisions of the commandments, meditation, wisdom, release, and doctrine, 戒, 定, 慧, 解脫, and 知見. In the Mahāyāna the 三論宗 defines the absolute or ultimate reality as the formless which contains all forms, the essence of being, the noumenon of the other two manifestations of the triratna. The 法相宗 defines it as (a) the nature or essence of the whole triratna; (b) the particular form of the Dharma in that trinity. The One-Vehicle schools represented by the 華嚴宗, 天台, etc., consider it to be the bhūtatathatā, 理 and 智 being one and undivided. The Shingon sect takes the six elements-earth, water, fire, air, space, mind-as the 理 or fundamental dharmakāya and the sixth, mind, intelligence, or knowledge, as the 智 Wisdom dharmakāya.

超然内閣

see styles
 chouzennaikaku / chozennaikaku
    ちょうぜんないかく
(Meiji or Taisho era) non-partisan cabinet

間の子船

see styles
 ainokobune
    あいのこぶね
(exp,n) (hist) semi-Western, semi-Japanese wooden sailing boat, popular during the latter half of the Meiji period and the Taisho period

カッフェー

see styles
 kaffee
    カッフェー
(1) cafe (fre:); coffeehouse; (2) hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)

Variations:
どん
ドン

see styles
 don; don
    どん; ドン
(adv-to,adv) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) bang; bam; boom; thud; thump; crash; (2) (See 午砲) noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; noonday gun; (3) (slang) {hanaf} last round in a game of 12 rounds; (prefix) (4) (See ど・1) precisely; exactly; plumb; totally; very; (suffix) (5) (どん only) (honorific or respectful language) (familiar language) (southern Kyushu equiv. of -さん) (See 殿・どの) Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.; -san

合の子弁当

see styles
 ainokobentou / ainokobento
    あいのこべんとう
children's lunch box of cooked rice and a Western-style side dish (popular late Meiji and Taisho periods)

法界體性智


法界体性智

see styles
fǎ jiè tǐ xìng zhì
    fa3 jie4 ti3 xing4 zhi4
fa chieh t`i hsing chih
    fa chieh ti hsing chih
 hokkai taishō chi
Intelligence as the fundamental nature of the universe; Vairocana as cosmic energy and wisdom interpenetrating all elements of the universe, a term used by the esoteric sects.

合いの子弁当

see styles
 ainokobentou / ainokobento
    あいのこべんとう
children's lunch box of cooked rice and a Western-style side dish (popular late Meiji and Taisho periods)

大正デモクラシー

see styles
 taishoudemokurashii / taishodemokurashi
    たいしょうデモクラシー
(See 大正) Taishō democracy

Variations:
合の子弁当
合いの子弁当

see styles
 ainokobentou / ainokobento
    あいのこべんとう
children's lunch box of cooked rice and a Western-style side dish (popular late Meiji and Taisho periods)

Variations:
大勝(P)
大捷(rK)

see styles
 taishou / taisho
    たいしょう
(n,vs,vi) great victory; decisive victory; overwhelming victory; landslide victory

Variations:
大正ロマン
大正浪漫(ateji)

see styles
 taishouroman(大正roman); taishouroman(大正浪漫) / taishoroman(大正roman); taishoroman(大正浪漫)
    たいしょうロマン(大正ロマン); たいしょうろまん(大正浪漫)
(See 大正) Taishō romanticism (style of art, architecture, etc.)

Variations:
カフェ(P)
カフェー
キャフェ
カッフェー
カッフェ

see styles
 kafe(p); kafee; kyafe; kaffee; kaffe
    カフェ(P); カフェー; キャフェ; カッフェー; カッフェ
(1) café (fre:); cafe; coffeehouse; (2) hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)

Variations:
姥捨て山
姥捨山
姨捨て山
姨捨山
うば捨て山
おば捨て山
うばすて山
おばすて山

see styles
 ubasuteyama(姥捨te山, 姥捨山, 姨捨te山, 姨捨山, uba捨te山, ubasute山); obasuteyama(姥捨te山, 姥捨山, 姨捨te山, 姨捨山, oba捨te山, obasute山)
    うばすてやま(姥捨て山, 姥捨山, 姨捨て山, 姨捨山, うば捨て山, うばすて山); おばすてやま(姥捨て山, 姥捨山, 姨捨て山, 姨捨山, おば捨て山, おばすて山)
(1) mountain where old people were abandoned (according to legend); (2) position or division in a company to which an old and ineffective person is transferred; (3) (slang) (derogatory term) (Meiji, Taisho period slang) (See 女子大学) women's college

Variations:
姥捨て山
姨捨山
姥捨山
うば捨て山(sK)
おば捨て山(sK)
うばすて山(sK)
おばすて山(sK)
姨捨て山(sK)

see styles
 ubasuteyama; obasuteyama
    うばすてやま; おばすてやま
(1) mountain where old people were abandoned (according to legend); (2) position or division in a company to which an old and ineffective person is transferred; (3) (obsolete) (slang) (derogatory term) (used in the Meiji and Taisho periods) (See 女子大学) women's college

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

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