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Variations:
竹を割ったよう
竹を割った様
竹をわったよう

see styles
 takeowattayou / takeowattayo
    たけをわったよう
(exp,adj-na) (1) (idiom) clear-cut and straightforward; (exp,adj-na) (2) (idiom) (of a person) forward-thinking; honest; upright; frank

Variations:
ご苦労様(P)
ご苦労さま(P)
御苦労様
御苦労さま

see styles
 gokurousama / gokurosama
    ごくろうさま
(exp,adj-na) (polite language) (usu. to one's subordinate) (See お疲れ様・1) thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts

Variations:
よそ様
他所様
余所様
他所さま(sK)
余所さま(sK)

see styles
 yososama
    よそさま
(polite language) outsiders; another person; other people; third party

Variations:
物も言い様で角が立つ
物も言いようで角が立つ

see styles
 monomoiiyoudekadogatatsu / monomoiyodekadogatatsu
    ものもいいようでかどがたつ
(exp,v5t) (proverb) harsh words make the going rough; consider your words; people may be offended (or not) by the way you speak

Variations:
走馬灯のように駆け巡る
走馬灯の様に駆け巡る

see styles
 soumatounoyounikakemeguru / somatonoyonikakemeguru
    そうまとうのようにかけめぐる
(exp,v5r) (See 走馬灯・2) to flash before one's eyes (of memories, etc.)

Variations:
お医者様
お医者さま
御医者様(rK)
御医者さま(sK)

see styles
 oishasama
    おいしゃさま
(honorific or respectful language) doctor; physician

Variations:
お天道様
お天道さま
御天道様(rK)
御天道さま(rK)

see styles
 otentosama; otentousama / otentosama; otentosama
    おてんとさま; おてんとうさま
the sun

Variations:
お天道様
お天道さま
御天道様(sK)
御天道さま(sK)

see styles
 otentosama; otentousama / otentosama; otentosama
    おてんとさま; おてんとうさま
the sun; Sol

Variations:
お日様
お日さま
お陽さま
お陽様
御日様
御陽様

see styles
 ohisama
    おひさま
(child. language) the Sun

Variations:
お釈迦様
お釈迦さま
御釈迦様(rK)
おしゃか様(sK)

see styles
 oshakasama
    おしゃかさま
(See 釈迦・しゃか) Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha (5th c. BCE?)

Variations:
いつもの様に
何時ものように(rK)
何時もの様に(rK)

see styles
 itsumonoyouni / itsumonoyoni
    いつものように
(exp,adv) (kana only) as usual; as always; like always

Variations:
ご馳走様でした
ご馳走さまでした
御馳走様でした

see styles
 gochisousamadeshita / gochisosamadeshita
    ごちそうさまでした
(expression) (kana only) thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal

Variations:
お世話様
お世話さま(sK)
御世話様(sK)
御世話さま(sK)

see styles
 osewasama
    おせわさま
(expression) thanks for taking care of me; thanks for taking care of my loved one

Variations:
すれ違いざま
すれ違い様
擦れ違いざま
擦れ違い様

see styles
 surechigaizama
    すれちがいざま
(expression) (See すれ違い・1) while passing each other

Variations:
盆と正月が一緒に来たよう
盆と正月が一緒に来た様

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 bontoshougatsugaisshonikitayou / bontoshogatsugaisshonikitayo
    ぼんとしょうがつがいっしょにきたよう
(exp,adj-na) (1) as if Christmas and one's birthday had come at the same time; as if Lady Luck had just visited twice; as if the Bon Festival and New Year had come at the same time; (exp,adj-na) (2) as if the two busiest days of the year had come at the same time

Variations:
お疲れ様(P)
お疲れさま(P)
おつかれ様(sK)
御疲れ様(sK)

see styles
 otsukaresama
    おつかれさま
(expression) (1) thank you (for your hard work); good work; (expression) (2) see you; goodbye; goodnight

Variations:
ご馳走様でした(P)
ご馳走さまでした
御馳走様でした

see styles
 gochisousamadeshita / gochisosamadeshita
    ごちそうさまでした
(expression) (polite language) (kana only) thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal

Variations:
取って付けたよう
取ってつけたよう
取って付けた様

see styles
 tottetsuketayou / tottetsuketayo
    とってつけたよう
(exp,adj-na) unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)

Variations:
蚊の鳴くような声
蚊の泣くような声
蚊の鳴く様な声

see styles
 kanonakuyounakoe / kanonakuyonakoe
    かのなくようなこえ
(exp,n) very thin voice

Variations:
お生憎様
おあいにく様(sK)
お生憎さま(sK)
御生憎様(sK)

see styles
 oainikusama
    おあいにくさま
(int,adj-na) (1) (kana only) (used when giving disappointing news, refusing a request, etc.) sorry; (int,adj-na) (2) (kana only) (ironic) too bad (for you)!; tough luck!

Variations:
仕様がない(P)
しようが無い
仕様が無い
しょうが無い

see styles
 shouganai(仕ganai, 仕ga無i, shouga無i)(p); shiyouganai(仕ganai, shiyouga無i, 仕ga無i) / shoganai(仕ganai, 仕ga無i, shoga無i)(p); shiyoganai(仕ganai, shiyoga無i, 仕ga無i)
    しょうがない(仕様がない, 仕様が無い, しょうが無い)(P); しようがない(仕様がない, しようが無い, 仕様が無い)
(exp,adj-i) (1) (kana only) there's no (other) way; (exp,adj-i) (2) (kana only) cannot be helped; unavoidable; inevitable; (there's) nothing one can do; having no choice; it is what it is; (exp,adj-i) (3) (kana only) (oft. as 〜てもしょうがない) it's no use (doing); pointless; useless; no good; insufficient; not enough; (exp,adj-i) (4) (kana only) hopeless (person); annoying; troublesome; awful; (exp,adj-i) (5) (kana only) (as 〜てしょうがない or 〜でしょうがない) cannot stand it; unbearable; cannot help (doing, feeling); dying (to do)

Variations:
泥のように寝る
泥の様に寝る(sK)
ドロのように寝る(sK)

see styles
 doronoyounineru / doronoyonineru
    どろのようにねる
(exp,v1) (idiom) (See 泥のように眠る) to sleep like a log; to sleep like a baby

Variations:
泥のように眠る
泥の様に眠る(sK)
ドロのように眠る(sK)

see styles
 doronoyouninemuru / doronoyoninemuru
    どろのようにねむる
(exp,v5r) (idiom) to sleep like a log; to sleep like a baby

Variations:
ものは言いよう
物は言いよう
物は言い様
物はいいよう

see styles
 monohaiiyou / monohaiyo
    ものはいいよう
(expression) (proverb) smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say, it's how you say it

Variations:
自分のことのように
自分の事のように
自分のことの様に

see styles
 jibunnokotonoyouni / jibunnokotonoyoni
    じぶんのことのように
(expression) as if it were about oneself

Variations:
お日様
お日さま
お陽さま(rK)
お陽様(sK)
御日様(rK)
御陽様(rK)

see styles
 ohisama
    おひさま
(child. language) the Sun

Variations:
血のにじむよう
血の滲むよう
血の滲む様(sK)
血のにじむ様(sK)

see styles
 chinonijimuyou / chinonijimuyo
    ちのにじむよう
(exp,adj-na) (idiom) painstaking (e.g. effort); excruciating (e.g. hard work); grueling

Variations:
雲をつかむよう
雲を掴むよう
雲をつかむ様(sK)
雲を掴む様(sK)

see styles
 kumootsukamuyou / kumootsukamuyo
    くもをつかむよう
(exp,adj-na) (idiom) vague; unclear; elusive; hazy

Variations:
仕様がない(rK)
しようが無い(sK)
仕様が無い(sK)
しょうが無い(sK)

see styles
 shouganai(p); shiyouganai / shoganai(p); shiyoganai
    しょうがない(P); しようがない
(exp,adj-i) (1) (kana only) there's no (other) way; (exp,adj-i) (2) (kana only) cannot be helped; unavoidable; inevitable; (there's) nothing one can do; having no choice; it is what it is; (exp,adj-i) (3) (kana only) (oft. as 〜てもしょうがない) it's no use (doing); pointless; useless; no good; insufficient; not enough; (exp,adj-i) (4) (kana only) hopeless (person); annoying; troublesome; awful; (exp,adj-i) (5) (kana only) (as 〜てしょうがない or 〜でしょうがない) cannot stand it; unbearable; cannot help (doing, feeling); dying (to do)

Variations:
しようも無い
しょうも無い
仕様もない
仕様も無い
性もない(iK)

see styles
 shiyoumonai(shiyoumo無i, 仕monai, 仕mo無i); shoumonai(shoumo無i, 仕monai, 仕mo無i, 性monai); shoomonai / shiyomonai(shiyomo無i, 仕monai, 仕mo無i); shomonai(shomo無i, 仕monai, 仕mo無i, 性monai); shoomonai
    しようもない(しようも無い, 仕様もない, 仕様も無い); しょうもない(しょうも無い, 仕様もない, 仕様も無い, 性もない); しょーもない
(exp,adj-i) (1) (kana only) stupid; meaningless; worthless; pointless; boring; (exp,adj-i) (2) (kana only) hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving

Variations:
お姫様抱っこ
お姫様だっこ
お姫さま抱っこ(sK)
お姫さまだっこ(sK)

see styles
 ohimesamadakko
    おひめさまだっこ
(noun, transitive verb) carrying (someone) in one's arms; princess carry; bridal carry

Variations:
お陰様で(P)
お蔭様で(P)
お陰さまで
おかげ様で
御陰様で
御蔭様で

see styles
 okagesamade
    おかげさまで
(expression) (1) (polite language) (kana only) thankfully; fortunately; luckily; by God's grace; under the gods' shadow; (expression) (2) (polite language) (kana only) thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support; thanks to your efforts

Variations:
お陰様をもちまして
おかげさまを持ちまして
お陰様を持ちまして

see styles
 okagesamaomochimashite
    おかげさまをもちまして
(expression) (polite language) (kana only) (See おかげをもちまして) thanks to your assistance; thanks to your help; thanks to your support

Variations:
手に取るように
手にとるように
手に取る様に(sK)
手にとる様に(sK)

see styles
 tenitoruyouni / tenitoruyoni
    てにとるように
(exp,adv) clearly (understand, see, hear, etc.); distinctly; perfectly; as if it were right in front of one

Variations:
見よう見まね
見よう見真似
見様見真似
見ようみまね
みよう見真似

see styles
 miyoumimane / miyomimane
    みようみまね
(expression) learning by watching others; learning by imitation

Variations:
仕様もない(rK)
しようも無い(sK)
しょうも無い(sK)
仕様も無い(sK)
性もない(sK)

see styles
 shoumonai; shiyoumonai; shoomonai(sk) / shomonai; shiyomonai; shoomonai(sk)
    しょうもない; しようもない; しょーもない(sk)
(exp,adj-i) (1) (kana only) stupid; meaningless; worthless; pointless; boring; (exp,adj-i) (2) (kana only) hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving

Variations:
お祖母様
お婆様
お祖母さま
お婆さま
御祖母様
御婆様
御祖母さま
御婆さま

see styles
 obaasama / obasama
    おばあさま
(1) (kana only) (honorific or respectful language) (usu. お祖母様) (See お祖母さん・おばあさん・1) grandmother; (2) (kana only) (honorific or respectful language) (usu. お婆様) (See お祖母さん・おばあさん・2) old woman; female senior citizen

Variations:
どれにしようかな天の神様の言う通り
どれにしようかな天の神様のいうとおり

see styles
 dorenishiyoukanatennokamisamanoiutoori / dorenishiyokanatennokamisamanoiutoori
    どれにしようかなてんのかみさまのいうとおり
(expression) (See どれにしようかな) eeny, meeny, miny, moe; eenie, meenie, minie, moe

Variations:
カエルの王様
かえるの王様
かえるの王さま
カエルの王さま
蛙の王様
蛙の王さま

see styles
 kaerunoousama / kaerunoosama
    かえるのおうさま
(work) The Frog Prince (fairy tale)

Variations:
堰を切ったよう
せきを切ったよう
堰を切った様
せきを切った様
関を切ったよう(iK)

see styles
 sekiokittayou / sekiokittayo
    せきをきったよう
(exp,adj-na) gushing forth; bursting out; like breaking a dam

Variations:
どう仕様もない
如何しようもない
如何しようも無い
どう仕様も無い
如何仕様も無い

see styles
 doushiyoumonai / doshiyomonai
    どうしようもない
(exp,adj-i) (kana only) it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

Variations:
お姫様抱っこ
お姫様だっこ
お姫さま抱っこ
お姫さまだっこ
御姫様抱っこ
御姫様だっこ

see styles
 ohimesamadakko
    おひめさまだっこ
(noun/participle) (colloquialism) (See 横抱き) carrying a person in one's arms; princess carry; bridal carry

Variations:
お客様は神様
お客さまは神様(sK)
お客さまは神さま(sK)
お客様は神さま(sK)
御客様は神様(sK)

see styles
 okyakusamahakamisama
    おきゃくさまはかみさま
(expression) (proverb) the customer is always right; the customer is king

Variations:
困った時はお互い様
困ったときはお互い様
困ったときはお互いさま
困った時はお互いさま

see styles
 komattatokihaotagaisama
    こまったときはおたがいさま
(expression) next time it will be me who needs your help; when times are tough, we should help each other; we are all in this together

Variations:
目を皿のようにする
目を皿の様にする(sK)
眼を皿のようにする(sK)
目をさらのようにする(sK)

see styles
 meosaranoyounisuru / meosaranoyonisuru
    めをさらのようにする
(exp,vs-i) to open one's eyes wide

Variations:
苦虫を噛み潰したよう
苦虫をかみつぶしたよう
苦虫を噛みつぶしたよう
苦虫を噛み潰した様

see styles
 nigamushiokamitsubushitayou / nigamushiokamitsubushitayo
    にがむしをかみつぶしたよう
(exp,adj-na) (idiom) (See 苦虫) sour (expression); as if having swallowed a bitter bug

Variations:
ことほど左様に
事ほど左様に
事程左様に
事ほどさように
こと程左様に
こと程さように
事程さように

see styles
 kotohodosayouni / kotohodosayoni
    ことほどさように
(exp,adv) so ... that ...; to that extent; to that degree

Variations:
おばあ様
お祖母様
お婆様
お祖母さま(sK)
お婆さま(sK)
御祖母様(sK)
御婆様(sK)
御祖母さま(sK)
御婆さま(sK)

see styles
 obaasama / obasama
    おばあさま
(1) (kana only) (honorific or respectful language) (usu. お祖母様 when written with kanji) (See おばあさん・1) grandmother; (2) (kana only) (honorific or respectful language) (usu. お婆様 when written with kanji) (See おばあさん・2) old woman; female senior citizen

Variations:
お待ちどおさま
お待ち遠様
御待ち遠様
お待ち遠さま
お待ちどお様
お待ちどうさま(ik)
お待ちどう様(ik)

see styles
 omachidoosama(o待chidoosama, o待chi遠, 御待chi遠, o待chi遠sama, o待chidoo); omachidousama(o待chi遠, 御待chi遠, o待chi遠sama, o待chidousama, o待chidou)(ik) / omachidoosama(o待chidoosama, o待chi遠, 御待chi遠, o待chi遠sama, o待chidoo); omachidosama(o待chi遠, 御待chi遠, o待chi遠sama, o待chidosama, o待chido)(ik)
    おまちどおさま(お待ちどおさま, お待ち遠様, 御待ち遠様, お待ち遠さま, お待ちどお様); おまちどうさま(お待ち遠様, 御待ち遠様, お待ち遠さま, お待ちどうさま, お待ちどう様)(ik)
(expression) I'm sorry to have kept you waiting

Variations:
堰を切ったよう
せきを切ったよう
堰を切った様(sK)
せきを切った様(sK)
関を切ったよう(sK)
咳を切ったよう(sK)

see styles
 sekiokittayou / sekiokittayo
    せきをきったよう
(exp,adj-na) gushing forth; bursting out; like breaking a dam

Variations:
お待ちどおさま
お待ち遠様
お待ちどうさま(ik)
御待ち遠様(sK)
お待ち遠さま(sK)
お待ちどお様(sK)
お待ちどう様(sK)

see styles
 omachidoosama; omachidousama(sk) / omachidoosama; omachidosama(sk)
    おまちどおさま; おまちどうさま(sk)
(expression) I'm sorry to have kept you waiting

Variations:
バカとハサミは使いよう
バカとはさみは使いよう
ばかとはさみは使いよう
馬鹿とはさみは使いよう
馬鹿と鋏は使い様

see styles
 bakatohasamihatsukaiyou(bakatohasamiha使iyou); bakatohasamihatsukaiyou(bakatohasamiha使iyou); bakatohasamihatsukaiyou(bakatohasamiha使iyou, 馬鹿tohasamiha使iyou, 馬鹿to鋏ha使i) / bakatohasamihatsukaiyo(bakatohasamiha使iyo); bakatohasamihatsukaiyo(bakatohasamiha使iyo); bakatohasamihatsukaiyo(bakatohasamiha使iyo, 馬鹿tohasamiha使iyo, 馬鹿to鋏ha使i)
    バカとハサミはつかいよう(バカとハサミは使いよう); バカとはさみはつかいよう(バカとはさみは使いよう); ばかとはさみはつかいよう(ばかとはさみは使いよう, 馬鹿とはさみは使いよう, 馬鹿と鋏は使い様)
(expression) (proverb) everything comes in handy when used correctly; use the right tools for the right job; fools and (blunt) scissors have to be used in the right way

Variations:
どうしようも無い(sK)
どう仕様もない(sK)
如何しようもない(sK)
如何しようも無い(sK)
どう仕様も無い(sK)
如何仕様も無い(sK)

see styles
 doushiyoumonai(p); doushoumonai(sk) / doshiyomonai(p); doshomonai(sk)
    どうしようもない(P); どうしょうもない(sk)
(exp,adj-i) (kana only) it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

Variations:
馬鹿と鋏は使いよう
馬鹿とハサミは使いよう(sK)
バカとハサミは使いよう(sK)
バカとはさみは使いよう(sK)
ばかとはさみは使いよう(sK)
馬鹿とはさみは使いよう(sK)
馬鹿と鋏は使い様(sK)

see styles
 bakatohasamihatsukaiyou / bakatohasamihatsukaiyo
    ばかとはさみはつかいよう
(expression) (proverb) everything comes in handy when used correctly; use the right tools for the right job; fools and (blunt) scissors have to be used in the right way

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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).



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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