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八百比丘尼 see styles |
yaobikuni; happyakubikuni; obikuni やおびくに; はっぴゃくびくに; おびくに |
yao bhikkhuni; mythical nun who acquired perpetual youth by consuming mermaid flesh |
六道佛菩薩 六道佛菩萨 see styles |
liù dào fó pú sà liu4 dao4 fo2 pu2 sa4 liu tao fo p`u sa liu tao fo pu sa rokudō no butsu bosatsu |
The Buddhas and bodhisattvas of the six gati, i. e. the six dizang 六地藏 q. v.; also the 六觀音 q. v.; the six dizang are also styled 六道能化菩薩 Bodhisattvas who can change the lot of those in the six gati. |
冷や飯食い see styles |
hiyameshigui ひやめしぐい hiyameshikui ひやめしくい |
(1) hanger-on; dependent; (2) someone who is received coldly; (3) (familiar language) third, fourth, fifth, etc. sons (during the Edo period when only the oldest male could inherit an estate) |
割り勘勝ち see styles |
warikangachi わりかんがち |
(slang) "winner" of a meal paid for by dutch treat (i.e. the person who eats the most) |
割り勘負け see styles |
warikanmake わりかんまけ |
(slang) "loser" of a meal paid for by dutch treat (i.e. the person who eats the least) |
力士移山經 力士移山经 see styles |
lì shì yí shān jīng li4 shi4 yi2 shan1 jing1 li shih i shan ching Rikishi isen kyō |
Sūtra on the Hero Who Moves Mountains |
功嘉葛刺思 see styles |
gōng jiā gé cì sī gong1 jia1 ge2 ci4 si1 kung chia ko tz`u ssu kung chia ko tzu ssu Kukakasekishi |
Kun-dgah-grags, also named 膽巴 Danupa, a famous Tibetan monk of the thirteenth century, who had influence at the Mongol court under Kublai Khan and after, d. 1303. |
勿力伽難提 勿力伽难提 see styles |
wù lì qien án tí wu4 li4 qien2 an2 ti2 wu li qien an t`i wu li qien an ti Morikikanandai |
Mṛgānandi, or 蜜利伽羅 Mṛgala; rejoicing deer; a śramaṇa called 鹿杖 Lu-chang, who was satisfied with the leavings of other monks; also a previous incarnation of Śākyamuni, and of Devadatta, who are both represented as having been deer. |
十四神九王 see styles |
shí sì shén jiǔ wáng shi2 si4 shen2 jiu3 wang2 shih ssu shen chiu wang jūshijin kuō |
The fourteen devas and nine dragon and other kings, who went in the train of Mañjuśrī to thank the Buddha at the last of his Huayan addresses; for list see 唐華嚴經 61. |
参考人招致 see styles |
sankouninshouchi / sankoninshochi さんこうにんしょうち |
requesting the testimony of an unsworn witness (who is not bound by perjury law) |
君子遠庖廚 君子远庖厨 see styles |
jun zǐ yuàn páo chú jun1 zi3 yuan4 pao2 chu2 chün tzu yüan p`ao ch`u chün tzu yüan pao chu |
lit. a nobleman stays clear of the kitchen (idiom, from Mencius); fig. a nobleman who has seen a living animal cannot bear to see it die, hence he keeps away from the kitchen |
味噌っかす see styles |
misokkasu みそっかす |
(1) (kana only) miso lees; miso strainings; miso dregs; (2) (kana only) child who is made light of; child who is left out of games; immature child or person; good-for-nothing |
唐行きさん see styles |
karayukisan からゆきさん |
(kana only) Japanese women who worked as prostitutes in China, Manchuria, etc. (Meiji to early Showa) |
嗢呾羅犀那 嗢呾罗犀那 see styles |
wà dá luó xīn à wa4 da2 luo2 xin1 a4 wa ta lo hsin a Ottarasaina |
Uttarasena, a king of Udyāna who obtained part of Śākyamuni's relics. |
因果皆空宗 see styles |
yīn guǒ jiē kōng zōng yin1 guo3 jie1 kong1 zong1 yin kuo chieh k`ung tsung yin kuo chieh kung tsung inga kaikū shū |
A sect of 'heretics' who denied cause and effect both in regard to creation and morals. |
在日朝鮮人 see styles |
zainichichousenjin / zainichichosenjin ざいにちちょうせんじん |
(See 在日韓国人) Korean person residing in Japan (esp. a North Korean national who came to Japan before 1945 or a descendant of such a person); Zainichi Korean |
在日韓国人 see styles |
zainichikankokujin ざいにちかんこくじん |
South Korean national residing in Japan (esp. one who came to Japan before 1945 or a descendant of such a person) |
在籍専従者 see styles |
zaisekisenjuusha / zaisekisenjusha ざいせきせんじゅうしゃ |
full-time trade union officer who remains employed at a company |
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jizamurai じざむらい |
provincial samurai in the middle ages, who engaged in agriculture in peacetime |
多陀阿伽陀 see styles |
duō tuó ā qié tuó duo1 tuo2 a1 qie2 tuo2 to t`o a ch`ieh t`o to to a chieh to tadāgada |
tathāgata, 多他阿伽陀 (多他阿伽陀耶); 多他阿伽駄 (or 多他阿伽度); 多阿竭 (or 怛闥阿竭 or 怛薩阿竭); 怛他蘗多; intp. by 如來 rulai, q. v. 'thus come', or 'so come'; it has distant resemblance to the Messiah, but means one who has arrived according to the norm, one who has attained he goal of enlightenment). It is also intp. as 如去 Ju-ch'ü, he who so goes, his coming and going being both according to the Buddha-norm. It is the highest of a Buddha's titles. |
大悲鎧冑門 大悲铠冑门 see styles |
dà bēi kǎi zhòu mén da4 bei1 kai3 zhou4 men2 ta pei k`ai chou men ta pei kai chou men daihi kaichū mon |
A degree of samādhi in which Vairocana produced the Bodhisattva Vajrapāla 金剛護菩薩 who protects men like a helmet and surrounds them like mail by his great pity. |
大樹緊那羅 大树紧那罗 see styles |
dà shù jǐn nà luó da4 shu4 jin3 na4 luo2 ta shu chin na lo Daiju Kinnara |
The King of the mahādruma Kinnaras, Indra's musicians, who lives on Gandha-mādana. His sutra is 大樹緊那羅王所門經, 4 chuan, tr. by Kumārajīva. |
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ooya おおや |
long arrow; person who can fire a long arrow |
大衛·尼爾 大卫·尼尔 |
dà wèi · ní ěr da4 wei4 · ni2 er3 ta wei · ni erh |
Alexandra David-Néel (1868-1969), Belgian-French explorer and writer who traveled in Tibet in the 1920s |
天台韶國師 天台韶国师 see styles |
tiān tái sháo guó shī tian1 tai2 shao2 guo2 shi1 t`ien t`ai shao kuo shih tien tai shao kuo shih Tentai Shō Kokushi |
Tiantai Shao guoshi, a Chekiang priest who revived the Tiantai sect by journeying to Korea, where the only copy of Zhiyi's works existed, copied them, and returned to revive the Tiantai school. 錢俶 Qianshu (A. D. 960 -997), ruler of 吳越 Wuyue, whose capital was at Hangchow, entitled him Imperial Teacher. |
天生的一對 天生的一对 see styles |
tiān shēng de yī duì tian1 sheng1 de5 yi1 dui4 t`ien sheng te i tui tien sheng te i tui |
couple who were made for each other |
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taikou / taiko たいこう |
(honorific or respectful language) (See 関白・かんぱく) taikō (esp. Toyotomi Hideyoshi); title for a regent, later for the grand chancellor, also for the father of an Imperial adviser (advisor) who passed the role to his son |
女に不自由 see styles |
onnanifujiyuu / onnanifujiyu おんなにふじゆう |
a guy who never gets the women; nerd |
女人往生願 女人往生愿 see styles |
nǚ rén wǎng shēng yuàn nv3 ren2 wang3 sheng1 yuan4 nü jen wang sheng yüan nyonin ōjō gan |
The thirty-fifth vow of Amitābha that he will refuse to enter into his final joy until every woman who calls on his name rejoices in enlightenment and who, hating her woman's body, has ceased to be reborn as a woman; also 女人成佛願. |
妙色身如來 妙色身如来 see styles |
miào sè shēn rú lái miao4 se4 shen1 ru2 lai2 miao se shen ju lai Myō shikishin nyorai |
Surūpakāya Tathāgata (Akṣobhya, the Buddha of the East), who is thus addressed when offerings are made to the hungry spirits. |
姉さん女房 see styles |
anesannyoubou / anesannyobo あねさんにょうぼう |
(colloquialism) (See 姉さん・あねさん) wife who is older than her husband |
始業諸菩薩 始业诸菩萨 see styles |
shǐ yè zhū pú sà shi3 ye4 zhu1 pu2 sa4 shih yeh chu p`u sa shih yeh chu pu sa shigōsho bosatsu |
bodhisattvas who are beginning to practice |
學而優則仕 学而优则仕 see styles |
xué ér yōu zé shì xue2 er2 you1 ze2 shi4 hsüeh erh yu tse shih |
one who is successful in one's studies, can become an official (idiom) |
定年退職者 see styles |
teinentaishokusha / tenentaishokusha ていねんたいしょくしゃ |
retired person (who has reached retirement age); retiree |
宝は湧き物 see styles |
takarahawakimono たからはわきもの |
(expression) (proverb) (rare) those who seek riches will find them; fortune comes to those who seek it |
室利蜜多羅 室利蜜多罗 see styles |
shì lì mì duō luó shi4 li4 mi4 duo1 luo2 shih li mi to lo Shirimittara |
Śrīmitra, a prince of India, who became a monk and tr. three works in Nanking A. D. 317-322. |
家事見習い see styles |
kajiminarai かじみならい |
(yoji) apprenticeship in the running of a household; prospective bride who undertakes an apprenticeship to learn housekeeping |
家付きの娘 see styles |
ietsukinomusume いえつきのむすめ |
daughter of the home; unmarried woman who owns (the future rights to) a home |
寂しがり屋 see styles |
sabishigariya さびしがりや |
lonely person; someone who easily succumbs to loneliness |
寂しんぼう see styles |
sabishinbou / sabishinbo さびしんぼう |
(kana only) lonely person; someone who easily succumbs to loneliness |
密接交際者 see styles |
missetsukousaisha / missetsukosaisha みっせつこうさいしゃ |
person who socializes with gangsters; close associate of an organized criminal group |
寝そべり族 see styles |
nesoberizoku ねそべりぞく |
(from Chinese 躺平族 ("lying flat tribe")) young people in China who reject societal pressures to overwork and overachieve |
寶積長者子 宝积长者子 see styles |
bǎo jī zhǎng zhě zǐ bao3 ji1 zhang3 zhe3 zi3 pao chi chang che tzu hōshaku chōja shi |
The sons of the elders of Vaiśālī, who are said to have offered canopies of the seven precious things to Śākyamuni in praise of his teaching. |
専属モデル see styles |
senzokumoderu せんぞくモデル |
in-house model; company model; model under an exclusive contract; model who works exclusively for a single fashion magazine |
小三勸退師 小三劝退师 see styles |
xiǎo sān quàn tuì shī xiao3 san1 quan4 tui4 shi1 hsiao san ch`üan t`ui shih hsiao san chüan tui shih |
consultant who breaks up sb's extramarital relationship for a fee |
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kojoku こじょく |
(1) (archaism) girl-in-training (e.g. a geisha-in-training or a girl who performs miscellaneous tasks in a brothel); (2) (archaism) (derogatory term) (See 小童・こわっぱ) brat; scamp; rascal; jackanapes; (3) (archaism) (original meaning) disciple; apprentice |
尸利蜜多羅 尸利蜜多罗 see styles |
shī lì mì duō luó shi1 li4 mi4 duo1 luo2 shih li mi to lo Shirimitara |
屍黎密 Śrīmitra, an Indian prince who resigned his throne to his younger brother, became a monk, came to China, translated the 灌頂 and other books. |
已離欲聖者 已离欲圣者 see styles |
yǐ lí yù shèng zhě yi3 li2 yu4 sheng4 zhe3 i li yü sheng che iriyoku shōja |
sages who are free from desire |
帰国子女枠 see styles |
kikokushijowaku きこくしじょわく |
(school) admission category for students who have lived abroad |
引きこもり see styles |
hikikomori ひきこもり |
(1) shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; people who withdraw from society; (2) social withdrawal; shunning other people |
引き立て役 see styles |
hikitateyaku ひきたてやく |
person who makes someone else appear better; foil |
引き篭もり see styles |
hikikomori ひきこもり |
(1) shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; people who withdraw from society; (2) social withdrawal; shunning other people |
引き籠もり see styles |
hikikomori ひきこもり |
(1) shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; people who withdraw from society; (2) social withdrawal; shunning other people |
従軍慰安婦 see styles |
juugunianfu / jugunianfu じゅうぐんいあんふ |
(hist) (euph) comfort woman; prostitute who worked in military brothels, esp. one forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese military during WWII |
御存じの方 see styles |
gozonjinokata ごぞんじのかた |
(1) (honorific or respectful language) your acquaintance; (2) (honorific or respectful language) people who know |
念佛往生願 念佛往生愿 see styles |
niàn fó wǎng shēng yuàn nian4 fo2 wang3 sheng1 yuan4 nien fo wang sheng yüan nenbutsu ōjō gan |
The eighteenth of Amitābha's forty-eight vows. |
恨鐵不成鋼 恨铁不成钢 see styles |
hèn tiě bù chéng gāng hen4 tie3 bu4 cheng2 gang1 hen t`ieh pu ch`eng kang hen tieh pu cheng kang |
lit. disappointed that iron does not turn into steel (idiom); fig. frustrated with sb who has failed to meet one's expectations |
患難見真情 患难见真情 see styles |
huàn nàn jiàn zhēn qíng huan4 nan4 jian4 zhen1 qing2 huan nan chien chen ch`ing huan nan chien chen ching |
true sentiments are seen in hard times (idiom); you see who your true friends are when you go through tough times together; you see who your true friends are when you are in difficulties |
意識高い系 see styles |
ishikitakaikei / ishikitakaike いしきたかいけい |
(colloquialism) (See 意識が高い) person who is overly conscious about appearing interesting (esp. online) |
懲りない奴 see styles |
korinaiyatsu こりないやつ |
(expression) person (generally male) who won't learn their lesson; persistent jerk |
手執金剛杵 手执金刚杵 see styles |
shǒu zhí jīn gāng chǔ shou3 zhi2 jin1 gang1 chu3 shou chih chin kang ch`u shou chih chin kang chu Shushū kongō sho |
Vajrapāṇi, or Vajradhara, who holds the thunderbolt. |
才取り会員 see styles |
saitorikaiin / saitorikain さいとりかいいん |
(ktb:) stock exchange member who facilitates trading by matching buy and sell orders (similar to an NYSE specialist) |
抱っこマン see styles |
dakkoman だっこマン |
(joc) (See 抱っこ・だっこ・1) baby who wants to be carried |
押掛け女房 see styles |
oshikakenyoubou / oshikakenyobo おしかけにょうぼう |
woman who forced her husband into marriage |
拗らせ女子 see styles |
kojirasejoshi こじらせじょし |
(colloquialism) girl who has low self esteem |
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mara; mara(sk) まら; マラ(sk) |
(1) {Buddh} Mara; demon king who attempted to hinder Gautama Buddha from attaining enlightenment; (2) {Buddh} obstacle to enlightenment; (3) (kana only) (usu. written as マラ) penis |
摩醯因陀羅 摩醯因陀罗 see styles |
mó xì yīn tuó luó mo2 xi4 yin1 tuo2 luo2 mo hsi yin t`o lo mo hsi yin to lo Makeiindara |
(or 摩訶因陀羅) Mahendra, younger brother of Aśoka, who, on repenting of his dissolute life, became an arhat and is said to have founded Buddhism in Ceylon. |
新しがり屋 see styles |
atarashigariya あたらしがりや |
one who loves novelty; one who goes after all the latest fads |
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hatasashi はたさし |
(1) (hist) samurai who carries his general's banner while riding into battle; (2) (hist) (abbreviation) (See 旗指物) small war flag attached to the back of one's armour during battle |
日月燈明佛 日月灯明佛 see styles |
rì yuè dēng míng fó ri4 yue4 deng1 ming2 fo2 jih yüeh teng ming fo Nichigetsu tō myō butsu |
Candra-sūrya-pradīpa, or Candrārkadīpa. The title of 20, 000 Buddhas who succeeded each other preaching the Lotus Sutra, v. 法華經, 序品. |
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wase わせ |
(1) (usu. 早稲) early ripening rice; (2) (usu. 早生) early-ripening fruit (grain, etc.); (3) (usu. 早生) (ant: 奥手・3) person who becomes physically or mentally mature at an early age |
昭披耶帕康 see styles |
zhāo pī yé pà kāng zhao1 pi1 ye2 pa4 kang1 chao p`i yeh p`a k`ang chao pi yeh pa kang |
Chao Phraya Phra Klang (Royal Finance and External Affairs Minister), the honorary title of the 18th century official of the royal court of Thailand who translated 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4] (Romance of the Three Kingdoms) into Thai |
有他心智者 see styles |
yǒu tā xīn zhì zhě you3 ta1 xin1 zhi4 zhe3 yu t`a hsin chih che yu ta hsin chih che u tashinchi sha |
one who has knowledge of the minds of others |
有求道方便 see styles |
yǒu qiú dào fāng biàn you3 qiu2 dao4 fang1 bian4 yu ch`iu tao fang pien yu chiu tao fang pien u gudō hōben |
one who possesses the expedient means for seeking the path |
未離欲聖者 未离欲圣者 see styles |
wèi lí yù shèng zhě wei4 li2 yu4 sheng4 zhe3 wei li yü sheng che miriyoku shōja |
sages who are not yet free from desire |
末笯曷剌他 see styles |
mò nú hé là tā mo4 nu2 he2 la4 ta1 mo nu ho la t`a mo nu ho la ta Madoarata |
Manorhita, or Manoratha, tr. by 如意, an Indian prince who became the disciple and successor of Vasubandhu, reputed author of the 毘婆沙論 Vibhāṣā śāstra and the twenty-second patriarch. |
構うものか see styles |
kamaumonoka かまうものか |
(expression) who cares?; I don't give a damn; what does it matter? |
正法明如來 正法明如来 see styles |
zhèng fǎ míng rú lái zheng4 fa3 ming2 ru2 lai2 cheng fa ming ju lai shōhōmyō nyorai |
The Tathāgata who clearly understands the true law, i. e. Guanyin, who attained Buddhahood in the past. |
死に損ない see styles |
shinizokonai しにぞこない |
(exp,n) (1) (See 死に損なう・しにそこなう) person who has escaped death; failed suicide; (exp,n) (2) person who has outlived their time; dotard; doddering old man |
毘指多婆多 毗指多婆多 see styles |
pí zhǐ duō pó duō pi2 zhi3 duo1 po2 duo1 p`i chih to p`o to pi chih to po to bishitabata |
vijitavat, one who has conquered, conqueror, intp. as the sun. |
水を得た魚 see styles |
mizuoetauo みずをえたうお |
(exp,n) (idiom) someone who is in their element; fish that has found water |
水上生活者 see styles |
suijouseikatsusha / suijosekatsusha すいじょうせいかつしゃ |
person who lives on the water |
汲み取り屋 see styles |
kumitoriya くみとりや |
(colloquialism) person who gathers night soil |
法有我無宗 法有我无宗 see styles |
fǎ yǒu wǒ wú zōng fa3 you3 wo3 wu2 zong1 fa yu wo wu tsung hōu gamu shū |
The Sarvāstivādins who while: disclaiming the reality of personality claimed the reality of things. |
波羅夷四喩 波罗夷四喩 see styles |
bō luó yí sì yú bo1 luo2 yi2 si4 yu2 po lo i ssu yü harai shiyu |
The four metaphors addressed by the Buddha to monks are: he who breaks the vow of chastity is as a needle without an eye, a dead man, a broken stone which cannot be united, a tree cut in two which cannot live. |
浅瀬に仇波 see styles |
asaseniadanami あさせにあだなみ |
(expression) (proverb) deep rivers move in silence; shallow brooks are noisy; those who know little talk much |
淋しがり屋 see styles |
sabishigariya さびしがりや |
lonely person; someone who easily succumbs to loneliness |
濡れ落ち葉 see styles |
nureochiba ぬれおちば |
(1) wet fallen leaves; (2) retired men who get underfoot at home |
火事場泥棒 see styles |
kajibadorobou / kajibadorobo かじばどろぼう |
(1) looter; thief at the scene of a fire; (2) someone who takes advantage of a crisis to commit a crime |
無冠の帝王 see styles |
mukannoteiou / mukannoteo むかんのていおう |
(exp,n) (1) person who has not won any major awards or titles despite being the best in a particular field; uncrowned king; (exp,n) (2) person who wields power without holding an official rank or title; (exp,n) (3) journalist (esp. newspaper journalist) |
無断居住者 see styles |
mudankyojuusha / mudankyojusha むだんきょじゅうしゃ |
(rare) (See 不法占拠者) squatter; person who occupies a building or land without title or permission |
無求道方便 无求道方便 see styles |
wú qiú dào fāng biàn wu2 qiu2 dao4 fang1 bian4 wu ch`iu tao fang pien wu chiu tao fang pien mu gudō hōben |
one who lacks the expedient means for seeking the path (?) |
無行般涅槃 无行般涅槃 see styles |
wú xíng bān niè pán wu2 xing2 ban1 nie4 pan2 wu hsing pan nieh p`an wu hsing pan nieh pan mugyō hannehan |
one who attains liberation without effort |
焼け跡世代 see styles |
yakeatosedai やけあとせだい |
generation comprising those who were children during WWII (in Japan); burnt ruins generation |
牆倒眾人推 墙倒众人推 see styles |
qiáng dǎo zhòng rén tuī qiang2 dao3 zhong4 ren2 tui1 ch`iang tao chung jen t`ui chiang tao chung jen tui |
lit. when a wall is about to collapse, everybody gives it a shove (idiom); fig. everybody hits a man who is down |
猿の尻笑い see styles |
sarunoshiriwarai さるのしりわらい |
(exp,n) (idiom) the pot calling the kettle black; people who live in glass houses throwing stones; a monkey's laughter at (another monkey's) buttocks |
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otokogata おとこがた |
(1) (See 女方・1) otokogata; male role in kabuki; kabuki actor who specializes in male roles; (2) (男方 only) male partner (in a relationship) |
畢勒支底迦 毕勒支底迦 see styles |
bì lè zhī dǐ jiā bi4 le4 zhi1 di3 jia1 pi le chih ti chia hiroshichigya |
(畢勒支底迦佛); 畢支佛; 辟支佛; 鉢攞底迦佛 pratyeka(-buddha) . Cf. 辟. Singly, individually, one 'who lives in seclusion and obtains emancipation for himself only'. M. W. It is intp. as 獨覺 lonely (or alone) enlightenment, i.e. for self alone; also 緣覺 enlightened in the 十二因緣 twelve nidānas; or 圓覺 completely enlightened. i.e. for self. |
疫病みの神 see styles |
eyaminokami えやみのかみ |
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases |
Variations: |
ekijin(疫神); yakujin えきじん(疫神); やくじん |
(See 疫病神・1) god who spreads infectious diseases; god of pestilence |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
This page contains 100 results for "ＷＨＯ" 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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