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hyakujuukyuuban / hyakujukyuban ひゃくじゅうきゅうばん |
119 (ambulance and fire brigade emergency telephone number in Japan) |
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japayukisan; japayukisan ジャパゆきさん; じゃぱゆきさん |
(derogatory term) Asian woman working in Japan |
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yamatonadeshiko; yamatonadeshiko やまとなでしこ; ヤマトナデシコ |
(1) (kana only) (yoji) (See 撫子・1) large pink (Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus); (2) woman who displays the feminine virtues of old Japan |
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ushinawaretanijuunen / ushinawaretanijunen うしなわれたにじゅうねん |
(exp,n) (See 失われた30年) lost twenty years; first two decades of economic stagnation in Japan that began ca. 1991 |
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ushinawaretasanjuunen / ushinawaretasanjunen うしなわれたさんじゅうねん |
(exp,n) lost thirty years; period of economic stagnation in Japan that began ca. 1991 |
日本アメリカンフットボール協会 see styles |
nihonamerikanfuttoboorukyoukai / nihonamerikanfuttoboorukyokai にほんアメリカンフットボールきょうかい |
(o) American Football Association of Japan |
日本ボランタリー・チェーン協会 |
nihonborantarii cheenkyoukai / nihonborantari cheenkyokai にほんボランタリー・チェーンきょうかい |
(o) Japan Voluntary Chain Association |
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nihonkokukenpou / nihonkokukenpo にほんこくけんぽう |
{law} Constitution of Japan |
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nihonbungeikakyoukai / nihonbungekakyokai にほんぶんげいかきょうかい |
(org) The Japan Writers' Association; JWA |
独立行政法人原子力安全基盤機構 see styles |
dokuritsugyouseihoujingenshiryokuanzenkibankikou / dokuritsugyosehojingenshiryokuanzenkibankiko どくりつぎょうせいほうじんげんしりょくあんぜんきばんきこう |
(o) Japan Nuclear Energy Safety Organization; JNES |
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akitsushima; akizushima; akizushima(ok) あきつしま; あきずしま; あきづしま(ok) |
(1) (archaism) Japan; (2) (archaism) Yamato Province |
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toyoashiharanomizuhonokuni とよあしはらのみずほのくに |
(archaism) Japan |
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tsuuyakuannaishi / tsuyakuannaishi つうやくあんないし |
(obsolete) (See 全国通訳案内士) tour guide-interpreter; tour guide licensed for guiding foreigners in Japan |
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hyakutooban ひゃくとおばん |
(n,vs,vi) 110 (police emergency telephone number in Japan) |
オリエンタルバタフライフィッシュ see styles |
orientarubatafuraifisshu オリエンタルバタフライフィッシュ |
Oriental butterflyfish (Chaetodon auripes, species found mostly from Japan to Taiwan) |
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kuurujapan; kuuru japan / kurujapan; kuru japan クールジャパン; クール・ジャパン |
Cool Japan (slogan) |
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kurikkuposuto; kurikku posuto クリックポスト; クリック・ポスト |
{tradem} Click Post (Japan Post domestic parcel service for small packages) |
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samuraiburuu; samurai buruu / samuraiburu; samurai buru サムライブルー; サムライ・ブルー |
(org) Samurai Blue (nickname for the Japan national football team) |
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japanhausu; japan hausu ジャパンハウス; ジャパン・ハウス |
(org) Japan House |
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shootokeeki; shooto keeki ショートケーキ; ショート・ケーキ |
{food} shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake) |
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bikkurihausu; bikkuri hausu ビックリハウス; ビックリ・ハウス |
(work) Bikkuri House (subculture magazine published in Japan between 1974 and 1985) |
ユニバーサル・スタジオ・ジャパン |
yunibaasaru sutajio japan / yunibasaru sutajio japan ユニバーサル・スタジオ・ジャパン |
(place-name) Universal Studios Japan (theme park in Osaka); USJ |
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izanami; izanami イザナミ; いざなみ |
(kana only) {Shinto} (See 伊邪那美命) Izanami; female deity who gave birth to Japan and the sun, moon, and storm gods |
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jitte; jittei / jitte; jitte じって; じってい |
jitte; short truncheon with a hook made of metal or wood (used by policemen and private thief-takers in Edo Japan) |
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zainichikankokuchousenjin / zainichikankokuchosenjin ざいにちかんこくちょうせんじん |
Koreans residing in Japan (esp. those who came to Japan before 1945 and their descendants); Zainichi Koreans |
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yamabuki; yamabuki やまぶき; ヤマブキ |
(1) kerria (Kerria japonica); Japanese yellow rose; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) (山吹 only) amber; bright golden yellow; (3) (山吹 only) gold coin (formerly used in Japan) |
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fusou / fuso ふそう |
(1) {chmyth} divine tree or island east of China; Fusang; (2) (form) Japan; (3) (See ブッソウゲ) Chinese hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) |
独立行政法人宇宙航空研究開発機構 see styles |
uchuukoukuukenkyuukaihatsukikou / uchukokukenkyukaihatsukiko うちゅうこうくうけんきゅうかいはつきこう |
(o) Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency; JAXA |
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mezamashi めざまし |
(1) (abbreviation) (See 目覚まし時計) alarm clock; (2) waking up; keeping oneself awake; (3) (See おめざ) early-morning treat (traditionally given to children in some parts of Japan); wake-up sweet |
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izanagi; izanaki; izanagi いざなぎ; いざなき; イザナギ |
(kana only) {Shinto} (See 伊邪那岐命) Izanagi; male deity who fathered Japan and the sun, moon, and storm gods |
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tochidaichoufuzokuchizu / tochidaichofuzokuchizu とちだいちょうふぞくちず |
cadastral map of Japan (first published in 1892) |
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hikiagesha ひきあげしゃ |
returnee (esp. Japanese person repatriated to Japan proper from its former colonies after WWII); repatriate |
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hazerou(櫨蝋, haze蝋, 櫨蠟); hazerou(haze蝋) / hazero(櫨蝋, haze蝋, 櫨蠟); hazero(haze蝋) はぜろう(櫨蝋, はぜ蝋, 櫨蠟); ハゼろう(ハゼ蝋) |
(See 木蝋) vegetable wax; Japan wax; sumac wax |
独立行政法人日本万国博覧会記念機構 see styles |
dokuritsugyouseihoujinnipponbankokuhakurankaikinenkikou / dokuritsugyosehojinnipponbankokuhakurankaikinenkiko どくりつぎょうせいほうじんにっぽんばんこくはくらんかいきねんきこう |
(o) Commemorative Organization for the Japan World Exposition '70 |
オリエンタル・バタフライ・フィッシュ |
orientaru batafurai fisshu オリエンタル・バタフライ・フィッシュ |
Oriental butterflyfish (Chaetodon auripes, species found mostly from Japan to Taiwan) |
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japantaimuzu; japan taimuzu ジャパンタイムズ; ジャパン・タイムズ |
(product) Japan Times (newspaper) |
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japanpuremia; japan puremia ジャパンプレミア; ジャパン・プレミア |
Japan premiere (of a movie, etc.) |
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karafutochishimakoukanjouyaku / karafutochishimakokanjoyaku からふとちしまこうかんじょうやく |
(hist) Treaty of Saint Petersburg (1875); Russo-Japanese treaty in which Japan exchanged Sakhalin for the Kuril Islands |
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oyatoigaikokujin おやといがいこくじん |
hired foreigner; foreign advisor hired by the Japanese government for their specialized knowledge to assist in the modernization of Japan at the end of the Bakufu and during the Meiji Era |
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sankuchuari(p); sankuchuarii / sankuchuari(p); sankuchuari サンクチュアリ(P); サンクチュアリー |
(1) sanctuary; (2) (See 立憲民主党・1) Sanctuary (faction of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan); Akamatsu faction; Akamatsu group |
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japankappu(p); japan kappu ジャパンカップ(P); ジャパン・カップ |
Japan Cup |
全日本コメ・コメ関連食品輸出促進協議会 |
zennihonkomekomekanrenshokuhinyushutsusokushinkyougikai / zennihonkomekomekanrenshokuhinyushutsusokushinkyogikai ぜんにほんコメコメかんれんしょくひんゆしゅつそくしんきょうぎかい |
(o) Japan Rice and Rice Industry Export Promotion Association |
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koukouhakushidan / kokohakushidan こうこうはくしだん |
(hist) (See 公爵,侯爵,伯爵,子爵,男爵・1) duke, marquis, count, viscount and baron (five ranks of nobility in Japan; 1869-1947) |
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dainipponteikokukenpou / dainippontekokukenpo だいにっぽんていこくけんぽう |
(hist) Constitution of the Empire of Japan; Meiji Constitution |
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amerikancherii; amerikan cherii / amerikancheri; amerikan cheri アメリカンチェリー; アメリカン・チェリー |
(1) Bing cherry (wasei: American cherry); (2) cherries imported to Japan from America |
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onokorojima(onokoro島); onogorojima(onogoro島); onokorojima(磤馭慮島); onogorojima(磤馭慮島) オノコロじま(オノコロ島); オノゴロじま(オノゴロ島); おのころじま(磤馭慮島); おのごろじま(磤馭慮島) |
(1) (archaism) (See 天の瓊矛) Onokoro Island (in Japanese mythology, the island formed by drops of water falling from the heavenly jeweled spear); Onogoro Island; (2) Japan |
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onokorojima(onokoro島, 磤馭慮島); onogorojima(onogoro島, 磤馭慮島) おのころじま(オノコロ島, 磤馭慮島); おのごろじま(オノゴロ島, 磤馭慮島) |
(1) {jpmyth} (See 天の瓊矛) Onokoro Island (island formed by drops of water falling from the heavenly jeweled spear); Onogoro Island; (2) (archaism) Japan |
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japanbasshingu; japan basshingu ジャパンバッシング; ジャパン・バッシング |
Japan bashing |
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nasudakkujapan; nasudakku japan ナスダックジャパン; ナスダック・ジャパン |
(company) NASDAQ Japan |
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waganihon わがにほん |
our country Japan |
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japanreerupasu; japan reeru pasu ジャパンレールパス; ジャパン・レール・パス |
Japan Rail Pass; JR Pass |
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meedoinjapan; meedo in japan メードインジャパン; メード・イン・ジャパン |
(expression) made in Japan |
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bateren バテレン |
(1) {Christn} (orig. from Portuguese "padre") (See イルマン) padre; title for Portuguese Jesuits (in Japan in the 16th century); (2) Christianity; Christian |
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mokurou / mokuro もくろう |
vegetable wax; Japan wax; sumac wax |
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hazerou / hazero はぜろう |
(See 木蝋) vegetable wax; Japan wax; sumac wax |
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okyupaidojapan; okyupaido japan オキュパイドジャパン; オキュパイド・ジャパン |
(hist) (used on country-of-origin labels during the Allied occupation) occupied Japan |
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japansosaetii; japan sosaetii / japansosaeti; japan sosaeti ジャパンソサエティー; ジャパン・ソサエティー |
Japan Society |
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mikuni みくに |
(1) (honorific or respectful language) country; (2) (honorific or respectful language) Japan |
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akitsushima; akizushima; akizushima(ok) あきつしま; あきずしま; あきづしま(ok) |
(1) (archaism) Japan; (2) (archaism) Yamato Province |
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kannowanonanokokuouin; kannowanonanokokuounoin / kannowanonanokokuoin; kannowanonanokokuonoin かんのわのなのこくおういん; かんのわのなのこくおうのいん |
King of Na gold seal (National Treasure of Japan) |
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ninirokujiken ににろくじけん |
(hist) February 26 Incident (attempted military coup in Japan; 1936); February 1936 military revolt |
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bateren バテレン |
(1) (hist) (kana only) {Christn} (orig. from Portuguese "padre") (See イルマン) padre; title for Portuguese Jesuits who came to Japan in the 16th century; (2) (hist) (kana only) Christianity; Christian |
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mokurou / mokuro もくろう |
vegetable wax; Japan wax; sumac wax |
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japanfaundeeshon; japan faundeeshon ジャパンファウンデーション; ジャパン・ファウンデーション |
Japan Foundation |
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hitsuginomiko ひつぎのみこ |
(exp,n) (honorific or respectful language) Crown Prince (of Japan) |
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orientarubatafuraifisshu; orientaru batafurai fisshu オリエンタルバタフライフィッシュ; オリエンタル・バタフライ・フィッシュ |
Oriental butterflyfish (Chaetodon auripes, species found mostly from Japan to Taiwan) |
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namidakurohagi; japansaajanfisshu; japansaajonfisshu / namidakurohagi; japansajanfisshu; japansajonfisshu ナミダクロハギ; ジャパンサージャンフィッシュ; ジャパンサージョンフィッシュ |
Japan surgeonfish (Acanthurus japonicus, Indo-West Pacific species of tang found from Indonesia to the Philippines and Ryukyu Islands) |
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japansosaetii; japan sosaetii; japansosaeti(sk); japan sosaeti(sk) / japansosaeti; japan sosaeti; japansosaeti(sk); japan sosaeti(sk) ジャパンソサエティー; ジャパン・ソサエティー; ジャパンソサエティ(sk); ジャパン・ソサエティ(sk) |
Japan Society |
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meidoinjapan; meido in japan; meedoinjapan(sk); meedo in japan(sk) / medoinjapan; medo in japan; meedoinjapan(sk); meedo in japan(sk) メイドインジャパン; メイド・イン・ジャパン; メードインジャパン(sk); メード・イン・ジャパン(sk) |
(expression) made in Japan |
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izanaminomikoto; izanaminomikoto いざなみのみこと; イザナミノミコト |
{Shinto} (See 伊邪那岐命) Izanami-no-Mikoto; Izanami; female deity who gave birth to Japan and the sun, moon, and storm gods |
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ashiharanonakatsukuni あしはらのなかつくに |
(archaism) {jpmyth} Japan |
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kirishitan キリシタン |
(kana only) (hist) Christianity (in feudal Japan) (por: cristão); Christian |
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.
EDICT data is the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, and is used in conformance with the Group's
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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.
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