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<12345678910...>| Characters | Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
闢 辟 see styles |
pì pi4 p`i pi hyaku |
to open (a door); to open up (for development); to dispel; to refute; to repudiate; (bound form) penetrating; incisive To open; translit. pi, v. 毘. |
陂 see styles |
pō po1 p`o po |
rugged; uneven |
陣 阵 see styles |
zhèn zhen4 chen noburu のぶる |
disposition of troops; wave; spate; burst; spell; short period of time; classifier for events or states of short duration (1) (See 背水の陣) battle formation; (2) (See 陣を張る) camp; encampment; position; (n,n-suf) (3) (See 報道陣) group; gang; party; corps; (4) (See 大坂夏の陣) war; battle; campaign; (given name) Noburu a file of soldiers |
隔 see styles |
gé ge2 ko kaku かく |
to separate; to partition; to stand or lie between; at a distance from; after or at an interval of (prefix) every other; second; alternate To divide of, separate, part. |
雖 虽 see styles |
suī sui1 sui sui |
although; even though even if |
面 see styles |
miàn mian4 mien hootsuki ほおつき |
face; side; surface; aspect; top; classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc (1) face; (2) mask; face guard; (3) {MA} striking the head (in kendo); (4) surface (esp. a geometrical surface); (5) page; (n,suf) (6) aspect; facet; side; (n,suf) (7) chamfer; (counter) (8) counter for broad, flat objects, levels or stages, e.g. in a video game; (personal name) Hootsuki Face. |
鞘 see styles |
qiào qiao4 ch`iao chiao saya さや |
scabbard; sheath (1) scabbard; sheath; (2) (kana only) cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; sleeve; (3) (kana only) {bus} (See サヤ取り・2) margin (between two prices); spread; markup; commission; (4) enclosure; outer fence; (place-name) Saya |
韓 韩 see styles |
hán han2 han han はん |
Han, one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States 戰國七雄|战国七雄; Korea from the fall of the Joseon dynasty in 1897; Korea, esp. South Korea 大韓民國|大韩民国; surname Han (1) (abbreviation) (See 大韓民国) Republic of Korea; South Korea; (2) (hist) Han (ancient Chinese state); (surname) Han |
響 响 see styles |
xiǎng xiang3 hsiang rizumu りずむ |
echo; sound; noise; to make a sound; to sound; to ring; loud; classifier for noises (irregular okurigana usage) (1) echo; reverberation; (2) sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; (3) quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound; emotion or feeling inspired by something heard or read; (female given name) Rizumu pratiśrut. Echo, resonance. |
顯 显 see styles |
xiǎn xian3 hsien akira あきら |
to make visible; to reveal; prominent; conspicuous; (prefix) phanero- (personal name) Akira Manifest, reveal, open, clear, plain, known, illustrious; exoteric. |
食 see styles |
sì si4 ssu shoku(p); jiki(ok); shi(ok) しょく(P); じき(ok); し(ok) |
to feed (a person or animal) (1) food; foodstuff; (2) (しょく only) eating; appetite; (n,ctr) (3) (しょく only) meal; portion āhāra, 阿賀羅 food; to eat, feed. The rules are numerous, and seem to have changed; originally flesh food was not improper and vegetarianism was a later development; the early three rules in regard to 'clean' foods are that 'I shall not have seen the creature killed, nor heard it killed for me, nor have any doubt that it was killed for me'. The five 'unclean' foods are the above three, with creatures that have died a natural death; and creatures that have been killed by other creatures. The nine classes add to the five, creatures not killed for me; raw flesh, or creatures mauled by other creatures; things not seasonable or at the right time; things previously killed. The Laṅkavātāra Sutra and certain other sutras forbid all killed food. |
餉 饷 see styles |
xiǎng xiang3 hsiang shō |
soldier's pay Rations, food; revenue. |
馘 see styles |
guó guo2 kuo |
(literary) to cut off the left ear of a slain enemy; the severed ear of a slain enemy |
鬅 see styles |
péng peng2 p`eng peng |
disheveled |
鬉 鬃 see styles |
zōng zong1 tsung |
disheveled hair; horse's mane |
鯱 see styles |
shachihoko しゃちほこ |
(1) (kana only) orca (Orcinus orca); killer whale; grampus; (2) (abbreviation) (See 鯱・しゃちほこ・1) shachi; mythical carp with the head of a tiger and the body of a fish, considered auspicious protectors of well-being; (3) (abbreviation) (See 鯱・しゃちほこ・2) roof ornament in the shape of a shachi (believed to provide protection against fire by causing rain to fall); (surname) Shachihoko |
鳽 see styles |
yán yan2 yen |
(used in naming bitterns and several other species of heron); also pr. [jian1] |
鸐 see styles |
dí di2 ti |
Reeves's pheasant (Syrmaticus reevesii) |
黠 see styles |
xiá xia2 hsia gechi |
(phonetic); crafty Smart, clever, intelligent. |
齋 斋 see styles |
zhāi zhai1 chai hitoshi ひとし |
to fast or abstain from meat, wine etc; vegetarian diet; study room; building; to give alms (to a monk) (surname) Hitoshi To reverence: abstinence; to purify as by fasting, or abstaining, e.g. from flesh food; religious or abstinential duties, or times; upavasatha (uposatha), a fast; the ritual period for food, i.e. before noon; a room for meditation, a study, a building, etc., devoted to abstinence, chastity, or the Buddhist religion; mourning (for parents). |
齢 see styles |
líng ling2 ling rei / re れい |
Japanese variant of 齡|龄 (1) instar (developmental stage of arthropods); (2) (obsolete) (See 齢・よわい) age; years; (surname, given name) Rei |
㑳 㑇 see styles |
zhòu zhou4 chou |
(old) beautiful; clever |
ＡＴ see styles |
ee tii; eetii(sk) / ee ti; eeti(sk) エー・ティー; エーティー(sk) |
(1) (See オートマチックトランスミッション) automatic transmission; AT; (2) (See アチーブメントテスト) achievement test; (3) alternative technology; (4) (See 適正技術) appropriate technology; (5) (See 聴能訓練士) auditory trainer |
Ｇ７ see styles |
jii sebun; jiisebun(sk) / ji sebun; jisebun(sk) ジー・セブン; ジーセブン(sk) |
Group of Seven; G7 |
ＧＫ see styles |
jii kee; jiikee(sk); jiikei(sk) / ji kee; jikee(sk); jike(sk) ジー・ケー; ジーケー(sk); ジーケイ(sk) |
(1) (abbreviation) {sports} (See ゴールキーパー) goalkeeper; (2) (abbreviation) {sports} (See ゴールキック) goal kick; (3) (abbreviation) (slang) (See 合コン) joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges) |
ＫＹ see styles |
keewai; keiwai(sk) / keewai; kewai(sk) ケーワイ; ケイワイ(sk) |
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) (slang) (abbreviation) (from 空気 (kūki) and 読めない (yomenai)) (See 空気が読めない) unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation); person who is unable to read the room; (2) (abbreviation) (from 危険 (kiken) and 予知 (yochi)) danger prevention (e.g. in the workplace) |
Ｑ熱 see styles |
kyuunetsu / kyunetsu キューねつ |
{vet} Q fever |
V溝 V沟 see styles |
v gōu v gou1 v kou |
low neckline that reveals the cleavage; décolleté; gully |
イヴ see styles |
iii / ii イヴ |
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before; (male given name) Yves; (female given name) Eve |
お初 see styles |
ohatsu おはつ |
(1) (polite language) doing something for the first time (ever, in a season, etc.); (2) new item; first crop of the season |
お告 see styles |
otsuge おつげ |
(irregular okurigana usage) oracle; revelation; divine message |
お晩 see styles |
oban おばん |
(polite language) (thb:) (used in greetings) (See お晩です) evening; good evening |
こそ see styles |
koso こそ |
(particle) (1) (emphasizes preceding word or phrase) it is ... that ...; precisely; in particular; definitely; for sure; only (when, after, because, etc.); (particle) (2) (as こそあれ, こそすれ, こそするが, etc.) although; while; it is the case that ... but; (particle) (3) (after conditional -ba form of verb) it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...; (particle) (4) (form) (after -nai stem of verb + ば) not at all; not in the slightest; absolutely not; never |
さえ see styles |
sae サエ |
(particle) (1) even; (particle) (2) (in a conditional clause; indicates the only thing needed) (if) only; just; as long as; (particle) (3) besides; on top of that; what's more; (female given name) Sae |
し烈 see styles |
shiretsu しれつ shikiretsu しきれつ |
(ik) (adjectival noun) (1) fierce; violent; severe; (2) ferocity; violence; severity |
すら see styles |
sura スラ |
(particle) even; (person) Sulla (Lucius Cornelius Sulla, 138-78 BC) |
たも see styles |
damo だも |
(particle) (form) (more emphatic than だに) even |
つつ see styles |
tsutsu つつ |
(particle) (1) (after the -masu stem of a verb) (See つつある) while; (particle) (2) (See つつも) even though; despite |
てん see styles |
den デン |
(1) den; wild animal dwelling; (2) den (e.g. of thieves); hiding place; hideout; (3) den; small snug room; (personal name) Den |
とか see styles |
doga ドガ |
(prt,conj) (1) (oft. as ...とか...とか) and the like; such as; among other things; and so on; (exp,prt) (2) (used to convey hearsay or uncertain information; oft. with 言う, 聞く, etc.) or something; something like; a (certain); (exp,prt) (3) (at sentence end) I hear that ...; people say that...; rumour has it that ...; (exp,prt) (4) (colloquialism) (used to make a statement vague or less absolute; usu. after a noun) or something; something like; or whatever; (personal name) Degas |
とて see styles |
tote とて |
(particle) (1) (form) even; (particle) (2) (form) even if ...; even though ...; (particle) (3) (form) (oft. as こととて) because ...; as ...; on the grounds that ...; (particle) (4) (form) with the purpose of ...; in order to ...; with a view to ... |
にも see styles |
nimo ニモ |
(expression) (1) also; too; not ... either; as well; even; (expression) (2) (after the volitional or dictionary form of verb) (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise; (female given name) Nimo |
ネベ see styles |
nebe ネベ |
permanent snowpatch (fre: névé) |
もく see styles |
moku モク |
(from a reversal of くも) (See 雲・くも) cigarette; cig; smoke; fag; (personal name) Moch |
レビ see styles |
rebi レビ |
(1) levee; (2) levy; (surname) Lavy; Levi; Levie |
レ点 see styles |
reten レてん |
(1) (See 返り点) mark indicating that the order of the adjacent characters is to be reversed (for reading kanbun in Japanese word order); (2) check mark; tick mark |
をも see styles |
omo ヲモ |
(expression) (emphatic version of object-indicating particle を) (See を・1) even; (place-name) Umu (Womo) |
一々 see styles |
ichiichi / ichichi いちいち |
(adv,n) (1) (kana only) one-by-one; separately; (2) (kana only) every single; each and every; without omission; fully; in detail |
一つ see styles |
hitotsu ひとつ |
(numeric) (1) one; (2) for one thing; (3) only; (4) (not) even; (adverbial noun) (5) just (e.g. "just try it") |
一一 see styles |
yī yī yi1 yi1 i i kazuhiro かずひろ |
one by one; one after another (adv,n) (1) (kana only) one-by-one; separately; (2) (kana only) every single; each and every; without omission; fully; in detail; (male given name) Kazuhiro One by one, each, every one, severally. |
一任 see styles |
ichinin いちにん |
(noun, transitive verb) entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with |
一倍 see styles |
ichibai いちばい |
(1) multiplying by one; original amount; (adverb) (2) (See 人一倍) (even) more; (3) (dated) (See 二倍) double; twice (as much); twofold |
一切 see styles |
yī qiè yi1 qie4 i ch`ieh i chieh issai いっさい |
everything; every; all (noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) all; everything; entirety; the whole; (adverb) (2) (with neg. verb) absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; without exception; (place-name) Issai sarva. All, the whole; 普, 遍, 具. |
一向 see styles |
yī xiàng yi1 xiang4 i hsiang hitomukai ひとむかい |
a period of time in the recent past; (indicating a period of time up to the present) all along; the whole time (adverb) (1) (See 一向に・1) completely; absolutely; totally; (adverb) (2) (in a negative sentence) (not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (adverb) (3) earnestly; intently; determinedly; (4) (abbreviation) (See 一向宗) Jōdo Shinshū; (surname) Hitomukai One direction, each direction; with single mind, the mind fixed in one direction undistracted; e.g. 一向淸淨無有女人 (The land of that Buddha is) everywhere pure; no women are there. |
一喝 see styles |
yī hē yi1 he1 i ho ikkatsu いっかつ |
(noun, transitive verb) (1) sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; (noun, transitive verb) (2) (See 喝・かつ・1) rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment A call, shout, deafening shout. |
一夕 see styles |
yī xī yi1 xi1 i hsi hitoyuu / hitoyu ひとゆう |
overnight; instantly; very quickly (n,adv) one evening; some evenings; (female given name) Hitoyū |
一夜 see styles |
yī yè yi1 ye4 i yeh kazuyo かずよ |
(n,adv) one night; all night; overnight; one evening; (female given name) Kazuyo one night |
一子 see styles |
motoko もとこ |
(1) one child; (2) only child; (3) one of several children (esp. the son and heir); (4) {go} (See 一目・2) one stone; (female given name) Motoko |
一宵 see styles |
isshou / issho いっしょう |
(archaism) one evening; one night |
一層 一层 see styles |
yī céng yi1 ceng2 i ts`eng i tseng issou / isso いっそう |
layer (adverb) (1) even more; still more; all the more; more than ever; (2) one layer; (3) lowest floor (of a building); (adverb) (4) (obsolete) (See いっそ・1) rather; sooner; preferably |
一幕 see styles |
hitomaku ひとまく |
(1) one act (of a play); (2) scene; event |
一座 see styles |
yī zuò yi1 zuo4 i tso ichiza いちざ |
(1) the whole company; the party; all those present; everyone in attendance; (noun/participle) (2) attendance (at a gathering); presence; (3) banquet; dinner; party; (4) troupe; (theatrical) company; (5) (See 座・8) (one) statue; (6) (archaism) top seat; head (of the table) single seat |
一式 see styles |
kazutoki かずとき |
complete set; all; everything; (personal name) Kazutoki |
一律 see styles |
yī lǜ yi1 lu:4 i lü ichiritsu いちりつ |
same; identical; uniformly; all; without exception (adj-no,adj-na,adv,n) uniform; even; across-the-board; equal |
一應 一应 see styles |
yī yīng yi1 ying1 i ying |
all; every |
一晩 see styles |
hitoban ひとばん |
(n-adv,n-t) (1) one night; one evening; (2) all night; overnight |
一条 see styles |
takuya たくや |
(1) one line; one streak; one stripe; one ray (of light); one wisp (of smoke); (2) one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one passage (in a book); (3) one matter (affair, event, case, incident); (surname) Takuya |
一様 see styles |
ichiyou / ichiyo いちよう |
(adj-na,adj-no,n) (1) (ant: 多様) uniform; equal; even; the same; identical; (adj-na,adj-no,n) (2) common; ordinary; usual |
一歩 see styles |
hajime はじめ |
(n-adv,n-t) (1) (a) step; (2) level; stage; (3) small degree; small amount; (female given name) Hajime |
一環 see styles |
kazuwa かずわ |
(1) link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); (can be adjective with の) (2) {bot} monocyclic; (personal name) Kazuwa |
一聲 一声 see styles |
yī shēng yi1 sheng1 i sheng |
first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone) See: 一声 |
一蟣 一虮 see styles |
yī jǐ yi1 ji3 i chi ikki |
A likṣā, a nit, the 131,712,000th part of a yojana, seven times the smallest atom. |
一行 see styles |
yī xíng yi1 xing2 i hsing motoyuki もとゆき |
party; delegation (1) party; group; troop; company; (2) one act; one action; one deed; (personal name) Motoyuki One act (of body, mouth, or mind); holding to one course; devoted. Yixing, A.D. 672-717, a celebrated monk whose secular name was 張遂 Zhang Sui, posthumous title 大慧禪師; he was versed in mathematics and astronomy, a reformer of the Chinese calendar, and author of several works. |
一転 see styles |
itten いってん |
(n,vs,vi) (1) one turn; spinning around; (n,vs,vt,vi,adv) (2) complete change; reversal; (an) about-face; sudden transformation; (given name) Itten |
一體 一体 see styles |
yī tǐ yi1 ti3 i t`i i ti ittai |
an integral whole; all concerned; everybody Though externally differing, in nature the same; the fundamental unity of the universe. 天地與我同根, 萬物與我一體 Heaven, earth, and myself have the same root; all things are one corpus with me. |
丁半 see styles |
chouhan / chohan ちょうはん |
(1) even and odd numbers (on dice); (2) chō-han; gambling game in which two dice are thrown and players bet on whether the total is odd or even |
丁数 see styles |
chousuu / chosu ちょうすう |
(1) number of leaves (in a book, esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); number of sheets; (2) (See 偶数) even number |
七つ see styles |
nanatsu ななつ |
(numeric) seven |
七七 see styles |
qī qī qi1 qi1 ch`i ch`i chi chi nana なな |
(female given name) Nana The period of forty-nine days after death, when masses are said every seventh day till the seventh seventh day. |
七事 see styles |
qī shì qi1 shi4 ch`i shih chi shih shichiji しちじ |
(archaic) the seven duties of a sovereign (abbreviation) (See 七事式・しちじしき) seven tea ceremony procedures of the Senke school |
七仏 see styles |
shichibutsu しちぶつ |
(abbreviation) (See 過去七仏) the seven previous incarnations of Buddha |
七佛 see styles |
qī fó qi1 fo2 ch`i fo chi fo shichibutsu |
sapta Buddha. The seven ancient Buddhas, viz. Vipaśyin 毘婆尸, Śikhin 尸棄, Viśvabhū 毘舍婆, Krakucchanda 拘樓孫, Kanakamuni 倶那含牟尼 or 拘那含, Kāśyapa 迦葉, and Śākyamuni 釋迦. The last four are said to be of the present kalpa. |
七使 see styles |
qī shǐ qi1 shi3 ch`i shih chi shih shichishi |
The seven messengers, agents, or kleśas—desire 欲愛; anger, or hate 瞋恚; attachment, or clinging 有愛; pride or arrogance 慢; ignorance, or unenlightenment 無明; false views 見; and doubt 疑. |
七僧 see styles |
qī sēng qi1 seng1 ch`i seng chi seng shichisō |
A monastery is supposed to possess the following seven monks: 咒願師 invoker; 導師 leader; 唄師 intoner, or leader of the chanting; 散花師 flower-scatterer; 梵音師 master of sacred words, or Sanskrit; 錫杖師 shaker of the rings on the metal staff, or crozier; 堂達 distributor of missals, etc. Another division is 講師 expounder; 讀師 reader; 咒願師; 三禮師 director of the three ceremonies; 唄師; 散花師; and 堂達. |
七分 see styles |
qī fēn qi1 fen1 ch`i fen chi fen shichibu しちぶ |
(See 川崎七分) type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up seven-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg; (surname) Shichibu seven parts |
七十 see styles |
qī shí qi1 shi2 ch`i shih chi shih shichijuu / shichiju しちじゅう |
seventy; 70 seventy; (given name) Shichijuu saptati' seventy. |
七味 see styles |
nanaaji / nanaji ななあじ |
(1) seven delicious flavors (flavours); (2) (abbreviation) (See 七味唐辛子) blend of seven spices (cayenne, sesame, Japanese pepper, citrus peel, etc.); shichimi; (surname) Nanaaji |
七善 see styles |
qī shàn qi1 shan4 ch`i shan chi shan shichizen |
The seven exce1lences claimed for the Buddha's teaching good in its 時 timing or seasonableness, 義 meaning, 語 expression, 濁法 uniqueness, 具足 completeness, 淸淨調柔 pure adaptability, and 凡行 its sole objective, nirvana. There are other similar groups. |
七喩 see styles |
qī yú qi1 yu2 ch`i yü chi yü shichiyu |
The seven parables of the Lotus Sutra. |
七垢 see styles |
qī gòu qi1 gou4 ch`i kou chi kou shichiku |
The seven defilements―desire 欲, false views 見, doubt 疑, pride 慢, arrogance 憍 torpor 隨眠, and 慳 stinginess; cf. 七使. |
七夕 see styles |
qī xī qi1 xi1 ch`i hsi chi hsi nayuu / nayu なゆう |
double seven festival, evening of seventh of lunar seventh month; girls' festival; Chinese Valentine's day, when Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女 are allowed their annual meeting Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver; (female given name) Nayū |
七夜 see styles |
nanayo ななよ |
celebration of a child's seventh day; (female given name) Nanayo |
七夢 七梦 see styles |
qī mèng qi1 meng4 ch`i meng chi meng hiyu ひゆ |
(female given name) Hiyu Ānanda's seven dreams, which are explained in the 七夢經. |
七子 see styles |
qī zǐ qi1 zi3 ch`i tzu chi tzu fumiko ふみこ |
(female given name) Fumiko The parable in the Nirvana Sutra of the sick son whose parents, though they love all their sons equally, devote themselves to him. So does the Buddha specially care for sinners. The seven sons are likened to mankind, devas, sravakas, pratyeka-buddhas, and the three kinds of bodhisattvas of the 藏, 通 and 別教. |
七孔 see styles |
qī kǒng qi1 kong3 ch`i k`ung chi kung |
the seven apertures of the human head: 2 eyes, 2 ears, 2 nostrils, 1 mouth |
七宗 see styles |
qī zōng qi1 zong1 ch`i tsung chi tsung hichisou / hichiso ひちそう |
(place-name) Hichisou The seven Japanese sects of 律 Ritsu (or Risshū), 法相 Hossō, 論 Sanron 華嚴Kegon, 天台 Tendai, 眞言 Shingon, and 禪Zen. |
七宝 see styles |
nanahou / nanaho ななほう |
(1) {Buddh} the seven treasures (gold, silver, pearls, agate, crystal, coral, lapis lazuli); (2) (abbreviation) (See 七宝焼き) cloisonne ware; (3) (しっぽう only) (abbreviation) (See 七宝つなぎ) shippō pattern (of overlapping circles); (4) (しっぽう only) shippō emblem; (surname) Nanahou |
七寶 七宝 see styles |
qī bǎo qi1 bao3 ch`i pao chi pao shichihō |
sapta ratna 薩不荅羅的捺 The seven treasures, or precious things, of which there are varying descriptions, e.g. 金 suvarna, gold; 銀rūpya, silver; 鐂璃 vaiḍūrya, lapis lazuli; 玻瓈sphaṭika, crystal; 硨磲 musāragalva, agate; 赤珠 rohita-mukta, rubies or red pearls; 瑪瑙 aśmagarbha, cornelian. Also the seven royal (cakravartin) treasures―the golden wheel; elephants; dark swift horses; the divine pearl, or beautiful pearls; able ministers of the Treasury; jewels of women; and loyal generals. |
七島 see styles |
nanatsujima ななつじま |
(1) seven islands (e.g. of Izu); (2) (kana only) Shichito matgrass (Cyperus malaccensis); (personal name) Nanatsujima |
七度 see styles |
shichido しちど |
(1) seven times; many times; (2) (しちど only) {music} seventh (interval); (surname) Shichido |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
This page contains 100 results for "Eve" 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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