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Simple Dictionary Definition |
音節 音节 see styles |
yīn jié yin1 jie2 yin chieh onsetsu おんせつ |
syllable {ling} syllable rhythm of music |
韻母 韵母 see styles |
yùn mǔ yun4 mu3 yün mu inbo いんぼ |
the final of a Chinese syllable (the component of a syllable remaining after removal of the initial consonant, if any, and the tone, e.g. the final of "niáng" is "iang") {ling} (See 声母・せいぼ) final (part of Chinese syllable) |
閉音節 闭音节 see styles |
bì yīn jié bi4 yin1 jie2 pi yin chieh heionsetsu / heonsetsu へいおんせつ |
closed syllable {ling} closed syllable |
吽 see styles |
hǒu hou3 hou un |
roar or howl of an animal; bellow of rage M020011 Translit. for hūṃ, which is interpreted as the bodhi, or omniscience, of all Buddhas. |
唵 see styles |
ǎn an3 an on おん |
(interjection) oh!; (dialect) to stuff something in one's mouth; (used in buddhist transliterations) om (interjection) (See オーム) om (ritual chant in Hinduism, etc.); aum oṃ; auṃ; 'a word of solemn affirmation and respectful assent (sometimes translated by yes, verily, so be it, and in this sense compared with Amen). 'M. W. It is 'the mystic name for the Hindu triad', and has other significations. It was adopted by Buddhists, especially by the Tantric school, as a mystic spell, and as an object of meditation. It forms the first syllable of certain mystical combinations, e. g. 唵?呢叭 061971 吽 oṃ maṇi padme huṃ, which is a formula of the Lamaistic branch, said to be a prayer to Padmapani; each of the six syllables having its own mystic power of salvation from the lower paths of transmigration, etc.; the formula is used in sorcery, auguries, etc.; other forms of it are 唵?呢鉢頭迷吽; 唵麽抳鉢訥銘吽. |
喌 see styles |
zhōu zhou1 chou |
syllable |
喲 哟 see styles |
yo yo5 yo |
(sentence-final particle expressing exhortation); (syllable filler in a song) |
梵 see styles |
fàn fan4 fan bon ぼん |
abbr. for 梵教[Fan4 jiao4] Brahmanism; abbr. for Sanskrit 梵語|梵语[Fan4 yu3] or 梵文[Fan4 wen2]; abbr. for 梵蒂岡|梵蒂冈[Fan4 di4 gang1], the Vatican (1) Brahman (ultimate reality of the universe in Hinduism); Brahma; (2) Brahma (Hindu creator god); (3) (abbreviation) (See 梵語) Sanskrit; (given name) Bon Brahman (from roots bṛh, vṛh, connected with bṛṃh, "religious devotion," "prayer," "a sacred text," or mantra, "the mystic syllable om"; "sacred learning," "the religious life," "the Supreme Being regarded as impersonal," "the Absolute," "the priestly or sacerdotal class," etc. M.W. Translit. |
銰 see styles |
āi ai1 ai |
character used in Korea in former times to represent the syllable "ngai" |
阿 see styles |
ē e1 o a あ |
(literary) to flatter; to curry favor with (1) (See 阿字・あじ) first Sanskrit alphabet letter; (2) (abbreviation) (See 阿弗利加・アフリカ) Africa; (3) (abbreviation) Awa (old province of Japan); (prefix) (4) (familiar language) (archaism) prefixed to names to show intimacy; (surname) Hodo M077477 羅陀補羅 Anurādhapura, a northern city of Ceylon, at which tradition says Buddhism was introduced into the island; cf. Abhayagiri, 阿跋.; M077477 樓馱 v. 阿那律Aniruddha.; a or ā, अ, आ. It is the first letter of the Sanskrit Siddham alphabet, and is also translit. by 曷, 遏, 安, 頞, 韻, 噁, etc. From it are supposed to be born all the other letters, and it is the first sound uttered by the human mouth. It has therefore numerous mystical indications. Being also a negation it symbolizes the unproduced, the impermanent, the immaterial; but it is employed in many ways indicative of the positive. Amongst other uses it indicates Amitābha, from the first syllable in that name. It is much in use for esoteric purposes. |
音 see styles |
yīn yin1 yin on おん |
sound; noise; note (of musical scale); tone; news; syllable; reading (phonetic value of a character) (n,n-suf) (1) sound; noise; (2) (speech) sound; (3) (See 訓・1) Chinese-derived reading of a kanji; (female given name) Riri Sound, note, that which is heard. |
韻 韵 see styles |
yùn yun4 yün in いん |
the final (of a syllable) (Chinese phonology); rhyme; appeal; charm; (literary) pleasant sound (1) (See 韻を踏む) rhyme; (2) {ling} rhyme (of a Chinese character); rime; (personal name) Hibiki vowel |
中聲 中声 see styles |
zhōng shēng zhong1 sheng1 chung sheng |
the medial (vowel or diphthong) of a Korean syllable |
兒化 儿化 see styles |
ér huà er2 hua4 erh hua |
(Chinese phonetics) to rhotacize a syllable final; to apply r-coloring to the final of a syllable |
初聲 初声 see styles |
chū shēng chu1 sheng1 ch`u sheng chu sheng |
the initial consonant (or doubled consonant) of a Korean syllable See: 初声 |
声母 see styles |
seibo / sebo せいぼ |
{ling} (See 韻母・いんぼ) initial (part of Chinese syllable) |
大加 see styles |
dà jiā da4 jia1 ta chia ooga おおが |
(before a two-syllable verb) considerably; greatly (exaggerate); vehemently (oppose); severely (punish); extensively (refurbish); effusively (praise) (surname) Ooga |
字頭 字头 see styles |
zì tóu zi4 tou2 tzu t`ou tzu tou |
first letter of a word or serial number; first character of a Chinese word; first digit of a number; the top part (esp. a radical) of a Chinese character; the initial of a Chinese syllable |
尻取 see styles |
shiritori しりとり |
(irregular okurigana usage) (kana only) shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player |
尾音 see styles |
wěi yīn wei3 yin1 wei yin |
final sound of a syllable; rhyme (e.g. in European languages) |
收音 see styles |
shōu yīn shou1 yin1 shou yin |
to receive a radio signal; to make an audio recording; (of an auditorium etc) to have good acoustics; (vocal training, linguistics) ending (of a word or syllable) |
文辭 文辞 see styles |
wén cí wen2 ci2 wen tz`u wen tzu monji |
language; use of words; phraseology; articles; essays; writing syllable(s) |
清音 see styles |
qīng yīn qing1 yin1 ch`ing yin ching yin seion / seon せいおん |
(phonetics) voiceless sound (1) {ling} (e.g. か, さ, た, は) (See 濁音,半濁音) syllable with an unvoiced consonant (except "p"; in Japanese); syllable written without a dakuten or handakuten; (2) clear sound; (given name) Seion |
濁音 浊音 see styles |
zhuó yīn zhuo2 yin1 cho yin dakuon だくおん |
(phonetics) voiced sound; sonant {ling} (e.g. が, ざ, だ, ば) (See 清音・1,半濁音) syllable with a voiced consonant (in Japanese); voiced sound |
畳語 see styles |
jougo / jogo じょうご |
{ling} syllable repetition (indicating plurals) |
発句 see styles |
hokku ほっく |
(1) (See 揚げ句・あげく・2) first 17-syllable verse of a renga; (2) haiku; (3) first five-syllable line of a tanka; (place-name) Bokku |
簡拼 简拼 see styles |
jiǎn pīn jian3 pin1 chien p`in chien pin |
(computing) input method where the user types just the initial or first letter of each syllable, e.g. "shq" or "sq" for 事情[shi4 qing5]) |
終聲 终声 see styles |
zhōng shēng zhong1 sheng1 chung sheng |
the final of a Korean syllable (consonant or consonant cluster at the end of the syllable) |
聲母 声母 see styles |
shēng mǔ sheng1 mu3 sheng mu |
the initial consonant of a Chinese syllable; the phonetic component of a phono-semantic compound character (e.g. the component 青[qing1] in 清[qing1]) See: 声母 |
聲調 声调 see styles |
shēng diào sheng1 diao4 sheng tiao |
tone; note; a tone (on a Chinese syllable); CL:個|个[ge4] |
調號 调号 see styles |
diào hào diao4 hao4 tiao hao |
tone mark on a Chinese syllable (i.e. accents on ā á ǎ à); (music) key signature |
連呼 see styles |
renko れんこ |
(noun, transitive verb) (1) calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); (2) {ling} pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku") |
連声 see styles |
renjou / renjo れんじょう |
(1) {ling} (See 連音・1) sandhi; (2) {ling} (e.g. いんえん(因縁) → いんねん) renjō; morphological change of an initial syllable of the second kanji under the influence of the historical coda of the first kanji in a word |
邪旬 see styles |
xié xún xie2 xun2 hsieh hsün jajun |
jhāpita, 旬 being erroneously used to represent the syllable pi, v. 荼. |
重讀 重读 see styles |
zhòng dú zhong4 du2 chung tu |
stress (on a syllable) |
重音 see styles |
zhòng yīn zhong4 yin1 chung yin juuon / juon じゅうおん |
accent (of a word); stress (on a syllable) (1) {music} double-stopping (string instr.); double-stop; (2) multiphonics (e.g. wind instr.); (female given name) Kasane |
阿吽 see styles |
ā hóng a1 hong2 a hung aun あうん |
(1) (kana only) Om (san:); Aun; syllable representing the primordial trinity of Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma; (2) inspiration and expiration; respiration; alpha and omega ahūṃ, the supposed foundation of all sounds and writing, 'a' being the open and 'hūṃ' the closed sound. 'A' is the seed of Vairocana, 'hūṃ' that of Vajrasattva, and both have other indications. 'A' represents the absolute, 'hūṃ' the particular, or phenomenal. |
非音 see styles |
fēi yīn fei1 yin1 fei yin |
(ling) unstressed (syllable) |
音韻 音韵 see styles |
yīn yùn yin1 yun4 yin yün onin おんいん |
music; rhyme and rhythm; initial, 音[yin1], and final and tone, 韻|韵[yun4], of a Chinese character; phoneme (1) {ling} (See 音素) phoneme; (2) vocal sound; tone (quality); timbre; (3) initial and final (in Chinese syllable structure) tone |
韻尾 韵尾 see styles |
yùn wěi yun4 wei3 yün wei inbi いんび |
(phonology) coda, the part of a syllable that follows its vocalic nucleus (e.g. "u" in kòu or "n" in běn) yunwei (secondary vowel or consonant following the primary vowel of a Chinese character) |
アウン see styles |
aun アウン |
(1) (kana only) Om (san:); Aun; syllable representing the primordial trinity of Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma; (2) inspiration and expiration; respiration; alpha and omega |
バビ語 see styles |
babigo バビご |
(e.g. ありがとう→あばりびがばとぼうぶ) (See 入れ詞) babigo; language game of repeating each syllable with an initial "b" |
七五調 see styles |
shichigochou / shichigocho しちごちょう |
seven-and-five-syllable meter |
不壞句 不坏句 see styles |
bù huài jù bu4 huai4 ju4 pu huai chü fue ku |
A term in 眞言 Shingon for the magic word 阿 'a', the indestructible embodiment of Vairocana. |
五七五 see styles |
goshichigo ごしちご |
five-seven-five syllable verse (haiku, senryu, etc.) |
五七調 see styles |
goshichichou / goshichicho ごしちちょう |
five and seven-syllable meter |
五字呪 see styles |
wǔ zì zhòu wu3 zi4 zhou4 wu tzu chou goji ju |
five-syllable mantra |
五字明 see styles |
wǔ zì míng wu3 zi4 ming2 wu tzu ming goji myō |
five-syllable mantra |
五文字 see styles |
gomoji; itsumoji ごもじ; いつもじ |
(1) five characters; five letters; (2) (See 和歌,連歌) five-syllable verse of a waka, haiku, renga, etc.; (3) first five syllables of a waka, haiku, renga, etc. |
兒化音 儿化音 see styles |
ér huà yīn er2 hua4 yin1 erh hua yin |
(Chinese phonetics) erhua (the sound of the r-coloring of a syllable final) |
兒化韻 儿化韵 see styles |
ér huà yùn er2 hua4 yun4 erh hua yün |
(Chinese phonetics) syllable final with r-coloring; rhotacized syllable final |
半濁音 see styles |
handakuon はんだくおん |
{ling} (See 濁音,清音・1) syllable with a "p" sound (in Japanese) |
尻取り see styles |
shiritori しりとり |
(kana only) shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player |
微妙字 see styles |
wēi miào zì wei1 miao4 zi4 wei miao tzu mimyō ji |
subtle seed-syllable |
惡察羅 恶察罗 see styles |
è chá luó e4 cha2 luo2 o ch`a lo o cha lo akusatsura |
syllable |
惡察那 恶察那 see styles |
è chán à e4 chan2 a4 o ch`an a o chan a akusatsuna |
(or 惡察羅) akṣara; imperishable, unalterable; a syllable; words; intp. as unchanging word, a root word, or word-root. Also 惡刹羅; 阿乞史羅. |
收尾音 see styles |
shōu wěi yīn shou1 wei3 yin1 shou wei yin |
the final of a Korean syllable (consonant or consonant cluster at the end of the syllable) |
文字詞 see styles |
mojikotoba もじことば |
word created by retaining the first syllable (or two) of a word and suffixing it with the word "moji" |
羅刹羅 罗刹罗 see styles |
luó chà luó luo2 cha4 luo2 lo ch`a lo lo cha lo rasetsura |
akṣara, a syllable, word, letter. |
聯綿詞 联绵词 see styles |
lián mián cí lian2 mian2 ci2 lien mien tz`u lien mien tzu |
two-syllable word featuring alliteration or rhyme, such as 玲瓏|玲珑[ling2 long2] |
蘇波訶 苏波诃 see styles |
sū bō hē su1 bo1 he1 su po ho sohaka |
svāhā, Hail! A kind of Amen; a mystic word indicating completion, good luck, nirvana, may evil disappear and good be increased; in India it also indicates an oblation especially a burnt offering; the oblation as a female deity. Also 蘇和訶; 蘇婆訶; 蘇呵, also with 沙, 娑, 莎, 薩, 率, ? as initial syllable. |
都々一 see styles |
dodoitsu どどいつ |
(obscure) (obsolete) (archaism) unrhymed non-metrical Japanese popular love song or limerick in the 7-7-7-5 syllable pattern |
都々逸 see styles |
dodoitsu どどいつ |
(obscure) (obsolete) (archaism) unrhymed non-metrical Japanese popular love song or limerick in the 7-7-7-5 syllable pattern |
都都逸 see styles |
dodoitsu どどいつ |
(obscure) (obsolete) (archaism) unrhymed non-metrical Japanese popular love song or limerick in the 7-7-7-5 syllable pattern |
重音節 重音节 see styles |
zhòng yīn jié zhong4 yin1 jie2 chung yin chieh |
accented syllable; stress |
開音節 see styles |
kaionsetsu かいおんせつ |
{ling} open syllable |
阿うん see styles |
aun あうん |
(1) (kana only) Om (san:); Aun; syllable representing the primordial trinity of Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma; (2) inspiration and expiration; respiration; alpha and omega |
零聲母 零声母 see styles |
líng shēng mǔ ling2 sheng1 mu3 ling sheng mu |
(Chinese linguistics) zero initial (the initial of a syllable that does not begin with a consonant) |
頭子音 see styles |
toushiin / toshin とうしいん |
initial consonant; syllable onset |
アクサン see styles |
akusan アクサン |
(1) accent (in French; acute, grave, and circumflex) (fre:); (2) (See アクセント・1) accent (on a syllable, word); stress |
シラブル see styles |
shiraburu シラブル |
(See 音節・おんせつ) syllable |
パッチム see styles |
pacchimu パッチム |
patchim (kor:); batchim; final consonant (or consonant cluster) of a Korean syllable |
一字半句 see styles |
ichijihanku いちじはんく |
a single word; (not even) a word; (not even) a syllable |
一言半句 see styles |
ichigenhanku; ichigonhanku いちげんはんく; いちごんはんく |
(yoji) a single word; (not even) a word; (not even) a syllable |
五字眞言 see styles |
wǔ zì zhēn yán wu3 zi4 zhen1 yan2 wu tzu chen yen goji shingon |
five syllable mantra |
六字名號 六字名号 see styles |
liù zì míng hào liu4 zi4 ming2 hao4 liu tzu ming hao roku ji myō gō |
a name for Mañjuśrī. See 六字文殊. |
六字文殊 see styles |
liù zì wén shū liu4 zi4 wen2 shu1 liu tzu wen shu rokuji monju |
The six-word dhāraṇī of Mañjuśrī 闇婆髻駄那麽 (or 闇婆計陀那麽) or 唵縛鷄淡納莫. There are also the esoteric (Shingon) six words connected with the six forms of Guanyin and the 六字法, 六字供, 六字河臨法, and六字護摩 ceremonials, some connected with Mañjuśrī, and all with Guanyin. There are several 六字 dhāraṇīs, e. g. the Ṣaḍakṣara-vidyāmantra. The six words generally associated with Guanyin are 安荼詈般茶詈 (or 安荼隸般茶詈). There is also the six word Lamaistic charm oṃ maṇi padme hūṃ 唵?呢叭 M061971 吽. |
六字真言 see styles |
liù zì zhēn yán liu4 zi4 zhen1 yan2 liu tzu chen yen |
the six-syllable Sanskrit mantra of Avalokiteshvara bodhisattva (i.e. om mani padme hum) |
押平聲韻 押平声韵 see styles |
yā píng shēng yùn ya1 ping2 sheng1 yun4 ya p`ing sheng yün ya ping sheng yün |
to restrict to even tone (i.e. final rhyming syllable must be classical first or second tone 平聲|平声) |
文字言葉 see styles |
mojikotoba もじことば |
word created by retaining the first syllable (or two) of a word and suffixing it with the word "moji" |
法曼荼羅 see styles |
houmandara / homandara ほうまんだら |
{Buddh} (See 四種曼荼羅・ししゅまんだら) dharma mandala (in Shingon); mandala were each deity is represented by its seed syllable in Sanskrit |
略識之無 略识之无 see styles |
lüè shí zhī wú lu:e4 shi2 zhi1 wu2 lu:e shih chih wu |
semiliterate; only knows words of one syllable; lit. to know only 之[zhi1] and 無|无[wu2] |
アクセント see styles |
akusento アクセント |
(1) {ling} accent (on a syllable, word); stress; pitch accent; (2) intonation; inflection; cadence; (3) (language) accent (e.g. American, British); (4) accent (e.g. in a design); highlight; emphasis; (5) {music} accent (on a note) |
一切眞言心 see styles |
yī qiè zhēn yán xīn yi1 qie4 zhen1 yan2 xin1 i ch`ieh chen yen hsin i chieh chen yen hsin issai shingon shin |
The first Sanskrit letter "a'; it is pronounced "an' by the Shingon School and emphasized as the heart of all wisdom. In India "a' is the "name of Vishṇu (especially as the first of the three sounds in the sacred syllable oṃ or aum), also of Brahmā, Śiva, and Vaiśvānara (Agni)' M. W. |
六字大明呪 see styles |
liù zì dà míng zhòu liu4 zi4 da4 ming2 zhou4 liu tzu ta ming chou rokujidaimyouju / rokujidaimyoju ろくじだいみょうじゅ |
{Buddh} great six-syllable mantra ("om mani padme hum") great six-syllable mantra |
あいうえお表 see styles |
aiueohyou / aiueohyo あいうえおひょう |
Japanese syllable table |
六字神呪王經 六字神呪王经 see styles |
liù zì shén zhòu wáng jīng liu4 zi4 shen2 zhou4 wang2 jing1 liu tzu shen chou wang ching Rokuji shinju ō kyō |
Six Syllable Incantation |
一字奇特佛頂經 一字奇特佛顶经 see styles |
yī zì qí tè fó dǐng jīng yi1 zi4 qi2 te4 fo2 ding3 jing1 i tzu ch`i t`e fo ting ching i tzu chi te fo ting ching Ichiji kidoku bucchō kyō |
Tantra of the Benevolent One-Syllable Buddha-Corona |
六字大明王眞言 see styles |
liù zì dà míng wáng zhēn yán liu4 zi4 da4 ming2 wang2 zhen1 yan2 liu tzu ta ming wang chen yen roku ji dai myōō shingon |
six-syllable mantra of the great luminous king |
六字章句陀羅尼 六字章句陀罗尼 see styles |
liù zì zhāng jù tuó luó ní liu4 zi4 zhang1 ju4 tuo2 luo2 ni2 liu tzu chang chü t`o lo ni liu tzu chang chü to lo ni rokuji shōku darani |
dhāraṇī of six-syllable phrases |
Variations: |
mojikotoba もじことば |
(See 女房詞) word created by retaining the first syllable (or two) of a word and suffixing it with the word "moji" |
Variations: |
aun; a un; aun あうん; あ・うん; アウン |
(1) (kana only) Om (san:); Aun; syllable representing the primordial trinity of Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma; (2) inspiration and expiration; respiration; alpha and omega |
Variations: |
shiritori しりとり |
(kana only) shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player |
菩提場所說一字頂輪王經 菩提场所说一字顶轮王经 see styles |
pú tí chǎng suǒ shuō yī zì dǐng lún wáng jīng pu2 ti2 chang3 suo3 shuo1 yi1 zi4 ding3 lun2 wang2 jing1 p`u t`i ch`ang so shuo i tzu ting lun wang ching pu ti chang so shuo i tzu ting lun wang ching Bodaijō shosetsu ichiji chō rinnō kyō |
Sūtra of the One-Syllable Wheel-Turning Ruler Spoken at the Seat of Enlightenment |
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dodoitsu どどいつ |
(hist) dodoitsu; unrhymed non-metrical Japanese popular love song or limerick in the 7-7-7-5 syllable pattern |
大陀羅尼末法中一字心呪經 大陀罗尼末法中一字心呪经 see styles |
dà tuó luó ní mò fǎ zhōng yī zì xīn zhòu jīng da4 tuo2 luo2 ni2 mo4 fa3 zhong1 yi1 zi4 xin1 zhou4 jing1 ta t`o lo ni mo fa chung i tzu hsin chou ching ta to lo ni mo fa chung i tzu hsin chou ching Dai darani mappō chūichiji shinju kyō |
Great Dhāraṇī Incantation of One Syllable for the Age of Terminal Dharma |
Variations: |
aiueohyou / aiueohyo あいうえおひょう |
Japanese syllable table |
曼殊師利菩薩呪藏中一字呪王經 曼殊师利菩萨呪藏中一字呪王经 see styles |
màn shū shī lì pú sà zhòu zàng zhōng yī zì zhòu wáng jīng man4 shu1 shi1 li4 pu2 sa4 zhou4 zang4 zhong1 yi1 zi4 zhou4 wang2 jing1 man shu shih li p`u sa chou tsang chung i tzu chou wang ching man shu shih li pu sa chou tsang chung i tzu chou wang ching Manjushiri Bosatsujuzō chū ichiji juō kyō |
One-Syllable King of Spells from the Bodhisattvapiṭaka of Mañjuśrī |
Variations: |
aun; a un; aun あうん; あ・うん; アウン |
(1) (kana only) Om (san:); Aun; syllable representing the primordial trinity of Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma; (2) inspiration and expiration; respiration; alpha and omega |
大方廣菩薩藏經中文殊室利根本一字陀羅尼經 大方广菩萨藏经中文殊室利根本一字陀罗尼经 see styles |
dà fāng guǎng pú sà zàng jīng zhōng wén shū shī lì gēn běn yī zì tuó luó ní jīng da4 fang1 guang3 pu2 sa4 zang4 jing1 zhong1 wen2 shu1 shi1 li4 gen1 ben3 yi1 zi4 tuo2 luo2 ni2 jing1 ta fang kuang p`u sa tsang ching chung wen shu shih li ken pen i tzu t`o lo ni ching ta fang kuang pu sa tsang ching chung wen shu shih li ken pen i tzu to lo ni ching Daihōkō Bosatsuzōkyō chū Monjushiri kompon ichiji daranikyō |
Mañjuśrī's Fundamental One-Syllable Dhāraṇī from the Mahāvaipulya-bodhisattvapiṭaka |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
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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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