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自我実現

see styles
 jigajitsugen
    じがじつげん
self-realization; self-realisation

自我意識


自我意识

see styles
zì wǒ yì shí
    zi4 wo3 yi4 shi2
tzu wo i shih
 jigaishiki
    じがいしき
self-awareness
self-consciousness

自我批評


自我批评

see styles
zì wǒ pī píng
    zi4 wo3 pi1 ping2
tzu wo p`i p`ing
    tzu wo pi ping
self-criticism

自我解嘲

see styles
zì wǒ jiě cháo
    zi4 wo3 jie3 chao2
tzu wo chieh ch`ao
    tzu wo chieh chao
to refer to one's foibles or failings with self-deprecating humor

自我陶醉

see styles
zì wǒ táo zuì
    zi4 wo3 tao2 zui4
tzu wo t`ao tsui
    tzu wo tao tsui
self-satisfied; self-imbued; narcissistic

自所稱歎


自所称歎

see styles
zì suǒ chēng tàn
    zi4 suo3 cheng1 tan4
tzu so ch`eng t`an
    tzu so cheng tan
 ji sho shōtan
[self-] maintained

自拍模式

see styles
zì pāi mó shì
    zi4 pai1 mo2 shi4
tzu p`ai mo shih
    tzu pai mo shih
camera self-timer mode (for delayed shutter release)

自損事故

see styles
 jisonjiko
    じそんじこ
self-inflicted accident; traffic accident where injury is caused by one's own negligence; one-car accident

自明の理

see styles
 jimeinori / jimenori
    じめいのり
(exp,n) self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom

自暴自棄


自暴自弃

see styles
zì bào zì qì
    zi4 bao4 zi4 qi4
tzu pao tzu ch`i
    tzu pao tzu chi
 jiboujiki / jibojiki
    じぼうじき
to abandon oneself to despair; to give up and stop bothering
(adj-na,adj-no,n) (yoji) desperation; despair; self-abandonment

自殺行為

see styles
 jisatsukoui / jisatsukoi
    じさつこうい
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action

自治政府

see styles
 jichiseifu / jichisefu
    じちせいふ
self-government; autonomous government; devolved government (e.g. in the UK)

自治機関

see styles
 jichikikan
    じちきかん
self-governing body; self-governing organ

自治行政

see styles
 jichigyousei / jichigyose
    じちぎょうせい
self-government

自浄能力

see styles
 jijounouryoku / jijonoryoku
    じじょうのうりょく
self-cleansing power; being capable of purifying oneself

自然放電

see styles
 shizenhouden / shizenhoden
    しぜんほうでん
self-discharge (of a battery)

自然治療

see styles
 shizenchiryou / shizenchiryo
    しぜんちりょう
autotherapy; self-healing

自然治癒

see styles
 shizenchiyu
    しぜんちゆ
self-healing; spontaneous recovery

自然釋迦


自然释迦

see styles
zì rán shì jiā
    zi4 ran2 shi4 jia1
tzu jan shih chia
 jinen shaka
Self-so Śākyamuni

自爆装置

see styles
 jibakusouchi / jibakusochi
    じばくそうち
self-destruct system; automatic detonator; self-detonating device

自由職業


自由职业

see styles
zì yóu zhí yè
    zi4 you2 zhi2 ye4
tzu yu chih yeh
self-employed; profession

自相矛盾

see styles
zì xiāng máo dùn
    zi4 xiang1 mao2 dun4
tzu hsiang mao tun
to contradict oneself; self-contradictory; inconsistent

自知之明

see styles
zì zhī zhī míng
    zi4 zhi1 zhi1 ming2
tzu chih chih ming
knowing oneself (idiom); self-knowledge

自私自利

see styles
zì sī zì lì
    zi4 si1 zi4 li4
tzu ssu tzu li
everything for self and selfish profit (idiom); with no regard for others; selfish; mercenary

自稱歎處


自称歎处

see styles
zì chēng tàn chù
    zi4 cheng1 tan4 chu4
tzu ch`eng t`an ch`u
    tzu cheng tan chu
 ji shōtan sho
self-asserted position[s]

自立自強


自立自强

see styles
zì lì zì qiáng
    zi4 li4 zi4 qiang2
tzu li tzu ch`iang
    tzu li tzu chiang
to be self-reliant

自粛警察

see styles
 jishukukeisatsu / jishukukesatsu
    じしゅくけいさつ
(colloquialism) (joc) self-appointed enforcer of business closure and stay-at-home requests during the COVID-19 pandemic; pandemic police; virus vigilante

自給自足


自给自足

see styles
zì jǐ zì zú
    zi4 ji3 zi4 zu2
tzu chi tzu tsu
 jikyuujisoku / jikyujisoku
    じきゅうじそく
self-sufficiency; autarky
(noun, transitive verb) (yoji) self-sufficiency

自虐ネタ

see styles
 jigyakuneta
    じぎゃくネタ
self-deprecating routine; self-deprecating joke

自虐史観

see styles
 jigyakushikan
    じぎゃくしかん
masochistic view of history; self-tormenting historical view

自視清高


自视清高

see styles
zì shì qīng gāo
    zi4 shi4 qing1 gao1
tzu shih ch`ing kao
    tzu shih ching kao
to think highly of oneself (idiom); giving oneself airs; arrogant and self-important

自視甚高


自视甚高

see styles
zì shì shèn gāo
    zi4 shi4 shen4 gao1
tzu shih shen kao
to think highly of oneself (idiom); giving oneself airs; arrogant and self-important

自覺慧境


自觉慧境

see styles
zì jué huì jìng
    zi4 jue2 hui4 jing4
tzu chüeh hui ching
 jikakue kyō
realm of self-realized wisdom

自覺聖智


自觉圣智

see styles
zì jué shèng zhì
    zi4 jue2 sheng4 zhi4
tzu chüeh sheng chih
 jikakushō chi
The uncaused omniscience of Vairocana; it is also called 法界智 (法界體性智) and 金剛智.

自誓受戒

see styles
zì shì shòu jiè
    zi4 shi4 shou4 jie4
tzu shih shou chieh
 jisei jukai
To make the vows and undertake the commandments oneself (before the image of a Buddha), i. e. self-ordination when unable to obtain ordination from the ordained.

自費出版

see styles
 jihishuppan
    じひしゅっぱん
(n,vs,vt,adj-no) self-publishing; publishing at one's own expense

自輕自賤


自轻自贱

see styles
zì qīng zì jiàn
    zi4 qing1 zi4 jian4
tzu ch`ing tzu chien
    tzu ching tzu chien
to belittle oneself; self-contempt

自駕租賃


自驾租赁

see styles
zì jià zū lìn
    zi4 jia4 zu1 lin4
tzu chia tsu lin
self-drive hire (of a car etc)

色空外道

see styles
sè kōng wài dào
    se4 kong1 wai4 dao4
se k`ung wai tao
    se kung wai tao
 shikikū gedō
Heretics who denied material existence (and consequently sought self-control, or nirvana).

觀法無我


观法无我

see styles
guān fǎ wú wǒ
    guan1 fa3 wu2 wo3
kuan fa wu wo
 kanbō muga
contemplation of [all] dharmas as being without self

計我論者


计我论者

see styles
jì wǒ lùn zhě
    ji4 wo3 lun4 zhe3
chi wo lun che
 kei garon sha
a theory falsely positing a self

計有實我


计有实我

see styles
jì yǒu shí wǒ
    ji4 you3 shi2 wo3
chi yu shih wo
 ke u jitsuga
to impute the existence of a real self

越喜三昧

see styles
yuè xǐ sān mèi
    yue4 xi3 san1 mei4
yüeh hsi san mei
 okki zanmai
The samādhi of Yaśodharā, wife of Śākyamuni and mother of Rāhula, which causes all kinds of joy to self and others.

身知らず

see styles
 mishirazu
    みしらず
(noun or adjectival noun) self-conceit; neglecting one's health

身邊二見


身边二见

see styles
shēn biān èr jiàn
    shen1 bian1 er4 jian4
shen pien erh chien
 shinhen niken
two deluded views of attachment to self and attachment to extremes

返璞歸真


返璞归真

see styles
fǎn pú guī zhēn
    fan3 pu2 gui1 zhen1
fan p`u kuei chen
    fan pu kuei chen
to return to one's true self; to regain the natural state

遊蕩三昧

see styles
 yuutouzanmai / yutozanmai
    ゆうとうざんまい
being absorbed in self-indulgent pleasures; giving oneself up to debauchery and dissipation

達利瑟致


达利瑟致

see styles
dá lì sè zhì
    da2 li4 se4 zhi4
ta li se chih
 datsurishichi
dṛṣṭi, 見 seeing, viewing, views, ideas, opinions; especially seeing the seeming as if real, therefore incorrect views, false opinions, e.g. 我見 the false idea of a permanent self; cf. darśana, infra.

鋒芒內斂


锋芒内敛

see styles
fēng máng nèi liǎn
    feng1 mang2 nei4 lian3
feng mang nei lien
to be talented yet self-effacing (idiom)

面はゆい

see styles
 omohayui
    おもはゆい
(adjective) embarrassed; self-conscious; bashful; abashed

面映ゆい

see styles
 omohayui
    おもはゆい
(adjective) embarrassed; self-conscious; bashful; abashed

馬齒徒增


马齿徒增

see styles
mǎ chǐ tú zēng
    ma3 chi3 tu2 zeng1
ma ch`ih t`u tseng
    ma chih tu tseng
(self-deprecating) to have grown old without accomplishing anything (idiom)

駆逐戦車

see styles
 kuchikusensha
    くちくせんしゃ
tank destroyer; self-propelled anti-tank gun

騎驢覓驢


骑驴觅驴

see styles
qí lǘ mì lǘ
    qi2 lu:2 mi4 lu:2
ch`i lü mi lü
    chi lü mi lü
 ro ni norite ro wo motomu
see 騎驢找驢|骑驴找驴[qi2 lu:2 zhao3 lu:2]
To search for your ass while riding it, i.e. not to recognize the mind of Buddha in one's self.

鬥私批修


斗私批修

see styles
dòu sī pī xiū
    dou4 si1 pi1 xiu1
tou ssu p`i hsiu
    tou ssu pi hsiu
fight self-interest and repudiate revisionism (Cultural Revolution slogan)

齊天大聖


齐天大圣

see styles
qí tiān dà shèng
    qi2 tian1 da4 sheng4
ch`i t`ien ta sheng
    chi tien ta sheng
Great Sage the Equal of Heaven, self-proclaimed title of the Monkey King Sun Wukong 孫悟空|孙悟空[Sun1 Wu4 kong1] in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4]

アートマン

see styles
 aatoman / atoman
    アートマン
(See ブラフマン) atman (san: ātman); one's true self, which transcends death and is part of the universal Brahman (in Hinduism); (surname) Erdman

ウツボグサ

see styles
 utsubogusa
    ウツボグサ
(kana only) common self-heal (Prunella vulgaris subsp. asiatica); common selfheal

エゴサーチ

see styles
 egosaachi / egosachi
    エゴサーチ
(noun/participle) egosearching; egosurfing; self-googling

お為ごかし

see styles
 otamegokashi
    おためごかし
(kana only) self-aggrandizement under pretense of aiding another (aggrandisement, pretence)

こぼれダネ

see styles
 koboredane
    こぼれダネ
(1) self-sown seed; self-sown seedling; (2) illegitimate child (e.g. of one's servant)

コミケット

see styles
 komiketto
    コミケット
(1) (abbreviation) (See コミックマーケット・1) Comic Market (semiannual self-published comic book convention); comiket; (2) (abbreviation) (See コミックマーケット・2) comic book market; comicbook market

シャチハタ

see styles
 shachihata
    シャチハタ
(from company name) self-inking (rubber) stamp

スキューバ

see styles
 sukyuuba / sukyuba
    スキューバ
scuba; self-contained under-water breathing apparatus

ストイック

see styles
 sutoikku
    ストイック
(adjectival noun) (1) stoic; stoical; (adjectival noun) (2) self-disciplined; abstemious; austere; strict (with oneself); (3) Stoic (philosopher)

セルフケア

see styles
 serufukea
    セルフケア
self-care

セルフレジ

see styles
 serufureji
    セルフレジ
self-checkout (wasei:); automated checkout

たたき上げ

see styles
 tatakiage
    たたきあげ
(1) working one's way up; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) self-made person; veteran

なれの果て

see styles
 narenohate
    なれのはて
(expression) the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was

ハウツー本

see styles
 hautsuubon / hautsubon
    ハウツーぼん
(1) how-to (book); (2) self-help book

バッフェイ

see styles
 baffei / baffe
    バッフェイ
buffet (fre:); self-service meal

ビュッフェ

see styles
 byuffe
    ビュッフェ
buffet (fre:); self-service meal

一人よがり

see styles
 hitoriyogari
    ひとりよがり
(adj-na,n,adj-no) complacent; self-satisfied; self-important; conceited; self-righteous

一人善がり

see styles
 hitoriyogari
    ひとりよがり
(adj-na,n,adj-no) complacent; self-satisfied; self-important; conceited; self-righteous

一切法無我


一切法无我

see styles
yī qiè fǎ wú wǒ
    yi1 qie4 fa3 wu2 wo3
i ch`ieh fa wu wo
    i chieh fa wu wo
 issai hō muga
all phenomena lack self

一話完結型

see styles
 ichiwakanketsugata
    いちわかんけつがた
(noun - becomes adjective with の) self-contained (of a story)

Variations:
侠客
俠客

see styles
 kyoukaku / kyokaku
    きょうかく
(hist) (See 男伊達・1,町奴) self-styled humanitarian; person acting under the pretence of chivalry while participating in gangs and engaging in gambling

Variations:
俺様
己様

see styles
 oresama
    おれさま
(pronoun) (1) (pompous) I; me; (2) self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man

個人事業者

see styles
 kojinjigyousha / kojinjigyosha
    こじんじぎょうしゃ
sole proprietor; one-man business; self-employed

倶生人我執


倶生人我执

see styles
jù shēng rén wǒ zhí
    ju4 sheng1 ren2 wo3 zhi2
chü sheng jen wo chih
 gushō ninga shū
innate grasping of self and person

倶生法我執


倶生法我执

see styles
jù shēng fǎ wǒ zhí
    ju4 sheng1 fa3 wo3 zhi2
chü sheng fa wo chih
 gushō hōga shū
innate grasping at the self of a phenomenon

出しゃばる

see styles
 deshabaru
    でしゃばる
(v5r,vi) (1) (kana only) to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; (v5r,vi) (2) (kana only) to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off; to be pushy

分別人我執


分别人我执

see styles
fēn bié rén wǒ zhí
    fen1 bie2 ren2 wo3 zhi2
fen pieh jen wo chih
 funbetsu ningashū
attachment to the imputation of a self

分別執爲我


分别执为我

see styles
fēn bié zhí wéi wǒ
    fen1 bie2 zhi2 wei2 wo3
fen pieh chih wei wo
 funbetsu shū iga
to discriminate and attach to (the five aggregates, etc.) as self

勝手気まま

see styles
 kattekimama
    かってきまま
(noun or adjectival noun) self-willed; (doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience; oblivious to the convenience of others

十八不共法

see styles
shí bā bù gòng fǎ
    shi2 ba1 bu4 gong4 fa3
shih pa pu kung fa
 jūhachi fugū hō
the eighteen distinctive characteristics as defined by Hīnayāna are his 十力, 四無畏, 三念住 and his 大悲; the Mahāyāna eighteen are perfection of body; of speech; of memory; impartiality or universality; ever in samādhi; entre self-abnegation; never diminishing will (to save); zeal; thought; wisdom; salvation; insight into salvation; deeds and mind accordant with wisdom; also his speech; also his mind; omniscience in regard to the past; also to the present; and to the future.; āveṇikadharma, or buddhadharma, the eighteen different characteristics of a Buddha as compared with bodhisattvas, i.e. his perfection of body (or person), mouth (or speech), memory, impartiality to all, serenity, self-sacrifice, unceasing desire to save, unfagging zeal therein unfailing thought thereto, wisdom in it, powers of deliverance, the principles of it, revealing perfect wisdom in deed, in word, in thought, perfect knowledge of past, future, and present, v. 智度論 26.

受用自苦行

see styles
shòu yòng zì kǔ xíng
    shou4 yong4 zi4 ku3 xing2
shou yung tzu k`u hsing
    shou yung tzu ku hsing
 juyō jiku gyō
devotion to self-torment

地方自治体

see styles
 chihoujichitai / chihojichitai
    ちほうじちたい
local authority; local government; locality; local self-governing body; municipality

奇跡の一枚

see styles
 kisekinoichimai
    きせきのいちまい
(exp,n) (joc) photo in which its subject looks much more attractive than their usual self

Variations:
威高
居高

see styles
 itaka
    いたか
(noun or adjectival noun) (archaism) arrogant; haughty; self-important

御為ごかし

see styles
 otamegokashi
    おためごかし
(kana only) self-aggrandizement under pretense of aiding another (aggrandisement, pretence)

心理テスト

see styles
 shinritesuto
    しんりテスト
(1) {psych} (See 心理検査) psychological examination; psychological test; (2) personality test; self test; pop psychology quiz

Variations:
恣意
肆意

see styles
 shii / shi
    しい
arbitrariness; self-will; whim

成れの果て

see styles
 narenohate
    なれのはて
(expression) the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was

我法倶有宗

see styles
wǒ fǎ jù yǒu zōng
    wo3 fa3 ju4 you3 zong1
wo fa chü yu tsung
 gahōku-u shū
The school that regards the ego and things as real; the 犢子部 Vātsīputrīya school.

我空法有論


我空法有论

see styles
wǒ kōng fǎ yǒu lùn
    wo3 kong1 fa3 you3 lun4
wo k`ung fa yu lun
    wo kung fa yu lun
 ga kū hō u ron
theory that the self is empty but phenomena exist

拗らせ女子

see styles
 kojirasejoshi
    こじらせじょし
(colloquialism) girl who has low self esteem

Variations:
放恣
放肆

see styles
 houshi / hoshi
    ほうし
(adjectival noun) licentious; self-indulgent

Variations:
放逸
放佚

see styles
 houitsu / hoitsu
    ほういつ
(noun or adjectival noun) self-indulgence; looseness; dissoluteness

有法無我宗


有法无我宗

see styles
yǒu fǎ wú wǒ zōng
    you3 fa3 wu2 wo3 zong1
yu fa wu wo tsung
 uhō muga shū
elements are real but the self is not real

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

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