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我塵


我尘

see styles
wǒ chén
    wo3 chen2
wo ch`en
    wo chen
 ga jin
self and the objects of self

我德

see styles
wǒ dé
    wo3 de2
wo te
 gatoku
Power or virtue of the ego, the ego being defined as 自在 sovereign, master, free; v. 我波羅蜜.

我心

see styles
wǒ xīn
    wo3 xin1
wo hsin
 gashin
    わがこころ
(exp,n) my heart
self-[attached] mind

我性

see styles
wǒ xìng
    wo3 xing4
wo hsing
 gashō
self-ness

我想

see styles
wǒ xiǎng
    wo3 xiang3
wo hsiang
 ga zō
The thought that the ego has reality.

我意

see styles
wǒ yì
    wo3 yi4
wo i
 gai
    がい
self-will; obstinacy
my point

我愚

see styles
wǒ yú
    wo3 yu2
wo yü
 gagu
Ego ignorance, holding to the illusion of the reality of the ego.

我愛


我爱

see styles
wǒ ài
    wo3 ai4
wo ai
 ga-ai
Self-love; the love of or attachment to the ego, arising with the eighth vijñāna.

我我

see styles
wǒ wǒ
    wo3 wo3
wo wo
 gaga
    われわれ
(pn,adj-no) we
individual self (self) that is attached to

我所

see styles
wǒ suǒ
    wo3 suo3
wo so
 gasho
我所有; 我所事 Mine, personal, subjective; personal conditions, possessions, or anything related to the self.

我有

see styles
wǒ yǒu
    wo3 you3
wo yu
 gau
    がう
(surname) Gau
The illusion that the ego has real existence.

我法

see styles
wǒ fǎ
    wo3 fa3
wo fa
 ga hō
Self (or the ego), and things.

我流

see styles
 garyuu / garyu
    がりゅう
(noun - becomes adjective with の) self-taught method; one's own way; one's own style

我癡

see styles
wǒ chī
    wo3 chi1
wo ch`ih
    wo chih
 gachi
delusion regarding the self

我相

see styles
wǒ xiàng
    wo3 xiang4
wo hsiang
 gasō
Egoism, the concept of the ego as real. Anyone who believes in我相, 人我, 衆生我, 壽我 is not a true Bodhisattva, v. 我人四相.

我空

see styles
wǒ kōng
    wo3 kong1
wo k`ung
    wo kung
 gakū
生空 (衆生空); 人空 Illusion of the concept of the reality of the ego, man being composed of elements and disintegrated when these are dissolved.

我義


我义

see styles
wǒ yì
    wo3 yi4
wo i
 gagi
meaning of 'self'

我者

see styles
wǒ zhě
    wo3 zhe3
wo che
 ga sha
self

我見


我见

see styles
wǒ jiàn
    wo3 jian4
wo chien
 gaken
    がけん
selfish mind
身見 The erroneous doctrine that the ego, or self, composed of the temporary five skandhas, is a reality and permanent.

我貪


我贪

see styles
wǒ tān
    wo3 tan1
wo t`an
    wo tan
 gaton
self-craving

我障

see styles
wǒ zhàng
    wo3 zhang4
wo chang
 gashō
obstruction due to the [notion of] self

我體


我体

see styles
wǒ tǐ
    wo3 ti3
wo t`i
    wo ti
 gatai
self-identity

打算

see styles
dǎ suàn
    da3 suan4
ta suan
 dasan
    ださん
to plan; to intend; to calculate; plan; intention; calculation; CL:個|个[ge4]
(noun, transitive verb) calculation; self-interest; selfishness

拍客

see styles
pāi kè
    pai1 ke4
p`ai k`o
    pai ko
citizen journalist (typically posting short, self-produced documentary videos on the Web)

拿大

see styles
ná dà
    na2 da4
na ta
to put on airs; self-important; high and mighty

指事

see styles
zhǐ shì
    zhi3 shi4
chih shih
 shiji
    しじ
ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters); Chinese character indicating an idea, such as up and down; also known as self-explanatory character
{ling} indicative (kanji whose shape is based on logical representation of an abstract idea); logogram
Zhishi

振る

see styles
 buru
    ぶる
(suf,v5r) (1) (kana only) (after a noun, adjectival noun or adjective stem) to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to pose as ...; to behave like ...; to pretend to be ...; (v5r,vi) (2) (colloquialism) (kana only) to put on airs; to be self-important

控目

see styles
 hikaeme
    ひかえめ
(adj-na,n,adj-no) moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing; unassuming; well-behaved; low-key; temperate; in small quantities

放佚

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

放恣

see styles
fàng zì
    fang4 zi4
fang tzu
 hōshi
    ほうし
(adjectival noun) licentious; self-indulgent
heedlessness

放縦

see styles
 houjuu; houshou / hoju; hosho
    ほうじゅう; ほうしょう
(noun or adjectival noun) self-indulgence; looseness; dissolution; licence; license

放縱


放纵

see styles
fàng zòng
    fang4 zong4
fang tsung
 hōshō
to indulge; to pamper; to connive at; permissive; indulgent; self-indulgent; unrestrained; undisciplined; uncultured; boorish
vanity

放肆

see styles
fàng sì
    fang4 si4
fang ssu
 houshi / hoshi
    ほうし
wanton; unbridled; presumptuous; impudent
(adjectival noun) licentious; self-indulgent

放逸

see styles
fàng yì
    fang4 yi4
fang i
 hōitsu
    ほういつ
(noun or adjectival noun) self-indulgence; looseness; dissoluteness
Loose, unrestrained.

故吾

see styles
 kogo
    こご
(archaism) (See 今吾) one's former self

故我

see styles
gù wǒ
    gu4 wo3
ku wo
one's old self; one's original self; what one has always been

明達


明达

see styles
míng dá
    ming2 da2
ming ta
 meitatsu / metatsu
    めいたつ
reasonable; of good judgment
(noun or adjectival noun) wisdom; (given name) Myōtatsu
Enlightenment 明in the case of the saint includes knowledge of future incarnations of self others, of the past incarnation of self and others, and that the present incarnation will end illusion. In the case of the Buddha such knowledge is called 達 thorough or perfect enlightenment.

晚生

see styles
wǎn shēng
    wan3 sheng1
wan sheng
I (self-deprecatory, in front of elders) (old)

智門


智门

see styles
zhì mén
    zhi4 men2
chih men
 chimon
Wisdom gate; Buddha-wisdom and Buddha-pity are the two gates or ways through which Buddhism expresses itself: the way of enlightenment directed to the self, and the way of pity directed to others.

有我

see styles
yǒu wǒ
    you3 wo3
yu wo
 yuuga / yuga
    ゆうが
(surname, female given name) Yūga
existence of a self

有教

see styles
yǒu jiào
    you3 jiao4
yu chiao
 yuukyou / yukyo
    ゆうきょう
(given name) Yūkyō
The realistic school as opposed to the 空教 teaching of unreality; especially (1) the Hīnayāna teaching of the 倶舍宗 Abhidharmakośa school of Vasubandhu, opposed to the 成實宗 Satya-siddhi school of Harivarman; (2) the Mahāyāna 法相宗 Dharma-lakṣana school, also called the 唯識宗, founded in China by Xuanzang, opposed to the 三論宗 Mādhyamika school of Nāgārjuna.

末那

see styles
mò nà
    mo4 na4
mo na
 mana
    まな
{Buddh} (See 末那識) manas (defiled mental consciousness, which gives rise to the perception of self)
manāḥ; manas; intp. by 意 mind, the (active) mind. Eitel says: 'The sixth of the chadâyatana, the mental faculty which constitutes man as an intelligent and moral being. ' The 末那識 is defined by the 唯識論 4 as the seventh of the 八識, namely 意, which means 思量 thinking and measuring, or calculating. It is the active mind, or activity of mind, but is also used for the mind itself.

本子

see styles
běn zi
    ben3 zi5
pen tzu
 motoko
    もとこ
book; notebook; Japanese-style self-published comic (esp. an erotic one), aka "dōjinshi"; CL:本[ben3]; edition
(female given name) Motoko

本我

see styles
běn wǒ
    ben3 wo3
pen wo
id; the self

本身

see styles
běn shēn
    ben3 shen1
pen shen
 honmi
    ほんみ
itself; in itself; per se
real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice sword)
oneself; it also means 本心 the inner self.

某人

see styles
mǒu rén
    mou3 ren2
mou jen
someone; a certain person; some people; I (self-address after one's surname)

染垢

see styles
rǎn gòu
    ran3 gou4
jan kou
 zenku
染汚 Soiled, contaminated, impure, especially by holding on to the illusory ideas and things of life; deluded. The kleśas or contaminations of attachment to the pleasures of the senses, to false views, to moral and ascetic practices regarded as adequate for salvation, to the belief in a self which causes suffering, etc.

檢討


检讨

see styles
jiǎn tǎo
    jian3 tao3
chien t`ao
    chien tao
to examine or inspect; self-criticism; review

欲得

see styles
yù dé
    yu4 de2
yü te
 yokutoku
    よくとく
selfishness; self-interest
wants to attain

止息

see styles
zhǐ xī
    zhi3 xi1
chih hsi
 shisoku
to cease; to end
To stop, cease; to stop breathing by self-control; to bring the mind to rest; used for 止觀.

止持

see styles
zhǐ chí
    zhi3 chi2
chih ch`ih
    chih chih
 shiji
Self-control in keeping the commandments or prohibitions relating to deeds and words, which are styled 止持戒, 止持門, 止惡門. 止犯; 止持作犯 Stopping offences; ceasing to do evil, preventing others from doing wrong.

比丘

see styles
bǐ qiū
    bi3 qiu1
pi ch`iu
    pi chiu
 biku
    びく
Buddhist monk (loanword from Sanskrit "bhiksu")
bhikkhu (fully ordained Buddhist monk) (san: bhiksu)
比呼; 苾芻; 煏芻 bhikṣu, a religious mendicant, an almsman, one who has left home, been fully ordained, and depends on alms for a living. Some are styled 乞士 mendicant scholars, all are 釋種 Śākya-seed, offspring of Buddha. The Chinese characters are clearly used as a phonetic equivalent, but many attempts have been made to give meanings to the two words, e. g. 比 as 破 and 丘 as 煩惱, hence one who destroys the passions and delusions, also 悕能 able to overawe Māra and his minions; also 除饉 to get rid of dearth, moral and spiritual. Two kinds 内乞 and 外乞; both indicate self-control, the first by internal mental or spiritual methods, the second by externals such as strict diet. 苾芻 is a fragrant plant, emblem of the monastic life.

沈着

see styles
 chinchaku
    ちんちゃく
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) composure; calmness; self-possession; presence of mind; (n,vs,vi) (2) depositing (at the bottom); deposition; accumulation; adherence

沉潛


沉潜

see styles
chén qián
    chen2 qian2
ch`en ch`ien
    chen chien
to lurk under water; to immerse oneself in (study etc); to lie low; to keep a low profile; quiet; reserved; self-possessed

治身

see styles
zhì shēn
    zhi4 shen1
chih shen
 harumi
    はるみ
(given name) Harumi
self-discipline

法我

see styles
fǎ wǒ
    fa3 wo3
fa wo
 hōga
A thing per se, i. e. the false notion of anything being a thing in itself, individual, independent, and not merely composed of elements to be disintegrated. 法我見 The false view as above, cf. 我見.

泰然

see styles
tài rán
    tai4 ran2
t`ai jan
    tai jan
 taizen
    たいぜん
calm; self-composed
(adj-t,adv-to) calm; composed; self-possessed; firm; (given name) Yasunari
calm

洋洋

see styles
yáng yáng
    yang2 yang2
yang yang
 youyou / yoyo
    ようよう
vast; impressive; self-satisfied; immensely pleased with oneself
(adj-t,adv-to) broad; vast; boundless; wide

浅学

see styles
 sengaku
    せんがく
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (oft. self-deprecating) shallow knowledge; superficial learning

深沈

see styles
 shinchin
    しんちん
(adj-t,adv-to,adj-na) (1) calm; composed; collected; self-possessed; (adv-to,adj-t) (2) silently (of the passing of the night); quietly

済州

see styles
 cheju; saishuu / cheju; saishu
    チェジュ; さいしゅう
Jeju (special self-governing province and island in South Korea); (place-name) Jeju (South Korea); Saishū (name used during Japanese occupation of South Korea in WWII)

灰汁

see styles
 aku(gikun); aku
    あく(gikun); アク
(1) (kana only) lye; (2) (kana only) harsh taste; bitter taste; alkaline taste; astringency; (3) (kana only) scum (on a soup, broth etc.); (4) (kana only) (also written incorrectly as 悪) (See アクが強い・2) (excessive) self-assertiveness; strong individuality; strong idiosyncrasy

無似


无似

see styles
wú sì
    wu2 si4
wu ssu
extremely; unworthy (self-deprecatory term)

無性


无性

see styles
wú xìng
    wu2 xing4
wu hsing
 musei / muse
    むせい
sexless; asexual (reproduction)
(adj-no,n) (1) sexless; nonsexual; asexual; (adj-no,n) (2) {biol} asexual; agamic; (adj-no,n) (3) {gramm} genderless
Without a nature, nothing has an independent nature of its own; cf. 三無性.

無頼

see styles
 burai; murai(ok)
    ぶらい; むらい(ok)
(adj-no,adj-na,n) (1) villainous; rascally; knavish; (adj-no,adj-na,n) (2) (archaism) independent; self-reliant

焼身

see styles
 shoushin / shoshin
    しょうしん
(n,vs,vi) (See 焼身自殺) self-immolation

爲己


为己

see styles
wéi jǐ
    wei2 ji3
wei chi
 iko
For self.

物我

see styles
wù wǒ
    wu4 wo3
wu wo
 motsuga
things and self

犬馬

see styles
 kenba
    けんば
dogs and horses; one's humble self

独修

see styles
 dokushuu / dokushu
    どくしゅう
(noun/participle) self-education

独善

see styles
 dokuzen
    どくぜん
self-righteousness; self-justified

独学

see styles
 dokugaku
    どくがく
(n,vs,vt,adj-no) self-education; self-instruction; self-study

独尊

see styles
 dokuson
    どくそん
(abbreviation) (See 唯我独尊・1) self-conceit; vainglory

独歩

see styles
 doppo; dokuho(ok)
    どっぽ; どくほ(ok)
(n,vs,vi) (1) walking alone; walking without assistance; (n,vs,vi) (2) self-reliance; being independent; (can be adjective with の) (3) unique; matchless; unparalleled; unequaled; unrivaled; unchallenged; peerless; (given name) Doppo

独習

see styles
 dokushuu / dokushu
    どくしゅう
(n,vs,vt,adj-no) self-study; self-teaching

独行

see styles
 dokkou / dokko
    どっこう
(n,vs,vi) (1) going alone; travelling alone; solitary journey; (n,vs,vi) (2) self-reliance; acting independently; doing by oneself; (personal name) Tokuyuki

狷介

see styles
 kenkai
    けんかい
(adjectival noun) obstinate; stubborn; headstrong; self-centred; self-centered; (given name) Kensuke

獨善


独善

see styles
dú shàn
    du2 shan4
tu shan
 dokuzen
self-righteous

獻醜


献丑

see styles
xiàn chǒu
    xian4 chou3
hsien ch`ou
    hsien chou
(used self-deprecatingly, e.g. when asked to sing a song) to put one's artistic incompetence on display

現實


现实

see styles
xiàn shí
    xian4 shi2
hsien shih
 genjitsu
reality; actuality; real; actual; realistic; pragmatic; materialistic; self-interested
actuality

現成


现成

see styles
xiàn chéng
    xian4 cheng2
hsien ch`eng
    hsien cheng
 gensei
ready-made; readily available
Manifest, existing, evident, ready-made, self-evident or self-existing.

現金


现金

see styles
xiàn jīn
    xian4 jin1
hsien chin
 genkin
    げんきん
cash
(1) cash; ready money; money on hand; currency; (adjectival noun) (2) mercenary; self-interested; calculating

甘え

see styles
 amae
    あまえ
(See 甘える・あまえる) lack of self-reliance; depending on others

生法

see styles
shēng fǎ
    sheng1 fa3
sheng fa
 shōbō
The living and things, i. e. 人法, 我法 men and things, the self and things; the 有情 sentient, or those with emotions, i. e. the living; and 非情 those without, i. e. insentient things.

生禅

see styles
 namazen
    なまぜん
(See 野狐禅) self-styled Zen philosophy; sciolism; dabbling in Zen

由己

see styles
yóu jǐ
    you2 ji3
yu chi
 yoshimi
    よしみ
(given name) Yoshimi
self-possessed

町組

see styles
 machigumi; chougumi / machigumi; chogumi
    まちぐみ; ちょうぐみ
(hist) machigumi; self-governing organization for towns and cities (Muromachi to Meiji periods); (place-name) Machikumi

異己


异己

see styles
yì jǐ
    yi4 ji3
i chi
dissident; alien; outsider; non-self; others

疏放

see styles
shū fàng
    shu1 fang4
shu fang
eccentric; self-indulgent; free and unconventional (written style); unbuttoned

白左

see styles
bái zuǒ
    bai2 zuo3
pai tso
naive, self-righteous Western liberals (neologism c. 2015)

眞如

see styles
zhēn rú
    zhen1 ru2
chen ju
 shinnyo
    しんにょ
(surname) Shinnyo
bhūtatathatā, 部多多他多. The眞 is intp. as 眞實 the real, 如 as 如常 thus always or eternally so; i.e. reality as contrasted with 虛妄 unreality, or appearance, and 不變不改 unchanging or immutable as contrasted with form and phenomena. It resembles the ocean in contrast with the waves. It is the eternal, impersonal, unchangeable reality behind all phenomena. bhūta is substance, that which exists; tathatā is suchness, thusness, i.e. such is its nature. The word is fundamental to Mahāyāna philosophy, implying the absolute, the ultimate source and character of all phenomena, it is the All. It is also called 自性淸淨心 self-existent pure Mind; 佛性 Buddha-nature; 法身 dharmakāya; 如來藏 tathāgata-garbha, or Buddha-treasury; 實相 reality; 法界 Dharma-realm; 法性Dharma-nature; 圓成實性 The complete and perfect real nature, or reality. There are categories of 1, 2, 3, 7, 10, and 12 in number: (1) The undifferentiated whole. (2) There are several antithetical classes, e.g. the unconditioned and the conditioned; the 空 void, static, abstract, noumenal, and the 不 空 not-void, dynamic, phenomenal; pure, and affected (or infected); undefiled (or innocent), i.e. that of Buddhas, defiled, that of all beings; in bonds and free; inexpressible, and expressible in words. (3) 無相 Formless; 無生 uncreated; 無性 without nature, i.e. without characteristics or qualities, absolute in itself. Also, as relative, i.e. good, bad, and indeterminate. (7, 10, 12) The 7 are given in the 唯識論 8; the 10 are in two classes, one of the 別教 cf. 唯識論 8; the other of the 圓教, cf. 菩提心義 4; the 12 are given in the Nirvana Sutra.

眞我

see styles
zhēn wǒ
    zhen1 wo3
chen wo
 shinga
(1) The real or nirvana ego, the transcendental ego, as contrasted with the illusory or temporal ego. (2) The ego as considered real by non-Buddhists.

矜恃

see styles
 kinji
    きんじ
    kyouji / kyoji
    きょうじ
pride; dignity; self-respect

矜持

see styles
jīn chí
    jin1 chi2
chin ch`ih
    chin chih
 kinji
    きんじ
    kyouji / kyoji
    きょうじ
reserved; aloof
pride; dignity; self-respect

磨練


磨练

see styles
mó liàn
    mo2 lian4
mo lien
to temper oneself; to steel oneself; self-discipline; endurance

禁慾


禁欲

see styles
jìn yù
    jin4 yu4
chin yü
 kinyoku
    きんよく
to suppress desire; self-restraint; asceticism
(n,vs,adj-no) abstinence; self-control; celibacy; abnegation

禁欲

see styles
 kinyoku
    きんよく
(n,vs,adj-no) abstinence; self-control; celibacy; abnegation

私利

see styles
sī lì
    si1 li4
ssu li
 shiri
    しり
personal gain; (one's own) selfish interest
self-interest; personal profit

私情

see styles
sī qíng
    si1 qing2
ssu ch`ing
    ssu ching
 shijou / shijo
    しじょう
personal considerations; love affair
(1) personal feelings; (2) self-interest

私慾

see styles
 shiyoku
    しよく
self-interest; selfish desire

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

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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 license.

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.

Just because a word appears here does not mean it is appropriate for a tattoo, your business name, etc. Please consult a professional before doing anything stupid with this data.

We do offer Chinese and Japanese Tattoo Services. We'll also be happy to help you translate something for other purposes.

No warranty as to the correctness, potential vulgarity, or clarity is expressed or implied. We did not write any of these definitions (though we occasionally act as a contributor/editor to the CC-CEDICT project). You are using this dictionary for free, and you get what you pay for.

The following titles are just to help people who are searching for an Asian dictionary to find this page.

Japanese Kanji Dictionary

Free Asian Dictionary

Chinese Kanji Dictionary

Chinese Words Dictionary

Chinese Language Dictionary

Japanese Chinese Dictionary