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千轉陀羅尼觀世音菩薩呪


千转陀罗尼观世音菩萨呪

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qiān zhuàn tuó luó ní guān shì yīn pú sà zhòu
    qian1 zhuan4 tuo2 luo2 ni2 guan1 shi4 yin1 pu2 sa4 zhou4
ch`ien chuan t`o lo ni kuan shih yin p`u sa chou
    chien chuan to lo ni kuan shih yin pu sa chou
 Senten darani kanzeon bosatsu ju
Dhāraṇī of a Thousand Turns [A Spell of the Bodhisattva who Heeds the Sounds of the World]

千里の行も足下に始まる

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 senrinokoumosokkanihajimaru / senrinokomosokkanihajimaru
    せんりのこうもそっかにはじまる
(exp,v5r) (proverb) (See 千里の道も一歩から) a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

千里送鵝毛,禮輕人意重


千里送鹅毛,礼轻人意重

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qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng
    qian1 li3 song4 e2 mao2 , li3 qing1 ren2 yi4 zhong4
ch`ien li sung o mao , li ch`ing jen i chung
    chien li sung o mao , li ching jen i chung
goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.

千里送鵝毛,禮輕情意重


千里送鹅毛,礼轻情意重

see styles
qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng qíng yì zhòng
    qian1 li3 song4 e2 mao2 , li3 qing1 qing2 yi4 zhong4
ch`ien li sung o mao , li ch`ing ch`ing i chung
    chien li sung o mao , li ching ching i chung
goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom); It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it.

Variations:
1000円(P)
千円

see styles
 senen
    せんえん
1000 yen

Variations:
仙台萩
千代萩
先代萩

see styles
 sendaihagi; sendaihagi
    せんだいはぎ; センダイハギ
(kana only) Russian false yellow lupine (Thermopsis lupinoides)

Variations:
ぶっ千切る
打っ千切る

see styles
 bucchigiru
    ぶっちぎる
(transitive verb) (1) (kana only) to beat by a wide margin (in a race); (transitive verb) (2) (kana only) to tear (off) roughly

Variations:
噛み千切る
噛みちぎる

see styles
 kamichigiru
    かみちぎる
(transitive verb) to bite off

Variations:
引きちぎる
引き千切る

see styles
 hikichigiru
    ひきちぎる
(transitive verb) to tear off

Variations:
2000円券
二千円券

see styles
 nisenenken
    にせんえんけん
(See 2000円札) 2,000 yen bill

Variations:
5000円券
五千円券

see styles
 gosenenken
    ごせんえんけん
(See 五千円札) 5,000 yen bill

Variations:
5000円札
五千円札

see styles
 gosenensatsu
    ごせんえんさつ
5,000 yen bill

リョウコウ千歳ゴルフ場

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 ryoukouchitosegorufujou / ryokochitosegorufujo
    リョウコウちとせゴルフじょう
(place-name) Ryōkouchitose Golf Links

在家千日好,出門一時難


在家千日好,出门一时难

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zài jiā qiān rì hǎo , chū mén yī shí nán
    zai4 jia1 qian1 ri4 hao3 , chu1 men2 yi1 shi2 nan2
tsai chia ch`ien jih hao , ch`u men i shih nan
    tsai chia chien jih hao , chu men i shih nan
lit. at home, one can spend a thousand days in comfort, but spending a day away from home can be challenging (idiom); fig. there's no place like home

好事不出門,惡事傳千里


好事不出门,恶事传千里

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hǎo shì bù chū mén , è shì chuán qiān lǐ
    hao3 shi4 bu4 chu1 men2 , e4 shi4 chuan2 qian1 li3
hao shih pu ch`u men , o shih ch`uan ch`ien li
    hao shih pu chu men , o shih chuan chien li
lit. good deeds do not go beyond the door, evil deeds spread a thousand miles; a good deed goes unnoticed, but scandal spreads fast (idiom)

禮輕人意重,千里送鵝毛


礼轻人意重,千里送鹅毛

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lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng , qiān lǐ sòng é máo
    li3 qing1 ren2 yi4 zhong4 , qian1 li3 song4 e2 mao2
li ch`ing jen i chung , ch`ien li sung o mao
    li ching jen i chung , chien li sung o mao
goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.

陸上自衛隊北千歳駐屯地

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 rikujoujieitaikitachitosechuutonchi / rikujojietaikitachitosechutonchi
    りくじょうじえいたいきたちとせちゅうとんち
(place-name) Rikujōjieitaikitachitosechuutonchi

陸上自衛隊東千歳駐屯地

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 rikujoujieitaihigashichitosechuutonchi / rikujojietaihigashichitosechutonchi
    りくじょうじえいたいひがしちとせちゅうとんち
(place-name) Rikujōjieitaihigashichitosechuutonchi

麻呂女恵久壽八重千代子

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 maromekikusuyaechiyoko
    まろめきくすやえちよこ
(f,h) Maromekikusuyaechiyoko

千葉スプリングスゴルフ場

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 chibasupuringusugorufujou / chibasupuringusugorufujo
    ちばスプリングスゴルフじょう
(place-name) Chiba Springs Golf Links

千葉レイクサイドゴルフ場

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 chibareikusaidogorufujou / chibarekusaidogorufujo
    ちばレイクサイドゴルフじょう
(place-name) Chiba Lakeside Golf Links

千葉工業大学茜浜運動施設

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 chibakougyoudaigakuakanehamaundoushisetsu / chibakogyodaigakuakanehamaundoshisetsu
    ちばこうぎょうだいがくあかねはまうんどうしせつ
(place-name) Chibakougyoudaigakuakanehamaundoushisetsu

千里馬常有,而伯樂不常有


千里马常有,而伯乐不常有

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qiān lǐ mǎ cháng yǒu , ér bó lè bù cháng yǒu
    qian1 li3 ma3 chang2 you3 , er2 bo2 le4 bu4 chang2 you3
ch`ien li ma ch`ang yu , erh po le pu ch`ang yu
    chien li ma chang yu , erh po le pu chang yu
lit. there are many swift horses, but very few who can spot them (idiom); fig. many have talent, but few can recognize talent when they see it

千金の裘は一狐の腋に非ず

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 senkinnokyuuhaikkonoekiniarazu / senkinnokyuhaikkonoekiniarazu
    せんきんのきゅうはいっこのえきにあらず
(expression) (proverb) to rule a country requires many great men; an expensive fur coat will not be made with a single fox

Variations:
針千本
はり千本(sK)

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 harisenbon; harisenbon
    はりせんぼん; ハリセンボン
(kana only) porcupinefish (Diodon holacanthus); balloonfish

東京田中千代服飾専門学校

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 higashikyoudennakachiyofukushokusenmongakkou / higashikyodennakachiyofukushokusenmongakko
    ひがしきょうでんなかちよふくしょくせんもんがっこう
(org) Chiyo Tanaka College of Fashion Arts, Tokyo; (o) Chiyo Tanaka College of Fashion Arts, Tokyo

麻呂女鬼久壽老八重千代子

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 maromekikusuroyaechiyoko
    まろめきくすろやえちよこ
(f,h) Maromekikusuroyaechiyoko

Variations:
千客万来
千客萬来(oK)

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 senkyakubanrai; senkakubanrai
    せんきゃくばんらい; せんかくばんらい
(yoji) flood of customers; roaring business

Variations:
千手観音
千手觀音(oK)

see styles
 senjukannon
    せんじゅかんのん
(See 観音) thousand-armed Avalokiteshvara; thousand-armed Kannon

Variations:
千円札(P)
1000円札

see styles
 senensatsu
    せんえんさつ
1,000 yen bill

千代田ゴルフ倶楽部ゴルフ場

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 chiyodagorufukurabugorufujou / chiyodagorufukurabugorufujo
    ちよだゴルフくらぶゴルフじょう
(place-name) Chiyoda Golf Club golf links

千石山サザンカ自生北限地帯

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 sengokusansazankajiseihokugenchitai / sengokusansazankajisehokugenchitai
    せんごくさんサザンカじせいほくげんちたい
(place-name) Sengokusansazankajiseihokugenchitai

千羽平ゴルフクラブゴルフ場

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 senbadairagorufukurabugorufujou / senbadairagorufukurabugorufujo
    せんばだいらゴルフクラブゴルフじょう
(place-name) Senbadaira Golf Club Golf Links

千里搭長棚,沒有不散的宴席


千里搭长棚,没有不散的宴席

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qiān lǐ dā cháng péng , méi yǒu bù sàn de yàn xí
    qian1 li3 da1 chang2 peng2 , mei2 you3 bu4 san4 de5 yan4 xi2
ch`ien li ta ch`ang p`eng , mei yu pu san te yen hsi
    chien li ta chang peng , mei yu pu san te yen hsi
even if you build a thousand-league awning for it, every banquet must come to an end (idiom)

ジェフユナイテッド市原千葉

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 jefuyunaiteddoichiharachiba
    ジェフユナイテッドいちはらちば
(o) Jef United Ichihara Chiba (Japanese pro soccer team)

呪五首能滅衆罪千轉陀羅尼經


呪五首能灭众罪千转陀罗尼经

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zhòu wǔ shǒu néng miè zhòng zuì qiān zhuǎn tuó luó ní jīng
    zhou4 wu3 shou3 neng2 mie4 zhong4 zui4 qian1 zhuan3 tuo2 luo2 ni2 jing1
chou wu shou neng mieh chung tsui ch`ien chuan t`o lo ni ching
    chou wu shou neng mieh chung tsui chien chuan to lo ni ching
 Jugoshu nōmetsu shūzai senten darani kyō
Zhouwushou nengmie zhongzui qianzhuan tuoluoni jing

灌頂七萬二千神王護比丘呪經


灌顶七万二千神王护比丘呪经

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guàn dǐng qī wàn èr qiān shén wáng hù bǐ qiū zhòu jīng
    guan4 ding3 qi1 wan4 er4 qian1 shen2 wang2 hu4 bi3 qiu1 zhou4 jing1
kuan ting ch`i wan erh ch`ien shen wang hu pi ch`iu chou ching
    kuan ting chi wan erh chien shen wang hu pi chiu chou ching
 Kanjō shichiuman nisen jinnō gobikuju kyō
Guanding qiwanerjian shenwang hu biqiu zhou jing

運籌帷幄之中,決勝千里之外


运筹帷幄之中,决胜千里之外

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yùn chóu wéi wò zhī zhōng , jué shèng qiān lǐ zhī wài
    yun4 chou2 wei2 wo4 zhi1 zhong1 , jue2 sheng4 qian1 li3 zhi1 wai4
yün ch`ou wei wo chih chung , chüeh sheng ch`ien li chih wai
    yün chou wei wo chih chung , chüeh sheng chien li chih wai
a general planning in the seclusion of his tent is able to determine the outcome of the distant battle (idiom)

Variations:
千生り
千成り
千生(io)

see styles
 sennari
    せんなり
(1) great collection (of things); cluster; bunch; (2) (abbreviation) (See 千成り瓢箪・1) bottle gourd

千丈の堤も蟻の一穴より崩れる

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 senjounotsutsumimoarinoikketsuyorikuzureru / senjonotsutsumimoarinoikketsuyorikuzureru
    せんじょうのつつみもありのいっけつよりくずれる
(exp,v1) (proverb) a small leak will sink a great ship

千手千眼觀世音菩薩治病合藥經


千手千眼观世音菩萨治病合药经

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qiān shǒu qiān yǎn guān shì yīn pú sà zhì bìng hé yào jīng
    qian1 shou3 qian1 yan3 guan1 shi4 yin1 pu2 sa4 zhi4 bing4 he2 yao4 jing1
ch`ien shou ch`ien yen kuan shih yin p`u sa chih ping ho yao ching
    chien shou chien yen kuan shih yin pu sa chih ping ho yao ching
 Senshu sengen kanzeon bosatsu jibyō gōyaku kyō
Sūtra on the Use of Medicinal Herbs for Healing by the Thousand-eyed, Thousand-hands Avalokitêśvara

Variations:
ミミズ千匹
ミミズ1000匹

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 mimizusenbiki
    ミミズせんびき
(vulgar) (slang) thousand earthworms (as a description for a vagina that has many folds and provides extraordinary pleasure during intercourse)

ジェフユナイテッド市原・千葉

see styles
 jefuyunaiteddoichiharachiba
    ジェフユナイテッドいちはらちば
(o) Jef United Ichihara Chiba (Japanese pro soccer team)

千手千眼觀世音菩薩大悲心陀羅尼


千手千眼观世音菩萨大悲心陀罗尼

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qiān shǒu qiān yǎn guān shì yīn pú sà dà bēi xīn tuó luó ní
    qian1 shou3 qian1 yan3 guan1 shi4 yin1 pu2 sa4 da4 bei1 xin1 tuo2 luo2 ni2
ch`ien shou ch`ien yen kuan shih yin p`u sa ta pei hsin t`o lo ni
    chien shou chien yen kuan shih yin pu sa ta pei hsin to lo ni
 Senju sengen kanzeon bosatsu daihishin darani
Dhāraṇī of the Bodhisattva With a Thousand Hands and Eyes Who Regards the World's Sounds with Great Compassion

Variations:
7000
七千
7千
七〇〇〇

see styles
 nanasen; shichisen(ok)
    ななせん; しちせん(ok)
(numeric) 7000; seven thousand

Variations:
8000
八千
8千
八〇〇〇

see styles
 hassen; yachi(八)
    はっせん; やち(八千)
(numeric) (1) 8000; eight thousand; (2) many

Variations:
八万四千
8万4千
84000

see styles
 hachimanyonsen; hachimanshisen
    はちまんよんせん; はちまんしせん
(can be adjective with の) (1) (八万四千, はちまんしせん only) {Buddh} many; (numeric) (2) 84,000

Variations:
千尋
千仞(rK)
千仭(rK)

see styles
 senjin; chihiro(尋)
    せんじん; ちひろ(千尋)
(1) great depth; bottomless; (2) great height

Variations:
食いちぎる
食い千切る
食千切る

see styles
 kuichigiru
    くいちぎる
(transitive verb) to bite off

Variations:
2000円札
二千円札
2千円札

see styles
 nisenensatsu
    にせんえんさつ
2,000 yen bill

Variations:
一騎当千の兵
一騎当千のつわもの

see styles
 ikkitousennotsuwamono / ikkitosennotsuwamono
    いっきとうせんのつわもの
great warrior

北海道千歳リハビリテーション大学

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 hokkaidouchitoserihabiriteeshondaigaku / hokkaidochitoserihabiriteeshondaigaku
    ほっかいどうちとせリハビリテーションだいがく
(org) Hokkaido Chitose College of Rehabilitation; (o) Hokkaido Chitose College of Rehabilitation

指切拳万、嘘ついたら針千本呑ます

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 yubikirigenmanusotsuitaraharisenbonnomasu
    ゆびきりげんまんうそついたらはりせんぼんのます
(expression) (idiom) (See 指切り・ゆびきり) Finger cut-off, ten thousand fist-punches, whoever lies has to swallow a thousand needles; words said when making a pinky swear

Variations:
ちぎり取る
千切り取る
千切りとる

see styles
 chigiritoru
    ちぎりとる
(transitive verb) to tear off; to rip off

Variations:
目元千両
目許千両
眼元千両(iK)

see styles
 memotosenryou / memotosenryo
    めもとせんりょう
(exp,n) beautiful eyes; bright-eyed; there being a sublime charm about one's eyes

Variations:
樺太千島交換条約
樺太・千島交換条約

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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

Variations:
1000(P)
一千(P)
1千
一〇〇〇

see styles
 issen
    いっせん
(numeric) 1,000; one thousand

Variations:
3000(P)
三千(P)
3千
三〇〇〇

see styles
 sanzen
    さんぜん
(numeric) (1) 3000; three thousand; (2) (三千 only) many

Variations:
4000(P)
四千(P)
4千
四〇〇〇

see styles
 yonsen(p); shisen
    よんせん(P); しせん
(numeric) four thousand; 4,000

Variations:
千載一遇
千載一隅(iK)
千載一偶(sK)

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 senzaiichiguu / senzaichigu
    せんざいいちぐう
(adj-no,n) (yoji) once-in-a-lifetime (opportunity); golden (opportunity); one-in-a-million (chance)

Variations:
千番に一番の兼ね合い
千番に一番の兼合

see styles
 senbanniichibannokaneai / senbannichibannokaneai
    せんばんにいちばんのかねあい
(expression) (rare) something so difficult that one doesn't know if there's even a 1 in 1000 chance of success

Variations:
打っ千切り
ぶっち切り
仏恥義理(ateji)(iK)

see styles
 bucchigiri
    ぶっちぎり
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (kana only) (establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)

Variations:
千成瓢箪
千成り瓢箪
千生り瓢箪
千生瓢箪

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 sennaribyoutan / sennaribyotan
    せんなりびょうたん
(1) bottle gourd; (2) ensign bearing a cluster of gourds (used by Toyotomi Hideyoshi)

Variations:
ぶっち切り
打っ千切り(rK)
仏恥義理(ateji)(iK)

see styles
 bucchigiri
    ぶっちぎり
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (kana only) (establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)

Variations:
ぶっち切る(rK)
打っ千切る(rK)
ぶっ千切る(sK)

see styles
 bucchigiru
    ぶっちぎる
(transitive verb) (1) (kana only) to beat by a wide margin (in a race); (transitive verb) (2) (kana only) to tear (off) roughly

大乘瑜伽金剛性海曼殊室利千臂千鉢大教王經


大乘瑜伽金刚性海曼殊室利千臂千钵大教王经

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dà shèng yú qié jīn gāng xìng hǎi màn shū shì lì qiān bì qiān bō dà jiào wáng jīng
    da4 sheng4 yu2 qie2 jin1 gang1 xing4 hai3 man4 shu1 shi4 li4 qian1 bi4 qian1 bo1 da4 jiao4 wang2 jing1
ta sheng yü ch`ieh chin kang hsing hai man shu shih li ch`ien pi ch`ien po ta chiao wang ching
    ta sheng yü chieh chin kang hsing hai man shu shih li chien pi chien po ta chiao wang ching
 Daijō yuga kongō shōkai manjushiri sempi sempatsu daikyōōkyō
Mahāyana Yoga of the Adamantine Ocean, Mañjusrī with a Thousand Arms and Thousand Bowls: Great King of Tantras.

親の意見と茄子の花は千に一つも無駄はない

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 oyanoikentonasubinohanahasennihitotsumomudahanai
    おやのいけんとなすびのはなはせんにひとつもむだはない
(exp,adj-i) (proverb) always listen to your parents; always value your parents' advice; not even one in a thousand of a parents' opinion or an eggplant flower are in vain

Variations:
あの世千日この世一日
彼の世千日此の世一日

see styles
 anoyosennichikonoyoichinichi
    あのよせんにちこのよいちにち
(expression) (proverb) a day in life is better than a thousand days in the afterlife; better one day in this world than a thousand in the next

Variations:
虎は千里往って千里還る
虎は千里行って千里帰る

see styles
 torahasenriittesenrikaeru / torahasenrittesenrikaeru
    とらはせんりいってせんりかえる
(exp,v5r) (proverb) (See 千里) a parent will do anything for their child; a tiger will walk a thousand leagues and a thousand leagues back (for its cub)

千手千眼觀世音菩薩廣大圓滿無礙大悲心陀羅尼呪本


千手千眼观世音菩萨广大圆满无碍大悲心陀罗尼呪本

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qiān shǒu qiān yǎn guān shì yīn pú sà guǎng dà yuán mǎn wú ài dà bēi xīn tuó luó ní zhòu běn
    qian1 shou3 qian1 yan3 guan1 shi4 yin1 pu2 sa4 guang3 da4 yuan2 man3 wu2 ai4 da4 bei1 xin1 tuo2 luo2 ni2 zhou4 ben3
ch`ien shou ch`ien yen kuan shih yin p`u sa kuang ta yüan man wu ai ta pei hsin t`o lo ni chou pen
    chien shou chien yen kuan shih yin pu sa kuang ta yüan man wu ai ta pei hsin to lo ni chou pen
 Senju sengen kanjizai bosatsu kōdai emman muge daihi shin darani juhon
Dhāraṇī Spellbook of the Thousand-Eyed, Thousand-Armed Bodhisattva Who Regards the World's Sounds with a Vast, Wholly Perfect, Unimpeded, Greatly Compassionate Heart

Variations:
1000万
1千万
一千万
10000000
一〇〇〇万

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 issenman
    いっせんまん
(numeric) 10,000,000; ten million

Variations:
千秋楽(P)
千穐楽
千龝楽(rK)
千秋樂(sK)
千穐樂(sK)
千龝樂(sK)

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 senshuuraku / senshuraku
    せんしゅうらく
(1) final day of a performance; closing date; final show; (2) {sumo} final day of a tournament

Variations:
中流に舟を失えば一壺も千金
中流に船を失えば一壺も千金

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 chuuryuunifuneoushinaebaikkomosenkin / churyunifuneoshinaebaikkomosenkin
    ちゅうりゅうにふねをうしなえばいっこもせんきん
(expression) (proverb) any port will do in a storm; when you've lost your boat midstream, even a pot is worth a fortune

Variations:
獅子は我が子を千尋の谷に落とす
獅子はわが子を千尋の谷に落とす

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 shishihawagakoosenjinnotaniniotosu
    ししはわがこをせんじんのたににおとす
(expression) (proverb) make your dear ones face trials so that they may grow; spare the rod, spoil the child; the lion drops its cubs into the abyss (only raising the ones who climb back up)

Variations:
指切りげんまん、嘘ついたら針千本飲ます
指切拳万、嘘ついたら針千本呑ます

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 yubikirigenmanusotsuitaraharisenbonnomasu
    ゆびきりげんまんうそついたらはりせんぼんのます
(expression) (idiom) (said by children when making a pinky swear) (See 指切り) cross my heart and hope to die, stick a needle in my eye; pinky promise pledge: if you're lying, I'll make you drink a thousand needles

Variations:
指切りげんまん、嘘ついたら針千本飲ます
指切拳万、嘘ついたら針千本飲ます(sK)
指切りげんまん嘘ついたら針千本飲ます(sK)
指切拳万嘘ついたら針千本飲ます(sK)

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 yubikirigenman、usotsuitaraharisenbonnomasu
    ゆびきりげんまん、うそついたらはりせんぼんのます
(expression) (idiom) (said by children when making a pinky swear) (See 指切り) cross my heart and hope to die, stick a needle in my eye; pinky promise pledge: if you're lying, I'll make you drink a thousand needles

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

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This page contains 76 results for "千" in Chinese and/or Japanese.



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