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Characters Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

see styles

    lu4
lu
 tsuyu
    つゆ

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Dew
dew; syrup; nectar; outdoors (not under cover); to show; to reveal; to betray; to expose
(1) dew; (2) tears; (adverb) (3) (See 露聊かも) (not) a bit; (not) at all; (place-name) Russia
Dew; symbol of transience; to expose, disclose.

因緣


因缘

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yīn yuán
    yin1 yuan2
yin yüan
 innen

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Fate / Opportunity / Chance
chance; opportunity; predestined relationship; (Buddhist) principal and secondary causes; chain of cause and effect
hetupratyaya. Cause; causes; 因 hetu, is primary cause, 緣 pratyaya, secondary cause, or causes, e. g. a seed is 因, rain, dew, farmer, etc., are 緣. The 十二因緣 twelve nidānas or links are 'the concatenation of cause and effect in the whole range of existence'.

朝露

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zhāo lù
    zhao1 lu4
chao lu
 asatsuyu; chouro / asatsuyu; choro
    あさつゆ; ちょうろ

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Morning Dew
morning dew; fig. precarious brevity of human life; ephemeral
morning dew
Morning dew, e.g. man's life as transient.

人生朝露

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rén shēng zhāo lù
    ren2 sheng1 zhao1 lu4
jen sheng chao lu
 jinseichouro / jinsechoro
    じんせいちょうろ

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Life is a Dew Drop
human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
(expression) (yoji) man's life vanishes like a dew; a person's life is as fleeting as a morning dew

寒露

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hán lù
    han2 lu4
han lu
 kanro
    かんろ
Hanlu or Cold Dew, 17th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 8th-22nd October
(1) late-autumn or early-winter dew; (2) (See 二十四節気) "cold dew" solar term (approx. October 8)

玉露

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yù lù
    yu4 lu4
yü lu
 gyokuro
    ぎょくろ
gyokuro (shaded Japanese green tea); (old) early-morning autumn dew; fine liquor
(1) (See 煎茶・2,番茶) high-quality green tea; (2) (orig. meaning) jewel-like dewdrop

白露

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bái lù
    bai2 lu4
pai lu
 shiratsuyu; hakuro
    しらつゆ; はくろ
Bailu or White Dew, 15th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 8th-22nd September
(1) glistening dew; (2) (はくろ only) (See 二十四節気) "white dew" solar term (approx. September 8); (female given name) Hakuro

雨露

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yǔ lù
    yu3 lu4
yü lu
 uro; ametsuyu; amatsuyu(ik)
    うろ; あめつゆ; あまつゆ(ik)
rain and dew; (fig.) favor; grace
rain and dew

霜露

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shuāng lù
    shuang1 lu4
shuang lu
 souro / soro
    そうろ
frost and dew; fig. difficult conditions
(1) (rare) frost and dew; (2) (rare) something fleeting; something transient; something short-lived
frost and dew

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tuán
    tuan2
t`uan
    tuan
heavy dew

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zhū
    zhu1
chu
 megumi
    めぐみ
bead; pearl; CL:粒[li4],顆|颗[ke1]
(1) ball; sphere; globe; orb; (2) bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; droplet; (3) ball (in sports); (4) pile (of noodles, etc.); (5) bullet; (6) bulb (i.e. a light bulb); (7) lens (of glasses, etc.); (8) bead (of an abacus); (9) (slang) (abbreviation) ball (i.e. a testicle); (10) gem; jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively); pearl; (11) female entertainer (e.g. a geisha); (12) (derogatory term) person (when commenting on their nature); character; (13) item, funds or person used as part of a plot; (n,n-suf) (14) egg; (suffix noun) (15) coin; (16) precious; beautiful; excellent; (female given name) Megumi
mani. A pearl; a bead; synonym for buddha-truth.

下露

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 shitatsuyu
    したつゆ
dew under (dripping from) trees; (place-name) Shimotsuyu

九喩

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jiǔ yú
    jiu3 yu2
chiu yü
 kuyu
The nine similes: stars, eye-film, lamp, prestidigitation, dew, bubble, dream, lightning, cloud. There is also another group.

六喩

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liù yù
    liu4 yu4
liu yü
 rokuyu
    ろくゆ
(personal name) Rokuyu
The six illustrations of unreality Diamond Sutra: a dream, a phantasm, a bubble, a shadow, dew, and lightning. Also 六如.

六如

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liù rú
    liu4 ru2
liu ju
 rokunyo
The six 'likes' or comparisons, like a dream, a phantasm, a bubble, a shadow, dew, and lightning, v. 六喩.

凍露

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 touro / toro
    とうろ
(rare) frozen dew; white dew

夜露

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 yotsuyu; yaro
    よつゆ; やろ
evening dew; night dew

天食

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tiān shí
    tian1 shi2
t`ien shih
    tien shih
 tenjiki
sudhā, food of the gods sweet dew, ambrosia, nectar; blue, yellow, red, and white in colour, white for the higher ranks, the other colours for the lower.

宿す

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 yadosu
    やどす
(transitive verb) (1) to house; to contain; to harbour (a feeling); to hold (e.g. dew on leaves); (transitive verb) (2) to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (transitive verb) (3) (archaism) to give lodging to; to accommodate

晨露

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chén lù
    chen2 lu4
ch`en lu
    chen lu
morning dew

槃蓋


槃盖

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pán gài
    pan2 gai4
p`an kai
    pan kai
 hankai
dew receivers

水霜

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 mizujimo; mizushimo
    みずじも; みずしも
(1) frozen dew (in late autumn); (2) (See 羊水) waters (i.e. amniotic fluid discharged shortly before birth)

激浪

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jī làng
    ji1 lang4
chi lang
 gekirou / gekiro
    げきろう
Mountain Dew
raging sea

甘露

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gān lòu
    gan1 lou4
kan lou
 kanro
    かんろ
(noun or adjectival noun) nectar; sweetness; (surname, female given name) Kanro
阿密哩多 (or 啞密哩多) (or 啞密哩達) amṛta, sweet dew, ambrosia, the nectar of immortality; tr. by 天酒 deva-wine, the nectar of the gods. Four kinds of ambrosia are mentioned— green, yellow, red, and white, all coming from 'edible trees' and known as 蘇陀 sudhā, or 蘇摩 soma.

盤蓋


盘盖

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pán gài
    pan2 gai4
p`an kai
    pan kai
 bankai
dew receivers

結露

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 ketsuro
    けつろ
(n,vs,vi) condensation; formation of dew

薤露

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 kairo
    かいろ
ephemeral nature of the human world; transience of life; dew on onion leaves (i.e. tears that mourn a death)

輪蓋


轮盖

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lún gài
    lun2 gai4
lun kai
 rinkai
dew receivers

防露

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 bouro / boro
    ぼうろ
dew prevention; preventing condensation

零露

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 reiro / rero
    れいろ
dripping dew

露命

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lù mìng
    lu4 ming4
lu ming
 romei / rome
    ろめい
transient life; ephemeral existence
Dew-like life; transient.

露地

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lòu dì
    lou4 di4
lou ti
 roji
    ろじ
(1) bare earth (i.e. ground not covered by a roof); open field; outdoors (non-greenhouse cultivation of crops); (2) teahouse garden; (surname) Tsuyuchi
Bare ground; like dew on the ground, dewy ground.

露寒

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 tsuyusamu; tsuyuzamu
    つゆさむ; つゆざむ
(archaism) cold at the end of autumn when the dew turns to frost

露水

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lù shuǐ
    lu4 shui3
lu shui
 romi
    ろみ
dew; fig. short-lasting; ephemeral
(female given name) Romi

露点

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 roten
    ろてん
dew point

露盤


露盘

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lù pán
    lu4 pan2
lu p`an
    lu pan
 roban
    ろばん
roban; base of a pagoda finial
dew receivers

露華

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 roka
    ろか
beautiful dew; comparing the beauty of dew to that of a flower; (female given name) Tsuyuka

露霜

see styles
 tsuyujimo; tsuyushimo(ok)
    つゆじも; つゆしも(ok)
(1) frozen dew; (2) frost and dew; (3) (archaism) years; time

露點


露点

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lù diǎn
    lu4 dian3
lu tien
dew point; (coll.) (of a woman) to expose one of the three areas (nipples and genitals)
See: 露点

下りる

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 oriru
    おりる
(v1,vi) (1) to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to come down; (2) to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to disembark; to dismount; (3) to step down; to retire; to give up; to quit; (4) to be granted; to be issued; to be given; (5) to form (of frost, dew, mist, etc.); (6) to be passed (from the body; e.g. of a roundworm)

承露盤


承露盘

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chéng lù pán
    cheng2 lu4 pan2
ch`eng lu p`an
    cheng lu pan
 shōroban
or 承露槃 The 'dew-receivers', or metal circles at the top of a pagoda.

朝の露

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 ashitanotsuyu
    あしたのつゆ
(expression) (archaism) (See 朝露) morning dew

法雲地


法云地

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fǎ yún dì
    fa3 yun2 di4
fa yün ti
 hōun ji
The tenth bodhisattva stage, when the dharma-clouds everywhere drop their sweet dew.

花の雫

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 hananoshizuku
    はなのしずく
(poetic term) dew that trickles down from a flower

華の雫

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 hananoshizuku
    はなのしずく
(poetic term) dew that trickles down from a flower

阿彌陀


阿弥陀

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ā mí tuó
    a1 mi2 tuo2
a mi t`o
    a mi to
 Amida
    あみだ
(out-dated kanji) (1) (Buddhist term) Amitabha (Buddha); Amida; (2) (kana only) (abbreviation) ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; lottery in which participants trace a line across a lattice pattern to determine the winner; (3) (kana only) (abbreviation) wearing a hat pushed back on one's head
(阿彌) amita, boundless, infinite; tr. by 無量 immeasurable. The Buddha of infinite qualities, known as 阿彌陀婆 (or 阿彌陀佛) Amitābha, tr. 無量光 boundless light; 阿彌陀廋斯Amitāyus, tr. 無量壽 boundless age, or life; and among the esoteric sects Amṛta 甘露 (甘露王) sweet-dew (king). An imaginary being unknown to ancient Buddhism, possibly of Persian or Iranian origin, who has eclipsed the historical Buddha in becoming the most popular divinity in the Mahāyāna pantheon. His name indicates an idealization rather than an historic personality, the idea of eternal light and life. The origin and date of the concept are unknown, but he has always been associated with the west, where in his Paradise, Suikhāvatī, the Western Pure Land, he receives to unbounded happiness all who call upon his name (cf. the Pure Lands 淨土 of Maitreya and Akṣobhya). This is consequent on his forty-eight vows, especially the eighteenth, in which he vows to refuse Buddhahood until he has saved all living beings to his Paradise, except those who had committed the five unpardonable sins, or were guilty of blasphemy against the Faith. While his Paradise is theoretically only a stage on the way to rebirth in the final joys of nirvana, it is popularly considered as the final resting-place of those who cry na-mo a-mi-to-fo, or blessed be, or adoration to, Amita Buddha. The 淨土 Pure-land (Jap. Jōdo) sect is especially devoted to this cult, which arises chiefly out of the Sukhāvatīvyūha, but Amita is referred to in many other texts and recognized, with differing interpretations and emphasis, by the other sects. Eitel attributes the first preaching of the dogma to 'a priest from Tokhara' in A. D.147, and says that Faxian and Xuanzang make no mention of the cult. But the Chinese pilgrim 慧日Huiri says he found it prevalent in India 702-719. The first translation of the Amitāyus Sutra, circa A.D. 223-253, had disappeared when the Kaiyuan catalogue was compiled A.D. 730. The eighteenth vow occurs in the tr. by Dharmarakṣa A.D. 308. With Amita is closely associated Avalokiteśvara, who is also considered as his incarnation, and appears crowned with, or bearing the image of Amita. In the trinity of Amita, Avalokiteśvara appears on his left and Mahāsthāmaprāpta on his right. Another group, of five, includes Kṣitigarbha and Nāgārjuna, the latter counted as the second patriarch of the Pure Land sect. One who calls on the name of Amitābha is styled 阿彌陀聖 a saint of Amitābha. Amitābha is one of the Five 'dhyāni buddhas' 五佛, q.v. He has many titles, amongst which are the following twelve relating to him as Buddha of light, also his title of eternal life: 無量光佛Buddha of boundless light; 無邊光佛 Buddha of unlimited light; 無礙光佛 Buddha of irresistible light; 無對光佛 Buddha of incomparable light; 燄王光佛 Buddha of yama or flame-king light; 淸淨光佛 Buddha of pure light; 歡喜光佛 Buddha of joyous light; 智慧光佛 Buddha of wisdom light; 不斷光佛 Buddha of unending light; 難思光佛 Buddha of inconceivable light; 無稱光佛Buddha of indescribable light; 超日月光佛 Buddha of light surpassing that of sun and moon; 無量壽 Buddha of boundless age. As buddha he has, of course, all the attributes of a buddha, including the trikāya, or 法報化身, about which in re Amita there are differences of opinion in the various schools. His esoteric germ-letter is hrīḥ, and he has specific manual-signs. Cf. 阿彌陀經, of which with commentaries there are numerous editions.

降りる

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 oriru
    おりる
(v1,vi) (1) to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to come down; (2) to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to disembark; to dismount; (3) to step down; to retire; to give up; to quit; (4) to be granted; to be issued; to be given; (5) to form (of frost, dew, mist, etc.); (6) to be passed (from the body; e.g. of a roundworm)

雨甘露

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yǔ gān lù
    yu3 gan1 lu4
yü kan lu
 ukanro
to rain sweet dew

露の命

see styles
 tsuyunoinochi
    つゆのいのち
life as evanescent as the dew

露の宿

see styles
 tsuyunoyado
    つゆのやど
(archaism) house covered with dew; place covered with dew

露点計

see styles
 rotenkei / rotenke
    ろてんけい
dew point hygrometer

不死甘露

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bù sǐ gān lù
    bu4 si3 gan1 lu4
pu ssu kan lu
 fushi kanro
Sweet dew of immortality, a baptismal water of 眞言 Shingon.

五種灌頂


五种灌顶

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wǔ zhǒng guàn dǐng
    wu3 zhong3 guan4 ding3
wu chung kuan ting
 goshu kanjō
The five abhiṣecanī baptisms of the esoteric school— for ordaining ācāryas, teachers, or preachers of the Law: for admitting disciples: for putting an end to calamities or suffering for sins; for advancement, or success; and for controlling (evil spirits ) or getting rid of difficulties, cf. 五種修法. Also, baptism of light: of sweet dew (i. e. perfume): of the 'germ-word' as seed; of the five baptismal signs of wisdom made on the forehead, shoulders, heart, and throat, indicating the five Dhyāni-Buddhas; and of the ' true word' on the breast.

危如朝露

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wēi rú zhāo lù
    wei1 ru2 zhao1 lu4
wei ju chao lu
precarious as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence

危若朝露

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wēi ruò zhāo lù
    wei1 ruo4 zhao1 lu4
wei jo chao lu
precarious as morning dew (idiom); unlikely to last out the day

如露如電

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 nyoronyoden
    にょろにょでん
(rare) {Buddh} (See 如露亦如電) existence (as we perceive it) is as mutable and incorporeal as is the morning dew or a flash of lightning

春秋繁露

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chūn qiū fán lù
    chun1 qiu1 fan2 lu4
ch`un ch`iu fan lu
    chun chiu fan lu
Luxuriant Dew of the Spring and Autumn Annals, ideological tract by Han dynasty political philosopher Dong Zhongshu 董仲舒[Dong3 Zhong4 shu1]

朝露暮靄


朝露暮霭

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zhāo lù mù ǎi
    zhao1 lu4 mu4 ai3
chao lu mu ai
morning dew, evening mist (idiom); ephemeral; impermanent

朝露溘至

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zhāo lù kè zhì
    zhao1 lu4 ke4 zhi4
chao lu k`o chih
    chao lu ko chih
the morning dew will swiftly dissipate (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence

浮雲朝露


浮云朝露

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fú yún zhāo lù
    fu2 yun2 zhao1 lu4
fu yün chao lu
floating clouds, morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral nature of human existence

溘先朝露

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kè xiān zhāo lù
    ke4 xian1 zhao1 lu4
k`o hsien chao lu
    ko hsien chao lu
the morning dew will swiftly dissipate (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence

身先朝露

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shēn xiān zhāo lù
    shen1 xian1 zhao1 lu4
shen hsien chao lu
body will go with the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence

電光朝露


电光朝露

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diàn guāng zhāo lù
    dian4 guang1 zhao1 lu4
tien kuang chao lu
 denkouchouro / denkochoro
    でんこうちょうろ
flash of lightning, morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral; impermanent
(yoji) fleeting; evanescent

露の宿り

see styles
 tsuyunoyadori
    つゆのやどり
(archaism) house covered with dew; place covered with dew

人生如朝露

see styles
rén shēng rú zhāo lù
    ren2 sheng1 ru2 zhao1 lu4
jen sheng ju chao lu
human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence

如露亦如電


如露亦如电

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rú lù yì rú diàn
    ru2 lu4 yi4 ru2 dian4
ju lu i ju tien
 nyoroyakunyoden
    にょろやくにょでん
{Buddh} existence (as we perceive it) is as mutable and incorporeal as is the morning dew or a flash of lightning
like dew, also like lightning

花のしずく

see styles
 hananoshizuku
    はなのしずく
(poetic term) dew that trickles down from a flower

衆罪如霜露


众罪如霜露

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zhòng zuì rú shuāng lù
    zhong4 zui4 ru2 shuang1 lu4
chung tsui ju shuang lu
 shuzai sōro no gotoshi
all sins are like frost and dew

露に濡れた

see styles
 tsuyuninureta
    つゆにぬれた
(can act as adjective) wet with dew; dewy

露点湿度計

see styles
 rotenshitsudokei / rotenshitsudoke
    ろてんしつどけい
(rare) (See 露点計) dew point hygrometer

Variations:
ポロリ
ぽろり

see styles
 porori; porori
    ポロリ; ぽろり
(adv-to,adv) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); (adv-to,adv) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) falling off; dropping off; slipping (e.g. from one's hands); (adv-to,adv) (3) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)

遠距離早期警戒線

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 enkyorisoukikeikaisen / enkyorisokikekaisen
    えんきょりそうきけいかいせん
Distant Early Warning Line (US, Canada); DEW Line

Variations:
ポロっと
ぽろっと

see styles
 porotto; porotto
    ポロっと; ぽろっと
(adverb) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (See ぽろり・1) dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); (adverb) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (See ぽろり・2) falling off; dropping off; slipping (e.g. from one's hands); (adverb) (3) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (See ぽろり・3) inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)

Variations:
玉(P)


see styles
 tama
    たま
(1) ball; sphere; globe; orb; (2) bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; droplet; (3) (esp. 球) ball (in sports); (4) pile (of noodles, etc.); (5) (esp. 弾; also written as 弾丸) bullet; (6) (esp. 球) bulb (i.e. a light bulb); (7) lens (of glasses, etc.); (8) (esp. 玉, 珠) bead (of an abacus); (9) (slang) (abbreviation) (esp. 玉) (See 金玉・きんたま) ball (i.e. a testicle); (10) (esp. 玉, 珠; also written as 璧) gem; jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively); pearl; (11) female entertainer (e.g. a geisha); (12) (derogatory term) person (when commenting on their nature); character; (13) item, funds or person used as part of a plot; (n,n-suf) (14) (玉 only) (See 玉子・2) egg; (n-suf,ctr) (15) (玉 only) {food} (See お好み焼き) okonomiyaki; (suffix noun) (16) (usu. だま) coin; (suffix noun) (17) precious; beautiful; excellent

Variations:
花のしずく
花の雫
華の雫

see styles
 hananoshizuku
    はなのしずく
(poetic term) dew that trickles down from a flower

Variations:
降りる(P)
下りる(P)

see styles
 oriru
    おりる
(v1,vi) (1) (esp. 下りる) to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to come down; (v1,vi) (2) (esp. 降りる) to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to disembark; to dismount; (v1,vi) (3) to step down; to retire; to give up; to quit; to fold; (v1,vi) (4) (esp. 下りる) to be granted; to be issued; to be given; (v1,vi) (5) (esp. 降りる) to form (of frost, dew, mist, etc.); (v1,vi) (6) (esp. 下りる) (See 下り物) to be passed (from the body; e.g. of a roundworm)

Variations:
玉(P)



弾丸(sK)
璧(sK)

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 tama
    たま
(1) ball; sphere; globe; orb; (2) bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; droplet; (3) (esp. 球) ball (in sports); (4) pile (of noodles, etc.); (5) (esp. 弾; also written as 弾丸) bullet; (6) (esp. 球) bulb (i.e. a light bulb); (7) lens (of glasses, etc.); (8) (esp. 玉, 珠) bead (of an abacus); (9) (slang) (abbreviation) (esp. 玉) (See 金玉・きんたま) ball (i.e. a testicle); (10) (esp. 玉, 珠; also written as 璧) gem; jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively); pearl; (11) female entertainer (e.g. a geisha); (12) (derogatory term) person (when commenting on their nature); character; (13) item, funds or person used as part of a plot; (n,n-suf) (14) (玉 only) (See 玉子・2) egg; (n-suf,ctr) (15) (玉 only) {food} (See お好み焼き) okonomiyaki; (suffix noun) (16) (usu. だま) coin; (suffix noun) (17) precious; beautiful; excellent

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

This page contains 77 results for "Dew" 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

This dictionary uses the EDICT and CC-CEDICT dictionary files.
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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.

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