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There are 32 total results for your New Life search.

Characters Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

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chūn
    chun1
ch`un
    chun
 haru
    はる

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Spring Season
spring (season); gay; joyful; youthful; love; lust; life
(n,adv) (1) spring; springtime; (2) New Year; (3) prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); heyday; (4) adolescence; puberty; (5) sexuality; sexual desire; (personal name) Haruji

十戒

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shí jiè
    shi2 jie4
shih chieh
 jukkai
    じゅっかい

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Ten Commandments
the ten commandments (religion)
(1) (Buddhist term) the 10 precepts; (2) Ten Commandments; Decalogue; Decalog; (surname) Jukkai
Śikṣāpada. The ten prohibitions (in Pāli form) consist of five commandments for the layman: (1) not to destroy life 不殺生 pāṇātipātāveramaṇi; (2) not to steal 不倫盜 adinnādānāver; (3) not to commit adultery 不婬慾 abrahmacaryaver.; (4) not to lie 不妄語musāvādāver.; (5) not to take intoxicating liquor 不飮酒 suramereyya-majjapamādaṭṭhānāver. Eight special commandments for laymen consist of the preceding five plus: (6) not to eat food out of regulated hours 不非時食 vikāla-bhojanāver.; (7) not to use garlands or perfumes 不著華鬘好香塗身 mālā- gandha-vilepana-dhāraṇa-maṇḍana-vibhūṣanaṭṭhānā; (8) not to sleep on high or broad beds (chastity) 不坐高廣大牀 uccāsayanā-mahāsayanā. The ten commandments for the monk are the preceding eight plus: (9) not to take part in singing, dancing, musical or theatrical performances, not to see or listen to such 不歌舞倡伎不往觀聽 nacca-gīta-vādita-visūkadassanāver.; (10) to refrain from acquiring uncoined or coined gold, or silver, or jewels 不得捉錢金銀寶物 jātarūpa-rajata-paṭīggahaṇāver. Under the Māhayāna these ten commands for the monk were changed, to accord with the new environment of the monk, to the following: not to kill, not to steal, to avoid all unchastity, not to lie, not to slander, not to insult, not to chatter, not to covet, not to give way to anger, to harbour no scepticism.

新生

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xīn shēng
    xin1 sheng1
hsin sheng
 shinsei / shinse
    しんせい

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New Life
new; newborn; emerging; nascent; rebirth; regeneration; new life; new student
(n,vs,vi) rebirth; new birth; nascent; (given name) Wakaki
newly arisen

更生

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gēng shēng
    geng1 sheng1
keng sheng
 tsugio
    つぎお

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Rehabilitation / Rebirth
resurrection; rebirth; reinvigorated; rejuvenated; a new lease of life
(noun/participle) (1) rehabilitation; remaking one's life; starting life anew; (noun/participle) (2) rebirth; regeneration; reorganization; rebuilding; recovery; restoration; remaking; (noun/participle) (3) coming back to life; revival; resuscitation; (given name) Tsugio
rebirth

新生活

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 shinseikatsu / shinsekatsu
    しんせいかつ

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New Life
new life

重新做人

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chóng xīn zuò rén
    chong2 xin1 zuo4 ren2
ch`ung hsin tso jen
    chung hsin tso jen

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Fresh Start
to start a new life; to make a fresh start

再造

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zài zào
    zai4 zao4
tsai tsao
 saizou / saizo
    さいぞう
to give a new lease of life; to reconstruct; to reform; to rework; to recycle; to reproduce (copies, or offspring); restoration; restructuring
(given name) Saizou

初め

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 hajime
    はじめ
    zome
    ぞめ
(n-t,n-adv) (1) beginning; start; outset; opening; (2) first (in line, etc.); (3) origin; (4) (kana only) such as ...; not to mention ...; (suffix) first doing of ... (ever, in one's life, in the new year, etc.)

大壽


大寿

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dà shòu
    da4 shou4
ta shou
(polite) birthday making the beginning of new decade of life for an older person, especially over 50 years old (e.g. 60th or 70th birthday)

學名


学名

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xué míng
    xue2 ming2
hsüeh ming
scientific name; Latin name (of plant or animal); (according to an old system of nomenclature) on entering school life, a formal personal name given to new students
See: 学名

投生

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tóu shēng
    tou2 sheng1
t`ou sheng
    tou sheng
reborn (of departed spirit); to be reincarnated; to leave home for a new life

退居

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 taikyo
    たいきょ
(noun/participle) (1) retirement from active life; (noun/participle) (2) (recent meaning) moving out of accommodation; finding a new residence

門出

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 monde
    もんで
(noun/participle) (1) leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; (2) starting a new life; starting life anew; (surname) Monde

首途

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 shuto
    しゅと
    kadode
    かどで
(noun/participle) (1) leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; (2) starting a new life; starting life anew

第二春

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dì èr chūn
    di4 er4 chun1
ti erh ch`un
    ti erh chun
(lit.) second spring; (fig.) falling in love for the second time; a new lease of life; rebirth

九死一生

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jiǔ sǐ yī shēng
    jiu3 si3 yi1 sheng1
chiu ssu i sheng
 kyuushiisshou / kyushissho
    きゅうしいっしょう
nine deaths and still alive (idiom); a narrow escape; new lease of life
(yoji) narrow escape from the jaw of death

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初め

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 zome
    ぞめ
(suffix) (after the -masu stem of a verb) first doing of ... (ever, in one's life, in the new year, etc.)

半路出家

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bàn lù - chū jiā
    ban4 lu4 - chu1 jia1
pan lu - ch`u chia
    pan lu - chu chia
lit. to enter monastic life at a mature age (idiom); fig. to change one's career; to take up a new line of work or specialization; to enter a profession from a different background

恩同再造

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ēn tóng zài zào
    en1 tong2 zai4 zao4
en t`ung tsai tsao
    en tung tsai tsao
your favor amounts to being given a new lease on life (idiom)

搖身一變


摇身一变

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yáo shēn yī biàn
    yao2 shen1 yi1 bian4
yao shen i pien
to change shape in a single shake; fig. to take on a new lease of life

枯木逢春

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kū mù féng chūn
    ku1 mu4 feng2 chun1
k`u mu feng ch`un
    ku mu feng chun
lit. the spring comes upon a withered tree (idiom); fig. to get a new lease on life; to be revived; (of a difficult situation) to suddenly improve

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門出
首途

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 kadode; shuto(首途); kadoide(ok)
    かどで; しゅと(首途); かどいで(ok)
(n,vs,vi) (1) setting off (on a long journey); setting out; departure (e.g. for the front); leaving home; (n,vs,vi) (2) starting a new life; starting life anew

風穴をあける

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 kazaanaoakeru / kazanaoakeru
    かざあなをあける
(exp,v1) (1) to penetrate a body (e.g. with a spear or bullet); (2) to breathe new life into

風穴を開ける

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 kazaanaoakeru / kazanaoakeru
    かざあなをあける
(exp,v1) (1) to penetrate a body (e.g. with a spear or bullet); (2) to breathe new life into

新風を吹き込む

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 shinpuuofukikomu / shinpuofukikomu
    しんぷうをふきこむ
(exp,v5m) to breathe new life into; to usher in a new phase; to break the mold

Variations:
迎える(P)
邀える

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 mukaeru
    むかえる
(transitive verb) (1) to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to greet; to salute; to hail; (transitive verb) (2) to call for; to summon; to invite; (transitive verb) (3) to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife); (transitive verb) (4) to reach (a certain time, a point in one's life, etc.); to enter (a new phase, new era, etc.); to approach (e.g. death)

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第二の人生
第2の人生

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 daininojinsei / daininojinse
    だいにのじんせい
(exp,n) (See セカンドライフ) new life (esp. after retirement); postretirement life

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生々しい(P)
生生しい

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 namanamashii / namanamashi
    なまなましい
(adjective) (1) vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; raw; true-to-life; first-hand (experience); (adjective) (2) fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent; just occurred

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風穴を開ける
風穴をあける

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 kazaanaoakeru / kazanaoakeru
    かざあなをあける
(exp,v1) (1) to penetrate a body (e.g. with a spear or bullet); (exp,v1) (2) to breathe new life into; to provide a potential solution

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迎える(P)
邀える(rK)

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 mukaeru
    むかえる
(transitive verb) (1) to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to greet; to salute; to hail; (transitive verb) (2) to call for; to summon; to invite; (transitive verb) (3) to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife); (transitive verb) (4) to reach (a certain time, a point in one's life, etc.); to enter (a new phase, new era, etc.); to approach (e.g. death)

Variations:
セカンドライフ
セカンド・ライフ

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 sekandoraifu; sekando raifu
    セカンドライフ; セカンド・ライフ
new life (esp. after retirement) (eng: second life); postretirement life

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吹き込む(P)
吹込む
吹きこむ(sK)

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 fukikomu
    ふきこむ
(v5m,vi) (1) to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); (transitive verb) (2) to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; (transitive verb) (3) to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to instill; to infuse; to indoctrinate with; (transitive verb) (4) to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)

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

This page contains 32 results for "New Life" 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

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