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There are 49 total results for your abstinence search.

Characters Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

自己抑制

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 jikoyokusei / jikoyokuse
    じこよくせい

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Self-Control
(noun/participle) self-restraint; self-control; abstinence


see styles
zhāi
    zhai1
chai
 hitoshi
    ひとし
to fast or abstain from meat, wine etc; vegetarian diet; study room; building; to give alms (to a monk)
(surname) Hitoshi
To reverence: abstinence; to purify as by fasting, or abstaining, e.g. from flesh food; religious or abstinential duties, or times; upavasatha (uposatha), a fast; the ritual period for food, i.e. before noon; a room for meditation, a study, a building, etc., devoted to abstinence, chastity, or the Buddhist religion; mourning (for parents).

九齋


九斋

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jiǔ zhāi
    jiu3 zhai1
chiu chai
 kusai
nine days of abstinence

勒戒

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lè jiè
    le4 jie4
le chieh
to force sb to give up (a drug); to enforce abstinence; to break drug dependence

外乞

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wài qǐ
    wai4 qi3
wai ch`i
    wai chi
 gekotsu
The mendicant monk who seeks self-control by external means, e. g. abstinence from food, as contrasted with the 内乞 who seeks it by spiritual methods.

小斎

see styles
 shousai / shosai
    しょうさい
abstinence (in Catholicism); (given name) Shousai

忌み

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 imi
    いみ
(1) mourning; abstinence; (2) taboo; (3) religious purification; (prefix noun) (4) pure; holy

戒絕


戒绝

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jiè jué
    jie4 jue2
chieh chüeh
abstinence; to give up (a bad habit)

斎み

see styles
 imi
    いみ
(1) mourning; abstinence; (2) taboo; (3) religious purification; (prefix noun) (4) pure; holy

断酒

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 danshu
    だんしゅ
(n,vs,vi) (See 禁酒・1) abstinence from alcohol

潔斎

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 kessai
    けっさい
(n,vs,vi) religious abstinence; purification

潔齋


洁斋

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jié zhāi
    jie2 zhai1
chieh chai
 kessai
To purify a monastery, cleanse away all immorality and impropriety; a pure establishment.

物忌

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 monoimi
    ものいみ
    monoimai
    ものいまい
    bukki
    ぶっき
(noun/participle) fasting; abstinence; confinement to one's house on an unlucky day

禁慾


禁欲

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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

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

禁酒

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jìn jiǔ
    jin4 jiu3
chin chiu
 kinshu
    きんしゅ
prohibition; ban on alcohol; dry law
(n,vs,vi) (1) abstinence from alcohol; temperance; (n,vs,vi) (2) prohibition of drinking

節慾

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 setsuyoku
    せつよく
(noun/participle) control one's desires; abstinence

節欲

see styles
 setsuyoku
    せつよく
(noun/participle) control one's desires; abstinence

開戒


开戒

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kāi jiè
    kai1 jie4
k`ai chieh
    kai chieh
to end abstinence; to resume (drinking) after a break; to break (a taboo)

飮酒

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yǐn jiǔ
    yin3 jiu3
yin chiu
To drink wine, or alcoholic liquor, forbidden by the fifth of the five commandments; 10, 35, and 36 reasons for abstinence from it are given.

齋堂


斋堂

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zhāi táng
    zhai1 tang2
chai t`ang
    chai tang
 saidō
dining hall in a Buddhist temple
Abstinence hall, i.e. monastic dining-hall.

齋持


斋持

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zhāi chí
    zhai1 chi2
chai ch`ih
    chai chih
To observe the law of abstinence, i.e. food at the regulation times.

齋月


斋月

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zhāi yuè
    zhai1 yue4
chai yüeh
 itsuki
    いつき
Ramadan (Islam)
(female given name) Itsuki
The three special months of abstinence and care, the first, fifth, and ninth months.

オナ禁

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 onakin
    オナきん
(slang) (See オナニー) (self-imposed) masturbation ban; masturbation abstinence

三長月


三长月

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sān cháng yuè
    san1 chang2 yue4
san ch`ang yüeh
    san chang yüeh
 sanchōgatsu
three whole months of abstinence

三齋月


三斋月

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sān zhāi yuè
    san1 zhai1 yue4
san chai yüeh
 san saigatsu
See 三長齋月.

不喜樂


不喜乐

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bù xǐ lè
    bu4 xi3 le4
pu hsi le
 fu kiraku
abstinence

不殺生


不杀生

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bù shā shēng
    bu4 sha1 sheng1
pu sha sheng
 fusesshou / fusessho
    ふせっしょう
{Buddh} (See アヒンサー) ahimsa; abstinence from taking life; principle of non-violence in Jainism, Buddhism, Hinduism, etc.
prāṇātipātād vairamaṇī (virati). The first commandment, Thou shalt not kill the living.

九齋日


九斋日

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jiǔ zhāi rì
    jiu3 zhai1 ri4
chiu chai jih
 ku sainichi
the nine kinds of days of abstinence on which no food is eaten after twelve o'clock: noon and the commands are observed. They are: Every day of the first month, of the fifth month, of the ninth month, and the following six days of each month, 8th, 14th, 15th, 23rd, 29th, and 30th. On these days Indra and the four deva-kings investigate the conduct of men.

四齋日


四斋日

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sì zhāi rì
    si4 zhai1 ri4
ssu chai jih
 shi sainichi
The four fast days, i. e. at the quarters of the moon— new, full 8th, and 23rd.

塩断ち

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 shiodachi
    しおだち
(noun/participle) abstinence from salt (for vow or spiritual reasons)

法齋日


法斋日

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fǎ zhāi rì
    fa3 zhai1 ri4
fa chai jih
 hō sainichi
The day of abstinence observed at the end of each half month, also the six abstinence days, in all making the eight days for keeping the eight commandments.

物忌み

see styles
 monoimi
    ものいみ
(noun/participle) fasting; abstinence; confinement to one's house on an unlucky day

物断ち

see styles
 monodachi; monotachi
    ものだち; ものたち
abstinence

精進日

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 shoujinbi / shojinbi
    しょうじんび
day of abstinence

三長齋月


三长斋月

see styles
sān cháng zhāi yuè
    san1 chang2 zhai1 yue4
san ch`ang chai yüeh
    san chang chai yüeh
 san chō saigatsu
(三長月) The three whole months of abstinence, the first, fifth, and ninth months, when no food should be taken after noon. The four deva-kings are on tours of inspection during these months.

優波婆娑


优波婆娑

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yōu bō pó suō
    you1 bo1 po2 suo1
yu po p`o so
    yu po po so
 uhabasha
upavāsa, to dwell in, or by; fasting, abstinence; to keep eight of the ten prohibitions.

禁断症状

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 kindanshoujou / kindanshojo
    きんだんしょうじょう
withdrawal symptoms; abstinence syndrome

禁欲生活

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 kinyokuseikatsu / kinyokusekatsu
    きんよくせいかつ
an ascetic existence; (leading) a continent life; abstinence

精進落ち

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 shoujinochi / shojinochi
    しょうじんおち
first meal (including meat or fish) taken after a period of abstinence

離脱症状

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 ridatsushoujou / ridatsushojo
    りだつしょうじょう
(See 禁断症状) withdrawal symptoms; abstinence syndrome

アヒンサー

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 ahinsaa / ahinsa
    アヒンサー
{Buddh} (See 不殺生) ahimsa; abstinence from taking life; principle of non-violence in Jainism, Buddhism, Hinduism, etc.

Variations:
禁欲
禁慾

see styles
 kinyoku
    きんよく
(n,vs,vi) abstinence; self-control; celibacy; abnegation; asceticism

Variations:
節欲
節慾

see styles
 setsuyoku
    せつよく
(noun/participle) control one's desires; abstinence

Variations:
物忌み
物忌

see styles
 monoimi; monoimai(物忌); bukki(物忌)
    ものいみ; ものいまい(物忌); ぶっき(物忌)
(n,vs,vi) (1) purification through fasting and abstinence; (n,vs,vi) (2) (See 陰陽道) confinement to one's house on inauspicious days to avoid misfortune (Onmyōdō practice)

禁欲主義教育

see styles
 kinyokushugikyouiku / kinyokushugikyoiku
    きんよくしゅぎきょういく
abstinence-only sex education

Variations:
禁欲
禁慾(rK)

see styles
 kinyoku
    きんよく
(n,vs,vi) abstinence; self-denial; celibacy; asceticism; abnegation

Variations:
アヒンサー
アヒムサー

see styles
 ahinsaa; ahimusaa / ahinsa; ahimusa
    アヒンサー; アヒムサー
{Buddh} (See 不殺生) ahimsa (principle of non-violence in Jainism, Buddhism, Hinduism, etc.) (san: ahimsā); abstinence from taking life

Variations:
忌み
斎み
忌(io)

see styles
 imi
    いみ
(1) mourning; abstinence; (2) taboo; (3) religious purification; (prefix noun) (4) pure; holy

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

This page contains 49 results for "abstinence" in Chinese and/or Japanese.



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