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富田ハナノキ自生地

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 tomitahananokijiseichi / tomitahananokijisechi
    とみたハナノキじせいち
(place-name) Tomitahananokijiseichi

小田急明治生命ビル

see styles
 odakyuumeijiseimeibiru / odakyumejisemebiru
    おだきゅうめいじせいめいビル
(place-name) Odakyūmeijiseimei Building

惡趣煩惱業生雜染障


恶趣烦恼业生杂染障

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è qù fán nǎo yè shēng zá rǎn zhàng
    e4 qu4 fan2 nao3 ye4 sheng1 za2 ran3 zhang4
o ch`ü fan nao yeh sheng tsa jan chang
    o chü fan nao yeh sheng tsa jan chang
 akushu bonnō gō shō zōzen shō
hindrances of defilement by afflictions in the negative destinies, karma, and rebirth

愛國衛生運動委員會


爱国卫生运动委员会

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ài guó wèi shēng yùn dòng wěi yuán huì
    ai4 guo2 wei4 sheng1 yun4 dong4 wei3 yuan2 hui4
ai kuo wei sheng yün tung wei yüan hui
Patriotic Health Committee

日本土壌微生物学会

see styles
 nippondojoubiseibutsugakkai / nippondojobisebutsugakkai
    にっぽんどじょうびせいぶつがっかい
(org) Japanese Society of Soil Microbiology; (o) Japanese Society of Soil Microbiology

東京都立衛生研究所

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 toukyoutoritsueiseikenkyuujo / tokyotoritsuesekenkyujo
    とうきょうとりつえいせいけんきゅうじょ
(org) Tokyo Metropolitan Res. Lab. of Public Health; (o) Tokyo Metropolitan Res. Lab. of Public Health

東大生産技術研究所

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 toudaiseisangijutsukenkyuujo / todaisesangijutsukenkyujo
    とうだいせいさんぎじゅつけんきゅうじょ
(place-name) Tōdaiseisangijutsukenkyūjo

松尾のアコウ自生地

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 matsuonoakoujiseichi / matsuonoakojisechi
    まつおのアコウじせいち
(place-name) Matsuonoakoujiseichi

横山のウグイ生息地

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 yokoyamanouguiseisokuchi / yokoyamanoguisesokuchi
    よこやまのウグイせいそくち
(place-name) Yokoyamanouguiseisokuchi

正長元年柳生徳政碑

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 shouchougannenyagyuutokuseihi / shochogannenyagyutokusehi
    しょうちょうがんねんやぎゅうとくせいひ
(place-name) Shōchōgannenyagyūtokuseihi

特定外来生物防止法

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 tokuteigairaiseibutsuboushihou / tokutegairaisebutsuboshiho
    とくていがいらいせいぶつぼうしほう
(abbreviation) (rare) (See 外来生物法) Invasive Alien Species Act (2004)

社会経済生産性本部

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 shakaikeizaiseisanseihonbu / shakaikezaisesansehonbu
    しゃかいけいざいせいさんせいほんぶ
(org) Japan Productivity Center for Socio-Economic Development (JPC-SED); (o) Japan Productivity Center for Socio-Economic Development (JPC-SED)

箕面山のサル生息地

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 minooyamanosaruseisokuchi / minooyamanosarusesokuchi
    みのおやまのサルせいそくち
(place-name) Minooyamanosaruseisokuchi

米国生物科学研究所

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 beikokuseibutsukagakukenkyuujo / bekokusebutsukagakukenkyujo
    べいこくせいぶつかがくけんきゅうじょ
(o) American Institute of Biological Sciences

精神生理学研究協会

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 seishinseirigakukenkyuukyoukai / seshinserigakukenkyukyokai
    せいしんせいりがくけんきゅうきょうかい
(o) Society for Psychophysiological Research

線形二元系列生成機

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 senkeinigenkeiretsuseiseiki / senkenigenkeretsuseseki
    せんけいにげんけいれつせいせいき
{comp} linear binary sequence generator

臥牛山のサル生息地

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 gakyuusannosaruseisokuchi / gakyusannosarusesokuchi
    がきゅうさんのサルせいそくち
(place-name) Gakyūsannosaruseisokuchi

荒川大麻生ゴルフ場

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 arakawaooasougorufujou / arakawaooasogorufujo
    あらかわおおあそうゴルフじょう
(place-name) Arakawaooasou Golf Links

赤血球生成促進因子

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 sekkekkyuuseiseisokushininshi / sekkekkyusesesokushininshi
    せっけっきゅうせいせいそくしんいんし
(rare) {biochem} (See エリスロポエチン) erythropoietin; EPO

身諸毛孔一一毛生相


身诸毛孔一一毛生相

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shēn zhū máo kǒng yī yī máo shēng xiàng
    shen1 zhu1 mao2 kong3 yi1 yi1 mao2 sheng1 xiang4
shen chu mao k`ung i i mao sheng hsiang
    shen chu mao kung i i mao sheng hsiang
 shinsho mōku ichiichi mōshō sō
one hair in each pore of the body

農業生物資源研究所

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 nougyouseibutsushigenkenkyuujo / nogyosebutsushigenkenkyujo
    のうぎょうせいぶつしげんけんきゅうじょ
(org) National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences; (place-name) Nougyouseibutsushigenkenkyujo

農水省原種生産分場

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 nousuishougenshuseisanbunjou / nosuishogenshusesanbunjo
    のうすいしょうげんしゅせいさんぶんじょう
(place-name) Nousuishougenshuseisanbunjō

都井岬ソテツ自生地

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 toimisakisotetsujiseichi / toimisakisotetsujisechi
    といみさきソテツじせいち
(place-name) Toimisakisotetsujiseichi

金生水沼沢植物群落

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 kanashoumizunumazawashokubutsugunraku / kanashomizunumazawashokubutsugunraku
    かなしょうみずぬまざわしょくぶつぐんらく
(place-name) Kanashoumizunumazawashokubutsugunraku

釜戸ハナノキ自生地

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 kamatohananokijiseichi / kamatohananokijisechi
    かまとハナノキじせいち
(place-name) Kamatohananokijiseichi

韓国生命工学研究所

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 kankokuseimeikougakukenkyuujo / kankokusemekogakukenkyujo
    かんこくせいめいこうがくけんきゅうじょ
(org) Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology; KRIBB; (o) Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology; KRIBB

骨髓增生異常綜合徵


骨髓增生异常综合征

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gǔ suǐ zēng shēng yì cháng zōng hé zhēng
    gu3 sui3 zeng1 sheng1 yi4 chang2 zong1 he2 zheng1
ku sui tseng sheng i ch`ang tsung ho cheng
    ku sui tseng sheng i chang tsung ho cheng
myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)

高宕山のサル生息地

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 takagoyamanosaruseisokuchi / takagoyamanosarusesokuchi
    たかごやまのサルせいそくち
(place-name) Takagoyamanosaruseisokuchi

高島のビロウ自生地

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 takashimanobiroujiseichi / takashimanobirojisechi
    たかしまのビロウじせいち
(place-name) Takashimanobiroujiseichi

高崎山のサル生息地

see styles
 takasakiyamanosaruseisokuchi / takasakiyamanosarusesokuchi
    たかさきやまのサルせいそくち
(place-name) Takasakiyamanosaruseisokuchi

鯉ヶ窪湿生植物群落

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 koigakuboshisseishokubutsugunraku / koigakuboshisseshokubutsugunraku
    こいがくぼしっせいしょくぶつぐんらく
(place-name) Koigakuboshisseishokubutsugunraku

鳥不拉屎,雞不生蛋


鸟不拉屎,鸡不生蛋

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niǎo bù lā shǐ , jī bù shēng dàn
    niao3 bu4 la1 shi3 , ji1 bu4 sheng1 dan4
niao pu la shih , chi pu sheng tan
lit. (a place where) birds don't defecate and hens don't lay eggs (idiom); fig. god-forsaken; remote and desolate

鳥不生蛋,狗不拉屎


鸟不生蛋,狗不拉屎

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niǎo bù shēng dàn , gǒu bù lā shǐ
    niao3 bu4 sheng1 dan4 , gou3 bu4 la1 shi3
niao pu sheng tan , kou pu la shih
lit. (a place where) birds don't lay eggs and dogs don't defecate (idiom); fig. god-forsaken; remote and desolate

Variations:
生姜(P)
生薑

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 shouga(p); shouga(p) / shoga(p); shoga(p)
    しょうが(P); ショウガ(P)
(kana only) ginger (Zingiber officinale)

Variations:
生かす(P)
活かす

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 ikasu
    いかす
(transitive verb) (1) to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to capitalise on (experience, etc.); (transitive verb) (2) (生かす only) to let live; to keep alive; (transitive verb) (3) (生かす only) to revive; to resuscitate; to bring back to life; (transitive verb) (4) to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)

Variations:
生きる(P)
活きる

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 ikiru
    いきる
(v1,vi) (1) to live; to exist; (v1,vi) (2) to make a living; to subsist; (v1,vi) (3) to be in effect; to be in use; to function; (v1,vi) (4) to come to life; to be enlivened; (v1,vi) (5) to be safe (in baseball, go, etc.)

Variations:
生ける(P)
活ける

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 ikeru
    いける
(transitive verb) (1) to arrange (flowers); to plant; (can act as adjective) (2) (生ける only) living; live

Variations:
生け簀
生簀
生けす

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 ikesu
    いけす
fish pen; holding pond; fish tank; live well; live-box

Variations:
生え揃う
生えそろう

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 haesorou / haesoro
    はえそろう
(v5u,vi) to all come in (e.g. teeth); to all come out (e.g. seedlings, flowers)

Variations:
生っ白い
生っちろい

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 namacchiroi
    なまっちろい
(adjective) (See 生白い) pale; pallid; wan; pasty

Variations:
生易しい
生やさしい

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 namayasashii / namayasashi
    なまやさしい
(adjective) simple; easy

Variations:
生活の糧
生活のかて

see styles
 seikatsunokate / sekatsunokate
    せいかつのかて
(exp,n) source of one's livelihood; one's bread and butter

生ある者は必ず死あり

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 seiarumonohakanarazushiari / searumonohakanarazushiari
    せいあるものはかならずしあり
(expression) (idiom) No mortal escapes death

生みの親より育ての親

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 uminooyayorisodatenooya
    うみのおやよりそだてのおや
(expression) (proverb) a foster parent is dearer than a real parent

生体機能関連化学部会

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 seitaikinoukanrenkagakubukai / setaikinokanrenkagakubukai
    せいたいきのうかんれんかがくぶかい
(org) Division of Biofunctional Chemistry; (o) Division of Biofunctional Chemistry

生兵法は大けがのもと

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 namabyouhouhaookeganomoto / namabyohohaookeganomoto
    なまびょうほうはおおけがのもと
(expression) (idiom) A little learning is a dangerous thing

生兵法は大怪我のもと

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 namabyouhouhaookeganomoto / namabyohohaookeganomoto
    なまびょうほうはおおけがのもと
(expression) (idiom) A little learning is a dangerous thing

生分解性プラスチック

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 seibunkaiseipurasuchikku / sebunkaisepurasuchikku
    せいぶんかいせいプラスチック
(See 生分解性・1) biodegradable plastic

生命保険内務経営協会

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 seimeihokennaimukeieikyoukai / semehokennaimukeekyokai
    せいめいほけんないむけいえいきょうかい
(o) Life Office Management Association

生命保険文化センター

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 seimeihokenbunkasentaa / semehokenbunkasenta
    せいめいほけんぶんかセンター
(org) Japan Institute of Life Insurance; (o) Japan Institute of Life Insurance

生有る者は必ず死有り

see styles
 seiarumonohakanarazushiari / searumonohakanarazushiari
    せいあるものはかならずしあり
(expression) (idiom) No mortal escapes death

生物化学的酸素要求量

see styles
 seibutsukagakutekisansoyoukyuuryou / sebutsukagakutekisansoyokyuryo
    せいぶつかがくてきさんそようきゅうりょう
biochemical oxygen demand; BOD

生物学的応答調節物質

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 seibutsugakutekioutouchousetsubusshitsu / sebutsugakutekiotochosetsubusshitsu
    せいぶつがくてきおうとうちょうせつぶっしつ
biological response modifier

Variations:
1年生
一年生(P)

see styles
 ichinensei / ichinense
    いちねんせい
(1) first-year student; first-year pupil; (2) beginner; novice; newcomer; person who has been in a role for less than a year; (can be adjective with の) (3) {bot} annual; (4) (abbreviation) {bot} (See 一年生植物) annual plant

Variations:
宿り木
宿木
寄生木

see styles
 yadorigi
    やどりぎ
(1) mistletoe (esp. European mistletoe, Viscum album); (2) parasitic plant

Variations:
活魚
活け魚
生け魚

see styles
 katsugyo(活魚); ikeuo
    かつぎょ(活魚); いけうお
live fish and shellfish (kept in a tank in a restaurant)

Variations:
現ナマ
現なま
現生

see styles
 gennama(現nama); gennama(現nama, 現)
    げんナマ(現ナマ); げんなま(現なま, 現生)
(slang) cold cash; hard cash

Variations:
艶めく
艶く
生めく

see styles
 namameku
    なまめく
(v5k,v4k) (1) to brim over with feminine charm; to look captivating (of a woman); to be sexy; to be seductive; to be enticing; (v5k,v4k) (2) to look young and fresh; (v5k,v4k) (3) to be elegant; to look refined; (v5k,v4k) (4) to have a calm and composed appearance

Variations:
児童生徒
児童・生徒

see styles
 jidouseito / jidoseto
    じどうせいと
elementary, junior high, and high school students

オオヤマレンゲ自生地

see styles
 ooyamarengejiseichi / ooyamarengejisechi
    オオヤマレンゲじせいち
(place-name) Ooyamarengejiseichi

オーディオ信号発生器

see styles
 oodioshingouhasseiki / oodioshingohasseki
    オーディオしんごうはっせいき
tone generator; audio signal generator; AF signal generator

コンピュータ統合生産

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 konpyuutatougouseisan / konpyutatogosesan
    コンピュータとうごうせいさん
{comp} CIM; Computer Integrated Manufacturing

サロベツ原生花園教室

see styles
 sarobetsugenseikaenkyoushitsu / sarobetsugensekaenkyoshitsu
    サロベツげんせいかえんきょうしつ
(place-name) Sarobetsugenseikaenkyōshitsu

シマチスジノリ発生地

see styles
 shimachisujinorihasshouchi / shimachisujinorihasshochi
    シマチスジノリはっしょうち
(place-name) Shimachisujinorihasshouchi

スイゼンジノリ発生地

see styles
 suizenjinorihasseichi / suizenjinorihassechi
    スイゼンジノリはっせいち
(place-name) Suizenjinorihasseichi

ストローク文字発生器

see styles
 sutorookumojihasseiki / sutorookumojihasseki
    ストロークもじはっせいき
{comp} stroke character generator

ダイオード関数発生器

see styles
 daioodokansuuhasseiki / daioodokansuhasseki
    ダイオードかんすうはっせいき
{comp} Diode Function Generator; DFG

ノーベル生理学医学賞

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 nooberuseirigakuigakushou / nooberuserigakuigakusho
    ノーベルせいりがくいがくしょう
(n-pr) Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

ハマナス自生南限地帯

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 hamanasujiseinangenchitai / hamanasujisenangenchitai
    ハマナスじせいなんげんちたい
(place-name) Hamanasujiseinangenchitai

ビクトリア女王誕生日

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 bikutoriajooutanjoubi / bikutoriajootanjobi
    ビクトリアじょおうたんじょうび
Victoria Day (Canadian public holiday)

マクロ生成プログラム

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 makuroseiseipuroguramu / makurosesepuroguramu
    マクロせいせいプログラム
{comp} macrogenerator; macroprocessor

メッセージ発生源認証

see styles
 messeejihasseigenninshou / messeejihassegenninsho
    メッセージはっせいげんにんしょう
{comp} message origin authentication

世界野生生物保護協会

see styles
 sekaiyaseiseibutsuhogokyoukai / sekaiyasesebutsuhogokyokai
    せかいやせいせいぶつほごきょうかい
(o) Global Wildlife Society

住友壬生川火力発電所

see styles
 sumitomonyuugawakaryokuhatsudensho / sumitomonyugawakaryokuhatsudensho
    すみともにゅうがわかりょくはつでんしょ
(place-name) Sumitomonyūgawa Thermal Power Station

信貴生駒スカイライン

see styles
 shigikomasukairain
    しぎこまスカイライン
(place-name) Shigikoma Skyline

全国生命保険業者協会

see styles
 zenkokuseimeihokengyoushakyoukai / zenkokusemehokengyoshakyokai
    ぜんこくせいめいほけんぎょうしゃきょうかい
(o) National Association of Life Underwriters

北海道野生動物研究所

see styles
 hokkaidouyaseidoubutsukenkyuujo / hokkaidoyasedobutsukenkyujo
    ほっかいどうやせいどうぶつけんきゅうじょ
(org) Hokkaido Wildlife Laboratory; (o) Hokkaido Wildlife Laboratory

博報堂生活総合研究所

see styles
 hakuhoudouseikatsusougoukenkyuujo / hakuhodosekatsusogokenkyujo
    はくほうどうせいかつそうごうけんきゅうじょ
(org) Hakuhodo Institute of Life and Living; (o) Hakuhodo Institute of Life and Living

反美是工作赴美是生活

see styles
fǎn měi shì gōng zuò fù měi shì shēng huó
    fan3 mei3 shi4 gong1 zuo4 fu4 mei3 shi4 sheng1 huo2
fan mei shih kung tso fu mei shih sheng huo
being anti-American is the job, but life is in America (jocular comment made about public figures who are brazenly xenophobic but whose family live abroad)

君たちはどう生きるか

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 kimitachihadouikiruka / kimitachihadoikiruka
    きみたちはどういきるか
(wk) How Do You Live? (1937 novel by Genzaburō Yoshino); (wk) The Boy and the Heron (2023 Studio Ghibli film)

国際植物生長物質会議

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 kokusaishokubutsuseichoubusshitsukaigi / kokusaishokubutsusechobusshitsukaigi
    こくさいしょくぶつせいちょうぶっしつかいぎ
(org) International Plant Growth Substance Association; IPGSA; (o) International Plant Growth Substance Association; IPGSA

国際経済商学学生協会

see styles
 kokusaikeizaishougakugakuseikyoukai / kokusaikezaishogakugakusekyokai
    こくさいけいざいしょうがくがくせいきょうかい
(org) L'Association Internationale des Etudiants en Sciences Economiques et Commercial; (o) L'Association Internationale des Etudiants en Sciences Economiques et Commercial

坂本のハナノキ自生地

see styles
 sakamotonohananokijiseichi / sakamotonohananokijisechi
    さかもとのハナノキじせいち
(place-name) Sakamotonohananokijiseichi

室生ロイヤルゴルフ場

see styles
 murouroiyarugorufujou / muroroiyarugorufujo
    むろうロイヤルゴルフじょう
(place-name) Murou Royal Golf Links

室生山暖地性シダ群落

see styles
 murouzandanchiseishidagunraku / murozandanchiseshidagunraku
    むろうざんだんちせいシダぐんらく
(place-name) Murouzandanchiseishidagunraku

室生赤目青山国定公園

see styles
 murouakameaoyamakokuteikouen / muroakameaoyamakokutekoen
    むろうあかめあおやまこくていこうえん
(place-name) Murō-Akame-Aoyama Quasi-National Park

嵯峨二尊院門前往生院

see styles
 saganisoninmonzenoujouin / saganisoninmonzenojoin
    さがにそんいんもんぜんおうじょういん
(place-name) Saganison'inmonzen'oujōin

川宇連ハナノキ自生地

see styles
 kawaurehananokijiseichi / kawaurehananokijisechi
    かわうれハナノキじせいち
(place-name) Kawaurehananokijiseichi

幌満ゴヨウマツ自生地

see styles
 horomangoyoumatsujiseichi / horomangoyomatsujisechi
    ほろまんゴヨウマツじせいち
(place-name) Horomangoyoumatsujiseichi

心佛及衆生是三無差別


心佛及众生是三无差别

see styles
xīn fó jí zhòng shēng shì sān wú chā bié
    xin1 fo2 ji2 zhong4 sheng1 shi4 san1 wu2 cha1 bie2
hsin fo chi chung sheng shih san wu ch`a pieh
    hsin fo chi chung sheng shih san wu cha pieh
 shin butsu gyū shūjō zesan mu shabetsu
the mind, the Buddha, and all living beings — there is no distinction among the three

心垢衆生垢心淨衆生淨


心垢众生垢心淨众生淨

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xīn gòu zhòng shēng gòu xīn jìng zhòng shēng jìng
    xin1 gou4 zhong4 sheng1 gou4 xin1 jing4 zhong4 sheng1 jing4
hsin kou chung sheng kou hsin ching chung sheng ching
 shinku shushō ku shinjō shushō jō
when the mind is soiled, O monks, sentient beings are soiled; when the mind is purified, sentient beings are also purified

心臓に毛が生えている

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 shinzounikegahaeteiru / shinzonikegahaeteru
    しんぞうにけがはえている
(exp,v1) brazen-faced; completely impudent

日本獣医公衆衛生学会

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 nipponjuuikoushuueiseigakkai / nipponjuikoshuesegakkai
    にっぽんじゅういこうしゅうえいせいがっかい
(org) Japanese Society of Veterinary Public Health; (o) Japanese Society of Veterinary Public Health

日本獣医生命科学大学

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 nihonjuuiseimeikagakudaigaku / nihonjuisemekagakudaigaku
    にほんじゅういせいめいかがくだいがく
(org) Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University; (o) Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University

本願清水イトヨ生息地

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 honganshouzuitoyoseisokuchi / honganshozuitoyosesokuchi
    ほんがんしょうずイトヨせいそくち
(place-name) Honganshouzuitoyoseisokuchi

東京歯科衛生専門学校

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 toukyoushikaeiseisenmongakkou / tokyoshikaesesenmongakko
    とうきょうしかえいせいせんもんがっこう
(org) Tokyo Dental Hygiene; (o) Tokyo Dental Hygiene

案ずるより生むが易し

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 anzuruyoriumugayasushi
    あんずるよりうむがやすし
(expression) (proverb) it is easier to do something than worry about it; the anxiety that comes from doing nothing is worse than any danger you might face; fear overruns the danger; an attempt is sometimes easier than expected; it is easier to bear (a child) than to worry about it

椛のシデコブシ自生地

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 nagusanoshidekobushijiseichi / nagusanoshidekobushijisechi
    なぐさのシデコブシじせいち
(place-name) Nagusanoshidekobushijiseichi

欧州労働安全衛生機構

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 oushuuroudouanzeneiseikikou / oshurodoanzenesekiko
    おうしゅうろうどうあんぜんえいせいきこう
(org) European Agency for Safety and Health at Work; (o) European Agency for Safety and Health at Work

歌才ブナ自生北限地帯

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 utasaibunajiseihokugenchitai / utasaibunajisehokugenchitai
    うたさいブナじせいほくげんちたい
(place-name) Utasaibunajiseihokugenchitai

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

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