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Variations:
紅の袴
紅袴

 kurenainohakama
    くれないのはかま
red hakama (worn by miko or noblewomen at court)

Variations:
腹巻き
腹巻

 haramaki
    はらまき
(1) haramaki; bellyband; stomach band; stomach covering (worn for warmth); (2) (hist) torso armour that opens at the back; haramaki

Variations:


手繦

 tasuki
    たすき
(1) cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; (2) sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners); (3) (See 帯紙,帯・おび・2) wrapper band on books, CDs, etc.

釣り鐘マント

see styles
 tsuriganemanto
    つりがねマント
long cloak worn by soldiers, students, etc. (Meiji period)

チマ・チョゴリ

 chima chogori
    チマ・チョゴリ
chima jeogori (kor:); chi'ma chogori; costume traditionally worn by Korean women

ラップ・タオル

 rappu taoru
    ラップ・タオル
wrap towel; towel wrap; large towel with fasteners (e.g. worn for privacy while changing clothes)

窶れる(rK)

 yatsureru
    やつれる
(v1,vi) (kana only) to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)

Variations:
篠懸衣
鈴懸衣

 suzukakegoromo
    すずかけごろも
(See 修験道) hemp over-garment worn by Shugendō practitioners

Variations:
脇明け
腋明け

 wakiake
    わきあけ
(1) (See 闕腋の袍) robe worn by military officials with a round collar, unstitched open sides, and no wrapped fabric along the bottom; (2) (See 八つ口) small opening in the side of traditional Japanese clothing (where the sleeve meets the bodice, below the armpit); clothing with such an opening (usu. worn by women or children)

Variations:

芽子

 hagi(p); hagi
    はぎ(P); ハギ
(1) (kana only) bush clover; Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza); (2) (See 襲の色目) dark red exterior with blue interior (color combination worn in autumn); (3) (萩 only) Hagi (city in Yamaguchi)

Variations:
裾除け
裾よけ

 susoyoke
    すそよけ
underskirt (half-slip), worn under kimono

襤褸い(rK)

 boroi; boroi
    ぼろい; ボロい
(adjective) (colloquialism) (kana only) worn-out; run-down; beat-up; shabby; dilapidated

院內道行雜作衣


院内道行杂作衣

see styles
yuàn nèi dào xíng zá zuò yī
    yuan4 nei4 dao4 xing2 za2 zuo4 yi1
yüan nei tao hsing tsa tso i
 innai dōgyō zōsa e
monks garment ordinarily worn in the monastery

Variations:
アバヤ
アバーヤ

 abaya; abaaya / abaya; abaya
    アバヤ; アバーヤ
abaya (garment worn by Muslim women) (ara: abāya)

アンダースコート

see styles
 andaasukooto / andasukooto
    アンダースコート
bloomers (wasei: under skirt); 'safe' pants worn over normal underwear in sports

シャンプーハット

see styles
 shanpuuhatto / shanpuhatto
    シャンプーハット
{tradem} broad-rimmed topless cap worn (esp. by young children) to prevent shampoo getting into one's eyes (wasei: shampoo hat)

リクルートスーツ

see styles
 rikuruutosuutsu / rikurutosutsu
    リクルートスーツ
standard formal wear worn by students, usu. when going to interviews (wasei: recruit suit)

Variations:
伊達締め
伊達締

 datejime
    だてじめ
small, thin fabric belt worn over the kimono and under the obi in order to protect the fabric

Variations:
兜巾
頭襟
頭巾

 tokin
    ときん
(See 山伏・1) tokin; small black headgear worn by yamabushi

Variations:
死装束
死に装束

 shinishouzoku / shinishozoku
    しにしょうぞく
burial clothes; clothes worn to commit suicide

Variations:

手繦(rK)

 tasuki
    たすき
(1) (kana only) cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; (2) (kana only) sash (worn over the shoulder to the opposite hip); (3) (kana only) (See 帯・2) obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product)

Variations:
頭襟
兜巾
頭巾

 tokin
    ときん
(See 頭巾・ずきん,山伏・やまぶし・1) black headgear worn by yamabushi

アンダー・スカート

 andaa sukaato / anda sukato
    アンダー・スカート
bloomers (wasei: under skirt); 'safe' pants worn over normal underwear in sports

Variations:
おんぼろ
オンボロ

 onboro; onboro
    おんぼろ; オンボロ
(adj-f,adj-na,adj-no,n) worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated

Variations:
お初
御初(sK)

 ohatsu
    おはつ
(1) (polite language) (as お初に) (for the) first time; (2) something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; (3) first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)

Variations:
げんなり
ゲンナリ

 gennari; gennari
    げんなり; ゲンナリ
(vs,adv,adv-to) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) to be weary; to be worn out; to be tired; (vs,adv,adv-to) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) to be fed up (with); to be sick of; (vs,adv,adv-to) (3) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) to be dejected; to be dispirited; to be disheartened

シャカシャカパンツ

see styles
 shakashakapantsu
    シャカシャカパンツ
(slang) (See シャカパン) nylon track pants (when worn as street fashion)

Variations:
ポンコツ
ぽんこつ

 ponkotsu; ponkotsu
    ポンコツ; ぽんこつ
(1) piece of junk; worn-out article; (adj-na,adj-no) (2) clumsy; useless; no good; unreliable; (3) dismantled car; (4) (dated) hitting (with fist); striking

Variations:
ヨレヨレ
よれよれ

 yoreyore; yoreyore
    ヨレヨレ; よれよれ
(adj-na,adj-no) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare; (adj-na,adj-no) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) completely exhausted

リクルート・スーツ

 rikuruuto suutsu / rikuruto sutsu
    リクルート・スーツ
standard formal wear worn by students, usu. when going to interviews (wasei: recruit suit)

Variations:
古ぼけた
古惚けた

 furuboketa
    ふるぼけた
(exp,adj-f) (See 古ぼける・ふるぼける) worn-out; threadbare; timeworn; weathered; musty

Variations:
大銀杏
大イチョウ

 ooichou(大銀杏); ooichou(大ichou) / ooicho(大銀杏); ooicho(大icho)
    おおいちょう(大銀杏); おおイチョウ(大イチョウ)
(1) large ginkgo tree; (2) {sumo} ginkgo-leaf top-knot worn by makuuchi and juryo division wrestlers

Variations:
弱りきる
弱り切る

 yowarikiru
    よわりきる
(v5r,vi) (1) to be completely weakened; to be utterly exhausted; to be worn out; (v5r,vi) (2) to be completely at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be greatly annoyed (by); to be fed up (with)

Variations:
憔悴
顦顇(rK)

 shousui / shosui
    しょうすい
(n,vs,vi) haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion

Variations:
煎餅布団
煎餅蒲団

 senbeibuton / senbebuton
    せんべいぶとん
thin bedding; hard bed; bedding worn flat and hard by usage

Variations:
疲れきる
疲れ切る

 tsukarekiru
    つかれきる
(v5r,vi) to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out

Variations:
百戦錬磨
百戦練磨

 hyakusenrenma
    ひゃくせんれんま
(can be adjective with の) (yoji) veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; hard-bitten; rich in experience; very experienced

Variations:
脇差
脇指
脇差し

 wakizashi
    わきざし
wakizashi; short sword worn by samurai

襤褸っちい(rK)

 borocchii; borocchii / borocchi; borocchi
    ぼろっちい; ボロっちい
(adjective) (kana only) (colloquialism) (See ボロい) worn-out; run-down; beat-up; shabby; dilapidated

襦袢(ateji)

 juban; jiban; juban
    じゅばん; ジバン; ジュバン
undershirt (worn under a kimono) (por: gibão); singlet

Variations:
あごを出す
顎を出す

 agoodasu
    あごをだす
(exp,v5s) (idiom) to be exhausted; to be worn out; to be done in

Variations:
バテる
ばてる

 bateru; bateru(p)
    バテる; ばてる(P)
(v1,vi) (colloquialism) to be exhausted; to be worn out

Variations:
ビンディー
ビンディ

 bindii; bindi / bindi; bindi
    ビンディー; ビンディ
bindi (decorative dot worn on the forehead, esp. by Hindu women) (hin:)

Variations:
吾妻コート
東コート

 azumakooto; azumakooto(sk)
    あずまコート; あづまコート(sk)
(hist) Azuma coat; type of coat worn over a kimono; popular in the middle of the Meiji era

Variations:
帯止め
帯留め
帯留

 obidome
    おびどめ
sash clip (fastener); ornament worn over an obi

Variations:
肩当て
肩当
肩あて

 kataate / katate
    かたあて
(1) shoulder pad; shoulder reinforcement; epaulet; (2) cloak worn in bed

Variations:
道行き
道行(io)

 michiyuki
    みちゆき
(1) going down the road; travelling; traveling; (2) lyric composition describing scenery a traveler sees on the way (traveller); (3) eloping; (4) coat worn over a woman's kimono

Variations:

空穂
靱(iK)

 utsubo; utsuo
    うつぼ; うつお
(hist) quiver (cylindrical and worn on the back or hip)

Variations:
ぼろっちい
ボロっちい

 borocchii; borocchii / borocchi; borocchi
    ぼろっちい; ボロっちい
(adjective) (colloquialism) (See ぼろい・2) worn-out; crumbling

Variations:
やせ衰える
痩せ衰える

 yaseotoroeru
    やせおとろえる
(v1,vi) to become emaciated; to waste away; to grow thin and worn out

Variations:
御高祖頭巾
お高祖頭巾

 okosozukin
    おこそずきん
(hist) okoso-zukin; kerchief covering the whole head (except eyes), worn by women in winter from the Edo period until Meiji

Variations:
所帯じみる
所帯染みる

 shotaijimiru
    しょたいじみる
(v1,vi) (1) to become domesticated; (v1,vi) (2) to be worn out (from domestic life); to go to seed

Variations:
胡籙
胡簶
箶籙
箶簏

 yanagui(gikun); koroku
    やなぐい(gikun); ころく
(hist) quiver (worn on the right hip; used from the Nara period onward)

草臥れる(ateji)

 kutabireru
    くたびれる
(v1,vi) (1) (kana only) to get tired; to become exhausted; to grow weary; (v1,vi) (2) (kana only) to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); (aux-v,v1) (3) (kana only) (after the -masu stem of a verb) to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with

Variations:
くたくた
クタクタ

 kutakuta(p); kutakuta
    くたくた(P); クタクタ
(adj-na,adv,adv-to) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) exhausted; worn out; dead tired; (adj-no,adj-na) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) battered (esp. of clothing); worn out; ragged; tattered; (adv,adv-to,adj-na) (3) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash; to a mush

Variations:
ベアルック
ベア・ルック

 pearukku; pea rukku
    ペアルック; ペア・ルック
matching clothing worn by couples (wasei: pair look)

Variations:
ぼろぼろ
ボロボロ

 boroboro(p); boroboro
    ぼろぼろ(P); ボロボロ
(adj-no,adj-na) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) worn-out; ragged; tattered; battered; scruffy; (adv,adv-to,adj-na,vs) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) crumbling; dry and crumbly; (adv,adv-to) (3) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) falling (in drops or clumps); scattering; (adjectival noun) (4) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (physically or mentally) worn-out; exhausted; (adv,adv-to) (5) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (coming to light) one after another

Variations:
釣鐘マント
釣り鐘マント

 tsuriganemanto
    つりがねマント
(hist) long cloak (worn by soldiers, students, etc. in the Meiji period)

Variations:
カビ臭い
かび臭い
黴臭い

 kabikusai; kabikusai
    かびくさい; カビくさい
(adjective) (1) smelling of mold; musty; putrid; (adjective) (2) (See 古臭い) old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed; worn-out

Variations:
ホームウェア
ホームウエア

 hoomuwea; hoomuuea / hoomuwea; hoomuea
    ホームウェア; ホームウエア
casual dress (wasei: homewear); informal dress; clothes worn at home

Variations:
十二単
十二ひとえ(sK)

 juunihitoe / junihitoe
    じゅうにひとえ
(1) twelve-layered ceremonial kimono (worn by a court lady); (2) ajuga (Ajuga nipponensis); bugle

Variations:
湯上がり
湯上り
湯あがり

 yuagari
    ゆあがり
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) (See 浴後) after a bath; after taking a bath; (2) (See 浴衣) large towel used after taking a bath; yukata worn after taking a bath

Variations:
腰蓑
腰簑
腰みの
腰ミノ

 koshimino
    こしみの
straw skirt; grass skirt; traditionally worn by hunters and fishermen

Variations:
くくり頭巾
括り頭巾
括頭巾

 kukurizukin
    くくりずきん
(See 大黒頭巾) bouffant cloth cap (traditionally worn by old people and monks)

Variations:
チマチョゴリ
チマ・チョゴリ

 chimachogori; chima chogori
    チマチョゴリ; チマ・チョゴリ
(See チマ,チョゴリ) chima jeogori (kor:); chi'ma chogori; costume traditionally worn by Korean women

Variations:
ラップタオル
ラップ・タオル

 rapputaoru; rappu taoru
    ラップタオル; ラップ・タオル
wrap towel; towel wrap; large towel with fasteners (e.g. worn for privacy while changing clothes)

Variations:
ルームウェア
ルームウェアー

 ruumuwea; ruumuweaa / rumuwea; rumuwea
    ルームウェア; ルームウェアー
(See 部屋着) loungewear (wasei: roomwear); comfortable clothing worn at home

Variations:
手擦れる
手摩れる
手ずれる

 tezureru
    てずれる
(Ichidan verb) (1) to have become worn; (Ichidan verb) (2) to be used to the ways of the world

Variations:
打ち掛け
裲襠
打掛け
打掛

 uchikake
    うちかけ
(1) women's bridal robe with trailing skirts worn over a kimono; (2) (打ち掛け only) ending play for the day; leaving a game unfinished (esp. Go)

Variations:
磨り減る
擦り減る
すり減る

 suriheru
    すりへる
(v5r,vi) to be worn down; to be reduced

Variations:
襟巻き
襟巻
えり巻き

 erimaki
    えりまき
scarf (esp. one worn for warmth); muffler

Variations:
長襦袢
長ジバン
長ジュバン

 nagajuban(長襦袢); nagajiban(長襦袢); nagajiban(長jiban); nagajuban(長juban)
    ながじゅばん(長襦袢); ながじばん(長襦袢); ながジバン(長ジバン); ながジュバン(長ジュバン)
long, kimono-like garment, made of light fabric and worn under the kimono; under-kimono

Variations:
ボロボロ
ぼろぼろ

 boroboro(p); boroboro(p)
    ボロボロ(P); ぼろぼろ(P)
(adj-no,adj-na) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) worn-out; ragged; tattered; battered; scruffy; (adv,adv-to,adj-na,vs) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) crumbling; dry and crumbly; (adv,adv-to) (3) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) falling (in drops or clumps); scattering; (adjectival noun) (4) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (physically or mentally) worn-out; exhausted; (adv,adv-to) (5) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (coming to light) one after another

Variations:
太刀
大刀
横刀(rK)

 tachi
    たち
(1) long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana); (2) (太刀 only) (hist) tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down

Variations:
年季が入る
年期が入る(iK)

 nenkigahairu
    ねんきがはいる
(exp,v5r) (1) to become experienced (after many years of practice); (exp,v5r) (2) to become worn (through long use); to show its age

Variations:
弱り果てる
弱りはてる(sK)

 yowarihateru
    よわりはてる
(v1,vi) (1) to be completely weakened; to be utterly exhausted; to be worn out; (v1,vi) (2) to be completely at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be greatly annoyed (by); to be fed up (with)

Variations:
擦れる
磨れる
摩れる
擂れる

 sureru
    すれる
(v1,vi) (1) to rub; to chafe; (v1,vi) (2) to wear out; to become worn; (v1,vi) (3) to lose one's innocence; to become sly

Variations:
洗い替え
洗替
洗替え(sK)

 araigae
    あらいがえ
(1) clothes worn while one's other clothes are in the wash; (2) cleaning or planing wooden furniture to revive it; (3) reversing the book value of an asset to the acquisition cost at the beginning of the next accounting period

Variations:
アフターダーク
アフター・ダーク

 afutaadaaku; afutaa daaku / afutadaku; afuta daku
    アフターダーク; アフター・ダーク
clothes worn after dusk (cocktail dresses, evening dresses, etc.) (eng: after dark)

Variations:
サブリナパンツ
サブリナ・パンツ

 saburinapantsu; saburina pantsu
    サブリナパンツ; サブリナ・パンツ
(after the pants worn by Audrey Hepburn's character in the 1954 film Sabrina) (See カプリパンツ) capri pants (wasei: Sabrina pants); capris

Variations:
ユーズドタッチ
ユーズド・タッチ

 yuuzudotacchi; yuuzudo tacchi / yuzudotacchi; yuzudo tacchi
    ユーズドタッチ; ユーズド・タッチ
worn-in look (in ref. to clothes that are sold stone-washed, pre-ripped, etc.) (wasei: used touch); distressed fashion

Variations:
ルーズソックス
ルーズ・ソックス

 ruuzusokkusu; ruuzu sokkusu / ruzusokkusu; ruzu sokkusu
    ルーズソックス; ルーズ・ソックス
loose-fitting white socks (worn by schoolgirls) (wasei: loose socks); baggy socks

Variations:
伊達メガネ
伊達眼鏡
伊達めがね

 datemegane; datemegane
    だてめがね; ダテメガネ
non-prescription glasses (worn as a fashion accessory); fake glasses; lensless glasses

Variations:
耳当
耳璫
耳とう
珥璫
珥とう

 jitou / jito
    じとう
(archaism) earplug (traditional jewellery worn in the earlobe, popular in Han dynasty China)

Variations:
被布
被風(rK)
披風(rK)

 hifu
    ひふ
coat worn over a kimono

Variations:
伊達締め
伊達締
だて締め(sK)

 datejime
    だてじめ
small, thin fabric belt worn over the kimono and under the obi in order to protect the fabric

Variations:
いかれる
イカれる
イカレる

 ikareru; ikareru; ikareru(sk)
    いかれる; イカれる; イカレる(sk)
(v1,vi) (1) to break; to break down; to go wrong; to stop working; to be ruined; to be shot; to get messed up; to get worn-out; (v1,vi) (2) (usu. as いかれている or いかれた) to be crazy; to be nuts; to be off one's head; to be out of one's mind; (v1,vi) (3) to be infatuated (with); to be crazy (about); to be head over heels (with); (v1,vi) (4) to be outdone (by someone); to be beaten; to be left behind

Variations:
スプリングコート
スプリング・コート

 supuringukooto; supuringu kooto
    スプリングコート; スプリング・コート
light overcoat (worn in spring and autumn) (wasei: spring coat); topcoat

Variations:
ヘタレる
へたれる
ヘタれる

 hetareru; hetareru; hetareru(ik)
    ヘタレる; へたれる; ヘタれる(ik)
(v1,vi) (1) (colloquialism) (See へたれ・2) to be sloppy; to be lazy; to be no good; (v1,vi) (2) (colloquialism) (See へたばる・1) to be worn out; to be exhausted; (v1,vi) (3) (colloquialism) (See へたる・2) to be worn out (e.g. equipment); to have stopped working

Variations:
ボロ雑巾
ぼろ雑巾
襤褸雑巾(rK)

 borozoukin / borozokin
    ぼろぞうきん
dirty worn-out rag

Variations:
ランニングシャツ
ランニング・シャツ

 ranningushatsu; ranningu shatsu
    ランニングシャツ; ランニング・シャツ
tank top (worn as an undergarment or sportswear) (wasei: running shirt); vest; singlet

Variations:
リクルートスーツ
リクルート・スーツ

 rikuruutosuutsu; rikuruuto suutsu / rikurutosutsu; rikuruto sutsu
    リクルートスーツ; リクルート・スーツ
suit worn by students when job hunting (usu. dark and plain) (wasei: recruit suit); interview suit

Variations:
太刀
大刀
横刀(oK)

 tachi(p); daitou(大刀, 横刀)(p) / tachi(p); daito(大刀, 横刀)(p)
    たち(P); だいとう(大刀, 横刀)(P)
(1) long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; (2) (大刀, たち only) (hist) straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier); (3) (大刀, だいとう only) guandao; Chinese glaive

Variations:
襟巻き
襟巻
えり巻き(sK)

 erimaki(p); erimaki
    えりまき(P); エリマキ
scarf (esp. one worn for warmth); muffler

Variations:
軽衫(ateji)
軽袗(ateji)

 karusan
    カルサン
(kana only) (See 袴・1) hakama fashioned in the style of the pantaloons worn by the Portuguese (por: calção)

Variations:
鐃旬ワ申椒鐃?P)
鐃旬わ申椶鐃?P)

 鐃旬wa申椒鐃?p); 鐃旬wa申椶鐃?p)
    鐃旬ワ申椒鐃?P); 鐃旬わ申椶鐃?P)
(adj-no,adj-na) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) worn-out; ragged; tattered; battered; scruffy; (adv,adv-to,adj-na,vs) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) crumbling; dry and crumbly; (adv,adv-to) (3) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) falling (in drops or clumps); scattering; (adjectival noun) (4) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (physically or mentally) worn-out; exhausted; (adv,adv-to) (5) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (coming to light) one after another

Variations:
ヘッドライト
ヘットライト

 heddoraito(p); hettoraito(sk)
    ヘッドライト(P); ヘットライト(sk)
(1) headlight (on a vehicle); (2) headlamp (flashlight worn on the head); head torch

Variations:
指物
指し物
差物
差し物
挿物
挿し物

 sashimono
    さしもの
(1) (usu. 指(し)物) cabinetwork; joinery; (2) (often 挿(し)物) hair ornament; hairpin; (3) (archaism) colours; banner; small banner worn by soldiers during battle (for identification) from the Sengoku period to the end of the Edo period

Variations:
胡簶(oK)
胡籙(oK)
箶籙(oK)

 yanagui; koroku
    やなぐい; ころく
quiver (worn on the right hip; post-Nara period)

Variations:
御高祖頭巾
お高祖頭巾
おこそ頭巾(sK)

 okosozukin
    おこそずきん
(hist) okoso-zukin; kerchief covering the whole head (except eyes), worn by women in winter from the Edo period until Meiji

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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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).



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