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Variations:
生息
栖息
棲息

 seisoku / sesoku
    せいそく
(n,vs,vi) inhabiting; living

生活にめりはりをつける

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 seikatsunimerihariotsukeru / sekatsunimerihariotsukeru
    せいかつにめりはりをつける
(exp,v1) (See 減り張り・めりはり・2) to vary the pace of one's life

Variations:
生漆
生うるし(sK)

 kiurushi
    きうるし
(See 漆・2) unrefined sap of the lacquer tree

オオサンショウオ生息地

see styles
 oosanshouoseisokuchi / oosanshoosesokuchi
    オオサンショウオせいそくち
(place-name) Oosanshouoseisokuchi

Variations:
お誕生日席
御誕生日席

 otanjoubiseki / otanjobiseki
    おたんじょうびせき
(colloquialism) (seat at) the head of the table; seat of honour (honor)

カルバペネム系抗生物質

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 karubapenemukeikouseibusshitsu / karubapenemukekosebusshitsu
    カルバペネムけいこうせいぶっしつ
{med} carbapenem antibiotic

キバナシャクナゲ自生地

see styles
 kibanashakunagejiseichi / kibanashakunagejisechi
    キバナシャクナゲじせいち
(place-name) Kibanashakunagejiseichi

コンピューター援用生産

see styles
 konpyuutaaenyouseisan / konpyutaenyosesan
    コンピューターえんようせいさん
{comp} computer-aided manufacture; CAM

トランスジェニック生物

see styles
 toransujenikkuseibutsu / toransujenikkusebutsu
    トランスジェニックせいぶつ
transgenic organism

Variations:
なまり節
生り節
生節

 namaribushi; namabushi(節)
    なまりぶし; なまぶし(生節)
boiled and half-dried bonito

ノーベル生理学・医学賞

 nooberuseirigaku igakushou / nooberuserigaku igakusho
    ノーベルせいりがく・いがくしょう
(n-pr) Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

ヒガンザクラ自生南限地

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 higanzakurajiseinangenchi / higanzakurajisenangenchi
    ヒガンザクラじせいなんげんち
(place-name) Higanzakurajiseinangenchi

フジボウ愛媛壬生川工場

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 fujibouehimenyuugawakoujou / fujiboehimenyugawakojo
    フジボウえひめにゅうがわこうじょう
(place-name) Fujibouehimenyūgawa Factory

ユーザー生成コンテンツ

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 yuuzaaseiseikontentsu / yuzasesekontentsu
    ユーザーせいせいコンテンツ
user-generated content; UGC

Variations:
作麼生
什麼生
怎麼生

 somosan
    そもさん
(interjection) {Buddh} (when posing a question in a Zen dialogue) consider the following; can you answer this?

全日本学生自治会総連合

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 zennihongakuseijichikaisourengou / zennihongakusejichikaisorengo
    ぜんにほんがくせいじちかいそうれんごう
(org) All-Japan Federation of Student Self-Government Associations; Zengakuren; (o) All-Japan Federation of Student Self-Government Associations; Zengakuren

内海のヤッコソウ発生地

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 uchiuminoyakkosouhasseichi / uchiuminoyakkosohassechi
    うちうみのヤッコソウはっせいち
(place-name) Uchiuminoyakkosouhasseichi

十二町潟オニバス発生地

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 juunichougataonibasuhasseichi / junichogataonibasuhassechi
    じゅうにちょうがたオニバスはっせいち
(place-name) Jūnichōgataonibasuhasseichi

南桑カジカガエル生息地

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 naguwakajikagaeruseisokuchi / naguwakajikagaerusesokuchi
    なぐわカジカガエルせいそくち
(place-name) Naguwa kajika frog habitat

受持七佛名號所生功德經


受持七佛名号所生功德经

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shòu chí qī fó míng hào suǒ shēng gōng dé jīng
    shou4 chi2 qi1 fo2 ming2 hao4 suo3 sheng1 gong1 de2 jing1
shou ch`ih ch`i fo ming hao so sheng kung te ching
    shou chih chi fo ming hao so sheng kung te ching
 Juji shichibutsu myōgō shoshō kudoku kyō
Shouchi qifo minghao suosheng gongde jing

吾生也有涯,而知也無涯


吾生也有涯,而知也无涯

wú shēng yě yǒu yá , ér zhī yě wú yá
    wu2 sheng1 ye3 you3 ya2 , er2 zhi1 ye3 wu2 ya2
wu sheng yeh yu ya , erh chih yeh wu ya
Life is short, learning is limitless; Ars longa, vita brevis

和琴ミンミンゼミ発生地

see styles
 wakotominminzemihasshouchi / wakotominminzemihasshochi
    わことミンミンゼミはっしょうち
(place-name) Wakotominminzemihasshouchi

国立労働安全衛生研究所

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 kokuritsuroudouanzeneiseikenkyuujo / kokuritsurodoanzenesekenkyujo
    こくりつろうどうあんぜんえいせいけんきゅうじょ
(org) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; (o) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

国立環境衛生科学研究所

see styles
 kokuritsukankyoueiseikagakukenkyuujo / kokuritsukankyoesekagakukenkyujo
    こくりつかんきょうえいせいかがくけんきゅうじょ
(org) National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; NIEHS; (o) National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; NIEHS

大嶋ナメクジウオ生息地

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 ooshimanamekujiuoseisokuchi / ooshimanamekujiuosesokuchi
    おおしまナメクジウオせいそくち
(place-name) Ooshimanamekujiuoseisokuchi

大阪府立弥生文化博物館

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 oosakafuritsuyayoibunkahakubutsukan
    おおさかふりつやよいぶんかはくぶつかん
(org) Osaka Prefectural Museum of Yayoi Culture; (o) Osaka Prefectural Museum of Yayoi Culture

Variations:
奥手
晩生
晩稲
晩熟

 okute
    おくて
(1) (esp. 晩稲) late-growing rice; (2) (esp. 晩生) late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; (3) (esp. 奥手, 晩熟) (ant: 早稲・3) late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer

Variations:
女生徒
女性徒(iK)

 joseito / joseto
    じょせいと
girl student; schoolgirl

Variations:
女生徒
女性徒(sK)

 joseito / joseto
    じょせいと
girl student; schoolgirl

宝蔵寺沼ムジナモ自生地

see styles
 houzoujinumamujinamojiseichi / hozojinumamujinamojisechi
    ほうぞうじぬまムジナモじせいち
(place-name) Houzoujinumamujinamojiseichi

小郡町ナギ自生北限地帯

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 ogoorichounagijiseihokugenchitai / ogoorichonagijisehokugenchitai
    おごおりちょうナギじせいほくげんちたい
(place-name) Ogoorichōnagijiseihokugenchitai

小野のシダレグリ自生地

see styles
 ononoshidaregurijiseichi / ononoshidaregurijisechi
    おののシダレグリじせいち
(place-name) Ononoshidaregurijiseichi

山口ゲンジボタル発生地

see styles
 yamaguchigenjibotaruhasseichi / yamaguchigenjibotaruhassechi
    やまぐちゲンジボタルはっせいち
(place-name) Yamaguchigenjibotaruhasseichi

岡崎ゲンジボタル発生地

see styles
 okazakigenjibotaruhasseichi / okazakigenjibotaruhassechi
    おかざきゲンジボタルはっせいち
(place-name) Okazakigenjibotaruhasseichi

嵯峨二尊院門前往生院町

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 saganisoninmonzenoujouinchou / saganisoninmonzenojoincho
    さがにそんいんもんぜんおうじょういんちょう
(place-name) Saganison'inmonzen'oujōinchō

息長ゲンジボタル発生地

see styles
 okinagagenjibotaruhasshouchi / okinagagenjibotaruhasshochi
    おきながゲンジボタルはっしょうち
(place-name) Okinagagenjibotaruhasshouchi

提波羅惹寺麻訶所生祕決


提波罗惹寺麻诃所生祕决

see styles
tí bō luó rě sì má hē suǒ shēng mì jué
    ti2 bo1 luo2 re3 si4 ma2 he1 suo3 sheng1 mi4 jue2
t`i po lo je ssu ma ho so sheng mi chüeh
    ti po lo je ssu ma ho so sheng mi chüeh
 Daiharajaji maka shoshō hiketsu
Secrets of Deva Rāja Temple and the Great Birth

春生,夏長,秋收,冬藏


春生,夏长,秋收,冬藏

chūn shēng , xià zhǎng , qiū shōu , dōng cáng
    chun1 sheng1 , xia4 zhang3 , qiu1 shou1 , dong1 cang2
ch`un sheng , hsia chang , ch`iu shou , tung ts`ang
    chun sheng , hsia chang , chiu shou , tung tsang
sow in spring, develop in summer, harvest in autumn, store in winter (idiom)

本谷のトラフダケ自生地

see styles
 mototaninotorafudakejiseichi / mototaninotorafudakejisechi
    もとたにのトラフダケじせいち
(place-name) Mototaninotorafudakejiseichi

東京大学生産技術研究所

see styles
 toukyoudaigakuseisangijutsukenkyuusho / tokyodaigakusesangijutsukenkyusho
    とうきょうだいがくせいさんぎじゅつけんきゅうしょ
(org) Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo; IIS; (o) Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo; IIS

東阿倉川イヌナシ自生地

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 higashiakuragawainunashijiseichi / higashiakuragawainunashijisechi
    ひがしあくらがわイヌナシじせいち
(place-name) Higashiakuragawainunashijiseichi

Variations:
死に生き
死生(io)

 shiniiki / shiniki
    しにいき
(1) (archaism) (See 生死・せいし・1,生き死に・いきしに) death and life; death or life; (2) (archaism) death

母川のオオウナギ生息地

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 hahakawanooounagiseisokuchi / hahakawanooonagisesokuchi
    ははかわのオオウナギせいそくち
(place-name) Hahakawanooounagiseisokuchi

沢辺ゲンジボタル発生地

see styles
 sawabegenjibotaruhasseichi / sawabegenjibotaruhassechi
    さわべゲンジボタルはっせいち
(place-name) Sawabegenjibotaruhasseichi

Variations:
浅茅生
淺茅生(sK)

 asajiu; asajifu(sk)
    あさじう; あさじふ(sk)
(archaism) broad field of sparsely growing cogon grass

湯原カジカガエル生息地

see styles
 yubarakajikagaeruseisokuchi / yubarakajikagaerusesokuchi
    ゆばらカジカガエルせいそくち
(place-name) Yubarahi

無量壽經優婆提舍願生偈


无量寿经优婆提舍愿生偈

see styles
wú liáng shòu jīng yōu pó tí shè yuàn shēng jié
    wu2 liang2 shou4 jing1 you1 po2 ti2 she4 yuan4 sheng1 jie2
wu liang shou ching yu p`o t`i she yüan sheng chieh
    wu liang shou ching yu po ti she yüan sheng chieh
 Muryōjukyō ubadaisha ganshō ge
Treatise on the Sūtra of Limitless Life

無量壽經優波提舍願生偈


无量寿经优波提舍愿生偈

see styles
wú liáng shòu jīng yōu bō tí shè yuàn shēng jié
    wu2 liang2 shou4 jing1 you1 bo1 ti2 she4 yuan4 sheng1 jie2
wu liang shou ching yu po t`i she yüan sheng chieh
    wu liang shou ching yu po ti she yüan sheng chieh
 Muryōjukyō upadaisha ganshō ge
Treatise on the Sūtra of Limitless Life

片庭ヒメハルゼミ発生地

see styles
 kataniwahimeharuzemihasseichi / kataniwahimeharuzemihassechi
    かたにわヒメハルゼミはっせいち
(place-name) Kataniwahimeharuzemihasseichi

瓜生野八幡のクスノキ群

see styles
 uriunohachimannokusunokigun
    うりうのはちまんのクスノキぐん
(place-name) Uriunohachimannokusunokigun

田上町ツナギガヤ自生地

see styles
 tagamimachitsunagigayajiseichi / tagamimachitsunagigayajisechi
    たがみまちツナギガヤじせいち
(place-name) Tagamimachitsunagigayajiseichi

Variations:
男生徒
男性徒(iK)

 danseito / danseto
    だんせいと
male student; schoolboy

県肉牛生産公社滝沢牧場

see styles
 kennikugyuuseisankoushatakizawabokujou / kennikugyusesankoshatakizawabokujo
    けんにくぎゅうせいさんこうしゃたきざわぼくじょう
(place-name) Kennikugyūseisankoushatakizawabokujō

県肉牛生産公社玉山牧場

see styles
 kennikugyuuseisankoushatamayamabokujou / kennikugyusesankoshatamayamabokujo
    けんにくぎゅうせいさんこうしゃたまやまぼくじょう
(place-name) Kennikugyūseisankoushatamayamabokujō

Variations:
石女
産まず女
不生女

 umazume; sekijo(石女)(ok); shakunyo(石女)(ok)
    うまずめ; せきじょ(石女)(ok); しゃくにょ(石女)(ok)
(sensitive word) barren woman; sterile woman

石川島播磨重工相生工場

see styles
 ishikawajimaharimajuukouaioikoujou / ishikawajimaharimajukoaioikojo
    いしかわじまはりまじゅうこうあいおいこうじょう
(place-name) Ishikawajimaharimajuukouaioi Factory

Variations:
立ち往生
立往生

 tachioujou / tachiojo
    たちおうじょう
(n,vs,vi) (1) being brought to a standstill; being stranded; getting stuck; stalling; deadlock; (n,vs,vi) (2) being stumped; being in a dilemma; stopping in one's tracks; standing speechless; (n,vs,vi) (3) dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet

竹原のシダレクリ自生地

see styles
 takeharanoshidarekurijiseichi / takeharanoshidarekurijisechi
    たけはらのシダレクリじせいち
(place-name) Takeharanoshidarekurijiseichi

Variations:
第二の人生
第2の人生

 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

Variations:
素性
素姓
種姓
素生

 sujou; sosei(素性, 素); shusei(種姓); suzou(素姓)(ok); shushou(種姓)(ok) / sujo; sose(素性, 素); shuse(種姓); suzo(素姓)(ok); shusho(種姓)(ok)
    すじょう; そせい(素性, 素生); しゅせい(種姓); すぞう(素姓)(ok); しゅしょう(種姓)(ok)
(1) birth; lineage; parentage; origin; (2) identity; background; history; past; (3) provenance; origin

Variations:
群生地
群棲地(rK)

 gunseichi / gunsechi
    ぐんせいち
rookery; breeding grounds; nesting place

肉牛生産公社金ヶ崎牧場

see styles
 nikuushiseisankoushakanegasakibokujou / nikushisesankoshakanegasakibokujo
    にくうしせいさんこうしゃかねがさきぼくじょう
(place-name) Nikuushiseisankoushakanegasakibokujō

能生ヒメハルゼミ発生地

see styles
 nouhimeharuzemihasseichi / nohimeharuzemihassechi
    のうヒメハルゼミはっせいち
(place-name) Nouhimeharuzemihasseichi

Variations:
草むす
草生す
草産す

 kusamusu
    くさむす
(v5s,vi) to be covered in grass; to be grassy; to be verdant

西内のシダレグリ自生地

see styles
 nishiuchinoshidaregurijiseichi / nishiuchinoshidaregurijisechi
    にしうちのシダレグリじせいち
(place-name) Nishiuchinoshidaregurijiseichi

西新宿新宿第一生命ビル

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 nishishinjukushinjukudaiichiseimeibiru / nishishinjukushinjukudaichisemebiru
    にししんじゅくしんじゅくだいいちせいめいビル
(place-name) Nishishinjukushinjukudaiichiseimei Building

西阿倉川アイナシ自生地

see styles
 nishiakuragawaainashijiseichi / nishiakuragawainashijisechi
    にしあくらがわアイナシじせいち
(place-name) Nishiakuragawaainashijiseichi

觀彌勒菩薩上生兜率天經


观弥勒菩萨上生兜率天经

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guān mí lè pú sà shàng shēng dōu shuò tiān jīng
    guan1 mi2 le4 pu2 sa4 shang4 sheng1 dou1 shuo4 tian1 jing1
kuan mi le p`u sa shang sheng tou shuo t`ien ching
    kuan mi le pu sa shang sheng tou shuo tien ching
 Kan Miroku bosatsu jōshō tosotsu ten kyō
Guan Mile Busa shangsheng doushuo tian jing

野火燒不盡,春風吹又生


野火烧不尽,春风吹又生

yě huǒ shāo bù jìn , chūn fēng chuī yòu shēng
    ye3 huo3 shao1 bu4 jin4 , chun1 feng1 chui1 you4 sheng1
yeh huo shao pu chin , ch`un feng ch`ui yu sheng
    yeh huo shao pu chin , chun feng chui yu sheng
lit. even a prairie fire cannot destroy the grass - it grows again when the breeze blows (proverb); fig. cannot be easily eliminated; abbr. to 野火春風|野火春风[ye3 huo3 chun1 feng1]

霧生のクマガイソウ群落

see styles
 kiriunokumagaisougunraku / kiriunokumagaisogunraku
    きりうのクマガイソウぐんらく
(place-name) Kiriunokumagaisougunraku

鶴枝ヒメハルゼミ発生地

see styles
 tsuruehimeharuzemihasseichi / tsuruehimeharuzemihassechi
    つるえヒメハルゼミはっせいち
(place-name) Tsuruehimeharuzemihasseichi

鹿児島県のソテツ自生地

see styles
 kagoshimakennosotetsujiseichi / kagoshimakennosotetsujisechi
    かごしまけんのソテツじせいち
(place-name) Kagoshimakennosotetsujiseichi

黒髪山カネコシダ自生地

see styles
 kurokamizankanekoshidajiseichi / kurokamizankanekoshidajisechi
    くろかみざんカネコシダじせいち
(place-name) Kurokamizankanekoshidajiseichi

Variations:
人生2周目
人生二周目

 jinseinishuume / jinsenishume
    じんせいにしゅうめ
second time at life (oft. jokingly of precocious children); reincarnation

Variations:
生々しい
生生しい

 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

Variations:
生き人形
生人形
活人形

 ikiningyou / ikiningyo
    いきにんぎょう
(1) lifelike life-sized doll (made in the late Edo and Meiji periods); (2) doll-like beauty

Variations:
生き地獄
生地獄(io)

 ikijigoku
    いきじごく
hell on earth; living hell

Variations:
生き生き
活き活き

 ikiiki / ikiki
    いきいき
(adv,adv-to,vs) in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically

Variations:
生け捕る
生捕る(io)

 ikedoru
    いけどる
(transitive verb) to capture alive; to catch alive; to take prisoner

Variations:
生まれ損い
生まれ損ない

 umaresokonai
    うまれそこない
good-for-nothing

Variations:
生まれ落ちる
生れ落ちる

 umareochiru
    うまれおちる
(v1,vi) to be born

Variations:
生みの親
産みの親

 uminooya
    うみのおや
(exp,n) (1) biological parent; (exp,n) (2) founder; creator

Variations:
生兵法
なま兵法(sK)

 namabyouhou / namabyoho
    なまびょうほう
crude tactics; smattering of knowledge

Variations:
生意気盛り
生意気ざかり

 namaikizakari
    なまいきざかり
(adj-no,n) young and cheeky; brash; sassy

Variations:
生憎
合憎(iK)

 ainiku
    あいにく
(adj-na,adv,n,adj-no) (kana only) unfortunately; sorry, but ...

Variations:
生殺し
なま殺し(sK)

 namagoroshi
    なまごろし
(can be adjective with の) (1) (See 半殺し) half-dead; (expression) (2) state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering; dragging out tortuously

Variations:
生返事
なま返事(sK)

 namahenji
    なまへんじ
(n,vs,vi) half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer

Variations:
生麩
生麸
生ふ(sK)

 namafu; shoufu / namafu; shofu
    なまふ; しょうふ
{food} (See 麸) nama-fu; wheat gluten mixed with rice flour and steamed in large blocks

アメリカンファミリー生命

see styles
 amerikanfamiriiseimei / amerikanfamiriseme
    アメリカンファミリーせいめい
(company) American Family Life Assurance; Aflac; (c) American Family Life Assurance; Aflac

エヒメアヤメ自生南限地帯

see styles
 ehimeayamejiseinangenchitai / ehimeayamejisenangenchitai
    エヒメアヤメじせいなんげんちたい
(place-name) Ehimeayamejiseinangenchitai

オオサンショウウオ生息地

see styles
 oosanshouuoseisokuchi / oosanshouosesokuchi
    オオサンショウウオせいそくち
(place-name) Oosanshouuoseisokuchi

Variations:
お誕生日
御誕生日

 otanjoubi / otanjobi
    おたんじょうび
(polite language) birthday

Variations:
カビが生える
黴が生える

 kabigahaeru(kabigaeru); kabigahaeru(黴gaeru)
    カビがはえる(カビが生える); かびがはえる(黴が生える)
(exp,v1) (1) to get moldy; to get mouldy; (exp,v1) (2) (idiom) to get out-of-fashion

Variations:
こん畜生
此畜生(rK)

 konchikushou; konchikushoo; konchikushou / konchikusho; konchikushoo; konchikusho
    こんちくしょう; コンチクショー; コンチクショウ
(interjection) (1) (kana only) (vulgar) (e.g. after sneezing) blast it!; bloody hell!; by thunder!; damn!; son of a bitch!; (expression) (2) (kana only) (vulgar) you bastard!; god damn you!; motherfucker!

ハナショウブ自生南限地帯

see styles
 hanashoubujiseinangenchitai / hanashobujisenangenchitai
    ハナショウブじせいなんげんちたい
(place-name) Hanashoubujiseinangenchitai

Variations:
ひげを生やす
鬚を生やす

 higeohayasu
    ひげをはやす
(exp,v5s) to grow a beard

Variations:
まな板ショー
生板ショー

 manaitashoo(mana板shoo); namaitashoo(板shoo)
    まないたショー(まな板ショー); なまいたショー(生板ショー)
sex show with audience participation

中華民国工業安全衛生協会

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 chuukaminkokukougyouanzeneiseikyoukai / chukaminkokukogyoanzenesekyokai
    ちゅうかみんこくこうぎょうあんぜんえいせいきょうかい
(o) Industrial Safety and Health Association of the Taiwan; ISHA

人非生而知之者,孰能無惑


人非生而知之者,孰能无惑

rén fēi shēng ér zhī zhī zhě , shú néng wú huò
    ren2 fei1 sheng1 er2 zhi1 zhi1 zhe3 , shu2 neng2 wu2 huo4
jen fei sheng erh chih chih che , shu neng wu huo
Knowledge is not innate to man, how can we overcome doubt?; We are not born with knowledge, how does one achieve maturity? (i.e. without guidance from a teacher - Tang dynasty essayist Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈[Han2 Yu4])

八束のクサマルハチ自生地

see styles
 hassokunokusamaruhachijiseichi / hassokunokusamaruhachijisechi
    はっそくのクサマルハチじせいち
(place-name) Hassokunokusamaruhachijiseichi

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

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