There are 7 total results for your 四明 search.
| Characters | Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
四明 see styles |
sì míng si4 ming2 ssu ming shimei / shime しめい |
(given name) Shimei Four Shingon emblems, aids to Yoga-possession by a Buddha or bodhisattva; they are 鉤, 索, 鏁, 鈴, a hook, a cord, a lock, and a bell; the hook for summoning, the cord for leading, the lock for firmly holding, and the bell for the resultant joy. Also, the four Veda śāstras. |
四明山 see styles |
sì míng shān si4 ming2 shan1 ssu ming shan Shimyō san |
A mountain range in Ningbo prefecture where the 四明 are clearly seen, i. e. sun, moon, stars, and constellations. 知禮 Zhili of the Sung dynasty is known as the 四明尊者 honoured one of Siming and his school as the 四明家 Siming school in the direct line of Tiantai. In Japan Mt. Hiei 比叡山 is known by this title, through Dengyo 傳教 the founder of the Japanese Tiantai School. |
四明岳 see styles |
shimegatake しめがたけ |
(personal name) Shimegatake |
四明ヶ嶽 see styles |
shimegatake しめがたけ |
(surname) Shimegatake |
四明知禮 四明知礼 see styles |
sì míng zhī lǐ si4 ming2 zhi1 li3 ssu ming chih li Shimyō Chirai |
Siming Zhili |
中川四明 see styles |
nakagawashimei / nakagawashime なかがわしめい |
(person) Nakagawa Shimei |
四明尊者教行錄 四明尊者教行录 see styles |
sì míng zūn zhě jiào xíng lù si4 ming2 zun1 zhe3 jiao4 xing2 lu4 ssu ming tsun che chiao hsing lu Shimyō sonsha kyōkō roku |
Siming zunzhe jiaoxing lu |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
This page contains 7 results for "四明" 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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