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日本航空学園千歳校

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 nihonkoukuugakuenchitosekou / nihonkokugakuenchitoseko
    にほんこうくうがくえんちとせこう
(place-name) Nihonkoukuugakuenchitosekou

日本製紙小松島工場

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 nihonseishikomatsujimakoujou / nihonseshikomatsujimakojo
    にほんせいしこまつじまこうじょう
(place-name) Nihonseishikomatsujima Factory

日本話しことば協会

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 nipponhanashikotobakyoukai / nipponhanashikotobakyokai
    にっぽんはなしことばきょうかい
(org) Association of Spoken Japanese for Better Communication; (o) Association of Spoken Japanese for Better Communication

日本赤十字看護大学

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 nipponsekijuujikangodaigaku / nipponsekijujikangodaigaku
    にっぽんせきじゅうじかんごだいがく
(org) Japanese Red Cross College of Nursing; (o) Japanese Red Cross College of Nursing

日本赤十字秋田短大

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 nihonsekijuujiakitatandai / nihonsekijujiakitatandai
    にほんせきじゅうじあきたたんだい
(place-name) Nihonsekijuujiakitatandai

日本農業実踐大学校

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 nihonnougyoujissendaigakkou / nihonnogyojissendaigakko
    にほんのうぎょうじっせんだいがっこう
(place-name) Nihonnougyoujissendaigakkou

日本農産物輸出組合

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 nipponnousanbutsuyushutsukumiai / nipponnosanbutsuyushutsukumiai
    にっぽんのうさんぶつゆしゅつくみあい
(o) Japan Agricultural Products Exporters Association

日本遺伝子診療学会

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 nipponidenshishinryougakkai / nipponidenshishinryogakkai
    にっぽんいでんししんりょうがっかい
(org) Japanese Society for Gene Diagnosis and Therapy; (o) Japanese Society for Gene Diagnosis and Therapy

日本金属工業製造所

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 nihonkinzokukougyouseisakusho / nihonkinzokukogyosesakusho
    にほんきんぞくこうぎょうせいさくしょ
(place-name) Nihonkinzokukougyouseisakusho

日本金属衣浦製造所

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 nihonkinzokukinuuraseizousho / nihonkinzokukinurasezosho
    にほんきんぞくきぬうらせいぞうしょ
(place-name) Nihonkinzokukinuuraseizousho

日本鉱業水島製油所

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 nihonkougyoumizushimaseiyujo / nihonkogyomizushimaseyujo
    にほんこうぎょうみずしませいゆじょ
(place-name) Nihonkougyoumizushimaseiyujo

日本鉱業船川製油所

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 nihonkougyoufunakawaseiyujo / nihonkogyofunakawaseyujo
    にほんこうぎょうふなかわせいゆじょ
(place-name) Nihonkougyoufunakawaseiyujo

日本銀行金融研究所

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 nipponginkoukinyuukenkyuujo / nipponginkokinyukenkyujo
    にっぽんぎんこうきんゆうけんきゅうじょ
(org) Institute for Monetary and Economic Studies, Bank of Japan; IMES; (o) Institute for Monetary and Economic Studies, Bank of Japan; IMES

日本鋼管京浜製鉄所

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 nihonkoukankeihinseitetsujo / nihonkokankehinsetetsujo
    にほんこうかんけいひんせいてつじょ
(place-name) Nihonkoukankeihinseitetsujo

日本鋼管福山製鉄所

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 nihonkoukanfukuyamaseitetsujo / nihonkokanfukuyamasetetsujo
    にほんこうかんふくやませいてつじょ
(place-name) Nihonkoukanfukuyamaseitetsujo

日本電子機械工業会

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 nihondenshikikaikougyoukai / nihondenshikikaikogyokai
    にほんでんしきかいこうぎょうかい
(org) Electronic Industries Association of Japan; EIAJ; (o) Electronic Industries Association of Japan; EIAJ

日本電装大安製作所

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 nippondensoudaianseisakujo / nippondensodaiansesakujo
    にっぽんでんそうだいあんせいさくじょ
(place-name) Nippondensoudaianseisakujo

日本電装安城製作所

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 nihondensouanjouseisakujo / nihondensoanjosesakujo
    にほんでんそうあんじょうせいさくじょ
(place-name) Nihondensouanjōseisakujo

日本電装幸田製作所

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 nippondensoukoutaseisakujo / nippondensokotasesakujo
    にっぽんでんそうこうたせいさくじょ
(place-name) Nippondensoukoutaseisakujo

日本電装西尾製作所

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 nihondensounishioseisakusho / nihondensonishiosesakusho
    にほんでんそうにしおせいさくしょ
(place-name) Nihondensounishioseisakusho

日本電装高棚製作所

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 nihondensoutakatanaseisakujo / nihondensotakatanasesakujo
    にほんでんそうたかたなせいさくじょ
(place-name) Nihondensoutakatanaseisakujo

日本電電名崎送信所

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 nihondendennazakisoushinjo / nihondendennazakisoshinjo
    にほんでんでんなざきそうしんじょ
(place-name) Nihondendennazakisoushinjo

日本音楽事業者協会

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 nihonongakujigyoushakyoukai / nihonongakujigyoshakyokai
    にほんおんがくじぎょうしゃきょうかい
(org) Japan Association of Music Enterprises; (o) Japan Association of Music Enterprises

日本音楽制作者連盟

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 nihonongakuseisakusharenmei / nihonongakusesakusharenme
    にほんおんがくせいさくしゃれんめい
(org) The Federation of Music Producers Japan; (o) The Federation of Music Producers Japan

日本食品標準成分表

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 nihonshokuhinhyoujunseibunhyou / nihonshokuhinhyojunsebunhyo
    にほんしょくひんひょうじゅんせいぶんひょう
standard tables of food composition in Japan

旧二本松藩戒石銘碑

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 kyuunihonmatsuhankaisekimeihi / kyunihonmatsuhankaisekimehi
    きゅうにほんまつはんかいせきめいひ
(place-name) Kyūnihonmatsuhankaisekimeihi

旧横浜正金銀行本店

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 kyuuyokohamashoukinginkouhonten / kyuyokohamashokinginkohonten
    きゅうよこはましょうきんぎんこうほんてん
(place-name) Kyūyokohamashoukinginkouhonten

旧藤山家住宅日本家

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 kyuufujiyamakejuutakunihonya / kyufujiyamakejutakunihonya
    きゅうふじやまけじゅうたくにほんや
(place-name) Kyūfujiyamakejuutakunihonya

松本市臨空工業団地

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 matsumotoshirinkuukougyoudanchi / matsumotoshirinkukogyodanchi
    まつもとしりんくうこうぎょうだんち
(place-name) Matsumotoshirinkuu Industrial Park

松本平広域公園緑地

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 matsumotodairakouikikouenryokuchi / matsumotodairakoikikoenryokuchi
    まつもとだいらこういきこうえんりょくち
(place-name) Matsumotodairakouikikōenryokuchi

根本的な帰属の誤り

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 konpontekinakizokunoayamari
    こんぽんてきなきぞくのあやまり
(exp,n) fundamental attribution error; correspondence bias; attribution effect

格林尼治本初子午線


格林尼治本初子午线

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gé lín ní zhì běn chū zǐ wǔ xiàn
    ge2 lin2 ni2 zhi4 ben3 chu1 zi3 wu3 xian4
ko lin ni chih pen ch`u tzu wu hsien
    ko lin ni chih pen chu tzu wu hsien
the Greenwich meridian

梵網經菩薩戒本私記


梵网经菩萨戒本私记

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fàn wǎng jīng pú sà jiè běn sī jì
    fan4 wang3 jing1 pu2 sa4 jie4 ben3 si1 ji4
fan wang ching p`u sa chieh pen ssu chi
    fan wang ching pu sa chieh pen ssu chi
 Bonmōkyō bosatsu kaihon shiki
Commentary on the Chapter of the Bodhisattva Precepts in the Sūtra of Brahma's Net

水戸国際日本語学校

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 mitokokusainihongogakkou / mitokokusainihongogakko
    みとこくさいにほんごがっこう
(o) Mito International Japanese Language School

江山易改,本性難移


江山易改,本性难移

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jiāng shān yì gǎi , běn xìng nán yí
    jiang1 shan1 yi4 gai3 , ben3 xing4 nan2 yi2
chiang shan i kai , pen hsing nan i
it is easier to change mountains and rivers than to alter one's character (idiom); you can't change who you are; Can the leopard change his spots?

沖電気工業事業本部

see styles
 okidenkikougyoujigyouhonbu / okidenkikogyojigyohonbu
    おきでんきこうぎょうじぎょうほんぶ
(place-name) Okidenkikougyoujigyouhonbu

涅槃經本有今無偈論


涅槃经本有今无偈论

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niè pán jīng běn yǒu jīn wú jié lùn
    nie4 pan2 jing1 ben3 you3 jin1 wu2 jie2 lun4
nieh p`an ching pen yu chin wu chieh lun
    nieh pan ching pen yu chin wu chieh lun
 Nehan kyō honu kinmu ge ron
Niepan jingbenyoujinwujie lun

熊本藩主細川家墓所

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 kumamotohanshuhosokawakebosho
    くまもとはんしゅほそかわけぼしょ
(place-name) Kumamotohanshuhosokawakebosho

熊本電鉄藤崎宮前線

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 kumamotodentetsufujisakiguumaesen / kumamotodentetsufujisakigumaesen
    くまもとでんてつふじさきぐうまえせん
(place-name) Kumamotodentetsufujisakiguumaesen

熟語本位英和中辞典

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 jukugohonieiwachuujiten / jukugohoniewachujiten
    じゅくごほんいえいわちゅうじてん
(work) Saito's Idiomological English-Japanese Dictionary (1936); (wk) Saito's Idiomological English-Japanese Dictionary (1936)

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)

育児休業基本給付金

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 ikujikyuugyoukihonkyuufukin / ikujikyugyokihonkyufukin
    いくじきゅうぎょうきほんきゅうふきん
basic allowance of child care leave benefits

衆德本嚴淨三昧正定


众德本严淨三昧正定

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zhòng dé běn yán jìng sān mèi zhèng dìng
    zhong4 de2 ben3 yan2 jing4 san1 mei4 zheng4 ding4
chung te pen yen ching san mei cheng ting
 shu tokuhon gonjō zanmai shōjō
sarva-guṇâlaṃkāra-vyūha

観光立国推進基本法

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 kankourikkokusuishinkihonhou / kankorikkokusuishinkihonho
    かんこうりっこくすいしんきほんほう
{law} Tourism-based Country Promotion Basic Act

資本資産評価モデル

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 shihonshisanhyoukamoderu / shihonshisanhyokamoderu
    しほんしさんひょうかモデル
capital asset pricing model; CAPM

防衛庁技術研究本部

see styles
 boueichougijutsukenkyuuhonbu / boechogijutsukenkyuhonbu
    ぼうえいちょうぎじゅつけんきゅうほんぶ
(place-name) Boueichōgijutsukenkyūhonbu

阿毘達磨倶舍論本頌


阿毘达磨倶舍论本颂

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ā pí dá mó jù shè lùn běn sòng
    a1 pi2 da2 mo2 ju4 she4 lun4 ben3 song4
a p`i ta mo chü she lun pen sung
    a pi ta mo chü she lun pen sung
 Abidatsumakusharon honshō
Treasury of Abhidharma, verses

青少年音楽日本連合

see styles
 seishounenongakunipponrengou / seshonenongakunipponrengo
    せいしょうねんおんがくにっぽんれんごう
(org) Jeunesses Musicales du Japan; (o) Jeunesses Musicales du Japan

領域型出力基本要素

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 ryouikigatashutsuryokukihonyouso / ryoikigatashutsuryokukihonyoso
    りょういきがたしゅつりょくきほんようそ
{comp} area primitive

本のちょっと(sK)

see styles
 honnochotto
    ほんのちょっと
(exp,adv) (kana only) just a little

Variations:
本かや
本榧
本カヤ

see styles
 honkaya(kaya, 榧); honkaya(kaya)
    ほんかや(本かや, 本榧); ほんカヤ(本カヤ)
(See 榧・かや,新かや・しんかや) genuine kaya (as opposed to imitation kaya)

Variations:
本ビロード
本天鵞絨

see styles
 honbiroodo
    ほんビロード
silk velvet

本木にまさる末木なし

see styles
 motokinimasaruurakinashi / motokinimasarurakinashi
    もときにまさるうらきなし
(expression) (obscure) try though one might, it's impossible to replace one's first love

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

Variations:
刷本
刷り本
摺り本

see styles
 surihon
    すりほん
unbound book (damp from the press); printed sheets

Variations:
体が資本
身体が資本

see styles
 karadagashihon
    からだがしほん
(expression) (proverb) health is wealth; health is your most valuable asset

Variations:
揺籃期本
揺らん期本

see styles
 yourankibon / yorankibon
    ようらんきぼん
(rare) (See インキュナブラ) incunable; incunabulum

Variations:
日本オオカミ
日本狼

see styles
 nihonookami(日ookami); nihonookami(日狼); nihonookami
    にほんオオカミ(日本オオカミ); にほんおおかみ(日本狼); ニホンオオカミ
(kana only) (See 山犬・1) Japanese wolf (Canis lupus hodophilax; extinct)

Variations:
日本叩き
日本たたき

see styles
 nihontataki
    にほんたたき
Japan bashing

Variations:
絵入根本
絵入り根本

see styles
 eirinehon / erinehon
    えいりねほん
illustrated kabuki script

カネボウ電子洲本工場

see styles
 kaneboudenshisumotokoujou / kanebodenshisumotokojo
    カネボウでんしすもとこうじょう
(place-name) Kaneboudenshisumoto Factory

グラフィック基本要素

see styles
 gurafikkukihonyouso / gurafikkukihonyoso
    グラフィックきほんようそ
{comp} graphical primitive elements

トヨタ自動車本社工場

see styles
 toyotajidoushahonshakoujou / toyotajidoshahonshakojo
    トヨタじどうしゃほんしゃこうじょう
(place-name) Toyotajidoushahonsha Factory

伊豆箱根鉄道駿豆本線

see styles
 izuhakonetetsudousunzuhonsen / izuhakonetetsudosunzuhonsen
    いずはこねてつどうすんずほんせん
(place-name) Izuhakonetetsudousunzuhonsen

全日本少林寺気功協会

see styles
 zennihonshourinjikikoukyoukai / zennihonshorinjikikokyokai
    ぜんにほんしょうりんじきこうきょうかい
(org) All Japan Shaolin Temple Qigong Association; (o) All Japan Shaolin Temple Qigong Association

北陸本線深坂トンネル

see styles
 hokurikuhonsenfukasakatonneru
    ほくりくほんせんふかさかトンネル
(place-name) Hokurikuhonsenfukasaka Tunnel

圓覺經道場略本修證儀


圆觉经道场略本修证仪

see styles
yuán jué jīng dào chǎng lüè běn xiū zhèng yí
    yuan2 jue2 jing1 dao4 chang3 lve4 ben3 xiu1 zheng4 yi2
yüan chüeh ching tao ch`ang lve pen hsiu cheng i
    yüan chüeh ching tao chang lve pen hsiu cheng i
 Engakukyō dōjō ryakuhon shushōgi
Yuanjue jing daochang lue ben xiuzhengyi

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

基本インターフェース

see styles
 kihonintaafeesu / kihonintafeesu
    きほんインターフェース
{comp} basic interface

大和証券グループ本社

see styles
 daiwashoukenguruupuhonsha / daiwashokengurupuhonsha
    だいわしょうけんグループほんしゃ
(company) Daiwa Securities Group; (c) Daiwa Securities Group

大日本インキ化学工場

see styles
 dainihoninkikagakukoujou / dainihoninkikagakukojo
    だいにほんインキかがくこうじょう
(place-name) Dainihon'inkikagaku Factory

妙吉祥最勝根本大教經


妙吉祥最胜根本大教经

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miào jí xiáng zuì shèng gēn běn dà jiào jīng
    miao4 ji2 xiang2 zui4 sheng4 gen1 ben3 da4 jiao4 jing1
miao chi hsiang tsui sheng ken pen ta chiao ching
 Myō kichijō saishō kompon daikyōgyō
Secret Tantra of the Auspicious Triumph [of Rage]

拡張日本語キーボード

see styles
 kakuchounihongokiiboodo / kakuchonihongokiboodo
    かくちょうにほんごキーボード
{comp} enhanced (Japanese) keyboard

新日本宗教団体連合会

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 shinnihonshuukyoudantairengoukai / shinnihonshukyodantairengokai
    しんにほんしゅうきょうだんたいれんごうかい
(org) Federation of New Religious Organizations in Japan; (o) Federation of New Religious Organizations in Japan

新日本製鉄八幡製鉄所

see styles
 shinnihonseitetsuyahataseitetsujo / shinnihonsetetsuyahatasetetsujo
    しんにほんせいてつやはたせいてつじょ
(place-name) Shinnihonseitetsuyahataseitetsujo

新日本製鉄君津製鉄所

see styles
 shinnihonseitetsukimitsuseitetsujo / shinnihonsetetsukimitsusetetsujo
    しんにほんせいてつきみつせいてつじょ
(place-name) Shinnihonseitetsukimitsuseitetsujo

新日本製鉄室蘭製鉄所

see styles
 shinnihonseitetsumuroranseitetsujo / shinnihonsetetsumuroransetetsujo
    しんにほんせいてつむろらんせいてつじょ
(place-name) Shinnihonseitetsumuroranseitetsujo

新日本製鉄広畑製鉄所

see styles
 shinnihonseitetsuhirohataseitetsujo / shinnihonsetetsuhirohatasetetsujo
    しんにほんせいてつひろはたせいてつじょ
(place-name) Shinnihonseitetsuhirohataseitetsujo

日本たばこ製塩試験場

see styles
 nihontabakoseienshikenjou / nihontabakoseenshikenjo
    にほんたばこせいえんしけんじょう
(place-name) Nihontabakoseienshikenjō

日本アルミニウム協会

see styles
 nihonaruminiumukyoukai / nihonaruminiumukyokai
    にほんアルミニウムきょうかい
(org) Japan Aluminium Association; (o) Japan Aluminium Association

日本カモシカセンター

see styles
 nihonkamoshikasentaa / nihonkamoshikasenta
    にほんかモシカセンター
(org) Japan Serow Center; (o) Japan Serow Center

日本キリスト教会議会

see styles
 nihonkirisutokyoukaigikai / nihonkirisutokyokaigikai
    にほんキリストきょうかいぎかい
(o) National Christian Council in Japan

日本セメント上磯工場

see styles
 nihonsementokamiisokoujou / nihonsementokamisokojo
    にほんセメントかみいそこうじょう
(place-name) Nihonsementokamiiso Factory

日本セメント専用軌道

see styles
 nihonsementosenyoukidou / nihonsementosenyokido
    にほんセメントせんようきどう
(place-name) Nihonsementosenyoukidō

日本テレビ美術家協会

see styles
 nihonterebibijutsukakyoukai / nihonterebibijutsukakyokai
    にほんテレビびじゅつかきょうかい
(org) Japan Television Artist Network; JTVAN; (o) Japan Television Artist Network; JTVAN

日本ハリストス正教会

see styles
 nihonharisutosuseikyoukai / nihonharisutosusekyokai
    にほんハリストスせいきょうかい
(See ハリストス) Japan Orthodox Church

日本バレーボール協会

see styles
 nihonbareeboorukyoukai / nihonbareeboorukyokai
    にほんバレーボールきょうかい
(org) Japan Volleyball Association; (o) Japan Volleyball Association

日本ポリウレタン工場

see styles
 nihonporiuretankoujou / nihonporiuretankojo
    にほんポリウレタンこうじょう
(place-name) Nihon polyurethane factory

日本乗員組合連絡会議

see styles
 nipponjouinkumiairenrakukaigi / nipponjoinkumiairenrakukaigi
    にっぽんじょういんくみあいれんらくかいぎ
(org) Airline Pilots' Association of Japan; ALPA Japan; (o) Airline Pilots' Association of Japan; ALPA Japan

日本二十六聖殉教者堂

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 nihonnijuurokuseijunkyoushadou / nihonnijurokusejunkyoshado
    にほんにじゅうろくせいじゅんきょうしゃどう
(place-name) Basilica of the Twenty-Six Holy Martyrs of Japan

日本保健医療社会学会

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 nipponhokeniryoushakaigakkai / nipponhokeniryoshakaigakkai
    にっぽんほけんいりょうしゃかいがっかい
(org) Japanese Society of Health and Medical Sociology; (o) Japanese Society of Health and Medical Sociology

日本催眠医学心理学会

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 nipponsaiminigakushinrigakkai
    にっぽんさいみんいがくしんりがっかい
(org) Japanese Society of Hypnosis; (o) Japanese Society of Hypnosis

日本児童図書出版協会

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 nipponjidoutoshoshuppankyoukai / nipponjidotoshoshuppankyokai
    にっぽんじどうとしょしゅっぱんきょうかい
(org) Japanese Association of Children's Book Publishers; (o) Japanese Association of Children's Book Publishers

日本児童教育専門学校

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 nipponjidoukyouikusenmongakkou / nipponjidokyoikusenmongakko
    にっぽんじどうきょういくせんもんがっこう
(org) Japan Juvenile Education College; (o) Japan Juvenile Education College

日本児童英語振興協会

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 nipponjidoueigoshinkoukyoukai / nipponjidoegoshinkokyokai
    にっぽんじどうえいごしんこうきょうかい
(org) Japan Assosiation for the Promotion of English for Children; (o) Japan Assosiation for the Promotion of English for Children

日本写真芸術専門学校

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 nipponshashingeijutsusenmongakkou / nipponshashingejutsusenmongakko
    にっぽんしゃしんげいじゅつせんもんがっこう
(org) Nippon Photography Institute; NPI; (o) Nippon Photography Institute; NPI

日本冶金大江山製造所

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 nipponyakinooeyamaseizousho / nipponyakinooeyamasezosho
    にっぽんやきんおおえやませいぞうしょ
(place-name) Nipponyakin'ooeyamaseizousho

日本労働組合総評議会

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 nihonroudoukumiaisouhyougikai / nihonrodokumiaisohyogikai
    にほんろうどうくみあいそうひょうぎかい
(org) General Council of Trade Unions of Japan (1950-1989); Sōhyō; (o) General Council of Trade Unions of Japan (1950-1989); Sōhyō

日本労働組合総連合会

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 nihonroudoukumiaisourengoukai / nihonrodokumiaisorengokai
    にほんろうどうくみあいそうれんごうかい
(org) Japanese Trade Union Confederation; RENGO; (o) Japanese Trade Union Confederation; RENGO

日本動物遺伝育種学会

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 nippondoubutsuidenikushugakkai / nippondobutsuidenikushugakkai
    にっぽんどうぶついでんいくしゅがっかい
(org) Japanese Society of Animal Breeding and Genetics; (o) Japanese Society of Animal Breeding and Genetics

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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