案: table; legal case

案 àn

noun
: table
: legal case; bill (legislative); legal record
: record; file

Kun Reading

案 OR 机 | つくえ tsukue

noun
: desk

案じる OR 案ずる | あんじる anjiru OR あんずる anzuru

ichidan verb | transitive verb | zuru verb
: to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear
: to investigate; to consider; to plan

案件 an4jian4: law case; instance
[あんけん anken: matter in question; subject]

案情 an4qing2: details of a case; case

案例 an4li4: case (law)

案子 an4zi: long table; counter; case; law case; legal case; judicial case

案卷 an4juan4: records; files; archives

方案 fang1an4: plan; program (for action etc); proposal; proposed bill

答案 da2’an4: answer; solution
[とうあん touan: examination paper; examination script]

草案 cao3’an4: draft (legislation, proposal etc) [そうあん souan: draft; draught]

檔[档]案 dang4’an4: file; record; archive

提案 tí’an4: proposal; draft resolution; motion (to be debated); to propose a bill; to make a proposal
[ていあん texan: proposal; proposition; suggestion]

Japanese common word | expression | yojijukugo 四字熟語 | idiom | proverb
案の上 | あんのじょう an no jou
: just as one thought; as usual

引込思案 | ひっこみじあん hikkomi jian
: (yoji) reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn

喉元思案 | のどもとじあん nodomoto jian
: (yoji) superficial (shortsighted) way of thinking; half-baked (foolish, ill-advised) idea

思案投首 | しあんなげくび shian nagekubi
: (yoji) being at one’s wit’s end; being (quite) at a loss (what to do)

鼻元思案 | はなもとじあん hanamoto jian OR はなもとしあん hanamoto shian
: (yoji) superficial (shortsighted) way of thinking; half-baked (foolish, ill-advised) idea

こけの後思案 | こけのあとじあん koke no ato jian
: hindsight is 20-20 (even for a fool)

恋は思案の外 | こいはしあんのほか koi wa shian no hoka
: Love is without reason

しかしも案山子もない | しかしもかかしもない shikashi mo kakashi mo nai
: stop complaining; stop making excuses

案ずるより産むが易し | あんずるよりうむがやすし anzuru yori umu ga yasushi
: (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

此処が思案のし所 | ここがしあんのしどころ koko ga shian no shi dokoro
: This is the point we need to think about

色事は思案の外 | いろごとはしあんのほか irogoto wa shian no hoka
: love and reason do not go together

Chinese expression | chengyu 成語 | idiom
案兵束甲 an4 bing1 shu4 jia3
OR
案甲休兵 an4 jia3 xiu1 bing1
: to rest weapons and loosen armor; to relax from fighting

拍案叫絕 [拍案叫绝] pai1 an4 jiao4 jue2
: lit. slap the table and shout with praise; fig. wonderful!; amazing!; great!

拍案而起 pai1 an4 er2 qi3
: lit. to slap the table and stand up; fig. at the end of one’s tether; unable to take it any more

舉案齊眉 [举案齐眉] ju3 an4 qi2 mei2
: lit. to lift the tray to eyebrow level; mutual respect in a marriage