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Direct access: 法会 , 本願 , 坊主 , 菩提 , 煩悩 , 冥途 , 羅漢 , 輪廻 , ,

法会

pronunciation: houe
kanji characters: ,
keyword: buddhism
translation: (Buddhist) memorial service, Buddhism lesson
synonyms: 法事

本願

pronunciation: hongan
kanji characters: ,
keyword: buddhism
translation: one's real wish
本願が成就する: hongangajoujusuru: One's long-cherished desire has been realized [materialized] <<< 成就
本願寺: honganji: Honganji Temple (at Kyoto) <<<
西本願寺: nishihonganji: Nishi-Honganji Temple (at Kyoto) <<< 西
related words:

坊主

pronunciation: bouzu
kanji characters: ,
keyword: buddhism
translation: monk, priest, bonze, boy
坊主に成る: bouzuninaru: become a priest, enter priesthood <<<
坊主刈り: bouzugari: butch haircut, close crop <<<
坊主頭: bouzuatama <<<
海坊主: umibouzu: sea monster <<<
synonyms: 僧侶 , 小僧

菩提

pronunciation: bodai
kanji characters:
keyword: buddhism
translation: bodhi, spiritual awakening
菩提を弔う: bodaiotomurau: have prayers read for the soul (of), say mass for a dead <<<
菩提寺: bodaiji: one's family temple <<<
菩提所: bodaijo <<<
菩提樹: bodaiju: linden [lime] tree <<<
related words:

煩悩

pronunciation: bonnnou
kanji characters: ,
keyword: buddhism
translation: worldly desires, lusts of the flesh
煩悩に悩まされる: bonnnouninayamasareru: be harassed by (worldly) passions <<<
子煩悩: kobonnnou: friend of children, deep love for one's child [children] <<<
子煩悩な: kobonnnouna: indulgent, fond

冥途

pronunciation: meido
kanji characters: ,
other spells: 冥土
keyword: buddhism
translation: Hades, region of the dead, underworld
冥途の旅に上る: meidonotabininoboru: start on a journey to one's last resting place
冥途の飛脚: meidonohikyaku: The Courier for Hell (a love-suicide play written by Chikamatsu Monzaemon, 1711) <<< 飛脚
synonyms: 黄泉

羅漢

pronunciation: rakan
kanji characters: ,
keyword: buddhism
translation: arhat (the highest rank of Buddhist disciples)
阿羅漢: arakan <<<

輪廻

pronunciation: rinnne
kanji characters: ,
keyword: buddhism
translation: reincarnation, transmigration, metempsychosis


category: to learn in school
other spells: 佛
radicals:
keyword: buddhism
Number of strokes: 4
translation: dim, Buddha (bor.), France (pref., suff.)
hutsu, butsu, hitsu
仏: hotoke: Buddha, corpse (jp.), dead, deceased <<<
仏に成る: hotokeninaru: die <<<
仏の顔も三度まで: hotokenokaomosandomade: Even the meekest will lose his temper at last
仏作って魂入れず: hotoketsukuttetamashiiirezu: Plowing the field and forgetting the seed
仏か: honoka: faint, dim <<<
related words: 釈迦 , フランス

category: to learn in school
radicals:
keyword: buddhism
Number of strokes: 6
translation: public office, temple (before bonzes worked in an office)
ji
寺: yakusho: public office <<< 役所
寺: tera: temple, church


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