"比丘尼" meaning in Japanese

See 比丘尼 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [bʲikɯ̟ɲ̟i] Forms: 比丘尼 [canonical] (ruby: (), (), ()), bikuni [romanization]
Etymology: From Middle Chinese 比丘尼 (MC bjij|pjijX|bjijH|pjijH|bjit khjuw nrij). First attested in Japanese in the Nihon Shoki of 720. Ultimately from Pali bhikkhunī (“Buddhist nun”), itself from Sanskrit भिक्षुणी (bhikṣuṇī, “Buddhist nun”). Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ltc|-|sort=ひくに'}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|比丘尼}} 比丘尼 (MC bjij|pjijX|bjijH|pjijH|bjit khjuw nrij), {{der|ja|pi|bhikkhunī||Buddhist nun|sort=ひくに'}} Pali bhikkhunī (“Buddhist nun”), {{der|ja|sa|भिक्षुणी||Buddhist nun|sort=ひくに'}} Sanskrit भिक्षुणी (bhikṣuṇī, “Buddhist nun”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|びくに}} 比(び)丘(く)尼(に) • (bikuni)
  1. (Buddhism) bhikkhuni, a Buddhist nun Wikipedia link: Daijirin, Daijisen#Online_search_engines, Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, Nihon Shoki, ja:比丘尼
    Sense id: en-比丘尼-ja-noun-T005tvJH Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 3 kanji, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Buddhism, Monasticism Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion Derived forms: 伊勢比丘尼 (ise bikuni) (ruby: 伊勢比丘尼(いせびくに)), 浮世比丘尼 (ukiyo bikuni) (ruby: 浮世比丘尼(うきよびくに)), 歌比丘尼 (uta bikuni) (ruby: 歌比丘尼(うたびくに)), 絵解き比丘尼 (etoki bikuni) (ruby: 絵解(えと), 比丘尼(びくに)), 勧進比丘尼 (kanjin bikuni) (ruby: 勧進比丘尼(かんじんびくに)), 熊野比丘尼 (kumano bikuni) (ruby: 熊野比丘尼(くまのびくに)), 科負い比丘尼 (togaoi bikuni) (ruby: 科負(とがお), 比丘尼(びくに)), 二人比丘尼 (ninin bikuni) (ruby: 二人比丘尼(ににんびくに)), 八百比丘尼 (happyaku bikuni) (ruby: 八百比丘尼(はっぴゃくびくに)), 比丘尼足駄 (bikuni ashida) (ruby: 比丘尼足駄(びくにあしだ)), 比丘尼御所 (bikuni gosho) (ruby: 比丘尼御所(びくにごしょ)), 比丘尼雪駄 (bikuni setta) (ruby: 比丘尼雪駄(びくにせった)), 比丘尼宿 (bikuni yado) (ruby: 比丘尼宿(びくにやど)), 屁負い比丘尼 (heoi bikuni) (ruby: 屁負(へお), 比丘尼(びくに))
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