"法華経" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [ho̞ke̞kʲo̞ː] Forms: 法華経 ^ [canonical] (ruby: (), (), (きょう)), Hoke-kyō [romanization], fofukekyau [romanization], ほふけきやう [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: Short form of 妙(みょう)法(ほう)蓮(れん)華(げ)経(きょう) (Myōhō Renge Kyō). Etymology templates: {{ja-r|妙%法% 蓮%華% 経|^みょう%ほう% ^れん%げ% ^きょう|linkto=妙法蓮華経}} 妙(みょう)法(ほう)蓮(れん)華(げ)経(きょう) (Myōhō Renge Kyō) Head templates: {{ja-noun|^ほけ-きょう|hhira=ほふけきやう}} 法(ほ)華(け)経(きょう) • (Hoke-kyō) ^(←ほふけきやう (fofukekyau)?)
  1. (Buddhism) the Lotus Sutra (Saddharma Puṇḍarīka Sūtra) Synonyms: 法華, 法華経, 妙法蓮華経 Derived forms: 法華経義疏 (Hoke-kyō Gisho) (ruby: (), (), (きょう), (), (しょ)), 法華経寺 (Hokekyō-ji) (ruby: (), (), (きょう), ()), 扇面法華経 (Senmen Hoke-kyō) (ruby: (せん), (めん), (), (), (きょう))
    Sense id: en-法華経-ja-noun-NXkjkWaL Categories (other): Buddhism, 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 Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō), Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 50 50 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 50 50 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 3 kanji: 50 50 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō): 50 50 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 50 50 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [ho̞ke̞kʲo̞ː], [ho̞k̚ke̞kʲo̞ː], [ho̞ke̞kʲo̞ː] Forms: 法華経 ^ [canonical] (ruby: (ほっ), (), (きょう)), Hokke-kyō [romanization], fofukekyau [romanization], ほふけきやう [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: Short form of 妙(みょう)法(ほう)蓮(れん)華(げ)経(きょう) (Myōhō Renge Kyō). Etymology templates: {{ja-r|妙%法% 蓮%華% 経|^みょう%ほう% ^れん%げ% ^きょう|linkto=妙法蓮華経}} 妙(みょう)法(ほう)蓮(れん)華(げ)経(きょう) (Myōhō Renge Kyō) Head templates: {{ja-noun|^ほっけ-きょう|hhira=ほふけきやう}} 法(ほっ)華(け)経(きょう) • (Hokke-kyō) ^(←ほふけきやう (fofukekyau)?)
  1. (Buddhism) the Lotus Sutra (Saddharma Puṇḍarīka Sūtra) Synonyms: 法華, 法華経, 妙法蓮華経
    Sense id: en-法華経-ja-noun-NXkjkWaL1 Categories (other): Buddhism, 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 Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō), Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 50 50 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 50 50 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 3 kanji: 50 50 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō): 50 50 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 50 50 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Buddhism) the Lotus Sutra (Saddharma Puṇḍarīka Sūtra)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "法華"
        },
        {
          "word": "法華経"
        },
        {
          "word": "妙法蓮華経"
        }
      ],
      "topics": [
        "Buddhism",
        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "ほけきょー"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ho̞ke̞kʲo̞ː]"
    },
    {
      "other": "ほっけきょー"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ho̞k̚ke̞kʲo̞ː]"
    },
    {
      "other": "ほけきょー"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ho̞ke̞kʲo̞ː]"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Daijisen",
    "ja:松村明"
  ],
  "word": "法華経"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 法華経 meaning in Japanese (4.8kB)

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