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"etymology_text": "From Middle Chinese 真言 (MC tsyin ngjon), itself a translation of Sanskrit मन्त्र (mantra, “mantra”).",
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"しん"
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"(Buddhism) Short for 真言宗 (Shingon-shū): the Shingon school of esoteric Buddhism"
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"other": "しんごん"
},
{
"ipa": "[ɕĩŋɡõ̞ɴ]"
}
],
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"ja:松村明"
],
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}
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"Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
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"Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji",
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"Japanese terms with multiple readings",
"Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
"Pages with 3 entries",
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],
"etymology_number": 2,
"etymology_text": "Literally \"true words\".",
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"ruby": [
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"真",
"ま"
],
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"言",
"こと"
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"word": "真事問ふ"
},
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}
],
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}
Download raw JSONL data for 真言 meaning in Japanese (7.7kB)
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