"禅" meaning in Japanese

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Character

Forms: “Jōyō” kanji [common], [kyūjitai]
  1. Chinese emperor sacrifice ceremony Tags: kanji, shinjitai
    Sense id: en-禅-ja-character-J0T3NPNd
  2. Chinese emperor abdicating the throne Tags: kanji, shinjitai
    Sense id: en-禅-ja-character-g5sQnN~R
  3. meditative concentration Tags: kanji, shinjitai
    Sense id: en-禅-ja-character-04P~Qvq8
  4. dhyana, Zen Buddhism Tags: kanji, shinjitai
    Sense id: en-禅-ja-character-41fxbMKy Categories (other): Common kanji, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant script codes, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant transliterations Disambiguation of Common kanji: 18 15 20 47 Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 1 4 1 31 17 5 8 23 9 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 1 4 1 32 16 5 12 22 8 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 2 4 1 31 18 5 7 25 8 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 1 3 1 31 17 5 8 24 9 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant script codes: 2 5 2 91 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 1 4 1 31 17 6 9 24 8 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant transliterations: 2 7 2 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 禅刹 (zensatsu) (ruby: 禅刹(ぜんさつ)), 禅師 (zenji) (ruby: 禅師(ぜんじ)), 禅定 (zenjō) (ruby: 禅定(ぜんじょう)), 禅譲 (zenjō) (ruby: 禅譲(ぜんじょう)), 禅杖 (zenjō) (ruby: 禅杖(ぜんじょう)), 禅僧 (zensō) (ruby: 禅僧(ぜんそう)), 禅道 (zendō) (ruby: 禅道(ぜんどう)), 禅那 (zenna) (ruby: 禅那(ぜんな)), 禅味 (zenmi) (ruby: 禅味(ぜんみ)), 禅門 (zenmon) (ruby: 禅門(ぜんもん)), 禅林 (zenrin) (ruby: 禅林(ぜんりん)), 座禅, 坐禅 (zazen) (english: sit meditation), 参禅 (sanzen) (ruby: 参禅(さんぜん)), 四禅 (shizen) (ruby: 四禅(しぜん)), 修禅 (shuzen) (ruby: 修禅(しゅぜん)), 受禅 (juzen) (ruby: 受禅(じゅぜん)), 封禅 (hōzen) (ruby: 封禅(ほうぜん))

Proper name

IPA: [d͡zẽ̞ɴ] Forms: [canonical] (ruby: (ぜん)), Zen [romanization]
Etymology: Shortened from 禅那 (zenna, “Zen meditation practice”), from Middle Chinese 禪那 (MC dzyen na), a transliteration of Sanskrit ध्यान (dhyāna, “profound meditation”). Compare Pali jhāna. Etymology templates: {{wp|lang=ja}}, {{wp|Zen}}, {{m|ja|禅那||Zen meditation practice|tr=zenna}} 禅那 (zenna, “Zen meditation practice”), {{der|ja|ltc|-|sort=せん'}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|禪那|id=1,1}} 禪那 (MC dzyen na), {{der|ja|sa|ध्यान||profound meditation|sort=せん'|tr=dhyāna}} Sanskrit ध्यान (dhyāna, “profound meditation”), {{cog|pi|jhāna}} Pali jhāna Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper|ぜん}} 禅(ぜん) • (Zen)
  1. (Buddhism) Short for 禅宗 (Zenshū): Zen Buddhism Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: 禅宗 (extra: (Zenshū): Zen Buddhism) Categories (topical): Buddhism
    Sense id: en-禅-ja-name-C-eYdOeL Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion
  2. a surname
    Sense id: en-禅-ja-name-v2O7m9sM Categories (other): Japanese surnames, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys

Noun

IPA: [d͡zẽ̞ɴ] Forms: [canonical] (ruby: (ぜん)), zen [romanization]
Etymology: Shortened from 禅那 (zenna, “Zen meditation practice”), from Middle Chinese 禪那 (MC dzyen na), a transliteration of Sanskrit ध्यान (dhyāna, “profound meditation”). Compare Pali jhāna. Etymology templates: {{wp|lang=ja}}, {{wp|Zen}}, {{m|ja|禅那||Zen meditation practice|tr=zenna}} 禅那 (zenna, “Zen meditation practice”), {{der|ja|ltc|-|sort=せん'}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|禪那|id=1,1}} 禪那 (MC dzyen na), {{der|ja|sa|ध्यान||profound meditation|sort=せん'|tr=dhyāna}} Sanskrit ध्यान (dhyāna, “profound meditation”), {{cog|pi|jhāna}} Pali jhāna Head templates: {{ja-noun|ぜん}} 禅(ぜん) • (zen)
  1. (Buddhism) dhyana-samadhi: Categories (topical): Buddhism Synonyms: 禅定, 禅那
    Sense id: en-禅-ja-noun-ktMx2nkW Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion
  2. (Buddhism) the disciplines and doctrine of Zen Buddhism Categories (topical): Buddhism
    Sense id: en-禅-ja-noun-UMIfpTGf Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion
  3. Short for 座禅 (zazen): a sitting position in a Zen meditation Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: 座禅 (extra: (zazen): a sitting position in a Zen meditation)
    Sense id: en-禅-ja-noun-j7IumtlH Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 禅院 (zen'in) (ruby: 禅院(ぜんいん)), 禅客 (zenkaku), 禅客 (zengaku), 禅宗 (Zenshū) (ruby: 禅宗(ぜんしゅう)), 禅寺 (zendera) (ruby: 禅寺(ぜんでら)), 禅問答 (zenmondō) (ruby: 禅問答(ぜんもんどう)), 蝦蟇禅 (gamazen) (ruby: 蝦蟇禅(がまぜん)), 吹禅 (suizen) (ruby: 吹禅(すいぜん)) (english: blow meditation), 生禅 (namazen) (ruby: 生禅(なまぜん)), 野狐禅 (yakozen) (ruby: 野狐禅(やこぜん)) (english: someone who has not fully attained enlightenment, but puts on airs and becomes self-important as if they have)

Download JSON data for 禅 meaning in Japanese (11.7kB)

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      "text": "→ English: Zen"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fr",
            "2": "zen",
            "bor": "1"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ French: zen"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "de",
            "2": "Zen",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ German: Zen",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ German: Zen"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "es",
            "2": "Zen",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Spanish: Zen",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Spanish: Zen"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "th",
            "2": "เซน",
            "3": "เซ็น",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Thai: เซน (seen), เซ็น (sen)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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    }
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    {
      "roman": "zenjō",
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      "roman": "zendō",
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      "roman": "zenna",
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    {
      "roman": "zenmi",
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      "roman": "zenmon",
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    {
      "roman": "zenrin",
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      "word": "座禅"
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      "english": "sit meditation",
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    {
      "roman": "sanzen",
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          "参禅",
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      "roman": "shizen",
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        [
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    {
      "roman": "shuzen",
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          "修禅",
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    {
      "roman": "juzen",
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      "roman": "hōzen",
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          "throne",
          "throne"
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        "kanji",
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        "kanji",
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    "Japanese terms derived from Sanskrit",
    "Japanese terms spelled with secondary school kanji",
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      "other": "ぜん"
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      "ipa": "[d͡zẽ̞ɴ]"
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    "Daijisen",
    "Shogakukan",
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    "Japanese terms derived from Sanskrit",
    "Japanese terms spelled with secondary school kanji",
    "Japanese terms spelled with 禅",
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    },
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            "bor": "1"
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    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
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            "2": "Zen",
            "bor": "1"
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        }
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    },
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        {
          "args": {
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            "2": "Zen",
            "bor": "1"
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          "name": "desc"
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      ],
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      "depth": 1,
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            "3": "เซ็น",
            "bor": "1"
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        "id": "1,1"
      },
      "expansion": "禪那 (MC dzyen na)",
      "name": "ltc-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ja",
        "2": "sa",
        "3": "ध्यान",
        "4": "",
        "5": "profound meditation",
        "sort": "せん'",
        "tr": "dhyāna"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit ध्यान (dhyāna, “profound meditation”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pi",
        "2": "jhāna"
      },
      "expansion": "Pali jhāna",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Shortened from 禅那 (zenna, “Zen meditation practice”), from Middle Chinese 禪那 (MC dzyen na), a transliteration of Sanskrit ध्यान (dhyāna, “profound meditation”). Compare Pali jhāna.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "禅",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "禅",
          "ぜん"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zen",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "proper",
        "2": "ぜん"
      },
      "expansion": "禅(ぜん) • (Zen)",
      "name": "ja-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "(Zenshū): Zen Buddhism",
          "word": "禅宗"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Japanese short forms",
        "ja:Buddhism"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Short for 禅宗 (Zenshū): Zen Buddhism"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Buddhism",
          "Buddhism"
        ],
        [
          "禅宗",
          "禅宗#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "Zen Buddhism",
          "Zen Buddhism"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Buddhism) Short for 禅宗 (Zenshū): Zen Buddhism"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "Buddhism",
        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese surnames",
        "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a surname"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "ぜん"
    },
    {
      "other": "ぜん"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d͡zẽ̞ɴ]"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Daijisen",
    "Shogakukan",
    "Tōkyō",
    "ja:大辞泉",
    "ja:松村明"
  ],
  "word": "禅"
}
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  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "禅"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "禅",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "path": [
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  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "proper noun",
  "title": "禅",
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}

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