"観音" meaning in Japanese

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Proper name

IPA: [kã̠nːõ̞ɴ] Forms: 観音 [canonical] (ruby: (かん), (のん)), Kannon [romanization], kwan'on [romanization], くわんおん [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: /kwan.omʉ/ → /kwan.on/ → /kwanːon/ → /kanːoɴ/ From Middle Chinese 觀音 (kwan ʔim). The on reading for 音 changes to non as an instance of renjō (連声). Origianlly a shortening of 観世音 (Kanzeon, literally “perceiver of the world's sounds”), itself a calque of Sanskrit अवलोकितेश्वर (Avalokiteśvara). Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ltc|觀音|tr=kwan ʔim}} Middle Chinese 觀音 (kwan ʔim), {{m|ja|音}} 音, {{m|ja|連声}} 連声, {{sortkey|ja|観音}} かんのん, {{ja-renjo|on|non|音}} The on reading for 音 changes to non as an instance of renjō (連声)., {{m|ja|観世音|lit=perceiver of the world's sounds|tr=Kanzeon}} 観世音 (Kanzeon, literally “perceiver of the world's sounds”), {{calque|ja|sa|अवलोकितेश्वर|nocap=1|tr=Avalokiteśvara}} calque of Sanskrit अवलोकितेश्वर (Avalokiteśvara) Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper|かんのん|hhira=くわんおん}} 観(かん)音(のん) • (Kannon) ^(←くわんおん (kwan'on)?)
  1. (Buddhism) Short for 観世音菩薩 (Kanzeon Bosatsu): Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva of compassion; also known in some cultures as Guanyin, the goddess of mercy Wikipedia link: Avalokiteśvara, Daijisen, Shogakukan, Tōkyō, ja:大辞林, ja:大辞泉, ja:松村明 Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: 観世音菩薩 (extra: (Kanzeon Bosatsu): Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva of compassion; also known in some cultures as Guanyin, the goddess of mercy) Categories (topical): Buddhism Synonyms: 観音菩薩 Derived forms: 観音の本誓 (Kannon no honzei) (ruby: (かん), (のん), (ほん), (ぜい)), 観音菩薩 (Kannon Bosatsu) (ruby: (かん), (のん), (), (さつ)), 浅草観音 (Asakusa Kannon) (ruby: (あさ), (くさ), (かん), (のん)), 七観音 (Shichi Kannon) (ruby: (しち), (かん), (のん)), 妻観音 (Tsumakannon) (ruby: (つま), (かん), (のん)), 六観音 (Roku Kannon), 六観音 (Rokkannon) Related terms: 後暗い観音 (atokurai Kannon) (ruby: (あと), (くら), (かん), (のん)), 尻暗い観音 (shirikurai Kannon) (ruby: (しり), (くら), (かん), (のん)), 観世音 (Kanzeon) (ruby: (かん), (), (おん)), 観自在 (Kanjizai) (ruby: (かん), (), (ざい))

Inflected forms

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      "ipa": "[kã̠nːõ̞ɴ]"
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        "Middle Chinese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
        "Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
        "ja:Bodhisattvas",
        "ja:Buddhism"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Short for 観世音菩薩 (Kanzeon Bosatsu): Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva of compassion; also known in some cultures as Guanyin, the goddess of mercy"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Buddhism",
          "Buddhism"
        ],
        [
          "観世音菩薩",
          "観世音菩薩#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "Avalokiteshvara",
          "Avalokiteshvara"
        ],
        [
          "bodhisattva",
          "bodhisattva"
        ],
        [
          "compassion",
          "compassion"
        ],
        [
          "also known",
          "also known as"
        ],
        [
          "some",
          "some"
        ],
        [
          "culture",
          "culture"
        ],
        [
          "Guanyin",
          "Guanyin"
        ],
        [
          "goddess",
          "goddess"
        ],
        [
          "mercy",
          "mercy"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Buddhism) Short for 観世音菩薩 (Kanzeon Bosatsu): Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva of compassion; also known in some cultures as Guanyin, the goddess of mercy"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "観音菩薩"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "Buddhism",
        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Avalokiteśvara",
        "Daijisen",
        "Shogakukan",
        "Tōkyō",
        "ja:大辞林",
        "ja:大辞泉",
        "ja:松村明"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "かんのん"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kã̠nːõ̞ɴ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "観音"
}
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  "path": [
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  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "proper noun",
  "title": "観音",
  "trace": "started on line 2, detected on line 2"
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