須佐之男

ja-pos

須(す)佐(さ)之(の)男(お) or 須佐之男(スサノオ) • (Susanoo) ^(←すさのを (Susanowo)?)

須佐之男 (canonical)
須佐之男 (canonical)
Susanoo (romanization)
Susanowo (romanization)
すさのを (hiragana historical)

Uncertain, with many possible derivations. One of the more compelling explanations is that this is a compound of すさ (susa, “roughness, wildness”, root word unattested in isolation, but found in terms such as 凄まじい (susamajii, “terrible, dreadful”) or 荒む (susamu, “to be wild, to be savage”)) + の (no, possessive particle) + 男 (o, “man”). In this case, 須佐 (Susa) would be ateji (当て字).
Another theory is that this may be a compound of 須佐 (Susa, name of a place in Japan, where the god is supposed to have first touched earth) + の (no, possessive particle) + 男 (o, “man”).

lang

神道の本：八百万の神々がつどう秘教的祭祀の世界

神道の本：八百万の神々がつどう秘教的祭祀の世界

(Shinto, Japanese mythology) Susanoo, the Japanese god of storms


神楽

/kamu kura/ → /kankura/ → /kaŋɡura/ → /kaɡura/
From Old Japanese.
Originally a compound of 神 (kamu, “spirit, god”, combining form) + 座 (kura, “seat”). The kura changes to gura as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
The original compound referred to the place used to call down the 神 (kami, “spirits and gods”) to earth, when a 巫女 (miko, “shrine maiden”) would act as a medium for the kami. Over time, the term came to refer to the music and dance of the ceremony. The use of the 楽 character here is an example of jukujikun (熟字訓), reflecting the change in meaning.

roughly

Kagura Uta: Juggling to Entertain the Gods

also known as Yamada Yama and site of Yamada Jinja

神楽月

alternate name for the eleventh lunar month

神楽坂

a place in the east of Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo

神楽笹: alternate name of 阿亀笹

Shibataea kumasaca, a species of short leafy bamboo

or 唐竹蘭

a species of fairy bell, Disporum cantoniense

red-light district euphemism for hairiness

神楽舎

the roofed stage at a shrine or imperial palace for performing kagura

神楽巫女, 神楽神子

a woman, generally unmarried, who performs kagura

神楽銭

money received in thanks for a kagura performance

神楽草: alternate name for 狐の孫

Justicia procumbens, also known as water willow

神楽太鼓

large taiko drum used in kagura performances

(Shinto) sacred dancing and music performed at Shintō ceremonies, often by miko, to honor Shintō spirits and gods


御籠もり

御籠もり (canonical)
o-komori (romanization)

From 御 (o-, honorific prefix) + 籠もり (komori, “shutting oneself, secluding oneself”).

prefix

(Shinto, Buddhism, polite) a retirement for prayer to a kami or buddha


御籠もり

ja-verb-suru

御(お)籠(こ)もりする • (o-komori suru) suru (stem 御(お)籠(こ)もりし (o-komori shi), past 御(お)籠(こ)もりした (o-komori shita))

御籠もりする (canonical)
o-komori suru (romanization)
御籠もりし (stem)
御籠もりした (past)

(Shinto, Buddhism, polite) to retire and pray


旦那

Daijirin
Daijisen#Online_search_engines
Husband
Nihon Kokugo Daijiten
Patronage
ja:旦那

From Middle Chinese 旦那 (MC tanH na), 檀那 (MC dan na), both used as transliterations of Sanskrit दान (dā́na, “generosity, giving, donating”). Ultimately cognate with English donate and donor, from Proto-Indo-European *déh₃nom.
Attested in Japanese sinophone sources since at least the 1000s and in vernacular Japanese sources since at least 1287.

旦那芸

an art or cultural pursuit studied by someone who is well-to-do as a means of passing the time

旦那寺

a Buddhist temple supported by a household that has convert to Buddhism

to find a patron → generally refers to a geisha

other female finding a male to look after their needs

danna no ikkibataraki wa oni mo kanawanu

not even the devil can match the master for getting down to hard work

旦那の一気働きは鬼も叶わぬ: → someone who rarely has to get involved in actual work will work very hard when they have to roll up their sleeves and do it themselves

fights between masters start from the guardsmen

旦那の喧嘩は槍持ちから: → disputes between the powerful often arise from minor disputes among their employees

followers: petty foibles can lead to big battles

旦那の好きな赤烏帽子: → 烏帽子 are traditionally black

so a red eboshi indicates someone willing to go against tradition: no matter how strange

(better) in front of a pot than in front of a master

旦那の前より釜の前: → it is better to be one's own master

five hundred for me" → people generally think of their own benefit more than the benefit of their masters

पारमिता पारमिता#Sanskrit

(Buddhism) generosity as one of the Buddhist perfections (पारमिता (pāramitā))

(Buddhism) a donation of money, goods, or service to monks or a temple

(Buddhism) a person who makes such a donation: a patron


法施

法施 (canonical)
法施 (canonical)
hōse (romanization)
hosse (romanization)

(Buddhism) a type of 旦那 (danna, “dāna, Buddhist donations and charity work”): preaching about Buddhism


伊弉冉尊

ja-pos

伊(い)弉(ざ)冉(な)尊(み) or 伊弉冉尊(イザナミ) • (Izanami)

伊弉冉尊 (canonical)
伊弉冉尊 (canonical)
Izanami (romanization)
伊邪那美 (alternative)
伊邪那美命 (alternative)

(Shinto) Izanami, the Japanese creator goddess; the wife of Izanagi.


伊邪那美命

伊邪那美命(いざなみ) or 伊邪那美命(イザナミ) • (Izanami)

伊邪那美命 (canonical)
伊邪那美命 (canonical)
Izanami (romanization)
伊弉冉尊 (alternative)
伊邪那美 (alternative)

(Shinto): Izanami, the Japanese creator goddess; the wife of Izanagi.


木花開耶姫

木花開耶姫(このはなのさくやひめ) or 木花開耶姫(このはなのさくやびめ) • (Konohananosakuya-Hime or Konohananosakuya-Bime)

木花開耶姫 (canonical)
木花開耶姫 (canonical)
Konohananosakuya-Hime (romanization)
Konohananosakuya-Bime (romanization)

From Old Japanese. Mentioned in the Kojiki of 712 and the Nihon Shoki of 720.
Compound of 木 (ko, “tree”, ancient combining form) + の (no, possessive particle) + 花 (hana, “flower”) + 咲く (saku, “to bloom”) + や (ya, unclear, possibly the ya used to form classical -na adjectives referring to the perception of a state) + 姫 (hime, “princess”).
Also encountered with a shifted reading, wherein the hime changes to bime as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

compound

(Shinto, Japanese mythology) the goddess of Mount Fuji, the blossom-princess and symbol of delicate earthly life

Kojiki
Konohanasakuya-hime
Nihon Kokugo Daijiten
Nihon Shoki
ja:木花開耶姫


毘沙門

[bʲiɕa̠mõ̞ɴ]

(Shinto) Bishamonten, Japanese name for the Hindu god Vaiśravaṇa

大黒

the god of wealth, commerce and trade. Ebisu and Daikoku are often paired and represented as carvings or masks on the walls of small retail shops.

恵比須

god of fishers or merchants, often depicted carrying a sea bream.

布袋

the fat and happy god of abundance and good health.

弁才天

The Japanese name for the Hindu goddess Saraswati. The goddess of knowledge, art, beauty, music, language, wisdom, poetry and rivers.

吉祥天

the goddess of happiness, charm and beauty, of fertility, nature, and of human creativity, and the patronesses of joy, amusement and festivities.


大黒

(Shinto) Daikokuten, Japanese name for the Hindu god Mahākāla


寿老人

(Shinto) Jurōjin, Japanese god of longevity


布袋

(Shinto) Hotei, Budai, the fat and happy god of abundance and good health

弁財天: the Japanese name for the Hindu goddess Saraswati

吉祥天

the goddess of happiness, charm and beauty, of fertility, nature, and of human creativity, and the patronesses of joy, amusement and festivities

毘沙門天

毘沙門天 びしゃもんてん

大黒, 大黒天

the god of wealth, commerce and trade. Ebisu and Daikoku are often paired and represented as carvings or masks on the walls of small retail shops


恵比須

ja-pos

恵(え)比(び)須(す) or 恵比須(ゑびす) • (Ebisu) ^(←えびす (Ebisu)?)

恵比須 (canonical)
恵比須 (canonical)
Ebisu (romanization)
えびす (hiragana historical)

(Shinto, Japanese mythology) Ebisu, the Japanese god of fishermen, commerce and merchants, and workingmen, as well as the guardian of the health and well-being of small children

福禄寿

the god of happiness, wealth and longevity

毘沙門, 毘沙門天

毘沙門天 びしゃもんてん

布袋

the fat and happy god of abundance and good health

弁才天

Saraswati, the goddess of knowledge, art, beauty, music, language, wisdom, poetry and rivers

地蔵

bodhisattva who looks over children and travelers


曼荼羅

Ultimately from Sanskrit मण्डल (maṇḍala, literally “circle”). The kanji is ateji (当て字), from Chinese 曼荼羅 /曼荼罗 (màntúluó).


塵芥

塵芥 (canonical)
chiriakuta (romanization)

Superficially comprising 塵(ちり) (chiri, “dust”) + あくた (akuta, “something rotten; rubbish”). Attested at least from the 12th century.


内人

(Shinto) a priest ranked below 禰宜(ねぎ) (negi, “second priest”) and 神主(かんぬし) (kannushi, “chief priest”) in a Shinto shrine


懺悔

懺悔 (canonical)
懺悔 (canonical)
sange (romanization)
senge (romanization)


懺悔

ja-verb-suru

懺(さん)悔(げ)する or 懺悔(せんげ)する • (sange suru or senge suru) suru (stem 懺(さん)悔(げ)し (sange shi), past 懺(さん)悔(げ)した (sange shita))

懺(ざん)悔(げ)する • (zange suru) suru (stem 懺(ざん)悔(げ)し (zange shi), past 懺(ざん)悔(げ)した (zange shita))

懺悔する (canonical)
懺悔する (canonical)
sange suru (romanization)
senge suru (romanization)
懺悔し (stem)
懺悔した (past)
懺悔する (canonical)
zange suru (romanization)
懺悔し (stem)
懺悔した (past)
懺悔し
さんげし
sange shi
懺悔する
さんげする
sange suru
懺悔すれ
さんげすれ
sange sure
懺悔せよ (imperative literary)
懺悔しろ (colloquial imperative)
さんげせよ (imperative literary)
さんげしろ (colloquial imperative)
sange seyo (imperative literary)
sange shiro (colloquial imperative)
懺悔される (passive)
さんげされる (passive)
sange sareru (passive)
懺悔させる (causative)
懺悔さす (causative)
さんげさせる (causative)
さんげさす (causative)
sange saseru (causative)
sange sasu (causative)
懺悔できる (potential)
さんげできる (potential)
sange dekiru (potential)
懺悔しよう (volitional)
さんげしよう (volitional)
sange shiyō (volitional)
懺悔しない (negative)
さんげしない (negative)
sange shinai (negative)
懺悔せず (continuative negative)
さんげせず (continuative negative)
sange sezu (continuative negative)
懺悔します (formal)
さんげします (formal)
sange shimasu (formal)
懺悔した (perfective)
さんげした (perfective)
sange shita (perfective)
懺悔して (conjunctive)
さんげして (conjunctive)
sange shite (conjunctive)
懺悔すれば (conditional hypothetical)
さんげすれば (conditional hypothetical)
sange sureba (conditional hypothetical)


別天津神

ja-noun

別(こと)天(あま)津(つ)神(かみ) • (koto ama tsu kami)

別天津神 (canonical)
koto ama tsu kami (romanization)

Compound of 異 (koto, “different, separate”) + 天 (ama, “heaven”, ancient compounding reading) + つ (tsu, ancient possessive particle) + 神 (kami, “god, spirit”).
The use of 別 to spell koto is an example of semantic jukujikun (熟字訓). The use of 津 to spell the particle tsu is an example of phonetic ateji (当て字).

compound

(Japanese mythology, Shinto) the collective name for the five gods that came into existence at the time of the creation of the universe


ガブリエル

ja:ガブリエル
ja:ガブリエル (曖昧さ回避)

[ɡa̠bɯ̟ɾʲie̞ɾɯ̟]

(Judaism, Christianity, Islam, biblical) Gabriel


黒暗

From Middle Chinese 黑暗 (MC xok 'omH, “black darkness”). Compare modern Mandarin 黑暗 (hēi'àn).

(Buddhism) a complete lack of virtue or wisdom


使徒行伝

使徒行伝 (canonical)
Shitogyōden (romanization)

[ɕito̞ɡʲo̞ːdẽ̞ɴ]


アダム

1987 March 20 [1987 February 20], Fujiko Fujio, “神(かみ)さまごっこ [God Simulator]”, in カンビュセスの籤(くじ) [Cambyses’s Drawing] (藤子不二雄 ＳＦ全短編; 1), 2nd edition, volume 1 (fiction), Tokyo: Chuokoronsha, →ISBN, 第一章, page 143:

I’ll call you two Adam and Eve. I’m the one who created you. Feel free to enjoy your lives here in Paradise. One thing, though. You must not eat fruit from this tree. This is the fruit of wisdom. Hey, are you listening to what I'm saying?

きみたちをアダムとイブと名づける ぼくがきみたちをこさえたんだからね この楽園で自由に楽しくくらしなさい ひとつだけ注意しておく この木の実だけは絶対に食べてはいけない これは知恵の木の実といって おいこら聞いてるのか

Kimi-tachi o Adamu to Ibu to nazukeru Boku ga kimi-tachi o kosaeta n da kara ne Kono rakuen de jiyū ni tanoshiku kurashinasai Hitotsu dake chūi shite oku Kono ki no mi dake wa zettai ni tabete wa ikenai Kore wa chie no ki no mi to itte Oi kora kiiteru no ka


ラファエル

[ɾa̠ɸa̠e̞ɾɯ̟]

ja:ラファエル
ja:ラファエル (曖昧さ回避)


閻魔

閻魔 (canonical)
閻魔 (canonical)
Enma (romanization)

From Middle Chinese 閻魔 (MC yem ma), from Sanskrit यम (yamá). Doublet of 夜摩 (Yama).

(Buddhism): Enma, the Japanese name for Yama, the Buddhist and Chinese god who presides over naraku (hell).

閻魔大王

閻魔大王 えんまだいおう


劫火

劫火 (canonical)
gōka (romanization)
gofukwa (romanization)
こうか (alternative hiragana)
kōka (Rōmaji)
こふくわ (hiragana historical)
ごふくわ (hiragana historical)


業果

業果 (canonical)
gōka (romanization)
gafukwa (romanization)
がふくわ (hiragana historical)

/ɡapukwa/ → /ɡafukwa/ → /ɡawukwa/ → /ɡaukwa/ → /ɡɔːkwa/ → /ɡoːkwa/ → /ɡoːka/
From Middle Chinese compound 業果 (MC ngjaep kwaX, literally “karmic fruit, karmic result”). Compare modern Mandarin 業果 /业果 (yèguǒ).
Buddhist term, imported into Japanese when Buddhism was introduced to Japan, some time during the Kofun, Asuka, and Nara periods.

ja-etym-buddhist

(Buddhism) karma, specifically the effects of karma


薬師如来

ja-pos

薬(やく)師(し)如(にょ)来(らい) or 薬師如来(ヤクシニョライ) • (Yakushi Nyorai)

薬師如来 (canonical)
薬師如来 (canonical)
Yakushi Nyorai (romanization)

(mythology, Buddhism) Yakushi Nyorai, the Japanese name for Bhaiṣajyaguru, the Buddha of medicine


トマス

使徒トマス


マリア

Hikaru Nakamura, “その89(はちじゅうきゅう) ママ友(とも)会(かい)in(イン)立(たち)川(かわ) [Chapter 89: Moms’ club in Tachikawa]”, in 聖(セイント)☆おにいさん [Saint☆Young Men], volume 13 (fiction), Tokyo: Kodansha:

What, Mary? The Dark Lord is my mother!?

待ってマリアさん 暗黒卿ってうちの母さん⁉

Matte Maria-san Ankokukyō tte uchi no kā-san⁉

ja:イエスの母マリア ja:マリア ja:聖母マリア


八幡神

八幡神 (canonical)
Hachimanjin (romanization)

(Shinto) the Japanese god of archery and tutelary deity to samurai


八幡

(Shinto mythology) Short for 八幡神 (Hachimanjin): the Japanese god of archery and tutelary deity to samurai

八幡神

(Shinto) Short for 八幡宮 (Hachimangū): a shrine to Hachimanjin


無垢

ja-adj

無(む)垢(く) • (muku) -na (adnominal 無(む)垢(く)な (muku na), adverbial 無(む)垢(く)に (muku ni))

無垢 (canonical)
muku (romanization)
無垢な (adnominal)
無垢に (adverbial)
無垢だろ (imperfective stem)
むくだろ (imperfective stem)
muku daro (imperfective)
無垢で (continuative stem)
むくで (continuative stem)
muku de (continuative)
無垢だ (stem terminative)
むくだ (stem terminative)
muku da (terminative)
無垢な (attributive stem)
むくな (attributive stem)
muku na (attributive)
無垢なら (hypothetical stem)
むくなら (hypothetical stem)
muku nara (hypothetical)
無垢であれ (imperative stem)
むくであれ (imperative stem)
muku de are (imperative)
無垢ではない (informal negative)
無垢じゃない (informal negative)
むくではない (informal negative)
むくじゃない (informal negative)
muku de wa nai (informal negative)
muku ja nai (informal negative)
無垢だった (informal past)
むくだった (informal past)
muku datta (informal past)
無垢ではなかった (informal negative past)
無垢じゃなかった (informal negative past)
むくではなかった (informal negative past)
むくじゃなかった (informal negative past)
muku de wa nakatta (informal negative past)
muku ja nakatta (informal negative past)
無垢です (formal)
むくです (formal)
muku desu (formal)
無垢ではありません (formal negative)
無垢じゃありません (formal negative)
むくではありません (formal negative)
むくじゃありません (formal negative)
muku de wa arimasen (formal negative)
muku ja arimasen (formal negative)
無垢でした (formal past)
むくでした (formal past)
muku deshita (formal past)
無垢ではありませんでした (formal negative past)
無垢じゃありませんでした (formal negative past)
むくではありませんでした (formal negative past)
むくじゃありませんでした (formal negative past)
muku de wa arimasen deshita (formal negative past)
muku ja arimasen deshita (formal negative past)
無垢で (conjunctive)
むくで (conjunctive)
muku de (conjunctive)
無垢なら（ば） (conditional)
むくなら（ば） (conditional)
muku nara (ba) (conditional)
無垢だったら (conditional past)
むくだったら (conditional past)
muku dattara (conditional past)
無垢だろう (volitional)
むくだろう (volitional)
muku darō (volitional)
無垢に (adverbial)
むくに (adverbial)
muku ni (adverbial)
無垢さ (noun-from-adj)
むくさ (noun-from-adj)
mukusa (noun-from-adj)

ja-adj-infl

無垢

. で は ありません でした

. じゃ ありません でした

First cited in the early 800s.
Probably from Middle Chinese 無垢 (MC mju kuwX, literally “without + dirt, stain”). Alternatively, may have been coined in Japan of Middle Chinese-derived components, as a compound of 無 (mu, “without”) + 垢 (ku, “dirt, stain”).

compound

(Buddhism) spiritually pure, free from desire or aversion


無垢

(Buddhism) spiritual purity, freedom from desire or aversion


木花咲耶姫

ja-pos

木花咲耶姫(このはなのさくやひめ) or 木花咲耶姫(コノハナノサクヤヒメ) • (Konohananosakuya-Hime)

木花咲耶姫 (canonical)
木花咲耶姫 (canonical)
Konohananosakuya-Hime (romanization)

(Japanese mythology, Shinto) the goddess of Mount Fuji, the blossom-princess and symbol of delicate earthly life


大日如来

大(だい)日(にち)如(にょ)来(らい) • (Dainichi Nyorai)

大日如来 (canonical)
Dainichi Nyorai (romanization)

English: Dainichi Nyorai

大日 (Dainichi, literally “great sun”) is a calque of Sanskrit महावैरोचन (Mahāvairocana), while 如来 (nyorai, literally “thus going”) is a calque of Sanskrit तथागत (tathāgata, literally “thus coming and going”).

calque

(Shingon Buddhism) Vairocana (or Mahāvairocana) as the sun Buddha, the embodiment of the Buddhist concept of emptiness (sunyata), and one of the Five Dhyani Buddhas

Daijirin Daijisen Vairocana ja:大日如来 ja:松村明 tathāgata


観音菩薩

観音菩薩 (canonical)
Kannon Bosatsu (romanization)

観音 + 菩薩: The bodhisattva of Avalokiteśvara".

(Buddhism): Kannon Bosatsu; the Japanese name for Guanyin, the bodhisattva of mercy and compassion.


如来

From the Middle Chinese compound 如來 (MC nyo loj), an abbreviation of either 如去如來 (MC nyo khjoX nyo loj) or 如來如去 (MC nyo loj nyo khjoX, “coming from suchness, going back into suchness”), translations of Sanskrit तथागत (tathāgata, “coming from suchness, going back into suchness; thus coming, thus going”, exact meaning uncertain, see Tathāgata on Wikipedia.Wikipedia).
First cited to a section of the 続日本紀 (Shoku Nihongi) dated to 766 CE.

calque

exact meaning uncertain, see <b class="Latn" lang="en">Tathāgata</b> on Wikipedia.Wikipedia


阿閦如来

阿閦如来 (canonical)
Ashuku Nyorai (romanization)

English: Ashuku Nyorai

From 阿閦 (Ashuku, “Akṣobhya”) + 如来 (nyorai, “tathāgata”, literally “thus going”).

com

(Shingon Buddhism) Akṣobhya as the Eastern Buddha and one of the Five Dhyani Buddhas


阿弥陀如来

English: Amida Nyorai

From 阿弥陀 (Amida, “Amitābha”) + 如来 (nyorai, “tathāgata”, literally “thus going”).

(Shingon Buddhism) Amitābha as the Western Buddha and one of the Five Dhyani Buddhas


宝生如来

宝生如来 (canonical)
Hōshō Nyorai (romanization)

English: Hōshō Nyorai

From 宝生 (Hōshō, “Ratnasaṃbhava”, literally “born from a jewel”) + 如来 (nyorai, “tathāgata”, literally “thus going”).

(Shingon Buddhism) Ratnasaṃbhava as the Southern Buddha and one of the Five Dhyani Buddhas


不空成就如来

ja-pos

ふくうじょうじゅ にょらい

不(ふ)空(くう)成(じょう)就(じゅ)如(にょ)来(らい) • (Fukūjōju Nyorai)

不空成就如来 (canonical)
Fukūjōju Nyorai (romanization)

[ɸɯ̟kɯ̟ːʑo̞ːʑɨ ɲ̟o̞ɾa̠i]

From Middle Chinese 不空成就如來 (pjuw khuwng dzyeng dzjuwH njo loj). Compare modern Mandarin 不空成就佛 (bùkōng chéngjiù fō), exchanging 如來 /如来 (rúlái) for roughly synonymous 佛 (fō).
The Middle Chinese term itself is a compound of 不空成就 + 如來 (nyo loj):
* 不空成就 is a translation of Sanskrit अमोघसिद्धि (amoghasiddhi), the name of this entity, and a compound of अमोघ (amogha, “not in vain”) + सिद्धि (siddhi, “perfection; accomplishment, attainment; success”).
* 如來 (nyo loj) is an abbreviation of either 如去如來 or 如來如去 (“coming from suchness, going back into suchness”), translations of Sanskrit तथागत (tathāgata, “coming from suchness, going back into suchness; thus coming, thus going”, exact meaning uncertain, see Tathāgata on Wikipedia.Wikipedia).

der

ふくうじょうじゅにょらい

(religion, Buddhism) Fukūjōju Nyorai: the Buddha of the North, called Amoghasiddhi; the embodiment of the accomplishment of the Buddhist path and the overcoming of envy, one of the Five Dhyani Buddhas, and an important entity in Shingon Buddhism


大衆

ja-noun

大(だい)衆(しゅ) or 大(だい)衆(す) • (daishu or daisu)

大衆 (canonical)
大衆 (canonical)
daishu (romanization)
daisu (romanization)


五智如来

五智如来 (canonical)
Go Chi Nyorai (romanization)

五 + 智 + 如来: lit. "Five Dhyani (Wisdom) Buddhas".

あみだにょらい あみだにょらい

(religion, Buddhism) In Vajrayana Buddhism, the Five Dhyani Buddhas, also known as the Five Wisdom Tathāgatas, the Five Great Buddhas and the Five Jinas (Sanskrit for "conqueror" or "victor"), are representations of the five qualities of the Buddha, and an important entity in Shingon Buddhism. These five are:

あしゅくにょらい あしゅくにょらい

だいにちにょらい だいにちにょらい

大日如来 (だいにちにょらい, Dainichi Nyorai): center

不空成就如来 不空成就如来

ふくじょうじゅにょらい ふくじょうじゅにょらい

不空成就如来 (ふくじょうじゅにょらい, Fukūjōju Nyorai): north


五戒

五戒 (canonical)
gokai (romanization)
ごかい (hiragana historical)


五輪

(Buddhism) concept based on the philosophy of 五大 (godai, “five elements”):

the five elements as a whole: 地輪 (jirin), 水輪 (suirin), 火輪 (karin), 風輪 (fūrin), and 空輪 (kūrin)

Short for 五輪成身 (gorin jōshin): the placement of the five elements to certain parts of the body, resulting in attaining 仏身 (busshin, “buddha body”)

五輪成身

Synonym of 五体 (gotai): the head, both arms and both knees of the human body

五体

五輪卒塔婆 五輪卒塔婆#Japanese

Short for 五輪塔 (gorintō) or 五輪卒塔婆 (gorin sotoba): a five-ringed pagoda


リバー

リバー • (ribā)


八百万

八(や)百(お)万(よろず) • (yaoyorozu) ^(←やほよろづ (yafoyorodu)?)

八百万 (canonical)
yaoyorozu (romanization)
yafoyorodu (romanization)
やほよろづ (hiragana historical)

八百(やお) (yao, “eight hundred”) + 万(よろず) (yorozu, “ten thousand”)

ja-compound

(Shinto) eight million, used to depict the number of kami


天目一箇

ja-pos

天目一箇(あまのまひとつ) or 天目一箇(アマノマヒトツ) • (Amanomahitotsu)

天目一箇 (canonical)
天目一箇 (canonical)
Amanomahitotsu (romanization)

(Japanese mythology, Shinto) the Japanese god of the forge, metalcraft, and blacksmithing


寂静

ja-adj

寂(じゃく)静(じょう) • (jakujō) ^(←じやくじやう (zyakuzyau)?)-na (adnominal 寂(じゃく)静(じょう)な (jakujō na), adverbial 寂(じゃく)静(じょう)に (jakujō ni))

寂静 (canonical)
jakujō (romanization)
zyakuzyau (romanization)
寂静な (adnominal)
寂静に (adverbial)
寂静だろ (imperfective stem)
じゃくじょうだろ (imperfective stem)
jakujō daro (imperfective)
寂静で (continuative stem)
じゃくじょうで (continuative stem)
jakujō de (continuative)
寂静だ (stem terminative)
じゃくじょうだ (stem terminative)
jakujō da (terminative)
寂静な (attributive stem)
じゃくじょうな (attributive stem)
jakujō na (attributive)
寂静なら (hypothetical stem)
じゃくじょうなら (hypothetical stem)
jakujō nara (hypothetical)
寂静であれ (imperative stem)
じゃくじょうであれ (imperative stem)
jakujō de are (imperative)
寂静ではない (informal negative)
寂静じゃない (informal negative)
じゃくじょうではない (informal negative)
じゃくじょうじゃない (informal negative)
jakujō de wa nai (informal negative)
jakujō ja nai (informal negative)
寂静だった (informal past)
じゃくじょうだった (informal past)
jakujō datta (informal past)
寂静ではなかった (informal negative past)
寂静じゃなかった (informal negative past)
じゃくじょうではなかった (informal negative past)
じゃくじょうじゃなかった (informal negative past)
jakujō de wa nakatta (informal negative past)
jakujō ja nakatta (informal negative past)
寂静です (formal)
じゃくじょうです (formal)
jakujō desu (formal)
寂静ではありません (formal negative)
寂静じゃありません (formal negative)
じゃくじょうではありません (formal negative)
じゃくじょうじゃありません (formal negative)
jakujō de wa arimasen (formal negative)
jakujō ja arimasen (formal negative)
寂静でした (formal past)
じゃくじょうでした (formal past)
jakujō deshita (formal past)
寂静ではありませんでした (formal negative past)
寂静じゃありませんでした (formal negative past)
じゃくじょうではありませんでした (formal negative past)
じゃくじょうじゃありませんでした (formal negative past)
jakujō de wa arimasen deshita (formal negative past)
jakujō ja arimasen deshita (formal negative past)
寂静で (conjunctive)
じゃくじょうで (conjunctive)
jakujō de (conjunctive)
寂静なら（ば） (conditional)
じゃくじょうなら（ば） (conditional)
jakujō nara (ba) (conditional)
寂静だったら (conditional past)
じゃくじょうだったら (conditional past)
jakujō dattara (conditional past)
寂静だろう (volitional)
じゃくじょうだろう (volitional)
jakujō darō (volitional)
寂静に (adverbial)
じゃくじょうに (adverbial)
jakujō ni (adverbial)
寂静さ (noun-from-adj)
じゃくじょうさ (noun-from-adj)
jakujōsa (noun-from-adj)
寂静なら (irrealis stem)
じゃくじょうなら (irrealis stem)
zyakuzyounara (irrealis)
寂静に (continuative stem)
寂静なり (continuative stem)
じゃくじょうに (continuative stem)
じゃくじょうなり (continuative stem)
zyakuzyouni (continuative)
zyakuzyounari (continuative)
寂静なり (stem terminative)
じゃくじょうなり (stem terminative)
zyakuzyounari (terminative)
寂静なる (attributive stem)
じゃくじょうなる (attributive stem)
zyakuzyounaru (attributive)
寂静なれ (realis stem)
じゃくじょうなれ (realis stem)
zyakuzyounare (realis)
寂静なれ (imperative stem)
じゃくじょうなれ (imperative stem)
zyakuzyounare (imperative)
寂静ならず (negative)
じゃくじょうならず (negative)
zyakuzyounarazu (negative)
寂静なれど (contrastive)
じゃくじょうなれど (contrastive)
zyakuzyounaredo (contrastive)
寂静なれば (causative)
じゃくじょうなれば (causative)
zyakuzyounareba (causative)
寂静ならば (conditional)
じゃくじょうならば (conditional)
zyakuzyounaraba (conditional)
寂静なりき (past)
じゃくじょうなりき (past)
zyakuzyounariki (past)
寂静なりけり (past)
じゃくじょうなりけり (past)
zyakuzyounarikeri (past)
寂静に (adverbial)
じゃくじょうに (adverbial)
zyakuzyouni (adverbial)

ja-adj-infl

寂静

. で は ありません でした

. じゃ ありません でした

[d͡ʑa̠kɯ̟ʑo̞ː]

(Buddhism)
(literary) quiet; tranquil; still


結びの神

結びの神 (canonical)
Musubi no Kami (romanization)

Originally 産霊 (musuhi, “motive force, life force”) + の (no, possessive particle) + 神 (kami, “god, spirit”). The musuhi portion is itself a compound of 産す (musu, “to happen, to develop, to grow”) + 霊 (hi, “mystical power”).
Musuhi no Kami is one of the kami of creation, responsible for producing heaven and earth and all things. The musuhi (“mystic power of growth”) eventually changed into musubi (“tying together”). The 結び spelling for this portion is an example of ateji. In popular culture, this kami is now responsible for romantic matchmaking.

compound

⇒ 産霊の神 (Musuhi no Kami)

(Japanese mythology, Shinto): one of the Japanese gods of creation


有神論

ja-noun

有(ゆう)神(しん)論(ろん) • (yūshinron) ^(←いうしんろん (iusinron)?)

有神論 (canonical)
yūshinron (romanization)
iusinron (romanization)
いうしんろん (hiragana historical)

[jɯ̟ːɕĩn̺ɾõ̞ɴ]

有 (yū-, “existing”) + 神 (shin, “god”) + 論 (-ron, “theory”)

af

僕は有神論者じゃない。


五蘊

From Middle Chinese 五蘊 (MC nguX 'jun), itself a translation of Sanskrit पञ्चस्कन्ध (pañca-skandha) or Pali pañca-khandha.

(Buddhism) the five skandhas (aggregates):

the five skandhas (aggregates):
色 (shiki, “form”)

the five skandhas (aggregates):
受 (ju, “sensations”)

the five skandhas (aggregates):
想 (sō, “perceptions”)

the five skandhas (aggregates):
行 (gyō, “formations/mental activity”)

the five skandhas (aggregates):
識 (shiki, “consciousness”)


バベルの塔

バベルの塔 (canonical)
Baberu no Tō (romanization)

バベル (Baberu, “Babel”) + の (no, possessive marker) + 塔 (tō, “tower”)


礼拝

ja-noun

礼(らい)拝(はい) • (raihai) ^(←らいはい (raifai)?)

礼拝 (canonical)
raihai (romanization)
raifai (romanization)
らいはい (hiragana historical)

(Buddhism) divine worship, religious service


礼拝

ja-verb-suru

礼(らい)拝(はい)する • (raihai suru) ^(←らいはい (raifai)?)suru (stem 礼(らい)拝(はい)し (raihai shi), past 礼(らい)拝(はい)した (raihai shita))

礼拝する (canonical)
raihai suru (romanization)
raifai (romanization)
礼拝し (stem)
礼拝した (past)
礼拝し
らいはいし
raihai shi
礼拝する
らいはいする
raihai suru
礼拝すれ
らいはいすれ
raihai sure
礼拝せよ (imperative literary)
礼拝しろ (colloquial imperative)
らいはいせよ (imperative literary)
らいはいしろ (colloquial imperative)
raihai seyo (imperative literary)
raihai shiro (colloquial imperative)
礼拝される (passive)
らいはいされる (passive)
raihai sareru (passive)
礼拝させる (causative)
礼拝さす (causative)
らいはいさせる (causative)
らいはいさす (causative)
raihai saseru (causative)
raihai sasu (causative)
礼拝できる (potential)
らいはいできる (potential)
raihai dekiru (potential)
礼拝しよう (volitional)
らいはいしよう (volitional)
raihai shiyō (volitional)
礼拝しない (negative)
らいはいしない (negative)
raihai shinai (negative)
礼拝せず (continuative negative)
らいはいせず (continuative negative)
raihai sezu (continuative negative)
礼拝します (formal)
らいはいします (formal)
raihai shimasu (formal)
礼拝した (perfective)
らいはいした (perfective)
raihai shita (perfective)
礼拝して (conjunctive)
らいはいして (conjunctive)
raihai shite (conjunctive)
礼拝すれば (conditional hypothetical)
らいはいすれば (conditional hypothetical)
raihai sureba (conditional hypothetical)


大黒天

大黒天 (canonical)
Daikokuten (romanization)

Middle Chinese 大黑天 (literally “Great Black Deva”)

der

(Buddhism, Shinto) Daikokuten, Japanese name for the Buddhist god Mahākāla

弁才天

The Japanese name for the Hindu and Buddhist goddess Saraswati. The goddess of knowledge, art, beauty, music, language, wisdom, poetry and rivers.


懈怠

From Middle Chinese compound 懈怠 (hɛ^X doi^X, literally “idle + negligent”). A mixed reading, so likely a later development within Japanese. Uses the goon of ke for the first half, and the kan'on of tai for the second half.

(Buddhism) spiritual slothfulness: kausidya


懈怠

From Middle Chinese compound 懈怠 (hɛ^X doi^X, literally “idle + negligent”). The goon, so likely the original borrowing.


分段

Attested from at least the 12th century.

(Buddhism) abbreviation of 分段生死 (“death and rebirth; reincarnation”), 分段身 (“one who is reincarnated”), or 分段同居 (“the present world, world of the living”)


法輪

ja-noun

法(ほう)輪(りん) • (hōrin) ^(←ほふりん (fofurin)?)

法輪 (canonical)
hōrin (romanization)
fofurin (romanization)
ほふりん (hiragana historical)

/popu rin/ → /ɸoɸurin/ → /hoːrin/
From Middle Chinese 法輪 (MC pjop lwin), itself a translation of Sanskrit धर्मचक्र (dharmacakra).

(Buddhism) dharmachakra: the wheel of dharma


昇天

(religion) the Ascension, the Assumption


僧家

(Buddhism) residence of a Buddhist monk or priest


古神道

ja-pos

古(こ)神(しん)道(とう) • (Koshintō) ^(←こしんたう (Kosintau)?)

古神道 (canonical)
Koshintō (romanization)
Kosintau (romanization)
こしんたう (hiragana historical)

Compound of 古 (ko, “old”) + 神道 (shintō, “Shintō”).

This focuses on Shintō as expressed mainly in classical writings such as the Kojiki; the Nihon Shoki; records of court ceremony, laws, and customs written by members of the Fujiwara clan in the 900s through 1100s CE, primarily the Engishiki, and the Daiki (台記) memoirs of Fujiwara no Yorinaga; and the Man'yōshū.

(religion, Shinto) a reconstruction of Shintō as practiced originally before any influence from Buddhism or Confucianism


不動明王

不(ふ)動(どう)明(みょう)王(おう) • (Fudō Myōō)

不動明王 (canonical)
Fudō Myōō (romanization)

[ɸɯ̟do̞ː mʲo̞ːo̞ː]

(religion, Buddhism) a guardian deity primarily revered in Vajrayana Buddhism as the principal of the Five Wisdom Kings, known outside of Japan by his Sanskrit name, अचल (acala)


降三世明王

降(ごう)三(ざん)世(ぜ)明(みょう)王(おう) • (Gōzanze Myōō)

降三世明王 (canonical)
Gōzanze Myōō (romanization)

(religion, Buddhism) Trailokyavijaya, the Wisdom King of the east, primarily revered in Vajrayana Buddhism


軍荼利明王

軍(ぐん)荼(だ)利(り)明(みょう)王(おう) • (Gundari Myōō)

軍荼利明王 (canonical)
Gundari Myōō (romanization)

(religion, Buddhism) Gundari Myōō, the Japanese name for Kuṇḍali, the Wisdom King of the South, primarily revered in Vajrayana Buddhism, in Japan, China and elsewhere.


大威德明王

だい.いとく みょうおう

大(だい)威(い)德(とく)明(みょう)王(おう) • (Daiitoku Myōō)

大威德明王 (canonical)
Daiitoku Myōō (romanization)

(religion, Buddhism) Daiitoku Myōō, the Japanese name for Yamantaka, the Wisdom King of the West, primarily revered in Vajrayana Buddhism, in Japan, China and elsewhere.


金剛夜叉明王

こんごう やしゃ みょうおう

金(こん)剛(ごう)夜(や)叉(しゃ)明(みょう)王(おう) • (Kongō Yasha Myōō)

金剛夜叉明王 (canonical)
Kongō Yasha Myōō (romanization)

(religion, Buddhism) Kongo Yasha Myōō, the Japanese name for Vajrayaksa, the Wisdom King of the North, primarily revered in Vajrayana Buddhism, in Japan, China and elsewhere.


七福神

七福神 (canonical)
Shichi Fukujin (romanization)

(Shinto, Buddhism) the Seven Gods of Good Fortune


明王

ja-noun

明(みょう)王(おう) • (myōō)

Buddhist term, imported into Japanese when Buddhism was introduced to Japan, some time during the Kofun, Asuka, and Nara periods.
From Middle Chinese 明王 (*miæng *hiuɑng, literally “wisdom king”), itself a calque from Sanskrit विद्याराज (vidyārāja, “knowledge king”).

五大明王

五大明王 ごだいみょうおう

Also called a Guardian King.

(Buddhism) a Wisdom King in Vajrayana Buddhism

(Buddhism) Short for 五大明王 (Go Dai Myōō, “the Five Wisdom Kings”).

(Buddhism) by extension, more specifically refers to 不動明王 (Fudō Myōō), the central figure of the Five Wisdom Kings


毘沙門天

毘沙門天 (canonical)
Bishamonten (romanization)

[bʲiɕa̠mõ̞ntẽ̞ɴ]

Ultimately from Sanskrit वैश्रवण (vaiśravaṇa).
Appears to be 毘沙門 (Bishamon, “Vaiśravaṇa”) + 天 (-ten, “deva”).
Alternatively, may have been borrowed from Chinese with the suffix already included.

suffix

(Buddhism): the Japanese name for the Hindu god Vaiśravaṇa: a punisher of evildoers, and one of the seven gods of luck

Bishamonten
Daijirin
Daijisen
Kyōsuke Kindaichi
Vaiśravaṇa
ja:松村明
ja:毘沙門天


大国主命

ja-pos

^おおくにぬし-の-みこと

大国主命 (canonical)
Ōkuninushi-no-mikoto (romanization)

(mythology, religion, Shinto): A kami of nation-building, farming, business, and medicine, as well as love and good matches. His wife is Suseri-hime, the daughter of Susanoo.


年神

(mythology, Shinto): the kami associated with a new year


三宝荒神

三(さん)宝(ぼう)荒(こう)神(じん) • (Sanbō Kōjin) ^(←さんぼうくわうじん (Sanboukwauzin)?)

三宝荒神 (canonical)
Sanbō Kōjin (romanization)
Sanboukwauzin (romanization)
さんぼうくわうじん (hiragana historical)

[sã̠mbo̞ː ko̞ːʑĩɴ]

(Japanese mythology, Shinto): the Japanese god of fire, the hearth, and the kitchen


大国主

大(おお)国(くに)主(ぬし) • (Ōkuninushi) ^(←おほくにぬし (Ofokuninusi)?)

大国主 (canonical)
Ōkuninushi (romanization)
Ofokuninusi (romanization)
おほくにぬし (hiragana historical)

[o̞ːkɯ̟ɲ̟inɯ̟ɕi]

Compound of 大 (ō, “great, grand”) + 国 (kuni, “country, nation”) + 主 (nushi, “lord; spirit or kami in charge of something”).

compound

(Shinto, mythology, Japanese mythology) a kami of nation-building, agriculture, medicine, and protective magic


隠身

ja-noun

隠身(かくりみ) or 隠身(かくれみ) • (kakurimi or kakuremi)

隠身 (canonical)
隠身 (canonical)
kakurimi (romanization)
kakuremi (romanization)

(mythology, Shinto) hidden form, invisible form; metaphysical form (of a deity)


白無垢

白無垢 (canonical)
shiromuku (romanization)

[ɕiɾo̞mɯ̟kɯ̟]

Compound of 白 (shiro, “white”) + 無垢 (muku, “purity, immaculateness; unpatterned cloth that is all the same color, particularly a kimono with the same color inside and out”).

compound

(Shinto, weddings) a formal, ornate, brocaded, traditional pure-white-on-white type of bridal kimono


少林寺

ja-pos

少(しょう)林(りん)寺(じ) • (Shōrinji) ^(←せうりんじ (Seurinzi)?)

少林寺 (canonical)
Shōrinji (romanization)
Seurinzi (romanization)
せうりんじ (hiragana historical)

From 少林 (Shōrin, “Shaolin”, literally “small forest”) + 寺 (-ji, “Buddhist temple”).
Compare Mandarin 少林寺 (Shàolínsì).

suffix

(Buddhism) the Shaolin Monastery in central China

(Buddhism) any of the other temples named Shōrin in Japan


十戒

ja-noun

十(じっ)戒(かい) or 十(じゅっ)戒(かい) • (jikkai or jukkai)

十戒 (canonical)
十戒 (canonical)
jikkai (romanization)
jukkai (romanization)

(Buddhism) the Ten Precepts/Commandments (ten things not to do as a Buddhist)


宗主

Probably from Middle Chinese compound 宗主 (tsowng tsyu^X, literally “clan master, lineage chief”).

宗主国

a suzerain state, a country that holds dominion over and demands fealty from other countries

(Buddhism, religion) a funerary tablet, especially one at Ise Shrine for the imperial family


布施

布施 (canonical)
fuse (romanization)
ふせ (hiragana historical)

Calque of Sanskrit दान (dāna, “generosity, giving”). Compare 檀那 (danna).


布施

ja-verb-suru

布(ふ)施(せ)する • (fuse suru) ^(←ふせす (fuse su)?)suru (stem 布(ふ)施(せ)し (fuse shi), past 布(ふ)施(せ)した (fuse shita))

布施する (canonical)
布施し (stem)
布施した (past)
布施し
ふせし
fuse shi
布施する
ふせする
fuse suru
布施すれ
ふせすれ
fuse sure
布施せよ (imperative literary)
布施しろ (colloquial imperative)
ふせせよ (imperative literary)
ふせしろ (colloquial imperative)
fuse seyo (imperative literary)
fuse shiro (colloquial imperative)
布施される (passive)
ふせされる (passive)
fuse sareru (passive)
布施させる (causative)
布施さす (causative)
ふせさせる (causative)
ふせさす (causative)
fuse saseru (causative)
fuse sasu (causative)
布施できる (potential)
ふせできる (potential)
fuse dekiru (potential)
布施しよう (volitional)
ふせしよう (volitional)
fuse shiyō (volitional)
布施しない (negative)
ふせしない (negative)
fuse shinai (negative)
布施せず (continuative negative)
ふせせず (continuative negative)
fuse sezu (continuative negative)
布施します (formal)
ふせします (formal)
fuse shimasu (formal)
布施した (perfective)
ふせした (perfective)
fuse shita (perfective)
布施して (conjunctive)
ふせして (conjunctive)
fuse shite (conjunctive)
布施すれば (conditional hypothetical)
ふせすれば (conditional hypothetical)
fuse sureba (conditional hypothetical)


有性

有性 (canonical)
ushō (romanization)
usyau (romanization)
うしやう (hiragana historical)


アッラーフ

ja-pos

アッラーフ • (Arrāfu)

[a̠ɾ̚ɾa̠ːɸɯ̟]


アッラー

アッラー • (Arrā)

アッラーフ アッラーフ#Japanese


アラー

1994 April 30 [1991 August 25], Fujiko F. Fujio, のび太(た)のドラビアンナイト [Nobita’s Dorabian Nights] (大長編ドラえもん; 11), 5th edition, volume 11 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 7:

アラーの神のおめぐみだ！！

アッラーフ アッラーフ#Japanese

(Islam) Alternative form of アッラーフ (Arrāfu, “Allah”)


サタン

From English Satan, from Latin Satān, from Ancient Greek Σατάν (Satán), from Hebrew שָׂטָן (satán, “adversary, accuser”).


八戒

(Buddhism) The eight precepts of Buddhism.


独鈷

独鈷 (canonical)
tokko (romanization)
tokuko (romanization)
どっこ (alternative hiragana)
dokko (Rōmaji)
どくこ (hiragana historical)
とくこ (hiragana historical)

(Buddhism) A single pronged vajra used in Shingon rituals


大山祇

ja-pos

大山祇(おおやまつみ) • (Ōyamatsumi) ^(←おほやまつみ (Ofoyamatumi)?)

大山祇 (canonical)
Ōyamatsumi (romanization)
Ofoyamatumi (romanization)
おほやまつみ (hiragana historical)

Originally a compound of 大 (ō, “great”) + 山 (yama, “mountain”) + つ (tsu, Old Japanese possessive particle) + 神 (mi, “god, spirit”).

compound

(mythology, Shinto, Japanese mythology) the kami of the mountains, brother of Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi, and Susanoo

大山積命

大山積命 おおやまつみのみこと

大山積神

大山積神 おおやまつみのかみ


護法

護法 (canonical)
gohō (romanization)
gofofu (romanization)
ごほふ (hiragana historical)

(Buddhism) defense of Buddhist doctrines

(Buddhism) religious power to dispel demons and diseases


木魚

[mo̞kɯ̟ɡʲo̞]

percussion instrument
percussion instrument

a wooden percussion instrument in the shape of a fish used to signal monks to their duties

a round, hollow, vaguely fish-shaped wooden percussion instrument used during recitations of Buddhist sutras


無性

無性 (canonical)
mushō (romanization)
musyau (romanization)
むしやう (hiragana historical)


八咫烏

八咫烏 (canonical)
Yatagarasu (romanization)
やたのからす (alternative hiragana)
Yata no Karasu (Rōmaji)

(Shinto) sacred three legged raven in Japanese mythology


八岐大蛇

ja-pos

八岐大蛇(やまたのおろち) or 八岐大蛇(ヤマタノオロチ) • (Yamata no Orochi) ^(←やまたのをろち (Yamatanoworoti) or ヤマタノヲロチ (Yamatanoworoti)?)

八岐大蛇 (canonical)
八岐大蛇 (canonical)
Yamatanoworoti (romanization)
やまたのをろち (hiragana historical)
ヤマタノヲロチ (hiragana historical)

From 八(や) (ya, “eight”) + 股(また) (mata, “crotch, branch, fork”) + 大蛇(おろち) (orochi, “python, large snake”). 岐 and 大蛇(おろち) (orochi) are jukujikun (熟字訓); see the latter for more.

ja-compound

(Japanese mythology, Shinto) Yamata no Orochi, a legendary dragon that was slain by Susanoo


薬叉

ja-noun

薬(やく)叉(しゃ) • (yakusha) ^(←やくしや (yakusya)?)

薬叉 (canonical)
yakusha (romanization)
yakusya (romanization)
やくしや (hiragana historical)

Likely borrowed directly from Sanskrit यक्ष (yakṣa)


因縁

因縁 (canonical)
innen (romanization)
in'en (romanization)
いんえん (hiragana historical)

From Middle Chinese 因緣 ('jin ywen). The en reading for 縁 changes to nen as an instance of renjō (連声).

ja-renjo

(Buddhism) hetu and prataya, principal and secondary causes


終末論

ja-noun

終(しゅう)末(まつ)論(ろん) • (shūmatsuron) ^(←しうまつろん (siumaturon)?)

終末論 (canonical)
shūmatsuron (romanization)
siumaturon (romanization)
しうまつろん (hiragana historical)

[ɕɨːma̠t͡sɨɾõ̞ɴ]

From 終末(しゅうまつ) (shūmatsu, “end”) + 論(ろん) (ron, “discussion”).

ja-compound

(religion) eschatology (study of the end times)


仏法僧

ja-noun

仏(ぶっ)法(ぽう)僧(そう) or 仏法僧(ブッポウソウ) • (buppōsō)

仏法僧 (canonical)
仏法僧 (canonical)
buppōsō (romanization)

From 仏(ぶつ) (Butsu, “Buddha”) + 法(ほう) (hō, “dharma”) + 僧(そう) (sō, “sangha”).
As a bird name, onomatopoeia: see the etymology at the entry for the katakana spelling ブッポウソウ. Its kanji spelling comes from the on'yomi of the katakana, and is a reference to the Three Jewels of Buddhism.

ja-compound

(Buddhism) the Triple Gem or Three Jewels of Buddhism, i.e. Buddha, dharma, sangha


殉教

ja-noun

殉(じゅん)教(きょう) • (junkyō) ^(←じゆんけう (zyunkeu)?)

殉教 (canonical)
junkyō (romanization)
zyunkeu (romanization)
じゆんけう (hiragana historical)

[d͡ʑɨ̃ŋʲkʲo̞ː]


殉教

ja-verb-suru

殉(じゅん)教(きょう)する • (junkyō suru) ^(←じゆんけう (zyunkeu)?)suru (stem 殉(じゅん)教(きょう)し (junkyō shi), past 殉(じゅん)教(きょう)した (junkyō shita))

殉教する (canonical)
junkyō suru (romanization)
zyunkeu (romanization)
殉教し (stem)
殉教した (past)
殉教し
じゅんきょうし
junkyō shi
殉教する
じゅんきょうする
junkyō suru
殉教すれ
じゅんきょうすれ
junkyō sure
殉教せよ (imperative literary)
殉教しろ (colloquial imperative)
じゅんきょうせよ (imperative literary)
じゅんきょうしろ (colloquial imperative)
junkyō seyo (imperative literary)
junkyō shiro (colloquial imperative)
殉教される (passive)
じゅんきょうされる (passive)
junkyō sareru (passive)
殉教させる (causative)
殉教さす (causative)
じゅんきょうさせる (causative)
じゅんきょうさす (causative)
junkyō saseru (causative)
junkyō sasu (causative)
殉教できる (potential)
じゅんきょうできる (potential)
junkyō dekiru (potential)
殉教しよう (volitional)
じゅんきょうしよう (volitional)
junkyō shiyō (volitional)
殉教しない (negative)
じゅんきょうしない (negative)
junkyō shinai (negative)
殉教せず (continuative negative)
じゅんきょうせず (continuative negative)
junkyō sezu (continuative negative)
殉教します (formal)
じゅんきょうします (formal)
junkyō shimasu (formal)
殉教した (perfective)
じゅんきょうした (perfective)
junkyō shita (perfective)
殉教して (conjunctive)
じゅんきょうして (conjunctive)
junkyō shite (conjunctive)
殉教すれば (conditional hypothetical)
じゅんきょうすれば (conditional hypothetical)
junkyō sureba (conditional hypothetical)

[d͡ʑɨ̃ŋʲkʲo̞ː]


頓写

(Buddhism) dead memorial service where many gather to transcribe a sutra in one day


頓写

頓(とん)写(しゃ)する • (tonsha suru) suru (stem 頓(とん)写(しゃ)し (tonsha shi), past 頓(とん)写(しゃ)した (tonsha shita))

頓写する (canonical)
tonsha suru (romanization)
頓写し (stem)
頓写した (past)
頓写し
とんしゃし
tonsha shi
頓写する
とんしゃする
tonsha suru
頓写すれ
とんしゃすれ
tonsha sure
頓写せよ (imperative literary)
頓写しろ (colloquial imperative)
とんしゃせよ (imperative literary)
とんしゃしろ (colloquial imperative)
tonsha seyo (imperative literary)
tonsha shiro (colloquial imperative)
頓写される (passive)
とんしゃされる (passive)
tonsha sareru (passive)
頓写させる (causative)
頓写さす (causative)
とんしゃさせる (causative)
とんしゃさす (causative)
tonsha saseru (causative)
tonsha sasu (causative)
頓写できる (potential)
とんしゃできる (potential)
tonsha dekiru (potential)
頓写しよう (volitional)
とんしゃしよう (volitional)
tonsha shiyō (volitional)
頓写しない (negative)
とんしゃしない (negative)
tonsha shinai (negative)
頓写せず (continuative negative)
とんしゃせず (continuative negative)
tonsha sezu (continuative negative)
頓写します (formal)
とんしゃします (formal)
tonsha shimasu (formal)
頓写した (perfective)
とんしゃした (perfective)
tonsha shita (perfective)
頓写して (conjunctive)
とんしゃして (conjunctive)
tonsha shite (conjunctive)
頓写すれば (conditional hypothetical)
とんしゃすれば (conditional hypothetical)
tonsha sureba (conditional hypothetical)

(Buddhism) perform the dead memorial service where many gather to transcribe a sutra in one day


一日経

ja-noun

一(いち)日(にち)経(きょう) • (ichinichikyō) ^(←いちにちきやう (itinitikyau)?)

一日経 (canonical)
ichinichikyō (romanization)
itinitikyau (romanization)
いちにちきやう (hiragana historical)


金剛杵

(Buddhism) vajra (a mystical weapon in Hinduism and Buddhism)


諸行無常

諸(しょ)行(ぎょう)無(む)常(じょう) • (shogyō mujō) ^(←しよぎやうむじやう (syogyau muzyau)?)

諸行無常 (canonical)
shogyō mujō (romanization)
syogyau muzyau (romanization)
しよぎやうむじやう (hiragana historical)

[ɕo̞ɡʲo̞ːmɯ̟ʑo̞ː]

Daijisen
Nihon Kokugo Daijiten
ja:松村明
ja:諸行無常

Buddhist expression borrowed from Chinese 諸行無常 /诸行无常 (zhūxíngwúcháng), in turn a translation (directly or via Pali) of Sanskrit सर्व संस्कारा अनित्याः (sarva saṃskārā anityāḥ, literally “all deeds are impermanent”).
As Japanese, also analyzable as a compound of 諸行 (shogyō, “all things”) + 無常 (mujō, “impermanent, transient”).
The two constituent Japanese terms are citable to the early 600s, while the first citations of the full four-character phrase in Chinese are from around the mid-600s. However, the full four-character phrase in Japanese usage is first cited much later in the 観智院本三宝絵 (Kanchi-in-bon Sanbō-E), a collection of Buddhist writings from 984.

der

सर्व संस्कारा अनित्याः

compound

(Buddhism) the impermanence of worldly things


諸行無常

[ɕo̞ɡʲo̞ːmɯ̟ʑo̞ː]

der

सर्व संस्कारा अनित्याः

(Can we date this quote?), “Chapter 1.1”, in Helen Craig McCullough, transl., 平家物語 [The Tale of the Heike]:

The sound of the Gion Shōja bells echoes the impermanence of all things; the color of the sāla flowers reveals the truth that the prosperous must decline. The proud do not endure, they are like a dream on a spring night; the mighty fall at last, they are as dust before the wind.

祇園精舎の鐘の声、諸行無常の響き有り。沙羅双樹の花の色、盛者必衰の理を顕す。驕れる者も久しからず、唯春の夜の夢の如し。猛き者も遂には滅びぬ、偏に風の前の塵に同じ。

Gionshōsha no kane no koe, shogyō mujō no hibiki ari. Sarasōju no hana no iro, jōshahissui no kotowari o arawasu. Ogoreru mono mo hisashikarazu, tada haru no yoru no yume no gotoshi. Takeki mono mo tsui ni wa horobinu, hitoeni kaze no mae no chiri ni onaji.

(Buddhism) all worldly things are transitory


ミカエル

1996 June 15 [1995 October 10], Narita, Minako, “SCENE(シーン).１(いち) ミカエルという名(な)の生(い)き物(もの) [Scene 1: A Living Namesake of Archangel Michael]”, in NATURAL(ナチュラル), 3rd edition, volume 1 (fiction), Tokyo: Hakusensha, →ISBN, page 100:

Michael
The name of an angel in Judaism, Christianity and Islam. He is regarded as the Guardian Angel of Israel as per the Old Testament, and he is said to have commanded the forces against Satan as per the New Testament
As such, he is commonly depicted as an armed young man

ミカエル（Ｍｉｃｈａｅｌ）
ユダヤ教・キリスト教・イスラム教の天使の名。旧約聖書ではイスラエルの守護天使とされ、新約聖書ではサタンとの闘いを指揮する
その役割から武装した青年の姿をとって描かれることが多い

Mikaeru (Ｍｉｃｈａｅｌ)
Yudaya-kyō Kirisuto-kyō Isuramu-kyō no tenshi no na. Kyūyaku Seisho de wa Isuraeru no Shugo Tenshi to sare, Shin'yaku Seisho de wa Satan to no tatakai o shikisuru
Sono yakuwari kara busō shita seinen no sugata o totte negakareru koto ga ōi

1996 June 15 [1995 October 10], Narita, Minako, “SCENE(シーン).１(いち) ミカエルという名(な)の生(い)き物(もの) [SCENE.1 A Living Namesake of Archangel Michael]”, in NATURAL(ナチュラル), 3rd edition, volume 1 (fiction), Tokyo: Hakusensha, →ISBN, pages 101–102:

Uh-huh. Names originating from the archangel Michael seem to be pretty common in modern times.

うん 最近はミカエルって呼ばれることが多いみたい

Un Saikin wa Mikaerutte yobareru koto ga ōi mitai

うん 最近はミカエルって呼ばれることが多いみたい

うん 最近はミカエルって呼ばれることが多いみたい

ja:ミカエル
ja:ミカエル (曖昧さ回避)


祖忌

(Buddhism) death anniversary of a sect founder, or the memorial service thereof


紅蓮地獄

ja-pos

紅(ぐ)蓮(れん)地(じ)獄(ごく) • (Guren Jigoku) ^(←ぐれんぢごく (Gurendigoku)?)

紅蓮地獄 (canonical)
Guren Jigoku (romanization)
Gurendigoku (romanization)
ぐれんぢごく (hiragana historical)

[ɡɯ̟ɾe̞ɲ̟ d͡ʑiɡo̞kɯ̟]

Calque of Sanskrit पद्मनरक (Padma-naraka), equivalent to 紅蓮 (guren, “red/crimson lotus”) + 地獄 (jigoku, “Buddhist hell”).

compound

(Buddhism) the Hell of the Crimson Lotus; the Padma Hell (one of the eight cold hells in Buddhist eschatology)


鉢特摩地獄

ja-pos

鉢(は)特(ど)摩(ま)地(じ)獄(ごく) • (Hadoma Jigoku) ^(←はどまぢごく (Fadomadigoku)?)

鉢特摩地獄 (canonical)
Hadoma Jigoku (romanization)
Fadomadigoku (romanization)
はどまぢごく (hiragana historical)

From Sanskrit पद्म (padma, “lotus”) + 地獄 (jigoku, “hell”). 鉢特摩 is ateji (当て字).


南無阿弥陀仏

ja-pos

南(な)無(む)阿(あ)弥(み)陀(だ)仏(ぶつ) • (Namu Amidabutsu)

南無阿弥陀仏 (canonical)
Namu Amidabutsu (romanization)

Borrowed from Middle Chinese 南無阿彌陀佛 (MC nom mju 'a mjie da bjut), itself borrowed from Sanskrit नमोऽमिताभाय (namoʼmitābhāya).

bor+

(Buddhism) Namo Amitābhāya, a Buddhist chant.


陀羅尼

金剛場陀羅尼経: Kongō Jōdaranikyō

金剛場陀羅尼経 こんごうじょうだらにきょう

真言陀羅尼

真言陀羅尼 しんごんだらに

千手陀羅尼

千手陀羅尼 せんじゅだらに

尊勝陀羅尼

尊勝陀羅尼 そんしょうだらに

百万塔陀羅尼: Hyakumantō Darani

百万塔陀羅尼 ひゃくまんとうだらに

六字陀羅尼

六字陀羅尼 ろくじだらに


法力

ja-noun

法(ほう)力(りき) • (hōriki) ^(←ほふりき (fofuriki)?)

法力 (canonical)
hōriki (romanization)
fofuriki (romanization)
ほふりき (hiragana historical)

[ho̞ːɾʲo̞kɯ̟]


羅刹天

羅刹天 (canonical)
rasetsuten (romanization)

(Buddhism) the rakshasa, one of the twelve devas


牛頭

牛頭 (canonical)
Gozu (romanization)
Godu (romanization)
ごづ (hiragana historical)

(Buddhism, Chinese mythology, Japanese mythology) Ox-Head, one of the two guardians of hell


牛頭馬頭

ja-pos

牛(ご)頭(ず)馬(め)頭(ず) • (Gozu Mezu) ^(←ごづめづ (Godumedu)?)

牛頭馬頭 (canonical)
Gozu Mezu (romanization)
Godumedu (romanization)
ごづめづ (hiragana historical)

From 牛頭 (Gozu, “Ox-Head”) + 馬頭 (Mezu, “Horse-Head”). Compare Chinese 牛頭馬面／牛头马面 (niútóumǎmiàn, literally “Ox-Head and Horse-Face”).

zh-l

(Buddhism, Chinese mythology, Japanese mythology) Ox-Head and Horse-Face, the two guardians of hell


馬頭観音

ja-pos

馬(ば)頭(とう)観(かん)音(のん) • (Batō Kannon) ^(←ばとうくわんおん (Batoukwan'on)?)

馬頭観音 (canonical)
Batō Kannon (romanization)
Batoukwan'on (romanization)
ばとうくわんおん (hiragana historical)

[ba̠to̞ː kã̠nːõ̞ɴ]

馬頭 (batō, “horse head”, calque of Sanskrit हयग्रीव (hayagrīva)) + 観音 (Kannon, “Guanyin”). The on reading for 音 changes to non as an instance of renjō (連声).

af

calque of Sanskrit <i class="Deva mention" lang="sa">हयग्रीव</i> (hayagrīva)


数珠

数珠 (canonical)
数珠 (canonical)
juzu (romanization)
zuzu (romanization)

Literally, “counting pearls”, referring to their use in counting the number of chants recited of the Buddha's name (念仏 (nenbutsu)). (Though the beads are used for other purposes, such as simply holding them during prayer.)


現世

ja-noun

現(げん)世(せ) or 現(げん)世(ぜ) • (gense or genze)

現世 (canonical)
現世 (canonical)
gense (romanization)
genze (romanization)

現世主義

あれは兵器ではなく、地獄を現世に現すものです。

Are wa heiki de wa naku, jigoku o gense ni arawasu mono desu.

It was not a weapon, but a manifestation of hell on earth.

That was not a weapon, [it] was a thing that manifested hell into the current life.

(Buddhism) the current life, one of the 三世 (sanze, “three lives”), opposed to 前世 (zense, “previous life”) and 来世 (raise)/後世 (gose, “next life”)


レア

ja:レア
ja:レア (旧約聖書)


白毫

白(びゃく)毫(ごう) • (byakugō) ^(←びゃくがう (byakugau)?)

白毫 (canonical)
byakugō (romanization)
byakugau (romanization)
びゃくがう (hiragana historical)

[bʲa̠kɯ̟ɡo̞ː]

眉間白毫

眉間白毫 みけんびゃくごう


三和

Compound of 三 (san, “three”) + 和 (wa, “union; sum; harmony”).

compound

(Buddhism) the harmony or union of the three elements of consciousness: one's 根 (kon, “power; faculties”, i.e. indriya, literally “root”), one's 境 (kyō, “perceptual range or scope”, i.e. viṣaya, literally “boundary”), and one's 識 (shiki, “awareness, consciousness”, i.e. vijñāna, literally “awareness”)


熾天使

熾天使 (canonical)
shitenshi (romanization)


智天使

智天使 (canonical)
chitenshi (romanization)


弥勒菩薩

弥勒菩薩 (canonical)
Miroku Bosatsu (romanization)

From 弥勒 (Miroku, “Maitreya”) + 菩薩 (bosatsu, “bodhisattva”).


紫雲

(Buddhism) the purple clouds which Amida rides to greet dying adherents


真宗

(Buddhism) short for 浄土真宗 (Jōdo Shinshū, “Shin Buddhism, True Pure Land Buddhism”)


士師

士師記


モーセ

ja-pos

モーセ • (Mōse)

(biblical) Moses (the biblical patriarch)


菩提子

Ficus religiosa
Ficus religiosa#Translingual

(Buddhism) seed of Ficus religiosa used to make prayer beads

天竺菩提樹

天竺菩提樹 テンジクボダイジュ


菩提

→ English: bodai

From Middle Chinese 菩提 (MC bu dej), a transliteration of Sanskrit बोधि (bodhi) or Pali bodhi.

(Buddhism) bodhi:
supreme enlightenment or wisdom

(Buddhism) bodhi:
(by extension) a Buddhist doctrine


ヨハネ

洗礼者ヨハネ

使徒ヨハネ

ヨハネによる福音書


マタイ

Doublet of マティア (Matia, “Matthias”). Compare Mandarin 馬太／马太 (Mǎtài).

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馬太／马太 (Mǎtài)

マタイによる福音書


マルコ

マルコによる福音書


ルカ

ルカによる福音書


無為

ja-adj

無(む)為(い) • (mui) ^(←むゐ (mwi)?)-na (adnominal 無(む)為(い)な (mui na), adverbial 無(む)為(い)に (mui ni))

無為 (canonical)
mui (romanization)
mwi (romanization)
無為な (adnominal)
無為に (adverbial)
無為だろ (imperfective stem)
むいだろ (imperfective stem)
mui daro (imperfective)
無為で (continuative stem)
むいで (continuative stem)
mui de (continuative)
無為だ (stem terminative)
むいだ (stem terminative)
mui da (terminative)
無為な (attributive stem)
むいな (attributive stem)
mui na (attributive)
無為なら (hypothetical stem)
むいなら (hypothetical stem)
mui nara (hypothetical)
無為であれ (imperative stem)
むいであれ (imperative stem)
mui de are (imperative)
無為ではない (informal negative)
無為じゃない (informal negative)
むいではない (informal negative)
むいじゃない (informal negative)
mui de wa nai (informal negative)
mui ja nai (informal negative)
無為だった (informal past)
むいだった (informal past)
mui datta (informal past)
無為ではなかった (informal negative past)
無為じゃなかった (informal negative past)
むいではなかった (informal negative past)
むいじゃなかった (informal negative past)
mui de wa nakatta (informal negative past)
mui ja nakatta (informal negative past)
無為です (formal)
むいです (formal)
mui desu (formal)
無為ではありません (formal negative)
無為じゃありません (formal negative)
むいではありません (formal negative)
むいじゃありません (formal negative)
mui de wa arimasen (formal negative)
mui ja arimasen (formal negative)
無為でした (formal past)
むいでした (formal past)
mui deshita (formal past)
無為ではありませんでした (formal negative past)
無為じゃありませんでした (formal negative past)
むいではありませんでした (formal negative past)
むいじゃありませんでした (formal negative past)
mui de wa arimasen deshita (formal negative past)
mui ja arimasen deshita (formal negative past)
無為で (conjunctive)
むいで (conjunctive)
mui de (conjunctive)
無為なら（ば） (conditional)
むいなら（ば） (conditional)
mui nara (ba) (conditional)
無為だったら (conditional past)
むいだったら (conditional past)
mui dattara (conditional past)
無為だろう (volitional)
むいだろう (volitional)
mui darō (volitional)
無為に (adverbial)
むいに (adverbial)
mui ni (adverbial)
無為さ (noun-from-adj)
むいさ (noun-from-adj)
muisa (noun-from-adj)

ja-adj-infl

無為

. で は ありません でした

. じゃ ありません でした

(Buddhism) of the ultimate truth of detachment from nidāna (causes and effects)


無為

無為 (canonical)
mui (romanization)
mwi (romanization)
むゐ (hiragana historical)

(Buddhism) the ultimate truth of detachment from nidāna (causes and effects); nonaction


ヤコブ

1999 September 16, Motohiro Katou, “ヤコブの階(かい)段(だん) [Jacob’s Stairway]”, in Ｑ.(キュー)Ｅ.(イー)Ｄ.(ディー) 証(しょう)明(めい)終(しゅう)了(りょう) [Q.E.D. Quod Erat Demonstrandum], volume 4 (fiction), Tokyo: Kodansha, →ISBN, page 184:

Jacob took God’s word and set out in search of the “Promised Land”, of themselves, of fertile soil…

ヤコブは神の言葉を受け「約束の地」を探して旅立った 自分達を 繁栄させる土地を‥‥

Yakobu wa Kami no kotoba o uke “Yakusoku no Chi” o sagashite tabidatta jibuntachi o han'ei saseru tochi o‥‥

主の兄弟ヤコブ

ゼベダイの子ヤコブ


ヨシュア

ヨシュア記

ja:ヨシュア (曖昧さ回避)


凡夫

Probably from Middle Chinese 凡夫 (MC bjom pju, literally “ordinary, common; worldly, mortal + man, person, fellow”).


娑婆

From Chinese 娑婆 (suōpó), itself a transliteration of Sanskrit सह (saha)


正業

ja-noun

正(しょう)業(ごう) • (shōgō) ^(←しやうごふ (syaugofu)?)

正業 (canonical)
shōgō (romanization)
syaugofu (romanization)
しやうごふ (hiragana historical)


生老病死

生(しょう)老(ろう)病(びょう)死(し) • (shōrōbyōshi) ^(←しやうらうびやうし (syauraubyausi)?)

生老病死 (canonical)
shōrōbyōshi (romanization)
syauraubyausi (romanization)
しやうらうびやうし (hiragana historical)

[ɕo̞ːɾo̞ːbʲo̞ːɕi]

(Buddhism) the four kinds of suffering: birth, old age, disease and death


甘露

(Buddhism, figurative) (by extension) Buddha's teachings


禅宗

[d͡zẽ̞ɰ̃ɕɨː]


施主

(Buddhism, Taoism, used by monks and priests, respectful) alms giver; benefactor; patron


有為

ja-adj

有(う)為(い) • (ui) ^(←うゐ (uwi)?)-na (adnominal 有(う)為(い)な (ui na), adverbial 有(う)為(い)に (ui ni))

有為 (canonical)
ui (romanization)
uwi (romanization)
有為な (adnominal)
有為に (adverbial)
有為だろ (imperfective stem)
ういだろ (imperfective stem)
ui daro (imperfective)
有為で (continuative stem)
ういで (continuative stem)
ui de (continuative)
有為だ (stem terminative)
ういだ (stem terminative)
ui da (terminative)
有為な (attributive stem)
ういな (attributive stem)
ui na (attributive)
有為なら (hypothetical stem)
ういなら (hypothetical stem)
ui nara (hypothetical)
有為であれ (imperative stem)
ういであれ (imperative stem)
ui de are (imperative)
有為ではない (informal negative)
有為じゃない (informal negative)
ういではない (informal negative)
ういじゃない (informal negative)
ui de wa nai (informal negative)
ui ja nai (informal negative)
有為だった (informal past)
ういだった (informal past)
ui datta (informal past)
有為ではなかった (informal negative past)
有為じゃなかった (informal negative past)
ういではなかった (informal negative past)
ういじゃなかった (informal negative past)
ui de wa nakatta (informal negative past)
ui ja nakatta (informal negative past)
有為です (formal)
ういです (formal)
ui desu (formal)
有為ではありません (formal negative)
有為じゃありません (formal negative)
ういではありません (formal negative)
ういじゃありません (formal negative)
ui de wa arimasen (formal negative)
ui ja arimasen (formal negative)
有為でした (formal past)
ういでした (formal past)
ui deshita (formal past)
有為ではありませんでした (formal negative past)
有為じゃありませんでした (formal negative past)
ういではありませんでした (formal negative past)
ういじゃありませんでした (formal negative past)
ui de wa arimasen deshita (formal negative past)
ui ja arimasen deshita (formal negative past)
有為で (conjunctive)
ういで (conjunctive)
ui de (conjunctive)
有為なら（ば） (conditional)
ういなら（ば） (conditional)
ui nara (ba) (conditional)
有為だったら (conditional past)
ういだったら (conditional past)
ui dattara (conditional past)
有為だろう (volitional)
ういだろう (volitional)
ui darō (volitional)
有為に (adverbial)
ういに (adverbial)
ui ni (adverbial)
有為さ (noun-from-adj)
ういさ (noun-from-adj)
uisa (noun-from-adj)

ja-adj-infl

有為

. で は ありません でした

. じゃ ありません でした

(Buddhism) impermanent due to being born of nidāna (causes and effects)


有為

有為 (canonical)
ui (romanization)
uwi (romanization)
うゐ (hiragana historical)

いろは歌
有為の奥山、今日越えて
ui no okuyama, kyō koete
The deep mountains of karma
We cross them today

(Buddhism) impermanent existences born of nidāna (causes and effects)


俗名

ja-noun

俗(ぞく)名(みょう) • (zokumyō) ^(←ぞくみやう (zokumyau)?)

俗名 (canonical)
zokumyō (romanization)
zokumyau (romanization)
ぞくみやう (hiragana historical)


ユダ

イスカリオテのユダ


釈迦

From Middle Chinese 釋迦 (MC syek kae), itself from Sanskrit शाक्य (Śākya).

(Buddhism) Clipping of 釈迦牟尼 (Shakamuni): Sakyamuni


サムエル

[sa̠mɯ̟e̞ɾɯ̟]


真言

From Middle Chinese 真言 (MC tsyin ngjon), itself a translation of Sanskrit मन्त्र (mantra, “mantra”).


真言

(Buddhism) Short for 真言宗 (Shingon-shū): the Shingon school of esoteric Buddhism


法眼

(Buddhism, historical) high priest; the second-highest rank of Buddhist priest in the Japanese court

(Buddhism, archaic) a title of respect for Buddhist monks, artists, or samurai


遠離

遠離 (canonical)
onri (romanization)
wonri (romanization)
をんり (hiragana historical)

From an earlier borrowing of Middle Chinese 遠離 (MC hjwonX ljeH).

(Buddhism) detachment from all kinds of klesha


有生

有生 (canonical)
ushō (romanization)
usyau (romanization)
うしやう (hiragana historical)


法名

法(ほう)名(みょう) • (hōmyō) ^(←ほふみやう (fofumyau)?)

法名 (canonical)
hōmyō (romanization)
fofumyau (romanization)
ほふみやう (hiragana historical)


弘法

弘法 (canonical)
guhō (romanization)
gufofu (romanization)
ぐほふ (hiragana historical)

/ɡupopu/ → /ɡuɸoɸu/ → /ɡuhoː/
From Middle Chinese 弘法 (MC hwong pjop).

(Buddhism) the propagation of Buddhist teachings


弘法

ja-verb-suru

弘(ぐ)法(ほう)する • (guhō suru) ^(←ぐほふ (gufofu)?)suru (stem 弘(ぐ)法(ほう)し (guhō shi), past 弘(ぐ)法(ほう)した (guhō shita))

弘法する (canonical)
guhō suru (romanization)
gufofu (romanization)
弘法し (stem)
弘法した (past)
弘法し
ぐほうし
guhō shi
弘法する
ぐほうする
guhō suru
弘法すれ
ぐほうすれ
guhō sure
弘法せよ (imperative literary)
弘法しろ (colloquial imperative)
ぐほうせよ (imperative literary)
ぐほうしろ (colloquial imperative)
guhō seyo (imperative literary)
guhō shiro (colloquial imperative)
弘法される (passive)
ぐほうされる (passive)
guhō sareru (passive)
弘法させる (causative)
弘法さす (causative)
ぐほうさせる (causative)
ぐほうさす (causative)
guhō saseru (causative)
guhō sasu (causative)
弘法できる (potential)
ぐほうできる (potential)
guhō dekiru (potential)
弘法しよう (volitional)
ぐほうしよう (volitional)
guhō shiyō (volitional)
弘法しない (negative)
ぐほうしない (negative)
guhō shinai (negative)
弘法せず (continuative negative)
ぐほうせず (continuative negative)
guhō sezu (continuative negative)
弘法します (formal)
ぐほうします (formal)
guhō shimasu (formal)
弘法した (perfective)
ぐほうした (perfective)
guhō shita (perfective)
弘法して (conjunctive)
ぐほうして (conjunctive)
guhō shite (conjunctive)
弘法すれば (conditional hypothetical)
ぐほうすれば (conditional hypothetical)
guhō sureba (conditional hypothetical)

(Buddhism) to propagate Buddhist teachings


祖語

From Middle Chinese 祖語 (MC tsuX ngjoX, literally “ancestor + words, language”).

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(Buddhism) the words of the founder of a particular sect


菩提薩埵

菩提薩埵 (canonical)
bodai-satta (romanization)

From Middle Chinese 菩提薩埵 (MC bu dej sat twaX), itself a transliteration of Sanskrit बोधिसत्त्व (bodhisattva, “enlightened existence”).
Equivalent to 菩提 (bodai, “bodhi, enlightenment”) + 薩埵 (satta, “being”).

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…無智亦無得。以無所得故。菩提薩埵。依般若波羅蜜多故。心無罣礙。無罣礙故。無有恐怖。

7th century, Heart Sutra (translation by Xuanzang)

…there is no knowledge and attainment because there is nothing to attain. The Bodhisattva rests in the wisdom that has been perfected. Because his heart is free of attachments, he has no fear.

…mu chi yaku mu toku, i mu shotoku ko. Bodai-satta, e hannya haramitta ko, shin mu keige, mu keige ko, mu u kufu.


真如

自性真如

自性真如 じしょうしんにょ

真如縁起

真如縁起 しんにょえんぎ

真如親王

真如親王 しんにょしんのう

随縁真如

随縁真如 ずいえんしんにょ

不変真如

不変真如 ふへんしんにょ


実性

ja-noun

実(じっ)性(しょう) • (jisshō) ^(←じっしやう (zissyau)?)

実性 (canonical)
jisshō (romanization)
zissyau (romanization)
じっしやう (hiragana historical)

円成実性

円成実性 えんじょうじっしょう


下機

(Buddhism) a lack of talent for Buddhist teachings


聖遺物

聖遺物 (canonical)
seiibutsu (romanization)


聖釘

(religion) nail that was used to crucify Jesus Christ


聖槍

(religion) lance that was used to pierce Jesus Christ after his crucifixion; the Lance of Longinus


理神論

理神論 (canonical)
rishinron (romanization)

[ɾʲiɕĩn̺ɾõ̞ɴ]


玉串

玉(たま) (tama, “treasure(d)”) + 串(くし) (kushi, “branch”).


外法

外法 (canonical)
gehō (romanization)
gefofu (romanization)
げほふ (hiragana historical)

Ultimately from Middle Chinese 外法 (MC ngwajH pjop). Literally "outer ways", in reference to the methods or principles of those outside of the Buddhist community. First cited in Japanese to roughly 1120.

外法頭

a skull used for divination and witchcraft

外法下駄

a type of geta popular in the early Edo period, with a footbed made of paulownia wood and teeth made of oak

外法箱

a box used by practitioner of tengu-related witchcraft to hold their paraphernalia

(Buddhism) non-Buddhist teachings (from the perspective of Buddhist thought),


外道

外道 (canonical)
gedō (romanization)
gedau (romanization)
げだう (hiragana historical)

Nihon Kokugo Daijiten
Sangyō Gisho
ja:三経義疏
ja:外道

From Old Japanese. First cited to the 勝鬘経義疏 (Shōman Gyōgi-sho), part of the 三経義疏 (Sangyō Gisho) Buddhist text dated to 611. In turn, from Middle Chinese 外道 (MC ngwajH dawX). Literally "outside the path".


ラケル

(biblical) Rachel (younger daughter of Laban)


天邪鬼

天邪鬼 (canonical)
amanojaku (romanization)

Compound of 天(あま) (ama, “heaven”) + の (no, possessive particle) + 邪鬼(じゃき) (jaki, “vengeful spirit, cursing kami”).
The jaku reading for the 邪鬼 term is unusual, and the reason for this deviation from the expected jaki reading is unclear. One theory holds that the reading is a shift from 天探女 (ama no sagume), the name of a yōkai that appears in ancient Japanese tales and that seems to have been conflated with the Buddhist jaki, a malevolent demon that leads people astray from the path to enlightenment:
* /ama no saɡume/ → /amanozaku/ → /amanod͡ʑaku/
There is a cluster of phonologically similar forms listed in some sources, referring either to the Buddhist entity or the yōkai, consistent with the conflation theory:
* /amanod͡ʑaku/, /amanod͡ʑako/, /amanozaku/, /amanozako/, /amanɕaɡume/
The amanojaku reading appears to be the most common reading for the 天邪鬼 spelling.

(Buddhism) in Buddhist statuary, the small devil or demon being trampled under the feet of a 仁王 (Niō, “Deva king”) or one of the 四天王 (Shitennō, “four Deva warriors”)

(Buddhism) in Buddhist statuary, the devil or demon face on the breastplate of 毘沙門天 (Bishamonten, “Vaiśravaṇa”)


悪食

ja-noun

悪(あく)食(じき) or 悪(あく)食(しょく) • (akujiki or akushoku)

悪食 (canonical)
悪食 (canonical)
akujiki (romanization)
akushoku (romanization)

[a̠kɯ̟ɕo̞kɯ̟]


悪食

ja-verb-suru

悪(あく)食(じき)する or 悪(あく)食(しょく)する • (akujiki suru or akushoku suru) suru (stem 悪(あく)食(じき)し (akujiki shi), past 悪(あく)食(じき)した (akujiki shita))

悪食する (canonical)
悪食する (canonical)
akujiki suru (romanization)
akushoku suru (romanization)
悪食し (stem)
悪食した (past)
悪食し
あくじきし
akujiki shi
悪食する
あくじきする
akujiki suru
悪食すれ
あくじきすれ
akujiki sure
悪食せよ (imperative literary)
悪食しろ (colloquial imperative)
あくじきせよ (imperative literary)
あくじきしろ (colloquial imperative)
akujiki seyo (imperative literary)
akujiki shiro (colloquial imperative)
悪食される (passive)
あくじきされる (passive)
akujiki sareru (passive)
悪食させる (causative)
悪食さす (causative)
あくじきさせる (causative)
あくじきさす (causative)
akujiki saseru (causative)
akujiki sasu (causative)
悪食できる (potential)
あくじきできる (potential)
akujiki dekiru (potential)
悪食しよう (volitional)
あくじきしよう (volitional)
akujiki shiyō (volitional)
悪食しない (negative)
あくじきしない (negative)
akujiki shinai (negative)
悪食せず (continuative negative)
あくじきせず (continuative negative)
akujiki sezu (continuative negative)
悪食します (formal)
あくじきします (formal)
akujiki shimasu (formal)
悪食した (perfective)
あくじきした (perfective)
akujiki shita (perfective)
悪食して (conjunctive)
あくじきして (conjunctive)
akujiki shite (conjunctive)
悪食すれば (conditional hypothetical)
あくじきすれば (conditional hypothetical)
akujiki sureba (conditional hypothetical)
悪食し
あくしょくし
akushoku shi
悪食する
あくしょくする
akushoku suru
悪食すれ
あくしょくすれ
akushoku sure
悪食せよ (imperative literary)
悪食しろ (colloquial imperative)
あくしょくせよ (imperative literary)
あくしょくしろ (colloquial imperative)
akushoku seyo (imperative literary)
akushoku shiro (colloquial imperative)
悪食される (passive)
あくしょくされる (passive)
akushoku sareru (passive)
悪食させる (causative)
悪食さす (causative)
あくしょくさせる (causative)
あくしょくさす (causative)
akushoku saseru (causative)
akushoku sasu (causative)
悪食できる (potential)
あくしょくできる (potential)
akushoku dekiru (potential)
悪食しよう (volitional)
あくしょくしよう (volitional)
akushoku shiyō (volitional)
悪食しない (negative)
あくしょくしない (negative)
akushoku shinai (negative)
悪食せず (continuative negative)
あくしょくせず (continuative negative)
akushoku sezu (continuative negative)
悪食します (formal)
あくしょくします (formal)
akushoku shimasu (formal)
悪食した (perfective)
あくしょくした (perfective)
akushoku shita (perfective)
悪食して (conjunctive)
あくしょくして (conjunctive)
akushoku shite (conjunctive)
悪食すれば (conditional hypothetical)
あくしょくすれば (conditional hypothetical)
akushoku sureba (conditional hypothetical)

[a̠kɯ̟ɕo̞kɯ̟]


宗教団体

ja-noun

宗(しゅう)教(きょう)団(だん)体(たい) • (shūkyō dantai) ^(←しゆうけうだんたい (syuukeudantai)?)

宗教団体 (canonical)
shūkyō dantai (romanization)
syuukeudantai (romanization)
しゆうけうだんたい (hiragana historical)

[ɕɨːkʲo̞ː dã̠nta̠i]

宗教 (shūkyō, “religion”) + 団体 (dantai, “association”)

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2008 July 16 [2008 January 23], Hikaru Nakamura, “その５(ご) Oh(オー) my(マイ) ホビー [Chapter 5: Oh my hobby]”, in [聖](セイント)☆おにいさん [Saint Young Men], 6th edition, volume 1 (fiction), Tokyo: Kodansha:

…Oh– We gotta hide that thing first, Jesus! The Buddha statue I won from that raffle… I don’t want her to think I’m some sorta freaky sect member or enthusiastic narcissist!!

……あっ その前にそれなんとかして隠して　イエス！福引きでもらった仏像……変な宗教団体か強烈なナルシストだと思われるから‼

……A' Sono mae ni sore nan toka shite kakushite Iesu! Fukubiki de moratta Futsuzō……Hen na shūkyō dantai ka kyōretsu na narushisuto da to omawareru kara‼


マグダラのマリア

ja-pos

^マグダラ の ^マリア

マグダラ (Magudara, “Magdala”) + の (no, “'s”) + マリア (Maria, “Mary”), calque of Latin Maria Magdalena.


シッダールタ

Borrowed from Sanskrit सिद्धार्थ (siddhārtha).

Hikaru Nakamura, “その89(はちじゅうきゅう) ママ友(とも)会(かい)in(イン)立(たち)川(かわ) [Chapter 89: Moms’ club in Tachikawa]”, in [聖](セイント)☆おにいさん [Saint☆Young Men], volume 13 (fiction), Tokyo: Kodansha:

あら シッダールタ 久しぶりね 息子よ


三世

(Buddhism) the "three lives", namely 前世 (zense, “previous life”), 現世 (gense, “current life”) and 来世 (raise)/後世 (gose, “next life”)


阿耨多羅三藐三菩提

ja-noun

阿%耨%多%羅%三%藐%三%菩%提

あ%のく%た%ら% さん%みゃく% さん%ぼ%だい

阿(あ)耨(のく)多(た)羅(ら)三(さん)藐(みゃく)三(さん)菩(ぼ)提(だい) • (anokutara sanmyaku sanbodai)

阿耨多羅三藐三菩提 (canonical)
anokutara sanmyaku sanbodai (romanization)

[a̠no̞kɯ̟ta̠ɾa̠ sã̠mʲːa̠kɯ̟ sã̠mbo̞da̠i]

Ultimately a transliteration from Sanskrit अनुत्तरा सम्यक् सम्बोधि (anuttarā samyak sambodhi, literally “highest perfect awakening”), via Middle Chinese 阿耨多羅三藐三菩提 (MC 'a nowk ta la sam maewk sam bu dej), possibly through Pali anuttara sammā sambodhi.

bor

あのくたらさんみやくさんほたい

अनुत्तरा सम्यक् सम्बोधि

der

あのくたらさんみゃくさんぼだい

ltc-l

阿耨多羅三藐三菩提の仏たちわが立つ杣に冥加あらせたまへ
anokutara sanmyaku sanbodai no hotoke-tachi waga tatsu soma ni myōga arasetamae
O supreme, perfect, and enlightened buddhas (i.e. beings of anuttarā samyak sambodhi), protect the wooded mountains where I stand!

1018, Wakan Rōeishū (book 2, poem 602 by Dengyō-daishi)

(Buddhism) the supreme perfect enlightenment


西王母

ja-pos

西(せい)王(おう)母(ぼ) • (Seiōbo) ^(←せいわうぼ (Seiwaubo)?)

西(さい)王(おう)母(ぼ) • (Saiōbo) ^(←さいわうぼ (Saiwaubo)?)

西王母 • ^ (canonical)
西王母 (canonical)
Seiōbo (romanization)
Seiwaubo (romanization)
Saiōbo (romanization)
Saiwaubo (romanization)
せいわうぼ (hiragana historical)
さいわうぼ (hiragana historical)

(Chinese religion, Chinese mythology) Queen Mother of the West (goddess)


苾蒭

Re-reading, using the kan'on of 苾 and the kan'yōon of 蒭.


浄瑠璃

ja-noun

浄(じょう)瑠(る)璃(り) • (jōruri) ^(←じやうるり (zyaururi)?)

浄瑠璃 (canonical)
jōruri (romanization)
zyaururi (romanization)
じやうるり (hiragana historical)

[d͡ʑo̞ːɾɯ̟ɾʲi]

The "narrative music" sense is derived from 浄瑠璃姫 (Jōruri-hime), the name of a rich man's daughter from 浄瑠璃物語 (Jōruri monogatari), expanded to mean a form of music based on the ballad drama.


開山

(Buddhism) foundation/establishment of a temple

(Buddhism) the monk who founded a temple


開山

ja-verb-suru

開(かい)山(さん)する • (kaisan suru) suru (stem 開(かい)山(さん)し (kaisan shi), past 開(かい)山(さん)した (kaisan shita))

開山する (canonical)
kaisan suru (romanization)
開山し (stem)
開山した (past)
開山し
かいさんし
kaisan shi
開山する
かいさんする
kaisan suru
開山すれ
かいさんすれ
kaisan sure
開山せよ (imperative literary)
開山しろ (colloquial imperative)
かいさんせよ (imperative literary)
かいさんしろ (colloquial imperative)
kaisan seyo (imperative literary)
kaisan shiro (colloquial imperative)
開山される (passive)
かいさんされる (passive)
kaisan sareru (passive)
開山させる (causative)
開山さす (causative)
かいさんさせる (causative)
かいさんさす (causative)
kaisan saseru (causative)
kaisan sasu (causative)
開山できる (potential)
かいさんできる (potential)
kaisan dekiru (potential)
開山しよう (volitional)
かいさんしよう (volitional)
kaisan shiyō (volitional)
開山しない (negative)
かいさんしない (negative)
kaisan shinai (negative)
開山せず (continuative negative)
かいさんせず (continuative negative)
kaisan sezu (continuative negative)
開山します (formal)
かいさんします (formal)
kaisan shimasu (formal)
開山した (perfective)
かいさんした (perfective)
kaisan shita (perfective)
開山して (conjunctive)
かいさんして (conjunctive)
kaisan shite (conjunctive)
開山すれば (conditional hypothetical)
かいさんすれば (conditional hypothetical)
kaisan sureba (conditional hypothetical)


帰依

(Buddhism) refuge; believing in the teachings of the gods and Buddhas and high priests


帰依

帰(き)依(え)する • (kie suru) suru (stem 帰(き)依(え)し (kie shi), past 帰(き)依(え)した (kie shita))

帰依する (canonical)
kie suru (romanization)
帰依し (stem)
帰依した (past)
帰依し
きえし
kie shi
帰依する
きえする
kie suru
帰依すれ
きえすれ
kie sure
帰依せよ (imperative literary)
帰依しろ (colloquial imperative)
きえせよ (imperative literary)
きえしろ (colloquial imperative)
kie seyo (imperative literary)
kie shiro (colloquial imperative)
帰依される (passive)
きえされる (passive)
kie sareru (passive)
帰依させる (causative)
帰依さす (causative)
きえさせる (causative)
きえさす (causative)
kie saseru (causative)
kie sasu (causative)
帰依できる (potential)
きえできる (potential)
kie dekiru (potential)
帰依しよう (volitional)
きえしよう (volitional)
kie shiyō (volitional)
帰依しない (negative)
きえしない (negative)
kie shinai (negative)
帰依せず (continuative negative)
きえせず (continuative negative)
kie sezu (continuative negative)
帰依します (formal)
きえします (formal)
kie shimasu (formal)
帰依した (perfective)
きえした (perfective)
kie shita (perfective)
帰依して (conjunctive)
きえして (conjunctive)
kie shite (conjunctive)
帰依すれば (conditional hypothetical)
きえすれば (conditional hypothetical)
kie sureba (conditional hypothetical)

(Buddhism) to become a (devout) believer in Buddhism

(Buddhism) to take refuge in the Three Jewels


般若心経

ja-pos

^はんにゃ ^しんぎょう

般(はん)若(にゃ)心(しん)経(ぎょう) • (Hannya Shingyō) ^(←はんにやしんぎやう (Fannyasingyau)?)

般若心経 (canonical)
Hannya Shingyō (romanization)
Fannyasingyau (romanization)
はんにやしんぎやう (hiragana historical)

Short form of 般若波羅蜜多心経 (Hannya Haramitta Shingyō).

観自在菩薩。行深般若波羅蜜多時。照見五蘊皆空。度一切苦厄。舎利子。色不異空。空不異色。色即是空。空即是色。受想行識亦復如是...

Kanjizai Bosatsu, gyō jin hannya haramitta ji, shōken goun kai kū, do issai kuyaku. Sharishi, shiki fu i kū, kū fu i shiki. Shiki soku ze kū, kū soku ze shiki. Ju-sō-gyō-shiki yaku bu nyoze...

Avalokiteśvara, who helps all to awaken, moves in the deep course of realizing wisdom beyond wisdom, sees that all five streams of body, heart, and mind are without boundary, and frees all from anguish. O Sariputra, [who listens to the teachings of the Buddha], form is not separate from boundlessness; boundlessness is not separate from form. Form is boundlessness; boundlessness is form. Feelings, perceptions, inclinations, and discernment are also like this.

(Buddhism) the Heart Sutra, Prajñāpāramitā Hṛdaya Sūtra:


同行二人

同(どう)行(ぎょう)二(に)人(にん) • (dōgyō ninin) ^(←どうぎやうににん (dougyauninin)?)

同行二人 (canonical)
dōgyō ninin (romanization)
dougyauninin (romanization)
どうぎやうににん (hiragana historical)

[do̞ːɡʲo̞ː ɲ̟iɲ̟ĩɴ]

Literally “two persons on the same journey”. That is, the pilgrim walks alongside 弘法大師 (Kōbō Daishi).

(Buddhism) a phrase written on walking sticks, hats, and other implements of pilgrims walking along the 四国巡礼 (Shikoku Junrei, “Shikoku pilgrimage”)


念彼観音力

ねんぴ ^かんのん りき

念(ねん)彼(ぴ)観(かん)音(のん)力(りき) • (nenpi Kannon riki) ^(←ねんぴくわんおんりき (nenpikwan'onriki)?)

念彼観音力 (canonical)
nenpi Kannon riki (romanization)
nenpikwan'onriki (romanization)
ねんぴくわんおんりき (hiragana historical)

From the gatha of the twenty-fifth chapter of the Lotus Sutra; this same phrase is mentioned 13 times.


伽藍

(Buddhism) Short for 僧伽藍摩 (sōgaranma, “a Buddhist temple or monastery”).


千手観音

千(せん)手(じゅ)観(かん)音(のん) • (Senju Kannon) ^(←せんじゆくわんおん (Senzyukwan'on)?)

千手観音 (canonical)
Senju Kannon (romanization)
Senzyukwan'on (romanization)
せんじゆくわんおん (hiragana historical)

[sẽ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑɨ kã̠nːõ̞ɴ]

千 (sen, “thousand”) + 手 (shu, “hand”) + 観音 (Kannon), calque of Sanskrit सहस्रभुजार्यावलोकितेश्वर (sahasrabhujāryāvalokiteśvara). The shu reading for 手 changes to ju as an instance of rendaku (連濁). The on reading for 音 changes to non as an instance of renjō (連声).

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सहस्रभुजार्यावलोकितेश्वर

ja-renjō

(Buddhism) the Thousand-Handed Bodhisattva


蘇婆訶

Transliteration of Sanskrit स्वाहा (svāhā).

(Buddhism, rare) word added to the end of a mantra, used as an intention for blessing, good luck, etc., or as an oblation


薩婆訶

ja-pos

薩婆訶(そわか) or 薩婆訶(ソワカ) • (sowaka) ^(←そはか (sofaka) or ソハカ (sofaka)?)

薩婆訶 (canonical)
薩婆訶 (canonical)
sowaka (romanization)
sofaka (romanization)
そはか (hiragana historical)
ソハカ (hiragana historical)

/sopaka/ → /soɸaka/ → /sowaka/
From Middle Chinese 薩婆訶 (MC sat ba xa), itself a transliteration of Sanskrit स्वाहा (svāhā).

(Buddhism) word added to the end of a mantra, used as an intention for blessing, good luck, etc., or as an oblation

羯諦羯諦波羅羯諦波羅僧羯諦菩提薩婆訶

gyatei gyatei haragyatei harasōgyatei boji sowaka


南無妙法蓮華経

^なむ ^みょうほう ^れんげ ^きょう

^なむ ^めうほふ ^れんげ ^きやう

南(な)無(む)妙(みょう)法(ほう)蓮(れん)華(げ)経(きょう) • (Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō) ^(←なむめうほふれんげきやう (Namu Meufofu Renge Kyau)?)

南無妙法蓮華経 (canonical)
Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō (romanization)
Namu Meufofu Renge Kyau (romanization)
なむめうほふれんげきやう (hiragana historical)

From 南無 (namu, Buddhist salutation or expression of faith) + 妙法蓮華経 (Myōhō Renge Kyō, “Lotus Sutra”).

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(Buddhism) a mantra commonly chanted in the Nichiren school of Buddhism, praising the Lotus Sutra


唵蘇羅薩縛帝曳娑婆訶

ja-pos

^おん ^そらそばてい えい そわか

唵(おん)蘇(そ)羅(ら)薩(そ)縛(ば)帝(てい)曳(えい)娑(そ)婆(わ)訶(か) • (On Sorasobatei ei sowaka)

唵蘇羅薩縛帝曳娑婆訶 (canonical)
On Sorasobatei ei sowaka (romanization)

唵‧蘇羅薩縛帝‧曳‧娑婆訶

唵(おん) (on, “om”) + 蘇(そ)羅(ら)薩(そ)縛(ば)帝(てい) (Sorasobatei, “Saraswati”) + 曳(えい) (ei, transcription of Sanskrit "aym") + 娑(そ)婆(わ)訶(か) (sowaka, “svāhā”) , compare om aim Saraswatyai namah.


唵訶訶訶尾娑摩曳娑婆訶

ja-pos

おん かかか びさんまえい そわか

オン カカカ ビサンマエイ ソワカ

唵(おん)訶(か)訶(か)訶(か)尾(び)娑(さん)摩(ま)曳(えい)娑(そ)婆(わ)訶(か) or 唵訶訶訶尾娑摩曳娑婆訶(オンカカカビサンマエイソワカ) • (on kakaka bisanmaei sowaka)

唵訶訶訶尾娑摩曳娑婆訶 (canonical)
唵訶訶訶尾娑摩曳娑婆訶 (canonical)
on kakaka bisanmaei sowaka (romanization)

[o̞ŋ ka̠ka̠ka̠ bʲisã̠mːa̠e̞ː so̞β̞a̠ka̠]

唵‧訶‧訶‧訶‧尾娑摩曳‧娑婆訶

From Sanskrit ॐ हहह विस्मये स्वाहा (oṃ hahaha vismaye svāhā): 唵(おん) (on, “om”) + 訶(か)訶(か)訶(か) (kakaka, onomatopoeia for laughter) + 尾(び)娑(さん)摩(ま)曳(えい) (bisanmaei, transcription of "vismaye") + 娑(そ)婆(わ)訶(か) (sowaka, “svāhā”).

der

おんかかかびさんまえいそわか

ja-compound

(Buddhism) An esoteric Buddhist mantra (Om! Ha ha ha! O wondrous one, svāhā!).


オンアラハシャノウ

ja-pos

オンアラハシャノウ or おんあらはしゃのう • (on'arahashanō) ^(←オンアラハシヤナウ (on'arafasyanau)?)

オンアラハシャノウ (canonical)
おんあらはしゃのう (canonical)
on'arahashanō (romanization)
on'arafasyanau (romanization)
オンアラハシヤナウ (historical katakana)

[o̞ɰ̃ a̠ɾa̠ha̠ɕa̠no̞ː]

オン‧ア‧ラ‧ハ‧シャ‧ノウ

/on a ra pa sa nau/ → /on a ra ɸa sya nau/ → /on a ra ha ɕa noː/
From Sanskrit ॐ अरपचन धीः (oṃ arapacana dhīḥ): 唵(オン) (on, “oṃ”) + アラハシャノウ (arahashanō, “arapacana”, a Buddhist mnemonic of the Sanskrit alphabet).

ja-compound

(Buddhism, chiefly Shingon) An esoteric Buddhist mantra, directed to Monju Bosatsu (Mañjuśrī bodhisattva)


オンマイタレイヤソワカ

ja-pos

おん まいたれいや そわか

オンマイタレイヤソワカ or おんまいたれいやそわか • (onmaitareiyasowaka) ^(←オンマイタレイヤソハカ (onmaitareiyasofaka)?)

オンマイタレイヤソワカ (canonical)
おんまいたれいやそわか (canonical)
onmaitareiyasowaka (romanization)
onmaitareiyasofaka (romanization)
オンマイタレイヤソハカ (historical katakana)

オン‧マイタレイヤ‧ソワカ

From Sanskrit ॐ मैत्रेय स्वाहा (oṃ maitreya svāhā): 唵(オン) (on, “oṃ”) + マイタレイヤ (maitareiya, “Maitreya”, literally “compassionate one”) + ソワカ (sowaka, “svāhā”).

bor

ॐ मैत्रेय स्वाहा

ja-compound

(Buddhism, chiefly Shingon) An esoteric Buddhist mantra, directed to Miroku Bosatsu (Maitreya bodhisattva)


瓔珞

ja-noun

瓔(よう)珞(らく) • (yōraku) ^(←やうらく (yauraku)?)

瓔珞 (canonical)
yōraku (romanization)
yauraku (romanization)
やうらく (hiragana historical)

[jo̞ːɾa̠kɯ̟]

(Buddhism) Jade or pearl necklace, used to decorate statues and shrines.


心経

ja-pos

心(しん)経(ぎょう) • (Shingyō) ^(←しんぎやう (Singyau)?)

心経 (canonical)
Shingyō (romanization)
Singyau (romanization)
しんぎやう (hiragana historical)

Shorter form of 般若波羅蜜多心経 (Hannya Haramitta Shingyō).

(Buddhism) Short for 般若心経 (Hannya Shingyō): the Heart Sutra (Sutra of the Heart of Prajnaparamita)


般若波羅蜜多心経

はんにゃ はらみった しんぎょう

^はんにや ^はらみつた ^しんぎやう

般(はん)若(にゃ)波(は)羅(ら)蜜(みっ)多(た)心(しん)経(ぎょう) • (Hannya Haramitta Shingyō) ^(←はんにやはらみつたしんぎやう (Fannya Faramituta Singyau)?)

般%若%波%羅%蜜%多%心%経

はん%にゃ% は%ら%み%た% しん%ぎょう

^はんにゃ ^はらみた ^しんぎょう

般(はん)若(にゃ)波(は)羅(ら)蜜(み)多(た)心(しん)経(ぎょう) • (Hannya Haramita Shingyō) ^(←はんにゃはらみたしんぎょう (Fannya Faramita Singyou)?)

般若波羅蜜多心経 • ^ (canonical)
般若波羅蜜多心経 (canonical)
Hannya Haramitta Shingyō (romanization)
Fannya Faramituta Singyau (romanization)
Hannya Haramita Shingyō (romanization)
Fannya Faramita Singyou (romanization)
はんにやはらみつたしんぎやう (hiragana historical)
はんにゃはらみたしんぎょう (hiragana historical)

From Middle Chinese 般若波羅蜜多心經 (MC paen nyaeX pa la mjit ta sim keng), itself a calque of Sanskrit प्रज्ञापारमिता हृदय सूत्र (Prajñāpāramitā-hṛdaya Sūtra).
From 般(はん)若(にゃ)波(は)羅(ら)蜜(みっ)多(た) (hannya haramitta, “Perfection of Wisdom”) + 心(しん) (shin, “heart”) + 経(きょう) (kyō, “sutra”).

der

はんにやはらみつたしんきよう

calque

प्रज्ञापारमिता हृदय सूत्र

ja-compound

はん%にゃ% は%ら%みっ%た

(Buddhism) the Heart of the Perfection of Wisdom Sūtra


四大天王

ja-noun

四(し)大(だい)天(てん)王(のう) • (shi daitennō) ^(←しだいてんわう (sidaiten'wau)?)

四大天王 (canonical)
shi daitennō (romanization)
sidaiten'wau (romanization)
しだいてんわう (hiragana historical)

Calque of Sanskrit चतुर्महाराज (caturmahārāja, literally “four great kings”).

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(Buddhism) Synonym of 四天王 (shitennō): the Four Heavenly Kings


インマヌエル

[ĩmːa̠nɯ̟e̞ɾɯ̟]


ヨエル

ヨエル書


白蓮教

白蓮教 (canonical)
Byakurenkyō (romanization)

[bʲa̠kɯ̟ɾẽ̞ŋʲkʲo̞ː]

(historical, religion) White Lotus (a religious and political movement that originated in China in the late 13th century)


南無

Transliteration of Sanskrit नमो (namo), from Sanskrit नमस् (námas, literally “a bow”), possibly via Middle Chinese 南無 (MC nom mju).
Compare Mandarin 南無 /南无 (námó).

der

(Buddhism) Used in Buddhist salutations or expressions of faith: to salute; to homage or to take refuge (a Buddha or a Bodhisattva).


南無

Likely a borrowing from Mandarin 南無 /南无 (námó).


摩訶

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Kūkai
Nihon Kokugo Daijiten
Vairocanābhisaṃbodhi Sūtra
ja:大毘盧遮那成仏神変加持経
ja:弘法大師

From Middle Chinese 摩訶 (MC ma xa), in turn a borrowing from Sanskrit महा (mahā), itself the combining form of महत् (mahat, “great”).
First cited in Japanese to the 824 Buddhist text 大日経開題 (Dainichikyō Kaidai), a commentary written by 弘法大師 (Kōbō Daishi, also known as Kūkai) on the 大毘盧遮那成仏神変加持経 (Dai Birushana Jōbutsu Jinben Kaji Kyō, “Vairocanābhisaṃbodhi Sūtra”).

(Buddhism) something great, something excellent (used as an epithet with regard to people or things)


摩訶

摩訶 (canonical)
摩訶 (canonical)
maka- (romanization)

(Buddhism) great, excellent (used as an epithet on the names of people or things)


無始

(Buddhism) the eternal without beginning; that which has always existed


摩訶般若波羅蜜多心経

ja-pos

まか はんにゃ はらみった しんぎょう

まかはんにやはらみつたしんぎやう

摩(ま)訶(か)般(はん)若(にゃ)波(は)羅(ら)蜜(みっ)多(た)心(しん)経(ぎょう) • (Maka Hannya Haramitta Shingyō) ^(←まかはんにやはらみつたしんぎやう (Makafannyafaramitutasingyau)?)

摩訶般若波羅蜜多心経 (canonical)
Maka Hannya Haramitta Shingyō (romanization)
Makafannyafaramitutasingyau (romanization)
まかはんにやはらみつたしんぎやう (hiragana historical)

From 摩訶(まか) (maka, itself from Sanskrit महा (mahā), “great”) + 般(はん)若(にゃ)波(は)羅(ら)蜜(みっ)多(た)心(しん)経(ぎょう) (Hannya Haramitta Shingyō, “Prajñāpāramitā Hṛdaya Sūtra”).

ja-compound

般%若 波%羅%蜜%多 心%経

^はん%にゃ ^は%ら%みっ%た ^しん%ぎょう

itself from Sanskrit <i class="Deva mention" lang="sa">महा</i> (mahā), “great”

(Buddhism) Synonym of 般若心経 (Hannya Shingyō): the Heart Sutra


罪業

ja-noun

罪(ざい)業(ごう) • (zaigō) ^(←ざいごふ (zaigofu)?)

罪業 (canonical)
zaigō (romanization)
zaigofu (romanization)
ざいごふ (hiragana historical)


観自在

観(かん)自(じ)在(ざい) • (kanjizai) ^(←くわんじざい (kwanzizai)?)

観自在 (canonical)
kanjizai (romanization)
kwanzizai (romanization)
くわんじざい (hiragana historical)

From a translation of Sanskrit अवलोकितेश्वर (Avalokiteśvara) in the Heart Sutra, rooted in Middle Chinese.
In the present form, 観 (kan, “see, observe”, from अवलोकित (avalokita), "beholding") + 自在 (jizai, from ईश्वर (īśvara), "supreme being").
Compare 観世音 (Kanzeon).

der

अवलोकितेश्वर

(Buddhism) that is able to see everything at will


観自在

ja-pos

観(かん)自(じ)在(ざい) • (Kanjizai) ^(←くわんじざい (Kwanzizai)?)

観自在 (canonical)
Kanjizai (romanization)
Kwanzizai (romanization)
くわんじざい (hiragana historical)

der

अवलोकितेश्वर

観自在菩薩 観自在菩薩#Japanese

(Buddhism) Short for 観自在菩薩 (Kanjizai Bosatsu, “Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva”).


三藐三菩提

ja-noun

三(さん)藐(みゃく)三(さん)菩(ぼ)提(だい) • (sanmyaku sanbodai)

三藐三菩提 (canonical)
sanmyaku sanbodai (romanization)

Ultimately from Sanskrit सम्यक् सम्बोधि (samyak sambodhi, “complete enlightenment”), via Middle Chinese 三藐三菩提 (MC sam maewk sam bu dej).

der

सम्यक् सम्बोधि


卒塔婆

ja-noun

卒(そ)塔(とう)婆(ば) • (sotōba) ^(←そたふば (sotafuba)?)

卒塔婆 (canonical)
sotōba (romanization)
sotafuba (romanization)
そたふば (hiragana historical)

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From Middle Chinese 卒塔婆 (MC tswit|tshwot|tswot thap ba), in turn a transliteration of Sanskrit स्तूप (stūpa, “heap, mound, relic-shrine, summit”).
The length of the medial /-o-/ vowel has apparently varied somewhat over time. First cited to a text from 850, with the spelling 窣堵婆 (sotoba?). The short-"o" reading sotoba appears to be more common in modern usage.

der

(Buddhism) stupa (structure housing Buddhist relics), dagoba


卒塔婆

Possibly a sound shift from sotōba. Then again, the length of the medial /-o-/ vowel has apparently varied somewhat over time. First cited to a text from 850, with the spelling 窣堵婆 (sotoba?). The short-"o" reading sotoba appears to be more common in modern usage.


光明真言

ja-pos

光(こう)明(みょう)真(しん)言(ごん) • (Kōmyō Shingon) ^(←くわうみやうしんごん (Kwaumyausingon)?)

光明真言 (canonical)
Kōmyō Shingon (romanization)
Kwaumyausingon (romanization)
くわうみやうしんごん (hiragana historical)

[ko̞ːmʲo̞ː ɕĩŋɡõ̞ɴ]

Compound of 光明 (kōmyō, “light”) + 真言 (shingon, “mantra”).

com

唵阿謨伽尾盧左曩摩訶母捺囉麽抳鉢納麽入嚩攞鉢囉韈哆野吽

on abokya beiroshanō makabodara mani handoma jinbara harabaritaya un

oṃ amogha vairocana mahāmudra maṇi padma jvāla pravarttaya hūṃ

(Buddhism) an esoteric Buddhist mantra directed to 大日如来 (Dainichi Nyorai, “Mahāvairocana tathāgata”)


禊ぐ

*⟨mi₁ so₂so₂ɡu⟩ → *⟨mi₁so₂ɡu⟩ → */misəɡu/ → /misoɡu/
From Old Japanese, continuative form misogi first attested in the Kojiki (712 CE).
Derivation likely unknown, no known phonetic spellings attested in ancient literature.
* mi is likely 水 (/mi₁/, “water”) instead of 身 (/mi₂/, “body”). See also Jōdai Tokushu Kanazukai for more detail on ancient spellings.
* sosogu (probably rendered as */səsəɡu/ in Old Japanese) is definitely 注ぐ (sosogu, “to pour over”), compare 濯ぐ (susugu, “to rinse”).

… 天川原尓出立而潔身而麻之乎高山乃石穂乃上尓伊座都類香物

...ama no kawara ni ide-tachite misogite mashi o takayama no iwao no ue ni imasetsuru ka mo

...to purify myself and pray on the Heavenly River's shore[, ah, that] I must leave him lying among the rocks of that lofty hill!

(Shinto, archaic) to perform misogi (purification ritual, ablution)


鎮魂

ja-noun

鎮魂(たましずめ) • (tamashizume) ^(←たましづめ (tamasidume)?)

鎮魂 (canonical)
tamashizume (romanization)
tamasidume (romanization)
たましづめ (hiragana historical)

Compound of 魂 (tama, “soul”) + 鎮め (shizume, “calming, pacifying, appeasing”, the 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 鎮(しず)める (shizumeru, “to calm, to pacify, to appease”).).
The spelling is from Middle Chinese, from the chinkon reading above.

compound

(Shinto) short for 鎮魂の祭 (tamashizume no matsuri, “festival for the pacification of the souls of the dead”) or 鎮魂の式 (tamashizume no shiki, “ritual for the pacification of the souls of the dead”): a mass


鎮魂

ja-noun

鎮魂(みたましずめ) • (mitamashizume) ^(←みたましづめ (mitamasidume)?)

鎮魂 (canonical)
mitamashizume (romanization)
mitamasidume (romanization)
みたましづめ (hiragana historical)

Compound of 御霊 (mitama, “soul”) + 鎮め (shizume, “calming, pacifying, appeasing”, the 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 鎮(しず)める (shizumeru, “to calm, to pacify, to appease”).).
The spelling is from Middle Chinese, from the chinkon reading above.
This reading with the mi- prefix appears to be less common than tamashizume above.

compound

(Shinto, archaic) (see tamashizume above)


テモテ

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Τιμόθεος (Timótheos). The route of borrowing and the reason for the phonetic transition to Temote is unclear.

テモテへの手紙一

テモテへの手紙二


堪能

(Buddhism, dated) patience, perseverance


舎利弗

舎利弗 (canonical)
Sharihotsu (romanization)

From Middle Chinese 舍利弗 (MC syaeX|syaeH lijH pjut), itself a transliteration of Sanskrit शारिपुत्र (Śāriputra).

(Buddhism) Śāriputra, one of the disciples of Gautama Buddha


舎利子

From Middle Chinese 舍利子 (MC syaeX|syaeH lijH tsiX).
Literally “Śāri's son”, or erroneously, “Master Śāri”.

舎利子。色不異空。空不異色。色即是空。空即是色。受想行識亦復如是。舎利子。是諸法空相。不生不滅。不垢不浄。不増不減。

7th century, Shorter Prajñāpāramitā-hṛdaya Sutra (translation by Xuanzang)

“Shariputra, form is no other than emptiness; emptiness no other than form[,] form is exactly emptiness; emptiness exactly form. The same is true of feelings, perceptions, impulses, consciousness. Shariputra, all things are marked by emptiness: not born, not destroyed, not tainted, not pure, without gain, without loss.”

Sharishi, shiki fu i kū, kū fu i shiki, shiki soku ze kū, kū soku ze shiki. Ju sō gyō shiki, yaku bu nyoze. Sharishi, ze shohō kūsō, fu shō fu metsu, fu ku fu jō, fu zō fu gen.

(Buddhism) Synonym of 舎利弗 (Sharihotsu): Śāriputra, one of the disciples of Gautama Buddha


天眼通

ja-noun

天(てん)眼(げん)通(つう) or 天(てん)眼(がん)通(つう) • (tengentsū or tengantsū)

天眼通 (canonical)
天眼通 (canonical)
tengentsū (romanization)
tengantsū (romanization)

[tẽ̞ŋɡã̠nt͡sɨː]

[tẽ̞ŋɡẽ̞nt͡sɨː]

From 天眼(てんげん) (tengen, “heavenly eye”) + 通(つう) (tsū, “power”).

ja-compound

(Buddhism) clairvoyance, one of the 六神通 (rokujinzū, “six abhijñā (“higher power”)”)


禰宜

The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of Old Japanese verb 労ぐ (negu, “to pray for blessings or protection”).
The kanji spelling is an example of phonetic ateji (当て字).

(Shinto) a Shinto priest, especially one serving under a 神主 (kannushi, “chief priest”), who is above the other priests in a Shinto shrine


ブードゥー教

ja-noun

ブードゥー教(きょう) • (būdūkyō)

ブードゥー教 (canonical)
būdūkyō (romanization)

(religion) the belief or practice of voodoo


薩埵

From Middle Chinese 薩埵 (MC sat twaX), itself a transliteration of Sanskrit सत्त्व (sattva, “being, existence”) or Pali satta (“being”).

bor

(Buddhism) sentient beings, all living things; by extension, the world

(Buddhism) Short for 菩提薩埵 (bodai-satta): bodhisattva


薩埵

(Buddhism) Short for 菩薩王子 (Satta-ōji): name of a past reincarnation of the Gautama Buddha

菩薩王子

(Buddhism) Short for 金剛菩薩 (Kongōsatta): Vajrasattva


罣礙

ja-noun

罣(け)礙(げ) or 罣礙(けいげ) or 罣礙(けいげい) • (kege or keige or keigei)

罣礙 (canonical)
罣礙 (canonical)
罣礙 (canonical)
kege (romanization)
keige (romanization)
keigei (romanization)
けいげい (hiragana)

From Middle Chinese 掛礙 (MC kweaH ngojH), translation of Sanskrit आवरण (āvaraṇa, “covering; hiding; obscuring; obstructing”) or चित्तावरण (cittāvaraṇa, literally “thought-covering”).
Due to varying speeds of chanting sutras, particularly the Heart Sutra where this term is attested, the ke or both ke and ge may be long-pronounced, as seen in the alternative readings.

der

(Buddhism) a hindrance, obstacle, obstruction


欽定訳聖書

ja-pos

欽(きん)定(てい)訳(やく)聖(せい)書(しょ) • (Kinteiyaku Seisho)

欽定訳聖書 (canonical)
Kinteiyaku Seisho (romanization)

[kʲĩnte̞ːja̠kɯ̟̊ se̞ːɕo̞]

Calque of British English Authorized Version


般若波羅蜜

ja-noun

般(はん)若(にゃ)波(は)羅(ら)蜜(みつ) • (hannya haramitsu)

般若波羅蜜 (canonical)
hannya haramitsu (romanization)

[hã̠ɲ̟ːa̠ ha̠ɾa̠mʲit͡sɨ]

From Middle Chinese 般若波羅蜜 (MC paen nyaeX pa la mjit), itself being Kumārajīva's transliteration of Sanskrit प्रज्ञापारमिता (prajñāpāramitā); equivalent to 般若 (hannya, “wisdom”) + 波羅蜜 (haramitsu, “completeness, perfection”).
Compare 般若波羅蜜多 (hannya haramitta), Xuanzang's later transliteration of the same Buddhist term.

bor

प्रज्ञापारमिता

(Buddhism) prajnaparamita (perfection of wisdom, one of the six or ten transcendental virtues in Mahayana Buddhism)


妙法蓮華経

ja-pos

みょうほう れんげ きょう

^めうほふ ^れんげ ^きやう

妙(みょう)法(ほう)蓮(れん)華(げ)経(きょう) • (Myōhō Renge Kyō) ^(←めうほふれんげきやう (Meufofu Renge Kyau)?)

妙法蓮華経 (canonical)
Myōhō Renge Kyō (romanization)
Meufofu Renge Kyau (romanization)
めうほふれんげきやう (hiragana historical)

Calque of Sanskrit सद्धर्म पुण्डरीक सूत्र (Saddharma Puṇḍarīka Sūtra).
Equivalent to a compound of 妙法 (myōhō, “teachings of the Buddha”, literally “wondrous law”) + 蓮華 (renge, “lotus flower”) + 経 (kyō, “sutra”).

calque

सद्धर्म पुण्डरीक सूत्र

com

(Buddhism) the Lotus Sutra of the Supreme Dharma


讃仏偈

讃仏偈 (canonical)
Sanbutsu-ge (romanization)

[sã̠mbɯ̟t͡sɨɡe̞]

From 讃仏 (sanbutsu, “praising the Buddha”) + 偈 (ge, “gatha”).

光顔巍巍 威神無極 如是焰明 無与等者 日月摩尼 殊光焰耀 皆悉隠蔽 猶若聚墨 [...]

kō gen gigi, i jin mugoku, nyoze en myō, mu yo tō sha, nichigatsu mani, shu kō en-nyō, kai shitsu onpei, yū nyaku ju moku...

(Buddhism) a poetic verse praising the Buddha found in the Infinite Life Sutra:


ペトロ

シモン・ペトロ


色即是空

ja-pos

色(しき)即(そく)是(ぜ)空(くう) • (shiki soku ze kū)

色即是空 (canonical)
shiki soku ze kū (romanization)

From the 般若心経 (Hannya Shingyō, “Heart Sutra”).
From Middle Chinese 色即是空 (MC srik tsik dzyeX khuwng), itself being Kumārajīva's translation from Sanskrit यद् रूपं सा शून्यता (yad rūpaṃ sā śūnyatā, literally “form is indeed emptiness”).

der

यद् रूपं सा शून्यता

(Buddhism) the fundamental doctrine that all things in this world that have a connection or reason has no intrinsic essence


空即是色

ja-pos

空(くう)即(そく)是(ぜ)色(しき) • (kū soku ze shiki)

空即是色 (canonical)
kū soku ze shiki (romanization)

Attested in the Heart Sutra.
From Middle Chinese 空即是色 (MC khuwng tsik dzyeX srik), itself being Kumārajīva's translation from Sanskrit या शून्यता तद् रूपम् (yā śūnyatā tad rūpam, literally “emptiness is only form”).

der

या शून्यता तद् रूपम्

(Buddhism) fundamental doctrine that all things in this world are empty in essence, and through that existence, all phenomenon is real in form


イマーム

ja-noun

イマーム • (imāmu)


夜摩

Transliteration of Sanskrit यम (yamá). Doublet of 閻魔 (Enma).

千代 空の、空の、大空の、夜摩の国といふところに、ぢぢ様も、父様も、また死んだ其方の妹も

1909, Kinoshita Mokutaro, “Nanban ji monzen” (On the front of the Christian church)

A thousand years, the sky, the sky, the big sky, in the realm of Yama, dear Grandfather, and Father, and Sister who died and passed that way

Sendai sora no, sora no, ōzora no, Yama no kuni to ifu tokoro ni, jijisama mo, chichisama mo, mata shinda sonata no imo mo

(Buddhism) Short for 夜摩天 (Yamaten): Yama, the Buddhist ruler of 奈落 (Naraku, “Naraka, hell”)


ストゥーパ

ストゥーパ • (sutūpa)

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit स्तूप (stūpa). Doublet of classical 卒塔婆(そとうば) (sotōba).


鸕鷀草葺不合尊

ja-pos

^うがやふきあえず の ^みこと

^うがやふきあへず の ^みこと

鸕鷀草葺不合尊(うがやふきあえずのみこと) • (Ugayafukiaezu no Mikoto) ^(←うがやふきあへずのみこと (Ugayafukiafezu no Mikoto)?)

鸕鷀草葺不合尊 (canonical)
Ugayafukiaezu no Mikoto (romanization)
Ugayafukiafezu no Mikoto (romanization)
うがやふきあへずのみこと (hiragana historical)

From Old Japanese.
Short-form of 天津日高日子波限建鵜葺草葺不合命 (Amatsuhiko Hikonagisatake Ugayafukiaezu no Mikoto), attested in the Kojiki (712 CE).

(Shinto, Japanese mythology) Ugayafukiaezu, the son of Hikohohodemi no Mikoto and Toyotamabime, and the father of Emperor Jimmu


天津日高日子波限建鵜葺草葺不合命

^あまつひこ ^ひこなぎさたけ ^うがやふきあえず の ^みこと

^あまつひこ ^ひこなぎさたけ ^うがやふきあへず の ^みこと

天津日高日子波限建鵜葺草葺不合命(あまつひこひこなぎさたけうがやふきあえずのみこと) • (Amatsuhiko Hikonagisatake Ugayafukiaezu no Mikoto) ^(←あまつひこひこなぎさたけうがやふきあへずのみこと (Amatufiko Fikonagisatake Ugayafukiafezu no Mikoto)?)

天津日高日子波限建鵜葺草葺不合命 (canonical)
あまつひこひこなぎさたけうがやふきあへずのみこと (hiragana historical)

[a̠ma̠t͡sɨçiko̞ çiko̞na̠ɡʲisa̠ta̠ke̞ ɯ̟ɡa̠ja̠ɸɯ̟kʲia̠e̞zɨ no̞ mʲiko̞to̞]

Attested in the Kojiki (712 CE).
The name of the kami is derived from:
* 天 (ama, “heaven, sky”, combining form) + つ (tsu, Old Japanese possessive particle) + 彦 (hiko, “boy”, euphemism; here spelled 日高)
* 彦 (hiko, here spelled 日子) + 渚 (nagisa, “water's edge”, spelled with 波) + 丈 (take, “length; all”, spelled with 限建)
* 鵜 (u, “cormorant”) + 茅葺き (kayafuki, “thatched roof”, with rendaku (連濁) shift; spelled with 葺草葺) + 合えず (aezu, “not completing”), negative 已然形 (izenkei, “realis form”) of 合う (au, “to unite → to finish”, spelled with 不合)
* 命, 尊 (mikoto) is a sacred title suffixed to Shinto deities.
The irregular kanji spellings are a combination of ateji (当て字) and jukujikun (熟字訓).
The name of the deity would likely mean the “son of the god come from heaven, born before the hut at the water's edge had been completely thatched with cormorant feathers”.

sortkey

天津日高日子波限建鵜葺草葺不合命

あまつひこひこなきさたけうかやふきあえすのみこと

天津日高日子波限建鵜葺草葺不合命

あまつひこひこなきさたけうかやふきあえすのみこと

天津日高日子波限建鵜葺草葺不合命

あまつひこひこなきさたけうかやふきあえすのみこと


大宝

(Buddhism, figurative) Mahayana Buddhist law

(Buddhism, figurative) homa-mandala, a fire altar used in esoteric ritual


阿鼻地獄

阿鼻地獄 (canonical)
abijigoku (romanization)

(Buddhism) Avīci (the lowest level of the “hell” realm)


ナタン

ja:ナタン (預言者)


ニルバーナ

[ɲ̟iɾɯ̟ba̠ːna̠]

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit निर्वाण (nirvāṇa).


如意宝珠

如意宝珠 (canonical)
Nyoi Hōju (romanization)

[ɲ̟o̞i ho̞ːʑɨ]

Translation of Sanskrit चिन्तामणि (cintāmaṇi).
From 如意 (nyoi, “as one's wishes”) + 宝珠 (hōju, “gem, jewel”).

com

(Buddhism, Hinduism) the Cintamani stone, a wish-fulfilling jewel


唵阿毘羅吽欠

ja-pos

おん あ-び-ら-うん-けん

唵(おん)阿(あ)毘(び)羅(ら)吽(うん)欠(けん) • (on a-bi-ra-un-ken)

唵阿毘羅吽欠 (canonical)
on a-bi-ra-un-ken (romanization)

[o̞ɰ̃ a̠bʲiɾa̠ɯ̟̃ŋkẽ̞ɴ]

Transliteration of Sanskrit ॐ अविरहूम्खम् (oṃ avirahūmkham).
Equivalent to a phrase compound of 唵(おん) (on, “om”) + 阿毘羅吽欠(あびらうんけん) (a-bi-ra-un-ken, “a vi ra hūṃ khaṃ”).

bor

ॐ अविरहूम्खम्

ja-compound

(Buddhism) oṃ a vi ra hūṃ khaṃ: an incantation directed to 大日如来 (Dainichi Nyorai, “Mahavairocana”)


阿毘羅吽欠

ja-pos

阿(あ)毘(び)羅(ら)吽(うん)欠(けん) • (a-bi-ra-un-ken)

阿毘羅吽欠 (canonical)
a-bi-ra-un-ken (romanization)

Transliteration of Sanskrit अविरहूम्खम् (avirahūmkham).

(Buddhism) a vi ra hūṃ khaṃ: a mantra or incantation directed to 大日如来 (Dainichi Nyorai, “Mahavairocana”), the five syllables representing the five elements in Japanese philosophy


究竟涅槃

ja-noun

究(く)竟(きょう)涅(ね)槃(はん) • (kukyō nehan) ^(←くきやうねはん (kukyau nefan)?)

究竟涅槃 (canonical)
kukyō nehan (romanization)
kukyau nefan (romanization)
くきやうねはん (hiragana historical)

From Middle Chinese 究竟涅槃 (MC kjuwH kjaengH net ban), itself a translation of Sanskrit निष्ठा निर्वाण (niṣṭhā nirvāṇa).
Equivalent to 究竟 (kukyō, “excellent, ideal”) + 涅槃 (nehan, “nirvana”).

der

निष्ठा निर्वाण


葦原の中つ国

ja-noun

あしはら の なかつくに

葦(あし)原(はら)の中(なか)つ国(くに) • (ashihara no nakatsukuni)

葦原の中つ国 (canonical)
ashihara no nakatsukuni (romanization)

Literally, “middle land/country of reed beds”.

lit

(Japanese mythology, Shinto) the realm of mortals, i.e. Japan itself (as opposed to the realm of the gods and the realm of the dead)


礼拝堂

ja-noun

礼(らい)拝(はい)堂(どう) • (raihaidō) ^(←らいはいだう (raifaidau)?)

礼拝堂 (canonical)
raihaidō (romanization)
raifaidau (romanization)
らいはいだう (hiragana historical)


魔尼

(Buddhism) Cintamani stone; wish-fulfilling jewel


お釈迦

御 (o-, honorific prefix) + 釈迦 (Shaka, “Sakyamuni; Gautama Buddha”)


火宅

ja-noun

火(か)宅(たく) • (kataku) ^(←くわたく (kwataku)?)

火宅 (canonical)
kataku (romanization)
kwataku (romanization)
くわたく (hiragana historical)

火宅無常

火宅無常 かたくむじょう


苦行

苦行 (canonical)
kugyō (romanization)
kugyau (romanization)
くぎやう (hiragana historical)


苦行

ja-verb-suru

苦(く)行(ぎょう)する • (kugyō suru) ^(←くぎやう (kugyau)?)suru (stem 苦(く)行(ぎょう)し (kugyō shi), past 苦(く)行(ぎょう)した (kugyō shita))

苦行する (canonical)
kugyō suru (romanization)
kugyau (romanization)
苦行し (stem)
苦行した (past)
苦行し
くぎょうし
kugyō shi
苦行する
くぎょうする
kugyō suru
苦行すれ
くぎょうすれ
kugyō sure
苦行せよ (imperative literary)
苦行しろ (colloquial imperative)
くぎょうせよ (imperative literary)
くぎょうしろ (colloquial imperative)
kugyō seyo (imperative literary)
kugyō shiro (colloquial imperative)
苦行される (passive)
くぎょうされる (passive)
kugyō sareru (passive)
苦行させる (causative)
苦行さす (causative)
くぎょうさせる (causative)
くぎょうさす (causative)
kugyō saseru (causative)
kugyō sasu (causative)
苦行できる (potential)
くぎょうできる (potential)
kugyō dekiru (potential)
苦行しよう (volitional)
くぎょうしよう (volitional)
kugyō shiyō (volitional)
苦行しない (negative)
くぎょうしない (negative)
kugyō shinai (negative)
苦行せず (continuative negative)
くぎょうせず (continuative negative)
kugyō sezu (continuative negative)
苦行します (formal)
くぎょうします (formal)
kugyō shimasu (formal)
苦行した (perfective)
くぎょうした (perfective)
kugyō shita (perfective)
苦行して (conjunctive)
くぎょうして (conjunctive)
kugyō shite (conjunctive)
苦行すれば (conditional hypothetical)
くぎょうすれば (conditional hypothetical)
kugyō sureba (conditional hypothetical)


不可説不可説転

ja-noun

不(ふ)可(か)説(せつ)不(ふ)可(か)説(せつ)転(てん) • (fukasetsu fukasetsuten)

不可説不可説転 (canonical)
fukasetsu fukasetsuten (romanization)


般涅槃

般涅槃 (canonical)
hatsunehan (romanization)

Ultimately from Middle Chinese 般涅槃 (MC paen net ban), itself a transliteration of Sanskrit परिनिर्वाण (parinirvāṇa) or Pali parinibbāna.
First cited in roughly 1120.

Kōjien
Nihon Kokugo Daijiten
Shinmura Izuru


大乗仏教

ja-pos

大(だい)乗(じょう)仏(ぶっ)教(きょう) • (Daijō Bukkyō) ^(←だいじようぶつけう (Daizyoubutukeu)?)

大乗仏教 (canonical)
Daijō Bukkyō (romanization)
Daizyoubutukeu (romanization)
だいじようぶつけう (hiragana historical)

[da̠iʑo̞ː bɯ̟k̚ʲkʲo̞ː]

From 大乗 (Daijō, “Mahayana”) + 仏教 (Bukkyō, “Buddhism”), from Chinese 大乘佛教 (Dàchéng Fójiào), from Sanskrit महायान (mahāyāna).


金剛般若波羅蜜多経

ja-pos

^こんごう ^はんにゃ ^はらみた-きょう

^こんがう ^はんにや ^はらみた-きやう

金(こん)剛(ごう)般(はん)若(にゃ)波(は)羅(ら)蜜(み)多(た)経(きょう) • (Kongō Hannya Haramita-kyō) ^(←こんがうはんにやはらみたきやう (Kongau Fannya Faramita-kyau)?)

金剛般若波羅蜜多経 (canonical)
Kongō Hannya Haramita-kyō (romanization)
Kongau Fannya Faramita-kyau (romanization)
こんがうはんにやはらみたきやう (hiragana historical)

Partial calque of Sanskrit वज्रच्छेदिकाप्रज्ञापारमितासूत्र (Vajracchedikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra).
Equivalent to 金(こん)剛(ごう) (kongō, “vajra → diamond”) + 般(はん)若(にゃ)波(は)羅(ら)蜜(み)多(た) (hannya haramita, “perfection of wisdom (prajnaparamita)”) + 経(きょう) (kyō, “sutra”).

partial calque

वज्रच्छेदिकाप्रज्ञापारमितासूत्र

ja-compound

はん%にゃ は%ら%み%た

(Buddhism) the Diamond-cutter Perfection of Wisdom Sūtra