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地蔵

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See also: 地藏

Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
ぞう
Grade: 6
goon
Alternative spelling
地藏 (kyūjitai)
地蔵 (Jizō): a Jizō bodhisattva statue at Mibudera temple in Japan, depicted with children and bibs.
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Etymology

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/dizau//d͡ʑizɔː//d͡ʑizoː/

Calque of Sanskrit क्षितिगर्भ (Kṣitigarbha, literally earth womb).[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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()(ぞう) (Jizōぢざう (Dizau)?

  1. (Buddhism) Short for 地蔵菩薩 (Jizō Bosatsu): Ksitigarbha, the bodhisattva who looks over children, pregnant women, travelers, and the underworld

Derived terms

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Proverbs

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References

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  1. ^ 地蔵菩薩”, in 日本大百科全書:ニッポニカ (Nippon Dai Hyakka Zensho: Nipponica, Encyclopedia Nipponica)[1] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 1984
  2. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  4. ^ 地蔵”, in 改訂新版 世界大百科事典 (Kaitei Shinpan Sekai Dai-hyakka Jiten, Heibonsha World Encyclopedia Revised Edition)[2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Heibonsha, 2007, →ISBN
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  6. ^ 地蔵菩薩”, in ブリタニカ国際大百科事典 小項目事典 (Buritanika Kokusai Dai Hyakka Jiten: Shō Kōmoku Jiten, Encyclopædia Britannica International: Micropædia)[3] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Britannica Japan Co., Ltd., 2014