衆生済度
Japanese
[edit]| Kanji in this term | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 衆 | 生 | 済 | 度 |
| しゅ Grade: 6 |
じょう Grade: 1 |
さい Grade: 6 |
ど Grade: 3 |
| goon | |||
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 衆生濟度 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
[edit]By surface analysis, 衆生 (shujō, “the masses”) + 済度 (saido, “salvation”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]衆生済度 • (shujōsaido)
- (Buddhism) the guidance of the masses towards enlightenment and their salvation from suffering; as by e.g. a bodhisattva
References
[edit]- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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- Japanese terms spelled with 衆 read as しゅ
- Japanese terms spelled with 生 read as じょう
- Japanese terms spelled with 済 read as さい
- Japanese terms spelled with 度 read as ど
- Japanese terms read with goon
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- Japanese terms spelled with sixth grade kanji
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