釈迦

See also: 釋迦, and 释迦

Japanese

Kanji in this term
釈	迦
しゃく > しゃ Grade: S	か Jinmeiyō
irregular	kan'on

Alternative spelling
釋迦 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しゃか [shàká] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) しゃか [sháꜜkà] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɕa̠ka̠]

Proper noun

釈(しゃ)迦(か) • (Shaka) 

1. (Buddhism) Clipping of 釈迦牟尼 (Shakamuni): Sakyamuni
2. (historical) Short for 釈迦族 (Shaka-zoku): an ancient north Indian tribe to which Sakyamuni once belonged

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 釈(しゃ)迦(か)一(いち)代(だい) (Shaka ichidai)
• 釈(しゃ)迦(か)ヶ岳(たけ) (Shakagatake)
• 釈(しゃ)迦(か)三(さん)尊(ぞん) (Shaka Sanzon)
• 釈(シャ)迦(カ)占(シメ)地(ジ) (Shaka shimeji)
• 釈(しゃ)迦(か)十(じゅう) (Shaka-jū)
• 釈(しゃ)迦(か)担(にな)ひ (Shaka-ninai)
• 釈(しゃ)迦(か)如(にょ)来(らい) (Shaka Nyorai)
• 釈(しゃ)迦(か)念(ねん)仏(ぶつ) (Shaka nenbutsu)
• 釈(しゃ)迦(か)八(はっ)相(そう) (Shaka Hassō)
• 釈(しゃ)迦(か)仏(ぶつ) (Shaka-butsu)
• 籠(かご)釈(しゃ)迦(か) (kagoshaka)
• 苦(く)行(ぎょう)釈(しゃ)迦(か) (kugyō Shaka)
• 寝(ね)釈(しゃ)迦(か) (neshaka)

Proverbs

• 釈(しゃ)迦(か)に経(きょう) (Shaka ni kyō)
• 釈(しゃ)迦(か)に説(せっ)法(ぽう) (Shaka ni seppō)

See also

• 釈(しゃ)迦(か)文(もん) (Shakamon)

Noun

釈(しゃ)迦(か) • (Shaka) 

1. (theater) a gold-lacquered Noh mask used to depict the Buddha

See also

• 大(おお)癋見(べしみ) (ōbeshimi)