馬頭観音
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Japanese
[edit]| Kanji in this term | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 馬 | 頭 | 観 | 音 |
| ば Grade: 2 |
とう Grade: 2 |
かん Grade: 4 |
おん > のん Grade: 1 |
| kan'on | goon | ||
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 馬頭觀音 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
[edit]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).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]馬頭観音 • (Batō Kannon) ←ばとうくわんおん (Batoukwan'on)?
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- Japanese terms spelled with 馬 read as ば
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