zendo

English

Alternative forms

• zendō

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 禅堂 (zendō).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzɛndəʊ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

zendo (plural zendos)

1. A hall at a Zen buddhist monastery where formal seated meditation (zazen) is practiced.
   • 2021, Ruth Ozeki, The Book of Form and Emptiness, Canongate Books (2022), page 408:

     In the zendo, she settled herself in her teacher’s old seat and looked out over the room at the rows of meditators who were settling on their cushions, turning to face the smooth, white walls.

Anagrams

• Donze, dozen, zoned

Italian

Noun

zendo m (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) the Avestan language

   Synonyms: avestico, lingua avestica

Japanese

Romanization

zendo

1. Rōmaji transcription of ぜんど