曼珠沙華
Chinese
handsome; large; long pearl; bead granule; hoarse; raspy; sand; powder; tsarflowery; flourishing; magnificent; your; grey; corona; time; essence; China; Chinese; name of a mountaintrad. (曼珠沙華) 曼 珠 沙 華 simp. (曼珠沙华) 曼 珠 沙 华
Etymology
Phono-semantic matching of Sanskrit मञ्जूषक (mañjūṣaka, “name of a species of celestial flower”).
Pronunciation
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |||
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曼 | 珠 | 沙 | 華 |
まん Hyōgaiji |
しゅ > じゅ Grade: S |
しゃ Grade: S |
げ Grade: S |
on’yomi |
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
曼珠沙華 (hiragana まんじゅしゃげ, katakana マンジュシャゲ, rōmaji manjushage)
- Synonym of 彼岸花 (higanbana, “red spider lily”)
See also
- 文殊 (Monju)
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