観世音菩薩

Japanese

Kanji in this term
かん
Grade: 4
せ > ぜ
Grade: 3
おん
Grade: 1

Jinmeiyō
さつ
Jinmeiyō
goon kan’yōon kan’on

Etymology

From (kanzeon, literally perceiver of the world's sounds) + 菩薩 (bosatsu, bodhisattva).

Pronunciation

  • On’yomi
    • (Tokyo) んぜおんぼさつ [kàńzéóń bóꜜsàtsù] (Nakadaka – [6])[1]
    • IPA(key): [kã̠nd͡ze̞õ̞n bo̞sa̠t͡sɨᵝ]

Proper noun

観世音菩薩 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 觀世音菩薩, hiragana かんぜおんぼさつ, rōmaji Kanzeon Bosatsu, historical hiragana くわんぜおんぼさつ)

  1. (Buddhism) Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva of compassion; also known in some cultures as Guanyin, the goddess of mercy
    妙法 (みょうほう)蓮華 (れんげ) (きょう)観世音 (かんぜおん)菩薩 (ぼさつ) () (もん) (ぼん) (だい)二十五 (にじゅうご)
    Myōhō Renge Kyō Kanzeon Bosatsu Fumonbon Dai-nijūgo
    Lotus Sutra chapter 25: the Universal Gate of Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva
    Synonym: 観世音 (Kanzeon)

Derived terms

See also

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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