三昧

Chinese

		phonetic
simp. and trad. (三昧)		三	昧

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit समाधि (samādhi).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): sānmèi

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄢㄇㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): saam¹ mui⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: sānmèi
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄢㄇㄟˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sanmey
  - IPA ^(key): /sän⁵⁵ meɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: saam¹ mui⁶
  - Yale: sāam muih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: saam¹ mui⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: sam¹ mui⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /säːm⁵⁵ muːy̯²²/

Noun

三昧

(Buddhism) samadhi
(figuratively) knack; secret

Japanese

Kanji in this term
三	昧
さん Grade: 1	まい Grade: S
on’yomi

Kanji in this term
三	昧
さん > ざん Grade: 1	まい Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 三昧, from Sanskrit समाधि (samādhi).

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) さんまい [sàńmáí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- IPA^(key): [sã̠mːa̠i]
- (noun only)

Noun

三昧 (hiragana さんまい, rōmaji sanmai)

(Buddhism) samadhi

Suffix

三昧 (hiragana ざんまい, rōmaji -zanmai)

(figuratively) doing something to one's heart's content

Usage notes

Attaches to nouns or na-adjectives.

References

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

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