大乗仏教

Japanese

Kanji in this term
だい
Grade: 1
じょう
Grade: 3
ぶつ > ぶっ
Grade: 5
きょう
Grade: 2
goon

Etymology

From 大乗 (Daijō, Mahayana) + 仏教 (Bukkyō, Buddhism), from Chinese 大乘佛教, from Sanskrit महायान (mahāyāna).

Pronunciation

  • On’yomi: Goon
    • (Tokyo) いじょーぶっきょー [dàíjóó búꜜkkyòò] (Nakadaka – [5])
    • IPA(key): [da̠iʑo̞ː bɯ̟ᵝk̚ʲkʲo̞ː]

Proper noun

大乗仏教 (hiragana だいじょうぶっきょう, rōmaji Daijō Bukkyō, historical hiragana だいじようぶつけう)

  1. (Buddhism) Mahayana
    Synonyms: 大乗 (Daijō), 大乗教 (Daijōkyō)
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