如是

Chinese
as (if); such as this
simp. and trad.
(如是)		 如 是

Pronunciation

Adjective

如是

  1. (literary) like this; so; such

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • 如是我聞／如是我闻

Japanese
Kanji in this term
如 是
にょ
Grade: S		 ぜ
Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 如是 (MC ȵɨʌ d͡ʑiᴇX), itself a translation of Sanskrit एवम् (evam, “such, thus”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

Noun

如是 (hiragana にょぜ, rōmaji nyoze)

  1. (Buddhism) like this
  2. (Buddhism) short for 十如是 (jū-nyoze): the ten thusnesses of the Tendai sect
  3. (Buddhism) expression of approval of something said by another person

Derived terms
  • 如 (にょ)是 (ぜ)我 (が)聞 (もん) (nyoze gamon, “thus I hear”)
  • 十 (じゅう)如 (にょ)是 (ぜ) (jū-nyoze, “ten thusnesses of the Tendai sect”)

References
  1. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  3. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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