森羅万象

Japanese

Kanji in this term
しん
Grade: 1

Grade: S
ばん
Grade: 2
しょう
Grade: 4
kan’on

Etymology

Borrowing from Middle Chinese 森羅萬象 (MC ʃˠiɪm lɑ mʉɐnH zɨɐŋX), can be interpreted as a compound of 森羅 (shinra, all-covering foresteverything above ground) + 万象 (banshō, banzō, manzō, ten thousand/myriads of things → everything).

Pronunciation

Noun

森羅万象 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 森羅萬象, hiragana しんらばんしょう, rōmaji shinra banshō, historical hiragana しんらばんしやう)
(alternative reading hiragana しんらばんぞう, romaji shinra banzō, historical hiragana しんらばんざう)
(alternative reading hiragana しんらまんぞう, romaji shinra manzō, historical hiragana しんらまんざう)

  1. (idiomatic, especially in Buddhism) all things existing in the universe

Proper noun

森羅万象 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 森羅萬象, hiragana しんらばんしょう, rōmaji Shinra Banshō, historical hiragana しんらばんしやう)
(alternative reading hiragana しんらまんぞう, romaji Shinra Manzō, historical hiragana しんらまんざう)

  1. a pen name of Morishima Chūryō, Edo-period author and poet

References

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