穢土

Chinese

dirt; filth
 
earth; dust; rural; uncouth; uncultured; plebeian
trad. (穢土)
simp. (秽土)

Pronunciation


Noun

穢土

  1. (Buddhism) impure land; earthly realm; land of the living
  2. dirt; mud

Antonyms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (穢土):

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Hyōgaiji

Grade: 1
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

穢土 (hiragana えど, rōmaji edo)

  1. (Buddhism) The Impure Land; the earthly realm, the land of the living.

Antonyms

References

  1. 1974, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Second Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō
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