菩提樹

Chinese

bodhi, the state of enlightenment that finally ends the cycle of death and rebirth and leads to nirvana tree
trad. (菩提樹) 菩提
simp. (菩提树) 菩提

Pronunciation


Noun

菩提樹

  1. sacred fig (Ficus religiosa)
  2. (Buddhism) bodhi tree (the specific fig tree under which the Buddha sat when he attained enlightenment)

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Jinmeiyō
だい
Grade: 5
じゅ
Grade: 6
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

菩提樹 (hiragana ぼだいじゅ, rōmaji bodaiju)

  1. bodhi tree
  2. linden

References

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