大乗

Japanese
Kanji in this term
大 乗
だい
Grade: 1		 じょう
Grade: 3
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
大乘 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Chinese 大乘 (Dàchéng), a calque of Sanskrit महायान (mahāyāna).

Noun

大(だい)乗(じょう) • (daijō) 

  1. Mahayana; the great vehicle
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