少林寺拳法

Japanese

Kanji in this term
しょう
Grade: 2
りん
Grade: 1

Grade: 2
けん
Grade: S
ほう > ぽう
Grade: 4
on’yomi goon kan’on

Etymology

From 少林寺 (Shōrin-ji, Shaolin Monastery) + 拳法 (kenpō, martial art).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) しょーりんじけんぽー [shòóríńjí kéꜜǹpòò] (Nakadaka – [6])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɕo̞ːɾʲĩɲ̟d͡ʑi kẽ̞mpo̞ː]

Noun

(しょう)(りん)()(けん)(ぽう) • (Shōrin-ji kenpō) せうりんじけんぱふ (Seurin-zi kenpafu)?

  1. a Japanese modification of Shaolin kung fu established in 1947

Descendants

  • English: shorinji kempo

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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