帰依

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2

Grade: S
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
歸依 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Noun

()() • (kie) 

  1. conversion; devotion
  2. (Buddhism) refuge; believing in the teachings of the gods and Buddhas and high priests

Derived terms

  • (さん)()() (sankie, Three Refuges)

Verb

()()する • (kie suru) suru (stem ()() (kie shi), past ()()した (kie shita))

  1. (Buddhism) to become a (devout) believer in Buddhism
  2. (Christianity, formal) to embrace Christianity
  3. (Buddhism) to take refuge in the Three Jewels

Conjugation

References

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