弥勒

See also: 彌勒

Chinese
For pronunciation and definitions of 弥勒 – see 彌勒 (“Maitreya; etc.”).
(This term is the simplified form of 彌勒).
Notes:

Japanese
Kanji in this term
弥 勒
み
Grade: S		 ろく
Hyōgaiji
goon
Alternative spelling
彌勒 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 彌勒 (mjie lok), from Sanskrit मैत्रेय (maitreya).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) みろく [mìrókú] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [mʲiɾo̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

Proper noun

弥(み)勒(ろく) • (Miroku) 

  1. (Buddhism) Maitreya
  2. (Buddhism) Maitreya-nātha
  3. Mile (a county-level city in Honghe prefecture, Yunnan, China)

Derived terms
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