権化

Japanese
Kanji in this term
権 化
ごん
Grade: 6		 け > げ
Grade: 3
goon
Alternative spelling
權化 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 権 (gon, “right, power”) + 化 (ke, “change oneself into”).

Pronunciation

Noun

権(ごん)化(げ) • (gonge) 

  1. (Buddhism) avatar (earthly manifestation of a deity)
  2. incarnation, embodiment, personification
    悪(あく)の権化(ごんげ)
    aku no gonge
    evil, personified

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  3. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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