法水

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
法 水
ほう
Grade: 4		 すい
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ほーすい [hòósúí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ho̞ːsɨᵝi]

Noun

法(ほう)水(すい) • (hōsui) 

  1. (Buddhism) the washing away of the sins and desires of humankind by the teachings of the Buddha

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
法 水
ほっ
Grade: 4		 すい
Grade: 1
kan’yōon on’yomi

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ほっすい [hòssúí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ho̞sːɯ̟ᵝi]

Noun

法(ほっ)水(すい) • (hossui) 

  1. (Buddhism) the washing away of the sins and desires of humankind by the teachings of the Buddha

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