禅宗

See also: 禪宗

Chinese
For pronunciation and definitions of 禅宗 – see 禪宗 (“Zen Buddhism”).
(This term is the simplified form of 禪宗).
Notes:

Japanese
Kanji in this term
禅 宗
ぜん
Grade: S		 しゅう
Grade: 6
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
禪宗 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 禪宗 (d͡ʑiᴇn t͡suoŋ).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ぜんしゅう [zèńshúú] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
  • IPA(key): [d͡zẽ̞ɰ̃ɕɨᵝː]

Noun

禅(ぜん)宗(しゅう) • (zenshū) 

  1. (Buddhism) Zen Buddhism

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • 禅宗様(ぜんしゅうよう) (zenshūyō)

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
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.