羅漢

See also: 罗汉

Chinese

phonetic
trad. (羅漢)
simp. (罗汉)
anagram 漢羅汉罗

Pronunciation


Noun

羅漢

  1. Short for 阿羅漢阿罗汉 (āluóhàn, “arhat”).

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (羅漢):

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
かん
Grade: 3
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

First attested before the seventh century.[1]

Noun

()(かん) • (rakan) 

  1. (Buddhism, colloquial) Short for 阿羅漢 (arakan): an arhat, Buddhist saint
  2. (theater, colloquial) Short for 羅漢台 (rakandai): a low seat behind the stage, the audience member sitting there vaguely resembling an arhat
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
(ateji)
かん
Grade: 3
(ateji)
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

From confusion of the uncommon kanji (ri) with the more common kanji (ra).

Noun

()(かん) • (rakan) 

  1. Misspelling of 罹患 (rikan): contracting an illness

References

  1. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

羅漢 • (nahan) (hangeul 나한)

  1. Hanja form? of 나한 (arhat).
  2. Hanja form? of 라한 (arhat).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

羅漢

  1. chữ Hán form of la hán (arhat).
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