金剛
See also: 金刚
Chinese
| metal; gold; money | hard; firm; strong hard; firm; strong; just; barely; exactly | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (金剛) | 金 | 剛 | |
| simp. (金刚) | 金 | 刚 | |
Pronunciation
Noun
金剛
- (～石) diamond
- (figuratively) object that is extremely hard and strong
- (Buddhism) vajra
- (Buddhism) tutelary of Buddhist teaching
- 1883, Adele Marion Fielde, “金 (kim)”, in A Pronouncing and Defining Dictionary of the Swatow Dialect, Arranged According to Syllables and Tones, Shanghai: American Presbyterian Mission Press, page 249:
- pupa of some insects
Derived terms
- 丈二金剛／丈二金刚
- 勝樂金剛／胜乐金刚
- 四大金剛／四大金刚
- 大輪金剛／大轮金刚 (Dàlún Jīngāng)
- 密跡金剛／密迹金刚
- 密集金剛／密集金刚
- 普巴金剛／普巴金刚 (Pǔbā Jīngāng)
- 沒那金剛鑽兒，也不攬那磁器傢伙／没那金刚钻儿，也不揽那磁器家伙
- 穢跡金剛／秽迹金刚
- 立地金剛／立地金刚
- 變形金剛／变形金刚 (biànxíng jīngāng)
- 金剛不壞之身／金刚不坏之身 (jīngāng bùhuài zhī shēn)
- 金剛努目／金刚努目
- 金剛山／金刚山 (Jīngāngshān)
- 金剛怒目／金刚怒目
- 金剛牆／金刚墙 (jīngāngqiáng)
- 金剛猩猩／金刚猩猩
- 金剛界／金刚界
- 金剛石／金刚石 (jīngāngshí)
- 金剛砂／金刚砂 (jīngāngshā)
- 金剛經／金刚经
- 金剛身／金刚身
- 金剛鑽／金刚钻 (jīngāngzuàn)
- 金剛鑽婚／金刚钻婚
- 金剛頂經／金刚顶经
- 金剛鸚鵡／金刚鹦鹉 (jīngāng yīngwǔ, “macaw”)
- 鐵金剛／铁金刚
Descendants
Further reading
- Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922),
“金剛” in 佛學大辭典 [A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms].
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 金 | 剛 |
| こん Grade: 1 |
ごう Grade: S |
| goon | kan’yōon |
Etymology
/komʉ kau/ → /koŋɡau/ → /koŋɡɔː/ → /koŋɡoː/
From Middle Chinese 金剛 (MC kim kang), itself a translation of Sanskrit वज्र (vajra, “diamond, adamant; thunderbolt”).[1][2][3][4][5]
Noun
- an adamant (mythical rock thought to be of impenetrable hardness)
- (by extension) something extremely solid and indestructible
- (by extension) the firmness of one's own spirit and the strength of one's own spiritual power
- Short for 金剛石 (kongōseki): a diamond as a mineral or gemstone
- (Buddhism) Short for 金剛界 (kongōkai): the Diamond Realm in Vajrayana Buddhism
- (Buddhism) Short for 金剛杵 (kongōsho): a vajra (Buddhist double-headed ceremonial mace)
- (Buddhism) Short for 金剛力士 (kongō rikishi): a pair of vajra-wielding deities guarding most Buddhist temples
- (Buddhism) Short for 金剛童子 (kongō dōshi): This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text
{{rfdef}}. - Short for 金剛草履 (kongō zōri): a large zori made from straw or soft rush
- (by extension, theater) an actor or prostitute in charge of footwear, mostly handling kongō zōri
Derived terms
See also
Proper noun
- Short for 金剛座 (Kongōza): This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text
{{rfdef}}. - (theater) Short for 金剛流 (Kongō-ryū): a leading school of noh
- (historical) a class of battlecruisers in the Imperial Japanese Navy built before World War I, see
Kongō-class battlecruiser on Wikipedia.Wikipedia (Should we delete(+) this sense?)
- Hyponyms: 霧島 (Kirishima), 榛名 (Haruna), 比叡 (Hiei)
- (historical) the lead ship of her class, which was rebuilt into a battleship in 1929, see Japanese battleship Kongō on Wikipedia.Wikipedia (Should we delete(+) this sense?)
- a placename
- a surname, especially used by masters of the Kongō-ryū
- a male or female given name
References
- Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- “金剛”, in 世界大百科事典 第２版 (Sekai Dai-hyakka Jiten Dainihan, “Heibonsha World Encyclopedia Second Edition”) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Heibonsha, 1998
- Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- “金剛”, in ブリタニカ国際大百科事典 小項目事典 (Buritanika Kokusai Dai Hyakka Jiten: Shō Kōmoku Jiten, “Encyclopædia Britannica International: Micropædia”) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Britannica Japan Co., Ltd., 2014
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