修羅場
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Chinese[edit]
asura | courtyard; open space; place courtyard; open space; place; field; a measure word; (a measure word, used for sport or recreation) | ||
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trad. (修羅場) | 修羅 | 場 | |
simp. (修罗场) | 修罗 | 场 |
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
修羅場
- (Buddhism) location of the fight between the asura and Śakra-led deva
- (figuratively) battlefield with dreadful and ferocious fighting
Japanese[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Kanji in this term | ||
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修 | 羅 | 場 |
しゅ Grade: 5 |
ら Grade: S |
じょう Grade: 2 |
on’yomi |
Compound of 修羅 (shura, alternative name of 阿修羅 (ashura), "Asura") + 場 (jō, “place”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Tokyo) しゅらじょー [shùráꜜjòò] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
- (Tokyo) しゅらじょー [shùrájóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- IPA(key): [ɕɨᵝɾa̠ʑo̞ː]
Noun[edit]
修羅場 • (shurajō) ←しゆらぢやう (syuradyau)?
- (Buddhism) location of the fight between the (king of) Asuras and 帝釈天 (Teishakuten, “Śakra”)
- (by extension) a fighting scene; a scene of carnage or bloodshed
Etymology 2[edit]
Kanji in this term | ||
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修 | 羅 | 場 |
しゅ Grade: 5 |
ら Grade: S |
ば Grade: 2 |
on’yomi | kun’yomi |
Likely from shurajō above, utilizing the kun'yomi reading of ba in 場 to differentiate from the Buddhist term. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Tokyo) しゅらば [shùrábá] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- (Tokyo) しゅらば [shùrábáꜜ] (Odaka – [3])[1]
- IPA(key): [ɕɨᵝɾa̠ba̠]
Noun[edit]
- dreadful scene, scene of carnage, shambles, hell
- (colloquial) difficulties (in a love relationship)
- (colloquial) crunch time
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
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