森羅万象

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
しん
Grade: 1

Grade: S
ばん
Grade: 2
しょう
Grade: 5
kan’on
Alternative spelling
森羅萬象 (kyūjitai)

Etymology[edit]

Borrowing from Middle Chinese 森羅萬象 (MC srim la mjonH zjangX), can be interpreted as a compound of 森羅 (shinra, all-covering foresteverything above ground) +‎ 万象 (banshō, banzō, manzō, ten thousand/myriads of things → everything).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Tokyo) んらばんしょー [shíꜜǹrà bàǹshòò] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɕĩnɾa̠ bã̠ɰ̃ɕo̞ː]

Noun[edit]

(しん)()(ばん)(しょう) or 森羅万象(しんらばんぞう) or 森羅万象(しんらまんぞう) (shinra banshō or shinra banzō or shinra manzōしんらばんしやう (sinrabansyau) or しんらばんざう (sinrabanzau) or しんらまんざう (sinramanzau)?

  1. (idiomatic, especially in Buddhism) all things existing in the universe

Proper noun[edit]

(しん)()(ばん)(しょう) or 森羅万象(しんらまんぞう) (Shinra Banshō or Shinra Manzōしんらばんしやう (sinrabansyau) or しんらまんざう (sinramanzau)?

  1. a pen name of Morishima Chūryō, Edo-period author and poet

References[edit]

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