かんのん

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of かんのん – see the following entry.

【観音】 [proper noun] (Buddhism) Short for 観世音菩薩 (Kanzeon Bosatsu): Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva of compassion; also known in some cultures as Guanyin, the goddess of mercy

(This term, かんのん (kannon), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)