修羅

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Chinese

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phonetic
trad. (修羅)
simp. (修罗)

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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修羅

  1. Short for 阿修羅阿修罗 (āxiūluó, “asura”).

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
しゅ
Grade: 5

Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(しゅ)() (shura

  1. (Buddhism) Asura (a demigod of the lowest class)
    Synonym: 阿修羅 (ashura)
  2. (Buddhism) short for 修羅道 (shuradō, realm of Asura; one of the six realms of reincarnation in Buddhism).
  3. a killing, a slaughter, a carnage, a bloodbath
  4. a cart for carrying large rocks or wood
    Synonym: 修羅車 (shuraguruma)

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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