修羅場

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Chinese

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asura
courtyard; open space; place
courtyard; open space; place; field; a measure word; (a measure word, used for sport or recreation)
 
trad. (修羅場) 修羅
simp. (修罗场) 修罗
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Pronunciation

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Noun

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修羅場

  1. (Buddhism) location of the fight between the asura and Śakra-led deva
  2. (figuratively) battlefield with dreadful and ferocious fighting

Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
しゅ
Grade: 5

Grade: S
じょう
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Compound of 修羅(しゅら) (shura, alternative name of ()(しゅ)() (ashura), "Asura") + (じょう) (, place).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(しゅ)()(じょう) (shurajōしゆらぢやう (syuradyau)?

  1. (Buddhism) location of the fight between the (king of) Asuras and 帝釈天 (Teishakuten, Śakra)
  2. (by extension) a fighting scene; a scene of carnage or bloodshed

Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
しゅ
Grade: 5

Grade: S

Grade: 2
on'yomi kun'yomi

Likely from shurajō above, utilizing the kun'yomi reading of ba in to differentiate from the Buddhist term. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(しゅ)()() (shuraba

  1. slaughterhouse; scene of carnage or bloodshed; shambles
  2. (colloquial) difficulties (in a love relationship)
  3. (colloquial) crunch time
Derived terms
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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN