斋

See also: 齋

斋 U+658B, 斋 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-658B ← 斊 [U+658A] CJK Unified Ideographs 斌 → [U+658C]

Translingual

Traditional	齋
Shinjitai	斎
Simplified	斋

Han character

斋 (Kangxi radical 67, 文+6, 10 strokes, cangjie input 卜大一月中 (YKMBL), composition ⿱文而)

Derived characters

• 𤧿,𲀀

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 477, character 5
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 13460
• Dae Jaweon: page 835, character 2
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 2170, character 7
• Unihan data for U+658B

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 斋 – see 齋 (“to show one's piety before offering sacrifices and other ceremonies in ancient times, by abstaining from meat and alcohol, bathing oneself and clearing one's mind of distracting thoughts; etc.”). (This character is the simplified and variant form of 齋).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Vietnamese

Han character

斋: Hán Việt readings: trai
斋: Nôm readings: chay

1. Variant of 齋, see there for more details.
2. chữ Nôm form of chay
   1. in accordance with Buddhist dietary principles (no meat, fish, alcohol, onion, etc.)
   2. (by extension) typified by the absence of certain animal products, vegetarian