祇園
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Japanese[edit]
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 祇 | 園 |
| ぎ Jinmeiyō |
おん Grade: 2 |
| goon | |
Etymology[edit]
/ɡiwon/ → /ɡion/
Calque of Sanskrit जेतवन (Jetavana, literally “grove of Jeta”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
- Gion (a district of Kyoto)
- (Buddhism) Clipping of 祇園精舎 (Gion-shōja) or 祇樹給孤独園 (Giju gikkodokuon): Jetavana, a Buddhist monastery in India
- a surname
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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