衆生済度

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
しゅ
Grade: 6
じょう
Grade: 1
さい
Grade: 6

Grade: 3
goon
Alternative spelling
衆生濟度 (kyūjitai)

Etymology[edit]

By surface analysis, 衆生 (shujō, the masses) +‎ 済度 (saido, salvation).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(しゅ)(じょう)(さい)() (shujōsaido

  1. (Buddhism) the guidance of the masses towards enlightenment and their salvation from suffering; as by e.g. a bodhisattva

References[edit]

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: 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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN