観音

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See also: 觀音 and 观音

Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
かん
Grade: 4
おん > のん
Grade: 1
goon
Alternative spelling
觀音 (kyūjitai)
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Etymology[edit]

/kwan.omʉ//kwan.on//kwanːon//kanːoɴ/

From Middle Chinese 觀音 (kwan ʔim). The on reading for changes to non as an instance of renjō (連声).[1][2]

Origianlly a shortening of 観世音 (Kanzeon, literally perceiver of the world's sounds),[3] itself a calque of Sanskrit अवलोकितेश्वर (Avalokiteśvara).

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

(かん)(のん) (Kannonくわんおん (kwan'on)?

  1. (Buddhism) Short for 観世音菩薩 (Kanzeon Bosatsu): Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva of compassion; also known in some cultures as Guanyin, the goddess of mercy
    Synonym: 観音菩薩 (Kannon Bosatsu)

Derived terms[edit]

Idioms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • English: Kannon, Kwannon

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. ^ 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