達磨

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Chinese[edit]

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 達摩.
(This term is a variant form of 達摩).

Japanese[edit]

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達磨 (daruma): a daruma doll.
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Kanji in this term
だる
Grade: 4

Grade: S
irregular goon

Etymology[edit]

Ultimately from Sanskrit धर्म (dharma, law; morality; code), either via Middle Chinese 達磨 (MC dat ma) as a transliteration of the Sanskrit,[1] or as a clipping of 菩提達磨 (Bodaidaruma), in turn from Middle Chinese 菩提達磨 (MC bu dej dat ma) as a transliteration from Sanskrit.[2][3]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(だる)() (daruma

  1. a daruma: a hollow, round, Japanese traditional doll modeled after Bodhidharma, the founder of the Zen sect of Buddhism

Derived terms[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

(だる)() (Daruma

  1. Dharma, clipping of 菩提達磨 (Bodaidaruma, Bodhidharma)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  4. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN