観世音菩薩

See also: 觀世音菩薩 and 观世音菩萨

Japanese

Kanji in this term
観	世	音	菩	薩
かん Grade: 4	せ > ぜ Grade: 3	おん Grade: 1	ぼ Jinmeiyō	さつ Jinmeiyō
goon			kan’yōon	kan’on

Alternative spelling
觀世音菩薩 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 観世音 (Kanzeon, literally “perceiver of the world's sounds”) +‎ 菩薩 (bosatsu, “bodhisattva”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) かんぜおんぼさつ [kàńzéóń bóꜜsàtsù] (Nakadaka – [6])[1]
IPA^(key): [kã̠nd͡ze̞õ̞n bo̞sa̠t͡sɨᵝ]

Proper noun

観(かん)世(ぜ)音(おん)菩(ぼ)薩(さつ) • (Kanzeon Bosatsu) ^{←くわんぜおんぼさつ (Kwanzeon Bosatu)^?}

(Buddhism) Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva of compassion
Synonym: 観世音 (Kanzeon)

妙(みょう)法(ほう)蓮(れん)華(げ)経(きょう)観(かん)世(ぜ)音(おん)菩(ぼ)薩(さつ)普(ふ)門(もん)品(ぼん)第(だい)二(に)十(じゅう)五(ご)
Myōhō Renge Kyō Kanzeon Bosatsu Fumonbon Dai-nijūgo
Lotus Sutra chapter 25: the Universal Gate of Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva

Derived terms

観(かん)音(のん)菩(ぼ)薩(さつ) (Kannon Bosatsu)
- 観(かん)音(のん) (Kannon)

See also

観(かん)自(じ)在(ざい)菩(ぼ)薩(さつ) (Kanjizai Bosatsu)

References

Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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