釈迦牟尼

Japanese

Kanji in this term
釈 迦 牟 尼
しゃく > しゃ
Grade: S
か
Jinmeiyō
む
Jinmeiyō
に
Grade: S
irregular kan’on goon
Alternative spelling
釋迦牟尼 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Chinese 釋迦牟尼/释迦牟尼 (Shìjiāmóuní), from Sanskrit शाक्यमुनि (śākyamuni).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) しゃかむに [shàkámúní] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ɕa̠ka̠mɯ̟ᵝɲ̟i]

Proper noun

釈(しゃ)迦(か)牟(む)尼(に) • (Shakamuni) 

  1. Sakyamuni; the historic Buddha
    Synonym: 釈迦 (Shaka)
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