Readings

On-yomi

Nanori

Pinyin

Korean

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Meanings

Zen, silent meditation

Features

Usage information

  • Frequency rank : 1902
  • Grade : jouyou
  • JLPT level : 1
  • Variant of

Encodings

  • Unicode : 7985
  • JIS 208 : 33-21

Coding

Dictionary entries

Classic Nelson < 3255 >
New Nelson < 4104 >
Halpern < 1032 >
Halpern Kodansha < 708 >
Heisig < 1930 >
Gakken < 1551 >
O'Neill Names < 1886 >
O'Neill Kanji < 1063 >
Morohashi < 24787P >
Henshall < 1502 >
Kanji & Kana < 1540 >
Hodges & Okazaki < 1580 >
Tuttle < 1654 >
Kanji in Context < 589 >
Kodansha Compact < 1426 >
Maniette < 1949 >

Related words

  • - ぜん - dhyana (profound meditation); ...
  • 禅寺 - ぜんでら - Zen temple; ...
  • 座禅 - ざぜん - zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position); ...
  • 禅宗 - ぜんしゅう - Zen (Buddhism); ...
  • 友禅染め - ゆうぜんぞめ - type of dyeing method or pattern; silk printed by the Yuzen process; ...
  • 禅僧 - ぜんそう - Zen priest; ...
  • 禅譲 - ぜんじょう - (historical, in China) abdication by an emperor in favor (favour) of a more virtuous successor; ...
  • 禅問答 - ぜんもんどう - Zen dialogue; Zen questions and answers; ...
  • 禅宗様 - ぜんしゅうよう - traditional Zen-style architecture; ...
  • 禅室 - ぜんしつ - room for zazen meditation; room for Buddhist practices; ...
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