Chinese edit

ten swear off; warn against
simp. and trad.
(十戒)
alternative forms 十誡十诫

Pronunciation edit


Noun edit

十戒

  1. (Judaism, Christianity) the Ten Commandments
  2. (Buddhism) the Ten Precepts of Buddhism
  3. (Taoism) the Ten Precepts of Taoism

Derived terms edit

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
じゅっ
Grade: 1
かい
Grade: S
kan’yōon kan’on
Alternative spelling
十誡
Kanji in this term
じっ
Grade: 1
かい
Grade: S
kan’yōon kan’on
Alternative spelling
十誡
 十戒 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology edit

Literary Chinese 十戒 (shíjiè)

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(じっ)(かい) or (じゅっ)(かい) (jikkai or jukkai

  1. (Buddhism) the Ten Precepts/Commandments (ten things not to do as a Buddhist)
    Coordinate terms: 五戒 (gokai), 三戒 (sankai), 四戒 (shikai), 八戒 (hakkai)
  2. (Judaism, Christianity) the Ten Commandments; the Decalogue