弥勒

See also: 彌勒

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 弥勒 – see 彌勒 (“Maitreya; etc.”). (This term is the simplified form of 彌勒).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
弥	勒
み Grade: S	ろく Hyōgaiji
goon

Alternative spelling
彌勒 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 彌勒 (mjie lok), from Sanskrit मैत्रेय (maitreya).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) みろく [mìrókú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [mʲiɾo̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

Proper noun

弥(み)勒(ろく) • (Miroku) 

1. (Buddhism) Maitreya
2. (Buddhism) Maitreya-nātha
3. Mile (a county-level city in Honghe prefecture, Yunnan, China)

Derived terms

• 弥(み)勒(ろく)菩(ぼ)薩(さつ) (Miroku Bosatsu)