See also: 煩惱 and 烦恼

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
ぼん
Grade: S
のう
Grade: S
goon
Alternative spelling
煩惱 (kyūjitai)

Etymology edit

/bonːau//bonːɔː//bonːoː/

From Middle Chinese 煩惱 (MC bjon nawX), itself a translation of Sanskrit क्लेश (kleśa, literally anguish, pain).[1][2]

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(ぼん)(のう) (bonnō

  1. (Buddhism) klesha
  2. worldly desires (Can we verify(+) this sense?)

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References edit

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN