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)