Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
だい
Grade: 1
じょう
Grade: 3
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
大乘 (kyūjitai)

Etymology edit

From Chinese 大乘 (Dàchéng), a calque of Sanskrit महायान (mahāyāna).

Noun edit

(だい)(じょう) (daijō

  1. Mahayana; the great vehicle