円頓

Japanese

Kanji in this term
円	頓
えん Grade: 1	とん > どん Grade: S
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
圓頓 (kyūjitai)

Kanji in this term
円	頓
えん Grade: 1	とん Grade: S
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
圓頓 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Originally, short form of 円(えん)満(まん)頓(どん)速(そく) (enman donsoku) from compound of 円満(えんまん) (enman, “completeness”) + 頓速(とんそく) (tonsoku, “quick”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ẽ̞ndõ̞ɴ]
• IPA^(key): [ẽ̞ntõ̞ɴ]

Noun

円(えん)頓(どん) or 円(えん)頓(とん) • (endon or enton) 

1. (Japanese Tiantai) quickly reaching to come to enlightenment completely