Chinese

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ten swear off; warn against
simp. and trad.
(十戒)
alternative forms 十誡十诫

Pronunciation

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Noun

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十戒

  1. (Judaism, Christianity) the Ten Commandments
  2. (Buddhism) the Ten Precepts of Buddhism
  3. (Taoism) the Ten Precepts of Taoism

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
じゅっ
Grade: 1
かい
Grade: S
kan'yōon kan'on
Alternative spelling
十誡
Kanji in this term
じっ
Grade: 1
かい
Grade: S
kan'yōon kan'on
Alternative spelling
十誡
 十戒 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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Literary Chinese 十戒 (shíjiè)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(じっ)(かい) or (じゅっ)(かい) (jikkai or jukkai

  1. (Buddhism) the Ten Precepts/Commandments (ten things not to do as a Buddhist)
    Coordinate terms: 五戒 (gokai), 三戒 (sankai), 四戒 (shikai), 八戒 (hakkai)
  2. (Judaism, Christianity) the Ten Commandments; the Decalogue