千手観音
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |||
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千 | 手 | 観 | 音 |
せん Grade: 1 |
しゅ > じゅ Grade: 1 |
かん Grade: 4 |
おん > のん Grade: 1 |
goon |
Alternative spelling |
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千手觀音 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology edit
千 (sen, “thousand”) + 手 (shu, “hand”) + 観音 (Kannon), calque of Sanskrit सहस्रभुजार्यावलोकितेश्वर (sahasrabhujāryāvalokiteśvara). The shu reading for 手 changes to ju as an instance of rendaku (連濁). The on reading for 音 changes to non as an instance of renjō (連声).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
千手観音 • (Senju Kannon) ←せんじゆくわんおん (senzyukwan'on)?