Japanese

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Kanji in this term
せん
Grade: 1
しゅ > じゅ
Grade: 1
かん
Grade: 4
おん > のん
Grade: 1
goon
Alternative spelling
千手觀音 (kyūjitai)
 千手観音 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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(sen, thousand) +‎ (shu, hand) +‎ 観音 (Kannon), calque of Sanskrit सहस्रभुजार्यावलोकितेश्वर (sahasrabhujāryāvalokiteśvara). The shu reading for changes to ju as an instance of rendaku (連濁). The on reading for changes to non as an instance of renjō (連声).

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) んじゅかんのん [sèńjú káꜜǹnòǹ] (Nakadaka – [4])
  • IPA(key): [sẽ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑɨ kã̠nːõ̞ɴ]

Proper noun

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(せん)(じゅ)(かん)(のん) (Senju Kannonせんじゆくわんおん (Senzyukwan'on)?

  1. (Buddhism) the Thousand-Handed Bodhisattva