彼岸
Chinese edit
that; those; (one) another) | bank; shore; beach bank; shore; beach; coast | ||
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simp. and trad. (彼岸) |
彼 | 岸 |
Etymology edit
Literal translation of Sanskrit पारमिता (pāramitā). Compare the phonetic translation 波羅蜜多/波罗蜜多 (bōluómìduō).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
彼岸
- (literary) opposite bank (of a river, etc.); the other shore; the other side
- (Buddhism) paramita; the perfection of a virtue; the goal to be reached
Synonyms edit
Descendants edit
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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彼 | 岸 |
ひ Grade: S |
がん Grade: 3 |
on’yomi |
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Tokyo) ひがん [hìgáꜜǹ] (Nakadaka – [2])[1][2][3]
- (Tokyo) ひがん [hìgáń] (Heiban – [0])[1][2][3]
- IPA(key): [çiɡã̠ɴ]
Noun edit
- (Buddhism) the pāramitā (same as Chinese)
- (also お彼岸 (o-higan)) the 7 days including vernal or autumnal equinox in the 4th day. They take a Buddhistic ceremony in this period.
References edit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Korean edit
Hanja in this term | |
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彼 | 岸 |
Noun edit
Vietnamese edit
chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
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彼 | 岸 |
Noun edit
彼岸