森羅万象

See also: 森羅萬象 and 森罗万象

Japanese

Kanji in this term
森	羅	万	象
しん Grade: 1	ら Grade: S	ばん Grade: 2	しょう Grade: 5
kan’on

Alternative spelling
森羅萬象 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Borrowing from Middle Chinese 森羅萬象 (MC srim la mjonH zjangX), can be interpreted as a compound of 森羅 (shinra, “all-covering forest → everything above ground”) +‎ 万象 (banshō, banzō, manzō, “ten thousand/myriads of things → everything”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) し​んらばんしょー [shíꜜǹrà bàǹshòò] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɕĩnɾa̠ bã̠ɰ̃ɕo̞ː]

Noun

森(しん)羅(ら)万(ばん)象(しょう) or 森羅万象(しんらばんぞう) or 森羅万象(しんらまんぞう) • (shinra banshō or shinra banzō or shinra manzō) ^{←しんらばんしやう (sinrabansyau) or しんらばんざう (sinrabanzau) or しんらまんざう (sinramanzau)?}

1. (idiomatic, especially in Buddhism) all things existing in the universe

Proper noun

森(しん)羅(ら)万(ばん)象(しょう) or 森羅万象(しんらまんぞう) • (Shinra Banshō or Shinra Manzō) ^{←しんらばんしやう (sinrabansyau) or しんらまんざう (sinramanzau)?}

1. a pen name of Morishima Chūryō, Edo-period author and poet